Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

"Come on, brother, open the door." Yu Shui knocked on the door and shouted.

He Lai came back to his senses, got up and opened the door, then saw Yu Shui carrying steamed buns and a bowl of fried meat with mushrooms.

"Mom said you didn't eat, so she asked me to bring you some."

"Put it on the table. I don't really feel like eating it right now. I don't have much appetite."

After He finished speaking, he lay down on the bed again.

When Yu Shui heard what He Lai said, she had no choice but to put down the bowl, turned around and lay down beside He Lai, resting her head on her hands and looking at He Lai.

"Brother, Mom said you were angry because Uncle He sold the bicycle to Uncle San, is that right?"

"Yes and no, I just have been thinking too much lately and my mind is a bit confused."

He Lai also turned his head and faced the rain.

"Is it because the Third Master has a grudge against us that you don't want to sell him?"

"I guess so. Forget it. I won't talk about him. It's unlucky. How is the old lady doing today? She must be very happy."

"Well, come on brother, you should go and see it, it's very touching."

"I won't go. I'm sure you'll cry again. I can't stand seeing others cry when you're here."

……

The two of them chatted back and forth, from the present to the past, recounting every detail of the scene, and slowly, Yu Shui fell asleep.

She slept quietly on the sheets with her eyes closed and a smile on her face.

Not to mention that Yu Shui looks pretty when she sleeps, with a faint smile that brings out a pair of dimples that make He Lai unable to help but reach out and poke them.

He Lai still didn't do that. He just gently covered her with the quilt, quietly looked at her face in the rain, and slowly fell asleep.

When He Lai woke up again, Yu Shui was gone. He Lai put his clothes in order, walked out of the room, and saw Yu Shui cooking in the kitchen.

"Rainwater, what delicious food should we cook?"

"Brother, wake up. I'm cooking sweet potato porridge. Sweet potatoes are so delicious, so the porridge must be delicious too."

Rain said with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll wait for the porridge." He said and went to wash up.

Soon the two of them were drinking sweet potato porridge face to face.

"Yushui, you must have secretly learned to cook again! It tastes so delicious."

"No, it's because sweet potatoes are delicious, so the porridge cooked with them is especially delicious."

"You should focus on studying in the future. Don't cook during this period. Isn't it Brother Zhuzi who will do the cooking? We are thick-skinned. We can just eat and take it. There is no need to save money for your brother."

"Got it, come on brother"

Yu Shui felt very happy listening to He Lai's joking admonition.

On the way to work, He Lai got another goose out of the space, as well as four eggs laid by an unknown bird, so that he could have a good meal today.

"Monkey, take care of the things for me, and then let your master do it, okay?"

He Lai threw the things to the monkey.

"Uncle master, don't worry, I will definitely get it done." The monkey took the bag and agreed repeatedly.

"gone."

……

"He Lai, what kind of life is this? There are geese and wild geese every day. Where do they come from?"

Gu Dongmei started to complain. After all, she was the one plucking his hair and she was caught stealing some food.

"I know this. I heard that it was caught at Wild Duck Lake."

A woman took over.

"Wild Duck Lake, isn't it very far from here? It will probably take four or five hours to ride a bike."

"Yes, it's far away, about 80 or 90 kilometers away from us."

"It's so far, how do you get to Helai? Is there a bus there?"

"I heard there are several trains, but I don't dare go. If I miss the train, I will die there."

……

A group of women were chattering and gossiping, talking about Wild Duck Lake and He Lai and rain.

"It turns out that He Lai is Director He's son-in-law. No wonder he dares to come here every day and ask Director He to burn things."

"Of course not. You newcomers don't know this, but Rainwater has been playing in the steel mill since she was little. Now she has grown up and is very beautiful."

"He Lai is also very handsome. I guess there is no one more handsome than him in this steel mill."

"Yeah, I heard that he's only 17 years old, but he's already an engineer, with a salary of over a hundred, which is several times more than ours."

"A talented man and a beautiful woman, this probably refers to them."

……

He Daqing walked into the kitchen slowly and heard them talking about He Lai and Yu Shui, so he spoke up immediately.

"Is there too little work? Do you want me to give you some more?"

As soon as He Daqing finished speaking, the aunties who were washing vegetables immediately shut up and buried their heads in their work.

"Master, Uncle He is here with a goose and four eggs for you to prepare."

The monkey came up and started talking.

When He Daqing heard this, he saw the wild geese in the hands of Liu Lan and Gu Dongmei, and the four eggs in the basin that were more than twice as big as chicken eggs. The corners of his mouth twitched.

This He Lai kid is deliberately looking for trouble for me. No, I have to find my son to do it and teach him quickly. Otherwise, if I have to do it myself every day, that would be disastrous.

Soon it was noon, and He Lai went to the third cafeteria alone, and saw Sha Zhu and He Daqing already waiting for him to eat in the lounge.

"Xiao Laizi, you are not loyal enough. If you have something delicious, bring it to my father instead of giving it to me."

Sha Zhu fired the first shot.

"Brother Zhuzi, you can't say that. I saw you cooking for your boss every day and I was afraid that you would be tired. Uncle He happened to be free, so I brought it here."

He Lai explained.

"I don't cook for my boss every day. I just watch the subordinates cook for me. I'm not good at it anymore."

"Well, then take all the geese away and take them home to cook them slowly. Don't eat them secretly."

He Lai said with a smile, knowing that chefs like Sha Zhu were in urgent need of something to practice.

"Okay, okay, I won't eat secretly, but can we eat together?" Sha Zhu said with a smile.

"Sure, but you have to do it from me, hehe."

"Okay, you do it that way. I'll save gas."

"Hey, you two guys, are you treating me like air? Dividing things in front of me?"

He Daqing laughed and wanted to leave something to eat as well.

"Dad, if you want to eat, you can come over. I'm not stopping you."

"Hey, you silly guy, now you are smart."

"It's just so-so. I learned it from you." Sha Zhu smiled and picked up a piece of goose meat for He Daqing.

"Stop talking and eat quickly. It will get cold soon." He Lai was too lazy to talk to these two people. The food was so delicious.

After finishing their meal, the three chatted for a while.

"Xiao Laizi, next time you go to Wild Duck Lake, why don't you bring your brother Zhuzi with you?"

"Okay, let's go together next weekend. I just learned how to shoot a gun, so I'd like to give it a try."

"What? When did you learn to shoot?"

Sha Zhu was shocked. He Lai learned how to use a gun while working.

"I learned it from Mr. Zhou. It's easy to learn how to shoot a gun from him, so I went to the black market and bought a gun for him."

"That kid, what kind of gun did you get on the black market? Uncle He can tell you that now you have to go to the police station to get a gun license. You can't just take it out without permission."

When He Daqing heard He say that he bought a gun, he immediately reminded him.

When He Lai heard about the gun license, he immediately remembered that in this era, one needed a gun license to own a gun, otherwise it would be very troublesome.

"Oh, I see, Uncle He, I'll go back and do it later."

"It's nothing important. Don't play with the gun. It's too dangerous."

He Daqing has experienced too many war scenes and is particularly sensitive to things like guns.

After a while, the three of them packed up and went back. He Lai also took away two boiled eggs.