Life in siheyuan era

Zhou Zhiyuan didn't have much of an impression of Yu Li. Tonight's chance encounter, through a series of observations, gave him a preliminary understanding of her.

Aunt Yi had mentioned the three wives in the compound to him. Zhou Zhiyuan recalled the plot and suddenly realized that Yu Li was quite unique.

Yu Li's appearance was very pretty. Her height should be around 1.63 meters, and she had a slender figure, belonging to the petite and exquisite type of beauty.

That was her appearance, but her uniqueness referred to her words and actions.

The plot didn't introduce her profession. Her performance in the compound only had a few scenes. She stood silently beside Yan Jiefang during meetings, and laughed with everyone when she saw something interesting, as if she were an observer.

Third Uncle being tricked by Silly Zhu had nothing to do with her, and Silly Zhu asking Yan Jiefang to kowtow to him on behalf of Third Uncle also had nothing to do with her.

She was just a recurring supporting character, probably a housewife without a job. However, she was the first woman in the courtyard to open a restaurant and do business. Her younger sister, Yu Haitang, was a broadcaster at the steel mill, which was a very desirable job.

If the younger sister's job was desirable, the older sister couldn't possibly be a housewife. Aunt Yi said that Yu Li's parents were both cadres in the Commerce Bureau, and this news should be accurate.

Yu Li's later changes also revealed clues. The original small floral cotton-padded jacket was replaced by a professional women's suit with a skirt, high heels, and a small handbag, like a white-collar worker. But even at the end of the drama, her profession was unknown.

This character appeared many times, but spoke very little. Because of this, Zhou Zhiyuan, who watched the drama, didn't pay attention to her.

And the real Zhou Zhiyuan also didn't pay attention to her. He paid attention to Qin Huairu, and absolutely didn't want her to enter the Zhou family's door.

He also paid attention to Lou Xiao'e, racking his brains to earn some money from her father.

Tonight, encountering Yu Li in the bathhouse, he suddenly wanted to pay attention to her, just wanting to know what her uniqueness was.

Because the 'Siheyuan' plot portrayed the two wives very clearly, Qin Huairu was smart and capable, Lou Xiao'e was kind and wealthy, but what was Yu Li's characteristic, shrewdness?

Thinking of this question, Zhou Zhiyuan suddenly became interested in the script's setting. Since there were three wives, two were portrayed very clearly, but the other was very vague. This kind of setting was interesting. Was it just because Yu Li had nothing to do with Silly Zhu?

This question aroused his curiosity. He walked out of the bathhouse and turned to Yu Li, saying, "Sister Yu definitely wouldn't dare to walk back to the courtyard with me."

Yu Li stopped at this time, untied the towel wrapped around her hair, and skillfully rolled up a bun. The bun was a symbol of a young wife.

She really didn't want to walk with Zhou Zhiyuan. Hearing him speak, she was slightly stunned. Seeing Zhou Zhiyuan laugh softly and turn away, she couldn't help but wonder, "What does he mean?"

In fact, Zhou Zhiyuan didn't mean anything. He just made a judgment through this sentence, "Yu Li is a conservative and cautious woman."

Making this judgment was enough. He left Yu Li and strode forward, entering the courtyard fifteen minutes later.

As soon as he walked into the middle courtyard, Qin Huairu walked out of the house and said, "Zhiyuan, give your dirty clothes to your sister."

Zhou Zhiyuan stopped, hesitated, and looked at those sincere eyes, slowly asking, "Aren't you tired?"

His words had a double meaning.

Qin Huairu blinked her eyes lightly and replied softly, "I'm willing."

Hearing this answer, Zhou Zhiyuan opened his mouth and closed it again. He turned his eyes to Huaihua, who was趴 on the windowsill, and suddenly said, "Huaihua is quite cute."

"What?"

Qin Huairu's reaction let him know, and he smiled, "I said Huaihua is very cute."

Hearing him praise Huaihua, Qin Huairu happily said, "Banggen is righteous, Xiaodang is sensible, Huaihua is indeed very cute."

He praised Huaihua, but Qin Huairu praised all three children in one breath.

And Zhou Zhiyuan changed the subject: "Sister Qin, a set of clothes and trousers is 50 cents each, a sweater and woolen trousers are 50 cents each, and a shirt and underpants are 10 cents each. Flannel clothes and trousers are calculated as sweaters and woolen trousers."

Hearing that he still wanted to give money, Qin Huairu's face darkened.

And Zhou Zhiyuan continued, "Doing this will also give your mother-in-law an explanation."

"Okay..." Qin Huairu put away her dim expression and replied readily, "Still the old way, 50% off."

Seeing her attitude, Zhou Zhiyuan frowned slightly, but Qin Huairu turned behind him and helped him unload the knapsack from his shoulder.

"This knapsack is really can hold a lot of things. I can make one for you in this style."

Qin Huairu's words made him only laugh softly, and replied faintly, "I know Sister Qin is skilled."

