The Great Era of Siheyuan

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Sha Zhu's siblings and the old man and his wife all looked towards Li Wenqiang's door, just in time to see his back as he entered.

The old man pondered for a moment, then looked up and said to Sha Zhu.

"Zhu Zi, why don't you call him later, and call Xu Damao as well, so as not to cause the neighbors to gossip."

"What? Call them? I won't do that."

When Sha Zhu heard this, he immediately shook his head.

"Zhu Zi, listen to your godfather on this matter. Although you have conflicts with him, we can't let people find fault with our etiquette. If you don't want to go, let Yu Shui go."

When the aunt heard this, she immediately tried to persuade him.

Today, the two families held a banquet and invited the whole courtyard, except for Li Wenqiang and Xu Damao. Doesn't this seem too petty? Who knows what the neighbors will say behind their backs? It's just a matter of adding two more pairs of chopsticks.

When Sha Zhu heard this, he hesitated for a moment. He was not really stupid, so he naturally understood how malicious those neighbors were.

"Then you let the rain go, I won't go!"

"Just agree to it. I didn't ask you to go. Yushui, go and call Li Wenqiang and Xu Damao later."

Hearing that he agreed, the aunt also smiled. It was normal for neighbors to have some friction. Although they also disliked these two people, they still had to call out for a banquet like this at the door.

"Hey~! Okay, I'll go right away."

When He Yushui heard the order, he immediately agreed and went straight to Li Wenqiang's house.

As soon as Li Wenqiang entered the door, he saw his wife picking vegetables. Her slim figure looked very attractive from behind, and he couldn't help but go over and hug her from behind.

"Wife, are you feeling better?"

Liu Lihua was startled, and when she turned around and saw that it was her husband, she breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, she felt that Li Wenqiang was about to get angry again, and immediately spoke in a tender voice.

"I'm not well yet, please don't mess around!"

Hearing this, Li Wenqiang suddenly wanted to tease her, so he leaned over and spoke in her ear.

"Why are you messing around?"

Liu Lihua blushed and said shyly.

"What else can you do? I'm telling you, I don't have the strength left. If you come again, I'll die in front of you!"

After saying that, she gently broke free from his arms and gave him a seductive look.

"Okay, I won't do anything rash. Go and have some rest. I'll cook dinner tonight. I promise I won't touch you tonight!"

Li Wenqiang picked her up by the waist and walked straight to the bed.

"Ah~!"

Liu Lihua let out a soft cry and nervously grabbed his arm. She didn't feel relieved until he put her down and went back to the kitchen to cook.

Just when I was still feeling lucky that Li Wenqiang didn't act like an animal, there was a knock on the door.

"Is Li Wenqiang here?"

"I'm at home, come in, the door is not locked!"

Liu Lihua stood up carefully, ready to see who came.

The door was gently pushed open, and the girl who had just been by the pool looked at her with a smile on her face.

"Hello, I'm He Yushui. The dinner will start soon. Do you want to come over and have dinner with Li Wenqiang?"

As soon as He Yushui entered the room, he saw the beautiful woman he had just seen and asked in a low voice.

Just now, she felt breathtakingly beautiful when she casually glanced at her outside. When she got closer, she felt even more stunning. She couldn't help but feel a little inferior in her heart. She had a better figure, was taller than herself, and was prettier than herself, which made He Yushui very discouraged.

Hearing He Yushui's invitation, Liu Yuhua looked towards the kitchen.

"Wen Qiang, come here, someone wants us to have dinner, do you want to go?"

Li Wenqiang had already seen He Yushui in the kitchen, and asked directly after hearing this.

"Did Yi Zhonghai ask you to come?"

"Li Wenqiang, why are you speaking so harshly? Can you be more polite? The uncle is an elder in the courtyard, how can you call him by his name? Are you coming or not?"

When He Yushui heard Li Wenqiang calling an uncle by his name, she became a little annoyed and said unhappily.

"Don't go!"

Li Wenqiang refused without hesitation. They didn't call his family yesterday when they called others, but they came to call them again today. He had guessed what they were thinking, but he didn't care what the people in the courtyard thought.

"You~ Humph! Anyway, I've already called you, it's up to you whether you come or not, if you don't come, forget it!"

After hearing this, He Yushui looked a little indignant and turned away.

"Wen Qiang, if we don't go, will people gossip about us?"

Liu Lihua said with some concern.

"Just say it, we don't care anyway!"

Li Wenqiang said indifferently.

Seeing this, Liu Lihua didn't care anymore. Anyway, like Li Wenqiang, she basically didn't interact with people in the hospital, so she didn't know what others said.

He Yushui returned to the yard angrily.

"What's wrong? Who made you angry?"

Seeing that He Yushui's face looked strange, an old lady came over and asked softly.

"It was Li Wenqiang again. I went to his house with good intentions to invite him and his wife to dinner, but he refused without saying a word. Don't you think it's infuriating?"

Rain said angrily.

"Look, uncle, I told you not to invite him! You should not invite him if you don't want to give him face. You are making me angry for no reason."

Sha Zhu was also a little angry when he heard this.

Yi Zhonghai frowned and waved his hand.

"Alright, alright. We don't care whether he comes or not, but we have to be polite. It's his business if he doesn't come. Just don't let outsiders gossip about us. The dishes are almost ready. I'll go call everyone over first! We'll start as soon as the servants are here."

The old man saw that most people had returned from get off work and prepared to call some people. The time for dinner had been agreed upon yesterday, so those who didn't come would naturally be replaced by their family members.

"I'll go too. Uncle, you go to the backyard and I'll go to the front yard."

He Yuyu said with a smile.

After a while, people in the yard began to come over one after another.

"Shazhu, your cooking skills are pretty good! This dish looks delicious, you've made progress!"

The third uncle walked slowly over from the front yard with his family. Looking at the sumptuous food on the table, he started praising Sha Zhu.

"Otherwise, we have to say that you are good at speaking, Third Master! This scholar's words are so pleasant to hear. Come on, come on, please sit down first!"

Sha Zhu said with a smile, as if the unpleasantness between the two parties a few days ago had never happened.

"Is everyone here? Shazhu, you are so lucky. You will definitely benefit from following Lao Yi in the future!"

The second uncle showed up with the second aunt and Liu Guangtian, who hadn't been seen for a long time. Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiecheng looked at each other and found that they both looked miserable, with bruises on their bodies still not going away.

"Thank you, Uncle Er. Please sit down! Please sit down!"

Sha Zhu's face was all smiles, and he smiled at everyone he met. Today was a family reunion party between him and an old man, and he smiled at everyone without saying a word, and his attitude was extremely nice.

The second uncle was not polite and sat down directly at the table near the first uncle's house with the third uncle.

Just as everyone was sitting down in an orderly manner and preparing for the meal to start, Xu Damao walked in with a short, fat woman with dark skin, wearing a bright red coat with floral patterns, and whose mouth looked very big when she smiled, revealing two rows of big teeth.