Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 66: Changes in the Siheyuan and the Ripples Before the Wind Rises ( words, please support!)
"Hehe~" Yang Ning looked at He Yuzhu and smiled. He ignored his embarrassment and put his arm around his shoulders as he did before.

"Why, you're still alienated from me after not seeing me for a year?"

Although Yang Ning didn't like any of the people in the original courtyard, no matter what, before Yang Ning went to Hongcheng, he owed He Yuzhu a favor. Now that he has found this place, Yang Ning cannot give him a cold shoulder.

"Hehe~" He Yuzhu smiled awkwardly. For a moment, he was a little at a loss what to do with Yang Ning's action.

At this time, Yang Ning pulled off his clothes and asked jokingly, "Why are you dressed like a groom today? Are you planning to go on a blind date?"

Originally Yang Ning was just joking, but he didn't expect that he guessed it right.

"Brother Ning, how did you know?" After hearing what He Yuzhu said, He Yuzhu no longer cared about being reserved, looked up at Yang Ning in surprise and asked.

"What the hell, are you really going on a blind date?" Yang Ning originally just wanted to tease his childhood friend He Yuzhu to ease the atmosphere, but looking at his current expression, he didn't expect that he was serious.

"I..." He Yuzhu also instantly realized that Yang Ning was teasing him just now, and he didn't expect to be exposed.

"Brother Ning, my grandmother asked someone to find a marriage for my brother. I came here today to borrow your bicycle to go on a blind date."

By this time, the second weirdo had been carried back to the house by his father to change clothes. As a boy, he just wiped it twice and it looked like the real deal.

Without the presence of the two naked monsters, He Yushui could relax. Seeing her brother stuttering and unable to utter a complete sentence, she took over the conversation and gave He Yuzhu a blank look.

"Your grandmother?" Yang Ning was even more puzzled. When did the He brothers and sisters have a grandmother?

"She's the deaf old lady in the backyard. Yu Shui and I have recognized her as our grandmother. Now she helps me take care of Yu Shui and clean the house. We also eat together."

He Yuzhu was also very happy when talking about the deaf old lady in the backyard. Since the old lady came into being, he had more confidence in the yard, and no one dared to lecture him by relying on their status as an elder.

Seeing He Yuzhu's expression, Yang Ning asked in confusion, "Then the uncle and his wife didn't lend a hand either?"

"Hmph!" He Yuzhu's face looked a little unhappy when he heard He Yuzhu talking about an old man.

He Yushui rushed to say: "Now the family of the first uncle and the Jia family are as close as one family. The couple's thoughts are all devoted to Brother Jia and his family."

"After Jia's sister-in-law started working, she even left their son Banggeng to be taken care of by Auntie. She had no time to take care of other people."

After hearing this, Yang Ning understood. The uncle now saw that Jia Zhang was gone, and he had already controlled Jia Dongxu to death. His retirement was guaranteed, so he had no time to do anything else.

Thinking of this, Yang Ning couldn't help but sigh. He didn't expect that there were so many conflicts among many fans. The root of everything lies with Jia Zhang!

Without Jia Zhangshi, Yi Zhonghai had Jia Dongxu as his apprentice, so he didn't need to worry about his retirement.

No one stopped Qin Huairu from getting her household registration, so she didn't know whether she would live a good life in the future. Besides, she had a job now, so there was no need for her to grow tea.

Jia Dongxu would not have died in an accident due to physical deterioration caused by the stress of life.

Without the care of her uncle and his wife, the deaf old lady would cling to He Yuzhu as her only straw and would have no other thoughts.

Even though there is the power-hungry Second Uncle, the stingy Third Uncle, and the Xu Damao family whose minds are as cunning as honeycomb coals.

But nothing in the world is perfect. Compared with those schemes that cause people to have no descendants, most of their conflicts are just ordinary conflicts between neighbors.

"You said Qin Huairu already has a job? Didn't Jia Zhang's incident last year affect her?" Yang Ning asked puzzledly after hearing He Yushui's words.

"It's not like I'm going to a public institution, so what impact will it have?" He Yuzhu was obviously a little unconvinced when he heard Yang Ning's words.

"Oh! So that's how it is." Yang Ning knew as soon as he heard it that Qin Huairu must have found a job in a private shop, but it was also a blessing in disguise.

