Chapter 67 Matchmaking (Part 3) It’s okay to marry a worker, at least it’s better than the country...

Sister Ma San has never met Yao Jingjing.

The two of them were separated before, and she had no idea that the person in front of her was the famous fake Yao Jingjing.

She was scolded for a long time and was very unhappy, so when Yao Jingjing talked to her, she was unwilling to pay attention.

Yao Jingjing couldn't help but sneer: "It's okay if you don't say it, let me guess. Are Yingzi and Xiaotao sisters?"

Sister Ma San suddenly looked up and stared at her in a daze.

Suddenly I didn't dare to recognize him.

She came in because she was selling a child, and the child she was selling was the Cherry sisters' nephew.

The woman before me... was of the right age. She was mad and indeed looked like a woman separated from her mother.

In other words, she was selling this woman's child.

She turned her head away and lay straight, pretending to be deaf.

Seeing her playing dead, Yao Jingjing remained calm and said sarcastically, "Oh, are you feeling guilty? You're not that poor old woman who can't even afford the betrothal gifts, are you?"

Sister Ma San didn't say anything. It turned out that the Cherry sisters still had resentment towards her, and they actually complained to this fake person.

She didn't do it on purpose. That was the situation at home at the time.

I had to pretend to be deaf and dumb and go to sleep.

Yao Jingjing made sarcastic remarks for a long time, but no one paid any attention to her, so she stopped.

There weren't many people in the women's prison to begin with, and everyone else had been transferred to double rooms. She didn't even have anyone to talk to, and couldn't sleep, so she had no choice but to continue carving on the wall.

Carve Duan Cheng’s name and cross it out.

Then carve Xing Hongxia's name and cross it out.

The one she hated the most was Yao Genbao. If he hadn't been courting death, she wouldn't have killed him! And she wouldn't have been caught!

It’s all this beast’s fault!

As for Yao Zhizhi... hate her?

She didn't know. When Yao Zhizhi reunited her with her son, she had briefly felt grateful. But life in Yaowang Manor was worse than death, and her sisters constantly compared her to Yao Zhizhi, and the little gratitude she felt had long since worn away.

Not to mention, if her parents had killed Yao Zhizhi earlier, she wouldn't be so passive.

She looked at the name she had just carved and finally put a cross on it.

These four were the people she hated the most! But she hated far more than just these four, including Yao Jingye, the four sisters from Yaowangzhuang, and Yao Weiguo, who had initially suspected her and who, at the Public Security Bureau, only had eyes for Yao Zhizhi and not her third brother, Yao Weihua.

Such a good third brother, but he doesn’t have eyes for her, not for her!

The more I thought about it, the more I collapsed. In the middle of the night, I was crying and laughing at the same time, like a female ghost.

Hearing this, Third Sister Ma felt a chill in her heart. This woman was so scary. It was hateful that Xiao Tao was disobedient and insisted on keeping that bastard. What if he turned out to be an ungrateful person...

Sister Ma San regretted it so much that if she had known earlier, she would not have accepted the money. She could have found a good family for the child. Yao Zhizhi had reminded her before, but it was all her fault for being greedy and not listening. It was all her own fault.

I was panicked for a moment and asked to see my family the next day.

In the afternoon, Yao Taotao rushed over, and the two women sat in silence in the visiting room.

Third Sister Ma spoke after a long while: "Xiao Tao, are you remarried?"

Yao Taotao shook her head: "What's the matter? Hurry up, I'm busy."

"Xiao Tao, I saw your sister. She is not normal. You raise her child... why bother? What if she stabs you one day, you won't even have a place to cry." Sister Ma San was heartbroken.

Yao Taotao didn't want to discuss this issue, as her youngest son was not guilty.

In a fit of anger, she stood up and prepared to leave. Third Sister Ma quickly said something softer: "Okay, okay, I was wrong, I was wrong. Wait a minute, listen to me."

Yao Taotao turned around and sat down: "Go ahead."

"You two should get back together, okay?" Third Sister Ma tried to defend her son. "Xiaotao, you're a good kid, you're kindhearted. It's all Mom's fault. Don't argue with Guangyi. He's been without a father since he was a child. What good can I, an old woman with bound feet and no experience, do to him? He didn't mean to say those things. It's all my fault. I didn't raise him to be a sensible and good man. Can you be more tolerant and understanding?"

Yao Taotao didn't want to discuss this issue either, so she stood up and left.

Sister Ma San had no choice but to return to the cell crying.

The more I think about it, the sadder I get, but there's nothing I can do about it. It's too late to regret.

