Siheyuan: Father Yi Zhonghai and Sister-in-law Lou Xiaoe

Yi Bufan and Xu Xiaoran ate with Wang Tiejun in the cafeteria of the street office.

Along the way, Wang Tiejun did not forget to introduce Yi Bufan to other people.

"He is my nephew, and this is my nephew's wife..."

Even when she went to the cafeteria, she did not forget to tell the chef that when Yi Bufan and Xu Xiaoran came to eat, the meal tickets could be counted as hers.

"Auntie Wang, this won't have any negative impact on you, right?"

Yi Bufan said in a low voice.

"What are you afraid of? Everyone has a nephew."

"You haven't done anything wrong. You're here to see me. There's nothing wrong with me taking you to the cafeteria to entertain you."

"I didn't take you out to eat."

"In the future, if you are too lazy to go home and cook, you can eat in this cafeteria. We pay for it anyway, and it is usually not open to the public."

“The food in this cafeteria is also good.”

Wang Tiejun ate and chatted, and whenever someone came over, he would introduce them.

In just one meal's time, Yi Bufan and Xu Xiaoran had almost become staff members of the street office and knew most people.

"It seems that going to the street office to file a complaint will be more effective than going to the three managers."

After Yi Bufan and Xu Xiaoran left the street office, Xu Xiaoran whispered.

"Haha, maybe it's true."

"When I get my salary, I'll buy some things and come visit Aunt Wang."

Yi Bufan was thinking about what Wang Tiejun said when he left just now.

Wang Tiejun told Yi Bufan that the people in the courtyard were relatively united on some issues, and he might be targeted, so he had to be careful in everything. As long as he was in the right, he had nothing to fear.

The implication is, don't be fooled and just don't make any fuss.

......

The middle courtyard of the courtyard.

As soon as Yi Bufan and Xu Xiaoran walked into the middle courtyard, they saw Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu standing at the door.

"Yi Bufan, come back early after get off work this afternoon so we can have a drink."

Before Yi Bufan could say hello, Sha Zhu spoke first.

"Brother Zhuzi, is it your birthday?"

Yi Bufan was a little confused. Xu Xiaoran went back first and took his bag back with her.

"No, it's too early for my birthday."

Sha Zhu put his hands in his pockets and raised his chin slightly.

"Is that Brother Dongxu's birthday?"

Yi Bufan turned and looked at Jia Dongxu again.

"No, what's the matter? It's not my birthday so I can't treat you to a drink? Or are you being unreasonable?"

Jia Dongxu felt that Yi Bufan just talked too much nonsense. If Sha Zhu hadn't asked him to join him, he would have drunk with Yi Bufan and even beat him up.

I just sent my mother in last night.

"It seems that since you came here, I haven't been able to maintain a good relationship with you as your neighbor."

"Another thing, there were some misunderstandings about Aunt Jia last night. I'll host you tonight and help you resolve the conflict."

"After all, your yard is sandwiched between our two homes. We see each other every now and then. We can't keep going like this."

But Sha Zhu has a mission.

"Okay, then I'll come back early from get off work and buy some wine. Is one bottle enough?"

After hearing this, Yi Bufan agreed immediately.

This reason cannot be rejected.

Besides, Yi Bufan also wanted to know what tricks Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu were going to play.

Of course, he wouldn't be so stupid as to really believe that Sha Zhu was sincerely inviting him to drink.

"No need, it's my treat, why are you buying any wine?"

"What's the matter? Are you worried that your brother Zhuzi can't afford it?"

Shazhu felt that one bottle was not enough, at least three bottles were needed.

"Okay then, I'll come empty-handed then."

Yi Bufan smiled embarrassedly.

"Well, just come earlier."

Sha Zhu smiled and nodded.

Yi Bufan also started laughing, and he saw ill intentions in the corners of both of their eyes.

"Can this plan really work?"

After Jia Dongxu watched Yi Bufan enter the yard, he turned and asked Sha Zhu.

"Three bottles of wine, let's take turns to drink them. I don't believe he won't get drunk. That idiot Xu Damao can only drink half a bottle."

"If it doesn't work, I'll prepare two more bottles. We can drink less then. As long as we get him drunk, we can still control him."

"When the time comes, let the three uncles bring the neighbors to bear witness. Even the neighborhood office won't be able to protect him."

The smile on Sha Zhu's face became extremely cunning.

"Okay, then let's follow your plan. We must send this kid in jail. If he dares to send my mother in jail, I won't let him have an easy time either."

Jia Dongxu said with gritted teeth.

"Even if we can't send him in this time, we must drive him out of the courtyard."

Sha Zhu didn't want to keep Yi Bufan as a variable.

"By the way, be careful of Xu Damao's mischief. That guy seems to be very close to Yi Bufan."

Jia Dongxu also wanted to be absolutely sure.

"Don't worry, just leave it to the Second Master."

"Yi Bufan has offended everyone now, and there will be no good results."

Sha Zhu is naturally confident of winning.

evening.

The fiery clouds in the sky reflected on people's faces, adding a bit of joy to getting off work.

Then, thick dark clouds covered the sky above the Red Star Courtyard, as if a storm was about to come.

Yi Bufan and Xu Damao walked into the courtyard while chatting and laughing.

Yi Bufan greeted all his neighbors one by one, and even though he couldn't call out their names, he would still greet them with a smile.

Xu Damao didn't bother to pay attention, as if he didn't know anyone.

Afterwards, the three uncles, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, met in the front yard tacitly. They seemed to say something, but also seemed to say nothing.

After just two minutes, they dispersed and went back to their rooms.

"Brother Zhuzi, Brother Dongxu, is there anything I can help you with?"

Before returning to his own yard, Yi Bufan passed by the door of Sha Zhu's house and shouted.

"No, just come in, wash your hands and eat, everything is ready."

Sha Zhu responded with a smile and poured the freshly fried scrambled eggs into the plate.

"Then I'll go home and tell my wife and come over."

Yi Bufan said with a smile and walked towards his own courtyard. By the way, he spent fifty points of emotion to exchange for a bag of peanuts in the emotion mall.

I spent another 300 points of emotion to exchange for half a pound of pork.

"Wife, you can cook this pork later, stir-fry it or stew it. It's pork belly and not fatty. You don't need to refine lard. Just cut it and cook it."

Yi Bufan knew that it was difficult for people to eat pork these days.

Moreover, most people like fatty meat, which can be refined into lard. The remaining lard residue is very delicious when used to make dumplings, buns and stuffed pancakes.

As a result, the remaining meat will be dry when eaten.

"Why are you still buying pork? We don't have much money now."

Xu Xiaoran blamed Yi Bufan and felt that the family should save some money.

"It's okay. I'll pay for the meat when I get paid. I'm going to drink with them. How can I let you eat porridge at home? Eat it however you want."

"Pork stewed with cabbage is good, or you can make braised pork. The one you made last time was delicious."

Yi Bufan put down his bag and gave instructions.

"Why don't you cut half of it and let Sha Zhu cook it as a side dish? It's not appropriate to eat someone else's food for free without taking anything else."

The main reason is that Xu Xiaoran feels that Sha Zhu has bad intentions, especially with Jia Dongxu.

"No, I'm going to the Hongmen Banquet, this is enough for me."

Yi Bufan smiled and took out a bag of peanuts from his pocket.

"Puchi - you really are!" Xu Xiaoran came over and kissed Yi Bufan with a red face: "Be careful."