Golden Color Xiangjiang: A Young Man's Dream in a Siheyuan

The third auntie standing by saw that Yan Bugui was thinking about something, so she stopped talking for fear of disturbing him. There was half a roast duck at home, and they hadn't decided what to eat yet. The third auntie was not in a hurry to cook, so she just took a stool and sat down beside him.

After about four or five minutes, Yan Bugui spoke.

"I just thought about it carefully and recalled everything that happened in the past few months. I think I should help Zhou Jin more.

You see, Zhou Jin is now the deputy section chief of the purchasing department. He is still so young, and it is very likely that he will become the section chief, or even a higher position in a few years.

If we have a good relationship with him, we will certainly get some benefits, and maybe we can even help them solve their work problems.

And you see, Lao Yi and his men have fought with Zhou Jin so many times, but they have never won. Now, not only has the uncle been removed, but even the seventh-level workers have been demoted to sixth-level workers.

Since Zhou Jin has the ability and prospects and can bring us benefits, why should we offend him and help Yi Zhonghai who has no benefits at all? "

After listening to her old man's words, the third aunt thought it was right. She just helped a little and got a roast duck.

"Old man, I think what you said is very right. Now he has a little girl at home. I can help take care of her in the future. I can also let Jie Di take her to play together. Besides, she will need your help when she goes to school."

"That's right. I guess he's trying to be nice to us because of this. It's settled. Go get the roast duck first. Eat a quarter of it today, and you can wait until the New Year to eat the rest."

After Yan Bugui made the decision, he went out to guard the gate, while the third aunt took the roast duck back to the kitchen.

After Zhou Jin and his friends got home, they took the things off the bicycles.

He let Zhou Xin play by herself, then went into the kitchen to cook porridge, steam white flour buns, and carefully prepare dinner.

He skillfully sliced ​​the roast duck into thin slices, made a delicious soup with the duck bones and pickled radish, and stir-fried a spicy and sour dish of cabbage.

When the meal was ready, Zhou Jin came to the living room and saw Zhou Xin sitting upright in a chair.

The little girl was very cute, with delicate features, skin as white as snow, and bright and lively eyes, but her body seemed too thin, obviously due to long-term malnutrition.

Zhou Jin hurriedly walked to her, gently stroked her hair, then squatted down and said to her with a smile.

"Xinxin, this is our home, you can live freely. These foods are bought specially for you. If you have any wishes or needs, as long as they are reasonable, brother will do his best to satisfy you. So, don't be so restrained, be happy."

Zhou Xin nodded obediently, with a shy smile on her face, and said softly, "Thank you, brother!" Her voice was clear and pleasant, like the sound of nature, which made people love her.

"Okay, let's eat first. We've been busy all afternoon, so Xinxin must be hungry."

After saying that, Zhou Jin carried Zhou Xin onto the kang, and he went to the kitchen to bring the food to the kang table.

When Zhou Xin saw the dishes on the table, his eyes lit up and he kept swallowing his saliva.

"Okay, stop being in a daze, let's eat first. From now on, just tell me what you want to eat and I'll make it for you."

Zhou Jin piled the dishes towards Zhou Xin, wrapped the roast duck and handed it to Zhou Xin.

"Xinxin, you haven't eaten meat for a long time. I'm afraid you'll have diarrhea if you eat too much. Let's eat less roast duck this time. If you're hungry at night, we can get up and eat."

Zhou Jin wiped the sauce off the corner of Zhou Xin's mouth.

"Okay, brother." Zhou Xin answered incoherently with roast duck in her mouth.

The brother and sister were very satisfied with the meal. Zhou Jin was happy because he no longer had to eat alone, while Zhou Xin had never eaten such delicious food before.

By the time Zhou Jin cleaned up the house, it was already past eight o'clock. After a busy day, he finally managed to deal with all the things.

So he hurriedly took Zhou Xin to wash up, and then went to sleep.

Zhou Jin didn't know whether the little girl would feel uncomfortable sleeping in an unfamiliar place for the first time, so he could only try his best to prepare everything.

Maybe the little girl was tired after running all day, she lay down in the quilt and fell asleep in a short while.

It just so happens that tomorrow is Tuesday, and I'm going to my grandfather's house, so I can take the little girl with me to get to know the place.

Zhou Jin lay on the kang, listening to Zhou Xin's soft snoring, and began to think.