*

Tang Fengyuan was preparing to go home for dinner after get off work.

Suddenly, someone came running over to report the incident: "Oh no! There's a fight going on over at Liuli Lake in the southern suburbs!"

Tang Fengyuan sighed and said, "Okay, send the police!"

I called Lao Qiao and we rode our bikes over together.

Laoqiao is located in San Tiao Hutong, a little far from her home, but they are all in the same area and have a good relationship.

Recently, she has tried to reduce the frequency of going out on patrol with Lao Hu, hoping that Lao Hu will think it over carefully and, preferably, take the initiative to stand up and expose Director Hu.

So she didn't call Lao Hu today.

When the two men arrived at Liuli Lake, two employees named Zhou from the non-staple food factory and a group of hooligans from the slum were still quarreling.

After understanding the situation, Tang Fengyuan was in a state of panic: "Just for two fish? First of all, Liuli Lake belongs to the Nanjiao Commune. It is wrong for you to fish there without permission!"

Oops, I forgot about that.

The thug who called the police regretted it immensely, but what could he do? He had to deal with the assault first.

A group of hooligans were furious: "Sister Tang, you have to be reasonable. Even if fishing is wrong, you can't hit people. Look at how you hit my brother on the head!"

"That's right. We were the ones who dug the nest first, but these two idiots just sat down and grabbed the spot. Didn't we have to spend money to dig the nest? Let them pay for it!"

"That's right, isn't the money for baiting money? If we hadn't set the bait first, how could they catch fish so quickly? We're losing money!"

After a few words, Tang Fengyuan finally understood that the daily life of a police officer is full of trivial matters.

She asked how much it cost to make the nest, and the gangsters raised two fingers.

Tang Fengyuan raised an eyebrow: "Two dollars?"

"Yeah! Isn't two dollars money?"

"Sister Tang, they even beat people up. We don't need the fish, and we can give them the money for making the bait, but they beat people up, so you have to put them in jail!" The two employees named Zhou who skipped work were very unhappy and wanted to prove themselves.

They arrived late and didn't know someone was fishing here, so they died unjustly.

Tang Fengyuan had a headache: "Okay, okay, stop arguing, quickly return the fish to the Nanjiao Commune, and you guys go back with me and Lao Qiao and tell the station."

The mediation lasted more than two hours, and Tang Fengyuan was starving.

I looked up and saw my daughter-in-law coming, carrying a basket of vegetables and smiling.

She quickly walked over and gave him a hand: "What are you doing here? Just let Chang Xiao come."

"Xingxing wanted to ride a big horse, but I couldn't let him do that, so I came here." Yao Zhizhi put down the food.

Looking at the indignant young people in the yard, I couldn't help but find it funny.

I quickly asked Uncle Qiao what was going on.

Yao Zhizhi was speechless. Just for such a trivial matter?

Just as he was about to say something, Lu Henian arrived. As soon as he came, the group of hooligans became timid and became obedient like wolfhounds with drooping ears.

In the end, the matter ended with the scoundrels apologizing and the employees paying the medical expenses.

The two employees regained their dignity and no longer cared.

However, after they left the police station, they immediately called their aunt in the provincial capital.

"Aunt, can you please come back? Director Hu is getting more and more outrageous. Recently, many people have escaped from prison before their scheduled release date, and some even beat us up."

"Zhou Jun, are you skipping work again?"

"Aunt! Seriously, it's boring to go to work every day. It's not like we haven't found someone to take our place."

"You're going to get into trouble sooner or later!"

"Aunt, please come back and give Director Hu a warning. He's so arrogant. He'll let you out early if you pay him! We also heard that several factories are running low on production capacity, and they're secretly selling raw materials to smaller workshops, all with Director Hu's tacit approval."

"So arrogant?"

"Yeah, we don't want to cause trouble either. We'll pretend we don't know even if we know. But aunt, didn't you see how many hooligans showed up? If the police hadn't arrived quickly, we brothers might have really gotten into trouble. Please take care of it! Even if you can come back and support us, that would be fine."

"I understand. I'll go back in the afternoon." Zhou Ying hung up the phone and sighed silently.

I glanced at my daughter, who had just reached adulthood, and I was reluctant to let her cut in line. So, how about...

She called Xie Chunxing and asked, "Xiao Xie, is your third child married?"

"No."

"Then why don't you let him see my daughter? She's eighteen years old, very pretty, and she's a teacher's student. She has a job and has time to take care of the family."

"My husband, Lao Yao, doesn't allow me to interfere with my child's marriage. You can take her there to have a look, but just don't force her."

