Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 101 The handle
"Yushui, you look a little pale, did something happen?"

Zhou Weimin put the dishes on the table, wiped his hands on his clothes, walked to He Yushui and took the hairpin.

In fact, he hasn't seen He Yushui since she started working.

Because of He Yuzhu, he didn't want to have too much involvement with He Yushui, but he didn't expect that this girl would remember to send him a gift for his wedding.

"Brother Weimin...it's nothing. I'm just a little tired from work. Congratulations in advance on your wedding. I'll be going back now."

He Yushui looked at Brother Wei Min who was concerned about her and wanted to say something, but she bit her lip and finally just congratulated him and hurried into the middle courtyard.

The more she saw the good in Brother Wei Min, the more disappointed she felt towards her silly brother.

The sudden concern made her feel particularly wronged, and she left in such a hurry because she was afraid that she would cry.

She has been in a bad state recently, but her silly brother has never shown any concern for her, which is obviously not the case before.

When did this start? Although Silly Brother didn't understand her thoughts before, he still cared about her.

It seems like it started after he got involved with Qin Huairu. Is Silly Brother going to abandon her just because she is a widow? Why are they all like this?

After returning to her room, He Yushui could no longer hold back her tears. She squatted in the corner, hugged her legs, and began to cry in a low voice.

……

"Brother, should we help Sister Yushui? Was she like that just now because of Shazhu?"

Although it was a question, Guard Zhou's words were very certain.

He Yushui is really pitiful to have a brother like Sha Zhu.

"This is her family affair, how can we help?"

Zhou Weimin shook his head. For He Yushui, leaving this yard was more practical than anything else.

As for whether her life is good or not before she leaves, it depends on what she does.

"Yeah, I think she thinks so too. She's been leaving early and coming back late these days. I guess she wants to out of sight and out of mind."

Weibing Zhou sighed and put He Yushui's matter behind him.

If he can help, he will do so, but if it will cause trouble to the family, he can only say sorry.

……

At night, in the central courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai took a five-jin bag of flour, looked around, and saw that everyone had turned off the lights in their rooms, so he walked out. Aunt Yi leaned back on the bed and couldn't help but sigh. Her husband placed his hopes for retirement on the Jia family and Sha Zhu, and she didn't know whether it was good or bad.

When she drew aside the curtain and looked out, she saw her husband tiptoeing to the window of Jia's house. After a while, Qin Huairu came out of the room, and she no longer had the heart to continue watching.

Yi Zhonghai handed the bag of flour to Qin Huairu and said softly, "Huairu, I know your family has been having a hard time recently. After the Chinese New Year, most of the food at home has been eaten up. The child cannot go hungry. Take this bag of flour back and make some steamed buns for the child."

"Uncle, if you hadn't helped me, I wouldn't know what to do. Thank you, thank you..."

Qin Huairu took the flour bag with gratitude. Just by holding it, she knew there must be at least five kilograms of flour in the bag.

"Why thank you? I'm Dongxu's master. I have to help take care of him after Dongxu left. What happened between you and your mother-in-law this morning? Why did you quarrel so early in the morning?"

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and asked in a low voice.

After looking at the door to the hall and the backyard, he thought it would be easy for people who got up at night to see him, so he walked towards the corner where the firewood was piled.

Qin Huairu thought about it and followed him. After they stood still, she said bitterly, "Uncle, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. My mother-in-law is worried about me and afraid that I will abandon the whole family and run away. But how could I run away? Not to mention that Banggeng, Xiaodang and Huaihua are all my flesh and blood, my mother-in-law is Dongxu's mother. Dongxu was so good to me before. No matter how hard it is for me, I can't abandon my mother-in-law. Otherwise, how can I face Dongxu when I die? But my mother-in-law just doesn't understand. I have no choice but to tell her that I will give her three yuan a month for her retirement, so that she can feel at ease."

As she spoke, Qin Huairu's tears began to fall, but she wiped them away.

When Yi Zhonghai heard what she said, he had already accepted Qin Huairu in his heart. Then, seeing her swallowing her bitterness, he felt that it was no problem for him to choose Qin Huairu as his retirement partner.

With Qin Huairu being so filial, the children she raises will definitely not be bad. Even when Qin Huairu gets old in the future, Banggeng can help take care of him.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but start to comfort her: "Huai Ru, although what your mother-in-law did was wrong, it is understandable. Don't take it too seriously. Just give her the three dollars. After all, we are a family. When the time comes to use the money, your mother-in-law will definitely not hide it. I will think of a way to deal with your family's current situation. Life will get better, but it will be hard for you."

Qin Huairu shook her head and asked tentatively, "I'm not afraid of hardship, but I'm afraid of the child suffering. Uncle, is there really no way to solve Zhuzi's problem?"

Although Sha Zhu agreed to bring lunch boxes to her family now, what he brought back were leftovers from the cafeteria with little oil, which was nothing compared to the rich food he brought when he was a hostess in the past.

Yi Zhonghai is the eldest uncle in the courtyard and an eighth-level worker in the factory. She believes that Yi Zhonghai must have a way to make Zhou Weimin give in.

"There is no good solution for now. Zhuzi has a bad temper and won't give in. Zhou Weimin has just become the canteen director. If he lets Zhuzi off, he won't be able to control people in the canteen in the future. I'll try to talk to Zhou Weimin again after a while. If it doesn't work, let Zhuzi take on more work outside. Now he has less to do in entertaining, so he has more time to serve outside banquets, which is a good thing."

Yi Zhonghai's face stiffened slightly. If he had a way, he wouldn't have had to apologize to Zhou Weimin in front of everyone in the hospital two days ago.

He said he shouldn't be so rash as to question Zhou Weimin without asking clearly, but he was the only one who knew that Zhou Weimin had the leverage over him, so he had no choice but to give in to him.

But he didn't want Qin Huairu to say that there was nothing she could do, so he could only comfort her like this.

"Uncle, you are right. Zhuzi is being too stubborn and has to get angry with Zhou Weimin. He has such good cooking skills that he can still prepare banquets without the reception. It is not much different from before, and he doesn't have to look at Zhou Weimin's face."

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up and she immediately smiled happily.

(End of this chapter)