Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 410: Housewarming ()

"Why is this cabinet always out of place? Lao Xu, come and take a look."

Chen Rui wiped the sweat from her forehead and shouted towards Professor Xu.

Professor Xu and Liu Jiaqi were carrying the desk through the door. Hearing this, they quickly found a place to put it down. They walked over and looked at the five-drawer cabinet. It was indeed a little uneven. They lay down and checked on the ground for a while. They felt that it was slightly higher against the corner of the wall. piece.

"The land here is uneven and the corners are much higher. Let's move all the furniture in first and then do it. It's not good for the trucks outside to block the alley."

Just as he was talking, two workers carried a bed frame into the backyard, shouting from a distance.

"Professor Xu, the bed is here. Please arrange a place and we will install the bed directly for you."

Professor Xu also wiped his sweat and said, "Master, this is heavy. Please be careful and don't duck. Come on, let me help you. Let's be careful."

The master who was carrying the bed also smiled and said, "My dear, this bed must be old. It is made of good wood and is really heavy. But the quality of this bed is really good. According to me, it should last for another few hundred years." It can’t be broken.”

Several people carried the bed frame and took a while to get it through the door. Professor Xu said with a smile, "Everyone is tired today. After moving it in a while, I will invite everyone to the restaurant."

Professor Xu blushed a little when he was told. He ordered the bed to be put down and looked at Chen Rui, "Xiao Chen, you watch here. According to our layout plan, Xiao Liu and I will help unload the truck."

"Little girl, you want to get married so soon. Zhu Xuefeng lives in this courtyard, so you don't have to worry about embarrassment when we meet in the future."

There are many people watching the excitement in the yard. It is working time now. The owners of the yard are all at work. A group of aunts and daughters-in-law are watching the excitement. Several enthusiastic people want to go up to help, but they are all rejected by the workers and Professor Xu. The steel rolling mill Special people were arranged to help with the move, but these lesbians were indeed not needed.

There was the sound of workers moving outside. Chen Rui hesitated for a moment, put the small box into her schoolbag, and put it back on the floor tiles. The ground was obviously flat now.

"Master, please help me put this five-drawer cabinet over here first. The ground is uneven and I can't put it there."

Chen Rui and Liu Jiaqi discussed in a low voice. Liu Jiaqi nodded awkwardly, but Chen Rui said to Professor Xu calmly and generously.

"What about your dinner? How about I bring some over later?"

Looking at my busy best friend, I couldn't help but joke. "That's right. You secretly knitted a few scarves and hats to give away. You should forget about your little thoughts as soon as possible. I heard that Xia Yuhong often comes to their house at night to tutor his younger brothers and sisters. You can't pry this relationship away."

An exquisite box was lying in a small pit. Chen Rui took it out puzzledly. When she opened it, she stared at him with wide eyes and breathed rapidly...

Professor Xu took the workers in a car and left. The two of them were cleaning up the house. Chen Rui made the bed and said, "The people in this yard are quite enthusiastic. It's good to settle here."

"Jiaqi and I won't go. You guys are just chatting and drinking. When we two girls went over to their house, they couldn't let us go. It happened that Jiaqi and I were tidying up the house."

Liu Jiaqi lowered her head and had no objection, but Chen Rui said, "That's okay, you go quickly, don't let the masters wait."

Liu Jiaqi is opening the box and placing books and materials on the bookshelf.

Liu Jiaqi smiled and said, "It's okay. In the past two years of internship, I have really gained a lot of strength. It's too heavy to lift. I can pick up some small things and carry a table and chairs. It will be no problem."

The masters finished lifting the cabinets and then went out to carry them. Chen Rui was the only one left in the room. Looking at the corner, Chen Rui stood up, came to the corner, squatted down, and turned over the floor tiles without much effort.

Professor Xu directed the workers to work hard, and finally the move was completed. Professor Xu wanted to take the workers to a restaurant, but the workers were honest and no one refused.

Looking at the slightly crooked five-drawer chest, Chen Rui felt uncomfortable. When she saw that the two masters had already assembled the big bed, she kept saying hello.

"What are you talking about? I didn't confess to him. What's there to be embarrassed about? They're all classmates. Besides, I don't know where he will be assigned to work after graduation. If he goes to other places, he may not be able to see him."

Liu Jiaqi blushed, but since she was holding her back, Chen Rui couldn't see it, so she denied it shamelessly.

"Well, you go ahead, but don't make Jiaqi tired. She is also a young girl. Don't let her do this strenuous work."

"Professor Xu, you're welcome. This is what we should do. It is our blessing to have a capable person like you in our factory."

