Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 869 Report to No. Middle School
It was the last day of August, which was also the last day of the holiday. Wang Zhan felt that he had a fulfilling day. In a good mood, he strolled back to Yuer Hutong. When he entered the yard, he greeted the neighbors in the front yard warmly before returning to the backyard.

As soon as he arrived at the backyard gate, Wang Zhan looked at the closed door and knew that his sister had not returned yet, so he turned and went to Aunt Sun's house in the next yard.

When he arrived at Aunt Sun's house, he saw Aunt Sun and Sanxiao eating hand-rolled noodles. Aunt Sun asked Wang Zhan to sit down, then stood up and served him the noodles without asking him if he had eaten.

Wang Zhan was indeed a little hungry, so he said directly: "More noodles, less stew, thank you, Auntie."

Aunt Sun turned around and said, "Why are you being so polite to me? Wait, do you want some garlic?"

Wang Zhan nodded, then looked at the three little ones. Wang Li was holding a large bowl, eating with her head down. The two little ones were eating too, but their mouths were too small, so they could only eat two noodles in one bite.

When Wang Zhan's noodles came, he didn't hesitate to mix them and started eating. Aunt Sun had finished eating long ago and was peeling garlic for Wang Zhan. While peeling, she asked, "How's the house over there? Is it finished?"

"Not yet, tululu. It will take about a week, tululu." Wang Zhan answered while eating.

Aunt Sun said quickly, "Okay, eat well and don't choke."

After saying that, Aunt Sun stood up and went to the kitchen to busy herself. Wang Zhan and the three children ate with gusto, mainly because Aunt Sun was from Shandong and was an expert at making hand-rolled noodles. There was one bad thing about the food, as the sauce was too salty. The people in Aunt Sun's hometown were all overweight.

Upon learning that tomorrow was the day Wang Zhan and Wang Li had to report to school, Aunt Sun sent them home after dinner, telling them to go to bed early and not to delay the registration time tomorrow.

When Wang Zhan brought Wang Li back home, they saw four people drinking and chatting happily under the grape vines in their backyard. He Yushui was also there, holding a bottle of soda.

Sha Zhu knew that tomorrow was the day He Yushui would report for duty, so he specially bought some vegetables today, intending to reward his sister. He happened to meet Qi Dasheng and Director Li at the door, and as soon as the three of them met, they started a drinking party. Later, Deputy Director Yang from the Street Office came to the front yard to do some work, and when he saw these three people, he decided not to leave and had to drink.

There were four side dishes on the square table in the backyard. Wang Zhan knew at a glance that they were made by Sha Zhu. There were four dishes, two from Sichuan and two from Shandong. He Yushui had told Wang Zhan about Sha Zhu's craft inheritance.

Wang Li's eyes lit up and she turned around and went to the small kitchen to get chopsticks. It seemed that she was greedy again. When Wang Li came back, Wang Zhan smiled. This girl brought two pairs of chopsticks and two bowls, obviously bringing a set for him as well. This sister is not bad.

Wang Zhan took a few bites of the food at the table. After all, there were not many dishes, and these four people could still drink, so it would not be good to eat all the food.

I listened to them chatting while eating, mainly Deputy Director Yang was asking the master about the pigeon market and the black market. The street office has been a bit overcrowded recently, and there has been a constant stream of people being sent back to the street office for education by various departments. These people paid fines at various police stations and were sent back to the street office for re-education.

Normally they would just give a half-day education and then release them, but recently there are so many people that the street office is too busy to handle it. Every morning people send people here, including those from the Jiaodaokou Police Station where Chief Li works.

Director Li sighed and said, "Okay, Lao Yang, stop complaining. The higher-ups have made up their minds to crack down on us for a while. This is because some factories have experienced major problems with their logistics. You don't even know that tons of coal are being sold on the black market. Do you think this is a big deal? How can the higher-ups not be angry and take real action?"

Sha Zhu is good in every way except that he is a bit talkative. As soon as Director Li finished speaking, Sha Zhu said, "Uncle Li, I know about this. It's from our steel mill. I heard that he is a relative of Chairman Lou." Qi Dasheng went up and patted him on the head, saying, "Can you tell me about this? No wonder everyone calls you Sha Zhu. It's enough for you to know everything, but you can't tell it. The case hasn't been closed yet. You should make a judgment first."

Sha Zhu also knew that he had said the wrong thing, and quickly admitted his mistake. Wang Zhan thought for a moment and asked, "We should investigate. There is still a lot of supplies on the market, but the supply with coupons has limited people's purchases, which has caused some people to take advantage of the situation. It's okay to make small moves, but with such a large amount, it would be strange if there is no trick behind it. We must get to the bottom of it."

Qi Dasheng nodded and said, "I'm afraid that something else might be involved. If someone deliberately disrupts the market, it won't be a simple matter."

Deputy Director Yang said, "Okay, I'm just complaining about this topic. Let's stop talking about it. It won't be good if we continue. Let's drink."

Several people picked up their wine glasses and started drinking. Wang Li ate only a few bites and left the table. The main reason was that she ate too much noodles. She pulled He Yushui back to the house to pack the things she would take tomorrow.

Qi Dasheng asked, "Is everything ready for tomorrow?"

Wang Zhan nodded and said, "Actually, there is no need to prepare anything. Tomorrow we will just register, divide into classes, distribute books, and then clean up. There shouldn't be anything to do."

Wang Zhan didn't drink. He ate a few bites and left the table. He returned to the study to look at some of the documents he had prepared. These were all for registration, as well as the household registration booklet and transcripts. These were all documents he had to bring tomorrow, so he had to check them carefully.

Seeing that there was nothing to prepare, he returned to the east bedroom, planning to read a book before going to bed. He guessed that Sha Zhu would not leave today, so He Yushui would sleep with Wang Li in the west bedroom.

The next day, the first day of school, Wang Zhan got up early. Seeing that the door of the east wing was closed, he guessed that Sha Zhu had not gotten up yet, so he went to the small kitchen to make breakfast. He didn't make multi-grain porridge today, so Wang Zhan made rice porridge directly and fried an egg. There were also steamed buns made by Sha Zhu yesterday in the steamer, so he heated them up directly.

Although the breakfast was simple, there were so many people eating there today. Wang Zhan could still hear Director Li and Deputy Director Yang chatting until late at night. These people definitely didn't leave and probably lived in the front yard.

Wang Zhan had just finished making breakfast when he saw his master walking out of the guest room in the west wing with sleepy eyes, holding toiletries and heading straight for the sink.

When Wang Li was the last one to wake up and wash up, everyone else had already finished washing up and were eating breakfast in the main room. Even Sha Zhu got up. Looking at his listless appearance, one could tell that he was forcing himself to get up because he really cared about sending He Yushui to school.

After breakfast, Wang Zhan lent his bicycle to Sha Zhu, and he rode his tricycle to send his sister off first.

Wang Li was very excited when she went out. She kept talking about her classmates on the way. She didn't know what they had become after the holiday. She was already in the first grade of senior primary school, but her former classmates were still in the third grade of junior primary school. She wondered if they would be surprised to see her.

Wang Zhan knew that Wang Li was looking forward to today's registration. She was waiting to see her former classmates being surprised. The more she talked, the more excited the girl became.

(End of this chapter)