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Anyone who has watched "Love in the Courtyard" knows who the Qin family is. They are truly vampires among vampires. He had just returned to the courtyard and didn't want to be targeted by this family.

Perhaps he was a little mean in doing this, but he was sure that the family was definitely not gentlemen, and when facing this family, one must be prepared to guard against thieves all day long.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 884 Lou Xiao'e and Qin Huairu

The Siheyuan is a three-courtyard courtyard, but the best location is definitely the central courtyard.

The central courtyard is also the main courtyard. In ancient times, the central courtyard was the main hall. The master of the family lived in the main house, the eldest son lived in the east wing, and the second son lived in the west wing.

Therefore, the house in the central courtyard has the best location and the largest area, and He Yuzhu lives in the second main house in the central courtyard.

There are three main rooms in total. In addition to He Yuzhu's two rooms, there is another family next to it, living in a main room and an east ear room.

The east wing of the central courtyard is occupied by Yi Zhonghai and his wife and He Yushui. He Yushui's room is not big, but now He Yushui has started working and seldom comes back to live there.

The west wing is naturally where Qin Huairu and her family live, so the Qin family's conditions are actually quite good, better than many families in the courtyard.

Passing through the hanging flower gate in the middle courtyard, Zhou Chen came to the backyard, where there was a row of back rooms. However, the area of ​​this courtyard was not small. A normal courtyard house only had back rooms in the backyard, but this courtyard also had several rooms built on the east and west sides, so there were actually quite a few rooms in the backyard, and several families lived there.

Among them, the second uncle Liu Haizhong's family, Xu Damao's family, and the deaf old lady all live in the backyard.

Since he inherited all the memories, Zhou Chen naturally found Xu Damao's house with ease.

"Dong dong."

Less than two seconds after Zhou Chen knocked on the glass door, it was opened.

"Come on, come in."

Xu Damao warmly invited Zhou Chen into the house, where there was a dining table with several dishes already placed on it.

"Zhou Chen, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're here, why bring anything with you? It's too formal."

"How can that be possible? It should be done. It should be done."

Zhou Chen handed the meat and eggs to Xu Damao, who took them and called out, "Ezi, come here."

A woman who was not very tall but had a plump, fair and tender figure walked out of the room.

"Ezi, this is Zhou Chen from the front yard, the one you met half a year ago."

Half a year ago, Zhou Chen's family held a funeral, and Lou Xiao'e did meet Zhou Chen, but they only met a few times and were not very familiar with each other.

"Hello."

"Hello, sister-in-law."

When Zhou Chen saw Lou Xiao'e, he was a little disappointed. It seemed that the TV series was not reality after all, and Lou Xiao'e was not the Han Chunyan in his memory.

He was a little disappointed, but not too disappointed. After all, he had traveled through so many TV dramas, and it was only because he received a system reward that a woman like Zheng Juan appeared.

"Come on, Zhou Chen, sit down quickly. We haven't had a drink together for a long time. The last time we had a drink together was before you went to the army."

No matter what kind of person Xu Damao is, his enthusiasm and his mouth are absolutely amazing. At least on the surface, you can't find any fault with him. He is in sharp contrast to the foul-mouthed He Yuzhu.

"Yes, several years have passed in the blink of an eye."

Zhou Chen joined the army when he was nineteen years old and served for five years. He is twenty-four years old now, three years younger than Xu Damao. But they did grow up in the same yard when they were young and are about the same age, so they can be said to be very familiar with each other.

"Speaking of which, I didn't make it to your wedding, Damao. I'll have to drink three cups as punishment later."

"You should be punished, Ezi, go get my good wine. I'm going to get drunk with Zhou Chen today."

Lou Xiao'e was born into a large family. Although she was a little spoiled, she was sensible in front of outsiders and quickly brought the wine over.

Xu Damao poured wine for Zhou Chen and invited him to drink and eat.

"Sister-in-law isn't coming with us?"

"Don't worry about her, she's already eaten, let's drink together."

Xu Damao waved his hand, raised his glass and was about to clink wine with Zhou Chen, and Zhou Chen had no choice but to go along with him.

He knew that Xu Damao had ulterior motives in calling him over, but he still wanted to hear what Xu Damao wanted to say.

"Zhou Chen, you've only been back once in a few years, so you may not be familiar with many people in the hospital, right?"

Zhou Chen said: "It's okay. I was in the army for only five years, so I was away for a short time. I still know everyone in the hospital."

Xu Damao smiled and said, "That's different. A lot of changes have taken place during the time you were away. For example, the people of the same age who grew up with you are now working, and many of them are even married."

"Oh, is it so."

