Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

Seeing that several men were smoking, Aunt Li went into the kitchen to help. When she got to the kitchen, she told Wang Li and Xiaoyan about what He Yuzhu had done just now, which caused another burst of laughter.

Several people were smoking, drinking tea and chatting in the house, mainly Huang Ming and Li Fu. He Yuzhu was basically a listener, and was very active in passing cigarettes and pouring water. Li Fu also learned that He Yuzhu had a cousin who was now living with them, but also had two rooms in the yard, and they just ate and drank together normally. Moreover, his cousin was a martyr's relative, so Li Fu looked at He Yuzhu with a higher eye.

Li Fu looked at He Yuzhu and felt more and more satisfied. Huang Ming felt that the time was right and talked about proposing marriage. He also said that He Yuzhu's father was not sure whether he could make it back in time, but He Yuzhu had a master in Sijiu City, who was the head chef of Fengze Garden and was also a well-known figure in the chef industry in Sijiu City. He could ask him to propose marriage, and Huang Ming would be the witness. The two of them got the marriage done in just two cigarettes.

He Yuzhu couldn't get a word in at the side. He only said a few words when questions were asked about his father and master. He could only listen.

About half an hour later, Wang Li came out with two plates of food and said to Li Fu, "Clean the table and get ready to eat."

He Yuzhu stood up immediately, put the jar on the table aside, and took away the plates. Xiaoyan was wiping the table with a rag. Wang Li rolled her eyes at Li Fu, put the dishes on the table, and pulled He Yuzhu to sit down: "You are a guest, how can I let you do it."

"It's okay, I'm a cook, I'm used to making these at home, it's okay, aunt."

Wang Li asked He Yuzhu to sit down. She and Li Xiaoyan went in and out several times, and four or five dishes and a soup were placed on the table. Several people sat down around the table. Li Fu sat at the upper seat to accompany Huang Ming, and He Yuzhu sat next to Huang Ming. Then came Li Xiaoyan, Wang Li and Aunt Li. They called a few more people out of the house. Each of them still had candy in their mouths, and a milky fragrance wafted out as soon as they opened their mouths. Aunt Li took all the candy from them, saying that if they didn't eat, they would have no candy. Only then did they settle down.

Li Fu went into the inner room and brought out two bottles of wine. He Yuzhu quickly stood up and took them, opened one bottle, and filled Li Fu and Uncle Huang's glasses. He asked everyone around and Aunt Li also poured a glass. He poured his own glass before sitting down.

After He Yuzhu sat down, Li Fu picked up the wine glass and said to the others, "Today is the first time that Huang Laodi and Zhuzi come to our house, and there is nothing much to treat you, so I will raise a glass first. Huang Laodi, Zhuzi, don't be polite, just eat whatever you want."

The drinkers all raised their glasses. Li Fu drank half a glass in one gulp. Huang Ming and He Yuzhu could only keep company and drank half a glass each. Only Aunt Li took a sip. Wang Li glared at Li Fu and said, "Drink slowly. Why are you drinking so quickly? Huang, Zhuzi, you should eat more food. Xiaoyan, serve some food to Zhuzi."

After listening to her mother, Li Xiaoyan picked up a piece of fish with a red face and put it in He Yuzhu's bowl. He Yuzhu laughed so hard that his eyes disappeared and ate it in one bite. Fortunately, it was a piece of fish belly without bones. Seeing He Yuzhu like this, the little ones started chirping again.

The meal was a joyful one for both the host and the guests. Thinking that it was his first time at someone's home, He Yuzhu was a little restrained. Aunt Li drank one glass, and the rest was shared by the three people. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Huang Ming told Wang Li what he had just discussed with Li Fu, and Wang Li had no objection.

Huang Ming brought up the issue of the bride price, and after a long argument, the man offered a bride price of 100 yuan, and the woman's side offered a sewing machine as a dowry. He Yuzhu and Li Xiaoyan sat on the side and could only listen, waiting for the master to come and propose marriage.

After these things were settled, Huang Ming was about to leave, saying that he was going back to check the date and arrange for them to propose marriage. He Yuzhu didn't expect him to leave so soon. Seeing Li Xiaoyan reluctant to leave, Aunt Li said, "Go, Yanzi should go too. You don't have to go to work anyway, so go out and play with Zhuzi."

When He Yuzhu heard this, he looked at Li Xiaoyan expectantly. When she nodded, he stood up and said, "Uncle and aunt, I'm taking Xiaoyan out to play. I'll send her back later, so we won't have dinner at home tonight."

Li Fu and Wang Li also nodded and said, "Go ahead, and come back early in the evening."

The two of them also agreed. After they went out, Huang Ming said that he was going back and would let them know when the date was set. After that, he rode away. He Yuzhu looked at Li Xiaoyan and said, "Yanzi, where should we go? How about we go shopping in the department store and then go to the movies?"

It was also the first time for Li Xiaoyan to go out with a strange man. She didn't know where to go, so she nodded. He Yuzhu got in the car, stood on one leg on the ground, and said to Xiaoyan: "Let's go, get in the car."

Li Xiaoyan held He Yuzhu's clothes and sat sideways on the back seat of the bicycle. He Yuzhu pedaled and the bicycle rushed out, scaring Li Xiaoyan. She patted He Yuzhu and said, "Brother Zhuzi, slow down."

