Siheyuan, Shazhu: I have both parents in this life

Chapter 324 The Brothers' Blind Date

Xu Damao and his sister left, but He Yuxin did not. The reason was that Chen Lanxiang urged He Yushui to have a child soon during the Spring Festival, otherwise she would not be able to have a child in a few years.

"Xiao Hui is a few years younger than you and she already has four kids. Look at you, you're almost forty. Are you not planning to have any more children?"

"mother"

"Calling me won't do any good. What do you say, Xiao Yang?"

He Yushui's husband was a quiet person to begin with, and Chen Lanxiang's question made him blush deeply.

Then Chen Lanxiang shifted the gun barrel, and He Yuzhu was the first to be affected.

"Zhu Zi, can't your sister change her job? She's always in that lab, how can she have a baby? And Xiao Yang's too."

“Brother, don’t listen to Mom. We’re doing a great job,” He Yushui said.

"Shut up! I'm talking to your brother, you have no right to interrupt!" Chen Lanxiang snapped.

He Yushui lowered his head after being told off, while the two brothers, He Yuxin and He Yuyao, tried to sneak away.

"Where are you two going? Sit down there quietly, we'll talk about you two later."

"Oh, and what's going on between me and Third Brother?" He Yuyao asked.

"You'll find out soon enough. Just stay put."

"Oh!"

"Zhu Zi, what do you have to say? Aren't you going to get involved in your sister's affairs?"

He Yuzhu had initially said that they could handle their own affairs, but seeing the old lady, Grandpa Chen, and He Daqing all looking at him intently, he changed his mind, "We'll take care of it, we'll take care of it, how can we not take care of it!"

"So how do you plan to manage it?" Chen Lanxiang pressed for details.

He Yuzhu glanced at He Yushui, who kept shaking her head. He Yuzhu glared at her and said, "Yushui and Xiao Yang, you two should start your vacation after the New Year. It's tentatively set for three months. You can go back to work whenever Yushui gets pregnant."

"Brother, this is capitalist behavior."

“Your brother is a capitalist by nature,” He Yuzhu said, unmoved.

"Then let's look for work elsewhere."

"Heh, you can try it. Let's see which family dares to take my sister, He Yuzhu's sister," He Yuzhu sneered.

"Father, please put in a good word for me."

“Listen to your brother. You got married late anyway, so hurry up and have a child. Then you can do whatever you want. You don’t need to take care of the child.” He Daqing didn’t spoil her.

"Xiao Yang, I have a question for you."

"Brother, please speak."

"You're not going to ask Rainwater to be childless, are you?"

"No, no, my family asked me about it during the Spring Festival too." Yang Jiadong.

Then He Yushui pinched him, making him wince in pain.

"He Yushui, what are you doing?" Chen Lanxiang shouted.

"Nothing." He Yushui sat up straight again.

"Zhu Zi, what is DINK (Double Income No Kids)?" Chen Lanxiang asked.

“I just don’t want children,” He Yuzhu said.

"He Yushui, do you have this idea?" Chen Lanxiang asked He Yushui with a cold face.

"No, Mother!"

"Hmph, if you dare to do that, see how I deal with you. What your brother said is settled. If three months isn't enough, then six months. Our family can afford to support both of you." Chen Lanxiang made the final decision.

Yang Jiadong breathed a sigh of relief. This solved a major problem that he couldn't handle on his own. He Yushui always declined because she was too busy.

He Yushui simply hung her head down and drew circles under the table.

“Zhu Zi, don’t try to fool me. Let them stay at home for the first month. It’s good that there’s no one at home to keep us company.”

"It's up to you." He Yuzhu had no objection, and He Yushui was completely numb.

"Alright, Yuxin and Yuyao, you two can go with your brother-in-law to move things later."

"Okay, Mom!" the two brothers chuckled.

As they spoke, the two brothers got up and tried to pull Yang Jiadong away.

“Did I tell you to leave? Sit down, I still have something to say,” Chen Lanxiang said.

"Mother, is there anything else?" He Yuyao asked with a smile.

"Stop joking around with me, I have serious business to discuss with you two today."

The two brothers exchanged a glance, and saw a hint of unease in each other's eyes.

Then the two brothers put on smiles and said ingratiatingly, "Mom, what important matter is it that requires such formality? Can't we talk about it in private?"

"No, after the New Year you'll all be busy with your own things again, and I won't even be able to see you. Let's get this over with now that everyone's here."

“Please speak!” the two said in unison.

"When can I bring my third and fourth daughters-in-law home?"

