In Xiang 'er Lane, there was a two-room courtyard house. It was Yu Li's house.
As soon as Yan Jiefang and Yu Li arrived home, they saw a middle-aged woman standing at the door and looking around.
When he saw Yu Li and a young man coming over, he quickly went up to them and looked at Yan Jiefang."Lili is back. This must be Yan Jiefang, right?”
Yan Jiefang stuttered,"Ah…Hello, Auntie. I'm Yan Jiefang."”
"Come in and sit." As he spoke, he was about to take the food from Yan Jiefang.
"Auntie, let me do it. Food is heavy." Yan Jiefang quickly refused.”As she spoke, she carried the grain into the courtyard. Yu Li's mother had no choice but to help her daughter carry the grain into the courtyard.
Yu Li lived in the backyard. When they passed by the front yard, the neighbors looked at Yu Li's mother with envy and said,"Sister-in-law, is this your Yu Li's boyfriend? However, if he really had the ability, he could still get white flour in this day and age.”
"Yes, it's my Lili's boyfriend."
Yu Li's mother greeted her as she walked in. Her face was full of smiles. In this day and age, it was not possible for ordinary people to make 100 catties of white flour.
Under the guidance of Yu Li's mother, Yan Jiefang placed the food in the kitchen and was invited to the main room by Yu Li.
Yu Li's house was divided into three rooms. There were two bedrooms in the central room. Usually, Yu Li's parents lived in one room, while Yu Li, Yu Qiutang, and Yu Haitang lived in the other room.
Mr. Yu worked in a cardboard box factory for 33 yuan a month. He also had to support his two children to go to school. His life was tight.
Yu Haitang was fourteen years old and was still in junior high school. Yu Qiutang was eight years old and had just started primary school. Father Yu looked at Yan Jiefang and asked,""Young man, where do you work?"
"Uncle, my name is Yan Jiefang. I'm a steel mill worker. I work at the plantation."”
"Lili, was the person you went on a blind date with Yan Jiecheng?" Mr. Yu frowned.”
" Yes," Yu Li nodded awkwardly." Yan Jiefang is Yan Jiecheng's younger brother. We are free to love."”
Mr. Yu's face darkened." Nonsense! How will our family face the world if this gets out?" Let him take the food back."
Mrs. Yu was anxious. It was not easy to get 100 catties of grain, and it was still white flour. If they were to send it back, what would they eat at the end of the month? Would the whole family starve?
Yu Li also looked at her mother anxiously. Yan Jiefang said,"Uncle, that's not right. It's a new era now. You can't look at things with the old eyes. Besides, Lili and I are free to love. There's nothing to be ashamed of.
Besides, when Lili came to my house, she already made it clear that she didn't like my brother. After that, we fell in love freely and we weren't afraid of anyone.”
Mr. Yu was still a traditional person, so he looked displeased. Mrs. Yu advised,""Master, what time is it now? Everyone advocates free love. Besides, who said that you can't like your younger brother if you're not married?”
Mrs. Yu approved of this marriage in her heart. Where else could she find such a capable young man?
"How old are you this year?"
"Auntie, I'm twenty-two. I'll be twenty-three during the new year."”
"He's about the same age as our Lili," said Mrs. Yu."Our Lili is nineteen this year and will be twenty next year."”
"That's simple. Hurry up and let sister and brother-in-law get married."”
Mother Yu also wished that Yu Li would marry him as soon as possible. Otherwise, what would happen if such a good son-in-law was snatched away by others? Thus, she looked at Yan Jiefang.
Yan Jiefang did not expect to get married so soon, so he was not in a hurry to lay his cards on the table with his family. He immediately nodded and said,"Auntie, don't worry. I'm sincere about Lili. I'll tell my parents when I get home and get things done with Lili as soon as possible.”
Mrs. Yu smiled and nodded." That means we can get married next year?" There are still two more months before the new year. We should also prepare.”
After the matter was settled, they naturally had lunch at Yu Li's house because Yan Jiefang's mother had also generously steamed steamed buns with white flour.
Yan Jiefang sneaked out to sell some cooked food so that he could have a drink with his father-in-law. He even generously bought a bottle of counter.
Seeing that Yan Jiefang was so understanding, the grudge in Father Yu's heart disappeared. The two of them toasted each other, while Yu Haitang and Yu Qiutang ate and drank happily, their little mouths full of oil.
Yu Li and Mother Yu were cooking and steaming steamed buns in the kitchen. The white flour that Yan Jiefang got was better than the ones on the market. The entire courtyard was filled with the fragrance of white flour.
Everyone in the courtyard was drooling.
"The Yu family is rich this time. One look at that young man and you can tell that he has the ability. In this day and age, let alone white noodles, we can't even eat our fill of Korean noodles.”
"Isn't that so?"
Yu Li and her mother in the kitchen were overjoyed as they listened to the discussions of the neighbors.
Mr. Yu took a sip from the counter and sighed." It's really good wine. I was lucky enough to taste it when I was helping the factory manager's family. I haven't had it since."”
Yan Jiefang immediately followed suit and laughed,"Uncle, I'll buy it for you often in the future.”
Mr. Yu shook his head and smiled." Nonsense. A bottle is only six yuan. You don't have to live anymore. As long as you're well, Lili's mother and I can rest assured.”
Yan Jiefang said," Uncle is right, but it's still okay to buy a bottle for Uncle every two months. When Lili marries over, I'll ask Brother Qingzi to arrange a job for Lili. At that time, we'll be a dual-income family. This won't be a problem."”
Father Yu was now really satisfied with Yan Jiefang as his son-in-law, so he laughed and said,"It's good that you have this intention. Just buy Xi Feng when the time comes.”
"Then I'll buy it for Uncle every month." Yan Jiefang nodded.”
Mr. Yu laughed heartily. It had been many years since he had laughed like this. Ever since he had three more children at home and his wife had no job, life had almost crushed him.
"What are you guys talking about? Why are you so happy?”Mrs. Yu came in with a plate of scrambled eggs and asked.
"Brother-in-law said he would buy Xifeng wine for Dad every month," Yu Qiutang said.”As he spoke, he picked up another piece of pig's ear and put it into his mouth.
Mrs. Yu berated," You two, get off the table quickly. It's enough. Your father and brother-in-law still want to drink."”
Yu Qiutang and Yu Haitang naturally couldn't bear to leave the table. They hadn't eaten meat many times this year, so Yan Jiefang quickly said,""Auntie, let Haitang Qiutang stay. Uncle and I can't eat so much.”
Yu Haitang and Yu Qiutang immediately beamed.""Brother-in-law is so nice."
Of course, Mrs. Yu hoped that her children could eat well, but there was no such rule. However, in the end, under Yan Jiefang's persuasion, she reluctantly agreed to let the two girls stay at the table. She was extremely satisfied with her future son-in-law.
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