Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

Although she had some ideas, Qin Huairu did not have many choices. Her social circle was so small, and she was not confident in relying on a matchmaker. God knew what kind of person the other party was. There were too many beasts who only knew the appearance of a person but not his heart.

If she met the wrong person, she and her three children would probably be in tragedy and would not even have a place to cry.

Qin Huairu believed more in what she saw with her own eyes, but there were only so many people in the courtyard and there was really no one suitable. As for the steel mill, Qin Huairu didn't count on it at all.

Most of them have families with them. Even if there are some young people, who would be willing to marry a widow with three children...

If there was a backbone who could help support her, she would have accepted her as a mistress. Besides, she was gradually reaching the age of being as vigorous as a wolf and it was not easy to be a widow.

Qin Huairu sighed and tried hard to suppress her little thoughts. Looking at Qin Jingru playing with Xiaodang, her eyes seemed a little dazed.

Looking at my cousin's pretty little face, I wondered if I was as innocent and lively as Qin Jingru is now. But now everything has changed.

This is fate...

Qin Huairu felt bad. She had once naively married and moved to the city to live a good life, but she didn't get to live that good life. Now she even lost her man and had to raise three children. She felt a little sad.

She couldn't even find anyone to talk to, so she had to swallow her grievances.

forecourt.

The Yan family is in high spirits this year. The eldest son has found a job. Although it is just an apprentice, it would be great if he can make a name for himself.

Xu Damao is an example. Yan Bugui spent thousands of yuan to help his son get such a position, including giving Xu Damao 500 yuan as a discipleship fee. In the future, Yan Jiecheng would also have to visit him during the holidays.

Of course, he settled the bill with his son bit by bit, and it was definitely not something he would pay for himself.

Xu Damao actually didn't care. He was a little surprised when Yan Bugui came to his house, especially when he saw that the third uncle was willing to spend money to find a job for his son for the first time, he almost thought the sun had risen from the west.

Xu Damao does have some say in the matter of projectionist apprentices. After all, this thing is now like a legacy and he himself took over Old Xu's job. Besides, there is an essential difference between a steel mill projectionist and a projectionist apprentice.

Whether Yan Jiecheng has the ability to become a regular employee in the future is none of Xu Damao's business.

Now that Xu Damao has climbed up, he will definitely need some apprentices. It is not difficult for him to recommend one.

Xu Damao agreed without much hesitation. Five hundred yuan was a lot of money, and he didn't have to pay to bribe the factory leaders, so he agreed.

Yan Jiecheng finally got the quota, but now he is still a long way from becoming a regular employee, and he still owes his father a large sum of money. But he is still happy in his heart, as he has had enough of the days of looking for temporary jobs everywhere.

Yan Bugui actually had another idea. His son now had a job, which would sound good to others, so it would be easier for him to find a wife.

After all, this son is growing up, the eldest son is still not settled, and the second son will be around the corner. It is not a good idea to delay it any longer.

In fact, Yan Bugui has no shortage of money, otherwise why do you think he is a small business owner?

How could someone who could be rated as a small business owner not have some property? Although it was painful to take out a thousand dollars, Yan Bugui still found Xu Damao for long-term planning. After all, if he missed this opportunity, he would never have it again.

Yan Bugui's vision is still good. At least he understands most of the things about Siheyuan, but he just doesn't want to get involved.

"You have a job now. If you don't bring back a wife next year, you can't blame me."

Yan Bugui drank some wine and spoke a little louder.

"Dad, just wait and see. I will definitely bring you a daughter-in-law next year..."

At this moment, Yan Jiecheng, who was feeling very proud, patted his chest and made a promise.

Yan Jiefang next to him was a little depressed. Although his brother needed to return the money he spent to his father, he felt a little unhappy. His brother found a job, but what about him?

"Dad, what should I do?"

Yan Bugui glanced at his second son, feeling helpless.

"Wait for the opportunity. The number of places in the steel rolling mill is limited. There is nothing I can do."

In fact, Yan Bugui is not really helpless. Why do you think he is trying so hard to build a good relationship with Chen Xu?

Instead of asking Chen Xu to get a job quota directly like he did for Lin Chan, he asked Chen Xu for help like he asked Xu Damao for money. There is no reason for him not to help, right?

Is it not human nature to not make money?

Moreover, it would definitely be easier for Chen Xu to get a job than Xu Damao. After all, he had heard that Chen Xu had a close relationship with Deputy Director Li of the steel mill, and he was not asking him to work for nothing...

In this regard, Yan Bugui is much smarter than Qin Huairu. At least he knows that it takes effort to get people to do things for him. However, Qin Huairu directly plans to get Chen Xu for free. Not only does she want to change her job, but she also wants Chen Xu's body. How could Chen Xu be willing to do such a dishonest thing?

As for whether Yan Bugui is willing to spend this money, it is hard to say.

Yan Bugui likes to calculate trivial matters, but he is actually very clear about big things. He has never been generous, but he has never hesitated when buying big items. He has radios, bicycles, and televisions.

In other words, Uncle Sanye likes to spend his money wisely.

For example, later on, Yan Bugui lent money to his son to open a restaurant. It was not a small amount of money, but he was willing to pay.

The reason why Yan Bugui paid out the money now is entirely because the money can be recovered, otherwise, the third uncle would not pay out the money.

Yan Jiefang could only nod. He only mentioned this to let his father take his matter to heart. Although his eldest brother should have started a family a long time ago, he was not young anymore. Since he should treat everyone equally, he should not only care about his eldest brother.

Just after the Chinese New Year, Chen Xu heard bad news.

"You mean, the government is now recruiting a large number of workers to repair the water conservancy project?"

Chen Xu looked at Xu Damao with a serious expression.

"Yes, actually it started in the second half of last year. You don't know, during the Chinese New Year period when the riverbed was dry, the army was even sent in to widen and deepen it, and they were very busy..."

"Hopefully in time..."

Chen Xu’s words made Xu Damao a little confused.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Chen Xu was very clear about what this unusual behavior of the country meant. If there was enough time, there would not be such a large-scale rush to work, unless the higher-ups had already predicted that today's situation was unusual.

In fact, there are traces of natural disasters. With five thousand years of wisdom, China has sufficient understanding of these disasters, so it is normal to know the news in advance.

It can be predicted, but it is hard to say whether it can be done in time. The flood that inundated the entire city during this period of time probably happened this year.

Chen Xu was not sure which year the flood would occur. Although it was very dangerous last year, no major flood occurred. But this year there would probably be no escape.

"It's hard to say. I feel like something might go wrong."

Xu Damao panicked when he heard this. What happened again? No, the famine has just passed...

He trusted Chen Xu's judgment very much. This guy never made mistakes when speaking.

"You mean, the flood?"

Xu Damao was not stupid and he quickly figured out the reason.

Chen Xu nodded silently, and the two were silent for a while. The government's performance now showed that today's flood was extremely serious.

"It shouldn't be possible for the flood to reach Sijiu City, as the terrain of Sijiu City is quite high..."

Xu Damao said with some luck.

The terrain of Sijiu City is high in the northwest and low in the southeast.

Unfortunately, Nanluoguxiang is located in Jiaodaokou, east of the central axis of the city, and is located in a very low-lying area...