Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

Aunt Meng smiled and said, "Don't say anything, just try it first."

Liu Haizhong also took off his shoes on the spot.

"Dad, let me do it."

Liu Guangfu quickly pushed Liu Guangqi aside with a big hip, squatted down and took off Liu Haizhong's shoes, "Dad, I'm not like my elder brother. I have worked for several years and have a lot of savings. I can't buy gifts for you two.

So I can only express my filial piety to you through actions."

Hearing this, Liu Haizhong was moved again, "Okay, okay, third brother, you are also a good child."

This made Liu Guangqi so angry that his teeth itched. "You're showing filial piety by using the shoes I bought you?" At the same time, he secretly hated himself, wondering why he hadn't thought of this.

However, when the smell of foot odor came out from his bangs, Liu Guangqi felt that it was no big deal to give this opportunity to Liu Guangfu.

As for Liu Guangfu, although his eyes were a little painful from the smoke, he knew that he had few chances, so he forced himself to endure it.

After changing his shoes, Liu Guangfu stood up immediately. For the first time, he felt that the air was so fresh.

"Old Liu, stop sitting there and take a few steps to see if it fits your feet."

Liu Haizhong stood up and took two steps forward. "It's quite suitable."

"Dad, let's try to follow the leader's pace." Liu Guangqi said from the side.

"The leader's pace?" Liu Haizhong asked in confusion.

"Let's go out with full vigor."

"Violent and vigorous?" Liu Haizhong hesitated and walked forward, imitating the walking posture of Director Yang in his memory.

"Good! Dad, you really have leadership style. I thought I met some director when I took those two steps just now." Liu Guangqi complimented, "Dad, let's take another step and it will feel like another world."

"It feels like a lifetime ago?"

Liu Haizhong imitated Li Huaide's posture and took two steps, and received compliments from his two sons again.

This made Liu Haizhong in a good mood. For the first time ever, he asked Aunt Meng to fry two more eggs, and even took the initiative to pick up a piece of food for Liu Guangqi and Liu Guangfu.

This made the two men feel a little flattered, and they started to flatter him again.

If someone who doesn’t know the family sees this scene, they might really think that the relationship between this family is very harmonious.

At night, lying in bed, Liu Haizhong couldn't help but sigh, "Everyone says Jiang Fan and Xu Damao are filial, but my sons Liu Guangqi and Liu Guangfu are no less filial!"

"I think so, Old Liu. Guangqi forgot our birthday a few days ago. I think he was really busy."

When Aunt Meng saw the comb, she completely forgot what happened two days ago.

Now everyone is using their own strategies to find excuses for Liu Guangqi.

“And I think it’s understandable that Guangqi remembers other people’s birthdays.

Not to mention that he is Guangqi's leader, even his status as the father of Guangqi's girlfriend is worthy of Guangqi giving gifts and currying favor with him.

If it could be done earlier, Guangqi's marriage would be possible.

It just so happens that the harvest is good now. Guangqi is getting married this year, and maybe next year he'll have a big, fat boy. It's time for us to have a new baby."

Aunt Meng tried to persuade her earnestly, saying that she watched other people playing with their children at home every day, and it was impossible for her not to be envious.

Especially those who are about her age have become grandmothers, but she has not even seen her daughter-in-law.

Liu Haizhong also felt that there was some truth to it. When he was working in the factory, there were few people who shared his same ideals and discussed with him about how to be a leader. Most people discussed family matters, wives and children.

He has always disliked those who have no lofty ambitions and only care about trivial matters, unlike him who is concerned about national affairs.

But as time went on, the people who used to discuss big things with him gradually distanced themselves from him and turned their attention to trivial matters, which made him feel a little lonely.

"What you said makes sense. Let's talk to him tomorrow night."

"Well, Lao Liu, you look so good today, let's go together, right?"

"hu~hu~hu~"

The only response from Aunt Meng was bursts of snoring.

Chapter 438: Approval

The next morning, after breakfast, Jiang Fan did not go to work first, but went to the street office to find Director Wang.

"Comrade Jiang Fan, you're here. Please sit down."

Director Wang welcomed Jiang Fan, a young man of his caliber. Although bad things often happened in the Siheyuan, Jiang Fan's presence alone could completely offset the bad luck.

"Hello, Director Wang. I'm here to ask you something. Don't worry, it's nothing against the rules. It's just something that requires your approval."