After being hit on the back, He Yuzhu became serious and slowly rode his bike towards the department store.

There were not many people along the way and the weather was still hot in the afternoon. He Yuzhu also drank some wine at noon, but fortunately he didn't drink much, so he had no problem riding a bike. Li Xiaoyan sat in the back and her face turned red as she smelled the masculine scent coming from the wind in front. After riding for more than half an hour, they arrived at the department store. He Yuzhu parked the bicycle and took Li Xiaoyan inside.

It was just past one o'clock and there were not many people around at this time, because the weather was hot. The two of them walked around and looked around. He Yuzhu also bought a skirt for Li Xiaoyan. Li Xiaoyan pulled He Yuzhu to stop him from buying it. He Yuzhu, who was pulled back, still remembered Jiang Feng's instructions and took Li Xiaoyan to the place where watches were sold.

When they arrived at the watch counter, Li Xiaoyan took a few glances and pulled He Yuzhu to leave. The cheapest watch cost dozens of yuan, and they also needed a watch ticket. He Yuzhu pulled her back and said, "Let's take a look first."

Li Xiaoyan couldn't persuade He Yuzhu, so the two of them slowly looked at the watches at the counter. He Yuzhu took a fancy to a Shanghai brand watch and asked the salesperson next to him: "Hello, comrade, can I take out this watch and have a look?"

The salesperson looked at the two of them, then at the watch He Yuzhu was pointing at and said, "This model is out of stock. We only have a sample left."

He Yuzhu originally brought Li Xiaoyan out with the intention of buying one each, but when he heard that there were no stocks, he stopped asking and started looking again. There are very few watches in China now. Only the Shanghai Watch Factory and the Tianjin Watch Factory were established from last year to this year. There was only one Shanghai brand domestic watch seen, and there should be no others. There were also some foreign brands, but these required tickets for imported watches. The watch tickets in He Yuzhu's hand could only buy domestically produced ones. After looking at them, the two of them could only walk out.

I was originally planning to buy something else, but Li Xiaoyan wouldn't agree no matter what. A piece of braid cost more than ten yuan and required cloth coupons, and I would not be able to live there anymore.

After leaving the department store, the two had nowhere to go and didn't know where to go. He Yuzhu thought for a while and said, "Yanzi, why don't we go to Beihai Park to play, but the weather is a bit hot."

Li Xiaoyan looked at the sky and nodded as it was still early. He Yuzhu went to the side and bought two Beibingyang popsicles for ten cents. While eating the popsicles, He Yuzhu and Li Xiaoyan got on their bicycles again and walked towards Beihai Park. There are two roads from Wangfujing to Beihai Park. One is to go to Nanluoguxiang, which is closer to Beihai Park. The other is to go along Chang'an Avenue, pass in front of Tiananmen Gate and reach Beihai Park.

He Yuzhu chose to walk along Chang'an Avenue. The two chatted all the way. It took almost an hour before they arrived at Beihai Park. When they arrived, He Yuzhu first went to buy two bottles of soda and each drank one. The weather at noon was really hot, but not as hot as He Yuzhu's heart.

As we entered Beihai Park, a cool breeze blew towards us. On the water, there were many young people sitting in small boats on the Beihai Sea, playing in the water despite the scorching sun. More of them were sitting on benches in the shade of trees on the shore, basically young people. In fact, Beihai Park is only fun in winter. Ice skating is one of its major features, and many children from wealthy families play here.

He Yuzhu searched for more than ten minutes before he found a bench. They sat down and looked at each other. Their faces were red, but it was all from the sun. They looked at each other and smiled. He Yuzhu said, "Yanzi, are you hot?"

"It's okay. There's still some wind when you sit in the back. You must be tired from riding."

He Yuzhu heard that Li Xiaoyan was concerned about him, and he couldn't close his mouth. He patted his chest and said, "I'm not tired. It's such a short distance, how can I be tired? It's just that the sun is a little strong. I just forgot to buy two hats. Look at how tanned you are."

"No need to waste money. I'm used to it. I walk back and forth like this every day to work. It's even hotter when walking in the sun."

"That's right. Your home is closer to the factory. You can buy a bicycle later. Otherwise, when you get married, your work will be even farther away. I don't want you to walk back and forth every day."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Li Xiaoyan's face was bleeding. She said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense. I haven't agreed to marry you yet. Even if you have money, you still have to think about your future life. A bicycle costs me half a year's salary."

"You said you didn't agree, but you're considering your future life. Don't worry, after we get married, I'll give you my salary. I make 500 or 600 yuan a year, so buying a bicycle is not a small thing. Just wait for me to find a bicycle ticket."

He Yuzhu thought about it again, took out the sewing ticket from his bag, and handed it to Li Xiaoyan. Li Xiaoyan was surprised and said, "Where did you get the sewing ticket? What do you want to give it to me?"

"Isn't this a gift from my uncle Huang? He said we were getting married and there was nothing good to give, so I went to look for a ticket. I was planning to buy it after we set a date, but today your father insisted on giving you a sewing machine as a dowry. I thought the ticket would be useless, so I might as well give it to you so you don't have to go looking for it."

"How can this be possible? Dad said he wanted to give it to me as a dowry. He will definitely find a way. You keep it and use it as a dowry when Yu Shui gets married." After saying that, Li Xiaoyan stuffed the ticket into He Yuzhu's hand.