A little while later, Xiao Li came over and said, "The boss wants you to go burn paper money for your grandparents."
Zhenye stood up. "Right away."
The four of them went downstairs, where the three younger children were already waiting for them in the yard.
They returned home and found their father waiting for them in the living room.
"Let's go. After we go back this afternoon, we don't know when we'll be able to come back."
Seven children followed behind Zhang Shouyi, while Master Wu and Xiao Li carried bags of paper money behind them.
Zhang Shouyi led the four of them to the grave of Zhang Aiguo's father.
They came to burn paper money before the old lady passed away last time.
It's been a year now. The eight men squatted down to burn paper money.
No one spoke. Zhang Shouyi, however, was praying in his heart.
By the time they returned, it was already past ten o'clock.
Zhenye and the other three did not go home, but went directly to Liu Aimin's house.
At this time, there were still many people. The four people let the three children in, and the four of them went back home.
They didn't feel anything about these fellow villagers, but they also didn't want to be watched or remembered by others.
The four of them stayed with the two elderly people. Seeing the great-grandfather's forlorn expression, their aversion to marriage lessened a little.
It's not about marrying someone just to please the elderly, but about understanding that since you're enjoying a happiness that others haven't had, you have to make sacrifices.
The four of them were chatting with the old man; that's what just happened.
“Great-grandfather, grandfather, their thinking is really scary. The little girls are even more fierce. They looked at the four of us without blinking, which scared us so much that none of us dared to go in.”
Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo both burst into laughter upon hearing Zhang Weiyu's words.
"That just means our darlings are popular, and the girls have let down their guard."
"Grandpa, you're gloating."
"Haha, that's a bit much. Actually, you'll encounter many more things like this in the future. Some are subtle and not too bad, but what if you encounter something direct?"
They don't care about anything, and that'll be even more of a headache for you later.
Therefore, the four of you need to learn to handle this matter calmly.
Zhenye and the other three understood this principle, but when they actually encountered it, it was no longer a matter of understanding.
When it was noon, the family did not go to the cafeteria to eat, because they really did not want to be stared at. They had no ill intentions, but their purpose was very obvious, which made people uncomfortable.
I had lunch at home, but it still tasted very good.
"Grandpa, I think even our family's head chef couldn't make this kind of stewed meat taste like this." Gu Yaozu put a piece of meat on Gu Chuanming's plate, praising him continuously.
Zhang Hongmei didn't eat; instead, accompanied by Gan Lu, she went to burn paper money for Zhang Aiguo and his wife.
She kept wondering if the three of them had already been reincarnated. After all, it had been almost twenty years.
When she returned home at noon, Lin Lan had left her some food, but she only ate a few bites. She had no appetite and didn't want to eat.
After a lively gathering, Liu Aimin and his family returned, tidied up the house, and prepared to leave. It was getting late and not safe.
They finally got off the plane at 7 p.m., but it was too late to go home for dinner, so they all went to a hot pot restaurant instead.
There were too many people, so they directly requested a small hall, but Zhang Shouyi did not join them.
The next morning, Zhang Xingguo went to find Yang Yongjian.
"Old Zhang, Lijun will be back tonight, and Zou Shiming and his family have already arrived in the capital. Would you like to meet them first?"
"That's why I came to see you. It's not easy for them to come all the way from their hometown. Let Lijun and Haiyin come together tomorrow, Saturday."
Also, please inform Haiyin's family to meet at Fuzeyuan Garden at noon today. We, as family, need to discuss this beforehand. If the children truly aren't meant to be, we can't let them feel too awkward.
"Okay, I'll pick them up. They should be at your house by around 9:30."
"Okay, I'll go back right away. We'll wait for you at Fuzeyuan."
Zhang Xingguo hurriedly returned and saw Zhenye and the other three about to leave.
“We’re going to meet Zou Haiyin’s family at Fuzeyuan at noon. Yaozu, you have to go so that the girl’s family can meet you first.”
Gu Yaozu nodded. "Grandpa, I won't be late."
After the four of them left, the family drove to Fuzeyuan.
Gu Chuanming felt extremely uncomfortable. "Hongmei, do you see anything about me that's inappropriate?"
Zhang Hongmei chuckled, "Grandpa, you're doing great. This is like you're on a blind date, why are you so nervous?"
"Yeah, I'm pretty nervous. To be honest, I wasn't this nervous when I went on blind dates back then."
Zhang Hongmei looked at Gu Chuanming with a gossipy eye, wanting to know many details.
At this point, Gu Chuanming fell silent.
The family arrived at Fuzeyuan. The three younger children were waiting in the living room. The older brothers had gone to burn paper money for their ancestors and hadn't taken the three of them with them, so they had to come along.
It wasn't even 9:30 yet when Yang Yongjian's car arrived. Song Junsheng was waiting at the door and invited them in.
This time, Zou Haiyin's grandfather, father, and mother came to the Zou family.
Ever since they received the news, the Zou family has been feeling uneasy and never considered marrying their daughter off to someone of high status.
But then news came that they were to go on a blind date with the fourth son of their boss, leaving the whole family somewhat bewildered.
Your own family will definitely think your daughter is the best, but if she were to actually join that kind of family, they would feel that their own child is still far from being good enough.
So after receiving the news, the whole family came directly by car. They had already met with Yang Yongjian and knew that their child had received affirmation from the leader's wife and the two senior officials.
As the family of three entered the living room, they saw a beautiful and elegant woman stand up and smile at them.
"Welcome, this must be Haiyin's grandfather. Mr. Zou, we are really sorry to have invited you here. Under these circumstances, we should be the ones going over, but it is really inconvenient for us to leave. Please forgive us."
"Mr. Zou, this is Madam."
Zou Shiming smiled and said, "Madam, you're too kind."
At this moment, Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo also stood up, and everyone exchanged pleasantries again.
Zou Haiyin's mother was a pretty woman, and although she didn't look very old, she was definitely much older than Zhang Hongmei.
Yang Yongjian can now be considered a part-time matchmaker, so he plays the role of connecting the two parties.
The three members of the Zou family, looking at the leader's wife, already understood the situation. Judging from the wife's expression, she must have a very good impression of their daughter.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, and having roughly understood each other's feelings, they finally got down to business.
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