Life in siheyuan era

Zhou Zhiyuan's intuition was just that accurate. Han Xue's will indeed wasn't fulfilled, but Little Li Jing became a student at the Sunshine Kindergarten.

This kindergarten nominally flew the flag of the Public Security Bureau, but it also took in many children from outside units, such as Zhou Zhining's son Zhou Shuhua, Shen Lanbo's son Shen Zhi, Zhang Yong's son Zhang Wenxue, Liu Junling's daughter Fang Xiaoyu, and He Yushui's son Wang Xiaodong.

Wang Daji's son was already in elementary school, and Yu Li's son was preparing to enter elementary school.

The manager of this kindergarten was Zhou Zhiyuan, but the actual manager was Wu Xiuying, the daughter-in-law of Yuan Shi, the deputy manager of the Sunshine Hotel.

And the Sunshine Restaurant over there was still the same: Zhou Zhiyuan was the manager, but the actual manager was Qiu Jun, who was said to have been nicknamed 'Earthworm' before, and was Zhou Zhiyuan's confidant.

Zhou Zhiyuan employed people based on favoritism and used his power for personal gain, but five years had passed, and he still hadn't been brought down.

He Yushui was indignant about this, and while waiting to pick up her child, she incited Qin Huairu to rebel against Zhou Zhiyuan, "That kid is too cunning. Don't be timid in front of him, you should muster up the courage to rebel against him."

"I'll give you an idea. Internally, you use Little Shuhua to threaten him. Externally, connect with Shen Lanyin. She keeps a close eye on Zhou Zhiyuan. You just grab his weakness. What does it mean that Yu Li always comes to find him?"

He Yushui gave Qin Huairu ideas, reminding Qin Huairu that she had Zhou Shuhua to back her up, so what was she afraid of Zhou Zhiyuan for?

But Qin Huairu had no intention of rebelling. Over the years, Zhou Zhiyuan had brought a lot of money home. He had the ability to earn money even in this environment, and he could even bring HK capitalists to appreciate Zhou Zhining's paintings and taste Stupid Zhu's cooking.

Qin Huairu didn't understand and was still worried. Lou Xiao'e had run away with her former capitalist father, so how could there still be capitalists entering the house?

So Zhou Zhining told her, "This capitalist is not that capitalist. They are capitalists who have made outstanding contributions to the organization and the country. They are honored guests of the organization."

Hearing his explanation, Qin Huairu felt a little relieved. Later, she heard Zhou Zhiyuan say that Zhou Zhining's paintings had a very good market in HK.

Hearing her change the subject, He Yushui sighed. There was no hope of rebelling against Zhou Zhiyuan again.

She was puzzled. Zhou Zhiyuan was tyrannical and domineering outside. The employees of the Sunshine system were all respectful in front of him. Why didn't anyone rebel against him?

And inside, he was docile and obedient, putting on a filial son's face. Why didn't anyone expose him?

Even that Shen Lanyin, such a cold and proud person, had no temper in front of him. Zhou Shuwen, who was only two years old, was beaten on the bottom by Zhou Zhiyuan just for fighting with Zhou Shuhua over a hat, and Shen Lanyin didn't show any displeasure.

"This guy is a great villain." He Yushui thought to herself, and stepped into the kindergarten gate.

The front yard of this courtyard house was equipped with many children's entertainment facilities. A group of three- and four-year-old children were playing and shouting happily, while Zhou Zhiyuan was sitting on a long bench in front of the inverted seat room, looking depressed and silent.

Seeing his expression, He Yushui walked over to him and sat down, asking in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Zhou Zhiyuan replied softly, then changed the subject: "How is your study at the Workers, Peasants, and Soldiers University going?"

"Half work, half study. I go to school in the morning, but the teachers don't teach as well as Chief Engineer Zhang. I go to work at the power plant in the afternoon, which delays a lot of things."

He Yushui replied helplessly, then asked: "I just don't understand. Why did you have to send me to the Workers, Peasants, and Soldiers University?"

Zhou Zhiyuan replied indifferently: "Not only will I send you, but I will also send Zhang Yong and Han Xue to study. Don't ask so many questions, just listen to me."

Hearing that he still wouldn't explain, He Yushui said angrily: "Why don't you go?"

"Because I don't need to."

Zhou Zhiyuan said another thing that made her angry, then turned to look at her and said in a low voice: "What you need to do now is listen to me."

Looking at those long eyes, He Yushui's anger disappeared instantly, and she replied in a low voice: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Qin Huairu saw this scene, then shook her head gently. Behind his back, He Yushui was full of resentment towards Zhou Zhiyuan, but in person, she was like a little lamb.

She knew it would be like this. She looked away and looked at Zhou Shuhua playing on the slide. His face was full of smiles. Zhou Shuhua looked more and more like Zhou Zhining. Just because of this, Zhou Zhiyuan doted on Zhou Shuhua.