"Our relationship was just a pure classmate, okay? When did you see me looking for him alone? Never once, but he really cares about Professor Xu. Look at this house, he helped find someone to tidy it up. It’s really neat and beautiful.”

The house is now brand new inside and out, and it looks very good. Uncle Xue's workmanship is quite reliable.

Chen Rui was successfully led away and looked around the room, "Don't tell me, the person he found is really good, and I don't know how much it cost. Last time I asked for settlement, the master said that Comrade Xiao Zhu had already paid. It seems like he’s doing well here.”

"He is a very resourceful person. Remember the last time I went to Badaling? The activities of so many people made him well organized."

Chen Rui sighed, "He is capable, but it's a pity that Xia Yuhong is beside him. However, there are many capable people in the world, and Lao Xu is very capable. You, you really need to open your eyes and look around."

"Yes, Professor Xu is also a capable person. You little girl is really quick. Professor Xu, an honest man, let you win so quickly. Although he is a little older, he is really nice and treats others with enthusiasm. He’s really knowledgeable and can make money.”

Chen Rui was filled with sweetness and pride after being praised by her best friend.

"You said he didn't know what he was thinking. Inexplicably, he lost his job as a university professor and insisted on working as a technician in a factory. The salary suddenly dropped a lot."

"That's also Grade 149, Grade , yuan a month. If you marry Professor Xu in the future, you'll be able to reach the sky in one step. You won't have to worry about food and drink. You can wait until you become a young mistress. I don't think you will have to go to work in the future. You can just wait at home. Your Professor Xu can do it.”

Liu Jiaqi immediately came back with revenge, but Chen Rui didn't even blush and sighed.

"Stop talking about it, stop talking about it. Every time he talks about this, he just talks about a lot of big principles. It's up to you to think about what to do after graduation."

Liu Jiaqi smiled bitterly and said, "What else can I do? Just wait for the allocation. I will contribute to the country wherever I go. Unlike you, I found Professor Xu so quickly. I thought that if I could also enter the rolling mill to study cars in the future, I should It’s quite interesting, and I’m quite interested in it now.”

"Then let's make an agreement. When we graduate, we will join the steel rolling mill together. With Lao Xu's help, it shouldn't be difficult. Besides, since they have established a car project, they are short of people like me."

The more the two chatted, the more excited they became. Slowly, the house was sorted out. The main reason was that Professor Xu's things were not complicated. Apart from a large number of books and materials, there were not many daily necessities. The two of them collapsed on the bed from exhaustion, "Lao Xu and the others haven't finished their drink yet. I'm really hungry. There's nothing to eat in this new house. I have to ask him to prepare some snacks or something here in the future, otherwise I'll really starve to death." Auntie."

Liu Jiaqi had an idea, "Why are we so stupid? Zhu Xuefeng will definitely be back by now. I have informed him about the housewarming ceremony tomorrow. Let's go and have a meal at his house."

"You really want to go, I guess Xiaoxia will be here by now."

"We are just classmates. We are not shady. There is nothing to be afraid of. Hurry up. I'm really hungry. Your Lao Xu doesn't know when he will be back. He should go and do some stuff first to fill his stomach. real."

Zhu Xuefeng has indeed gone home, and Lin Na and Xia Yuhong are also there. I just heard that Professor Xu was moving, and I wanted to go and have a look, but I gave up after hearing that he was taking someone to a restaurant.

"You two didn't follow us to the restaurant. Come on, hurry up, little sister, go get two bowls and chopsticks. The lamb bone and radish soup we just made is hot."

Unexpectedly, they saw two old classmates coming to the door. Zhu Xuefeng greeted Chen Rui warmly. Xia Yuhong took Liu Jiaqi's hand and greeted them. Both children had met these two and said hello. Only Lin Na didn't recognize them. Zhu Xuefeng quickly introduced them.

"These two are my high school classmates. They helped Professor Xu move. This is Chen Rui, and the one chatting with Xiaoxia is Liu Jiaqi."

After saying that, he winked at Lin Na, who understood and greeted warmly.

"Xiaoxia and Senior Sister Lin were invited by me to tutor my younger siblings in their studies. We are all outsiders. We came here to sit and talk. I happened to have a lot of food prepared today, so I knew there were distinguished guests coming, haha."

The food on the table is indeed much richer than that of ordinary people. The five people prepared leek-stirred eggs, vegetarian stir-fried cabbage and clappers, shredded potatoes in vinegar, twice-cooked bacon with green garlic, four stir-fried vegetables and one soup, as well as dried salted fish and mixed platycodon. A cold dish, the main food is Ermi rice and the wild vegetable dumplings that Shazhu sent yesterday. The food is very good these days.

