Lin Dawei had never made such a big decision on behalf of the whole family, so this made him very nervous.

"Um... Um... Uncle, which day is convenient for you?"

Old man: “…”

How would he know? He mainly wanted to ask when they would be free to go to South City.

"How about... we ask a master to calculate an auspicious date?"

I didn't expect that the old man still believed these.

"Okay, then I'll listen to you, Master."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Then when are you two free? Let's go to South City together?"

"Yes, we have already planted the seedlings, so we are free anytime now."

"That's great, then I'll ask someone to book the tickets?"

"I'll go, I know where the train station is."

"Hey, nephew, I'll take care of this."

As they were chatting, the old man's driver came back.

The tall figure blocked the light from the door. Everyone turned to look, but instead of seeing the face, they saw the man standing at the door holding a pile of boxes.

"Chief."

"Xiao Wen is here, come in and put everything on the table."

"yes."

Lin Dawei stared in amazement at the man holding a mountain of things.

Ye Lian kicked him and he quickly stood up to help get it.

"Hey, young man, let me get you some."

"Uncle, it's okay, I can take it."

There were quite a lot of things in the pile, and they looked quite heavy, so he placed them steadily on the table.

Lin Dawei tried to hold him and praised him, "This boy is quite strong."

The old man smiled and said, "That's right, Xiaowen, please sit down."

Fu Wen nodded and sat down next to him.

"I asked someone to prepare these things for me. They are just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you two won't mind."

"Uncle, you are joking. When Xiaofu came here, he brought a lot of things with him, which made us feel embarrassed. Now you come here and bring so many things with you. We are so ashamed."

"Hey, our family bows their heads and marries a daughter-in-law. This is what we should do."

"I'm sorry to have cost you so much."

"You're welcome. We're all family from now on."

Fu Huaiyi looked at the pile of things and had to say that the old man was more sincere than him.

He really didn't expect that his grandfather would attach so much importance to this marriage and made him feel so flattered.

When he found a chance to be alone, he asked his grandfather.

"Grandpa, why did you suddenly agree to this marriage?"

The old man looked puzzled, "Did I object?"

This... doesn't seem to be the case.

"But haven't you been trying to match me up with Mingmei?"

The old man looked at him sideways, then suddenly raised his cane and hit him on the head.

"Yes, I am trying to match you up with Mingmei because she said she likes you and asked her grandfather to come to me. Since my old friend has already asked, how can I not match you up?"

Fu Huaiyi: “…”

"I've already rejected it, why are you still trying to bring us together?"

"I didn't say you have to get married. I said you should give it a try. I thought that our two families are similar, the education you received since childhood is similar, and the living environment is similar, so it's easier to get along. Give it a try. If you get along well, then it's fine. If not, I can't point a gun at your head and force you to get married."

Looks good, it seems he misunderstood.

"Then why do you keep telling me to find someone of equal status?"

"Hey, if I told you to find someone of equal status, am I telling you to find someone who is not equal to you?"

Fu Huaiyi: “…” This is just a sophistry.

Forget it. No matter what he thought in the past, just don't object now.

"Grandpa, are you satisfied with the person I found myself?"

"It doesn't matter if I'm satisfied or not, as long as you are satisfied."

"Can you be so good?" Fu Huaiyi asked doubtfully.

The old man was so angry that he hit him again, "In your eyes, I am just a pedantic old man?"

Fu Huaiyi thought for a long time and said, "But I think you are unwilling to accept this."

These words made the old man stiffen. He looked at the rippling river water in front of him and sighed for a long time.

"Why should I be unwilling? I've had a glorious life, and I can't do anything if you don't have the ability. Maybe mediocrity is a blessing. It's too tiring. I'm worried that you will ruin my reputation in my later years."

Fu Huaiyi smiled, "Don't worry, I won't. My father and uncle are both in business, and I won't go into politics. I'll keep my brain for science and technology, and I'll use my strength to bring honor to you in the future."

"That's great, but you'd better hurry up, because most of my body is already buried in the ground."

"Don't worry, you are so energetic, you may live longer than the young people."

"..."

…

Ye Lian pulled Lin Yuyao aside, "Yuyao, what does the old man do? Why does he look so scary to me?"

Lin Yuyao asked in confusion, "Didn't she always talk to us with a smile?"

"He was smiling, but... oh, I can't really tell. He looked pretty creepy anyway. I don't think he was up to anything bad."

Lin Yuyao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Mom, what are you talking about? My whole family is in the military, and my grandfather is also a retired veteran."

Ye Lian thought about his age. If he were a veteran...

"Yo, he was in the military during the war?"

"Yes, I heard that he went in when he was in his teens."

Tsk, no wonder.

"By the way, Yuyao, I just opened the box and saw two old tree roots, and the white one with bird feathers inside. I don't know what it is. And, there's also the brown and pink one... I've never seen this pile of stuff before. Are they very expensive?"

She had never seen it, but Lin Yuyao knew about it.

"It's definitely not cheap."

"Oh, such an expensive gift, how should we return it?"

"If the items were similar, we could just give them a 20% discount as a return gift. Now the items are expensive and we really can't afford to return them, so we'll just return them as a token of our appreciation."

"That won't work. I'd be your sister-in-law's parents then."

"But we have no money. Even if I buy a house, I still have no money. What else can I do?"

Ye Lian: “…”

"Remember their kindness, and we'll talk about it later when our conditions are right."

Marrying high is also a troublesome matter. Even if you lose all your property, you still can't repay the gift.

"I'm going to stew a pheasant for my grandfather."

"Okay, let's fry a wild rabbit as well, just like we did yesterday. I heard from Fu Huaiyi that his grandfather likes spicy food."

"good."

There is not much money at home, so we can only start with food and accommodation.

The dinner was very sumptuous and the old man was very satisfied.

The stir-fried rabbit meat was cooked with plenty of chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns, making it extremely spicy.

He kept praising Ye Lian's cooking skills.

But in fact...Ye Lian was only responsible for lighting the fire, while Lin Dawei was the one who cooked.

After dinner, the old man called Fu Wen over and said, "Xiao Wen, go to the city and stay at a guesthouse. I'll buy the ticket for you tomorrow."

"yes."

He took the car keys and went out.

Ye Lian in the yard saw this and asked, "Young man, where are you going so late? I'll ask your uncle to show you the way."