Yao Youjun waved his hands hurriedly, "No, no, where is there a girl I like? It has nothing to do with me."
Yao's mother frowned, "You little bastard, what's wrong? Tell me clearly!"
Yao Youjun spread his hands helplessly. "Ah, my eldest sister told me that someone from my eldest brother-in-law's team has fallen for my eldest brother-in-law's cousin, and maybe they're attracted to each other? It seems like they've already verbally confirmed it, and they're going to get engaged once the autumn harvest is over!"
"Oh, what a pity, Lifang is really a good girl..."
Although Yao's mother felt it was a pity, she also knew that the two families had not yet officially engaged, so it was normal for the other party to fall in love with someone else. She just turned around and complained to Yao's father.
"It's all your fault. I told you that if we hadn't settled it first, it was you who said it wouldn't be suitable since her parents weren't around!"
What could Yao's father, who was being blamed for the incident, do? Seeing the disappointed Yao's mother, he could only take the blame and repeatedly admitted his fault, "Yes, yes, yes, it's all my fault! Next time I find a girl I like, I'll just get her, regardless of whether her parents are around!"
After chatting for a while, Yao Youjun saw that it was already three o'clock, so he took Yao Xiuli out of the main hall and let his parents take a nap.
Yao Xiuli, who had just walked out of the main room, immediately pulled Yao Youjun in and asked curiously, "Brother, have you ever seen female workers in the factory?"
Yao Youjun nodded. "Female workers? Yes, but they're all concentrated in the union, warehouse, or office. For example, there are over a thousand people in our production workshop, but only three women. They work as subordinates for Director Liu, doing things like writing, drawing, and taking statistics."
Yao Xiuli's eyes lit up. "That's great, brother. Is there anyone suitable?"
Yao Youjun was stunned. "What's appropriate?"
Yao Xiuli sighed, "What else could it be? Among those three female officials, is there anyone suitable for me? How are you going to find a wife in the future if you're so stupid? Really..."
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Yao Youjun knocked on Yao Xiuli's forehead helplessly, "What nonsense are you talking about? Those three female secretaries, their children are already doing soy sauce!"
Yao Xiuli rubbed her forehead which was hurt by the beating and stomped her feet in dissatisfaction, "Brother, you hurt me!"
Yao Youjun smiled helplessly, "Don't make blind guesses in the future. I'm only eighteen this year, so I'm not in a hurry! But you're sixteen this year, and I'm sure your mother will find you a date next year at the latest..."
Yao Xiuli thought of the man in her heart, glared at Yao Youjun with dissatisfaction, and said, "I want to find my future husband myself!" Then she ran back to her room and locked the door.
Yao Youjun smiled helplessly and shook his head, then turned around and went back to his room.
Chu Tian placed two large baskets of washed and drained tomatoes, one in front of Yao Xiujuan and the other in front of Chu Lifang who came to help.
"Xiujuan, these should be enough, right?"
Yao Xiujuan looked at the two large basins of chopped tomatoes and thought for a moment, "Our tomatoes are all chopped, and with those two baskets of 50 kilograms of tomatoes you exchanged from other families, that should be enough..."
Chu Tian nodded, rolled up his sleeves and asked, "How can I help?"
Before Yao Xiujuan could say anything, she saw Mrs. Chu come out holding Pingping, who had just woken up, and said, "My dear grandson, you are a grown man, what can you do? Come and hold your son."
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Chu Tian glanced at Pingping who was leaning against Old Mrs. Chu, blinking her eyes at him, then he exclaimed "Ah" and reached out for a hug.
"Okay, your son wants you to hold him, so you hold him first. Grandma will go wash the diaper that Pingping just changed..."
As she spoke, Old Mrs. Chu walked forward, stuffed Pingping into Chu Tian's arms, pulled up Pingping's trouser legs, then turned around and walked back into the house, took a basin and some diapers, and walked towards the backyard.
Chu Lifang looked at Chu Tian, who was holding Pingping and staring at her, and laughed, "I found that Pingping really likes Xiaoshi brother! Every time he sees Xiaoshi brother, he lets Xiaoshi brother hold him."
Yao Xiujuan chuckled and said, "It's not just Pingping who likes Brother Tian. Haven't you noticed that Xinxin likes Brother Tian more too? And among the younger children in our family, how many of them don't like Brother Tian?"
Chu Lifang thought of her younger nephews and nieces and smiled, "Sister-in-law is right! Little Brother Shi is just popular with the kids!"
Yao Xiujuan nodded, "Brother Tian is patient with children and is willing to play with them when he's not busy. He will definitely like it!"
Chu Lifang immediately thought of Sun Jianjun when she heard this. He was also patient with children, and his nephews and nieces also liked him very much.
"Lifang, why is your face red?"
Yao Xiujuan finished cutting a tomato and just as she was about to stretch her neck, she saw Chu Lifang, who was sitting opposite her, blushing. She was wondering why she blushed even though she hadn't said anything.
Chu Lifang's face suddenly turned even redder, and she hurriedly shouted, "Xiao, Xiao Shisao, I'm not blushing!"
Chu Tian was squatting in front of the chicken coop, holding his son and letting him touch the chickens' feathers, when he heard Chu Lifang's raised voice and looked over in confusion.
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Yao Xiujuan looked at Chu Lifang speechlessly, "Lifang, what are you thinking about? Why are you so excited?"
Chu Lifang shyly shook her head, "No, nothing..."
Chu Tian pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought of something, and teased with a smile, "Lifang, are you thinking of Brother Jianjun? He told me a few days ago that after the company's accounts are settled in the next few days, he will go to your house to officially get engaged!"
Yao Xiujuan suddenly realized it, turned to look at Chu Lifang, and said with a smile, "Oh, yes! I ran into Aunt Jia while picking cotton a while ago, and she told me that Brother Jianjun had exchanged a lot of cloth and cotton coupons with someone, and was planning to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy cloth and cotton to make new clothes for you!"
"Sister Lifang, Jianjun is really good. He's thinking about you all the time even before we got engaged! I remember before the autumn harvest, he sent you some cloth and a Dacron shirt made by the supply and marketing cooperative. That wasn't cheap. I heard it cost more than ten yuan!"
Chu Lifang was so shy that she lowered her head and hurriedly cut tomatoes, "Sister-in-law, please stop laughing at me..."
Yao Xiujuan smiled and said, "Lifang, don't be shy. I am telling you the truth. Among the unmarried men in our brigade, Brother Jianjun is the best..."
Chu Lifang spoke softly after a while, "Sister-in-law, I know he is a good person..."
As if she was afraid that Yao Xiujuan would say something else, Chu Lifang hurriedly asked, "Sister-in-law, what should we do after we cut these tomatoes into pieces?"
"Put it in a bottle, then steam it in a pot, and finally..."
Yao Xiujuan knew that Chu Lifang didn't want to continue that topic, so she just went along with what she said and didn't mention Sun Jianjun again.
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