I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

When Yan Jiefang returned to his dormitory at the start of the new semester, all his roommates had already arrived.

Some students from well-off families brought out peanuts and melon seeds to share.

Some students even brought out fried potato chips to distribute.

The most arrogant one was Li Jianguo.

He actually brought a boiled egg for each of his classmates.

After receiving an egg, Yan Jiefang, not being a stingy person, took out two handfuls of fruit candies to distribute.

This item is also very rare and has received unanimous praise.

Zhang Weiguo even joked:

"Yan Jiefang, this isn't your wedding candy for Chinese New Year, is it? Haha!"

Others joined in the commotion:

"Maybe Old Zhang is right!"

Yan Jiefang took the opportunity to make a joke:

"How could a fine young man like me make such a basic mistake? I should at least wait until fourth grade!"

Zhou Ming's eyes darted around, and he suddenly asked:

"So, Yan Jiefang, you already have a girlfriend? Which girl in our class?"

Yan Jiefang rolled his eyes: This guy usually looks sly and wicked, but I didn't expect him to be just as good at cursing people as the Moral Celestial Venerable!

Their Radio Class 1 was a penguin class; in his eyes, all ten or so girls were almost like penguins.

"No, that's not true! I'm just saying that I'll be 20 by fourth grade, which is the legal marriage age!"

"Oh, so that's how it is~"

...

Not long after the New Year, rumors began to circulate in the courtyard: Xu Fugui's family would be moving out of No. 95 courtyard soon to make room for Xu Damao, who was getting married next month.

Upon hearing this news, the Yan family also sped up their efforts.

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li were both interested in each other, and their marriage plans progressed very quickly.

Not long after, they finalized the wedding date, choosing an auspicious day in February.

That evening, Yan Bugui picked up a piece of fried ribbonfish, put it to his nose, and took a deep sniff.

The greasy aroma intoxicated him.

It was his first time eating fried ribbonfish, and the taste was absolutely irresistible.

If it weren't for Yan Jiefang's money, Suanpanjing might not have had the chance to eat this kind of food until after the reform and opening up in the 80s.

Deep-frying ribbonfish uses too much oil, and the couple simply couldn't bear to do that.

"Bang Bang Bang~"

The knocking on the door came at an inopportune moment, immediately interrupting Yan Bugui's actions.

This caused his voice to sound somewhat unhappy:

"Who is it?"

"it's me."

Yan Bugui recognized the voice as Xu Fugui from the backyard and wondered why he was coming at this time.

The shrewd man immediately put the fried ribbonfish into Yang Ruihua's bowl and winked at her.

Yang Ruihua immediately understood. She stood up, picked up the plate of ribbonfish on the table, and walked towards the room.

After Yan Bugui saw that his wife had left, he loudly said:

"Come in, the door's unlocked."

Xu Fugui walked in carrying a box of pastries and his son Xu Damao.

Yan Bugui immediately stood up and accepted the pastries with both hands:

"Old Xu, you're too kind. You could have just come empty-handed. Why did you bring snacks?"

Despite saying that, she skillfully placed the snacks aside.

"Isn't Da Mao's wedding scheduled for the fourth day of the second lunar month (Friday, March 9th in the Gregorian calendar)? I've come here to ask you to help out, keep track of the accounts, and greet the guests, etc."

"Okay, it's nothing. I'll definitely be there on time that day."

"Then thank you, Uncle Yan."

Xu Damao also expressed his gratitude.

Just as the two were about to leave, Xu Fugui seemed to suddenly remember something and looked up at Yan Bugui:

"Old Yan, what do you think about the matter between your Yan Jiefang and my youngest daughter Xu Fengling that I told you last time?"

Yan Bugui was slightly taken aback, then suddenly remembered that he had long forgotten about this matter.

He's made a fortune lately and's been eating and drinking well every day, so who would remember such a trivial matter?

"I talked to my second son, but he said he wants to focus on his studies these next few years and doesn't want to be delayed by marriage."

Yan Bugui made up a reason on the spot.

When Xu Fugui heard the abacus expert say this, he sighed inwardly, realizing that the chances of him knowing about this were slim.

Soon, the Xu father and son had left.

Yan Bugui asked Yang Ruihua to take out the ribbonfish and then handed her the snack box, telling her to put it away.

Only then did I begin to appreciate fried ribbonfish again.

At this moment, Yan Jiecheng suddenly spoke:

"Dad, why did you agree to the Xu family's request?"

Yan Bugui glared at his son:

"Such a good opportunity, and you won't agree? You usually seem pretty smart, why are you being so silly this time?"

Yan Jiecheng was so angry that his face turned red:

"Dad, have you forgotten? Yu Li and I also got married on the fourth day of the second lunar month!"

We're too busy with our own family matters to handle!

After saying this, he lowered his voice and whispered something to Yan Jiekuang beside him:

"I think Dad's just getting senile!"

Yan Jiekuang was too lazy to talk to him and just ate with his head covered.

Neither of these two is reliable!

Yan Jiedi ate the fish chunks with great relish, her mouth greasy and full of oil.

Yan Bugui silently calculated in his mind and finally remembered that his eldest son's wedding date was indeed the fourth day of the second lunar month.

A few days later, Xu Fugui and his wife indeed moved out.

The youngest daughter, Xu Fengling, also moved away.

Seeing the beautiful young Xu Fengling leave the courtyard, probably never to return, several unmarried residents of similar age sighed deeply.

He had originally planned to go to her house to arrange a marriage when she turned 18, but now she's already gone.

The opportunities will definitely become much smaller in the future.

That day, Sha Zhu ran into Xu Damao, who was returning from showing a movie, and said mockingly:

"Da Mao, where is your fiancée from? She's not some country bumpkin, is she? Haha."

Xu Damao revealed a cold smile:

"You don't need to worry about that! My wife is definitely one of the most beautiful women in this area!"

She's no less capable than your wife or Qin Huairu.

Most importantly, she has an urban household registration, so she won't be short of rations!

After saying this, Xu Damao pushed his bicycle toward the backyard, completely ignoring Sha Zhu, whose face looked somewhat somber.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuyan, who was inside the gatehouse, had some other thoughts in her mind.

Saving money with just Sha Zhu's meager salary is far too slow!