Siheyuan: From Being Called Shazhu

I have to say that when He Yuzhu heard the word "cohabitation", he was still stunned.

It’s not that He Yuzhu is conservative and can’t stand cohabitation before marriage.

But the inherent impression is indeed too strong.

But then, He Yuzhu reacted and laughed.

It's 83 now, and some things are normal.

If some people think that the period before the 70s was very conservative.

So, the 80s was a watershed.

Since the beginning of reform and opening up, some foreign "ideas" have been continuously entering the country through various videotapes transported from coastal areas to inland areas, changing people's thinking.

The word "opening up" does not just refer to the economy.

Of course.

He Yuzhu didn't say anything good about his future eldest daughter-in-law Chu Taotao.

Rather, this is the current environment.

It's just living together, why make such a fuss?

Anyway, He Yuzhu is his son, so he won’t suffer any loss, hehe.

Besides, haven’t you seen the words “secretly committing to a lifetime” in many folk songs?

What? The ancients didn’t know how to do that?

However, the more He Yuzhu thought about it, the happier he felt.

However, in front of the parents of the whole family, He Yuzhu still acted extremely "angry".

"It's just too lawless. Don't worry, I will definitely criticize Xiao Hewen severely when he comes back."

However, the corners of He Yuzhu's mouth are indeed more difficult to press than the 81 bars that were newly equipped in the past two years.

"Don't be so hypocritical. Don't you know me? I can't tell you how happy you are."

Chu Zi glared at He Yuzhu.

"He Yuzhu, just tell me, what should we do about this?"

"Don't worry, don't worry. My son follows me and will definitely be faithful to me. He won't abandon me after having an affair with me."

With these words, He Yuzhu was almost patting his chest and acting servile.

Otherwise, what can He Yuzhu do?

After all, they are future in-laws, so He Yuzhu has to give them some face.

But Chu Zi is very angry now and won't give He Yuzhu any way out.

"Bah, your son? Forget it. Even if I raise my daughter for the rest of her life, I won't take her with your son."

After Chu Zi finished saying this, before He Yuzhu could do anything, the "elders" of the old Chu family were upset.

"Heavenly movement."

"Xiao Tian."

"Shut up."

As Grandpa Chu's cane hit the ground with "bang, bang" sounds, Chu Zi reluctantly closed his mouth.

At this time, Mr. Chu spoke.

"After all, the two children have been together for three years. If it weren't for the bad luck, they would have been married a long time ago. Now, our family won't make it difficult for you. We just want you to ask, when will the two children hold the wedding banquet?"

He Yuzhu didn't even hesitate and replied directly, "Of course the sooner the better."

Even, fearing that it would delay things, he hurriedly asked, "How about we do it next week?"

Here, He Yuzhu was not afraid of the old Chu family, but was forced to agree to the engagement with little He Wen in order to give an explanation.

Instead, He Yuzhu sincerely wanted Xiao He Wen and Chu Taotao to get engaged as soon as possible, so as to give Chu Taotao a legitimate status.

Yes, now some people have begun to "open up".

But, even if it is open.

A girl has been dating a boy for three years. If she tells others about it, who would believe it?

However, in later generations, it is common to see couples dating for five, seven, or eight years without getting married.

But now is now.

God knows what people will say about Chu Taotao behind her back.

Now that there is an opportunity, if He Yuzhu doesn't agree readily, then he is truly a "silly Zhu".

Seeing He Yuzhu's "impatient" look, everyone in the old Chu family, except Chu Zi, was very satisfied.

"There's no need to be in such a hurry."

Mr. Chu was very satisfied with He Yuzhu's attitude, and his tone of voice became normal.

"Well, when your master and his friends come back, I will discuss it with them, and then meet with your father to check the date and decide."

He Yuzhu smacked his lips.

Even though He Yuzhu usually calls Grandpa Chu "uncle" and Grandpa Chu's sons "brothers" because of his relationship with Master Sun.

However, when it comes to "big things", Mr. Chu and his sons are still used to treating He Yuzhu as a junior like Chu Zi.

Even after the Chinese New Year, He Yuzhu will be 48 years old.

And Chu Zi is already over 40 this year.

(According to the rules, we should call him "uncle", but "uncle" is more easy to pronounce here, so I used "uncle". Don't be picky.)

