Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

"Don't get too excited yet, what are we going to do next?" Qin Xueru was still shy.

"I wrote to my son; he's on the train, but it's not safe yet..."

"When the time comes, you'll go to the bride's house with your son, but I'm not going. It'll be embarrassing!"

"That's just a woman's perspective. How is this shameful? It's shameful to not be able to find a wife. Don't worry about this. At worst, people will scold you, but you'll still be good in-laws."

The beautiful Ms. Kwan, who was eavesdropping in the Westinghouse, couldn't stand it anymore. What was going on? The son of Asia's richest man was having trouble finding a wife. Who would believe it if word got out in Hong Kong?

He also wanted to curry favor with the mistress of the house, so he lifted the curtain and came out from the west room.

Guan Meinu's words became sweeter. After calling everyone "sister," she said to Qin Xueru, "Sister, do you not know the status of our godfather in Hong Kong? Our eldest son is actually worried about not being able to find a girlfriend."

Putting aside everything else, in Hong Kong Island, if the mere mention of our eldest son wanting to find a partner gets out, the line of suitors coming to our house would stretch all the way to Tiananmen Square.

Qin Yueru spoke first: "Miss Guan, your way of addressing us is wrong. You should call us 'sister' and 'Dazhuang's godfather.' That's not proper generational address!"

"If outsiders find out that Da Zhuang's godfather slept with his goddaughter, it won't be good for his reputation. From now on, he should just call us Da Niu, and the latter is Da Zhuang!"

"This..." Guan Meinu looked at Niu Dazhuang awkwardly. Calling him that was fine, but what about her own mother and aunt?

"Yueru, you shouldn't get involved in this. Xiao Guan can shout whatever he wants. Xiao Guan, I've already told them about the situation you mentioned. My silly son wants genuine love and doesn't want his future partner to be after our family's money."

"Alright, Xiao Guan, I appreciate your kindness. Grab a chair and sit down." This was a form of recognition, at least she could sit down. Although she was sitting in the very last seat, it was still like sitting in the main room of the Niu family. Many women outside didn't even have that privilege.

"Ningru, what's the situation with Xiaoxi's boyfriend?" Since he had promised his daughter, Niu Dazhuang had to ask.

"Sigh, what could possibly happen? Her boyfriend is too skinny. With Xiaoxi's build, if they really got married, she'd be a widow in no time! How could I agree to that!"

Being thin isn't a problem, as long as you're healthy.

"If he's just skinny, I can accept that. The problem is he's not tall either. I think Xiaoxi is even more muscular than him."

Niu Dazhuang was also scratching his head. It's easy to understand; none of the Qin sisters had small frames, and Niu Dazhuang was quite tall for his time.

Children born to parents like this are bound to be short. Coupled with good nutrition in her childhood, Niu Hexi is already 1.7 meters tall, much taller than her biological mother, Qin Ningru.

She takes after her mother. It wouldn't be a good match for her to be with a skinny, scrawny man.

"Ningru, let's go talk to Xiaoxi later. What about Yueru and Chengzhi?"

"He's hardly ever home, and even when he is, he doesn't come over. I haven't seen him for almost half a month."

"How's his girlfriend?"

"Xiao Zhi is most annoyed by me asking him about this now. As his father, you should also do something about it."

"Alright, I got it, Ningru, let's go to your place."

Although Niujia Hutong is a bit small now, it still consists of sixteen two-courtyard houses.

The Qin family has seven sisters, each with two courtyard houses, and two extra ones that are still unused. They were originally intended for the eldest daughter, Niu Chengqun, since the eldest son should not be separated from his father!

But Niu Chengqun wasn't willing to live at home, so Qin Xueru had to find a way to buy another small courtyard house outside for her son as his wedding home.

As for whether they would sleep in a shared dormitory or go home, that would depend on what Niu Dazhuang, the head of the family, thought.

Ms. Guan didn't go with them; instead, she told the other women who stayed behind about things in Hong Kong...

Qin Ningru gave birth to two children for Niu Dazhuang. Niu Hexi is the eldest, and also the eldest of all of Niu Dazhuang's daughters present. Niu Chengzhi, whom she had with Yueru, was born in 60.

The second child was born in Niujiazhuang in 1970; it was a son. During those years in Niujiazhuang, the sisters were all quite idle, and each of them had at least one child. This little boy is only ten years old this year. His name is Niu Chengxiang.

The boys in their early teens were at the most annoying age, and the Niu family had the most brothers, who had all become the little tyrants of the area.

When Niu Dazhuang and Qin Ningru arrived, Niu Hexi was grabbing Niu Chengxiang by the collar and spanking him.

"I haven't seen you for a short while, and look at the dirt you've gotten yourself covered in. You should wash your own clothes."

Xiao Chengxiang had been behaving himself thanks to his older sister's discipline, but when his mother arrived, he started yelling, "Aren't you going to do anything about my sister? She always bullies me when you're not around!"

Niu Hexi got angry when she heard this, and at first she just grabbed him by the collar, not intending to hit him.

He dared to complain to his mother, so I kicked him twice on the butt: "You dare to complain... You made the laundry dirty and you still think you're right."

As for Niu Dazhuang, his biological father, he was just a lucky charm for the children during the Chinese New Year. They rarely saw him at other times, let alone got close to him.

Qin Ningru pretended not to hear or see him, ignoring him completely. "He tide, come inside for a moment, we have something to tell you."

The two went into the main room first.

Seeing that his mother was no longer interfering and had stopped arguing, Niu Chengxiang immediately changed his tune: "Sister, sister, I know I was wrong, I won't do it again next time."

"Hmph! You're all talk. Change your clothes and wash them yourself. I'll come out and check later." Only then did He tide let go.

He tide probably guessed what they wanted to see her about, thought about how to respond, and then went into the main room.

"Dad, you didn't change your mind after seeing your woman, did you?" He tide preemptively asked.

"Your dad doesn't know the specifics, so his promises to you don't count."

"Dad, why are you like this!"

"Ahem... Ningru, listen to what our daughter has to say first." Niu Dazhuang started to smooth things over.

"How can you be so spineless!" Qin Ningru said unhappily.

"This isn't about stance or position; it's about our daughter's happiness. Xiaoxi, are you marrying just any guy because our family's situation is holding you back? Or is it because you two truly love each other?"

"Your dad is asking you a question, so say something! Aren't you usually so talkative?" Qin Ningru was getting a little anxious when she saw that she wasn't speaking.

"Why are you rushing me? I need to think it over before I say anything."

"What's there to think about? If you like it, you like it; if you don't like it, you don't like it!" Before anything even started, the mother and daughter were already arguing.