Life in siheyuan era

Xiao Dang was a little petty and didn't mention the multiple-choice question in front of Jia Zhangshi, only recounting the story Zhou Zhiyuan told.

After hearing her out, Jia Zhangshi, who was sitting on the side, shouted, "What does Zhou Zhiyuan mean, asking Xiao Dang to weave him a straw hat and give it to Xiao Hua? He only gave a bag of biscuits! The disciplinary period has been over for so long, and I haven't seen him buy anything good for Bang梗 and the others?"

Jia Zhangshi was focused on the good food, while Qin Huairu said, "It's not about asking Xiao Dang to weave him a straw hat and give it to Xiao Hua. He's using this story to illustrate a principle: reciprocity is the way, not one-sidedness."

As soon as Qin Huairu finished speaking, Jia Zhangshi said with dissatisfaction, "Aren't you being one-sided towards the Zhou family, especially Zhou Zhinning? I think Zhou Zhiyuan's words are also a warning to you. He knew Xiao Dang would tell you when she got back."

Jia Zhangshi's words made Qin Huairu feel黯然, but she retorted, "How am I being one-sided? At the factory, the master taught me skills and protected me. At home, whenever the Zhou family has something good to eat, don't they always send some to Bang梗 and the others? As soon as this disciplinary period was over, didn't the master's wife make meat for Bang梗 and the others?"

Qin Huairu refuted Jia Zhangshi and then turned to Bang梗, saying, "Your Second Uncle Zhou means to tell you that if you take something from your傻 Uncle, you also need to do some work for your傻 Uncle. You can't eat for free."

She asked Bang梗 to help傻柱 with work, but Bang梗 replied in a low voice, "Why should I work for him?"

Bang梗 was unwilling, and Jia Zhangshi also shouted, "You take Zhou Zhiyuan's words as gospel? Bang梗, don't listen to your mother."

Jia Zhangshi protected Bang梗, and Qin Huairu sighed softly and stopped talking, picking up her bowl and silently drinking her porridge.

She couldn't reason with Jia Zhangshi. Continuing to talk would only lead to arguments.

Qin Huairu didn't speak, and neither did Bang梗, Xiao Dang, or Huaihua. The one adult and three children silently drank their porridge.

Jia Zhangshi reached out and took Bang梗's rice bowl, pouring half of the corn porridge from her bowl into his, placing the bowl in front of Bang梗 and sighing, "A boy of this age can eat his father poor. Bang梗 is growing, so eat more."

She paused at this point and said in a low voice, "傻柱 hasn't brought back any good dishes lately. What's going on?"

Qin Huairu replied, "The food in the cafeteria hasn't been good lately either. I heard the factory doesn't have much meat stored. Where would 傻柱 get meat dishes to bring back?"

He was truly impolite, reaching out as he walked over. His left hand grabbed the cloth bag and then he turned to look at He Yushui.

Seeing him turn to look, He Yushui called out, "I didn't buy you any gifts. Half of the things in that bag are mine."

"Impossible..." Zhou Zhiyuan said sternly, "Section Chief Han is always generous. Buying gifts must include the four essentials: cigarettes, alcohol, candy, and tea. Anything less wouldn't be Section Chief Han's style..."

Zhou Zhiyuan spoke as he looked at the cloth bag, continuing, "There's only alcohol and tea here. Where are the cigarettes and candy?"

Hearing this, He Yushui said angrily, "Are you implying that I embezzled them?"

Han Xue said in a timely manner, "I only bought alcohol and tea. There were no cigarettes or candy."

Zhou Zhiyuan immediately replied, "Understood, understood. It's normal not to be able to buy everything at once in a hurry. Just make up for the cigarettes and candy tomorrow. Section Chief Han, I only smoke ZH brand cigarettes."

He smoked high-end cigarettes, and He Yushui said angrily, "Zhou Zhiyuan..."

At this moment, Lin Shurong's voice came, "Zhiyuan, aren't you going to invite the guests inside?"

Hearing this voice, Zhou Zhiyuan immediately turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation, saying politely, "Section Chief Han, please."

He was pointing to his room. While he was chatting with Han Xue and He Yushui, Zhou Dehou and Lin Shurong had come to the brothers' room to entertain the guests. There were food and dishes on the kang table in that room, and it would be impolite to entertain guests in that room.

Han Xue understood in her heart. From this, she could see that the Zhou family knew etiquette and observed it. She walked into the room and met Zhou Dehou and Lin Shurong.

Zhou Dehou and Lin Shurong sat on the edge of the kang, with Han Xue sitting on the inner side of the desk and He Yushui sitting on the outer side. Zhou Zhiyuan sat on the wooden stool outside.

