At three o'clock in the afternoon, the housekeeper of the old bungalow in Shanghai brought Zhang Guozhong, Sun Yuehe and a group of relatives to the old bungalow from the airport with a motorcade. The whole family and Zhang Lan, Li Ying, Sun Haiping, who had just arrived from Pingjing, and many others

The children of the Zhang and Sun families gathered together and met their close relatives. It was really exciting!

After more than half a century of silence, the old house that had been peaceful for a long time finally ushered in its new life.

"God! Qingzi has built such a big yard in the magic city. This is a park! Look, look, the leaves are still green... God, what a tall tree... two trees,

There’s another one over there!”

Erjinzi Liu Xiu'e said happily.

The gold medal butler hired by the Butler Housekeeping Company smiled and said: "Dear Madam, in this season, the sycamore trees will lose all their yellow leaves, but the camphor trees will not. These two trees are century-old camphor trees."

Liu Xiu'e: "..." I don't know how to do it anymore.

Sun Yuehe laughed so hard that she waved her hand and said: "That's funny... funny..."

The housekeeper leaned forward and said, "Madam, my name is Dou En."

Sun Yuehe said: "Oh, okay, go and do your business. Our family members are talking here. If I don't understand anything, I won't trouble you."

The housekeeper is a Shanghai man in his fifties. He should have studied English housekeeping. He is very stylish, but he is... incompatible with this family from the frontier village.

Fortunately, Sun Yuehe had seen a lot of the world and invited the housekeeper out.

The housekeeper nodded slightly and said, "Okay, madam, if you have any questions, you can also ask Ms. Yang Limei." Yang Limei is Li Tie's wife and is in charge of everything in the house, including the nanny and the kitchen. Dou En is in charge of the garden, fleet, security and banquets.

Prepare.

As soon as this man walked away, everyone in the family almost laughed like crazy.

Even Sun Qingshi couldn't stop laughing and said, "This guy is really interesting. No wonder people in Shanghai love to pretend to have a foreign accent."

Zhang Lan knew better and said with a smile: "Grandpa, people are just like foreign housekeepers. They all say that foreign housekeepers are the best."

Liu Xiu'e smiled and said: "Quickly pull him down. My dear madam, I was stunned. I don't know who he is calling."

The group of people laughed again, and in the midst of the excitement, Li Tie's wife, Yang Limei, the housekeeper of the bungalow, led Qi Ping, Li Suzhi and Qi Tianhai over.

Qi Ping and Li Suzhi came earlier. They went back to Qi's house for a chat and then picked up Qi Tianhai and his wife.

After the two families greeted each other warmly, Sun Yuehe asked Li Suzhi: "Have the two children told you? What happened today?"

Li Suzhi shook her head and said, "Just say it's a surprise and we must come over."

Li Yun smiled at the side and said, "Didn't you say you were engaged?"

Li Suzhi smiled and said: "You didn't tell me. If we talk about this kind of thing, it should be discussed by the two adults. It's not appropriate for them to make a decision."

Zhang Guozhong said with a smile: "Yes, since ancient times, marriage matters have been ordered by the parents, and the matchmaker's words are not finalized for life..."

Sun Yuehe glared: "What nonsense are you talking about? Both families are optimistic about the two children, and both parents nodded. Qingzi and Juanzi can't live without each other, and they are no more powerful than your matchmaking words!"

That’s not what my parents-in-law said. They said that the engagement should be given to the adults, and the adults should sit down together to discuss it. What age is this? You are talking nonsense."

If the man's family decides privately for life, the man's family will be fine, but the woman's family will be ugly.

Zhang Guozhong regretted: "I made a gaffe, I didn't read the book thoroughly, and I made a joke. What I mean is that no matter what happens, you must first ask for the opinions of your relatives. Qingzi always respects your opinions..."

Li Suzhi was indifferent and said with a smile: "If this is really the case, then it is probably Juanzi's idea. No wonder Zhang Qing."

Sun Yuehe disagreed again, waving her hands and saying: "I have never seen a more generous and sensible child than Juanzi! In fact, it doesn't matter if it's one day earlier or one day later. Our family has recognized this daughter-in-law! Juanzi can come to our house.

, that is our family’s blessing!”

Being a mother is not easy, try to find someone to make up for it...

She still thought it might be about the engagement.

Li Suzhi smiled and was no longer modest.

She looked at this garden house covering an area of ​​eight and a half acres, with a building area of ​​more than 1,500 square meters, and felt very satisfied.

There are housekeepers, doormen, security guards, chefs, gardeners...

Any woman in this world who can live such a life should be happy, at least materially.

The pitched roof, red flat tiles, fireplace chimney, and cobblestone walls are simple yet elegant.

It's not the kind of palace where the nouveau riche look after the great inner cultivators.

The courtyard has a beautiful environment, with two century-old towering trees, a forest of camphor trees, and a garden with rockeries, pavilions, and nurseries.

Dry-bonded cobblestone walls, machine-made flat tile steep-slope roof, balcony on the south side, and floor-to-ceiling windows.

