Life in siheyuan era

Zhou Zhiyuan's intuition was indeed sharp, but not sharp enough to penetrate people's hearts. He didn't know that Zhang Yong would give him a "forcible takeover."

Zhang Yong knew about Zhou Zhiyuan's invitation and, after pondering it over, made up his mind. A little after eleven o'clock, he walked into the Yongning Store and invited Guo Yanhong to the Huichun Restaurant for dinner.

From the time he and Guo Yanhong met to when they officially became a couple, five months had passed. At this time, he really wanted to take her home, but he was afraid that his parents would not agree.

Guo Yanhong's family conditions were not good. Her father worked in a small factory, earning just over forty yuan a month. Her mother retired due to illness, receiving only twenty yuan a month in retirement pay.

Guo Yanhong took over her mother's job and had been working at the Yongning Store for less than a year, earning eighteen yuan a month.

The combined income of the family of three was less than ninety yuan, and they also had a grandmother to support, as well as a younger brother and sister who were still in school.

Importantly, Guo Yanhong only had a junior high school education, but even more importantly, Zhang Yong just liked her. He didn't know how many hairs he had pulled out trying to get her to pass the test with his parents.

Fortunately, Zhou Zhiyuan came along. Zhang Yong didn't need to pull his hair out anymore. "Look for Zhiyuan when something happens." This habit possessed him again. If Zhou Zhiyuan refused, he would make it so he couldn't refuse.

This matter was quite easy to handle. He called Guo Yanhong out and said in a low voice, "I have a childhood friend who just returned after being demobilized from the army. His name is Zhou Zhiyuan, a guy who only uses his hands, not his brain."

"But my parents really like him. He's going to see my mom tomorrow, and I'm planning to take you with me."

Zhang Yong seemed to have slipped up, but Guo Yanhong focused on the "easier" part. After hearing him speak, she hurriedly asked, "What should I do?"

Zhang Yong taught her, "I'll take you out to eat later, and we should be able to run into Zhiyuan and the others. Just show that you're diligent."

Guo Yanhong was usually quite diligent. Hearing this, she asked in surprise, "That's it?"

She wasn't sure, but Zhang Yong encouraged her, "Don't worry, I'm here."

Zhang Yong was timid, but he had to show a brave side in front of Guo Yanhong. He had confidence because Zhou Zhiyuan was there. With him there, Zhang Yong wasn't afraid of anyone. He took Guo Yanhong into the restaurant and walked inside.

He had experience. Public officials wouldn't sit outside when eating and drinking at noon. The more hidden, the better.

He had been to Huichun Restaurant before and had also hidden at a certain table to drink. He went straight in that direction and saw Zhou Zhiyuan pouring wine.

At this time, he had something to say: "Zhiyuan, didn't you want to meet Yanhong? I brought her to you."

Zhang Yong's greeting surprised Zhou Zhiyuan. He didn't even know who Guo Yanhong was.

His first reaction at this time was, "This guy is playing tricks on me."

But Han Xue thought, "What is Zhang Yong trying to do?"

She didn't think Zhou Zhiyuan wanted to meet Guo Yanhong. Even if he wanted to meet her, he wouldn't do it in this kind of situation.

But Wan Chunfang smiled and said, "This girl is really pretty."

She didn't think anything else, she just thought Guo Yanhong was good-looking.

Wang Dagang looked back at Zhou Zhiyuan and saw a wry smile on his face. He understood that Zhou Zhiyuan didn't want to meet Guo Yanhong, but he had to accept Zhang Yong's arrangement.

Wang Dagang was certain of their relationship, and so was Han Xue, but she wanted to know what Zhang Yong was trying to do even more.

Zhang Yong's approach was quite strange. He first introduced the three of them to Guo Yanhong, and then said to Zhou Zhiyuan, "Yanhong is younger than you, let her be responsible for pouring the wine. After a while, you'll have to pour wine for her."

After saying this, Zhang Yong introduced Guo Yanhong, "This guy is my childhood friend, Zhou Zhiyuan."

Then he turned to Zhou Zhiyuan and said, "My girlfriend, Guo Yanhong."

Guo Yanhong immediately stepped forward to take the bottle of wine and called out, "Brother Zhou."

But Zhang Yong said, "Don't call him 'Brother Zhou,' just call him Zhiyuan."

The two sang in harmony, and Zhou Zhiyuan shook his head slightly, handing the bottle of Tongjiao wine in his hand to Guo Yanhong and smiling, "Do as Brother Yong says."

He suddenly called Zhang Yong "Brother Yong," and Han Xue naturally understood what he meant, saying, "Director Zhang, please sit down."

Wan Chunfang blinked and immediately smiled, "Director Zhang, your coming is giving us face."

Wang Dagang smiled and said, "It's rare to have the opportunity to have a drink with Director Zhang."

Zhang Yong immediately replied, "I can't drink too much, I'm afraid the leaders will be looking for me."

Wan Chunfang then said, "The leaders are all very good to you, so you don't have to be afraid of drinking."

