HPDBC Chapter 76 The water in the courtyard is very deep.
Chapter 76 The water in the courtyard is very deep.
"Sister-in-law, no need for dinner. Um, how about you introduce me to someone?"
Wang Mingliang stared longingly at Yu Li.
Upon hearing this, Yu Li paused for a moment, then turned to look at Shen Zhishou.
Shen Zhishou gently tapped Wang Mingliang on the head and said, "As for your relationship, listen to me. Go back and tell your family first, and don't mess things up!"
Wang Mingliang could only reluctantly agree.
"Don't worry, if your family doesn't have any arrangements, I'll have your sister-in-law introduce you to someone!"
"Hehe, thanks, Brother Shen!"
"Goodbye, sister-in-law!"
Wang Mingliang's home is not in the direction of Nanluoguxiang. He came with Shen Zhishou to see Yu Li.
As for what this guy was really thinking, even though he said he wanted to visit his sister-in-law and ask Yu Li to help him find a partner, Shen Zhishou could still guess a thing or two.
If Shen Zhishou hadn't guessed what the kid was up to, he wouldn't have brought him to meet Yu Li.
Upon meeting Yu Li, Shen Zhishou immediately brought up Qin Huairu's matter, intending to make it clear to Wang Mingliang that Yu Li was aware of Qin Huairu's employment.
Just as Shen Zhishou had guessed, Wang Mingliang relaxed completely after seeing Yu Li's reaction to what Shen Zhishou had said.
This guy is someone I can get along with!
On the way back to the courtyard house, Shen Zhishou told Yu Li his guess, but Yu Li didn't see it at all.
"Honey, what if Xiao Wang finds out about this later? What will he think?"
Yu Li suddenly felt a little uneasy.
Shen Zhishou smiled and said, "Let's take it one step at a time. Why think so much?"
"Besides, who knows what will happen to Qin Huairu in the future!"
"You always overthink things!"
To be honest, Shen Zhishou didn't even know what his feelings were for Qin Huairu.
It's true that I'm attracted to the other person's body.
Shen Zhishou never denied it!
But when it came to actually taking that step, Shen Zhishou felt uneasy.
Sometimes, Shen Zhishou felt that he was being too indecisive. It was just about sleeping with a woman, wasn't it?
But is it really just about sleeping with a woman?
This is not a dinner invitation!
The consequences will be numerous!
Of course, most importantly, if he really slept with Qin Huairu, he would be at odds with the mainstream order of this era.
Such things, once kept secret, will eventually come to light.
If you can hide it for a day or two, can you hide it for a year or two?
If the truth can't be hidden any day, the result will inevitably be a collision between Mars and Earth!
As they walked around the courtyard, the couple saw Yan Bugui standing guard at the gate.
Coincidentally, Xu Damao was also there!
"Teacher Yan, Brother Xu!"
"Hey, Brother Xu, didn't you say you'd be gone for ten days to half a month to show movies in the countryside this time?"
"Ugh, don't even mention it. I ran into a brat who knocked over the projector. The machine itself wasn't broken, but the tape was, so I had to come back!"
When Xu Damao talked about this, he was full of complaints.
Although the brigade where the accident occurred provided compensation, he will still be punished when he returns to the factory for failing to protect collective assets!
"By the way, Brother Shen, I'm having drinks at my place tonight!"
"Uncle Three, uh, Uncle Two, you're here too!"
Xu Damao originally only wanted to invite Shen Zhishou for a drink, but seeing that Yan Bugui, who was standing guard next to him, couldn't hold back, he casually called Yan Bugui to join him.
Yan Bugui readily agreed and said he would bring good wine with him.
Xu Damao did not comment.
Everyone drinking in this courtyard knows that the Yan family's good wine is made by diluting it with water, and if it's ordinary wine, it's just water mixed with wine!
Xu Damao didn't expect Yan Bugui to produce anything of value.
"Brother Xu, that won't do today!"
After Yan Bugui spoke up, Shen Zhishou politely declined the invitation, saying, "Today is Yu Li's first day at work. I've already told her we'll eat out later!"
"Yu Li's at work?!"
Yan Bugui was the most surprised when he heard Shen Zhishou's words.
Such a big thing happened, yet the entire compound didn't hear a thing. Their secrecy is just too good!
"Teacher Yan, Brother Xu, you two keep chatting, we'll go back and put our things away!"
Shen Zhishou smiled and nodded, then followed Yu Li into the courtyard house.
Only after entering the back room did Yu Li speak softly, "When did we say we were going out to eat?"
"That's what I just said!"
Shen Zhishou smiled slightly and lowered his voice, "I just don't want to eat at the same table as Yan Bugui!"
Shen Zhishou really didn't want to deal with Yan Bugui.
But if you have such a neighbor, you can't just ignore them completely; you can only minimize contact as much as possible.
Yan Bugui has the personality of someone who shines brightly when given a little sunshine, and he's particularly good at siding with people.
To put it bluntly, Yan Bugui never considers himself an outsider.
But in fact, the relationship between the Yan family and the Shen family was destined to be one of opposition from the very beginning.
The reason, of course, is Yu Li!
Even if Yu Li had divorced Yan Jiecheng first, Shen Zhishou's marriage to Yu Li would still be a thorn in the side, jeopardizing the fundamental relationship between the two families.
To put it more bluntly, this is the hatred of having one's wife stolen!
It's just that the Yan family members have been trained by Yan Bugui to lack any fighting spirit; otherwise, the two families would have already started fighting each other!
But Shen Zhishou knew very well that, given the Yan family's cunning, once they seized an opportunity, they would definitely try to trip him up and stab him in the back.
Of course, Xu Damao is actually the same kind of person.
Or rather, the three stewards and other main characters in this courtyard house are basically like this.
Well, Sha Zhu might be an exception.
He doesn't usually target anyone, but he's a bit dim-witted. If something happens, he might not do anything on his own, but he might not be able to keep a secret.
In short, there's a lot more to it than meets the eye in the siheyuan (traditional courtyard house) world!
After putting down their things, Shen Zhishou and Yu Li left the courtyard with two lunch boxes in their hands.
Yan Bugui and Xu Damao were no longer at the entrance of the courtyard house.
Xu Damao must be in a bad mood right now. After all, he had invited Shen Zhishou for drinks, but the ones who were supposed to come didn't, and the ones who weren't supposed to come insisted on showing up.
However, given Xu Damao's shrewdness, it's highly unlikely he'll let Yan Bugui enjoy this meal all to himself.
When Shen Zhishou and Yu Li returned from dinner and went to the Central Courtyard to fetch water, they learned that Xu Damao had simply invited Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai to his home.
This move is very much like Xu Damao's!
As for what Xu Damao would talk to the three of them about, Shen Zhishou wasn't interested.
"You go get the water first, I'll go find Qin Huairu!"
Yu Li greeted Shen Zhishou when he was fetching water.
"OK!"
Shen Zhishou smiled and ignored Yu Li's actions.
Yu Li naturally couldn't mention helping Qin Huairu find a job in front of Jia Zhangshi, so she simply called her out of the Jia family home.
As soon as she entered, she heard Jia Zhangshi muttering, "Qin Huairu, you've already gotten your divorce certificate with Dongxu. I'll give you two more days; you'd better move out now!"