A courtyard house, equipped with a fishing system, living in an era.

Xu Pingan saw Sha Zhu's lovestruck expression, and Xu Damao certainly saw it too!

"Hey, Ping An, look at Sha Zhu, he looks so worthless..."

Xu Damao's eyes darted around, and he seemed to have come up with a good idea!

"Let me tease him!"

Sha Zhu had just returned from the other side.

He knew it was Jia Dongxu's wedding day, but he didn't know the bride would be so beautiful.

Sha Zhu doesn't have any special feelings for Qin Huairu right now.

Not to mention that ethical issues like "one should not deceive one's brother's wife" are too profound for Sha Zhu.

At his current age, his appreciation for beautiful things is at most superficial.

At the same time, I also feel sorry for Qin Huairu...

What a pity, a beautiful flower was stuck in cow dung!

How could Jia Dongxu be a good person? He's a complete mama's boy...

How could such a beautiful woman marry him?

Are all matchmakers blind?

"Hey, Sha Zhu, what are you looking at?"

Sha Zhu was glancing at things every now and then, completely absorbed in his own world, when he suddenly heard Xu Damao's voice behind him.

"You idiot Mao, are you trying to kill me? You're scaring your master!"

"Stop looking, or you'll get trapped and won't be able to get out..."

Sha Zhu's kung fu skills are clearly not up to par yet. Now that his little trick has been exposed by his friends, his face immediately turns red.

"I'm warning you, don't talk nonsense! What did I see?"

"I saw you just now..."

Xu Pingan saw that the two had entered into a bickering mode, and that Sha Zhu was clearly no match for Xu Damao.

That makes sense. When two best buddies get together, one has to develop their fighting skills and the other their verbal skills!

Only those who are evenly matched can remain lifelong rivals...

If someone were to become far ahead, the two of them wouldn't be able to play together anymore!

Before long, the two idiots went from verbal sparring to a full-blown brawl...

This scene was already commonplace in the courtyard, and even Xu Fugui seemed to have gotten used to it!

As dusk fell, the two prepared banquet tables were set up.

In the dead of winter, it was obviously impossible to eat in the courtyard, so the Jia and Yi families decided to set up two tables in their respective houses.

In those days, resources were scarce, so basically each household only sent one person to the feast.

Xu Pingan didn't really want to go; he wasn't short of that little bit of money.

Besides, this self-taught chef probably doesn't even cook as well as him!

Unfortunately, one shouldn't be too antisocial.

Otherwise, in this day and age, it's not a good thing either...

Xu Pingan didn't need to worry about the two sisters' dinner; Xu Fang would naturally arrange dinner for herself and her sister.

I was just thinking about the two little sisters!

Behind Xu Fang, four little girls, about six or seven years old, came running up.

Xu Lian, He Yushui, Xu Lingling, Li Xiaomei!

Li Xiaomei is the youngest daughter of Li Degui's family in the front yard.

Li Degui is a construction worker who works with the street's construction teams, doing construction and decoration work.

His wife's name is unknown; everyone calls her Sister Li!

There is also an older son in the family, who is 14 years old and his name is Li Xiaojun!

Because the children in both families were around the same age, the two families quickly became acquainted...

"Big brother, look, this is candy that Sister-in-law Jia gave us!"

Xu Ping'an was taken aback. Qin Huairu was indeed quite something; she had managed to win over all the children!

That's true; children are actually more easily won over by small favors...

However, it must be said that Jia Zhangshi has not yet lost her son in her old age and has begun a super evolution!

Otherwise, it would have been difficult for Qin Huairu to obtain so much candy to win people's hearts.

The young people in the courtyard watched the spectacle from a distance.

Yi Zhonghai is not in a very happy mood right now.

The reason is simple: he wanted to sit at the head of the table and receive the newlyweds' kowtows.

In other words, the less a person has, the more they want to get something.

