Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

He Yuzhu stretched out his hand and grabbed Li Xiaoyan's hand. It was the first time for the two of them to have such close contact. Li Xiaoyan said "Ouch" and took her hand back. He Yuzhu felt very happy and said calmly: "Take it. Yushui is still young. I will go find her later. Even if I can't find her, there is Xiaofeng. He treats Yushui better than I do."

The redness on Li Xiaoyan's face never faded, and she could only say, "Then I'll keep it for now. I'll go back and ask if Dad has any tickets. Then I'll buy this one and put it in the rain room."

"Well, take it. It's best to use it. These tickets have a time limit. Don't let them expire."

It was the first time that Li Xiaoyan saw a sewing ticket. After hearing He Yuzhu say that it had a time limit, she looked at it carefully again and saw that the time written on it was that it would expire in December this year.

"Yeah, it's true. Look at this. It won't be usable next year."

"Yes, I was originally planning to buy it when the date was set, but now I'm giving it to you. It's your dowry anyway."

Li Xiaoyan blushed as she put the ticket away and rolled her eyes at He Yuzhu. The two of them sat by the North Sea and talked about their personal hobbies, family situations, and work situations. Unconsciously, the sun slowly moved to the west. He Yuzhu also noticed that there were fewer and fewer people on the bench. He took Li Xiaoyan's hand and said, "It's getting dark. Let's go eat. We still have to watch a movie later."

Li Xiaoyan had just sat on the bench and didn't notice anything, but when He Yuzhu stood up, she quickly pulled her hand back, smoothed her hair, nodded, stood up and walked out. As she walked, He Yuzhu asked, "What do you want to eat, Quanjude or Donglaishun?"

Quanjude specializes in Beijing roast duck, and Donglaishun is a hot pot restaurant. Although Li Xiaoyan has never been there, she has eaten the roast duck at Bianyifang. She said to He Yuzhu, "It's too hot to eat hot pot in this weather. Let's eat roast duck. Quanjude's is also expensive. Let's go to Bianyifang."

He Yuzhu was very satisfied with Li Xiaoyan's help in saving money. To live a good life, one must learn to be thrifty. He himself was a spendthrift person. If he married a wife who was also like this, the salary of two people might not be enough for food.

When they arrived at the bicycle parking area, they got on the bike and rode all the way back, still walking along Chang'an Avenue, which was not far from Wangfujing, near Hademen. They arrived at Bianyifang and got off the bike. They walked inside. As soon as they entered the door, a waiter came up to greet them and took them to find a seat. He Yuzhu ordered the dishes: "A roast duck, soup with duck bones, and dried shrimp and rapeseed. That's about it. If it's not enough, add more later."

The waiter calculated that the roast duck cost 6 yuan, the duck bones for soup cost 0.6 yuan, the rapeseed cost 0.6 yuan, plus the service charge and the dipping sauce cost 1.4 yuan, a total of 8.6 yuan, plus the meat ticket for half a pound.

He Yuzhu took out the money and ticket and handed them over. After the waiter collected them, he brought over a duck block after a while, with a brush and honey on the side. He Yuzhu wrote the word "He" on the duck block, and the waiter took the duck down. After waiting for less than half an hour, the roast duck came up, and the chef sliced ​​the duck on the table. The authentic roast duck had a standard 108 slices. The waiter also brought the dough, cucumber shreds and other dipping sauces.

He Yuzhu picked up the dough, picked up a piece of duck skin, added cucumber shreds with dipping sauce, and handed it to Li Xiaoyan. Xiaoyan took it, took a bite, and a happy smile appeared on her face. At this time, not many people could come out to eat roast duck, either they were some government officials whose families did not have much pressure. This meal could eat up two people's living expenses for a month.

After finishing the roast duck, each of them drank a large bowl of duck bone soup. The dishes were all eaten up. He Yuzhu and Li Xiaoyan sat there, touching their stomachs. The two looked at each other, and Li Xiaoyan blushed. He Yuzhu saw that the time was almost up, so he said to Li Xiaoyan, "Yanzi, the movie is about to start, let's go."

Li Xiaoyan nodded, and the two stood up and walked out, rode their bicycles to the cinema, where there was already a long line in front. Railway Guerrillas was showing tonight, and they waited in line for more than ten minutes. He Yuzhu bought the ticket, which was two cents. He Yuzhu went to buy two bottles of soda, paid a deposit, and took Li Xiaoyan into the cinema. They found their seats according to the seat numbers on the tickets, and they sat down. After a while, the movie started.

The two sat together. He Yuzhu reached out and grabbed Li Xiaoyan's hand. Li Xiaoyan tried to pull it away a few times but couldn't, so she just let him do it. Seeing Brother Hong robbing the Japanese's ammunition on a train, Li Xiaoyan also held He Yuzhu's hand tightly. When Sister Fang Lin was ordered to go to Huxi for reconnaissance and was unfortunately captured and tortured by the enemy, tears flowed down her face. When Sister Fang Lin was rescued from Chiang Kai-shek's army by Li Zheng, she cheered again.

When the movie ended, Li Xiaoyan cried and laughed. She cried for the heroic sacrifice of the revolutionary predecessors, and laughed for the rescue of the predecessors. He Yuzhu looked at Li Xiaoyan, touched her head and said: "The sacrifice of the revolutionary predecessors has brought us today's peaceful life. We must work hard and make better contributions to socialism."