As a result, when Chu Zi saw that he couldn’t even decide on his own daughter’s engagement party, he quit.

"I don't care. I have to host my daughter's engagement party."

"Okay, okay, you do it, you do it, I won't compete with you."

He Yuzhu "coaxed" Chu Zi like he was coaxing a child.

Of course, this is also why He Yuzhu doesn’t care who is the host of the engagement party.

Although, in later generations, He Yuzhu heard that in some places the custom is for the husband's family to hold the engagement banquet and wedding banquet.

If the woman does it, it means marrying into the woman's family.

But He Yuzhu's family doesn't have this tradition.

After all, in later generations, there is only one person in a family, and when two families get together, it seems more crowded and lively.

What's more, for the young couple, holding only one wedding instead of two at home saves time and effort.

What's more, it saves money.

"Hmph~~~~"

Although he looked reluctant, however, things had come to this point and the general framework had been finalized. Even if Chu Zi was reluctant, he could only snort arrogantly.

The serious stuff is over.

Then, He Yuzhu immediately played the role of "straight man" and started to bring up the topic.

"By the way, Chu Zi, I'm curious. Didn't my little He Wen fairy go with you to that team? How come she's still living with your daughter?"

"I...you...get out~~~~"

Good guy.

Chu Zi became angry and embarrassed when he was asked by He Yuzhu.

"Hahaha~~~~"

Old Master Chu was so amused by his grandson's little expression that he laughed out loud.

Even Chu Zi's father couldn't help laughing.

Let alone others.

Fortunately, Chu Zi’s uncle explained to He Yuzhu while smiling.

"Don't tell me, Zhuzi, this is really a matter of fate."

"Hmm? Boss Chu, what do you mean?"

Now, He Yuzhu became excited.

With one quick step, he came to Boss Chu and handed him a cigarette.

Boss Chu took the cigarette, held back his laughter, lit it, and took a puff.

But he was choked by the smoke and kept coughing for a long time.

Seeing this, Chu Zi's father took over the conversation.

"Tianxing saw that Xiaowen was on the list of applicants for housing at his company, so he decided to trick you so that his son could have his own house before his father, so he approved your application. But who would have thought that he would end up letting a wolf into the house. Hahaha~~~~"

After listening to Chu Zi's father's explanation, He Yuzhu, a professionally trained person, almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

Fortunately, looking at Chu Zi's "frustrated" expression, He Yuzhu held back.

However, we still have to joke when we need to.

"I say, Chu Zi, you are really shooting yourself in the foot."

As he said this, He Yuzhu couldn't help but laughed out loud.

"Hahaha~~~~ Chu Zi, are you planning to recruit a live-in son-in-law? You've even prepared a house for him. You're such a good father-in-law that's hard to find even with a lantern."

"Laugh! You still have the nerve to laugh like that."

Chu Zi didn't lose the battle, so he directly retorted.

"He's almost 50, but he doesn't even have his own house. Even when his son gets married, the woman has to pay for the house. Isn't that a loss of face? And he's the vice president of the college? Pah."

? ? ? ? ?

Do you know how many question marks there are around He Yuzhu now?

No, no one knows.

Even He Yuzhu himself didn't know.

"No, I didn't want to..."

He Yuzhu was about to explain a few words, but Chu Zi didn't give He Yuzhu any chance and interrupted him directly.

"Okay, I know. You can't bear to leave your master, your Uncle Wang, and your Uncle Qian. You are right. But you don't have your own house. You don't even have a house for your son to get married in."

"I...you..."

This time, it was He Yuzhu's turn to suffer.

Because what Chu Zi said was all true.

Just like that, with others laughing, Chu Zi and He Yuzhu spent the whole afternoon happily, "you say a few words to me" and "I dig up some of your past".

Finally, near dusk, when He Yuzhu and Chu Zi were both talking till their mouths were dry, the three old brothers, Master Sun, Old Wang and Old Qian, who had gone out to visit their old comrade-in-arms, came back staggeringly humming a little tune.

Just as He Yuzhu thought.

As soon as these three old men met the old man Mr. Chu and the three young old men including Mr. Chu, they started arguing over the issue of Xiao Hewen and Chu Taotao living together.

Maybe, because Master Sun and his three elders are numerous and powerful.

It may also be because they are the boy’s parents, so they naturally have an advantage in this matter.

