Siheyuan Shangpeng

Seeing He Yushui's determined eyes, Shang's mother was very pleased. She patted He Yushui on the head and said, "Our Yushui is great. Go play after you finish your homework. You need to combine work and rest!"

"Okay, auntie, I'm going to play!" After saying that, He Yushui ran out.

Mr. Shang looked at Mrs. Shang and said with a smile: "Is there any aunt like you? You fooled a little kid, haha... and she's your own niece."

Mother Shang slapped Father Shang in annoyance and said dissatisfiedly: "Don't say you didn't see it. Looking at our Xiaoliang's grades, Yu Shui has been a little slack recently. I think she is also thinking whether studying well or not can earn her a living. Why should she study hard?

Children at this age will not understand what you say about their future life. If you tell them that they can help their brother after studying well, they will definitely study hard. When they grow up and realize that we are lying to them, they will already know how to study well and we don't need to find any solutions at all.

But Xiaoliang's results are really... Alas! It's a headache. Look how angry he made Lao San today. Haha, I feel like it's been such a long time since Lao San behaved so immaturely. I can also feel that he is only sixteen years old, haha... Since coming to this Sijiu City, Lao San has become a different person. He feels like he has everything under control. That kind of Lao San scares me. Today's Lao San makes me feel comfortable."

Mr. Shang shook his head and said, "Are you sure that he is not pretending today? The third child in our family has been quiet since he was young. He used to have a bit of a child's temper. He has changed since his grandfather died. I don't know what our father taught him. It seems that he is not just doing things for himself sometimes, so as long as we can be sure that he is our third child, it will be fine.

Our thoughts can no longer influence the children's choices. Do you really think that the fourth child can't learn? No matter how dumb he is, he can't be that dumb. He thinks that his older brothers and sisters are too good and we pay too little attention to him. He should be a little dumber so that we can pay more attention to him, haha... But he is still too naive. The idea is good but he hasn't thought it through.

Okay, the children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, we just need to take care of ourselves, all we can do is to keep ourselves healthy and not hold them back when the time comes!"

Shang's mother also nodded and said nothing more.

However, Mr. Shang looked outside the door and found that the children were not nearby. He quietly approached Mrs. Shang and said, "Wife, I have something to tell you."

Mother Shang couldn't help but laugh at Father Shang's cautious look and said, "If you have something to say, just tell me. Why are you being so cautious? What's the matter? Do you have a baby outside? Do you want to bring her home so that I, the eldest wife, can take a look and check her out?"

"Oh! What are you thinking, wife? I received a notice today saying that someone signed me up to support the construction, but the military rejected it. You said I didn't know anything about this, so who signed me up?"

"What? There is such a thing. Doesn't your Director Tian know about it? Shouldn't this matter have passed through his hands?"

"The most important thing is this. Old Tian doesn't know anything. I guess someone is trying to stir up trouble. The eldest brother asked me about this today. He said he would check it out. But now I have caught the attention of some people. I guess I will have to go out for a few years in the next two years. Will you come with me then?"

"Ah? How many years? Where? If we all go, what will happen to Xiaoliang?"

"It should be the Northwest. You will know what to do when the time comes. But there is no rush. The eldest brother just notified me to be prepared. I will go there when there is a result. There is no point going there now.

Xiaoliang, I have agreed with my senior brother that if the eldest brother graduates, he will take care of us first. If he hasn't graduated yet, he will live in the master's house first and will be brought back after he graduates.

I estimate that it won’t take too long, and it will be back in a few years!”

"Alas! We have just settled down and you are leaving again! I really admire you."

"I can't help it. I'm good at craftsmanship. I can do everything from mechanics to machinists. Haha... This is because the country thinks highly of me. By the way, don't tell Xiaopeng about this first. Let's talk about it before we leave. I'm afraid something will go wrong by then. I'm going to serve the country. Don't let anything go wrong."

"Yeah! I understand."

The two of them stopped talking after they finished talking. After a while, He Daqing returned to the yard. At the door, he heard his daughter say that she was going to the merchant house for dinner in the evening. She did not go home but went directly to the merchant house to supervise He Yuzhu in cooking.

When it was time to eat, Shang Peng and the He family sat together to eat and drink, and everyone wished Shang Peng a good start and a place in a good school. Just after finishing their meal, when a few people were chatting at Shang Peng's house, the third uncle Yan Fugui knocked on Shang Peng's door and shouted, "Director Shang, there is a guest at your house, looking for Xiao Peng!"

When Shang Peng heard this, he hurried over to open the door and saw two groups of people standing at the door. Why was he sure there were two groups? Because the two groups were clearly separated and no one looked at each other.

Shang Peng smiled when he saw it. It turned out that the professors from the two most famous universities in Sijiu City, Sijiu City University and Summer Palace University, came to his door with two groups of people.

Shang Peng quickly invited the two groups of people into the house. Soon, the merchant's living room was crowded with people. Shang Peng thanked Yan Fugui for leading the way. Yan Fugui saw that there were many people coming today and left without waiting for Shang Peng to give him any benefits. As a self-proclaimed cultured man, he did have some foresight.

After the third uncle left, Shang Peng entered the house. He saw that the two sides were still standing on both sides of the door. Shang Peng couldn't help but laugh and joked to the two professors: "What? Are you two here to challenge each other in my house? You act so serious!"

Just one sentence eased the atmosphere in the room. Ever since the two groups of people entered the room, the merchants and He family members in the room didn't dare to breathe loudly.

Upon hearing this, the two professors looked at each other and laughed. Originally, the two groups did not expect that the other party would choose this time to visit. When the two groups met at the entrance of the alley, they were both stunned, and then they understood what the other party meant. So it seemed that the two groups were a little tense, but in fact, the two groups knew each other and were very familiar with each other. After all, they were experts in various fields and sometimes cooperated. Why would there be so much hostility? It's not like they would fight for funding many years later... I can't say, I can't say.

Shang Peng saw that the two groups of people had relaxed, and said, "You two professors must have something to do when you come to my little temple together? How about we talk about it?"

The two professors were about to speak when He Daqing spoke first: "Well, Xiaopeng, we'll take our leave now. You guys can chat about your own things and we'll go back. Xiaoliang, would you like to come to my house and play with Yushui and Silin for a while?"

Without waiting for Shang Liang to reply, he walked out with his family and Shang Liang.