"Okay, that's all you need to say." Zhou Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

She had heard some rumors in the provincial capital, but she was a little cautious because she was worried that her nephew from her mother's family was incompetent.

And Director Hu is not under her jurisdiction.

But the man surnamed Hu was so excessive that he has already angered everyone. Let's think of a solution. If it doesn't work, we can find the person in charge to give feedback.

But this matter requires evidence, so I'll go back and take a look first.

I quickly called my little daughter and bought bus tickets.

In the police station, Yao Zhizhi silently clicked the system to check the reward. This little thing is called "triviality".

The reward is three blue quality gift packs. When I opened them, I saw that there were ten small bags of meat floss cakes in a pack, ten small bags of sesame paste in a pack, and ten small bags of nougat in a pack.

That's good. No matter how thin a mosquito leg is, it's still meat. She accepted the reward with a smile. She had to wait for her mother-in-law to eat anyway, so she simply sorted out the existing items.

I have everything I need to eat, drink, and wear, and I also have money, as well as sporadic sign-in rewards, which have amounted to quite a bit over the past three years. I spent some on medicine and some on groceries, and now I have more than 600 yuan left.

As for the royalties, well, it's not a small amount in total. The serialized revolutionary stories alone are worth more than two thousand, and there is also irregular income from press releases. Add to that the royalties from Qi Changxiao's illustrations, and she seems like a rich woman!

There are actually more than 5,000!

Tsk, if there were another courtyard like the Cao family’s now, she could be a little more generous and buy it directly with full payment!

Hehehe, so happy.

At this rate, in a few years with reform and opening up and the resumption of the college entrance examination, she will have no worries about tuition fees. She may even be able to go to Beijing and buy a courtyard house and wait for it to appreciate in value.

The plan is good, but she also needs to work hard.

After her mother-in-law finished eating, she picked up the basket and went back.

I met Zhang Qianhui on the way, and the two greeted each other openly. Since Li Le entered the palace for the second time, Zhang Qianhui was in a much better mood and smiled at everyone she met.

Someone also wanted to introduce her to a divorced man, but she refused.

This is normal. People who have been hurt never recover easily. Zhang Qianhui has an instinctive guard against the opposite sex.

When she returned home, Yao Zhizhi found a thick stack of books in the yard.

Yao Weihua was carving a small wooden gun for Xiao Xingxing. He looked up and said, "The teaching materials Yao Taotao found for you, from elementary school to high school, are all here."

"Oh." Yao Zhizhi leaned over, untied the plastic ropes binding the books, and flipped through them one by one. "Are they all new?"

"She said Zhang Wang helped her find the high school part, and there's still some at the old high school. She asked their principal for the rest, and they haven't used it yet."

"That's good. She is thoughtful." Yao Zhizhi accepted the book calmly.

Go back to the room and make a study plan.

When Qi Changxiao came back, Xiao Xingxing had fallen asleep. That's how little kids are. They can't stop playing when they're excited, which makes it hard for adults. When they're tired of playing, they can fall asleep anytime and anywhere. They're really like little pigs.

Yao Zhizhi put down the paper and pen and helped to lower the mosquito net in the west room. It was hot, summer was here again, and there were mosquitoes.

After tidying up the mosquito net, she took Qi Changxiao back to the east room: "Are you going to take the college entrance examination?"

"Do you dislike me?" Qi Changxiao was joking. He knew she loved him.

Yao Zhizhi punched him and said, "Be serious. Are you going to take the test or not?"

"Take the exam, I'll accompany you." By the time the child is older and goes to school, mom and dad will also go to school, which will be quite fun.

Yao Zhizhi was very happy: "Then let's apply to the same school?"

"Okay." Qi Changxiao's hands were itching, so he traced her outline with his fingertips, gently and itchily, making Yao Zhizhi so angry that she wanted to hit him.

He didn't hide and was soon thrown onto the bed like a lamb to be slaughtered.

"Be patient." When you reach the middle stage of pregnancy, you can satisfy your cravings a little.

Qi Changxiao understood, and holding his beloved woman in his arms, he muttered silently: "It always feels like a dream, how come I am fine now? I feel full of energy lately."

Yao Zhizhi also felt like she was dreaming. They went to the hospital in the morning, she for a prenatal check-up and he for a follow-up check-up, and the results were very encouraging.

Of course, she hoped he would live a long life. She couldn't help but sigh, "I have to thank Uncle Ning very much. He was in danger during those years, but he still helped you contact a specialist. Sometimes I feel it's a pity for Uncle Ning. If Mom had agreed earlier, they could have had a child."

