Siheyuan, don't mess with me

"We don't have a banquet. We can just cook one or two dishes like the one in the cafeteria. Then set the table and whoever wants to sit with them can sit with them. Each person will have a bowl of food, a bowl of wine, and two steamed buns. Is that okay?" As soon as Chen Zhiguo put forward this idea, several people's eyes lit up!

Liu Haizhong slapped his thigh and said, "Let's do it! Make two dishes, one meat and one vegetable, and get some liquor and some steamed buns. It's simple and convenient!"

The big trouble was solved, and the heavy stone in the hearts of Liu Haizhong and his son was lifted. They felt relieved, raised their glasses frequently, and soon became drunk!

"Zhiguo, I have something else to trouble you with!" Liu Haizhong was a little drunk, and his tongue was gurgling when he spoke.

"Second uncle, what do you say?"

"Zhiguo, Guangqi is getting married, and I want you to drive to pick him up!" Liu Haizhong boldly asked.

Unexpectedly, Chen Zhiguo did not hesitate at all, "Okay, no problem!"

Today, Chen Zhiguo got off work early. Liu Guangqi was getting married tomorrow, and Chen Zhiguo was going to pick up his bride! Just as he was about to enter the alley, a man on the side of the road waved to him!

"Long time no see, how are you?" Chen Zhiguo looked at the girl in front of him.

"I! I'm fine!" Liu Lan looked at the man in front of her whom she had dreamed about at night. The courage she had mustered before seemed to disappear. She lowered her head, grabbed the corner of her clothes, and muttered,

"What do you want to talk to me about?" Chen Zhiguo looked at the shy Liu Lan in front of him and asked with a smile.

"Here you go!" Liu Lan hurriedly took out a handkerchief and opened it, revealing some change inside. "I, I'm here to pay you back!"

Chen Zhiguo took a look and took it with a smile, "How is your work lately?"

"pretty good!"

"Is your father's illness healed?"

"Much better!" The intersection was a bit noisy with people coming and going. If Chen Zhiguo didn't have good hearing, he would not be able to hear what she was saying at all.

"You count it! I'll save the rest! I'll pay you back when I have it!" Liu Lan saw that Chen Zhiguo didn't count the money and put it directly in his pocket, so she hurriedly said,

"It's okay! Just remember it!"

"Then, I'll go back then!" Liu Lan looked up, then quickly lowered her head.

"You came here just to pay back the money?"

"Yeah!" Liu Lan nodded! "I have to go back, otherwise it will be too late!" Liu Lan's home is a little far from here, and Liu Lan is reluctant to take the bus. It will be very late if she walks back, so she will go back immediately after seeing Chen Zhiguo. Although she is reluctant to leave, it is dark, and she is still a little scared to walk at night as a girl!

"Wait for me here, I'll be back soon!" Chen Zhiguo glanced around.

"Oh!"

Chen Zhiguo rode away quickly on his bicycle. Liu Lan looked at his back and secretly regretted her cowardice! When she couldn't see him, she missed him so much, but when she saw him, she didn't even dare to raise her head or look at him more! Liu Lan also hated herself for being so cowardly!

Chen Zhiguo came back quickly, "Get in the car!"

"No need! No need! I can walk back by myself!" Liu Lan waved her hands quickly. Although she was very happy in her heart, she still didn't want Chen Zhiguo to ride his bike to take her home. Not because she was worried about gossip, but she simply wanted Chen Zhiguo to go home and rest early. Even if he rode a bike, it would take an hour to go back and forth, and Chen Zhiguo hadn't eaten yet!

"Hurry up! Do you want a grown man like me to be laughed at by others?" Chen Zhiguo teased. At this time, it was already the rush hour after get off work, and there were many pedestrians on the road. Chen Zhiguo, who was riding a bicycle, and Liu Lan, who was standing next to him, indeed attracted a lot of attention from passers-by!

"Ah! Oh!" Liu Lan was a little panicked and sat sideways on Chen Zhiguo's bicycle. Chen Zhiguo pushed with his long legs and the bicycle quickly merged into the crowd of people leaving get off work!

