Siheyuan: Classic Siheyuan

If it weren’t for Sha Zhu, how could their three children live there?

Jia Zhang was so angry now. This was the house she had set her eyes on. Who in this yard dared to compete with her for it?

How come Chu Rongguang suddenly showed up?

What a sin, what a sin, this is truly a sin.

"Ms. Jia Zhang, the house that Dongxu likes is no longer available. What do you think Dongxu should do? Will he get married and move out with his wife? If they still live at home, there will definitely not be enough space here." The second aunt said sarcastically.

"Impossible. Our Dongxu will have a house to live in. Besides, there is a back house in the front yard. We can let them live there when the time comes." Jia Zhang snorted.

"Ms. Jia Zhang, the back house was used to store things before. How can people live there without a window?" said the third aunt.

When the third aunt heard the name Chu Rongguang, she also remembered that this was the person her son Yan Jiecheng mentioned when he came back that day, that he and Sha Zhu teamed up to bully Yan Jiecheng?

They didn't expect that this person would move into their yard.

What if this Chu Rongguang and Sha Zhu team up to bully their Yan Jiecheng in the future?

There was only Sha Zhu, and he couldn't beat any other kid in the yard, let alone Chu Rongguang. Chu Rongguang looked quite big.

No, I have to discuss this matter with Old Yan.

"Let's go and take a look. If Rongguang needs any help, we will help him." said an aunt.

The aunt has always treated Sha Zhu as her own child, and naturally has a good impression of Sha Zhu's friends.

As she spoke, the aunt led a group of aunts in the yard into the backyard.

.........

In the backyard, Chu Rongguang looked at the two rooms in his house.

There are two kangs for sleeping in the two rooms, and in the middle is the living room, which is about 30 square meters.

Everyone’s house is like this now, very cramped. Some people even have to squeeze their whole family on one kang. Now it’s good to have two kangs, and the house is also very airy.

My father does have some face in front of Director Yang.

"Rongguang, do you need any help in this room? If there is anything you need to clean up, just tell us and I will clean it up for you." said the aunt.

"How can I do this? I'll do it myself later." Chu Rongguang said.

"What's the big deal? We are all residents of this courtyard now, so we should help each other. It's just a small thing, and we are helping you." said an aunt.

"Thank you, Auntie. When I have cleaned up my house, I will invite you to my house for dinner. I will let Zhuzi cook. Zhuzi is a good cook." Chu Rongguang said.

Chu Rongguang felt distressed as he had to spend money again.

But he also has to go to work for such a big house. If he really has to wait for him to clean it up, it’s really unknown when it will take. It’s a rare weekend off, and Chu Rongguang also wants to have a good rest.

"Don't be polite. Since we've moved into this yard, we're family now. Don't be polite." said an aunt.

"Yes, leave the things here to us. Just check and see when you can move in." said the second aunt.

"I'm moving here in the next two days, so I can move in during the weekend." Chu Rongguang said.

"Don't worry, this place will be cleaned by the time you move in, and you can just move in then." said the aunt.

"That's right, she is worthy of being one of our aunties. It seems that when we select the civilized courtyard at the end of this year, it will be impossible not to choose a courtyard like yours." Director Fu said with a smile.

"Really? Did we get any praise for being selected into this civilized compound?" Second Aunt asked immediately.

"Of course we can give you a brand to hang at the door, and we can also give you some New Year's goods such as melon seeds and peanuts in your yard. Although they are not valuable, this is also the recognition of you by the street, calling on everyone to learn from you." Director Fu said.

"That's great, thank you Director Fu, we will all cooperate with you in your work from now on." The aunt said with a smile.

Director Fu also nodded.

"Rongguang, look at this house. There is nothing wrong with it. Are you satisfied with it?" Director Fu asked.

Chu Rongguang nodded and said, "I'm quite satisfied. There are so many good neighbors. I will definitely have less worries living here in the future."

"In that case, you guys continue chatting. I have some things to do over at the street level, so I'll go back first." Director Fu said after looking around and seeing that there was nothing else that needed his help.

Chu Rongguang didn't want to keep him here, so he said, "Okay, go ahead and do your work. I can handle this myself."

Director Fu then left the yard.

"Rongguang, I heard from Zhuzi that you work in the security department of your steel rolling mill, right?" asked an aunt.

"Yes, Security Department. I also heard from Zhuzi that the first and second uncles in this yard are both masters in the factory." Chu Rongguang nodded and said.

"The old masters have gained so many years of experience. If you have any problems in the factory in the future, just go to them. The same goes for things in the yard. Don't be afraid of trouble." said the second aunt.

The second aunt also looked up to Chu Rongguang in her heart. She just heard Director Fu say that Chu Rongguang's father was an official.

"Don't worry, I will." Chu Rongguang said.

"Then we'll go buy some groceries first, and when we come back we'll help you clean up." said an aunt.

"It's okay, you should go and take care of your own family affairs first. Your own affairs are also very important." Chu Rongguang said.

