Siheyuan: What bad intentions could a veterinarian like me have?

Chapter 52: Isn’t Shazhu a good grandson?
Silent all night.

Li Xiangdong woke up and glanced at the clock. It was already six fifty. There was already noise in the yard and many people had already gotten up.

I got up, dressed, boiled some water to prepare dinner later, went to the washbasin rack to pick up a thermos, and took my toiletries before going out.

"Brother Dong, you got up really early today!"

He Yushui's head popped out from the ear room, and the man also jumped out while talking, as if he had been ambushed in advance.

"It's not too early. Look, Banggeng has already gotten up!" Li Xiangdong greeted him with a smile and pointed to the door of Jia's house.

He Yushui exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Really? Why is this little thing here so early today? Arriving at school at 7:, isn't that too early? Banggeng, are you on duty today?"

"……" Banggeng was having his scarf tied by his mother Qin Huairu. When he heard the voice and turned around, his whole body froze when the figures of He Yushui and Li Xiangdong appeared in his eyes, and his pale face immediately turned away.

Qin Huairu knocked on the child's head, "Are you deaf? Aunt Yushui is talking to you?"

"Aunt Yushui!" Banggeng called out timidly, not daring to look at Li Xiangdong.

Qin Huairu was grateful that Li Xiangdong didn't make a fuss with the child yesterday, and she pinched her son, "Banggeng, why are you so ignorant? Your uncle Dong is right next to you..."

Before he could finish his words, Bang Geng's face changed, as if he had seen a ghost. He ran away jealously and was out of the yard in the blink of an eye.

"There are two steamed buns in the lunch box. You can heat them up for lunch... This kid!" Qin Huairu hadn't finished her words when her grandson disappeared. She said to Li Xiangdong awkwardly, "I guess he's embarrassed. Don't take it to heart, Xiangdong!"

"Hey, it's normal for kids! Don't blame me. Next time I see him, I'll say hello to him more often and get closer to him. After a long time, there will naturally be no gap between us! That's great, I understand him!" Li Xiangdong said with a smile.

"Xiangdong, thank you so much for what happened yesterday. You didn't bother with Banggeng, and you weren't angry with him. You didn't take it to heart at all!" Qin Huairu said sincerely.

"Hehe, that's too kind!" Li Xiangdong smiled, walked to the pool in the middle courtyard, and fetched some water to wash.

"Brother Dong, that brat Banggeng is finally afraid of you! I think he will have to take a detour when he sees you next time!" He Yushui covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

This is totally irrelevant. Banggeng hasn't suffered any consequences yet!
Li Xiangdong didn't reply to He Yushui and just started brushing his teeth.

"Brother Dong, you are really awesome. Even Granny Zhang and Jia Dongxu are convinced by you. I had a really happy night last night!" He Yushui said with admiration, blinking her eyes.

"They gave in to me, why are you so happy?" Li Xiangdong asked curiously.

"Haha, I'm just happy!" He Yushui blushed and quickly spat out the toothpaste foam. She squatted on the ground and shook Li Xiangdong's thermos. Then she opened her own water bottle, filled it with cold water and mixed it with hot water. She tested the water temperature with her hand and then started to make her own with satisfaction.

"I have hot water!" Li Xiangdong put down the jug and saw the basin steaming, feeling helpless.

"You don't need coal to boil water. Save as much as you can! Hehe!" He Yushui said foolishly.

Li Xiangdong felt warm in his heart and asked casually, "Have you found a job?"

He Yushui, who was happy just now, felt heartbroken at this moment. She shook her head, her eyes dim, "I found a few people, but none of them were very good. It's not that I don't want to do it, they always think I don't have the strength. I plan to talk to Haitang about this today and see if she knows anyone..."

"That's a solution!" Li Xiangdong didn't go into details. He Yushui is still young, so it's hard to teach people, but it's easy to learn things in one go. It won't do any harm for her to see more aspects of society.

My ears twitched and I heard a slight sound of footsteps behind me. After washing my face, I saw the deaf old lady in the backyard walking to the door of the Yi family with a cane and her hair combed meticulously.

