The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

How old was Sha Zhu when He Daqing left in the original drama?

Sha Zhu is only sixteen years old and doesn't have a formal job yet. He has to take care of his younger sister's food and clothing, and support her education up to high school.

He delayed his own chance to find a wife; isn't this brother a good enough person?

That's pretty good.

The eldest brother is like a father, and Sha Zhu, aside from everything else, is really good to his younger sister.

He has a problem with his personality. Since his parents are no longer alive, he still lives in a big house and doesn't eat meat or skimp on food. I guess many people in the neighborhood will take advantage of him.

His problem was that he liked to help widows, because no one taught him that; Yi Zhonghai taught him the wrong thing.

The neighbors were also afraid that Qin Huairu would ask them to borrow things, so they secretly watched and laughed at her.

The deaf old lady lived in the backyard. At first, she didn't like Sha Zhu marrying Qin Huairu. Sha Zhu kept going on blind dates to find a partner, including asking Qin Huairu to introduce him to Qin Jingru. Unfortunately, Xu Damao ruined it, and the deaf old lady couldn't control Sha Zhu.

Lou Xiao'e left again.

Later, as he got older, he had no choice but to give up and marry Qin Huairu.

But that doesn't mean he wasn't a good older brother.

Thinking of this, Yang Dalin said directly, "How about this, Brother Zhu, I'll ask around later. I don't think it'll be a big problem. How about letting the rainwater enter the railway freight station? It's an office job, so the wind won't blow it in and the rain won't get it wet."

Do you commute to and from get off work with my wife?

Sha Zhu patted Yang Dalin's arm happily: "Of course, brother, thank you so much."

Tomorrow, tomorrow your brother will treat you to a nice meal.

"You're too kind, Brother Zhu. I have an appointment for tomorrow, or maybe the day after. I've already made plans with someone."

They're all older brothers from my workplace. I'm treating them tomorrow night, so you can show off your skills.

I'll talk to them about this.

And don't mention this to anyone beforehand. You better keep your mouth shut and don't tell anyone.

If anyone finds out, just say it was assigned by their school.

I know absolutely nothing else, okay?

"Okay, brother, we won't tell anyone. We won't say a word until things are done. I won't even tell your sister-in-law or Yushui."

"Okay, that's settled then. Come to my Dongsi Shitiao compound after you get off work tomorrow night."

Please help me cook a meal.

"OK"

Sha Zhu then happily left.

The two chatted quietly to each other, and the neighbors didn't seem to care much.

The others came over one after another to say hello, and then left.

Since it was time for dinner, no one felt comfortable staying any longer.

Aunt Qi and Sister Yan prepared a large table of delicious dishes for Yang Dalin.

While having dinner with his family, Yang Dalin said, "Sister Yan, why don't you take a day off tomorrow? I'll take you to the hospital for a check-up."

Chu Yanhua said, "Dalinzi, I'm in good health."

"No need."

As a result, Yang Dalin insisted, and his aunt also persuaded her that since Dalinzi was so determined, she should go.

Chu Yanhua finally agreed.

Just say it will only take up a morning.

The station is quite busy.

They were worried that Gong Xuemei's sister-in-law wouldn't be able to handle everything by herself.

Yang Dalin was relieved that his wife had agreed.

The two of them stayed in Yang Dalin's old room that night.

For the first three months, Yang Dalin didn't dare to make any rash moves.

I could only hug Sister Yan and sleep for a while.

The next day, Yang Dalin accompanied Sister Yan to the hospital in the morning.

I saw a doctor.

The doctor said Chu Yanhua is in good health.

The fetus is developing well.

Just be careful not to consume too much nutrition.

Otherwise, if the fetus grows too large later, it may cause dystocia (difficult labor).

This is something Yang Dalin should pay more attention to.

Also, just let Chu Yanhua work normally.

Don't be afraid.

People at this time were not as delicate as they would be later.

Some people even give birth to their children on the ground.

