However, after arriving at the destination, Yuan Fangguo told Yuan Fangmin the truth before knocking on the Zhang family's door.
Somewhat to Yuan Fangguo's own surprise, Yuan Fangmin actually had no hope of him returning to school. After hearing this, he looked quite relaxed.
Yuan Chengzhu and Chen Yongying were quite surprised by the news. In their opinion, now that their family conditions are better and they have no worries, the children should study harder.
Chen Yongying couldn't help but secretly turned around and wiped her tears. Yuan Chengzhu didn't know what to say. He took out a cigarette and smoked it alone.
"Third brother, come with me to Chengdu this time." Yuan Fangguo said suddenly.
Yuan Fangmin looked at his elder brother in surprise. Seeing his serious expression, he nodded decisively, "Okay, elder brother, I'll listen to you."
"I'll find you a skill," Yuan Fangguo said seriously. He then turned his gaze to his parents and said, "Mom and Dad, I'm thinking of taking our third child to Rongcheng in a few days. Since he's not studying anymore, he needs to see the outside world."
Yuan Chengzhu and Chen Yongying did not hesitate at all this time. In their eyes, the eldest brother Yuan Fangguo was quite sensible, and they would definitely feel at ease leaving the third brother with him.
"Mom and Dad, don't worry. After arriving in Chengdu, I will definitely study hard to learn the craft." As Yuan Fangmin spoke, tears began to flow silently without him realizing it.
"If you continue to be ignorant, I won't be polite either." Yuan Fangguo said in front of his parents with a very serious face.
Yuan Fangmin was naturally afraid of his elder brother, and after seeing Yuan Fangguo's serious face and hearing his cold voice, he couldn't help but tremble inwardly. He began to reflect on his past recklessness and ignorance.
After the four of them adjusted themselves a hundred meters outside the Zhang family's courtyard wall, they brought gifts to the door.
This time, Zhang Delong was not as tough as he was yesterday. He had basically vented all the emotions he needed to vent. The Yuan family's overall attitude was quite good, so after meeting Yuan Chengzhu and Chen Yongying today, the expression on his face was no longer as stern, giving people an inaccessible aura.
Both families were present, and Zhang Qiuling also came to the main hall. She stood behind her parents like a child who had made a mistake.
Only then did Yuan Fangguo have the opportunity to take a look at his future brother-in-law. He had an ordinary appearance and was less than 1.6 meters tall. Yuan Fangguo didn't quite understand what the third brother saw in Zhang Qiuling. At least he was tall and handsome. If he dressed up a little, there would definitely be many girls pursuing him.
"What are your plans?" Zhang Delong asked first.
Yuan Chengzhu said: "I want to hear what you think, brother."
"Hmph, listen to us, this is easy to do. They must get married."
When Yuan Fangmin heard this, he couldn't help but quickly say, "Uncle Zhang, I really like Qiu Ling."
When Zhang Delong heard this, the expression on his face began to become more complicated again.
Yuan Chengzhu said, "Brother, it is absolutely inevitable that my third son will marry your daughter. You don't have to doubt it. But what about the betrothal gift?"
"Twenty thousand." Zhang Delong was not greedy. Two of his three daughters were married far away, and he would never allow his youngest daughter to marry too far away. The Yuan family and they were both from Dabei County, which was not too far away.
"Okay, there's no problem with this number, but the third child is still too old to get a certificate right now." Yuan Chengzhu said with some difficulty.
It would definitely be a shame to hold a grand banquet right after his daughter got pregnant before marriage. Zhang Delong was a well-known figure in Xiuxi Town, so he naturally would not do such a stupid thing. Therefore, after listening to Yuan Chengzhu's suggestion, he agreed immediately.
However, in order to prevent Yuan Fangmin, the third son of the Yuan family, from abandoning his daughter at that time, Zhang Delong still said the ugly words in advance.
After hearing this, Yuan Fangmin immediately expressed his opinion, "Uncle, don't worry, I really like Qiu Ling, and I will never give up on her."
"Everyone can say this, brother, so we have to make it clear on this matter. If either of us disagrees later, we will give the other party 200,000 as compensation."
Yuan Chengzhu nodded without hesitation. If the third brother dared to act recklessly again, he would definitely break his legs without any hesitation.
The two families quickly reached an agreement. The Yuan family also told Zhang Delong and others about Yuan Fangmin's situation. Initially, they planned to let Zhang Qiuling go with them, but considering that they were not familiar with the people and the place in Rongcheng, and the Zhang family really felt sorry for their youngest daughter, who was pregnant and naturally could not be deprived of nutrition, they reached an agreement that Zhang Qiuling would not go for the time being and would go after she gave birth to the child.
Yuan Fangguo discovered that although Zhang Qiuling's face and figure were ordinary, the third brother's eyes would not betray him. The third brother really liked this girl.
After having lunch at Zhang's house, Yuan Fangmin went into Zhang Qiuling's room.
Yuan Fangguo, on his side, chatted with his parents and the Zhang family.
Zhang Delong finally seized the opportunity to show off his wood processing factory.
"Brother, let your third son go out and try his luck. In a few years, when I'm too old to work, have him come back and take over my timber processing factory. He'll earn at least tens of thousands a year. Then we can build a house on the land in my hometown. My wife and I won't live with them anymore. We'll live there in our old age."
Zhang Delong was more or less a private business owner, so he naturally looked down on people like Yuan Chengzhu who lived in the mountains.
In response to Zhang Delong's bragging, the honest Yuan Chengzhu and Chen Yongying could only laugh along.
Seeing that his in-laws didn't say anything, Zhang Delong immediately turned his gaze to Yuan Fangguo.
"Xiao Yuan, what do you do?"
"Uncle Zhang, I'm still in school." Yuan Fangguo said with a smile.
Zhang Delong was stunned. "Are you still in your third year of high school?"
Yuan Fangguo shook his head. "No, I'm studying at Bashu University and will be a junior soon."
College students are a rare commodity these days. None of Zhang Delong's relatives are in college, so when he heard that Yuan Fangguo was a college student, he couldn't help but look surprised.
In addition to being surprised, he seemed to remember that the Yuan family had a second son, and this time he shifted his focus to Yuan Fangtai.
Yuan Chengzhu answered honestly: "He was admitted to the military academy and will be attending soon."
After hearing this, Zhang Delong was completely convinced this time. It seemed that this honest relative-in-law was really capable and had raised both of his sons to become college students. If the third son had not gotten his daughter pregnant and was expelled from school, he might have been a college student too.
"Is the harvest at home okay?" Zhang Delong was stunned for a while and asked again.
He wondered how the farmers in the mountains could support so many children in school.
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