Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

Zhou looked at Fan Jian who was leaving in a hurry, then turned back and gave Jia Dongxu a meaningful look.

Seeing that things were not going well, Jia Dongxu ran back home in shame without even saying hello.

Seeing Jia Dongxu running away in a panic, Chief Zhou knew that the person who came just now was not a good person, so he asked with concern:

"Zhu Zi, who did Jia Dongxu bring here? Do you need me to come forward?"

He Yuzhu was very touched by Uncle Zhou's concern and said:

"Uncle Zhou, the person who just came is the secretary of the new deputy director of the steel mill. He said his name is Fan Jian."

When Zhou Suo heard this, he thought to himself how unloved this person was by his parents, that they gave him such a name.

He smiled and said, "It's a good name. It fits his image."

In response to Uncle Zhou's complaints, He Yuzhu thought to himself, is it appropriate for a director of your age to do this?

So he didn't dwell on this issue too much, but said to Lou Xiaoe: "Xiaoe, this is Uncle Zhou."

Lou Xiao'e shouted openly: "Hello, Uncle Zhou, my name is Lou Xiao'e."

Zhou also smiled and replied: "Zhu Zi, you have a good vision. It is very insightful to find Comrade Lou Xiaoe as your revolutionary partner."

Lou Xiao'e was also embarrassed by Zhou's high evaluation.

He Yuzhu took the initiative to help Lou Xiaoe out and asked with a smile: "Uncle Zhou, you have to treat me to a meal anyway."

Zhou Suo was in a very good mood and said jokingly: "Zhu Zi, why don't you invite me to your room for a cup of tea?"

Lou Xiaoe hurriedly said, "Uncle Zhou, Zhuzi is so happy to see you. Please come in."

Zhou Suo also said jokingly: "Zhu Zi, I will forgive you this time for Xiao E's sake."

Back in the house, He Yuzhu and Zhou Suo sat at the table drinking tea. Lou Xiaoe said tactfully: "Uncle Zhou, go to the kitchen and wash some fruit."

After Lou Xiao'e left, Zhou said: "Zhu Zi, you are lucky. Lou Xiao'e is a good girl, but her background..."

He Yuzhu also hurriedly said: "Uncle Zhou. So I'll have to ask you and Aunt Wang to take care of me in the future."

Chief Zhou patted He Yuzhu's shoulder heavily and said happily: "Zhuzi. If it were in the past, it might not have been possible. This time, thanks to you, I will soon go to work at the branch office."

He Yuzhu also tried to suppress his excitement, "Uncle Zhou, is he the top leader?"

Uncle Zhou nodded gently and said: "Well, this time I will go all the way and become the branch director directly."

He Yuzhu was very happy for Uncle Zhou, "Uncle Zhou, let's eat here tonight to celebrate your promotion."

Zhou Suo was not pretentious. After all, their life-long friendship was right there.

"Zhu Zi, I won't be polite then. Anyway, you have to cook for me tomorrow if I invite you to dinner."

He Yuzhu, uh... suddenly found himself like a group of people taking turns to be the cook. Who could he go to for justice?

He Yuzhu said frantically: "Uncle Zhou, you guys said you were treating me to a meal, but in the end I cooked for myself."

Chief Zhou looked at He Yuzhu who had finally reacted and could only smile without saying anything, looking like a rogue.

He Yuzhu saw that he was still too naive. In order to save face, he directly dragged Zhou Suo to the kitchen, saying, "Uncle Zhou, it's been a long time since we last met. Let's chat while we cook."

Director Zhou was also impressed by He Yuzhu's shamelessness and said bluntly: "Zhuzi, you are so brave to play tricks in front of the director."

In fact, He Yuzhu knew that Uncle Zhou was a lazy person after spending some time with him. He was just joking with him just now.

"Uncle Zhou, I'm just teasing you. Go pick up my Aunt Wang while you still have time. Let's have a get-together."

When Zhou heard this, he thought it was very reasonable, and he ran to pick up his wife from get off work.

Lou Xiaoe was just about to bring in a basin of washed fruit when she ran into Zhou Suo who was hurriedly walking out.

He Yuzhu promptly answered: "I'll ask Uncle Zhou to bring Aunt Wang, the director of the Street Office, to have dinner with us, and introduce her to you."

Lou Xiaoe, who has gradually come into contact with many of He Yuzhu's friends in the past few days, is now becoming more and more calm and no longer as flustered as she was at the beginning.

The young couple divided the work and cooperated with each other, and they treated each other as equals. Anyway, Director Wang from the street came to the yard and saw the two loving people. He was fed a lot of dog food and felt very full.

Director Wang, who was choking with sweetness, could no longer bear it and coughed and said, "Zhu Zi, a guest is here."

Lou Xiao'e turned around and saw that it was Director Wang, and her face turned red with embarrassment, while He Yuzhu said shamelessly: "Auntie Wang, you can't say you are a guest, you should say you are home for a visit."

