Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 813: Weird Courtyard
After Principal Ren and his wife left, Wang Zhan sighed. He Yushui was very puzzled and asked, "Brother Zhan, don't you think Principal Ren is like a child?"

Wang Zhan looked at He Yu Shui and told her the truth of the matter, which moved her to tears.

Wang Zhan said, "They are a perfect example of what it means to support each other in times of adversity. No matter how bad his wife's cooking is, Principal Ren will always eat the food and praise it highly. I think Mrs. Ren also knows that her cooking is bad and that her husband is just trying to please her, but she just smiles and doesn't expose him. They have lived like this for decades, loving each other for decades."

He Yushui said: "Yes, they are a loving couple for life, that's great."

"Okay, stop sighing. If you keep sighing, you won't be able to have lunch. Let's start cooking." Wang Zhan calmed himself down and shouted.

For lunch, Wang Zhan prepared six dishes and one soup, three meat dishes, three vegetable dishes, and a West Lake beef soup.

They ate in the restaurant next to the kitchen. Principal Ren was very happy today. With Mrs. Ren's approval, he poured himself a glass of white wine. Mrs. Ren only drank hot water besides tea, so everyone else was free to do as they pleased. Wang Zhan also drank hot water.

During the meal, the atmosphere was very joyful. Everyone asked President Ren various interesting questions and also asked Mrs. Ren about the university situation. After Mrs. Ren's story, everyone was fascinated by Tsinghua University.

After dinner, everyone helped to clean up the restaurant and kitchen. Principal Ren and his wife did not stop them. They smiled and directed them from the side. After the cleanup was done, everyone said goodbye to Principal Ren and his wife.

The group rushed directly back to Wang Zhan's house. When they entered the main hall, they all slumped down on the chairs. Xiao Wu was still shouting, "Yushui, serve tea!"

He Yushui rolled his eyes and kicked Xiaowu, but still went to the kitchen. In the kitchen, Wang Zhan was adding fire to the stove in the flue. As soon as he entered the main room, he felt the temperature was low. He Yushui started to light a stove and prepare to boil water.

Wang Zhan ignored her and went back to the main room to light the fireplace. The temperature in the room rose, then he turned around and asked, "Would you like some fruit? We have apples, pears, and some grapes."

Wang Li shouted, "Brother, brother, I want to eat grapes."

Xiao Si said, "Shall I go with you to get it?"

"No, you guys can take a rest, but you have to wait for the water. I have chess and go in my room. If you want to play, go get them."

After Wang Zhan finished speaking, he put on his cotton-padded jacket and walked out of the main room. The others took out the chess pieces and set up the chessboard on the square table in the main room.

After a long while, He Yushui came in carrying two tin thermoses.

He took the teapot from the side cabinet, put in tea leaves and brewed a pot of tea. He also brought a few teacups to the square table. On both sides of the square table, two people squatted on chairs, looking at the chessboard intently. This was a duel between two masters, Fei Qing on one side and Xiao Si on the other. Both of them were meticulous and thought three steps ahead.

Wang Zhan was dozing on a recliner by the fireplace. Xiao Wu and Wang Li were playing with toys next to him. A Jin Bao was making trouble. He Yushui lay down on another recliner, picked up an apple, took a bite, and then asked, "Xiao Wu, why didn't you go play?"

Xiao Wu said disdainfully: "Their level is too low. I don't want to play with them."

"What are you bragging about? Don't you know that a true gentleman watches chess without saying a word? You just stand by and give advice. Look, you've been fooled away." Big Boss mercilessly exposed Xiaowu's lies. Wang Zhan still closed his eyes, but suddenly asked, "By the way, Yushui, you haven't told me what happened last night. Did anything happen?"

When He Yushui heard him ask this, he burst into laughter and said, "I don't know if it happened after I left, but it was really funny. I'll tell you from the beginning."

It turned out that He Yushui bought some things yesterday and went back to Wang Zhan's yard first. He was tidying up his own room until he saw that it was almost time. Then he packed his things in two net bags and went straight to Yard No. 95.

It was already dark at that time. When He Yushui walked into the courtyard, he saw Yan Bugui still arranging his flowers on the flower bed. Yan Bugui felt someone coming in, so he turned around and saw He Yushui carrying two bags of things.

He Yushui had no intention of saying hello to him. From childhood to adulthood, He Yushui would always greet him respectfully when she saw him, but Yan Bugui had never paid any attention to her. But today, Yan Bugui immediately smiled and walked towards her quickly, which scared He Yushui.

Yan Bugui said with a smile: "Oh, what a rare guest, Yu Shui, you have grown up now. You must be here to see your teacher Yan. Come, let me help you carry it."

He Yushui was someone who had seen through this courtyard. She knew what kind of person Yan Bugui was. She immediately put her hands behind her back, dodged for a moment, and said, "Teacher Yan, you're overthinking it. Why should I come to see you? Just because you were demoted to a cleaner, oh, no, you're now a permanent first-grade head teacher."

Yan Bugui's face turned ugly when he heard this, but for the sake of the thing behind him, he still said with a playful smile: "Look at what you said, it's a great virtue to correct one's mistakes, isn't it? It's New Year's Day, shouldn't you express your condolences to the teacher?"

"Who is your teacher? Have you ever taught me? Do you know why our graduating class is a key class? Teacher Yan, haven't you reflected on this?" He Yushui said.

Yan Bugui was stunned for a moment, thinking about He Yushui's class. It was indeed the key class for this year's graduation. The city's ranking depended entirely on this class, so he asked, "Why?"

He Yushui smiled proudly and said, "Since the second grade of primary school, Principal Ren has stipulated that those with bad teacher ethics, poor teaching level, and no improvement in cultural level are not qualified to teach our class, not even a single subject teacher. Don't you know it? Do you know how much our head teacher, Teacher Yang, earns every month?"

Yan Bugui asked woodenly, "How much?"

He Yushui said this just to irritate Yan Bugui. Now she said directly: "Level 4, yuan."

After saying this, he ignored the dumbfounded Yan Bugui and continued walking away, "The differences between people are really huge."

At this moment Yan Bugui suddenly realized that his principal only felt sympathy for him and forgave him because he was afraid that he would lose his income, not because of the two fake paintings.

It was from He Yushui that he finally understood that in the eyes of the principal, his teaching was a mess, and his management of students was also a mess, otherwise he would still be paid the lowest level salary for so many years. Look at Teacher Yang, who is much younger than him. He is only a little older, but he is already a level 4 teacher. In the eyes of the principal, he, Yan Bugui, is just the kind of person who just wants to get by.

Yan Bugui walked home in a daze, he was devastated.

(End of this chapter)