Restarting life in Siheyuan

Others may not know, but he knows it clearly. If his younger sister does this, even if she can get admitted, when the first year of university is over, she will have to enter a period of great storm and classes will be suspended. Her university studies will be in vain. She will just muddle through for a few years and graduate in a daze. If she goes abroad to study, she can avoid this perfectly.

I am so lucky to have such an opportunity. If I can send my little sister away, the family will have nothing to worry about in the short term.

"You two have a good idea. Have you discussed it with my younger sister?" Zhu Xuefeng rubbed his hands excitedly and paced back and forth. Now that the second brother has entered the military academy, there is no need to worry. The academy will not be in chaos even if it gets chaotic. Only my younger sister's future is uncertain.

The last time we talked about this, my younger sister insisted on going to high school and taking the college entrance examination, so we had to give up. At that time, studying abroad was the way out that Zhu Xuefeng had thought of for her. Now that there was such a good opportunity, we had to fight for it.

Lin Na shook her head. "We have asked Xiaomei about this, but she doesn't seem to be interested. But she is pretty good at both English and Russian now, so as long as she signs up, she will definitely pass the screening."

The two of them have been tutoring the second child and the younger sister for such a long time, and the results are very good. In particular, the younger sister seems to have a good talent for languages ​​and is progressing much faster than the second child.

Lin Na's words were like a bucket of cold water, which made Zhu Xuefeng regain his consciousness. Indeed, his younger sister seemed to be obsessed with going to college. It seemed that it was somewhat inconsistent with her ideal for a high school student to go abroad to study and come back to work as a teacher and translator. Zhu Xuefeng didn't want to let his sister down, but he also didn't want to give up this good opportunity, so he thought about it.

"Let's go to the compound later. My little sister should be finishing school soon. I'll ask her what she thinks. It's been more than a year, and who knows, she might have changed her mind."

Xia Yuhong did not agree with Zhu Xuefeng's words and shook her head. "I know Xiaomei quite well. She has a very righteous mind. As long as you don't force her, it will be very difficult to change her mind."

"Let him try. Although I have my own ideas, I still care about Xuefeng's words." Lin Na also knew the girl's temperament and was a little conflicted.

The three of them rode their bikes to the No. 95 compound. The compound was very quiet. School and get off work had not yet ended, so there were not many people in the compound. When they entered the front yard, it was also very quiet. Even the three aunts who were always busy at the door were nowhere to be seen.

"Let's cook first. I'll let my younger sister taste the Black Forest ham I brought back. You two can just help." Zhu Xuefeng took out the treasures one by one from his huge backpack. His younger sister had been alone at home for several months, and he felt a little pity for her. He wanted to make something good for her so that he could feel more at ease.

A pot of thick potato and bean soup, a plate of Black Forest ham, a few pancakes, the famous pickled sauerkraut and a few pieces of bread make up the meal. It is not complicated, but it has a very Germanic flavor.

It was the first time Xia Yuhong had seen such a combination. "Do they eat pickled cabbage over there? Aren't they all said to love beef? Why is it all pork?"

"Xiao Hong, you've just heard rumors. Their ethnic group is different from other countries. Their taste is mainly sour and salty. Sauerkraut is very common and is often used as a side dish. It tastes sour and salty, rich but not greasy."

Both members of Lina's family had lived in Germany for many years, so she was influenced by them and learned a lot.

"Of course, beef is also indispensable, but their favorite is pork. This ham is very famous. My father mentioned it several times. As for beef, it is also different from other countries. They like to chop it up and eat it raw with various vegetables."

Zhu Xuefeng nodded. "Lin Na is right. We are not used to eating raw meat. Frying steaks will make too much noise. Soon the whole hospital will have to come over. This is good. By the way, other things are hard to bring. I specially prepared a few hams. Each of us can take one home when the time comes."

Lin Na was a little hesitant. Professor Lin was not at home and she was at school. Her mother rarely cooked, so it would be a waste to take it back.

"Don't hesitate. Your mother may miss this too. It can be considered as a memory for her." Lin Na was about to say something else when the sound of a group of children playing came from the outer yard.

After a while, a group of children who had just finished school rushed in, led by Niu Xiaoben. Like a group of little sparrows, the yard was suddenly filled with chirping sounds, and seemed to come alive.

Zhu Xuefeng pointed at a little girl who was cowering with her head down at the back of the group and asked in confusion, "What's going on? Why is she here? Do you two know?"

In his memory, this person vaguely seemed to be the younger girl of the brother and sister who participated in the disaster relief work in Shidu last time. Zhu Xuefeng was very surprised.

"You mean this little girl? I heard from Xuemei that the neighborhood office came to her house and did some work, and a man from the Intermediate Court adopted her."

It’s quite interesting. Zhu Xuefeng became interested and asked.

