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Chapter 144 The Past of the Deaf Old Lady

The next morning, the deaf old lady went to Lou Xiao'e's home accompanied by Aunt Yi.

Thinking of the Lou family, the deaf old lady thought of many past events...

At that time, both her family and the Lou family were prominent families. She knew Lou Xiao'e's grandfather and great-grandfather. At that time, their family was full of great scholars, and there was almost no ordinary people around.

But later, Xiao Zizi came to the capital, and her husband's family offended Xiao Zizi's people, and the family gradually declined. In the end, the family was destroyed by traitors and Xiao Zizi. Therefore, the people she hated most in her life were traitors and Xiao Zizi.

The deaf old lady felt very sad when she thought of the past. Her son and grandson all died at the hands of ordinary people. Otherwise, she would not have grown so old and ended up with no one to take care of her in her old age.

When they arrived at Lou's house, Lou Xiao'e's father Lou Zhenhua heard that the deaf old lady had arrived, so he came out to greet her in person.

"Why are you here, old man? I asked you to come in person. Please send someone to tell me and I will send a car to pick you up."

The deaf old lady showed her toothless mouth and replied with a smile: "No need to bother you, I have her aunt to accompany me, it's okay."

Lou Zhenhua's wife, Lou Xiao'e's mother, Tan Yali, also greeted Aunt Yi with a smile.

A few people exchanged pleasantries and walked towards the Lou family's small western-style building...

They entered the living room and sat down.

Lou Zhenhua knew that the deaf old lady must have something to come today, otherwise there would be no need for her, at the age of eighty, to come to his house in such a cold weather.

The two sides exchanged a few polite words. Lou Zhenhua had met the deaf old lady when he was a child, but later her family fell into poverty and they no longer had any contact.

It was only after his daughter married into the courtyard that he learned that the deaf old lady lived in the same courtyard with his daughter.

The deaf old lady took Lou Xiao'e's hand, asked about her recent life, and expressed some concern.

Lou Xiao'e has always been grateful to the deaf old lady. When she first got married into that courtyard, the deaf old lady taught her how to live in the courtyard, and she always went to the deaf old lady's house to play when she had nothing to do.

"Old lady, how are you doing lately? You are the one I miss the most when I left that yard."

The deaf old lady smiled happily when she heard what Lou Xiao'e said, "I miss you too. After you left that courtyard, there was no one left to chat with me, an old lady. I was very depressed."

Lou Xiao'e also said happily that she missed the old lady.

The deaf old lady took the opportunity to ask: "If I let you go back to that courtyard, would you still be willing?"

Lou Xiao'e didn't understand, and Lou Zhenhua and his wife looked at the deaf old lady with some confusion.

The deaf old lady said to Lou Zhenhua and his wife, "I am here today to propose marriage to Xiao'e. Xiao'e knows this man. She knows him well and he is a good person."

After hearing what the deaf old lady said, Lou Xiao'e didn't understand. Apart from Li Xiuyuan, were there any other people like him in the hospital?

Why did the old lady matchmake her? She didn't want to get married so soon, not to mention that she had a child in her belly!

Lou Zhenhua and his wife were very grateful that the deaf old lady liked their daughter and came to their house to act as a matchmaker in this cold weather. However, they knew that it was not appropriate for their daughter to get married now, not only because of her pregnancy, but also because of what Li Xiuyuan and Lou Xiao'e said last time.

Lou Zhenhua has been in a bad mood recently, especially since December, when the content in the newspapers has become increasingly unfavorable to them. Li Xiuyuan suggested making early plans, and Lou Zhenhua has also considered it, but no one wants to leave their hometown unless it is absolutely necessary.

Lou Zhenhua's wife Tan Yali said: "Grandma, thank you very much for worrying about my Xiao'e, but her situation is special now. She is pregnant, so it is not convenient to talk about marriage."

The deaf old lady knew the concerns of Lou Zhenhua and his wife, so she assured them, "I know you are worried about the baby in Xiao'e's belly. I can assure you that the other party will definitely treat the baby as their own."

Lou Xiao'e was really curious, so she asked, "Madam, who are you talking about?"

