Life in siheyuan era

Shen Lan Yin didn't understand Zhou Zhiyuan's actions. Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu had no connection to Zhou Zhiyuan, and it was a father hitting his son. Why did Zhou Zhiyuan need to interfere?

He interfered and even used his left arm to withstand the blow of the stick, which Shen Lan Yin couldn't comprehend.

Zhou Zhiyuan explained, "We live in a group, expanding outward from the family. Neighbors and colleagues are the second group you have to face."

"Maintaining good relationships with these two groups is a protection for your family and yourself, but getting along is an art."

"Human nature includes the essence of bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. Unconditional weakness will lead to them bullying you, and unconditional tyranny will keep them away. This requires a two-pronged approach."

"Treat people with courtesy in daily life, help them when you can, seize the opportunity to display some force, and appropriately strike him from where he feels superior."

Zhou Zhiyuan expressed his thoughts, that he needed to maintain a good relationship with his neighbors, but he also had to use tactics.

When Second Uncle smashed down that stick, he could have dodged away the moment he pushed Liu Guangfu away, but he didn't. Instead, he extended his left arm and took it head-on. Doing so would have a deterrent effect.

Second Uncle relied on his strength, so he would let Second Uncle know that strength was useless against him.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were afraid of Second Uncle's stick, but when they saw him raise his arm and withstand it, the stick as thick as a teacup broke into two pieces, they would be afraid of him psychologically.

When Third Uncle and the Wang Jianli family ran over, he spoke reasonably in a gentle tone, and then handed it over to First Uncle and Third Uncle to handle, which also reflected his knowledge of etiquette and adherence to it.

This set of combination punches, coupled with his previous performance, established the image of Zhou Zhiyuan as a man of both literary and martial arts.

Zhou Zhiyuan didn't hide anything from Shen Lan Yin, and revealed his thoughts completely, but received a suspicious question from Shen Lan Yin: "Are you scheming against me too?"

Hearing this question, Zhou Zhiyuan turned his face to look around, then looked at Shen Lan Yin and said in a low voice, "This matter is highly classified and needs to be discussed in detail in a deserted place."

"You wish," Shen Lan Yin replied softly, pedaling her feet twice to speed up.

Zhou Zhiyuan chuckled and caught up with her with a slight effort.

Zhou Zhiyuan sent Shen Lan Yin home, and Shen Lanbo and Zhang Yong also escorted her separately.

The matter of Second Uncle hitting his son was settled. Shen Lanbo and Zhang Yong bid farewell, and Qin Huairu immediately busied herself.

Lin Shurong and First Aunt helped, and He Yushui became diligent.

Zhou Dehou invited First Uncle to his house for tea, and First Aunt was tidying up the dishes in her own house. Seeing He Yushui coming over, she asked in a low voice, "Went out with your boyfriend?"

He Yushui hummed and reached out to hold the stack of dishes, listening to First Aunt continuing to ask, "When are you getting married?"

"I just joined the innovation team and I'm too busy with work. I haven't considered this matter yet," He Yushui replied, and walked out of the house with the dishes.

First Aunt sighed softly as she watched her back. First Aunt had seen the scene clearly just now. When Zhou Zhiyuan resisted Second Uncle's stick, He Yushui, who had just walked into the middle courtyard, dropped her bicycle and ran over, her panicked expression was obvious.

She had guessed that He Yushui liked Zhou Zhiyuan, and this scene completely confirmed it.

But He Yushui had no chance. Shen Lan Yin's beauty, status, and concern for Zhou Zhiyuan meant that the relationship between the two of them had been basically determined.

Thinking of this, First Aunt felt a little regretful. Shen Lan Yin's various conditions were much higher than He Yushui's, but there was one difference: she was very unfamiliar.

This unfamiliarity was not the unfamiliarity of the first meeting, nor was there a problem with Shen Lan Yin's attitude.

The fact was that Shen Lan Yin was very polite, but only polite. Deep down, she didn't want to be close to them. This was far inferior to He Yushui, whom they had seen growing up.

First Aunt could see clearly that all of Shen Lan Yin's politeness was for Zhou Zhiyuan. In other words, she was acting.

But she was really good to Zhou Zhiyuan. It could be seen from her words and actions when she checked Zhou Zhiyuan's arm that she felt sorry for him.

First Aunt saw it, and Lin Shurong naturally saw it too. Shen Lan Yin cared about Zhou Zhiyuan, and that's what made Lin Shurong happy.

Lin Shurong and Qin Huairu cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks in Shazhu's house together, and put them in an aluminum basin and carried them to the sink to wash.

Zhou Zining walked over quickly with a kettle. He poured hot water into the aluminum basin, and He Yushui said softly while holding the dishes, "Aunt Lin, let me wash them."

At this time, Shazhu, who was standing at the door, also called out, "Aunt Lin, let Yushui wash them. She works no worse than Qin Huairu."

Shazhu spoke to He Yushui and compared her to Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu didn't respond to him, washing the dishes and chopsticks nimbly, with a happy smile on her face, and occasionally glancing at Zhou Zining.

This scene made Jia Zhangshi feel blocked, but she couldn't explode in front of a crowd of neighbors. Seeing Bang梗, Xiaodang, and Huaihua running to the sink to join in the fun, she walked to the sink under the pretext of looking after the children and spoke to Lin Shurong and First Aunt.

