Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1781 Men are beams, women are windows

Qin family.

Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru sat together, surrounded by Xiaodang and Huaihua. As for the aunt, she was preparing dinner at home.

Now, the room was full of women, and the tension between the two men was gone.

After all, Shazhu has gone to the countryside now, and it is not known whether he can come back.

The two of them were originally two blood-sucking worms on Sha Zhu's body. Now that they have no one to suck blood from, they have no reason to compete, so it is normal for them to get together.

At this time, the two of them were sitting at the door, listening to the noises outside, with grim expressions on their faces.

The two had just heard about Yu Haitang's affairs in the afternoon, and their expressions were extremely excited.

Qin Jingru couldn't think of the consequences of the matter, but Qin Huairu was smart.

So when Qin Huairu told Qin Jingru the consequences, she immediately understood that if Yang Xiaotao went, it would definitely not end well.

The two were waiting to see the joke, but...
Yang Xiaotao came back and didn't take it seriously at all.

"Sister, I told you this person is cruel. Don't hold your hopes too high."

It’s not a pity for Qin Jingru, after all, she and Yang Xiaotao had little in common.

Qin Huairu sighed, "You're right, this guy is not only cruel, but also shrewd."

While they were talking, Xiaodang ran in with tears on his face.

Qin Jingru immediately hugged Huaihua and said, "Huaihua, what's going on?"

"Aunt, they have watermelon for the Dragon Boat Festival, we want to eat some too."

"And Xiaoyu, she has it too."

Xiao Dang said, "There are other children in the yard too."

"Auntie, I want to eat watermelon."

Qin Jingru looked embarrassed after hearing this, and Qin Huairu said nothing.

A family without a man is like a house without a pillar. The family feels shorter when going out.

More importantly, if there is no fool in the family, who can make money?
Just when Qin Huairu was about to comfort Xiaodang, she heard Yu Li's voice coming from outside, and even heard Yu Li's shouting. The two of them immediately smiled and hurried out to watch the excitement.

Then the two of them heard the conversation between the two behind the crowd and were shocked by Ran Qiuye.

Facing Ran Qiuye's continuous questioning, Qin Huairu remembered that she had once encountered the same scene outside this yard.

But after that incident, I had another name in this courtyard, Jia Qinshi.

And it’s a name that couldn’t be more serious.

Her husband is Jia Dongxu, and her surname is Qin, Jia Qin.

But every time people in the courtyard called her that, she felt like they were calling poultry.

If Jia Dongxu hadn't passed away, she would have changed her name to Shazhu, and she would probably have continued to use this name.

However, in this matter, Ran Qiuye did not give Yu Li a name, which was considered to be giving her enough face.

But after what she said before, especially about finding her own man and not thinking about other people's men, Yu Li was already embarrassed.

The following words further revealed the attitude and stance, leaving Yu Li speechless with grievances.

The two saw Yu Li standing there, not knowing what she was thinking.

Qin Jingru glanced at Ran Qiuye. This woman was worthy of being a teacher. She was well-informed and could silence people with just her mouth. She was much better than the aunties and grandmas in the village who could only curse and quarrel.

What’s more important is the other person’s temperament. I don’t know if it’s the teacher’s temperament or something from heaven, but she looks cold, elegant and arrogant.

This is something she will never learn.

The Qin sisters stood behind the crowd and watched quietly, neither of them was in a hurry.

This is just the beginning and they are already so angry. If we wait a while, will they start fighting?
The two of them looked at each other with burning eyes, thinking about the scene of Ran Qiuye and Yu Li fighting. No matter who won or lost, Ran Qiuye would definitely lose face.

Just as the two were waiting, someone suddenly stepped forward and prepared to speak.

At this time, everyone around was waiting and watching quietly. Anyone who moved would attract attention, let alone people close to the central area.

After seeing the man clearly, Yang Xiaotao prepared to walk out of the door.

Women should solve women's problems.

But if a man gets involved, he can't just sit there and watch.

Yan Jiecheng walked in behind Yu Li and stood aside.