"Is there a younger boy?"

"Well, how did you know?" This time it was the two girls' turn to be surprised. Zhu Xuefeng just returned home and didn't go anywhere. It was impossible for him to know the news.

I must have been right when I saw the little girl just now. And with the little boy, there is no doubt that they are the brother and sister. It seems that an old man adopted them. This is interesting. Does it mean that they have descendants? Haha, this change is quite interesting.

Seeing that the two women were still waiting for him to answer their questions, he hurriedly explained.

"I know a little about these two siblings. We were the ones who rescued them."

Zhu Xuefeng briefly explained the origins of the brother and sister. The two girls sighed, knowing that they must be orphans. They didn't expect that it was the flood that caused the disaster. They heard the sound of a cart being pushed at the door, and the younger sister's scream.

"Brother, my brother is back. It must be my brother who is back."

The pedal of Zhu Xuefeng and the other two stopped in the aisle under the eaves in front of the door, and should have been seen by my little sister.

Lin Na opened the door and Zhu Xuefeng walked out. The younger sister parked the cart in the yard and rushed over. Lin Na greeted Yan Jiedi who lived opposite and helped push the cart home.

Zhu Xuefeng hugged his sister and gently wiped away her tears.

"You are already an adult, but you are still leaking golden beans. The second child is not here, it would be a pity if it fell to the ground."

When the elder brother teased her, the younger sister burst into laughter, separated angrily, and hit the elder brother hard with a slightly crying tone.

"You wicked brother, you took so long to come back and you bully me when you come back. This year, neither of you came back for the New Year and I went back to my hometown alone..."

As she spoke, her eyes turned red again and she threw herself into her eldest brother's arms, crying in grievance.

It took him a while to stop. Looking at Lin Na and Xia Yuhong, he seemed a little embarrassed that they were still crying in their second year of high school. He turned around and pretended to go into the house to put his schoolbag down, and was reluctant to come out for a long time.

"Xiaomei, your brother is back, why are you like this? Come out quickly. Your brother has made a lot of delicious food for you and has been waiting for you for a while."

Zhu Xuemei hummed inside. She couldn't help but hug her elder brother and cried just now. Now she felt a little embarrassed. A girl of her age should have known how to be shy. She had also smelled the fragrance and felt itchy in her heart. When she heard Xia Yuhong calling her, she quickly responded.

"Sister Xia, I'm putting something away. I'll be right out." After saying that, she came out as if nothing had happened. The three people outside felt amused that she could hide for so long with just a schoolbag. They couldn't be exposed, so they could only keep it to themselves.

Xia Yuhong smiled and pulled the little sister to sit down. Lin Na divided the bowls and chopsticks. Zhu Xuefeng served the little sister a small bowl of potato and bean soup. Then the little sister yelled, "Oh, I forgot. I have to go call Sister Yushui. She must have prepared the meal."

"What's going on? Sister Yushui is at home? Didn't she go to the grassland for internship?"

"I don't know either. Sister Yushui came back a few days ago. I've been eating with Sister Yushui these days. Brother Zhuzi and Sister Ezi have been working overtime these days."

"Then how did you solve the dinner problem before your sister Yushui came back?" Zhu Xuefeng suddenly felt distressed again, thinking that Zhuzi had always been helping to take care of her.

"Of course Sister Lin and Sister Xia helped me. Don't worry, brother. Even if the sisters don't have time, I can take care of myself. I'm a sophomore in high school now."

Zhu Xuefeng rubbed his little sister's head and said, "Go and call your sister Yushui to come and eat together. I want to ask her something."

The little sister stood up and ran away happily. Xia Yuhong smelled the fragrant potato and bean soup, picked up Zhu Xuefeng's bowl and wanted to fill it for him, but Lin Na stopped her in a low voice.

"There will be more people coming soon. We will serve more when they arrive."

"You two have worked so hard over the past six months, and you also helped me take care of my younger sister." Zhu Xuefeng knew that the two girls rarely cooked, and they actually rushed over to help his younger sister cook, which made him feel a little ashamed.

Xia Yuhong looked outside the door and cursed in a low voice, "You are such a heartless person. You ran so far away. Little sister is still our little sister. We can't just stand by and watch. After all, we are her sisters-in-law, right?"

After saying that, she looked at the man with her eyes rolling. Lin Na laughed, "You are such a loser." She turned around and said to the man

"It's nothing, actually. We get home earlier than them. I ride my bike to buy groceries after work, so it doesn't take me long to get here. Xiaohong comes directly from school. Usually, the three of us get home at about the same time."

It turned out that the workload at the steel rolling mill was becoming more and more intense, and the production line had been working overtime. Now Lou Xiao'e often went to the front line, and Sha Zhu could not come back. The two girls came here almost half of the time to cook and tutor in the evening.

