After talking about the third sister, it's time to talk about the second sister.
On Labor Day, Chen Yan finally brought Benleihu home to meet her parents.
The fat man also brought his wife and children to cheer her on.
Chen Gangqiang and Zhou Haiqin did not create any obstacles for the two of them.
Sigh, I'm getting old and spinsters, I'm lucky if anyone wants me...
Moreover, this son-in-law was chosen by the fat man after careful consideration. He had thoroughly understood his temperament and character since 1965, ensuring that Chen Yan would not suffer any mistreatment after marrying into the family before finally agreeing to the marriage.
Since even he was satisfied, what else could Chen Gangqiang and his wife possibly complain about? Being a little poor was fine; with family support, life wouldn't be too bad.
Since there was no one else at Benleihu's house, the fat man simply let Yu Li be his family member, since he would call Yu Li "sister-in-law".
Yu Li was also helpless. She forced the fat man to sit opposite her mother-in-law and stammered, "Mom, actually Chen Yan is not too old and is a rich woman now."
Zhou Haiqin was utterly incredulous: "Her?"
Chen Yan was speechless, secretly rolling her eyes to herself. Chen Rong, seeing this, chuckled and patted her on the shoulder.
Benleihu was unusually well-behaved today, sitting up straight.
The fat man couldn't stand the sight of him: "How's the deal with the house thing going with you and Sha Zhu?"
Zhou Haiqin asked in surprise, "Why is there something to do with houses?"
Benleihu answered somewhat haltingly: "Ah, Auntie, it's like this. Fatty, Ah, it's not that Chen Kang didn't want Yanzi to live too far away from him. So he discussed with me exchanging my house for a house in their courtyard. Both are two rooms, so neither of us will lose out."
These are the two rooms that the deaf old lady left for Sha Zhu. Since they're just sitting there anyway, rather than letting Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu scheme against them again, it's better to just give them to Ben Lei Hu.
In this way, even after he and Chen Yan got married, they wouldn't have to leave the courtyard. They could live in the backyard with Xu Damao taking care of them. How wonderful!
Even Chen Fang, who was sitting next to Lao Xing, was a little jealous and complained in a low voice, "He was clearly closest to me when we were kids, but now he wants to give all the good things to the second brother, humph!"
Old Xing whispered to her, "No, you can't. You have the best job in the whole family, don't you think so, honey?"
Chen Fang liked hearing this, because even her boss had a problem with her because of this job.
Chen Rong is still just scraping by in the boiler room of the Hongxing Factory. She has to work shifts; it's nowhere near as respectable as her previous job.
What's more, this year the fat man has devoted all his attention to her, hoping she can get into university.
Chen Fang has been staying at Fatty's house most of the time. Chen Yan didn't say anything, but she could still see the envy and jealousy in Chen Fang's eyes.
The whole family had lunch together, and the marriage was settled.
That evening, Fatty came to the Intermediate People's Court again, carrying a bag of things, to find Sha Zhu.
He was watching TV with Xiao Dang; the program was called "Around the World." It was a new program launched this year by Rabbit TV.
Broadcast once a week has played a significant role in enhancing television viewers' understanding of the world.
Sha Zhu glanced at him sideways: "What are you doing? Giving me a gift?"
The fat man put the things on the table: "You guessed it, I really did come here today to give you a gift."
Sha Zhu pouted and asked, "Little Dang, look what's in here!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Dang took the bag, glanced at it, and said, "One bottle of Erguotou, two packs of Hongtashan cigarettes, and a pack of pig ears."
Sha Zhu slapped his thigh and said, "You're so stingy! Fatty, are you really going to let this bottle of wine and two packs of cigarettes go?"
The fat man ignored him and instead said to Xiao Dang, "Back when I first started working at the factory, your mentally challenged father was assigned to be my mentor. I wanted to move out of my family home as soon as possible..."
Xiao Dang interrupted him with a chattering voice: "I know, I know! You even rented the house I'm living in now, and you even want to introduce Aunt Chen Yan to my silly dad!"
The fat man let out a breath that shot straight to the top of his head: "You're talking nonsense, you idiot Zhu!"
Sha Zhu, feeling guilty, quickly changed the subject: "Hey, why are you talking about this? Girl, go grab a handful of peanuts and put these pig ears on a plate. I'll have a couple of drinks with your Uncle Pang."
Xiao Dang made a face at him, took the things, and left.
Sha Zhu coughed twice: "So, what exactly do you want to come here today?"
The fat man said, "It's still about the house."
Sha Zhu suddenly realized: "You mean that kid Ben Lei Hu. I went to see his house, it's not bad, really not bad. But you know those two rooms in the backyard were left to me by the deaf old lady. I originally planned them as Xiao Dangdang's wedding room. That way, even if she got married, she could still stay by my side, how nice."
The fat man sighed, "We're thinking the same thing."
"..."
At Fatty's house, Chen Fang was teasing Chen Yan again: "I'm telling you, you're about to get married, why are you still staying at Lao Si's house? Why don't you move to Lei Hu's house instead!"
Chen Yan grabbed the ball of yarn and was about to throw it at her: "Mind your own business! You're married now, but you still have the nerve to live here!"
Yu Li, feeling exhausted, snatched the ball of yarn from her hand. She was knitting sweaters for Fatty and Chen Mengqi, why was she making things worse?
Their skills were equally matched; Chen Yan wove Chen Mengqi's, while Yu Li wove Fatty's.
Chen Fang was somewhat speechless: "Hey you two, summer's almost here, what kind of sweater are you knitting at this time?"
Chen Yan retorted dismissively, "You do nothing all day and know nothing, but you've just happened to be caught in a major crackdown on pornography!"
Speaking of this major restructuring, Chen Fang felt extremely fortunate: "Hey, do you guys think the textile factory really can't pay wages anymore?"
As Yu Li wound the yarn onto another needle and knitted a nice pattern, she said, "You bet we owe the workers several months' wages. We have too much inventory piling up, so we have to sell it off cheaply."
Chen Yan also said, "Look how good the quality of this yarn is, how come it can't be sold? Sigh!"
Yu Li also seized the opportunity to gossip: "What about He Yushui?"
Chen Yan skillfully manipulated the yarn, inserting a needle into the yarn and making a loop; she then moved the loop to another needle and used the original needle to knit a new loop, repeating this process to create a particularly complex pattern.
This is the famous needle lifting technique.
Chen Yan kept working, but said, "What do you mean, what can we do? Her husband is about to become the director of the institute, and his salary is high; her brother is the canteen manager of the Red Star Factory, and he goes out to earn extra money every day. How can they not make a living?"
That makes sense. She has a husband, a brother, and her family isn't poor at all. She's definitely better off than the other workers in the textile factory.
As June arrived, the weather got hotter day by day.
Such is the climate of the capital city. Late spring and short autumn, with unbearable summer heat.
When the fat man saw the dragon-catching tiger again, the guy was back in his wheelchair.
Strange, why did you say "again"?
The fat man asked Yu Qian, utterly confused, "Didn't he stand up? What happened?"
Yu Qian scratched his head: "I fell while practicing high jump."
"With his size, he can do the high jump?"
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