Living in a Siheyuan

After leaving the awkward atmosphere, Li Pingan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He rode his bike quickly to the factory. Today he had to put the spare parts into the warehouse and also get reimbursed for his travel allowance.

When I got to the factory, I first took the spare parts to the warehouse and put them in storage, then handed the car over to the transport team. Then I went to find Liu Zhiwei.

When Liu Zhiwei saw Li Pingan, he said happily, "Pingan, this time it's all thanks to you. Apart from you, no one in our purchasing department can drive."

"Chief, this is what I should do. Just let me know if there is anything else you need from now on."

The two chatted in the office for a while, and Liu Zhiwei wrote him a certificate. After all, the time was exceeded this time, and the original subsidy was definitely not enough.

After going to the finance office to complete the formalities and collecting the money, Li Ping'an was fine.

Now that he was home with both women, he didn't know how to face them, so he went out for a walk.

Before I knew it, I had arrived at the Street Office. I thought about how long it had been since I last saw Director Wang, so I went over to take a look.

When we entered the street office, everyone knew him and knew that he was the one who got the pork last time. So they all greeted him warmly. But everyone was busy.

When he entered Director Wang's office, he saw her talking to someone and motioned for him to wait a moment.

Li Pingan sat on one side, looking at the two beauties, one big and one small. They were dressed in rags, but they were pretty and charming. The older one was probably about 18 or 19 years old, with a heroic look, and her small and pretty face occasionally revealed a decisive and shrewd temperament.

After listening for a long time, he finally understood that the two sisters came here to escape famine and had suffered a lot before they came to Sijiu City.

But now there is no place to accommodate the disaster victims in the city. Most of them either find odd jobs or live on the relief porridge in the resettlement sites. Women are better off. Singles can find someone to marry here. This is also a good destination.

But this pair of sisters is a little special. The elder sister must take her seven-year-old sister with her when she gets married. Moreover, the elder sister has a bad temper but is good at fighting. She has beaten several men who have improper thoughts about her and made them unable to take care of themselves. This also made her famous. No one dared to marry her.

Director Wang was worried about the two of them and was trying to persuade the elder sister to send the younger sister to an orphanage so that it would be easier for her to find a husband. But the elder sister was unwilling.

Li Pingan thought, this is great, isn't this exactly what Sha Zhu wants? Pretty, capable. And she's good at fighting and can stop Sha Zhu from doing something stupid. She's tailor-made for Sha Zhu.

So he hurried forward.

"Auntie Wang, I've been listening for a long time. This girl wants to marry with her younger sister and take good care of her, right?"

"Yes, Ping An, have you thought of a solution?"

"Auntie Wang, have you forgotten He Yuzhu, also known as Shazhu, from our courtyard? Doesn't he have a younger sister too? He has raised her since she was a child, so naturally he will treat her sister well."

After hearing what Li Ping'an said, Director Wang thought for a moment and said, "Is it the chef in your factory? I heard that he beat up his father-in-law during a blind date?"

"Auntie Wang, that's all in the past. She was just drunk. Besides, isn't this girl known for her skills? How could she be afraid of a cook like him?"

Director Wang thought for a moment and said to the woman, "Wu Tingting, he's talking about a chef at the steel mill. He's single now. Why don't you listen to him introduce you to someone?"

The woman named Wu Tingting nodded. Li Pingan said, "Sister, he is my neighbor, and he lives in a large courtyard. His family has the three best main rooms and a side room in the courtyard. He is 25 years old this year, and he earns 37.5 yuan a month. He occasionally does some private work. He has a younger sister who will graduate from junior high school this year. His father has been working in another place and just came back."

"You know, most families don't have enough food in this situation. But with two cooks in his family, there's no shortage of food at home, and you and your sister won't starve. How's that?"

For Sha Zhu, Li Ping An also tried his best and kept saying nice things to him. In general, Sha Zhu and Yu Shui had a good relationship with him. It was good to be able to change his fate.

Wu Tingting listened and said hesitantly: "Let's see. If he dislikes me taking care of his sister, forget it."

Director Wang saw this and thought it was okay. He said to Li Pingan, "Then go see if Sha Zhu has time. If he does, come over and let them meet him."

After hearing this, Li Pingan immediately ran out of the street office and rode his motorcycle to the factory.

When he arrived at the factory, he rushed to the kitchen and saw He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu talking while working.

He Yuzhu went in and pulled him out without saying a word. When he saw that it was Li Pingan, he hurriedly shouted: "Pingan, what are you doing? I'm at work."

Li Pingan said as he walked, "Good news, follow me quickly. Let's go say hello to Director Wan."

I went to Director Wan's office and told him about it. We were all acquaintances, so Director Wan agreed without asking any questions.

After pressing He Yuzhu into the truck bed, Li Ping'an rode his bike to the neighborhood office.

Until now, He Yuzhu was still a little confused. So he asked, "Ping An, what are you so anxious about?"

Li Pingan looked back at him, then stopped the car and said, "First, put your clothes in order and take off your sleeves. Hurry up, or your wife will run away with someone else."

While Sha Zhu was tidying himself up quickly, he asked anxiously, "Damn! Who did my wife run off with?"

After saying that, I suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Where did I get my wife?"

Li Pingan didn't care about that, and seeing that it was almost done, he stuffed him into the truck bed and ran towards the street office.

When they arrived at the street office, He Yuzhu, with a confused look on his face, walked into Director Wang's office.

