Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 16 Lunch Box
When Zhou Weihong saw the two finally come out, she said unhappily, "Brother, why did you take so long? The food is getting cold."

"I just want to discuss your second brother's job assignment after graduation. Your second brother wants to come to our steel mill, and asked me to ask about the quota allocated by the steel mill this year."

Zhou Weimin sat down at the table and picked up a piece of meat for his sister with chopsticks.

"Eat more. Look how thin you have become."

"Thank you, brother. Second brother, are you going to the steel mill?"

Zhou Weihong turned to look at her second brother in surprise. She remembered that her second brother had said before that he wanted to go to the textile factory.

Guard Zhou adjusted his glasses and said softly, "Well, I studied mechanics, so it would be better for me to go to the steel mill. I can be in the same factory with my brother and he can take care of me."

"Then I will go to the steel mill after I graduate, and join you guys."

Zhou Weihong laughed as she spoke, as if she saw the three brothers and sisters living a wonderful life in the steel mill.

"Then you should study hard and don't go to the steel mill and embarrass me and my brother."

Guard Zhou chuckled, but what he said was particularly heartbreaking.

"Eat your food, don't just talk."

After Zhou Weimin picked up some meat and vegetables for the two of them, he picked up the white flour buns on the table and started eating.

"Brother, when you were not back just now, I saw Zhuzi brother coming back with a lunch box and went straight to Jia's house. Jia's sister-in-law came out to greet him with a bulging belly. I saw Zhuzi brother went into the house for a long time and didn't come out. What's going on between the two families? Are they planning to live together?"

Zhou Weihong swallowed a mouthful of food, and seeing that her elder and second brothers were silent, she asked with a burning gossip fire in her eyes, and a little excitement in her tone.

Guard Zhou didn't even think about it and said nonchalantly, "Impossible. Brother Zhuzi is the chef in the factory, how could he marry a widow? Besides, even if he wanted to, Jia Zhang wouldn't agree. He probably just wanted to help out because they thought their family was in trouble."

This kind of thing happens in other courtyards as well. We are all neighbors, so it is normal to help each other.

"That's it..."

Zhou Weihong was a little disappointed. She thought she would see people disregarding worldly views for love in the yard.

"Your second brother is right, but Shazhu may have other ideas. When you two return to the courtyard in the future, stay away from their two families and don't go over and talk to them when you have nothing to do."

Zhou Weimin shook his head and gave the two of them a warning.

If he hadn't tried to persuade him before, there would be nothing wrong with the guard's idea.

But even after he had advised them, Sha Zhu still wanted to help the Jia family, so there was no need to say what his intentions were.

"Brother, did you have a falling out with Shazhu?"

When Guard Zhou heard his eldest brother calling Zhuzi "Brother" but calling him "Shazhu" instead, he immediately knew that something was wrong between the two families.

Zhou Weimin shook his head and said softly, "We didn't fall out, we just felt there was no need to keep in touch."

"Um……"

Guard Zhou nodded, already having some guesses in his mind.

Judging from what Big Brother said just now, this idiot Zhu was really hit on the head by Wei Hong. There's really no need to continue their relationship.

There are always troubles around a widow. If she continues to associate with Sha Zhu, maybe their family will be ruined as well.

"Brother, then can I not go out and play with Yu Shui anymore?"

Unlike Zhou Weibing's decisiveness, Zhou Weihong looked at his elder brother pitifully.

She and Yu Shui were the only two girls who grew up together in the yard. They had been friends since they were young and could talk about almost anything. She really didn't want to lose contact like this.

"Yu Shui..." Zhou Weimin felt a little embarrassed. Speaking of He Yu Shui, he had never seen her before even after traveling through time.

The school has been on holiday for these two weeks, and I haven't seen He Yushui come back. I don't know what he is busy with.

He Yushui in the play is a person who is difficult to characterize, and there are many different opinions about her.

Now his sister has a very good relationship with her, and he can't bear to let the two of them break up.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Weimin said helplessly: "Weihong, please stay away for a while and let me take a look."

"Mmmmmmm!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weihong immediately nodded vigorously and a smile appeared on her face again.

She believed in her elder brother and also believed in the rain, so there would be no problem.

Weibing Zhou glanced at his sister, frowned unconsciously, and then hid his emotions.

……

Middle courtyard, Jia's house.

He Yuzhu looked at Jia Zhang, who looked like a starving ghost, and frowned and said, "Aunt Jia, please leave some for Sister Qin. She is pregnant."

"Zhu Zi, let my mother-in-law eat it. She hasn't eaten anything these days. If my mother-in-law falls ill again, our family will really have no way to survive."

Qin Huairu put down the chopsticks in her hand, supported her waist with one hand, her face full of apology and weakness.

Originally, Sha Zhu was going to go back after delivering the lunch box today, but she pulled him to sit down and eat the meal together.

Now that her mother-in-law doesn't care about anything, she is the only one left to smooth things over.

"Hey, just think of me as being nosy. The food is given to your family, and you have the final say on who eats it."

He Yuzhu originally wanted to say a few words to Jia Zhangshi, but since Sister Qin said so, he could only give up, but there was a hint of resentment in his tone.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Jia Zhang ate too fast and choked. She quickly drank a mouthful of water to relieve the pain, then put down her chopsticks and said with a smile on her face, "Shazhu, I'm really hungry. Don't worry, I will let Huairu eat first as long as there is oil and water at home. I have always said that you are the kindest person in the yard. Thank you so much today."

"Hey, it's just some leftovers, not as good as you said. You guys have finished eating, I'm going to go home first, otherwise if someone sees us in the middle of the night, they will gossip."

Jia Zhang's sudden praise made He Yuzhu feel much better, and his expression turned from gloomy to bright.

You have to know that in all these years in the courtyard, Jia Zhang has never praised anyone except Brother Jia. Praising him today is like the sun rising in the west.

Just because of her nice words, it’s not a loss to bring a box of lunch today. It’s at least a sign of conscience.

"Zhu Zi, just put the lunch box here. I'll bring it to you later. If you bring a lunch box to my house and I ask you to wash it yourself, I'll be too embarrassed to see you."

When Qin Huairu saw He Yuzhu was about to take the lunch box, she reached out to stop him, and as she spoke she did not forget to wink at her mother-in-law.

"That's right, Silly Zhu, just leave it there. Don't worry, I'll wash the lunch box and I won't let Huairu do it."

Jia Zhang understood what Qin Huairu meant and continued speaking.

"Okay, I'll trouble you with the lunch box. See you later."

He Yuzhu grinned, retracted his hand, turned around and walked out of the Jia family.

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