After the public-private partnership is completed next year, Qin Huairu will be able to keep up with the pace of the times and transform herself into a public servant, which can be regarded as reaping the dividends of the times.

"What's wrong? Did you have a conflict with the old man?" Yang Ning thought of He Yuzhu and asked in confusion when he heard the old man's ugly expression.

He remembered that although the relationship between the two families was not as close as that between the eldest master and the Jia family, it was not as bad as this!

"Nothing... nothing." Upon hearing Yang Ning's question, He Yuzhu didn't know whether he was angry or embarrassed. His face flushed and he refused to say anything.

"Tsk, isn't it because you always peeked at Jia's sister-in-law, and you were scolded by the old man in front of the neighbors? You think he made you lose face, but you dare not take the responsibility."

Yu Shui gave He Yuzhu a disdainful look, not giving him any face at all.

"No, I didn't, don't say anything." He Yuzhu denied it three times in a row: "This damn girl, I love her for nothing, why does she say anything out loud."

"Hmph! Only you know whether it exists or not." He Yushui snorted unconvinced, then ran to play with the second monster who had already changed his clothes.

Yang Ning looked at He Yuzhu thoughtfully. Why is this guy still the same? When he was young, he was called Young Mu Ai, so it is understandable that he has a little fantasy.

I didn't expect that he would get worse even though they are about to get married. He doesn't even avoid people.

From He Yushui's words just now, Yang Ning knew that the old man now treated Qin Huairu like his own daughter-in-law. If you were to criticize someone else's daughter-in-law in front of him, he would be afraid of your strength if he didn't join you.

"Zhu Zi, listen to my advice today. If that girl likes you, don't show off everywhere. Wait until next year when you are old enough to get the certificate. Hurry up."

"No, I really didn't..." He Yuzhu wanted to argue a little more, but Yang Ning just patted him on the shoulder and didn't say anything else.
Think about it, even without Daye and Qin Huairu who actively sabotaged it, He Yuzhu's road to marriage would not be smooth!

Not to mention other things, if he shows off everywhere and really offends the female friend in the courtyard who doesn't get along with him, it's hard to say whether he can get married.

At this time, his father came over from under the eaves pushing out the old Phoenix car. Now, several years have passed, and this car that was Yang Ning's first love is now old and ugly, and he gave it to his father Yang Dagen.

Judging from the current condition of the car, my father still loves it very much. Compared with when it was in Yang Ning's hands, it seems to have a second life.

Since He Yuzhu came here specifically to borrow the car for a blind date, Yang Ning didn't invite him to dinner.

After seeing He Yuzhu off, my father thought of what He Yuzhu had just said and felt deeply moved.

"Who would have thought that after we moved away, the lives of the people in the courtyard would become better."

"Yes, if people don't understand the whole story, they will think that our family is disturbing the neighbors in the yard."

"Haha~" Yang Dagen smiled knowingly when he heard Yang Ning's nonsense, then sighed and said, "Now Zhuzi knows that we live here, it seems that we won't have peace in the future!"

When Yang Ning heard his father's words, he thought of the troublemakers in the courtyard and quickly reminded them, "If they come and it's really urgent, it's okay to help, but don't agree to everything!"

Yang Ning was really afraid that his father would be framed by that group of people using their past neighborhood relationships. If it really happened according to the settings in many fan fictions, this would be a specialty of that group of people, and Yang Ning had to be on guard.

"Hey, I'm just an ordinary worker. How can I be of much help?" Yang Dagen glanced at Yang Ning and asked back.

"Hehe, I worry too much!" Yang Ning realized that he was worrying too much when he thought about his father's sense of propriety in major matters. He touched the back of his head awkwardly and said with a smile.

Because they were going to visit Mr. Hu in the afternoon, Yang Ning and Hu Yinghong went to the Hu family together after dinner.

Mr. Hu seemed very happy when he saw the two people coming.

Especially when the old man heard that Yang Ning was still learning martial arts with Hu Yinghong, he insisted on taking him out to learn a few moves.

Originally, Yang Ning wanted to learn Chinese medicine, but now that Hu Yinghong has become his fiancée, Yang Ning gave up this plan and just asked her to teach him some moves that can strengthen the body.

Hu Yinghong taught him Ba Duan Jin, and he would practice it twice downstairs every morning when he got up.

