Siheyuan: Lao Liu appears, everyone is confused

Looking at Wang Hao who insisted on teasing her, Zhu Yingxue was so angry that she almost bit him.

This bad guy...

Logically speaking, the age gap between the two can be said to be very small, but for some reason, she inexplicably cared about it.

She was a little depressed mainly because they were only one year apart and only a few months apart, but she was able to get married last year, while Wang Hao had to wait more than a year.

It made her feel as if she was much older than Wang Hao.

But there is no way. The country's "Marriage Law" stipulates that the age of marriage for women is only eighteen, while for men it is twenty.

Why can't they all be eighteen?

I had never thought of these before, and for the first time Zhu Yingxue couldn't help but want to complain.

Thinking about it, Zhu Yingxue couldn't help but blush.

Those thoughts just now seemed like Wang Hao said that she couldn't wait to marry him.

Subconsciously, Zhu Yingxue suddenly thought of something.

Old cows eat young grass.

I am an old cow and Wang Hao is a young grass?

Glancing at Wang Hao, who was having fun, Zhu Yingxue was secretly embarrassed.

The older girl didn't think anything of it at first, but Wang Hao's reaction made her want to hit someone.

The key point is that she has even collected Wang Hao's family heirlooms now, and she has given them to her daughter-in-law. She can't return them, can she?
It was impossible to retreat, mainly because Zhu Yingxue felt that it was a bit early to retreat.

Moreover, Wang Hao also tricked her into changing her words in advance.

Before they even got through, they called Wang Jing and Chen Weiguo, and even their sister and brother-in-law followed Wang Hao.

However, when I think of my sister Zhu Lin, she has long since called Wang Hao brother-in-law. In private, Wang Hao always treats her parents like her father and mother in front of her. She just feels that it is not that time yet and she is afraid of embarrassment. He was not allowed to scream like that in front of his parents.

But in fact, she had already subconsciously accepted and got used to it. If not for this, her change of words today would not have been so smooth.

After thinking of this, Zhu Yingxue suddenly felt a little more balanced.

She just felt that Wang Hao was taking advantage of her anyway.

"Yingxue, let's get engaged first?"

Just when Zhu Yingxue was thinking about one thing or another, Wang Hao, who was still smiling playfully, suddenly became serious.

"Engagement?"

Zhu Yingxue was stunned, not expecting Wang Hao to mention this, and couldn't help but ask: "Why do you suddenly think about this?"

Engagement is very rare these days.

Many people are introduced to each other through blind dates, or fall in love freely, and then fall in love with each other, and eventually things fall into place and they achieve positive results.

Some even directly skip the middle step, take a look at the other person's appearance, personality, work and family conditions, and then get to know each other for two days. If they think it is suitable, they can get the marriage certificate together, which is a bit like marriage first and love later.

Some of them don't even have any emotional basis, just to live together, but they still spend their whole lives together.

Not many people get married and then divorce nowadays.

Marriage is a top priority, and divorce is no small matter.

Unlike later generations, it was like a commonplace meal, very casual.

Because there are so many people getting divorced, the state even instituted a divorce cooling-off period in order to reduce the divorce rate.

of course.

The situation in different periods is also related to different social environments and customs, as well as people's ideas.

The current relationship between Zhu Yingxue and Wang Hao is no worse than that of couples who have obtained marriage certificates, and is even better. Otherwise, Zhu Yingxue would not have mentioned this related topic when she came out just now.

"I'm afraid you'll run away!"

Wang Hao said with a smile.

It was a joke, but in fact Wang Hao's real idea was just to use the form of engagement to further the relationship between the two because he could not get the certificate at the moment.

What's more important is that Zhu Yingxue changed her tune today. If it's just her own family, it's okay to shout, but if outsiders hear it, it may attract some gossip and affect Zhu Yingxue's reputation.

After all, Zhu Yingxue changed her tune in advance before she even got through. This would easily make outsiders think that she was trying to catch up, and therefore look down upon her.

Getting engaged first can be regarded as giving each other a "status".

Zhu Yingxue was not stupid, and she obviously figured out Wang Hao's intention quickly. However, instead of resisting it at all, she was somewhat expecting and moved. She couldn't help but said, "I'll tell my father and the others when I get back."

"do not."

Wang Hao shook his head, refused and said, "I will find an opportunity to come to your door and mention it to your parents again to ask for their consent."

Even if it is not a marriage, Wang Hao still hopes to be more formal and give Zhu Yingxue enough respect and dignity.

"Hmm~"

Zhu Yingxue looked at Wang Hao gently. The two looked at each other, and the joy in their eyes almost overflowed.

After lightly tapping Zhu Yingxue's lips, Wang Hao said with a smile, "Let's go, I'll take you to my place. If nothing else happens, this will be our future home."

"it is good."

soon.

After leaving here on Wang Hao's bicycle, Zhu Yingxue was full of expectations for the next trip.

……

……

"arrive."

