Chapter 95 Girls Like Fragrant Men
Wen Jinzhou didn't remember, but Zhou Lin, who had just come out of the house, secretly noted that girls like men who smell nice.
It turns out that women not only dislike smelly men, but also like fragrant men.
Zhou Lin subconsciously sniffed himself. He didn't smell bad; he had a faint soapy scent, not exactly fragrant. A strange sense of unease crept over him. What was going on?
Wen Jinzhou, however, had his own ideas: "Finding a partner isn't like buying radishes or cabbages. You have to meet the right one. If she likes me and I like her, then we can live a good life together. Otherwise, what's the point of being a miserable couple?"
When he talked about his unhappy marriage, the faces of his parents involuntarily appeared in his mind. His father was slumped on the ground, and his mother was sitting on the hospital bed, watching coldly...
Before this incident, he had always believed that his parents were loving and affectionate.
He Yuzhi couldn't help but sigh, "It's only people of your generation who care about free love. Back in our time, we only cared about matching social status, arranged marriages, and parental consent."
"My parents thought it was a good match and that he was a reliable person, so they made the arrangements, and the two of them got married and started living together."
Xie Zhizhi said from the side, "Grandma, what you did was called an arranged marriage, a product of feudal society."
He Yuzhi laughed when she heard this, "Yes, yes, Zhizhi is right. It is indeed arranged marriage. Society is so much better now. There are not so many rigid rules, and there are not so many ways to harm people."
The conversation drifted off like that, and we chatted back and forth until lunchtime arrived.
Aunt Li came over and asked He Yuzhi, "Auntie, is there anything you'd like to eat for lunch?"
He Yuzhi turned to Xie Zhizhi and asked, "Zhizhi, what would you like to eat?"
Xie Zhizhi ate flowers all morning, and even her burps smelled of flowers. "I'm fine with anything, I'm not picky about food."
Although Xie Zhizhi said she wasn't a picky eater, He Yuzhi still chose what she liked: "I think Zhizhi really likes copper hot pot, so let's prepare more vegetables and have hot pot at noon."
Aunt Li nodded, "Then I'll go prepare."
Go!
Just then, a noise came from the entrance of the courtyard house, "Mom, Mom..."
A series of "Mom" calls echoed at the entrance of the courtyard house.
Following closely behind were cries of "Grandma!"
He Yuzhi and Wen Jinzhou knew who it was as soon as they heard the voice. Wen Jinzhou stood up first and said, "It's my eldest aunt and my youngest aunt."
He Yuzhi also stood up, saying, "Call your grandfather out."
As soon as He Yuzhi finished speaking, the two families of the Wen family's eldest and youngest aunts had already turned past the screen wall and entered the courtyard. Then, their eyes all fell on Xie Zhizhi.
One of the women, who looked younger, paused briefly before rushing to Xie Zhizhi and asking, "Jinci, Mom, this is Jinci, right?"
As she spoke, she firmly grasped Xie Zhizhi's hands in her own palms, her eyes welling up with tears of emotion.
Another woman, who looked older and had a gentler temperament, came over, touched Xie Zhizhi's arm, her eyes red and her voice choked with emotion, and said, "It's Jinci. She's obviously my brother's biological child. Look, she looks exactly like Jinzhou and his brother."
Wen Changxin touched her niece's arm, her eyes brimming with tears of emotion. "Good child, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
Wen Changle went even further and touched Xie Zhizhi's face, his face beaming with a smile. He chuckled, "Sister, you know what? She has the exact same face as Jinshu and Jinzhou. You can tell they were born of the same parents."
“Come on, call me aunt. I’m your little aunt, call me little aunt,” Wen Changle said, cupping Xie Zhizhi’s face in her hands.
Perhaps worried that Xie Zhizhi would feel awkward, Wen Changle added, "Call me auntie, and auntie will give you a big red envelope!"
Xie Zhizhi immediately grinned and said, "Hello, Auntie!"