If Yang Dalin asked Yan Jie to rest at home and take care of her pregnancy, Chu Yan Hua herself would not agree.

She was afraid her colleagues would laugh at her.

Yang Dalin understood his wife's feelings.

Without thinking, I agreed.

After lunch, I took Sister Yan to work.

After returning, Yang Dalin stopped by to visit Grandpa Wang and Grandma Wang, whose son was conducting secret scientific research in the Northwest.

Then I went to Minister Teng's and Minister Duan's offices and took a look around.

Then we went to the Dongsi Shitiao compound.

This was Yang Dalin's first time visiting his compound in early summer.

I was too busy before, so I mostly came during the winter.

Yang Dalin opened the door and first looked at the fruit trees in the east courtyard.

Yes, the apricots in the east courtyard are ripe.

Yang Dalin also picked a few more. Although the fruit was an old variety and relatively small, it was quite delicious.

The fruit setting rate of other fruit trees is also acceptable.

My fertilizer application wasn't in vain.

However, having nothing else to do, Yang Dalin applied some fertilizer he had brought from abroad to the fruit trees.

Then we went to the west courtyard.

Aunt Qi planted a lot of vegetables in the west courtyard.

The lush green leaves are quite pretty.

Yang Dalin dissolved fertilizer in the water.

I sprinkled some fertilizer water on these vegetables.

Yang Dalin waited until almost evening before taking out some ingredients from his spatial storage.

Let's do some preparatory work first.

Once Sha Zhu arrives, we can start cooking right away.

I'm chopping vegetables right now.

Sha Zhu arrived shortly after.

With Sha Zhu here, the kitchen is now in his hands.

After a while, Auntie and the others, Qi Desheng's family, and Tian Xueyi's family arrived one after another.

Yang Dalin invited Shazhu to stay for dinner that night.

In the end, Sha Zhu still refused to stay.

In the end, Yang Dalin let him pack a lot of food to take back.

I had dinner with Sheng Ge and Tian Ge that evening.

Yang Dalin told Sheng Ge about the job arrangement for Sha Zhu's sister, He Yushui.

Qi Desheng was surprised to hear that he was a high school graduate.

She's the younger sister of the chef, Sha Zhu, who cooked the meal earlier.

Sha Zhu had a good relationship with Yang Dalin in Yang Dalin's courtyard.

Qi Desheng agreed.

In recent years, factories and enterprises have faced a severe shortage of educated workers.

A high school graduate is already considered an educated person.

The freight station should have recruited more educated reserve personnel.

Then a girl who has just graduated from high school would be just right.

Speaking of work...

Chu Xiaoning, who was standing next to him, raised her hand: "Brother Qi, me too."

I'm graduating soon too.

I also want to work.

"Yang Dalin, you're so biased! You thought of Sister Yushui but not me."

Yang Dalin slapped his forehead, realizing he had indeed forgotten about Chu Xiaoning.

Chu Xiaoning is younger than He Yushui, but she started school earlier than He Yushui.

When He Yushui was in school, He Daqing had just run away.

Then it delayed my schooling for several years.

At this stage, it's quite normal for older students in a grade to be several years older than younger students.

Yang Dalin then asked, "If you hadn't mentioned it, I almost forgot. Why aren't you trying to take the college entrance exam? Or are you aware of your own limitations, that your grades aren't good enough, and you have no confidence at all?"

Yang Dalin certainly wouldn't say that going to university next year would be dangerous.

But this is a question that definitely needs to be asked.

He had originally planned to arrange things for his sister-in-law before the end of this year.

Chu Xiaoning immediately asked her about her grades.

Their expression changed.

She worked hard enough, but unfortunately, she couldn't compete with the exceptionally talented players of today.

Moreover, universities are not expanding their enrollment now.

Those who can pass the exam are all the chosen ones.

Chu Xiaoning is far inferior to even the most outstanding talents.

At best, they're just ordinary people, one word different from being the pride of heaven.