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

Yang Dalin used a feigned retreat to advance: "Don't worry, Aunt Qi has me. What kind of relative are you? If you can't take care of her in her old age, then we don't need you."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu got carried away: "Why not me? Aunt Qi is so good to me and to Yu Shui. I treat you like a brother. I know what you're thinking. You want to marry Yan Hua, right? Hehe, then you'll have to call Aunt Qi 'Mom' from now on. Your mom is my mom. Isn't it right to be filial to your brother's mom?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Dalin thought, "Sha Zhu's eyesight is actually pretty good."

Then I asked him, "Brother Zhu, how did you figure it out? Was it that obvious?"

Sha Zhu chuckled, "Who can't see that? Even Yu Shui knows. It's alright. When you came to the yard, everyone knew that Aunt Qi wanted you to become her son-in-law."

But I was afraid you cared about saving face, so I just said I'd let you date for now, and if you're willing, you can get married; if not, I'll take you in as my godson.

In short, their family gained another male member to carry on the family line!

Everyone knows, so don't be afraid. I won't laugh at you. Even if you really become a live-in son-in-law, I'll still treat you like a brother.

Yang Dalin thought to himself, "What's there to be afraid of? It's a joke."

You probably don't know how thick-skinned we time travelers from the 21st century are.

Some guys in their early twenties bought four houses and a Rolls-Royce in two big cities outright, without relying on their families or relatives, all because their girlfriends had just turned sixty-three.

Therefore, Yang Dalin didn't care at all about being called a live-in son-in-law in the future.

Aunt Qi essentially saved the original owner's life.

If people cared too much about saving face, they would have starved to death long ago.

When Yang Dalin saw that Sha Zhu wanted to be filial to Aunt Qi, he pretended to stop him, but Sha Zhu would get angry if he stopped him again, so he went along with it.

"Brother Zhu, Auntie is still young, it's not the right time yet. I'll remember what you said, we can talk about it again later, okay?"

Sha Zhu nodded, satisfied, and said, "Alright, anyway, I've remembered what I said today. Just watch how I handle things from now on."

By the way, tell me more about Yi Zhonghai. The more I hear about this old guy, the more I realize how deep his thoughts are.

Was he really trying to scheme against me?

Yang Dalin said, "Okay, let me analyze it for you."

However, let me say this first: what I say may not be true, and you need to see things for yourself.

Remember this: don't just look at what someone says, look at what they do.

Furthermore, we need to consider whether what we've done is right or wrong, and also listen to other people's opinions.

Because it's very easy to say nice things.

Let me guess, the main reason you're not married at your age is that you don't have any elders to help you, and you don't have many opportunities to meet people at work, so there aren't many suitable options.

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So I guess Yi Zhonghai will probably introduce you to a wife soon.

However, the ones he introduces to you are not the ones you like.

For example, you could tell him that you like women who are beautiful, virtuous, and have good figures.

He might introduce you to someone who's average-looking, someone he's close to, someone who doesn't meet your expectations at all.

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu scratched his head, puzzled, and asked, "Really? If he really wants me to take care of him in his old age, wouldn't it be enough if he treated me sincerely? I'm not an ungrateful person, am I?"

Yang Dalin explained to him again: "You'll see when you get back. If he and the old lady really wanted to be good to you, they should have started arranging things for you when you were twenty. You're twenty-five now, have they ever done that for you?"

They all want to get more for less, not more.

If you find a beautiful and assertive wife, but they can't control her, why would they introduce her to you?

What if this daughter-in-law doesn't let you take care of them in their old age?

After all, if the new bride isn't stupid, why would she take care of someone she has no relatives or friends in her old age?

So Yi Zhonghai will only help you find someone from the homes of your close coworkers. As for whether they're good-looking or not, that's not something he considers. He only considers how close the relationship is. He'll also tell you that good looks can't put food on the table, and that making a living is the most important thing. He'll also look for someone with a soft personality, someone they can easily manipulate. You can try it if you don't believe me.

Sha Zhu said, "Okay, I'll see how it goes. These two people really care about me, just like you said."

Seeing that Sha Zhu had taken it to heart, Yang Dalin added, "By the way, Brother Zhu, I also heard from Yu Shui that when she was little, she was hungry once and you weren't home."

She went to the deaf old lady under the pretense of having something to eat. The old lady clearly had noodles, but she said she had nothing to eat. Yu Shui then went to Yi Wen Shi's house, but Yi Wen Shi's house had white flour steamed buns, but she wouldn't take them out. Instead, she gave Yu Shui a wild vegetable bun.

I don't know about other things, but these two families seem to be nice to you on the surface, but not much. They're not really nice to your sister, though.

At the very least, there is some degree of preference for sons over daughters.

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu immediately asked, "Is that so?"

Yang Dalin replied, "If you don't believe me, ask the rainwater."

We're borrowing, not asking for it back. We'll pay you back when you return. Rainwater might not have told you this, which shows that while these two families are nice to you on the surface, it's hard to say what they're really thinking.

Sha Zhu said seriously, "Okay, I'll ask her when Yu Shui comes back."

Yang Dalin interrupted him: "She won't be coming back tonight. She's probably still sleeping on the kang with Xiaoning and my aunt. You'd better find someone to clean up your kang as soon as possible."

Sha Zhu nodded: "Okay, I'll find someone to arrange one for her first, and then arrange one for me later. Could you please pass on a message to my aunt for me, saying that I'm sorry to have troubled her, and that Yu Shui even slept at your house?"

Yang Dalin said, "Hey, it's all a small matter. It's settled. We've talked a lot today. Remember this: don't tell anyone what I say tonight, not even your sister Yushui. Just watch carefully and see if I'm right."

Just treat them as usual and don't give anything away. You can only find out whether these people are human or ghosts by interacting with them. Otherwise, you won't be able to see clearly until you do.

What if I'm wrong, right? And I end up wrongly accusing someone.

Sha Zhu said he would keep it a secret from everyone and would treat them the same as always, so they wouldn't notice anything.

The two chatted for a few more minutes before Yang Dalin carried an empty plate home.

When Yang Dalin got home, he saw that Aunt Qi was still awake. He told Yushui, who was still at the Qi family's house, that her brother knew that she was sleeping there.

Yang Dalin also took out the meat coupons and fine grain coupons that Sha Zhu had given him.

In front of He Yushui, otherwise this silly girl would probably feel quite embarrassed.

Seeing that her brother had already given her food and meat coupons, things were different.

At least you won't feel guilty about eating and drinking for free or taking advantage of others.

He Yushui, that silly girl, is also a sensitive person. There's nothing you can do about it; it's something her environment has shaped her.

She lost her mother shortly after birth, and later her father. She only had a carefree older brother who couldn't take care of her in many ways.

She did feel the long-lost maternal love in the Qi family, but the fact that she was eating and drinking for free made her feel indebted.

Her brother gave her meat coupons and grain coupons, which made her feel much better, and she felt that she was not indebted to him.

Aunt Qi said she had given too many tickets and wanted to return some to He Yushui, but He Yushui firmly refused.

The money was given to Yang Dalin, but he refused to accept it. He said that he would just let the rainwater come to eat more often in the future.

This finally relieved Aunt Qi's embarrassment.