1952: Walking through Nantongluo Alley

At this time, Jia Zhang was a little impulsive and wanted to arrange this marriage for her son Jia Dongxu.

This kind of girl is obviously a hardworking one. If you really marry her, her family will be blessed.

In the room, Jia Dongxu was also lying on the crack of the door, watching every move outside.

At first, he felt a little disgusted that the matchmaker brought this fat pig over again, but as time went on, Jia Dongxu began to feel a little relieved.

He was about to be fired from the steel mill, and now was not the time for him to choose a wife.

If I missed Tingting, I might really be single for the rest of my life.

"Tingting, let's go. The Jia family still doesn't like you. Let me introduce you to some other young men."

After saying this, Matchmaker Sun sighed, stood up and prepared to go out with Tingting.

The teacup in Jia Zhang's hand shook suddenly and almost fell over.

"Hey...Matchmaker Sun, we haven't even started chatting yet, why are you leaving?" Jia Zhang stood up and said anxiously.

Matchmaker Sun raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a smile that was imperceptible to others.

She knew there was a play!

And it's a sure thing.

Matchmaker Sun sighed again and spoke to Jia Zhang without turning her head.

"Sister-in-law, your Dongxu doesn't like my niece. Why should I stay here? I might as well introduce her to someone else and see if I can meet a good boy."

Hearing this, Jia Zhang was obviously a little anxious. She didn't care whether Sun the matchmaker was deliberately trying to hook her.

"Don't worry, when did I say I didn't agree to this marriage? I'm just afraid that we're not suitable for each other. How about this? Give me a few days. When my Dongxu finishes her work, I'll let her propose. Do you think that's okay?"

Matchmaker Sun and Tingting looked at each other and grinned in tacit understanding.

"Old sister-in-law, aren't you just looking at the pot while having your cake and eating it too? Are you just kicking away anyone who's better than my Tingting? Let me tell you, my Tingting is just a little fat, but there are a lot of people who like her."

Matchmaker Sun held up two fingers and continued.

"Two days, I'll only give you two days. If you still don't agree, I'll introduce Tingting to a boy whose family is no worse than yours. He's from a city with a stable job and a bicycle."

Without waiting for Jia Zhang to speak, Matchmaker Sun took Tingting away.

"Hey...Matchmaker Sun...I have something else to say..."

Jia Zhang stood by the door and shouted outside, but unfortunately, Matchmaker Sun and Tingting had already left the courtyard.

"Mom, do you really want me to marry that fat pig?" Jia Dongxu walked out with a dark face.

He will never bow to fate until the last step.

Jia Zhang said helplessly.

"Dongxu, Mom doesn't want to do this either, but what can we do now?"

"Wait until the old man gets home from work, then go and find out if your job is really over."

"Dongxu, if you really don't have a job, you should just marry Tingting. You have to learn to accept your fate! Maybe this is your destiny!"

Jia Dongxu punched the door frame helplessly.

……

Because Jia Dongxu accidentally broke the knife, Yi Zhonghai was absent-minded at work all day.

And I feel particularly irritated inside.

After finally making it to the end of the workday, the workers on the street were still pointing at him and talking bad about him behind his back.

"That's Yi Zhonghai. His apprentice broke our factory's only tool. I heard that it was caused by his apprentice deliberately picking on someone else."

"You mean Yi Zhonghai's apprentice? I've disliked him for a long time. He relies on his master being a seventh-level fitter, but he has no skills at all. He's also always acting like a tyrant at the steel mill."

"If you ask me, the factory should fire Jia Dongxu. Why keep someone like him around?"

"I heard the factory bosses have already let Jia Dongxu go home. I guess his resignation letter should be out in a couple of days. After all, he made such a huge mistake, there's no way he won't be fired!"

……

The discussions behind him never stopped, and Yi Zhonghai didn't know how he got back to the courtyard.

Just as I reached the door of my house and had no time to open it, I heard Jia Zhang's voice behind me.

"Uncle, you're back from get off work." Jia Zhang greeted him gently.

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai silently clenched his fists.

Before he even walked into the door, Jia Zhang came up behind him.

"Sister-in-law, what do you want from me?" Yi Zhonghai said indifferently.

"Nothing much. I bought some peanuts on Old Drum Tower Street today. As soon as I got home, Dongxu started clamoring to bring some back for his master."

Jia Zhang stuffed a bag of peanuts into Yi Zhonghai's hands.

"Master, this is a gift from your disciple Dongxu, you must not refuse it."

Yi Zhonghai sighed and stuffed the peanuts back into Jia Zhang's hands.

"Sister-in-law, stop beating around the bush and take these peanuts home to eat."

"Are you here because of Dongxu's problem? It's not that I don't want to help, but I really can't. That was the only tool in the factory, and it was broken by Dongxu."

"Without this knife, the progress of the mission assigned by the higher-ups will be greatly delayed."

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai no longer paid any attention to Jia Zhangshi and stepped into the room.

As he turned around to close the door, Yi Zhonghai said another sentence.

"Sister-in-law, Lao Jia used to know a lot of people. Why don't you use your connections to see if you can find another job for Dongxu?"

boom! ! !

The door was closed by Yi Zhonghai.

Jia Dongxu was also sentenced to death.

At this time, tears began to well up in Jia Zhang's eyes.

At this moment, she was in pain and discomfort.

Lao Jia has been dead for so many years, and I have long lost contact with his old friends. It would be useless even if I went to beg them one by one.

"Hey... isn't this Jia Zhangshi? What good news happened in your family today? Why did you buy a bag of peanuts to celebrate?"

Chen Xiao rode his bicycle past Jia Zhang.

Then he parked his bicycle in front of his house, picked up the mutton soup and sesame cakes on the handlebars, and went into the house humming a little tune happily.

"Today, I am really, really happy..."

Jia Zhang clenched her fists tightly.

"You damned little bastard! Just wait for me, just wait for me!!!"

Jia Zhang returned home with the peanuts and threw the bag directly onto the table.

The net bag filled with peanuts rolled on the table, and a lot of peanuts fell out from the bag.

When Jia Dongxu saw it, he immediately bent down to pick it up.

"Mom, what's going on? What did my master say? When did he say I can go to work?"

"You are such a fool! Just give these peanuts to my master. Why did you bring them in?"

Jia Zhang squatted down, picked up a peanut and put it in her mouth and ate it.

"Eat, eat, eat. You only know how to eat. Forget about the steel rolling mill. See if you can find another job someday!" Jia Zhang glared at Jia Dongxu.

It’s such a late hour, and you still only know how to eat.