Chapter 636 Courtyard 12
So he began to clean the house, tidy up the cabinets, and took out his leather shoes, polishing them until they were so shiny that they could reflect a person's reflection.
After finishing all this, he went out to get some hot water and washed himself thoroughly inside and out.
When it was almost dawn, Sha Zhu felt a little sleepy and lay on the bed and took a nap for a while.
Hearing the sound of someone getting up in the yard, he quickly got up, washed, shaved, combed his hair, changed into a neat set of clothes, and went out.
Seeing that Sha Zhu was dressed so smartly today, the third uncle couldn't help but ask:
"Silly Zhu, you're dressed so nicely today, what are you doing?"
Sha Zhu walked out with a smile and said, "If there's good news, I'll come back this afternoon and tell you."
When Yi Zhonghai arrived at the middle courtyard, he saw Sha Zhu running out of the door. He shouted loudly:
"Silly Zhu, where are you going?"
But Sha Zhu was so focused on going to the suburbs to pick up Sun Min to get the marriage certificate that he paid no attention to Yi Zhonghai behind him. He only replied from a distance: "I'll tell you when I get back this afternoon."
In the blink of an eye, the person disappeared.
Looking at Sha Zhu's hurriedly leaving back, I felt an inexplicable sense of unease in my heart.
He secretly wondered when Sha Zhu had ever dressed himself so decently. He had the impression that he only paid a little attention to his image when he arranged blind dates for him.
"Blind date..." Yi Zhonghai suddenly realized that judging from the look on Sha Zhu's face, he was probably going on a blind date.
He suddenly felt annoyed and thought to himself, it seems that this kid has grown up and realized that he is hiding something from me.
However, Yi Zhonghai quickly comforted himself, thinking that the monk can run away, but the temple cannot.
After the blind date, Sha Zhu still has to return to this courtyard.
As long as he is not married, there is still room for improvement.
Although he encouraged himself in this way, Yi Zhonghai couldn't get rid of the panic in his heart no matter what.
When Lin Sui passed by him, he was so lost in his own thoughts that he didn't notice her at all.
When Lin Sui got off work in the evening and returned to the courtyard, he could hear the commotion in the yard from a distance.
The news that Sha Zhu had returned with his new wife had caused an uproar in the courtyard.
In the yard, the third aunt, the first aunt, Jia Zhang and other neighbors at home were all there, and they were all talking about this matter.
The third aunt sat on a small stool picking vegetables. "That kid, Shazhu, seems out of tune usually, but today he's given us such a big surprise! This new daughter-in-law looks so pretty!"
A lady agreed with a smile: "Yes, she is pretty and looks like a good girl who lives a decent life. Sha Zhu is lucky."
When Jia Zhang heard this, she snorted and spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"Who knows where this girl came from? She might have some problem. Otherwise, why would she fall for Sha Zhu?"
The third aunt gave Jia Zhang a cold look.
"You should be more virtuous when you speak. The girl looks good, and Shazhu has skills and a good salary. What's the point of the girl being attracted to him?"
Others followed suit.
A auntie also followed suit, saying, "They are all children from our yard, so please stop saying those unpleasant things."
The other neighbors were just chatting about this matter, and no one paid any attention to Jia Zhang's sour remarks.
It’s not that some people have the thought “Why does this girl like Shazhu?”, but they have just got married, and saying these things will only make people dislike them, so it’s not worth offending them.
Seeing that everyone ignored her, Jia Zhang felt bored. She rolled her eyes, muttered something, took her little stool and went straight home.
The door slammed shut.
Lin Sui could understand why Jia Zhang was unhappy.
Now that Sha Zhu has gotten married, it will not be so easy for his family to take advantage of him, so she is naturally unhappy.
Sha Zhu and Sun Min are currently staying with the deaf old lady in the backyard.
After getting the marriage certificate, the two returned to Sun's house at noon, asked Sun's mother to look at the marriage certificate, and agreed to set the wedding banquet three days later.
In the afternoon I went to buy some things for the wedding.
Today is the first day that the two of them have obtained their marriage certificate. Sha Zhu plans to have dinner at the deaf old lady's house today, which can be regarded as meeting the elders.
Not long after Lin Sui returned to the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and others who had finished get off work at the factory also came back one after another.
When Yi Zhonghai learned that Sha Zhu was married, his head buzzed and his blood pressure soared.
He never dreamed that Sha Zhu would dare to get the certificates without his knowledge. All his plans of "taking his time to choose and I will check" were ruined overnight.
However, Yi Zhonghai did not completely lose confidence and still had his own plans in mind.
When it was time for dinner in the evening, Sha Zhu came to call Yi Zhonghai and his wife as usual, and also called Lin Sui.
Lin Sui declined with a simple "don't make trouble" and refused to accept the vegetables.
Sun Min came here with Sha Zhu.
Sha Zhu naively thought that Lin Sui was afraid of causing trouble, but Sun Min seemed to be thinking about something.
Just when Sha Zhu was about to serve the dish directly to Lin Sui, Sun Min gently pulled him back and whispered:
"Zhu Zi, since Xiao Lin told us not to send it, then don't do it.
You forgot that she also said before that if you let the old man know that it was she who found the partner for you and the ones introduced by the old man didn't work out, the old man would feel embarrassed.
If you send the things over like this, anyone with a discerning eye will know that Xiaolin has helped a lot, and that will cause trouble for Xiaolin.
We have a lot of time to spend with Xiaolin in the future, so this little bit of food won’t hurt us.”
After listening to what his wife said, Sha Zhu thought about it and felt that it made a lot of sense.
He smiled foolishly and replied, "Okay, I'll listen to my wife. If you don't want to send me off, then I won't. We'll just visit each other often in the future."
At the dinner table, Yi Zhonghai really began to test Sha Zhu. He picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and said casually:
"You're quite good, kid. Before, I thought you were not young anymore, so I went around looking for a wife for you.
If you had told me about you and Xiao Sun earlier, I wouldn't have wasted all that time.
No wonder you didn’t like any of the ones I introduced to you before.
If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have had to work so hard."
In one sentence, he not only shirked all responsibilities, but also earned himself the reputation of being "cared for by an elder."
Yi Zhonghai knew clearly that the people he had introduced to Sha Zhu before were either ugly or not. Occasionally there were a few with good conditions, but they had high standards and would never be interested in Sha Zhu.
But he couldn't say this out loud. If he did, not only would his new wife be unhappy, but it would also create a rift between him and Sha Zhu.
I have to say, this is where Yi Zhonghai’s cleverness lies.
Every word he said could be used to benefit him, and at the same time, he asked Sha Zhu to thank him.
Sha Zhu didn't think much about it, but he still remembered his wife's instructions not to tell anyone about Lin Sui's role in it.
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