Men and women eating in the courtyard

"What were you two talking about over there just now?"

Kuang Yusheng and Xia Zhongquan were seated next to each other, and they had already seen Li Xuewu and Lao Xia gesticulating and mumbling with each other at the service desk.

Now seeing Xia Zhong all seated, he couldn't help but ask.

After all, the two of them had the best relationship before, and now that Li Xuewu has appeared, Kuang Yusheng naturally wants to know if the two of them are secretly secretly up to something.

"Um……"

Xia Zhongquan folded his legs, squinted his eyes and said softly: "Please help me analyze, why do I always feel that something is not right?"

He couldn't understand why Li Xuewu took him with him every time he engaged in small and profitable business, and the two of them didn't have a good relationship.

This had to make him doubt Li Xuewu's purpose, but he couldn't figure it out, so he simply talked to Kuang Yusheng.

These three cobblers are even against Zhuge Liang. How can they not defeat Li Xuewu if they are tied together?

There were a lot of people eating at this time, so no one cared about the two of them muttering together. They were all rushing to grab their chopsticks from the rabbit meat on the table.

After Xia Zhongquan finished speaking, Kuang Yusheng frowned slightly and glanced at Li Xuewu who was chatting happily with Zhang Guoqi from the Logistics Department at the next table.

"Hiss~~~"

He took a breath first, then calmed down, and then whispered: "Just sharing the pressure in the factory, or dividing the work, this reason is too far-fetched."

"Isn't that just saying that?"

Xia Zhongquan also glanced at Li Xuewu secretly, then stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece of rabbit meat.

Not to mention, the meat itself is very fragrant, and the chef in the guest house is very good at his craftsmanship, which makes the meat taste even more amazing.

Kuang Yusheng grinned and raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't he here for you and me?"

"Pull him down?"

Xia Zhongquan chewed the meat in his mouth, glanced at Kuang Yusheng, and said: "We are the two old cadres who are blind, do we deserve to be remembered?"

"Who are you asking?"

Kuang Yusheng frowned and said: "I have a good relationship with Lao Zhang in the modification workshop. As for manpower, Lao Zhang can also do these jobs. I don't believe that he shouldn't be chasing your ugly man." My daughter is here."

"Fuck you uncle, your daughter is ugly."

Xia Zhongquan rolled his eyes. He was a bit ugly, but who told his daughter to follow him?

"Don't come here, I'll let you think about it. Why is this guy always chasing after us? Don't always let others sell them and count their money."

"You still don't have enough money to count?"

Kuang Yusheng said disdainfully: "When did the accountant of the Security Office come to deliver money and it wasn't you who counted it?"

"Hey!"

Xia Zhongquan's voice was a little loud. When he saw someone at the table looking over, he quickly ordered the rabbit meat in the bowl and said, "This stewed meat is really delicious!"

"Hahaha~"

Of course everyone at the table knew that these two people had a good relationship, so who would care about their murmurings.

Neither of them were powerful cadres. One had a bad temper, the other was sluggish, and they were not at the center of the factory's social circle.

The excitement in the factory was all on Li Xuewu's side, and they said they wouldn't give him wine, but after Li Xuewu sat down, Zhang Songying, who was encouraged by Zhang Guoqi and the others, came over and asked for wine.

"Let me tell you, I don't feel bad about the wine. I'm just worried that one of you will drink and run errands."

Li Xuewu signaled Zhang Songying to fill the glasses of everyone who asked for wine, and warned: "If the factory leaders are blamed for this, you will bear the blame, and I will feel sad, right?"

"Hey, look at it!"

Director Lu from the Finance Department pointed at Li Xuewu and said with a smile: "Director Li said this. He has put the pot on our heads before we even start drinking."

"That's not right"

Wang Jingzhang from the service desk said as he grabbed Lu Yuanshen's wine glass: "This is Director Li's wish. If you don't drink it, give it to me."

"Go away, you"

Lu Yuanshen slapped Wang Jingzhang's big paw as he stretched out his hand in front of everyone's laughter, and said, "Director Li, please help me if that's what you want!"

"Hahaha~"

Counting offices, there are a total of eleven factory offices, plus six committee offices and one trade union office, for a total of eighteen.

