Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Ye Fan took her daughter's arm away: "Mom doesn't have time to argue with you. Since he is not your boyfriend, I have never seen this person, and he is definitely not your brother's classmate or friend, then who is he?"

Erbao understood, but was a little confused: "Have you forgotten? Sister Huihui's boyfriend."

He could understand every word and put them together into a sentence. Ye Fan was very confused: "No, no, why did Huihui's boyfriend come to our house?"

Erbao was surprised: "Can't I come? But grandma said I can."

"Wait a minute—" Ye Fan seemed to have figured it out. "Before I left, he was my blind date, and now he's my boyfriend?"

Erbao nodded and looked at her mother: "Don't you know?" Maybe she has become stupid after going out.

"Your mother is fine, she's not stupid!" Ye Fan glared at his daughter and couldn't help muttering, "How unceremonious!"

Erbao heard it, covered his mouth and laughed, "I went to grandma's house last week and told her that he often came to pick up sister Huihui to go out and play. Grandma said that he was the same as my dad."

"Your father hasn't beaten you in the past few years, has he?" Ye Fan grabbed his daughter's ears, "I'll punish you for him."

Erbao hurriedly pried open his mother's hand: "I won't tell you. Look at how well you protect me." He whispered: "But I think he's not as good-looking as Daddy used to be."

Ye Fan: "Do you think good-looking people are everywhere? If your parents didn't look for a partner based on looks, you would still be a clown."

"Mom!" Erbao stomped his feet.

Ye Fan glanced at her indifferently and went into the yard again.

Erbao chased after her and noticed that his mother was carrying two boxes. "Mom, I'll help you carry them."

Ye Fan casually handed her the box containing clothes and Soviet specialties.

The mother and daughter entered the main courtyard. The three people in the courtyard turned around at the same time. Yu Wentao, who was holding clothes in her hand, threw the clothes into the washing machine and came to greet them: "When did you come back? Hurry up--" Turning around, she saw Huihui's boyfriend, "Oh, this is Xiao Yan, the one I told you about before, do you still remember him?"

Ye Fan had a weird impression that a blind date was not worthy of her attention. Secondly, she was only thinking about this business before leaving and had no time to think about anything else. "You seemed to have said that." She looked at the man. He was about 25 years old, not short, with single eyelids and fair eyes. He was not ugly, but he was not good-looking either. He looked more comfortable than the average person with average looks. If it were a woman, she would be considered pretty, but he was a man, so Ye Fan didn't know how to describe him - delicate?
This word was the only one Ye Fan could think of for a moment.

No wonder Erbao said that she was not as handsome as Geng Zhiye when he was young.

Even now, Geng Zhiye's eyes are full of wrinkles, and this kid is not as good-looking as him.

Not to mention comparing with Geng Zhiye, this guy is not as energetic as Benben. Maybe it’s because Benben is a soldier, he sits properly and stands upright, but this guy looks like he has been sitting in an office all year round.

He could satisfy Huihui and even get Yu Wentao to introduce him to him, which showed that he had some good intentions. Otherwise, given her mother-in-law's gossipy nature, she would have gossiped a lot.

It is also possible that Ye Fan overthinks and he is really honest. But Ye Fan remembers that he and his family are a good match, and children from their family are either stupid or smart, and honest children are rare. How could it be such a coincidence that Huihui could meet him on her first blind date.

Ye Fan smiled and said, "Hello, what's your name?"

Yan Weining: "Hello, Auntie, my name is Yan Weining, you can just call me Xiao Yan like grandma does."

He is so generous! He calls her "grandma" all the time. No wonder his picky mother-in-law allowed him to enter the house.

Ever since "Glorious Class Eight" became popular, Huihui has been introduced to at least 18-year-old boys before and after the New Year, but her mother-in-law is not satisfied.

