Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

"He Lai, why are you here? Go find your Uncle Niu, I'll go and call for you."

When Aunt Niu saw He Lai coming to her house with a watermelon, she knew that he must have something to ask her husband, so she quickly went into the inner room to call for help.

He Lai had no choice but to put down the watermelon and sit aside waiting.

Soon Uncle Niu came out.

"Xiao Lai, what are you doing?" Uncle Niu didn't quite understand He Lai's behavior and asked puzzledly. After all, he couldn't think of how he could help He Lai.

"Uncle Niu, let me be frank. I know you work at a state-owned store, and I want you to introduce me to the store's leader."

He Lai took out a Daqianmen cigarette and handed it to Uncle Niu and spoke directly.

"Oh, I see. No problem. What can I do for you?"

When Uncle Niu heard this, he realized that this was the case and took the cigarette.

"To be honest, my cousin wants to work in the city, and she asked me for help. I think it would be better for a girl to work in your state-owned store, so I want to use my connections to see if there is any opportunity."

He Lai felt that this matter would definitely not be concealed by then, so it would be better to just tell it directly.

"What? You want your cousin to work in a state-owned store? He Lai, I'm not looking down on you, but this is not easy."

Uncle Niu was a little shocked. State-owned stores now do not recruit external employees. Salesperson, the best job for women, is mostly job for women with connections. Even technical secondary school graduates find it difficult to enter state-owned stores directly.

In this era, it is already very good to be able to work in a factory, and it is harder than climbing to the sky to work in a state-owned store!

"It's okay, I'll talk about it first, what if it works out? Don't you think so?"

He Lai didn't care. These days, work is all about price. As long as your price is high enough, there is nothing that can't be done!

"Is that so? Okay, I'll let you know once I've made the contact."

Uncle Niu also agreed immediately, after all, it was just a piece of cake.

"Thank you, Uncle Niu. You will be rewarded handsomely when the matter is done. I'm leaving first." He Lai left after seeing that the matter was discussed.

"He Lai is really amazing. If I could become his relative, I would be so lucky. He actually wants a country girl to work in a state-owned store!"

Aunt Niu said in surprise.

"Hey, the salary for a salesperson in a state-owned store is at least 800 yuan. They are really rich. They can get it easily. If not, I will have to help talk to them tomorrow. He Lai will definitely remember my kindness."

"That's right. The monthly salary alone is over a hundred. How can I not be rich?"

Aunt Niu said enviously.

"No more talking. Go get some well water and put the watermelon in to cool it down. We'll try it tonight. We haven't had it in a while."

"Row!"

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At this time, He Lai was taking a watermelon to the next yard.

"Mom, grandma, I got you a watermelon to try."

He Lai deliberately omitted He Zhan to see if he would have the nerve to interrogate him.

"Oh, such a big watermelon. OK, I'll get some well water to cool it down so we can eat it later."

When Old Mrs. Wu saw the huge watermelon, she quickly went to get some well water.

"Mom, I'll go, you just sit down." He Zhan immediately spoke up and stopped Old Lady Wu's behavior.

He Zhan picked up the bucket and went out to fetch water from the well.

"Xiao Laizi, didn't you go to grandpa's place today? Are they okay?"

Wu Juan asked.

"It's OK, same as always, I can still eat."

"That's good. Mom won't worry anymore. Just stay with me."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm leaving next week and I don't even know what's happened to your father!"

Old Mrs. Wu ignored Wu Juan completely and had already decided to go back. If Wu Juan weren't twins, she would have returned to the countryside long ago.

Seeing that Old Mrs. Wu insisted on going back, Wu Juan had no choice but to look at He Lai.

"Mom, I heard that something happened to the Jia family?" He Lai didn't care and turned to ask about the Jia family.

"Yes, Jia Dongxu was gambling outside and lost more than a hundred yuan, so someone came to his house."

"Oh, I didn't see it with my own eyes, what a pity, how did it end up?"

He Lai felt that it would be difficult to get the money. Although the Jia family was rich now, the money was in the hands of Jia Zhang, and she would definitely not give it to him.

Jia Zhang must be throwing a tantrum again. Oh, I missed it! What a pity... What a pity!

"What else can we do? Your father went there and those people ran away immediately after hearing that your father was the deputy chief of the security department. Later, they found out that Jia Dongxu had lost money in gambling and someone came to collect the debt."

He Lai was stunned for a moment, having forgotten that his father was the deputy chief of the Security Department and had real authority over this matter.

