Life in siheyuan era

Zhou Zhiyuan walked out of the corner of the back room with a square step, not caring what Yan Jiefang said about him.

After walking two steps, he heard a child's cry, stopped, and listened carefully. From Wang Daji's room came a gentle humming sound, followed by Wang Daji's voice, "You rest, I'll coax the child."

"You have an early shift, you should sleep first." This female voice let Zhou Zhiyuan know that Wang Daji's wife had returned.

The simple conversation between the couple made him feel a warmth. He smiled softly and walked inside with a square step.

Arriving in the central courtyard, he saw Qin Huairu and He Yushui chatting by the pool.

Seeing him enter, Qin Huairu looked him up and down, and praised, "The teacher's wife's craftsmanship is really good, this outfit fits perfectly."

Zhou Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Sister Qin's craftsmanship is also good."

He Yushui stared at him with a question: "Who did you learn that from?"

Zhou Zhiyuan sighed and said, "Suddenly enlightened, when doing things, you must leave three points of strength, when walking, you must walk with square steps, when speaking, you must be gentle, think twice before acting, and never go to Liangshan Mountain without being fully prepared..." He made up these words on the spot, and walked towards his parents' room with square steps.

Seeing him walking steadily, Qin Huairu laughed, while He Yushui called out, "Come back, don't you know the principle that walking straight leads to upright behavior?"

He Yushui's attitude made Zhou Zhiyuan sigh again, she was determined to ask clearly.

And he had to tell, if he didn't explain tonight, He Yushui would definitely tell Qin Huairu, and what Qin Huairu knew, Zhou Zhining would definitely know.

And what Zhou Zhining knew, his parents would definitely know.

And Zhou Zhiyuan didn't want his parents to know about the deal with Lou Xiao'e for the time being.

With so many "ands", Zhou Zhiyuan could only walk over with square steps.

Seeing him walking with this pace, Qin Huairu laughed again, He Yushui frowned, but then they heard Silly Zhu's voice, "What a stately gait, Zhiyuan will definitely be an official in the future."

Following the sound, Silly Zhu darted out of the door and went straight to Zhou Zhiyuan, turned around and walked side by side with him, whispering, "You can't do it like that, Qin Huairu made clothes for you and you still want to pay, is there a need to be so distant?"

Silly Zhu raised a question, and the two had already walked to the pool and stopped.

At this time, Silly Zhu still whispered, "You doing this makes it difficult for me. Master Lin cut the fabric, and if Qin Huairu makes it, I have to pay, but she refuses to accept it, so I'm embarrassed to insist. What should I do? I still have to wear it for a blind date on Sunday."

The question raised by Silly Zhu was not easy to handle, and Zhou Zhiyuan was also embarrassed, Qin Huairu was looking at him.

But He Yushui said impatiently, "My silly brother, this is a matter between their aunt and nephew, why are you interfering?"

He Yushui's words hit Qin Huairu's heart, and she hurriedly lowered her head in delight.

Silly Zhu said "Uh" and then suddenly realized.

But Zhou Zhiyuan had to think quickly about a countermeasure, "What should I say?"

He couldn't say, there were too many things to worry about, Zhou Zhining's attitude made him afraid to act rashly.

Fortunately, He Yushui didn't need him to express his position, and a word relieved him, "What did Lou Xiao'e want from you?"

These words immediately made Silly Zhu pay attention, and Qin Huairu also looked up at Zhou Zhiyuan, no need to worry about Zhou Zhiyuan denying it.

The situation just now made Zhou Zhiyuan and Qin Huairu worried.

Zhou Zhiyuan was worried about Zhou Zhining's attitude, and a firm denial would ruin everything if Zhou Zhining decided to go all in. At this time, he couldn't push Zhou Zhining to the edge where he had to make a decision.

And Qin Huairu was also worried, the Zhou family's atmosphere was very harmonious but also very strange, if the older brother was dating someone, the younger brother couldn't resolutely object.

Under this situation, if Zhou Zhiyuan denied it, there would be no room for maneuver. She had heard Zhou Zhining say, "Once Zhiyuan makes up his mind, he will crash into the south wall."

This situation made both of them worried, He Yushui's question relieved them, Zhou Zhiyuan could say something else, just as he was about to say the story he had thought up, he saw a tall figure walking quickly, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It was right that he didn't immediately deny it, Zhou Zhining saw them talking around the pool, and immediately walked out of the house.

And Qin Huairu also secretly breathed a long sigh of relief, with Zhou Zhining present, Zhou Zhiyuan couldn't make any waves even if he jumped into the sea.

She knew how good the brothers' relationship was, and also knew the Zhou family's rules that the elder brother was like a father.

At this time, she suddenly understood, why did the younger brother have to agree to the older brother dating someone? Rising to the height of the elder sister-in-law being like a mother, how could Zhou Zhiyuan not be cautious?

Having figured out this principle, Qin Huairu understood Zhou Zhiyuan's attitude, and also knew what she should do.

A person's enlightenment is often a matter of a moment. It only took Zhou Zhining two minutes to walk to the pool, but Qin Huairu had a thorough understanding, and her eyes immediately turned to Zhou Zhining.

