What if I haven't seen Siheyuan?

After get off work, since Liu Lan's home was in another direction, the three of them said goodbye to each other at the factory gate.

Afterwards, Yan Xiaoyao and Qin Huairu rode their bicycles, laughing and chatting all the way home, without noticing Sha Zhu, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and Yi Zhonghai, who had a gloomy face, behind them.

Because both of them were riding bicycles, when they came back, the people working in the factory had not returned yet.

There were only some women and children in the yard.

When the children saw the two people coming back on bicycles, they gathered around and looked at the bicycles curiously, their eyes full of envy.

The women watched the two men walk in, talking and laughing, and whispered, "Look at the way they are, there must be something going on."

At this time, a young wife in the yard murmured in a low voice with envy on her face: "Of course, look at Qin Huairu these days, she is so happy all day long, smiling at everyone she sees."

The third aunt couldn't help but said jealously, "Don't you think about it? Who would be willing to lend money or bills to others to buy bicycles these days? Besides, haven't you seen Qin Huairu? She looks so beautiful now? She must have hooked up with Yan Xiaoyao."

At this time, the second aunt also said enviously: "Not only that, haven't you noticed that the food in the Jia family has become better now? They often eat meat during this period."

A young wife in the middle courtyard also echoed, "That's right. Yesterday, Banggeng was showing off in front of our children, saying that her family now eats white flour buns every day. Qin Huairu is really in a powerful position now." After saying this, she also looked envious.

After Yan Xiaoyao separated from Qin Huairu in the Central Courtyard, he returned to his home.

In fact, he heard what those women said just now, and planned to talk to Qin Huairu about it later.

If you think there is something good, just eat it behind closed doors, and don't let Jia Zhang and Bang Geng show off outside and attract hatred.

After all, supplies were scarce these days and everyone was living a tight life. No one dared to eat and drink lavishly in public, for fear of being reported.

Not to mention that the Jia family only has a Qinhuai salary of 30 yuan a month, and the salary has increased a bit after being transferred to the infirmary.

Even Yi Zhonghai, an eighth-level worker, earns 99 yuan a month, and with various subsidies, it must be more than 100 yuan.

He was pretending to be poor, eating cornmeal porridge and steamed buns made of two grains of flour with an old lady every day.

It was only when he was very hungry that he would buy some meat under the pretext of serving the deaf old lady to satisfy his craving.

Soon they arrived at the moon gate in their own courtyard. Wang Defa, with his sharp eyes, spotted Yan Xiaoyao at once.

He came forward and greeted him enthusiastically: "Boss, you are finally back. Come in and see if there is anything we have done wrong that needs to be corrected."

Yan Xiaoyao also smiled and responded to him: "Master Wang, of course I trust your craftsmanship, then I will just take a look and see if there is anything else that needs to be supplemented."

After saying that, he pushed the bicycle in, parked it under the eaves, and handed Wang Defa a cigarette.

Yan Xiaoyao started from the moon gate across the courtyard.

After looking around, he thought about nailing up two "Home of Honor" signs in his house later to prevent those beasts from disturbing him every day.

Walking further in, the newly built kitchen, small sink and toilet in the yard come into view.

The kitchen and small sink are on the left side of the yard, and the toilet is in the right corner of the yard.

After checking the kitchen and toilet, Yan Xiaoyao found that Wang Defa had done a good job. The place looked almost the same as the rural areas around 2000 years ago.

Then he went into the house again and took a look.

Now on the left side of the house are two bedrooms, and there is a movable secret door in the middle that connects them.

The boxes that were moved to the small room before the renovation were also neatly stacked in the corner of the room.

The middle was converted into a small living room, and on the right is a small study.

All windows are also made into double-layer, so the sound insulation and heat preservation effects can be much better.

Yan Xiaoyao specifically instructed Wang Defa to do this, so that Qin Huairu would not be unable to hold back and scream in the middle of the night, which would save her some trouble.

