Life in siheyuan era

Zhou Zhiyuan possessed three magical artifacts, and he had successively used the Spiritual Victory Method and the Language Conduit Opening Artifact in the military hospital.

The derogatory term for this artifact was 'grandstanding,' which was the only outward-facing skill among the three magical artifacts, and its use came with side effects. "I am your brother" was a manifestation of these side effects.

After another round of self-examination, he decided to fully utilize the artifact's function tonight, using Bang梗 as the topic to investigate one thing: what stage had Zhou Zhining and Qin Huairu reached?

"Sha Zhu must know." This was the theme set by the artifact, and the specific method was to disrupt Sha Zhu's thinking to trick him into revealing information.

Zhou Zhiyuan used his套路. He knew that Sha Zhu wasn't stupid; this nickname originated from his father's angry scolding.

During the chaotic period before the founding of the country, Sha Zhu, who sold steamed buns, encountered a group of bandit soldiers robbing him.

At that time, he was only a teenager. In a panic, he ran home holding the steamer basket of buns, shook off the pursuers, and sold the buns, only to receive a few counterfeit bills.

"You're just an idiot..." Sha Zhu's father scolded him like this, repeatedly scolding him in the courtyard. Over time, the neighbors in the courtyard called him Sha Zhu. It spread in the hutong, and finally floated into the steel factory.

Everyone called him that, and he happily agreed. When introducing himself, he also mentioned Sha Zhu.

Over time, the name Sha Zhu replaced his real name. No one in the steel factory or the Ping'an Hutong knew who He Yuzhu was, but everyone, young and old, knew who "Sha Zhu" was.

"Sha Zhu, Sha Zhu..." Everyone called him that, but no one really treated him like an idiot.

Zhou Zhiyuan didn't treat him like an idiot. He planned to use Bang梗 to disrupt his thoughts and take the opportunity to shift the topic to Qin Huairu, to find out the situation between her and Zhou Zhining.

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." Even without Zhang Limin and Shen Lanbo's systematic training, he knew this principle well from his fifty-plus years of dream experience. His words caused Sha Zhu to fall into confusion.

"Am I wrong?" It was right for him to think that way. Once he opened his mouth to discuss this question, Zhou Zhiyuan could take the opportunity to act.

But when this crisp voice came, he couldn't implement the next step. He turned his face and saw a slender figure pushing the door in, and those almond eyes on her long face looked at him.

Zhou Zhiyuan knew who she was, Sha Zhu's younger sister, He Yushui, a mysterious figure who didn't appear unless it was critical.

Last night, He Yushui came back and was very angry when she heard the results of the three-way trial. She wanted to argue with the three elders, not to put the blame for stealing chickens on her brother.

But Sha Zhu stopped her and told her a speech. Zhou Zhiyuan saw He Yushui looking over here and immediately knew that Sha Zhu had mentioned him.

Fortunately, Zhou Zhiyuan was prepared. The moment she turned her face, his body quickly leaned against the back of the chair to avoid her gaze.

This was an instinctive reaction, and also the natural movement of his body under long-term training.

The fact was that he had no impression of He Yushui, and didn't even know her personality and preferences. The only way to avoid embarrassment was to avoid her.

Seeing her enter the room at this time, Zhou Zhiyuan stood up and gave her a slight smile, then turned his eyes to Sha Zhu, waiting for him to introduce them.

He Yushui nodded slightly at him, and also turned her eyes to Sha Zhu.

But Sha Zhu frowned, still considering a serious question, "Am I wrong?"

He didn't hear He Yushui's voice, nor did he notice her entering the room.

Zhou Zhiyuan waited for a minute, and helplessly turned his face to He Yushui, and said softly, "Comrade He Yushui."

He Yushui turned her gaze to Zhou Zhiyuan, nodded lightly, and replied, "Comrade Zhou Zhiyuan."

It was easy to handle things when they knew each other. Zhou Zhiyuan said softly, "There's food left for you in the steamer."

"Thank you." He Yushui said thanks, turned and walked to the coal stove, while Sha Zhu let out a long sigh.

Hearing the sound, Zhou Zhiyuan turned his eyes to Sha Zhu, and heard him say sadly, "I was wrong."

At this time, Zhou Zhiyuan's purpose was achieved, but the timing of Sha Zhu's admission of guilt was wrong. At this time, he could only smile slightly. With He Yushui back, his plan needed to be changed.

He Yushui came over with the food and said in a deep voice, "You were indeed wrong, you like Qin..."

Saying this, she quickly glanced at Zhou Zhiyuan, and then changed her words: "Liking Bang梗 doesn't mean you can indulge him. The chicken stealing incident has sounded the alarm for you."

He Yushui's words attracted Sha Zhu's attention. Seeing her coming over, he quickly said, "Yushui, let me introduce you two..."

He Yushui interrupted him, "No need, Comrade Zhou Zhiyuan and I just met."

Sha Zhu embarrassedly said "Oh," and quickly said, "Zhiyuan, sit down, let's have another cup."