In fact, when Zhou Jin decided to adopt Zhou Xin, he had already thought about their future life. Apart from He Yushui, there was no one else in the courtyard who could help him.

Not only that, he has many enemies, like the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu, and the Jia family. As for the two managers, their relationship has not yet reached the level of enemies.

Fortunately, Jia Zhang was locked up. Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu would most likely not lay hands on a child, but it is hard to say about Bang Geng, the deaf old lady, and Yi Zhonghai.

Therefore, Zhou Jin did not think of asking Yan Bugui's family to help take care of Zhou Xin at first. His plan was to keep Zhou Xin with him until she went to school.

If I were to go to the countryside to purchase goods, I would send Zhou Xin to her grandfather's house and ask them to help take care of her first and pick her up when I came back.

But then I thought about it carefully, the two elderly people are not young anymore, and although there is no major problem in the physical examination report, it will not be a big deal to stay there for a day or two from time to time.

But if they send the child there frequently, I'm afraid the old couple won't have the energy to take care of Zhou Xin, and the final result may not be good for both the old man and the child.

Therefore, Zhou Jin decided to make friends with Yan Bugui so that he could help look after the courtyard when he was not there.

While Zhou Jin and his sister were enjoying their sweet dreams, Yi Zhonghai started drinking alone at home again. The reason was none other than Zhou Jin.

It turned out that when the three aunts were preparing the roast duck, Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu happened to come back from get off work. Sha Zhu was a cook after all, so he knew the aroma of roast duck as soon as he smelled it.

So Yi Zhonghai asked Yan Bugui what was going on, because Yi Zhonghai believed that this was definitely given by someone else, and Yan Bugui would never buy a roast duck.

Yan Bugui did not hide it. He had already decided to help Zhou Jin. Besides, you, Yi Zhonghai, are not a big shot anymore, not even a seventh-level worker. But I am a teacher, and you can't make things difficult for me at work.

After listening to Yan Bugui's explanation, Yi Zhonghai took Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu home without saying anything. However, Yan Bugui saw a hint of displeasure and anger on his face.

Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu didn't think much about it. After all, it was someone else's family's business and had nothing to do with them. Besides, with one more person in Zhou Jin's family, the burden would be heavier in the future. Instead, they were happy to see it happen.

In fact, Yi Zhonghai didn't know why he was angry. His first reaction when he heard the news was to go directly to Zhou Jin's house and ask why he brought people back to the courtyard without saying hello to him. He was ready to use this matter to criticize Zhou Jin.

However, after walking a few steps, Yi Zhonghai calmed down. He was no longer the person in charge and had no way of managing the situation.

And even if he was still the boss, he had already reported it to the street office. If he went on to cause trouble, he would be the one who would suffer. After all, Zhou Jin was not like the other people in the courtyard. He did not give him any face at all.

Thinking of these, Yi Zhonghai went home and started drinking alone, which made the aunt confused. It seemed that nothing happened in the yard, so why did his old man get so angry?

"Old Yi, what's wrong with you? What happened? Why do you start drinking as soon as you get home?"

When Yi Zhonghai heard his wife asking him, he put down his wine glass and told the aunt what had just happened.

"Wife, I don't know why, but now whenever I hear about Zhou Jin, I feel uncomfortable as long as it's not his fault."

After listening to Yi Zhonghai's story, the aunt knew what happened, but she didn't say much. She just turned around and went back to the kitchen.

She has been with Yi Zhonghai for more than 20 years and knows Yi Zhonghai's character very well. He has always believed in his own judgment and basically won't listen to other people's advice. He can probably only listen to a few words from the deaf old lady, but he basically turns a deaf ear to her words. After a long time, there is no need to say more.

Yi Zhonghai didn't care about the aunt's reaction. He just treated her as a listener anyway. Now he was thinking about whether he could make use of this little girl's identity to bring down Zhou Jin.

But Yi Zhonghai thought for a long time but still couldn't come up with a perfect solution.

Tuesday came in a blink of an eye. Zhou Jin woke up early and prepared to prepare breakfast.

"Ding, the host is detected in the courtyard, and meets the sign-in conditions. Would you like to sign in?"

"Sign in."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining five cans of milk powder."

"Ten pounds of White Rabbit milk candy"

"Ten pounds of beef"

"Ten feet of cloth coupons"

"Big Black Ten"

"All items have been placed in the system space, please check them yourself."