Zhou Chen was not surprised at all, as he was already 24 years old. People like Xu Damao were a few years older than him. Others like Yan Jiecheng and the eldest brother of the Liu family were also older than him.

In this era, if you are in your twenties and still don’t have a job, you will really become a street urchin.

"Zhou Chen, you just came back. Do you have a job? Your father passed away due to an accident at work. Now that you are back, as long as you ask, the factory leaders will definitely let you take over."

The reason why Xu Damao was so enthusiastic about Zhou Chen was not only because he wanted to instigate Zhou Chen to deal with He Yuzhu together, but also because he wanted to make friends with Zhou Chen.

Everyone knows that Zhou Chen's father died of an accidental work-related injury. Before his death, he was a level 5 worker. Once Zhou Chen comes back, as long as he wants, he can go to the steel rolling mill to take over the shift, which is a foregone conclusion, and he will definitely receive a certain degree of care.

This is how it is in this era. A son can take over his father's job, let alone a situation like the Zhou family. If the factory leaders are any decent people, they will definitely make all the arrangements properly and won't leave any room for criticism.

Xu Damao noticed this point and thought Zhou Chen had a future, so he greeted him warmly.

He was a projectionist in the factory. He started working in the factory when he was less than 20 years old. Over the years, he had been walking around the streets and going to the countryside to show movies. He was quite savvy in the ways of the world.

It can be seen from the TV series that although Xu Damao has a bad reputation in the Siheyuan, he is definitely doing very well outside the Siheyuan. If he hadn't insisted on staying in the Siheyuan and fighting to the death with He Yuzhu, this guy would never have had a tragic ending like in the TV series.

Zhou Chen said: "I just came back today and was busy cleaning the room. I haven't had time to think about these things. I will talk about it after I report to the street office tomorrow."

When he left the army to join the army, he needed to move his household registration away. Now that he has been discharged from the army and returned, he naturally has to move his household registration back.

Because he was a retired soldier, had a house and all the necessary procedures, it was easy for him to move back.

"Oh, that's right. When you are discharged from the army, you don't necessarily have to work in the factory. The street office may be able to arrange a better job for you."

"Who knows?"

Zhou Chen smiled and didn't say much on this topic. He had already thought about the work problem on the train back.

Nowadays, the more respectable the job is, the better it is. The most important thing is to ensure safety.

"Come on, let's go."

"boom!"

Zhou Chen and Xu Damao clinked glasses and soon finished a bottle of wine. At this time, Xu Damao also began to get drunk, his face turned red and his eyes were blurred.

"Zhou Chen, let me tell you, in this courtyard, do you know who I hate the most? Silly Zhu."

"I know this. You've been fighting since you were little. I've been away for a few years, but it looks like you haven't reconciled yet?"

Xu Damao cursed loudly: "Bullshit, how can I possibly reconcile with that bastard Sha Zhu? You are dreaming. I, Xu Damao, swear that if I can't kill Sha Zhu in this lifetime, I will take his last name."

Thinking of the fear of being dominated by Sha Zhu over the years, he was furious, but he had to admit that when it came to fighting, he was far inferior to Sha Zhu.

Zhou Chen found it funny in his heart. Xu Damao was also a talented person. He always spoke tough behind people's backs, but when facing Sha Zhu, he became timid. He perfectly interpreted what it meant to say one thing in front of people and another behind their backs.

However, He Yuzhu's reputation as the God of War in the Siheyuan was not exaggerated. In the courtyard, those of his generation or even younger than him had probably been beaten by him, and no one could match him.

While Zhou Chen and Xu Damao were talking, Lou Xiao'e from the inner room would glance over from time to time.

Mainly, she was curious about Zhou Chen. She had lived in this courtyard for several years, but she didn't have a good impression of the people in this courtyard.

It cannot be said that she is too ambitious but lacks the ability to achieve the goals. It’s mainly because the people in this courtyard are sometimes really weird.

You are petty, unable to distinguish between good and bad, and always swear. You scheme against me and I scheme against you, all for some trivial matters.

How could she, who has lived the life of a young lady since she was young, look down upon the people here?

She had only met Zhou Chen a few times half a year ago, but she had seen Zhou Chen's father coming in and out many times and she felt he was a nice person.

So she was quite curious about Zhou Chen, who was invited to dinner by Xu Damao as soon as he returned to the yard.

But she was just curious. After looking at it for a few times, she lost interest and lay down on the bed to rest.

Xu Damao obviously has a low alcohol tolerance, but he still brags that he is very good at it. After getting drunk, he is very talkative and keeps talking non-stop.

Fortunately, Zhou Chen was patient enough. He listened to his nonsense and asked him a few words from time to time, so he learned a lot about the affairs of the hospital.

After more than half an hour, Xu Damao finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell flat on the table.

