Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

When Zhang Renkang took Yu Li to the Nanluoguxiang Subdistrict Office, Xu Damao also came to where Xu Fugui lived. After Xu Damao got married, Xu Fugui and his mother moved out and lived on another street. Relying on his job as a projectionist in a movie theater, Xu Fugui could be said to have no shortage of food and drink.

After listening to Xu Damao's story, Xu Fugui frowned and said

"We can't be sure now that it was the Lou family who did it, huh?"

"You're right. There aren't many families in this city who can take out a camera. But why did the Lou family treat you like this? What did you do to Lou Xiao'e?"

Xu Damao said aggrievedly

"I didn't do anything. Lou Xiao'e never let me touch her in the past year, and she always has a temper like a spoiled brat. I've had enough of her."

Xu's mother frowned and said

"Even if the Lou family thinks that you two are not getting along, they wouldn't go to this extent, right?"

"Didn't their family originally like our family background? Even if we're divorced, can Lou Xiao'e still marry someone else?"

Xu Fugui paced back and forth, smoking a pipe and saying

"You said that after they asked you to write the confession, they didn't tell you when you would get the money?"

Xu Damao nodded and said

"Yes, they took the confession letter and left without even asking when they would be paid."

Xu Fugui said affirmatively

"That's right, they are here for you, not for money. It seems that they are the Lou family."

Xu's mother asked in confusion

"What does the Lou family want?"

Xu Fugui's eyes turned cold and he said

"I don't know, but we have to plan it carefully."

"The reason why we let Damao marry Lou Xiao'e was for the Lou family's property. Lou Xiao'e is the only daughter of the Lou family. As long as Lou Bancheng dies, all of her property will belong to our family. Now that this has happened, there must be some changes in the Lou family."

Xu Damao said viciously

"Dad, I'm going to find that bitch Lou Xiao'e and ask her to hand over the photos and confession, or we'll report her family for hiding assets."

Xu Fugui looked at the fool helplessly. How could he have such a stupid son after being so smart all his life? He said

"Why do you want it? What can you do if the Lou family doesn't recognize it?"

"Now is not the right time to report him. Once the Lou family makes your confession and photos public, you will be ruined without knowing what will happen to the Lou family."

Xu Damao was so angry that he squatted on the ground and said

"Dad, what should I do?"

Xu Fugui thought about it and said

"Lou Xiao'e has gone home, so go to Lou's house to pick her up and see what they say."

"If the Lou family did it, they would have to take this to you to deal with it, right?"

“Even if it’s a divorce, there has to be an explanation.”

Xu's mother said

"Should I go to the Lou family tomorrow to check things out?"

Xu Fugui nodded and said

"Okay, as the mother-in-law, you can go and ask Lou Xiao'e to come home in person. As long as Lou Xiao'e comes back, we have plenty of ways to deal with her."

Xu Damao finally calmed down and nodded.

"Okay, I'll go back to the factory to return the machine, and then go back to the Lou family to invite Lou Xiao'e."

After that, the three of them discussed the details again, and Xu Damao rode his bike to the steel rolling mill. Zhang Renkang and Yu Li had just entered the street office and went straight to Director Wang's office. After knocking on the door and going in, Director Wang's eyes lit up when he saw Zhang Renkang with a pretty girl. He stood up and walked over and said,

"Renkang, what is this?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Auntie, this is Comrade Yu Li who just came to our unit. She was assigned the house next to mine. I brought her here to go through the procedures to register her household registration."

Director Wang nodded and looked at Yu Li carefully. This girl is tall and pretty. He said with a smile:

"Have you got the paperwork from your factory?"

Yu Li quickly handed the certificate and documents issued by the steel mill to Director Wang and said

"Director Wang, here are my documents and certificates, thank you for your help."

Director Wang said with a smile

"Okay, good boy, just call me Aunt Wang. Renkang's father and I are old colleagues. Come to Aunt Wang if you have any problems in the future."

Director Wang could not help but see that Yu Li's eyes were almost fixed on Zhang Renkang. She smiled warmly and asked Zhang Renkang and Yu Li to sit down. She then arranged for Xiao Sun, a clerk from the street office, to handle the formalities.

Director Wang asked a lot of questions and found out almost everything about Yu Li's family. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "She has a city hukou, is a high school student, and both parents are there. That's all." Director Wang's smiling questions made Yu Li nervous, as if she was meeting her mother-in-law.

Zhang Renkang took over the conversation with a smile and said

"Auntie Wang, I may have to trouble Captain Wang to clean up the house later. After all, no one has lived in that room for a long time."

Director Wang nodded and suddenly asked

"Is the story about Yi Zhonghai in your hospital true? I heard that he embezzled the living expenses of He Yuzhu and his sister for more than ten years and tried to sow discord between them."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"When He Yuzhu's father passed away more than ten years ago, he asked Yi Zhonghai to help pick up the mail and money. Yi Zhonghai kept it a secret from He Yuzhu and his sister, saying that his father didn't want them anymore."

"His father came back and exposed Yi Zhonghai"

Director Wang said angrily

"This Yi Zhonghai is really a man of few words. I always thought he was kind and generous, but I didn't expect him to be so vicious. I will go and remove him as my uncle in a moment. How can such a person be worthy of being an uncle?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Aunt, you don't have to be angry. He has lost face now. I'm afraid he can't go out recently."

