Siheyuan: Silly Pillar is Kind

After leaving the Third Uncle's house, Sha Zhu immediately rushed to his own kitchen. He was thinking about the situation there, wondering if he needed to clean it up. As expected, the kitchen was a mess and it really took some time to clean it up.

At this time, Zhang Ran came in and saw Sha Zhu busy working. She couldn't help but feel guilty. She asked softly, "Brother Zhu, am I really stupid?" Sha Zhu stopped what he was doing, turned around and looked at her, with a smile on his face, and replied, "How can I be stupid? You are stupid in a clever way!"

After that, the two of them couldn't help but burst into laughter. However, Zhang Ran's mood did not improve, but became even more depressed. She said with tears in her eyes: "You still laugh at me, I already feel guilty enough!" Before she finished speaking, tears rolled down like a flood.

Seeing this, Sha Zhu hurried forward, hugged her, and comforted her softly: "Okay, okay, everyone makes mistakes, just remember this lesson." Zhang Ran nodded while sobbing, indicating that she would remember it in her heart.

When Zhang Ran calmed down a bit, Sha Zhu suggested, "Let's clean up together." Zhang Ran agreed happily and offered to fetch water. Not long after, Yan Jiefang also bought a new pot. Sha Zhu quickly set up the pot and fried two more dishes to spend the night. Finally, he used the remaining scraps to pickle some pickles and prepared to save them for the two of them to enjoy tomorrow.

Zhang Ran's mouth was as sweet as honey. He praised, "Brother Zhuzi, you are so great. The dish is so delicious!" and then he praised again, "Brother Zhuzi, your knife skills are simply amazing! Watching you cutting vegetables is like watching a wonderful performance!" Before long, he successfully made Sha Zhuzi dizzy and overjoyed.

After everyone finished enjoying the sumptuous meal, they sat around and chatted. Just as they were chatting happily, Zhang Ran suddenly said, "Hey, Brother Zhuzi, why haven't you seen your sister Yu Shui?" Sha Zhu had indeed forgotten about this matter today. He quickly explained, "I'm worried that it will affect our wedding night, so I asked my friend to help take care of her first. If she is here tonight, we can't have a good time!"

Sha Zhu's words were full of loopholes, but some of them were hard for Zhang Ran to accept. However, the topic was just passed by. After all, the deaf old lady always loved Sha Zhu, and she did not expose him on the spot. Instead, she smiled and said, "Come on, come on, you two are newlyweds, why do you always stay here with me? Go home quickly!" "Okay, ma'am, we will come to see you tomorrow!" Sha Zhu replied cheerfully.

Sha Zhu and Zhang Ran dragged their tired bodies back home, and as soon as they opened the door, they were surrounded by an empty room. Sha Zhu smiled helplessly and said to Zhang Ran beside him: "Xiao Ran, if you have nothing to do, look around the house and buy something from the store."

Zhang Ran looked around, nodded honestly and said, "This place really lacks everything!" She muttered to herself that this home was simply desolate.

At this moment, three naughty children gathered in front of Sha Zhu's house, plotting to eavesdrop on Sha Zhu and Zhang Ran's affair. One of the children excitedly suggested, "Do you want to go to the backyard to listen to Sha Zhu and Zhang Ran's wedding night tonight?" Xu Damao, who had just witnessed everything, was stunned. He couldn't wait to say, "Of course I want to listen. I want to go over and take another look." Another child named Liu Guangqi smiled slyly and said, "It's a pity that such a good cabbage was taken by that stupid pig... Look at Sha Zhu, he's on the left and on the right."

Liu Guangqi went on to say: "Well, let's go home and have dinner first. You can come find us later, and then we'll act together. I just wonder if Brother Dongxu will go with us?" After that, they dispersed happily, looking forward to the arrival of night.

Xu Damao looked in the direction of the Jia family and said, "Come on! Aunt Jia was playing tricks just now and almost made a scene. How could Jia Dongxu have the energy to eavesdrop?

Besides, I will listen to Sha Zhu today and Jia Dongxu tomorrow, so Jia Dongxu must not be allowed to know about this.

Otherwise, what should we do if he is on guard tomorrow?" Liu Guangqi patted Damao on the shoulder and echoed, "Well, Shamao is right. Jiefang, don't go to Jia Dongxu and tell him these nonsense, okay?"

"I know, I know!" After the couple sorted out their belongings, they found that there were still some things they hadn't bought, but they could only buy them slowly in the future.

After a busy day, the two were already exhausted, so they sat down side by side and chatted.

"Hey, honey, my boss arranged for me to go to Lao Mo to learn cooking skills. Let's go together tomorrow night." "Lao Mo, doesn't that place only accept foreigners?"