The top leaders of these offices can all sit in a group, but those who are willing to sit together gather at the table.

Li Xuewu is the "social butterfly" among these people. He can sit at any table and chat together at any table.

Even if they had no intersection at work, Li Xuewu would always talk to each other.

There will always be times when he drinks, and when his life improves, everyone will ask him to take out the wine stored here.

In fact, with Li Xuewu taking the lead, the top leaders of these departments also had the habit of storing wine and things here.

After all, if you don't have enough protection, anyone who has something to do will be treated as a treat.

Why don't you pay a few bucks for a meal when you eat out? The environment here is great. You can take your own food and the cafeteria cooks it for free.

Of course, it is said to be free, but the labor fee is waived, but the material fee is not waived.

However, this kind of service also makes these division-level cadres smile.

After all, their connections are all in the factory, and the people they want to hire are basically cadres or connections in the factory.

Even with outside connections, it is convenient and respectable to bring food to the factory to eat.

This was an idea that Zhang Songying came up with through Li Xuewu storing things here. He did not advertise it widely, but only told these cadres in private.

On the contrary, the guest house has gained a lot of good reputation. Now who dares to think about the location of the guest house, even if they think about it, they have to think downwards. The above-mentioned stock-level and deputy section-level people, even the deputy factory directors, may not dare to think about it.

One is because the guest house is Li Xuewu, or in other words, it is Li Huaide's sphere of influence.

The second thing is that Qin Huairu and Zhang Songying did everything in the guest house.

No matter what positions these two people held before, they are now praised by all the cadres from the factory director to the following.

Whose guesthouse has such a service attitude, and whose guesthouse has such considerate service.

After eating and drinking well at noon, Li Xuewu was surrounded by several people and walked out of the door. Several people were also drinking and their faces were red. They were smoking cigarettes and walking to the office area.

I didn’t know what the joke was, so I started laughing after walking a few steps.

Zhang Songying walked to Qin Huairu and whispered: "Director Li doesn't have much wine left here. You have to tell him later."

"Well, I'll tell you when I get back."

Naturally, Qin Huairu would not tell Li Xuewu these trivial matters directly. Lao Biaozi had already agreed with Qin Huairu that if the wine and meat here were gone, he would tell him that he would deliver them.

Now Lao Biaozi doesn't feel sorry at all for these expenditures to maintain interpersonal relationships.

Earlier, he was distressed by the gift money of several hundred dollars, but now he can do things with just one sentence wherever he goes. He should have long understood the reason for these sacrifices.

Li Xuewu is their backbone. As long as Li Xuewu is in the steel rolling mill and the branch, their lives will get better and better.

This is why no one at the recycling station dares to use Li Xuewu's name to do anything.

Ruining Li Xuewu's reputation is equivalent to destroying their foundation.

Lao Biaozi made a delivery in the morning, and now that he has a big truck, it is even more convenient to deliver the goods.

This makes people in the scrap company envious. Nowadays, these young people are really capable and can make a fortune collecting scrap.

They were envious, but not greedy. They looked down upon such a shabby job.

The scrap company is also a serious unit. The station attendants all wear crisp Chinese tunic suits, and the bookkeepers wear clean clothes.

Naturally, temporary workers or company porters will do these dirty and tiring tasks.

The reason for not being greedy is not only the dirty clothes Lao Biaozi and the others wear every time they come to deliver goods, but also the smell on their bodies, as well as the cars that look like they will be scrapped.

Previously, they had to go to the big trucks to collect the junk. Later, when the Jiaodaokou Recycling Station got a GAZ 69 box of goods, they could deliver it themselves.

That GAZ was old enough, but I didn't expect that the shotgun was replaced with a cannon and put on a big truck. This truck was even worse than the GAZ.

Lao Biaozi looked at the envious and disgusting eyes of those people and felt that the hard work that night was not in vain.

After all, it is really tiring to hit it with a hammer, rust it and paint it.

But now it seems that the effect is okay. The machine used to make the carriage panels was broken into pieces, but he didn't repair it. It just drooped, which made people unable to feel jealous.

When I got back to the compound, I parked the truck and went back inside to change into clean clothes.