"You can still do this with this cabbage, and it tastes really good. Old classmate, this is also your craft. How to make it, I will try it when I get home."

Liu Jiaqi took a bite of the stir-fried cabbage clams. They were crunchy, slightly sweet, and had a great taste, a bit refreshing.

"Just cut the cabbage cubes, sprinkle some salt to marinate them in water, then squeeze them dry. Use a little oil when frying, and add some chives before serving. It's simple and easy."

"Old classmate, your skills are really good. I learned them today."

A few people chatted while eating. The two children and Lin Na couldn't get in the conversation, so they left early and went to the north room after eating. Only the four of them were left recalling their high school studies, but they were chatting lively.

"Several soldiers left in the second half of last year. Do you still keep in touch? I didn't find out until Xuefeng and I went back to school to see the teacher."

Facing Xia Yuhong's question, Chen Rui answered with a smile.

"I write letters to them sometimes, but I didn't expect them to go directly to Northeast China. Now I often write letters to my classmates who are admitted to other places, but there are only a dozen who have entered the steel rolling mill, and now I can't contact them. , not as much news as the classmates outside.”

Unexpectedly, Chen Rui still kept in contact with these people. Zhu Xuefeng only had correspondence with a few of the monitors and sports committee members. He met the classmates who were assigned to the steel rolling mill. Zhu Xuefeng saw these classmates often, and they were together in the cafeteria. Dinner parties were organized several times.

"They are all fine. The steel rolling mill has been working overtime for more than a year. They don't have time to hang out outside. You really have to go to the work unit to find them."

Liu Jiaqi asked curiously, "I have been working for more than a year, so I have almost become a full-time employee."

Zhu Xuefeng nodded, "I successfully became a full-time employee in the second half of last year. We even set up a table in the cafeteria to celebrate. Haha, we drank several people. By the way, Liu Ze and Guo Ting have settled their relationship. They said they will wait until Liu Ze turns two years old next year. I'll arrange things in ten. I'll say hello to you two in advance and let you know when I really need to do something."

"By the way, will you come to Professor Xu's housewarming ceremony tomorrow?"

Liu Jiaqi shook her head, "It's okay to help with the move. Tomorrow is a housewarming ceremony. It's not convenient for me as a student to come here."

After saying that, he looked at Chen Rui again. The two of them haven't discussed this matter yet. If he doesn't come tomorrow, he won't have any ideas.

Chen Rui was also hesitant, "It's okay tomorrow, but I might not come over either."

Seeing Chen Rui hesitating, Zhu Xuefeng was holding back a smile, but Xia Yuhong said with a smile.

"Tomorrow is the weekend. My mother has told me that she won't go home for a few days. She wants to take me to an uncle's house tomorrow and also to the department store. Unfortunately, I can't come and I can't see the excitement."

Chen Rui looked at Xia Yuhong in surprise and asked cautiously, "You two, have you already decided?"

"I've made it clear below that we don't dare to make it public in school. You don't know that our school is very strict. Before the winter vacation last year, two couples were reported and criticized. How is your school?"

Chen Rui hesitated and said, "It's the same in our school. Sometimes we get reported if we get too close. It doesn't matter. It's a new society now, and it still makes us so nervous."

"Then do you have many people to talk to in your school?"

Girls like to gossip when they are together, and Xia Yuhong is no exception, so she asked quickly.

"We don't know that. Even if they want to talk, they do it secretly. How would we know?"

Xia Yuhong glanced at Chen Rui narrowly, "What about you two? Haven't you met the right one yet? You two are already nineteen. You can get married at this age. How about dating a partner?"

Liu Jiaqi shook her head, and Chen Rui hesitated for a moment, then also shook her head, "We have a very tight study schedule. Besides, the boys in the school are all engineering and science study lunatics, and they are all stupid. In their eyes, girls have not The textbook is attractive.”

"Hahahaha." Several people laughed. Polytechnic University was mostly composed of students from other places, and they were indeed not as good at playing as the children in the capital, and most of them didn't like to join in the fun.

The four of them chatted lively until Professor Xu came looking for them, and then they dispersed.

"Xiao Zhu, I will set up a few tables in the yard tomorrow weekend. It is a housewarming celebration and I can get to know the neighbors. You can come and introduce me to them."

"Professor Xu, don't worry. As we agreed last time, I will go to the yard and tell everyone again soon..."

(End of this chapter)