Chapter 103 Confession
"Shengli, can I call you that?" Old Mrs. Han called Li Shengli to a deserted place in the backyard.

"Okay, you say, old lady." Li Shengli understood that this was a preliminary test.

"Shengli, you know that there is no man in my family anymore. I only have these two granddaughters." Old Mrs. Han sighed, "Let me ask you, are you serious about Qiuyun?"

"Of course, old lady, I won't lie to you. I want to date Han Qiuyun." Li Shengli nodded seriously and looked at old lady Han sincerely.

Looking into Li Shengli's eyes, Old Lady Han nodded secretly. He had good eyesight and looked good, but she didn't know what his family situation was like.

"Shengli, I'm not being nagging, but how is the situation at home?" Old Mrs. Han said bluntly.

"My family's conditions are relatively simple. I live alone. I fled here with my father. My father passed away two years ago. I am the only one left in the family. I don't have many relatives around me, except for one master. I am currently a cook at the Third Steel Rolling Mill, and my monthly salary is 31 yuan." Li Shengli told his situation in detail.

Old Mrs. Han was quite satisfied. Now that there was no one left in the family, there would be no conflicts between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law. No one would give Han Qiuyun a hard time, and everyone would treat Qiuyun well after marriage. As for work, a cook would never starve to death in a disaster year. The old lady who had experienced the war years knew this very well.

Old Mrs. Han also told Li Shengli about Han Qiuyun's situation. Han Qiuyun is 21 years old this year. She lost her father at a young age and took over the business after her mother passed away two years ago. In addition to Old Mrs. Han, there is a younger sister in the family who is 19 years old this year, but will graduate from high school soon.

"Sister, guess what grandma is saying to her." While Li Shengli was talking to Old Lady Han, Han Qiuyu pulled Han Qiuyun to lie down by the window and look out.

"How can you hear this? Okay Qiuyu, stop peeking." Han Qiuyun pulled Han Qiuyu embarrassedly.

"Sister, do you think grandma will find a brother-in-law for me? This Li Shengli seems to be a nice guy." Han Qiuyu teased her sister with a smile.

"Don't talk nonsense." Han Qiuyun patted Han Qiuyu shyly.

"Shengli, I won't stop you from dating Qiuyun, but it's useless for me to say that. Qiuyun has to agree." Old Mrs. Han was quite satisfied with Li Shengli.

"Don't worry, old lady, I know." Li Shengli breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the family obstacle was gone.

Old Mrs. Han waved towards the house, signaling the two sisters to come out.

Han Qiuyu pulled her sister out as soon as she saw him.

"Hello, I'm Han Qiuyu." Han Qiuyu walked up to Li Shengli, stretched out his hand and looked at Li Shengli curiously.

"I am Li Shengli." Li Shengli said as he gently held Han Qiuyu's four fingers.

"Qiuyun, come walk with Shengli." Old Mrs. Han said as she pulled Han Qiuyu and walked home, completely ignoring Han Qiuyu's pleading eyes.

"Let's go, Li Shengli." Han Qiuyun said, stroking his hair.

The two walked out while chatting. When they met someone from Han Qiuyun's compound on the way, Li Shengli smiled shamelessly and nodded to them.

"Comrade Han Qiuyun, I want to date you." After leaving No. 36 Shuijing Hutong, in an empty corner, Li Shengli formally said to Han Qiuyun.

"This, this, I haven't thought about it yet." Han Qiuyun said hesitantly, a little suddenly.

"It doesn't matter. We are still at the stage of getting to know each other. I am just formally informing you that I want to date you." Li Shengli had to make his purpose clear first, so that Han Qiuyun wouldn't be unaware of his treatment.

"But I need to support my grandmother and pay for my sister's education." Han Qiuyun lowered her head, feeling a little overwhelmed. This was really sudden.

"It's okay. I'm the only one in my family. It's okay for me to support you together. As for your sister, let alone her." Li Shengli thought that this matter was easy to solve. There was no one at home. "I, I'll think about it." Han Qiuyun said after a moment's hesitation.

"It's okay, I'll wait for you." Li Shengli also understood that what he said was a little sudden, but he had to say it. What if Han Qiuyun was dating someone else?

The two walked for a while, and Han Qiuyun shyly said goodbye to Li Shengli and returned to her home. Li Shengli also smiled and rode away on his bike. After all, Han Qiuyun did not directly refuse, right?

"Sister, what did you talk about?" As soon as Han Qiuyun returned home, Han Qiuyu came up to her and asked gossipingly.

"Nothing." Han Qiuyun said shyly.

"I don't believe it. I didn't say anything. Why is your face so red?" Han Qiuyu rolled his eyes.

"Qiuyun, come here." Old Mrs. Han waved to Han Qiuyun.

"Qiuyun, what do you think?" Old Mrs. Han asked, stroking Han Qiuyun's head.

"I don't know either." Han Qiuyun was a little confused.

"Then take your time. You can first get to know Li Shengli's character." Old Mrs. Han looked at Han Qiuyun lovingly. This was her lifelong event and she must consider it carefully.

Han Qiuyun nodded a little confusedly and said nothing more.

Li Shengli returned to the courtyard in a good mood.

"It seems like Li Shengli is really in a relationship." Yan Bugui muttered softly as he looked at Li Shengli's beaming face.

"Old Yan, what are you talking about?" The third aunt on the side didn't hear clearly.

"I think Li Shengli next door might be dating someone." Yan Bugui sighed.

"Just be a couple, why are you sighing?" The third aunt said unhappily.

"You don't understand. There is a new teacher named Ran in our school. I was thinking of introducing him to Li Shengli. If this works out, both Li Shengli and Teacher Ran will have to thank us." Yan Bugui had a regretful expression on his face, as if he had lost money.

"Forget it, Li Shengli has a boyfriend." Auntie San also felt a little sorry, "Oh, by the way, why don't you introduce Teacher Ran to Sha Zhu, isn't Sha Zhu also a cook?"

"Silly Zhu, forget it." Yan Bugui said with disdain, "He is now hanging out with a widow all day long. He is not worthy of Teacher Ran."

"Then introduce him to Jie Cheng." The third aunt finally remembered her son.

Yan Bugui thought for a while and shook his head. He knew his own son well. Besides, it would be too embarrassing to turn his colleague into his daughter-in-law.

Li Shengli returned home. He was so happy that he fried himself an egg and some bacon, then took out a glass of wine and started drinking by himself.

As for the person Yan Bugui mentioned introducing, Li Shengli didn't take it seriously at all. In the original plot, Sha Zhu brought some local products and asked Yan Bugui to introduce him to a person. Yan Bugui took the things but did not do anything. He looked down on Sha Zhu and said that Sha Zhu was a cook. What a coincidence, isn't it? Li Shengli is also a cook, so it would be better for him to find a matchmaker himself than to let these acquaintances introduce him.

In fact, Yan Bugui looked down on the people in the courtyard at this moment, thinking that they were all vulgar people.

(End of this chapter)