Siheyuan: Breaking up with Shazhu at the beginning

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Noticing Sha Zhu's attitude towards Third Uncle, Yang Jun couldn't help but be curious: "What's going on between you two?" Hearing this, Sha Zhu put down his wine glass: "Junzi and Second Uncle, think about it, I gave Third Uncle something, but he didn't do anything, and he didn't even have the intention of returning the gift. Isn't this bullying?" This sentence made Yang Jun feel like he had seen it before.

Suddenly he remembered that Sha Zhu actually brought some local gifts to the third uncle, hoping that the third uncle could introduce him to Teacher Ran Qiuye who teaches at a nearby primary school.

However, the third uncle felt that Sha Zhu was not worthy of Teacher Ran, who was an intellectual, so he did not mention this request.

When Sha Zhu learned the whole story from Qin Huairu, he went to find the third uncle to argue and insisted that he return the gifts.

The third uncle has always been shrewd and calculating, and would not easily give up the property he has obtained, which led to a dispute between the two parties.

The third uncle questioned, "Junzi, do you think I'm right? Teacher Ran is an intellectual, but Shazhu is just a chef. Are they really suitable? If I match them up, wouldn't that harm them?"

Sha Zhu responded: "Uncle San, there is something wrong with what you said.

Yes, I, Shazhu, am indeed a chef, but that doesn’t mean I’m not worthy of Teacher Ran.

What's wrong with being a chef? Why can't I be a match?"

The third uncle retorted: "Do you know what you are talking about? You wear greasy work clothes every day and have a face full of stubble. Can you have a little self-awareness?"

Despite the harsh words of the Third Uncle, Sha Zhu still refused to admit defeat: "Third Uncle, I don't want to argue with you, but accepting gifts to do things is natural. How do you explain this matter?"

The third uncle was speechless for a moment.

Seeing that the third uncle's attitude had softened, Sha Zhu said unyieldingly, "The second and fourth uncles are here.

If this matter cannot be resolved today, we will discuss it as a group.”

The third uncle quickly waved his hands and begged for mercy: "Don't, don't do this..."

If the incident became a big deal, where would Third Master's face be? His image as a scholar in the eyes of the public would be ruined, and face was even more important.

Seeing that their argument had reached a fever pitch, Yang Jun smiled and said to the Third Uncle, "Third Uncle, to tell you the truth, this is not appropriate.

Since you are taking someone else's things, you should do things for them. Regardless of whether Zhuzi is worthy of Teacher Ran, it should be Teacher Ran who decides whether to meet. Why do you have to make the decision for him without authorization?"

The second uncle followed suit and criticized the third uncle: "You are such a fool, Third Uncle. You are the elder, right? And we all live in the same courtyard. How can you just stand by and watch and do nothing about the pillars?"

The third uncle felt he had nothing to say and his face turned red and white.

The third aunt realized that the situation was not good, and hurried to ease the situation: "Zhu Zi, even if the third uncle is indeed at fault this time, we have tasted the food, how about this, we exchange it for cash?"

Hearing this, Sha Zhu was indignant: "Third Aunt, what do you mean by even if? Third Uncle should have been responsible. I don't want the money, I want those gifts, and I want them one by one."

The third uncle said awkwardly: "Where can I get it for you..."

At this time, Yang Jun waved his hand to interrupt him, turned to Sha Zhu and said with a smile: "Brother Zhu, I know what you are thinking, you just want the third uncle to facilitate your meeting with Teacher Ran.

Actually, there is no need for the Third Master to take action. I can help you arrange it. What do you think? "

After hearing this, Sha Zhu's eyes lit up immediately and he asked, "Junzi, are you serious?"

The third uncle looked surprised: "Junzi, do you know Teacher Ran?"

Yang Jun smiled and said, "I don't know Teacher Ran personally, but I promise to let them meet before the New Year."

"However, Third Uncle, I have promised to help you introduce Teacher Ran to your brothers. You should return the money, ok?"

The third uncle nodded and agreed: "Then... let's do as you say. I'll deliver it to you in a moment."

The second uncle quickly agreed and raised his glass, saying: "Yes, it is a great help to admit one's mistakes and correct them. We are all family. Let's drink this glass of wine and not talk about the past." Everyone laughed, and Sha Zhu was no longer angry. He raised his glass and drank it all.

