Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 286: So he's trying to urge marriage in various ways?
"Xiao Zhou, just pick up whatever you want to eat and treat yourself as your own home."

"Yes, you're welcome. Being hungry is your own business."

The old couple sang in unison, laughing so hard that wrinkles appeared on their faces.

This grandson-in-law is really so satisfied that he couldn’t be more satisfied!
What's more, they had to help comfort Zhou Hao's emotions of being ignored by his future father-in-law, so the old couple naturally became more enthusiastic, making Zhou Hao a little flattered.

"That's enough." Xu Lingyue couldn't bear to watch it any longer. "The more you two act like this, the more reserved he becomes."

The old couple looked at each other, smiled and sat down.

After the meal, Zhou Hao was immediately pulled into the study by Old Man Ye and began to teach him calligraphy.

There is no other way. The old man has been practicing Slender Gold for half a year but still has not made any progress and still needs guidance from a famous teacher.

After imparting some key points and leaving a copy of his calligraphy, the old man was satisfied and let him go.

"Xiao Zhou, since you have revealed your identity, the calligraphy association will definitely not let you go." Old Ye put down his pen and whispered, "They have asked me several times to get you to join the calligraphy association."

Zhou Hao nodded. This situation was not unexpected.

As soon as the Slender Gold style was first introduced, the Calligraphy Association began looking for people everywhere, and the purpose was self-evident.

Now that he has revealed his identity as the founder, the Calligraphy Association will naturally not let him go.

In addition, the Writers Association is also waving olive branches...

To be honest, he really didn't want to join this kind of organization and mingle with those "seniors", but if he really refused... there would be trouble later.

Not to mention anything else, if I want to publish a physical version of a novel in China in the future, I will probably be disgusted by all kinds of small obstacles.

Since you want to join, just join everyone to avoid offending anyone.

Anyway, the more associations you join, the easier it is to shirk responsibility when things happen. When A has something to do, they say B is busy. When B has something to do, they say C is in a meeting... it's slippery.

"Okay, Mr. Ye, can you help introduce me?" Zhou Hao replied, "Whatever procedures there are, I'll get them all done at once while I'm still free."

Upon hearing his agreement, Old Ye slammed the table excitedly, "What procedures are required? Just nod your head! If there are any procedures to be done, let them come to you themselves!"

"Xiao Zhou, remember, you are not entering this association as a rookie. You are the founder of your own school. Your seniority will be different after you enter. Don't belittle yourself!"

Zhou Hao laughed dumbly after hearing this, "Okay, I understand."

The two were chatting when the old lady's voice suddenly came from outside: "Old man, don't keep asking Xiao Zhou to practice calligraphy. He finally came here, let him rest!"

"Okay, okay." Old Man Ye smiled and waved his hands, "Hongdou is probably unhappy. You should go out and accompany her."

Zhou Hao felt as if he had been pardoned and quickly said goodbye and left.

But when I got to the courtyard, there was no sign of Xu Lingyue.

"Don't look for her anymore." The old lady smiled and said, "She's out on some business and won't be back until later."

After saying that, he waved to Zhou Hao and said, "Come and sit down, and bask in the sun."

Zhou Hao responded, sat down in front of Old Lady Fang, and helped to pick up the orange peels.

Although they have a good living condition, the old couple is still very frugal. They are reluctant to throw away the orange peels after eating. They collect them, dry them, and use them as a simplified version of tangerine peels to soak in water. "Xiao Zhou, I heard that you want to start your own company?" The old lady asked with a smile.

"It's about the same." Zhou Hao said with a smile: "It's just one studio, similar to Xu Lingyue's..."

"Change your name from now on. It sounds so awkward." The old lady interrupted, "Just call me Hongdou. You are not a stranger anyway."

"Um... okay." Zhou Hao grinned, "For now, it's just a studio. If it develops well in the future, it will develop into an entertainment company."

Old Mrs. Fang nodded and glanced at him with a smile, "Hongdou's parents didn't come, you must be very unhappy, right?"

"If I say I have none, I'd be lying. I'm a little depressed." Zhou Hao told the truth. "But I can understand it. After all, my current conditions are not as good as Xu's... not as good as Hongdou's. It's easy for people to doubt my motives."

"You are quite open-minded. You have a really good personality." The old lady shook her head and sighed, "But in fact, this matter has nothing to do with your conditions. Even if your conditions are ten times better, they will not like you."

Zhou Hao was stunned for a moment, "Why?"

"Because you were chosen by Hongdou, so it's not possible." The old lady lowered her head and picked at the orange peel in her hand, "They have special ideas... Anyway, the ideological stamp of class concept is unbreakable."

"To put it bluntly, their minds are not as open as ours. They only care about things like 'equal status' and 'parents' orders and matchmaker's words'. What era is this? Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

It was indeed quite funny, but Zhou Hao didn't dare to laugh.

God knows if this is a test.

"If they really had raised Hongdou well and then arranged her life events, it would make sense, but the fact is that they went abroad to develop their careers when Hongdou was eight years old. They hardly took care of the child. It was us, the old couple, who raised her."

"When Hongdou grew up, they suddenly came out to arrange a marriage for her. How could such a thing happen in the world?"

Zhou Hao was stunned. So that's how it is?
No wonder I've known Xu Lingyue for so long, let alone met her parents, and I've never even heard her mention them.

No wonder she runs to her grandparents' house whenever she has a holiday, it turns out this is her real home.

"So, you don't have to push yourself too hard." Old Lady Fang said with a smile: "Even if you are successful, it will be difficult to get their recognition."

"But you don't have to worry too much. After all, you two are living your life together. Even if they are not satisfied, can they really break up the couple?"

"As long as we are still alive, they won't dare to do that!" After a pause, Mrs. Fang suddenly changed the subject and said, "But Xiao Zhou, her grandfather and I are already so old, it's hard to say how many years we can live."

Zhou Hao's eyelids twitched and he smiled bitterly.

This map of Yan State is quite long.

After all this talk, it turns out that you are just trying to urge marriage in various ways?
After understanding the right and wrong of the matter, he couldn't help but have some thoughts.

It's not impossible to simply ignore the opinions of those two and have a happy relationship with Xu Lingyue, but it won't be perfect after all.

This may be a major event that only happens once in a lifetime. If the position of the girl’s parents is empty, it is not a big deal after all!

Those two must accept it, even if they have to force themselves to accept it.

To achieve this...it is not enough to rely on "career success" alone, you also need to have a certain social status and influence.

As soon as he thought of this, he involuntarily shifted his attention to the system panel, the unaccepted task that was still flickering...

(End of this chapter)