Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

"That's it. You're already 24 years old. Do you still want those pretty lesbians to like you?"

"Then tell me what to do." Sha Zhu was also tired. After so many blind dates, he was exhausted too.

In fact, to some extent, his liking for Qin Huairu was a choice he had no choice but to make.

I haven’t been on a blind date for so many years.

There are no attractive women around.

The only one was Qin Huairu, who would talk and laugh with him, which greatly satisfied his heart. His heart was like a dry riverbed, and any small drop of water would make him desperately rush to it.

"Do you know why I married a country woman?"

"Why?" Sha Zhu was curious.

In his opinion, Cao Wei's conditions were much better than his, her skills were better than his, she was more energetic, younger, and her salary was higher than his. With this identity, status, salary, and beauty, why would he marry a country woman?

"Because it's suitable." Cao Wei took a deep breath and said, "Our situations are similar. My father died early, and you have a father, but it's almost the same."

Shazhu:......

You are not good at speaking.

But he did not refute. To some extent, the reason why Sha Zhu was willing to talk more with Cao Wei was because of this. The experiences of the two were too similar. When he saw Cao Wei, he felt like he saw himself. After Cao Wei appeared, he thought more than once, if he had not left and stayed in Fengze Garden like Cao Wei, would he be similar to Cao Wei now?

Precisely because both parties have similar family situations, Sha Zhu prefers to be close to Cao Wei.

"That's what I meant. We don't have an elder to take care of us at home. I'm better than you, as I still have a master. Just go back and admit your mistake, forget it... You have your master to teach you a lesson, it's not my turn. Speaking of a wife, I wanted to marry a pretty one at first, but the competition in the city was too fierce." Cao Wei sipped his tongue and said, "The good-looking ones have all been taken by the leaders and the educated ones. Don't look at our glory, as we are one of the Eight Great Officials, but we still have many capable people above us. You don't object to this, do you?"

"No objection..." This is the truth. Where is this? This is the capital, the best place. If you hit them with a brick, seven or eight out of ten people will be extraordinary figures.

"So, I can't find the right one in the city. Those pretty ones either have bad tempers or are too proud to look down on me. So I'm thinking of looking for one in the country."

"But the countryside..."

"Listen to me." Cao Wei interrupted Sha Zhu and continued, "My situation is not bad. I have a salary on weekdays, so it is not a problem to support two people. In other words, I am quite well-off. In this case, I might as well find someone who makes me feel comfortable. She doesn't have to go to work, but can help clean the house at home. After the baby is born, she can stay at home to take care of the child. Isn't that good?"

"Even if I do as you planned and find someone pretty, someone who has a job, someone who lives in the city and is educated, what about having children when the time comes? Who will the family listen to?" Cao Wei listed them one by one to Sha Zhu.

Shazhu was stunned by what Cao Wei said.

"Isn't that the truth?"

"Yes, but in the countryside..."

"You mean to say that country girls are not pretty?"

"Yes." Sha Zhu nodded.

"Oh, so you can't find a wife." Cao Wei nodded at Shazhu: "My wife will be very beautiful."

"Come on, you're so skinny." Sha Zhu said bluntly.

"Just wait and see." Cao Wei shook his head. "Silly Zhu, silly Zhu, people say you are stupid, and it's true. What kind of life do girls in the countryside live? They are exposed to the wind and sun, and the rain at night. And their clothes are not pretty. How can you expect them to grow into a beautiful flower? Pick a girl with a good foundation, take her home, and raise her yourself. She will become beautiful as time goes by."

Sha Zhu looked unconvinced.

"You don't have to be unconvinced. Just wait and see what my Jingru will become. You've been delayed anyway, so you don't mind wasting more time. Just figure out how to deal with Senior Brother."

Shazhu:......

"Don't even think about running away. You live here anyway. I've already told Master Li. If you run away, there won't just be one senior brother here."

"Can't you do it yourself?!" Shazhu was so angry.

Cao Wei rolled his eyes: "I'm getting married, and I'm preparing the banquet myself. Is that reasonable?"

"It's really outrageous." Qin's mother nodded and listened to the accusations of the people around her.

Then he looked at Qin Jingru who was looking aggrieved beside him and smiled sheepishly: "Her second aunt, don't bother with her. She's getting married soon, she's so excited."

"Marriage is one thing, but what's the point of talking to my hound? He's the only hound in my family, and now he's been tormented by her so much that he won't even come out of his nest!" Second Aunt became more and more angry as she spoke.

Nowadays, there are very few people who keep dogs in the village. Only hunters can afford to keep dogs. Dahuang is the hunting dog of Second Aunt's family.

Since Qin Jingru knew the date was set, she has been so proud that she even pulls the passing dog over to chat. And the neighbor's dog, Da Huang, has been tormented by her since he was a child. Now that she is getting married, she has to pull him over to have a good chat.

She kept talking, she held Da Huang's paw and talked for a whole day, making Da Huang so annoyed that he almost had a nervous breakdown...

After much persuasion, Second Aunt was sent away.

Mother Qin pointed her finger at him and said, "You, what on earth are you thinking about all day long? You wish even dogs knew you were getting married, didn't you?"

"Hey..."

"You're still saying 'hey hey', I really am!" Qin's mother stood up and looked for a broom.

Qin Jingru realized something was wrong and ran out immediately.

"You stop!"

"I won't! I belong to Brother Wei, you can't hit me!"

"Hey, okay, okay, don't come back!" Qin's mother returned home angrily.

Father Qin was smoking his pipe calmly, with a pack of 2.3 yuan in his coat pocket, which looked a bit out of place.

"You don't even know how to talk about your daughter."

"What are you talking about?" Qin's father looked up at Qin's mother and said, "She found a good family herself, so just tell her what she wants to say. The in-laws who came that day seemed to me to be honest people, no doubt about it. The young man was also a good person, with thick eyebrows and big eyes."

"Hey, so it all came from you!" Mother Qin was furious: "Those aren't their parents, they're their master."

"That's why I can't be wrong." Father Qin continued, "Jingru said it. When she talked about her own situation, she said that she had to take care of her master until his death and be filial to her children. It can't be wrong."