In some families, the sister-in-law is too powerful, and in some families, there are several sisters-in-law. The man is the treasure of his parents. If Huihui gets together with such a person, the man’s parents will definitely help him bully Huihui when the couple fights in the future.

This is what Yu Wentao said originally.

Geng Zhiye and Geng Benben are soldiers, so it is normal for people to introduce soldiers to Huihui, but Yu Wentao disagrees because there are military service requirements for joining the army, and many soldiers live in places where it is inconvenient. Since it is just a blind date and there is no need to get married, why not avoid it from the beginning.

So Xiao Yan was carefully selected by her mother-in-law.

Because of his self-introduction, Ye Fan was also sure of one thing, that he was not an honest man like Zhang Xiaoming and Sun Laifu. Ye Fan did not dislike people with deep scheming, because such people could protect their families. He coaxed Huihui and the old lady, and Ye Fan did not dislike it either. His willingness to coax them meant that he was aiming for marriage, and they were easy to coax.

If Dabao is willing, he can leave his milk to Huihui and use the jewelry to coax Erbao away.

If a mother has a son of her own, she should think about the character of her own son and will not hate other people's sons.

However, such a person can hide it perfectly even if he wants to have a mistress outside.

Ye Fan suddenly thought that there are philandering people everywhere, and the army is no exception. If you marry a soldier, you will definitely be a widow for the first few years, and if you finally get through it, you may even become a divorced wife. Thinking of this, it's no wonder that the mother-in-law thinks that Xiao Yan is the best choice.

Ye Fan smiled and nodded: "Are you going out?"

Yan Weining subconsciously glanced at Geng Huihui and said, "I'll be out in a while."

"Can you drive?" Ye Fan asked, "Drive my car out."

Yan Weining: "No, thank you, Auntie. We'll just take a walk around and take a look."

"Okay then. I'll go back to the house first?"

Yan Weining immediately said, "You take a rest first, don't worry about me."

Ye Fan returned to the house.

Erbao followed in and asked quietly: "Mom, what's going on? What's going on?"

Ye Fan put down the suitcase and took off the shoes he had been wearing all the way: "What do you think?" "I think it's just so-so. But grandma said he's very good." Er Bao put the suitcase on the ground, found a chair to sit down and said seriously, "Grandma said he's in good condition."

Ye Fan hadn't listened carefully before: "What's the good way?"

"Grandma said that he has brothers and sisters, and his parents gave birth to him, which shows that his parents do not favor sons over daughters. If Sister Huihui marries him, she will not be rejected even if she gives birth to a daughter. Grandma said that the family behind Aunt Li was very satisfied with their daughter-in-law before, but because she gave birth to a daughter, they said that she caused her family to become extinct." Erbao laughed, "It's as if a boy can have her surname. Her husband didn't dislike it, so I don't know what she dislikes."

Ye Fan: "How do you know her husband doesn't mind?"

Erbao nodded: "Grandma said so. Her husband said that his son is not good enough, and it is clear that he will have a daughter. Although he also wants a grandson, he is also mentally prepared to have a granddaughter."

Ye Fan was speechless but wanted to laugh: "Her husband also knows physiognomy?"

"Her husband said that his son was a bad boy since he was young, but if he was a girl, he would be a good-natured girl. He was not reincarnated as a girl, so his child must be a girl." Erbao became more and more confused. "I don't know where that family got this fallacy from. When grandma said it, it sounded like the truth, so I thought it made sense."

Ye Fan said: "Do you think that no matter what the reason is, at least the result is that the mother-in-law dislikes her daughter-in-law, but the father-in-law does not dislike his granddaughter?"

Erbao nodded: "We went to the park last weekend and ran into that old man pushing his granddaughter out. It was when we saw that old man that grandma remembered his family."

Ye Fan: "Only the old man?"

Erbao nodded: "It is said that the daughter-in-law is washing clothes at home, and his wife is watching her son and not letting him help. Mom, how can she be the same as the evil mother-in-law on TV?"

