The winner of life in the courtyard

Chapter 196 Some trouble
"What do you want me to remind her of?"

"Do you have any evidence?"

"Old Yi, the Jia family is in this state, what are you still thinking about?"

Wang Shufang looked at Yi Zhonghai with a very surprised expression. She really couldn't understand what was going on with the person beside her. Jia Dongxu was obviously gone, and Jia Zhang had broken up with them. Why did Yi Zhonghai still think about Jia Zhang even at this point?
Wang Shufang didn't believe what the current relationship between Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang was.

If Jia Zhang was still the same as before, Wang Shufang would have been more or less suspicious, but the current Jia Zhang was even worse than her.

"I'm just worried that Zhuzi will do something too drastic and our courtyard will never be peaceful again!"

Only Yi Zhonghai himself knows what he is thinking.

But Wang Shufang undoubtedly did not believe the explanation he gave her.

However, Wang Shufang did not argue with Yi Zhonghai.

The couple are truly sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams.

Wang Shufang just wanted to rely on Yi Zhonghai to raise the adopted child. As for what Yi Zhonghai's plans were, she couldn't control it and was too lazy to care.

As long as Yi Zhonghai brings the money back every month, Yi Zhonghai can make as much trouble as he wants.

"Shufang, that's really what I think!"

"If the middle court quarrels every day, it will not be conducive to the growth of children!"

"Don't you think so?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Wang Shufang and gave another explanation.

Wang Shufang thought about it, nodded, and said, "You make sense!"

"It's just that this matter has nothing to do with us. Besides, you asked me to remind Jia Zhangshi, aren't you worried that Jia Zhangshi will take the opportunity to find Sha Zhu and make Sha Zhu hate us?"

"Uh……?"

Yi Zhonghai was speechless for a moment.

Yes, it reminded Jia Zhangshi. With Jia Zhangshi's personality, would she be the type to keep quiet?
With Jia Zhang's temper, after knowing that Sha Zhu was trying to trick her, she would definitely take the initiative and might cause some trouble.

If Jia Zhang sold them out, then, given Sha Zhu's temper, he might just beat him up.

After all, up to this point, he had only been guessing.

Before Sha Zhu took action against Jia Zhang, everything Yi Zhonghai said was just speculation and there was no real evidence.

Shazhu could even accuse him of slander.

Hastily!
After hearing what Wang Shufang said, Yi Zhonghai did not respond for a long time.

He really didn't expect this to happen. He just wanted to give Jia Zhang a reminder this time to ease the relationship so that the neighbors wouldn't get along so coldly.

Unfortunately, everything has two sides.

If you help Jia Zhang, you will offend Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu.

Difficult!

Wang Shufang looked at Yi Zhonghai and stopped talking to him. She just quietly made the bed. She was too lazy to care what Yi Zhonghai was thinking.

……

The courtyard was generally quiet that night. Except for Jia Zhang who was cleaning up the sticks, the rest of the family was quite quiet.

Even Liu Haizhong didn't deal with his two big sons that night.

Early the next morning, Shen Zhiping got up and made breakfast. After breakfast, he and Liu Wanqing took their little cotton-padded jacket and set off for his father-in-law's house.

Today is Yan Jiecheng's wedding day. Shen Zhiping had already declined Yan Bugui's invitation, so he naturally had to go out early. Otherwise, if someone really stopped him and invited him again and again, it would be difficult for him to refuse.

If Comrade Old Yan didn't have so many calculations, Shen Zhiping might still have come to the banquet, but now, Shen Zhiping doesn't want to get too close to the Yan family.

When the Down to the Countryside Movement was launched later, if Old Yan asked him for help, would he help or not?
This is all trouble!

A lot of things were skipped in the plot of Siheyuan, but Shen Zhiping is now living in this era, and those things that were skipped in the plot are things he must face.

"Are you concerned?"

Liu Wanqing found it a little funny to see Shen Zhiping avoiding Yan Jiecheng's wedding banquet like he was avoiding a snake or a scorpion. "They just invited you to a banquet, why are you acting like you want to kill you?"

"If he really wanted to kill me, I wouldn't be so scared!"

Shen Zhiping sighed, "I suddenly feel that I might have made a mistake in arranging this job for Yan Jiecheng!"

"Why?"

"Are you worried about being entangled?"

Liu Wanqing saw it clearly.

Shen Zhiping laughed and said, "I'm not worried about being entangled, but I will definitely be entangled."

"Besides, I helped them once. If I don't help them a second time, what do you think their family will think?"

"Could they blame you?"

Liu Wanqing felt that the Yan family would not be so unreasonable.

