Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

The two came to the front yard and saw an unexpected person, Qin Huairu, who was bargaining with Huang Qiuxia. In the end, Huang Qiuxia had no choice but to give in two cents. Qin Huairu carried a piece of pork belly and left with satisfaction.

With a subtle glance, Liu Guozheng discovered that Qin Huairu's figure was becoming more and more plump, but it looked a little strange. Both her body and her face revealed the radiance of motherhood.

"Liu Guozheng, does it look good?"

When Lou Xiao'e's voice sounded, Liu Guozheng came back to his senses. He just took a glance and was seen by Lou Xiao'e?

"What's good to see?"

"Qin Huairu, look at her figure. There's a saying that goes, a good girl is like that..."

Huang Qiuxia smiled and said, "Xiao'e, a good girl is fat."

Li Dabao looked at Liu Guozheng with a smirk on his face and said, "Brother Zheng, were you secretly looking at Qin Huairu just now?"

"Dabao, don't talk nonsense, what do you mean by sneaking a peek? Didn't I just glance at her casually?"

Liu Guozheng still has a strong desire to survive.

Lou Xiao'e said unhappily: "Liu Guozheng, your eyes are almost on me, is that what you call a casual glance?"

"You guys are so stupid, don't you notice anything different about Qin Huairu?"

Liu Guozheng did not continue to defend himself. He knew that the more he explained at this time, the bigger the problem would be. The best way was to change the subject directly.

"I just gained weight."

Li Dabao curled his lips. He didn't like a figure like Qin Huairu's, so he looked very directly.

"Oh, after hearing what Dabao said, it's true. Qin Huairu has gained a lot of weight compared to the past few months."

"Sister Huang, do you think it's possible that Qin Huairu is pregnant?"

"Xiao'e, now I understand. I said Qin Huairu's condition looked familiar. You guessed right, she must be pregnant."

"Does Qin Huairu count as being pregnant before marriage?"

"This, too."

At this point, Liu Guozheng was a little confused. Didn't Qin Huairu go to the hospital to get an IUD inserted like what was shown on TV?

As a mother of three children, Qin Huairu couldn't have been unaware that she was pregnant, but why didn't she have an abortion?

Could it be that her feelings for Cui Dake are real?

Really, even if Cui Dake was sent to labor reform, Qin Huairu still wanted to leave a son and a daughter for Cui Dake?

This doesn't make sense.

Or does Qin Huairu have a deeper purpose?

However, Liu Guozheng knew one thing, Qin Huairu must be hooking up with Li Huaide or some big shot. It was not even five o'clock yet, and the steel rolling mill had not yet finished its get off work, but Qin Huairu had returned more than an hour early. This was too casual.

"Brother Zheng, what are you thinking about?"

Lou Xiao'e and Huang Qiuxia were chatting excitedly on the side, and now Li Dabao was the only one busy. Seeing that Liu Guozheng was distracted, Li Dabao stepped forward and pushed him.

"nothing."

Liu Guozheng came to his senses and saw that there were more people, so he started to help greet them and relieve the pressure on Li Dabao.

"Brother Zheng, I bought the vegetables. Have you finished making the hot pot soup?"

After a while, Xu Damao came back from shopping with two vegetables in his basket. One was spinach, the kind that grows on the ground with thick leaves and a good taste, making it very suitable for hot pot. The other was lotus root, which is also a suitable ingredient for hot pot. Not only does it have a crisp taste with a hint of sweetness, but after being cooked in the hot pot, it can absorb the flavor of the soup and become even more delicious.

"The rainwater is being prepared in the kitchen."

"That's good. Today, both dishes are suitable for hot pot."

"Go and clean it up."

"I can't."

"No, can you eat it?"

"hey-hey."

Xu Damao went to the backyard carrying the vegetable basket in a frivolous manner.

After dinner, Liu Guozheng and Lou Xiao'e drove their car back home. When they reached the bend of the alley, they met Sha Zhu and Yan Jiecheng again. Under the light of the car lights, they could still see them clearly.

There was a sharp contrast between the two men standing together. Sha Zhu looked radiant, and no one knew what good things had happened to him. Yan Jiecheng, on the other hand, was the opposite. He looked like a mummy, with sunken eye sockets and unsteady steps.

"Liu Guozheng, wait a moment."

When he arrived, Sha Zhu waved his hand and said hello.

Rolling down the window, Liu Guozheng asked, "Master He, is there anything wrong?"

"Liu Guozheng, do you still have that good wine? Can you give me two bottles?"