Wan Chunfang urged him to drink, but Zhou Zhiyuan said indifferently, "Brother Yong's alcohol tolerance is average, and he also has a girlfriend present, so pour him half a glass."

As Zhou Zhiyuan spoke, he looked at Guo Yanhong's hand and saw that she had poured half a glass of wine for Zhang Yong. He turned to Wan Chunfang and said, "Sister, Section Chief Han, the night you treated us, I'll accompany you to have a good time."

Wan Chunfang smiled and said, "Okay, we'll have a few drinks that night."

Saying this, she turned to look at Guo Yanhong and called out, "Fill it up for him."

Guo Yanhong also poured him half a glass of wine and was about to straighten up when she heard Wan Chunfang's call and didn't know what to do.

At this time, she heard Zhou Zhiyuan say, "Fill it up."

Guo Yanhong filled Zhou Zhiyuan's glass, took a bottle of Dabaile soda handed over by Han Xue, and returned to her seat.

Zhou Zhiyuan turned his head and saw that Guo Yanhong had poured soda into her own cup, then turned back to look at Han Xue.

Seeing him looking over, Han Xue immediately said, "You're the host, you start the toast."

Hearing her tell him to start the toast, Zhou Zhiyuan picked up his wine glass and said, "It's an honor to meet Section Chief Han, Sister Wan, and Brother Wang..." Saying this, he paused, turned to look at Guo Yanhong, and turned back to continue, "And Comrade Guo Yanhong, it's my honor to meet you, and it's also the beginning of our friendship. I'll toast to everyone."

He spoke concisely and then took a sip of wine first.

Han Xue drank her soda and observed the reactions of the others. Wan Chunfang and Wang Dagang drank happily, intending to establish a good relationship with Zhou Zhiyuan.

Zhang Yong drank casually, indicating that he and Zhou Zhiyuan didn't care about this kind of formality.

But Guo Yanhong was very nervous, indicating that she had something on her mind.

Guo Yanhong was beautiful, but from her clothes, the cuffs and collar of her cotton-padded jacket showed signs of being mended, and the red sweater inside had faded, and should have been remade.

From Guo Yanhong's clothes, Han Xue knew that Guo Yanhong's family conditions were not very good.

Guo Yanhong should be eighteen or nineteen years old. Girls of this age are just at the time of loving beauty. At this time, there are not many choices, but there can not be signs of mending on the clothes.

Young people value face, especially young men and women in the city. They can wear patched clothes at home, but they must dress better when they go out, even if they only have one good set of clothes, they must maintain it.

Putting herself in her shoes, Han Xue knew Guo Yanhong's living conditions, and then saw Zhang Yong winking at Zhou Zhiyuan, and guessed five or six points in her heart.

Zhang Yong's mother was Zhou Zhiyuan's teacher, and being able to maintain the relationship until now shows that the teacher-student friendship is very deep.

Han Xue grasped this information and roughly guessed Zhang Yong's purpose, picked up her water glass and took a sip of soda, and heard Wan Chunfang ask, "Director Zhang, did Li Huaiyi go out?"

Zhang Yong replied, "I saw him leave with Wu Shan."

Hearing this, Wan Chunfang snorted and said, "We'll get him drunk."

Wang Dagang then said, "He's the leader in charge, if you're not happy, can you go talk to Director Qiu? Drink up."

Everyone raised their glasses and took a sip. Putting down her water glass, Han Xue asked, "Who is Wu Shan?"

"The purchasing agent of Modi Restaurant, he's very resourceful, knows a lot of people from all walks of life."

As Wan Chunfang's voice fell, Zhou Zhiyuan asked, "Sister Wan, are you very familiar with him?"

"Not very familiar, we had a meal once, he only associates with leaders..." Saying this, Wan Chunfang looked at Zhou Zhiyuan and continued, "Wu Shan likes martial arts, he should associate with you, come, drink."

This time, Wan Chunfang took the lead in drinking. After three drinks, Wan Chunfang opened the floodgates, "Zhiyuan, the place and the army are different, just like our street, there are not many people, twenty or so, but there are two hundred minds..."

Wan Chunfang gave Zhou Zhiyuan a lesson, and Han Xue paid attention to the content here. These two hundred minds must be clarified.

But Wang Dagang was eating the dishes in big mouthfuls. He would be a fool if he didn't eat good dishes.

Zhang Yong was definitely not a fool. He took this opportunity to pick up dishes for Guo Yanhong, picking up a few pieces of Guo Bao Rou and putting them in Guo Yanhong's bowl, and then putting some Liusanyang and Liurouduan into his own bowl, pushing it in front of Guo Yanhong, and whispering in her ear, "Eat your dishes, don't worry about what they say."

But Guo Yanhong had no appetite, and was still thinking about the visit tomorrow night, secretly pointing at Zhou Zhiyuan, Zhang Yong immediately understood, and whispered, "Don't worry, this guy has agreed, with me here, you can rest assured, eat well and drink well without worry."

Zhang Yong's words made Guo Yanhong feel warm in her heart, and she will definitely be able to successfully enter the Zhang family's door tomorrow night.