Everyone clinked their glasses together.

After finishing his drink, Yang Jun continued, "Now that this matter has passed, Brother Zhuzi, don't worry about Uncle San's car anymore; and Uncle San, you can also praise Brother Zhuzi more in front of Teacher Ran."

After dinner.

Because of the unpleasantness between Grandpa and Sha Zhu, Auntie was embarrassed to pack up the remaining dishes and take them away. Seeing this situation, Auntie was also embarrassed to take them alone. As a result, the food fell into Second Aunt's hands, which is what Yu Shui said she accepted.

Yang Jun deliberately left a little later because he intended to stay and have a deep chat with Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu brewed two large jars of hot tea and placed them on the table. The two of them lit cigarettes and started talking.

"Hey, Junzi, you're not sure about this, right? Teacher Ran and I aren't familiar enough to be sure we'll meet before the New Year."

Yang Jun took a deep breath of the thick smoke, pursed his lips slightly, controlled the shape of the smoke, and formed a circle of heart-shaped smoke before he spoke: "Brother Zhu, if you don't believe me, forget it. If I don't do anything, Teacher Ran will take the initiative to find me. How about meeting you in the yard in person?"

Sha Zhu widened his eyes and shook his head repeatedly.

"impossible."

Yang Jun, who was standing by, glanced at his dull expression and said to himself, "You still say you don't believe it? This sentence has almost become your catchphrase."

Shazhu has been slapped in the face several times, doesn't he feel his own stupidity?

"Winter vacation is coming soon. Teacher Ran will definitely come to the courtyard to find us."

"What do you want us to do?"

Sha Zhu asked doubtfully.

"Of course, she's here to ask Bang Geng to get her tuition back."

Seeing Sha Zhu's bewildered look, Yang Jun explained, "She will come over around seven o'clock.

At that time, you can prepare a few of your specialties, dress yourself up, and invite her to your home for dinner, right? "

"After dinner, you can send her back in person, and then you will have more opportunities to meet her."

Sha Zhu was still confused: "Is that all?"

"It will definitely work." Yang Jun seemed to have suddenly realized something, and immediately said, "Remember, when the time comes, let Yu Shui keep an eye on it and don't let Qin Huairu get close to our house."

He was still not at ease, and continued to add: "Also, I will ask Yang Liu to come with me to accompany Yu Shui to take care of Qin Huairu."

Sha Zhu was confused and didn't understand why he had to be on guard against Qin Huairu. "Is it necessary to be on guard against Qin Huairu when inviting Teacher Ran to dinner? After all, Teacher Ran is going to visit Sister Qin's house."

Yang Jun rubbed his forehead helplessly and thought: "If it were really that simple, Qin Huairu was always there during every blind date, right? She helped with housework and tidying up the room, right?"

Whenever Sha Zhu went on a blind date, Qin Huairu always appeared as the heroine, helping with cleaning or washing clothes. In such a situation, any girl would have misunderstandings. How could anyone be willing to marry a man who had an unclear relationship with a widow?

“Oh yeah, that’s exactly it.

"Sha Zhu scratched his head and recalled, and seemed to agree with Yang Jun's statement.

Thinking about it, over the years, Qin Huairu has never missed a blind date and is as enthusiastic as the hostess of the house. This is probably the main reason why he was single for many years without success.

At this time, Sha Zhu understood the reason why his blind dates had failed all along: after meeting him, those girls disappeared as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth.

All the mysteries are solved, the problem lies with Qin Huairu.

"Junzi, do you think there is a chance for me and Teacher Ran to be together?" Sha Zhu asked again.

Yang Jun glanced at Dai Zhu and suddenly smiled evilly.

He thought to himself that at this age, Dai Zhu was having good luck with women. First, the neighborhood office introduced him to a few girls, then Ran Qiuye, and later Qin Huairu arranged Qin Jingru for him.

I have to say that Daizhu during this period was indeed very popular.

"Don't worry, even if your relationship with Teacher Ran doesn't work out, Qin Huairu will help you get along and introduce Qin Jingru to you."

But Yang Jun did not tell Dai Zhu that, in fact, there was no hope for Qin Jingru and him, and it was Xu Damao who snatched her away.

However, Dai Zhu didn't believe it. "I don't believe it," he said.

"I asked Sister Qin to introduce my cousin to you many years ago, but there has been no progress in all these years."

