Siheyuan: First-class Merit at the Start

After a brief silence during the Chinese New Year, the Luoguxiang Siheyuan in Annan has regained its former bustling atmosphere.

The door god in the front yard is in place, and the laundry lady in the middle yard is naturally not willing to lag behind.

Qin Huairu stood by the sink, scrubbing clothes diligently, glancing towards the hall from time to time.

When she saw Li Polu coming back after not seeing him for so many days, she quickly tucked her hair in front of her forehead and said in a soft voice, "Polu is back."

After being scolded by Li Polu in the middle of the night last time, Qin Huairu also learned from the pain and seriously reflected on his previous shortcomings. He summed up his previous experience and finally came to the conclusion: Li Polu doesn't like being too direct.

So, after three days and three nights of deep thinking, Qin Huairu finally came up with an invincible method: to resist but also to welcome.

She thought that she had thought too much about Li Polu in the past. In fact, when it comes to life, if you keep it simple, things will become clear.

Therefore, she summed up her experience and decided to use the simplest method to deal with Li Polu, the same method she used to deal with Sha Zhu. It was much more effective to be close to him than to go to him directly.

And isn’t Sha Zhu the best proof of this?

"Oh, sister-in-law of the Jia family. Congratulations."

Li Polu deeply implemented the principle of not hitting a smiling person. He immediately gave Qin Huai Rulai a wave of congratulations and prosperity.

This time Qin Huairu was at a loss again.

I just said hello, why are you congratulating me?

"Um, Po Lu. What are you congratulating me on?" Qin Huairu asked somewhat embarrassedly.

"Of course, congratulations on your little stick becoming famous!" Li Polu said with full energy.

In an instant, many houses with closed doors in the central courtyard moved at the sound, and soon there were many figures standing under the windows of each household.

"What's the point of being famous? What's wrong with being a good guy?"

The old saying goes that your parents know you best, and it’s really true.

When Qin Huairu heard Li Polu say that Bang Geng was famous, his first reaction was that Bang Geng was in trouble again. He immediately stopped caring about raising Li Polu and asked hurriedly.

Even if he disliked Banggeng at ordinary times, he did it mostly for Jia Dongxu to see, and mostly wanted to take revenge on Jia Dongxu.

But Banggeng is her child after all, how could she really not care about Banggeng at all?

But Li Polu didn't tell her the reason directly, but instead talked about the grand parade outside. My goodness, there were so many people, flags flying, gongs and drums roaring, and firecrackers blasting.

Qin Huairu was not a fool. When she heard Li Polu not mention Bang Geng but mentioned someone being paraded outside, she naturally guessed that Bang Geng was being paraded.

I was just about to take the clothes back from the sink and go out to see what was going on.

However, people without brains are always a minority. Li Polu has explained it so clearly. If you still don't understand, what's the difference between you and a fool?

Before Qin Huairu could pick up the clothes, every household had already heard the noise and opened their doors and rushed out.

Watching the old women from every household running out, cursing and complaining about why their husbands didn't come back earlier to call them, or saying things like, "No wonder he hasn't come back for so long today."

Li Polu shook his head, then walked towards the backyard with his hands behind his back. After all, he hadn't seen his young wife for a few days. He missed her a lot.

At this moment, Li Polu was also a little impatient, and couldn't help but think of Man Sandao's classic game lines in his mind. (Guess which one it is.)

Then at this moment, someone called out to the panicked Li Polu.

"Alu, come back. Why are these people running so fast? Where are they going?"

As soon as he heard the familiar name, Li Bolu naturally knew who was speaking.

Turning around, I saw that it was indeed that weirdo Shazhu, limping in from the front yard carrying two lunch boxes.

Thinking about it this way, it’s not surprising that the laundry girl looked towards the front yard from time to time while washing clothes.

"Oh, Master He. If you want to know what's going on, go and see for yourself." As he spoke, he glanced at Sha Zhu's lame leg and added, "Ask your sister Qin to help you go."

After saying that, Li Polu ignored Sha Zhu and rushed to the backyard in a hurry.

Backyard, Li's house. Ever since He Yushui had a violent argument with Sha Zhu at Li Polu's house last time, she hadn't returned to her own house in the middle yard for a long time.

Basically, I eat and live with Chen Xi.

There are still a few days before he speaks. When Chen Xi goes to the hospital during the day, He Yushui sometimes stays in the house reading. When she is really bored, she strolls to Dongzhimen to chat with Chen Xueru.

Originally, she and Chen Xueru didn't know each other, but she couldn't help but feel that Chen Xi and Chen Xueru were familiar with each other. As a result, He Yushui naturally became familiar with Chen Xueru.

After a period of observation, she also found that Chen Xi seemed to have other intentions towards Chen Xueru. As smart as she was, she quickly figured out the reason. So, she went to Zhengyang Gate more frequently.

As soon as Li Polu stepped into the backyard, he shouted loudly: "Chen Xi, your brother is back!"

At this moment, Chen Xizheng and He Yushui were cooking in the kitchen. In addition, there was a graceful woman who was also busy in the kitchen.

Li Bolu was stunned when he saw this configuration: What’s going on? I was away for a few days and my house was robbed?

Before Li Polu could think about it, Chen Xi pounced on him like a koala, then crossed his legs and hung on Li Polu.

"Brother, you're back! Is your work going well? I just said I seemed to hear your voice, but Yu Shui didn't believe it."

Li Polu hurriedly caught Chen Xi and said with a smile: "Your brother has personally come out, is there anything he can't accomplish?"

Chen Xi nodded in agreement: "That's true. After all, my brother is the best."

"Okay, come down quickly. You are an adult now, you are not afraid of being laughed at by others."

At this time, Li Polu finally saw who the third woman in the kitchen was. Her eyes were charming and her face was delicate. Who else could it be but Chen Xueru, a young lady from Zhengyang Sect?

But what Li Polu didn't understand was that he and Chen Xi had only been there once. When did Chen Xi become so close to the other party?

"Chief Li, sorry to bother you."

"For matters there, Comrade Chen Xueru is welcome."

Although Li Bolu has many questions now, now is obviously not the time to ask them.

"By the way, brother, it was you who was speaking in the middle courtyard just now."

Li Polu nodded and replied, "It's me."

"Who were you talking to in the central courtyard just now?" Chen Xi looked at Li Polu with his eyes wide open and asked curiously.

Li Polu did not hide this. He glanced at Chen Xueru and He Yushui, whose eyes were also filled with curiosity, and directly told them the cause and effect of the matter.

Of course, since they were outside and there were outsiders present, Li Polu naturally concealed the part about him reporting the crime.

He just said that he saw Bangge being paraded on the way back.