Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 879 A Long Talk

In the evening, Sha Zhu came to Yi Zhonghai's house and invited him to dinner. Yi Zhonghai came out with a smile, holding a bottle of Moutai in his hand. Sha Zhu said, "Uncle Yi, what are you doing? Why did you take out this wine? I dare not drink it."

"What's the big deal? After all, it's just wine. It's for people to drink. Let's go," said Yi Zhonghai.

As soon as the two of them walked to the door, they saw Qin Huairu standing at the door of Sha Zhu's house with a big belly. Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai were stunned. Sha Zhu asked, "Sister Qin, what are you doing? Is there something wrong?"

Qin Huairu looked at Yi Zhonghai, feeling a little embarrassed, but still said to Sha Zhu: "I saw you cook a lot of meat today. I'm pregnant and my family has been fined recently. I wanted to borrow some meat from you to increase my nutrition."

Yi Zhonghai looked at Qin Huairu meaningfully, but didn't say anything. Sha Zhu said directly, "I said no, it's not humane. We are all neighbors, but today is very important to me. Today I'm treating my uncle. How about this, after we finish eating, if there is any leftover, you can come over and pack it up and take it away. Do you think it's okay?"

When Qin Huairu heard this, she knew she couldn't ask for food now. Things had already come to this point. If she went to order food again, she would offend not only Sha Zhu, but also Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai looked in the direction of the Jia family. Jia Dongxu rushed out and shouted, "Huairu, what are you doing? Go home and cook." When Qin Huairu heard this, she quickly turned around and walked towards her home.

Sha Zhu pushed open the door, and Yi Zhonghai first looked inside the room. It was very clean. There was a square table in the main room with two chairs on both sides of the table. Bowls, chopsticks, soup spoons and wine glasses were all prepared on the table.

Looking at the dishes, Sha Zhu prepared four dishes and one soup, all of which were his specialties, including twice-cooked pork, braised fish, braised pork and mapo tofu. The last dish was chicken stewed with mushrooms. There was also a plate next to it with four steamed buns placed on it, three at the bottom and one at the top.

Sha Zhu invited Yi Zhonghai to sit down opposite him. Just as he poured Yi Zhonghai a glass of wine, there was another knock on the door. Sha Zhu frowned at this time, and Yi Zhonghai also felt annoyed. Sha Zhu stood up and walked to the door. He opened it directly and saw Liu Haizhong standing at the door with a plate of scrambled eggs in one hand and a bottle of wine in the other.

Just as Liu Haizhong was about to speak, Sha Zhu spoke first, saying, "Second Uncle, today is a special situation. I invited First Uncle to have dinner alone without even telling First Aunt. It's not appropriate for you to come. How about next time?"

Liu Haizhong was stunned. Sha Zhu was a little different today. He was a little serious. How should I put it? Oh, let’s talk seriously. Liu Haizhong felt a little embarrassed and apologized quickly, “Sha Zhu, I really didn’t know. Sorry to bother you. I’ll treat you next time.”

After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, he turned and left. This scene was seen by Yan Bugui who was standing at the Lotus Gate holding a bottle of wine. Yan Bugui turned around and left without any hesitation, knowing that there would be no hope today even if Yi Zhonghai was in the room.

On the other side, the deaf old lady came to the middle courtyard quietly with the help of an old lady. The two of them secretly looked in the direction of Sha Zhu's house through the window.

Qin Huairu was about to say something when she got home, but Jia Zhang said, "It's not your fault today. It looks like something really happened today, and we were rude."

Qin Huairu was stunned, and Jia Dongxu was shocked. Looking at his mother, these words did not sound like something she would say. Jia Dongxu saw Jia Zhang sitting silently in front of the window, staring straight at Sha Zhu's family.

At this moment, the middle courtyard suddenly became quiet, without any noisy sounds. The people who usually worked in the yard no longer went out, and the noisy children who usually made noises were silent. People from the backyard no longer came to the middle courtyard, and people from the front yard no longer went to the backyard. Everything seemed a little weird.

At this time, at Sha Zhu's home, Sha Zhu picked up the wine glass and said, "Uncle, take a sip. Thank you for your concern for me over the years." The two clinked their glasses and took a sip. Sha Zhu said, "Come on, Uncle, today I am at my normal level. How about my cooking skills?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "Your cooking skills are pretty good, haha." Then he picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. The spicy and fragrant taste instantly made him feel refreshed.

The two of them took a few bites, and Sha Zhu picked up the wine glass again and said, "Come on, Uncle Yi, let's have another sip. Thank you for your education over the years, which taught me the traditional virtue of respecting the elderly and loving the young."

Yi Zhonghai didn't notice the change in address, but felt that there was something else behind Sha Zhu's words. He couldn't refute it, so he took a sip of wine, then lowered his head to eat without saying a word.

Sha Zhu ate very little. He lit a cigarette and passed one to Yi Zhonghai, then lit it. After a few minutes, Sha Zhu held the cigarette in one hand and the wine glass in the other, toasting for the third time. Sha Zhu said, "Master Yi, this is the third glass. I still toast to you. Thank you for caring about me for so many years. Your daily guidance has helped me grow a lot."

Yi Zhonghai then felt something was wrong with Sha Zhu's words. After three toasts, from Uncle Yi to Uncle Yi, and then to Master Yi, as well as words of thanks mixed with complaints, he realized that Sha Zhu had changed, become much more rational, and the words that had brainwashed Sha Zhu before could no longer be spoken.

Yi Zhonghai drank the third glass of wine with a bitter taste in his mouth. He said, "Shazhu, you have changed a lot in recent times. Did anyone say anything to you?"

Sha Zhu smiled and said, "No, I just followed Chief Li's patrol team for training in the past few months. I like the atmosphere of sweating and drinking. I like to chat with my companions there when I have nothing to do."

Sha Zhu drank some wine and occasionally took a bite of food. Yi Zhonghai's heart was filled with huge waves. He really didn't know that Sha Zhu was so close to Director Li now. If he knew, he wouldn't have done those useless things.

Sha Zhu raised his glass again, toasted Yi Zhonghai, and said, "Master Yi, you are going to take the exam soon this year, are you sure you can become a miracle fitter? You are the treasure of the factory, you can't go the wrong way. Our compound is a big melting pot, a hundred people, a hundred minds, even children and parents are not of the same mind, how can this compound still be a civilized compound?"

Yi Zhonghai stood up suddenly and was about to refute Sha Zhu's words and educate him at the same time, but looking at Sha Zhu's calm face, he slowly sat down and drank the glass of wine.

Yi Zhonghai said: "Everyone has their own ideas. How can I control them? But I try to treat everyone fairly. I just want to be true to my heart. As for other things, I don't think too much."

Sha Zhu waved his hands and said, "That has nothing to do with us. Drink, drink."

After a while, Sha Zhu suddenly asked, "Yi Zhonghai, why do you and the old lady keep staring at me all day? Now that you can't stare at me, you're targeting He Yushui and the neighbors. What's your reason? Don't deny it. If you deny it, tie up Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiecheng and bring them here."

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he was stunned. He didn't know whether to answer or not. Just when his mind was in a mess and he didn't know what to do, a wailing sound from the front yard brought Yi Zhonghai out of his suffering.

(End of this chapter)