Villains in Film and Television: Starting with Yang Ke in "The Golden Age"

It can only be said that Xu Damao and Shazhu are indeed two sworn enemies in the courtyard. They went from inviting Yang Ke to revealing each other's secrets, and suddenly they ignored Yang Ke.

Fortunately, he didn't pay attention to it, but was thinking about He Yushui's matter.

He Yushui is not very old now. Born in 1944, she is only 14 years old and has just graduated from elementary school and is preparing for junior high school.

Sha Zhu is 23 years old, Xu Damao is 20 years old, Qin Huairu is 25 years old, and Jia Dongxu is 28 years old.

Yan Jiecheng is 19 years old, Yu Li is 18 years old, Yu Haitang is 16 years old, and Lou Xiao'e is 18 years old.

That's the correct age, but it's ridiculous. Xu Damao, in the drama, said he was 28 in 66, but he had been married to Lou Xiao'e for 10 years.

Among the younger generation, Yang Ke's age of 23 is not young, considering he was already quite old when he graduated from university.

Yang Ke didn't pay much attention. Watching the two bicker and return to the central courtyard, he shook his head, took out a deck chair, and lay down by the door.

"You must be rainwater."

Not long after Yang Ke lay down, he saw that He Yushui looked like she was about to go out, so he quickly called her back.

"Brother Yang Ke?"

He Yushui had naturally heard of Yang Ke, the new resident, but was unsure, so she asked hesitantly.

"Here you are, Yushui. I didn't see you at the last college-wide meeting. Here, take these candies and have them if you have time."

Yang Ke took out a handful of milk candies from his pocket. At that time, the milk candies were made from real milk, and only people who were willing to buy them for occasions like weddings and the New Year could afford them.

"Just one is enough."

He Yushui had never seen such enthusiastic neighbors in the courtyard house before. After hesitating for a moment, she thought about taking one as a token of her appreciation.

"Don't mention it. Just call me Brother Yang from now on. Take these and enjoy them slowly."

Yang Ke shook his head and placed both of He Yushui's hands on the table.

"Thank you, Brother Yang."

He Yushui didn't refuse when Yang Ke offered her candy again.

"Hey, Raindrops, if you ever need anything, just ask your brother Yang for help. I'm pretty capable, you go have some fun first."

He Yushui is only 14 years old now. Just let her grow up slowly and make sure she doesn't go hungry. Yang Ke is naturally planning for her future.

"Yeah, Brother Yang, you're so kind. Well then, Brother Yang, I'll be going now."

He Yushui planned to go out with her classmates today. She had some candy in her hand and could share it with some of her good friends later. He Yushui was happy thinking about this.

She didn't have this money before. Sha Zhu had only been working at Hongxing Steel Mill for a few years, and He Daqing didn't have any savings before.

Sha Zhu is a careless young man who can only manage He Yushui's tuition fees. He Yushui has her own share of food, so he probably can't give her much money each week.

She was happier because someone cared about her. Sha Zhu wouldn't care about He Yushui with his personality, and the other people in the courtyard were struggling to make ends meet, so how could they possibly care about someone else's child?

Yang Ke's words today made a lasting impression on He Yushui, who was already feeling a bit lonely.

"Uncle, these candies are for your kids to try when they have time. They're really sweet."

After He Yushui left, Yang Ke naturally saw Yan Bugui looking envious, so he also grabbed a handful of milk candies for him.

As I said before, what others care about is nothing special to him, so he naturally doesn't need to be stingy.

To put it bluntly, what others lack, such as job openings or housing, are minor issues for him.

Even if it's a villainous system, it doesn't mean it offends everyone.

Of course, Yan Jie should forget about Yu Li.

Yang Ke planned to have someone look for Yu Li. Given that she was 18 and unemployed, it should be easy for him to get her to talk to him.

Yan married Yu Li two years later when their circumstances were relatively poor, and Yan Bugui's family must have been even worse off at that time.

