Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

After a brief introduction, the matchmaker, Li, took Liu Yuhua to No. 95 Courtyard after learning all the details. As for Liu Lan, she did not go with them and went back to her own home.

Liu Yuhua was wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket. She had taken the afternoon off and dressed up specially. She didn't look ugly at all, but she was a bit too sturdy. When she walked down the street with Matchmaker Li, it looked like an adult taking a child for a stroll.

The two arrived at No. 95 Courtyard. At that moment, the people in the courtyard were returning home from get off work, and they encountered quite a few residents of No. 95 Courtyard outside.

Many people in the courtyard knew Matchmaker Li and greeted her. However, when they saw Liu Yuhua, they were all surprised, as it was very rare to see such a robust girl these days.

Liu Yuhua was already used to the surprised expressions on everyone's faces. She smiled and nodded to everyone in the courtyard as a greeting.

When the people in the courtyard saw Matchmaker Li arrive, they were quite puzzled, assuming that she had come to introduce a potential partner to someone's son. However, since Matchmaker Li didn't say anything, they didn't ask any further questions.

Upon arriving at the front yard, Matchmaker Li saw Yan Fugui and quickly greeted him with a smile, pointing to Liu Yuhua and saying:

"Teacher Yan, I brought the girl over. Where's Jiecheng? Has he come home from get off work yet?"

Yan Fugui turned around and saw Liu Yuhua. He was so shocked that his mouth twitched. Looking at her figure, she was indeed similar to Sha Zhu, only slightly stronger.

Liu Yuhua stepped forward and greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Uncle."

Yan Fugui snapped out of his daze and nodded repeatedly, "Alright, alright, let's come in first. Jie Cheng is back. Miss, have you eaten?"

Liu Yuhua smiled and nodded: "I've already eaten."

As soon as the three entered the house, the Yan family was shocked to see Liu Yuhua, while Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang secretly chuckled to themselves.

The three women were momentarily stunned, but when they came to their senses, they quickly grabbed Liu Yuhua's hand and smiled warmly, "Girl, come, come, come sit down."

After Liu Yuhua sat down, the third aunt called out into the house again, "Jiecheng, come out quickly, your blind date is here!"

"They're here."

When Yan Jiecheng came out of the room, he saw Liu Yuhua sitting on the stool, looking like a mountain. He subconsciously swallowed.

When the old woman saw Yan Jiecheng staring blankly into space, she glared at him and said, "Jiecheng, what are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and pour the girl a glass of water."

Liu Yuhua glanced at Yan Jiecheng. He was of average appearance, just a little thin. Overall, she was quite satisfied with him.

"Oh, oh, it's here."

After pouring Liu Yuhua a glass of boiled water and everyone sat down, the third auntie smiled and asked:

"Girl, what's your name?"

Then, the third aunt pointed to Yan Jiecheng and said, "This is your blind date, Yan Jiecheng."

Liu Yuhua smiled and replied, "Hello, Auntie, my name is Liu Yuhua."

"Liu Yuhua, good, good, what a nice name!" the third aunt laughed.

"Wait, Auntie, what did you say his name is?" Liu Yuhua asked uncertainly.

The three women grinned and said, "Yan Jiecheng, girl, don't you know him?"

Liu Yuhua stared wide-eyed at Yan Jiecheng, saying incredulously, "You're the infamous chicken-killing maniac, Yan Jiecheng?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Jie clenched his fists, his eyes turned red, and he lowered his head without saying a word.

"hehe."

The three women gave an awkward laugh, breaking the silence, and quickly said to Liu Yuhua:

"Girl, these are all rumors. They were spread by a crazy old woman in our neighborhood. You must not believe them. My husband, Jiecheng, has sworn a solemn oath that he absolutely did not do this."

"Daughter, don't you think about it? If this really happened to Jie Chengqian from our family, why hasn't the police arrested him? These are all rumors, you must not believe them."

Yan Fugui nodded repeatedly in agreement: "Yes, yes, Yuhua, I'm a teacher, and my Yan family is a scholarly family. How could I do such a despicable thing?"

Liu Yuhua looked at Matchmaker Li, who smiled awkwardly and said:

"Yuhua, you should judge this matter yourself. Aunt Li doesn't know what to say about this kind of thing."

The third aunt quickly explained, "Yuhua, our Jiecheng has always been a good boy. It's just that a crazy old woman in our neighborhood can't stand seeing us doing well, so she spread these crazy rumors. If you don't believe me, you can go to our neighborhood and ask around. This matter was definitely not done by our Jiecheng."

Seeing the confident expressions on Yan Jiecheng's parents' faces, Liu Yuhua believed them.

Even if Yan Jiecheng wasn't behind this, the fact that it's become such a big deal has certainly damaged his reputation.

Liu Yuhua sighed inwardly. She decided to just make do. These rumors would fade away over time. Apart from that, she was fairly satisfied with Yan Jiecheng in other aspects, considering that her own circumstances weren't exactly great either.

Thinking of this, she smiled and said to the three aunts, "Uncle, Aunt, I believe that Comrade Yan Jiecheng did not do this."

"Hehe, that's good."

Both the third aunt and Yan Fugui breathed a sigh of relief. The third aunt smiled at Liu Yuhua and asked:

"Honey, how did we do with our solution?"

Liu Yuhua blushed and said, "It's...it's alright."

"Haha, girl, let me tell you, my Jiecheng has been exceptionally sensible since he was little, and now he's a full-time employee at the steel rolling mill. If you two get together, your future will definitely be brighter and brighter," the third aunt grinned.

"By the way, honey, who are the people in your family?"

After a twenty-minute conversation, both sides had a general understanding of each other's situations and were quite satisfied. However, Yan Jiecheng remained silent and seemed somewhat downcast.

Yan Fugui was very satisfied with Liu Yuhua's family conditions. Her father, a level 84 fitter, earned 5 yuan a month. Adding her own 42 yuan, and her three older brothers working at the slaughterhouse, their combined monthly salary was over 5 yuan. Once Liu Yuhua married into the family, their future would be... well, you know.

The third aunt said to Yan Fugui, "Old Yan, I feel that Yuhua and our Jiecheng are quite a good match. Why don't we pick a date, let them get their marriage certificate, and set up a few tables in the yard so that everyone in the yard can get to know Yuhua, our new daughter-in-law?"

Yan Fugui nodded: "I think so."

As he spoke, Yan Fugui looked at Liu Yuhua and said, "Yuhua, you know our family's situation. Recently, all our life savings were stolen. Do you have any requests?"

Liu Yuhua blushed and shook her head, saying, "Uncle, I...I don't have any requests."

"Smack."

Yan Fugui clapped his hands: "How about this, there's no time like the present. Yuhua, you and Jiecheng ask for a day off tomorrow, go get the marriage certificate first, and then we can have a few tables set up in our courtyard this Sunday. What do you think?"

"Um."