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

The chubby boy ran off first, but Yang Dalin didn't leave immediately. He chatted with Deputy Director Dou for a while longer.

Dou Xiaolong tossed Yang Dalin a cigarette, took a deep drag, and said, "Hey... I thought I was just giving you face by casually introducing you, and that if Wang Li didn't like you, she could stay in our bureau and we could settle things internally."

Who would have thought that a beautiful flower would be stuck in cow dung?

"I'm really doing this to myself. There are so many single young men in the bureau. If they knew, they'd kill me."

Yang Dalin laughed heartily: "Brother Long, don't be upset, it's like a turtle eyeing a green bean, they've hit it off."

"Pah, who are you calling a bastard?"

"Hehe, isn't that my buddy, Fatty?"

"Haha, so your brother is this, then what are you?"

Dou Xiaolong stretched out his hand and made a turtle shape with five fingers pointing downwards.

Yang Dalin was too lazy to argue with Dou Xiaolong about this.

They stole one of the most beautiful girls from the bureau, so they're just going to get a few sarcastic remarks.

"Brother Long, if I am also like that, then I'll call you brother. What are you?"

Be careful not to get yourself involved in the insult.

Yang Dalin took the initiative and became the host.

Dou Xiaolong was stunned: "You brat, you really are a dog."

By the way, your brother already has a girl he likes. Do you have one? Should I call all the single girls in our bureau over for you to meet?

I'm not willing to introduce others, but I'm still very willing to introduce you.

Even if you don't like any of the girls in our bureau, I can introduce you to any girl in the entire Ministry of Public Security's police force in Beijing that you fancy.

"How about it? Isn't your brother good to you?"

Yang Dalin smiled dismissively: "Brother Long, I don't need to. I already have a girlfriend; she's sitting at your bureau's gatehouse waiting for me!"

"Oh, when did you get a boyfriend? I didn't know. I was even thinking of recruiting you as our bureau's son-in-law."

"You're overthinking it, Brother Long. You know how charming I am."

You may not have met my partner, but you probably know her. She is Qi Yanhua, the eldest daughter of my adoptive aunt.

My aunt wanted me to marry her, and she liked me too. I liked her too, so I just went along with it.

It's just that we haven't announced it to the public yet; we'll get our marriage certificate as soon as we reach the required age.

I'll invite you to my wedding banquet, and don't forget to give me a gift then.

"Damn, you're really quick."

I don't even know when it will happen. Come on, come on, I'll go with you to meet them and get to know them.

Go and give her a small gift as a token of our meeting. Later, take her to my house for a visit, so she can get acquainted with the place and meet your sister-in-law.

"Brother Long, don't bring too small a gift when we meet, otherwise I'll definitely give you a discount if you need my help in the future."

And what does my sister-in-law do? I've never had a chance to meet her.

"Your sister-in-law is a teacher; you should visit her another day."

"You little rascal, don't worry, the gift won't be small. How about you give her a bicycle ticket?"

"Teacher, that's great. Will you teach junior high or elementary school?"

"Forget about the bicycle ticket, Brother Long. I've already bought her the bicycle."

"Your sister-in-law teaches elementary school, so she has more free time than I do."

"The bicycle has been bought, but what about the watch voucher?"

Yang Dalin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Brother Long's wife was a primary school teacher.

When the winds of change blow, teachers of junior high, high school, and university will be the most unfortunate.

Teaching elementary school is a bit better.

Yang Dalin said casually, "I already bought the watch, Brother Long."

"Wow, that's great! So, is there anything else we're missing from the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a radio, a sewing machine, a watch, and a radio)?"

"We have everything we need, Brother Long. We have two bicycles, one for me and one for her. We also have three watches, one for me, one for my aunt, and one for her."

What other gift are you planning to give as a token of our meeting?

This stumped Dou Xiaolong.

Are you suggesting we send a TV ticket? Even though the first black and white TV in China was produced in Tianjin a few years ago.

However, TV tickets are not something that Shawn Dou can easily obtain.

He didn't know that even if he got his hands on it, Yang Dalin wouldn't want it.

This thing is too flashy; it'll be better in a few years.

Now that we've moved to a courtyard house, the whole place is anything but quiet.

It will be alright once Yang Dalin moves to that big courtyard.

Dou Xiaolong took out all the tickets from his drawer and looked at them one by one.

Seeing that Dou Xiaolong was having a problem, Yang Dalin offered a suggestion: "Brother Long, it's not that complicated. If you really want to send something, just send some wool coupons or cloth coupons or cotton coupons, and that will be fine."

"Yes, you're right, girls love this the most. But your sister-in-law has already taken all my yarn and cotton coupons."

Here is a coupon for half a jin of sesame oil, which is quite rare.

There's also a half-pound biscuit coupon; I'll give that to my younger brother and sister-in-law first.

"Bring your partner to my house later, and I'll have your sister-in-law give you cloth ration coupons."

"Thank you very much, Brother Long. Let's go, we need to hurry home."

Yang Dalin didn't really care about these receipts. He had plenty of good stuff in his space, and he always kept things like sesame oil and biscuits at home.

But this is Brother Long's heartfelt gift.

I can't refuse.

After Dou Xiaolong left, he also called Wu Tiejun, who had just dodged the attack.

After Wu Tiejun left, Dou Xiaolong whispered a few words in his ear. Wu Tiejun went back into the house and brought out some receipts.

The three of them went downstairs and arrived at the guardhouse.

Ma San and Qi Yanhua are waiting here for Yang Dalin to return.

Yang Dalin introduced Brother Long and Brother Jun to Sister Yan and Ma San.

Dou Xiaolong and Wu Tiejun gave the tickets they had taken out to Qi Yanhua.

Qi Yanhua repeatedly declined.

I'm sorry, I don't want it.

Yang Dalin took it directly and stuffed it into Sister Yan's hand: "Sister Yan, don't be polite. These are my two older brothers. Please accept what they gave you."

They owe me a lot; this is just a small interest payment.

This made Dou Xiaolong laugh and curse, telling Yang Dalin to get lost.

Then Dou Xiaolong told Qi Yanhua and Ma San, "If anyone dares to bully you in the future, come to the bureau anytime to find me and your brother Jun."

After Yang Dalin had Sister Yan and Ma San thank the two elder brothers, he took his leave.

Once outside the branch office, Yang Dalin spotted the chubby boy, Yuan Qiao, hiding to one side.

Yang Dalin kicked him: "Are you stupid? It's so cold waiting outside. Why don't you offer the gatekeeper a pack of cigarettes and wait in the guardhouse?"

The chubby boy stomped his feet and laughed lewdly, "It's okay, boss, I'm willing to wait here."

Well, money can't buy his willingness.

Yang Dalin ignored him; the young man was too caught up in the moment.

Forget about freezing weather, even in the most dangerous places, this chubby kid would dare to venture out.

If Wang Li came out and saw him frozen like this, she would probably be even more soft-hearted.

It might be helpful for the chubby boy to catch up with Wang Li.

Yang Dalin didn't bother with it anymore and simply carried Sister Yan and Ma San home.

I was lucky; I didn't suffer any hardship. Yan-jie even hugged my waist.

Hopefully, the chubby boy won't turn into a simp.

However, there are very few gold diggers these days, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

Unlike later generations, there were not many devout women.