Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 47 Apologize
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May 1960, [-], Labor Day

Schools and factories were on holiday today. Zhu Xuesong went to see a special exhibition as arranged by the school. After breakfast, he ran away with the bread given by Zhu Xuefeng. Zhu Xuefeng and Zhu Xuemei were the only ones at home.

Zhu Xuefeng was cleaning the space, but the poor little pepper seedlings were all burnt, and the smell in the space was not good. The two yellow sheep, the small wild boar, and the pheasant were barely alive.

It is impossible to raise it. Zhu Xuefeng has no feed and no time now. He will find an opportunity to clean it up, but he doesn't know how to kill it. How about asking Silly Zhu for help?

"Brother, there's someone looking for me outside. He's a little man. He says you know him!"

Zhu Xuemei came to report that this girl is now very enthusiastic about tidying up the vegetable garden and serving chickens. Harvesting eggs every day is the happiest thing. She just came back from tidying up.

In a few days, cucumbers and other things should start to bloom one after another, and they are probably more enthusiastic. Nothing can compare with the joy of seeing the hope of harvest through one's own labor. If there is, it is the joy of harvest.

I opened the door and saw a young man standing at the door. Isn't this the little man who was beaten at the entrance of Shichahai Park? Is something wrong?Still carrying gifts.

Zhu Xuefeng was surprised, but still let in.

"Brother Zhu, let me apologize first. Your Excellency has a lot of trouble."

When the young man came in, he hugged his fists without waiting to ask questions, then bent down and apologized.

Zhu Xuefeng really couldn't figure out what was going on. What kind of routine was this? He had never encountered it and never heard anyone mention it. A person who was beaten came to his door and apologized?

Looking at Zhu Xuefeng's surprised eyes, the young man knew that he was a little anxious and hadn't explained anything clearly. He touched the back of his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Brother Zhu, this is it. My name is Gao Bo. I grew up in the same alley as Li Yong. We have known each other since we were young.

Seeing that Zhu Xuefeng was listening without interrupting, he continued.

"What happened in the park that day was our fault. We didn't know the reason at first. He asked us to find you to do something about it, so we just..."

He hesitated, as if he was ashamed to speak.

"Actually, it's not that big of a deal. You seem to have suffered a bit."

Zhu Xuefeng had no expression on his face and said calmly.

"I've already said that. As long as you don't mess with me again, it's over."

Seeing that Zhu Xuefeng seemed to be about to give it away, the little Gao Bo was a little anxious and quickly explained.

"No, this, this is what happened. My father discovered me when I got home. He saw that I was beaten."

"After asking me about my situation, my father beat me again, scolding me for being stupid and making excuses without understanding anything. I deserved to be beaten."

Li Yong did make it clear that day. The cause of the incident was unreasonable. The old man was looking for a job, the young man was making trouble unreasonably, and the three friends were helping him.

Gao Bo's father is still very knowledgeable. Zhu Xuefeng nodded, "Then what?"

"Then, my father asked me to come to you to apologize. He said that you don't care because you don't care. If you were wrong, you should apologize. He said that I already knew the reason at the time. I should have corrected my mistake and apologized on the spot."

"He said I didn't have the virtues of a martial arts practitioner and beat me up again."

朱雪峰明白了，这是遇到明辨是非的父亲了，就是太爱揍人，这点估计和二大爷有一拼。

Thinking of the two unlucky children of the second uncle's family being beaten, looking at Gao Bo in front of me, and then thinking about it, oh, so refreshing, I couldn't help but smile.

This kid should be still young, a little stunned, and not like a street kid wandering around. Oh, by the way, he is still a student.

"What does your father do?"

"It's the coach of the sports school. I came to see you three times and they all said you were out. I just met you today."

Zhu Xuefeng nodded and understood. He had been drifting out and this boy was always out of reach.

"My father said that my apology was not sincere. I couldn't find anyone for more than ten days. If I couldn't apologize, he would beat me again. Today is a day off, so I thought I might meet you, so I took the liberty to come here."