Gambling is strictly prohibited in this era. Anyone found guilty will be dealt with. Given my father's intolerant attitude, there will definitely be no good result.

Soon He Zhan came back with a bucket and put the watermelon in it.

"Dad, why don't you do something about the gambling?" He Lai asked curiously.

"How can I manage it? Jia Dongxu doesn't want to talk. Do I have to take him to the security department? Forget it. We are neighbors. I can only warn him and tell him not to gamble again."

He Zhan said helplessly.

He also knew that it was a bit difficult to get Jia Dongxu to reveal the location of the casino. After all, ordinary people were afraid of getting into trouble. If they knew that he was the one who reported it, they would probably be retaliated against.

Only the police are not afraid of this kind of thing. Generally, gamblers will admit defeat only after being caught by the police. This is the game between soldiers and bandits.

"Mom, I'm going to find Yu Shui and come back to eat watermelon." He Lai said and ran out.

He Lai called Sha Zhu and Xu Damao to his room.

"Brother Zhuzi, Brother Damao, do you know where Jia Dongxu's casino is?"

He Lai asked bluntly.

"How could I possibly go to a place like that? My wife would kill me if I went there!"

Sha Zhu directly stated that he had never been there.

Brother Damao, what about you? You must have been there before." He Lai felt that with Xu Damao's personality, he must have been there before, after all, he was such a playful person.

"Xiao Laizi, don't talk nonsense. I haven't been there for a long time. Since I married Yuru, I haven't touched this thing."

Xu Damao quickly denied it.

"Brother Damao, do you know where it is? How about you take me to see the world?"

He Lai is eager to use his own abilities to try out the benefits of gambling. After all, he grew up watching God of Gamblers movies and has a special obsession with Chow Yun-fat. He really wants to become a God of Gamblers himself!

"Xiao Laizi, why do you go to a place like that? Do you want to win money? I already know that you can never win money by gambling."

Xu Damao didn't want to take He Lai with him, so he could only persuade him with kind words.

"Brother Damao, don't worry. I'm only betting five dollars. I'll come back after I lose. I just want to see it. Take me with you. Or Brother Zhuzi can go too. If I lose five dollars and don't leave, you two can carry me back. How about that?"

He Lai discussed.

Seeing He Lai say this, Xu Damao could only look at Sha Zhu.

"Okay, let's go and take a look. Xiao Laizi, if you don't leave after losing five dollars, don't blame your subordinates for being merciless."

Sha Zhu clenched his fist and said.

"Okay then, I'll take you there, but you can't tell my wife, and I'm just following you, I'm not gambling."

Xu Damao is a little afraid of gambling. After all, there are many people who have lost their wives and children and their families because of gambling.

"Yes, yes, yes, you can't let your sister-in-law know, otherwise she will skin me alive."

Sha Zhu quickly agreed.

"Okay, okay, okay, that's all you can do. You're all so afraid of your wives. I feel ashamed for you!"

Is this girl from Qinjia Village in Changping so powerful? She has made the two main characters in the courtyard completely obedient.

"You're awesome. How about I go call Yu Shui over and see how she reacts?"

"That's right. I'm afraid that by then you will be even worse than us."

Sha Zhu and Xu Damao began to despise He Lai.

"Well... at least Yu Shui listens to me, unlike you two, who do whatever your wife says, especially Brother Zhu Zi, who is completely obedient to your sister-in-law."

"Alright, alright, I'm fine the way I am now, you don't need to stir up trouble here."

Sha Zhu doesn't fall for He Lai's tricks. Qin Huairu is the biggest in the world.

"That's right, Xiao Laizi, you don't have a child yet. In a few years, when you have a child, things will be different. A wife is meant to be loved."

After Xu Damao finished speaking, He Lai rolled his eyes at him and said, "If I hadn't appeared, you would have become a family without a family, and you wouldn't be living the happy life you have now."

"Come on, brother. Mom told me there's some watermelon. Where is it? I want to eat some."

Yu Shui jumped up and came to He Lai.

"In the kitchen, I drew some water from the well and put two in the bucket. Go get them yourself."

"it is good."

As soon as Yu Shui heard this, she ran over to the kitchen.

"What are you two looking at? Do you have any objections?"

He Lai looked at Sha Zhu and Xu Damao looking at him, feeling puzzled.

"Tsk." "Tsk." The two of them made disdainful sounds at the same time.

ps: It’s too hot in Zhejiang, 43 degrees Celsius. I dare not go out and can only write novels.