It’s no wonder that after coming here every day, Yang Ning feels much better.

You need to ask Yang Ning to perform two rounds for you step by step. With his excellent memory, there will be no problem.

But the old man wanted to practice with him, and he really didn’t know what to do!
Just when Yang Ning was at a loss for what to do, Hu Yinghong came over and glared at the old man in reproach: "Grandpa, I only taught Yang Ning how to train and raise him, but I didn't teach him how to fight. How can I fight you?"

"Ah, how can you not teach me how to fight? Those are the treasures left by our ancestors. If you want to teach me, don't hold back. If you only teach me half of it, isn't that misleading?"

When the old man heard that Yang Ning didn't learn how to fight, he lost interest in fighting with him and instead blamed his granddaughter for not teaching him completely.

"Grandpa, you said that this fighting style should not be taught lightly. If I hadn't been going to the front line that year, I don't know when you would have been willing to teach me the fighting style."

Hu Yinghong suddenly felt what it felt like to get retribution.

When he was at Yang Ning's house before, Yang Ning was redundant. Now that he is back at his own home, in his grandfather's eyes, everything is his fault.

The boomerang came back so fast!

When Yang Ning saw this scene, he felt a little relieved. It turned out that this was the same for everyone. In this way, he didn't lose everything.

After having dinner with the old man, the old man held Yang Ning's hand reluctantly before leaving, and kept telling him that if he had time in the future, he would teach him his fighting skills.

The next day, as soon as Yang Ning arrived at the office, Director Lu came over.

"Director Lu, what's the matter?"

Yang Ning saw Director Lu’s serious expression and immediately stood up and asked.

"Comrade Yang Ning, pack your things now. Someone will come to pick you up later."

"Yes!" Director Lu's expression showed that there was something important going on. Yang Ning did not dare to delay and packed his things immediately with the help of Hu Yinghong.

After a while, a jeep arrived at the door of the data processing institute. After checking the ID of the people in the car, Director Lu nodded to Yang Ning.

After Yang Ning got into the car, he found that in addition to the driver, there were two armed soldiers inside, which made Yang Ning nervous.

The car's curtains were pulled up after Yang Ning got in. No one spoke in the car. Only the roar of the car and occasional panting could be heard.

I don't know how long we drove before the car started to slow down.

At this time, the car's curtains were also drawn, and Yang Ning found that they had arrived in front of an inconspicuous small building.

After the examination, Yang Ning was taken to the door of a conference room.

When he went in and took a look, he was immediately shocked.

There were already more than a dozen people sitting inside, some wearing Zhongshan suits, some wearing military uniforms, and there were a few familiar faces among them.

At this time, some people also discovered Yang Ning, and most people were curious about Yang Ning, because Yang Ning was too young.

The youngest person who can be here is over 30 years old, and Yang Ning looks to be in his twenties.

But no one questioned anything. After all, anyone who could sit here must have been checked inside and out many times.

Dean Guo, who was sitting in front facing the door, was stunned for a moment when he saw Yang Ning coming in, then he winked at him, indicating that he should find an empty seat.

Yang Ning had no choice but to find an inconspicuous empty seat in the corner and sit down.

As time passed, the conference room was almost full.

Yang Ning made a rough estimate and estimated that there were probably hundreds of them.

Suddenly, the conference room became restless. Everyone stood up and applauded enthusiastically in one direction.

When Yang Ning saw that figure, he also became excited and clapped vigorously along with the crowd.

"Okay, everyone, take a seat." The leader waved his hand, and the meeting room immediately became quiet.

“Everyone here is an expert in their field, you are all very busy people, and your time is precious.

I invited you all here today to discuss with you how and where we should go next.”

"Our industry has developed to a certain extent in the past two years, but there is still a big gap compared with other developed countries."

The leader went straight to the point without any polite words and directly stated the reason why he invited them here this time.

"But we have a weak foundation and are still very poor. It is impossible to take care of all aspects, so we have to selectively develop some key projects."

"But which projects should be developed as priorities? Everyone here is an expert in their respective fields. You are professional in this area, so please speak freely and share your opinions."

When Yang Ning heard this, he knew that we were preparing for several big moves next year.

The meeting finally determined that in the next period of time, the main development areas will include agriculture, energy, nuclear weapons, steel, electricity, aerospace, and computers.

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