Life in siheyuan era

Zhou Zhiyuan fell asleep at four in the morning and didn't get up until after six, making Liu Guangfu and Yan Jiekang, who had gotten up early, wait for nothing.

The two returned to the quadrangle courtyard and saw Zhou Zhiyuan and Zhou Zhining brushing their teeth by the pool, so they had to wait a while longer.

While waiting, they saw the surprised gazes of First Aunt and Qin Huairu, and then they remembered something. There was no need for them to wait here. They looked at each other and realized how clever they were, smiles appearing on their faces as they turned and walked out of the courtyard.

First Aunt turned to First Uncle and said, "Liu Guangfu and Yan Jiekang are acting suspiciously. Could they be looking for Zhiyuan to do something?"

First Uncle replied calmly, "If you noticed it, Zhiyuan will also notice it. No need to worry."

First Uncle thought of this, and Qin Huairu also didn't care about it. She planned to tell Zhou Zhining when she went to work.

No one in this courtyard took Liu Guangfu and Yan Jiekang seriously, and Zhou Zhiyuan even less so. After eating breakfast, he walked out of the alley and saw them coming up to him. Before they could speak, he said blandly, "Zhang Quanyi's maternal grandpa looked for me. He went home last night."

This answer surprised Liu Guangfu and Yan Jiekang. They were stunned for a moment before they reacted. Yan Jiekang asked in a low voice, "Why did you arrest us yesterday?"

They were baffled. The police hadn't given them an explanation either.

Zhou Zhiyuan explained to them, "Yesterday, two important figures were taking a walk in that small park. There were only about twenty police officers protecting them. You ran into the line of fire."

This answer was airtight. The only doubt was that the two important figures had actually teased them.

But Liu Guangfu and Yan Jiekang couldn't think of this. They nodded vigorously with relieved expressions, while Zhou Zhiyuan saw Yu Li walking out of the alley.

Seeing Yu Li, Zhou Zhiyuan immediately lowered his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Have you two learned kung fu from Zhang Quanyi?"

Hearing this question, Liu Guangfu and Yan Jiekang looked at each other. Liu Guangfu replied, "The boss said his maternal grandpa wouldn't allow it. He only taught us some basic boxing and kicking skills."

This answer was within Zhou Zhiyuan's expectations. He was just making conversation, so he continued to ask, "Do you often hang out with that gang of hoodlums?"

"We're not hoodlums." This time, Liu Guangfu and Yan Jiekang answered him together. Zhou Zhiyuan laughed, waved his hand gently, and walked forward.

This amount of time was enough. Yu Li turned into a small road, and he walked towards another small road. Going a little further wasn't a big deal, but when he walked out of this small road, he saw Yu Li's figure.

Yu Li was actually waiting for him, and she asked coldly, "Are you kicking me away after I've served my purpose?"

"I don't mean that..." Zhou Zhiyuan replied in a low voice, "I'm just being mindful of the impact."

"What impact is there if neighbors walk together?"

Yu Li's question left Zhou Zhiyuan speechless. This kind of thing was a matter of opinion.

Seeing that he wasn't speaking, Yu Li immediately changed the subject and asked in a low voice, "Didn't you ride your bike?"

This was a meaningless question, just to change the topic from before.

Zhou Zhiyuan replied casually, "I've been riding my bike a lot lately. I'm trying to understand the state of walking as a form of transportation. Let's go."

So the two walked forward side by side. Yu Li said in a low voice, "I'm looking for you about two things. The first thing is Hu Biao. I'm worried that he'll come looking for me during this time."

Zhou Zhiyuan could answer this question readily, "Don't worry, he doesn't have the time to bother you."

Hu Biao was currently under close surveillance. His every move was being watched by investigators. If he came to bother Yu Li, the investigators would have a reason to take him down. This was Zhang Limin's arrangement, and Zhou Zhiyuan answered confidently.

But Yu Li turned to look at him and suddenly said, "You seem to have a lot of secrets."

"Who doesn't have secrets?"

Zhou Zhiyuan's reply was simple, but Yu Li also had something to say, "Yan Hong has told me a lot of things."

"What does she know?"

"Yes, Yan Hong doesn't know your secrets. Even Zhang Yong probably doesn't know, right?"

"Sister Yu, neighbors should get along well. Aren't distant relatives less helpful than close neighbors?"

Zhou Zhiyuan once again defined the relationship between the two, and Yu Li smiled and said, "Yes, neighbors should get along well. Does your promise to teach me about antiques still count?"

In the end, Yu Li wanted to achieve this goal. Zhou Zhiyuan could only sigh and reply, "Sister Yu, if you insist on learning this knowledge, don't blame me if you lose money in the future."

"I'll ask you if I'm not sure."

Yu Li's words made Zhou Zhiyuan know that he was in trouble, but he had indeed said that he would teach Yu Li about antiques, so he said in a low voice, "Let me tell you about jade first. Jade is divided into two categories according to its texture: nephrite and jadeite..."