Sister Wu Tingting was still sitting inside. He Yuzhu saw Director Wang and also came forward and called out, "Director Wang, hello!"

Director Wang waved his hand and said, "I told you everything went well, didn't I? You two can talk about it first."

Li Pingan then pulled He Yuzhu to Wu Tingting and said, "Brother Zhuzi, this is your wife, take her outside to talk."

Having said that, he drove the two of them out.

Sha Zhu was stunned when he saw Wu Tingting, and he couldn't believe it when he heard Li Ping'an say that this was his wife.

He didn't come to his senses until he was pushed out of the office.

He touched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Hello, my name is He Yuzhu, everyone calls me Shazhu."

Wu Tingting looked at the somewhat embarrassed man, and she said openly: "I heard the man introduce you just now. My name is Wu Tingting, and this is my sister Wu Lili. Let's go out and talk first."

Sha Zhu said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, let's go out and talk."

After taking the two people out of the street office, Sha Zhu didn’t know where to go.

At this time, sister Wu Lili's stomach growled. When Sha Zhu heard it, he quickly said, "Let's go to the small restaurant in front and sit down. It's convenient to talk there."

Wu Tingting thought about it and agreed.

When it was time for dinner, everyone ordered a bowl of vegetarian noodles. Sha Zhu wanted to order something else, but Wu Tingting stopped him.

In this way, Wu Tingting and Sha Zhu started chatting and got to know each other.

Wu Tingting’s request was very simple: after getting married, she must take her sister with her and not let her go hungry.

He Yuzhu’s requirements are simpler, as long as it is beautiful, everything else is fine.

After hearing Wu Tingting's request, Sha Zhu patted his chest and agreed on the spot. He also said that Wu Tingting would be the head of the family in the future and all the wages would be given to her, so there would be no need to worry about him abusing his sister Wu Lili.

But Shazhu doesn’t know yet that Wu Tingting has the title of “Tigress”. Will he regret it when he finds out?

The two of them finished their talk and returned to the subdistrict office.

Seeing that the two of them came back with happy looks on their faces, Director Wang and Li Ping'an knew that the matter was settled.

Director Wang said, "How do you two feel?"

Seeing them both nod, Director Wang continued, "That's good. Now is an emergency, so we don't need to be so particular. He Yuzhu, bring your household registration book, and I'll get you a letter of introduction. I'll register you today. The sisters will also have a place to stay tonight. Otherwise, they will have to go back to the resettlement site and sleep on the grass."

After hearing this, Sha Zhu said quickly, "Thank you, Director Wang. I'll go back and get my household registration booklet. I'm a bit rushed today. We'll invite you to our house for dinner someday when we have time."

Director Wang smiled and said, "Okay, as long as you two are fine in the future. You must be nicer to the two sisters in the future."

Li Pingan got up and took He Yuzhu home to get the household registration book.

On the way, Sha Zhu said cheerfully: "Brother Ping An, thank you for today. I am finally getting married this time. I will never be bullied by Xu Damao's grandson again."

"Brother Zhuzi, do you want to discuss this with Uncle He when you get home?"

"No, my father would be happy to see me get married."

They soon arrived at the courtyard. Sha Zhu went in to get his household registration booklet. Li Pingan was waiting for him in the car.

After a while, Sha Zhu and He Daqing ran out together.

He Daqing took Li Ping'an's hand and said, "Ping'an, thank you. I didn't expect that you could solve the problem of this bastard. I'm going out to buy groceries now. Come to your uncle's house tonight and we can have a drink together."

"It's okay, Uncle He. I just happened to meet you and was thinking about Brother Zhuzi."

"Okay, go and handle the formalities first, I'll go buy some groceries. You must come in the evening."

After agreeing to go to Sha Zhu's house for dinner in the evening, Li Ping'an took the excited He Yuzhu to the street office.

With Director Wang's personal approval, the matter went smoothly and was completed in a short time.

He Yuzhu was holding the marriage certificate and was grinning. Seeing this silly look, Wu Tingting snatched the marriage certificate and carefully put it away.

After leaving the neighborhood office, Li Pingan said, "Brother Zhuzi, take your sister-in-law and the others to buy some clothes and candy and peanuts. Although we can't have a big party now, you still have to give some candy and peanuts to the neighbors, right?"

Sha Zhu smiled and said, "I've brought the money and tickets. Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative now. Do you want to go?"

"I won't go. I'll go home first. We can talk in the evening."

The few of them separated, and Li Pingan rode his bike back home.

Seeing that Lou Xiao'e was still at home, Li Ping'an suddenly felt that he had returned too early.

I greeted Lou Xiao'e awkwardly.

Lou Xiao'e also felt a little uncomfortable. When she saw Li Ping'an coming back, she said to Yu Li that she was going home.

Li Pingan then sat outside and talked to Yu Li about his business trip experience, and talked about his encounter with He Daqing. He also talked about introducing a wife to He Yuzhu today.

This immediately aroused Yu Li's curiosity, and she asked Li Pingan all kinds of questions.

After understanding it clearly, I wanted to share it with someone. I remembered that Lou Xiao'e had returned home. I also sent Li Ping'an to call Lou Xiao'e over for dinner. Because it would be boring for her to eat alone when Li Ping'an went to Sha Zhu's house that night.

Li Ping'an could only bite the bullet and go to the backyard to call Lou Xiao'e.

Arriving at the backyard, he knocked on the door.

"Lou Xiao'e, are you home?"