He Yuyao said, "Mother, I've just been promoted to Chief Inspector, and there are a ton of cases waiting for me in the police force."

He tried to slip away, but He Yuzhu pressed him back into a chair.

"What about you? You're not going to run off to the mainland again after the New Year and I won't be able to find you, are you?" Chen Lanxiang asked He Yuxin.

“I was on official business; my older brother sent me,” He Yuxin said.

"Zhu Zi, what do you say?"

"I'll listen to my mother now," He Yuzhu said.

Chen Lanxiang took out a stack of photos from the coffee table drawer and slammed them on the table: "That's good. You two take a look. These are the girls I asked someone to help me find. They're all good candidates—teachers, doctors, and nurses. You two should take advantage of the New Year holiday to meet them."

The two brothers didn't reach out, but He Yushui picked up the photos and started looking at them. As she looked, she placed the photos on the table in front of the brothers and said, "This one is so quiet and elegant, this one is also quite fashionable, and this one too."

"Sis, what kind of taste do you have?!" He Yuyao exclaimed.

“Yes, I agree with what Lao Si said,” He Yuxin added.

“You’ve already started nitpicking even after you’ve seen it,” Chen Lanxiang said.

"Mom, look! Aren't they laid out here one by one?" the two brothers said in unison.

Chen Lanxiang's face immediately darkened. These two brothers were too perfunctory. She had already shown the photos to the old lady and even Xiaoman had been dragged to see them. They all thought they were pretty good. How could these two brothers pull this stunt?

"I don't care, each of you choose two to meet."

"Mother, we can find it ourselves."

"I'm leaving this matter of Zhu Zi to you. Keep an eye on those two." Chen Lanxiang didn't care.

"Mother, how do you mean by keeping watch?"

"You decide for yourself. Anyway, they need to meet with people, so we can't just fool them."

"Okay." He Yuzhu nodded.

"Big brother, please spare us." The two brothers were frustrated. He Yuzhu nodded, so they didn't run away.

Chen Lanxiang gave a firm order, and the brothers He Yuxin and He Yuyao had no choice but to grit their teeth and each select two photos, beginning their blind date journey. As expected, He Yuzhu had people watching them, and the two didn't even have a chance to sneak away.

He Yuxin's first blind date was with a primary school teacher named Lin Wan.

The meeting place was arranged to be a newly opened coffee shop.

Lin Wan appeared quiet and spoke in a soft voice.

He Yuxin's first impression was okay, but little did she expect that the moment the drinks arrived, the other party would start checking her household registration.

"Where does Mr. He work?" Lin Wan gently stirred her coffee with her spoon.

"I do some small business, and my customers are mainly in mainland China," He Yuxin said vaguely.

"Oh? Can he earn over ten thousand a month?" Lin Wan's eyes lit up. "My best friend's boyfriend is a company manager, and he earns twenty thousand a month. My mom said that when I look for a partner, he can't be worse off than my best friend."

He Yuxin's lips twitched: "Barely."

"Do you own a house? My parents hope that I can have my own house after I marry into the family, and not live with my in-laws. It would be best if it were big and in a nice environment. And, and, what about a car? It should at least be a Yellow River-Benz, right?"

He Yuxin resisted the urge to roll her eyes: "I live at home now, and the car belongs to the company."

Lin Wan's interest immediately waned, and after finishing her coffee, she made an excuse and left.

When He Yuxin paid the bill, she discovered that the girl had specifically ordered the most expensive pastries and coffee before leaving and packed them up to take away.

The second blind date was with a nurse named Afang.

The meeting place is Victoria Park.

Afang is sweet-looking and speaks very frankly.

He Yuxin thought the girl was nice, until she made several excuses to go to the restroom, and He Yuzhu realized that the girl's mother had also come along.

He Yuxin thought it might be because they were afraid it wasn't safe outside, so she didn't pay much attention.

The two chatted as they walked and got along quite well.

Suddenly, Afang said, "By the way, my mom asked me to ask you if my brother could work at your company after we get married? My brother is very capable!"

He Yuxin was taken aback: "That depends on ability."

"Of course I have the ability!"

You'll only know once you see it.

"Okay then. My mom also said that after we get married, you'll have to help take care of my family. My brother's schooling will also depend on you."

He Yuxin was immediately at her wit's end and made up an excuse to end the meeting.

He Yuyao's situation wasn't much better, and it was even worse than He Yuxin's, because his job wasn't officially registered by Chen Lanxiang; he was a police inspector.

His first blind date was a stylish and beautiful woman named Lily.

The moment they met, he stared at He Yuyao's watch.

