Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

This is not completely without disadvantages for Yu Shui. After all, people nowadays tend to be more conservative in their thinking.

Even if Sha Zhu and He Daqing are indeed bad people, breaking off a relationship is still a rare thing. There are always some stubborn people who think that Yu Shui is too heartless.

Many people are always like this, accustomed to standing on the moral high ground to accuse others, and never thought that for Yu Shui, if she didn't do this, her life would basically be ruined.

He Daqing is still capable. At least he has a good judgment of the pros and cons and can find a way to remove the rain water as soon as possible.

There was nothing wrong with Yu Shui's arrangement. If Yu Shui didn't have to go to school, he would have wanted to take his daughter to Baoding.

By doing this, at least one of them can be saved, so that not only the son but also the daughter will not be saved.

The comrades from the street office didn't stay here for long. Director Wang reminded Yu Shui to remember to go to the newspaper office to place an advertisement, and also to separate the household registration from the He family. He comforted the little girl for a while and then left.

The rain remained silent, with no other expression except nodding.

Director Wang just thought that the girl was sad and didn't think much about it. He left with the comrades from the street office.

Yu Shui breathed a sigh of relief. It was He Daqing who taught her not to speak.

Her father was afraid that his silly daughter would say something inappropriate, so he simply told her to just keep a gloomy expression and not to worry about anything else.

As expected, everything went smoothly, except that he was scolded like a dog...

As soon as Director Wang left, Liu Haizhong immediately stood up and coughed a few times in a pretentious manner, which made those who were planning to go back look dissatisfied.

Many people are either cooking or just eating halfway. Does your uncle know how to choose the time?

"I, the first person in the courtyard... ahem, Second Uncle also wants to say a few words. Comrades, remember this lesson, be harmonious and friendly..."

Everyone looked unhappy. Liu Haizhong just said a lot of nonsense but nothing substantial. Some residents who worked in the steel mill even felt that what Liu Haizhong said sounded very familiar.

Chen Xu was also speechless. Of course, it sounded very familiar. If I remembered correctly, most of it was what the factory leaders said when the steel mill started working. As a result, Liu Haizhong wrote it down and pretended to be...

Yan Bugui couldn't stand it anymore. He was counting the shredded potatoes earlier, but now he had forgotten where he counted to. He would have to go back and count again. If Liu Haizhong is fine, then stop wasting time.

He quickly interrupted Liu Haizhong in a low voice.

"Ahem, Lao Liu, Lao Liu, let's go, everyone hasn't eaten yet..."

Liu Haizhong's high-spirited speech was interrupted. He turned around and looked at Yan Bugui with dissatisfaction. He felt that Yan Bugui just couldn't stand seeing him, Old Liu, stealing the show.

Yan Bugui tilted his head and gave Liu Haizhong a look that told him to look around.

Old Liu then noticed the impatient faces of the people around him, and immediately realized that he might have angered everyone, which was inconsistent with his plan to win over the Siheyuan. After all, he still wanted to gain everyone's support and become the boss.

"Ahem, let's go home, have a good meal and rest, we still have to go to work tomorrow..."

Although people didn't say anything, they were already complaining in their hearts.

Do you know you have to go to work tomorrow?

It's almost dark and you're still here chattering.

Liu Haizhong probably didn't expect that his intention to show his face again would directly cause everyone's favorability to drop sharply. Let alone getting everyone's support, it would be good enough if he didn't get gossip about them.

If Liu Haizhong wants to become a big boss, he probably has a long way to go.

In fact, the residents of the Siheyuan also found that it didn't seem to make any difference if there was no old man in the courtyard. It was enough to have Yan Bugui who could convey the notices from above.

Ever since Liu Guangqi got into trouble, Liu Haizhong hasn't been involved in any affairs. The courtyard house is still left as it was.

This made many people feel that it was completely unnecessary to have three stewards in a courtyard house, especially Liu Haizhong, who didn't even know what the purpose of this steward's position was.

