Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

"Brother-in-law...what good things did you bring back..." As soon as Wang Dong walked into the door, Chen Li rushed over and said mischievously.

Chen Jun followed behind him, glared at his sister and said, "Don't yell...your brother Dong and I haven't gotten married yet?"

Chen Li said nonchalantly: "It's only a matter of time, it doesn't matter."

"And I prefer the title of brother-in-law."

After that, he stared at Wang Dong and continued to ask: "I just came back from Brother Tang's house."

"Brother Tang and his wife brought back two kilograms of pork, two water cups, and two towels. I'm so envious..."

"I also want a towel of my own. I don't want to share one with my elder sister..."

Wang Dong smiled and put the bag in his hand on the table, then replied: "Don't worry, we have everything..."

"Your brother-in-law is just a small cadre in the steel mill."

"The New Year supplies for cadres are different from those for workers, and the amount of supplies varies with rank."

"I am a deputy section chief, and I was given three pounds of pork, two water cups, two towels, two toothbrushes, a box of toothpaste, and a kettle, all of which are necessities for the family..."

After saying that, he took out a towel and handed it to Chen Li, saying, "We just need to keep this to ourselves. Don't tell anyone else, okay?"

“There are too many people with pink eye in the yard.”

"If they knew that I received more New Year's supplies than both of them, they would definitely cause trouble again."

Chen Li is no longer a child and already knows what it means to keep wealth within reach.

He immediately patted his chest and assured Wang Dong: "Don't worry, brother-in-law, I promise I won't tell anyone."

"Great, I finally have my own towel."

After putting away all the New Year supplies, Chen Dehui suddenly told Wang Dong something that surprised him: "Dongzi..."

"Yan Fugui came to me this afternoon and said that his eldest son, Yan Jiefang, would be getting married after the Chinese New Year and wanted to invite you to be the chef, but I turned him down for you and said that he was late. You have to go and get someone to be the chef that day..."

Wang Dong was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Yan Jiefang, who had gone through so many twists and turns, finally got married.

But without Yu Li, I don’t know what kind of person his future daughter-in-law will be.

Although he really wanted to stay in the courtyard to see his wife, in order to avoid Yan Fugui's gossip that he didn't help his neighbors, he readily agreed...

"uncle……"

"I got you……"

"I took Sister Jun out to play early that morning and came back in the evening."

For Siheyuan, this Spring Festival is more lively than in previous years.

First, Yan Jiefang got married. His wife was a junior high school student who also had no job and did some handicrafts at home to supplement the family income.

Judging from her appearance, she is not as pretty as Yu Li, nor as smart as Yu Li.

But if you think about it, you can understand it.

The news that Yan Fugui was stingy had already spread throughout the street. Any girl who was a little smart would have known the situation of the Yan family very well and would definitely not jump into the fire pit.

Only those who are simple-minded, honest and not very good-looking could be fooled by Yan Fugui and his son.

Less than three days after Yan Jiefang got married, Wang Dong's other apprentice Huang Longfei also got married. His partner was also a junior high school student, but she was prettier than Yan Jiefang's wife.

As a master, Wang Dong could not possibly show favoritism, so he not only gave her a valuable gift, but also promised to get her an apprenticeship in the kitchen within three months.

What surprised Wang Dong the most was that He Yushui was getting married just two years after graduating from high school.

The target was a street policeman. This should have been something to be very happy about, but He Yuzhu was not happy at all.

When other people get married, the woman will more or less bring some dowry to the man, which can also increase the woman's confidence in the man.

Even Yan Jiefang's girlfriend brought a dowry worth ten yuan.

He Yuzhu often boasted that he was a promising young man in the courtyard, and he had even boasted about it in front of the residents in the courtyard.

When my sister He Yushui gets married in the future, I will definitely give her a bicycle as a dowry.

Now his sister is about to get married, and he is the only relative of He Yushui in her mother's family, but he has not even seen the shadow of a bicycle.

If there was no dowry, He Yushui would definitely be looked down upon when she married the man.

This was something He Yuzhu could not accept no matter what.

For the sake of face, for the future good life of his sister He Yushui, and also to make up for the debt he owed to He Yushui over the years, he decided to fulfill his promise and help his sister get a bicycle as a dowry no matter what the cost.

He went to his godfather Yi Zhonghai, hoping that Yi Zhonghai would lend him money to buy a bicycle, but Yi Zhonghai refused.

But you can understand it if you think about it.

Yi Zhonghai is a calculating man and never does business at a loss.

Buying a bicycle for He Yushui as a dowry is clearly an investment with no reward, so he definitely won't do it.

Then he looked for Qin Huairu.

He was willing to be fooled by Qin Huairu, but that didn't mean he was stupid.

Just enjoy the feeling of Qin Huairu serving him.

Even though there is no specific figure, the approximate amount of money Qin Huairu took away every month is clear.

Adding Qin Huairu's own salary, he must have quite a bit of savings.

But Qin Huairu is also a calculating person.

If this hundred yuan is invested in He Yuzhu, it will double back sooner or later.

But this hundred yuan was for He Yushui to buy a bicycle as a dowry. It was a typical loss of money, so Qin Huairu certainly would not agree.

After crying poorly, even He Yuzhu himself felt that Qin Huairu had no money.

After being rejected by Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu didn't know who to ask for money.

At this time, he thought of Wang Dong, who had once lent him money.

Looking at the entire courtyard, apart from Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu, only Wang Dong might lend him money.

Although I have had very few dealings with him in the past two years.

But as long as I sign the IOU and provide enough collateral, Wang Dong will most likely lend me the money.

Moreover, buying a bicycle requires a bicycle ticket. Wang Dong is the only cadre in the entire courtyard who can get a bicycle ticket. Asking him to borrow money can kill two birds with one stone. I can go directly to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy the bicycle my sister needs.

Just do it.

Although it was a bit embarrassing to ask Wang Dong to borrow money rashly, he had no other choice but to save his face.

While Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu were not paying attention to him, he quickly left the middle courtyard and went straight to Wang Dongjia's front yard.

"Wang Dong...I have something to talk to you about?" Although Wang Dong had been promoted to deputy director of the kitchen a long time ago, He Yuzhu might not recognize deep down that Wang Dong's cooking skills were better than his own, and he never called him deputy director, even in the kitchen of the steel mill, he called Wang Dong by his name.

Wang Dong did not bring this up. After all, the times were different. If he really made a fuss about it, people would say he was out of touch with the masses. (End of this chapter)