Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

"Have you heard? The old lady's house in the backyard was divided up by the Chen family."

"What? How come it's so fast? They just announced it yesterday and they're allocating rooms today. Her family must be well prepared."

"I didn't prepare anything. I guess it's because of the Sun family. I can't envy such a thing. Alas~!"

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During dinner that night, the news of the Chen family's division of houses spread throughout the compound like a gust of wind.

Those neighbors who wanted to rent the house all complained.

Some people cursed and swore in private, but no one dared to come to the door to complain.

Because no one is stupid. The Chen family and the Sun family have such a good relationship that they don’t care about these neighbors at all.

In the back house at the front yard, Yan Bugui was chewing a steamed bun listlessly, looking absent-minded.

He had been struggling for a long time outside just now, but finally gave up the idea of ​​reporting it because he really couldn't afford to offend the Sun family.

Seeing that her husband had no appetite, Aunt Yan followed him and tried to persuade him.

"Boss, eat quickly! You are not thinking about...? Hey~! Listen to my advice, it's a thankless task, we can't beat them."

"Don't worry! I won't report it. Since they can get a share of the house, they will definitely not leave any evidence. I'm not that stupid."

Yan Bugui smiled bitterly and waved his hands, but in fact he was still unconvinced...

After eating two quick bites, Yan Bugui stood up and prepared to go out.

Aunt Yan didn't know what he wanted to do, so she asked.

"Boss, what are you doing...?"

"Don't worry about it. I'll go find Lao Liu."

Having said that, Yan Bugui walked out of the door and went straight to the backyard, ready to persuade Liu Haizhong to be the bad guy.

The door of the deaf old lady's room in the backyard has been opened.

Several members of the Chen family were in the house, planning what needed to be changed so that they could move in as soon as possible.

Aunt Chen’s son, Chen Guangming, is usually an honest, hard-working and very filial man.

Seeing how big the room was, he couldn't help but feel inspired.

"Mom, this house is so big. Once it's ready, why don't you move in?"

Wu Qiuyue also advised: "Yes! Mom, if it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to get this house. You should live in this house!"

Aunt Chen was very pleased to see that her son and daughter-in-law were so filial.

But she just shook her head and said she would not move in.

After all, it’s so nice for a young couple to live there. Even if they do that, it’s convenient, isn’t it?

"Okay, you don't have to persuade me anymore. I'll clean up the house tomorrow. Now let's go to the Sun family's courtyard to thank Zhengguo."

"Of course, of course. Let's go!"

After saying that, Chen Guangming turned off the lights, and several people left the room, locked the door and prepared to leave.

At this time, Yan Bugui happened to come to the backyard, and the two sides met each other, but because of what happened in the afternoon, no one took the initiative to say hello, and they just passed each other.

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At Liu Haizhong's house, when Yan Bugui came in, he was peeling peanuts and drinking wine, his face flushed.

"Oh my! Old Liu, you are so careless. The houses next door have been divided up. Don't you have any idea at all?"

As soon as he entered the room, Yan Bugui took the initiative to stir up trouble. He seemed to be speaking up for Liu Haizhong, but actually he had ulterior motives.

But although Liu Haizhong is a bit obsessed with power, he is not stupid. At this moment, he remains motionless and steady as an old dog.

"Lao Liu, did you drink fake wine tonight? Why do you look unhappy? I told you that the house next to yours was divided up, but you didn't even react?"

Yan Bugui is still instigating, and it seems that he will not give up until he achieves his goal.

Liu Haizhong was so annoyed by him that he put down the wine glass in his hand and said slowly.

"Old Yan, that's his ability, what can I do?"

"No, Lao Liu, don't you know whether the Chen family is capable or not? Can they compare with you?"

As Yan Bugui was talking, he sat down without being invited, not considering himself a outsider at all. He picked up the peanuts on the table and started peeling them.

"Leave some for me, I still have some wine!"

Liu Haizhong quickly grabbed a few and put the peanuts in the bag before he spoke again.

"The Chen family isn't as powerful as me, but so what? They are related to Director Sun's family, which makes them better than you and me."

Seeing that Liu Haizhong, this fool, was not fooled, Yan Bugui was helpless and had to guide him slowly.

"You can't say that, Lao Liu. You are a member of the working class. Everyone should address you as Big Brother. They are seeking privileges. As the head of the hospital, you should say no to such unfair things..."

Yan Bugui was still talking, like a fly, with his bangs going in one ear and out the other.

However, the fly was not aware of anything and kept buzzing there, which was really annoying.

In desperation, Liu Haizhong reached out to interrupt him and said weakly.

"Old Yan, I just don't understand. You know the door to the street office. If you want to report me, I welcome you with open arms, but you can't come to harm me! I don't have your courage. You can report whoever you want."

OK! Yan Bugui was so angry when he heard this that he almost got liver cirrhosis.

It turns out that I performed hard for a long time, but no one took it seriously at all. What else could I learn from their words?

The final outcome was that Yan Bugui left in anger.

After he left, Second Aunt came out of the room and sat down at the table.

"Boss, I think what Yan Bugui said makes sense. Why can't we report it?"

"Report? Why should I report? Our family has the same population as the Chen family, but our house is bigger than his. I would only report him if I was sick."

Liu Haizhong seemed to be sober now, speaking clearly and logically, and even the second aunt had nothing to refute after hearing him...

the other side.

Aunt Chen and her family had already arrived at the courtyard. After the two sides greeted each other, Sun Zhengguo politely welcomed the Chen family into the house.

Of course, when the Chen family came to express their gratitude, they did not come empty-handed.

In addition to bringing several boxes of exquisite pastries, her family also specially ground ten kilograms of tofu and sent it over.

Because Aunt Chen knows that the old man and his family like this the most, so this is called giving them what they like.

"Zhengguo, thank you for helping my family a lot. I don't have anything good to give you. These things are not valuable. I hope you don't mind."

"Aunt Chen, what are you doing? You brought so many things here, aren't you slapping me in the face? Take them back later. Also, take away the two packs of cigarettes from yesterday. I don't need them."

As he said this, Sun Zhengguo took out the two packs of Peony cigarettes from the cabinet and returned them intact.

"No, no, Zhengguo, are you complaining that the things are too little? It doesn't make sense to send something and then take it back. Please accept it no matter what." Aunt Chen quickly pushed the things over.

"Yes! Zhengguo, we will feel bad if you don't accept it." Chen Guangming, who had been silent, now stood up.

Seeing that Wu Qiuyue was about to speak, Sun Zhengguo felt a headache and quickly reached out to stop them.

"Aunt Chen, Brother Guangming, Sister Qiuyue, we were neighbors before, and we are still related now. Don't you know what kind of person I am?

I welcome you to come and play, but I really won’t accept your things. If you insist on leaving your things behind, how will our two families get along in the future?”

Seeing that Sun Zhengguo didn't seem to be joking, Aunt Chen knew that the gift could not be given away tonight.

So she chose to take a roundabout approach and left a few pounds of tofu for the old man.

This time Sun Zhengguo didn't object. At most, he could leave some good things for their family next time. This is called normal human interaction.

After the arguing over the gifts, the Chen family was also attracted to the TV, with both adults and children watching it intently.

Sun Zhengguo just smiled when he saw this, and considerately helped them move the stools over so that everyone could sit there and watch slowly.

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