From the Siheyuan, I started to run around in the world

During the Chinese New Year, Zhang Dongliang routinely greeted Xiaodie and said hello. It has been a long time since I contacted Xiaodie, so I don't want to keep Xiaodie depressed.

"Don't worry, my concept of time is different from yours. Even if it's billions of years, I won't feel it's too long.

Your universe is already 160 billion years old. The world at the next level up is older than your universe. As for the higher-level primordial world, it is even older.

I existed before the birth of the primitive world. You don't have to worry about me being bored, I have a poor sense of time. "

Zhang Dongliang sighed: "Ah~~~If I could live that long, my sense of time would be very poor."

Another person who has a different concept of time than ordinary people is Sha Zhu. He felt that a very long time had passed just a few days after he started working.

Sha Zhu couldn't hold back any longer, so he asked for leave from the factory and set out for Baocheng to find his father.

The day before the Lantern Festival, Zhang Dongliang was preparing dinner at home. He Yushui and Yu Haitang were both here as they hadn't started school yet, making the house full of people.

Just when Zhang Dongliang was about to sigh at how wonderful the years were, there was a bang and Sha Zhu pushed the door open and walked in.

"Hey, Brother Zhu, why are you back at this time?"

Although he was covered in dust, it couldn't hide the anger on Shazhu's face.

"Brother Zhu, go wash your hands first and have dinner together. Yushui, get another set of bowls and chopsticks for your brother."

Zhang Dongliang took out a bottle of wine and poured a glass for Sha Zhu and himself.

Sha Zhu took the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, then took a few bites of food to suppress the thirst. After he recovered a little, he told Zhang Dongliang about the situation of his trip to Baocheng.

This time when Sha Zhu went to Baocheng, he met He Daqing.

Widow Bai died of illness last year. He Daqing was driven out of the house by her two sons and now lives in a rented small house outside.

Although Sha Zhu had many complaints about his father, he still told He Daqing the good news that he had started a family and had children.

He Daqing was quite pleased to hear that his son had started a family and had children.

During the meeting between the two men, Sha Zhu asked about some things that happened to He Daqing in the past.

He Daqing hesitated and didn't say anything else, but when it came to the matter of sending money to Shazhu and Yushui, He Daqing was very angry.

He sends money to Shazhu and Yushui on time every month, and has been doing so for seven or eight years.

This money was mainly used as child support for He Yushui. Sha Zhu was already 16 years old at the time and could immediately start working and support himself.

At first it was 5 yuan per month, and then it increased to yuan. (Here it is converted to the amount after the currency reform in .)

When he and the White Widow left, they entrusted Sha Zhu and Yu Shui to Yi Zhonghai to take care of. Every month when he wrote letters and sent money, they were all addressed to Yi Zhonghai, asking him to pass them on to Sha Zhu.

He Daqing didn't tell him what was going on. He was very angry that Yi Zhonghai had embezzled the money and almost let his child starve to death.

He Daqing asked Sha Zhu to come back first. After a few days, he would hand over the affairs of the factory canteen and then go back to Sijiu City to confront Yi Zhonghai.

This is generally the case.

Zhang Dongliang had some guesses about what He Daqing was hesitant about.

He Daqing explained to Sha Zhu that it was because of his background and he was forced to leave, but this factor only accounted for 30% at most.

Before liberation, He Daqing and Sha Zhu were forced to sell buns on the street, which was not a big problem.

But before liberation, He Daqing was the heir of Tan's cuisine, so it was a little hard to say that Shazhu was a third-generation hired farmer, even though the chef was also a proletarian and an employed person.

As official cuisine specially serving dignitaries, Tan’s cuisine is not something that ordinary chefs can access.

In addition, judging from the relationship between He Daqing, Lou Xiao'e's mother, and the deaf old lady, it is probably not simple either.

Part of the reason was that He Daqing was forced to leave because of this matter. Only Yi Zhonghai could threaten him to leave the courtyard.

In fact, with He Daqing's cooking skills, it would not be difficult for him to serve the leader well and have the leader protect him in this matter.

Could it be harder than forging a background of three generations of hired farmhands? Wasn't it mainly because He Daqing coveted the body of the White Widow?

But Zhang Dongliang doesn't want to deal with these old bad debts: "It's none of my business."

"Brother, Brother Dongliang, you said my father is coming, what should we do? I guess he might not leave and live in our hospital."

"He's your father, if you want to keep him, just keep him." Zhang Dongliang didn't care. "It's too early to talk about this now, let's wait until your father comes back in a few days."

He Yushui listened indifferently and didn't express any opinions. She had no impression of this father.

She was too young at the time, only 9. Now, after so many years, this news suddenly popped up again.

Deep down in He Yushui's heart, she had no feelings for this father. She was abandoned by her biological father and almost starved to death. No one would have feelings for such a father.

When Sha Zhu and Zhang Dongliang were talking about He Daqing, Qin Jingru pulled Yu Haitang into the inner room. They were not comfortable listening to other people's private affairs, nor did they want to listen.

Sha Zhu soon got drunk and went home after a simple meal. After Sha Zhu left, Qin Jingru and Yu Haitang came out from the inner room.

Seeing that He Yushui looked unhappy, the three of them persuaded He Yushui. After having dinner together, Zhang Dongliang sent He Yushui and Yu Haitang back to rest.

Zhang Dongliang would not care about the grudges between He Daqing and Sha Zhu, but he still sneered at He Daqing's character.

He Daqing is a good cook and his income is not low, at least between 35 and 40 yuan now. It was not lower than this in the past few years because the salary increase for chefs is very slow.

With this income, I only send 2-5 yuan a month. Let me give you an example from a scumbag in the future:

The scumbag earned 1 yuan a month. He abandoned his child and followed the widow, and then gave the child 500 to 800 yuan a month for living expenses.

What’s more, the child never received the money the scumbag sent, and he almost starved to death.

Do you think it is possible for the scumbag to come back and let his children take care of him in his old age? Do you think he is a good person?

A few days after the Lantern Festival, on a Saturday morning, He Daqing returned to the courtyard as expected.

He Daqing was considered tall and strong in that era, much stronger than the average person. He also looked a bit like the actor who played He Daqing in later generations, Mr. Ni Dahong.

Seeing He Daqing walking like a dragon or a tiger - no, striding back to the courtyard with his head held high, Zhang Dongliang felt it was very strange.

You're just a gang member of Widowmaker, are you really that awesome and powerful?

When Sha Zhu learned that He Daqing had arrived, he hurriedly asked for leave from the factory and rushed back.

He Daqing really returned to the courtyard. This was the scene that Sha Zhu had been looking forward to most in his youth. It finally came today, and Sha Zhu didn't know how to face it.

In order to avoid the embarrassment of the father and son being together, Sha Zhu came over and asked Zhang Dongliang to have dinner with him, but Zhang Dongliang refused.

"You are father and son, and you feel embarrassed. Wouldn't it be even more embarrassing if I went? I don't want to get involved in this mess."

Zhang Dongliang told Sha Zhu bluntly.