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"Humph, you live in the front yard, why are you running to the middle yard? Come back here quickly and pay attention to your status. You are the daughter-in-law of my Jia family, so you must abide by the rules of my Jia family."

After saying that, she turned around and went back to the house without even looking at Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen was very unhappy when he was suddenly scolded by Jia Zhang. He knew that he would definitely have conflicts with the "beasts" in the courtyard when he lived there in the future, but he did not expect that such a thing would happen on the first day.

"Sister Qin, is your mother-in-law mentally ill?"

Qin Huairu looked embarrassed. Although she agreed with Zhou Chen's words, she was always a good wife and she certainly couldn't say that.

"Zhou Chen, my mother-in-law didn't mean that. She just, just..."

Zhou Chen raised his hand to interrupt, "Stop, Sister Qin, I have lived in this courtyard longer than you have. I know better than you what kind of person she is. Okay, go back quickly, or that old woman will make trouble again."

He just came back today and still had things to do, so he didn't bother to pay attention to Jia Zhang. There is plenty of time in the future, and he will repay her well.

Watching Zhou Chen walk out of the central courtyard, Qin Huairu opened her mouth, but in the end said nothing. She sighed and continued to wash clothes.

But she was thinking about one thing in her mind. Now there is only Zhou Chen in the Zhou family. The conditions of the Zhou family are not bad, and she doesn't have to worry about Zhou Chen's future work. If she can establish a good relationship with Zhou Chen, she may be able to get some help from Zhou Chen in the future.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 885 Mission Progress, Street Office

Zhou Chen didn't know that he had been targeted by Qin Huairu. As soon as he returned to the front yard, he saw that the lights in his house were still on.

In addition to Aunt Li, there was another person busy in the room.

"Aunt Li, Uncle Zhang, it's so late, and you're still... What can I say?"

When he went to Xu Damao's house, Aunt Li told him not to close the door and she would help him clean up.

He didn't expect that almost two hours had passed and Aunt Li was still cleaning. Even Uncle Zhang came over. He really didn't know what to say.

Aunt Li wiped the sweat from her forehead and said kindly, "We have watched you grow up. Now that your father is gone, we will definitely help you."

Both families moved into the courtyard house after the liberation, at almost the same time, and have been neighbors for more than ten years. Zhou's father used to help them, so their relationship was naturally closer.

Uncle Zhang is a man who looks very honest and decent. He smiled innocently and said, "Both of our children are married. Now it's just me and your aunt. Now that you're back, our place will be more lively."

Uncle Zhang and Aunt Li have no sons, only two daughters. The eldest daughter is about the same age as Zhou Chen, and they are both married now.

Although both sons-in-law are city dwellers, they are far away from Nanluoguxiang and can only come back a few times a year, so they are actually quite lonely.

"Uncle Zhang, Aunt Li, thank you."

Zhou Chen said these words sincerely. The kindness of these two neighbors made him doubt whether there was a lot of poultry in the courtyard.

But when he thought of the old pious woman in the middle courtyard just now, he no longer had any doubts.

Just as there may be beasts among good people, it is not surprising to find good people in a courtyard full of beasts.

"Say thank you to us, this is what we should do."

In fact, both of them were very happy about Zhou Chen's return. After all, they lived closest to Zhou Chen and had a close relationship with him. With Zhou Chen's return, they had popularity around them and could watch the younger generation grow up, which would alleviate a lot of the loneliness in their hearts.

As for Zhou Chen's past as a bit of a jerk, is that a big deal? Which old man in the city didn't mess around when he was young?

Let’s not talk about anything else, just look at the young generation in this courtyard, who doesn’t mix around?

If you really compare them, they are not as good as Zhou Chen.

None of this is a big deal.

"Xiaochen, your aunt and I have already made your bed. The sheets, quilts and pillows are all from our house. You can sleep on it tonight. You can take out your own sheets and quilts and dry them in the sun tomorrow before using them again."

Zhou Chen was also very touched when he saw that his bed had been made.

It is said that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. If the neighbors are really easy to get along with, then this statement is absolutely true.

Just because of the kindness of this couple of neighbors, he will definitely help if he can in the future.

Uncle Zhang and Aunt Li talked to Zhou Chen for a while and then left. As soon as they left, the room suddenly became quiet.

