Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Xu Wood said: "No matter how strange it is, it is none of our business. We just need to watch the fun."

Xu Damao held the bottle of wine and poured wine for Xu Wude while asking, "Dad, Sha Zhu offended Yi Zhonghai today. Yi Zhonghai won't make things difficult for him, right?!"

Xu Wude glanced at his son and said, "Yi Zhonghai is too busy to take care of himself right now, so he won't cause trouble for Sha Zhu in the short term. Even if Yi Zhonghai wants to cause trouble for Sha Zhu, isn't Yi Zhonghai afraid of going hungry at noon?!"

Xu Damao remembered the way those people in the cafeteria shook their spoons and shuddered unconsciously.

Every household in the courtyard was talking about Yi Zhonghai, and even the Yan family was no exception. The third aunt drank a mouthful of porridge and asked, "Old Yan, who do you think spread the news about Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu?!"

Yan Bugui replied: "You ask me, who should I ask? Anyway, even if the rumor is suppressed this time, Yi Zhonghai's reputation is almost ruined."

The third aunt said, "With Yi Zhonghai's actions, our chance to enter the Siheyuan today is ruined! Although the reward from the Street Office is not much, it is at least an extra income!"

"Ouch?! How could I have forgotten about this?!" Yan Bugui patted his forehead and said, "I'll talk to Lao Liu about this later. No matter what, Yi Zhonghai must compensate us for our losses."

Yan Jiecheng asked: "Dad, will Yi Zhonghai agree?!"

Yan Bugui replied: "Others may not agree. But Lao Liu and I will definitely not lose any."

Yan Jiekuang laughed and joked, "Dad, you seem to have changed. You used to bet on both sides. How dare you give Yi Zhonghai an eye drop now?!"

Yan Bugui said, "Before, he had to ask for help from others, but there was nothing he could do. Now, we don't have to ask him for help. Who would listen to him?!" Then he changed the subject and said, "But no matter what, we live in the same courtyard. We just have to give him face."

Yan Jiekuang carefully recalled the plot of the TV series. Yan Jiecheng couldn't find a job after graduating from middle school and started doing odd jobs. Later, Yan Bugui used Yi Zhonghai's relationship to get Yan Jiecheng into a steel mill as an apprentice.

Yan Bugui saw Yan Jiekuang suddenly become dazed and asked, "Jiekuang, what are you thinking about?!"

Yan Jiekuang came back to his senses and said, "I didn't think about anything."

There were no entertainment activities at night in those days. In order to save money, every household closed their doors and went to bed after eight o'clock in the evening. Yi Zhonghai lay in bed, tossing and turning but couldn't fall asleep. Even his wife Liu Guiying was the same.

Liu Guiying sat up and asked, "Old Yi, have you offended anyone recently?!"

Yi Zhonghai replied: "It's been so many years. Don't you know me? How could I offend anyone?"

Liu Guiying said, "You haven't offended anyone. Why would they spread rumors about you? What good will it do them?!"

After Liu Guiying's reminder, Yi Zhonghai seemed to have grasped something and muttered, "Could it be them?!"

Liu Guiying asked: "Who?!"

Yi Zhonghai said, "It's only a few days until the end-of-year assessment. This time I want to make a quick effort to pass the Level 7 Fitter exam. In addition to me, there are more than a dozen other people taking the Level 7 Fitter exam. They can't beat me in terms of skills, so they must be trying to get me out of the game this way."

Liu Guiying asked: "What should we do now?!"

Yi Zhonghai sighed and replied, "What else can we do? We can only take it one step at a time. If it really doesn't work, we will give up this year's assessment. We will talk about it after things have calmed down."

Liu Guiying agreed, "That's the only way." Then Liu Guiying asked, "Old Yi, what's wrong with Shazhu today?!"

Yi Zhonghai said: "I think someone is behind this. I'll ask Sha Zhu later. Maybe the person who is behind this is the same person who spread the rumor."

Liu Guiying asked with some concern: "Old Yi, could it be that Sha Zhu knew that we intercepted the letter that He Daqing sent to them?!"

Yi Zhonghai's face changed and he said, "You have to remember! He Daqing has never sent a letter to Sha Zhu and his siblings. You have to keep this to yourself!"

In the whole courtyard, besides Yi Zhonghai and his wife who couldn't sleep, there was another person who couldn't sleep either. That was He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu tossed and turned in bed for a while, but he couldn't fall asleep no matter what he did. He Yuzhu simply got out of bed, walked to the table, sat down, picked up the cigarette box, took out a cigarette from it, lit it and started smoking. One minute, two minutes, He Yuzhu had smoked half a pack of cigarettes unknowingly. He Yuzhu seemed to have made up his mind, and his hands were clenched into fists. He muttered: "Yi Zhonghai, I hope you don't lie to me! Otherwise, I will never let you go!"

There was no conversation that night. The next morning, He Yushui got up and went to the sink to wash. Halfway through, He Yushui saw He Yuzhu's door open. He Yushui was slightly startled, then called out, "Brother!"

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Yushui, I don't want to make breakfast today. Go out and buy some food. I've put the money and tickets on the table. Don't skip breakfast just to save a few bucks!"

He Yushui replied, "Brother, don't worry! I know what's going on!" After that, He Yushui quickly washed up, put his things back in his room, and then ran to He Yuzhu's room. When he saw the money and bills on the table, his eyes suddenly lit up and he muttered, "Why is my brother so generous?!"

At the same time, Yi Zhonghai opened the door, saw He Yuzhu, and shouted: "Zhuzi, have you made breakfast?!"

He Yuzhu glanced at Yi Zhonghai and replied, "I don't want to do it today. Let's go out to eat."

Yi Zhonghai said, "It's such a waste to eat out! Why don't you come to my house to eat? It just so happens that your aunt cooked a little too much this morning."

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle, this is not appropriate. If you can't finish it in the morning, you can save it until noon. If you really can't finish it, you can save it until the evening. I won't take advantage of your family." After that, He Yuzhu took the toiletries and went back to his home. Jia Zhang, who had been lying on the window listening to the noise outside, saw He Yuzhu go back and immediately said to Jia Dongxu, "Dongxu, Shazhu is not going to Yi Zhonghai's house for dinner, you go! Don't forget to bring me some back."

Jia Dongxu complained, "Yesterday I just taught him a lesson just for the sake of showing it. Now people are injured and there is no one to cook. Are you satisfied now?!" After saying that, Jia Dongxu opened the door and walked out.

Jia Zhang took one look at Qin Huairu who was still lying on the bed, and immediately became furious. She walked over and twisted Qin Huairu a few times, saying, "I'm telling you! Don't play dead! If you don't get up to cook at noon, I'll ask Dongxu to continue to deal with you in the evening!"

"Master!" Jia Dongxu walked to Yi Zhonghai's side and called out awkwardly. Yi Zhonghai glanced at Jia Dongxu and asked, "What's the matter?!"

Jia Dongxu said, "Master, my mother was wrong yesterday. I have already told her. She also realized her mistake. Huairu fell and got hurt yesterday. No one is making breakfast today. Can I have a little meal at your place?!"

Yi Zhonghai thought for a moment, wiped his face, and said, "Come in with me!"

"Hey! Thank you, Master!" Jia Dongxu echoed and followed Yi Zhonghai into the door happily.