Ye Fan: "Then his son is really useless. If it were your father, your grandma is his biological mother, and he would dare to throw your grandma out."

"Yes. Apart from this, his family is also pretty good. Both his parents are highly educated. His father works in a government agency, his mother works in a public institution, and he works in a state-owned enterprise. But his education level is a bit low, only a bachelor's degree." Erbao said, "Also, he is just average looking."

Ye Fan could tell that his daughter was very dissatisfied with Yan Weining's appearance: "This government agency has nothing to do with our family. Who introduced him?"

"My grandfather's old comrade-in-arms said he and his grandfather were neighbors."

Ye Fan: "Or is he a descendant of a general?"

"So grandma said that they were barely a good match."

Ye Fan said, "Then let's just date for now. If Huihui is willing, we can get engaged this time next year and get married at the end of the year."

"so fast?"

Ye Fan said, "A year and a half is just right. If something happens to him over a period of time, your sister Huihui will be delayed. But a short period of time won't work either."

"What if he's hiding something?"

Ye Fan: "The result will be the same if we stay there for three to five years. But it won't happen. There is no such thing as an impenetrable wall in the world."

Erbao covered his mouth: "You want someone to check him out?"

Ye Fan shook his head: "Mom cares about him."

Erbao almost choked on his own saliva: "I hope he can stand the love from his girlfriend's aunt."

Ye Fan gave his daughter a slap and took off his coat. Er Bao immediately pulled up the door curtain when he saw this. Ye Fan took off his dirty pants and sat down, "Where's your brother?"

"I went to shoot a commercial."

Ye Fan was surprised: "There's still an advertisement looking for him?"

"Yes. Didn't he take on a casual wear commercial before? The college students who were already doing internships and about to graduate didn't know how to buy clothes, so they all bought clothes based on the ones he wore in the commercials. When the friend of the owner of the clothing factory heard about this, he also asked my brother to act in the commercials."

Ye Fan: "What advertisement?"

"Leather shoes!" Erbao couldn't help but sigh when talking about this, "Mom, you don't know, they are just as good at doing business as you are. The leather shoe factory asked my brother to shoot an advertisement and the clothes he wore were from that clothing factory. That clothing factory also signed an additional one-year endorsement fee with my brother and asked my brother to shoot another advertisement, and the leather shoes were from the leather shoe factory. My brother got two benefits from one advertisement. This is simply one plus one is greater than two."

Ye Fan was surprised: "The owners of the shoe factory and the clothing factory have a good relationship."

Erbao: "My brother said they were just ordinary friends. Because the shoe factory didn't plan to make clothes, and the clothing factory didn't think about making shoes, there is no conflict of interest between the two companies. Instead, the cooperative relationship is like you and Uncle Chang."

Ye Fan: "Guangming is gone too?"

Erbao nodded: "He went over to play."

Ye Fan: "Why didn't your brother drive my car?"

"Because my brother is being picked up by a special car now." Erbao was confused, "Mom, how come he is more popular than Guangming who appeared for 10 minutes?"

Ye Fan said: "Your brother has this fate."

"You just complained about our neighbors being superstitious. How come you've become superstitious yourself?"

Ye Fan nodded, "Really. Some people have played supporting roles in many TV series, even as passers-by, but he is a familiar figure. Some supporting roles are simply better than the main characters. It's because your brother fits the role so well that the audience thinks he should be like that. If your brother takes on an instant noodles commercial someday, the audience will find it unbearable."

Erbao thought about it and suddenly understood, "Mom, my brother didn't appear on the screen for ten minutes. His popularity hadn't passed yet, so when his car commercial came out, the audience didn't think it was an advertisement. When his clothes came out not long after the commercial was aired, people didn't think it was an advertisement either. That's why my brother has three works in half a year, and he can always be popular. When his leather shoe commercial comes out, it will increase his popularity. Will there be more advertisements looking for him?"

(End of this chapter)