Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 203 Cold Sweat
"Da Mao, are you going to buy oil cakes?"

Zhou Weimin and Zhou Weibing were just about to go out when they saw Xu Damao coming out of the backyard without pushing his car, so they asked casually.

"Don't mention it. Qin Huairu rode my bicycle so hard that it needs to be repaired. I can only rest today."

"It's not a big deal, why are you still looking so miserable? Come up."

Zhou Weimin patted the back seat of the car and chuckled.

"Okay, I've been waiting for you to say that."

After Xu Damao sat firmly, Zhou Weimin sped up his bike and said, "Da Mao, why did you lend your bike to Qin Huairu? Jia Zhang was taken away by the street office. What do you think?"

After hearing what Zhou Weimin said, Xu Damao remembered what Jia Zhang had said, and asked nervously, "I didn't want to lend it to her, it's just that Ezi was soft-hearted. Does this matter have any impact?"

"No, in theory. The only people who know about it are those in the hospital. But if this kind of thing is not spread well, it will be hard to say. You'd better be careful."

Zhou Weimin said it lightly, but Xu Damao broke out in a cold sweat after hearing it.

That's the truth. At this time, everyone was trying to avoid the Jia family, for fear of having anything to do with them.

If someone makes a fuss about the matter of borrowing a car, it will be difficult to explain it clearly.

"I'm just saying that. Don't think too much about it. The factory is holding a skills competition this time, and they will definitely arrange to show a movie. Maybe the leaders who come to guide the work will come to watch it. You should prepare more when you have time. You don't have many opportunities to show your face in front of big leaders."

Zhou Weimin brought up Qin Huairu's matter and turned to talk about work.

"The section chief has explained it to me, and I've been preparing for the past two days. Weimin, you don't know that our publicity department has been crazy busy these days, preparing for the skills competition. Many things have been postponed, even the matter of showing the movie for the leaders was stopped by Director Yang."

Xu Damao's face didn't look very good when he said this.

He was in charge of showing movies for the leaders in the factory, and several of them were stopped at once. He was really heartbroken.

This is not just a matter of gaining some benefits, it is also a chance to show off in front of leaders. If you show the movie to more leaders, there will always be leaders who will remember your faults.

"Stopped? That's a good thing."

Zhou Weimin thought for a moment, chuckled, and continued, "There must be a big leader coming to the factory this time. When have you ever seen Director Yang make such a big scene? If you can get the leader who comes this time to praise you, it will be better than showing ten movies for other small leaders."

"Brother, Brother Damao, I don't know if there are any big leaders, but I heard that several technical experts will come when the time comes."

At this time, Guard Zhou suddenly spoke up and added a sentence.

As soon as he said this, it confirmed the speculation that a big leader would come.

Nowadays, wherever there are technical experts, there must be great leaders.

Xu Damao slapped his forehead and said solemnly: "Look at my brain, it's really like this. I'm going to the factory today to think about it carefully. I must put the movie in place!"

Zhou Weimin smiled without comment. This was the good thing about Xu Damao. If you gave him a little hope, he would really try his best to grab it.

So fine.

……

It’s different from the three of them here who are talking and laughing.

After feeding Huaihua, Qin Huairu was restless on her way to work. The bicycle incident was like a stone, pressing on her heart and making her breathless.

"Hey, Sister Qin, are you still thinking about your mother-in-law?"

Just as I reached the entrance of the alley, Sha Zhu's voice came from behind.

Qin Huairu turned her head and saw Sha Zhu jogging to her side.

He forced a smile and greeted, "It's Zhuzi."

"Why, just because we no longer live in the same courtyard, you don't like me anymore?"

He Yuzhu smiled and joked. Seeing that Qin Huairu was still worried, he continued, "Sister Qin, don't worry. The street office will just educate your mother-in-law and she will be released soon."

"Zhu Zi, why do you think my life is so miserable? I was living a good life, but then Dong Xu passed away, and my mother-in-law caused this kind of trouble. There was no one to take care of the child at home, so I borrowed Xu Damao's bicycle to go to the countryside to pick up my cousin, and the bicycle broke down again. I don't know how much money I have to pay for it. How can I live like this? Sometimes I really want to jump into the river and end it all."

Qin Huairu murmured softly, and her voice gradually turned into sobbing.

He Yuzhu, who was listening on the side, was at a loss for a moment when he saw him like this.

Ever since he moved out of the yard, he had never dreamed of "fighting" with Sister Qin again. He always felt itchy in his heart these days. When he saw Qin Huairu, he had those thoughts unconsciously in his mind, otherwise he would not have run over to stop Qin Huairu just now.

But now that she was crying, He Yuzhu had no thoughts in his mind.

"Oh, my sister Qin, please don't cry. If someone sees you, they will think you have been bullied."

Qin Huairu sobbed and pinched He Yuzhu, saying resentfully: "You are bullying me. After moving out of the yard, you have never come to see me once. I can't find anyone to talk to you!"

Seeing He Yuzhu's attitude, she had already decided to ask him to help her this time.

Just this once...

The things He Daqing did after he came back, as well as her mother-in-law's previous instructions to her, made her dare not treat Sha Zhu the same way as before, for fear of provoking He Daqing.

"My dear sister, you know that my father has told me not to come back to the courtyard unless necessary. If I go to look for you and my father sees me, he will beat me to death."

He Yuzhu cried out in injustice. He was going crazy from being frustrated these days. Not only could he no longer have sweet dreams, but he was also suppressed by Nan Yi at work.

Even though his father had returned, he insisted on living outside the yard. He had nowhere to spend the night and no one to talk to.

If it weren't for his father's warning, he would have gone to chat with Qin Huairu long ago. After all, he had someone to talk to.

"What are you talking about? Just because I'm close to you, Uncle He has started to target our family. If Uncle He hadn't said those things, my mother-in-law wouldn't have been taken away by the street office."

Qin Huairu slowed down her pace and continued speaking according to He Yuzhu's words.

She didn't even know how to start, but He Yuzhu unexpectedly handed over the conversation to her, which was like someone handing her a pillow when she was sleepy.

"This is my fault. I wanted to speak up for you, but my dad stopped me. Sister Qin, how about this? Didn't you say you wanted to get your car fixed? I'll wait for you in our yard. Push the car out to find me and I'll go with you."

He Yuzhu smelled the scent of Qin Huairu, and his heart couldn't help but be moved. He rubbed his arm towards Qin Huairu as if possessed.

(End of this chapter)