It is normal for a master to visit his apprentice on major holidays and birthdays, and to show respect and filial piety in daily life.

But I've never heard of a newlywed couple bowing to their parents and placing their master at the head of the table.

If you really have this idea or need, you should communicate with them privately beforehand.

If someone asks you for something, you might actually agree!

After all, people don't get up early for nothing; they're all driven by self-interest.

This is like what many people on Douyin asked in their past lives: If you were given 200 million yuan, would you dare to run naked in a certain place?

Most people's first thought is that it's a joke... I need to get a big influencer to help me with the live stream, otherwise I won't feel comfortable taking the money.

Don't assume that people in the past had higher moral standards.

Human society has always been a series of cycles, repeating itself endlessly!

It is not said that the moral standards of people in one era were much higher than those in another.

If Yi Zhonghai were to make his intentions clear now and negotiate terms with the Jia family, Xu Ping'an guessed that the Jia family would agree to any conditions he set.

After all, Yi Zhonghai has houses and money, and he'd probably agree to any condition except for his children not being allowed to change their surname to Yi.

They agreed first, to keep Yi Zhonghai calm.

As for what happens in the future, we'll talk about that later.

But Yi Zhonghai is not that kind of person.

He said nothing; he wanted the Jia family to guess and figure it out.

Yi Zhonghai felt that the Jia family should put his thoughts and feelings first.

Especially now, with Yi Zhonghai's arm injured.

Wild animals are most stressed and have the most complex thoughts when they are injured.

Inside the Jia family house, watching Jia Dongxu lead Qin Huairu to kowtow to Jia Zhangshi, Yi Zhonghai smiled broadly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

"Does Jia Dongxu think he's disrespecting me just because my arm is injured?"

"Is this Jia Zhangshi trying to get rid of me because she didn't get promoted to senior fitter?"

……

All sorts of bizarre ideas swirled in Yi Zhonghai's mind.

Even Luo Wencui, who knew Yi Zhonghai best, couldn't figure out what her husband was thinking when she saw him like this.

At that moment, Yi Zhonghai made up his mind.

The Jia family's life absolutely cannot be too easy, and Jia Dongxu absolutely cannot escape his control.

Otherwise, he didn't believe Jia Dongxu would be able to support him in his old age...

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai thought that it was fortunate that Jia Dongxu's work grade had not yet been assessed, so he still had a chance to make a move.

……

The Jia family's joy hadn't lasted three days before Jia Dongxu's assessment results came out.

He only passed the Level 1 Fitter exam.

Let alone the senior technician position that Jia Zhangshi longed for, she couldn't even pass the level two exam.

Qin Huairu, as a new bride, didn't really care.

Whether it's level one or level two, it's much more than she could earn by tending the fields at home.

After all, Qin Huairu's family had several strong laborers who worked diligently all year round, yet they still couldn't save much money.

As a first-class fitter, Jia Dongxu's monthly salary is 275,000 yuan.

Qin Huairu did not think that the salary of a first-level fitter was too low.

But the Jia family mother and son certainly didn't think that way.

"Dongxu, talk to your mother and tell her what exactly happened."

Jia Dongxu looked annoyed.

"I don't know either... There were only a few level-two workpieces I wasn't very good at, and unfortunately, they were all selected for the assessment today..."

Jia Zhangshi's brows were so furrowed they could trap a fly.

"Is it really such a coincidence?"

"you do not say!"

Jia Dongxu believed in such a coincidence, but Jia Zhangshi absolutely refused to believe it...

Although Jia Zhangshi suspected that Yi Zhonghai might have done something wrong, she couldn't figure out his purpose.

It can't just be that they simply dislike the Jia family, right?

The problem is, he's Jia Dongxu's mentor!

Is it because the other person didn't do well on the exam this time, so they can't let Jia Dongxu surpass him?

Yes, Yi Zhonghai was ultimately held back by his arm; even with the examiner being lenient, he only managed to pass the exam as a level three fitter...