Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

"Add some water to the stove and wash it," Yang Jianguo replied.

Sha Zhu chuckled and shook his head. "Your life is like this."

Ran Qiuye nodded to him, thinking to herself, 'This must be Yingzi's man.'

"I'll go see Teacher Ran off first, we'll talk later."

"Okay." With a wave of his hand, Sha Zhu accompanied Ran Qiuye away.

Aunt Liu came over with a smile on her face; judging from her expression, she must have had a few drinks.

"Jianguo, your auntie has something to ask you."

"You say."

Aunt Liu looked around and whispered in someone's ear, "What's a guy like Xu Damao in your yard?"

Xu Damao is a terrible person, definitely rotten.

This person is a complete scoundrel.

Praising the powerful and belittling the weak means nothing to him; what he truly desires is chaos.

He feels comfortable when he sees others uncomfortable.

Talking about people behind their backs is one of his specialties.

Now that you're in power, you're my boss.

If your building collapses tomorrow, hey~

That scoundrel!

"Auntie, is he asking you to introduce him to someone?" Yang Jianguo didn't answer the question, but asked instead.

"Of course, it's all thanks to you and Yingzi," Aunt Liu said, flatteringly.

Yang Jianguo said politely, "Look at what you're saying."

After finishing, he hesitated for a moment before speaking: "It's best if you don't take on this task."

Judging from his expression and the meaning behind his words.

Aunt Liu understood. "Okay, I get it. I'll go over and say a few words and leave."

"Okay, take your time. Don't hesitate to call me if you need anything." He watched as Aunt Liu entered the inner courtyard.

Yang Jianguo turned off the tap, picked up the basin, and went back inside.

"Xu Damao, Xu Damao."

Once inside the backyard, Aunt Liu called out twice, and Xu Damao immediately came out of the house.

"Aunt Liu, this way, please come in, please come in." Xu Damao went up to help her, but Aunt Liu dodged him.

"Let's just talk for a bit here. It's getting late, and I have to hurry back!"

"Oh, since you're already here, I must offer you a cup of tea. I've already put out the tea leaves."

"Please come in, please come in."

After inviting the person inside, Xu Damao closed the door slightly before going to get the thermos to pour water.

There were indeed two cups of tea on the table, with some tea leaves inside.

The leaves are quite large, and they look much taller and prettier than those of Sha Zhu.

"This is a gift from a leader. It's top-quality black tea, and he says it's good for your health. Please try it."

Xu Damao rinsed the water, pulled out a chair, and sat down in front of Aunt Liu.

"Okay, I'll try it." Aunt Liu looked at the unfolded rolled-up stem with interest.

I thought to myself, 'I'll listen to him for a bit longer, and have a cup of tea to help with my digestion.'

Xu Damao kept Aunt Liu there before he began to tell her about his situation.

The projectionist's monthly salary is thirty-eight yuan and fifty cents.

None of this is a big deal.

"Auntie, let me tell you something. We're not showing movies down here for nothing."

"My fellow villagers would occasionally give me a little something, a local specialty, which I would bring back. It was always a good thing, something you'd find rare in the city!"

Aunt Liu understood what he meant; every industry has its own rules.

Go downstairs and give them two eggs and a few pounds of rice and flour from their own commune.

This is nothing!

Aunt Liu never dared to imagine that Xu Damao could bring back two old hens after going down there.

However, even Aunt Liu has to admit this.

His qualifications are indeed quite good. Although he can't compare to Yang Jianguo, he's still quite impressive among ordinary people.

It's a good thing that we have this house, and the elderly in the family are also here. They can help with the furnishing.

But what Yang Jianguo had said earlier made Aunt Liu determined that she couldn't take on this task.

Who is Jianguo? Go out and ask around, go to the factory and ask him.

Everyone would give a thumbs up and praise it as "excellent".

I would never talk about someone behind their back.

Just today, I asked him myself how Xu Damao was doing.

The person didn't say a word more and told me not to take the job.

So, you can tell at a glance who to believe!

Having kept things in mind, Aunt Liu just listened to it for fun.

After drinking the tea until it was weak, he finally spoke: "Da Mao, I'll remember this. We'll talk about it again when there's a suitable opportunity."