"What good wine?"

"It's the same wine that was used at Wang Sigen's wedding banquet."

"You can go find Damao, or Dabao."

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Liu Guozheng was disappointed after all. He thought Sha Zhu wanted to ask He Yushui about marriage, but he didn't expect that he just wanted to buy wine.

I thought that after this idiot Zhu broke up with Yi Zhonghai and got rid of Qin Huairu, he would become more sensible, but it turned out that he was still the same. He only cared about his own preferences when doing things, and seemed to have completely forgotten that he had a biological sister.

Liu Guozheng just didn't believe that Sha Zhu didn't know that Xiao Hao and Yu Shui were going to get married. You know, Xiao Hao also worked in the steel mill and had many familiar co-workers. Sha Zhu had always heard some news more or less.

As a result, this guy only asked about wine and didn't mention anything about his sister's marriage, let alone preparing a dowry.

Liu Guozheng wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to start. It was under his leadership that the two of them divided the property. With his insistence, the He family's ancestral home was also transferred to He Yushui's name. There was also the 6,000 yuan he got from Yi Zhonghai. I don't know if Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu talked about it later.

"Okay then. I'll go find Xu Damao and tell him that you, Liu Guozheng, agreed."

Sha Zhu was playing a trick. He and Xu Damao did not have a very good relationship. If Xu Damao said no, Sha Zhu would have no choice because he could not beat Xu Damao now.

"Ah."

Liu Guozheng nodded, waved his hand and drove away.

"Bah, why are you so proud? It's just a small car, what's so great about it?"

Looking at the car going away, Yan Jiecheng expressed his usual disdain.

"Okay, Yan Jiecheng, if you don't speak, no one will think you're dumb. If you really have the guts, speak up in front of Liu Guozheng. Don't keep mumbling when someone else's car drives by."

"Silly Zhu, I'm just speaking up for you. Liu Guozheng didn't even get out of the car to talk to someone. Isn't he too contemptuous?"

"Then why don't you say it to his face?"

"I, I just don't dare!"

"That's it, let's go home."

"Silly Zhu, why are you going home? Let's go to Pan Yinghong's place together. You haven't been there for a long time, right?"

"Yan Jiecheng, look at yourself now, do you still look like a human being? You should take better care of your body. Don't die in a woman's belly. You will be laughed at if you die."

"Bah, bah, bah, the bad ones don't work but the good ones do. Don't look at me as skinny, silly Zhu. I have muscles all over my body. I'm very strong. You can't compare to me."

"Okay, go if you want to, I'm not going anyway."

After saying that, Sha Zhu put his hands behind his back, slightly bent his body, and walked home slowly.

"Shazhu, you are such a fool. Great poets have said that one should enjoy life to the fullest. If you don't go, I will."

Yan Jiecheng turned and entered another alley, anxiously going to Pan Yinghong to find Feihua. Every time he thought of Feihua, Yan Jiecheng's thin body felt full of energy and he wished he could fly over directly.

.........

"Shazhu is back. Didn't Jiecheng come back with you?"

As soon as Sha Zhu returned to the courtyard, he ran into Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui was still the same as before, wandering around the front yard with a broom, not even bothered by the cold.

"Yan Laokou, I asked you to ask this question. Isn't it obvious?"

"Silly Zhu, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but as a friend, you should give Cheng more advice and go home earlier if nothing else happens."

"Mr. Yan, you are kidding me. What kind of friends are Yan Jiecheng and I? We just drank together twice, and we are considered friends?"

"Of course. Apart from Jie Cheng, I haven't seen you drink with anyone else. In my opinion, those who can drink together are friends, and very good friends at that."

"You're mistaken. Yan Jiecheng and I are not friends. Besides, if you, as a father, can't persuade him, I can't do it either. Goodbye."

Sha Zhu didn't want to talk nonsense with Yan Bugui here. If he wanted to talk about persuasion, Sha Zhu was still trying to persuade him just now. Now Yan Jiecheng was already trapped and no one could persuade him. Unless one day he ran out of money, he would go home automatically without anyone's persuasion.

"Ugh!"

Sha Zhu wanted to leave and Yan Bugui didn't dare to stop him. Sha Zhu was right. Even he, as his father, couldn't persuade him, let alone other people. Don't think that the people in the Yan family are good at calculating and active. In fact, they all have stubborn tempers, which can be seen from Yan Jiecheng.

In Liu Guozheng's words, the people in Yard 95 are very stubborn, and each of them is extremely obstinate.