Back to 1993: The family splits up at the start, and the ingrates regret it so much they cry.

After the third monthly exam, Wang Peng once again ranked first in the entire grade.

The house was also built, with three main rooms separated by a wall, finally giving Wang Peng some private space.

In the old house, the three main rooms were connected, and two bedrooms and a living room were separated by curtains.

The siblings each lived in separate bedrooms, which was very inconvenient.

It's much more convenient now; you can enjoy a moment of peace and quiet simply by closing the bedroom door.

In a good mood, he held a celebration banquet at home to commemorate his move.

We cooked four dishes, two meat and two vegetable dishes, and bought two bottles of liquor. The four of us ate together.

"Qingshu, let's have a drink, you and I." Li Guixi raised his glass.

"I'll drink tea instead of alcohol." Chen Qingshan hurriedly stood up with his cup in hand. "Uncle, I've given up drinking."

In the past month, his relationship with Li Fang has progressed rapidly, and they have officially become a couple.

Li Guixi is his future father-in-law.

“Okay, quitting drinking is a good thing.” Li Guixi drank it all in one gulp.

He was both happy and somewhat scared.

In his words, the Li family and the Chen family were not a good match.

The Li family is a rural family, and their daughter only graduated from high school and doesn't have a good job.

The Chen family is a working-class family in the provincial capital. They own two houses in the city. The parents are workers in a steel rolling mill, and their son is a high school teacher.

After three cups of wine, Li Guixi started to talk more.

"Qingshu, if Xiaofang marries you, it would be a great honor for our family."

"You, you're really aiming for marriage, aren't you?"

“If that’s not the case, you’d better not hurt Xiaofang…”

Li Fang quickly grabbed his arm, "Dad, you've had too much to drink."

"Second Uncle, you've really had too much to drink. Say less," Wang Peng said with a smile.

He felt that his second uncle was very self-conscious.

She was happy that her daughter had found a good husband, but also worried that others might take advantage of her feelings.

"Second Uncle, Fangjie's monthly income is now higher than Old Chen's."

"Last month, Sister Fang sold more than 500 ballpoint pens and more than 500 sets of pen refills outside the Third Middle School."

“They took four hundred yuan in commission from me.”

Wang Peng decisively sided with his cousin.

When money was mentioned, Li Fang immediately straightened her back and gave her cousin a grateful look.

Because her cousin gave her a high commission.

Her salary plus commission last month was 400 yuan, while Chen Qingshu's salary was only 300 yuan.

"Uncle!" Chen Qingshu put down his cup, his face full of sincerity.

"My family already knows that I'm dating Xiaofang, and my parents have praised me for finding a good girl."

“I’m 31 years old, and Xiaofang is only 18. It’s like an old cow eating young grass.”

"Uncle, it's not that your family is above your station, it's that I am above my station."

Chen Qingshu said very seriously.

Li Guixi was so excited that she blushed when she learned that Chen's parents actually approved of Li Fang.

"Uncle, I have another piece of news for you. My parents are coming to talk to you tomorrow about my marriage with Xiaofang," Chen Qingshu said.

These words were like a bombshell, leaving Li Guixi and Li Fang completely stunned.

Wang Peng was also a little confused.

The two were dating rather quickly.

Are they already talking about marriage?

"Why didn't you tell me beforehand?" Li Fang complained, her face flushed.

“This means they approve of you,” Chen Qingshu said softly. “Don’t worry.”

Li Guixi finally felt relieved.

People are happy when they are happy.

He finished the drink in his glass in one gulp, then suddenly remembered something important.

"You don't have a matchmaker yet. Even free love needs a matchmaker."

At this point, he suddenly turned to look at Wang Peng.

Li Fang and Chen Qingshu also looked at Wang Peng.

"You want me to be the matchmaker?" Wang Peng pointed to his own nose, somewhat amused and exasperated.

"That's fine, but I have no experience in matchmaking and don't know the rules for matchmakers," he added.