Because Li Xuewu told him that he should send his mother and in-laws to Huaqing, and if he was unprepared, he might have to pick them up.

Now I changed my clothes, took the car keys, and entered the hanging flower door.

"Hey, Sister-in-law Shuqin"

As soon as Lao Biaozi entered the courtyard, he saw Ge Shuqin walking out carrying a vegetable basket. When he saw her, he greeted her.

Ge Shuqin rolled her eyes at him, ignored the slippery man, and went out.

Old Biaozi looked at Ge Shuqin's back, curled his lips, then turned around and greeted the third uncle who was basking in the sun with a smile: "Good morning, third uncle, you are sunbathing~"

Yan Fugui also rolled his eyes and said impatiently: "Learn something from Li Xuewu~"

"Hehehe"

When Lao Biaozi heard the third uncle's remarks, he didn't take it seriously. He chuckled and then said, "Tell me later, why he doesn't teach me anything good."

Yan Fugui raised his eyebrows, looked at the old Biaozi, and asked: "You are free, right? I have an errand for you. I will go to work at the beginning of next month. Help me pick a wheel."

"You can pull it down"

Lao Biaozi glanced at the war-damaged assembled bicycle that was no less impressive than Xiyuan'er's GAZ 69 that was stuck on the wall and said: "There is no need to repair your bicycle at all. How about I give it to you again?" Let’s get one, it’s guaranteed to be more respectable than this one.”

As he spoke, he walked up to the third uncle with the car keys and said with a smile: "You see, you are about to make a comeback, why don't you build a grand and impressive car?"

"You don't want money?"

Yan Fugui was also used to the bad words of these boys. Now he squinted his eyes and said unmoved: "If it's free, I'll take it."

"Hehe~"

Lao Biaozi raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course you can."

Yan Fugui was just bickering. Even when he saw the old Biaozi saying this, he didn't care. After all, these losers would eat anything but not lose.

Seeing that the third uncle was silent, Lao Biaozi pointed at the third uncle's house with a smile and said, "I think Sister Jie Di also wants to..."

"I want your grandma's legs!"

Yan Fugui opened his eyes suddenly, grabbed the stick beside him and started to hit Lao Biaozi.

At this moment, Lao Biaozi saw that the situation was not good and had already hid.

"Hahaha, look at you, what's your temper?"

Seeing that the third uncle did not get up, Lao Biaozi knew that the third uncle was not really angry, so he smiled and said: "I can wait slowly. You are about to come back. Your brain blood vessels are blocked, so the way to work must be blocked~"

"Go away, don't make me angry~"

Yan Fugui doesn't have the same knowledge as this bad boy. What he is practicing now is not to be angry, and no one can make him angry.

While the two were joking, Liu Yin accompanied Zhao Gen's family and came out with Zhao Yaping, the sister of Li Xuewu's sister-in-law, Zhao Yafang.

"Auntie, the car is ready."

Lao Biaozi and the third uncle were chatting outside just to remind the people in the house that he was done.

Because the Li family's in-laws came today, and they were all women, it was not convenient for him, an old man, to go in, so he used this trick.

Of course, it was time to joke with the third uncle. They were all gentlemen in the courtyard, so who would take the joke seriously?

Liu Yin smiled and said hello to Yan Fugui.

Yan Fugui smiled and asked where he was going. He knew that the Li family was visiting relatives today, and the family could hear the excitement in the house over there.

As Liu Yin took her mother-in-law away, she explained to Yan Fugui: "This is Avon's mother and sister. If Avon is not coming back this week, let's go and have a look."

She also didn't introduce him to Yan Fugui, one was because of the relationship between men and women, and the other was just habit.

At this time, people who want to introduce their neighbors usually do so in private. For example, if Liu Yin wants to introduce someone to Zhao Gen's family, Yan Fugui will usually tell them who they are on the road.

"Oh oh oh, I have to see it"

Yan Fugui said with a smile: "We are going to have a grandson soon, so we have to be careful."

"Haha, just take a rest."

When Liu Yin saw the third aunt coming out, she smiled and said hello to Yan Fugui, and followed Lao Biaozi out the door.

Lao Biaozi took the things from Liu Yin's hand and went to the car first, while Liu Yin and the others were still behind.