Li Xiaoyan's eyes welled up with tears. She held He Yuzhu's hand tightly and said, "Let's work together to build a new China."

He Yuzhu was very proud and held Li Xiaoyan's hand. He heard these lines from Xu Damao in the factory. No wonder people said Xu Damao was good at flattering old women. Female comrades nowadays just like him. After they left the cinema, He Yuzhu returned the soda bottle and rode home with Li Xiaoyan. After a day of getting along, it was dark at night. Li Xiaoyan didn't hold the bicycle seat like she did during the day, but grabbed He Yuzhu's clothes and sat on it.

When riding a bike at night, the light was not good, and Comrade He Yuzhu rode into a pit from time to time. Li Xiaoyan, who was sitting behind him, rushed forward from time to time, patted He Yuzhu several times along the way, and simply reached out to hug He Yuzhu's waist. He Yuzhu felt the warmth on his back, and even his body became warm, so he slowly rode more steadily.

Arriving at Xiaoyan's house, Li Xiaoyan got out of the car and punched He Yuzhu a few times. He Yuzhu smiled and held Li Xiaoyan's hand and said, "I'll pick you up from get off work tomorrow and take you home, okay?"

Li Xiaoyan broke free from her hands, looked left and right, nodded, and ran home. He Yuzhu picked up the things in the car and chased after her, which were the skirt and some snacks she bought at the department store in the afternoon.

Li Xiaoyan took the things and ran to the yard. He Yuzhu watched Li Xiaoyan go in, then turned around and rode away on his bicycle, whistling as he walked, feeling extremely proud. What his cousin taught him was indeed effective. He didn't know where this kid learned this from, and whether there was something wrong with him at school?

As soon as Li Xiaoyan entered the courtyard, Wang Li came out and said, "Why are you here so late? You are a girl, and you don't know how to come back earlier."

"Mom, Brother Zhuzi sent me back right after we finished watching a movie. How could I ask for anything earlier?" Li Xiaoyan said as she walked into the house, holding her mother's hand.

"Hey, this is Brother Zhuzi's call. Girls should be more reserved. Although you two have already decided, you still need to be careful about the impact when you are outside."

"Oh, I know. This is what Brother Zhuzi gave me. You can use it." Li Xiaoyan blushed again, but she took out the sewing plane ticket and handed it to her mother. She then threw the snacks to her two younger brothers and ran into the house.

Wang Li looked at Li Fu and said, "You are looking after the child, but you don't explain clearly. I will go in and ask where the sewing ticket came from."

"Okay, okay, the children are grown up now and have their own ideas. You can go and ask. When Director Huang sets a date, let Xiaoyan and Zhuzi get the certificate first."

"Yeah." Wang Li also went into the inner room and asked about the sewing plane tickets.

The two younger ones were holding the snacks and sharing them happily, one for each of them. The elder sister was shy, so they shared the snacks quickly. When she came to her senses, she wanted to go back. Wang Li came out after a while and told Li Fu about it. Li Fu knew that the snacks were given by Huang Ming, and since he was going to buy them himself, he didn't say anything. It saved them the trouble of going to the factory to exchange them.

He Yuzhu was riding his bike, feeling proud, humming some unknown tune, and riding slowly towards the courtyard. He never thought that when he was leaving the cinema today, he would be seen by Xu Fugui. Although he didn't know who the girl was, he still thought about it: "Da Mao is 19 this year, and it's time to start looking for a wife for him. I have to discuss it with my wife when I go back."

After Xu Fugui got off work, he went back to the house and told his mother about this. His mother nodded and said, "I see. The young lady from the Lou family where I work is very good. She is beautiful and has a good temper. What do you think? If possible, I will find time to talk to Mrs. Lou."

Xu Fugui knew the situation of the Lou family very well. He originally worked as a projectionist in Lou Zhenhua's factory. Xu's mother was a maid in the Lou family. Not only the factory but also Xu's mother knew a lot about the Lou family's wealth. Although it is now a public-private partnership, the Lou family still holds shares in the steel rolling mill.

Not to mention their family. Although their food, clothing, housing and transportation are very restrained, that is only for their circle. Compared with ordinary people's families, it is still unimaginable.

He immediately nodded in agreement and asked Xu's mother to go and inquire. Miss Lou was only two years younger than Xu Damao. If it was possible, it could be done next year.

Xu Fugui said to Xu's mother, "Go to the courtyard tomorrow and tell Damao to come over so I can tell him what to do."

Mother Xu nodded and replied, "I understand."

As soon as He Yuzhu arrived home, Jiang Feng and He Yushui surrounded him. He Yushui spoke first: "Brother, how is it, sister-in-law agreed."

"Don't you see who I am? How could I disagree? Uncle Huang has discussed it with his parents and is waiting to set a date to propose marriage."

"That's good, it's settled. Who should we ask to propose marriage then?" Jiang Feng said.

"Uncle Huang said that he will be the witness. I will go to my master's house tomorrow and ask my master to come and propose marriage."

"Well, that's about it. It's enough for Master Guo to come forward. Although Fengzeyuan's business is not as good as before after the joint venture, the decades-old brand is still fine. The chef of Fengzeyuan is still well-known in the chef industry. For some ordinary people, it is considered to be prestigious."

He Yuzhu also nodded and said, "I think so too. Once Uncle Huang sets a date, I'll go find Master. What should I bring?"