Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

Li Tianyi sent his parents out the door and happened to meet Yan Bugui standing at the door. "Teacher Yan, what are you doing here?"

"Tianyi, it's okay, I'm just standing there playing." After saying that, he looked towards the middle courtyard, and then said to Li Tianyi: "Tianyi, do you know what happened to He Daqing?"

Li Tianyi approached Yan Bugui and asked curiously, "Does Teacher Yan know?"

Yan Bugui said in a low voice: "Let me tell you, last night in the middle of the night, I heard some noise at the gate, so I got up to check, and I saw two figures coming out of the gate."

"So I followed them, and when we got to the entrance of the alley, I saw who they were. It turned out to be He Daqing and Yi Zhonghai. He Daqing was carrying a lot of bags, and Yi Zhonghai seemed to be giving him a gift. I also saw He Daqing handing a wad of money to Yi Zhonghai."

"Because I was far away, I didn't hear what they said clearly. Later, He Daqing left and Yi Zhonghai came back. After he came back, he didn't go home at all, but went directly to the old lady's room in the backyard. Do you think there is nothing wrong here?"

Li Tianyi nodded, "What could be going on here?" Li Tianyi asked knowingly.

"Hey, Tianyi, you are still young and don't understand the twists and turns here. What does Yi Zhonghai care about the most? Retirement. Now that He Daqing is gone, won't Sha Zhu, the idiot, be able to escape from Yi Zhonghai's control?"

"Teacher Yan, these things have nothing to do with us. We just need to watch the show quietly. Anyway, as long as we can guard the front yard, it doesn't matter what happens in the middle yard and the back yard."

"Yes, you are right. Alas, it's just a pity for little Yu Shui. She is so young and has no parents. Following such a stupid brother, she will suffer a lot in the future."

"Well, we'll help if we can when the time comes! Okay, Mr. Yan, go fishing. I'm going to start working."

"Okay, go ahead. By the way, Tianyi, when do you think I can take the translation certificate exam?"

Li Tianyi's face was full of black lines. "Teacher Yan, don't worry. You should at least be able to read and write normally, and you also need to practice your spoken English. By the way, I remember that the school seems to have rewards for teachers who know foreign languages. You can try to apply for it after the school starts. Of course, you need to practice your Russian more before the school starts."

Yan Bugui also remembered this and immediately thanked him happily, "Thank you, Tianyi. If you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have remembered it. Oh, I won't say anymore. I have to practice speaking quickly."

Li Tianyi smiled and shook his head, then went back to his room and started working.

At Yi Zhonghai's house, Yi Zhonghai pulled Sha Zhu to sit next to the table. Sha Zhu was still cursing He Daqing, while Xiao Yushui sobbed quietly in Aunt Yi's arms.

"Zhu Zi, stop scolding me. Let me tell you something. Actually, your father came to see me last night when he left."

The anger that Sha Zhu had just calmed down immediately flared up again after hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, "Uncle Yi, this is not a decent thing to do. Since you knew He Daqing was going to leave, why didn't you stop him?"

Seeing Sha Zhu glaring at him, Yi Zhonghai didn't know whether what he was doing was right or wrong, but the deaf old lady's words were still ringing in his ears, and he didn't want to live in deception, so he explained: "Zhu Zi, you should know your father's temper. Can I persuade him? He came to me last night and asked me to take care of you and your sister, and he left me 200 million as your living expenses in the future."

Sitting there stupidly and angrily, not even looking at Yi Zhonghai, Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to continue, "It's not easy for your father to find someone who understands you, and your father also promised to send 10 yuan a month for living expenses to Yushui, which is enough for you and your sister to live on. With your aunt Yi and I taking care of you, you don't have to worry about your future life."

Sha Zhu turned his head embarrassedly and looked at Yi Zhonghai, "Thank you, Uncle Yi, I was not polite just now and shouldn't have lost my temper with you."

Yi Zhonghai smiled and waved his hands, feeling relieved. The old lady was right. As long as he was nice to Sha Zhu, he would be grateful.

"Uncle Yi, I still want to ask my dad why he threw away the rainwater. The rainwater was so light, how could he bear to do that? So Uncle Yi, do you know where he went?"

Yi Zhonghai shook his head and said, "Zhu Zi, your father didn't tell me the address, but I think you can go to the Military Control Commission to ask. You need a letter of introduction to go anywhere now. The Military Control Commission must know your father's whereabouts."

"Yes, I will go to the Military Control Commission to ask now. Aunt Yi, please take care of Xiao Yushui."

"Zhu Zi, let Lao Yi go with you. You are just a child and you might say something wrong later."

"Watch what I do, Zhuzi, I'll go with you." Yi Zhonghai said as he stood up. Sha Zhu didn't say anything else, but bowed deeply to Yi Zhonghai and Aunt Yi.

Yi Zhonghai and Aunt Yi looked at each other, and both knew that the matter was settled.

Afterwards, Yi Zhonghai took Sha Zhu out of the compound. An hour later, the two came back in a hurry, and then Sha Zhu took Xiao Yushui to the train station.

In the original plot, it was many days later that Sha Zhu took He Yushui to Baoding. The reason was that Yi Zhonghai embezzled the money left by He Daqing, and Sha Zhu had no money to buy train tickets. At that time, he was still an apprentice in a restaurant, and his monthly salary was not much, so he saved up several months' salary before setting off.

But it is different now. After listening to the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai told her everything. Now that Sha Zhu has money in his hands, he naturally has to rush to Baoding as soon as possible.

Maybe it was because Sha Zhu acted quickly. As soon as he arrived at the train station with Yu Shui, he saw He Daqing buying a ticket at the ticket window.

Sha Zhu immediately stepped forward and grabbed He Daqing's arm. He Daqing was startled and turned around to see Sha Zhu standing beside him holding Xiao Yu Shui. Xiao Yu Shui's eyes were swollen like walnuts, and it was obvious that she had been crying for a long time.

When Xiao Yushui saw He Daqing, she immediately burst into tears again, "Dad, Dad, don't you want Yushui anymore?"

He Daqing felt upset, but there were too many people here, so he couldn't say much, so he said to Sha Zhu, "Sha Zhu, wait for me to buy the ticket first, and then we can talk outside."

"He Daqing, you still want to leave?" Sha Zhu was extremely angry. He didn't expect that even though he had caught him, he still wanted to leave.

"Zhu Zi, Dad has his own reasons. Please wait for me. I will explain to you outside later."

Sha Zhu didn't say anything else, just looked at He Daqing coldly.

After buying the tickets, He Daqing led the silly Zhu brothers and sisters outside, "Zhuzi, you have grown up, so I will no longer hide some things from you."

After that, He Daqing told Sha Zhu about his difficulties, and Sha Zhu's expression improved. "What if Yu Shui misses you in the future? Can I take her to see you?"

He Daqing thought about it, and then said, "Okay, but don't go this year. I'm afraid someone will be watching. Wait until things here calm down."

Sha Zhu nodded, "By the way, Sha Zhu, I have arranged your work. Tomorrow you buy a pack of cigarettes and go to the steel mill to find the canteen director, Lao Feng. He will arrange for you to take over my shift."

"But I'm still an apprentice. Can I do it well?"

"No problem. I've already talked to your master. Once you've completed the formalities, go see your master and he'll make the arrangements for you."

Afterwards, He Daqing kissed He Yushui for a while and coaxed her into submission before saying goodbye to the brother and sister. Although He Yushui cried again this time, at least in her heart her father did not abandon them.