Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

It’s hard to say now. It looks like Shazhu won’t be able to survive until the time when he can provide for these people in their old age.

What will happen to the Siheyuan in the future is now an unknown. Even for Chen Xu, a time traveler with foresight, it is difficult to judge the future trend.

But this is not important. Chen Xu had no intention of getting involved with these people from the beginning. What does it matter to him whether these guys live or die in the future? He might as well take care of his own life instead of spending that time on it.

Chen Xu's personality is the type that doesn't care about anything that doesn't concern him. It is impossible for him to sacrifice himself for others.

Not causing trouble, but not afraid of trouble has always been his code of conduct. Of course, if someone provokes him, then just wait for his revenge. Chen Xu has not been a good person in both his lives, and it can even be said that he will take revenge for any slight.

He repays hatred with revenge and repays kindness with kindness, which can be considered as clearly distinguishing between good and evil. However, the standard of good and evil may be judged by himself.

For example, this guy Xu Damao, just by the fact that he was visited by several widows with babies, it was clear that there must be some good people among them, but Chen Xu didn't care. That was Xu Damao's own behavior and had nothing to do with him.

He only cared about how the two of them got along. Xu Damao was nice to him and they got along relatively well, so that was enough. As for whether this guy would harm others, Chen Xu didn't care at all.

As for the others, it was enough to just be okay on the surface. After all, he had been in this world for quite some time. But there was only one person he truly considered a friend, and that was Xu Damao.

There is another one who is grateful.

The old man who sold the fishing rods did him a favor, but it was hard to say whether he could repay the favor. After all, the old man's status might make him never need Chen Xu's help until his death, or he simply didn't take helping him get the fish fry seriously.

But whether others care or not is their business, you must still remember it.

As for others like Lin Chan, Third Uncle, and Chen Dan, they can be considered his own people, while others like Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu are basically just passers-by to Chen Xu.

Xu Damao went to live with his parents. Chen Xu felt that he was living well alone. Apart from occasionally going to the countryside for purchasing, he usually just wandered around the city and lived a very carefree life.

At the end of the month, Chen Xu looked at Liu Guangqi who came to invite people, and did not see anything unusual on his face. The others were all residents of the courtyard house, and each family came with a representative. Chen Xu was the type of person who represented the whole family, so naturally he would be invited as well.

Even Qin Huairu, who was pregnant, came. Although Liu Haizhong looked a little silly, he still had basic common sense and did not miss any of the families.

Three people came from the woman's side. In addition to Liu Guangqi's wife, there was an older man who was said to be Liu Guangqi's father-in-law, and a young man who was said to be his brother-in-law.

Almost no one among the residents of the courtyard house paid attention to their situation. They came to the Liu family mainly to have a feast, and they still had to give gifts. Although most gifts nowadays were only a few cents or a dollar, at least they did not come empty-handed.

Since Liu Haizhong chose to hold a wedding banquet, he naturally didn't care about the amount of the gifts. The second uncle seemed particularly happy today, his fat face was flushed, so he drank a few more glasses.

Chen Xu looked at Liu Guangqi, who had an unnatural expression on his face as the second uncle held his hand and told him to live a good life. Chen Xu didn't understand what this guy was thinking. If he was scared by Liu Haizhong, he wouldn't run away without saying a word.

Can't I just move out?

After all, Liu Guangqi had been assigned a job, and it was in another place. Could Liu Haizhong object to him moving out under the pretext of work? Even if he objected, how many times could he come back after working in another place?

Chen Xu couldn't understand his actions and thought he was crazy.

The residents of the courtyard were full of praise for the Liu family's banquet. After all, being able to put three meat dishes on the table was really considered extravagant at that time.

There were four tables in total, and about twenty residents of the courtyard came, and the rest were some workers from Liu Haizhong. Although the scene was not big, it was lively and bustling.

Most of the people at their table are younger, like the deaf old lady. Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui are all at the main table next to them.

To the left of Chen Xu is Xu Damao, to the right is Qin Huairu who is pregnant, and to the right further is Sha Zhu who takes the opportunity to sit next to Qin Huairu.

Chen Xu felt a bit unlucky, not because he disliked Qin Huairu who was pregnant, but because Sha Zhu showed his affection to the banquet, making it difficult for him to have a peaceful meal.

Qin Huairu obviously hadn't cultivated well enough yet. Although she had mustered up the courage to say some things to Sha Zhu that gave her goosebumps during this period, that was after all the time when they were just two people.

Now in front of so many people, especially with the teasing in some people's eyes, Qin Huairu almost couldn't collapse. She could only lower her head to eat, trying not to look at others.

Sha Zhu didn't care about other people at all. After all, the opportunity to sit next to Sister Qin for dinner was a rare opportunity, so he naturally had to show off.

Xu Damao was the first one to quit. It was your business for you, Sha Zhu, to be attentive to him, but what did it mean by piling all the meat dishes into Qin Huairu's bowl?

"Silly Zhu, are you out of your mind or what? There are people eating at the table, but you take away all the meat dishes. How are others supposed to eat?"

It was a rare occasion for Xu Damao to come back. His mother had just given birth to a younger sister for him a few days ago. It was Liu Haizhong who informed him at the factory that the Liu family was holding a wedding banquet.

After finally coming back for a banquet, he encountered Sha Zhu's stupid behavior, which made Xu Damao, who had no intention of paying attention to Sha Zhu, immediately furious.

Sha Zhu turned his head with an unhappy look on his face and looked at Xu Damao who was staring at him.

"Xu Damao, can you have a little sympathy? Brother Jia is already in that state, and Sister Qin is still pregnant. What's wrong with eating more meat?"

Shazhu is not completely stupid. He just made up an excuse.

Xu Damao was so angry, do you believe this? Don't I know who you are?

But Xu Damao was not easy to respond to Sha Zhu's words. Although no one believed Sha Zhu's words, this moral blackmail was very much in the style of Yi Zhonghai.

"I...I'm full."

Qin Huairu was too ashamed to stay here. After causing such a scene at someone else's banquet, Qin Huairu, who had not yet fully evolved, still had some dignity left and just stood up and left.

"Sister Qin..."

Sha Zhu was dumbfounded. He helped his dear sister Qin pick up so many dishes, but she left without taking a few bites. What a waste...

"Xu Damao, are you looking for trouble?"

Sha Zhu was immediately furious and directly blamed Xu Damao for Qin Huairu's departure.

Xu Damao took a deep breath and had no intention of arguing with Sha Zhu. Even though Liu Haizhong had invited him, he couldn't make a scene at the banquet.

Chen Xu next to him looked at Sha Zhu coldly. "A dog will always eat shit" probably describes this guy.

Not only Chen Xu, almost everyone's eyes were on Sha Zhu, which made him a little panicked. Although he kept putting the blame on Xu Damao, he actually knew very well what he had done.

I was so excited just now that I completely forgot to restrain myself. I was only focused on taking care of Sister Qin and didn't notice how inappropriate my behavior was at someone else's banquet.

Liu Haizhong at the table next to him could hardly hold back his anger. If his daughter-in-law and in-laws weren't there, he would have thrown Shazhu out right now. He was so angry that his hands were shaking.

Sha Zhu was simply slapping his uncle, the second uncle of the courtyard house, the seventh-level forger in the steel rolling mill, and the team leader of the workshop, in the face in front of everyone.