Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house): 52 years of farming, producing hundreds of millions of tons

Jia Dongxu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a beautiful young woman with her hands on her hips blocking his way.

"Uh, is something the matter?" Jia Dongxu stopped and asked.

The pretty girl stared at Jia Dongxu with disdain, sizing him up before letting out a cold snort: "Hmph! You're Jia Dongxu? The one who wants to go on a blind date with me?"

Jia Zhangshi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what she meant and quickly stepped forward with a smile, saying, "Oh my, you must be Aunt Li's second daughter next door, right?"

"Hmph!" Li Mei snorted coldly, looking quite disdainful, then glanced at Jia Dongxu and asked, "Is he your son? What's his name? Is he in high school?"

"Oh, right, I forgot to introduce my son. Dongxu graduated from high school this year and has been admitted to a vocational high school in the county. His name is Jia Dongxu, he's my Dongxu, what do you think?" Jia Zhangshi introduced Jia Dongxu enthusiastically.

(chbh) "Your name is Jia Dongxu, right?" Li Mei glanced around and frowned when she saw that Jia Dongxu was simply dressed. She asked, "Do you have a proper job?"

"No, I just work on a construction site," Jia Dongxu replied, while secretly observing Li Mei's expression. He noticed that she didn't seem disappointed at all; instead, she seemed even more impatient, which puzzled him.

"Alright, since that's the case, I won't argue anymore. I'll wait for you at the alley entrance. Let's go grab a bite to eat. Hurry up, I'm in a rush to get to work." Li Mei said, turning to leave.

"Wait a minute," Jia Dongxu said, reaching out to stop him.

Li Mei said unhappily, "What? You think I'm not pretty enough?"

"Uh, no. You misunderstood. I just wanted to say that I think we should skip this blind date," Jia Dongxu said.

"What?" Li Mei's eyes widened in surprise.

Madam Jia was also shocked. This good-for-nothing son of hers! She had found him a wife, so why did he react like this?

She thought she would finally succeed this time, but she never expected this to happen. She was furious and glared at Jia Dongxu with exasperation, saying, "You child, this girl went through so much trouble to come here for a blind date, how could you say that? Apologize to her right now, do you hear me?"

Hearing this, Jia Dongxu was both amused and exasperated, saying, "Mom! I'm not a three-year-old anymore. You want me to apologize to someone? I can't do that. Besides, why should I apologize to her? I haven't even said anything yet!"

"You!" Madam Jia was nearly driven mad with anger by Jia Dongxu, pointing her finger at his nose and cursing.

"You good-for-nothing son, do you even know who she is? It's not easy for her to find you a wife, and you actually dare to refuse her kindness? Have you lost your mind?"

"Hehe." Li Mei couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, and her eyes looked at Jia Dongxu with a hint of mockery.

Jia Dongxu was speechless.

Damn it! What's going on? All I wanted was for me to go on a blind date, why go through all this trouble introducing me to girls with all sorts of amazing qualities? I know perfectly well that I'm not that capable anyway.

Li Mei pouted and said, "Aunt Jia, actually I quite like him. If he were willing to go on a blind date with me, I wouldn't refuse."

Chapter 288 Matchmaker Wang arranges for Jia Zhangshi to rely on the Li family.

"You." Madam Jia was completely dumbfounded.

I originally thought Li Mei was a spoiled and willful person, but I didn't expect her to be a lovesick girl. She even brought up blind dates. No wonder Jia Dongxu refused!

Thinking of this, Madam Jia breathed a sigh of relief and then winked at Jia Dongxu, signaling him to quickly say a few nice words to coax the young lady, so as not to anger her.

Jia Dongxu shook his head and turned to leave.

Li Mei wasn't about to let him off the hook. She quickly chased after him, stopping Jia Dongxu and asking, "What are you doing? Didn't you just say you were willing to go on a blind date with me? I was even planning to bring my boyfriend along. Now you're trying to slip away? What do you mean? Are you playing me for a fool?"

