Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

After taking a shower, Wang Jianjun took a few basins filled with ice cubes and placed them in the room to cool down.

He is the only one in the world of space, and people would feel a little uncomfortable if they stay there for a long time.

So he would occasionally sleep in his room.

Lying on the bed, Wang Jianjun couldn't help but think of the girl he met during the day.

The face that had amazed him was now a little blurry.

Wang Jianjun tried to recall, but it always seemed a little unreal.

Just when he was feeling upset, a rustling sound came from outside the house.

Wang Jianjun is now in good health and has good hearing and eyesight.

His eyes could roughly see some things even in the dark room.

The ears are even better and can hear some subtle sounds.

He thought it was a thief.

Then he stood up and pushed the window open a little.

What made him laugh and cry was that it turned out that a few young men in the yard sneaked into the backyard and eavesdropped.

Only then did he remember that there seemed to be such a tradition in this era.

Similar to the bridal chamber prank.

Usually those who eavesdrop are unmarried men.

If you get married, you will be considered a hooligan.

Wang Jianjun took a glance and saw four people in total, including Yan Jiecheng and Sha Zhu.

I have the impression that there were many more people present when Jia Dongxu got married.

All the unmarried young men in the hospital went there.

It is said that Jia Dongxu's fight lasted ten minutes that night, which included the time he took off his clothes.

At this moment, several people were squatting under the window, waiting for Liu Guangqi to do something good and then shout.

This kind of immoral thing can only be done by newlyweds at their wedding.

Normally if you do this kind of thing you’ll get beaten up so badly that even your own mother won’t recognize you.

Wang Jianjun watched them with interest, wondering what would happen next.

As a result, before long, the door of Liu Guangqi's wedding room was suddenly pushed open.

What followed was a basin of water poured on several young men.

Several people were splashed with a basin of water and screamed and ran away in panic.

Then Liu Guangqi's voice was heard from inside the room.

"Shazhu! Yan Jiecheng! Wang Dachui! I heard your voices! If you want to eavesdrop on me, I'll let you drink my wife's foot washing water first."

Wang Jianjun was immediately amused.

Liu Guangqi predicted what Sha Zhu and the others had predicted.

Seeing that there was no more show to watch, Wang Jianjun closed the window and went to bed.

On the other side, in Liu Guangqi's room.

The young couple was counting the gifts for the wedding.

Liu Guangqi's wife Chen Xiaohong was a little unhappy when she saw the two cents gift money from the Jia family:

"Guangqi, who is this Jia Dongxu? Giving a gift of only two cents is really disrespectful."

"Hey, that's the Jia family from the Central Courtyard. They were the ones causing trouble in the Central Courtyard just now. Let's have less contact with them in the future. That family is not a good thing."

Jia Zhang was making trouble in the middle courtyard just now, and everyone in the backyard heard it.

It must be that Old Liu was happy and drunk tonight, otherwise he would have had to give Jia Zhang a few whippings.

Chen Xiaohong frowned and said:

"Guangqi, I still don't want to live in your courtyard. Not to mention it's crowded, it's also inconvenient to go to the toilet and take a shower.

I think it’s more convenient to live in my house.”

Chen Xiaohong's father was a small leader and his unit assigned him a tube-shaped building.

She was used to living in a tube-shaped building since she was a child, so she was still a little uncomfortable when she suddenly moved to a courtyard house.

Liu Guangqi thought to himself that if conditions allowed, he would also like to live in a tube-shaped building.

"We are already lucky enough to have an independent wedding room. Many people in our courtyard can only live with their parents and brothers after getting married."

Chen Xiaohong looked around, thought for a moment, and said to Liu Guangqi:

"Guangqi, there's something I've always wanted to discuss with you."

"What's the matter?"

“My dad might be transferred to another district next year. If the appointment notice comes, our family will move out next year.

My dad told me last time that I am the only daughter in my family and he doesn’t have a son, so you are half his son.

If you are willing, he can find a connection to transfer you to his new unit. Then, with my dad's connections, you can get promoted faster, and we can live in a tube building."

Chen Xiaohong didn’t actually say the whole thing.

Chen's father's original intention was to have Liu Guangqi take care of him in his old age.

Except that the child does not have the Chen family surname, everything else is not much different from a live-in son-in-law.

Liu Guangqi's eyes lit up. If this was the case, his future would be bright.

His father-in-law works in an office, so if he had followed his father-in-law's example, he wouldn't have to work so hard in the steel mill.

Who would want to be a worker when there is a chance to become an official?

But the next moment he hesitated again and looked at his newlywed house.

He also knew how much Lao Liu had sacrificed for him when he got married.

Although Lao Liu likes domestic violence, he only uses it against his two younger brothers.

To be honest, Lao Liu has never done anything wrong to him.

Liu Guangqi was struggling internally, on the one hand he was longing for a future career, on the other he felt guilty towards his father.

But the struggle didn't last long, and Liu Guangqi made up his mind.

Men should put their career first.

I think Liu Haizhong will understand me.

"Xiaohong, then you can talk to dad. I agree to this. I'll have to help him get the upper hand. By the way, don't tell my dad about this for now. I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it for a while. Let me do some ideological work on him first."

Chen Xiaohong was very happy to hear her husband agreed, and then added:

"No problem, but my dad has given so much for you, you have to be filial to him in the future, okay?"

"Of course. From now on, your father is my father. I can take care of him in his old age."

When Chen Xiaohong heard this, she thought it was a good idea and immediately hugged Liu Guangqi's round face and kissed him.

Liu Guangqi felt very happy. Looking at his ordinary-looking wife, he felt that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Even Qin Huairu, whom he used to fantasize about, was not as good as her.

With a burning desire in his heart, he blew out the kerosene lamp and went to the bed with Chen Xiaohong in his arms.

There was no sound or words all night.

Wang Jianjun yawned and went out early in the morning.

He was so lost in thought last night that he didn't fall asleep until midnight.

After a busy day yesterday, the next day was Monday and everyone was in a low spirits at work.

Brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu came early in the morning to return the tables and chairs.

Liu Haizhong took two days off to prepare for his son's wedding, so today was a rare day when he didn't have to go to work.

Holidays are very short these days, with only four holidays each year, which adds up to only seven days.

This inhumane holiday system has lasted for fifty years. If it were in the future, netizens would probably rebel.

The factory approved Liu Guangqi three days of marriage leave because he was getting married.

Now is a good time to sleep in the house.

Wang Jianjun yawned as he walked out of the courtyard and went to report to the steel rolling mill first.

I originally wanted to go to the countryside to purchase things.

As some unknown reason led me to ride my bike to the Central Academy of Drama.

Then I saw the security guard from yesterday.

The old man saw Wang Jianjun's face turn stern again, touched the gun on his waist and said unkindly:

"Boy, as a buyer, you don't go to the countryside to buy supplies, but you want to come to our school to take pictures of women?"