Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 50 Meeting
In the carport in front of the steel rolling mill office building.

After waiting in the carport for a while, Li Mei came over with a smile.

He Yuanchao hurriedly said hello to Li Mei.Li Mei came to the front and looked at He Yuanchao carefully.

He wears a straight green military uniform and shiny black leather shoes. Although he looks ordinary, he is tall and burly with sharp edges on his face.Anyone who sees him must say that he is a brave and good man.

Li Mei nodded with satisfaction, it seemed that she was interested.Seeing that He Yuanchao was a little embarrassed to be looked at by him, Li Mei didn't delay any longer. After saying hello, she got on her bicycle and walked outside the factory.

He Yuanchao, who was relieved, quickly followed. The two rode for more than half an hour before they arrived at Li Mei's home on Chang'an Street.

Li Mei lives in a courtyard, but it is not a courtyard where ordinary people live, but a family courtyard affiliated to the Ministry of Coal.

In this area, in addition to the family courtyard of the Coal Department, there are also the family courtyards of the Foreign Trade and Organization Departments.

This is what people often call the Kyoto compound.The HD District compound often mentioned in later movies and TV dramas belongs to the General Logistics Department of the Army and is located at No. 22 Fuxing Road, HD District.

Li Mei said hello to the guard and led He Yuanchao into the courtyard.After walking for a while, the two came to a separate two-story building.

This must be the home of a cadre of level seven or above.He Yuanchao looked at the house in front of him and secretly guessed in his heart.

After entering the house, He Yuanchao glanced around the house habitually. Apart from a set of beautiful sofas, there were no overly luxurious decorations in the entire first-floor house, but it was kept extremely neat and tidy.

Seeing He Yuanchao dazed at the door, Li Mei hurriedly asked him to come in and sit down.

He Yuanchao was not polite either.After putting the things on the small cabinet at the door, he came to the living room and sat down on the sofa.

When Li Mei saw He Yuanchao putting cakes and wine on the table at the door, she knew what was going on and said angrily: "Yuanchao, why are you taking things when you come to Sister Li's house?"

He Yuanchao said very sincerely: "It's my first time to come to the door. According to the old etiquette in Kyoto, why don't you go empty-handed? It will definitely not be like this next time." After saying that, he showed a simple and honest smile.

When Li Mei heard this, she didn't say anything else.After pouring a glass of water for He Yuanchao, he sat next to him and chatted with him.

Only then did He Yuanchao realize why Li Mei was the only one in such a big family.

Li Mei's husband often travels on business.Of the two children, one worked and was reluctant to be with his parents, so he moved into the work dormitory. The other was still in school and found it troublesome to go back and forth, so he also moved into the school dormitory.

Originally, according to Li Mei's husband's level, the organization allocated staff.But Li Mei felt that she was still young and didn't want anyone to help her, and she didn't want outsiders at home, so she refused.

The two of them were chatting happily in the living room when they heard a knock on the door. When He Yuanchao heard this, his heart suddenly lifted.

Li Mei saw He Yuanchao looking a little nervous, but didn't say anything. She cheerfully answered the knocker and walked to open the door.

He Yuanchao's eyes were fixed on the door.

The door opened, and a tall girl wearing a [-]-year-old police uniform walked in.While hanging the police hat on the coat hook on the wall, he greeted Li Mei.

The voice was soft and sweet, and it was very nice to hear. After the two of them exchanged a few words at the door and entered the living room, He Yuanchao saw the girl's face clearly.

She has bright eyes and white teeth, fair skin, and long black hair, casually tied into a ponytail behind her head. She looks beautiful and sassy against the backdrop of the white police uniform.

Especially the two long legs have entered Lao He's heart deeply.This made He Yuanchao, who wanted to give it a try, worry about gains and losses.

The girl walked closer and glanced at He Yuanchao calmly.Just at this glance, Lao He felt that he had fallen a little bit.He quickly suppressed the thoughts in his heart.

He stood up, faced the girl, and introduced himself with a dry mouth. "Hello, my name is He Yuanchao. I am 31 years old and work at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill." After saying a few words, He Yuanchao felt his heart beat out of his chest.

Looking at the man in front of her who was a head taller than her, his face turned slightly red due to nervousness, and he forced himself to introduce himself calmly. The corners of the girl's mouth unconsciously curved upwards, and she said coldly: "My name is Zhang Min. "

Then the two of them looked at each other, neither of them said anything, and just stood there in a daze.

Seeing this scene, Li Mei, who was standing next to her, quickly said: "What are you doing standing here? Sit down and chat." After saying that, he asked the two of them to sit down and started chatting.

Li Mei told the two of them what he knew about their situation. After talking for a while, seeing that the two of them were no longer so nervous, they suddenly seemed to remember something and slapped their thighs, "Oh, I can't do it anymore. I have to hurry up." Let’s go to the canteen to get food, otherwise we won’t have anything to eat in a while.”

After finishing speaking, without waiting for the two of them to speak, he stood up and walked into the kitchen, grabbed a few lunch boxes, and hurried out.

When he went out, he showed a hidden smile to the two of them.

After Li Mei went out, the room suddenly fell silent.

More than ten minutes passed.Seeing that this was not going to work, He Yuanchao mustered up the courage to speak first: "I heard from Sister Li that you work at the Public Security Bureau. Are you busy at work?"

"It's okay." Seeing He Yuanchao speak, Zhang Min said calmly.

"Then are you in danger when you go out to work?" He Yuanchao asked again persistently.

"I'm in the back office," Zhang Min said casually.

If we keep talking like this, how can we talk today?He Yuanchao quickly changed the topic and said a few more words, but Zhang Min responded casually every time.

He Yuanchao also felt a little angry at this time.If we didn't really like this girl, how could we put our hot face against your cold ass?

Just when He Yuanchao was at his wits' end and was so embarrassed that he could dig out three rooms and one living room with his feet on the ground, Li Mei entered the house with a lunch box and rescued He Yuanchao.

He Yuanchao stood up quickly and walked to Li Mei. He took the lunch box and put it on the table while chatting with Li Mei.

Seeing He Yuanchao running away in despair, Zhang Min couldn't help but feel relieved.

In the past, he also used this method to encourage others to give up when his family introduced him.It’s not that the person who introduced him was bad, it’s that he didn’t even bother to look for it.He had been injured once and he didn't want to go through it again.

While Zhang Min was thinking wildly in his mind, Li Mei and He Yuanchao had already laid out the food.

Li Mei asked the two of them to wash their hands, and the three of them sat around the table to eat.

After eating a boring meal and chatting with Li Mei for a while, He Yuanchao raised his hand and looked at the time.He stood up and said goodbye to Li Mei and Zhang Min, and saw off a disappointed He Yuanchao at the door.

Li Mei sighed, feeling that there might be no chance again this time.

He returned to the house, closed the door, walked to the sofa, and glared at Zhang Min, who was smiling.

After sitting down next to Zhang Min, he asked relentlessly: "What do you think of Xiao He?"

"It's okay." Zhang Min replied with a smile.

Li Mei clicked Zhang Min's forehead with her finger angrily, "Every time I ask you, it's okay, but nothing happened after that."

(End of this chapter)