It is clearly a house from a childhood fairy tale.

Li Suzhi was extremely satisfied, and the group entered the living room from the garden, which was a very modern living room.

Sun Qingshi and Qi Tianhai sat in the middle, while everyone else found their own seats.

After looking around, my uncle Sun Mantang said with a smile: "This is similar to the house in the Hong Kong TV series."

Qi Ping smiled and said: "The way Hong Kong Island used to be was originally from this way. It doesn't look big, only two floors, but it is quite delicate and warm. The two annex buildings in the garden are also in good repair.

It’s abrupt and has the same style as the main building.”

Sun Yuehe smiled and said: "We can't understand it either, but we think the house is pretty good."

The old lady of the Qi family is from Shanghai, and she still has the air of a young lady in her heart. She smiled and said: "This bungalow is older than us. It has witnessed the hundreds of years of changes by the Huangpu River. It's a pity that Xiao Zhang rebuilt it.

, otherwise, you can smell the breath of history.”

Zhao Juxiang didn't understand what the old woman was talking about at all, so she asked, "In such a big garden, are you worried about growing grass?"

Li Ying laughed and said, "Nai, what else do you want to do?"

Zhao Juxiang has a great idea: "Open two acres of land to grow vegetables, another two acres of land to grow sunflowers, two acres of wheat, and build a shed to raise some cattle and sheep. That's a lot!"

The old lady of the Qi family turned green, and the whole family laughed.

Sun Yuehe said: "Mom, if you and dad are willing to stay here, you can plant whatever you want!"

Zhao Juxiang shook her head repeatedly and said: "I don't want to stay here. It doesn't snow even in the winter. It's just wet and cold. Why stay here?"

Qi Tianhai thought this rural old lady was cute and said, "Shanghai is quite nice. It's more interesting to see it by the Huangpu River."

Zhao Juxiang ignored the warning in her wife's eyes and said happily: "If you go to the river dam to enjoy the cool breeze in the winter, you'll freeze to death!"

Qi Tianhai burst out laughing, and the entire Sun family was almost ashamed.

But Li Suzhi, who was usually very high-spirited, burst into laughter. The Sun family's family tradition had long earned her respect.

Some folk customs and slang are more down-to-earth. This is the truth of real people's lives.

After everyone tried to stop the quarrel between Sun Qingshi and Zhao Juxiang, Sun Yuehe asked: "What time is it? I don't wear a watch either."

A group of people with watches are busy reporting the time:

"Ten past six."

"Five forty!"

"Five forty!"

"Five forty!"

"Um?"

Sun Yuehe stared at her daughter and asked: "Your watch is broken? Why is your watch so inaccurate? You are crossing the Lost Lake one day at a time, right?"

Zhang Lan has been taught a lesson since childhood and has long been desensitized. She is still laughing and joking with Sun Hairong and others.

Li Suzhi laughed warmly and said: "Xiaolan is very good. She set her watch forward half an hour by herself in order to be half an hour ahead of others. This year Xiaolan was rated as the top three outstanding students in Pingjing City, and her academic performance is also very good."

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"La la la la~~"

Zhang Lan danced a swing dance in front of her mother. She was so provocative that she got a slap in the face and retreated.

Sun Yuehe said to Li Suzhi: "Thank you so much, in-laws! Qingzi told me everything, so you took the trouble. If any of them disobeys, you will punish them severely!"

Sun Mantang, Sun Yuantang, Li Yun, Liu Xiu'e and others all said: "If you don't obey me, you will be beaten to death!

"

Although they are from rural areas and have not read many books, they respect scholars from the bottom of their hearts and respect those who teach their children the truth.

Respect for culture makes Li Suzhi more accepting of these relatives. She is more sensible than many urban educated people. She smiled and said: "I don't care much. Firstly, the children are very upbeat and know how to work hard. Secondly,

Zhang Qing's arrangements are very secure. There are teachers for cultural classes, and there are also very good teachers for music, art, and physical education. Even the teachers who teach how to behave and develop life skills are all excellent and highly respected teachers."

Both families were very happy after hearing this. Sun Mantang said with a smile: "We know that our children are definitely not as good as you said. Our children are different from the Zhang family. Their children are always allowed to study well.

We used to laugh at my sister and brother-in-law for being so poor and causing so many troubles.

Now look at it, reading is different. But it is too difficult for our children to learn to read. They have been raised since preschool. When they come home from school, they have to put a circle of sheep and feed the pigs and dogs before they can do their homework.

.I got a score of 30% or 50% in the exam, just a few curse words, and no one really cared about it. My foundation is so bad, I probably won’t be able to get promoted in a while.”

Sun Yuantang said: "It doesn't matter what score you get in the exam, as long as you know how to study. We are all still young. If you really have this intention, even if you are ranked last in the exam in three years, you will be promoted sooner or later."

Sun Hairong said happily: "Dad, I didn't come last in the exam, I was eighth from the bottom!"
To be continued...