Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 1034 Who's Finished?
Wang Zhan finished his studies at the machinery factory and returned to his student days.

Professor Xie Yun already knew that Wang Zhan had obtained the Level 5 Fitter Certificate. Professor Xie was very pleased and admired Wang Zhan's learning and hands-on abilities.

On the first day of school, Professor Xie called Wang Zhan to his office for a long talk. The implication was that Wang Zhan should not limit himself to one type of work and should try to learn other types of work as well. Wang Zhan also felt that he could give it a try.

Wang Li didn't have her brother with her during the entire holiday. She only went out with him on Sundays to play and eat, but Wang Li was still unhappy because she felt that her brother was far away from her.

Seeing Lili pouting, Wang Zhan chuckled and said, "So, what do you want to buy this time?"

Wang Li laughed, knowing that her brother had seen through her little scheme, and said directly, "My classmate has a bicycle, a small bicycle, and I want one too, so I can ride it to school by myself?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhan's mind went blank. What kind of bicycle could someone this young ride? He had no idea. He only remembered that old bicycles had drop handlebars, while new bicycles had straight handlebars, which were for adults.

Seeing that her brother didn't believe her, Wang Li got a little anxious and said, "You'll see it when you take me to school tomorrow."

Wang Zhan wasn't short of money, so he said, "Okay, as long as it's for sale, I'll sell it to you."

The next day, Wang Zhan really did take Wang Li to school, but neither of them left. They stood at the school gate and waited. Not long after, they saw a girl riding a small two-wheeled bicycle.

It was the first time Wang Zhan had ever seen such a small bicycle, and it was pink and very pretty. The classmate greeted Wang Li before pushing the bicycle into the school. Wang Li looked at Wang Zhan with expectant eyes.

Wang Zhan said, forcing himself to speak, "Okay, let's go look for it this weekend."

Wang Zhan went to school, and Wang Li skipped and hopped into the school as well.

As September arrived and the weather turned cooler, the courtyard at No. 95 became quiet for a while, especially for the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai, two people who had lost everything and were scheming against each other.

The deaf old lady never mentioned that she had lost anything. She believed that if she did, the Yi Zhonghai couple might really give up on her. An old lady who had nothing was not worth Yi Zhonghai's investment.

Although Yi Zhonghai reported the incident to the police, there was no follow-up news. After two months, he lost hope. Yi Zhonghai first borrowed some money from the factory, and then slowly saved up his wages. Now he has recovered a little.

In contrast, he paid more attention to the deaf old lady. He knew that the deaf old lady had a box of gold bars, and he put all his heart into it.

Aside from Jia Zhangshi making a scene every few days to call for Old Jia, nothing major happened in the courtyard. It was just that one neighbor would lose a scallion or another a salt jar. Although they weren't worth much money, they still annoyed the people who lost their things.

Now, every household in courtyard number 95 has locked their doors, except for a few families where someone stays behind, so they don't need to lock their doors.

This situation made the three managers very uncomfortable, and they held several small meetings but couldn't come up with anything.

But all three of them were still bothered by the incident and always hoped for some opportunity to change the current situation. Yi Zhonghai was also still shaken by his recent misfortune. After such a long period of recuperation, he felt that these things should be over, so he started to act like an old man again in the courtyard of No. 95.

He felt it was over, but Wang Zhan felt it wasn't enough and they had to do it again. However, he hesitated, wondering whether he should bring that damned Director Wang along this time.

Wang Zhan thought it best to let it go, after all, the other party was the director of the subdistrict office, and it would be difficult to handle if things got out of hand.

One dark and windy night in mid-September.

Yi Zhonghai had a little to drink today and went to bed early with his wife, Li Cuilan.

The courtyard was very quiet, except for the occasional meow of a night owl and the rustling of leaves in the wind.

Suddenly, a loud bang rang out in courtyard number 95, startling many people awake from their dreams, and even frightening some children into tears.

The men from each household came out of their homes, some carrying flashlights and others carrying lanterns, asking each other what had happened.

At this moment, the people in the middle courtyard realized that no one had come out of the east wing or the main house. Several people discussed knocking on the door to check, and they heard a scream from the east wing, followed by Li Cuilan's loud crying.

Everyone knew something had happened at Yi Zhonghai's house, so they rushed to knock on the door. After a long time, Yi Zhonghai appeared before them with a blank expression, pointing to his roof.

It was only then that everyone noticed a large hole in the roof of Yi Zhonghai's house, and a huge rock in the very center of the house, which had created a large crater in the ground.

This is a terrible misfortune! How could a stone just fall from the sky and land right on the roof of Yi Zhonghai's house?

Yi Zhonghai was terrified, and Li Cuilan was also emotionally unstable. Several women quickly went in to comfort Li Cuilan, and she gradually calmed down.

Yi Zhonghai looked at the big rock and was speechless. Why would they smash their house? And it was just one rock. He really couldn't understand it.

The next day he reported it to the police, who investigated and found no record of a meteor shower or meteorite fall. So where did the stone in Yi Zhonghai's house come from?

After on-site investigation and reconnaissance, the police ruled out human intervention, which meant it could only be a natural phenomenon. A boulder weighing several hundred kilograms—could anyone have gotten it onto the roof? Even if they could, the roof would have collapsed long ago. The boulder hitting the roof clearly had an impact force.

Upon hearing the police's analysis, Yi Zhonghai knew he was in for another bad time. He would have to pay for the repairs himself, and he had just saved up two hundred yuan, which he hadn't even had a chance to enjoy before it was all gone.

Yi Zhonghai was very frustrated. He felt that he was extremely unlucky, but there was nothing he could do, the house still needed to be repaired.

(End of this chapter)