The third aunt held the enamel jar and handed the warm water to her wife. She looked at Liu Yin dressed in straight clothes and carrying a leather bag and curled her lips.

"This is to show off in front of my in-laws."

Yan Fugui also heard his wife's words, wiped his eyes and said, "Is it bothering you? Stop minding other people's business."

The reason Liu Yin didn't say hello to the third aunt just now was that the third aunt still resented the slap she received from the old lady.

By the way, Liu Yin also held a grudge. She usually kept silent and hid whenever she could.

The Li family didn't bother to talk to her, and no one talked to her if they didn't talk, and they didn't owe her anything.

Yan Fugui also knew his wife's feelings, but it was difficult to persuade her. After all, this was not a case, so there was no clear conclusion.

But the third aunt couldn't stand the "useless" look of her husband, and said with a suppressed mouth: "These families are all expensive, and they all have to go by car. I really think that I am a coward."

"If someone has it, sit down if you want."

Yan Fugui took a sip of water, frowned and said, "Don't look for trouble. The boss has calmed down and you are making trouble again. Will you let me go to work?"

The third aunt rolled her eyes. It would be impossible for her husband not to join this class. She was thinking of taking a semester off, but the school was short of teachers.

The principal's meaning is very clear. If a new teacher is found, Yan Fugui will have to wait for arrangements when he returns.

If you don’t want to lose jobs, go back to work as soon as possible.

It’s not that the school is unkind and allows sick people to work, but it’s that the definition of sick leave at this time has no sense of future generations.

If you have a broken arm or leg, it's okay to say that you can't get out of bed, but it's not enough to be able to walk and move.

It is uncertain whether I will have to go back to class on April 1st, which is Tuesday.

It was no joke that Yan Fugui asked Lao Biaozi to help find the car. After all, even if the car was repaired, no one would compete with him.

Their second young master is still in bed recuperating, and the effects are more severe than his.

I also went through the leave procedures at school. It doesn't matter whether I go to school or not. Now I'm less likely to get into trouble if I stay at home.

"You said the boss doesn't come back more than a few times a month, why do you want a child?"

The third aunt also heard about Zhao Yafang's pregnancy, so she was secretly worried about the eldest daughter-in-law of the family.

In her eyes, this daughter-in-law is excellent, hardworking and filial, especially she has become better recently.

The only bad thing is that I lost the baby during my last miscarriage.

Isn’t this all about the lack of luck in my family? My wife is in the hospital and my daughter-in-law is tired of taking care of her.

I thought that if the child was still alive, he would be several months older than the Li family's children.

Yan Fugui frowned, feeling uncomfortable when he mentioned his eldest daughter-in-law.

It's not that before, it was Yan Jiecheng's wish in the past, but now, the change in Ge Shuqin makes Yan Fugui feel confused, or insecure.

Don't you just hold it in and play some big tricks?

He is very scheming and is afraid that others will play tricks on him.

As early as the day he was bedridden and saw the various expressions and behaviors of his family members treating him, Yan Fugui told himself what he should do in the future.

This is what he is doing now, giving him food when he should, but if he wants money, he doesn't have any money.

What's more, he no longer counts on the eldest and second eldest son to support him. Now the third eldest son is studying with him after school, just to see if he can train the third eldest son.

The couple can't have another child. After all, the current family is tight enough. If they have another child, they won't starve.

But now he is content with his life. Although he is seriously ill, Yi Zhonghai, who is more seriously ill than him, is still lying on the bed in the backyard.

Fortunately, he could still go out and bask in the sun by himself. He went to see Yi Zhonghai, but it was difficult to sit up.

Although his family has been losing money one after another and his work has been delayed due to illness, Liu Haizhong is even worse off than him.

It's almost like losing the job doesn't count, the fine, loss, compensation, plus the second aunt's illness, it's a big sum.

Okay, almost bankrupt.

At this time, how much can Liu Haizhong save with his monthly salary of more than 70 yuan?

Now, there is no more than 70, because his salary is the same as that of a first-level worker.

Even if I had saved in the past, I had to spend as much as I could this time, and my family was almost depleted.

In the past, he was the unlucky one in this courtyard, and his family was the unlucky one. Now it's better, and the unlucky ones are worse than him. He is now quite mentally balanced, very balanced.

