Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 305 Yu Family Meeting

"Xiao Laizi, you are really amazing. I admire you. You are simply a master thief."

Sha Zhu touched the knife and fork in his hand and said with a smile.

"What are you stealing? I'm just following the flow! Do you understand? Brother Zhuzi, considering your poor performance today, go and fry two steaks for me and Brother Damao. The beef is in the kitchen."

He Lai ordered.

"Okay, okay, I'll get it for you now." Sha Zhu smiled, put away his knife and fork, and walked into the kitchen.

"Xiao Laizi, do you have any more beef? Give some to Brother Damao and let your sister-in-law Yuru have a taste too."

Xu Damao asked, after all, pork is really hard to get now, and you can still catch a few fish with loaches, but there is really no pork, let alone beef.

"Okay, Damao, you can go to the kitchen and get it yourself later, but be low-key. It's best to stew it so that the whole yard won't be filled with fragrance."

Xu Damao's house is not like He Lai's here. The kitchen has been renovated, so the smell will not spread out.

"Okay, I know. Thank you, Xiao Laizi."

"You're welcome. The meat is just sitting there anyway, so consider it a gift to little Yinzi."

……

Soon the three of them started eating steak with knives and forks.

"Come here, brother." "Come here, uncle." Yu Shui brought Chun'er, Xi'er and Nannan over.

"Uh...Brother Zhuzi, you'd better not eat it. Go get a few more pieces. It's not enough."

He Lai looked at the four people coming over and said something to Sha Zhu.

"Okay." Sha Zhu responded and went to the kitchen.

He Lai soon became the laborer who cut steaks and fed the children, feeding Xier here and Nannan there.

"Brother Lai, did you go to Lao Mo's restaurant again?" Yu Shui asked, looking at the knives and forks in He Lai and Xu Damao's hands.

"Well...well...your brother insisted on having this knife and fork, but he didn't dare to go by himself. So Damao and I had no choice but to take him there again. If you don't believe me, ask Damao."

He Lai explained.

"Yes, yes, Yu Shui, that's right. Your brother wants good things when he sees them, so your brother and I helped him get a set as well."

Xu Damao immediately reacted and joined in.

Yu Shui looked at He Lai and the other man suspiciously. She was speechless that these people who were older than her went to Lao Mo's restaurant to steal things and were trying to put the blame on her brother.

Soon everyone was immersed in the joy of steak. Xier and Nannan couldn't eat more after a few pieces, after all, they had already eaten. However, they still stayed beside Helai and refused to leave.

"Yushui, are the results coming out soon?" He Lai asked Yushui about the high school entrance examination.

"No, it will probably take a few days, but I checked the answers and it should be enough." Yu Shui said with a smile.

"Yushui, does that mean our He family is going to have a technical secondary school student as well?"

Sha Zhu asked happily.

"Brother Zhuzi, aren't you talking nonsense? Isn't it easy for Yu Shui to get such a good grade? By the way, Chun'er, how are your grades now?"

He Lai saw that Yu Shui's grades were already decided, and after he entered technical secondary school, he could relax, after all, it was a broadcasting major.

"I don't have good grades like Sister Yushui, but I will try my best to get into a technical secondary school."

Chun'er lowered her head and said.

"Don't worry, Chun'er, just study hard. Even if you don't pass the exam, your brother will help you find a job when you come."

He Lai also liked this little sister very much. If she failed to pass the entrance exam to the technical secondary school, he would not let her go to college. After all, there was not enough time. It was the time of the Great Revolution and she had to go to the countryside.

I can use my connections to arrange a decent job for her.

"Thank you, Brother Lai." Chun'er replied with a smile. He Lai was really good to her family. It could be said that without He Lai, it would be uncertain whether she could go to school. Now she still lives in He Lai's house.

"What are you thanking me for? Do you call me brother for nothing? Yushui, since you have graduated, you should teach Chun'er more and stop playing with Chun'er every day."

"I understand. Come on, brother." Yu Shui agreed with a smile.

"Come on uncle, I want to learn too, but my aunt never teaches me. She always asks me to count numbers, and I can already count to one hundred!"

Xi'er interrupted.

"I can count to one hundred too." Nannan immediately followed up.

"Hey, you don't have to be so anxious to learn. You are still young, and girls just need to be responsible and look beautiful."

He Lai was speechless. There are still people who actively ask to learn! We can't let them learn. It's best to go to school at the age of eight. This way we can avoid the trend of educated youth going to the countryside in 68.

After all, during that period, junior high school graduates and high school students had to go to the countryside, so it would be easy to do so as long as we avoided this time period.