You know, the manager gets benefits every year, and he can get some daily necessities and other things every year.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the household registration system was imperfect. In order to prevent enemy spies from lurking and sabotaging, managers were elected in the large courtyards with complex personnel. This was similar to the ancient baojia system. Any abnormal persons would be reported immediately.

As time went by, the managers of each courtyard became dispensable and could only handle trivial matters.

It is unreasonable to have three uncles in charge of a courtyard with dozens of families and hundreds of people. In the past, Yi Zhonghai had absolute power, and Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were just figures in the family.

Now that Yi Zhonghai has stepped down, the fact that Yan Bugui is still able to do a good job speaks volumes.

It is extremely difficult for Liu Haizhong to gain the support of the residents of the Siheyuan. The most important thing in this matter is connections. Although Lao Liu's popularity in the Siheyuan cannot be said to be bad, it is not very good either. At least it has nothing to do with being highly respected or popular.

The crowd gradually dispersed. Chen Xu looked at the residents who were discussing in groups of three or four and felt that this gossip would probably be popular for some time.

Just as I was about to go back to the backyard, Qin Huairu came over holding Xiao Huaihua.

"Sister-in-law, congratulations."

Chen Xu was confused. Where did this brother-in-law come from?

Many young people in Siheyuan like to call Qin Huairu Qin Jie. The second generation of Siheyuan people, such as Sha Zhu, Xu Damao, and Yan Jiecheng, all call her that.

But Chen Xu never called her that. He felt it was too intimate and couldn't call her that. It would be better to just call her sister-in-law of the Jia family.

Lin Chan was a little uncomfortable with Qin Huairu's closeness, but she didn't show any displeasure. She knew that Qin Huairu was talking about work, so she could only say a few perfunctory words.

On the other hand, the little Huaihua in Qin Huairu's arms was quite cute. The human cub, which was only a few months old, was still very lovable. It tilted its little head and looked at the unfamiliar people in front of it with its two big grape-like eyes without crying or making a fuss.

But when he saw Chen Xu, his attitude changed immediately. He babbled and stretched out his two little paws to ask for a hug.

Chen Xu: ...

How come he doesn't know that he is so popular among kids?

A baby of a few months old is still at the most ignorant stage, and his judgement on the good and bad of the outside world depends entirely on his feelings, but Chen Xu has the stone of the world in his body.

In a sense, the World Stone is equivalent to the mother of the world and the most primitive form of the world. It is naturally loved by children.

Chen Xu hesitated as he looked at Xiao Huaihua, who was almost crying, but Qin Huairu had already handed Xiao Huaihua to him.

Chen Xu had no choice but to catch it. The little girl immediately changed her attitude when she was in Chen Xu's arms. She giggled and touched him everywhere with her little hands.

Qin Huairu almost died of laughter. Her little daughter really made her proud. She was still thinking about how to have a good relationship with the Chen family. Look, little Huaihua is only a few months old and can help her mother share her worries.

Lin Chan next to it was also a little curious and stretched out his fingers to touch Xiao Huaihua's little face.

The little girl was not afraid of Lin Chan. She was having fun holding her fingers. Lin Chan had been with Chen Xu for a long time and had some aura of the World Stone on her body. The little girl was not afraid of her at all.

She didn't even care when Lin Chan took her away from Chen Xu's arms.

Xu Damao was somewhat delighted to see the prey; he also liked children, and the little locust flower was indeed very cute.

"Come, uncle will hold you."

Xu Damao showed an expression that he thought was very amiable and was about to hug the little girl.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch..."

Little Huaihua was not willing to do that and started howling directly, showing her disgust towards Xu Damao. One of her little paws tightly grasped Lin Chan's clothes and with the other one she pushed away the hand that Xu Damao had extended to her. She even turned her little face to the other side.

Xu Damao's smile froze on his face. Should he be treated differently like this? What was wrong with him, Xu Damao?