He felt balanced in his mind, but the two people in the backyard were upset.

Yi Zhonghai now has to be cared for by his wife even when he is eating or sleeping. Why did he rush back from the hospital? He just felt sorry for his wife who was suffering in the hospital.

Even if Qin Huairu found a relationship, even if they could live in a bed, it was not at home after all, and the many inconveniences cost the two of them a lot of money.

Furthermore, Yi Zhonghai was a kind-hearted person. He was afraid that if he stayed in the factory for a long time, his boss would think he was too busy and would cause trouble to others, so he simply came back.

In fact, it's okay to come back and live comfortably at home. Just ask Qin Huairu to go to the factory hospital to get the medicine for an IV drip or something, and ask Li Shun to come over and help with the injection.

There is no technical content in this thing, even Liu Yin can play it.

It's just that the wife has another person to serve her. She used to serve the deaf old lady, but now she has him.

The deaf old lady also got angry. Seeing Yi Zhonghai's appearance and hearing the aunt told her the whole story, she sat in Liu Haizhong's house with a walking stick and cursed her for half the night.

Liu Haizhong and the rest of the room stood listening, not daring to reply a word.

At that time, the second aunt hadn't come back yet. When she came back, the deaf old lady just said to Liu Haizhong that she should cultivate her fortune.

This is worse than scolding him for half a night.

As usual today, the deaf old lady moved her sunbathing time to Yi Zhonghai's house.

He was no longer deaf, and he followed the aunt and told Yi Zhonghai about the past.

Li Xuewu didn't know the life story of the deaf old lady, but Yi Zhonghai knew it. She was taken care of by the street, and he had no children.

In front of the oldest man in the courtyard, he took the initiative to take this job.

Fortunately, the deaf old lady is easy to take care of, and two families are no worse than one.

"Old lady, shall we have spinach-filled pancakes for lunch?"

The eldest mother has lost a lot of weight since her husband had an accident, and her half-white hair has almost completely turned white.

Although the factory's subsidies, Liu Haizhong's compensation, and the Qian's family's compensation amounted to a large number of people, the money could not buy the health of the two of them.

The aunt is also afraid that her husband will feel miserable while lying on the bed, so she does it in different ways every day.

"I saw fresh spinach at the vegetable market. Pour some oil on it to make the stuffing to ensure it's delicious."

"Then the relationship is better"

The deaf old lady was sitting on a chair with a cane, and said with a smile: "Don't tell me, Li Shun's wife is rich in cooking oil, but she doesn't know how to make pasta. I miss the pancakes you made."

"See what you said"

The eldest mother also smiled and said: "Liu Yin has been waiting for you for a long time, why are you picking on me~"

"Hehehe, I'm not being picky."

The deaf old lady waved her hands with a smile and said, "It's good. Li Shun's wife is doing well. The stir-fried vegetables are more fragrant than those you cook."

"You have offended both of them."

Yi Zhonghai smiled and said to the old lady that he could speak now, but it was better to speak less.

Generally, when the neighbors come to see me, they smile, nod, and say a few simple words, and just say a few words to their families on a daily basis.

The three people in this room are almost 200 years old together, and they don’t have any children or grandchildren around them, so they just talk and joke about their daily life.

Otherwise, what's the point of living?

"Hahaha~"

As soon as the deaf old lady opened her mouth to smile, she saw that her teeth were all gone and she was wearing false braces.

"I'm not afraid of offending them, and I'm not saying anything bad."

He smiled and paused with his crutch, and said: "The eldest daughter-in-law of Li Shun's family has arrived. I asked Qin Huairu to buy some things for me and send them to her. Li Shun's wife sent them back again and told me to tell her."

The old lady also chatted about everyday things.

A few days ago, someone did bring something to Zhao Yafang on the day she was pregnant. Liu Yin, who was a normal family member, sent them back, and those who couldn't refuse were given gifts in return.

The Li family didn't owe anyone any gifts, and they didn't expect to receive any gifts from this incident.

The deaf old lady is alone. She can use the little money she has to live by herself. How can Liu Yin want it?

But the old lady gave it to her hard, and Liu Yin took some gifts back.

