Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

He Lai put the book away and was thinking about going back quickly, but when he turned around he bumped into someone. It was awkward, and the more anxious he was, the worse it got. The books in the girl's arms fell to the ground.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was walking in a hurry and didn't see you, I'll help you pick it up."

He Lai could only apologize while squatting down and picking it up.

"It's okay. I didn't notice."

A clear and pleasant voice came into He Lai's ears.

He Lai looked up and it seemed to be Ran Qiuye from Love in Courtyard!

This is also a tragic character. A cultural person who returned from Nanyang was turned into a stinking ninth class and a sweeper.

He Lai was so fascinated by what he saw that he stood there in a daze for a moment.

“Comrade, comrade…” Ran Qiuye blushed when she saw He Lai holding her book and looking at her.

"Uh, oh, here's your book." He Lai came back to his senses and returned the book in his hand to her.

"Thank you." Ran Qiuye took the book and sat down in an empty seat next to him.

He Lai was still standing there in a daze.

I should persuade her to go back to Southeast Asia, otherwise she will end up in a miserable situation if she stays in the country.

He Lai thought for a long time and didn't know what to do, so he could only pick up a book and sit next to Ran Qiuye.

He Lai was thinking about how to talk to Ran Qiuye when a voice rang out next to him.

"Comrade, you are holding the book upside down."

He Lai heard the voice and looked at the book in his hand, but found that he was holding it upside down!

Embarrassing, so embarrassing.

"I'm sorry, I hurt you just now."

"Comrade, haven't you apologized?" Ran Qiuye looked at He Lai's silly look and laughed.

"Oh, yeah, I forgot."

Ran Qiuye looked at He Lai's handsome face and introduced himself.

"Hello, my name is Ran Qiuye. I just came back from Nanyang. Nice to meet you."

Ran Qiuye stretched out his hand.

"Hello, my name is He Lai, and I work at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. I'm glad to meet you, too."

He Lai also stretched out his hand and shook it gently. The two smiled at each other, and that was how they knew each other.

"Do you like reading this book?" Ran Qiuye pointed at the book in He Lai's hand.

He looked at the book "How the Steel Was Tempered" in his hand and immediately answered.

"Oh, I like it. I've read it several times. I particularly like some of the words in it.

For example, 'Everyone has flaws, just like an apple bitten by God. Some people have bigger flaws, just because God particularly likes their fragrance.'

Another example is "There are only two real misfortunes in life: guilty conscience and illness. As long as you don't have these two bad things, you are happy."

besides……"

"Okay, okay, I don't mean to disbelieve you."

Ran Qiuye said with a smile.

In this way, the two of them chatted back and forth, and He Lai relied on his memory to have a pleasant conversation with Ran Qiuye.

"That's all for today. I have to go home. Thank you. It was nice talking to you."

Ran Qiuye looked at the time on his watch and said goodbye.

"Oh, me too, see you next time."

"Well, see you next time."

And just like that, Ran Qiuye left the library with the book.

He Lai stayed there awkwardly. Alas, if Ran Qiuye was a modern person, he would probably be a good person. What a pity, what a pity.

"Hey, if you can't bear to see others go, why don't you catch up with them?" A voice came from behind.

He Lai turned around and saw that it was Lou Xiao'e and some of her close friends.

"Yes, yes, yes. I'll go after her right away. Miss Lou, please put the book back for me. Thank you."

He Lai didn't want to deal with this naive person, so he dropped the book and ran away.

Lou Xiao'e was completely confused by He Lai's action. Who am I? Where am I?

"Damn, who is that person!" Lou Xiao'e threw the book down and cursed.

Several girlfriends nearby laughed out loud.

……

"Come on, you sneaked out to play again while I was away! How about it, are there a lot of beauties in the library?"

Zhang Zhiwen came up again.

"Brother Zhiwen, when are you going back to the Ministry of Industry? You won't stay in our steel mill, will you? All those who came with you have gone back."

He Lai was speechless.

"Hey, don't worry, we're just wasting our time anyway, it doesn't matter where we are."

"Yes, Zhiwen, just stay here and let's torture He Lai together." Liu Mu said with a smile. It can be seen that He Lai is a little annoyed with Zhang Zhiwen.

He Lai now lay on the table, motionless, too lazy to pay attention to these two guys. Damn it, I should have known not to come up with a maintenance plan, and created these two lazy guys.

……

Off work

He Lai first went to the street office to check out the greenhouse. The frame had been built and the plastic film had been laid. Now they were preparing the soil. If it wasn't made fertile, it would be difficult to plant.

"Xiao Laizi, it feels about right, right? How about letting auntie try it first?"

Director Wang was afraid that he would miss the planting season and would not be able to grow anything.

“Auntie Wang, don’t be afraid. Improving soil fertility is the top priority. Without good fertilizer, even the best things will be useless. Just wait a few days.”

He Lai explained.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I have money in my hands now! I don't have to worry about anything."

Director Wang said happily.

"Auntie Wang, I advise you to release the young wild boars when you catch them. Otherwise, if you keep killing them all at once, there will be no wild boars left soon."

He Lai reminded.

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."

"It would be better to tell Minister Zhou and ask him to make all factories with iron fences do the same."

"Okay, I'll call the old chief when I get back. Is that ok?"

Director Wang smiled. He Lai was a really caring little guy.

"Hehe, I'm just worried that you won't have any wild boars to catch. Director Wang, I'm going to leave first."

He Lai rode his bicycle back to Courtyard No. 94. As soon as he entered the door, he was stopped by Aunt Qian.

"Auntie Qian, what are you doing? I can't afford to pay for the fraud." He Lai made a joke.

"Hey, what are you talking about? I have something to tell you. Something happened in the yard next door today."

Aunt Qian patted He Lai gently.

"What's the matter?" He Lai immediately became excited when he heard about what happened next door.

"Didn't your cousin's wife bring her child to the city? She came here this afternoon. Guess what? She turned out to be the niece of Yi's wife. She has been crying for a while."

Aunt Qian was talking.

He Lai was stunned. No wonder Da Hu's wife looked so familiar to him. It turned out that she looked like an aunt. This world really is a small one.

"Aunt Qian, I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go take a look."

He Lai pushed his bicycle and hurried back to the backyard. After parking the bicycle, he went to the next yard.

The workers had gone off work for a while now, and all the people surrounding Yi Zhonghai's house had dispersed, leaving only the He family and Sha Zhu and a few others.

He Lai walked in and saw a lady talking to Da Hu's wife, with other people accompanying them.

"Xiao Laizi, you know, right? Auntie Yi is the aunt of Dahu's wife."

Wu Juan said with a smile.

"Well, I heard about it. It's pretty good, pretty good." He Lai looked embarrassed. He hadn't been to the Yi family for a long time.

"Where's the uncle?"

"He's gone to buy groceries. Xiao Laizi, why don't you stay for dinner today?"

An aunt pleaded.

"Well, I listen to my mother. I'll do whatever she says."

He Lai said awkwardly.

"Then let's eat here." When Wu Juan heard He Lai say this, she immediately agreed.

"Yushui, go get thirty kilograms of wild boar meat from the house, and call everyone in the yard so that we can have a meal together."

He Lai ordered.

"Okay, come on, brother, I'll go right away." Yu Shui ran out with a smile.

"Brother Zhuzi, I'll leave the cooking to you. Bring the big bird from yesterday and cook it."

"Okay, you arrange it." Sha Zhu had no objection. After all, the Yi family and the He family were relatives now.