Chu Rongguang naturally wouldn't say anything about such a small matter.

After the aunt and the others left, Chu Rongguang stayed in his room and watched.

This is a courtyard house, and I don’t know how much it will be worth in the future. Now that I have my household registration and the house, I will become a person living in the imperial city that many people dream of. Thinking of this, Chu Rongguang was filled with emotion.

Chu Rongguang sat in his room, thinking about his plans for tonight.

Chu Rongguang stayed here until lunch time and then left.

Chu Rongguang left just like that, but Jia Zhang was very heartbroken. What Jia Zhang was heartbroken about was nothing more than this house.

Originally, if they had this house, Jia Dongxu could have hoped to find a city girl as his wife. In this way, both of them would be city dwellers in the future and would have two salaries.

Jia Zhang originally thought that if her son could get promoted in the future, he would have a lot of money, which would definitely be enough to support the family. It would be enough for her son to find a wife who could give birth to children and continue the Jia family's bloodline.

But these days, when she heard Sha Zhu say that he should find a wife from the city, Jia Zhang naturally started to think about it.

If this was a city daughter-in-law, even though Jia Dongxu earned more, wouldn't his daughter-in-law still be able to earn more, right?

So Jia Zhang started to think again. She asked the matchmaker to find a beautiful and fertile girl from the countryside, and also asked the matchmaker to help find a wife from the city.

But the matchmaker also said that given their family's conditions, they might be a little rare in the eyes of rural girls.

If it were in the eyes of a city girl, it would not be good enough, unless the Jia family had a bigger house or other properties.

Jia Dongxu has only been working in the factory for a few days. He is just an intern apprentice. It is impossible for Jia Dongxu to get a house allocated by the factory.

Therefore, Jia Zhang thought of asking Yi Zhonghai to go to the street office to ask if the two rooms in the east wing of the backyard could be given to Jia Dongxu.

Jia Zhang may daydream, but Yi Zhonghai would never do that. Yi Zhonghai is not stupid. Why would the street give the house to you, Jia Zhang?

Therefore, when Jia Zhang looked at the house, her eyes became red with envy, and she even wanted to let her son move in first after he got married, and then turn a blind eye to it if the street vendor took it away.

The people on the street might have forgotten that there is an empty house in this yard. If there is really anything there, wait until they find it. Anyway, it would be a fool not to take advantage of a good opportunity.

However, before their family occupied the house, the street office arranged for Chu Rongguang to move in, which made Jia Zhang feel that Chu Rongguang had stolen their Jia family's house.

When Chu Rongguang left the yard, he could see Jia Zhang's eyes that seemed to want to eat him, but Chu Rongguang didn't care about that.

People like Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu are really not worthy of being taken seriously by him.

.........

After Chu Rongguang left the yard of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, he went to find Director Fu and had lunch with him, eating some wontons.

However, the two of them already have a relationship like friends.

Director Fu was impressed by Chu Rongguang's worldly wisdom in dealing with people.

Chu Rongguang took a nap at home in the afternoon.

By the time Wang Lanxiang was almost off work, Chu Rongguang had already woken up.

"Fourth brother, have you gone to see that house? How is it? Is there anything wrong with it? If there is anything wrong, I will go find your dad and ask him to talk to them." Wang Lanxiang came back carrying the vegetables.

Chu Rongguang helped his mother take the dishes. "I've seen it, it's pretty good. I plan to move there this weekend. By the way, where's my sister-in-law?"

Zhao Yanmin and her mother-in-law have always gone to get off work and come home together, and they have never had any arguments. They are typical good mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in this area.

"She and your eldest brother probably went to see their house. If you all move out, the house will become deserted again. When Laowu gets married, and Xingliang also gets married, we old two will be the only ones left at home." Wang Lanxiang couldn't help but sigh when she said this.

"Mom, I live behind our alley. Don't worry, I can come back for dinner every day." Chu Rongguang said.

"What a coincidence, your sister-in-law and her family said the same thing. They said that before having children, you should come back to eat so that they don't have to cook for themselves. Of course you should come back to eat every day. You don't have a wife yet. It's so troublesome to cook for yourself. Just come back to eat." Wang Lanxiang said.

"Besides, mom cooks for one person as well as for the whole family. Let's all come back for dinner. We can talk about the rest later. By the way, what are the people in their yard like? Are they easy to talk to?" Wang Lanxiang asked.

"Of course they are easy to talk to. The aunties in the yard also said they would help me clean up the house. I said I would treat them to a meal after I moved there." Chu Rongguang said.

"Here, this is for you. Take it. If it's not enough, come and ask mom for more. This is the salary I just got today." Wang Lanxiang said, and then she took out 20 yuan and handed it to Chu Rongguang.

"Don't be afraid of spending money. If you don't have enough money, come and ask mom for it. I still have some money here." Wang Lanxiang looked at her son with heartache and said.

This son looks most like Chen Gong when he was young, but this child must have suffered a lot in the countryside.