He also knew that the Yang family was not easy to mess with, but he felt that with Yang Xiaotao's status, he would not argue with a woman. When the time comes, he could just let Yu Li say a few words to save face. If Yu Li felt happy, everything would be fine.

But what no one expected was that Yang Xiaotao did not come out, but Ran Qiuye was the one who took advantage of Yu Li.

Especially now, she was speechless and faced with a basin of dirty water. Looking at the aggrieved and angry look on Yu Li's face, Yan Jiecheng felt a pain in his heart.

Thinking about the days when they were together in the past, and the little things in the past, which were ordinary yet with a little sweetness, he took two steps forward without hesitation.

Yu Li felt someone approaching, and based on her years of experience, she knew it was her ex-husband Yan Jiecheng.

For no reason, I felt a sense of reliance in my heart.

But before the person behind him could speak, he heard a cold shout.

"Yan Jiecheng, go home!"

A cold voice came from Yan Fugui, and at this moment the gaze behind the glasses was colder than ever before.

Just as Yan Jiecheng was about to speak, he heard his father's voice behind him.

The next second, the words stuck in my throat became hesitant.

At this time, Ran Qiuye glanced at Yan Jiecheng, his eyes swept across Yan Fugui, and then fell on Yu Li.

From beginning to end, Ran Qiuye kept his hands folded in front of him. He looked normal, but he had a fierce aura that showed no fear of retreat.

"I…"

Yan Jiecheng looked at Ran Qiuye's expression and knew that if he didn't say anything, Yu Li would be in trouble today.

But just as he was about to speak, Yan Fugui's voice came from behind him again.

"If you say one more word, you don't have to stay here anymore!"

This time, the situation was more serious than before, and Yan Jiecheng had no doubt about his old man's determination.

Now, he is not the only pillar of the family, especially since the second son went to the northwest and became a worker in a machinery factory. His position in the family and in the hearts of the two elders are no longer so important.

Even Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi, the two younger siblings, knew that they could only live a good life by learning from their second brother and following his path.

And what is the second brother’s way?
Curry favor with Yang Xiaotao!

In this environment, if he really dared to offend Yang Xiaotao, the four people in his family would definitely kick him out.

In addition, Yan Jiecheng also felt that the eyes of the people around him were staring at him, which made him feel uncomfortable. In the crowd, when Yan Fugui finished speaking, he also understood that Yan Jiecheng was like a sweet potato on the stove, being roasted all the time.

Either you listen to him and shut up and ignore the matter, or you will definitely be labeled a wimp and it will be hard to say whether you can hold your head up high in the future.

If he doesn't listen to him, then this family really can't keep him, otherwise where is his authority as a big shot?

So, this is a dilemma.

But who can be blamed for this?

It's because he couldn't see the situation clearly and insisted on getting involved in something that was obviously unrelated.

Everything is self-inflicted.

For the sake of their Yan family, he must take a stance on this matter.

There are three children in their family. We can’t harm three for the sake of one.

That's so selfish.

Yan Fugui had his own plans, but Yan Jiecheng was so angry that he was shaking all over.

He glanced at the people in the yard, especially Yang Xiaotao who walked out of the yard door, and gritted his teeth.

Only then did he realize how serious the situation was.

Yu Li, although she was his wife before, she is no longer a member of the courtyard now.

People in the compound naturally won’t help outsiders, otherwise how could they be from the same big compound?

"me…"

Yan Jiecheng spoke in a voice that only he could hear, and he was extremely panicked.

Finally, seeing Yu Li looking over, Yan Jiecheng gritted his teeth and said, "Yu Li, you are not in the right in this matter."

"Don't bother here, just go!"

In an instant, the people around were in an uproar.

Everyone was waiting for Yan Jiecheng to answer a multiple-choice question with two choices, but unexpectedly Yan Jiecheng found a third answer.

And this third answer seems to be really good.

He neither offended the Yang family nor saved the face of the Yan family. He also persuaded Yu Li. It seemed that he was standing on the side of the compound and on the side of Yu Li.

This skill of playing both sides is truly a family tradition.

When Yan Fugui heard Yan Jiecheng's choice, he felt relieved.