Zhu Xuefeng waved his hand, indicating that he understood. Gao Bo's father was an interesting person. He was simple and rough in teaching his children, but at least he was reasonable and much better than the second uncle.Gao Bo is also a bit interesting. He can't even lie. I don't know if it's because he's afraid of his father or because he really can't lie. But this kid is quite clever and knows how to block people during holidays. He's a freak.

"Gao Bo, this matter is over. I accept the apology and accept this gift, so that my father won't beat you again."

"Thank you, Brother Zhu. I definitely won't." Gao Bo smiled happily.

Zhu Xuefeng thought for a while and asked Gao Bo to wait. He went to the middle room and returned with a box and handed it to Gao Bo.

"Let's do this, brother Gao, we can't be acquainted without fighting. Let's make friends. You can take this back with you."

"In this or that business, I've never seen anyone apologize and get a gift in return. You're treating me like a scumbag."

Gao Bo didn't answer, Zhu Xuefeng stretched out his hand and said with a smile.

"One code is the same. As I said just now, I accepted the apology. Now I want to make friends. You don't want to be friends with me?"

"No, no, my dad said you were angry, so I won't be polite. Thank you."

After seeing Gao Bo off, Zhu Xuefeng shook his head with a smile. This Gao Bo should be from the old capital and quite particular, so why did he get mixed up with Li Yong.

The sports school is a bit interesting. It's not far from Zhu Xuefeng's home. I can go there if I have time. Senior Sister Huang will probably be born next year.

There are still a lot of useful things left. You can also help others by giving some away. Keeping them is a waste. Just practice your communication skills. The most annoying job in your previous life was giving gifts. Now let’s start with the most annoying job. You can't live on two points and one line in two lives.

The third uncle is right across the street. It is actually not easy. A primary school teacher supports a family of six. Not only has he been able to support himself for many years, but he has also sent his children to school.

He is indeed a character. Although he seems to be struggling very hard, but under these conditions, it is really impossible without such strong energy.

Come on, send some to their family, for the sake of the perfect last hit in the last hospital meeting.

"Third uncle, you are cleaning the car again. It looks shiny."

Zhu Xuefeng carried three kilograms of dry goods and almost a kilogram of live shrimps to the door of the third uncle's house. This gift should be quite good, although Zhu Xuefeng didn't spend much money.

"Hey, this Zhu Xuefeng, why did you come to see your third uncle? You brought me a gift. That's very polite."

"Please come in, please come in." The third uncle raised his head, quickly wiped his hands, and let him into the back room.

"Third uncle, these are some seafood and dry goods. I'll give you a couple of extra dishes. Please pack them away quickly. They are easy to spoil."

"You can't afford to live here. It's too expensive."

The third aunt wiped her hands, reached out to catch it, her face was covered with flowers, she turned her head and shouted inside.

"Daughter, make some tea for you, Brother Zhu."

"Okay, I have something else to do, I'll leave now, you can do your business."

When Zhu Xuefeng saw the third aunt coming out, he hurriedly handed over and left. He was really not good at giving gifts and it was a bit awkward.

The third aunt and the third uncle looked at each other in confusion. They were so confused by Zhu Xuefeng's operation that they couldn't understand the gift. They didn't even finish the polite words and everyone left?
There were a lot of things given away, so I thought I needed the third uncle’s help for something.

Yan Jiedi ran out, opened it, and exclaimed, "Mom, there are so many seafood, several packages are different, this package is live, live, such a big shrimp."

The couple came over quickly, and sure enough, there were twelve live shrimps, quite big, just enough for a plate, for a family of six, two for each person. This guy was really attentive.

"This unlucky kid, let go quickly and let mom clean it up for you. You can have something for lunch later."

"Add some leeks or something to go with the dry food. This thing has to be eaten as a pairing. Don't mess with it." The third uncle hurriedly ordered.

"Master, you said that Zhu Xuefeng didn't ask you for anything, so what's the point of giving him a gift? Could it be that he was showing courtesy for nothing?"

"This is just a neighbor's visit. They can't ask us for anything, so don't worry."

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(End of this chapter)