Comfortable life in Siheyuan

Sha Zhu is a donkey that goes along with the flow. If you speak to him in a nice tone, he might agree. But if you act in a domineering manner, Sha Zhu will just ignore you.

"I'm sorry, Second Uncle. I don't plan to rent out this old lady's house. My dad wrote back last time saying that he wasn't living well over there and that he was coming back. The house will be for him to live in." Sha Zhu said in a bad tone.

"Who are you kidding? How could your father come back? He hasn't been back for many years." Liu Haizhong immediately retorted.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Er, we won't rent this house out anymore. This is the old lady's house, and we're waiting for my father-in-law to come back and live there."

Tian Xiuyun could only follow her husband's wishes. Besides, he didn't like the second uncle's attitude.

"Humph! You two are really fools for not knowing how to make money when you have it."

Liu Haizhong went home angrily, and the second aunt followed him cursing.

"What kind of people are these? They can't even speak properly." Tian Xiuyun said somewhat unhappily.

"Our second uncle always speaks in an official tone wherever he goes. I don't like talking to him." Sha Zhu curled his lips and said disdainfully.

"Aren't they living well enough? Why do they want to rent a house for Guangtian?" Tian Xiuyun said in some confusion.

"Maybe Guangfu has returned and there's not enough space at home. Besides, the third brother is getting old enough to start a family, so there won't be enough space at home." Sha Zhu thought for a while and said.

"That's right. By the way, when did Dad send the letter back? How come I didn't know about it?"

"I just made up an excuse. My brother-in-law met my dad last time he went to Baocheng on a business trip. How can he dare to come back in his current condition?"

"Ugh!"

……

The third uncle made plans, but something unexpected happened when he arrived at school.

I was planning to retire early, but an old colleague of mine happened to be in poor health and was about to retire due to illness. Yan Bugui decided to buy the quota from someone else.

"Teacher Lin, are you really planning to quit? Think about it now." Yan Bugui went directly to Teacher Lin's house to find out the situation.

"Teacher Yan, you know my physical condition. It's not that I don't want to do it, but I really have no power!" Teacher Lin said in a hoarse voice.

"That's a pity. Teacher Lin has always been an outstanding backbone of the school." Yan Bugui said flatteringly.

"Teacher Yan, thank you for your praise. What brings you here today?" Teacher Lin didn't want to beat around the bush and asked directly.

"Teacher Lin, I'll just say what I want to say."

"You say."

"Is your work quota still there? My third son is still working in the countryside. I was thinking that if your quota is still there, I would buy it from you and arrange a job for my third son." Yan Bugui asked expectantly.

"A lot of people have come to me, but I haven't completed the retirement procedures yet. It will probably take another week or so. The quota is still there," said Teacher Lin with a smile.

"That's great. Don't worry. We will not let you suffer any loss in terms of price. We will just follow the market price." He would not smile.

Looking at the stingy old man in front of him, Teacher Lin was a little surprised. How could this man be so willing to give up all of a sudden?

"No problem, Mr. Yan. I'll come to you once I get the paperwork done."

"Thank you very much."

Yan Bugui's sudden generosity had its reasons. Although he paid the money, it was his son who paid it back, so he didn't have to worry about it. Moreover, the current work quotas were so valuable that no one who bargained would succeed.

In this way, Yan Jiekuang was forced to stay in the countryside for another month. When he came back, there was no gratitude in his eyes when he looked at the third uncle.

In the middle courtyard, the Jia family, three people, sat at the table in the evening, all looking worried. Seeing that the two educated youths who went to the countryside in the courtyard had returned, they began to think about Banggeng.

"Mom, didn't my brother write to say he was coming back?" Xiaodang asked worriedly.

"No, your brother has been away for such a long time, and he just sent a letter to let us know he's safe, and he didn't say anything else." Qin Huairu said.

"Then why don't you try to find a job for my brother? That way he can come back." Huaihua also said.

"How can your mother have the money to buy her a job? And the work in the street office is so busy now, how could it be your brother's turn?" Qin Huairu said helplessly.

"I wonder how he is doing in the country?"

"Never mind, let's eat!" Qin Huairu simply stopped thinking about it.

None of them had a good solution, so they just gave up the trouble.

After more than a month of hard work, Liu Qingshan finally completed the task assigned by his superiors. Although he could have some free time, the factory became even busier.

Even all the G committee members were sent to the workshop by Director Zhou to help with production. For a while, this group of people complained a lot, but the workers in the factory were very happy to see it.

At noon, in the third canteen of the steel rolling mill, a group of G Committee members sat together, eating listlessly, their whole bodies revealing a sense of dejection.

"Team Leader Ma, help me take care of my fans." Ma Hua has now become the squad leader. After Sha Zhu constantly gives him special treatment, Ma Hua is now also called Master Ma, Team Leader Ma.

"Okay, anything else?"

"Two more steamed buns." The person serving the meal was none other than Yu Haitang, a divorced woman with a child.

Now she is no longer the bright and charming deputy director's wife, but just a divorced single mother.

For the sake of the child, Cui Dake finally took on all the responsibilities. After Yu Haitang gave birth, she returned to the factory to continue working.

But this status plummeted in an instant.

"Ma Hua, is Yu Haitang interested in you? I saw him winking at you just now." Liu Lan teased.

"What do you mean by flirting? She just wanted to order more dishes, so she spoke in a polite tone." Ma Hua said disapprovingly.

"That's not necessarily true. Our factory beauty Yu is still single. Maybe she is interested in you."

"What you said is really interesting. How could I, a young man, date a divorced man with kids? Am I that narrow-minded?" Ma Hua said unhappily.

"If Yu Haitang wasn't divorced and had a child, do you think she would be interested in you?" Liu Lan pouted.

"Ma Hua, don't be unconvinced. Yu Haitang had very high standards back then. She would not even bother to talk to ordinary people." Sha Zhu also chimed in.

"That was the past. Now I don't like her at all." Ma Hua curled his lips.

"Wow! Master He, look at your apprentice. His standards have become higher now. His skills are different now and he's more confident now." Liu Lan teased.

"That's right. Our apprentice is now squad leader Ma, so he has to have some aspirations." Sha Zhu agreed.

"I won't tell you two anymore. You've been making fun of me all day."