Chapter 451

"Xiao Yu, I estimate I'll arrive in the capital in the second half of the night today. I won't call you after I arrive; let's get in touch tomorrow morning."

"Mm-hmm, drive slowly on the road. If it really doesn't work out, stay for a night and come over tomorrow morning or evening, both are fine."

"It's fine, Qiangzi and I are both here, don't worry!"

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li Ye set off from home after lunch, and Wang Jianqiang went with him.

Wang Jianqiang and Huang Suwen were already close to the point of discussing marriage, and he also had to visit the Huang family on the second day of the New Year.

Because that Land Cruiser needed to be parked at the Qingshui County Bureau temporarily as "evidence," Li Ye teamed up with Wang Jianqiang to drive his Volga back to the capital.

"Pfft~, you're dreaming."

"You see through it but don't say it, why are you so unobservant? I... I didn't even take the test."

Wang Jianqiang was no longer a new driver. Logically speaking, the phenomenon of his feet swelling after driving a few hundred kilometers shouldn't happen, but the road conditions in '85 were truly terrible, so Li Ye didn't intend to let him drive to the capital by himself.

"You've been drinking, you can't drive, I'll drive."

Li Ye smiled and said: "This is normal, you'll get used to it slowly in the future."

"Qiangzi, you're lucky to have met a good wife," Li Ye said with a smile: "Then when do you plan to get married? Are you and Huang Suwen both of age this year?"

Wen Leyu answered the phone and said: "It's my brother calling."

"Xiao Yu, this drunk driving and driving without a license, it's actually..."

But immediately after, he was kicked out.

"You're a guest today, just stay put."

Li Ye and Wang Jianqiang arrived at Zaojunmiao in the middle of the night that day, filled their stomachs with a couple of bites, and fell asleep immediately. When they got up the next day, it was already past nine o'clock.

"None of them are suitable," Li Ye said directly: "Although Brother Peng and I both know the Huang family, it's best to find an elder. Are you going to find an uncle or grandfather from your family, or find my grandfather?"

Wen Leyu covered the receiver and turned to ask Li Ye: "My brother says we'll go out to play together in a while, are you willing?"

Huang Suwen turned 23 this year, so Wang Jianqiang met the conditions for marriage.

Seeing Li Ye bring many gifts, Wen Leyu complained: "Why bring so many things? Who are you showing them to?"

The legal marriage age in the mainland is 22 for men and 20 for women, but due to the national policy in the eighties, many places limited it to 25 for men and 23 for women. However, in most cases, it mainly restricted the woman's age.

Li Ye said in surprise: "Isn't he supposed to drink to his heart's content with his future father-in-law today? Why call us out to play? We can't help him do things that offend people."

The phone at home rang suddenly.

Li Ye couldn't help but ask: "Are you very interested in your future sister-in-law?"

"Ah? Wait a moment, let me ask him."

Wen Leyu immediately agreed on the time and place with Wen Guohua on the other end of the phone, feeling a bit impatient.

Li Ye gave a look outside: "Several families outside are watching me. If I came empty-handed, how could I show my status as the Wen family's son-in-law?"

At the door, before Li Ye could knock, Wen Leyu opened the door for him with a smile, obviously having seen Li Ye arrive from the window.

Li Ye had to go back to the sofa and sit down, then suddenly felt that someone was missing from the house, so he asked Wen Leyu: "Hey, where's your brother?"

"Just this year, hehe," Wang Jianqiang said embarrassedly: "Brother, when we go to propose marriage in a few days, do you think it's more appropriate for you to help me propose, or for Brother Peng to propose for me?"

"Alright, you make the call."

"Heh~"

"Good."

"I'll find the Private Secretary," Wang Jianqiang said firmly: "I don't dare to find those uncles in my family. You don't know how it was when I came back this year. One by one, they were so affectionate, they almost kissed me to death.

This one asked me to arrange a job for his son, that one wanted me to put up money to partner with him. Why don't I remember having so many relatives when I was a child?"

It must be said that Teacher Ke is very good at caring for people's feelings. Usually, Li Ye is the main force in cooking when he comes, but today, Teacher Ke must let Li Ye enjoy the treatment of a prospective son-in-law.

Blocking Wen Guohua might not have any effect, but if she didn't come to block him, wouldn't there be no chance at all?

Wang Jianqiang first drove Li Ye to the Pengcheng Seventh Factory's Beijing Office, and only after borrowing a Santana did they go separately to pay respects to their respective future mothers-in-law.

Registering and entering the door, Li Ye felt that on the hundred-meter road from the courtyard gate to Wen Leyu's house, at least four pairs of eyes had observed him carefully.

Usually, visiting is just for ordinary friends; today, being allowed to visit means you're a prospective son-in-law.

Wen Leyu curled her lips, helped Li Ye change into slippers, and then let him onto the sofa in the living room.

Wen Leyu said: "Just like you, went to be a prospective son-in-law."

Li Ye nodded silently, understanding why Ning Pingping came to the Zhongliang Courtyard to block Wen Guohua before the New Year.

Teacher Ke in the kitchen shouted: "Xiao Yu, answer the phone and ask who is calling."

Wen Leyu whispered: "Must be feeling uncomfortable over there, right? He said he came out to play with my future sister-in-law."

However, Wang Jianqiang smiled honestly and said: "It's fine, Brother. I usually only drink half a jin of alcohol, I won't drink more. Suwen will definitely side with me tomorrow, her brother and her father won't force me to drink more."

Because of Wen Guohua's matter, Li Ye controlled his alcohol intake at the subsequent dinner table, letting Wen Qingsheng get eighty percent drunk, just right.

Alright then! Wen Leyu also has a driver's license.

A person's status in the hearts of relatives and friends is directly proportional to "how useful they are." The better you do, the more affectionate others are to you. If you owe hundreds of thousands in debt... then only your biological father and mother are your relatives.

Then, the red Santana sedan drove toward Qianmen, bumping and turning left and right as if it were eighty percent drunk.

"Xiao Yu, when you took the test, was the examiner asleep?"

Wen Leyu flashed her big eyes and whispered: "I heard she is very capable, I have to go and see for myself."

Then the two went out. Li Ye was just pondering how to get to the meeting point when he saw Wen Leyu "whoosh" and grab the driver's seat of the Santana.

"Ring ring ring~"

Li Ye was just about to say that driving without a license is also a crime, but Wen Leyu showed a red booklet.

Li Ye saw Teacher Ke and Wen Qingsheng both busy in the kitchen, so he couldn't sit still and got up to help in the kitchen.

"Qiangzi, speak up if you're tired! Let's take turns driving, otherwise, we'll be exhausted by the time we reach the capital, and we won't be in good shape for drinking tomorrow. We could have drunk a jin, but we'll fall after eight taels, which is very embarrassing."

"Hello, Brother, what's the matter?"

When Li Ye drove to the Zhongliang Courtyard, the person on duty at the gate wasn't Old Lu, but a young man he didn't know. He guessed he was still a bachelor with nowhere to drink today.

"You can drive so smoothly without even taking the test, then you must be a natural genius."

Because of some painful memories, Li Ye understood a principle very well: when a female driver is driving, you must praise her, never scold her, otherwise, they will let you know what "a woman's willfulness" is.