But Zhou Zhiyuan was a little unusual today. He didn't play with Zhou Shuhua, but sat silently on the side with a depressed look.

But Qin Huairu wouldn't care about his expression. There was nothing that Zhou Zhiyuan couldn't solve.

And Zhang Yong also believed this. He ran into the kindergarten gate, took a look at Zhang Wenxue playing, then sat down next to Zhou Zhiyuan and asked, "What conspiracy are you thinking about again?"

Then he said: "Yushui is not an outsider. I want to tell you something. Yanhong wants to transfer to work at the hotel. Her legs are swollen from standing at the counter all day. Also, her younger brother doesn't want to work in that collective enterprise. Can you find him another job? And her younger sister..."

Hearing this, He Yushui, who could no longer bear it, shouted in a low voice, "Guo Yanhong is not Zhiyuan's wife."

"Same, same..." Zhang Yong replied carelessly: "My wife is his wife."

Zhang Yong dared to speak, but He Yushui caught him by the handle, and said with a sneer, "What would happen if Shen Lanyin heard this?"

He Yushui turned the tables on him. Zhang Yong opened his mouth, then closed it and thought before saying: "Yanhong and Lanyin have always been on good terms. Lanyin wouldn't pick on this."

Zhang Yong felt that he had found an absolute reason, but He Yushui said: "What you said is not right. Your wife is Zhiyuan's wife, so what about Zhiyuan's wife? Shen Lanyin won't pick on Guo Yanhong, but won't she pick on you?"

He Yushui found the loophole in his words. Zhang Yong jumped up with a whoosh, and said in a panic: "He Yushui, you are sowing discord."

Zhang Yong was panicked. He wasn't afraid of Zhou Zhiyuan, but he was a little afraid of Shen Lanyin.

But He Yushui replied slowly: "I don't need to sow discord. I'll just pass your original words to Shen Lanyin, and I can't control what she thinks."

These words were a blatant threat.

Zhang Yong immediately squatted down in front of He Yushui and said in a low voice: "Yushui, we have always had a good relationship, much closer than with Lanyin. I'll treat you to a meal, but please don't spread the word, otherwise, with her narrow mind..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yong knew that he had said the wrong thing again, and quickly shut up, reaching out and gently patting his mouth.

Seeing his expression, He Yushui smiled and said: "Two meals."

"Just two meals." Zhang Yong agreed through gritted teeth.

And He Yushui immediately said: "You are not allowed to treat me at the Sunshine Restaurant."

These words made Zhang Yong realize that his plan had failed. The possibility of him treating He Yushui and Zhou Zhiyuan paying the bill was zero, so he blamed himself, "I have such a foul mouth."

"Heh..." He Yushui laughed.

Then Zhou Zhiyuan's voice came, "First solve Yanhong's work problem, and we'll find a chance to deal with her younger brother and sister's affairs later."

Zhou Zhiyuan set up a ladder for him, and Zhang Yong immediately climbed down the ladder, sitting down next to Zhou Zhiyuan with a whoosh and saying in a low voice: "Let Yanhong do the accounting. It's safer to have our own people in charge of the money."

He arranged a position for Guo Yanhong. Zhou Zhiyuan turned to look at him and asked strangely, "Has Yanhong studied accounting?"

"She hasn't studied it, can you find someone to train her?"

Zhang Yong said it with confidence. The reason was that the money must be held in the hands of his own people. Zhou Zhiyuan's confidants were not as reliable as Guo Yanhong, because she was Zhang Yong's wife.

This theory amused Zhou Zhiyuan. He laughed, stood up, walked to Zhou Shuhua, took his little hand, and walked towards the slide. Boys should climb up and down, and the rocking horse is for girls.

Watching him play with Zhou Shuhua, Zhang Yong had a sudden idea and said to He Yushui in a low voice: "Suddenly thought of something, if Zhiyuan becomes rich in the future, will he give his property to his nephew or his son?"

Hearing him talk about such a strange topic, He Yushui decided to ignore him.

But Zhang Yong talked to himself, "This kid will definitely be very conflicted then."

Zhang Yong continued to say strange things, while He Yushui stood up and called Wang Dong and Zhou Shuhua to play on the slide together.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yong immediately became vigilant and hurriedly went to call Zhang Wenxue. He Yushui wanted to start with the children, but how could he have her innate conditions?

He and Zhou Zhiyuan were childhood friends, and there was also the relationship with Teacher Luo. They were definitely family friends.

Zhang Yong thought about cultivating the children's feelings, but ignored Zhou Zhiyuan's expression just now. This day was September 13, 1971.

That person let him pass the review smoothly, but never used him to do anything. No matter what he was thinking, Zhou Zhiyuan, who stayed away from politics, appreciated this kindness.