All these years of teaching by example have finally had some effect, and we don't have to fall out with each other anymore.

Yang Xiaotao stopped and looked at Yan Jiecheng with more mockery in his eyes.

This guy is thinking about not offending you, but he doesn't know that he will get nothing by doing so!
Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru looked disappointed, and then looked serious.

Nowadays this courtyard is changing too fast.

It was so fast that they couldn't adapt to it.

But let me remind them again that the Siheyuan today is no longer their Siheyuan!
They have become marginalized people and are no longer the stars on the stage!
Everyone had different feelings, but Yu Li was the only one who felt aggrieved.

I just said a few words when I came here, but I was targeted by the entire compound.

This courtyard was not like this before. Everyone was happy to watch the fun. Why are they so united now?
And there is Yan Jiecheng, this idiot.

His eyes pierced Yan Jiecheng like a knife, and finally looked at Ran Qiuye. He snorted coldly, then turned and left.

It's so embarrassing today!

"Yu Li, Yu Li..."

Yan Jiecheng hurriedly followed him out when he saw this. This time Yan Fugui didn't care, but stood up and greeted everyone, "Okay, go home and eat, there's nothing to worry about!"

After saying that, he went to the Yang family yard and chatted with Yang Xiaotao for a while.

Neither of them talked about what had just happened, but just chatted about family matters and then went home.

When Yang Xiaotao returned home, he saw Ran Qiuye fiddling with the food and looking back at Yang Xiaotao. Their eyes met and then they both laughed.

In this family, the man is the backbone of the family, supporting the height of the family and providing enough space for the family to live.

Women are like the doors and windows in the house. They open and close to block the wind and rain outside and control the temperature in the house.

After dinner, Yang Xiaotao set up the table at home. The old Taoist went back to the yard to get some things and then came home to sit down.

Yang Xiaotao sat with the old Taoist priest, pouring tea and chatting about things while waiting for Yu Zecheng to come back.

Normally, Yu Zecheng would return to the courtyard around seven o'clock.

It was just getting dark, which was a perfect time for people like them to take action.

The two talked about the research institute. After having lunch with Mr. Wang at noon, everyone returned to the machinery factory. Yang Xiaotao submitted the new plan to the research institute. The old Taoist didn't say anything when he knew about it and made adjustments in the afternoon.

Speaking of alloy production, because the metallurgical industry provides sufficient raw materials, the amount of alloys produced by steel mills has increased a lot. In this case, the amount of alloys provided to machinery factories has not decreased, but has increased compared to before.

After they chatted for a while, they saw Yu Zecheng walking in from outside, with someone following him.

Song Tao, Director Song of Internal Affairs!
Although they handled Wang Zhuo's case together last time, the impact of that incident on foreign trade was no less than that on metallurgy.

But Yang Xiaotao didn't think that this person would come to his house for no reason.

And when the two men came into the yard and saw Song Tao's appearance, Yang Xiaotao knew that they were coming for him.

"Director Song, long time no see."

Yang Xiaotao stood up and ignored Yu Zecheng beside him, and stretched out his hand to Song Tao.

"Boss Yang, we worked together last time, and it hasn't even been a month yet!"

Song Tao smiled strangely. After several "big events", he was sure of one thing.

That is, as long as Yang Xiaotao is involved, the matter will definitely not be small.

So much so that whenever he hears anything about Yang Xiaotao, he gets nervous, fearing that the matter will be exposed again.

Although Song Tao felt this way, he couldn't help but admire Yang Xiaotao's ability.

It was as if he had a clairvoyant. Even cases that seemed to have no clue to him would always be solved with him, and each time he would find a breakthrough, and the result was always crucial evidence.

Even some criminals' actions that go against common sense will be discovered.

It's like, it's like those criminals' intelligence was reduced when facing this guy, they were all so stupid.

Just like Wang Zhuo last time, this time’s metallurgy, I always feel that the key breakthrough is too easy!

However, it is really good to cooperate with this guy. Not only can you solve the case easily, but you can also make meritorious contributions.

Too bad, this guy is a worker.