Siheyuan: Shazhu's Leisurely Life

Chapter 59 Eat Less

That night.

The Yi family in the middle courtyard.

When Yi Zhonghai came back from get off work, the lady closed the door mysteriously. Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai's face froze: "Next time, I'm a little tired today..."

The aunt was stunned at first, but soon rolled her eyes at him unhappily: "What are you thinking about? There is good news today!"

"Good news?" Yi Zhonghai was obviously relieved to see that the aunt was not concerned about that matter, and was soon attracted by the good news from the aunt's mouth.

"Guess what I did today?" The auntie deliberately kept the question in suspense.

"What?"

"Isn't Zhuzi's wife pregnant? I went to see her this morning, and then discussed something with Zhuzi..."

When Yi Zhonghai heard the aunt talk about what she had discussed with Zhuzi, his eyes became brighter and brighter!
"real?!"

After the lady finished speaking, Yi Zhonghai spoke subconsciously.

"How could I lie to you? Look, the flour and vegetables were sent by Zhuzi. I went to their house this afternoon. Miaoyun is a really good daughter-in-law. She has a good personality and is sensible. If you ask me, she is much better than Qin Huairu!"

Behind closed doors, the aunt naturally speaks in her own language.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at some noodles and vegetables on the table not far away and nodded slightly.

"Okay, okay." He couldn't help but say twice. "Let's do this first. Zhuzi's wife is pregnant. This is a good opportunity. You have to take good care of her during this period."

After just a moment's thought, Yi Zhonghai spoke.

Ever since Jia Dongxu's death, Yi Zhonghai and his wife have always felt a sense of crisis.

Logically speaking, with Yi Zhonghai's level and status as a level seven worker, if he really needed to choose someone to take care of him in his old age, there would be plenty of people in the steel mill lining up to take care of him until the end of his life.

But Yi Zhonghai finally chose Jia Dongxu from the same academy. What he valued was that he knew him well and could control him. No matter how diligent his outsider apprentices were, he could not trust them.

After Jia Dongxu's death, Yi Zhonghai's first gaze fell on the courtyard.

Qin Huairu can be a backup candidate. After all, she inherited Jia Dongxu's job position and has been married into the courtyard for many years. Yi Zhonghai has taken care of everything.

But she is a woman after all, and she has three children, so Yi Zhonghai has never put all his hopes on Qin Huairu.

As Zhuzi became more and more successful in the steel mill and became famous, Yi Zhonghai hoped that Zhuzi would take care of him in his old age. However, Zhuzi's sudden marriage disrupted his plan, so there was no good opportunity.

What Auntie did today undoubtedly created such an opportunity. Even though Zhuzi was married, he was still a suitable choice for Yi Zhonghai to take care of his old age.

After all, Zhuzi knew Jia Zhang inside and out as well as she did, and Yi Zhonghai and the others had seen how he took care of the deaf old lady.

In addition, the He family has no adults or elders, and Zhuzi is the head of the family alone. The daughter-in-law who married here also fled from famine in other places. It can be said that this family is more suitable than Qin Huairu's family. After all, the Jia family still has Jia Zhangshi standing in the way.

"Zhong Hai, are you still unsure about my work? With Miao Yun's care, let's try to get closer to Zhuzi and his family. Now we can eat together. It's not impossible to ask Zhuzi to help us in the future. I can see that Zhuzi is a man who values ​​friendship."

Having been able to go through all the ups and downs in the hospital with Yi Zhonghai for so many years, Auntie is also a wise character.

Yi Zhonghai nodded: "Well, but we can't take advantage. You have to pay for meals and so on. If you need any tickets, tell me and I will think of a way in the factory."

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A few days passed quickly, and it was the beginning of June. The temperature was getting higher and higher. In this era without air conditioners and fans, after get off work, most people would hide in the yard to enjoy the cool and chat. Because there were no mobile phones, computers or the Internet, and the neighbors were all familiar with each other, it didn't seem boring.

In the past few days, Auntie has been taking care of Chen Miaoyun and the others, going in and out of Zhuzi's house. Everyone knows the situation of Auntie and Zhuzi's families, especially the other family in the central courtyard, the Jia family.

After Qin Huairu recovered from giving birth, she went to work in the steel mill and gradually got back on track. Of course, her skills were still a little different from those of serious workers. When she was working in the workshop, she often asked her fellow workers to help her. For the sake of being a female comrade, no one said anything about it. But whether they would have any thoughts about it in the future was unknown.

After all, Qin Huairu in the original drama was paid 27.5 yuan a month until the beginning of the story. How many years had passed since she inherited her husband's job? If she was a normal and motivated worker, and had the convenience of a senior fitter like Daye to help her, her salary would not have not increased. The only possibility is that this woman has been lazy and slacking off at work in the factory. After all, in the original drama, there were Xu Damao and Sha Zhu, a blood-sucking bag, and even some plots that were not described. She may not have such great life pressure.

At this time, in the Jia family, Jia Zhang, who had been quiet for a few days, heard the rumors outside and curled her lips in displeasure.

"Tell me, what are these Yi Zhonghai and his wife like? With the conditions of Sha Zhu's family, do they still need their help? Their wife is pregnant and they went to join in the fun. And Master Dongxu, she didn't help us at all!"

Qin Huairu was standing by, eating black pickled vegetables and drinking a mouthful of cornmeal soup. "I think so too. Zhuzi rides his bicycle every day. He doesn't look like someone who is short of food."

Jia Zhang looked at Qin Huairu's appearance and her eyes turned: "Hey, Huairu, when was the last time Yi Zhonghai gave our family food? After paying back the food to the families in the front yard this month, we don't have much left. Why don't you go and take a look..."

It was only the beginning of June, but the Jia family had been so busy paying off their debts that they had little food left.

"Mom, it's not a good idea for me, an old man, to bother the uncles. Besides, it's only the beginning of the month. What will the uncles think?" Qin Huairu was also a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Jia Zhang knew that what Qin Huairu said made sense, but her face drooped.

"What should I do? I'm not the only one eating all the food. Look, there are so many mouths to feed at home!"

As Jia Zhang spoke, she pointed at Banggeng and Xiaodang who were eating beside them, and glanced with dissatisfaction at Huaihua who was being held in Qin Huairu's arms and fed.

"Okay, eat less and leave some for your brother!" As she said that, Jia Zhang took the remaining half bowl of cornmeal soup from Xiaodang's bowl and poured it into Banggeng's bowl.

(End of this chapter)