Given the circumstances, Yu Li agreed, and I've given her enough. Why would I worry that she, who's struggling to make ends meet and doesn't even have a job, would refuse me?

"Okay, thank you Yang Ke. I was worried that my child wasn't getting enough nutrition."

Yan Bugui was also very happy to see the milk candy.

Besides Yan Jiecheng, the other children in his family are all of primary or junior high school age.

But he was the only one in the Yan family who received a salary. He was lucky if he could buy a bowl of noodles; he couldn't even dream of anything else.

"It's alright, Uncle, it's nothing."

Yang Ke waved his hand, stopping Yan Bugui from continuing; it wouldn't be appropriate to listen to too much.

When other children in the courtyard passed by Yang Ke, he would casually give each of them a piece of candy, including lollipops.

The kid originally wanted more, but Yang Ke ignored him.

However, the Jia family must have given Bang Geng a stern talking-to, so he just ran out to play in a huff without cursing or swearing.

It was almost noon when Yang Keti arrived at Xu Damao's place carrying two bags of cigarettes.

"Da Mao, keep these cigarettes if you have nothing else to smoke."

Yang Ke handed Xu Damao two packs of cigarettes, then calmly sat down.

"Hey, Hua Zi, hmm, this packaging..."

Xu Damao had seen this before, mainly because his father-in-law had it, but he never expected to see it in Yang Ke's hands.

"You're too kind, I'll accept it then."

"Sit down quickly, let's have a good drink at noon, brothers. I didn't know what kind of wine you like, so I bought two bottles of Moutai."

Xu Damao was very happy, feeling that Yang Ke thought highly of him and that's why he brought such a generous gift.

Well, Xu Damao is also unpopular in the courtyard, mainly because of his mouth. On the other hand, he often goes to the countryside and brings back a lot of good things but rarely shares them. The Lou family will not let Lou Xiao'e suffer.

This contrast made others uncomfortable, so naturally they weren't very polite to Xu Damao and his group.

The lunch dishes were quite good, mostly meat dishes. Even the stir-fried cabbage had some minced meat in it. The other dishes looked like they were bought from a restaurant.

In those days, only Lou Xiao'e's family could find so many meat coupons and grain coupons for her; otherwise, other people wouldn't be able to eat like that even once a year.

"Brother Yang, let me tell you something..."

Xu Damao has no class when it comes to drinking, mainly because he has a very low alcohol tolerance.

He was already rambling incoherently and drunk after only a few small cups.

"Brother Yang, I'm sorry, Da Mao's drinking capacity..."

Lou Xiao'e has a pretty good alcohol tolerance. Seeing Xu Damao's performance, she shook her head and started chatting with Yang Ke.

It's really funny, Xu Damao treated everyone to a meal, and he got drunk after only a few drinks.

"It's alright. Da Mao can't hold his liquor, but he still drank this much with me. It's not easy for him."

Yang Ke didn't pay much attention to Xu Damao; he came today to chat with Lou Xiao'e.

Lou Xiao'e also felt that Yang Ke was quite knowledgeable, especially when he talked about the situation in other places, which made Lou Xiao'e's eyes light up.

Although she came from a wealthy family, a girl naturally couldn't go too far away, and after reaching adulthood, she married Xu Damao for some reasons.

"Alright, Xiao'e, stop drinking. It wouldn't be good if you all got drunk by noon."

"We'll have some tea and chat for a bit, then I'll go back for a nap."

Yang Ke, in a very gentlemanly manner, stopped drinking.

"Okay, it's all Da Mao's fault for not being able to hold his liquor. I'm just so-so too, so I can only keep you company with tea."

Lou Xiao'e was also very happy after hearing this.

After all, Xu Damao was a carefree and macho man, and he wouldn't be considerate of Lou Xiao'e's feelings.

After the two had a few cups of tea, Yang Ke took his leave.

He was going out for drinks with some colleagues from the purchasing department that evening, so he naturally took a nap in the afternoon since he had nothing to do.

He's still quite interested in the scenery these days; he'll go for a stroll after he wakes up.