MMB Chapter 96 Looking at Each Other [Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets]
Chapter 96 Looking at Each Other [Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets]
Chapter 96 Looking at Each Other [Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets]
With this job introduction letter, Shen Zhishou could finally face returning to his village.
As for the money owed to the village, it's definitely impossible to pay it all back at once.
He's only been out for a short time. Although he has a job and a way to make money, he's already married, repaired his house, and even has a bicycle. If he can suddenly produce two hundred yuan, it's a clear indication to some people that he's up to no good!
Unless, he borrows money.
It doesn't seem like it's impossible!
But after thinking about it, Shen Zhishou felt it wasn't necessary; he could just pay back part of the money he owed the village first.
He has quite a few people he can lend money to.
But borrowing this money would be like incurring a favor for no reason, which is really unnecessary.
"So when are you planning to go back to the village? Will I go with you?"
"Honey, who else is left in our family?"
It was only at this point that Yu Li realized she didn't even know what was going on in Shen Zhishou's family, which was a bit too slow on the uptake!
Yu Li had forgotten all about these things because she was living such a comfortable life.
Shen Zhishou smiled and said, "I'm the only one left in my family!"
"I also have an older sister, who has been married for many years!"
"It's basically just visiting each other during holidays!"
"He's a relative, an uncle, but he went to war back then, and we haven't heard from him in all these years. He's probably gone!"
"Only one uncle is left in the village!"
"My uncle's family has twins, both married, and they farm in the village!"
Shen Zhishou briefly explained his situation to Yu Li.
He didn't say it before because he didn't care.
After all, life was tough, and there wasn't much contact with relatives.
During the famine years of the past two years, with a relative like Shen Zhishou who could eat so much, who would dare to be too close to him?
Relatives are still quite close when the elders are alive.
Once the elders are gone, they are far away!
In addition, life is too hard, and who can take care of whom?
Of course, Shen Zhishou is not a person who is completely indifferent to family ties. When his life gets better and he can lend a helping hand, he will still do so.
But it's impossible to give up too much.
There are too many lessons to be learned from the saying, "A little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment."
After listening to Shen Zhishou's words, Yu Li understood most of the situation.
However, even if I wanted to go back to the village, it wouldn't be possible immediately; at least, I couldn't go back on this day off.
On this day off, Wang Mingliang met with Yu Haitang and He Yushui to see who would catch Wang Mingliang's eye. Shen Zhishou was also quite curious.
Looking at this matter, Yu Li didn't hide it from He Yushui and explained it to her clearly.
After asking Sha Zhu, He Yushui agreed to the matchmaking.
He met Yu Haitang at Shen Zhishou's house.
To meet He Yushui, they went directly to the He family residence in the Central Court.
Early in the morning, Yu Haitang pulled He Yushui to get dressed.
Yu Haitang, who was already naturally beautiful, looked even more stunning after this makeover.
Compared to her, He Yushui is quite inferior.
"Begonia, I'm not going to do it!"
He Yushui, who was already no match for her, has now completely given up hope.
Her brother had previously complained that she hadn't introduced Yu Haitang to him as his sister-in-law sooner.
Even someone as picky as his brother is so interested in Haitang, He Yushui can already imagine the outcome of her not getting along with him today.
Yu Haitang insisted on dressing up with He Yushui.
I don't know where this girl got her makeup kit from, it has everything: lipstick, lip gloss, foundation, concealer, etc. Although it doesn't have as many varieties and as complicated as in later generations, it's still quite a lot.
"Haitang, where did you get all of these?"
He Yushui and Yu Haitang are best friends, but they never knew that the other had these treasures.
"There's a girl in the next courtyard who goes to drama school; I borrowed it from her!"
Yu Haitang smiled smugly.
He Yushui immediately fell silent.
The drama academy is only a few streets away from here. When she was little, her brother would often take her to the courtyard there to listen to the people singing opera.
Later, after her father ran off with the widow, she never went back.
While Yu Haitang and He Yushui were busy getting ready, Shen Zhishou was also woken up by Yu Li and sent to the grocery store to buy meat.
Shen Zhishou wasn't annoyed. He washed his face, brushed his teeth, and leisurely went out to queue up to buy meat.
Winter is almost here, and it's still a bit chilly this morning.
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However, Shen Zhishou, with his physique, didn't feel anything.
You can occasionally see young people on the street, all dressed quite lightly.
No wonder our ancestors always said that a young man sleeping on a cold kang (heated brick bed) needs a strong fire!
There were quite a few people queuing up to buy meat.
When it's Shen Zhishou's turn, there will still be plenty of meat left.
After all, at this time, most meat is sold by weight, and only a small number of people who have saved up meat coupons will buy one or two kilograms, but that is very rare.
Shen Zhishou was no exception; he only bought half a pound of meat.
Although we have plenty of hostages, we can't go too far.
Compared to many other families in the courtyard house, his family's life was already quite good.
On his way back after buying the meat, Shen Zhishou also bought some fried dough sticks and soy milk for breakfast.
This stuff is really cheap these days!
Five cents for a fried dough stick—something unimaginable in later generations.
Shen Zhishou returned to the courtyard house carrying his things. As soon as he entered, he saw Yu Haitang, who looked like a monster. Shen Zhishou was so shocked that he almost dropped what he was carrying!
"What the hell are you doing? What kind of weird look is that?"
"Hurry up and wash your face!"
Shen Zhishou didn't care whether his words would make Yu Haitang uncomfortable; he just couldn't stand Yu Haitang putting on this show.
"Brother-in-law, you don't understand, I call this putting on makeup!"