After some pleasantries, Lin Shurong asked about Han Xue's parents and then said, "Please guide him more in his work, Section Chief Han, and be strict with him."

After saying this polite remark, Lin Shurong turned to Zhou Zhiyuan and said, "The family isn't prepared well. You should invite Section Chief Han and Yushui to a restaurant for dinner."

After arranging dinner, Zhou Dehou and Lin Shurong got up and went out, leaving the three of them to talk, making Han Xue and He Yushui feel completely at ease.

The Zhou Dehou couple's way of entertaining guests made Han Xue curious. After they left, she asked in a low voice, "Is your family a family of scholars?"

"No..." Zhou Zhiyuan replied solemnly, "My dad is a poor peasant, my mom is a hired hand. I have impeccable proletarian roots."

His background was flawless, a proper member of the proletariat. He was proud and prepared to continue to elaborate on his background, but Han Xue interrupted him, "Do you know why I'm here?"

"Of course, I know..." Zhou Zhiyuan replied gratefully, "Thank you very much, Section Chief Han, for coming to see me. I only suffered a minor injury during training. Please rest assured, Section Chief Han, I am a steel warrior. I will never leave the front line with a minor injury. I will go to work tomorrow and work hard for our street's urban management..."

He could also elaborate on this topic, talk about his understanding and views, correct the problems in his thinking, do some self-criticism, and look forward to the future. After this speech, half an hour had passed.

But Han Xue wouldn't let him elaborate, "Let's talk about this speech tomorrow at work. Talk about tonight."

Zhou Zhiyuan looked at her in surprise, then at He Yushui, and then turned to Han Xue, saying in a low voice, "I'm not very familiar with the restaurants around here. I know a bathhouse and was planning to go take a bath later. How about this? I'll invite two beautiful female comrades to dinner first, and then go take a bath. That's all for tonight."

Hearing him continue to beat around the bush, Han Xue raised her hand to slam the table, but He Yushui grabbed her hand and said in a low voice, "Let's talk outside. It's not convenient to talk here."

This reminded Han Xue, and she said in a low voice, "Let's go, let's talk outside."

Zhou Zhiyuan hurriedly said, "You two go out first. I'll prepare my toiletries."

Han Xue got up and glared at him, and then He Yushui glared at him. The two women left the room one after the other.

Zhou Zhiyuan took out a cloth bag from the cabinet, packed the new shirt and trousers that Shen Lanyin had bought him, and his own underwear. He looked at the Feiyue shoes on his feet and then at the shoe box, which contained the new Feiyue shoes that Shen Lanyin had bought him. At this moment, he felt that having a girlfriend wasn't bad.

Taking another look at the shoe box, Zhou Zhiyuan decided not to change his shoes. He walked to the washstand, took the soap and towel, put them in the cloth bag, and walked out the door. He said in front of his parents' room, "Dad, Mom, I'm inviting Section Chief Han and them out to dinner."

Hearing Lin Shurong say "Go ahead", Zhou Zhiyuan hung the cloth bag on the bicycle handlebars and pushed the bike over.

Seeing the three figures walking out one after another, the First Aunt turned around and said, "傻柱 can't find such a beautiful wife."

The First Uncle replied, "That's Zhou Zhiyuan's section chief, not his wife."

"If she's willing to come and see Zhiyuan, it means she values him. Zhiyuan should try harder and he might have a chance."

The First Aunt had a lot of confidence in Zhou Zhiyuan, but Jia Zhangshi didn't think so, saying disdainfully, "No matter how hard Zhou Zhiyuan tries, he won't be able to catch up with that beautiful woman."

This idea also existed in the Third Uncle's family. Yan Jiacheng wanted to befriend Zhou Zhiyuan, but his attitude on this matter was very clear, "Zhou Zhiyuan's right hand is disabled. That beautiful woman won't like him."

He said this with certainty, and then noticed Yu Li turning to look at him. He immediately stopped talking.

Seeing this look, he had to prepare himself mentally. Yu Li might interrogate him later, "Do you have any ideas about that beautiful woman?"

This question had become routine. If he said he had no ideas, Yu Li definitely wouldn't believe him.

In the Wang family, the Wang Aunt and her daughter-in-law were feeding their child formula. The daughter-in-law didn't have much milk, and these two bags of formula were a godsend.

Wang Jianli and his son hadn't returned yet. The mother and daughter-in-law weren't paying attention to that beautiful woman.

The Zhou family wasn't paying attention to Han Xue either. Zhou Zhiyuan had confessed his other identity to them, and they were considering this matter.

"Military investigator." Hearing this title felt grand and impressive, but whether it was Zhou Dehou, Lin Shurong, or Zhou Zhinning, they would rather Zhou Zhiyuan be an ordinary person and not bear so much responsibility.