After riding his bicycle into Nanluogu Lane, Wang Hao stopped outside the No. 95 Courtyard and said to Zhu Yingxue behind him.

After hearing this, Zhu Yingxue got off the back seat of the bicycle and couldn't help but look curiously at the gate of the courtyard in front of her.

Zhu Yingxue, who has lived in Sijiu City since she was a child, is no stranger to courtyard houses. When she was a child, she also lived with Zhu's father and mother, and she still misses it a bit.

However, she heard Wang Hao say before that the three-level courtyard house where he lived had twenty or thirty households living in it, totaling hundreds of people. She was really curious about so many neighbors.

Wang Hao had never mentioned these neighbors to her before.

The main reason is that there are too many bad things going on in this courtyard, and there are also many weird neighbors, and Wang Hao doesn't want to mention it.

Because of Zhu Yingxue's upbringing and family background, she is still a person with a relatively simple and pure mind, not that complicated.

Wang Hao didn't want Zhu Yingxue to be "contaminated" by the trivial matters and trivial calculations in the courtyard.

So many things have happened in the current courtyard, and it is no longer the same situation as before. Now that Wang Hao has brought her here, he doesn't have to worry about what will happen to her.

Although his nature is hard to change, there are probably not many people who would be so blind and offend him.

Even Yi Zhonghai felt much more at ease when he came out this time.

The so-called first, second and third uncles, as well as the once-universal conference, have long ceased to exist in name only.

"Hey! Haozi, this is..."

When Wang Hao took Zhu Yingxue into the front yard, the third aunt who was washing clothes in the yard was stunned when she saw Zhu Yingxue.

At this time, Zhu Yingxue seemed to have stepped out of the painting.

Especially the gentle, quiet and artistic temperament, it is like a fairy-like existence.

Naturally, the third aunt remembered what Xu Damao had boasted about before.

This Wang Hao's partner is really a fairy-like figure.

Xu Damao didn't brag!
"Third aunt, this is my partner, Zhu Yingxue."

Seeing that the third aunt looked a little distracted, Wang Hao smiled and introduced with some pride: "I just have a rest today, so come to my house."

"Zhu Yingxue?" She muttered subconsciously, and the third aunt said confidently, "This girl is so handsome!"

at this time.

After hearing the conversation between Wang Hao and the third aunt, and seeing Zhu Yingxue brought in by Wang Hao, other people in the front yard also gathered over, and their eyes fell on Wang Hao and Zhu Yingxue, their eyes full of admiration.

What a pair of golden boys and girls, so well matched!
"Haozi, is this your partner?"

"So beautiful!"

"I finally met your partner today." "I've heard for a long time that you're dating your partner, but you haven't seen her since. It turns out she's so beautiful. No wonder she hides her."

"Haozi, you are so lucky to have such a handsome girl as your partner. She is infinitely prettier than Qin Huairu back then."

"Hey! Forget it. How can Qin Huairu compare with Haozi's partner back then? There's a huge difference."

"..."

Listening to their compliments one by one, Wang Hao didn't feel that there was any exaggeration at all.

Indeed!
If Zhu Yingxue hadn't been so stunning, Wang Hao wouldn't have been interested when he first saw it.

Wang Hao also spent a lot of thought and effort to catch Zhu Yingxue.

After introducing Zhu Yingxue to them and saying hello, Wang Hao led Zhu Yingxue back to the house.

"Wang Hao, do you want me to meet the other neighbors in your courtyard, say hello and get to know them?" Zhu Yingxue asked as soon as she entered the house.

Zhu Yingxue was obviously thinking more long-term.

Although it is still a little early for them to get a marriage certificate, their next plan, the engagement, will soon be put on the agenda.

It would be a matter of time before she got married, so Zhu Yingxue wanted to leave a good impression on the neighbors in the courtyard.

"No need."

Wang Hao shook his head.

The people in the front yard couldn't be avoided, and Wang Hao didn't intend to avoid them deliberately. As for those in the middle yard and the backyard, forget it.

If you meet him, you can introduce him to Zhu Yingxue and let her know more about the situation in the courtyard, but it is obviously superfluous to go out to say hello.

They're not that kind of people, and their relationship isn't exactly good, and many of them even have holidays.

Of course.

No one mentions that now, everyone pretends it never happened, but the relationship cannot get closer.

Some of them wanted to have a relationship with Wang Hao, but most of them came with a purpose, and Wang Hao was too lazy to spend any effort on it.

"By the way, who is Qin Huairu?"

Not knowing what he was thinking of, Zhu Yingxue suddenly asked again.

And when the words "Qin Huairu" came out of her mouth, Wang Hao was really confused.

After being stunned for a moment, Wang Hao quickly figured out the reason.

He and Zhu Yingxue were outside just now, and when the neighbors in the front yard were praising Zhu Yingxue in different ways, it was obvious that someone was comparing Qin Huairu to Zhu Yingxue when she first married into the courtyard.