“They’ll definitely blame me!”

"Who knows, they might even cause trouble for me!"

The more Shen Zhiping thought about it, the more he felt that this was not a good thing.

He helped Yan Jiecheng, but the Yan family paid for it.

Given the Yan family’s tradition of calculation, there will inevitably be all kinds of calculations in the future, which is very annoying.

Shen Zhiping's decision not to attend Yan Jiecheng's wedding banquet was sending a signal to Yan Bugui that the friendship between their two families ended when he introduced a job to Yan Jiecheng last time.

What remains is simply a neighborly relationship.

In this matter between neighbors, helping is a favor, not helping is a duty, and the extra things will be calculated separately. As for how to calculate it, it is up to Shen Zhiping to decide.

When I arrived at my father-in-law's house, I found that he was not at home. From the tone of my mother-in-law, it seemed that he had been busy these days.

Shen Zhiping didn't know what major events had happened in history during this period, so he didn't express any opinions, but just followed orders and did his job obediently.

Doing what you’re told actually means cooking!
Today, Shen Zhiping has become the head chef in his father-in-law's house with his excellent cooking skills.

Whenever the couple came over, the one who would cook would always be Shen Zhiping.

"Xiao Shen, your cooking skills are getting better and better!"

The mother-in-law praised Shen Zhiping's cooking skills.

Liu Wanqing also nodded repeatedly. She was indeed blessed by heaven, and the man she chose was so outstanding.

"You're a compliment!"

"My cooking skills are just at the level of ordinary home cooking!"

Shen Zhiping was a little modest.

When Chinese people speak, they must be humble when faced with compliments from others.

Just like the abdication and ascension of the throne by ancient kings, they had to ask and decline three times. Also, when officials had to carry out remnants of the emperor's body, the emperor's polite practice was to ask them to stay three times before allowing it.

Shen Zhiping stayed at his father-in-law's house until dinner, and then he and Liu Wanqing set out on their journey home with their daughter.

When the family of three returned to the courtyard, it was quite lively.

The wedding characters pasted on the doors and walls look festive.

A group of children were walking around in the courtyard, and there were still quite a few people on the Yan family's side.

When Shen Zhiping and Liu Wanqing came back with the child, they were immediately seen.

Yan Bugui immediately came out of the house and asked Shen Zhiping to come over and sit down.

This time Shen Zhiping couldn't refuse.

Even the most ordinary neighbors should go over and visit at this time.

After Shen Zhiping and Liu Wanqing returned the bicycles to the East Courtyard, they took the child to Yan's house.

"Engineer Shen, Comrade Liu, please sit down!"

When Yan Bugui saw Shen Zhiping and Liu Wanqing coming over, he quickly invited them to take a seat.

"Teacher Yan, we have already eaten, so we won't sit down!" Shen Zhiping took out a red envelope and handed it to Yan Bugui, smiling and saying, "Teacher Yan, I'm sorry that I didn't come to the banquet today, but I still have to make up for this gift money!"

"I wish the Jie Cheng brothers and their spouses a happy wedding, happiness and a son soon!"

Yan Bugui accepted the red envelope from Shen Zhiping and immediately called Yan Jiecheng and his wife over.

Soon, Yan Jiecheng and his wife rushed over.

Sure enough, it’s not Yu Li!
Seeing the woman standing next to Yan Jiecheng, Shen Zhiping sighed inwardly.

This woman's appearance is undoubtedly a level lower than Yu Li's, and judging from her face, she is not easy to get along with.

Since Yan Jiecheng has a job, he naturally looks down on Yu Li who doesn't have a job, and it is normal for him to find another partner.

However, it is hard to say whether the Yan family’s tradition can continue smoothly when it encounters this person.

"Engineer Shen, I toast to you!"

"I heard from Jie Cheng that you are the most powerful person in this courtyard!"

When Yan Jiecheng's daughter-in-law Sun Ailian saw Shen Zhiping, she spoke very generously.

In comparison, Yan Jiecheng was a little restrained when facing Shen Zhiping.

"Sorry, my stomach has been a little uncomfortable recently and I can't drink alcohol, so I'll drink tea instead!"

Shen Zhiping did not refuse Sun Ailian's toast, but he did not respond according to the other party's wishes. Instead, he gave a big discount.

"Engineer Shen, I want to toast you, too. Thank you for helping me find a job!"

Only then did Yan Jiecheng realize that as the groom, he should toast a glass of wine to Shen Zhiping.

Shen Zhiping still drank tea instead of wine, smiled and said: "That's because you are capable of it, I dare not take credit for it!"

