Chapter 130: Bringing Han Qiuyun to See the Master

The second day of the first lunar month is the day to visit relatives and friends. Li Shengli does not have many relatives, so he has visited all those he wanted to visit in advance.

Just as Li Shengli was lying by the fire reading a book, there was a noise outside the door.

Li Shengli opened the door and saw Tian Shulin carrying some mountain products and talking to Yan Bugui at the door.

"Master." Seeing Li Shengli open the door and look over, Tian Shulin smiled and shouted loudly.

Yan Bugui was a little envious of the mountain products that Tian Shulin brought. When he saw Tian Shulin found Li Shengli, he didn't ask for them. Tian Shulin was very tactful. He picked a bunch of mushrooms and handed it to him. Yan Bugui happily took it.

"Master, Happy New Year." Tian Shulin walked up to Li Shengli, nodded and shouted.

"Come in, it's a good thing you found this place." Li Shengli didn't expect Tian Shulin to come. He hasn't officially accepted him as his apprentice yet.

"Here, drink some water first." Li Shengli poured him a glass of water.

"I asked people in the factory, and they told me that you lived in this compound. When I came in, I ran into the old man who lived opposite your house. I was asking for directions when you pushed the door open and came out." Tian Shulin said after taking a sip of water.

"Aren't you going home?" Li Shengli asked. Tian Shulin's home is in the countryside, and the distance back and forth is not short.

"Yes, I took a bus into the city early in the morning. Fortunately, this place is not difficult to find." Tian Shulin said, wiping the moisture from his face.

Li Shengli looked at Tian Shulin with some complicated feelings. He didn't expect that this guy was quite good at dealing with people. If he were put in an ordinary novel, he would definitely be the protagonist.

"Okay, now that you're here, you sit down first. It's almost time for the day. Wait until after lunch before going back." Li Shengli had no plans to keep him. He could only go home a few times a year, so he should stay at home and spend more time with his family during the New Year.

"Master, let me help you." Tian Shulin assisted Li Shengli skillfully.

They simply fried three dishes. Tian Shulin couldn't help much. At lunch, Li Shengli took out a bottle of wine from under the bed and drank a few glasses with Tian Shulin. After a few glasses, Tian Shulin stopped drinking. Li Shengli nodded secretly, showing good self-control.

In the afternoon, Li Shengli packed some cakes in a box and asked Tian Shulin to take it back. Since Tian Shulin brought some mountain products, it would be awkward for him not to return the gift. In fact, Tian Shulin seemed to be older than himself.

Two days later, it was time to go back to work. Li Shengli first made an appointment with his master Wang Defu to bring Han Qiuyun to his home that day. He rode his bike to Shuijing Hutong early in the morning to pick up Han Qiuyun.

"Shengli, what kind of person is your master?" Han Qiuyun was a little worried sitting in the back seat.

"Don't worry, my master is not that strict." Li Shengli comforted Han Qiuyun, "Besides, you are beautiful, have a good personality, and know how to live. How could my master and his wife not like you?"

"How can I be that good?" Han Qiuyun muttered softly, but Li Shengli's comfort was useful, and Han Qiuyun was not so nervous anymore.

Li Shengli drove Han Qiuyun to his master's house and knocked on the door.

"Coming, coming." Master Wang Defu's son Wang Zhenbang opened the door. He is also Li Shengli's senior brother.

"Shengli is here. Oh, this must be my sister-in-law." Wang Zhenbang first saw Li Shengli and greeted him, and then saw Han Qiuyun.

"Brother Zhenbang, this is my girlfriend Han Qiuyun." Li Shengli also greeted with a smile, and Han Qiuyun also called him Brother Zhenbang in a low voice.

"Come in quickly, my dad has been waiting for you." Wang Zhenbang opened the door.

"Victory is here." This time it was Wang Zhenbang's daughter-in-law Guo Hui who spoke.

