Dongqing said, "What's inappropriate about it? You can live in the apartment that Yuzhu and I share from now on. That apartment has all the new furniture we bought last year."
Fang Lin said thank you. She owed no one in her life except Dong Qing and his wife. She owed them her life. If they hadn't pulled her out of the river last year, she would have died long ago.
Now that she's been given a job, she feels she can never repay this debt of gratitude in her lifetime. Her "thank you" contains so much gratitude and comfort.
"Don't be so polite. Dongqing and I have long regarded you as our own sister. You're 25 years old this year, why not meet the right person and settle down?"
Li Yuzhu suddenly asked, "Third Sister, talking about Fang Lin reminded me of you. Your brother and I have been too busy to ask you lately. How are things going with you and Li Wei? When are you planning to get engaged?"
Dong Sanmei is twenty-six years old this year, which is considered old maid in this day and age. She said, "I went to Li Wei's hometown a while ago. There are several single men in his family. Only the second and fourth brothers are married. I always felt that his family was very poor."
Anyone could tell from Dong Sanmei's words that she was still complaining about how poor the family was. Dong Qing asked, "What do you think of Li Weiren? His poor family background really isn't a big deal."
Dong Sanmei said, "It doesn't matter what happened, what matters is that we've broken up."
Dongqing was shocked upon hearing this. He said, "Third sister, not to be mean, but you're 26 this year. Second sister is only two years older than you, and her child is already four years old. At this rate, when will you ever get married?"
Dong Sanmei said, "Are you bothering me, sister? If you are, I'll move to the villa tomorrow and live by myself."
“Third Sister, how can you think like that? This is your family home. You can stay here as long as you want, but we women have to get married when we reach a certain age. Don’t you understand that?” Li Yuzhu seemed to remember something as she spoke, and said, “You’ve met Sun Hao. What do you think of him? He’s twenty-three years old this year, three years younger than you.”
Li Yuzhu recently ran into Sun Hao on the street and asked him if he was engaged. Sun Hao said that the woman thought his family was too poor, so the marriage never happened. He hasn't found a suitable one yet. At this moment, she thought of her third sister.
Dong Sanmei asked, "Didn't his father arrange a marriage for him last year? Hasn't it been finalized yet?"
“The other party broke up with him because his family was poor.” Li Yuzhu paused for a moment and said, “Sun Hao and Li Wei are about the same, but his older brothers are all married. Li Wei is a college graduate and has a good job. Sun Hao has no education. He just took over his father’s job. In this respect, he is really not as good as Li Wei.”
“It’s not that I completely look down on Li Wei’s family. Your third sister isn’t that vain. It’s mainly that our personalities don’t mesh. Education doesn’t matter, as long as he’s a good person. Let’s arrange a meeting.”
At this point, Dong Sanmei suddenly asked, "I'm three years older than him, isn't that a bit inappropriate in terms of age?"
Fang Lin said, "As the saying goes, 'A woman three years older than her husband is like a golden brick,' so what's wrong with that?"
Dong Qing said, "Sun Hao did so much for Yu Zhu last year, which fully demonstrates that he is a kind person. I think he's a good match."
Dong Sanmei said, "Since you've all put it that way, what else can I say? Sister-in-law, let's arrange a time for us to meet."
Li Yuzhu said, "Okay, I'll arrange that."
Sun Hao is usually not home during the day, so you can only go to see him at night.
After finishing dinner, Li Yuzhu left home and headed towards the train station.
She walked to the door of Sun Hao's dormitory. He was washing dishes inside, having just finished eating. Seeing Li Yuzhu enter, he quickly dried his hands and asked, "What a pleasant surprise! What brings you here?"
Li Yuzhu explained her purpose to Sun Hao, saying, "You met my third sister at my house the other night. She's a college graduate, 26 years old and still single. Do you care about her age? If not, you two should meet and talk."
Sun Hao said, "It's okay that she's three years older than me. Your third sister is so highly educated, do you think I'm good enough for her?"
Li Yuzhu said, "Are you stupid? If Third Sister disliked you for not being educated, would I still be here proposing marriage? You've met him before, so just tell me if it's okay or not?"
Dong Sanmei was very beautiful and looked very quiet, so Sun Hao had no reason to refuse and readily agreed.
Li Yuzhu said, "Okay, let's go. Come back with me and wait outside the gate of the machinery factory's residential area. I'll go back and ask my third sister to come out and talk to you."
Sun Hao said, "You go first, I'll change my clothes and then come over."
Li Yuzhu nodded after hearing this and turned to go downstairs.
Back home, Fang Lin was already asleep. Dong Sanmei was sitting in the living room watching TV. Li Yuzhu turned off the TV and said, "Stop watching TV, hurry up and change your clothes so you can go on your blind date. Sun Hao is waiting for you outside the residential area gate."
Dong Sanmei was surprised by her younger brother and sister-in-law's efficiency. She nodded, stood up, and went into the bedroom to change her clothes.
Not long after, Dong Sanmei changed into a dress and came out of the bedroom. Li Yuzhu said, "Do you need me to come downstairs with you?"
Dong Sanmei said no need, changed her shoes at the door, opened the door and went downstairs.
She walked to the gate of the residential area and saw Sun Hao standing there waiting. She walked over to him and said, "Walk with me for a bit."
Dong Sanmei's words were simple and direct, fully demonstrating that she was an unrestrained girl, and certainly not the kind of timid and hesitant woman.
Sun Hao said okay and walked with her into the street.
The two walked silently under the streetlights, neither of them speaking, just walking quietly, as if neither wanted to break the beautiful silence of the moment.
After a while, Sun Hao said, "Yu Zhu should have told you about my situation. I'm from a rural area, and I have many brothers. Although I've taken over my father's job, I still feel like I can't stand on the same level as a college student like you. Would you be willing to lower yourself and become friends with me?"
Dong Sanmei asked, "I have a question for you: what is the most important thing in life?"
Dong Sanmei asked a very profound question, which is really difficult to answer. There are many important things in a person's life, but she asked what is the most important.
Sun Hao pondered for a long time and said, "Life is only a short few decades. In my opinion, nothing else in life is important. The most important thing is to live well. What is life? Life is about living with a breath of air. You should live with ambition and live cleanly."
As long as you live well, you can have everything. Therefore, life is the most important thing. With life, you have a future and everything. Without life, what is the point of talking about the importance of life?
Dong Sanmei couldn't believe these words came from the mouth of a country bumpkin. She smiled and said, "I didn't expect your words to be so philosophical. Indeed, life should be lived with ambition and integrity. Can you tell me what love is?"
Dong Sanmei's way of dating is unprecedented and unparalleled; his question is also quite peculiar.
Sun Hao said, "I've never been in a relationship, so I really don't know what love is. But I do know what life is. In my opinion, love is passion, and marriage is the mundane realities of life. Love is about turning passion into love after marriage. I don't know if my view is correct?"
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