"Okay, okay," Wen Changle replied, then let go of her hand, took out a thick red envelope from his pocket, and stuffed it into Xie Zhizhi's hand.
"Thank you, Auntie," Xie Zhizhi said sweetly again.
This made Wen Changle, the aunt, extremely happy. She quickly pushed her older sister forward, saying, "Call her aunt 'elder aunt,' and your elder aunt will also receive a red envelope."
Wen Changxin was clearly much quieter. Upon seeing this, she quickly took the red envelope out of her pocket and said, "Whether you call me or not, this is just a small token of my appreciation as your aunt."
But Xie Zhizhi shouted loudly, "Hello, Auntie!"
Because of this greeting of "Hello, Auntie," all the cousins in the Wen family gathered around.
The eldest daughter of the Wen family has three children: the eldest, Chen Ruogu (female, 23 years old), the second, Chen Zheng (male, 20 years old), and the youngest, Chen Ruoxue (female, 18 years old).
The Wen family has two sons: the eldest, Zhu Yanfan (18 years old), and the second, Zhu Yansheng (15 years old).
Although Chen Zheng and Xie Zhizhi are the same age, Chen Zheng is the older cousin because he is three months older than Xie Zhizhi.
Chen Ruoxue and Zhu Yanfan are the same age, with Zhu Yanfan being two months older than Chen Ruoxue.
Wen's two uncles-in-law: the elder uncle-in-law's surname was Chen, and his name was Chen Wendong; the younger uncle-in-law's surname was Zhu, and his name was Zhu Wenxiao.
It was Wen Changle, the younger sister, who spoke first, and explained the family's situation to Xie Zhizhi in detail.
Xie Zhizhi also received four large red envelopes, prepared by her two aunts and uncles respectively.
As for her cousins, Aunt Wen apologized to Xie Zhizhi, saying, "We rushed here as soon as we hung up your grandmother's call, and they didn't even have time to prepare a gift for you."
"But Jinci, don't be angry. I'll send them to help you prepare a gift this afternoon."
Xie Zhizhi quickly said that she didn't mind, and added, "I didn't prepare any gifts for you, so I'm already embarrassed to accept this red envelope."
Wen Changle patted her hand and said, "What are you saying? This is something we, as your elders, are giving you. You should accept it. Just keep it."
Wen Runxiang came out and invited people to sit in the living room.
Everyone gradually sat down in the living room, and only then did Wen's aunt notice Zhou Lin.
Moreover, Zhou Lin was sitting next to Xie Zhizhi, so Wen's aunt asked Grandma Wen, "Mom, who is this?"
He Yuzhi scolded herself, "Look at my muddle-headed brain! You've been making me dizzy just now, and I forgot to introduce you all. This is Zhizhi's boyfriend!"
"Object?"
"Jinci...is married?"
He Yuzhi nodded, then greeted Zhou Lin, "Zhou Lin, this is your aunt, your eldest aunt, your eldest uncle, and your youngest uncle..."
Zhou Lin stood up and, following He Yuzhi's instructions, called out to each person in turn.
The eldest and youngest aunts of the Wen family exchanged glances, quickly rummaged through their pockets to collect money, and then hurriedly gave a red envelope to their nephew-in-law, Zhou Lin.
Naturally, it wasn't as big as Xie Zhizhi's red envelope, but it was still higher than the market rate at that time.
Zhou Lin was also embarrassed and declined, saying he didn't want it.
Wen Changle forcefully stuffed the red envelope into his hand, saying, "You are our family's new son-in-law, and we, as your aunts, should give you a red envelope. Take it. Jinci is living away from home, and we weren't there when you got married, so consider this a belated wedding red envelope for you."
Zhou Lin couldn't refuse any longer, so he could only thank him.
After sitting down again, Wen Changle couldn't help but ask, "Did you get married this year?"
Since Xie Zhizhi is only twenty years old, Wen Changle felt that getting married early meant she was already this young.
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