Siheyuan: Rebirth 54 years ago, neighbor is stupid

"How dare you hide!"

Jia Dongxu gritted his teeth, furious, and raised his hand to slap Qin Huairu again.

Qin Huairu shrank her neck and hugged her head, sobbing with red eyes, saying: "At least the uncle won't spread it around, and he has never deliberately targeted us. As long as Liang Ladi doesn't know..."

The words were not finished, but the meaning was obvious.

Jia Dongxu looked at Qin Huairu who was squatting on the ground sobbing, and finally withdrew his hand with a dark face.

At the moment, it seems that apart from the self-esteem that he is unwilling to face, the most reliable way is to go to Li Tieguo...

He hated Li Zhenmin for killing his mother, for sending him to jail, for making him lose his job, and for turning him from the most handsome guy in the compound into the most destitute loser...

But he really didn't hate Li Tieguo that much.

And he also knew that if it wasn't for him, Li Zhenmin never seemed to have deliberately targeted him...

When he was released from prison, he was thinking that Li Zhenmin would tamper with him behind his back, but if he were to ask himself honestly, he was overthinking it. After he was released from prison, at most he was unable to work in the factory again, but Li Zhenmin never really made things difficult for him. At most he just didn't help him.

Besides, if it weren't for the Li family, Qin Huairu wouldn't have a job...

I don’t know how much time passed, Jia Dongxu sighed heavily, then turned and walked out.

Half an hour later....

It was already past ten o'clock in the evening, and just when the gate of the courtyard was about to close, Jia Dongxu came back from outside on time, but with an extra pack of cigarettes in his pocket and a bottle of wine in his hand.

When he arrived at the central courtyard, he glanced around and found that most households had closed their doors and were preparing to go to bed. No one was lingering in the yard. Then he took his heavy steps and walked step by step to the door of Li's house.

Tuk-tuk-tuk...

Jia Dongxu knocked on the door, but the sound was not loud and would not attract the attention of the neighbors in the yard.

"Who..."

Li Tieguo's voice rang out from inside the house.

Jia Dongxu did not answer, fearing that the neighbors would know through the sound that he was there to see Li Tieguo.

Tuk-tuk-tuk...

Jia Dongxu knocked a few more times.

Soon, footsteps were heard. Li Tieguo opened the door and was visibly stunned when he saw that the person coming was Jia Dongxu.

“Uncle…”

Jia Dongxu opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, and his voice was still not loud.

Li Tieguo was quick-witted. Considering the knock on the door and the lack of response as well as what Jia Dongxu was holding in his hand, he guessed what the other party was thinking.

"Come in quickly."

Li Tieguo reached out and pulled Jia Dongxu into the house, then closed the door.

At this time, Li Zhenmin was sitting at the table with a piece of paper, writing and drawing, calculating the details of the wedding. He frowned when he saw Jia Dongxu come in.

Jia Dongxu couldn't see Li Zhenmin, and he opened his mouth, but no word came out. He really didn't know how to greet him. It seemed that it was futile to say anything in front of Li Zhenmin, except admitting his mistake and apologizing.

But he couldn't say those words.

"Come and do it."

Li Tieguo greeted him and then went to pour water for Jia Dongxu. When he passed by Li Zhenmin, he pushed him and pointed at the bed in the small compartment, meaning that you should leave quickly and don't stay here.

Li Zhenmin put away the paper and waved to Jia Dongxu: "Do you have any cigarettes?"

Jia Dongxu suddenly reacted and wondered how he could not even understand this little etiquette. He even needed someone to remind him. Isn't this even more embarrassing?

So he quickly took out the cigarettes he had just bought from his pocket and handed them over. They were brand new and unopened.

Li Zhenmin took a quick look and found Daqianmen, which was quite nice.

He opened the cigarette, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, then threw the rest on the table. Without saying anything, he walked away and poured himself a cup of tea. Then he sat on a small stool at the door, leaning against the door, and started reading a foreign book without going to bed.

Jia Dongxu didn't know what Li Zhenmin was thinking, but he realized from Li Zhenmin's action of pouring water that he might not have done enough. He came to borrow money, but when he entered the door, he had to be reminded to pass the cigarette, and asked Li Tieguo to pour water for him. Shouldn't he be more proactive and enthusiastic...

But the poured tea was already placed in front of him.

Jia Dongxu had no choice but to say thank you.

Li Tieguo noticed Jia Dongxu's embarrassment and spoke first, "Dongxu, is there something important that you came so late?"

"I..." Seeing Li Tieguo's kind eyes, Jia Dongxu thought for a moment and gritted his teeth to tell his story: "Uncle, I asked someone to find a job for me. There is a driver position at the steel mill, but it requires a 20 yuan introduction fee. My family has no money, so I want to come and borrow some from you. I will pay you back within two months."

He didn't talk much, didn't make any excuses, and was very direct in what he said.

Li Tieguo frowned, not understanding why he had to borrow 20 yuan. Didn't Jia Dongxu usually work outside in Macau, and Qin Huairu also had a salary from working in the pub, so it was impossible for him to borrow 20 yuan from home.

However, since Jia Dongxu didn't look like he was lying, and considering his status as an elder, Li Tieguo felt that it was possible to lend him the 20 yuan.

"Um...."

Li Tieguo nodded, and then was about to agree and give some instructions.

But just as he opened his mouth, Li Zhenmin's voice came from the side: "How much is the wine and cigarettes?"

The room suddenly fell into silence.

Anyone who is not a fool can hear that this is the money for cigarettes and alcohol given to Jia Dongxu, and then they are ready to drive him away.

Jia Dongxu wanted to slam the table, but he finally held back and said through gritted teeth: "I haven't offended you, can't you tolerate me?"

Hearing this, Li Zhenmin frowned, but did not curse back. Instead, he waved his hand and sighed impatiently, "It's hard for me to explain to you in your current state. Hurry up and take your wine and cigarettes back. I smoked one of yours... Forget it, keep the whole pack, and I'll give you fifty cents."

As he said this, he rummaged through his pocket, took out fifty cents and threw it to Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu was so angry that the corners of his mouth twitched.

Li Tieguo quickly pulled him back and said to Li Zhenmin, "Say less. I'm not borrowing money from you. We're all neighbors. Can't we just talk properly?"

Li Zhenmin was speechless and said, "Is it because I didn't speak properly? Didn't he say right away that I couldn't tolerate him and targeted him? If I wanted to target him, why would I let him in, make room for him, and even smoke his cigarette? Am I just bored?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu obviously didn't believe it and thought Li Zhenmin did it on purpose.

Li Tieguo saw this and gave him a way out, asking, "What do you mean by not letting me borrow money? Are you worried that Dongxu is not trustworthy?"

Li Zhenmin explained helplessly: "Jia Dongxu, I told you that you have a criminal record and it is impossible for you to get a job in the system. The so-called driver position is a lie given to you by others. Do you believe it?"