Chapter 221 The Butterfly Effect and Marriage with Brother-in-law
When he saw his blind date, he was walking and talking with Sha Zhu.

Yan Jiecheng was immediately furious.

He felt that he finally understood why Yu Li was unwilling to pay attention to him.

It must be this idiot who sabotaged the plan or even intercepted me.

So, regardless of the huge gap in strength between the two, he rushed forward with red eyes and a roar.

At this time, Sha Zhu was accompanying Yu Li in a very proud mood, bragging about his cooking skills from time to time.

At first, when the deaf old lady asked him to go on a blind date with this girl, he refused.

But he couldn't resist everyone's persuasion, so he came here reluctantly.

It was only after I met him and saw his appearance that I perked up.

To be honest, this girl's appearance is much worse than He Shengnan and his sister Qin in the courtyard, but compared with Xu Damao's wife Lou Xiaoe, she is about the same.

Yu Li was particularly disappointed at the beginning, because Sha Zhu's appearance was not even a little bit worse than Yan Jiecheng's.

After the two of them chatted, she felt that this person was too good at bragging and was not reliable at all.

After the meeting that day, he returned home and told Yu's mother and sister Yu Haitang that he did not want to agree.

Yu's mother didn't think there was anything wrong with her decision. At most, she blamed herself, thinking that it was her illness that delayed her eldest daughter's development.

Yu Haitang was different. In addition to continuing to persuade her sister, she also actively informed He Yushui.

Later, Sha Zhu, relying on the method Wang Mengde taught him a few years ago, shamelessly went to Yu's house twice.

Only after he demonstrated his outstanding cooking skills and his mother appreciated his cooking skills did Yu Li nod and agree to live with him.

Unlike her daughter, Yu's mother has rich experience and knowledge.

She really likes some of Sha Zhu's good qualities.

I think this person is worthy of entrusting my life to.

"Silly, I'll fuck you."

Yan Jiecheng rushed over, cursed angrily, and then hit Sha Zhu in the face with his clenched fist.

As an expert in fighting, Sha Zhu would naturally not be beaten by him. He used his clever strength to block, trip and push Yan Jiecheng, causing him to fall to the ground.

"Yan Jiecheng, you are crazy."

"Silly Zhu, you ***, I ****"

Yan Jiecheng got up and pounced on him again like a madman.

After falling down several times, he finally lay on the ground and yelled at Sha Zhu: "Sha Zhu, you are not a human being. You stole my partner."

This made Sha Zhu confused. When did he intercept the other party's blind date?

Could it be that Yu Li had some relationship with Yan Jiecheng before?
Thinking of this, he turned and looked at Yu Li.

"Zhu Zi, it's not what you think. He and I had a blind date before, but I rejected it directly."

Yu Li quickly explained.

After spending some time together, she also found that, apart from being a little ugly, having a strange temper, and being a bit talkative, the man next to her met her standards for a partner.

Especially his job, as a cook, he is also the chef who specializes in cooking for the leaders in the steel rolling mill.

I could bring some money home every now and then.

These days, she has eaten several meals of the leftovers that Sha Zhu brought back from the factory.

The oily texture and the taste instantly made her yearn for her future life.

"Oh, that's what happened."

After hearing her explanation, Sha Zhu's expression eased a lot. He turned to Yan Jiecheng on the ground and said:
"Yan Jiecheng, listen to me, Yu Li doesn't like you, get out of here right now.

Otherwise, if you keep pestering me like this, I won’t give Second Master face and will make you suffer.”

in the afternoon.

Wang Mengde was chatting with He Shengnan.

"Meng De, this grocery store has started to supply pork and eggs. Will the situation get better in the future?"

He Shengnan said in a low voice while doing needlework.

At the beginning of the year, the supply of meat coupons began to resume. Although the ration was still one or two taels per person per month, it was a positive development.

At the same time, eggs began to appear on the market.

Of course, most of them are still unavailable, and the small number has already been bought by people with connections.

It's winter now, and chickens generally don't lay many eggs.

Regarding some changes in the market, many people are keenly aware that things will get better and better in the future.

Of course, as someone who is familiar with the future, Wang Mengde naturally agrees with their judgment.

But there is one thing that he is not as optimistic as others.

Although the very difficult period has passed, it will take time to recover.

