Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 587 Mr. Zhou Retires

Director Wang was very efficient. Within a week, he solved the deaf old lady's housing problem and allocated it to Aunt Sun's family.

As one of the few good houses in the courtyard, Aunt Sun and her family were very happy to move in.

There weren't many things in Aunt Sun's house, and with the help of everyone in the compound, they finished moving in no time.

In order to express her gratitude, Aunt Sun went to the countryside to get some eggs to share with the people in the courtyard.

"Xiao Laizi, thank you, thank you!" Aunt Sun took He Lai's hand and thanked him.

"Auntie Sun, there's nothing to thank me for. Just don't blame me for not letting Huzi and Chuner get more houses." He Lai said with a smile.

After all, considering the current treatment of Hu Zi and Chun Er as technical secondary school graduates, it is possible for them to be allocated one or two houses respectively.

"No, no, this house is fine. I'll just stay in my old house, and Huzi can live in this house."

Aunt Sun said with a smile.

"Grandma, where do I live then?" Chun'er pulled Aunt Sun and said dissatisfiedly.

"As for you, don't worry about it, grandma. Someone will let you live there."

Aunt Sun naturally knew about Liu Guangtian and her granddaughter.

"Hmph." Chun'er blushed and sat down next to Yu Shui, causing everyone to laugh.

"Don't worry about her, Xiao Laizi, here, Auntie Sun cooked a hard-boiled egg especially for you, it's still hot!"

Aunt Sun took out a cloth bag of eggs from her bosom and gave it to He Lai.

"Haha, thank you Auntie Sun, I love the eggs you cook."

He Lai took the eggs with a smile and thanked him repeatedly.

"Okay, Auntie is leaving. You guys can chat." After saying this, Auntie Sun left He Lai's house, leaning on her crutches and supported by Hu Zi.

"Brother, I want to eat eggs." Wu'er heard what Aunt Sun said, and He Lai had a bag of eggs in his hand.

"You can eat the eggs, but you have to eat the yolks too!"

He Lai warned. Wu'er only eats the egg whites and never the yolks.

Once, Wu'er threw the uneaten egg yolk on the ground and was severely beaten by Wu Juan.

"Well, I promise not to throw away the egg yolk!" Wu'er promised.

"Okay, I'll get you two."

"all I want!"

"Girl, can you finish it?"

“I can finish it!”

……

After some tug of war, He Lai finally gave the egg to Wu'er.

Soon He Lai found out how Wu'er ate the egg yolk.

She sat there alone eating the egg whites, and after finishing the egg whites she shared the remaining yolks with the people next to her, including Wen'er, Xu Jiayin, Xiao Yangzi, and Banggeng, all boys!

Wu'er didn't even have to peel the eggs herself, and when she was thirsty, someone would hold an enamel cup and feed her water.

The scene is very much like the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

He Lai found it funny. Hey, this child has grown up crooked!

……

On this day, He Lai was invited by Mr. Zhou to come to the military compound. The military compound at this time was very different from when He Lai came earlier.

Many of the young people He Lai knew had grown up and either joined the military or moved out to live on their own.

Only a few older people knew He Lai, but they were not very friendly to him.

After all, He Lai is not a child of the military compound, so he can't play with them. Moreover, in two years, the young people from the military compound will start their era.

He Lai had no intention of getting involved. After all, neither the little bastard nor Zhou Yuemin were people He Lai liked. The little bastard was naturally hateful, but without the provocation of those people in the military compound, they would not have reached that point.

Moreover, the little bastard was hacked to death by them, but Li Yuanchao and his men were released after only one year of reeducation through labor, and they even said it was self-defense, which is ridiculous. In this day and age, it is easy to get things done if you have power.

When he entered Mr. Zhou's house, he saw they were all there, as if they were waiting for him.

"Xiao Laizi, you're here! Come and sit down." Old Mrs. Zhou greeted.

"Yeah." He Lai responded and sat between Ke'er and Old Lady Zhou.

"Grandpa Zhou, what's wrong? Is there anything you need from me?" He Lai asked curiously.

