Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

When the third aunt saw Wang the matchmaker leave, she spat on the ground and said,

"You took our Yan's fish and didn't say anything. How can you be so embarrassed?"

Yan Bugui, who came back from get off work in the afternoon, was suspicious when he heard the third aunt say that Wang the matchmaker had come.

"There aren't any suitable young people of the right age in our yard?"

"Could it be Zhang Renkang? Didn't Zhang Renkang go to work during the day? Besides, isn't there Yu Li? Could it be that Zhang Renkang and Yu Li are not in a relationship?"

The three aunts said

"Yeah, I'm wondering too, why hasn't Zhang Renkang come back today? Or is he the second son of the Liu family?"

Yan Bugui shook his head and said

"It's unlikely that the second son of the Liu family will do this. He's only eighteen or nineteen, so why rush? Besides, I haven't heard that Liu Hai has such an idea."

Suddenly, Yan Bugui had an idea and said

"Isn't he a fool?"

The three aunts said

"Impossible? Who would speak for Shazhu?"

Yan Bugui sneered

"It should be the old lady in the backyard. Sha Zhugang and Yi Zhonghai had such a fight, Yi Zhonghai should not find him a wife."

"But who cares? Let's just watch the show. It has nothing to do with our family anyway."

After Yi Zhonghai came back from the Intermediate Court, he sat on the bed in anger without saying a word. Today, when he arrived at the factory workshop, he saw that everyone looked at him in a strange way, muttering something, and even some people who didn't like him deliberately mocked him.

"I really didn't expect that, Lao Yi, you are two-faced and even greedy for other people's children's living expenses."

"You're trying to sow discord between father and son. You really deserve to be called a family extinct. It's retribution for you to not be able to have children."

"Old Yi, you were so nice to Jia Dongxu before, could it be that Jia Dongxu is yours?"

"Hahaha"

. . . . . .

Yi Zhonghai was so angry when he heard this that his veins popped out. Although he was mentally prepared, he didn't expect the rumor to spread more and more outrageously. Yi Zhonghai said loudly

"What do you know? Just listen to the nonsense of those who have ulterior motives. I am helping Zhuzi save money to get married."

Before Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he was interrupted by Guo Dapiaozi. Guo Dapiaozi had always wanted to take advantage of Qin Huairu, but Qin Huairu was ugly and stingy, so how could she agree? She used Yi Zhonghai to get away with it several times. Guo Dapiaozi had long disliked Yi Zhonghai and said

"Come on, Yi Zhonghai, why are you making excuses here, a hypocrite like you? Didn't you and your apprentice's family try to rob Section Chief Zhang's house at the beginning of the year?"

"You, Yi Zhonghai, are capable of doing anything bad. If I were to say, your extinction is God's retribution to you."

Guo Dapiezi taunted Yi Zhonghai mercilessly, and he almost lost his mind. It was the workshop director Han Fangxi who came over and scolded him.

"What time is it? Why don't you go to your workstations and start working? Who will be held responsible for delaying production?"

After driving everyone away, Han Fangxi looked at Yi Zhonghai and sighed.

"Master Yi, you really impressed everyone. Take care of yourself."

After that, he sighed and went to inspect other places. He didn't want to get involved with Yi Zhonghai. After all, Yi Zhonghai's reputation was very bad. Yi Zhonghai clenched his fists and looked at the mocking eyes of the crowd in silence. He went to his post to produce. As long as his skills were there, would he be afraid of them? Even the factory director had to give himself some leeway sometimes. Did he really think that his eighth-level skills were vegetarian?

When Yi Zhonghai returned home, he thought of the day when everyone avoided him like a snake or scorpion, and he became angry. It was Zhang Renkang who made him like this. He must find Zhang Renkang's handle to make him fall into ruin. Seeing Yi Zhonghai's uncertain face, the aunt did not dare to ask more and whispered

"Today I saw Matchmaker Wang come to the courtyard and went straight to the backyard."

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai subconsciously said

"Propose marriage to Zhang Renkang?"

A aunt said

"I don't know, but when I left, I saw that Matchmaker Wang was very happy."

Yi Zhonghai thought about it and said

"Zhang Renkang is in the factory today. It shouldn't be him, the second son of the Liu family? It shouldn't be Liu Haizhong, right?"

After a while, Yi Zhonghai reacted and slapped the table and said

"Did the old lady tell Sha Zhu?"

The aunt was surprised and said

"Are you saying that the matchmaker Wang that the old lady hired was to arrange a marriage for Zhuzi?"

