Chapter 156 16 years old
Li Zhen had no idea that his younger sister was coming to brainwash him—no, to teach him how to be a good man. He had just stepped into the house when he was greeted by his grandfather's sarcastic remarks: "Oh, so the young master knows how to come home now. Anyone who didn't know better would think that the young master hated this family so much that he didn't even want to come home."
“Grandpa…” Li Zhen looked at the other person helplessly.
"Hmph." Tieguai Li snorted coldly.
"Grandpa, let's talk this over, okay? I'm still young and don't want to get married yet."
"What do you want to do if you don't get married! Good heavens, look around at your peers, how many of them are unmarried? Apart from those who simply can't afford to get married, look at them, who isn't married!"
"Grandpa, I really don't have that interest right now."
"Tell me what interests you!"
"No, Grandpa, this has nothing to do with interests or anything like that."
"When are you getting married?"
Li Zhen: ...
He felt that he couldn't get along with his grandfather, and that their conversations always ended in dead ends.
But he couldn't really argue with his grandfather, after all, his grandfather was so old, and it could hurt his health if he didn't behave properly.
"Old Li, Old Li, are you home?"
"Hey, Lao Zheng, I'm home, what's up?"
"Hey, Li Zhen's home today." The man's smile widened when he saw Li Zhen.
"Yes, at home."
Li Zhen suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, the next moment they heard the newcomer say, "What a coincidence, Old Li, this is my niece. She just graduated from high school this year and is visiting my family. Come, Meiyu, let me introduce you. This is Old Li, you can call him Grandpa Li. This is Li Zhen, he graduated from high school just like you."
"Grandpa Li, Li Zhen."
Tieguai Li's eyes immediately lit up: "Hey, hey, this girl is really impressive."
"That's right, it's because they're spoiled at home."
"What's wrong with that? Girls should be pampered. You just picked her up from school."
"Yes, I want to find a job in town."
"Since you've brought the person here, it seems the job is secure."
"Haha, almost, almost."
Li Zhen stared blankly at the two people talking loudly in front of him, and his gaze swept over the shy girl looking at him, but he didn't react much.
Anyway, since he disagrees, his grandfather can't really force him to get married.
"Grandpa, I have something to do, I'll be going now." After saying that, he didn't even need his grandfather's permission and strode out of the house. He shouldn't have come back!
“Hey, this kid is still like a child,” Tieguai Li explained.
"This child only grows up after getting married; before that, they're still a child." The man smiled and didn't seem to care.
"Yes, that's it."
The two chatted for a few more minutes before saying goodbye to each other.
Little Peach Blossom had been hiding in the alley, but she only stepped forward after seeing her master's family leave: "Master."
Tieguai Li, who had just seen the others off, saw Xiao Taohua and smiled, "Xiao Taohua is here."
"Um, Master, are you helping Brother Li Zhen find a partner?"
"Sigh, I did look at them, but it seems your brother Li Zhen didn't like them." Tieguai Li was also very worried.
It was one thing for my grandson to be disobedient before, but now that he's grown up, he's still disobedient. You know, it would be so nice to get a wife, a wife and kids, a warm home, but this kid just doesn't want to. Even if I force him, he'll be miserable if he doesn't live a good life in the future.
"Master, I can't marry Brother Li Zhen because he doesn't like me."
"Um?"
"Mom said that when Little Peach Blossom gets married, she should marry someone who is good to her and live with Mom and Dad. That's what Little Peach Blossom thinks. So Brother Li Zhen must also be good to his future wife, otherwise she definitely won't marry him."
Tieguai Li paused for a moment, then patted Xiao Taohua's head: "Yes, feelings are mutual."
Tieguai Li didn't ask Xiao Taohua how she knew these things, but judging from her tone, he knew it was Yin Qing who told her.
Children love their parents deeply and hold them to high standards.
Well, since my grandson doesn't want to do anything for the time being, I won't do anything unnecessary to avoid making things unpleasant between the two of them.
"Come on, Little Peach Blossom, your master has acquired a new medical book. Let's take a look together."
"Okay!" Little Peach Blossom happily followed Tieguai Li into the house.
As for Li Zhen, he was still worried about how to persuade his grandfather to give up, completely unaware that Tieguai Li was no longer planning to do anything.
As for the marriage philosophy taught to Xiao Taohua, I'm sorry, although Xiao Taohua listened to everything, there was only one thing she kept in mind in the end, which was—to treat Xiao Taohua well and not to separate from her parents after marriage! Otherwise, no matter how good the other person is, she won't even glance at them. Of course, the most important thing is that Xiao Taohua herself also likes the person.
But there's no rush. Little Peach Blossom is still young, still a child. Marriage and love can wait until she grows up and understands them better.
I just don't know when he'll realize it. After all, there are quite a few kids around Xiao Taohua, but they're always brothers and good friends, and there's absolutely no sign of them developing into someone special!
Yes, it's just that the little peach blossom doesn't have that potential. Some children may have that potential, but if they encounter a little peach blossom that doesn't understand the meaning, it's all for nothing!
To put it bluntly, what kind of person would look like a flirtatious wink at a fool?
Time flies like water. One day, you're a child, and slowly, you grow into an adult. The face of an adult is etched with the marks of time, marks that no one can escape.
Sixteen-year-old Xiaotaohua is beautiful and lovely, and she still loves to smile. Her smile is full of positive enthusiasm, and looking at her makes you feel that the whole world is so wonderful.
In recent years, Yin Qing has been receiving and sending off many suitors. It can be said that a family with a daughter is sought after by a hundred families. But the fact that they have the courage to come to her shows that the family is confident. Generally, those who are not confident do not dare to make a proposal and can only watch silently. Hearing that Xiao Tao Hua has not chosen any suitors, he breathed a sigh of relief.
It's good to have dreams. Even if you can't marry someone, it's still good to be able to see them. Once you're married, you won't even be able to see them anymore.
Over the years, Xiao Taohua did not continue her studies. After graduating from high school, she did not go to work in a factory. Instead, she returned to the village and worked in the village clinic.
Tieguai Li followed his apprentice to Xiaolin Village and built a large brick and tile house next to Xiaotaohua's house. As for Li Zhen, sorry, the 24-year-old boy still couldn't find a wife. It wasn't that no one wanted to marry him, but that he didn't want to. He just hadn't met the one he wanted to marry.
Li Zhen is now the office director of a steel plant. He got the job through an exam, and his rise from office secretary to director is entirely due to his own abilities.
Such a coveted prize, countless people have tried to take it, but alas, none have the ability.
The day Xiao Taohua entered the production team's clinic, Lin Guangsheng's family moved back to Xiaolin Village. Even if it was a little more troublesome to go to work, they didn't want their daughter to have any trouble.
Over the years, life went on peacefully. The educated youth in the production team came and went, and some stayed and married people from Xiaolin Village and had children.
(End of this chapter)
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