The Great Era of Siheyuan

The morning sun had just shone on the eaves of the courtyard. Qin Huairu washed her clothes by the pool as usual after washing up. As a mother of several children, Xiaodang and Huaihua were both children who could not take care of themselves, so there was endless laundry to do every day. If she didn't wash them in time, the children would have no clothes to change, so she had to clean them up as soon as possible every day.

Qin Huairu had her hair neatly braided and a gentle smile on her face. She greeted the neighbors around her. Her face was filled with the unique charm of a young woman, which made people around her stare in amazement.

Qin Huairu turned a blind eye to the glances that the men around her were secretly giving her, and she was secretly delighted in her heart: So what if you, Li Wenqiang, married a beautiful wife? Everyone still likes me!

Seeing an old man walking out of the house, Qin Huairu hurriedly greeted him.

"Morning, uncle!"

Qin Huairu greeted him in a clear voice, with a kind and flattering look in her eyes. She would start working at the steel mill early next month, so if she could get along better now, she would have someone to look after her in the future.

"Hmph~!"

The old man seemed not to hear anything. He had a gloomy face, snorted, pursed his lips, frowned slightly, and looked straight ahead. He completely ignored Qin Huairu's greeting and walked forward with big strides, as if Qin Huairu was just air in his eyes.

Qin Huairu's smile froze on her face instantly, and her heart was full of confusion and embarrassment. She didn't know how she had offended the old man. They usually got along well with each other, so why did the old man ignore her so coldly today? What went wrong?

She stood there, looking at the old man's receding back, unable to recover for a long time.

"Uncle, Qin Huairu is greeting you! Why don't you reply?"

Someone nearby saw it and kindly reminded me.

"Oh~ I didn't hear it just now!"

Yi Zhonghai responded casually.

"Master Yi, I heard from Xu Damao yesterday that you can't sign up for the work-level assessment this time. Is that true?"

The person next to him kept asking, his face full of curiosity and gossip. After hearing this, the people around him slowly relaxed their actions and pricked up their ears to eavesdrop.

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, his face became even uglier. He stopped and glared at the person who asked the question.

"You believe what Xu Damao said, are you stupid? I think Sha Zhu is gone, and from now on you will be Sha Zhu in our courtyard!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the yard burst into laughter!

"Go away, go away, what are you laughing at? Shazhu hasn't left yet, and Xu Damao is still here! Speaking of stupidity, I'm not the first one to be ranked in this yard!"

The person being made fun of immediately said unconvinced, which made everyone laugh even louder.

"Be careful, Xu Damao might hear you and cause trouble for you!"

The neighbor said with a smile.

"What are you afraid of? I didn't say anything wrong! Hey, uncle, you haven't told me yet, is this true or false?"

The man kept asking, and everyone looked at the old man curiously, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Yi Zhonghai's face immediately turned cold: "Why, you care so much about my affairs, do you want to be my godson?"

Yi Zhonghai directly retorted, then quickened his pace and left.

"Hey, why is this old man like this? He just cares about him, but he is so stubborn! He is so petty. No wonder he keeps picking on Xu Damao!"

When the man saw that Yi Zhonghai didn't give him a good look, he couldn't help but complain a few words.

"Okay, stop talking. If he hears you, you'll be in trouble. Do you think you're Xu Damao or Li Wenqiang? It'll be a piece of cake for him to deal with you!"

The person next to him heard him talking nonsense and reminded him quietly, and both of them immediately shut up.

Even though Yi Zhonghai no longer has the status of a big boss, he has been a big boss for nearly ten years. His prestige and strength are obvious to everyone, and ordinary people really can't afford to offend him.

Qin Huairu looked at the old man's back as he walked away, and her doubts grew stronger. While she continued to wash clothes, she was secretly wondering what was going on. She never dreamed that her affair with Xu Damao had been exposed by someone who had eavesdropped on her.

"What's wrong? You have a sullen face so early in the morning. Who has offended you?"

An old lady asked casually while cooking porridge.

"Humph! It's all because of Xu Damao's fault yesterday! I just went out for a walk, and the youngest son of the Chen family asked me if I could take the test! What an ungrateful bastard! They don't even think about how many times I helped them in the past, and now they want to laugh at me after just a few days. They're dreaming!"

Yi Zhonghai said angrily.

"Why should you be angry? Let them say whatever they want. We just need to live a good life! It's better if you don't become an uncle. You don't have to report your work to the street office every week. It will save you a lot of trouble. Our family doesn't lack the things sent by the higher-ups. You can have more rest.

I think Lao Liu and Lao Yan won’t be around for long. Most of the uncles from the various courtyards have already left. If you didn’t have a good relationship with the leaders of the subdistrict office, you would have left by now.”

An auntie said indifferently.

Now she has Sha Zhu as her godson and He Yushui as her godson. Although they are not her biological children, she feels that her life is complete and she is very open-minded about these things.

"Hmph! I won't say any more. How have you been doing with the things I asked you to do recently? Zhuzi is almost old, you should spend more time to find someone to introduce him to a wife. As the saying goes, a cook will not starve during three years of famine. Zhuzi has this skill, so it won't be difficult for him to find a good girl. You should pay more attention to him."

After saying this, the old man lit up a cigarette and started smoking. The light smoke enveloped his face, making him look a little bleak. He had been an old man for several years, but now everyone was openly and secretly not giving him face. It would be a lie to say that he was sad.

"I know. I will definitely pay attention to this matter. I heard from Old Yan's wife yesterday that a female teacher recently came to Zhima Hutong Primary School. I heard that she is a college student who studied abroad. I will ask her later if she has a partner. If not, I will ask if I can bring them together!"

The aunt's face was full of smiles when she talked about this.

"Well, you should hurry up on this matter. After Zhuzi gets married, there will be someone to take care of him, and he won't be controlled by Qin Huairu. It's getting late, I have to go to work first!"

After saying this, Yi Zhonghai picked up his coat and walked out.

"Hey, breakfast will be ready soon, Lao Yi, eat before you leave!"

Seeing this, an old lady shouted hurriedly.

"If you don't want to eat, you can eat!"

Yi Zhonghai's voice came from outside, and within just one or two words, he had already walked outside.

"Look at me, I told you he's a bad guy! He's so petty that he ran away without even eating!"

The young man next to him who was rebuked by Yi Zhonghai pointed at his back and spoke loudly.

Qin Huairu looked at Yi Zhonghai's back, thought for a while, packed up and went into the house.