"Sister-in-law." Li Shengli shouted with a smile. Han Qiuyun was about to shout as well when Chang Xuying came out from the inner room.

"Shengli is here." Chang Xuying's eyes lit up when he saw Li Shengli and Han Qiuyun, and then he shouted into the room: "Old Wang, don't be busy yet, Shengli is here with his wife."

"Where are you? Where are you?" Wang Defu stuck his head out, and when he saw Li Shengli and Han Qiuyun, he retracted his head again. "Wait a minute, I'll pack my things."

"My dad heard you were coming, so he cooked for me. Shengli, you are so proud of me." Wang Zhenbang said jokingly. "Well, it's because my master loves me." Li Shengli responded with a smile.

The Wang family's house was not very big. Wang Defu and his wife lived inside, and Wang Zhenbang and his wife lived in the back house next door.

As he was speaking, Wang Defu put down his apron and walked out from the inner room.

"Master, Madam, let me introduce you two. This is my girlfriend, Han Qiuyun. She currently works in a woolen mill." Li Shengli formally introduced Han Qiuyun.

"Qiuyun, this is my master, his master's wife, his son Zhenbang, and his daughter-in-law Guo Hui. Just follow my instructions." This was what Li Shengli had agreed with Han Qiuyun in advance.

So Han Qiuyun followed Li Shengli and called them Master, Master's Wife, Brother Zhenbang, and Sister-in-law.

Chang Xuying looked Han Qiuyun up and down, then waved to Li Shengli and Wang Defu, signaling the men to go aside. She wanted to talk to Han Qiuyun about some private matters between women.

Han Qiuyun glanced at Li Shengli, who smiled and nodded at her, signaling her not to panic, as his master's wife and sister-in-law were both nice people.

Only then did Han Qiuyun feel relieved and sat aside to talk with Chang Xuying.

The three grown men sat on the other side, lit a cigarette and started chatting.

"Shengli, have you decided when to propose and when to get married?" Wang Defu asked after blowing out a puff of smoke.

"It's decided. Let's find a good day to propose in March, and then pick a good day to get married in June." Li Shengli also took a puff of cigarette and said, "I'll have to trouble you, Master."

"That's fine. It just so happens that your father has been dead for three years." Wang Defu sighed and said, "I'll go with you to propose marriage once we set a date."

"Shengli, what are you going to do with your wedding?" Wang Zhenbang said, "Do you want us brothers to give you a good wedding?"

"Brother Zhenbang, what I mean is that we don't want to have a big wedding. Our two families don't have any elders, so we can just have a meal together when the time comes." Li Shengli didn't plan to have a big wedding. He didn't want to invite any of the people in the courtyard.

"Okay, have you discussed this with your partner?" Wang Defu thought a lot.

"Just ask when the time comes to propose marriage. It's still early now." Li Shengli said after thinking for a while.

"Okay, you'd better discuss this with your partner." Wang Zhenbang said.

Li Shengli nodded in agreement. Chang Xuying from Han Qiuyun's side also asked this question.

"I don't have many people to invite. Maybe Shengli wants to invite people from their compound." Han Qiuyun didn't know what the relationship between Li Shengli and the people in the compound was like.

"Then you should discuss it with Shengli. This is a big matter for you two." Guo Hui said with a smile, and Chang Xuying nodded in agreement.

When it was lunch time, Wang Defu cooked a table of dishes himself. Li Shengli was not polite to his chef and greeted Han Qiuyun while eating.

After dinner, they cleared the table and started chatting.

"Let's set a date for the engagement first." Wang Defu picked up the calendar and flipped through it. "I think March 15th is a good date. It says it's a good date for engagement, and it's a Sunday, so it's a perfect date."

Li Shengli looked at it and thought it was indeed a good day.

"Okay, let's set it on that day." Li Shengli shook Han Qiuyun's hand and said.

After they agreed on a date, Wang Defu began to talk about his glorious past.

(End of this chapter)