Sure enough, this family is full of trouble!
Is this kind of thing to be said at this time?

Fortunately, Yan Jiecheng's voice was not loud, otherwise Shen Zhiping really wanted to slap him.

After briefly speaking to the couple, Shen Zhiping and Liu Wanqing left the Yan family.

When they returned to the East Cross Courtyard, Liu Wanqing looked at Shen Zhiping and said, "I finally understand why you want to avoid this family!"

"Now you know how far-sighted I am!"

Shen Zhiping was a little proud for a while.

Liu Wanqing rolled her eyes at him and said, "If you were really so foresighted, you shouldn't have helped their family before!"

"We were thinking that since we won't be living in the courtyard anymore, we'd need to trouble them to look after the house here!"

"That's right, I still lacked foresight. If I had known that we would be transferred back so soon, I wouldn't have gone through all this trouble!"

Shen Zhiping raised his hand and slapped himself.

If he had known earlier that he would return to Siheyuan, he would not have needed to take special care of the Yan family, and naturally he would not have needed to arrange a job for Yan Jiecheng.

……

Silent all night.

The next day was another day of work.

Shen Zhiping got up early to cook, and then went to wake up Liu Wanqing. As for the little cotton-padded jacket, she was still sleeping soundly.

The little girl woke up twice during the night, and Liu Wanqing also woke up twice. Although Shen Zhiping also woke up, he was very energetic because he didn't need to do anything.

When Shen Zhiping and Liu Wanqing started to eat breakfast, there was suddenly a noise coming from the front yard.

After listening carefully, Shen Zhiping looked at Liu Wanqing and whispered, "It's Yan Jiecheng's wife!"

"ah……?!"

Liu Wanqing looked at Shen Zhiping in astonishment, "No way? She just got married and it's only the second day, why are they quarreling?"

"You've forgotten the Yan family's customs!"

Shen Zhiping pointed to the food on the table.

Liu Wanqing suddenly remembered what Shen Zhiping had told her about the Yan family's eating habits.

"The new bride just got married, and they are like this too?"

“Isn’t this too much?”

Liu Wanqing felt very sorry for the new daughter-in-law.

Shen Zhiping smiled and said, "I think it's good. Sooner or later, we will know about this family's behavior. It's better to know it sooner rather than later!"

"..."

Liu Wanqing was completely speechless.

Shen Zhiping said cheerfully, "Let's not meddle in other people's business!"

……

The old Yan family at this moment.

Sun Ailian looked at everyone in the Yan family angrily, and Yan Jiecheng, who was next to her, had a clear slap mark on his face, which was caused by Sun Ailian.

The Yan family's breakfast was spilled, and the floor was a mess.

"fraud!"

"You are liars!"

"Marriage fraud!"

"I'm going to sue you!"

Sun Ailian really didn't expect that the Yan family would be in such a situation.

What they say about being a scholarly family is all fake.

Their family was not wealthy, but at least they could guarantee food. Although they could not guarantee that they would have enough to eat, it was much better than the situation of the Yan family.

She also had a job, working in a food factory, and had thought that after marrying Yan Jiecheng, her life would be full of hope. However, she never expected that they had to share breakfast, with two pickled vegetable sticks per person!

What's even more outrageous is that she has to pay for food and rent to live here.

Is she getting married?

She moved out of her home and found a place to rent for herself.

How could Sun Ailian not be angry?
"My dear, what you said doesn't make sense!"

Yan Bugui remained calm and did not show any emotion because of Sun Ailian's outburst. All this was within his expectations.

"What did we lie to you about?"

"Our family's situation is indeed not good, but we have given the bride price in full!"

"As for the rent and meal money, it is also a tradition in our family!"

"I treat every child in my family fairly, without favoritism!"

"I can't just raise Jie Cheng, find him a job, and marry him off, and then just let him live his life without having to worry about anything!"

"You are also an educated person, you should understand the truth behind this!"

Yan Bugui's words made Sun Ailian so angry that she had no place to vent.

"I'm not targeting you!"

"When they are liberated and have married, they will do the same!"

"As the old saying goes, if you can eat well, you can wear well, but if you can't plan well, you will be poor!"

After Yan Bugui finished speaking, he looked at Sun Ailian with a serious expression, "If you feel wronged even though you are like this, then I want to ask, what were you like when you were at your mother's house?"

"Of course, if you really can't swallow this, you can divorce Jie Cheng!"

"But the betrothal gift must be returned to us!"

"Shameless!"

When Sun Ailian heard Yan Bugui say that the betrothal gift had to be returned, she was furious!

She was a virgin, was she going to be slept with like that for nothing?
(End of this chapter)