He briefly told Yu Li about jade knowledge. Twenty minutes later, the two separated. Zhou Zhiyuan walked into the street office and continued to clean the sanitation of the urban management department as always, while Zhang Yong continued to discuss the friendship between Guo Yanhong and Shen Lanyin with him, "We two are brothers, so they two are sisters."

Zhang Yong defined it, and Zhou Zhiyuan replied in a low voice, "Friendship is a matter between them. We can't interfere."

He didn't want to care about this matter, but Zhang Yong said, "This is a matter of your dating skills. I'm telling you, you have to learn to coax her to achieve your goals. I'll teach you a few tricks..."

Zhao Xia, who walked into the water room, saw the scene of Zhang Yong speaking quietly and asked doubtfully, "Director Zhang, what are you talking about with Zhiyuan?"

She addressed Zhang Yong by his position, but she directly called Zhou Zhiyuan by his name. Zhang Yong replied unhappily, "How many times have I said it? Call me Brother Zhang, call him Brother Zhou."

"Got it..." Zhao Xia replied obediently, and then said, "Director Zhang, I'll go to the district to send materials in a while. Is there anything else?"

"No." Zhang Yong replied unhappily.

Zhao Xia then turned to Zhou Zhiyuan and said, "Zhiyuan, there's another introductory document that needs to be filled out by you."

Zhou Zhiyuan replied readily, "I'll go over in a while."

He was about to say more, but Zhou Zhiyuan interrupted him, "I won't." He held the washbasin and walked out of the water room.

He didn't think he would make such a mistake. His relationship with Zhao Xia was just a colleague relationship, and his relationship with Yu Hanxue could be elevated to a comrade-in-arms relationship.

Zhang Limin didn't allow Hanxue to actively contact Zhou Zhiyuan, but the two were colleagues, and they had to talk when they worked together, and the common language was to exchange information.

"From nine to ten thirty last night, I re-examined the area above the seventh floor and stayed on the roof for more than twenty minutes, but I didn't find anything."

Zhou Zhiyuan did not agree with Hanxue's investigation method and replied in a low voice, "You didn't find anything, but you exposed your whereabouts. Others may have discovered you."

Hanxue had objections to his statement, "Didn't you do the same thing?"

"I encountered it by chance, I didn't actively investigate."

Hanxue seized on this and immediately asked, "What did you encounter that night?"

"I can't say now, I'll tell you later. What are you going to do next?"

Zhou Zhiyuan changed the subject. Hanxue snorted dissatisfiedly and then said, "I'm going to go into Gu Chengliang's house to take a look."

Hearing her say this plan, Zhou Zhiyuan hurriedly said, "Absolutely not, Gu Chengliang is very dangerous. Going to his house might be like a meat bun thrown to a dog."

Hanxue said angrily, "Who is the meat bun?"

Zhou Zhiyuan immediately replied, "I misspoke, it should be a sheep entering a tiger's mouth. It's really dangerous, you have to listen to me."

Zhou Zhiyuan reminded Hanxue, but Hanxue replied indifferently, "A sheep entering a tiger's mouth refers to you, you are a sheep and I am a horse..."

Speaking of this, Hanxue paused and continued, "It was right for you to call me sister that night, I will be your sister from now on."

Hanxue didn't listen to the warning and still wanted to compete for seniority, but Zhou Zhiyuan didn't care about seniority, and said worriedly, "You must listen to me, I will come to help you as soon as I solve a tricky thing."

Zhou Zhiyuan was not cautious, and Hanxue immediately became interested and asked in a low voice, "What tricky thing?"

Then she said angrily, "I can't say again."

Then Wang Chunfang's voice came, "What are you two talking about?"

They were walking and talking slowly, so Wan Chunfang, who saw an acquaintance, caught up and immediately joined their conversation.

Wang Dagang took a leave of absence today because his wife was about to give birth. The three of them formed a group to go to the neighborhood committee. Wan Chunfang said with great interest, "Let's see if Zhiyuan's calculation is accurate."

Then she asked curiously, "I saw you two seemed to be arguing about something behind me, what were you talking about?"

Hanxue solemnly told her, "We just discussed it, he is younger than me in age and lower than me in position, so he must call me sister from now on."

As she spoke, Hanxue turned to look at Zhou Zhiyuan, using this serious expression to confirm one thing, "It's settled."

She had to confirm this matter. Their responsibilities overlapped, and she was very passive. Now she was still at a loss and didn't know where to start, so she could only use this "sister" to suppress him. The position of section chief had nothing to do with this case.

Hanxue had planned it well, but Wan Chunfang, who didn't know the inside story, immediately laughed, "I am the eldest sister, you are the second sister."

Wan Chunfang wanted to be the eldest sister. Zhou Zhiyuan called her that, and clarifying it at this time would make her more intimate.

She also had her own little thoughts. Zhou Zhiyuan was the core team of her future section chief, and she would never let go of the opportunity to win him over.

And Zhou Zhiyuan was happy to see this happen. The eldest sister should not refuse to help her brother.

Ran Qiuyue, who was twenty-three years old, seemed to be heartbroken and had not found a partner. Sister Wan could be a matchmaker.