Life in siheyuan era

Zhang Limin drove towards Ping'an Hutong, holding the steering wheel with one hand, turned his face to look at Zhou Zhiyuan, turned his head back, and asked briskly: "Do you feel like there are a lot of things going on?"

"I've encountered a troublemaker!" Zhou Zhiyuan sighed.

Finding a topic, Zhang Limin could educate him, "Family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs, concern for every matter, this is an inspirational saying, but the truth is we can't do it."

"For us, there are only two kinds of things: public affairs and private affairs. Treat private affairs as everyday things, and public affairs as things that reflect your own value, and you will be able to distinguish them."

"The two things are not of different importance. If private affairs are important, go handle private affairs. If public affairs are important, go handle public affairs."

"Just like me, I went to the plateau for two years for public affairs. Your sister-in-law is at home, serving the elders and raising the children. I am very grateful to her. These few days since I came home, I have focused on your sister-in-law, making her happy."

"So private matters like emotions don't affect public affairs. If you don't understand this, you can't do public affairs well..."

Zhang Limin lectured him, but he thought Zhang Limin just had a mouth for talking. After he finished speaking, he said lightly: "While you're talking, shouldn't you go home and accompany your sister-in-law?"

His sarcasm made Zhang Limin laugh, and he said briskly: "You still don't understand women's hearts. Men prioritize their careers. Doing career not only reflects their own value, but also for the family."

"Women understand this point. She wants you to care about her, not to stay at home all day."

"Just like me, I'm busy to death every day, but some busyness is not important and can be arranged for others to do. At this time, if your sister-in-law wants me to accompany her to buy things, then take a leave to accompany her."

"By doing this, your sister-in-law will know how much I care about her. If there are important things and I can't accompany her, she can also understand. So you don't need to distinguish between public and private affairs, just distinguish between importance."

Zhang Limin's words enlightened Zhou Zhiyuan. In his dream, he lived for more than seventy years and felt busy every day, just because he didn't distinguish between importance.

In reality, he put making money first, and was full of utilitarianism between neighbors and colleagues.

Later, there were the special tasks, the mutton fat jade, and the black cat space, unrelated things disrupting his thinking. Today, he started dating Shen Lanyin, making him feel overwhelmed.

But Zhang Limin's words made him understand that he only has two things now: public affair is investigating the black cat, and private affair is dating.

When he understood this principle, the jeep had arrived at Ping'an Hutong. Zhou Zhiyuan got out of the car, and while carrying down his bicycle, he said his plan. Zhang Limin smiled and said: "You've grasped the key points. Your characteristic is don't plan, just do it when you think of it."

After saying this, the jeep roared and drove away. Zhou Zhiyuan pushed his bicycle into the alley, and met two neighbors at the entrance of the alley.

Yan Jiecheng asked mysteriously: "Did the leader arrange for a driver to send you back?"

Zhou Zhiyuan replied indifferently: "The driver is our political commissar, a division-level small cadre."

In his heart, Zhang Limin's rank was really not high. He knew the Great Commander, the Great Butler, the Ten Marshals, and the Ten Generals.

But the highest-ranking leaders he really knew were only two division-level chiefs. Compared with those big shots, Liu Qianjin and Zhang Limin's ranks were really not high, so he said it so lightly.

He didn't take it seriously, but this attitude surprised Yan Jiecheng. Their leader was just a battalion-level cadre, which already made him feel very important. Zhou Zhiyuan's attitude towards a division-level chief was actually like this?

So Yan Jiecheng became cautious and asked in a low voice: "What does your political commissar do?"

"Deputy Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, mainly in charge of cadres and criminal investigation." He didn't mention counter-espionage, because it was related to him.

But when he said this, he still didn't care. The trick of 'flowers on the tree' was used very skillfully. One sentence made Yan Jiecheng even more cautious, and he said in a low voice: "The political commissar personally sent you back, your relationship is not ordinary."

Zhou Zhiyuan replied casually: "He didn't want to send me, but I thought riding a bicycle was tiring, and he didn't dare to lend me the car, so he could only send me."

There was a joke hidden in this sentence, and Yan Jiecheng naturally asked: "Why didn't he dare to lend you the car?"

"Because it's easy to borrow it from me but difficult to get it back. As soon as I get the car, I'll immediately contact my comrades to get a few barrels of gasoline, first take my brother to Fangshan for a spring outing, and then take my parents to visit the Summer Palace and the Great Wall. It won't be returned to him for two weeks."

"I planned it well, but this guy saw through it and insisted on sending me back and absolutely wouldn't lend me the car."

Zhou Zhiyuan said regretfully, but Yan Jiecheng knew that their relationship was definitely not ordinary, and Yu Li asked: "Can you drive?"

Zhou Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Sister Yu, my driving has reached the realm of man and car in one. Driving on the plateau doesn't require deceleration. Turning a corner, the two rear wheels are suspended above a bottomless cliff, and my comrades are scared to death."

They walked into the quadrangle courtyard chatting all the way. Zhou Zhiyuan's plan of 'flowers on the tree' achieved results, and Yan Jiecheng decided to befriend Zhou Zhiyuan.

