Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

Qin Huairu thought about how she enjoyed herself under those stinky men, and she also hardened her heart. She nodded and said, "Okay, Master, I must make all qualified workpieces tomorrow."

Yi Zhonghai laughed heartily, thinking that it was good to have this spirit. In the past, he always said he was tired, and he would cry if he was scolded a few more times. Besides, Huaihua was still young at that time, and he had to go back to feed her from time to time, which wasted time and there was someone at home who was a worry.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Let's go back and have a good rest. The master will teach you again tomorrow." The two of them packed up their workstations and walked towards the courtyard one after the other.

The two of them were smiling all the way, which surprised some people who saw them, because usually they had gloomy faces. I heard that it had been several years, even after they got regular jobs, they still couldn't produce a qualified first-level workpiece.

Yi Zhonghai doesn't care about that. Qin Huairu's hands-on skills are just not up to par. As long as he is determined and studies hard, there will be no problem in passing the first-level worker exam. The theoretical knowledge has been explained to him countless times.

Qin Huairu, who was walking on the road, saw that his master was happy and took this opportunity to say, "Master, can you lend me some food? There is really not enough food at home. Banggeng alone is enough for several people."

"Little boy, it's normal for you to eat me out of money. Now is the time for you to grow up. I'll bring you a few pounds of corn flour later. You still have to make sure the children are well fed."

Qin Huairu cursed this stingy guy in her heart, saying that he was no better than the Third Uncle. She quickly replied, "Thank you, Master. If it weren't for your care over the past few years, I really don't know what to do."

Yi Zhonghai said as he walked, "Ah, Dongxu just didn't have this blessing. If Dongxu was still alive, he would have almost reached level five now. I feel uncomfortable just thinking about it. Such a filial child is gone just like that. Dongxu and I have been together for more than ten years. Seeing you suffer, it is my duty to help you."

Listening to Yi Zhonghai talking about Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu also recalled the hard days of the past few years. Although she had to do housework at home before, she basically didn't worry about the family's financial affairs. It was Jia Dongxu who figured out the solution.

Now, not only do I have to deal with these things, but I also have to do a lot of housework at home. That old woman is in pain here and there every day, and she calls Dongxu every time she speaks. Since joining the group, she is much better now. Qin Huairu's eyes are red when she thinks of the past.

After Yi Zhonghai said a few words, Qin Huairu thought of the sad things again and said hurriedly: "Huairu, we still have to look forward. The days to come will get better and better. Dongxu will be pleased to see how hard you work."

Qin Huairu's face turned pale after hearing this. If Dongxu knew, he would come up and strangle her to death in the middle of the night. She silently said in her heart: "Dongxu, don't blame me. It's really hard for the family to make ends meet. Mom can't help at all. One person eats more than three people. I have no choice but to do this. You will definitely forgive me."

Seeing that Qin Huairu didn't respond, Yi Zhonghai probably felt sad, so he didn't say anything else. The two returned to the courtyard and greeted Yan Fugui at the door. When they arrived at the middle courtyard, Yi Zhonghai reminded him, "Huairu, when you have time in the evening, think carefully about how you felt about doing things today. Remember it and deepen the impact. There should be no problem tomorrow."

"Well, Master, I understand. I'll go back first."

Yi Zhonghai nodded and went back to the house alone. Both of them were the same. They had to cook at home at this time. One reason was that someone didn't want to cook, and the other was that no one was doing it. Yi Zhonghai was better. Sometimes when there was a lot of food in the cafeteria at noon, he would get another portion after finishing his meal and save it for dinner, but he didn't do that today.

Qin Huairu now has to come back every day to cook and serve those people in the room, and she has to listen to Jia Zhangshi cursing and urging her to cook. She wants me to starve to death by coming back so late.

The two men came in, and the deaf old lady also saw them, but she had now moved to Li Ming's house in the middle courtyard. The house in the backyard had been separated, and Li Ming's children lived there. The deaf old lady looked at Yi Zhonghai who was all alone and just shook her head. What could she do if he insisted on hanging himself on a tree?

Now the life of the deaf old lady is almost the same as before. Li Ming's family always keeps their word. They never avoid others when eating at home and always invite the old lady to eat with them. There are also people to serve her and talk to her usually. For example, now that the weather is hot, the deaf old lady has to be helped to take a bath once a week to prevent her from smelling.

But if you want to eat and drink well, there is none. There are only so many meat coupons at home, and they will be gone after they are eaten. We have to wait and see until next month. The food can be improved once or twice a month. It will be better when the season changes or during the New Year. Jiang Feng and He Yuzhu will ask Li Mingtao to exchange some cloth, and sometimes he will give him some meat, fish, etc.

However, there are two disadvantages to living in the Central Courtyard. The house is a little small as it was previously used for children to live in. Also, the He family often cooks delicious food. In the past few days alone, they have stewed soup several times at home. They even stew soup even though they haven't given birth to a child, which makes the deaf old lady greedy. She curses Jiang Feng in her heart, asking him if he can't stew the food himself and why he has to send it to the Central Courtyard for He Yuzhu to stew.