Seeing today's sign-in rewards, Zhou Jin couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this system was really humane. Knowing that he had a new sister, all the things he signed in were for the little girl, and he was given so many extra things.

Last night Zhou Jin told Zhou Xin that he would take her to meet the two old people today. The little girl was very curious, but Zhou Jin didn't say anything more and she didn't ask any more questions.

The breakfast for the two of them was the leftovers from last night. Zhou Jin made a cup of milk powder for Zhou Xin, boiled two eggs, and went to wake Zhou Xin up.

"Xinxin, your butt is being exposed to the sun~" Zhou Jin walked into the room and saw Zhou Xin lying on the bed with her eyes closed, seemingly still immersed in a dream.

He gently shook Zhou Xin's shoulders and called softly, "Wake up, Xinxin, it's time to get up!"

Zhou Xin frowned slightly, barely opened her eyes, and muttered, "Brother, I'm so sleepy..." Her voice was filled with sleepiness, which made people feel pity for her.

Seeing Zhou Xin's cute appearance of being unable to open her eyes and being lazy, Zhou Jin couldn't help but laugh. He thought his sister was so cute. However, time waits for no one, so she gently picked Zhou Xin up from the bed and took her to the bathroom to help her wash up.

After washing up, Zhou Jin carried Zhou Xin back to the kang and let her sit at the kang table to prepare for breakfast.

Zhou Xin blinked, still a little confused and not fully awake yet.

"Xinxin, try this milk powder." Zhou Jin gently placed a cup of steaming milk powder in front of Zhou Xin and looked at her expectantly.

Zhou Xin stared at the cup in front of her curiously. It was filled with white liquid and exuded a faint milky aroma. She carefully picked up the cup, put it to her lips and took a sip. Instantly, her eyes lit up and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Wow, it tastes so good!" Zhou Xin shouted excitedly, and then drank it in big gulps. To her, this was simply a delicacy on earth, sweet and delicious, intoxicating.

Zhou Jin was originally worried that Zhou Xin would not be used to the taste of milk powder, after all, it might be a strange drink for her. But when he saw how much Zhou Xin liked it, his worries immediately disappeared without a trace.

"Is it delicious? If you like it, brother will make you another cup." Zhou Jin asked with a smile.

"Yeah!" Zhou Xin nodded vigorously, with milk stains on the corners of her mouth.

Zhou Jin was particularly happy when he saw Zhou Xin's innocent smile. He decided to get another can of milk powder and another can of malted milk so that Zhou Xin could enjoy this delicious food anytime in the future.

Zhou Jin got up and walked to the kitchen, taking out a can of milk powder and a can of malted milk from the space.

Then Zhou Jin took them out and placed them in the cabinet beside the kang in front of Zhou Xin, in case of emergency.

"Xinxin, look, there are so many milk powders here. We can drink them every morning from now on." Zhou Jin pointed to the milk powder cans on the table and introduced them to Zhou Xin.

Zhou Xin nodded happily, with joy in her eyes. She knew that from now on, her life would become better.

Then I told Zhou Xin that she should drink a cup of milk powder every morning and a cup of malted milk every evening, and remind herself if she forgot.

After they finished breakfast, Zhou Jin tidied Zhou Xin's clothes and put on a hat and gloves. After obtaining consent, Zhou Jin took the little girl and her old clothes cart out of the courtyard, and then threw the dirty clothes into the trash can.

Then Zhou Jin took Zhou Xin to the supply and marketing cooperative. They were going to Grandpa Jin's house today, so they had to buy some things. It was a good opportunity to see if the little girl needed anything else.

After arriving at the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhou Jin went to the counter where he bought clothes for Zhou Xin yesterday, thinking that it would be cold so he bought some cotton clothes for the two elderly people. He also bought two cans of milk powder and then went to the butcher's shop to buy mutton.

It was Zhou Xin’s first time visiting the supply and marketing cooperative. She was very excited and interested in many things. Zhou Jin bought her hairpins, picture books, hair bands and some small toys.

After buying everything, the two left the supply and marketing cooperative. While Zhou Xin was not paying attention, Zhou Jin took out 20 kilograms of flour and 10 kilograms of rice from the space and put them on the bicycle. Then he carried Zhou Xin to the front bar. Zhou Jin also made a special cushion and tied it on top.