Jiang Fan didn't keep the secret and let Director Wang misunderstand him.

Director Wang said seriously, "Tell me first."

"Here's the thing, Director Wang. I've been dating someone lately, and we set our wedding date yesterday: September 19th. I'm thinking of renovating our new house, and I might need some plaster, tiles, and so on. I came to ask you for your approval."

Jiang Fan explained somewhat embarrassedly.

Director Wang was a little surprised. "You're getting married soon. Congratulations, Jiang Fan. I just wonder how many people in our street office matchmakers will be disappointed when this news gets out."

Jiang Fan, the rich son-in-law, had long been targeted by the matchmaker in the street office, or rather, the Jiang family's children had long been targeted.

It's just that with Matchmaker Li and Shen Yue blocking the way, few people can directly disturb Jiang Fan and the others.

"Director Wang always laughs at me. There are so many talented young men in this city, and I'm just one of them."

"That's the big one. Okay, I've approved this one for you. Just let Xiao Xiong take you to find the decoration team.

If it's not enough, let the renovation team leader tell me, and I'll just approve it."

Director Wang readily approved the note and handed it to Jiang Fan.

"Thank you, Director Wang."

"I should be the one thanking you. Since last year, your family and Xu Damao's family have been donating a lot to our neighborhood office every month, which has been a huge help to us.

If I don't do this for you, I'll feel bad, and it's not against the rules."

Ever since he publicly handed over the cash reward given by the street office for catching the gold thief in the courtyard last year.

Jiang Fan and Xu Damao donated a fixed amount of cash to the neighborhood committee every month, but they also had the requirement that the money could only be used for the families of martyrs, the elderly, the young, the sick and the disabled.

When they first donated, Director Wang had counseled the two, telling them not to make such an impulsive decision. If they spent the money, their subdistrict office wouldn't be able to refund it.

Jiang Fan and Xu Damao said on the spot that they didn’t care and could even sign and stamp the agreement. Whoever goes back on his word is a dog!

After seeing the two people's determination, Director Wang accepted the donation, but she also had a thought in mind. She did not touch the donations for the first month, giving the two people time to change their minds.

She only did this work after seeing the donations in the second month.

"Director Wang, I know very well that my current life is hard-earned. If it weren't for those soldiers who sacrificed their lives, how could I have a stable life?"

Jiang Fan then said in a low voice, "There's no such thing as a peaceful life. It's just that someone is carrying the burden for us."

This statement deeply moved Director Wang and touched her deeply. She quickly wrote it down in her notebook and said, "I must find a suitable opportunity to share this during the next meeting."

Jiang Fan successfully found Captain Gao Shangao of the decoration team and handed the design drawings directly to him.

"Captain Gao, this is the blueprint I drew. Take a look at it first. I'll take you to the site to observe it. You can compare it and see if it needs to be modified. We can discuss it together."

Captain Gao was not polite either. After observing the scene for a while, he made several suggestions for revisions to Jiang Fan's design drawings.

Jiang Fan compared them and felt that Captain Gao's opinion was more professional, so he didn't insist. "Captain Gao, let's do as you say in these areas. For the rest, follow the blueprint."

"Okay, I'll take note. But Comrade Jiang, I have one more thing to remind you. If we do what you say, this will be a very large project."

"Captain Gao, don't worry about wages. After working for the past two years, I have some savings. I can pay half of the wages first, and I can also pay for the materials."

Jiang Fan thought Gao Shan was worried about the money, so he offered to take it first. He had seen too many news reports about debt collection in his previous life, so he didn't understand.

Damn it, in the 21st century, you still withhold the monthly salary of 800 yuan, and you refuse to acknowledge it, and watch others kneel on the ground and kowtow. You are simply a beast!

Gao Shan quickly waved his hands, "You misunderstood, that's not what I meant. Our decoration team is affiliated with the street office, and no one dares to default on our debt.

I mean, such a large project requires a lot of materials, and some of these materials have quotas."

Jiang Fan understood and immediately took out Director Wang's approval note. "Captain Gao, don't worry about this. Director Wang gave me the highest approval. If this isn't enough, I'll think of another way."

"This should be enough." Captain Gao thought for a moment and nodded.

Jiang Fan then introduced Gao Shan to his family. In fact, this was not the first time they met. When Uncle Jiang and his family moved in, Gao Shan was the one who renovated the front rooms.