Liu Lan sat sideways in the back seat, and at first she just held on tightly to the bracket on the back seat.

"Hold on tight, I ride fast!"

"Oh!" Liu Lan stretched out her hand and tried several times to grab his clothes, but Chen Zhiguo grabbed her hand and pulled it into his arms, so that Liu Lan hugged his waist! Gradually, Liu Lan sat up straight and leaned towards Chen Zhiguo, her face resting on his back, smelling the scent of Chen Zhiguo with fascination!

On the streets and alleys, Chen Zhiguo rode a bicycle with Liu Lan through the crowd. Liu Lan seemed to block out the noise outside, and her whole mind was leaning on Chen Zhiguo. At this moment, the whole world was quiet, and only the slight breathing sound of Chen Zhiguo could reach her ears!

How much Liu Lan wanted time to stop and remain frozen at this moment, so that she could be with him forever!

However, the better the moment, the faster time passes!

Chen Zhiguo's bicycle stopped. This was an alley, not far from Liu Lan's home!

Liu Lan jumped out of the car unwillingly and looked at Chen Zhiguo, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself!

Chapter 285 Liu Guangqi gets married!

Chen Zhiguo parked the car, looked around, and touched her hair. "Don't rush to pay back the money, and don't try to save money deliberately. Do you understand what I mean?" The kind words rang in Liu Lan's ears. Liu Lan blushed and looked up at Chen Zhiguo!

Chen Zhiguo smiled, took a cloth bag from the car and handed it to her, "This is for you!"

"I don't want it!" Liu Lan refused to accept it. She went there to pay back the money, not to ask Chen Zhiguo for help! If it was like this every time, she would never dare to see him again!

"This is my heart, and you just turn it away?" Chen Zhiguo smiled faintly. He understood Liu Lan's little thoughts and knew where her stubbornness came from. "I'm very happy that you can come to see me. I'm really too busy and don't have time to go see you!"

"No, no, you're busy with work!" Liu Lan shook her head in panic. She was already satisfied to hear Chen Zhiguo say this, so how could she dare to ask for more!

"Take it! I guess if everything goes well, I might be able to stay at the steel mill for a while next month, and I'll be able to see you then!" Chen Zhiguo touched her hair, "I'm leaving! It's too late, be careful when you go back!"

Liu Lan walked away carrying the bag, looking back every time she walked. Chen Zhiguo stood there and watched her go, which made Liu Lan feel warm in her heart. Until she turned the corner, Liu Lan waved to Chen Zhiguo in the distance, and then she saw Chen Zhiguo riding away on his bicycle!

The family members had no suspicion at all about the bag that Liu Lan brought back. Liu Lan had told her family before going to work that she would go to pay back the money after get off work tonight!

"He sent you back!"

"Hmm!" Thinking of this, Liu Lan felt a surge of happiness in her heart again. Her home was far away from Chen Zhiguo's home. If Liu Lan walked, it would take more than two hours. Chen Zhiguo was really considerate and meticulous. He thought of everything!

"So many things!" Liu Lan's mother opened the cloth bag and exclaimed. When Liu Lan carried it, she felt it was very heavy. Looking at the things taken out of the bag, Liu Lan felt that she could never repay Chen Zhiguo for his kindness to her in this lifetime!

The first things that were taken out were two bags of sugar, two pounds of white sugar, two pounds of brown sugar, a box of tea, two boxes of cakes, and four small round iron boxes, which were flat and had the words "Snow Cream" written on them!

The rest of the cloth bag was filled with big items, five pounds of pork belly, ten pounds of pork fat, ten pounds of white flour, and ten pounds of cornmeal! No wonder Liu Lan felt it was so heavy to carry, how could it not be heavy with so many things?

"My daughter, how are you going to pay it back?" Liu Lan's mother looked at the pile of things in surprise. Even for a blind date, the gift wouldn't require so much. Not long ago, she heard that someone used ten kilograms of cornmeal as a gift to marry a rural girl! Such things are not uncommon now. What's the point of marrying for food or not starving to death? As long as you can survive, it's fine!