"Well, I have something to tell you." Mr. Zhou nodded and said.

"Tell me, are you out of wine and want me to get some?" He Lai joked.

Mr. Zhou hesitated to speak and sighed.

"Okay, Xiao Laizi, let me do the talking." Old Mrs. Zhou took over and continued, "Your Grandpa Zhou is old and plans to retire from the Ministry of Metallurgy in the near future."

He Lai was stunned for a moment, but soon felt relieved. Mr. Zhou would be seventy years old in a few years, and he should have retired long ago.

After all, the general retirement age for ministerial-level cadres is around 65 years old, but their term of office can be extended for three years, which is to 68 years old. Generally, those who have made contributions to the founding of the country retire during this period.

So He Lai smiled and said, "Oh, just retire. Grandpa Zhou doesn't understand industry anyway. Hehe, it's just right to squeeze out some time to go fishing. How great."

"You little brat, who don't understand industry? You have no respect for your elders!" Old Man Zhou glared at He Lai and cursed.

"Okay, listen to me first." Old Mrs. Zhou continued, "Let me discuss this with your Grandpa Zhou. Since we have retired, your Grandpa Zhou and I will not take advantage of the country anymore. We will give this house to someone else."

"Ah, that's not necessary, Grandma Zhou. The country doesn't need this house."

He Lai said in surprise.

He Lai seemed to remember that in the Love in Courtyard, the senior leader still lived in the original house after returning from the Cultural Revolution.

"Please listen to me. You know, your grandfather Zhou and I actually adopted a child in our early years. But he joined the army very early. The army is very busy and far away, so he rarely comes back to the city. But now he is an officer in the south. My husband and I are going to take these two children to him."

Old Mrs. Zhou said.

When He Lai heard this, he nodded to show his understanding.

"In fact, your Grandpa Zhou also wants to go there. He used to be in the Fourth Field Army. Most of his old friends stayed in the south to serve. He also wants to meet old friends while he can still move around."

Old Mrs. Zhou narrated.

He Lai nodded to show that he understood. The Fourth Field Army mainly fought in the south in the later period of the War of Liberation, liberating South China and Southwest China, so many officers and generals stayed there to work.

Naturally, as a senior commander of the Fourth Field Army, Mr. Zhou would definitely be more successful in the south than in the north.

"It's okay, it's okay. Go if you want to, Grandpa Zhou. Enjoy your old age. It's good. Haha, Ke'er and the others are from the south too. They will definitely be able to adapt."

He Lai touched Ke'er's head and said.

Ke'er hugged He Lai's waist, feeling a little reluctant to let go of him. After all, it was He Lai who brought her out of the quagmire.

"Okay, that's the thing. Anyway, you often go to Guangcheng to attend the Canton Fair. You can come and see me then."

Mr. Zhou said.

"Okay, no problem. Just give me your address. If it's close to the Canton Fair, I won't stay at the guesthouse anymore. I'll just stay at Grandpa Zhou's house! It's free food and drinks, how nice!"

He Lai joked.

He Lai was actually hoping that Mr. Zhou would go south, so that it would be much more convenient for him to go to the port city.

"You little bastard!" Old Master Zhou scolded with a smile.

"Okay, there's still some time before we leave. If you're free, come over more often. If Yu Shui is available, ask her to come over as well."

Old Mrs. Zhou continued with a smile.

"Okay! I'll bring her here once the fetus is stable." He Lai agreed.

"Okay, okay, old lady, go cook. Xiao Laizi and I will play a game of chess."

Mr. Zhou ordered.

"It's ok to play chess, Xiaojun, go help Grandma Zhou cook, Ke'er stay and help me!"

He Lai smiled.

There is no way. This bastard Ye Jun is now in the same group as Mr. Zhou, but the little girl Ke'er is still on He Lai's side.

You have to have the desire to win when playing chess, otherwise it’s pointless!

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you! Come on, set up the chess pieces!"

"Ke'er, help brother set up the chess pieces!"

"Ok!"