At this time, most people in the courtyard have fallen asleep. Even if they are not asleep, they are staying at home, so the entire courtyard is very quiet.

Zhou Chen simply tidied himself up and lay down on the bed. His family did not have a kang (a heated bed) but two wooden beds, so there was no need to heat the kang even in winter.

It has only been a dozen hours since he traveled through time. Fortunately, this is not his first time traveling through time, so he adapted very quickly.

In a short period of time, he had already come into brief contact with most of the people in the hospital, especially the main and supporting characters, and had basically met almost all of them.

How should I put it? This brief contact certainly cannot directly determine a person's character and world outlook, but it can at least reveal some problems from his words and actions.

For example, He Yuzhu is really foul-mouthed. Don't say that he is kind and has a bad mouth but a good heart. This is all nonsense.

With this kind of personality, how many true friends can you make?

In the plot, he was cheated so badly, but has anyone ever thought about it from his perspective? How many people have advised him?

Although the TV series seems to have a perfect ending and is very happy, that can only happen in TV series. If it were real life, haha.

Anyway, no matter what others think, Zhou Chen, based on his hundreds of years of experience, believes that his later years are destined to be sad.

People, unless it is absolutely necessary, you really cannot raise children for others. Even if you have money and are willing to raise them, you must hold on to your own children.

Perhaps your own children may not be filial, but they are definitely much more likely to be filial than children who are not related by blood.

There is only one mission in Love in Siheyuan this time. It is not difficult, but it is not easy either.

This task is very similar to survival tasks, it just requires enduring time.

What he cares about now is the system's calculation method. Does the system stipulate that a day is counted as staying in the courtyard for a full 24 hours, or does it count as a certain amount of time?

If a day is counted as 24 hours, that would be dangerous. It would be impossible for him to stay in the yard all day without working.

After opening the system panel, Zhou Chen found that there was no record in the task column.

According to his previous experience, if he successfully stayed for a day, the system would definitely show the progress as one ten-thousandth.

But after opening the system panel, the progress he had imagined did not appear, which made him very disappointed.

It has been six or seven hours since he came to the courtyard, so it seems that the time is not enough.

Zhou Chen slept very uncomfortably that night. There was a strong smell in the room and the bed was not comfortable. He tossed and turned for a long time before he fell into a drowsy sleep.

The next morning, as soon as Zhou Chen finished washing up, Aunt Li took the initiative to ask him to go home for breakfast.

Zhou Chen did not refuse, but before going there, he took some of the things he bought at the supply and marketing cooperative yesterday.

After some evasion, the items were finally delivered, and Zhou Chen also had breakfast at Aunt Li's house.

At this time, all the people who had jobs in the yard had gone to work, and most of the remaining people were the elderly, women and children.

After Zhou Chen finished his breakfast, he left the courtyard and headed towards the street office in Nanluoguxiang.

On the way, he opened the system panel again. To his delight, the task bar on the panel finally moved, showing one ten-thousandth of the progress.

He returned to the courtyard yesterday afternoon, and up to now, it has not yet reached 20 hours. In other words, a day of system task does not mean 24 hours a day, but how long it takes to count as a day still needs to be observed for a few more days.

This result made him feel relieved. That is to say, if a day meant twenty-four hours, this task would be too difficult to complete.

With excitement in his heart, Zhou Chen walked towards the street office according to the route he remembered.

He had been to the neighborhood office once more than half a year ago when his father passed away, so he still remembered the route very clearly.

The street office is actually also a large compound, and its layout is not much different from that of a siheyuan, except that it is a public place and has special guards.

Zhou Chen opened the cigarette box he had prepared long ago and gave a cigarette to the security guard.

"Who are you looking for?" The old man didn't answer.

"Uncle, I'm Zhou Chen from Yard 95. I just returned from military service to report. Where should I go?"

After seeing Zhou Chen gave the address and name, the old man did not ask any more questions and pointed in a farther direction.

"The second room on the east side."

"Okay, thank you."

Following the direction of the security guard, Zhou Chen came to the second room on the east side. The door was not closed and there were two people inside, a man and a woman.

"Dong dong!"

The man and woman who heard the knock on the door turned and looked towards the door.

"Hello, I just reported in after being discharged from the army."

The middle-aged woman stared at Zhou Chen for a while and said, "You just got discharged from the army? Are you the son of Zhou Heyun from Yard 95?"