It will take another two or three years for the situation to recover.

"Well, it will get better and better in the future."

Wang Mengde said with a smile.

During these three years, his family had never gone hungry because of him, but they had seen how other families around them were doing.

Especially in rural areas, the situation is very bad.

"Well, that's good. If I can eat my fill every day, eat white flour every meal, and eat meat every now and then, life will be so good."

He Shengnan said happily, and at the same time began to fantasize in her mind.

In her opinion, if she could eat white flour buns for every meal and meat every few days, that would be a truly happy life.

"From now on, you can not only eat white flour steamed buns every meal, but also meat every meal. I'm just worried that you will get tired of it and want to eat steamed buns again."

Wang Mengde joked with a smile.

What he said was also true.

In the era when he traveled through time, white flour steamed buns were cheaper than steamed corn bread.

Sometimes, some vegetables are more expensive than meat.

But He Shengnan thought the situation he described was a joke.

Just as the two were chatting, there was a knock on the door.

After the door was opened, Yan Jiefang stretched out his neck, sniffed his nose, and then said to him, "Brother Meng De, my dad asked me to tell you that I want you to come over to discuss something."

Looking outside the door, Wang Mengde frowned and said, "It's so cold, didn't the second uncle say what happened?"

"Humph, it's just that Shazhu is too shameless."

Yan Jiefang glanced hatefully in the direction of Sha Zhu's house, and then said.

"What's going on?"

Wang Mengde asked curiously.

He hasn't seen Sha Zhu do anything recently. On the contrary, he has been going out early and coming back late in the past week.

Perhaps because he felt a little embarrassed, Yan Jiefang did not say much, but said vaguely:
"Brother Meng De, you will know when you get to my house. I'm going to look for my uncle first."

Having said that, he ran away in a hurry.

After a while, Liu Haizhong was seen walking from the backyard with his hands behind his back.

Wang Mengde followed him out and walked towards the front yard with him.

Arriving at Yan Bugui's house and sitting in the living room, Liu Haizhong looked at the bowl of boiled water in front of him and asked impatiently:
"Old Yan, what is the matter that brought you here?"

"Lao Liu, and Meng De, I want to call a meeting of the whole hospital."

"Convening a meeting of the whole institute. What's the matter?" When he heard that a meeting of the whole institute was going to be held, Liu Haizhong immediately frowned.

Every year during the Chinese New Year, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the institute would hold a general meeting as per convention.

The main purpose is for everyone to wish each other a happy new year, chat about family matters, and say a few nice words.

It has only been more than twenty days and we have to hold another meeting.

Even for him, who is a fan of officials, he felt it was too frequent.

"Old Liu, this is what happened. Sha Zhu stole my brother Jie Cheng's blind date and beat him up. I'm going to call a meeting of the whole hospital to let everyone judge the matter."

Yan Bugui pushed the frame of his glasses and said angrily.

Beside him, Yan Jie was in a disheveled state, his face full of grief and anger.

"What? There is such a thing. We must hold a meeting of the whole institute to criticize Sha Zhu."

Liu Haizhong was so nervous that he could not sit still.

Now that he has an excuse, it is natural to convene a meeting of the whole institute. Others will not be able to say anything, and he can show off his power at the meeting and satisfy his desire to be an official.

"Wait a moment."

Wang Mengde was sitting on the side. He had intended not to speak, but when he heard that another meeting of the whole institute was about to be held, he opened his mouth and said:
"Second uncle, please tell me the details of what happened."

It was so cold, and he didn't want to attend the whole school meeting.

Instead of wasting time, you might as well stay at home and spend time with your wife and children.

"What happened?"

Yan Bugui hesitated for a moment, then told the truth.

"This is what happened. The girl from the Yu family you mentioned was first on a blind date with my Jie Cheng, but it was only a few days later that she was snatched away by Sha Zhu."

As he spoke, he began to tremble with anger.

The daughter-in-law who didn't ask for a dowry is gone just like that.

After hearing his description, not only Wang Mengde, but even Liu Haizhong frowned and sat down again.

"Old Yan, according to what you said, that girl, who is married to your family, has no boyfriend, so this is not considered as stealing.

Besides, the girl has clearly refused to get to know Cheng, and only then started dating Sha Zhu. Nowadays, marriage freedom is important, and we have no reason to hold a meeting to criticize her."

