Siheyuan: The Rebirth of the Silly Pillar in the 50s

"Zhuzi, I have never taught you how to do this pot of meat. Where did you learn it?"

In the end, He Daqing couldn't help but ask He Yuzhu.

"So I usually ask you to read more books. There are also recipe books in the library, do you know?"

He Yuzhu found a reasonable excuse.

You can't say that he ate it in a previous life, right?

"Harm! Of course you young people should study more. As an old man like me, I can rest on my laurels."

The two of them walked to the door of the mail room, talking and laughing while carrying their lunch boxes.

Uncle Liu in the mailroom stopped He Yuzhu.

"Zhuzi, you have a letter!"

He Yuzhu was a little puzzled.

I have no friends or relatives from other places, so how could anyone write to me?

But he didn't think much about it, just in case it was something important.

"Thank you, Uncle Liu."

He Yuzhu took the letter and glanced at the cover curiously, and was shocked.

The name written on the sender turned out to be Xu Huizhen.

He hid the letter in his pocket in panic.

"Who wrote to you?"

"No, no one."

He Yuzhu was so nervous that he stuttered when he spoke. He quickly changed the subject and said, "Go back quickly. I'm going to night school."

"Are there any classes today? So these lunch boxes..."

Before He Daqing finished speaking, He Yuzhu had already run far away.

"This stinky boy..."

He Daqing muttered without thinking much.

Anyway, there are more, so why not...

He Daqing thought that he had not seen the White Widow for a long time.

……

He Yuzhu did go to night school.

However, because of a letter from Xu Huizhen, he was a little uneasy throughout the class.

He hasn't been to the tavern for a long time since the last time, mainly out of embarrassment.

However, when the bell rang, He Yuzhu rushed out immediately, faster than the students.

Liu Fugui was still thinking about asking him some questions after class, but he didn't expect to catch up with him.

I was wondering in my heart: "What happened to Teacher He today? Why are you so anxious?"

He Yuzhu took the letter to a deserted place before opening it and reading it.

Comrade He Yuzhu:

Hello!

I am taking the liberty to write to you out of the blue. I hope you're not too surprised.

After our last farewell, I haven’t seen you for a long time.

Originally, I had let go of everything that had happened before, but today Vladimir came to the store, mentioned you to me, and asked about you. He asked why you didn’t come? The purpose of this letter is to ask you on his behalf whether your agreement with him to communicate and study every Friday has been unilaterally voided. If you do, please write me back and tell me why.

Sincerely,

salute!

Zhengyangmen Bistro Xu Huizhen

December 1950, 9

He Yuzhu closed the letter and felt a toothache.

He didn't understand, what was the real purpose of Xu Huizhen's letter?

Was it really to ask him about his Friday date with Vladimir?

He Yuzhu didn't know much about women's hearts in his previous life, so once again, the system didn't provide him with any skills training in this area.

He really couldn't understand it.

As a straight man, he thought that he might not be able to explain it clearly after all the letters exchanged back and forth.

And he and Vladimir left without saying goodbye.

It is indeed a unilateral breach of contract. Lao Maozi pays attention to the spirit of contract.

It seems a bit rude to break a contract without saying anything.

He doesn't want to be criticized.

With this thought in mind, He Yuzhu got on his bicycle and got off, then went up and walked some way towards the courtyard.

Finally, I changed direction and went to Zhengyangmen Bistro.

Arrived at the tavern.

There are still as many customers as before.

But Vladimir was not seen. It seemed that he didn't come often.

"Boss Xu, serve the wine!"

"coming!"

Xu Huizhen was about to pour wine for the guests, when she turned around and saw He Yuzhu standing at the door.

Her expression was slightly embarrassed.

But he still said hello: "You are here."

"coming."

He Yuzhu smiled awkwardly and found a seat to sit down.

He didn't order wine or pick up food, but quietly watched Xu Huizhen busy in the tavern.

Xu Huizhen looked in the direction of He Yuzhu many times, as if he was hesitant to speak.

She knew that if she sat down to chat with He Yuzhu, the topics the two of them would talk about would be very sensitive.

In order not to be criticized by others, she just bought He Yuzhu a bottle of wine.

When the tavern was closed, the guests dispersed.

She then greeted: "Zhuzi, help me close the store door."

"coming."

He Yuzhu came over. In the 50s, when there were no rolling shutter doors, the store door was sealed with door panels.

The two closed the shop together. They were so close, and physical contact was unavoidable.

Touched accidentally and avoided subconsciously.

The awkward atmosphere rose again.

After the store door was closed, Xu Huizhen asked He Yuzhu to sit in front of her. After being extremely entangled, she asked: "Are you very busy during this time?"

"Correct."

He Yuzhu found an excuse and said: "I was promoted to chef, and then I had to go to night school to be a Russian teacher after get off work. So I was too busy during this time. Did Vladimir ask about me? Was he angry? "

"He's okay. Mainly because you never came again without saying a word, so he's still a little sad."

"Then please explain to him. I really didn't mean it."

"Last time……"

Xu Huizhen interrupted He Yuzhu's words and opened her mouth but could not continue.

"Boss Xu, actually what happened last time was a misunderstanding. I didn't think about it..."

"I know."

Xu Huizhen's expression became a little lonely, and then she said: "You are still young, and your future is extremely bright. You must not be associated with me, a widow in the eyes of outsiders."

"I'm not young anymore, I'll be sixteen soon."

"I'm already twenty."

Xu Huizhen burst into laughter.

The atmosphere between the two people instantly became less awkward.

"Actually, it's good for us to be friends and we can talk. You are like my sister and you have taught me a lot of truths. It's good like this, really."

He Yuzhu said everything on his mind.

Xu Huizhen was obviously stunned for a moment.

Then he smiled and said: "Fool, I didn't say I would let you take responsibility. What are you afraid of?"

He Yuzhu was stunned.

"I'm a widow and I know myself. There's no way the two of us can have a future together. Besides, you don't have all your hair, you're just a little brat!"

"How do you know I don't have all my hair?"

Xu Huizhen's words hit He Yuzhu's heart.

Which man can accept a woman talking about him like that?

"You'll know it just by looking at it."

"You haven't seen it again!"

"I don't want to see you."

"No, you have to see it!"

There was a loud bang and a huge thunder struck outside.

Xu Hui was so frightened that the two of them were so close again.

So close that you can feel each other's breathing.

The moment their eyes met, I didn't know who couldn't control myself.

Another bolt of lightning flashed through the window.

"Don't worry, Zhuzi, I really don't need you to be responsible."