At this time, Xiao Sun came in with his residence certificate and property ownership certificate and said

"Director, everything is ready."

Director Wang took it and checked it, then handed it to Yu Li. Yu Li looked at the house certificate in her hand excitedly and didn't know what to say. Now she not only had a job, but also a house. At this moment, she suddenly felt full of security.

Director Wang looked at the excited Yu Li and said with a smile

"You two better hurry up."

"Come on, I'll take you to the yard. I happen to have something to do this afternoon, so let's solve it together."

Zhang Renkang, Yu Li and Director Wang went out. Zhang Renkang pushed his bicycle and arrived at the courtyard in more than ten minutes. As soon as they entered the courtyard gate, the three aunts came out and saw Director Wang and called out affectionately,

"Director Wang, what brings you here? Do you have any plans?"

Yan Jiecheng came out of the house and saw Yu Li behind him, who was stunned. He quickly stepped forward and shouted:

"Yu Li, are you here to see me?"

Yan Jiecheng's words caused the third aunt and Director Wang to look at Yu Li. Yu Li looked at Yan Jiecheng coldly and said

"Comrade Yan Jiecheng, I have been assigned to this courtyard"

Yan Jiecheng was delighted when he heard this and said

"That's great. If we get married, we won't have to look for a house."

Yu Li looked at Yan Jiecheng speechlessly as he daydreamed, and said disdainfully

"Comrade Yan Jiecheng, please stop talking nonsense. I've already said that I don't fancy you and we have no relationship. Please be careful with your words, otherwise I'll sue you for being a hooligan."

Yan Jiecheng blushed at what Yu Li said, and the third aunt quickly replied

"You are Yu Li, right? What happened to our Jie Cheng?"

"Why do you speak so harshly?"

Yu Li had been taught by Zhang Renkang that she must not be polite to the Yan family and must not let them feel that there was any room for them to give in. She said loudly:

"Why did I say something harsh? I really don't like Yan Jiecheng, right? I have nothing to do with him, is there a problem with that?"

The three aunts didn't know what to say. Yan Jiecheng noticed that Yu Li mentioned being assigned to this courtyard and asked

"You said you were assigned to live in this courtyard? Did you find a job?"

Director Wang said

"Comrade Yu Li is now an employee of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. The factory has sent a letter of introduction and a certificate. According to regulations, the subdistrict office has arranged a room in the backyard for Comrade Yu Li."

After that, he said to Li

"Come on, Yu Li, I'll take you to see your house"

Yu Li followed Zhang Renkang and Director Wang into the hanging flower gate, leaving Yan Jiecheng and the three aunts standing there in a daze.

After entering the middle courtyard, Zhang Renkang saw Yi Zhonghai with his head wrapped and several workers installing glass. When he saw Director Wang, Yi Zhonghai grinned and greeted him.

"Director Wang is here, what are you doing?"

Director Wang glanced at Yi Zhonghai unhappily and said

"I'm taking Comrade Yu Li, who just moved in, to look at houses. Yi Zhonghai, you've really made it. I heard that you can even sow discord between fathers and sons and embezzle their living expenses? You really make me look at you in a new light."

Yi Zhonghai was about to explain when Director Wang continued

"I'll talk to you later."

Leading Yu Li and Zhang Renkang to the backyard, Yi Zhonghai looked at the three of them with resentment. Only after seeing them enter the backyard did he grit his teeth and go back to install the glass.

Director Wang took out the key and handed it to Yu Li. Yu Li opened the door and looked around the house. There was more than 30 square meters of space inside, with a bed, two tables, three cupboards and a few chairs. There was nothing much to see. It looked like no one had lived there for half a year. It needed to be cleaned up before someone could move in.

Seeing Yu Li close the door, Director Wang looked at the five large windows outside Zhang Renkang and smiled.

"Renkang, Captain Wang came back and said that he had cleaned you up nicely. I was wondering how nice it was, it really looks good."

Zhang Renkang opened the door with a smile and invited Director Wang and Yu Li to come in. As soon as they entered the house, Yu Li and Director Wang were shocked, especially Yu Li. She had never seen such a nice house before, with pink and white walls, clean and bright space, and a wooden sofa with a few cushions neatly placed on it. There were two bedrooms on one side, a kitchen and dining table on the other side, and even a toilet.

Director Wang sat down with a smile, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and said

"Your plastic surgery is really good, but you still need to be low-key. Simplicity is advocated recently."

Zhang Renkang took out a few cans from the cupboard, brought out a plate of candy, handed a can to Yu Li and said

"Okay, I understand. I don't plan to decorate the interior anymore. I'll just hang a portrait on the wall in a few days. I usually don't let anyone in."

Director Wang nodded, exchanged pleasantries for a while, and left with the can that Zhang Renkang had stuffed into his arms. Yu Li excitedly visited the bedroom one by one and said

"Renkang, how much did your family spend on this? It's so beautiful, isn't it?"

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"More than a thousand, home is a place where you need to live comfortably."

Thinking that she would live here in the future, Yu Li felt very satisfied. She said

"Let's connect that room later and plan it like the master bedroom."

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Do you think of yourself as the mistress?"

“I got into the role pretty quickly.”

Yu Li shyly sat next to Zhang Renkang. Before she could say anything, Zhang Renkang held her in his arms and kissed her deeply.