The Boss of the Yan Family in Siheyuan

Yan Jiecheng saw that they knew each other, and he couldn't let them go, so he said in order not to be a light bulb:

"You two chat, I'm going to see what my aunt is cooking delicious." He stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

Their kitchen is also a temporary building built outside the house. The house is not big, only about ten square meters, and there is only a cabinet, a small table and a stove inside.

When I walked in, I saw Ma Lei's father gesticulating with a chicken in one hand and a knife in the other.

It seems that their family attaches great importance to this blind date and does not dislike it just because she is a girl from the countryside.

"Jie Cheng, why are you here? The kitchen is full of smoke. You should go to the room and wait for a while. Your aunt will be ready in a while." Uncle Ma said as he watched Yan Jiecheng come in.

"It's okay, I just came over to see what delicious food my aunt makes."

"Hey! Why don't you tell me that you have a good taste? Did you see it? I'll ask your aunt to make chicken stewed with mushrooms in a while. I'll fry some peanuts and we'll have a few more sips later." As he spoke, he held the little boy in his hand.

The chicken let Yan Jiecheng take a look.

"That's good. By the way, Uncle Ma, what do you think of that girl being your daughter-in-law?" Yan Jiecheng inquired.

"It looks good. Your aunt and I don't have any objections. As long as Lei Zi likes it, it's fine. After all, we are both living together after getting married. By the way, how are you and your partner doing? I heard Lei Zi say that you plan to get married after the Chinese New Year.

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"We are in a good relationship. We plan to get married soon. I am not old enough. I am just old enough after the New Year," Yan Jiecheng explained.

"Old Ma, are you done with the chicken I asked you to handle? Bring it over as soon as you're done." Aunt Ma shouted to Uncle Ma.

"Okay, okay, I'll bring it over right now." After saying that, he walked over carrying the prepared chicken.

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At noon, the meal was cooked and several people sat around the table. "Everyone, stop watching and eat. It's your first time here, Jingru. You need to eat more, so don't be embarrassed!" Aunt Ma greeted, after finishing her words

He also gave Qin Jingru a chicken drumstick.

"Auntie, don't worry about this, I won't be polite." Yan Jiecheng said, picking up the wine bottle on the table and filling it up for Uncle Ma.

"You see, Jie Cheng is still thinking about me and knows how to pour me wine." Uncle Ma said to Yan Jiecheng with a smile. He glanced at Ma Lei as he spoke.

"Look what you said, I'm sitting far away from you, so I didn't grab the solution. Otherwise, if you finish it in one gulp, I'll pour you a glass."

"Go aside, I will get angry when I see you, so you will make me angry." Uncle Ma rolled his eyes at Ma Lei angrily.

"You kid, why don't you talk to your dad? Look at how polite people are. You should learn more and don't let Jingru see the joke." Aunt Ma also came out to teach.

Ma Lei said while holding dishes for Qin Jingru: "It's such a good idea, why don't you just accept him as your son."

"You bastard, I have to separate you as soon as you get married, otherwise your father and I will be mad at you."

"Yes, that makes sense. We have to separate it for him so that we can live our own lives." Uncle Ma also agreed.

Qin Jingru found it quite interesting watching this family talk. She didn't want to be as rigid as the people she had interacted with before. If she married, she would definitely be able to live in harmony with her mother-in-law.

Ma Lei is also very satisfied with Qin Jingru. Although she is from the countryside, she is good-looking. He has also had several kisses. Either he is satisfied with the other person, or the other party is not satisfied with him.

It's not easy to find a good-looking guy from the city, mainly because of his looks, and even the young and pretty ones don't like him.

Uncle Ma and Aunt Ma didn't have any objections. As long as their son was willing, it was fine. Their family also came from the countryside and they had no discrimination against finding a daughter-in-law from the countryside.

So Ma Lei and Qin Jingru got married, and they planned to go to Qin Jingru's house to propose marriage in a few days, just like Yan Jiecheng, they would get married when they were old enough.

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After get off work this evening

Yan Jiecheng was riding his bicycle and planned to go to a commission store to buy a camera. During his break, he and Yu Li would go out and take photos.

After all, it was hard to come to this era, so I had to take pictures of some of the scenic buildings of this era as a souvenir.

When I arrived at the commission store, I walked towards the counter selling cameras: "Hello, comrade, do you want to buy a camera?" a waitress said.

"Yes, what brands of cameras do you have here, and what are their prices?"

"We have Huashan brand, Xinfu brand, Peacock brand, and Shanghai brand here,"

"Huashan, Xinfu, and Peacock can be purchased for more than 20 yuan, and the Shanghai brand is the most expensive at 80 yuan."

"Take out the Shanghai brand camera and let me take a look." Yan Jiecheng said.

Then the waiter took out a camera covered in a leather case: "Look, this is the Shanghai brand 58-2 camera, which is now available. If you had bought it two years earlier, you would have paid two hundred yuan for it."

This is indeed the case. The ex-factory price of this camera, which is a replica of the Leica B3 camera, was more than 200 yuan when it was first produced. The retail price in state-owned stores is around 300 yuan.

But later on, as more of them were produced and they couldn't be sold, they began to cut prices. Now a new one in state-owned stores only costs 120 yuan, which is more than half cheaper than when it first came out.

Although the camera's photography capabilities are not as good as those of Huashan's small cameras costing more than 30 yuan, its appearance is outstanding.

In this era, the Shanghai 58-2 camera is equivalent to the Rolls-Royce of the camera world. Even if it doesn't take pictures, it can still be used as a decoration at home to deceive people.

Yan Jiecheng took the camera and looked at it. There was nothing wrong with it and it was in good condition. It seemed that the previous owner had not used it much.

"Comrade, please help me wrap up this one. Get two rolls for me to hand in." After saying that, he handed over the money, issued an invoice, took the camera, and left the entrustment store.

I rode my bicycle back to the courtyard. As soon as I entered the courtyard, I was spotted by Yan Bugui who was guarding the door.

"Xie Cheng, why are you back so late? What do you have in the carriage?" Yan Bugui said as he walked over and looked into the carriage.

"Nothing, I went to the commission store after get off work to buy a camera." Yan Jiecheng said casually.

"Why did you buy it? You have money and you can't spend it like this. You might as well give it to me and I'll save it for you." Yan Bugui said with a pained face.

"I don't want to buy a camera to take pictures. It's more convenient. If someone uses it, I can rent it out and earn some pocket money." Yan Jiecheng explained.

It's no use telling this old man anything else. Once you tell him you can make money, he's more active than anyone else.

When Yan Bugui heard that he could make money, his eyes lit up and he looked at the camera in Yan Jiecheng's hand.

I thought to myself, no one in the entire courtyard has this thing. Renting it out to take a few photos during the wedding can really make money.