Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

The backyard of the courtyard.

Sha Zhu stared at his father with wide eyes.

"Dad, what did you say? Yu Shui broke off relations with us?"

After Sha Zhu came back and rested for two days, and after taking care of his personal hygiene and changing his clothes, he looked at least better than when he was treated as a beggar by Xiao Yueliang. Just as he had recovered a little, his father He Daqing gave him a big surprise.

"I said, this heartless girl has never come to see me..."

Sha Zhu was filled with righteous indignation. Before he could continue shouting, He Daqing slapped him directly on the head.

"Keep your voice down..."

"Dad, that damn girl Yu Shui has cut off our relationship, why are you going to beat me instead of her..."

"You deserve it. Why did I give birth to such an idiot like you? It was my idea to break off the relationship."

"what?"

"Bullshit, you can't even find a job because you keep kissing the rain. The rest of your life is ruined by you, and you still have the nerve to scream. I'm going to beat you to death first..."

He Daqing became angrier as he spoke, and began to look for a suitable weapon in the house.

The next second, He Daqing, holding a feather duster, beat Sha Zhu so hard that he jumped up and down.

"Dad, stop hitting me, I was wrong, okay..."

He Daqing was also tired from fighting and his anger had subsided a little, so he sat down and explained the twists and turns of the matter to Sha Zhu in detail.

"You just need to know it yourself. Yu Shui cut off ties with us just to show others. At least she won't be implicated by your status as a labor camp prisoner. Don't you know how badly you've hurt Yu Shui?"

Shazhu fell silent, forgetting the pain from being beaten by his father.

He just had a brain problem, he didn't know nothing. After He Daqing explained it clearly, he naturally reacted and felt full of guilt. He knew that Yu Shui would definitely be implicated by him, but he usually didn't dare to think about it.

Now that his father has explained it directly, Shazhu can also understand why his father did this.

"So, the rain won't be affected now?"

"I don't know, I can only try this first..."

He Daqing sighed. There would definitely be some impact, but it would always be good to reduce some involvement. So far, the effect seemed good. At least with his help, Yu Shui had found a good job.

But her future marriage will definitely be affected because the relationship is severed. The organization may not pursue the fact that Yu Shui is Sha Zhu's sister, but if they get married, the man may not necessarily not care about it.

If Yu Shui continues to be related to someone who has been to labor reform, he will definitely be implicated. However, making a prompt decision to break off the relationship will inevitably make people feel that Yu Shui is too heartless. Others will have a somewhat bad impression of Yu Shui, but there is nothing that can be done about it.

Choose the lesser of two evils. This is the only option we have in this situation.

"I..."

Sha Zhu wanted to say something, but he had no idea what to say, and finally shut up in disappointment.

"Anyway, you should talk less to Yu Shui in front of others and don't go to her, okay?"

"Um..."

Sha Zhu never thought that one day Yu Shui’s family would not recognize him because of his own affairs. He felt an indescribable guilt in his heart.

In fact, Sha Zhu was not bad to Yu Shui. He raised his sister like a daughter for the ten years when He Daqing was on the run. Being able to support Yu Shui all the way through high school was already very good in that era.

But the situation is different now. Sha Zhu's two labor reforms had a huge impact on Yu Shui. If He Daqing had not acted decisively, Yu Shui would have been ruined.

He Daqing took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit one for himself, and gave one to Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu took it and lit it silently, and both the father and son looked worried.

Sha Zhu is still feeling guilty about the rain, while He Daqing is thinking about what Sha Zhu can do in the future...

There is definitely no hope of getting a job in the factory. Even if he goes out to work as a helper, no one will want him. Sha Zhu was born in 1935. It is only the end of 1963 now. He is less than 30 years old, although he looks like he is in his 40s or 50s.

He Daqing looked at Sha Zhu, whose wrinkles were as deep as his brother's, and sighed somewhat in his heart.

This is my own son, my own flesh and blood. How can I not feel sorry for him? But there is nothing I can do.

He Daqing only has that much ability and cannot solve this kind of problem.

Forget it, let's just take it one step at a time. Shazhu should take a rest for a while to recuperate. Judging from his current condition, you can tell that he is seriously ill. I don't want his son to die before me.

He Daqing thought about it and decided to wait and see the situation first.

Another point is that He Daqing discovered that the deaf old lady didn't care about Sha Zhu at all, which he could understand.

The person who can't be helped is Sha Zhu. He Daqing knew how good the deaf old lady had been to Sha Zhu in the past.

Giving him a house and helping him find a job, even his own grandmother would not do more than that. Unfortunately, Sha Zhu, this useless guy, was not ambitious enough and made the old lady completely disappointed in him.

Otherwise, with the old lady's ability, there might be some solution.

This matter can be put aside for now. At worst, I can go and ask the deaf old lady for help. If my official job doesn't work, Sha Zhu can go to the black market to help earn some money like he did before and survive.

He Daqing felt depressed when he thought about how the deaf old lady didn't even say a word to Sha Zhu when he just came back to have dinner together.

Even if the old lady scolded Sha Zhu a few times, it would be better than now. The deeper the love, the more severe the criticism. Now her behavior of ignoring and ignoring him is obviously that she has completely given up on Sha Zhu.

evening.

Sha Zhu, who had nothing to do, couldn't sleep, so he just strolled around the courtyard.

Until I saw Qin Huairu coming back with a lunch box.

"Sister Qin..."

Sha Zhu's eyes lit up when he looked at Qin Huairu, and some little thoughts in his heart seemed to start stirring again. After staying in the canal for a few years, he now saw a female mouse with pretty features, not to mention that she was Sister Qin, whom he had always liked.

Looking at his white moonlight, Sha Zhu almost went up to give her a hug.

Fortunately, Sha Zhu still had some sense and stopped his actions. Otherwise, Qin Huairu would probably yell at him and he would have to stay in jail for a while...

Qin Huairu felt very strange. It was awkward to hear a man who looked like he could be her father calling her sister.

"It's Brother Zhuzi, you go ahead and do your work, I have to go back and take care of the kids..."

Qin Huairu barely dealt with Sha Zhu with a few words and then ran away. Obviously, in her eyes, Sha Zhu was not even qualified to be a blood bag now.

Sha Zhu was still immersed in the joy of seeing his beloved Sister Qin.

He did not take Qin Huairu's perfunctory attitude seriously. Now Sister Qin of the Jia family has to work and take care of the children. She must be very busy and has no time to waste.

Qin Huairu didn't even need to explain, Sha Zhu had already imagined a lot of things on his own.

For example, after Jia Dongxu's death, Qin Huairu suffered a lot, being both a father and a mother. A widow struggling to raise three children, how miserable can it be...

It was really not easy, Sha Zhu felt that he had to work hard to stand up.

There is still hope. Now that he has come out on his own, although he has lost his formal job, he can still make money.

Sister Qin is having a hard time now, and as her neighbor, I should naturally help share some of the pressure. And now that Jia Dongxu is dead, does I have a chance to take over?

When he thought of Sister Qin's big butt that was twisting so high up in the air, Sha Zhu suddenly felt that there was still hope in life.

Now I haven't married Sister Qin yet. If I have money, I can marry Sister Qin and my life will be smooth sailing. I will even have a child. It's a buy one get three free, which is a good deal.

What a bargain...