This is what the old lady is talking about now, to Yi Zhonghai and to Auntie.

Yi Zhonghai understood what the old lady meant and said softly while lying on the bed: "I'm not looking down on you, life in the Li family is like that."

"I see"

The old lady nodded and said: "I'm an old person, so I don't care about anyone who looks down on me. It's the Li family who cultivate their fortune."

As he spoke, he looked at Yi Zhonghai, then looked at the scene outside the window and said, "Since the time I knew Li Demao, the Li family has been famous here for their kindness. Their family didn't live in this courtyard at that time. Woolen cloth".

Yi Zhonghai heard this and nodded. He is also an old man. He doesn't know as much about the situation here as the old lady, but he still knows a lot.

"At that time, they lived in the courtyard at the end of the street. There was a shop in front and a residence in the back. That was where he beat his grandfather."

The old lady recalled it for a while, and then continued: "There was a lot of trouble in Sijiucheng in those years. It was just their family members who didn't lose any of them. They just lost their yard and rented a house here."

"Why don't you say that every good thing ends well?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded and agreed.

"Hey, it's always been like this for a long time."

The deaf old lady glanced at the backyard, and then continued: "This Li Shun looks just like his grandfather and his father. He is lucky. He deserves to live a good life."

“It’s also great to have a wife.”

The eldest mother stood by the table picking spinach and said: "Starting from the old lady of the Li family, not only Liu Yin, I have also met the second and third daughters-in-law of their family. Although they don't come back all year round, I always see them. Carrying something back."

"Hey, the old lady of the Li family"

The deaf old lady smiled and said: "There is no one more shrewd than her. The second brother said that he would follow his wife to the Northeast. The old lady made a thick cotton-padded jacket for the daughter-in-law overnight, saying that if you freeze your son, you cannot freeze your daughter-in-law. Son".

"The third child said that he wanted to change his job and come back to serve my mother. The old lady scolded me on the phone for a long time in the street, and insisted on asking the then street director to send a letter to the army instead of calling her back."

Speaking of this matter about the Li family, others don't remember or don't know about it, but the deaf old lady in the courtyard does.

"That's also what people are capable of."

The eldest mother smiled and said: "If you raise your children well, you will marry well and teach them well."

The deaf old lady smiled and said: "It is passed down from generation to generation."

"No~"

The eldest mother counted and said: "Li Xuewen's daughter-in-law is so amazing, she looks nothing like she did before she came."

"I have also met Li Xuewu's partner. He is of first-class size and appearance, and he is very reserved."

"The third child of their family belongs to our street office. When I came back yesterday, I heard that he became the director."

After counting, the aunt said with emotion: "If you say you don't believe in cultivating blessings, you will know what's going on just by looking at their lives."

"Haha, the second son of the Li family"

The old lady couldn't help laughing when she heard the eldest mother talking about Li Xuewu. She leaned on a cane and said with a smile: "The second eldest son of the Li family is naughty. Li Xuewu and his second uncle are naughty, and Li Xuewu is even more so, haha." .

"Hey~"

The eldest mother said with emotion: "This time I really have to thank you. Even though I went to the backyard, I never saw anyone."

Yi Zhonghai nodded and said: "He is a good boy."

"I really can't see it or guess it."

The deaf old lady shook her head and said with a smile: "Who would have thought that when I was a child, I was like a smoker, but now I look like a dog, hahaha."

These words are not meant to ridicule Li Xuewu, or to belittle Li Xuewu. Some old people are willing to use such slightly sarcastic words to tease the young people they admire.

Yi Zhonghai and his wife laughed when they thought of Li Xuewu's naughty appearance as a child.

"Also, we were not at home the day Zhao Yafang found out she was pregnant."

The aunt stood up, put the picked spinach in the basin and washed it, muttering in her mouth: "I went there today and saw my mother-in-law here again. When Liu Yin comes back, I have to get something to look at." From the looks of it, they are always used by others."

"reasonable"

Yi Zhonghai nodded and said, "Bring a cigarette to Li Xuewu at the front door."

"knew"

After hearing this, the aunt nodded and took the things for Zhao Yafang to the Li family. She couldn't catch Li Xuewu, so she had to send the things for Li Xuewu to the Li family together.