After taking a look around, Yan Xiaoyao found that the quality of the project was very solid.

Yan Xiaoyao handed Wang Defa another cigarette and said to him with a smile: "Master Wang, your craftsmanship is really amazing. Everything you do is excellent. I will give you the balance now. I am really sorry for trouble you during this period of time." After that, he took out the balance that he had prepared long ago from his pocket and handed it to Wang Defa.

Wang Defa took the money and said with a smile: "As long as you are satisfied, it's fine. It's rare to meet such a good boss like you, we can't let you down. I have been keeping a close eye on those guys recently, for fear that they might not do a good job for you."

Then, he took Yan Xiaoyao to the living room, pointed to a row of small armchairs placed against the wall, and said, "Look, I made this for you with some extra scraps. I hope you don't mind."

Yan Xiaoyao quickly held Wang Defa's hand and thanked him, "Master Wang, what are you talking about? I can't thank you enough. I'm sorry for your trouble!"

The two chatted for a while, and Wang Defa saw that Yan Xiaoyao didn't need to change anything, so he said, "It's getting late, so I won't bother you to make dinner. I just lit the stove for you, so you don't have to worry about it."

Yan Xiaoyao hadn't noticed this just now. After all, he had gotten used to Qin Huairu and Liu Lan's service during this period of time. He hadn't reacted to the sudden return home. He didn't expect Wang Defa to be so attentive and take care of everything.

So he said to him, "Master Wang, please wait a moment."

After saying that, he walked into the room and pretended to take out two packs of Daqianmen cigarettes and a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from the box.

He handed it to Wang Defa at the door and said, "Master Wang, you have worked hard during this period. Please take these two packs of cigarettes and distribute them to the workers. And you can keep this pack of Zhonghua cigarettes for yourself. Don't be reluctant to give it away. It can be considered as a chance to enjoy the treatment of being a leader." He joked with a smile.

Wang Defa looked at the cigarette he handed over and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Boss, this won't do. You've already given me enough. How can I ask for more from you? This is not allowed." He kept refusing.

Yan Xiaoyao stuffed the cigarette into his arms and said with a smile: "Don't be polite with me, just consider it as my thanks to you. If there is anything else in the future, I will ask you for help then."

Wang Defa held the cigarette in his arms and said excitedly, "Boss, don't worry. If you need us peasants for anything in the future, you can always use me."

Afterwards, he said goodbye to Yan Xiaoyao with gratitude and went home.

After sending Wang Defa all the way to the gate of the courtyard and saying goodbye to him, Yan Xiaoyao went home to get a tape measure and carefully measured the size of the room, preparing to go to the commission store to buy some furniture tomorrow.

You know, a lot of the second-hand furniture in the commission shops these days are antiques from previous dynasties. Yan Xiaoyao thought to himself, I'll go take a look tomorrow to see if I can find a bargain.

After measuring the dimensions of the house, he moved a chair into the yard, lit a cigarette, and then sat on the chair to look around his own yard.

I was thinking that when I have time, I would build a grape trellis or plant two fruit trees. When the weather gets hot, I would not only have a place to cool off, but I would also be able to get some fruit to taste.

"Hey, what are you doing sitting here like a big shot?" Qin Huairu said jokingly.

Yan Xiaoyao also joked, "Why are you here at this time? It seems that your family is not planning to have dinner tonight?"

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes at him charmingly and said coquettishly, "I just saw that you came back today, so I came over to help you light the stove!"

"Haha, I won't bother you today. Wang Defa has already cooked it for me."

"You'd better go home early and cook! Don't wait until you go back, or the kitchen will be set on fire by Jia Zhang." Yan Xiaoyao said jokingly.

Qin Huairu came over and hit him, saying speechlessly: "My mother-in-law is not like what you said. She can still cook. Since you have heated the kang, I will go home and cook first."

After walking a few steps, he turned back and said, "Just make do with it tonight. I'll come back tomorrow to help you clean the house."