Siheyuan Shangpeng

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu were walking to work together, while Shang Peng got into the car and was about to leave. The passenger door was opened by someone. Shang Peng turned around and found it was He Yuzhu. Then the back door was also opened, and this time it was Xu Damao.

Shang Peng couldn't help but smile and said, "Hey, what's going on, guys?"

He Yuzhu said, "Let's go to work. Can't I take your car once?"

Shang Peng turned his head and looked at Xu Damao and asked, "Are you taking over as well?"

Xu Damao chuckled and said, "I took over a long time ago, but you were busy and didn't see me."

Shang Peng nodded and said, "Okay, since Chef He and Xu Yingying have spoken, let's go."

On the way, Shang Peng suddenly asked He Yuzhu and Xu Damao: "Do you know why Yi Zhonghai didn't adopt a child?"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "I really don't know. In the past, they always boiled medicine when they had nothing to do. I started helping in the kitchen at Cuihua Building when I was in my teens. Xu Damao and I were basically the ones who talked about the affairs in the courtyard. When my father passed away, I was busy making a living for two years and didn't care about the affairs in the courtyard at all. Why did you mention that dead family?"

Xu Damao said from behind: "I know, I know."

Shang Peng: "Then tell me quickly, I want to hear what's going on, I just want to listen for fun."

Xu Damao went on to say: "Don't disbelieve me, I'm the only one who knows about this, let me tell you two.

I remember that Zhuzi went to learn cooking that year, and I had nothing to do, so I just wandered around in the yard. When I got tired, I sat down under the deaf old lady's window to rest. I heard the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai chatting in the house. Guess what I heard?"

He Yuzhu said impatiently: "No, I'm talking about Xu Damao, why are you panting? Tell me quickly, or I'll throw you out!"

Xu Damao rolled his eyes at He Yuzhu and said, "Okay, let me continue. I heard the deaf old lady say to Yi Zhonghai, "Zhonghai, your illness is already like this, so don't think about it anymore. In my opinion, you should just adopt a child so that there won't be anyone to take care of you in your old age."

Yi Zhonghai replied: "Godmother, I don't want to adopt a child. You know what happened to Old Zhu next door. I don't want to starve to death at home in the future. What do you think of Jia Dongxu?"

The deaf old lady replied, "Jia Dongxu is okay, but his mother is not a good person. I think the idiot from He Daqing's family in the middle courtyard is okay. As long as we get rid of He Daqing, we can control that idiot."

"Hey! Who are you calling a fool? You didn't even tell me about this." He Yuzhu said dissatisfiedly.

Xu Damao replied: "I warned you, and you beat me up."

He Yuzhu said to Xu Damao embarrassedly: "Really? Haha... I'm sorry, brother, wasn't I a fool at that time!"

Xu Damao waved his hand and said, "Hey, I don't take it seriously, don't interrupt me, I'll continue.

Later, Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady started talking about how Jia Dongxu and you were together. After discussing for a long time, they finally said that they would not let either of them go. Yi Zhonghai tried to win over Jia Dongxu, and the deaf old lady tried to win over you. After that, Aunt Yi came and I ran away secretly. I didn’t hear the rest. But after two or three months, Uncle He ran away. Before he ran away, he also looked for the deaf old lady. By the way, Yi Zhonghai was there too. As for what they talked about, I don’t know. You all know what happened after that. "

Shang Peng said at this time: "What's going on with the old Zhu next door you are talking about?"

He Yuzhu said, "I know this. Old Zhu was from the courtyard next door. He moved in at about the same time as my family. The couple also had no children, so they adopted a boy and named him Zhu Daqiang. But the boy was older and could remember things. Later, when Zhu Daqiang grew up, he broke Old Zhu's legs, tied him up in the house and left him alone. He took Aunt Zhu away, and Old Zhu starved to death in the house. When the people in the courtyard found him, he was already smelly."

Xu Damao also spoke up from behind, "You don't know everything. Let me tell you, that old Zhu is not a human being. He beats Zhu Daqiang when he drinks. One time, I went to the toilet and saw Zhu Daqiang crying in the corner, so I comforted him. He told me that old Zhu would beat him with a belt whenever he had nothing to do. If Aunt Zhu tried to stop him, he would even beat her. And it was not Zhu Daqiang who broke old man Zhu's leg. Old Zhu was a gambler. He lost everything and couldn't pay off his gambling debts, so he was beaten by the debt collectors. Zhu Daqiang didn't run away either. He took care of old man Zhu until he died. In the end, he couldn't pay off his gambling debts, so he took Aunt Zhu away to another place."

"Hiss...where did the version that Brother Zhuzi mentioned come from?" Shang Peng asked after taking a breath.

Xu Damao continued, "Hey, guess who spread the news? This person is from our hospital."

"Jia Zhang's family?"

"Old deaf man?"

He Yuzhu and Shang Peng said the names of two different people at the same time.

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Hehe...what you said is both right and wrong. At first I also thought it was said by Jia Zhang, but later I found out that Jia Zhang also heard it from others. The deaf old lady in the backyard passed it to Jia Zhang, and Jia Zhang processed it a little bit, so it became that version. The people in the neighboring courtyard have explained it many times, but those old ladies like to listen to some bizarre statements. Later, the neighboring courtyard was too disdainful to explain. By the way, I saw Zhu Daqiang a few days ago. He seems to be working in the court now. I told him about this, but he didn't care. According to him, I will never go back to that courtyard in my life. Why should I care what they say?"

Shang Peng and He Yuzhu both clicked their tongues when they heard this. Shang Peng suddenly said to Xu Damao, "Brother Damao, how come you know everything every day?"

Xu Damao scratched his head and said, "Hehe! I feel that going to school is so boring. I know everything the teacher teaches, so I just wander around. The more I wander around, the more I listen."

A few of them chatted and laughed as they arrived at the steel rolling mill. He Yuzhu and Xu Damao went back to their respective jobs, while Shang Peng was stopped by Li Huaide's secretary.

Shang Peng looked at Secretary Li Huaide in surprise and asked, "Brother, Director Li wants to talk to me about something?"

Secretary Li Huaide smiled and said, "Director Li has been looking forward to seeing you these days. You've been gone for several days, and Director Li is so worried. Have you forgotten? The machinery and equipment of the bicycle factory..."

Shang Peng slapped his forehead and said to Secretary Li Huaide, "Look at my brain, brother, go back and tell Uncle Li that I will gather people right now to ensure that the machines are in place when he finishes building the factory."