Li Xuewu was not allowed to ask for anything else. It was better to give him cigarettes, because his wife didn't smoke, so Li Xuewu was given the money to be sent back.

"Don't forget to have a meal with Huai Ru," Yi Zhonghai warned.

“It’s true”

The eldest mother nodded and said: "This time we are busy and we can use a lot of people. Not to mention Li Xuewu and Zhuzhu, we have to think about the rain in the house, Biaozi and Yu Li in the front yard, plus Huairu, when you feel better, we have to find someone to eat with."

"Um"

Yi Zhonghai nodded, thinking about the people who had helped his family.

He was grateful to the people who had helped him and his family, but he also did not regret the instigator in the backyard.

Just like when he woke up in the hospital bed and understood the truth, thought about it for a long time, and chose to forgive Liu Haizhong.

Having lived in the same courtyard for half a lifetime, everyone knows each other's situation.

No matter how wrong Liu Haizhong is, no matter how damn bad he is, he and his wife will eventually live in this courtyard, and Liu Haizhong's family will not move away.

Rather than living forever without contact, it is better to choose to put aside the past and live as long as you can.

The deaf old lady often talked about blessings at his place just to comfort him, and she was talking about the "retribution" in the backyard.

The Liu family in the backyard did indeed suffer retribution. The punishments Liu Haizhong received caused him to lose his job in the factory, his status in the family, his prestige in the eyes of his children, and his money.

Not only that, something happened to his wife, the fight between his three sons, and the fact that he harmed Yi Zhonghai made it impossible for the Liu family to raise their heads in front of people in the courtyard.

The more generous Yi Zhonghai is, the more the neighbors in the courtyard look down on the Liu family.

There was no need for Yi Zhonghai to say anything or make trouble, someone would naturally slap Liu Haizhong on the face.

Just look at the treatment of the two families on the day they both returned to the hospital. One was watched coldly by the neighbors, while the other was greeted warmly by everyone.

The masses have sharp eyes on who is right and who is wrong.

Even old brothers, old co-workers, and old neighbors who live together can be framed, but there is no one else he can frame.

So now there are always people to talk to when we meet openly, but fewer people take the initiative to say hello.

There are countless people who are secretly guarding their family, not to mention the gossips like the seventh daughter-in-law and the small broadcasters like Jia Zhang.

When Yi Zhonghai was chatting at home, Mrs. Jia and Zhang were sitting in the courtyard with the seventh daughter-in-law and other women chatting.

Of course, it's not just chatting, but busy with the work at hand.

The children all went to school today, and Jia Zhang and Qin Jingru were sitting at the door making matchboxes.

From time to time, Qin Jingru would go inside to check the thermometer on the hot water bottle, fearing that the hatching eggs would be too hot and die.

Because it's hot now, it's not that comfortable to squat in the concierge, so the women in the Zhongyuan moved their work to the door of Jia's house where gossip is best.

After all, there is a lot of "gossip" in front of the widow's door.

The seventh daughter-in-law glanced at Qin Jingru who came into the room, curled her lips and raised her eyebrows at Mrs. Jia Zhang.

Jia Zhang's eyes flickered, and she also curled her lips and gave the seventh daughter-in-law a look in response.

The two were old "sisters", so they naturally understood the meaning in each other's eyes, and silently exchanged their views on Qin Jingru's presence here.

However, because they were right at the door, the two of them did not mention Qin Jingru to the other girls. After all, she was Qin Huairu's sister.

Now Qin Huairu's status in the eyes of these ladies is extraordinary. After all, she is a female cadre and wears leather shoes.

There is also the Jia Zhang family who refuses to give up their share, who dares to offend.

But this does not prevent them from targeting the most popular houses of the first and second uncles in their chat.

Oh, now the first uncle should still be the first uncle, and the second uncle may have to be revoked.

As soon as the conversation came to this point, everyone felt that something was wrong. This hospital-wide meeting had not been held for a while.

It seems that after the Chinese New Year, there won’t be such a big thing as the whole hospital’s children’s conference.

Gentlemen may be resistant to these conferences, but these women are just pointing at this thing and gossiping and watching the excitement.

