The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

Zhong Yunxing had already seen Pei Bin through the window. Although he had already guessed that there must be a connection between Darong and Pei Bin, Darong had never said it and he had never asked.

At this moment, Pei Bin appeared outside Darong's yard. He looked relaxed, as if he didn't know anything, and walked out of the house.

"Pei Bin! Why are you here?" Zhong Yunxing greeted Pei Bin happily.

"Ah, I saw Sibei didn't go to work today. I heard that my uncle was sick, so I came to see him. Oh, Sibei and I are in the same factory, and I am his master."

After seeing Zhong Yunxing, Pei Bin quickly calmed down and adjusted his expression.

Da Rong looked at Pei Bin and then at Zhong Yunxing. Although the two men had their own concerns, they both pretended to be ignorant. Only Da Rong really didn't know that the two men knew each other.

"Do you two know each other?" Darong looked at Zhong Yunxing and asked with some confusion.

"We are classmates and we both studied at No. 3 Middle School."

Zhong Yunxing looked at Darong tenderly, and that affectionate look suddenly made Darong feel a little shy. Although the two had been together for a while, it was the first time that Darong saw such starlight in his eyes.

Pei Bin stood outside the yard. At this moment, he felt that he was such an awkward and redundant existence. In his eyes, he saw two young people with moving eyes, looking at each other affectionately, and his heart was broken for a moment.

"Oh, I'm glad you're okay. I'll be leaving first." Pei Bin turned the car around and left the dormitory alley without looking back.

But he didn't know that the tears in the corners of his eyes when he turned around had been clearly seen by Darong.

After Pei Bin left, Darong looked absent-minded. Zhong Yunxing saw it clearly but did not ask her. He was naturally stubborn and some words could not be taken back once they were spoken.

Grandma was drinking the noodle soup in the bowl seriously the whole time and didn't ask a single question from beginning to end. It was not until Darong had cleaned up the dishes and Zhong Yunxing said goodbye and went home to rest that grandma pulled Darong to her side.

"Rong, is there someone else in your heart?" Although grandma did not leave the house, she could clearly see the confrontation between the three people in the yard through the window.

"Is the young man who came today the one your mother ruined for you?" Seeing that Darong had been silent, grandma thought for a moment and then asked.

This time, Darong's eyes were also filled with tears. Although she tried her best to restrain herself from crying, the surging emotions in her heart were difficult to conceal. She nodded gently to her grandmother.

"I know about you and that kid, but your mother is doing this for your own good. If the father is not upright, the son will be 80% the same. As for the remaining 20%, your mother doesn't dare to gamble."

Darong sat next to her grandma with her head down and kept silent, while her grandma patted her back with a distressed look.

In fact, grandma herself was also full of grievances. This time when she came to Darong's house, she was also angry with her third aunt. She really had nowhere else to go, but when she saw Darong's appearance, she still felt so distressed that she forgot her own sorrow.

After Zhong Yunxing came out of Darong's house, he first went to the building materials factory and rode back to his bike. On the way home, he was feeling a little depressed.

Originally, he just guessed that Pei Bin and Darong had a relationship, but seeing Darong's state today, it seemed that she had not let go of Pei Bin at all, which made Zhong Yunxing feel a little jealous.

"Brother, you're back! How's my sister-in-law's family doing? Is everything settled?"

Xiaoping came back from school and met Zhong Yunxing who had just returned home at the entrance of the village. She greeted him cheerfully and teased him.

Zhong Yunxing had been up all night and had been riding his bike for the whole morning. He was extremely tired. In addition, he was already feeling a little unhappy, so he had no intention of paying attention to Xiaoping.

"Don't talk nonsense. We haven't even started dating yet. What's the point of being a sister-in-law?"

Xiaoping was the child who was most observant of others' expressions. She heard the displeasure in Zhong Yunxing's tone and immediately dared not say anything more. She followed him carefully into the yard.

"Mom and Dad, I'm back." Zhong Yunxing just said hello and lay down on the bed in the west room alone.

"Mom, my brother doesn't seem happy. I teased him on the road just now and he became a little impatient. I don't know what's going on." Xiaoping quietly leaned over to Mother Zhong's ear and whispered the situation.

Mother Zhong was originally busy with her work and did not notice Zhong Yunxing's expression. She just thought that her future father-in-law was tired after waiting for her all night. After hearing what Xiaoping said, she wiped her hands and went into the west room.

"What's wrong? Did you have a quarrel with Darong?" Mother Zhong pushed Zhong Yunxing, who had his back to her, and asked with concern.

"No."

"No? Then why is that?"

"It's okay, Mom. I'm just tired. I didn't sleep much last night. I rode my bike to bring Darong back this morning."

Zhong Yunxing is actually a very insightful person. He knows very well that he minds the relationship between Pei Bin and Darong, and he must never let his mother know.

Once her mother knew that Darong seemed to still be thinking about someone else, Darong's image and status would be seriously affected.

"Why didn't you take the bus?" Although Mother Zhong didn't know where the orthopedic hospital was, she had been to the city, and this trip was not close.

"Da Rong suffers from severe motion sickness, and Si Bei Er happened to be riding a bicycle there, so I used Si Bei Er's bicycle to bring her back."

"Are you really okay?"

Seeing that Zhong Yunxing had made up his mind not to tell her, Mother Zhong did not plan to ask any more questions. After all, when young people are together, there are always some things they don't want to tell their family.

"It's really nothing. I'm just tired and want to take a nap." Zhong Yunxing firmly forced a smile towards Zhong's mother.

"Okay, go get some sleep first, I'll call you for dinner."

Although Mother Zhong could see that Zhong Yunxing was worried, she still left the west room, leaving Zhong Yunxing lying alone quietly.

Zhong Yunxing didn't know when he fell asleep. When Yunsheng called him, it was already completely dark outside.

"Brother, get up and eat. Mom has already prepared dinner."

Because Zhong Yunsheng failed the college entrance examination, he was unable to get into university. He has been immersed in a depressed state. Although he has repeated a grade for almost a semester, he still has not gotten over the shadow of the failure in the college entrance examination.

After Zhong Yunxing got up, the family sat around a round table and ate together.

"Before the New Year, your father and I will go to Darong's house to pick a date for your wedding."

Zhong Yunxing, who was eating a steamed bun, almost choked on his mouthful. After swallowing hard, he quickly drank a mouthful of sticky porridge (sticky porridge refers to cornmeal porridge).

"Ah? So early." Although Zhong Yunxing said it was so early, the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.

Mother Zhong glanced at her son and was very sure of her own thoughts.