"Don't worry, as long as he gives it to you, just accept it!" Liu Lan's eyes were shining, and she really wanted to chase him out, hug Chen Zhiguo and not let him leave!

"I'm sorry for putting you through this, my daughter." Liu Lan's father, Liu Laowu, is now much better and can walk around. "Dad, it's okay. I'm willing. As long as he doesn't say he doesn't want me, I'll wait for him!"

"Girl! You!" Liu Lan's mother exclaimed.

"Mom, stop talking. If it weren't for him, what would our family be like? Have you ever thought about it? I don't have to marry that bastard, my dad is in good health, and our whole family can live together happily. He gave me all of this, and he didn't ask me to marry him. Isn't it my responsibility to stay with him? With all the things I have today, it's enough to marry two girls!"

Liu Lan's words made Liu Lan's mother speechless. If her daughter married according to her opinion, she would not be able to bring back so many things from her husband's family to support her parents' family. Moreover, it was because of the money and food Liu Lan brought back that the old man was saved. How could she repay this favor? It would still fall on Liu Lan's head! How helpless she was at the time. She could only watch the old man weaken day by day, and there was nothing she could do! If the old man passed away, the family would be broken up. How good it is now, and life is stable!

The only regret is that my daughter's life-long event has been delayed, but looking at her expression, she has already given up. Never mind. It has only been more than ten years since the liberation, and many old ideas have not been eliminated in the minds of this generation. Concubines and mistresses are not surprising and are commonplace!

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Chen Zhiguo got up early and flushed the GAZ-69 with water. While he was busy, Liu Guangqi came over with his two younger brothers. Seeing Chen Zhiguo busy, they hurried over to help!

"Don't do it. You are the groom today. Let them help you!" Chen Zhiguo stopped Liu Guangqi who was about to step forward and threw the rag in his hand to Liu Guangtian. "Why did you come so early? Are you worried?" Chen Zhiguo said jokingly.

"No way, I'm asking you to come over to my house for breakfast!"

"No, I don't need it. The meal is ready. I'll go over after I finish cleaning up! You go back and get busy first!" Chen Zhiguo chased Liu Guangqi away and took Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu to clean the car inside and out! With the help of the two, they took down the canvas roof. Today, they were going to pick up the bride, so a convertible like this would be festive enough!

"Don't leave, let's have a bite here!" Chen Zhiguo called out to the two brothers of the Liu family.

"No! Brother Zhiguo, we have things to do when we go back!" Liu Guangtian ran back with his brother. The family was busy at the moment. Early in the morning, He Yuzhu came over and started mixing mud in the backyard to build a big stove!

Today’s dishes are simple. It was like a piece of cake for He Yuzhu to fry these two big pot dishes. The only trouble was that he had to take out the big pot from home, which had not been used for a long time. He Yuzhu spent a long time wiping it yesterday and finally made the pot shine!

Liu Haizhong got up early. Yesterday, everyone in the courtyard had been notified. Liu Haizhong borrowed eight tables, stools, bowls and chopsticks. At this time, we all help each other. When the time comes, we don’t have to go to the door. They will be automatically moved out for you! The tables, chairs, stools, and bowls and chopsticks are all marked on the table, so that they won’t be mixed up after use!

There are four octagonal tables in the backyard and four octagonal tables in the middle yard. When guests come, they can sit wherever they want!

Second Aunt made some egg soup, heated up some steamed buns, fried some shredded potatoes, cut some pickles, and asked those busy people who got up early to finish their breakfast first!

Liu Haizhong had many apprentices, and they all came in groups early in the morning. Soon, the backyard became lively. He Yuzhu, who had finished building the stove, did not go back. He smoked and talked with Liu Haizhong's apprentices in the backyard, feeling very happy! He didn't need to help out, and the second aunt took a few women to do it! There were several large basins on the ground, with washed dishes and plates in them! There were only two dishes today, and even He Daqing didn't need to do anything, he could do it alone!