Yi Zhonghai said affirmatively

"There are only these few people in the backyard. The ones who are at home during the day are none other than Liu's daughter-in-law and the old lady. If the Liu family is talking about relatives, everyone would have known it long ago. It can only be the old lady. I will go to the backyard later to ask the old lady what she thinks."

The aunt nodded and said

"Zhong Hai, we are in such a mess with Zhuzi now. If you act like last time, I'm afraid you will have no friendship with Zhuzi anymore."

Yi Zhonghai thought about it and said

“I know, I won’t do anything.”

Yi Zhonghai sneered at the Jia family across from him. He didn't believe that the Jia family would be willing to watch Sha Zhu get married.

In the afternoon, Zhang Renkang deliberately went to the market for a walk and came back later than everyone else. He was carrying a piece of mutton weighing five or six kilograms and a large rooster weighing seven or eight kilograms (the weight was adjusted according to readers' opinions). As soon as he entered the courtyard, he was stopped by Yan Bugui, who smiled and said

"Renkang, what festival are you celebrating? How much meat did you buy?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Well, don't mention it. I rode my bike to the market right after get off work. When I got there, they only had five pounds of mutton. I bought it when I saw it."

"Today is the first day that Yu Shui recognizes me as his brother, I must take good care of Yu Shui."

Yan Bugui looked at the mutton and rooster on Zhang Renkang's handlebars with envy and said

"How about asking your third aunt to make it for us? Your third aunt is really good at stewing mutton soup. Can we drink it together?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Uncle, have you forgotten my skills? I am a chef. Do I need to trouble Auntie? I won't tell you anymore. It's getting late and I have to go cook for Yu Shui. Don't forget to hold the meeting tonight."

As Zhang Renkang pushed the cart towards the central courtyard, he entered the hanging flower gate. Qin Huairu, who was washing clothes in the laundry pool, saw the big cock and meat on Zhang Renkang's handlebars. She rubbed her hands and smiled as she stepped forward and said,

"Renkang, you bought so much meat, can you finish it?"

"Look, Sister Qin's children haven't tasted meat for a long time."

Zhang Renkang looked at Qin Huairu's pitiful and coquettish appearance and said disdainfully

"Qin Huairu, if your child wants to eat or taste it, why are you looking for his father instead of me?"

Qin Huairu looked at Zhang Renkang angrily and said

"Zhang Renkang, you are too heartless, aren't you? Don't you forget that we were like that? What's wrong with leaving some for the child?"

Zhang Renkang looked at Qin Huairu coldly and said mercilessly

"Qin Huairu, you'd better know what you are doing. You don't want Banggeng to have his last meal, do you?"

Qin Huairu was frightened by Zhang Renkang's ruthless eyes and words and took a step back, pointing at Zhang Renkang and said

"You, you, what did you say?"

Zhang Renkang looked at Jia Zhang who was hiding in the house with disdain and said to Qin Huairu

"You'd better not try to provoke me. Don't you think I can't do anything to you? Or to Banggen?"

After saying that, he walked towards the backyard without looking back. Zhang Renkang had already sensed that it was not just Jia Zhang, Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai were also hiding at home watching. Zhang Renkang wanted to kill Qin Huairu. When he made time, that would be the end of the good days for the Jia family.

Zhang Renkang returned home. He Yushui had already cleaned up the house after seeing Yu Haitang off in the afternoon. Now she was sitting on the sofa waiting for Zhang Renkang to come home. As soon as he entered the house, He Yushui excitedly stepped forward and said, pinching the corner of her clothes a little awkwardly.

"Brother Renkang, are you back?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Yushui, are you hungry? Eat some canned food in the cupboard first. I'll stew lamb for you tonight."

As he spoke, he raised the mutton and rooster in his hands. When He Yushui saw Zhang Renkang holding the mutton in one hand and the rooster in the other, tears suddenly came out. She threw herself into Zhang Renkang's arms, hugged his waist and cried.

"Brother Renkang, you are so good to me, I..."

Sha Zhu hasn't cared about whether He Yushui eats well or not, or how she is doing for some years. After Jia Dongxu died, Sha Zhu seemed to have opened the "widow curse" of the He family and fell in love with Qin Huairu. How could he care about He Yushui?

Zhang Renkang laughed

"You are my sister now, how can I let you go out skinny? It will make people laugh at you."

"Listen, let go. I'll make you some mutton soup. We'll fry a rooster for lunch tomorrow. In the afternoon, I'll take you to buy a bicycle. I've got the tickets."

He Yushui hugged Zhang Renkang even tighter when she heard this, as if she was afraid that he would run away. The ribs on her chest made Zhang Renkang feel uncomfortable. Zhang Renkang thought to himself, he is only fifteen or sixteen, he should still be able to grow, otherwise he will be choked to death.