Coming out from Yan Bugui’s house.

When Wang Mengde passed by Sha Zhu's house, he found no one in the house, so he guessed that he was probably on a date with Yu Li.

This silly Zhu wouldn't be together with Yu Li, right?

Two months later.

As the weather gets warmer day by day, people wear fewer and fewer clothes.

Wild vegetables and weeds in the wilderness are also sprouting out.

Many people had smiles on their faces. They had finally survived this winter. With these wild vegetables, weeds, and buds on the trees, they could fill their stomachs to some extent.

Of course, where some are happy, others are sad.

After Yu Li and Sha Zhu came to the courtyard a few days ago, Yan Jiecheng seemed to have lost his soul. He was listless all day and even didn't want to do odd jobs.

Wang Mengde was very surprised at Sha Zhu's situation.

Unexpectedly, after more than two months, the relationship between him and Yu Li is still as sweet as ever.

Even Xu Damao was not separated.

It seems that because of his arrival, many people and things in this world have changed.

But think about it, it's been 62 years now.

Jia Dongxu had not yet been hung on the wall, at most he had become disabled, and Huaihua had not yet been born.

Not only have the people in the hospital changed a lot, but as Wang Mengde has developed various prescriptions and special medicines for various diseases, the destinies of countless people have been changed by him.

This is the butterfly effect!

1962 4 Month 22 Day.

Sunday.

This day is He Shengwen’s wedding day.

Early in the morning, Wang Mengde and He Shengnan took Yaya to Caochang Hutong.

The three bicycles in the house were pushed back by the He family last night.

As for Wang Hao and Ran Xiaomei, they did not go, mainly because there were too many people and there was no room for them.

The He family only prepared two tables for this big day.

Except for the families of the bride and groom, no other relatives and friends will be received.

This is also the characteristic of recent years.

If it were ten years ago, the He family would have set up at least ten tables to entertain relatives and friends.

This is not bragging. In the first few years after liberation, many families were willing to spend money on matters such as marriage.

It was once reported in the newspaper that a family in a certain county town set up thirty tables for their wedding, each with chicken, fish, meat and eggs, and the total cost was over a hundred yuan.

This is still an ordinary working-class family. Those who have the capital are even more extravagant and wasteful to the extreme.

Later, the country advocated frugality, and coupled with the implementation of rationing of food and various materials, this trend finally died down.

In recent years, the two parties who are getting married usually celebrate the wedding together with their own family, and do not entertain relatives and friends.

Arrive at He’s house.

I saw some red paper posted on the courtyard gate and the door, and a few wedding characters were pasted on the windows.

Once they entered the house, since He Shengnan was a married girl and could be considered a relative, there was no need for them to help out. They just had to find a place where they would not get in the way and sit down to watch the fun.

It was almost time, and He Shengwen, surrounded by several men from the He family, happily rode seven or eight bicycles and rode crookedly towards the girl's house.

Among these bicycles, in addition to the newly bought one, three belong to Wang Mengde, and the remaining four belong to other neighbors in the yard.

Guo family.

At this time, the place was also full of people watching the fun.

"His aunt, I heard that the daughter of the old Guo family married into a good family. The man is said to work at the Gulou Supply and Marketing Cooperative, which is a good job."

An old lady in the yard said to the person next to her.

"Who says it's not true? After the girl from the Guo family started dating a man, the man asked someone to find her a job. She went to the Qinghe Woolen Mill."

"Hey, the daughter of the Guo family is so lucky. It is said that the brother-in-law of the young man is a very powerful man. The jobs of the two of them were arranged by this brother-in-law."

An older lady who was well-informed also came over and started talking.

At this time, several children ran in from outside the yard quickly, shouting loudly as they ran: "The grooms are coming on bicycles, there are seven or eight of them."

At this time, bicycles were no longer a rare item.

There are basically several of them in any large courtyard in Beijing.

But it is very rare to see seven or eight bicycles coming at once when picking up the bride.

It's approaching noon.

He Shengwen took the bride over.

"Meng De, when are we going to give the gift we prepared to my brother?"

He Shengnan hugged Yaya, sat in the corner of the yard, and said to Wang Mengde.

She couldn't wait any longer!

(End of this chapter)