Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

Chapter 112

"Da Mao, you're back! Come in, what are you standing there for?"

The lights in the room were off, and the food was prepared on the table and covered with plates.

Zhang Daya was seen propping herself up on the table, clearly getting sleepy from waiting for Xu Damao and taking a nap.

Hearing the sound, Zhang Daya, still half-asleep, called for someone to come in.

The sound startled Jia Dongxu, who was standing at the door.

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu coughed before speaking, "It's me, Jia Dongxu, not Da Mao."

Zhang Daya snapped out of her daze, instinctively pulling her clothes tighter as she looked at the figure at the door.

"Who are you?" Zhang Daya asked in confusion.

Autumn nights fall early, and since Zhang Daya was pregnant and afraid of catching a cold, she kept the windows closed. Under the moonlight, the room was not very bright, and it was difficult to see who came in.

Jia Dongxu took a step back without making a sound, and then said, "I am Jia Dongxu from the Intermediate People's Court. Da Mao sent me to find you."

Upon hearing that it was Da Mao who had called her, Zhang Daya thought to herself, "Really, I should have closed the door if I had known Da Mao wouldn't be coming back tonight."

Although he felt a little resentful, he immediately got up, turned on the light, and went to the door, asking Jia Dongxu, "Brother Jia, what does my Da Mao want to talk to me about?"

Jia Dongxu told Zhang Daya about the movie showing at the steel mill that night, and then went home.

Back home, Jia Dongxu's heart was pounding, and the scene kept replaying in his mind.

His wife, Qin Huairu, was very beautiful; she could be considered one of the most beautiful women in the courtyard.

But no matter how beautiful Qin Huairu is, it's useless. Her family's situation doesn't allow it, so she can only look at her but not eat her, lest she have a younger brother or sister when Bang Geng is still young, because their family's situation simply doesn't allow them to raise her properly.

Although there were contraceptive devices available at that time, they were not disposable and had to be washed after each use, so they didn't dare to use them.

What he saw under the hazy moonlight made him feel a little impulsive.

The way he looked at Qin Huairu was different now, and Qin Huairu, who was looking forward to going to the movies that night, also noticed the look in her man's eyes.

That burning gaze, as if it wanted to scorch him, made her heart race.

Seeing her son and daughter-in-law's actions, Jia Zhangshi already knew what would happen tonight.

"Oh dear, it's getting late. Dongxu, I also want to see a movie tonight. I'll just take Banggeng with me then," Jia Zhangshi said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu immediately understood what Jia Zhangshi meant, so he smiled and said, "Mom, go ahead, be careful on the road."

Then Jia Zhangshi went to hug Banggeng, who was in Qin Huairu's arms, but Banggeng was unwilling: "Grandma, I want my mother to take me."

"Good boy, listen to Grandma, Grandma will take you, okay?" Jia Zhangshi coaxed Banggeng, and without caring whether Banggeng wanted to or not, she picked him up.

Bang Geng wanted to resist a little, but under Jia Dongxu's gaze, he had no choice but to give up.

After Jia Zhangshi left, the door of the Jia family was closed, and Jia Zhangshi took Bang Geng to the front yard.

"Yang Ruihua, let's go see a movie together today!" Jia Zhangshi called out from in front of the Yan family's house.

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's voice, Yang Ruihua came out and said, "Okay, wait for me, I'll take the child with me."

After saying that, Yang Ruihua turned around and went back into the house, then came out carrying Yan Jiedi, who was about the same size as Banggeng, followed by several other children.

With a hint of envy, Madam Jia said, "Ruihua, you are so lucky to have so many children, unlike my family, which only has one. Sigh."

Yang Ruihua turned to look at the children, her tone filled with pride: "Oh, what's the big deal? Just wait until your Dongxu and Huairu have a few more, right?"

Thinking about what happened in the room that evening, Jia Zhangshi nodded without saying a word, but she was secretly overjoyed.

Meanwhile, Yang Lifang and He Yushui got dressed and went to the backyard. After asking Zhang Daya and learning that she was also going to see a movie, they walked together toward the steel rolling mill.

More and more workers' families joined the movie screenings on the way, including many who weren't even from the steel mill.

When we arrived at the steel rolling mill square, it was already packed with people and very lively.

"There are too many people here, Da Ya, you need to be careful," Yang Lifang said to Zhang Da Ya, who was standing to the side, while holding He Yushui's hand.

Zhang Daya knew the danger and didn't dare to walk through the crowd, afraid of being bumped into.

He Yushui had a better eye; she looked around and found that there weren't many people in the cafeteria area, so she said, "Sister-in-law, let's go that way; there are fewer people there."

He Yushui pointed over there, and Yang Lifang looked over as well. Sure enough, she led the two of them over.

Over at the cafeteria, He Yuzhu had finished cooking and was about to rest when he saw Yang Lifang and the other two coming over.

"Xiaofang, what brings you here?"

"Brother, there are too many people today. Let's go this way; there are fewer people here," He Yushui said.

Yang Lifang also said, "Yes, Brother Zhu, I don't know what's going on today, there are so many people, and I was afraid of crowding Daya, so we're walking this way."

He Yuzhu looked around and saw that there were indeed many people. He said, "Alright, be careful. Go straight to the front from here. Xu Damao is still showing the movie today. Ask Xu Damao to find you seats."

After saying that, He Yuzhu took out a lunchbox from the kitchen, which contained sunflower seeds and peanuts.

After He Yushui took it, she went to the front with them.

Sure enough, once we got to the front, although there were still a lot of people, there were quite a few seats left, with benches. Those benches were reserved for the factory leaders, so not many people sat on them.

Xu Damao was fiddling with the machine when he saw his wife coming over, so he invited them to sit down on the stools.

"Da Mao, these stools are for the factory leaders. Is it appropriate for us to sit here?" Zhang Daya asked Xu Damao. She didn't want to offend the leaders just because of seating arrangements.

"It's alright," Xu Damao said with a smile. He stepped forward and, seeing that no one could hear him, said to his wife, "Don't worry, Daya, I deliberately put in two extra chairs. There are enough seats for the leaders, but these are specially prepared for you."

Zhang Daya understood immediately and said with a smile, "That's good. Da Mao, you're really capable."

The three of them didn't sit anywhere else, but took the last two benches.

Before long, some of the factory leaders also came over and sat down to watch the movie. Of course, they were just there to watch the movie and didn't give any long speeches.