"What does Mr. He do in the police force?" Lily asked, blinking her big eyes. "The Major Crimes Unit," He Yuyao replied succinctly.

Lily's eyes lit up immediately: "Wow! That must be so exciting!"

"well enough!"

"You're not young anymore. What rank are you at now? How many people are you managing? Your salary must be high, right? I heard police officers have great benefits, like housing subsidies?"

The girl bombarded her with questions like a machine gun.

He Yuyao frowned: "I have a few subordinates, and the money is barely enough. As for housing, it's based on family circumstances, and my family doesn't qualify."

Is your house big?

"It's barely enough to live in."

"Where will we live after I get married? We won't be living at your house too, will we?"

"You can buy a house to live in."

"Oh, how many siblings do you have?"

"Five."

Who are you?

"Fourth."

"How much of that family property will you get? Is it enough for us to buy a house?"

He Yuyao almost spat out her coffee: "Our family hasn't considered splitting up yet."

"If I marry into your family, will I still have to take care of your parents?" Lily went on and on.

He Yuyao was speechless. She made an excuse, paid the bill, and left.

The second blind date was with a clerk named Shufen, who seemed honest and reliable.

He Yuyao thought this was normal.

As soon as she sat down, Shufen started crying and complaining about how much her ex-boyfriend had wronged her, how much money he had spent on her to show his sincerity, and then hinted to He Yuyao that he should show his appreciation by going to a jewelry store to buy her a necklace to make up for her wounded heart.

He Yuyao used the excuse of having a mission to slip away.

After their blind date, the two brothers didn't go home. Instead, they went straight to He Yuzhu's company and started complaining.

"Big brother, can you talk to Mom and ask her to stop making us go on blind dates?" He Yuyao looked utterly hopeless. "This is more tiring than catching a serial killer."

He Yuxin nodded vigorously: "What's wrong with these girls nowadays? They either talk about money all the time, or they all listen to their mothers and say 'my mother said so' about everything."

Listening to the two brothers' story, he tried hard to suppress his laughter. Now he was also curious about where his mother had found someone to introduce them. It certainly wasn't someone from one of those wealthy and powerful families.

"Brother, just laugh if you want to. It's so uncomfortable to hold it in," He Yuyao said dejectedly.

“Yeah, it’s hard for me to see you holding it in,” He Yuxin said.

"Ah, hahahaha, hahahaha!" He Yuzhu burst into laughter.

The two brothers were even more frustrated. He Yuzhu laughed for a while, and then He Yuyao said, "Brother, have you laughed enough? Help us think of a solution. If this continues, we won't be able to do anything in the future."

"It's not that exaggerated, is it?"

"Why not?" He Yuyao wailed. "That Shufen from last time actually came to the police station and insisted that I buy her a necklace. My colleagues laughed at me for so long because of her."

Just then, Xiaoman came in carrying a plate of fruit. After asking about the situation, she smiled.

"I found out later that all of this was arranged by Liu Ma from our family. She said she knew a very good matchmaker, and our mother believed her, and then..."

"What? How could our mother believe in matchmakers?"

"Alright, that's good enough. Aunt Liu doesn't know what the family does, and she didn't tell them whether the family has money or not. Otherwise, you could have just waited for the blind date to come knocking on your door."

“Why is our mother still using the old ways from the mainland?” He Yuyao said.

"It's all because of the rain, and your older brother also refused arranged marriages before, so Mother was thinking of finding someone from a humble family."

The two brothers exchanged a glance, then looked at He Yuzhu and said, "Big brother, you have to help us. This is all your fault."

He Yuzhu said, "I can't do anything about it. You should ask your sister-in-law about this."

"Do you want the group's shares?" Xiaoman asked.

The two brothers shook their heads in unison. Everyone in the company knew them; if they knew about Liao Liao, they would all rush over.

"Then there's nothing I can do. You can choose for yourselves. I can help you make a selection." Xiaoman shrugged.

The two brothers had no choice but to leave. They muttered to each other the whole way. When they got home, Chen Lanxiang asked them about it, and the two brothers complained about everything.

Chen Lanxiang's head was throbbing from listening, but she also realized that she had made a mistake. All those matchmakers outside were saying the best things about her.

So he said, "How about I ask your Aunt Ping to help you make some arrangements?"

"The police, no, no," He Yuyao said.

How did you know it was the police?

“My Aunt Ping is even busier than me, how could she have time to get to know anyone else?” He Yuyao said.

"What about your sister-in-law, and what about Yushui and Siyu?"

