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

The next day, when Sha Zhu met the second girl he was supposed to meet, he felt that the first one was pretty good, but the second one didn't quite meet his standards, so he was a bit perfunctory.

I think having the first one is enough; we can't have our cake and eat it too.

The second girl realized that he was being perfunctory and that he wasn't interested in her, so she politely said goodbye and left.

To everyone's surprise, in the evening, the girl he had met the day before came to He Yuzhu and said, "Comrade He Yuzhu, I've come to tell you that we're not a good match."

We won't see each other again.

Sha Zhu had initially thought it was a good start, but upon hearing this, he became dejected. However, He Yuzhu appreciated the girl's personality; she was straightforward and easygoing, which was quite nice.

He forced himself to stay alert and said, "Okay, could you tell me why?"

Didn't we have a good chat yesterday?

The girl pondered for a moment and said, "I went back and talked to my parents, and their suggestion was that I find someone with a complete family."

"Comrade He, don't misunderstand. I didn't say it's wrong for you to take care of your sister. I just felt that if we were together, and we had to take care of your sister, what about our own family, which has a younger brother and a younger sister? What would we do then?"

Without hesitation, Sha Zhu said, "Then let's take care of them together, what's the big deal?"

The girl quickly waved her hand and said, "That's not how it works, Comrade He, you're thinking too simply."

There are many things involved here. For example, let's talk about your sister. You support her education, not to mention the tuition fees. She will also get married and have children in the future, and you will have to prepare a dowry. If she is not doing well, you will have to help her, right?

Because you are her only brother, she has no parents to rely on, so she can only depend on you, her brother.

If my younger brother gets married and his wife also demands the same thing, then the pressure on both of us will be immense.

What if we have several children in the future?

It has to be said that girls mature early and think a lot.

While her parents weren't entirely right, they did make some sense.

Sha Zhu is a typical example of someone who only cares about looks and doesn't consider anything else.

Men mature later than women, and no one tells him these things.

He had taken it for granted, but after hearing what the girl said, he realized he might have to support so many people in the future, and he was actually a little scared.

Seeing that Sha Zhu had nothing to say, the girl offered a few words of comfort: "Comrade He, you're a good person, but marriage isn't as simple as you think."

Moreover, in those days, everyone was short of food. My family was also large; I had not only a younger brother, but also an older brother and a younger sister.

Before my brother got married, he was fine, but after he got married, he started thinking about how to get something from my parents every day.

It can only be said that every family has its own troubles.

So let's leave it at that, goodbye!

The girl had walked quite a distance before Sha Zhu came to his senses.

He thought that blind dates were just a matter of two people, a man and a woman, getting married if they liked each other.

Why is it so complicated?

Sha Zhu is not the Sha Zhu from the later episodes of the TV series, but the Sha Zhu who experienced the Liu Haizhong family's children fighting over the house and the Yan Laokou family's children fighting over the property.

He didn't know that things were fine between the siblings before they all reached adulthood and got married.

Once they're all married and can only take care of their own families, they all desperately want to get as much as possible from their siblings or parents.

There's no way around it, people are too poor these days, and everyone is struggling to make ends meet.

Resources were scarce, and everyone was capable of having children.

With few options available, people tend to overthink things.

Sha Zhu arrived happy but left dejected.

Feeling depressed that night, he called Yang Dalin for drinks again, asking Yang Dalin to help him analyze the situation.

Yang Dalin first tried to comfort him: "Don't be discouraged, my aunt still has a few other candidates."

Now that I hear what you've said, I think what that lady said today is right.

Let me tell you about some things you haven't experienced yet.

Then Yang Dalin used his hometown as an example, telling the story of Liu Haizhong's son fighting over a house.

These kinds of things happen everywhere, a lot of them.

Yang Dalin had even seen brothers fight tooth and nail over a piece of land.

A poor man has little ambition, and a thin horse has long hair.

These things have existed since ancient times. Of course, there are also cases where siblings get along well, but they are rare. Those cases are either due to good parenting or good family conditions.

Even if a family is well-off, this kind of thing is inevitable, because people are never satisfied.

He might want more, but he just doesn't want things to get so ugly.

Sha Zhu took a sip of his drink, feeling dejected, and said, "I've heard a lot about these things, but I never thought it would happen to me."

I just thought that whoever is more capable should contribute more effort and money, but I didn't expect it to be so complicated.

Sigh, hopefully the next meeting won't be so troublesome.

Yang Dalin then said, "Brother Zhu, you should be glad that the girl didn't end up with you today."

Judging from what she said, her older and younger brothers probably won't be any good people in the future, so it's better that they didn't end up together.

You won't encounter relatives like that again, which is great.

So last time I talked to you about marrying someone of equal social standing, it's not just about conditions, but also about the other person's character and personality.

Otherwise, if you find a family with bad character, you'll have a lot of trouble later.

Sha Zhu nodded: "That's true. I need to find someone who can truly care for my sister. I don't want her to be two-faced after I marry her. That would be a real problem."

Brother, could you talk to your aunt again and ask her to give me her opinion? I really can't figure this guy out.

Yang Dalin said solemnly, "Then you can rest assured, Brother Zhu, I guarantee I'll find you someone you'll be satisfied with."

Yang Dalin wanted to mention the candidates for the relief center that Aunt Qi had mentioned, but then he thought that he shouldn't "alert the enemy" yet.

In the end, it wasn't mentioned.

Aunt Qi had been observing that person for many days. Although he had no parents and was a refugee, he was still alive.

But he is a nice person, good-looking, and doesn't have much family burden, except for having a younger sister.

These two are actually quite well-matched.

Otherwise, if you go to that girl today, you'll inevitably have a lot of family issues to deal with in the future. It may seem like she has the help of her parents, but they have many children in their family, so their help is limited.

In the future, when the other party's parents get old, or their younger siblings, they will also need a lot of help.

If things go wrong, it could cost more than marrying a refugee.

Yang Dalin didn't say much, just kept Sha Zhu company to cheer him up and boost his confidence so he could continue practicing.

When Yang Dalin got home that evening, he told Aunt Qi what had happened.

Aunt Qi said, "I was originally planning to let the girl from the relief center stay with him for a few more days before seeing Zhu Zi this weekend, but it seems I'll have to do it earlier."

Yang Dalin then suggested to Aunt Qi, "Auntie, why don't you have that woman come to our house beforehand? She can wash up, get ready, and change into one of my sister Yan's clothes. Wouldn't that increase the chances of success?"

Yang Dalin didn't think he was cheating Sha Zhu. Look, this can save two lives and help Sha Zhu get married.

It's a win-win situation, isn't it?