"Captain Gao, this is the price we agreed on: half the labor and all the materials. I have no other requirements. The house must be sturdy."

"Okay! Leave it to me." Gao Shan happily assured after taking the money. Their decoration team had had a really hard time in the past two years.

It was hard not to be happy that the first order since his turnaround was so big. At the same time, he secretly resolved to have the workers bring out the best craftsmanship to this project.

After dealing with these things, Jiang Fan went to work. He was about to start a family, and the burden on his shoulders became heavier.

After the people who went to work at home left, the other people in the yard focused their attention on Shen Yue who was coaxing the child.

"Jiang family, is your second son going to repair the house of Sha Zhu's family?"

"Aunt, what do you mean? What do you mean by the house of Shazhu's family? That house was mortgaged to us by He Daqing. He borrowed some money and didn't pay it back, so he gave it to us as compensation. Now it belongs to our Jiang family." Jiang Yu stood beside her mother and acted as a substitute.

"Oh, we really didn't know." The aunt smiled awkwardly and stepped back.

Jiang Yu sneered inwardly. "Don't know?" Bullshit. Although he hadn't made a big fuss when buying the house, Jiang Fan had been coming in and out so frequently recently. Anyone with a reasonable mind could tell the house had already been owned by someone else.

Coming out to ask about this at this time clearly shows that he has other intentions.

Chapter 439 Love Story

One person retreated, and another stepped forward, "I told you long ago that the house was no longer in He Daqing's hands, but you still didn't believe me."

After blaming the woman in front, the other one asked, "Sister Shen, the people here today are from the street office construction team, right? Are you guys going to prepare a wedding room for Jiang Fan?"

This question almost hit the nail on the head. It was no secret that Zhong Xueying had entered the Siheyuan some time ago, and they could all see that this was Jiang Fan's girlfriend.

Later I found out that this girl was a technician at a steel mill.

Another girl with a formal job, how could this not make people in the hospital envious and jealous?

There are two married people in the Jiang family. Jiang Pingan’s wife Chen Qian works in a textile factory.

Jiang Dalei’s wife Qi Ting was originally a worker in a steel rolling mill, but she returned her job to her parents’ home after getting married. Similarly, she basically stopped interacting with her parents’ home. It can be said that she is a complete member of the Jiang family.

Jiang Yang had gone off to serve in the army, and Jiang Yue was currently working in the purchasing department of the steel mill, having been wooed by the Xu family. And given Xu Wude's personality, he was sure to find a job for Xu Xin in the future.

In other words, if everything goes well, each of the boys in the Jiang family will marry a wife with a formal job.

This made everyone in the yard very jealous, especially some unmarried young men. They were so angry that all the good girls were taken by the Jiang family members.

There are also some families where the mother-in-law has already complained about why her daughter-in-law did not bring her own job.

This caused a small stir in the courtyard. Some people with weak personalities not only felt aggrieved, but some with hot tempers started quarreling directly.

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Aunt Xu, what you said is true. My second brother is already 23 or 24 this year. If he doesn't clean up the house for his wedding now, does he have to wait until the day before the wedding to do so?"

"That's right, we should prepare in advance."

Then several people tried to find out in a roundabout way when Jiang Fan would get married, but Jiang Yu fooled them all and even took advantage of them verbally.

After fooling everyone, Jiang Yu couldn't help but complain, "I really don't know what these aunties are doing. What does it have to do with them whether my second brother gets married or not? They can still send gifts when he gets married, asking all kinds of questions."

Shen Yue smiled and said, "Who made our family live well? When you graduate and start working, I guess proposals for marriage will be so numerous that they'll knock down our door."

Jiang Yu would be seventeen this year, so theoretically, she could start looking for someone. However, Shen Yue knew that with Jiang Fan's influence, she probably wouldn't go on blind dates, and would probably have to look for someone on her own.

But having said that, she still asked, "Xiaoyu, if you were looking for a partner, what kind of person would you like to find?"

"I'm looking for a partner? There are two reasons." Jiang Yu thought for a moment, "First, I don't want anyone who already has a partner. We can't do such a wicked thing."

"What about the second point?"

"I don't want anyone without a partner, and I don't want anyone who doesn't want me either."

Jiang Yu blinked his eyes, making Shen Yue laugh.

"So are you going to get married?"

"If you don't want to marry, then don't marry. The old man once said that women hold up half the sky. I believe that with my abilities, I can live a good life even if I am alone."