At nine o'clock, Chen Zhiguo drove out and parked the car in front of the main entrance of the courtyard. Before he entered the yard, a child naturally ran back to report the news. Soon, Liu Guangqi, wearing new clothes and a big red flower on his chest, came out with his bangs, urged by the second aunt and others!

Accompanying Liu Guangqi to pick up the bride were Xu Damao, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu! A spacious jeep, Liu Haizhong took out two big red cloth flower balls and tied them on the rearview mirror. Amid the sound of lit firecrackers, Chen Zhiguo drove the GAZ-69 and set off!

Liu Guangqi sat in the front passenger seat, and the rest sat in the back! Nowadays, riding a bicycle to pick up the bride is considered very high-end when getting married. Chen Zhiguo drove four wheels today, directly raising the grade of picking up the bride to the highest level!

Wang Fang's home was not far from the courtyard house. It took more than twenty minutes to drive there slowly. Before reaching the door of her house, there were children shouting, "The groom is here! The groom is here!" Upon hearing the news, children came out from every household and started chasing the jeep. Chen Zhiguo reduced the speed to the slowest and kept honking the horn!

Seeing this, Xu Damao, who was behind him, said with a smile, "Watch me!"

He reached into the bag on his back and pulled out a handful of candy, shouting, "Eat candy!" He stood up and threw it behind the car, successfully attracting a large group of children surrounding the jeep! Not far from Wang Fang's courtyard, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu lit firecrackers, and the jeep stopped at the gate of the courtyard amid the crackling sound of firecrackers!

Wang Fang was also wearing new clothes today, with a big red flower on her chest. Nowadays, there is no particular ceremony for marriage. The rules of the older generation cannot be used, and there are no new rules to follow! Chen Zhiguo, Xu Damao and others were arranged to sit down and drink some tea, eat some cakes, and wait for the simple wedding ceremony here!

At ten o'clock, escorted by Wang Fang's parents, Liu Guangqi held Wang Fang's hand and got on the jeep! The dowry had already been moved to the car. Amid the sound of firecrackers, Xu Damao threw two handfuls of candy at the back of the car, attracting all the children who were watching. Chen Zhiguo drove the car to the courtyard!

Because they couldn't go back, Chen Zhiguo had to drive in a different direction. It was spring, the sun was shining, and Liu Guangqi couldn't stop smiling. Wang Fang and her two bridesmaids sat in the back, and two relatives of Wang Fang's family also squeezed in the back seat! At this time, Xu Damao's advantage of being good at speaking was revealed!

Liu Guangtian only dared to secretly look at the bridesmaid, but Xu Damao made the girl laugh with just a few words. Xu Damao knew her name, address and age clearly. Even Chen Zhiguo who was driving had to secretly give Xu Damao a thumbs up. This guy was born at the wrong time. If he were born in the future, he would definitely be a sea king!

Along the way, this convertible wedding car received countless envious glances, and drove into Nanluoguxiang amid the blessings and envious eyes of passers-by!

In the same scene, the first people to discover the wedding car are always the children playing at the entrance of the alley. "The bride is here! The bride is here!" The clear shouts echoed over the entire alley. At this time, Xu Damao stood up, took out candies from his bag and threw them behind the car!

It's just that this guy is a bit abusive. Chen Zhiguo could see from the rearview mirror that Xu Damao took the opportunity to bump into the girl several times, and even touched her hand while giving her candy. However, because of his flattery along the way, the two bridesmaids didn't really blame him except that they were a little embarrassed!

The sound of firecrackers rang out, and Liu Guangqi held Wang Fang's hand and entered the courtyard. Xu Damao followed behind with the bridesmaid, while Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, carrying the dowry, fell behind at the end!

Chen Zhiguo waited for the crowd to disperse a little and drove the car back to his own yard. Without the canvas roof, the group of playing children would definitely climb onto the car, so it would be safer to drive back home!

Chapter 286 I am Yan Jiecheng’s wife, my name is Liu Meihua!

Seeing the bride come in, He Yuzhu started swinging the big shovel. Today, there are two dishes: pork, cabbage and vermicelli stew, and scrambled eggs with lettuce! In addition, there is a big iron bucket with boiled bone soup and several baskets of steamed buns made of two-grain flour! Of course, there are also several jars of loose wine, and a pile of bowls are placed on the side. You can take as much as you want!

