The conspiracy of the courtyard

Chen Ping asked curiously, "Son, why do you know so much? Have you learned all this?"

Lu Zixuan smiled softly. [Hehe, this question hits the nail on the head. I used to be a poor student, but that’s why I had the opportunity to wander around. I went to the bathhouse and listened to a group of old men discussing things before and after liberation, as well as some rules and etiquette.

Later, I liked to read novels, watch TV, and watch videos. Anyway, let me tell you this, I used other people’s school time to play. Haha… I didn’t expect that I would be able to use my skills here. I used to be a typical person who was uneducated and unskilled. Lu Zixuan replied self-deprecatingly

Chen Ping didn't like her son belittling her. "Stop talking nonsense. How can an uneducated person understand this?"

Lu Zixuan was a little lonely. [How should I put it? You think I know a lot now, but what about a few decades later? What I know, everyone knows. I don't even know the basics. As the saying goes, everyone has their specialties. I might specialize in eating, drinking and having fun, haha... Every era has its own sorrows.]

Chen Ping tried to change the subject. "Why are you so sad all of a sudden? Are you thinking about the future? Why does that sound so awkward? Uh... Are you thinking about your past?"

Lu Zixuan forced himself to cheer up [Hehe... Mom, you are really getting better and better at diverting your emotions. Okay, you still have to go to work tomorrow, go to sleep]

Seeing her son's mood improve, Chen Ping was relieved and said, "Okay, good son, mua."

In a slow-motion shot, it was five days before Jia Dongxu's wedding. Jia Dongxu was so happy that he walked with a breeze and smiled at everyone he met. After all, he was going to marry a beautiful wife. He thought of her sweet smile, curved eyebrows, pouty mouth, and nutritious breasts. Oh, I can't think about it anymore. Damn, I almost choked on my saliva. Jia Dongxu was happy, but Jia Zhangshi was so angry that her blood pressure rose sharply and her cerebral thrombosis was almost up to her neck.

The marriage gift for girls in the city is only 5 to 10 yuan, but the rural in-laws that Jia Zhang found for her son asked for an extremely high gift of 18 yuan. Jia Zhang had to accept it with a pinch of her nose, because her son liked them.

There are only a few days left before the wedding, and the matchmaker said that the woman is asking for a very high price again, even wanting a sewing machine, saying that it would protect the house.

Jia Zhang cursed at the matchmaker, "Fuck you! Do these poor bastards know what a sewing machine is? Those are all foreign gadgets, costing more than 100 million yuan each. These cheap gadgets must have been in the city to inquire about them. It's okay if they are made in China. Fuck you! The domestic ones were out of stock years ago. Damn, not only did they sell their daughters, but they also want to destroy our house and even protect it? I've heard of Buddha statues protecting the house, and I've seen God statues protecting the house, but a sewing machine protecting the house is really fucking rare. I can protect the house, so what?..."

The matchmaker had to persuade her kindly: "Who made our child fall in love with that girl? Who made our family think that the conditions were good? Who made us workers? We should not argue with a bunch of peasants, which would be embarrassing for us, right? So, sister, please believe me for once. I think that girl is a softhearted person. After we get married, we will set some rules for her and let her serve us. We can also be the ancestors of the Jia family and enjoy ourselves for once. Okay?"

After hearing this, Jia Zhang was much calmer. Thinking about her son's fawning attitude towards that little girl, she thought it would be difficult to persuade him. Forget it, for her son's sake, she would just endure it. She smiled and said, "I won't argue with them. I'm not the kind of person who would persuade my daughter-in-law. Let's talk about it after we get married. I'll go and discuss it and give you a definite answer tomorrow."

After sending the matchmaker away and scolding her, Jia Zhang felt better. She discussed it with Yi Zhonghai and admitted it again. Who made her son cry? She borrowed 100 million from Yi Zhonghai and bought the cheapest imported goods for 105 million.

Because the bride's home was in the countryside, which was quite far away, they needed to arrive in the city one day in advance, so the bride and the six people who were accompanying her were arranged to stay at the nearby Jiaozhou Hotel.

After much difficulty, they booked two rooms, but the bride's escort said that two rooms were not enough and insisted on two more, saying that it was unlucky to squeeze into one.

Jia Zhang was so furious that she almost exploded. A room cost 2 yuan a night, and she would have to spend 4 yuan more. She was about to fight with the bride's escort. Of course, they couldn't fight because Yi Zhonghai was there. Finally, they agreed to compromise and get another room.

Sister Liu, Aunt Yang, and Aunt Zhou, who went with them, watched and participated in the whole process, and the gossip spread to every corner of the courtyard. When Chen Ping, Lu Zixuan, and He Yushui heard the gossip, they were dumbfounded. Is this really because they are afraid that the bride will be too valued by her husband's family, so they come here to attract hatred? Absolutely powerful to pit the sisters

After dinner, everyone in the courtyard started chatting. Of course, the topic was about the Jia family, who had been at the top of the Siheyuan list for several days.

Jia Zhang was counting the money she spent on marrying a country girl. She wanted to stab herself twice and throw away her green intestines. How much did it cost to marry a girl from the city? Add and subtract, and it would be 30 at most.

But a country girl, in addition to sewing machines, actually spent 60 yuan, which is equivalent to her own annual expenses. She is crazy to believe the matchmaker's lies. She will never admit that she softened her heart because she saw her son being wronged.

Jia Zhang is not the only one who loves her son. There is also Chen Ping who treats her son like a child.

Lu Zixuan asked Chen Ping in his heart, "Mom, have you asked around? How big is the average gift these days?"

"Not necessarily. Some give 1, 2, and some give 1 or 2. Let's do the same as Wu Guihua and give 5. I guess Jia Zhang will go crazy. She spent so much money on a girl from the countryside. It's enough to marry several men in the city. How come I don't know which family in Qinjiazhuang is so wicked? After cheating on the in-laws, they cheated on their daughter. How big a grudge would that be?" Chen Ping really couldn't think of any family that could be so wicked. She was also a little angry and answered hatefully.

Lu Zixuan felt a little confused [Why do I feel that the plot I know has nothing to do with this? Why does it have to be more than ten years later, with a big change, and suddenly the plot starts? Sha Zhu shouldn't be interested in Qin Huairu anymore, right? Did something big happen in the middle? ]

Chen Ping answered confidently, "I don't think there was any accident. If there was any accident, it should be because of us. We have reduced the impact of He Daqing's escape to almost zero.

I think Zhuzi has probably never liked her. If they must be together, it must be because he, as a man in the old city, cares most about his face or his chivalrous sympathy for the weak, but there is absolutely no love.

Or maybe he was provoked. Don't forget, there is another person you didn't mention, Xu Damao. If Xu Damao deliberately provoked him, he would really do something irrational. I found that Zhuzi used to be very impulsive. He would argue with others without saying a word, but now he seems to be much better.

Son, there is something I have always wanted to ask you, why have we always been so nice to Zhuzi? "