Siheyuan: No One Can Be Left Behind

When it was noon, He Yushui ran over and called Li Dongfang, "Brother Dongfang, the meal is ready, come over quickly."

The deputy chief of the purchasing department, who was chatting with Li Dongfang, quickly stood up and said, "Director Li, I'll leave first and won't disturb you while you eat."

Li Dongfang politely gave way and said, "Why don't we stay and eat together?"

If he could become a deputy section chief, he certainly wouldn't be so blind. Li Dongfang saw that he was just being polite. If he really wanted to stay, he would be really stupid. He quickly declined, "No, no, Director Li, you are too polite. I am waiting for me at home, so I won't disturb you. If you have time, please do me a favor and I will treat you."

In fact, Guihua's parents had already arrived at Shazhu's house. Sitting in the house, they saw that Li Dongfang's house was bustling with people coming and going.

Guihua's mother curiously asked Yushui who was talking to them, "Yushui, what do your neighbors do? So many people came to pay New Year's greetings."

When Guihua's mother asked this, she immediately became excited and said with a beaming face: "Aunt, you don't know, the one who lives next door to us is Brother Dongfang. Speaking of him, he is very impressive. Let me tell you..."

As Guihua's parents listened to He Yushui's words, their mouths widened. Distinguished professor of Union Medical College and powerful deputy director of the steel rolling mill, either of these two titles were people they would not normally come into contact with. Unexpectedly, they lived next door to Sha Zhu's house.

And from the tone of little girl He Yushui, it seems that the brother and sister have a very good relationship with the deputy factory director. If Guihua marries He Yuzhu in the future, maybe she will be able to benefit from it, and maybe her son will be able to get a job.

The old couple looked at each other, and their eyes suddenly lit up. Just for this reason, they were willing to accept a smaller bride price.

He seemed to be nonchalant and found out a lot about Li Dongfang from He Yushui. When he was sure that the He brothers and sisters had a very good relationship with Li Dongfang and ate together every day, he secretly decided that the matter was settled. Even if his daughter disagreed, she would be tied up and sent to him. To know how powerful a director of a factory with tens of thousands of employees is, just look at Guihua's father who was the director of that small factory.

At this time, Guihua brought out the dishes and placed them on the table. Seeing her parents chatting with Yushui, she was very happy and said with a smile, "Mom and Dad, what are you talking about? Hurry up and wash your hands. We are going to eat."

Sha Zhu also brought out the dishes and said to the two elders, "Uncle, aunt, I apologize to you. I have a brother who will come over to eat with us later. Do you two mind?"

When He Yushui heard this, he immediately jumped up and said, "I'll go call Brother Dongfang."

When the old couple heard that it was Deputy Director Li whom they were talking about, they immediately said they didn't mind and showed a look of joy on their faces.

Guihua didn't know what the two were thinking, so she explained, "Li Dongfang lives next door, and has a very good relationship with Zhuzi, like a real brother. He usually takes good care of Zhuzi, and most of the things on this table were given by him."

When the old couple heard this, their faces became even happier and they nodded repeatedly, saying, "Okay, okay, neighborly relations are very important. Zhuzi looks like a down-to-earth person."

Guihua looked at her parents strangely. You didn't say that before you came. Didn't you dislike Zhuzi for being a cook and having a sister who was a burden? Why did you suddenly change now? Could it be because of the speculation you just had with Yushui?

It’s unclear, but it’s a good thing after all. Guihua didn’t take it to heart and was busy helping Shazhu set the table and distribute chopsticks.

Not long after, Li Dongfang came in carrying two bottles of wine, and Lin Shu followed behind with two plates of braised food.

"Uncle and aunt, you two must be Guihua's parents, right? I come here to have a free meal, and I hope it won't interfere with your business?" Li Dongfang was the first to greet them.

Guihua's parents quickly stood up and said, "Don't delay, don't delay, please take a seat."

Li Dongfang was a little surprised that the two elders used honorifics to him, so he said modestly: "Uncle, you are too polite. You can just call me Dongfang or Xiao Li. Zhuzi and I are your juniors."

Sha Zhu chuckled and said, "Uncle, you don't have to be polite to him. We are close friends."

Guihua's parents were more satisfied when they heard this, but they still spoke in an elder's tone: "Zhu Zi, although you have a good relationship, you still have to respect your leader."

Li Dongfang didn't understand what was going on. It turned out that he knew my identity. He waved his hand and smiled, "Uncle, there is really no need to be particular about the relationship between Zhuzi and me. If you don't believe me, ask Sister Guihua. So don't be polite to me, otherwise I won't be able to eat comfortably."

As they were talking, everyone took their seats. Li Dongfang was pulled by Guihua's father to sit in the main seat, and Sha Zhu accompanied him.

He took the wine that Li Dongfang brought, opened it and poured it for his future father-in-law and Li Dongfang without any hesitation, and filled his own glass. Then he said, "There are no outsiders here. Dongfang and I are just like brothers. There is no need for us to be so particular. I will toast to uncle and aunt first."

There is little entertainment these days, and drinking is definitely a hobby for 99% of men. Guihua's father is the same. When he saw the Maotai in Shazhu's hand, his eyes lit up and he picked up the glass and said, "Dong... Dongfang, let's drink together."

Li Dongfang couldn't refuse, so he picked up the cup and clinked it with Guihua's father and Sha Zhu, saying, "Zhu Zi knows how much I can drink. I'll finish this cup, but I won't be able to drink the rest. You guys can do whatever you want, don't worry about me."

When had Guihua's father ever drank with such a big leader, and he toasted directly to the boss like this? He quickly said, "Just feel free to do what you want. Let's drink well as a principle. No one will urge us to drink."

With the addition of Li Dongfang, the old couple, who were originally not very satisfied with Sha Zhu, became more and more satisfied with Sha Zhu.

After three rounds of drinks, Sha Zhu also talked about business, "Uncle, aunt, I invited you two to come this time. I think you understand, right, Guihua and I have been together for a long time, you two can see..."

Guihua was also beside him, holding Shazhu's arm and saying, "Mom and Dad, I think Zhuzi is a nice, down-to-earth person, and he treats me well."

The implication is that he is very satisfied with Shazhu.

Guihua's mother pulled her daughter and glared at her in reproach. She didn't even know how to restrain herself in front of her, not to mention that Li Dongfang was there.

Guihua rarely showed her little girl side and secretly stuck out her tongue at Shazhu. The tenderness in that moment made Shazhu's eyes almost pop out.

Guihua's father thought about it and said to Shazhu: "In principle, we agree with you and Guihua, but..."

Shazhu blinked and waited blankly for what Guihua's father would say next.