The wedding was hosted by Chen Dayong, who spoke a few words. Since he became the director of the guesthouse, Chen Dayong has become more eloquent and spoke vividly! He bowed to the teacher first, then to his parents, and finally the couple sang a song "The Sea Sailing Depends on the Helmsman" together. The whole wedding ceremony was simply completed!

Next, everyone lined up to get their dishes just like they would in the cafeteria, each with a bowl. He Yuzhu waved a large spoon and served the dishes skillfully. After serving, an old lady put two steamed buns made of two-grain flour on the chopsticks. Those who wanted to drink took a bowl of the prepared liquor and then gathered in groups of three or five to find a table, sit down and start eating!

This way of eating is relatively new, but it is much better than sitting at a table. The meat dishes you can eat at a table of eight people are not as many as today! And don’t be fooled by the loose wine Liu Haizhong prepared, this is the pure Niulanshan Erguotou bought from Xu Huizhen! Not some sweet potato stew or something like that, which is spicy!

While He Yuzhu was serving the dishes, the second aunt, along with Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, brought a bowl of dishes to every household in the courtyard. The big bone soup was also served in a basin, so if you wanted to drink it, serve it yourself!

No matter how many dishes there are, they are not enough to supply the entire courtyard for the banquet. Generally, each family sends a representative to the banquet, and this dish is given to the people who stay at home to eat, so that they don’t have to cook! This approach is quite generous. He Daqing and He Yuzhu took a look and thought that they would do the same when their children are one month old!

Chen Zhiguo didn't drink, he ate a steamed bun, a bowl of vegetables, and half a bowl of bone soup, and the feast was over! Chen Dayong, He Daqing, and Yan Bugui, who wrote the gift list, accompanied the two relatives who came to send the bride to eat in the room. The same dishes were served in a large basin and accompanied by four cold dishes. No one could find fault with this configuration!

Xu Damao stayed by the two bridesmaids' side, busying around, serving dishes and soup, and he never tired of it! When Chen Zhiguo saw this, he whispered, "Brother Damao, take it easy!" Xu Damao smiled and turned into a little bee again! He Yuzhu stood next to Chen Zhiguo and said disdainfully, "A dog will always eat shit!" Chen Zhiguo directly blocked him and said, "I think you are jealous, why are you talking sourly!" He Yuzhu was so angry that he waved a spoon and chased Chen Zhiguo!

When Yan Bugui was drinking at Liu Haizhong's house, Li Ruihua happily took the dishes brought by the second aunt, and asked Yan Jiedi to bring a small pot over, and poured half a pot of bone soup. He said to the second aunt with an apologetic look, "There are many people in this family, and if we pour less, we may not have enough to share!"

The second aunt was happy today and didn't care. Instead, she said, "It's full, it's full. I know you have a big family, and there's more at home if it's not enough!"

So, Li Ruihua returned to the room with a pot full of bone soup. When he saw Second Auntie had left, he said, "Oh! I should have brought out a big pot earlier!"

Liu Meihua looked at him with disdain. Although she was in a very bad mood at the moment, she had to eat, otherwise she would be hungry. This was the experience she had summed up during these days living in Yan Bugui's house. No matter how big the matter was, she had to eat. In Yan's house, if you were hungry, you had to endure it until the next meal. You could never think of snacks. The pots and bowls in Yan's house were very clean after eating. The meals were calculated and there would never be any extra. Even if there was extra, it was not your share! In Yan's house, there were only hungry stomachs, and there would never be leftovers!

Liu Meihua suppressed her inner unhappiness, picked up the steamed bun and started to eat. If she was slow for a while, the bowl of food would be gone. Without Yan Bugui at home to preside over the meal, the chopsticks of several people in the family were almost dancing out of shadows, as fast as lightning! Liu Meihua picked up two chopsticks, and then nothing else. The whole bowl was empty. Even the empty bowl was taken by Yan Jiefang, who wiped it carefully with the steamed bun!