Yang Jun glanced at Dai Zhu and looked at him in disbelief: If you don't believe it anymore, I will beat you to death, right?

"Brother, if you dare to say that you know everything about astronomy and geography, do you believe it?" Dai Zhu shook his head: "I don't believe it."

Yang Jun, who was extremely angry, slapped Dai Zhu on the back of his head and then challenged him: "How do you know that I know that you are going to remove the tire of Uncle San's car tonight?"

Believe it or not, I don’t care. You can do it yourself.

Daizhu was stunned, obviously surprised by this question.

"Yeah, I'm still wondering."

the next day.

Early in the morning, Daizhu got up early and was brushing his teeth in the bathroom with a toothbrush.

He brushed again and again several times, and it took him a full half hour before he saw Gunzi come out sleepily to wash his face.

"Stick, come here, I have something to ask you."

Gunzi's face turned unhappy as soon as he saw Daizhu, and he was angry these days because Daizhu didn't invite him to dinner.

"Shazhu, listen carefully, I won't call you Uncle Sha anymore. Mom told me that I'm grown up now and I should call you Daizhu like an adult."

Dai Zhu's face darkened after hearing this. I have been feeding your family cabbage for many years, but you have turned into an ungrateful beast? You used to call me silly uncle, but now that you have no meat to eat, you immediately change the name?

Thinking of the important things, Dai Zhu suppressed his anger, put on a smile and asked Gunzi: "Have you paid your tuition?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, just asking, didn't your teacher Ran ask you for it?"

"Yes, but I dismissed him with a few clever words."

Gunzi didn't understand Daizhu's intention. He thought it was a big deal that he had fooled people and was very proud of it.

Silly Zhu, come and praise me, I’m so awesome.

Hearing this, Dai Zhu laughed inwardly, then turned serious and gave a warning.

"Kid, if you call me that again, you'll be punched in the face."

After saying that, Shazhu took the washbasin back to the room, leaving Gunzi standing there in a daze.

Stick, who was standing by the sink, looked at Daizhu who was walking away with a confused look on his face. This guy, he turned hostile without warning, he only recognized dogs!

"Silly Zhu, I thought you were here to help me pay my tuition."

"You little brat, do you want to be beaten? Say it again."

Shazhu suddenly rushed out of the house, exclaiming, "Grandma, Daizhu wants my shit!"

Gunzi was so frightened that he started shaking all over. He immediately dropped the basin in his hand and ran back home to hide.

After breakfast.

The two, Yang Jun and Yang Mei, were riding their bicycles to go to work.

The wind was extremely cold on my hands, and my fingers were almost numb.

Looking back, he saw Yang Mei riding her brand new bike and looking as excited as a child, but he couldn't help but feel secretly angry in his heart.

Hey, doesn't this girl have any sympathy at all? Looking at the new bike she was riding and the heavy gloves she was wearing, Yang Jun frowned.

With a face as gloomy as a dark cloud, he said, "Change to a better bike after work." These words scared Yang Mei so much that she immediately promised to make him a pair of gloves made of the same material the next morning.

There was a hint of blue in Yang Mei's eyes, obviously from staying up all night. The pair of cotton gloves might be proof that she had made them overnight.

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As soon as he entered the office, Luo Xiaoxiao immediately told him that Deputy Director Li's secretary had come many times and hoped that he would go to the deputy director's office to meet him as soon as he got to work.

Yang Jun responded and let her leave.

He knew clearly why Deputy Director Li had called him here. It was simply because the Spring Festival was approaching and he was urging him to speed up the progress.

He first removed the remaining ashes from the stove, put in a new piece of coal, filled it with water, and placed it on top.

At this moment, the phone suddenly rang.

Returning to his desk, Yang Jun was about to answer the call.

"Hey, Feng Yangjiao..."

Before he could respond, the rude voice of Li Tiezhu came from the other end, and Yang Jun instinctively moved the receiver a little further away.

"Feng Yangjiao, don't you want the food ability? I called you all day yesterday but no one answered.

"

"You idiot Li, who has ever worked on the weekend?" Yang flicked his ear with his little finger, which was buzzing from the vibration, and said in a somewhat unhappy tone.

"What? You don't have a day off on Sunday?" Li Gangjing on the opposite side was stunned, obviously surprised by this statement.