Director Wang also laughed out loud at He Yuzhu's joke.

Lou Xiaoe also mustered up the courage to come out and said, "Auntie Wang, you and Uncle Zhou can have tea in our room. The food will be ready soon."

Director Wang liked Lou Xiaoe more and more, so he took the initiative to pull Lou Xiaoe's hand and said, "Xiaoe, accompany me to the house to drink tea. I'll leave the cooking to Zhuzi and your uncle Zhou."

When Zhou Suo heard this, he thought to himself, "I can cook anything, and I can eat it, but he still said, "Then I'll help Zhuzi."

He Yuzhu, who was cooking, looked at Zhou Suo who couldn't tell anything apart.

He said helplessly: "Uncle Zhou, go and have some tea, I can handle it myself."

Chief Zhou knew that he was only doing more harm than good here, so he said angrily that he wanted to go to the yard to get some fresh air.

At this time, Zhao Xu just came back, and Zhou Suo instantly no longer felt bored. He pulled Zhao Xu aside to chat.

After a while, Xiao Yushui also brought Yaoyao back from school. The two sisters were very happy to be able to go to and from school together.

When He Yuzhu saw Yaoyao's smiling face, he secretly gave credit to the second uncle Yan Fugui for his high efficiency and decided to treat him to a meal when he had time.

Looking at the two happy little people in front of him, He Yuzhu felt that his cooking skills had improved a lot and he performed better.

He turned around and said to the two girls running around in the yard: "Go to the backyard and invite the old lady over first, then go to Aunt Yi's house and tell her to come over for dinner tonight."

The two girls who got the task chased each other and ran to the backyard. After a while, He Yushui, who had grown up and become more sensible, carefully supported the old lady and walked towards the middle yard.

Yaoyao skipped towards Aunt Yi's house.

After a while, Yi Zhonghai also returned home from get off work. He heard Aunt Yi say that Chief Zhou and Director Wang were having dinner at Zhuzi's house tonight, so she asked them to go over as well.

Aunt Yi thought Old Yi would feel awkward and would not go over.

But unexpectedly, Yi Zhonghai smiled and said, "It's rare to have a meal with Director Wang of Zhou Institute. My dear, please find me some new clothes. I'll come over after I change."

Aunt Yi smiled and said, "Old Yi, everything is ready for you. Once you are done, come over. I will go help Zhuzi first."

In the evening, there was a large table sitting at He Yuzhu's house, and all of them were very close friends.

During the dinner, Director Wang took the initiative to drink a glass with Yi Zhonghai and asked with a smile: "Old Yi, you have no objection to me removing your position as the boss, right?"

Yi Zhonghai said with emotion: "Director Wang, to be honest, I was a little uncomfortable at the beginning. Now you can see how comfortable I am and how open-minded I am. I want to express my gratitude to you."

At this time, Aunt Yi, who was sitting next to Director Wang, asked softly: "Director Wang, we don't have any outsiders. I want to ask if we can adopt a child in my situation?"

As soon as Director Wang heard it, he knew the dilemma that Yi Zhonghai and his wife were facing.

So he looked at He Yuzhu and then at Yaoyao who was eating.

He said softly to Aunt Yi: "Old Yang, we don't have any outsiders here, you are a little too far away."

Then she looked at He Yuzhu and Yaoyao who were eating, and Aunt Yi instantly understood.

He happily raised his glass and wanted to have a few drinks with Director Wang. Director Wang also rarely relaxed, so the two of them also started drinking.

In the end, the old lady was running out of energy, so Xiao Yushui and Yaoyao sent her back first.

Director Wang and Aunt Yi had a good chat, and Director Wang whispered to Aunt Yi: "Lao Yang, I'll ask Zhuzi for your opinion later."

This moved Aunt Yi so much that she almost cried.

After the meal, Aunt Yi hurriedly left with Uncle Yi, who hadn't finished chatting yet, leaving He Yuzhu confused. He thought something had happened, but he couldn't ask any more questions and could only worry secretly.

Director Wang looked at the remaining people, drank a sip of tea, and asked directly: "Zhu Zi, what do you think of Yi Zhonghai and his wife's treatment of you guys during this period of time?"

He Yuzhu understood what was going on as soon as he heard it, but thinking about Aunt Yi's meticulous care during this period, the little resistance he had before was long gone.

So he smiled and said, "Auntie Yi and Uncle Yi are very nice to us. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly."

Director Wang smiled and patted He Yuzhu and said, "Zhuzi, I won't beat around the bush. The biggest concern of the old Yi family is the elderly care."

"Just now, your Aunt Yi asked me if I could adopt the child. I told her directly that she was a bit far-fetched. Do you guys have anything to say?"

Zhao Xu naturally had no objection when he heard this. After all, he had been living a very comfortable and warm life with his sister recently.