Jia Dongxu glanced at her indifferently and said, "Are you sure you want to go on a blind date with me? Let me be clear from the start, I'm dirt poor. I have no money, no house, no car, and I can't even afford a bride price."

"Tch!" Li Mei sneered. "It's no big deal! I live right next door to you, don't you know that?"

Jia Dongxu was taken aback and blurted out, "Then how do you know I don't own a house or a car?" Li Mei glanced around and said, "Look, do you even need to guess about this courtyard house? Everyone else in this building is rented out except for my family!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu suddenly realized something.

Thinking of this, Jia Dongxu couldn't help but sigh: "I know Aunt Li's family is well-off. Your name is Li Mei, right? I don't think we're a good match. Let's call it a day." With that, he turned and left.

Seeing this, Li Mei was stunned.

After Jia Dongxu left, Jia Zhang quickly grabbed Li Mei: "Xiao Mei, don't take it to heart. I don't know what's wrong with Dongxu today. I'll talk to him when we get back, and you two can have a good talk another day."

Li Mei muttered, "What is this? They're so old-fashioned, still so picky. I didn't force him to marry me. It was your family who arranged this blind date. Humph." With that, she turned and left.

Watching Li Mei leave, Jia Zhangshi shook her head helplessly and muttered to the newly arrived matchmaker Wang, "Look, I told you long ago to mind your own business, but you wouldn't listen. And look at my Dongxu, I don't know what's wrong with him today?"

Hearing this, Matchmaker Wang gave a wry smile and said, "Aunt Jia, I know, but think about it. If we really succeed in bringing Dongxu and Li Mei together, then Dongxu will be the Li family's son-in-law. Will you still be afraid of not being able to get along in the courtyard house?"

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“You make it sound easy, but that’s just your opinion,” Jia Zhang retorted.

“Who in our courtyard is doing better than the Li family? Let’s not even talk about the eldest and second eldest uncles. Even if we don’t get rich through Dongxu, we can still slowly outlive those people,” Jia Dahai advised.

“Okay, then I’ll go talk to Aunt Li next door again tomorrow and explain things to her, so she won’t keep thinking about it.” Jia Zhang nodded and said.

The next day, Jia Zhang was still waiting at Aunt Li's door early.

Just as expected yesterday, Aunt Li's family did not refuse as they had last time, and their attitude was even more enthusiastic.

Seeing this, Jia and Zhang were secretly delighted.

But after Jia Zhang revealed the purpose of his trip, Aunt Li immediately fell silent, her brows furrowing slightly.

Jia Zhang grew anxious and asked, "What? Is your sister-in-law not satisfied?"

"Sigh! It's not that I dislike your family, it's just this matter," Aunt Li said hesitantly.

"Feel free to voice any concerns you may have. We're willing to pay any price to achieve this," Jia Zhang said, patting his chest.

Chapter 289 Wan Ping'an also arrived.

Aunt Li hesitated for a moment, then finally gritted her teeth and said, "My Xiaomei told me everything when she came back. She said your Dongxu said that we should just give up on this blind date. Since your son has said that, what else can we say?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang was shocked and exclaimed, "What? Dongxu said to let it go? No, this matter must be clarified, otherwise I'll feel incredibly aggrieved!"

"No, I didn't say I wouldn't tell. It's just that this matter is now '160' (referring to a specific date in China). Anyway, my daughter is back, so she should know the most about this. I'll have her come back and talk to you about it, okay?"

"Uh," Jia Zhang paused upon hearing this, thinking to himself, "I do hope your Xiaomei comes back, but if she could come back, would she need to beg you?"

Seeing this, Aunt Li sighed and went home.

Jia Zhang hurriedly followed, anxiously saying as he went, "Oh dear! Sister Li, wait! I haven't finished speaking yet!"

Aunt Li stopped and said, "What else is there to say? Your Dongxu has made it very clear, there's no need to talk anymore, let's go back!"

"But, this really needs to be explained. Please let us meet. I have something very important to tell you," Jia Zhang continued.

"What did you say?" Aunt Li asked curiously.

Madam Jia said, "It's about your daughter and my Dongxu!"

