Siheyuan Shangpeng

"What nonsense are you analyzing, Xiaoliang? In a few days, all three of you will be his godsons, and Xiaoxue will be his goddaughter. Except for my wife, everything else I own is his, my son is his son, and my daughter is his daughter.

If that incident hadn't happened, I, your father, would have had a godson or daughter, oh! It's all fate!" Shang's father suddenly became depressed as he spoke.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Uncle, when do you want to go back to Sijiu City? What do you plan to do when you return?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. Let's talk about it after I go back. Now I have to finish the matter in Baoding. I have been deceived for several years. I can't just go back like this." He Daqing replied with half-closed eyes.

"Uncle, I advise you to resolve this matter as soon as possible. I guess that White Widow is just a pawn in someone else's hands. Why bother her? What if she goes to the courtyard to make trouble? Although your reputation is already bad, you'd better not cause trouble for yourself!"

"Um... okay! Then I will take care of things here in the next few days and I can go back to Sijiu City every week."

"Okay, if you don't need us here, we will go back soon. I remember there is a train back to Sijiucheng in the afternoon, so we will try to get back to Sijiucheng in the evening.

We said we were going to visit relatives at Zhuzi's grandfather's hometown, and we're rushing back today just in time for you to come back so we can have some fun with them!" said Shang's father.

"Okay, I'll go buy you something to eat on the train. Baoding has some specialties."

"Uncle, just buy some food for the journey. You can bring the local specialties back when you get back. Wouldn't it be a shame if we bring some local specialties back?"

"Look at my brain. OK, let's go now and buy some on the way. I remember there's a donkey meat hotpot on the way to the train station that's really authentic. Let's buy some on the way."

"Okay, let's go then!"

The group paid the bill and left the teahouse, heading for the train station. On the way, He Yushui looked unhappy, so He Daqing had to slowly comfort her. He Yushui also knew that his father would be back in a few days, so he stopped pestering He Daqing. After they bought the firewood and went to the train station, Shang's father bought the ticket. The train arrived in just a few minutes. Fortunately, the train was late today, otherwise he would not be able to take this train.

However, at that time, it was normal for trains to be late, and it was strange for them to be on time.

After everyone got on the train, He Daqing rushed to the factory. He wanted to go back and resign, and also contact someone to help him get rid of the White Widow safely.

Leaving He Daqing aside, everyone finally rushed back to the courtyard when it got dark. After running back and forth across the city of Baoding in one day, everyone was very tired and had no time to chat with the third uncle guarding the gate. After a few words, they all went home to wash up and go to bed.

As soon as He Yuzhu arrived at the door of his house, he heard Yi Zhonghai calling him. He Yuzhu instinctively wanted to hide from Yi Zhonghai, but before he could close the door, Yi Zhonghai had squeezed in through the crack of the door.

He Yuzhu was startled and said, "I say, uncle, how come you appeared out of nowhere and squeezed in without my permission? If I close the door quickly, who will be responsible if you get squeezed in? I'm tired after a day and want to rest. You should go back quickly. I won't see you off!" After saying that, he wanted to push Yi Zhonghai out.

Yi Zhonghai said hurriedly: "Zhu Zi, you haven't slept yet? Why are you pushing me out? What did I teach you? You can't be so heartless. You just want to chat with me. After all, I am your elder. Why are you pushing me out like this?"

He Yuzhu also got angry and said to Yi Zhonghai, "Uncle, you are wrong to say that. I just went to see my elder today. My elder is in the front yard, in the countryside, buried underground. I don't know what kind of elder you are to me. You are at best my neighbor, not an elder of an elder."

Yi Zhonghai saw that He Yuzhu was angry and thought that he was angry because he went to the countryside to see his mother's relatives. He didn't think about himself at all, so he said to He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, how can you talk like this? As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. Your uncle is not bad, right? Why do you talk to your uncle like this? You can't get angry at your uncle when you are angry at your relatives. For the sake of our many years of neighbors, apologize to me and I will forgive you.

Besides, there are no perfect parents in the world, only unfilial children. After all, I am still a great master, why are you so angry with me..."

Yi Zhonghai was still chattering away and didn't notice that He Yuzhu had already pushed him out the door. With a bang, He Yuzhu had already closed the door. Yi Zhonghai almost hit his nose and swallowed the rest of his words back in his stomach. Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he slammed He Yuzhu's door.

He Yuzhu could hardly bear it anymore and really wanted to punch Yi Zhonghai's hypocritical face, but his father He Daqing was about to come back, and in order not to delay the plan, he could only wait for He Daqing to come back before dealing with Yi Zhonghai.

He Yuzhu washed up with the cold water in the room, and without paying any attention to Yi Zhonghai who was standing helplessly and furious at the door, he went straight to bed.

Yi Zhonghai knocked on the door for a long time but He Yuzhu didn't pay any attention to him, so he had to leave in disappointment.

However, he did not go home but went to the deaf old lady's house in the backyard. The two of them whispered for a long time in the deaf old lady's house. Yi Zhonghai returned to his house and discussed with his wife for a while before going to bed.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, after He Yuzhu learned boxing with Shang's father, he had breakfast with the Shang family and headed towards Cuihua Tower.

On the way, he saw Yi Zhonghai and wanted to take another route to avoid him. Unexpectedly, Yi Zhonghai saw He Yuzhu and ran over to stop him. He said to He Yuzhu, "Zhuzi, what the uncle said last night was a bit far-fetched, but the uncle is doing it for your own good. Don't disbelieve me. Today, the uncle has found a job for you. It is definitely better than you wandering around doing nothing all day."

He Yuzhu was really fed up with Yi Zhonghai, so he said unhappily, "Uncle, please stop blocking my way. I'm almost late. I don't need the job you mentioned right now. I'm still learning cooking from my master, and I can't come out to work until I'm a master. Don't you understand this?"

"Learning cooking? Didn't your master want you anymore? Where are you going to learn cooking?" Yi Zhonghai asked in surprise.

"Come on, you're looking for a job for me without knowing anything, you're amazing, what kind of job did you find for me? Let me hear it..."

"Zhu Zi, I have found you an apprenticeship job in the kitchen of the steel rolling mill. It's 18 yuan a month. Don't think it's a small amount now. After three years of apprenticeship, you will definitely be able to get a permanent job with your skills. During these three years, you and your sister will have living expenses. The merchant family will support you for the rest of your life. Listen to your uncle. After these three years, your uncle will help you find someone, and you will directly become a master chef. Then you can find a wife. Won't your life get better? You said you are learning to cook there and you don't get paid yet, and you don't know when you will graduate. What will you do if the merchant family doesn't help you in a few days? Have you thought about it? And there's more..." The more Yi Zhonghai spoke, the more he felt that what he said was right. He became more and more excited, and he even wanted to give the merchant some eye drops!