“Let’s talk about it.”
“Maybe I can help you with some ideas.”
Yang Hao sat down opposite Yu Dongdong, and to make sure he was heard clearly, he deliberately raised his voice when speaking.
Yu Dongdong looked down, his fingers rhythmically intertwining, and his eyes occasionally glanced toward the kitchen.
“This will be our secret, I won’t tell your sister!”
Seeing through Yu Dongdong’s caution, Yang Hao said with a smile.
Hearing this, Yu Dongdong looked up at his sister’s husband, whom he hadn’t met many times but felt a great affection for.
His eyes were bright and clear, the kind usually seen in children, reflecting the innocence and goodness of his heart.
Yu Dongdong glanced toward the kitchen again. The house was big enough that his sister in the kitchen couldn’t possibly see them. He then began to bare his heart, telling his story to Yang Hao through sign language.
It turned out that Yu Dongdong met a girl in a special skills training class for people with disabilities. She was his teacher, and she taught sewing.
To address the employment and survival issues of people with disabilities, the state not only provided certain policy benefits but also organized some public welfare training classes to teach them skills.
The training class Yu Dongdong attended was one of these public welfare classes that didn’t charge any fees, and the teachers were volunteers recruited from the community, unpaid.
The sewing teacher was a fashion designer who, besides her regular work, made time to teach Yu Dongdong and the others.
The girl had taken a liking to Yu Dongdong, and over time, they started dating. However, just before May 20th, the girl’s parents found out about Yu Dongdong’s existence. Of course, they did not want their daughter marrying a “disabled person,” and so they cornered Yu Dongdong at the doorway of the training class and berated him, hurling many unpleasant words at him.
They even said he could marry their daughter only if he could afford a dowry of five million!
Ding!
A random mission triggered on May 20th: [True Love Ends in Marriage]
Mission content: Facilitate the marriage between Yu Dongdong and Ma Wenwen
Mission reward: One Junior Industry Card, five Attribute Points.
As Yu Dongdong recounted his experience, the System’s voice rang out again.
Yang Hao had been focusing intently on Yu Dongdong’s sign language, but at the sound of the System, he raised an eyebrow in mild surprise, not expecting an unexpected gain on this special day.
A Junior Industry Card could mean several billion in income!
“What’s your girlfriend’s attitude?”
After Yu Dongdong finished telling his story, Yang Hao asked.
In fact, such matters mainly depend on Yu Dongdong’s girlfriend’s attitude. If she too only felt that Yu Dongdong was handsome and was just playing around,
Then Yang Hao would not promote this marriage merely to complete a mission.
Conversely, if Ma Wenwen was serious, Yang Hao wouldn’t mind stepping in to help.
As for dealing with Ma Wenwen’s parents, that was actually quite easy.
Based on Yu Dongdong’s description, they were simply money-grubbers, an issue that was very easy for Yang Hao to resolve.
Moreover, from the perspective of the girl’s parents, their desire to stop their daughter from dating someone like Yu Dongdong, a person with disabilities, was understandable.
After all, no one wants their daughter to marry someone disabled!
After hearing Yang Hao’s question, Yu Dongdong hesitated slightly, then passed his phone to Yang Hao.
This was the Huawei mataX5 Yang Hao had previously gifted him! Continue your saga on empire
With his cochlear implant functioning normally, Yu Dongdong could use the phone to communicate with others, except for making calls.
Displayed on the screen was the conversation between Yu Dongdong and his girlfriend Ma Wenwen. They had been communicating all day, and at midnight, Ma Wenwen even sent Yu Dongdong a red packet for May 20th.
From the content of their conversation, Ma Wenwen also seemed quite helpless, saying she would do her best to persuade her parents.
“Are you sure you want to marry her?”
Yang Hao returned the phone while asking.
Yu Dongdong nodded without hesitation, his face bearing the gravity of a major decision.
“Alright.”
“Leave this matter to me, we’ll tell your sister first in a bit.”
As long as Yu Dongdong and Ma Wenwen remained firm in their stance, this issue would be manageable.
However, upon hearing that they needed to tell his sister, Yu Dongdong displayed a hesitant expression. Because their mother had been bedridden for a long time, the siblings relied on each other.
Although Yu Jiujui was the elder sister, she also took on the responsibilities of a mother, which made Yu Dongdong reluctant to discuss his romantic relationship with her, much like how a middle school student fears their parents finding out about a relationship.
“Don’t worry, I’ll talk to your sister.”
Yang Hao patted Yu Dongdong’s shoulder with a smile, finding his “little brother-in-law” endearingly naive.
The two chatted for a while longer.
Soon, the table was laden with dishes.
Yu Jiujui took off her apron and cheerfully called Yang Hao and her brother to the dining room for dinner.
“Jiujiu, I have something to tell you.”
“Mhm, Hao, go ahead.”
While nodding, Yu Jiujui served Yang Hao a bowl of her simmered winter melon pork rib soup.
Yu Dongdong, sitting nearby, nervously fidgeted with the corner of his clothes, stealing glances at his sister with the corner of his eye. Given their family circumstances, he was actually quite sensible, but still somewhat afraid of his sister.
“Dongdong has a girlfriend.”
Yang Hao didn’t beat around the bush and stated it outright.
“Huh?”
Yu Jiujui, who was about to serve a second bowl of soup, almost dropped the ladle in her hand.
“Dongdong, you got a girlfriend?”
“When did this happen?”
Yu Jiujui put down the ladle and looked at her brother earnestly.
“Jiujiu, I think this is good news.”
“Dongdong is already 25 years old, you can’t expect him to stay single all his life.”
Yang Hao continued, then gave Yu Jiujui a sign with his eyes, urging her to take it easy.
“Mhm, what does the girl do?”
Yu Jiujui, realizing she might have been too stern, softened her tone slightly as she asked.
“I understand the situation, Dongdong has already told me…” Yang Hao kept his word and took on the task of explaining to Yu Jiujui the circumstances between Yu Dongdong and his girlfriend, Ma Wenwen.
After listening, Yu Jiujui instinctively frowned and said to her brother, “If her parents are strongly opposed, it’s going to be very difficult for you two to be together.”
Yu Dongdong hung his head in silence.
“Jiujiu, as long as you don’t oppose it, I’ll take care of this.”
Yang Hao took up the conversation again.
“This…”
Yu Jiujui looked at Yang Hao, somewhat conflicted. As a sister, she could not have failed to consider her brother’s future, including his life partner.
But given her brother’s situation, with their sick mother at home, most girls would back off after learning about his circumstances, not willing to jump into the fire pit.
So, having heard that her brother had gotten a girlfriend, although she was surprised, she was also quite happy for him. However, after hearing about the attitude of the girl’s parents, she couldn’t help but start worrying again.