Zhou Chen also recognized the middle-aged woman and said with a smile, "Hello, Director Wang, you are not mistaken, my father is Zhou Heyun, we met more than half a year ago."

"Come on, come in."

Director Wang's expression softened a lot, and the person who had just spoken to her also left with an excuse.

"Your father is a good man, what a pity."

Zhou Chen was not good at talking to others, but he was quite impressed by Director Wang. They had only met once, but he could recognize him and even said his father's name right away.

It can be seen that she, as the director of the street office, is really responsible.

"Zhou Chen, you are here to report, I will do it for you now."

Because Zhou Chen had all the necessary documents and Director Wang was available to take care of him, things were completed quickly.

"Zhou Chen, you served in the army for five years and have been discharged. According to your situation, you have now settled down again. According to the regulations, our street can provide you with a job."

Director Wang spoke in a businesslike manner at first, but then changed the subject.

"But your situation is rather special. Your father is a worker at the Third Steel Rolling Mill, and you are qualified to take his shift, so you have to think about it. If you want our street to provide you with a job, it should be no problem. But if you want to take your father's shift, then it will be difficult for the street to arrange a job for you."

It's hard to find a job these days, and cases like Zhou Chen's are really rare. Director Wang has been the director of the street office for many years, and he has only encountered such cases many times.

Zhou Chen did not hesitate and answered directly: "I want to take my father's job and go to the steel mill."

Director Wang looked shocked, obviously not understanding Zhou Chen's answer.

"Zhou Chen, I have worked in the neighborhood office for many years and I know your father. You are my junior, so I will speak directly to you."

"You say."

"The job at the steel mill is pretty good, but if you agree to let the street office arrange a job for you, you'll have a chance to be assigned to a public institution, which may give you a better future. And you can actually manage your father's job at the steel mill appropriately. You should understand what I mean, right?"

In fact, she shouldn't have said this, but she felt pity for Zhou Chen, a young man who had no relatives, so she said this.

Of course Zhou Chen understood what Director Wang meant. He could just give up the shift quota at the steel rolling mill to someone else and let the street office arrange work for him.

But the problem is that he doesn't know what job the street office will assign him. After all, he doesn't know anyone there. If he is assigned to a rather unfavorable position, it would be better for him to go to the steel mill.

Even if he is lucky and assigned to a public institution, he may just become a small clerk.

But his heart was not in this at all. He had already set the tone for himself that he would not pursue a career in politics. This path was too difficult to follow, especially since he was alone.

Moreover, this year marks the end of the 65th year, and during this period, the working class is safer and more secure.

So after comprehensive consideration, he felt that working in a steel rolling mill would be more conducive to his development and the completion of his tasks.

"Director Wang, I understand what you mean, and I am very grateful for your consideration. However, I am a straightforward person, not very good at speaking, and I didn't even graduate from high school. I am afraid I will not be used to working in a public institution. I have a lot of strength, so being a worker is not bad."

Director Wang had been the director of the neighborhood office for so many years, and he immediately understood what Zhou Chen meant. It was indeed not that easy to run a public institution.

"Your consideration makes sense. Being a worker is also good. It's good for a young man to have his own ideas."

She was just saying it. Since Zhou Chen had his own ideas, she certainly wouldn't try to persuade him further.

"If you encounter any problems in the hospital in the future, just come to the street to find me."

"I'll remember that. Thank you, Director Wang."

He had only met Director Wang once or twice, so he was naturally very grateful that the other party was so considerate of him.

After finishing his work, Zhou Chen did not rush back, but took a walk around Nanluoguxiang. After all, this was his first time here and he would live here for many years, so he needed to get familiar with the surrounding environment.

The old city of 65 was certainly not as prosperous as it would be in later times, but these ancient buildings and this special era had a different kind of freshness.

Although most people are busy, the pressure is much less than the future 996, mortgage and car loans, etc.

At this time, even if your family is very rich, you should keep a low profile. This is the norm.

Zhou Chen didn't go home at noon, so he had lunch at a state-owned restaurant outside and saw the famous saying again.

'You are not allowed to beat customers without reason'.

Nowadays, you have to be very careful when eating out, it is far from being as casual as eating at home.

Zhou Chen walked into the courtyard slowly. As soon as he entered the front yard, he saw two women washing clothes by the sink.