The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

After Cheng Laoxiao left, Darong was secretly happy for a long time. Now that Cheng Laoxiao has become a formal worker and he is so good to her, this marriage can be considered a decent one.

But Darong's happiness only lasted for a short while. That day, Darong had lunch as usual and went to work at the factory.

Although Darong knew that there was no quota for regularization when she first entered the factory, she did not expect that this job would only last for such a short time.

During the after-shift meeting, the team leader informed the temporary workers that they didn't need to come tomorrow and that the factory would no longer need temporary workers in the future.

"Our factory doesn't need temporary workers anymore. We won't be allowed to go there tomorrow."

As soon as she walked out of the factory gate, Darong saw Cheng Laoxiao who came to pick her up from get off work. Darong's personality is just like that. Although she is very depressed in her heart, she still has a calm expression on her face. In the words of Darong's mother, this is called "the body remains intact even after death."

"It's okay. I've been hired as a regular employee. I can earn two or three times the salary by driving long distances in the future. I'll support you."

Old Cheng just likes Darong's calm and generous temperament, as if even if the sky falls, she can just brush off the dust and stand up to the sky with ease.

Usually, Cheng Laoxiao would walk to pick up Darong, because Darong's home was not far from the factory. In order to stay with Darong longer, he, who was only 1.8 meters tall, always took small steps slowly. Today was the first time he rode a bike to pick her up.

Da Rong was sitting obediently on the back seat of Cheng Laoxiao's car, but he started suddenly and kicked hard, almost throwing Da Rong off. Da Rong quickly grabbed Cheng Laoxiao's clothes in panic.

Cheng Laoxiao, who was riding his bike in front, had a smug smirk on his face.

It turned out that when he went out today, his third sister scolded him for being a silly boy, walking on the road every day without even holding someone's hand. He might as well ride a bike, at least he could hold someone's waist when sitting in the back.

This kid really understood everything immediately and performed very fluently and independently. It was a short and not urgent road, so he either pedaled hard or braked suddenly. Darong had no choice but to hold him by the waist.

"You don't have to go to work tomorrow. I happen to be working the early shift. I'll pick you up and take you to my house after get off work."

When they arrived at Darong's house, Cheng Laoxiao stopped the car and said to Darong with a smile on his face.

Darong nodded slightly and turned to walk into the courtyard.

Old Cheng hummed a little tune along the way and slowly pedaled his bicycle home.

"Mom, Darong will be home tomorrow. I'll pick her up after get off work."

Cheng Laoxiao hadn't entered the house yet, but he started shouting as soon as he parked the car. It was already past nine o'clock, and there were no people outside. Everyone in the dormitory heard it clearly.

"Tomorrow? Didn't they say they would take a day off the day after tomorrow?"

When Cheng Laoxiao's mother saw him come in, she quickly brought him some hot pear juice. Every night when Cheng Laoxiao went to pick up Darong from get off work, it was cold and hot, and she was afraid that her baby would catch a cold.

"Their factory doesn't need temporary workers anymore, so she doesn't have to go tomorrow." Old Cheng blew on the steaming pear juice, took a sip and said.

"Ah? No job?" Upon hearing that Darong didn't even have a temporary job, Cheng Laoxiao's mother's face changed instantly.

Although Darong had never come to Cheng Laoxiao's home, the southern suburbs were very small and there was basically no floating population at that time. There were only a few people going in and out to buy vegetables or go to the market. She had seen Darong on the street a long time ago, but Darong didn't recognize her.

It turned out that both of them were temporary workers, and Cheng Laoxiao's mother had nothing to complain about.

Later, Cheng Laoxiao was given a permanent job. She couldn't resist her son's obsession with Darong and thought that it might be possible that the factory could give Darong a permanent job.

But now that he can’t even do a temporary job, is he really going to have to rely on his son to support him?

Cheng Laoxiao had no idea what his mother was thinking, and was still foolishly looking forward to bringing Darong home tomorrow. Cheng Laoxiao thought that his mother would definitely like the person he liked.

"Wow, what's so happy about this? Look at this morning, the big yellow board has never been put in." An Daoxun joked as he looked at Cheng Laoxiao who was laughing non-stop.

In those years, because of the abnormal fluoride content in the drinking water of the southern suburbs, Darong and her generation basically all suffered from typical dental fluorosis, with yellow and black plaques all over the surface of their teeth, so people often used "big yellow plates" to mock their own teeth.

Cheng Laoxiao really couldn't hide his inner joy. In his heart, as long as Darong went home with him to meet his parents, the engagement would be a done deal.

"My girlfriend is coming home tonight. My mother has already agreed. After I bring her home to meet our parents, we will be engaged before the New Year." Old Cheng said happily to An Daoxun.

Cheng Laoxiao and An Daoxun share a trip. Both of them are new employees who have just been promoted to regular employees. They usually only travel around the suburbs and five counties. They can only travel long distances together after passing the assessment.

"No wonder you are smiling from ear to ear, it turns out you are in love, hahaha." An Daoxun laughed unabashedly while driving.

"Go away, if you're not cool, don't date someone if you have the guts."

The two of them chatted and laughed, and the day's work was not lonely.

There were fewer trips today, so the two of them drove back to the southern suburbs just after noon. When it was almost time to get off work, Cheng Laoxiao washed himself thoroughly in the company's bathhouse, got in the car and rushed out of the company gate on time.

"Da Rong." As soon as he entered the yard, Cheng Laoxiao saw Da Rong working inside through the glass.

"Xiao Cheng is here." Darong's mother opened the door, looked at the silly boy who only had Darong in his eyes, and happily invited him in.

"Aunt San, you didn't go to work today."

When he saw Darong's mother opening the door, Cheng Laoxiao realized that Darong was not the only one at home. He greeted Darong's mother quickly with some embarrassment.

"Today is the night shift." While talking to Cheng Laoxiao, Darong's mother sent Darong to get something.

The first time she went to her boyfriend's house to meet his parents, Darong's mother took Darong out early in the morning to prepare gifts. This is the custom of the people in the southern suburbs. No matter whether it is a boy or a girl, if you go to meet the parents in a formal manner, you cannot go empty-handed.

"Help with the chores when you get home."

Before leaving, Darong's mother did not forget to give her daughter some advice. Although she knew that her daughter was sensible and polite, she still had to emphasize a few more words to show the family's upbringing and rules.

Darong was somewhat depressed because she lost her temporary job, but when she saw Cheng Laoxiao's happy expression, she couldn't help but feel happy too.

"Mom, we're back." Cheng Laoxiao shouted as soon as he entered the yard.

The dormitory buildings in Nanyun are much smaller than those in Nanjian. After all, Nanjian is a specialized company in building houses, so its staff dormitories will certainly leave two more meters of yard.

The number of employees in the Nanyun Fleet was originally smaller than that in the Nanjian Team, so there were only six bungalows in a row of dormitories, and the yard was also a little narrower.

"Come in quickly, it's quite cold outside." Cheng Laoxiao's mother lifted the curtain and happily welcomed the two people into the house.

"Just come, why bring so many things, you're too polite."

"Hello, Auntie. My mother asked me to bring this to you and uncle. She asked me to take good care of it."

Darong responded to Cheng Laoxiao's mother with a smile, but she felt somewhat unhappy in her heart.

Because although Cheng Laoxiao's mother had been smiling since she saw Darong, when Darong came in, she looked Darong up and down twice, and the smile on her face was just a hypocritical courtesy.