Yu Haitang was not the kind of girl who listened to others. Even Yu Li couldn't control her, so naturally she wouldn't take Shen Zhishou's words seriously and was even prepared to argue her point.
"Either wash your face clean, or we don't need to go on the date today!"
Shen Zhishou's face turned cold.
"Also, Yu Li, go check on He Yushui. If she looks like this too, tell her to wash her face clean right away. My brother can't stand seeing that!"
What era is this?
make up?
Do you think you're going on stage to perform a grand opera?
Wang Mingliang's family is no ordinary family. Although Shen Zhishou doesn't know exactly what their background is, they are definitely from a cadre family. Such a family would not accept Yu Haitang's approach.
Seeing Shen Zhishou's serious expression, Yu Li quickly tugged at Yu Haitang and said, "See? I told you this wouldn't work, but you wouldn't listen to me!"
"Hurry up, come with me to take a shower!"
As she spoke, Yu Li pulled Yu Haitang and walked outside.
Yu Haitang tried to argue, but Yu Li pulled her forcefully and dragged her out.
As they walked out of the back room, Yu Li was still berating Yu Haitang.
Yu Haitang looked dejected and said, "Don't I look good like this?"
"What's so interesting?"
"It looks like a monkey's butt!"
Yu Li forced herself not to laugh.
Yu Haitang snorted and said, "But I saw that Sister Lin and the others from next door in our courtyard always wear makeup like this when they perform, and the photos of them look amazing!"
"How can they be the same? Sister Lin performed on stage, and the photos taken of her are different from what we see here!"
"Can----"
"Don't even mention it, whatever your brother-in-law says goes!"
Yu Li glared at him. "You're looking for your brother-in-law's coworker. Your brother-in-law has a very good relationship with him. Doesn't your brother-in-law know more about him than you do?"
"If you don't listen to me, there's no point in even looking at this match!"
She follows her husband after marriage!
Yu Li is now firmly committed to upholding Shen Zhishou's decision.
Yu Haitang had no choice but to compromise.
He Yushui was originally worried about her current appearance, but when she heard Yu Li say that she was going to take a shower, she was overjoyed.
"See? I told you it didn't need to be so complicated!"
He Yushui breathed a sigh of relief.
Yu Haitang was still somewhat unconvinced, saying, "That's because you all don't know how to appreciate it!"
Unfortunately, no one listened to Yu Haitang's theories anymore, and Yu Li took matters into her own hands and washed her clean.
"That's better!"
Yu Li looked at her sister, who had regained her original appearance, and felt much more comfortable.
He Yushui also felt much more at ease.
Makeup and such don't suit her.
Only Yu Haitang felt somewhat uneasy, as if all her hard work had been wasted.
9:30.
When Wang Mingliang arrived at courtyard house number 95, he didn't come alone. He was accompanied by a woman in her thirties with short hair that reached her ears. She was dressed in ordinary cotton clothes and black leather shoes.
"Hey lady, wait a minute, give me some face!"
Before entering the gate of courtyard house number 95, Wang Mingliang glanced at his eldest sister, Wang Minglan, and gave her a reminder.
Wang Minglan glanced at him and said, "When have I ever failed to give you face in front of outsiders?"
Wang Mingliang thought about it for a while, and finally grinned.
"Big sister, I knew it! You're the best to me!"
"Yes, I'll go back and tell your second sister!"
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Upon hearing his older sister's words, Wang Mingliang's previously sunny face instantly wilted. He thought to himself, "My older sister is definitely a devil; she only knows how to trick me!"
But let's not worry about that for now, let's find someone to date first!
He, Wang Mingliang, is finally going to have a beautiful girlfriend!
To be honest, he was very puzzled. Why were all the women his family introduced to him so unattractive? Sometimes he even suspected that his two older sisters were deliberately trying to sabotage him.
Fortunately, they didn't force him to marry any of the blind date partners.
The siblings entered the courtyard house, turned the corner, and saw Shen Zhishou.
Shen Zhishou had very sharp ears; he could hear the siblings whispering at the door.
"Brother Shen!"
Upon seeing Shen Zhishou, Wang Mingliang immediately called out, "Let me introduce you, this is my eldest sister, Wang Minglan. Wang Ming is Wang Mingliang, and Lan is the Lan of Shanlan!"
"Hello, elder sister, I'm Shen Zhishou!"
Shen Zhishou quickly introduced himself as well.
Although Sister Wang Mingliang was dressed very simply, her demeanor reminded him of Su Fuying, the former director of the grain station.
Sure enough, the eldest sister of the Wang family is indeed a cadre, and her rank must be quite high; she might even be in some important department.
"Hello, Xiao Shen! I've heard Xiao Liang mention you a lot, and I'm so glad to finally meet you today!"
Wang Minglan smiled and extended her hand, shaking hands briefly with Shen Zhishou.
"Xiao Wang, Big Sister, let's talk inside!"
Shen Zhishou slightly turned his body, gesturing for the two to enter the house.
Inside the house, Yu Haitang nervously gripped Yu Li's hand. She had already heard the voices outside and knew that it wasn't just Wang Mingliang who had come, but also Wang Mingliang's sister.
"Sis, I'm nervous!"
At this moment, Yu Haitang is not the same Yu Haitang in the story. She hasn't started working yet and is still a student. Although she has a personality, she is still young.
Yu Li gently patted her hand and said, "Don't be nervous, it's just a meeting and a chat, it's not a big deal, what's there to be nervous about?"
"Xiao Wang is a very nice person, and his sister must be just as good!"
However, although Yu Li spoke lightly, she was actually a little nervous inside.
In a way, she was the matchmaker in this matchmaking process!
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