The next day was the weekend. Early in the morning, Sha Zhu finished washing up, changed into clean clothes, quickly ate breakfast, and then wandered around the front yard.
When Sun Dajiang returned from the toilet, he saw Sha Zhu pacing around in circles and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.
"Zhu Zi, what are you doing?"
"Uncle Sun, I... I came back from the restroom and suddenly remembered something, so I'm thinking about it. Yes, I'm thinking about it."
Sha Zhu didn't know how to answer, so he just started rambling on and on.
"Oh! Okay, you keep thinking about it, I'll go back first."
"Hey! Wait, Uncle Sun!" Sha Zhu said anxiously, stopping Sun Dajiang.
"Uncle Sun, um... um, when is Auntie planning to leave?"
"Hahaha!"
Seeing Sha Zhu scratching his head in frustration, Sun Dajiang decided not to tease him anymore.
"Soon, we'll leave after we finish eating."
"Oh well, I'll go back and wait a bit longer."
After saying that, Sha Zhu happily returned to the Central Courtyard, while Sun Dajiang shook his head with a smile and headed home.
Soon, Sun Dajiang and his wife finished breakfast, explained the situation to their son, and then called He Daqing and his son, heading straight to the bus station.
Not long after they left, Sun Zhengguo's family also came to the courtyard.
"Zheng'an, where are Mom and Dad?"
"Big brother, Mom took Brother Zhuzi to the countryside for a blind date, and Dad, having nothing better to do, went along too."
Hearing his younger brother's explanation, Sun Zhengguo didn't ask any further questions. The two chatted for a while longer before taking their families back to the courtyard, preparing to accompany his wife to her parents' home for a visit...
Around 9 a.m., after a bumpy ride, Sun Dajiang and his companions finally got off the bus and arrived at the entrance of Dongcun Village.
As soon as he got out of the car, Sun Dajiang stretched and complained that the ride was too bumpy.
Lin Wencui smiled and said, "You insisted on coming, so why are you blaming me?"
"I'm just telling the truth. When have I ever blamed you?"
Sun Dajiang was too lazy to argue with his wife, so after saying that, he walked into the village with his head down.
Let's go!
Lin Wencui turned and greeted the He family father and son before heading into the village.
"Hey hey!" The father and son quickly followed.
Soon, the group arrived at the Lin family's house. The Lin family was extremely familiar with He Daqing and his son, so there was no need for introductions.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Lin Wencui noticed that it was getting late and led the group towards the Li family's residence.
Li Fugui had already received the news and was waiting at the door of the Li family's residence.
When he saw the group approaching, he composed himself and immediately went to greet them.
"Brother Dajiang, Sister Wencui, you've arrived! Please come inside."
Seeing Li Fugui's politeness, Sun Dajiang also replied politely, "Brother Li, then we'll be troubling you."
Then Lin Wencui continued, "Brother Fugui, why are you being so polite? Come, let me introduce you. This is He Daqing, and this is his son, He Yuzhu."
After introducing the He family father and son, Lin Wencui then introduced Li Fugui.
"Uncle He, this is Li Xiuxiu's father, Li Fugui. Please get to know each other."
"Hey, hey!" He Daqing took two steps forward, equally polite.
"Hello! I am He Daqing, and this is my son, He Yuzhu. This is my first visit, and I just brought a few things. I hope you like them."
As he spoke, He Daqing handed over the items and lightly kicked his son at the same time.
After realizing what was happening, Sha Zhu wasn't completely stupid. He immediately bowed and said, "Hello, Uncle Li, I am He Yuzhu, a cook."
Li Fugui didn't rush to accept the gift, but instead carefully examined Sha Zhu.
Indeed, Lin Wencui was not lying to him. Apart from looking older than his age, He Yuzhu was otherwise fine.
After looking him over, Li Fugui turned to He Daqing and said very politely.
"Hello, Comrade He! We are not yet engaged, so I cannot accept this gift."
"Oh, don't be so polite! This is my first visit, I can't come empty-handed, please accept it! It's not worth much." He Daqing said, handing over the gift again.
Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Li Fugui had no choice but to accept it for the time being. If the marriage didn't go through, he could simply return it to them.
"Quickly, quick, don't just stand there, let's go inside and talk."
Then the group followed Li Fugui into the courtyard.
Although the Li family's old house was confiscated, as the saying goes, even a broken ship has three thousand nails, so they still live in a large tile-roofed house with a yard.
The group arrived at the main room, where Li Fugui first invited them to sit down before calling out to the room.
"Xiuxiu, we have guests. Come out and pour some tea."
"They're here."
Li Xiuxiu, who was in the room, had already heard the commotion outside and knew that she couldn't avoid it, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and leave the room.
As soon as she stepped out of the room, several pairs of eyes turned to her.
The others looked openly, but Sha Zhu looked shy and secretly glanced at them out of the corner of his eye.
Li Xiuxiu, being the daughter of a landlord, probably hasn't suffered much hardship; she's fair-skinned and clean-looking.
Although she isn't the kind of beauty that's immediately striking, she's very pleasing to the eye over time.
Her voluptuous figure and rounded body, in particular, greatly appealed to Sha Zhu.
Seeing that everyone was staring at her, Li Xiuxiu felt a little embarrassed, so she quickly picked up her water bottle and poured water for everyone.
"Cough cough cough!" Seeing that the girl was shy, Lin Wencui quickly coughed a few times to remind her.
Upon hearing the cough, He Daqing and Sun Dajiang quickly looked away, pretending nothing had happened.
Immediately afterward, Li Xiuxiu poured water and brought it over. She could still vaguely recognize Sun Dajiang and his wife, so she greeted them, "Uncle, Aunt, please have some tea."
When they arrived at He Daqing's place, Li Xiuxiu knew who he was, but she was too embarrassed to address him properly, so she simply said, "Please have some tea."
Finally, it was Sha Zhu's turn. This guy, who had the desire to steal but not the courage, was now acting like a woman, blushing and remaining silent, looking completely at a loss.
Seeing that Sha Zhu was looking down, Li Xiuxiu didn't say anything. She quickly put down her teacup and took the opportunity to steal a glance.
To be honest, Li Xiuxiu had a pretty good first impression of Shazhu, and she didn't even care about his older-looking appearance.
You know, she had been on several blind dates before, and compared to those guys, Sha Zhu was practically a prince charming.
It's true that without comparison, there's no harm done.
Now that she had met everyone and had been served tea, Li Xiuxiu was about to return to her room when Lin Wencui suddenly called her back.
“Wait a minute, Xiuxiu, we need to talk to your father about something. Why don’t you take Zhuzi out for a walk? The two of them can get to know each other better.”
Hearing this, Li Xiuxiu was too embarrassed to speak, so she could only nod with a blush on her face.
Seeing that she agreed, Lin Wencui looked at Shazhu and said in an annoyed tone.
"Zhu Zi, what are you standing there for? Go for a walk with Xiu Xiu. Where's your usual quick wit?"
"Oh, oh! Auntie, I'm going right now."
After he finished speaking, Sha Zhu stood up and followed Li Xiuxiu out of the Li family's gate.
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