So, the scene was one-sided.

but.

The Chu family also has a "secret weapon".

Old Master Chu said, "My great-granddaughter is your granddaughter-in-law. Come here, nephew, be good and call me uncle and I will buy you some candy."

Then, it’s all Q.

Finally, the two sides reached a consensus.

No "ethical jokes" or "male-female jokes" were used, and the "engagement plan of Xiao Hewen and Chu Taotao" was discussed "openly, impartially and fairly".

Nothing more.

Because an important member was missing from the "attendants", the decision was invalid.

To put it simply.

Tomorrow, the four old ones, plus the three young ones, and the father of the client, who is considered "young" in their eyes but is actually over 40 years old, will go with He Daqing to discuss the date of the engagement party.

Good guy.

The next day, when He Daqing, who was picked up by He Yuzhu, pushed open the door of the hotel's private room, he saw that the room was full of people.

Even though He Daqing has traveled a lot over the years.

But I still felt creepy when I was stared at by so many people.

It took a while to recover.

And when He Daqing recovered, he began.

I don’t know what He Daqing has experienced over the years.

From being an expressionless person who hardly talked, he instantly transformed into a chatterbox.

From the people from Old Chu's family, we talked about the people from Old He's family.

Even if it can be called "concern", it is really just "concern", and Wang Fengting and Wang Fengting's brother-in-law Lao Su who came over could not escape the fate of being pulled aside by He Daqing for a chat.

You can see that the whole morning, lunch and most of the afternoon were spent in the box filled with the noise of He Daqing talking.

But this way, it’s also good.

The people from the He family, the Chu family and the Wang family get along so harmoniously.

However, this also has a drawback.

That is, when everyone was "full of food and drink" and ready to leave, they remembered that today's topic was "Xiao Hewen and Chu Taotao's engagement plan."

At this moment, a hint of "satisfaction" flashed across He Daqing's expressionless face.

"Okay, stop arguing and listen to me. I had already picked it out when I came here. It's eight days from now, the 8th of the solar calendar, which is the 28th of the first lunar month. They're both even dates, so that's good. Let's just pick that day."

that's it.

Following He Daqing's decision.

Without the permission of the parties involved, or even without the knowledge of the parties involved.

The engagement party was scheduled for February 2, the 28th day of the first lunar month.

As the old saying goes, if you don’t get married in the first month of the lunar calendar, your marriage will end in disaster.

But that's a marriage, what does it have to do with engagement?

It’s not the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month, right?

Besides, February 2, the 28th day of the first lunar month, is a good day for marriage proposals, engagements, and contracts, according to the lunar calendar. . . .

The more you say it, the more outrageous it becomes.

forget it. I'm done here.

Let’s talk about Xiao Hewen and Chu Taotao’s engagement party.

Don't think that time is a bit rushed.

It took only 8 days from the time it was decided to the time it was held.

But there were quite a lot of people coming.

From the General Logistics Department to those wearing military uniforms of various colors.

Then to the armed police where Chu Zi and Xiao Hewen are now.

There are all kinds of them.

Just think about it and you will understand.

The engagement banquet was organized by the Chu family.

The Chu family has only this one girl for four generations. How could they not pamper her?

Besides, the purpose of this engagement party is to convey a message to the outside world.

That means Chu Taotao has someone.

After all, Chu Taotao is living with Xiao Hewen before she reaches the age to register for marriage.

If nothing happens and a little He Wen appears, will the Chu family still have face?

Right?

Nothing more.

An engagement party is just an engagement party, not a wedding.

Everyone came over, and after listening to the host, Chu Zi, "chatting and chattering", they started various "socializing" activities.

Alas~~~~~

It's neither fish nor fowl!!!

However, the younger generation doesn’t think so.

At the end of the day, whether it was Xiao He Wen or Chu Taotao, the "sense of happiness" on their faces was simply off the charts.

On the faces of Xiao Hewu and Guo Yao, who had been following them for a whole day, there was envy.

Let's not talk about them.

Even the younger ones, like the two from He Yushui's family, Xiaomin and Xiaomin, had faces full of envy.

Even Xiao Wushuang's face showed longing.

. . . . . . ?

Little Wushuang showed a vision?

No, it cannot be done.

Now, He Yuzhu was panicked.