Chapter 7: Wine and Meat
Li Jiandong also cooperated and said: "Zhu Zi, I'll give you two dollars. Go buy a bottle of wine and cut some pork head meat."

As he said this, he took out a handful of money from his pocket and stuffed it into Sha Zhu's pocket without any care, saying,

"I'm exhausted after a week of hard work. I feel like something is missing if I don't have some meat on this weekend."

Qin Huairu's eyes widened. She lived in the countryside, and her family's annual income was not as much as the money in Li Jiandong's hand.

Just now at Yi Zhonghai's house, when she heard the salary was over 60 yuan, she was just excited for a moment.

However, when she saw so much money with her own eyes, she felt a completely different shock.

Sha Zhu took the money and ran away.

Li Huilan quickly closed the door, turned around and said in a friendly manner: "Old Li, let me tell you the truth. Huairu actually came here today for a blind date with Dongxu, but it's such a pity that the old woman Jia Zhang despised Huairu because she came from the countryside and looked down on her. At noon, she didn't even provide food for us."

"You are sensible and should be able to see that Huairu is a good girl. It is really hard to find one even with a lantern. You have a high income, so even if there is one less person's quota, the family will have enough money and tickets."

"Huai Ru has come all the way here. It's not easy for her to come to the city. I can't let her make a wasted trip. I thought you are single and have good conditions, so I'd like to match you two up. What do you think?"

Li Huilan's words really surprised Li Jiandong, and he felt a little excited.

Apart from anything else, Qin Huairu was really beautiful at the age of eighteen.

When she entered the room, she kept her head down and remained silent. She must have been a very shy person, which was completely different from her image of being able to get along with everyone more than ten years later.

Qin Huairu at this time is definitely a treasure girl.

However, having lived two lives, Li Jiandong knew very well that things were definitely not as simple as Li Huilan said.

Half of what she said might be true, but half of it was definitely false.

Li Jiandong asked calmly, "Old Wife Yi, I want to ask one more question, has the Jia family clearly rejected Qin Huairu?"

"That's not the case. You may not know the rules of blind dates. Even if you want to refuse, you have to wait until the person leaves. How can you say no to someone in person?" Li Huilan sighed.
"However, I can clearly see the attitude of Jia Zhang. There is absolutely no hope for the two families."

"If you and Huairu fall in love, I will reject them on behalf of Qin Huairu and I promise not to make things difficult for you."

Li Jiandong nodded without comment, then turned his gaze to Qin Huairu and asked, "What about Qin Huairu? What do you think?"

Hearing this, Qin Huairu's face flushed. She finally mustered up the courage to look at Li Jiandong. Her heartbeat became even faster, and she was a little afraid to look directly at him.
"……me……"

"Are you willing?" Li Jiandong asked directly.

"I, I, I do." Qin Huairu blurted out nervously, then quickly lowered her head.

The man in front of her eyes didn't seem to be that old, with sharp edges and corners on his face, and he looked quite masculine. He had a very confident and powerful temperament, which fascinated Qin Huairu.

Moreover, his house is much bigger than Jia's. The room outside alone is almost as big as the one and a half rooms of Jia's house.

Except for being a few years older than Jia Dongxu, Li Jiandong has almost all advantages. His conditions completely beat Jia Dongxu.

When a woman gets married, isn't it just to find a capable man to live with?

"I understand."

Li Jiandong's eyes flashed, he nodded and said, "Since Qin Huairu you are willing to marry me, my family does need a woman who can help clean up the house, then let's try it out first."

Li Huilan's eyes were so wide that they turned into crescents. She urged him impatiently:
"Why are you still trying? Since you're in love with each other, I think you're not a child anymore, Lao Li. You should just get married soon. You'll have plenty of time to try when you live together as a couple."

"Are you in such a hurry?" Li Jiandong was stunned, a little uncomfortable with the pace of blind dates in this era.

Seeing that things were going smoothly, Li Huilan was so happy, she said with a smile: "Old Li, you really don't understand this. I'm an experienced person, you'd better listen to us old ladies. If you really want to be with Qin Huairu, I will discuss the marriage with her family. We will set an auspicious day and get married as soon as possible. By this time next year, you will be able to hold a big fat boy in your arms. What are you hesitating about?" Li Jiandong thought so too, and in a blink of an eye, he had a wife and children.

Qin Huairu is such a beautiful woman, it’s better to marry her as soon as possible and enjoy her life.

So he asked Qin Huairu for her opinion.

"Qin Huairu, will you marry me?"

Qin Huairu lowered her head and snorted: "Hmm!"

"That's good. I like you too. If you're willing, let's find an auspicious day nearby and get married."

"But before that, we have to go to the Jia family and explain your previous blind date to them so that we don't act undignified when the time comes."

Li Jiandong stood up and was about to take Qin Huairu to Jia's house.

Li Huilan was stunned for a moment and was unable to react.

People in this era are reserved and won’t say it directly whether they are willing or not.

Their original idea was to let Jia Dongxu find out that Qin Huairu, whom he had a blind date with, had become the wife that Li Jiandong wanted on the day of his wedding.

If a master steals his apprentice's wife, they will definitely become enemies.

Why doesn't Li Jiandong play by the rules?

If Li Jiandong and the Jia family were to know about this, wouldn't her and Yi Zhonghai's plans be ruined?
"Wait, Li Jiandong, Huairu just had a blind date with Dongxu today. Even if you want to reject him, you have to wait until they leave. If you bring her home now, won't that embarrass the Jia family?"

In desperation, Li Huilan grabbed Li Jiandong's hand and stopped him from going to Jia's house.

In an instant, Li Jiandong knew that his guess was correct.

He turned to look at Li Huilan and said with a smile: "Old Yi's wife, you worry too much. I have a good relationship with the Jia family. This matter must be made clear on the same day. One is one, two is two. If it is delayed and caused to cause misunderstanding, it will be embarrassing."

"It just so happens that you are the matchmaker, so you can be our witness. The three of us can go together and talk it out."

Li Jiandong turned his wrist, held Li Huilan's wrist and left.

Now that you've identified the beauty trap, the best way to break it is to talk it out face to face.

How could Li Huilan go with them? Otherwise, the whole plan would be ruined.

But she was too weak and was dragged into the yard by Li Jiandong.

"Lao Yi, Lao Yi, please come out quickly."

Yi Zhonghai was originally lying on the door, keeping an eye on the situation on the other side.

When Li Huilan shouted like that, he rushed out of the yard immediately.

Pointing at Li Jiandong, he asked, "Li Jiandong, what are you doing? How can you be so rude to my wife?"

Li Jiandong sneered: "Yi Zhonghai, you still dare to ask me?"

"What good things have you and your wife done? Do you need me to publicize it for you?"

At noon, everyone in the courtyard was cooking and eating at home.

(End of this chapter)