Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 275: How about coming over to arrange things for the holidays today?
It's a blessing, not a curse, but it's a curse that cannot be avoided.

After all, Ma Xiufang is a person who has experienced bullets and bullets, and her perseverance has been deeply engraved in her bones during those difficult years.

While preaching to He Yuanchao, her mentality slowly adjusted. As soon as she relaxed, Ma Xiufang couldn't help but yawn.

When He Yuanchao saw this, he raised his head and looked at the clock on the wall, oh! Before I knew it, it was almost nine o'clock in the evening.

He gave Zhang Min a look of going home, and when she nodded slightly, He Yuanchao smiled and said to Ma Xiufang: "Mom, it's getting late, let's go back first, and you should rest early!"

Seeing that He Yuanchao and Zhang Min stood up after finishing speaking, Ma Xiufang glanced at the time on the wall and said no more words to persuade her to stay.

"Okay, you two ride slower on the road and be sure to pay attention to safety."

After saying that, he got up and followed his daughter and son-in-law to the door.

The three of them walked to the door of the room. He Yuanchao and Zhang Min put on their coats, and after telling Ma Xiufang a few words to take care of herself, they opened the door and walked out.

After riding out of the courtyard of the Coal Mining Department, it was dark and windy and the two of them had no intention of talking, so they rode their bikes back home.

After seeing the person outside the door clearly, Li Xuewen finally had a smile on his face.

"Hey! It's you two! I thought who would come to visit us so late! It's so windy, you two should go into the courtyard quickly!"

Halfway through the words, Li Xuewen's head poked out of the door that was opened a crack.

"Who is it? It's late at night, if there's anything you can't say tomorrow!..."

Seeing Zhang Min's gnashing of teeth, He Yuanchao smiled without saying a word, put a little more strength on his feet and rode to the front left of her.

"Sorry, Brother Li."

With the movement of footsteps in the courtyard, the complaints got closer and closer to the door.

Halfway through the journey, he felt as if fine sand was mixed with the wind and blowing on his face. He Yuanchao couldn't help but raise his head in confusion.

"Hey! Neighbors live next door. What do you mean?"

"I'm coming."

After walking for a while, there was more and more sand in the wind. Seeing that they were not far from home, the couple invariably increased their pedaling strength.

After He Yuanchao got married and saw Zhang Min again, the hostility in Li Xuewen's heart completely dissipated.

Bang bang bang~~
There was a knock on the door. He Yuanchao waited for about two minutes. Seeing that there was no movement in the courtyard, he raised his hand and was about to knock again when he heard someone shouting inside.

He Yuanchao couldn't help frowning and said to Zhang Min beside him: "When you get home, quickly find the sand-proof mask gauze! Look at the weather today, the sand this year is probably not small."

With that said, Li Xuewen opened the courtyard door with a creak.

Aren’t the sandy days in Kyoto usually in March and April in spring, December in winter and January of the following year? Why did it start blowing now this year?
I looked at the trees on both sides of the road that were being blown by the wind and kept shaking their heads, and listened to the strange whine of the wind sofa.

Zhang Min was feeling uncomfortable due to the wind and sand. Hearing He Yuanchao's words, he suppressed his discomfort and complained, "Everywhere in Kyoto is good, but the sand blowing in the spring is so annoying."

Arriving at the door of Chongwenmen's house, looking at the closed door, He Yuanchao held his bicycle, spitting out the sand in his mouth, and raised his hand to knock on the courtyard door.

……

The wind was howling outside, and the two of them didn't chat for long. After a few polite words, He Yuanchao and Zhang Min pushed the cart into the courtyard.

After parking the car under the window and saying hello to Li Xuewen who was about to go back to the house after closing the door, and shaking off the sand and soil from his body, He Yuanchao and Zhang Min opened the door and entered the house. Although the weather outside was a little warmer at this time of year, it was still cool and cool inside.

They lit the stove and boiled water. It was almost ten o'clock, and the couple had no ink stains. After washing, they got into bed.

"Daughter-in-law, it's really cold today! Let's make do with each other, how about keeping warm?"

With that said, He Yuanchao reached out and grabbed Zhang Min's quilt.

Ever since his misdeeds were cleared up at the beginning of the month, his husband has not been idle at night. Zhang Min was really worried about being tormented.

Seeing that her man was thinking about that thing again, Zhang Min quickly held down his hand and said, "Yuanchao, I'm really tired today, please let me have a good sleep!"

Hearing his wife's slightly pleading tone, which didn't sound like she was trying to whet his appetite, He Yuanchao, who felt itchy in his heart, could only rest his thoughts.

Pulling Zhang Min's hand away and tucking her under the quilt, He Yuanchao took back his hand and joked with a smile: "What are you thinking about? It's just that the two of you squeeze together to keep warm. If you don't want to, forget it and go to sleep!"

Seeing that the troubled man stopped his hand, Zhang Min, who was lying on the bed, breathed a sigh of relief and closed his eyes.

Those women in the work unit are really fooling people by saying that the fields that have not been plowed are only the cows that have died from exhaustion...

I don't know if it was because he didn't exercise that night. He Yuanchao lay on the bed and tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep in a daze.

I don't know when the wind and sand stopped last night. The sun was shining brightly on Sunday morning, and He Yuanchao's mood improved a lot.

After breakfast, He Yuanchao got up, put on his coat and left the house after explaining his whereabouts to Zhang Min.

"By the way, today is the Lantern Festival. Should we go back to mom's place or spend it at our own place?"

Looking at Zhang Min who was driven out of the house to ask about the festival, He Yuanchao held his bicycle and smiled: "Look at my memory, I wanted to tell you about this yesterday.

Zhu Zhu and his family are coming to our house to celebrate the festival together today. "

After saying that, He Yuanchao thought for a while and continued: "Let's see if dad can come back today. If not, call mom too. There are so many people celebrating the festival."

"Well, I understand. You should leave early and come back early."

After receiving Zhang Min's reply, He Yuanchao pushed his bicycle out of the courtyard without any further delay.

Thinking of finishing his errands and going home early, He Yuanchao worked hard all the way to Liu Lihua's house, almost kicking off sparks from his bicycle.

When we arrived at the courtyard of the Metallurgical Department on Dongsi West Street, the person on duty in the security room was an acquaintance. He Yuanchao didn't even get out of the car. He said hello and rode directly in from the small door.

After entering the courtyard, about 400 to 500 meters away, He Yuanchao quickly rode to Chen Cheng's house.

Today, Sunday, He Yuanchao originally thought he would meet Chen Cheng.

Who would have imagined that as soon as he entered the room, apart from the staff, only Chen Lihua stood in the living room and looked at him with a smile.

He Yuanchao didn't have to wonder for too long, Liu Lihua smiled and answered his doubts.

"Today is the Lantern Festival, and Minister Chen went to the grassroots to express condolences.",

Before He Yuanchao could speak, Liu Lihua asked him to sit down and then said: "Today is the festival, do you think we, the two of us, can come and talk about the matter of defending the country?"

(End of this chapter)