Yan Jiecheng believed his words, and Yu Li believed it even more. Zhou Zhiyuan wanted to buy a gift for an expert and asked her to recommend gift varieties.

But Yu Li would not tell Yan Jiecheng about this, but she absolutely supported Yan Jiecheng's befriending plan.

They both believed Zhou Zhiyuan's words, but Sha Zhu regretted not believing his words. When he pushed the car into the middle courtyard, Sha Zhu walked out of the house and called out: "Zhiyuan..."

Sha Zhu couldn't wait to introduce the blind date situation to him. Qin Jingru was indeed beautiful, but she didn't like him. After going to the toilet, she left a note and ran away.

Zhou Zhiyuan took the note and unfolded it. In the moonlight, he saw a line of words written on it, "Sha Zhu, you are really stupid, you didn't even see that I didn't like you, I'm going home."

He looked at the note, and listened to Sha Zhu saying dejectedly: "What does she mean?"

Sha Zhu didn't expect that a rural girl also didn't like him.

At this time, Qin Huairu walked out of the house and said: "You can't blame Jingru, you left the two of us to go to the cafeteria to cook, Jingru is of course not satisfied."

As this voice came, Qin Huairu came over to explain for Qin Jingru.

Sha Zhu shouted: "Is it my fault? Director Li wants to entertain guests. Seeing that I've gone to the factory, can he not find me? Which chef can compare with my cooking skills?"

He has always been proud of his cooking skills, but he heard He Yushui's voice coming, "Zhiyuan didn't let you go to the factory, why did you go?"

And He Yushui parked her car, stretched out her hand and said: "Let me see the note."

Zhou Zhiyuan handed the note to her, raised his eyes to look at Sha Zhu, and listened to him asking: "Zhiyuan, what should I do?"

Listening to him asking for his opinion, Zhou Zhiyuan turned his face to look at Qin Huairu, and seeing that she was also looking at him, he pondered for a moment and said: "First analyze the reason. I am very strange about Qin Jingru's behavior. Even if she doesn't like you, she shouldn't leave a note and leave overnight. Wouldn't it be more calm to stay for one night and leave tomorrow?"

These words awakened the dreamer. Sha Zhu slapped his thigh and shouted: "Zhiyuan is still smart. It must be Xu Damao who ruined me."

Sha Zhu is very smart, and the first person he thought of was Xu Damao.

So Zhou Zhiyuan said the second sentence: "My opinion is, if Brother Zhu really likes Qin Jingru, then prepare a generous gift, and let Sister Qin take you straight to Qin Jingru's house, put the generous gift there, and then talk about the beautiful prospects of Qin Jingru marrying you, and this matter will be done."

This made Sha Zhu embarrassed, and he hesitated: "She doesn't like me, is it okay for me to go?"

Sha Zhu's self-esteem is very strong, and Zhou Zhiyuan advised: "I said it's true to like her, this is a prerequisite. If you like her, go after her, let her understand you through contact, and then she can like you. Without contact, everything is empty talk."

This made Sha Zhu tempted, and after thinking about it, he said: "You accompany me."

Before Zhou Zhiyuan could reply, He Yushui said decisively: "Don't let him accompany you. He is a gigolo, what if Qin Jingru likes him?" She said this to Zhou Zhiyuan.

Zhou Zhiyuan turned around and asked: "Which eye of yours saw that I am a gigolo?"

He also went to He Yushui, the word gigolo is to belittle men, Zhou Zhiyuan must question.

His face is not dark, but he is not a gigolo, his wheat-colored skin is very healthy.

But He Yushui must insist on her words, "Which eye of mine saw that you are a gigolo."

"You are highly myopic." Zhou Zhiyuan put a hat on her.

He Yushui took off the hat, "My eyesight is very good."

Their quarrel made Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu feel inexplicable. He Yushui's attitude was very abnormal. Zhou Zhiyuan helped Sha Zhu with ideas, but He Yushui went to him.

Seeing this scene, Sha Zhu frowned. He suddenly understood that Zhou Zhiyuan's attitude last night made He Yushui angry.

This is the last chance, He Yushui wants Zhou Zhiyuan to stop her.

But Zhou Zhiyuan didn't do this. He Yushui could only go to Wang's house with Wang Aimin to meet her family, and the two's affairs were settled.

Sha Zhu affirmed that He Yushui liked Zhou Zhiyuan, but the two had no chance, so He Yushui was angry with Zhou Zhiyuan.

At this time, Qin Huairu also seemed to understand, and was thinking about whether to resolve it, but saw Zhou Zhining walking over.

Seeing Zhou Zhining, Qin Huairu didn't think about anything, her eyes moved with his figure.

And He Yushui also closed her mouth. Sha Zhu couldn't speak at this time, and listened to Zhou Zhining saying in a deep voice: "Finish the matter here and go into the house immediately. Mom and Dad are waiting to ask you questions."

Zhou Zhining's words were very heavy and his expression was too serious, which immediately raised a question in everyone present, "What did Zhou Zhiyuan do?"

And Zhou Zhiyuan was also trying to think, "What did I do?"

He had a deep impression of Zhou Zhining's voice. Before Lin Shurong wanted to clean him up, Zhou Zhining would notify him like this.