If Xier and Nannan started school at the age of eight, they would still be primary school students when classes were suspended in 66, and the impact would not be that great.

Yu Shui and the others looked at He Lai strangely, not knowing why he said that. After all, He Lai always advocated a love of learning.

"Come on, come on, let me play Eagle Catches Chicken with you.

He Lai couldn't stand the looks from the others, so he quickly took Xier and Nannan out and started to gather the kids for a big fight.

……

However, good news came from the Yu family. Yu Li successfully entered the steel rolling mill and became a formal worker.

This news immediately went viral, and everyone in their courtyard was envious. After all, Yu Li actually got this one in a thousand chance.

However, after the joy, the Yu family held a family meeting, and Yu's mother began to interrogate Yu Lilai.

"Tell me, where did this job come from? Don't say you don't know."

Yu's mother asked directly with a cold face and a serious expression. She didn't want her daughter to risk her innocence for a job.

This question confused Yu's father and Yu Haitang. What's wrong? It's a good thing that Yu Li joined the factory. Why is she unhappy?

"That...that...that guy's father also knows him. He said that my father renovated his house. His name is He Lai, and he lives in Courtyard No. 95."

Yu Li had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Ah, He Lai? Is he the guy who got two houses at such a young age? He is no ordinary man. I heard he is already an engineer. But why is he helping you?"

Yu Dad said in surprise,

Of course he knew this person. After all, there are very few people who decorate their houses as luxuriously as He Lai. He didn't expect that his daughter would have any connection with him.

"I don't know about that. I met him by chance when I was delivering food to Haitang. He told me to get to know the Yan family better and not to rush into marrying Yan Jiecheng."

Yu Li lowered her head and talked about the situation at that time.

"What? How can he say that?" Yu's mother was surprised to hear that there was such a thing!

The matchmaker from the Yan family introduced a very good person. His father is a teacher. Although Yan Jieben himself is a temporary worker, he will soon be converted to a regular employee. After they get married, they will rent a house nearby for the couple to live in.

"Because the Yan family lives in the same courtyard as him, it might be a little different from what the matchmaker said. Besides, I don't like Yan Jiecheng either. He seems to be so stingy."

Yu Li lost interest when she thought of Yan Jiecheng's timid and reluctant attitude. If she hadn't had no other choice, she wouldn't have wanted to talk to him. He wasn't manly at all.

"Ah, then why didn't you tell me before, you silly girl? Does that guy called He Lai like you?"

"Mom, don't even think about it. My sister has no chance. He is my classmate Yu Shui's boyfriend. They have been together since they were young. They are childhood sweethearts and will get married when they reach the right age.

Besides, Yu Shui is also very good at studying. She is the top student in the school and will definitely be admitted to a technical secondary school. How can my sister compare with her? "

Yu Haitang interrupted and said that although she also hoped that He Lai could become her brother-in-law, it was impossible.

"How can you talk like that, kid!" Yu's mother hit Yu Haitang hard, turned her head to look at Yu Li, and found that she had lowered her head.

"I was wrong. I'm sorry, sister." Yu Haitang also knew that what she said hurt her sister, so she quickly apologized.

"It's okay." Yu Li shook her head and gave a forced smile.

"What does he want? Li, you don't have any deal with him, do you?"

Yu's mother was a little confused. Since he already had a partner, why would he come to help his daughter? Her daughter couldn't become a mistress for someone else just for a job.

Yu Li quickly shook her head. "There was no deal. I only met him once and exchanged a few words. He asked about my basic situation and said he would help me talk to the leader of the steel mill so that I could enter the factory. That was it."

Yu's mother still didn't believe it. How could there be such a kind-hearted person in the world? Could it be that he really wanted to take a concubine because his daughter was so beautiful?

"I'll go to Nanluoguxiang to ask about He Lai. You guys stay home and wait. Don't go outside and talk nonsense. Got it?"

Yu Li and Yu Haitang nodded quickly, while Yu's father just smoked and said nothing.

Yu's mother inquired for the whole afternoon and the answer she got was that He Lai was a capable and good man who had done countless good deeds. He had an excellent reputation in Nanluoguxiang and everyone praised him for his promising future.

On the other hand, the Yan family is like a pit of fire. The whole family is well-known for their thriftiness. I have also heard the famous saying: You can eat well and wear well, but you will be poor if you can't plan well! So their reputation is not very good. If Yan Fugui was not a teacher, he would have been disliked by everyone.

When Yu's mother came back, a smile appeared on her face. She was relieved now. Now that she had a job, and with her daughter's looks, it would not be difficult for her to find a good family.