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

There were nearly thirty tables at noon, and the meal lasted until after 2 p.m. Yang Dalin saw off all the guests from the morning.

The neighbors and brothers who helped out at noon ate a big pot of stew.

Yang Dalin had Sha Zhu put ten pounds of fatty meat inside.

There are also ten jin of vermicelli.

This dish is still very fragrant.

That evening, I treated all the helpers and neighbors to a nice meal.

The food was the same as at lunchtime.

It wasn't until after 10 p.m., when everyone had finished their fun and had drunk their fill, that Yang Dalin finally had time to rest.

Yang Dalin simply told Sha Zhu to distribute the leftovers to everyone in the compound except for his own family.

I need to eat vegetarian for two days because I've been eating too much meat these past two days.

My family ate meat every day throughout the Chinese New Year.

I also need to eat vegetarian food for two days to cleanse my stomach and intestines.

That evening, Yang Dalin briefly looked at the gift list at No. 95 Courtyard.

They received over two thousand in wedding gifts alone.

Ministers each gave 88 yuan, vice ministers each gave 66 yuan, and their subordinates each gave at least 10 yuan. Their fathers each gave 20 yuan. They are all people who are not short of money.

Then we must give more gifts.

However, this is incomparable to the situation where each household in the courtyard only receives one yuan.

The neighbors in the courtyard all gave gifts together before, there was no need to compare with those leaders.

Yang Dalin handed the money directly to his aunt and Chu Yanhua to count.

For Yang Dalin, money is just a number.

In addition to monetary gifts, there were also many other gifts.

Yang Dalin collected more than twenty thermos flasks.

There are more than twenty washbasins.

There were two watches left, and Yang Dalin gave one to Ma San'er and one to Xiao Ning.

There were new sheets, duvet covers, new shoes, and a lot of other random things.

Goodness, when will we ever use these thermos flasks and washbasins?

There are too many; I'll give them away later.

The quality of these washbasins these days is such that one can last for ten or twenty years without breaking.

I estimate I could use it all in a lifetime.

If we don't give them to the family, they won't be able to use them all.

It was getting late, so Aunt Qi said, "Dalinzi, why don't you take Yanhua back to rest? You're too tired today, go and rest early."

Yang Dalin knew that this was Aunt Qi's way of telling them to hurry back to their bridal chamber.

Yang Dalin did indeed arrange for the new house to be the main house in the courtyard near the freight station.

Yang Dalin plans to stay there for a few days.

I'll have Sister Yan move in when I'm away on a business trip.

The main problem is that the soundproofing here isn't very good, and Yang Dalin is afraid that if the wedding room is in his own room in courtyard number 95, Yan Jie won't dare to make a sound at night.

Hehe, Yang Dalin shamelessly picked up Sister Yan and drove off.

After holding back for so long, I can finally have some meat.

Upon returning to the freight station and entering the courtyard, the gate was indeed not locked.

It seems that the neighbors here have left the door open for Yang Dalin.

Yang Dalin turned around and locked the door.

They led Sister Yan to the main room.

Everything here has been tidied up and the stove is lit.

No one came to make a ruckus during the wedding night.

Nowadays, the custom of making merry on one's wedding night is no longer popular.

Looking at Sister Yan sitting on the edge of the bed, a little nervous and shy, not daring to move.

Yang Dalin finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He turned off the lights and pounced on Chu Yanhua like a hungry wolf.

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A night of endless charm.

Yang Dalin was surprised that Sister Yan had such good skin.

It feels really good.

I'll definitely send you more nice things next time to help you maintain your health.

The two of them didn't get up until the sun was high in the sky.

I woke up because I was hungry.

Yang Dalin got up and put on his clothes.

I boiled a kettle of water for Sister Yan so she could wash herself and rinse off.

Sister Yan was still shy and wouldn't let Yang Dalin watch her wash her body, so Yang Dalin had no choice but to go out of the house to make breakfast.

Upon exiting the house, Yang Dalin saw the women and children of the two neighboring families.

They ate breakfast early.

The two female neighbors looked at Yang Dalin and laughed in a way that seemed out of place.

Yang Dalin is thick-skinned and doesn't care.

The men had already finished eating and gone to work.

Unlike this young couple, who slept until after nine in the morning.

However, being newlyweds, everyone has been through it and understands.

While cooking, Yang Dalin chatted with his two neighbors and their children.

A chef came over yesterday and cooked two meals for us.

The leftovers were also shared with them.

The two female neighbors each gave Yang Dalin five yuan as a gift.

They probably thought Yang Dalin had treated them so well, giving them so many dishes, that if they gave them too little, Yang Dalin might be unhappy.

Yang Dalin wouldn't care about that.

They've put their heart into it.

However, Yang Dalin did not ask for more.

Yang Dalin accepted one yuan from one family.

Just say it's the same as your neighbor's house.

We insist on not collecting more.

He also said that if his wife has any difficulties living here in the future, everyone should help her out.

These are naturally beyond question.

The neighbors here are much better than many people in courtyard number 95.

There are only three families in total.

There are fewer people, so there's not much trouble.

They are all quite united.

When Yang Dalin was moving to this house, he made a point of inquiring about it beforehand.

I know that the people in these companies are all of good character.

Otherwise, Yang Dalin wouldn't have wanted to exchange houses with the original homeowner, Grandpa Wang.

The original homeowners, Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang, also had their wedding banquet here yesterday.

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.

Aunt Wang came in carrying a small cloth bag.

Seeing Yang Dalin cooking, she laughed and said, "Oh, the groom hasn't eaten yet, just got up?"

Yang Dalin knew that Aunt Wang was making fun of him, that she was joking, and he didn't care. He replied, "Yes, Auntie, I was too tired yesterday, so I got up late today."

"Really? Are you too tired?"

"Yeah, yeah, there were too many friends and leaders who came yesterday."

"Haha, yes, entertaining guests is exhausting, we understand."

"Is the new bride up yet?"

Aunt Wang asked.

Yang Dalin replied, "Get up, Auntie."

Why did you come so early?

Aunt Wang continued to smile at Yang Dalin and said, "It's almost ten o'clock, is it still early?"

I came to visit you two, and brought some things for your wife.

I went in to check on her after she got up.

By the way, this is the gift we've agreed upon for you.

After saying that, Aunt Wang also took out five yuan.

Yang Dalin naturally refused, saying that he had just received one yuan from the other two customers, and it was not appropriate to take five yuan from him. Yang Dalin insisted on taking one yuan.

When Grandma Wang saw that Yang Dalin refused to accept the money, she had no choice but to take out a dollar and hand it to him.

Yang Dalin accepted the gifts with both hands and thanked Grandma Wang and Grandpa Wang.

Yang Dalin continued cooking, while Aunt Wang went inside to talk to Sister Yan.

Yang Dalin didn't know what was in the bag that Aunt Wang was carrying.

He said he was going to give it to his new wife.

But we can ask about it later.

Aunt Wang treats him almost like her own son, and she's very good to him.

He probably treats his wife the same way.

I'll go in and take a look later. If it's not valuable, I'll let my wife accept it; if it's valuable, I won't accept it.