[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life":3,"chapter-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-41":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Siheyuan: The Salted Fish's Beautiful Life",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2103919,3398,"Chapter 41","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo, you really have ability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were being affectionate when the Third Aunt ran over and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The porter master had already been led by the neighbors to move the sewing machine to the back courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Aunt looked at the brand-new sewing machine, her eyes red with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neighbors also stared at the sewing machine enviously, as if looking at a rare treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo settled the bill for the porter master and grabbed a big handful of wedding candy for each of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Aunt asked: \"Cao Weiguo, how much is this sewing machine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said with a smile: \"One hundred and seventy-six Brother Yuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neighbors were sour with envy; this was really a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bicycle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sewing machine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's amazing for an ordinary family to have one of the three wheels and one sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo bought two big items at a young age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's really people comparing with people, making people angry!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending away the neighbors who were watching the excitement, Cao Cao Weiguo and Song Song Yulan cooked together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating, Cao Cao Weiguo rode to send Song Song Yulan home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arriving in the village, he distributed a wave of wedding candy, winning the blessings of the villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the sky getting dark, Cao Cao Weiguo didn't stay long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Cao Cao Weiguo left, Song Song Yulan took out the marriage certificate, new clothes, and also talked about the sewing machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that Cao Cao Weiguo bought a sewing machine immediately after registering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of financial power shocked the Song family, and also made the sister-in-law Zhou Zhou Guixiang full of envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the hundreds of households in the whole village, only the village head's family had a sewing machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan had a brand-new sewing machine to use as soon as she married over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is really falling into a lucky nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sihe Academy\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saturday\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo didn't go to work and was preparing for tomorrow's banquet at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Aunt, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Lou Xiao'e, and several neighbor aunties and uncles helped arrange the tables and chairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo was not stingy, personally cooking at noon, and set up a big table of dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Braised pork, steamed carp, minced meat with tofu, stewed chicken with mushrooms, stewed pork with vermicelli...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A table of hard dishes made the uncles and aunties surprised and dumbfounded, swallowing their saliva constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the deaf old lady who rarely went out was tempted to come out, and was helped by the First Aunt to sit at the table to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo hadn't spoken more than five sentences to the deaf old lady, but he still entertained the old lady enthusiastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the laughter of the Cao family, the neighbors who didn't come to help regretted it, and Jia Jia Zhangshi cursed at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After having a full meal, the uncles and aunties worked more diligently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one day's work, they cleaned up the Cao family to look brand new, and the tables, chairs, bowls, and chopsticks used for the banquet were also neatly arranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the evening, young people like Xu Xu Damao, Liu Guangtian, and Yan Yan Jiecheng returned to the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These young people rushed into the Cao family to work, and Cao Cao Weiguo generously took out cigarettes and candy to entertain them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the pull of Qin Qin Huairu and the First Aunt, Seeing Shazhu took the initiative to say he would be the chef for the wedding banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Cao Cao Weiguo had already invited a chef who cooked at a state-run restaurant, he naturally wouldn't push Seeing Shazhu away since he was willing to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow is a happy day, and he doesn't want to cause any unpleasantness. ===== CHAPTER 75 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The next day at dawn, before the sky was bright, Liu Liu Limin rode his bicycle to the Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, Li Dong and Ma Liang also arrived with kitchen workers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu, Li Dong, Ma Liang, and others stayed at home to prepare food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo, Xu Xu Damao, and Liu Liu Limin rode their bicycles to pick up the bride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the three arrived at Shangti Village, the village entrance was already crowded with villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The groom is here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa! Three bicycles!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Song family really found a good son-in-law!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the three bicycles, the villagers' eyes were full of envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bicycles were treasures in this era, and there were not even five in the whole commune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one second-hand bicycle in the village head's family in their village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were quite a few girls in the village who married into the city, but it was considered impressive if there was one bicycle to pick up the bride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncles and aunties, uncles, older brothers and sisters... dear villagers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From today on, I am the son-in-law of Shangti Village. The wedding candy I brought is not much, but it is also a token of my heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo carried a bag of wedding candy and scattered it in big handfuls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's White Rabbit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So much candy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This young man is good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villagers were full of joy, and Song Hu welcomed them with a smile: \"Brother-in-law, come into the village quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The groom is here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The groom is picking up the bride!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo arrived at the Song family, visited the father-in-law and mother-in-law, and distributed wedding candy to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the laughter, Cao Cao Weiguo saw the bride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan was wearing a white printed shirt, with a red flower pinned to her chest, and rouge on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was very rustic in later generations, but in Cao Cao Weiguo's eyes, she was as beautiful as a fairy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said sincerely: \"Wife, from now on, I will love you, cherish you, until the end of time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan was shy and moving: \"Cao Weiguo, today is my happiest day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So sweet!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The bride is so beautiful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Groom, hug the bride!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the teasing of the relatives, Cao Cao Weiguo hugged Song Song Yulan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Groom is hugging the bride!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carried Song Song Yulan out the door and gently placed her on the back seat of the bicycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Song family sent wedding quilts, thermos bottles, washbasins, and spittoons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said excitedly: \"Wife, hold on tight, we're going home!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan hummed happily and hugged Cao Cao Weiguo's waist tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they came, it was a group of people, and when they went back, it became a big team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only were there those picking up the bride, but also those sending the bride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bride-picking team rode their bicycles home first, and the courtyard immediately became lively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Chen Chen Baoshu's family, Deputy Factory Manager Li, and a group of directors and deputy directors all arrived at the Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo led Song Song Yulan to Chen Chen Baoshu: \"Master, this is my wife, Song Song Yulan. Song Yulan, greet Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan greeted Chen Chen Baoshu properly: \"Hello, Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chen Baoshu said with satisfaction: \"Good, Cao Weiguo. Song Yulan, you two must live a good life in the future and have more big fat boys.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan's face was flushed, and Cao Cao Weiguo grinned and said: \"Guaranteed to complete the task.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After meeting Master Chen Chen Baoshu, Cao Cao Weiguo and Song Song Yulan distributed wedding candy together. ===== CHAPTER 76 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1262,"2026-06-16T06:42:12.639Z","2026-06-16T08:22:04.667Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","904e59def5b24422d2b5fb76ba10a09c84f06703f54a91177444024e321888b9","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-42","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-40",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-cover.gif"]