“No way, the people they introduce are all from the group. Who knows what they’re after in the end? They might marry her and then turn the house upside down,” He Yuxin said.

"Bang!" Chen Lanxiang slammed her hand on the table.

"You guys won't do this or that, are you trying to drive me crazy, or do you just not want to find someone?"

The two brothers were speechless.

Just then, the television in the living room started playing. It turned out that He Ningxue was watching a drama after school.

They doted on their granddaughter Chen Lanxiang and didn't care about her at all. The two brothers looked in the direction of the sound and their eyes lit up when they saw the people on TV.

Pointing at the TV, he blurted out, "We're looking for something like this!"

The two men were speaking loudly, which startled He Ningxue. "Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, what are you doing? I was watching TV in peace."

"What's this actor's name?" the two brothers asked in unison.

“Cherie Chung! Isn’t she beautiful!” He Ningxue exclaimed.

"Yes, Mom, this is the standard, we won't be picky," the two brothers said in unison.

Chen Lanxiang had also watched the TV series, and said irritably, "These are people from TV shows. Where am I supposed to find them for you? If you're so capable, bring them back yourselves."

In fact, she didn't know the exact situation of her family. She only knew that they had a lot of money, no worries about food or drink, and that her eldest son had a wide network of connections and knew all sorts of people.

“Okay, then you wait here,” the two brothers said in unison.

Chen Lanxiang was a little confused. That's good. If she had known, she would have let these two watch TV earlier. It would have been good to have a goal.

These two guys don't have time to watch TV. One is busy solving cases every day, and the other has been sitting on a train for almost a year.

Once someone from the family returned, He Ningxue sold her two uncles.

"Yuxin, Yuyao, you two aren't going to date the same person at the same time, are you? How will you divide the money in the future?" He Yushui clicked her tongue in amazement at her two younger brothers.

“We’re talking about this standard, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be her,” He Yuyao retorted stubbornly.

"Yuxin, do you think so too?" He Yushui asked.

"Well... I haven't decided yet, but this girl is really nice."

“Second Aunt, Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, she was the fourth runner-up in the 1979 Miss Hong Kong pageant. If it weren’t for that mistake, she might have been a government official,” He Ningxue said.

"You seem to know quite a lot." He Yushui smiled and patted her head.

“I only started watching this TV series because my classmate told me about it,” He Ningxue said.

"You can watch, but don't learn any nonsense, or you'll be in trouble if your dad finds out!" He Yushui gently pinched her nose.

“I know!” He Ningxue stuck out her tongue.

He knew perfectly well that his older brothers had been beaten before, and had even taken beatings for her. If she hadn't been a maid, she probably wouldn't have escaped He Yuzhu's punishment either.

No amount of persuasion will work. He Yuzhu won't punish someone for no reason; he'll make sure you're convinced of his guilt because he's always done his research before doing so.

"Alright, have you finished your homework?"

“I’ve finished writing it, otherwise I wouldn’t dare to look at it,” He Ningxue said.

"That's good."

"I'm going to watch TV. Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, I'm rooting for you two! Try your best to marry that beautiful auntie!" the little girl said, giving the two brothers a cheering gesture.

The two brothers were both amused and exasperated, feeling utterly scorned by their niece.

When He Yuzhu and Xiaoman returned, it was He Yushui's turn to gossip. She pulled Xiaoman aside and whispered to her for a while.

Xiaoman found the two brothers and asked, "Are you two serious?"

"Weren't we forced into this situation? If we didn't come up with a solution soon, I'd have to take action," He Yuyao said.

"Alright, you're the one who can talk nonsense. You two were just lusting after each other, weren't you?"

"That's true." To everyone's surprise, the two brothers nodded in unison.

Xiaoman chuckled, "I watched two episodes of the TV series with Ningxue, and she is quite pretty."

“It seems we’ve missed out on a lot of things, and of course my third brother has missed out on even more; he’s been dealing with mountains and rivers all over the place!” He Yuyao joked.

"I was on official business!" He Yuxin said.

“Yes, yes, that’s the important thing. And then, just like me, they’re being pressured to get married,” He Yuyao said.

"I can't be bothered with you, sister-in-law. Does our family own any shares in this TV station?"

"How did you come up with this idea? They're not listed on the stock exchange; it's a family business. You can't possibly come up with this kind of thinking."

"What do you mean?" He Yuyao asked.

"What else could it mean? If you're a shareholder, just go and see the actors in your own company, that's easy to understand," Xiaoman said.

"Oh, oh, it seems I'm out of touch. Third Brother, you're much more cunning."

"Are you asking for a beating?"

(End of this chapter)