The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

Zhao's mother was quite satisfied with this older brother whom her son had never met.

Then I asked Zhao Yumin.

"How old is your older brother?"

"After the seventeenth of the lunar year."

"Are you already at work?"

"Yes, I worked as a driver at the Beijing Railway Station freight station."

"How tall are you? What do you look like?"

He's a little over 1.7 meters tall and better looking than both of us.

Nowadays, it's not fashionable to say "handsome." Young men usually say "handsome," and young women say "pretty."

However, the more Zhao Yumin listened to his mother's questions, the more he felt something was amiss.

Zhao Yumin looked at his eldest sister, Zhao Yuqin, wondering if his mother was trying to find him a brother-in-law.

However, I'm quite satisfied with having my eldest brother as my brother-in-law. Whether my eldest sister is willing or not, I don't care.

As long as I, as the brother-in-law, am willing, that's fine.

I'm just afraid the eldest brother won't agree.

Who would want to marry a tigress?

Zhao Yumin glanced at his older sister and blurted out without thinking, "Mom, why are you asking so many questions? You're not trying to find a husband for my older sister, are you?"

But even if my sister were willing, my eldest brother might not necessarily like someone like her.

Zhao Yuqin didn't initially suspect her own mother's intentions. She didn't know if her mother meant anything by it, but she couldn't tolerate Zhao Yumin saying she wasn't good enough.

Bloodline can't suppress you anymore, is it?

Zhao Yuqin grabbed the horsewhip that Zhao Ma had placed on the table and shouted, "Zhao Yumin, you're asking for it!"

After saying that, he was about to chase after Zhao Yumin, who fled in a sorry state.

After a while, Zhao Yuqin, who hadn't actually hit Zhao Yumin, returned in a huff.

It seems Zhao Yumin hid quickly, moving into his room and locking the door.

Liu Haiyang moved to the front door, opened it, and said with his head turned, "Aunt Zhao, it's okay, I'm going home now. Sister Yuqin, don't be angry. I think Yumin is right, you and my boss are not a good match."

Zhao Yuqin grabbed the horsewhip again, and Liu Haiyang opened the door in the blink of an eye, then casually closed it and ran away.

Zhao Yuqin was furious. Regardless of whether she had such intentions, it was infuriating enough that her own brother, someone almost as good as her brother, said she wasn't good enough for someone else.

We absolutely cannot let those two ungrateful bastards get away with this.

Unable to catch up with Liu Haiyang, Zhao Yuqin shouted, "Liu Haiyan, you just wait! I'll block your door and teach you a lesson later!"

Seeing Liu Haiyang run far away, Zhao Yuqin returned home dejectedly with her riding whip.

He threw the riding crop on the table and said, "Mom, look at what your son and Liu Haiyan, who's practically your godson, are saying."

Mom, you don't actually have any ulterior motives, do you?

You've never even met their face.

"And I'm only eighteen, and you already want to marry me off?"

Neither of them said anything negative about Yang Dalin's family background.

In this respect, the Zhao family's upbringing is quite good.

Aunt Zhao smiled and said, "No, I didn't mean that. I was just asking."

Who knew your dear younger brother would have such a dirty mind?

But now that you mention it, I do have an idea. I'll have to ask your brother to invite this Yang Dalin over to our house so he can meet him in person.

Judging from what your brother said, this Yang Dalin is sensible, capable, and understanding of his parents' hardships. He's also handsome; he's a really good candidate.

Zhao Yuqin blushed when she heard her mother say that: "Mom..." she called out and ran away shyly.

After watching the drama unfold for a while, Zhao Yuming asked his sister after she ran away, "Mom, are you going to find me a brother-in-law?"

"Is that the boss my brother knows?"

Aunt Zhao kicked the boy: "Get lost, there's no chance of anything happening yet."

I was just asking casually.

"You're the only one left. Help me clean the fish; I'll make fish soup tonight."

Zhao Yuming has always been more obedient than his older sister and brother at home.

He quickly picked up the fish: "Okay, Mom, I'll go right now."

But this tea, isn't it said to be a gift from Yang Dalin? Shall I brew you a cup?

Don't you like drinking tea?

Zhao's mother was very satisfied with her second son's suggestion: "Hmm, that's a good idea. Then make me a cup."

Zhao Yumin's words gave me a headache, so I'll just have a drink to calm myself down.

Zhao Yuming excitedly went to find a water cup and a thermos.

When I brewed a cup of tea for Zhao Ma.

The fragrance filled the living room, and Zhao Yuming, who was so tempted, said, "Mom, this tea smells so good. Look how beautiful the brewed tea looks. If you can't finish it later, can you give me a sip?"

This smells amazing! It's so much better than the tea leaves and tree leaves my dad used to hide.

This was the first time Zhao Ma had ever tasted such fine tea. Before liberation, her family was well-off and she knew a little about tea, but she had never tasted such exquisite tea.

Seeing how sensible her second son was, Zhao Ma nodded: "Okay, go get an empty cup, and I'll pour you some."

I won't give it to your ignorant older brother and sister.

Let's drink this cup together, mother and daughter. It can be brewed several times later, and I still can't finish it.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Yumin peeked out, glancing around furtively.

He was also holding an empty cup in his hand.

That means: "Distribute points..."

Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhao urgently returned to the military, and then many senior figures from the Air Force and Navy, along with some experts, attended the meeting.

The meeting continued until evening when an ordinary-looking officer in military uniform walked in.

First, he whispered a few words in the ear of a big shot.

The bigwig said, "Okay, share your investigation results with everyone."

The officer first saluted everyone, picked up the folder in his hand, opened it and began to read: "Yang Dalin, sixteen years old, junior high school dropout."

Originally from Junxian County, western Shandong Province, both his parents are deceased.

My grandfather was the captain of the militia before liberation. He rescued our wounded soldiers and supported our battles. He passed away two years ago.

This autumn, I fled to the capital with my grandmother, Yang Liushi.

When Yang Liu arrived in the capital, she was critically ill. Although Yang Dalin stayed by her side day and night, she still passed away three days later.

Later, he was taken back to the west wing of the front courtyard of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang by Qi Yulan, a clerk from Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office in Dongcheng District, and lived there ever since.

After that, Yang Dalin and Qi Baogen, the gatekeeper of No. 95 Courtyard, went to the streets to do odd jobs, riding tricycles and unloading goods to make a living.

One day, Yang Dalin took Qi Yulan's daughter, Qi Yanhua, Qi Xiaoning, and He Yuzhu's sister, He Yushui, to the street. They encountered three thugs, whom Yang Dalin subdued single-handedly and handed over to the police station.

One day, he and Qi Baogen followed human traffickers and personally subdued one of the ringleaders.

Seven children were rescued.

Among the children's parents were Director Gong from the First Ministry of Machine Building and Director Wang from the Dongcheng Branch of the Municipal Grain Bureau, among others.

One day, he started working at the freight station of Beijing Railway Station, and later became an apprentice driver for a transport fleet.

The person who made the arrangement was Qi Desheng, the son-in-law of Director Gong.

Qi Desheng was the battalion commander of the first battalion of a motor transport regiment of a certain army during the war to establish the nation.

Master Tian Xueyi was the company commander of the second company of the first battalion of the transport regiment.

On a certain day, Yu reported a spy, and personally followed him, assisting the Beijing Railway Station Branch of the Ministry of Railways in arresting him.

On a certain day, while on a business trip to Tianjin, he assisted the Tianjin police in capturing several spies and their accomplices who were retreating and trying to escape.

On a certain day, while accompanying a transport convoy on a business trip, one person apprehended six robbers.