Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 201 Uneasy
"What do you mean 'seem'? Second Uncle is an intellectual, a teacher at Red Star Primary School. Don't get too close to him in the yard. He's a stingy guy. We call him Old Abacus behind his back."

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes. She had the same reaction when she got married. She thought Yan Bugui was a very capable teacher.

But after a long time, I realized that teachers are just so-so, intellectuals can't earn as much as workers, and their wages are deducted severely.

After Qin Jingru learned Yan Bugui's nickname, her excitement died down a lot, but she still said with emotion: "Ah, he is really a teacher. The city is good, there are so many intellectuals."

"That's good. There are so many good things."

Qin Huairu smiled indifferently, parked her bicycle outside the house, unlocked the house, pushed the door open and walked in.

"Mom~~"

As soon as the door opened, Bang Geng ran over shouting and hugged Qin Huairu's thighs.

"Why are you up so early? Where are Xiaodang and Huaihua?"

Qin Huairu touched Banggeng's head and felt a little distressed when she sensed his uneasiness.

"My sister is still asleep, Mom, please don't leave me alone at home in the future, okay?"

Banggeng looked up at his mother with red eyes. It was not that he got up early, but that he had not slept all night. He was afraid that his mother no longer wanted him and his sister.

Last night was the longest night he had ever had.

"Okay, okay, I won't let you stay home alone anymore. This is your aunt. When mom is not home, let your aunt take care of you."

Qin Huairu gently squatted down and hugged Banggeng, then introduced Qin Jingru to him.

"Hello, aunt."

Banggeng looked at this strange aunt and called out timidly.

After what happened in the past few days, Banggeng's fearless nature unconsciously restrained itself and his eyes were filled with anxiety.

"Hey, you're so good. You have to listen to your aunt from now on, okay?"

Qin Jingru was quite happy to see Banggeng being so well-behaved, and thought that she would be able to live a good life in the days ahead.

"Bang Geng, go to sleep for a while. Mom will be out for a while. I'll ask Aunt to cook for you later."

When Banggeng looked up just now, Qin Huairu noticed his red eyes and knew that the child might not have slept well last night.

If it were under normal circumstances, she would definitely not let Banggeng go back to sleep in.

Banggeng yawned loudly, looked at his mother again, took off his shoes and went to bed.

When his mother came back, his uneasiness disappeared and he became sleepy. He would have gone to sleep even if his mother hadn't told him to.

"Jingru, I'm going to return the bicycle. Here's the key to the vegetable cellar. The food at home is in the rice jar. You can make some steamed buns with 200g of flour for the child later. I've returned the bicycle. Huaihua should be awake by now. I'll go to work after I feed her. You just do your job with Banggeng and Xiaodang. Steam some buns for lunch and I'll bring some vegetables back."

Seeing that Banggeng fell asleep on the bed, Qin Huairu turned to Qin Jingru and gave her some instructions.

Qin Jingru patted her chest and said confidently: "Sister, isn't it just taking care of the child? It's not like I haven't taken care of the child at home before, so don't worry."

We are all children who grew up in the countryside, and everyone has taken care of younger brothers and sisters.

"I brought you here because I trust you. That family just moved in and they have four children. If they let Banggeng play in the yard, you have to keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't get bullied by them." Qin Huairu was about to leave, but stopped and gave another reminder.

"Got it, sister. Go and return the bike quickly, or you'll be late for work."

Qin Jingru happily pushed Qin Huairu out of the door. They were all children and there was no way she couldn't control them. If she really couldn't do it, she would just do it herself.

Although she is Banggeng's aunt, she is only less than ten years older than Banggeng. Teaching a child of similar age to her cannot be considered as bullying the weak.

Qin Huairu didn't know whether she had heard it or not, but seeing that He Yushui had gotten up, she didn't waste any more time and pushed her bicycle to the backyard.

"Da Mao, Xiao E, I'm here to return the bicycle."

Xu Damao was still dozing off in bed when he heard Qin Huairu's shout. He woke up all of a sudden, rubbed his messy hair, got out of bed irritably, and muttered unhappily, "Noisy, noisy, noisy, I shouldn't have lent her the car yesterday."

Lou Xiao'e was woken up by being called, and happened to hear Xu Damao's muttering. She couldn't help but smile and comfort him, "Well, Damao, don't complain. I'll go back and bring you some snacks and a bottle of good wine today."

"Are you going back again today? It's not peaceful these days, you'd better go to your house less often, or you might get targeted."

Xu Damao put on his pants, casually put on a piece of clothing, and said something casually.

Without waiting for Lou Xiao'e to answer, he opened the door.

"Qin Huairu, what time did you get up? You're back so early."

"I'm afraid I'll delay your business. Here are the car keys. I left the car here."

Qin Huairu smoothed her hair and smiled, then handed the key to Xu Damao, but she showed no intention of leaving.

"Okay, I'll check out the car."

Xu Damao knew that she was waiting for the IOU, but he did not go back to the house to get it. Instead, he went out to check the bicycle at the door.

Just when Qin Huairu was about to chat with a smile, Xu Damao frowned, glared at Qin Huairu with displeasure, and said unhappily: "Qin Huairu, how are you riding a bike? Don't you know that the front tire is flat? I don't know if the rim is bent. If you return the bike like this, I can't give you the IOU. You have to go and fix the bike for me!"

When Qin Huairu heard what Xu Damao said, she suddenly remembered that the bike was much heavier when she came back, so she quickly squatted down to look at the bike.

His face turned pale immediately, and he said in disbelief: "I just rode well. I pushed the bike through the difficult places. How could this happen..."

Xu Damao didn't buy into Qin Huairu's nonsense at all. He stood up, dusted off his clothes habitually, and said impatiently, "What's this and that? The bike was fine when you borrowed it, but it's like this when you came back. I haven't touched it at all. It's clearly written on the IOU that you have to return the bike to me in good condition. Don't talk nonsense to me here. Now that the bike is broken, you have to fix it for me!"

Not only was I woken up early in the morning, but my bike was also broken by Qin Huairu. There was no way I could be in a good mood.

Being able to talk nicely here is already giving Qin Huairu enough face.

"Da Mao, what happened?"

Seeing that Xu Damao had not returned to the room for a long time and hearing Xu Damao saying something angrily, Lou Xiao'e couldn't sleep anymore and came out to see what was going on.

"What happened? Qin Huairu damaged my bicycle. I don't know when the tire got deflated. Maybe I need to replace the rim."

Hearing Lou Xiao'e's question, Xu Damao became even angrier and said that he shouldn't have lent the bicycle to Qin Huairu yesterday.

Now, there are a lot of troubles again.

(End of this chapter)