"Hmph!" When the old lady saw Li Xiangdong, she snorted coldly and turned her head away.

How did I offend you? Li Xiangdong was speechless for a moment, then he figured it out.

This old guy is birds of a feather with Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu, they are like family.

I confronted Sha Zhu and embarrassed Yi Zhonghai. She must have heard about it, so she didn't look at me in a good mood.

In addition to this relationship, the fact that the deaf old lady has a long-standing feud with the Li family is also another aspect.

Hate people who have money and laugh at people who have nothing, despise people who are poor and fear people who are rich. Wasn't the once glorious Li family a thorn in the eyes of the deaf old lady, the mainstay of the courtyard?
Li Xiangdong knew it well, so he ignored her and turned away.

"Brother Dong, why don't you come to my place for dinner this morning? I got up early and cooked some porridge. I also steamed two white flour buns. One for you and one for me. It's just right...Brother Dong, are you coming...Brother Dong?"

He Yushui, who was washing small clothes in a basin, turned her head and exclaimed, but there was no sign of Li Xiangdong around her. He had disappeared long ago.

"Is this Li Xiangdong a fool? Really!" Stamping her feet angrily, He Yushui ran back to the house with a pout.

At this time, the old lady of the Yi family opened the door and said with a smile: "Are you eating?"

"Hey, old lady, why are you here?" Yi Zhonghai, who was drinking porridge, stood up and greeted her, and asked hurriedly: "Have you eaten?"

"Not yet!" The old lady put down her cane and sat down at the table consciously.

"My dear, please quickly serve me a bowl of porridge, add some sugar, and bring some white flour buns. The old lady is here!" Yi Zhonghai shouted quickly.

"Here it comes!" An old lady was sitting by the stove with her back to the door. When she heard the sound, she quickly got up and started working.

"Please eat!" After a while the food came up and an old lady handed it to me with chopsticks.

Yi Zhonghai looked at the old lady's face and asked tentatively, "What's the matter?"

"You are the worm in my stomach!" The deaf old lady smacked her lips and tore the steamed bread strips slowly. "Did something happen in the yard last night?"

"This... is just a small matter!" Yi Zhonghai said with a wry smile.

"Don't hide it from me, and don't even think about hiding it from me! I heard Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e across the street arguing early in the morning, and Liu Haizhong's family next door were also muttering. Is it that the thief grandson of the Jia family is stealing again?" The old lady knew everything in her heart.

"Yes, yes, it was caused by the stick!" Yi Zhonghai admitted, scratching his head.

"Zhonghai, how many times have I told you not to get involved in the Jia family's mess? Aren't you satisfied that they've dragged you down enough?" The old lady banged on the table, obviously very angry that Yi Zhonghai stood up for them. "Look at Shazhu again. Although he's a jerk, he still has some sense. He doesn't have a big family to hold back, and there aren't so many messed-up things. If you keep interfering, you and your wife will really be dragged to death!"

"But Dongxu is my apprentice!" Yi Zhonghai said distressedly.

"What's wrong with the apprentice? Didn't you teach him the skills? Did he learn it? If he had the ability, he would have been a third or fourth level fitter long ago, and he wouldn't still be a second level fitter after all these years. You have done your best! You can take care of him at work, but forget about his life. It's a bottomless pit!"

Yi Zhonghai pinched his knees and said nervously: "Old lady, what do you mean..."

"You are wrong, so wrong! You chose the wrong person! Do you really think that if you choose Jia Dongxu to take care of you in your old age, he will agree? Even if he agrees, will the old bitch behind him, with three children and a wife, agree? They will only suck your blood! If you choose again, isn't Sha Zhu a good grandson? Think about it carefully, you are a smart person! You know how to make the choice. As for how to deceive Sha Zhu, you have plenty of ways, so you don't need me to remind you! But remember one thing, my grandson Sha Zhu is a good man, don't go too far, I am still counting on him to take care of me in my old age!"

The deaf old lady wiped her mouth, picked up her cane and stood up. She took a deep look at Yi Zhonghai who seemed to be thinking about something, and smiled, "Okay, don't send me off. Think about it carefully!"

(End of this chapter)