To her, Zhou Zhining's appearance was the most handsome, and his voice was also the most pleasant to hear, even a simple sentence like "What are you talking about?" could make her hear the beauty of music.

Zhou Zhining asked, but He Yushui didn't speak, Silly Zhu smiled and said, "Asking Zhiyuan what Lou Xiao'e wanted from him?"

He spoke for He Yushui, and Zhou Zhining's resentment rose against him.

Fortunately, Zhou Zhining was not disgusted, and turned to ask Zhou Zhiyuan, "What's the matter?"

So Zhou Zhiyuan told a story: "When I went to the library to apply for a library card, I met the administrator Zhao Yongmei. A relative of her husband had an illegal construction, and knowing that we were carrying out demolition activities, she asked me to intercede."

Speaking of this, Zhou Zhiyuan quickly sorted things out and found that there were no loopholes, and continued, "Zhao Yongmei knew that Lou Xiao'e was my neighbor, so she asked her to talk to me."

After listening to his story, Zhou Zhining immediately asked, "Lou Xiao'e is also an administrator at the library?"

"Yes..." Zhou Zhiyuan replied, "The second time I went to the library to read, I met Lou Xiao'e, and Zhao Yongmei saw me greeting her."

The brothers cooperated tacitly, the little things between Zhou Zhiyuan and Lou Xiao'e could be understood by everyone.

But Zhou Zhining still had to carry out the finishing work, and said in a deep voice, "Neighbors can be helped, but you can't violate laws, regulations, or policies."

"Don't worry, my parents and you nag me every day, do you think I would dare?"

"If I can't take the credit, what am I taking the blame for?"

"You reminded me, it's a matter of filial piety, Mom will scold me but she'll be happy in her heart."

"That's not necessarily..."

The sound stopped abruptly, and the brothers opened the door and went into the house.

Watching the door close, Qin Huairu smiled and said, "The brothers' relationship is really good!"

After saying this, she also turned and left, Silly Zhu hurriedly called out, "Qin Huairu, help me make a suit, I won't take money."

"Bring it over." Qin Huairu replied, opening the door and entering the house.

And Silly Zhu looked at He Yushui, sighed first and then said, "Yushui, with Qin Huairu as a comparison, you have to be diligent, she can make clothes, you can cook, washing clothes doesn't require skill, just diligence."

"I won't do it." He Yushui replied firmly and turned to leave.

"Alas..." Silly Zhu sighed again, he really wanted Zhou Zhiyuan to become his brother-in-law, but his wish was useless.

With this regretful heart, Silly Zhu returned to his house, picked up the fabric and ran out, came to the door of the Qin family and handed the fabric to Qin Huairu, turned around and saw Zhou Zhining and Zhou Zhiyuan walking out of their parents' house.

Zhou Zhiyuan bought a silk scarf for Lin Shurong, this filial piety made Lin Shurong happy, but she had to put on a stern face to scold him, spending money recklessly was not right.

But as soon as she opened her mouth to reprimand Zhou Zhiyuan, Zhou Dehou took the silk scarf and praised, "Zhiyuan has a good eye, your mother will definitely look ten years younger wearing this silk scarf."

Zhou Dehou wanted to help Zhou Zhiyuan but didn't know how to speak, Lin Shurong immediately shifted her firepower to him, and asked coldly, "Are you saying I'm old?"

"No..." Zhou Dehou hurriedly explained, "You're not old at all."

"What you mean by that is that I'm old, what does 'ten years younger' mean?"

"Absolutely not that meaning."

The couple began to argue, Zhou Zhiyuan would never fail his old man's "sacrifice", and quietly slid his feet to move out.

He could slide, and so could Zhou Zhining, the brothers took turns covering each other and quietly left the room, but as they quietly closed the door, they heard Lin Shurong snort coldly, followed by Zhou Dehou's laughter.

If Zhou Zhiyuan spent money recklessly, Lin Shurong would definitely reprimand him, but Zhou Dehou would definitely protect his son's filial piety, and had to speak out to attract the firepower.

And at this time, the brothers had to take turns covering each other to evacuate the scene, Lin Shurong wouldn't stop them even if she noticed, as long as she showed a thrifty attitude.

This scene was very familiar, the first month Zhou Zhining went to work, he spent more than ten yuan of his initial salary to buy a pair of shoes for his parents, at that time his salary was only eighteen yuan.

Looking at the two pairs of shoes, Lin Shurong reprimanded Zhou Zhining, Zhou Dehou spoke out to attract the firepower, and the clever Zhou Zhiyuan pulled Zhou Zhining to escape.

Escaping back to his room, Zhou Zhining was still worried about whether he could get through the next morning, but Lin Shurong never mentioned it again at breakfast.

So the brothers understood that reckless spending must be stopped, this was Lin Shurong's attitude, she was the head of the family, and this attitude determined the family's tradition of thrift.

And as the second-in-command, Zhou Dehou had to fill in the gaps and protect his son's filial piety, so that they both understood the limit.

In order to educate them, Zhou Dehou and Lin Shurong painstakingly researched a set of effective strategies and tactics.