The deaf old lady smiled and said, "Of course it's the pillar!"

"Ah?" Lou Xiao'e was shocked!

"You mean He Yuzhu, Silly Zhu?"

"Yes." The deaf old lady said proudly: "Zhu Zi is so good! He can cook and has a good heart. If you marry him in the future, he will definitely treat you well."

Lou Xiao'e really didn't expect that the deaf old lady would match her with Sha Zhu. She looked down on Sha Zhu, not only because he and Qin Huairu had an unclear relationship, but also because Sha Zhu and Li Xiuyuan didn't get along.

As for the right and wrong between Sha Zhu and Li Xiuyuan, Lou Xiao'e would stand on Li Xiuyuan's side without hesitation.

Lou Zhenhua and his wife didn't know who He Yuzhu was, so the deaf old lady started to introduce Sha Zhu, praising him as the best in the world.

Lou Zhenhua heard that this young man was indeed good, with a good working class background. Although he was a cook, in this era, a good background was safe. And there was a deaf old lady as a guarantor. He thought that as long as he had good character and Xiao'e agreed, they would consider it.

Tan Yali was optimistic that the other party could cook, so her daughter wouldn't have to cook when she wanted to eat good food in the future. Moreover, the other party was a young man without children, so there would be no problem of a stepmother. Besides, her daughter would have to get married sooner or later. Since she knew him well, she might as well wait and see.

As for whether they lived in the same courtyard before, it didn’t matter. At worst, they could just move out. The dowry they gave to their daughter was enough to allow them to rent a house.

The couple were both interested, and the next step was to see what their daughter thought. However, Lou Xiao'e disagreed, saying it was too hasty and she needed to think about it again.

Seeing that Lou Xiao'e was reluctant, the deaf old lady became anxious: "Xiao'e, are you willing to leave me? I can't bear to leave you."

Lou Xiao'e was a little embarrassed, but when she saw the old lady's pleading eyes, she thought about it and decided... to refuse.

"Madam, maybe I don't know He Yuzhu very well, but I don't want to marry him because he lives in the same courtyard with Xu Damao." This was a euphemism put by Lou Xiao'e for fear of embarrassing the deaf old lady. Otherwise, the bad things that happened between Sha Zhu and the Jia family were disgusting enough.

"Xiao'e, Zhuzi lives in the middle courtyard, and the Xu family lives in the backyard. You don't have to see them if you don't want to. Besides, we don't know if Xu Damao can come back this time."

Lou Xiao'e felt that the old lady was wrong. They lived in the same courtyard, so how could they just say they would not see each other? Even if Xu Damao could not come back, what about the people in the courtyard? How would they view her?

Besides, everyone in the courtyard knew about Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu's affair. What was wrong with the old lady? She wanted her to marry Sha Zhu so much. She knew that the old lady liked Sha Zhu the most, but even if you were on Sha Zhu's side, you couldn't push me into the fire pit, right?

After Lou Xiao'e left the big melting pot of the courtyard, her mind became much clearer and she understood many things that she didn't understand before.

She felt that what Xu Damao said was right. The old lady was very selfish and she was willing to betray others just for the sake of her grandson.

Seeing that their daughter was firmly opposed, Lou Zhenhua and his wife also felt that something was not right. Perhaps there was something they did not understand, so they decided to ask their daughter first.

When the deaf old lady saw that the Lou family did not agree, she was very disappointed and a little angry. She felt that the Lou family did not see the situation clearly. The working class was in favor now, so how dare they, the capitalists, be picky and unreasonable.

You, a divorced, pregnant daughter, don't like us young guys. We really give you face! If you don't want to marry us, we don't want you!

Lou Zhenhua also noticed that the deaf old lady was a little angry, but they couldn't just marry their daughter to him just for the sake of the deaf old lady's face, right?

After the deaf old lady left, Lou Zhenhua and his wife asked their daughter, only to find out that the young man the deaf old lady mentioned was very close to the widow, and the young man was a fool, and he even beat her up. The couple was immediately scared. Fortunately, they did not agree, otherwise their daughter would have left the wolf's den and entered the tiger's den.