"Come home with me after dinner, and I'll teach you." Li Guixi couldn't wait any longer.

The Chen family is coming tomorrow, so we need to tidy up the house and at least prepare a good meal.

Wang Peng nodded, "Then don't drink. Let's go buy groceries later."

"I won't drink anymore, I won't drink anymore." Li Guixi hurriedly screwed the bottle back on.

"Uncle, just cook a few simple home-style dishes, my parents don't mind," Chen Qingshu said.

At this moment, Li Fang suddenly tugged at Wang Peng's sleeve and gestured towards the yard.

When Wang Peng looked up, he was surprised to see the two sisters, Wang Xia and Wang Zhen.

Wang Xia walked behind Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen was carrying a bag of eggs.

"Brother, Brother Xue said your new house is finished. Congratulations on moving into your new home!" Wang Zhen said, holding up the eggs with both hands.

This bag of eggs weighs three pounds.

The two sisters worked as food delivery drivers at the school, earning 100 yuan a month, which they used to buy eggs.

Although their clothes were still tattered, they had actually gained weight compared to before.

Xue Dongshan, the owner of the fried rice cart, is Wang Peng's classmate.

He already knew they were Wang Peng's sisters, so he didn't exploit them for their wages.

“There’s no need,” Wang Peng said. “You can return the eggs and save up enough money to go back to school.”

“We can’t turn away the congratulatory gift; it’s bad luck,” Li Guixi said. “You should buy the eggs.”

"Xiao Zhen, how much did you pay for these eggs?" Li Fang took the eggs from her hand.

"It's free. This is a congratulatory gift from my third sister and me to my eldest brother," Wang Zhen said weakly.

Li Fang weighed it in her hand and estimated it to be at most three jin (1.5 kg), so she took out four yuan and put it in her pocket.

"Xiaoxia, Xiaozhen, have you saved enough for your tuition?" she asked.

Wang Zhen hurriedly shook his head, "I'll save enough after another month of work."

"Midterm exams are in a month, so save up some money," Li Fang gently comforted them.

Wang Zhen looked at Wang Peng, and tears gradually welled up in her eyes.

"Brother, after working here for so long, I finally understand how hard you used to work."

"You suffered too much in the past, leaving that home was the right thing to do."

“Wang Song and Li Guifen came to see me and my third sister a couple of days ago. If Brother Dongshan hadn’t stopped them, they would have taken all the money I had saved.”

"I should have spoken up for you when they were pressuring you to hand over your admission notice. I regret it so much now."

At this point, Wang Zhen burst into tears.

"Alright, don't shed crocodile tears in front of me," Wang Peng said. "You can leave now, and don't come looking for me again."

Thinking of how heartless Wang Zhen was in his past life, Wang Peng gritted his teeth in hatred.

He took the blame for her and went to jail, but he couldn't borrow the life-saving money to buy medicine from her.

"Xiaoxia, Xiaozhen, let's go," Li Guixi said. "We need to go back to Li Village."

Wang Zhen secretly lamented that he hadn't moved his elder brother at all.

If you can move your older brother's heart, you won't have to go through the trouble of delivering takeout; you can just eat his food directly.

"Big brother, we're leaving now," Wang Zhen said weakly.

Wang Xia lowered her head and left her eldest brother's house without saying a word, following her fourth sister.

"Xiao Peng, do you have some misunderstanding about them?" Chen Qingshu asked in a low voice.

“No,” Wang Peng sneered. “No one knows them better than me. They don’t regret it; they’re just afraid to continue living like this.”

"Qingshu," Li Fang quickly winked at him.

Chen Qingshu shut his mouth.

Even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes, and Wang Peng's family affairs are even more unusual; it's best not to get involved.

"Let's pack our things and then go to the market to buy some groceries," Li Guixi said, patting Wang Peng on the shoulder.

“Child, it’s not your place to support your sister. Wang Song and the others are deliberately shirking their responsibilities.”