After hearing all that Aunt Liu said, Xu Damao gleaned two words from it: no chance.

What?

Who spoke ill of her?!

"Auntie, did Sha Zhu say something?" The first person Xu Damao thought of was Sha Zhu.

Aunt Liu had eaten in his room earlier and chatted for quite a while; they must have said a lot.

If you were to casually ask him, Sha Zhu definitely wouldn't be able to say anything good about him.

"No way, the human pillar didn't say anything, and I didn't ask."

Aunt Liu looked at him and said, "Also, you can't keep calling him 'Silly Zhu,' people have names."

Xu Damao opened his mouth, about to retort, "That's a fool."

But secretly hoping that Aunt Liu would introduce him to someone, he smiled sheepishly and held back.

"That's right, that's right, that's why I was in a hurry!"

"You can't rush it."

"Da Mao, let me tell you the truth, you absolutely must not let a man gossip."

“A grown man should act like that old lady at the alley entrance, gossiping all day long and talking about people behind their backs.”

"This guy is definitely not going to amount to much!"

Hearing that Aunt Liu was even lecturing him, Xu Damao felt a little unhappy.

Aunt Liu noticed it too.

Without saying anything more, he got up and was about to leave.

Xu Damao panicked when he saw this: "Auntie, Auntie, please tell me, what's wrong with me?"

"No, that's not wrong. I won't talk to you anymore. I'll let you know if there's a suitable one later."

"The girl you like, she has to have someone else before I can introduce her to you and help you get together."

"You can't just say it and expect me to conjure someone up with a wave of my hand, can you?"

Xu Damao looked embarrassed and pressed on, "That idiot... why didn't He Yuzhu go up earlier? You would have found someone suitable for him this afternoon."

"That's just good luck, they just happened to be there." Aunt Liu had had enough of staying there.

go!

Xu Damao glanced at it and thought, 'It's probably hopeless.'

Why does this old lady not like me?

The only reason Xu Damao could think of was that someone must have said something to her.

Fine, you want me, Xu Damao, to never find a wife, right?

hey~

I don't think you can underestimate me.

"Auntie, Auntie, please wait a moment." He stepped forward, took Aunt Liu's arm, and then invited her back.

Aunt Liu said impatiently, "Da Mao, you can't do that. I already agreed to it."

"Auntie, I'm not in a hurry for you to find me a wife, I have something else I want to tell you."

wow~

Yang Jianguo poured the last basin of water into the water tank, put down the basin, and thought, 'That's enough.'

"Yingzi, okay, you go and wash up first, I'll take the things over."

Yang Jianguo grinned, while Yingzi lowered her head, picked up a small bamboo basket, and went to the next room.

Yang Jianguo packed up his things and headed over.

Then he saw Aunt Liu rushing towards him through the gate in the inner courtyard.

"Jianguo." Seeing her posture, Yang Jianguo knew something must have happened.

Somewhat helplessly, Yang Jianguo stopped and asked, "Aunt Liu, what's wrong?"

"Jianguo, I have a question for you. Tell me honestly."

"Okay, go ahead and ask, I'll definitely get back to you."

"Did someone say today that I, Aunt Liu, could find someone a good family? Is that true or not?"

“…” He glanced at the gate to the inner courtyard.

Who else could have shrunk their head like that, but Xu Damao?

Chapter 111 The Skyrocket Wants to Go to Heaven (Please Subscribe?)

Yang Jianguo naturally kept this in mind.

He planned to go to the factory on Monday, to the union and women's federation office, and have a chat with Sister Fu.

People have asked him to go to the Women's Federation office several times.

We want him to give a speech, do some work, and give some advice.

Yang Jianguo had declined all offers, so this was a good opportunity to go and take a look.

Uniting with women is also a righteous thing to do!

By the way, I'll also have a chat with the comrades from the Women's Federation about our thoughts.

Comrade Yi Zhonghai's ideological awareness is very problematic.

The person who made these baseless accusations against the female comrade was an old comrade from the neighborhood committee.

This could also implicate the young women who seek matchmaking opportunities from Aunt Liu.

Those are all girls who never leave the house!

If this gets out, it will become a rumor.