Although it was concluded that Qin Huairu was far inferior to Zhu Yingxue when he was young, it obviously made Zhu Yingxue interested.

I have to admit that no matter what time of year a woman is, even Zhu Yingxue, who does not have so many complicated thoughts, sometimes does not lose her vigilance as a woman.

Especially women in love.

Besides, others are comparing each other with themselves, and even if she "wins", she still wants to know what the other person is like and whether they are really like what others say.

The inexplicable "win" mentality.

"What, are you jealous?"

He didn't feel anything else. Wang Hao only felt it was a bit funny.

"No."

Zhu Yingxue shook her head in denial, couldn't help but smile and explained: "I'm just curious."

If she is really jealous because of a name that she has never seen in real life, then she has too little confidence in herself and Wang Hao.

It was just that several people mentioned that name just now, which aroused her curiosity.

Wang Hao was too lazy to mention the other neighbors in the courtyard, but since Zhu Yingxue took the initiative to ask, he explained casually: "Actually, he is a neighbor in the middle courtyard. She is a widow. Her husband's name is Jia Dongxu. He passed away due to an accident last year..."

"what?"

Before Wang Hao finished speaking, Zhu Yingxue was stunned and couldn't help but sympathize: "This is..."

Halfway through, Zhu Yingxue stopped herself when she realized that she seemed to have no qualifications to define other people's experiences.

Sometimes sympathy can easily hurt others.

Zhu Yingxue's expression and reaction obviously made Wang Hao guess what she was thinking. Thinking that since Qin Huairu was mentioned, Wang Hao simply told her and the Jia family's situation to prevent her from being misled or even used.

Even though the Jia family only has Qin Huairu as a labor force, apart from her, there are still four mouths waiting for food in the family, but speaking of it, it is really not a difficulty.

There are many people in the courtyard whose conditions are worse than theirs.

But their family is very good at gaining sympathy and taking advantage, and Wang Hao doesn't want Zhu Yingxue's kindness to be taken advantage of.

Not to mention that Qin Huairu's only blood-sucking target was Silly Zhu. In fact, over the past year, Qin Huairu had borrowed food and money from her neighbors a lot.

Although the amount was not large each time, no one took the initiative to return it. Even if someone wanted to come back because his family was in trouble, he was delayed again and again. In the end, under Yi Zhonghai's conciliation and favoritism, he could only retreat in defeat. .

During this period, Yi Zhonghai also organized several donations to the Jia family, and simply used his high profile and moral kidnapping to fool other people in the courtyard.

Treating the affairs and past between the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai and Silly Zhu as stories, Wang Hao told them all.

"This……"

Zhu Yingxue was dumbfounded.

This simply subverted her knowledge for so many years.

I never thought that there could be so many calculations between people.

"what happened?"

Seeing Zhu Yingxue in a daze, Wang Hao held her in his arms and asked comfortingly, "Are you scared?"

Wang Hao obviously didn't want Zhu Yingxue to know about these things, but he was afraid that she would be taken advantage of because she was too kind, so he had to give her a reminder.

"no!"

Zhu Yingxue shook her head.

To say it's scary is not enough.

It just feels a little hard to imagine.

"Then I'd better not say this, so as not to scare you, and you won't want me anymore."

Wang Hao smiled, looked at Zhu Yingxue in front of him, and said seriously, "Anyway, you don't have to worry about this when we get married. No matter how bad the people in this courtyard are, they have nothing to do with you.

And if you don’t want to live here, I can apply for other housing with the factory, and then move to another place..."

Applying for a new housing may be difficult for others, but it is easy for Wang Hao.

Not to mention the Chinese Academy of Sciences, you can help yourself by asking Li Huaide.

The only thing that can make him miss the courtyard is the negative emotions that are constantly produced every day. If it were to be in a harmonious place, the function of the system would be greatly suppressed.

But if Zhu Yingxue doesn't like it here, Wang Hao doesn't mind leaving here and changing places.

After all, the system is a dead thing. He is a living person and cannot be controlled by a soulless system.

Moreover.

Even if his current life cannot be called the pinnacle of his life, he is already able to live freely. Even if he does not rely on the system, he is destined to live a very prosperous life.

"No, you are exaggerating."

Zhu Yingxue rolled her eyes at Wang Hao.

If she marries Wang Hao in the future and asks Wang Hao to move and change her environment specially for her, then what will happen to her?

And the conditions here at Wang Hao are not bad, especially after the renovation. They are similar to what she saw at Wang Jing's house at noon. There is basically nothing to choose from.

What is she dissatisfied with?

In the future, when two people are together, Wang Hao must not let Wang Hao just accommodate him. He may also do something wrong. The two must understand each other in order to go forward in the long run.

"Tell me about the other people in the courtyard!"

After learning about the situation of Qin Huairu, Jia's family, Yi's family and Shazhu's family, Zhu Yingxue took the initiative to make this request.

Obvious.

Zhu Yingxue wanted to know more about the situation here and make plans for the future of the two of them. (End of chapter)