"There's nothing I can do. I wasn't well at that time. My mother is very responsible and wouldn't agree to his request." Qi Changxiao was also helpless. Things in this world are just so accidental.

Yao Zhizhi sat up and looked at the handsome man quietly.

She looks so beautiful. I subconsciously looked towards the west room and saw the piano was still there.

I wonder how charming he would be when he plays the piano.

I couldn't help but kiss him: "Is this baby a girl? If it's not a girl, I will punish you!"

"Why? I'm so pitiful!" Qi Changxiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Of course, he knew she couldn't bear to let her go.

Yao Zhizhi snorted coldly, "You're asking why? I've read all those books Third Brother borrowed. Whether the baby is a boy or a girl depends on whether the man provides X or Y. Tell me, who should I punish if not you?"

"Okay. Then I'll take a gamble that this baby will be a girl, because I have a premonition." Qi Changxiao did not lie. He had dreamed about it a few days ago.

Yao Zhizhi was happy: "Then I'll borrow your good wishes! Little snail daddy!"

"Then should I be rewarded?" Qi Changxiao acted like a spoiled child, holding his wife's waist and refusing her to get up.

Yao Zhizhi pinched him: "Why? Want an advance?"

"Is it okay?" The man's eyes misted over. Any reward would be fine.

Yao Zhizhi held him and kissed him fiercely: "Let me help you?"

"No, I want to wait until next month to be with you." Qi Changxiao didn't want to be happy alone, there was nothing he couldn't endure.

Kissing and hugging are also rewards! Yao Zhizhi fulfills his wish!

After playing for a while, the two fell asleep in each other's arms.

It’s like this for everyone who takes care of children. If the children don’t sleep, the adults can’t sleep. If the children fall asleep, the adults can take a nap.

At around three or four in the afternoon, it started to rain heavily outside. A loud thunder woke Yao Zhizhi up, and she hurried out to collect the clothes.

But she saw two women coming to the gate of the courtyard. She had seen a photo of one of them. She had short hair, a round face, big eyes, and a very friendly smile. It was Zhou Ying, the women's director who had named them and was a friend of her mother.

There is another one I don’t know, who looks quite like Zhou Ying. She has long hair and a pair of long black braids. She wears a white shirt and a pink skirt. Could they be mother and daughter, or aunt and niece?

Yao Zhizhi quickly took an umbrella and went out: "Auntie Zhou, right? Come in and sit down!"

Zhou Ying smiled and nodded: "This is my daughter, Zhou Juan."

Zhou Juan greeted Yao Zhizhi with a smile: "Hello, sister! I'm eighteen years old, so I should be younger than you. I heard your story from my mother and I admire you very much. My mother happened to be back for some work, so I came to visit."

Yao Zhizhi smiled, took her hand, and walked into the house and said.

"I have two uncles here, and one in the Northeast." Zhou Juan chatted with her, while Zhou Ying stared at the young man who was busy carving wood at the kitchen door.

He turned around and asked, "Xiao Yao, is that your brother?"

"Yes, it's my third brother." Yao Zhizhi looked up. She was not a fool. Zhou Ying's kind smile probably meant that he wanted to act as a matchmaker.

It's normal. If a family has a daughter, hundreds of families will pursue her. If a family has a handsome boy, naturally there will be people who will be interested in him.

But the third brother is an adult and has his own ideas, so she doesn't interfere.

He just pulled Zhou Juan aside to talk about some girlish topics.

In the yard, Zhou Ying held an umbrella and continued chatting with Yao Weihua: "Your mother said your sister is pregnant again?"

"Ah..." Yao Weihua was busy. Because of the rain, he had to move from the yard to the kitchen. He didn't even raise his head when he heard this.

Zhou Ying didn't get angry and continued chatting: "Your mother said that you don't want to get married because you are worried about your sister?"

Ah? Yao Weihua finally looked up and asked, "Who are you?"

Zhou Ying laughed. This kid is too focused!

His sister had just called her Aunt Zhou, so she had to introduce herself.

Yao Weihua suddenly realized: "It's Aunt Zhou, sit down."

Zhou Ying squeezed into the kitchen and grabbed a small stool: "How long do you want to stay with your sister?"

"Wait until the second one is weaned." Yao Weihua continued to work hard. It was almost done. Just use some sandpaper to polish it, and little Xingxing will be able to see the little wooden gun when he opens his eyes!

He also prepared paints so that the uncle and nephew could paint together.

hey-hey.

Zhou Ying was a little anxious: "Do we have to wait until weaning? You are not young anymore, why not consider getting married first? Then you can help your wife and I, wouldn't that be better?"