Sha Zhu raised his glass. Zhou Zhiyuan nodded slightly to He Yushui, sat on the stool, raised his wine glass and said, "Brother just said it casually, Brother Zhu, don't mind."

"Heh..." Sha Zhu smiled and replied, "Although Sha Zhu is stupid, he can still tell the difference between good and bad words. Come, have a drink."

The two drank a cup of wine. Zhou Zhiyuan picked up chopsticks with his left hand to pick up dried cowpeas.

He Yushui sat between the two, glanced at Zhou Zhiyuan, picked up a steamed bun and ate it while saying, "Brother, have you thought about what I told you yesterday?"

"I thought about it all day and still can't accept it. That's a tigress. Who can stand those two big tiger teeth? I have nightmares in the middle of the night, with a tigress lying next to me."

Sha Zhu shouted, and turned to Zhou Zhiyuan to explain, "Yushui wants to introduce me to her female classmate. Those two big tiger teeth are quite scary."

Seeing Zhou Zhiyuan smiling and nodding, Sha Zhu turned to He Yushui and said, "Forget it, if it was Han Xue, it would be fine."

Sha Zhu tasted it carefully and smiled, "Zhiyuan is right, a person should have ideals."

Sha Zhu agreed with his words, but these words varied from person to person. Zhou Zhiyuan had to explain, "Ideals should be achievable through hard work, but like me, with extremely poor math scores, but wanting to be a mathematician, that's not an ideal but a fantasy."

He explained his salted fish theory, He Yushui smiled and said, "My brother always wants to find a beautiful wife, that's a fantasy."

"How is it a fantasy..." Sha Zhu called out unhappily, "I will definitely find a beautiful wife."

Zhou Zhiyuan raised his glass to encourage him: "Brother Zhu will be successful immediately."

Sha Zhu raised his glass and replied unceremoniously: "I will definitely be successful immediately."

The two drank a cup of wine, and Sha Zhu put down his wine glass and asked, "Zhiyuan, you don't have a girlfriend, do you? Let Yushui introduce you to one?"

"That Tiger Girl?" Zhou Zhiyuan asked back, and the siblings laughed.

Sha Zhu replied, "How could you be interested in that Tiger Girl?"

He Yushui shouted, "Did my classmate offend you?"

Zhou Zhiyuan answered, "My brother doesn't have a girlfriend, it's not my turn."

"Your brother..."

Sha Zhu just spit out two words and was interrupted by He Yushui, "Your family rules are strict, you can only wait if your brother doesn't have a girlfriend."

Zhou Zhiyuan almost got some words out of Sha Zhu's mouth, but was stopped by He Yushui. The younger sister had more brains than the older brother.

At this time, Zhou Zhiyuan could only pretend to be stupid and replied faintly: "Yes, I can only wait if my brother doesn't have a girlfriend."

"Is it necessary?"

Sha Zhu asked a question, and then changed the topic, and asked with concern: "Has the work been arranged?"

Zhou Zhiyuan said frankly: "I will report to Xingyi Sub-district Office on Monday."

He told Sha Zhu the truth, but Sha Zhu muttered, "What are you going to do in the sub-district office?"

Sha Zhu, who was in the factory, had no impression of the sub-district office. In his imagination, Zhou Zhiyuan's work in the sub-district office was not as good as going to the factory, learning a skill, and not being afraid of starving to death in this life.

Sha Zhu's thinking represented the ideas of most people, and college students in this era were willing to work in factories.

Sha Zhu didn't understand, but He Yushui asked in surprise: "You are going to report to Xingyi Sub-district Office on Monday?"

She asked a question but didn't need Zhou Zhiyuan to answer. She just felt surprised, because Han Xue was also going to report to Xingyi Sub-district Office, and the two were still on the same day.

He Yushui explained: "Han Xue has outstanding work ability and is deeply appreciated by the leaders of the sub-bureau. She is going to Xingyi Sub-district Office for temporary training and will be promoted and used when she returns."

Going to the grassroots level for temporary training is a necessary prerequisite for promoting cadres. The purpose is not to be detached from the masses. Public security cadres must also understand the voices of the masses.

He Yushui was a technician and didn't need to consider the issue of temporary training. The next step of effort was to become an assistant engineer.

This position was not affected by the number of staff. As long as the technology was excellent and met the standards of the assistant engineer, it would be fine. There was an urgent shortage of technical personnel in this era.

Han Xue and He Yushui took a different path. She needed connections to take the administrative path. It was easier to work with acquaintances in a new position.

This was a win-win situation. He Yushui took the initiative to introduce the two, but Zhou Zhiyuan was not interested.

He was a realistic person and didn't think that He Yushui's intervention would be of any benefit. He politely refused her kindness: "No need, colleague relationships will naturally be established at work."

He didn't consider colleague relationships. Since he was gathering with Sha Zhu and He Yushui at the wine table, it was key to have a good neighborly relationship at this time.