Several ladies made predictions from the necessity of the hospital-wide meeting and the possibility of holding it again to the liveliness of the meeting when it was actually held.

From time to time bursts of mocking laughter could be heard from the circle around them.

In the past, I saw that the life of the Liu family in the backyard was good, and they only had three sons. The second aunt's eyes were turned up, and her nostrils were about to turn up.

In the past few days, I have seen this guy with his nostrils turned upward and the corners of his mouth turned upward. How can I not make these women laugh?

He didn’t say it in person, but he deserved it if he didn’t say a few words behind his back.

The second aunt may also know that her crooked mouth and squinting eyes are not very attractive, so even if her body allows it, she just stays at home and does not go out easily.

It's not like she didn't know that the ladies in the courtyard would pay attention to her and their family, but now she was powerless.

I don't have the courage to speak, and I don't have the confidence in my heart. I can't scold these bitches, so hanging the no-war card and hiding quietly in the house is the best choice.

Now none of the three sons can be counted on. The second and third sons are fine with her, but treat their father like the plague.

The boss is even more arrogant, and this time he can see it clearly.

When she woke up, she knew that Liu Yin had paid for her medical treatment, so she asked her second brother to ask her boss for the money and pay it back immediately.

Unexpectedly, the eldest son, who was usually so painful, said bluntly that he had no money. When the second eldest brother proposed to take care of her in shifts, he also said that the road was far and inconvenient.

Well, they say that a person who has been ill for a long time does not have a filial son in front of his bed. He has not been ill for a long time, and he will lose his filial son very quickly.

Isn't that right? My wife took out the money that was deposited in the bank, and the boss came back to pay the bills.

Yesterday, the father and son had a quarrel. They all said that they spent too much, and the reimbursement was more than double what they spent.

The unhappy breakup kept her awake for half the night. She got up late today and there was no one at home.

There are only a few houses in the backyard. Li Xuewu's family only has the old lady Li and her children, and the old deaf lady has no one at home.

Some people are also quiet. What can an old lady do?

The other two families were at work, so the backyard was very quiet.

It was so quiet that she could hear the laughter of those girls coming from the gaps in the room on the other side of the rainwater while she was sitting in the room.

She knew she was laughing at herself.

At this time, even if people were not talking about her, she was thinking of herself.

Now when it comes to hate, who do you hate?

Does he deserve to hate Yi Zhonghai? Hate Yi Zhonghai pressing his bangs? Do you hate Yi Zhonghai for making things worse?

I should still hate Li Xuewu for finding out the case, and hate those in the factory for punishing him too harshly.

In fact, she understood that she shouldn't blame anyone. What she should complain about most was the lard in her bangs that blinded her heart.

——

"Director, should you rest for a while or go to the security brigade?"

Sha Qizhi made a cup of tea and put it on the desk, and asked Li Xuewu about his itinerary.

Li Xuewu thought for a while and asked back: "Have you told Director Yu about the distribution of food, clothing, housing, and labor to those who were transferred back as you said in the morning?"

"we have a deal"

Shaqizhihui reported: "Director Yu said he would come up with a plan and it would come out this afternoon. He said he would report to you tomorrow morning."

After the report, he looked at Li Xuewu's face and added: "After all, there are more than 300 people. The fire brigade has selected 40 people, and there are 350 people. Clothing and canteens are easy to talk about. The accommodation and distribution must be prepared. For a while.”

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "I'm not busy, I just wanted to ask."

As he spoke, he took out a letter and handed it to Sha Qizhi, saying: "I won't go to the security brigade this afternoon. Please help me go to the Iron and Steel Institute Press first. There seems to be some opinions on that book."

"yes"

Sha Qizhi first accepted the letter, and then said with a smile: "Congratulations to Director on the publication of the new book, good things come in pairs."

"Haha, it's a bit early"

Li Xuewu pointed in the direction of Shaqizhi and said with a smile: "Go and get busy."

"Why"

Sha Qizhi smiled and took the letter and went to help Li Xuewu with his work.

Li Xuewu couldn't sleep, so he just started working on his desk.

He thought about busying himself with these tasks, taking more time in the afternoon, and going home early.

While looking at the documents, there were two knocks at the door.

"Hello, Director, I am Zhou Yao from the General Affairs Office."