She first spoke to Lin Shurong: "Zhiyuan's girlfriend is really beautiful, and she's a doctor. Master Lin, congratulations."

Lin Shurong replied calmly, "It's the fate of the two children."

Then First Aunt said, "I think Dr. Shen cares about Zhiyuan very much."

Lin Shurong smiled and said, "That's true."

Jia Zhangshi continued, "With Zhiyuan having such a girlfriend, Zining's standard for finding a girlfriend must be high. It can't be worse than Dr. Shen, can it?"

Hearing her say this, Zhou Zining turned his face to look at her, and Lin Shurong said lightly, "It still depends on fate. There's no high or low in my opinion."

Lin Shurong said this purely because she couldn't stand Jia Zhangshi's sarcasm, and had no other thoughts, but Qin Huairu's darkened face immediately cleared up, listening to Bang梗 saying, "Mom, I want to learn Kung Fu from Second Uncle Zhou."

Bang梗's request made Qin Huairu's heart flutter, and she turned to look at Zhou Zining.

But she heard Lin Shurong say, "Don't learn Kung Fu. Your Second Uncle Zhou learned Kung Fu during a chaotic world, and later he couldn't stop. I still regret it now."

"At this time, you should focus on learning. It would be great to study hard and go to university in the future, and become a cadre in the government or a technician in a factory."

She said this with the intention of belittling Zhou Zhiyuan.

Lin Shurong didn't want to refute her, but First Aunt said dissatisfied, "Zhiyuan is both literary and martial arts, and he will definitely make a name for himself in the future."

First Aunt spoke for Zhou Zhiyuan, but Lin Shurong sighed and replied, "It's not necessary to make a name for himself, being safe and sound is more important than anything else." This was what she really thought.

Lin Shurong regretted letting Zhou Zhiyuan learn martial arts, but Third Aunt supported Yan Jiefang learning Kung Fu from Zhou Zhiyuan.

Yan Jiefang was late and didn't see the scene at the time, but he saw the broken stick. Later, he learned that Zhou Zhiyuan used his arm to withstand the stick and it broke, and he couldn't help sticking out his tongue.

This stick was as thick as a teacup. With Second Uncle's strength, he smashed it down, and the result was that the stick broke and Zhou Zhiyuan was unharmed.

Nine-year-old Yan Jiefang was at the age of worshiping heroes. Seeing this broken stick, he immediately regarded Zhou Zhiyuan as a hero, and when he returned home, he clamored to learn Kung Fu from Zhou Zhiyuan, and he also received the support of Third Aunt, "I think it's okay. Jiefang likes sports, and learning some Kung Fu from Zhou Zhiyuan won't be bullied."

Hearing this, Third Uncle frowned and carefully calculated the gains and losses here.

But Yan Jiecheng strongly opposed, "If you learn Kung Fu from Zhou Zhiyuan, you have to become an apprentice. Wouldn't Jiekuang and Jiedi be a generation younger than him? Dad, can you accept Zhou Zhiyuan being on an equal footing with you?"

This made Third Uncle feel embarrassed. It was indeed a bit beneficial for Yan Jiefang to become Zhou Zhiyuan's apprentice, but he lost face.

Yan Jiecheng's words made Third Uncle have the idea of opposing it, and he also gained Yan Jiekuang's support. "My brother is right."

But Yan Jiedi held a supportive opinion: "I think it's good."

Yan Jiecheng immediately said, "What do you know? If Jiefang becomes Zhou Zhiyuan's apprentice, he has to send something during the New Year and holidays, right?"

This immediately received Third Uncle's response, "Jiecheng is right, don't mention the matter of learning Kung Fu as an apprentice anymore."

"What if Zhou Zhiyuan knows Kung Fu? Isn't he just a small cadre in the sub-district office? Whether he can be promoted in the future depends on education, not Kung Fu."

"Jiefang, you should study hard and become a cadre in the future, which is much better than learning Kung Fu. When you become a cadre, Zhou Zhiyuan will have to ask you for help."

Third Uncle's words were very practical, but Yu Li didn't think so. Third Uncle's memory was poor, and he forgot a certain content of the meeting in the morning.

Lou Xiao'e publicly said that Zhou Zhiyuan's "Comprehensive Rectification Plan" was submitted to the district without a single word changed, and it was also adopted when it was submitted to the city, requiring all districts to refer to it. From this, it can be seen that Zhou Zhiyuan's education level is quite high.

This is a talented person with both literary and martial arts. Yan Jiefang wants to learn Kung Fu from him, but Zhou Zhiyuan may not agree.

The Yan family took things for granted in this regard, as if Zhou Zhiyuan would accept their proposal to become an apprentice, but Yu Li felt that the chances were slim.

But she wouldn't speak. Yan Jiefang's affairs had nothing to do with her. At this time, she was calculating the purpose of Lou Xiao'e's words.

At that time, she thought Lou Xiao'e was just saying whatever came to her mind, but now she didn't think so. Instead, she felt that Lou Xiao'e meant to please Zhou Zhiyuan.

Thinking of this, she excused herself and got up and walked out, looking in the direction of the door, but she didn't see that tall figure.

Zhou Zhiyuan left with his friend, probably to send his girlfriend away. Thinking of this, Yu Li sighed softly.