Yao Weihua understood and wanted to find a matchmaker for him.

I couldn't help but ask, "Auntie Zhou, you are also a smart person. Would you be willing to let your daughter revolve around your sister-in-law?"

Zhou Ying smiled and said, no matter how reluctant she was, it was better than cutting in line.

Besides, Yao Weihua is the son of Yao Jingzong.

She works in the provincial capital and is a respectable government official, so we are quite a match.

Then she said frankly: "Everything has its trade-offs. Helping to take care of my sister-in-law's children is no big deal. As long as her man loves her, it's not a loss."

Yao Weihua retorted, "If a man really loved her, he wouldn't let her take care of her sister-in-law's child. She needs to have a child of her own, right? Aunt Zhou, I understand what you mean, but I still say that I won't consider myself until my second child is weaned. I appreciate your kindness."

Zhou Ying sighed. Well, he looked down on Tao Songnian's family. That was so weird.

She had never seen a brother who loved his sister so much.

It seems that her daughter is not lucky, so she has to give up.

Zhou Ying went to the main room, and Xiao Xingxing just woke up. Qi Changxiao came out with the child to pee. He greeted her politely and asked her to sit down.

Zhou Ying finally saw this sickly person and couldn't help but wonder: "Xiao Yao, your husband looks well! He doesn't look sick."

Yao Zhizhi explained with a smile: "I've been taking medicine for many years! I'm much better recently."

"That's great. Do you have any brothers?" Zhou Ying still wanted his daughter to get married quickly and was reluctant to let her suffer.

Qi Changxiao shook his head: "No."

Zhou Ying had no choice but to smile. If that didn't work out, she could ask her brothers from her natal family to introduce one to her. It would be fine to marry a worker, at least the conditions would be better than in the countryside.

After chatting for a while, Yao Weihua came in and gave Xiao Xingxing the polished wooden gun.

He turned around and said to Zhou Ying, "I know someone with decent conditions. Can I take you to see him?"

"Who is it?" Zhou Ying became alert.

Yao Weihua asked, "Tell me first, what is your relationship with Zhou Feng?"

"That's my nephew." Zhou Ying didn't expect that this kid also recognized Zhou Feng.

Yao Weihua smiled and said, "That's right. He has a classmate named Xu Wei, whom my sister has met."

Yao Zhizhi had some impression: "They are from the Agricultural College, right? They came to me before and asked me to take them out to take pictures."

Yao Weihua nodded. "Yes, that's the one with the camera. He's a teacher at the school and hasn't gotten married yet. Aunt Zhou, do you want to go and see him?"

Zhou Ying perked up: "Okay, let's go!"

Yao Weihua looked at the time. It was almost time for dinner, and it would be too abrupt to go there directly, so he made an appointment for tomorrow.

Zhou Ying felt relieved and quickly took her daughter to visit her uncle's house.

After the mother and daughter left, Yao Weihua suddenly realized something. After dinner, he went to Lu Henian.

He looked at his cousin who was writing an article, sat down, and stuffed a crisp peach into his mouth. "I asked you to find someone with relatives in the provincial capital, and you're looking for the Zhou family?"

Lu Henian nodded, holding a freshly washed peach in his mouth.

Yao Weihua smiled. "No wonder. I was wondering why Zhou Ying suddenly came to see my sister. Her previous letters saying she was busy and unavailable were all excuses. It's simply that their relationship wasn't that close. Now her daughter is about to join the queue, and she's anxious. Coincidentally, the Zhou brothers asked her for help, so she came back."

Lu Henian didn't know Zhou Ying and didn't express his opinion, but the crisp peach was really sweet. After eating it, he asked him if he had any more.

Yao Weihua pointed to a net bag in the kitchen and said, "You're welcome."

Lu Henian hadn't eaten dinner and was hungry, so he went to wash another one. When he came back, he found Yao Weihua reading his manuscript. He got anxious and snatched it away.

"Stingy!" Yao Weihua curled his lips and said, "Forget it if you don't want to see it."

The two chatted for a while, and then Yao Weihua prepared to go back.

Lu Henian quickly stopped him and said, "Wait, this is some information Zhou Jun told me. I don't know if it's useful. Take it back and take a look."

Yao Weihua took an envelope and hurried back as it was still raining.

When they got home, the brother and sister were stunned after reading the materials.

"Should we call the police?"

"Will something happen to my mother-in-law?"

"But this kind of thing shouldn't be the responsibility of the police, right?"

"Then my brother-in-law will be in trouble!"

It’s over. It’s so hard to be a police officer’s family member!