"Sister-in-law, Xu Damao is drunk. Do you need my help to carry him inside?" Zhou Chen asked Lou Xiao'e in the inner room.

A few seconds later, Lou Xiao'e walked out from the inner room, glanced at the drunk Xu Damao, and frowned.

"I'm drunk again. I'm being so annoying every day."

Seeing Lou Xiao'e blocking an outsider's way and saying this, it is obvious that the relationship between this couple is really not good.

After complaining for a while, Lou Xiao'e said to Zhou Chen: "Then thank you for your help."

Zhou Chen nodded, put one hand on Xu Damao's armpit, lifted Xu Damao up, and carried him to the bed in the inner room in a few steps, which stunned Lou Xiaoe.

Xu Damao is quite tall and his weight is unknown, but Zhou Chen actually lifted him up with one hand. How much strength does that require?

A question popped up in her mind: Are all soldiers so strong?

"Sister-in-law, I'm really sorry for disturbing you today. I'm leaving now."

Zhou Chen said hello to Lou Xiaoe and left Xu's house.

It was already dark outside, and the wind was blowing coldly. It was really a bit chilly.

It was only a little after eight o'clock, but the lights in almost all the houses in the backyard were off. Zhou Chen's eyesight was not affected. He walked through the hanging flower gate and came to the middle courtyard. He was about to go back to the front yard, but after taking a few steps, he saw someone washing clothes by the sink.

The dim light allowed Zhou Chen to see the other person's appearance. She was a young woman wearing a cotton coat and looked quite young.

The other party also saw Zhou Chen, and when Zhou Chen approached, she looked surprised.

"Are you Zhou Chen from the front yard?"

"It's me. Long time no see, Sister Qin."

Zhou Chen had a smile on his face. Yes, the young woman in front of him was the heroine in Love in Courtyard, Qin Huairu.

Although it was dark now, Zhou Chen could still see Qin Huairu clearly after getting closer.

It has to be said that Qin Huairu, who was in her early thirties, was still bright and beautiful even though she had given birth to three children. She was born with good looks. It is conceivable how beautiful she was when she first married into the Siheyuan courtyard.

Zhou Chen didn't have a good impression of Qin Huairu, but if he had any dislike for her, it wasn't that strong.

Putting aside the facts of the plot, Qin Huairu still has many advantages. At least after her husband died, she was able to take on the responsibility of supporting her mother-in-law and three children alone, and she was able to keep them fat and healthy.

As for this point, I guess 90% of women can't do it.

It's just that the methods she used were a little bit disappointing, especially in the plot, she led a large yard of people, crazy blood-sucking idiots, it was really frightening.

But what does this have to do with Zhou Chen? Anyway, he didn't suck his blood. Besides, Sha Zhu deserved it. Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten.

Zhou Chen has seen many white lotuses, but those who can reach Qin Huairu's level are really rare in the world.

Qin Huaiyuan smiled sweetly and said, "I heard that you came back today, but I didn't see you. Did you come from the backyard?"

Zhou Chen said: "Well, I just came back and couldn't cook at home. Xu Damao insisted on taking me to his house for dinner. I couldn't refuse, so I had to agree."

Although Qin Huairu also didn't have a good impression of Xu Damao, she was much smarter than He Yuzhu. She didn't say anything bad about Xu Damao, but instead comforted Zhou Chen in a soft voice.

"Zhou Chen, I understand your feelings. Your father's incident was an accident. I believe he would want you to live well."

Zhou Chen was stunned. Was this consolation coming too late?

But Qin Huairu, as someone who had experienced it, continued to persuade him, "When Banggeng's father passed away, I was also in a bad mood, but the living still have to live. Zhou Chen, you are still young, much better than I was back then. I believe you will be fine."

Zhou Chen really didn't know what to say. He could tell that Qin Huairu's words were sincere, but Qin Huairu was...

He smiled bitterly in his heart, wondering if he was influenced by the plot of the TV series Love in the Courtyard. He always felt that Qin Huairu was so nice and seemed to have some purpose.

As the old saying goes, once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years. He has not been bitten yet, but he has started to be afraid.

"Thank you, Sister Qin, I..."

"Qin Huairu, why are you not sleeping at this hour, flirting with some wild man?"

Suddenly a rude voice was heard, and the door of the west wing was opened. A short and fat old woman yelled at Qin Huairu.

Zhou Chen frowned. He knew without thinking that the person who could say this must be Jia Zhang.

When Qin Huairu heard her mother-in-law scolding her, the smile on her face suddenly disappeared and her expression became very embarrassed.

"Mom, what are you talking about? This is Zhou Chen from the front yard. He just came back today. I just said a few words."