The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

The next day, when Darong took Xiao Ruyi to work, they met Zhong Yunxing who had just returned at the entrance of the alley. In the past, no matter what time Zhong Yunxing came back, he was always dressed neatly, but this time he was covered in dust.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you like this?" Darong realized that the person in front of her was Zhong Yunxing only after she got closer.

There was a thick layer of dust on his hair and his face was also covered with dust, but his row of small white teeth still shone brightly.

"Hey, it's okay. The bathhouse at the woolen mill has been closed, so I didn't get to take a bath today."

In order not to worry Darong, Zhong Yunxing would go back to the bathhouse in the old factory to take a bath after work every day. Although Zhong Yunxing had been laid off, there were still some old colleagues in the unit, so no one stopped him.

However, as the factory gradually stopped production, the original bathhouse was completely out of service since yesterday. He went there early in the morning but found it empty-handed. He could only go home in despair.

At that time, it cost 5 yuan to take a bath in a public bath. Zhong Yunxing didn't earn much, and he was reluctant to spend that money, so he had to tell Darong the truth.

Darong went to the unit with tears in her eyes that day. In fact, neither she nor Zhong Yunxing had ever said any vows of love, but Darong always knew that she had made the right marriage.

"What's wrong, Rongzi? I noticed something was wrong with you when I came here today." Sister Guo asked, looking at the absent-minded Da Rong.

After arriving at the unit, Darong first sent Xiao Ruyi to the kindergarten, and then returned to the boiler room with a heavy heart.

Darong has actually been suppressing her emotions for a long time. Ever since Zhong Yunxing was laid off, although Darong always looks calm, she has actually been very depressed in her heart.

Now that Sister Guo asked this, Darong seemed to have found a way to confide in her, and she blurted out all the grievances in her heart.

"Why didn't you ask your partner to follow your dad to do construction work? Hasn't your dad always been doing construction work on his own? Building houses can make a lot of money now."

After listening to Darong's complaints, Sister Guo suddenly remembered that Darong's father had his own construction team working outside.

"He has already endured a lot of gossip because he moved to the dormitory for me. If he works with my dad now, I'm afraid people will gossip even more. Besides, he doesn't know how to do construction work at all."

Darong actually had this idea in mind and had tried it to some extent, but Zhong Yunxing was right, he couldn't do the work on the construction site at all. Even if he could, Darong's father couldn't let him really do the hard labor on the construction site.

If he really followed Darong's father, it would be no different from relying on Darong's father's construction site and letting him support him for free.

Although Zhong Yunxing dotes on Darong, he also has his dignity and bottom line that he wants to uphold. He would rather work hard to make money than be looked down upon by his father-in-law.

"He's only thirty, you can ask him to learn some skills. He's young and can use his strength now, but what will happen when he's old and has no strength?"

"But what can he learn?"

Darong actually agreed with what Sister Guo said, but her knowledge was limited after all, and she didn't know what other skills Zhong Yunxing could learn.

Before Darong and Sister Guo could finish their words, the door of the operating room was kicked open from the outside with a bang.

"Oh my God, you scared me, who are you?" Sister Guo was frightened by the sudden voice and kept patting her chest to calm down.

Darong was also startled. She shuddered subconsciously and looked towards the door.

There was a woman in her 30s standing outside the door. She had short hair and dark skin. She looked at Darong and Sister Guo with a pair of angry eyes.

"Who is Qiu Fenghua?" The woman asked Darong and Sister Guo after looking around.

As soon as this question was asked, Darong and Sister Guo understood about 80% of the situation. This person was probably Master Li's wife, and the Qiu Fenghua she was looking for was the female colleague with whom Master Li had an ambiguous relationship.

After the two exchanged glances quickly, Sister Guo turned to the woman and said, "Qiu Fenghua is not in the boiler room. She is in workshop one."

After hearing what Sister Guo said, the woman stared at the two people suspiciously for a while, then turned and left the boiler room.

Xiao Jinzi had just come back from checking the equipment and happened to pass by the woman when he entered the door.

"Who is that?" Xiao Jinzi asked Darong and Sister Guo after entering the room.

"It should be Old Li's wife. She asked for Qiu Fenghua by name as soon as she entered the door." Sister Guo said mysteriously to Xiao Jinzi.

After listening to what Sister Guo said, Xiao Jinzi jumped up with one step, jumped over the railing at the door, and ran towards a workshop.

"Look at this boring thing, there is no fun that he can't join in."

Looking at Xiao Jinzi's lightning-fast back, Sister Guo and Darong both laughed out loud.

"Rongzi, I have an idea. Roads are being repaired everywhere. Why don't you let him learn how to use a forklift or excavator?"

Sister Guo's sudden flash of inspiration changed the trajectory of Zhong Yunxing's life. After Darong discussed Sister Guo's suggestions with Zhong Yunxing, he gladly accepted them.

Ever since Darong and Zhong Yunxing decided to buy a bulldozer for construction work, the couple seemed to have found the direction of their lives again and suddenly became excited.

During that period, Zhong Yunxing no longer did manual labor at night. He attended classes every day to learn how to drive and repair a forklift. Because he had a background as a mechanic, he found it very easy to learn.

"Oh, he sees his brother-in-law at home every day. He's almost become a housewife."

Zhong Yunxing usually has more time when he is learning to drive, so he almost takes care of Ruyi and does the housework by himself. On this day, Darong and Aunt Sun entered the yard one after the other, and they happened to see Zhong Yunxing hanging clothes in the yard.

Darong already hated Aunt Sun because of the previous rumors, and this time she said it directly to her face, so Darong didn't have to endure it anymore.

"That's right. I've told him so many times, but he's always afraid that I'm tired, and he won't take a rest no matter what."

Aunt Sun obviously didn't like what Darong said. Everyone in Nanjian knew that Aunt Sun married Uncle Sun because she pursued him, so she never liked others saying that Uncle Sun was not good enough to her.

"Hey, shouldn't we women take care of the household? Men have their own things to do."

"I can't help it. I just can't bear to spoil the wife I have worked so hard to win back."

Zhong Yunxing made a timely finishing move, and Aunt Sun, who was choked, stopped the car and went straight into the house.

Darong and Zhong Yunxing smiled at each other and led Xiao Ruyi into the house.