"Anyone can go, but they only accept foreign currency, so usually only foreigners come here. My boss gave me some foreign currency today, and tomorrow I'll take you to taste some authentic foreign food."

"Yeah, by the way, Brother Zhuzi, please tell me about your work! I don't know how your work is going." She blinked her big eyes and looked at him curiously.

"I am the deputy director of the canteen now, but I don't have a regular position. Theoretically, the director of the kitchen doesn't have a regular position either, but I still want to fight for the position. After all, people always want to move up, and it's always good to have a goal." Brother Zhuzi said seriously, but his eyes were full of determination.

"Yes! I support you, brother Zhuzi. I will be the director's wife in the future." She laughed happily, with a happy smile on her face.

The two smiled at each other and then talked about other things. "There's been a lot going on these past two days, so we have to go to Liu Shulan's place after we get home. By the way, how did your family get in touch with Li Huaide's family?"

Brother Zhuzi scratched his head and explained, "My family doesn't know Li Huaide. We know Aunt Liu. My father was Grandpa Liu's former guard. My father later went to the front line. Although we no longer work together, the relationship is still there."

Hearing this, she nodded in sudden realization. Brother Zhuzi continued, "Grandpa Liu and Li Huaide should have some friendship, but I'm not sure about the details. Maybe they got in touch through the relationship of their older generation."

She sighed, "I see! Then my father-in-law must be in a very high position. I made the right choice by marrying you!" After that, the two of them burst into laughter again. The laughter echoed in the air, as if foreshadowing their bright future.

"My father's position was not high. After he joined the army, he served as Grandpa Liu's guard. After a few years, when it was time to rotate, my father did not choose to stay with the leader like others, but resolutely went to the front line. When he was at the front line, he was only responsible for some logistical work, so his promotion speed was relatively slow. Moreover, Grandpa Liu was not a high-ranking official in the army, so naturally he could not take special care of my father."

"Hearing what you said, it makes sense. It's great that Leader Liu can help your family this time. In this way, you are really lucky to meet a leader with human touch! For a leader who is upright and impartial, you have to work hard on your own for everything."

Sha Zhu has always liked dealing with humane people. Although he has great respect for those leaders who are too upright and ruthless, he will also keep a certain distance from them.

"Well, Brother Zhuzi, it's getting late. I'll go get you some hot water to wash up!" the little girl said shyly with her head lowered. "Thank you so much, ma'am!" Sha Zhuzi had a sly smile on his face.

Zhang Ran knew clearly what might happen next, but she still turned around with a red face to boil water, and whispered a few words to Sha Zhu.

After a while, Xu Damao and two other people sneaked out of the room, followed by Liu Guangqi. After the three guys met in the vegetable cellar...

"Hey, Xu Damao, you're here early!"

"I just arrived too. I just saw Zhang Ran and Sha Zhu fetching water and going back to the house."

Liu Guangqi looked in the direction of Sha Zhu's house and said, "Sha Zhu is really lucky now. He keeps changing wives one after another. What do you think? Should we report him for being a hooligan?"

"If you want to do such a wicked thing, go by yourself! We all live in the same yard. Could it be that Sha Zhu stole your wife?" someone retorted.

"Okay, Guangqi, stop it. Why don't we just let Shazhu teach us a few tricks on how to pick up girls? Why do we have to do such stupid things?"

Seeing the two men firing at him, Liu Guangqi quickly explained, "I just said it casually, I won't really report it! But then again, this silly Zhu used to be a stubborn person, but now he has become so resourceful, I really envy and jealous him!"

The three of them were hiding in the vegetable cellar, laughing and making noises, while at this moment, Sha Zhu had already begun to enjoy Zhang Ran's foot washing service.

"Wife, please leave this basin of foot washing water for later. Don't pour it out yet. I have other uses for it." Zhang Ran looked at the other party with a puzzled look on her face, and muttered to herself: What else can this foot washing water be used for? Sha Zhu seemed to see through her thoughts and explained with a smile: "We just got married, and there may be some guys who like to eavesdrop and come to join in the fun. When the time comes, I will ask them to taste the taste of this basin of foot washing water."

Zhang Ran couldn't help but burst out laughing after hearing this. "Oh, I've only heard of people doing this, but I didn't expect you to actually do it! But then again, have you ever eavesdropped on someone else's wall?" Sha Zhu waved his hands and said innocently, "Wife, don't wrongly accuse me! I'm an upright socialist young man, I would never do that kind of thing."

"Well, Brother Zhuzi, if that's the case, how about I replace this basin of water with boiling water?"