Qin Huairu is good at showing her strengths. Zhou Zhiyuan's evaluation of her is, "Smart and capable."

This evaluation was his dream-like view. As a spectator, he quite appreciated Qin Huairu in the drama, because she was tricking Silly Zhu, which had nothing to do with him.

Returning to reality and finding that the plot was reversed, she was going to trick Zhou Zhinning, and Zhou Zhiyuan absolutely wouldn't do it.

But he couldn't tell Zhou Zhinning the plot. He could only talk about Jia Zhangshi and the three children, trying to bring Qin Huairu into the circle of interests.

Zhou Zhinning disliked interests and also believed that Qin Huairu valued affection over profit. He put down his rice bowl and said solemnly, "Yesterday, Qin Huairu spent three yuan to buy me two books, one 'Hundred Beasts Picture' and one 'Language of Painting', both of which I needed."

Speaking of this, he added, "Qin Huairu doesn't understand calligraphy and painting, but she has a talent for calligraphy and painting, and she took a fancy to these two books at a glance."

Zhou Zhinning publicly spoke well for Qin Huairu. Zhou Dehou glanced at him but didn't speak, but Lin Shurong looked at Zhou Zhiyuan and asked, "How much clothing money did you give?"

"Two yuan." Zhou Zhiyuan replied gloomily.

Lin Shurong said, "Return her three yuan."

Lin Shurong's arrangement made Zhou Zhinning tense up. Zhou Zhiyuan said in a low voice, "Mom, doing this is not appropriate. After the probation period is over, I will buy some things for the three children and send them over..."

Speaking of this, he paused, turned to Zhou Zhinning and said, "That's not right, I gave Qin Huairu clothing money, and she used this money to buy you books, and I have to spend money again to repay this favor. No matter how I calculate it, I'm losing a lot."

Hearing this, Zhou Dehou laughed, and Lin Shurong sighed, "My Zhiyuan is really rich!"

Zhou Zhinning said faintly, "I am responsible for spending money, and you are responsible for earning money."

He reminded her, Lin Shurong raised her hand and reached in front of Zhou Zhiyuan, and said in a deep voice, "Hand over the money."

Zhou Zhiyuan shouted, "I handed over the money."

Lin Shurong replied seriously, "That's your master's money, you can't spend it."

"No problem..." Zhou Zhiyuan replied readily, "It's in the planning stage, and money will be credited soon."

Zhou Dehou immediately said, "Don't violate laws and regulations."

"Don't worry, I will never do anything that violates laws and regulations." Zhou Zhiyuan patted his chest to guarantee.

But Lin Shurong said in a deep voice, "If you want your parents to die sooner, then go do something recklessly."

"Absolutely not, I still want to celebrate my parents' 100th birthday."

Hearing Zhou Zhiyuan mention the 100th birthday, Zhou Zhinning immediately followed up, "Mom, you should start taking care of your health now, worry less and work less. Leave the work of washing clothes, making clothes, and knitting sweaters to Qin Huairu."

He knew how to seize the opportunity, but Lin Shurong was unmoved and asked in a deep voice, "You two cooperate well, what do you want to do by singing in harmony?"

Hearing this, Zhou Zhiyuan immediately expressed his position: "It's purely a matter of talking, I will always stand on Mom's side."

He immediately drew a line with Zhou Zhinning, while Zhou Zhinning kept his lips tightly closed.

And Zhou Dehou looked at Lin Shurong and then at Zhou Zhinning, picked up the bowl and continued to eat.

Lin Shurong stared at the isolated Zhou Zhinning and said in a deep voice, "You can spend money to help her, and there can be give and take, but further progress is absolutely not allowed."

"Understood." Zhou Zhinning replied in a muffled voice, picked up his rice bowl and ate.

And Lin Shurong turned to Zhou Zhiyuan and said, "It's been more than two years since moving into the courtyard. I haven't seen He Yushui many times. My impression of her is that this girl is very busy. She doesn't do anything when she gets home, and she's quite lazy. Silly Zhu is not diligent, and He Yushui is even less diligent than him..."

Speaking of this, she paused, thought about it, and said again, "This girl seems to have a technical secondary school education, but she is very arrogant. She doesn't interact with people either. She just greets Mom and Dad faintly when she sees them, and sometimes pretends not to see them. Mom doesn't like her very much."

Lin Shurong expressed her attitude, Zhou Dehou nodded lightly, Zhou Zhinning would definitely not help him at this time, holding his bowl and eating with his head down.

Fortunately, Zhou Zhiyuan didn't need his help either, and clearly stated, "My relationship with He Yushui is just that of neighbors. It's just helping a neighbor, and I will never go any further."

Lin Shurong nodded and changed the subject: "Tomorrow you will visit Teacher Luo, and on Sunday you will go to the Shen family. Think about arranging a time to invite Zhang Yong and Shen Lanbo to come to our house as guests."

Lin Shurong paid attention to etiquette. Give and take is the way of human relationships.