But Zhao Xu, who had been frightened by He Yuzhu's beatings recently, still subconsciously looked at He Yuzhu, and the meaning was very clear: my brother has the final say.

He Yuzhu looked at Zhao Xu who had decisively betrayed him, and felt that he would not be able to quench his anger if he didn't give him a good beating tonight.

But seeing Director Wang's earnest eyes, He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Aunt Wang, I won't hide it from you. Just because Aunt Yi is so good to Xiao Yushui and Yaoyao, I will not ignore their retirement in the future."

Zhou took a puff of his cigarette and interrupted, "Zhu Zi, I know you are a man who values ​​your promises, but the old Yi couple need a name, don't they?"

He Yuzhu glanced at Zhao Xu and said, "Second brother, what do you think?

Zhao Xu looked at He Yuzhu and thought to himself, Yaoyao is now more friendly to you than to me, how dare I have any objection?

"Brother, you have the final say."

He Yuzhu smiled and said to Director Wang: "Then ask Aunt Wang and Uncle Zhou to be witnesses someday, and the four of us brothers and sisters will become godparents."

Director Wang was very happy to have solved another big problem, and she also wanted someone to take care of He Yuzhu.

After drinking some tea, Director Wang gave Chief Zhou a look.

Zhou said immediately: "Zhu Zi, it's getting late. Your Aunt Wang and I will go back first. It's a good idea for you to have a chat with Lao Yi."

He Yuzhu naturally agreed to the concern of Uncle Zhou and Aunt Wang.

After everyone left, Xiao Yushui and Yaoyao had already fallen asleep.

He Yuzhu looked at Lou Xiaoe, whose face was flushed, and gently took her hand and said:

"Xiao'e, let's go take a shower and go to bed."

Lou Xiaoe nodded softly to show his agreement.

He Yuzhu said softly: "Xiao'e, I'll go get you some hot water, take a shower."

Lou Xiao'e remembered the toilet that He Yuzhu had built for her, and thought it would be okay to give it a try, so she replied sweetly: "Zhuzi, thank you for everything you have done for me."

When He Yuzhu finished cleaning up, Lou Xiaoe was already lying on the bed with his eyes closed.

Seeing Lou Xiaoe's eyelids moving from time to time, He Yuzhu knew that she still couldn't let go.

So he gently lay down beside Lou Xiaoe and held her in his arms.

"Xiao'e, I will hold you in my arms as you sleep. Go to sleep quickly."

Lou Xiaoe felt at peace lying in He Yuzhu's arms, so she turned over and fell asleep sweetly on He Yuzhu's arm.

It was already the weekend, and He Yuzhu remembered that he hadn't cooked for his boss for a long time.

So I decided to pay a visit to him with Lou Xiaoe and the two little ones.

When Lou Xiaoe heard that she was going to visit the home of such a big leader, she wanted to back out, but with He Yuzhu's encouragement, she readily nodded and agreed.

When Xiao Yushui heard that they were going to Uncle Li's house, she chattered to Yaoyao about everything she had seen that day, which made Yaoyao very envious.

He Yuzhu brought rain water and the prepared ingredients, Lou Xiaoe brought Yaoyao, and the four of them rode slowly towards Minister Li's house.

When they arrived at the gate, He Yuzhu reported his name. The security guard then called Minister Li's home to confirm that everything was correct before letting the four people in.

When the four of them arrived at Minister Li's house, Aunt Liu was already waiting at the door.

He Yuzhu and Lou Xiaoe also quickly parked the car, and each of them led a little kid to Aunt Liu.

"Aunt Liu, this is my girlfriend Lou Xiaoe, and that is my new sister Yaoyao."

Aunt Liu looked at Lou Xiaoe and said, "Hello, Comrade Xiaoe. Welcome to my home."

Lou Xiaoe also called out sweetly: "Hello, Aunt Liu."

Aunt Liu said happily: "Xiao'e Zhuzi, come in and sit down quickly."

When several people came into the house, Aunt Liu took Lou Xiaoe to sit on the sofa and chatted while watching the two little ones play.

He Yuzhu went to the kitchen to clean up the vegetables and prepare to cook.

He Yuzhu prepared the dishes while Minister Li was taking a break.

Minister Li came out of the study and saw He Yuzhu and his family coming to visit. He was very happy and said:

"Zhu Zi, you're here. I'm in for a treat at noon."

Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Old Li, you really know how to keep track of time."

Minister Li sat down at the table and asked the nanny to bring him his good wine. "Old Liu, don't say anything to me this afternoon. I need to drink with Zhuzi."

Aunt Liu said helplessly: "Lao Li, you are only allowed to have two small cups at noon."

He Yuzhu accompanied Minister Li for two drinks. After dinner, Minister Li called He Yuzhu into his study.

After closing the door, He Yuzhu didn't expect that Minister Li's study was so simple. After thinking about it carefully, it was both unexpected and reasonable.