Now the deaf old lady has no worries, so let it be. She often thinks of the time when He Daqing left. It would have been great if she had just stood behind the pillar. Who knew that Yi Zhonghai would become unreliable, and the lives of the Jiang and He families would have become better and better. If I had supported them at that time, I would have a share of these delicious food and drinks now.

I couldn't help but think of Li Guilan again. She was such a good person. She had taken care of the old lady for decades. Now she was gone and no one knew what was going to happen to her. Yi Zhonghai was also cruel. He drove away his wife of decades just like that.

The deaf old lady didn't know that Li Guilan had taken away half of the Yi family's property, and she didn't know that Li Guilan had moved to live with He Yuzhu and the others since she left. She didn't know how comfortable she must be now, and she had never returned to the courtyard since she left.

If the deaf old lady knew that Li Guilan was now living the life she had always wanted, she would probably be so angry that she would die on the spot. Li Guilan's face has changed in the past few years. She has someone to accompany her every day and people visit her from time to time. She doesn't have to plan anything. She has already made plans that when she dies, everything will be left to He Yuzhu and He Yushui.

She is always smiling in the courtyard and has become good friends with Master He Yuzhu's wife. They go shopping for groceries every morning, clean the house and cook together. Master Guo has now become a redundant person and can only go to play chess with the old men every day.

Yi Zhonghai was alone at home, and he had no energy to do anything. He thought about the time when he came back and had food and people waiting for him. Then he thought about Qin Huairu's little hands and the fragrance on her body. He felt that his mind was wandering.

People in the factory had also heard that Qin Huairu and Xu Damao were together, but Yi Zhonghai didn't think so. He looked down on Xu Damao from the bottom of his heart. However, he could give it a try at night to see if Qin Huairu had any ideas.

As soon as Qin Huairu returned home, Jia Zhang ordered her to cook. There were also clothes from yesterday that had not been washed and were waiting for her, and the house needed to be cleaned. Jia Zhang had now let it go. As long as she didn't get married, nothing else was more important than eating meat.

By the time Qin Huairu finished cooking and sat at the table, Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng had already started eating. Seeing the two of them stuffing food into their mouths, Qin Huairu could only take care of Xiaodang and Huaihua first, otherwise there would be no food later.

After the grandparents and grandson had eaten their fill and put down their bowls and chopsticks, Qin Huairu finally had time to eat. There was no more food on the table, so she could only eat the steamed buns with the vegetable sauce.

After dinner, Qin Huairu was busy cleaning up the dishes again. Jia Zhangshi sat there with her stick and felt at ease, and kept urging them to wash the clothes. They had already been soaked. Now that the weather was good, they could wash them in the evening and wear them tomorrow.

When Qin Huairu finished washing the clothes and cleaning the house, she saw that the man who only knew how to eat and sleep was already snoring. She didn't feel it in the afternoon, but her hands were already blistered from cooking and washing clothes at night. Qin Huairu didn't know what she was working so hard for. Even if she passed the exam to become a first-level worker, she would only earn a few more dollars. She was undecided.

Qin Huairu, who was sitting there, heard some noise near the window, so he got up, opened the door and walked out. Yi Zhonghai was standing in the dark corner of the corridor with a bag in his hand. Qin Huairu walked over and called him "Master".

Yi Zhonghai handed the bag over, and Qin Huairu reached out. I don’t know if it was intentional, but Yi Zhonghai’s hand touched Qin Huairu’s hand. Qin Huairu retracted her hand, and the bag fell to the ground. Yi Zhonghai said, “Look at me, you didn’t notice it either.”

After saying that, he bent down to pick up the bag and handed it over again. Qin Huairu was more careful this time and grabbed the bag. Yi Zhonghai said a few more words of concern, and the two went back to their rooms. As soon as Qin Huairu entered the room, he saw Jia Zhang sitting on the bed;

The voice that spoke startled Qin Huairu: "What are you doing out at night?"

Qin Huairu patted his chest and said, "Mom, what are you doing? Master brought me some corn flour."

"This ex-wife has such a high salary, but they didn't even send some white flour to him. Can he finish it all by himself?"

"Mom, what are you talking about? They have good intentions, and it's good to use it to cook porridge."

"Good intentions, what good intentions does that old man have? If he really had good intentions, you wouldn't have failed the first level exam after all these years. I think it's because he didn't teach you well."

Jia Zhang's words reminded Qin Huairu of what happened in the workshop today. It was really a hands-on teaching, but this could not be said. Qin Huairu's silence made Jia Zhang more certain of his idea.

However, he didn't know that the two of them were thinking completely different things. From noon until now, Yi Zhonghai has grabbed his hand several times. Could it be that he really had bad intentions as Xu Damao said?

Yi Zhonghai was at home at this time, but he missed the feeling just now. That little hand was not as dry as Li Guilan's, it was really smooth. At noon in the workshop, he was concentrating on processing the workpiece, so he didn't feel anything.

Now that I have this thought, I feel different psychologically, and I feel ashamed and sorry for Jia Dongxu. After all, she is Dongxu's wife and also his apprentice.

Yi Zhonghai lay on the bed, not knowing what he was thinking, and fell asleep in a daze.