Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 208 Peace of mind
In the evening, when He Daqing was riding his bike past the entrance of an alley, he was suddenly stopped by someone.

"Daqing, it's really you. When did you come back?"

"It's Shikui. I just came back not long ago. I heard from Changjiao that he moved to the staff quarters of the electronics factory. Why are you here today?"

He Daqing was very happy to see his old friend.

Among the people he knew, Ma Shikui was the most promising one and it was said that he was now the workshop director of an electronics factory.

"There's a worker from the workshop who lives here. Something happened, so I came over to find out what happened."

Ma Shikui glanced at He Daqing's bicycle and said with a smile, "Your bicycle belongs to a machine repair shop, right? Where do you work?"

"I've been gone for too long and no one remembers me. I can't even find a job preparing banquets. I have to find something to do to earn some money to live on."

He Daqing nodded, pointed at Ma Shikui's bag and said, "You are rich now, and you have become a leader."

Ma Shikui smiled and waved his hand after hearing what he said, "What leader or not, I'm just an errand boy. I just happen to have a job to prepare banquets for a leader. The leader's daughter is getting married. Each table of banquets costs 1.5 yuan. There are five tables in total. Bring them yourself. I was thinking of going to find your Master Nan Yi. Now that you're back, I'll leave it to you. Can you do it?"

He and He Daqing are old friends. When He Daqing was in the old city, he was a righteous man and helped him many times.

Now that He Daqing has returned from Baocheng, he probably doesn't have much money, so he wants to help him.

With He Daqing's craftsmanship, he just needs an opportunity to let everyone know about it again. After he has prepared a banquet once, there will naturally be no shortage of people asking him to prepare banquets in the future.

"I have kept my skills during these years away from home, so I will definitely prepare a beautiful feast for you. How about we go to our old place for a drink?"

He Daqing did not reject his old friend's kindness. Since someone still remembered him, there was no need for him to be pretentious.

"I won't drink today. I have something else to do. Let's stay in the same yard. I'll come and call you later."

Ma Shikui smiled and shook his head. The production task was heavy recently. He could just eat something at home and then go back to the factory to keep an eye on things, otherwise he would feel uneasy.

"Okay, go ahead and do your thing. We can get together next time when we are free and invite the second and third brothers to come along."

He Daqing smiled in understanding, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped and asked with a frown, "Shikui, are you looking for Master Nan Yi to prepare the banquet now? That brat of mine, hasn't made a name for himself in all these years?"

Hearing He Daqing talking about Sha Zhu, Ma Shikui frowned, but still said in a good tone: "Daqing, I'm not saying that you should take good care of your Sha Zhu. He goes out to cook banquets, his cooking skills are good, but he also takes a lot of things. After taking the money, he has to bring back a lot of dishes. People don't say it in public, but they make a lot of arrangements in private. It's because Sha Zhu's cooking skills are good in this area before, so it's easy to invite him to cook banquets, so he can get a lot of banquets. Now there is Master Nan Yi, unless Master Nan Yi is busy, who would be willing to invite him."

"Shikui, you are the first one to tell me this, thank you."

He Daqing pressed down his hat and thanked him softly.

"Hey, we are all brothers, why are you being polite? I have something else to do, so I won't talk any more. Don't be too angry, go back and talk to Sha Zhu, don't get physical with him."

"Then you're busy, let's drink together next time."

After saying goodbye to Ma Shikui, He Daqing's face suddenly fell.

Sha Zhu, this bastard, forgot all the rules he taught me. The previous lesson was not enough!

When he rode his bike back home, He Yushui had already prepared dinner and was waiting for him at the door, which made him feel a little better.

My son is pretty useless, but luckily I still have a caring daughter.

"Why did you get off work so early today? Have you finished your work on the street?" "How can I finish all my work on the street? I left work early today on purpose."

He Yushui forced a smile, but his expression did not look very good.

He Daqing saw that his daughter looked a little strange. After parking his bicycle, he asked seriously, "Did someone bully you?"

"Dad, everyone is very nice to me, no one bullies me, let's talk while we eat, you wash your face first."

He Yushui smiled. She had never felt so at ease in all these years.

With her father around, she really doesn't have to be afraid of anything.

He Daqing put his hat aside, wiped his face casually, closed the door, and then sat down at the table and poured himself a glass of wine.

"Did Sha Zhu do something again and the news reached your street office?"

"Well, someone saw Silly Brother helping Qin Huairu to repair her car, and...someone said Silly Brother looked like Qin Huairu's man."

He Yushui hesitated for a moment and still did not say the original words, but just gave a brief summary.

By the time this matter reached her ears in the afternoon, it had already spread far beyond belief. These were the only rumors that she managed to find out after returning early.

What other people said, that Sha Ge was putting a hat on Brother Dongxu, that Sha Ge was deliberately doing bad things to Brother Dongxu, etc., was simply unbearable to listen to.

He Daqing narrowed his eyes slightly, took a sip of wine and asked in a deep voice: "Humph, well, well, it's Qin Huairu again. It seems that she doesn't want to live a good life. Yushui, tell me the truth, did you know about this when you were at work?"

Qianmen Street is far away from their Nanluoguxiang. If Yu Shui heard the rumors while at work, then Sha Zhu’s reputation would be in jeopardy.

"Um……"

He Yushui knew what her father meant and just responded softly.

She didn't understand why the news spread so quickly and always felt that someone was behind it.

In fact, she was thinking wrongly. The reason why this matter spread so quickly was mainly because of the things that Sha Zhu had spread before.

Although no one is spreading it anymore, people will naturally say more when something new comes out.

Besides, she is a widow and a chef, which is everyone's favorite gossip. It is normal for the news to spread quickly.

"Hey, Yushui, don't worry about this. Don't interfere with anything that happens to Shazhu in the future, lest he affect you. I was thinking that I would talk to the matchmaker in a good way and give her more money to find a wife for Shazhu. After this incident, which matchmaker is willing to help with matchmaking? It will take a year or two."

He Daqing stroked the wine cup in his hand and sighed heavily.

He then drank the wine in one gulp, then suddenly stood up and walked out the door.

“Yushui, when you’re done, go back inside and leave the food on the table. I’ll be back to eat in a bit.”

"Dad, where are you going?"

He Yushui's heart skipped a beat. He had no appetite for food at that moment. He quickly got up and chased after him.

(End of this chapter)