Aunt Li was startled upon hearing this, and her expression changed for a long time before she nodded and said, "Alright, you go home and wait, I'll go in and ask her parents and child to come out."

"Yes! Okay, okay!" Madam Jia replied gratefully.

Madam Jia was waiting outside when she saw Wan Ping'an enter the Li family's courtyard.

Wan Ping'an was still asleep in his room that morning when Matchmaker Wang came to find him, saying that Aunt Li's second daughter next door was on a blind date.

Aunt Li sent Matchmaker Wang to find Wan Ping'an.

Let Uncle Wan Ping'an go and take a look too, after all, she is Aunt Li's second daughter, and her conditions are quite good.

Unable to refuse, Wan Ping'an came to this courtyard, only to find Jia Zhangshi there as well. What bad luck!

"Wan Ping'an? What are you doing here?" Jia Zhangshi said to Wan Ping'an with disdain.

Wan Ping'an pursed his lips, ignored Jia Zhangshi, and walked straight into the courtyard.

Seeing that Wan Ping'an dared to ignore her, Jia Zhangshi cursed angrily and raised her leg to kick Wan Ping'an, but was stopped by Wang the matchmaker.

Matchmaker Wang advised, "Aunt Jia, calm down, don't be angry. We'll discuss it again when Li's parents come out..."

Jia Zhangshi snorted coldly and stood there for a while before seeing Aunt Li leading Li Mei out.

She wore a floral dress, her long, black braids hung down to her shoulders, and her skin was as white as snow, smooth and delicate.

Her features were delicate and beautiful, with long, arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes that sparkled like autumn water, a straight, delicate nose, and rosy, cherry-like lips that radiated an alluring glow. She had an oval face.

Her eyebrows were like willow leaves, and below her delicate, exquisite nose was a pair of crystal-clear, charming lips, with perfectly aligned, pearly white teeth.

Her neck was slender and delicate, with soft and graceful curves; her arms were white and smooth, like jade carvings.

Her long, straight, and shapely legs appeared even more rounded and well-proportioned; she was tall and slender at 1.7 meters, with a dark blue silk belt around her waist; her body had a curvaceous and alluring figure.

Looking at this girl, Madam Jia was stunned. This girl was too beautiful. If Dongxu could marry her, how prestigious it would be!

I just don't know what my son was thinking. He actually said he'd rather not go on blind dates, which made me, his mother, have to come over early this morning to apologize.

Chapter 290 Jia Zhangshi is getting desperate...

Let's see if this blind date can continue. But then Wan Ping'an shows up too? Could it be that Li Mei has taken a liking to Wan Ping'an?

The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and Jia Zhangshi's eyes immediately started darting around.

"Old woman, what are you standing there for? Who is this girl?" Uncle Li asked as he came out from the back room.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Li quickly introduced, "Honey, this is the blind date we just had. This is Wan Ping'an, an old man from the courtyard. They've just become a perfect match, a perfect couple!"

After praising the girl, Aunt Li pulled her in front of Wan Ping'an and said with a smile, "Come on, Wan Ping'an, quickly get to know my Li Mei."

"Uh." Wan Ping'an was slightly taken aback. He thought he was here for a blind date, but he didn't expect it to be a blind date.

He glanced at the other person and saw that she looked shy and kept her head down, not daring to look at him. He sighed inwardly. He decided to leave this matter to Wang the matchmaker; he really wasn't interested.

Then he politely greeted him, saying, "Hello, my name is Wan Ping'an, and I'm the eldest uncle in our courtyard."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi suddenly felt annoyed, thinking: "We're still talking, what does the Li family mean? Are they not going to talk to us anymore? They were just saying a lot of nice things a moment ago, and why did they introduce Wan Ping'an to Li Mei?"

Thinking of this, Jia Zhangshi immediately glared and said, "Wait! Aunt Li, isn't what you're doing a bit inappropriate? I'm here today to apologize for my Dongxu's behavior yesterday. Is this how you do things? He just said something casually yesterday, and today you're setting up a different blind date for him?"