Siheyuan Shangpeng

"Okay, you can do it yourself. But why don't you ask Zhuzi?" Shang's father joked.

He Yuzhu scratched his head and said, "My father told me, and I also think he should find another one, just like my aunt said, don't let him run away if I don't want him to."

He Daqing gave He Yuzhu a slap and said, "You silly... bastard, how dare you tease your father like that?"

He Daqing originally wanted to say "Shazhu", but when he saw Shang's mother's eyes, he temporarily changed his word.

"That's right. You've run away before. Am I not putting shackles on you? It's also for Yu Shui's good." He Yuzhu continued.

"Dad, I heard that you want to take Brother Zhuzi to Master Uncle?" Shang Peng suddenly interrupted.

This question was asked very suddenly, and no one in the room reacted. Shang's father answered without hesitation: "Yes, your uncle also meant this."

Shang Peng said, "Dad, please refuse Master Uncle's invitation. Brother Zhuzi is not suitable for Master Uncle's invitation."

After hearing this, everyone looked at Shang Peng, and Shang Qi suddenly spoke up: "Well, it's indeed not suitable."

After hearing this, Shang's father also reacted: "Indeed, hey! Tell your master uncle when you see him that day!"

"What's wrong? What's not suitable?" He Daqing asked.

"Let me tell you, uncle. My father has a senior brother who likes Zhuzi's cooking skills and wants him to cook for them. However, my uncle's place is a special department and Zhuzi's personality is not suitable for it. If he goes there, bad things might happen." Shang Peng replied.

"Uncle, I have only met Zhuzi for a short time, so let me tell you my feelings. Zhuzi is a good person, but he doesn't think before he speaks and he is quite stubborn. My master's department is a very confidential department. If Zhuzi goes there, he might be provoked and say something wrong. Then not only will Zhuzi be punished, but many others may also be implicated." Shang Qi also said.

"Alas, Zhuzi just doesn't have this fate!" He Daqing said with a sigh.

"Um, Dad, what do you think of my uncle?" Shang Qi suddenly said.

"No, my uncle's social relations are too complicated and he won't pass the review." Shang Peng said.

"Then there's nothing we can do. We can only give up."

After this incident, everyone was no longer in the mood to drink, so they hurriedly finished their meal, packed up and went to bed.

Oh, Shangjia has cleaned up the house while Shangpeng was at school, and there is a room for Shangqi to live in. Similarly, He Daqing saw the partition of Shangjia's house, and after Shangjia finished cleaning up, he also decorated his own house. Now the main house of He Daqing's house is divided into a living room and two bedrooms. Each room looks small, but it is much easier to clean than the previous big house. Now He Yushui and He Daqing sleep in the two bedrooms of the big house. He Yuzhu is not at home, so he lives in the side room.

The next morning, Shang Peng and Shang Qi opened the door at the same time. They looked at each other, smiled, and began to warm up. Before they finished warming up, Shang Xue and Shang Liang went out. Before they said hello, He Yuzhu and He Yushui came to the front yard. When everyone saw them, they said hello, warmed up, and started boxing.

After the exercise, Shang's mother had prepared breakfast. After everyone had breakfast, He Yushui suggested going out to play today. The New Year was coming soon, and the new year goods had not been prepared yet. Shang's mother also wanted to go shopping, so she agreed. However, Shang Peng said that if he needed food, he could go shopping, as long as Shang's mother made a list. Today was a good time. Everyone thought it was okay and prepared to go out for a walk. Shang's father went to work with He Daqing. Today was the day for salary collection. On other days, they could take leave, but not today. They had to collect their salary and benefits today, so the two had to go. However, He Daqing got rid of Shang's father to collect his salary and benefits, and he went to take care of his lifelong affairs.

He Yuzhu also had to go to Cuihualou. As the New Year was approaching, Cuihualou's business was extremely hot. He Yuzhu was busy until late in the afternoon every day, and sometimes he was so busy that he didn't go home until the evening.

After Shang's father and He Daqing left, everyone stayed in the house for a while before going out. There was nothing they could do as the morning in Beijing was too cold. They had been happily strolling around for nearly a whole day, and Shang Qi treated everyone to roast duck for lunch. They did not go to Quanjude, but to Bianyifang, not because they thought the roast duck at Bianyifang was delicious, but because they came across this place when they wandered around.

Several people ate three roast ducks that cost eight yuan each, and with some other things the total cost was thirty yuan. After the meal, Shang's mother felt sorry for him for a long time, and kept saying how much food they could eat with so much money.

Shang Qi, Shang Peng and Shang Xue looked at each other and smiled helplessly, then dragged their mother out for a walk. They didn't go home until the afternoon when the two children could no longer walk.

Time flies. Today is the 29th, and Chinese New Year is tomorrow. Father Shang and his children specially made four square red lanterns that looked like palace lanterns and hung them on the roofs of his own living room and the He family's living room respectively, creating a festive atmosphere.

The eldest brother Shang Qi spent two yuan to buy the most popular "Ertijiao", "Ma Leizi", "Pao Da Shuangdeng", "Yue Li Xing", "Shuai Pao" and a string of 300 firecrackers. This was the first time He Yushui saw such good fireworks. Shang Peng also bought some "Lao Tou Chi Hua" and "Lao Shu Shi", which were all famous fireworks at the time.

This made Shang Liang and He Yushui very happy, and they were looking forward to setting off fireworks tomorrow. In the end, Shang's mother was so annoyed that she had no choice but to take out a feather duster, a powerful weapon, to stop the two beasts from talking.

He Daqing went out right after breakfast. Nearly two hours later, He Daqing walked into the courtyard with a woman in her 30s. As soon as they entered the door, the third uncle was so frightened that he didn't dare to come forward. He stuttered and asked, "Da... Daqing, who is this?"

He Daqing smiled and said to the third uncle: "Old Yan, this is my wife. We just got our marriage certificate today. Come and have some candy to sweeten your mouth." After saying that, he grabbed two pieces of candy and handed them to the third uncle.

The woman was not shy and said directly: "I am Brother Daqing's wife, my name is Tian Xiaocao." After saying that, she grabbed a handful of melon seeds and peanuts and handed them to the third uncle.

The third uncle held the things that He Daqing and Tian Xiaocao handed to him in his two hands, and smiled so hard that his eyebrows could not be seen. He said quickly: "Okay, go in quickly and pack up. Tomorrow is the New Year."

He Daqing brought Tian Xiaocao into the compound. Because it was Chinese New Year tomorrow, most people in the compound were at home. They were surprised to see He Daqing walking into the compound with a woman and a little girl, and they all came to watch. He Daqing introduced Tian Xiaocao to everyone.

Everyone maintained a welcoming attitude. He Daqing took Tian Xiaocao into his home, and everyone dispersed.

At the He family, He Yuzhu was in the kitchen preparing food for tomorrow's New Year. Xiao Yushui got the news and ran back to her home to wait for her new mother and sister to come home.