Lin Na is now interning at the newspaper and will be assigned a job in a few months. It is likely that she will stay at the newspaper to continue translating foreign news and then plan to move to the Hong Kong branch.

"Ladies..." Zhu Xuefeng was about to express his opinion, but he heard his younger sister's bell-like laughter in the yard. Lin Na hurriedly stopped her, so Zhu Xuefeng had to speak in a low voice.

"I will repay you for your kindness later..."

"Brother, I called Sister Yu Shui over. She didn't believe you were back just now." The younger sister pushed open the door happily, followed by He Yu Shui.

He Yushui was not too surprised to see Lin Na and Xia Yuhong there. She didn't interact much with them, but she knew about these two. She learned from her younger sister that these two girls often came to tutor her. She greeted them warmly and then said to Zhu Xuefeng.

"You really came back. When my little sister told me this, I didn't believe it at first. Our teacher said that international students generally come back at least once a year."

"Let's not talk about me anymore. Come on, come on, sit down and talk. I'm also surprised that you can sneak back in the middle of your internship. Tell me, what's going on?"

At this point, He Yushui looked a little awkward, "Nothing, I just don't want to intern there anymore, I'm coming back to find a job."

He Yushui has become darker and thinner. There must be a story behind this. At that time, he did not mind the hardship and rushed to the grassland with great enthusiasm. But after only a few months, he came back darker and thinner. It would be strange if there was no reason. It seems that he had suffered a lot.

Seeing that He Yushui didn't seem to want to talk, Zhu Xuefeng pointed at the dishes on the table.

"Let's eat. I brought this back from thousands of miles away. I tried it by imitating the cooking methods there. Come and have a try."

Lin Na, Xia Yuhong and He Yushui were not very familiar with each other, so Zhu Xuefeng immediately asked everyone to pick up their chopsticks. Once they started eating and the atmosphere became harmonious, they soon became familiar with each other.

Sure enough, with the help of the younger sister, the girls became familiar with each other in a short while. It turned out that He Yushui had suffered a great injustice over there, and the incident was quite serious, which shocked the people on the grassland. No one expected that a girl who looked weak and gentle had such a stubborn temper.

The younger sister poured a bowl of soup for He Yushui, "Sister, try this, it's so fragrant and must be delicious."

He Yushui habitually reached out and touched the little sister's head, put down the bowl and praised her.

"This tastes really good. You always come up with new tricks when you travel around. My brother has to ask you for advice again."

"Sister, what's going on? You just said you were going to complain?" Seeing that He Yushui had drunk the soup, the younger sister knew that her elder brother was concerned about this matter. She took the opportunity to ask questions while serving the soup. She was also very curious. Sister Yushui had always been a very kind person and had never had a quarrel with anyone in the yard.

"It's nothing, actually. They just thought I would swallow my anger like those herders. I didn't indulge them. No one in the factory cared, so I went to the brigade. No one cared, so I went to the flag. Finally, I complained to the league, and then I lost the case. I came back with peace of mind."

He Yushui only said that she was bullied at her internship unit, but she refused to say what injustice she had suffered. The internship unit did not help her, so she kept appealing. Finally, the problem was resolved. The higher-ups gave the order, and the internship unit had no choice but to let her go.

"So your internship unit still wants to detain you?" Even though he knew the incident had already passed, Zhu Xuefeng still frowned slightly. He Yushui was not the kind of person who would actively seek trouble.

He Yushui took another sip of the soup and put down the bowl. "That's right. The factory director of that company is not a good-for-nothing. Let's not talk about it anymore. Now that everyone is back, it's pointless to talk about it. In fact, the grassland is quite beautiful. Although the conditions are a bit difficult, the people are easy to deal with. Only this family is not a good-for-nothing. I really can't stay in that factory. It's a pity."

It can be seen that He Yushui still likes the grassland very much, but this grievance seems to be quite serious, so he can only go back home. At this time, it is still very difficult to come back after going to the border and difficult areas.

Although He Yushui has not been assigned a job yet, it has been agreed that as long as there are no major problems with the internship, he should definitely stay. Now that Zhaowuda League has let him go so readily, it can only be said that there must be something wrong with this factory.

"Where are your classmates? Didn't they help you?" Zhu Xuefeng remembered that she went there at the invitation of her classmates. She didn't give up and continued to ask. Lin Na glared at Zhu Xuefeng secretly. She didn't want to say anything, but this guy was still asking questions.

"Can we not talk about this? My classmate is also a punching bag at home. Forget it, let's not talk about it. Let's not talk about it."

He Yushui didn't want to say anything more, so no one asked any more questions. The younger sister secretly stuck out her tongue at her older brother, indicating that she could do nothing to help.

He Yushui seemed to think that such a blunt refusal was inappropriate, and took the initiative to change the subject. (End of this chapter)