Chapter 20
Anyone who has experienced blind dates will understand!
Especially the blind dates in the 1950s were much simpler and more direct than those in later generations.
Although Qin Huairu was not very satisfied with He Yuzhu's appearance, she felt that He Yuzhu was not as good-looking as Jia Dongxu.
But you can't resist the good family conditions of the old He family.
After all, He Yuzhu's job is not bad, and she has a skill to rely on, so she will never go hungry. She even bought her Mickey Mouse candy and snow cream when they met for the first time, and was willing to spend money on her.
This alone made Jia Dongxu and the previous blind dates all inferior.
In particular, He Yuzhu also followed He Daqing's instructions and talked about the housing in the future.
As long as the two get married, the two rooms in the courtyard will be their wedding room, and they don't have to squeeze into a room with their parents-in-law after getting married like other city people.
How can Qin Huairu be dissatisfied with such conditions?
As for He Yuzhu?
That's even more no problem.
After all, Qin Huairu is not only beautiful and has an excellent figure, but also educated, and graduated from junior high school.
If you really want to marry him, it will definitely be marrying down.
Now he was worried that Qin Huairu would not like him as a cook.
Fortunately, Qin Huairu was quite satisfied with He Yuzhu's situation.
In this way, a man was in love, and a concubine was interested, so the chat was naturally more pleasant.
Anyway, when He Yuzhu walked out of the Qin family's house, he was so happy that he became a fool.
He Daqing and Qin Shouyi looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
"Brother Daqing, you and Zhuzi sit here for a while, I'll go to the house to get something!"
Qin Shouyi is a smart man. When he saw He Yuzhu coming out of the house, he immediately found an excuse to go in.
After seeing his daughter, he didn't beat around the bush and asked directly,"Huairu, what do you think of this boy from your uncle He's family?"
Qin Huairu looked down at her shoes and said shyly,"He's very good and a very honest person."
Qin Shouyi felt comfortable hearing his daughter's words, and continued,"Then dad will betroth you to the boy from your uncle He's family, are you willing?"
Qin Huairu didn't show any surprise when she heard her father's question. She just asked curiously,"Dad, didn't you go to the city to inquire about the situation of the Jia family today? Why……"
"Humph, forget about the Jia family, and that matchmaker Wang, she is really not reliable at all. Fortunately, I met your uncle He today, otherwise if you really marry into the Jia family, your life will be ruined."
When it comes to the Jia family, Qin Shouyi is full of anger, and he immediately tells Qin Huairu about the situation of the Jia family. Qin Huairu is stunned and scared.
She never thought that Jia Dongxu, who looks gentle and refined like a scholar, actually has such a mother. If she really marries into the Jia family, wouldn't she become the daughter-in-law of a thief and a prisoner?
Moreover, with such a vicious mother, can Jia Dongxu really be as kind as he looks?
Thinking of this,
Qin Huairu completely lost hope in Jia Dongxu.
After all, the two of them only met once on a blind date. How could there be any difference? What kind of feelings.
So after knowing the situation of the Jia family, Qin Huairu was just grateful and afraid.
Just like her father Qin Shouyi said, fortunately she met Uncle He, otherwise if she really married into the Jia family, her life would be ruined.
In addition, the conditions of the Jia family are not as good as Wang the matchmaker said. There is only one room. If she really wants to marry there, won’t the couple have to live in the same room with the mother-in-law after marriage?
What should she do when she has children in the future?
With such a comparison, in Qin Huairu’s heart, He Yuzhu’s conditions immediately exceeded Jia Dongxu’s by several times, which also made her more satisfied.
"What do you think, my daughter? If you think Zhuzi is good, I will send a definite letter to your uncle He and settle the marriage first. When Zhuzi reaches the age, it will not be too late for you two to get married."
Qin Shouyi is 100% satisfied with the old He family.
Although he and He Daqing and his son met for the first time today.
But Qin Shouyi still has great confidence in his own vision.
He thinks He Daqing is not an ordinary person, and He Daqing's son He Yuzhu is also a real man. His daughter will definitely not suffer any loss or grievance if she marries him.
For an old father, this is enough.
""Dad will make the decision on this matter. I will listen to you."
Qin Huairu said shyly, and then ran to her room.
Girls are shy, and even if they agree in their hearts, they rarely say it directly.
So after the blind date, if they agree, they will say"It's up to our parents."",""My daughter listens to you" and so on.
If the girl is not very satisfied with the man, she will say to her parents:"I want to be filial to my parents for two more years."
When Qin Shouyi heard this, he immediately knew that his daughter had no objection to this marriage.
He smiled, then took a pipe and went out, and said to He Daqing:"It's late today, I won't keep Brother Daqing and Zhuzi for dinner."
"I have no objection to this matter. Brother Daqing and Zhuzi can discuss it after they go back. If they think it is okay, they can find someone to talk to. If they think it is not okay, they can also give a definite answer. No matter what happens, it will not affect our brotherly relationship.
We can have a drink together when we have time."He Daqing nodded and said with a smile:"Okay, the two of us will go back first, and give Brother Qin a definite answer tomorrow, and we will have a drink together another day."
When he heard Qin Shouyi's answer, he knew that the matter was settled.
The rest was to find a matchmaker to propose marriage, and then the two families would discuss the engagement.
To be honest, it was just that his silly son was a little young, otherwise the blind date, marriage certificate and obtaining the marriage certificate could be done in two or three days.
Marriage in the 1950s was basically like this, with new things being done in new ways, and many old customs had to be waived.
As long as they were attracted to each other and both families had no objections, they could meet on the first day and get the certificate and hold the wedding banquet on the second day. It was completely unlike the later generations, where it was obviously a blind date but ended up dragging on longer than dating.
Of course, He Yuzhu's situation was special.
Because they were not old enough, they could only get engaged first and get married when they were old enough.
So it took almost 55 years for the two to actually get married.
"Dad, what does Uncle Qin mean? Why don’t I understand?"
After leaving Qinjiazhuang, He Yuzhu couldn't help himself and asked impatiently:"Also, what did Sister Huairu say? Does she like me?"
He Daqing looked at his adopted son who was so anxious, and said with disdain:"Silly Zhu, you can't understand such simple words. You have grown up in vain."
"Okay, look how anxious you are. Your uncle Qin and your sister Huairu have already agreed. I will find a matchmaker to propose marriage tomorrow. Let's settle this first. Wait two years and you two can get married."
"Why do we have to wait another two years? Can't we just get married right away?"When He Yuzhu heard that they had to wait another two years, he was immediately unhappy.
He Daqing was speechless,"Why do we have to wait two years? Don't you know that the current Marriage Law stipulates that men must be 20 years old and women must be 18 years old before they can register for marriage?"
"Read more books in the future and hang around less like a street urchin."
"Also, after you get engaged, you will be an adult and you will have to learn to earn money to support your family, do you understand?"
"I will give you two choices now. One is to buy you a bicycle, a wedding gift, a sewing machine and other items. You can figure it out yourself. With a bicycle, it will be convenient for you to visit your wife in Qinjiazhuang on weekdays."
"The second option is that you save money to buy a bicycle, and when you get married, I will give you the dowry, and also buy you a sewing machine and some cabinets and furniture."
""Tell me, which one do you choose?"
It's not that He Daqing didn't want to prepare all the things for He Yuzhu's wedding.
But he felt that he needed to put some pressure on He Yuzhu, so that he could learn to save money, and he couldn't be like before, without any plan, and spend all his salary every month. Hearing
He Daqing's question, He Yuzhu was stunned.
He thought about it seriously, and finally decided:"Dad, I've thought about it. I want a bicycle. Now there are still two years before the wedding. By then, I can find a way to get the betrothal money, sewing machine, cabinets and furniture myself."
The future is too far away, how can it be practical like a bicycle.
With a bicycle, he will be able to visit Sister Huairu often in the future.
Thinking of the beautiful picture of himself riding a bicycle to take Sister Huairu to play, He Yuzhu suddenly became a little crazy.
He Daqing was not at all surprised at He Yuzhu's choice, and smiled:"Okay, I calculated that the betrothal money, sewing machine, cabinets and furniture, etc., will cost about three million in total. With your current salary, you can save it. You just need to know it in your mind."
"Tomorrow, I will buy you a bicycle and arrange your marriage. I will take Yu Shui to live in Zhengyangmen. From now on, you will be alone in the courtyard. You must learn to take care of yourself and don’t act like a fool and let others fool you."
He Yuzhu said unconvincedly,"Look at what you said, am I that stupid?"
"Humph, what do you think?"
He Daqing snorted, dissatisfied:"If you are not stupid, how can you be called Shazhu all the time? When you can make people who know you stop calling you Shazhu, then we can talk about whether you are stupid or not!"...............................
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