Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 646 Temporary Stay

When He Lai and his son came back after finishing their work, Wu'er and the others had already started picking vegetables in the vegetable garden under the leadership of Grandpa Zhou.

Not to mention that Guangcheng can grow much more vegetables than the north. All kinds of vegetables can be grown. Although there is not much meat, there is definitely enough vegetables to eat.

When Mr. Zhou saw the two people coming back, he smiled and said, "Oh, you're back. Did everything go smoothly?"

"Report to the commander, everything went smoothly!" He Zhan saluted and said solemnly.

He Lai was frightened by He Zhan's sudden action. He looked at his cheap father speechlessly. Is it really that necessary?

"Oh, that's enough, there's no such thing as a chief here. Xiao Laizi said that you are also a veteran, so just treat me as an elder and stop saluting all the time. I'm not sure if an old man like you will return the salute."

Mr. Zhou waved his hand and spoke.

"Um...yes! I'll pay attention next time." He Zhan put his hand down awkwardly and said.

He Kan noticed that He Zhan seemed a little uneasy, so he came to the rescue and said, "Dad, go find mom and the others in the house and ask her to put away the household registration book and other things."

"Okay!" Upon hearing that, He Zhan immediately turned around and went into the house to find Wu Juan and the others.

He Lai came to Mr. Zhou and helped.

"Your father doesn't seem to be anything like you! He's a bit dull." Old Man Zhou said with a smile.

"Well, my dad was always fighting outside, so I lived with my mom when I was a child, so of course I look more like her." He Lai said nonchalantly.

"Grandpa Zhou, I don't look like my dad either. My mom said I look like my eldest brother!"

Wu'er ran over and interrupted, and stuffed two tender cucumbers into He Lai's hands.

"Okay, stop picking them. Are these cucumbers ripe? Just pick them and stay by my side. Don't run around."

He Lai looked at the palm-sized cucumber in his hand and was speechless.

"Haha, it's okay, let the little girl pick it. I'm tired of eating this thing anyway. Your grandma Zhou bought meat today, so let's eat meat today."

Mr. Zhou said nonchalantly.

"Hehe, Grandpa Zhou, I'll treat you to some dried meat. It's delicious."

Wu'er took out a piece of dried meat from the cloth bag and stuffed it into Grandpa Zhou's mouth.

"Well, my good granddaughter is really sensible. She still thinks of an old man like me when she has good things." Grandpa Zhou chewed the dried meat and held Wu'er in his arms, admiring her.

Wu'er giggled in Grandpa Zhou's arms, and He Lai felt a little envious.

He Lai was too lazy to watch and came to help Ke Er and the others pick vegetables. He quickly picked a basket full of vegetables, washed them, and went back to the house.

Inside the house, He Zhan had already followed Wu Juan into the room to put things away.

Old Mrs. Zhou was holding He Tong, who was almost two years old, and sitting on the sofa, chatting with Yu Shui.

"Dad! Dad! Hug me!" He Tong immediately reached out and shouted when she saw He Lai.

Ever since He Tong learned to speak, she has been very attached to He Lai. It's because He Lai can always come up with good things, and He Tong is almost spoiled by him.

He Lai immediately stepped forward, picked up He Tong, and sat next to Old Lady Zhou.

Seeing He Tong crawling around on He Lai's body, playing and fighting, unlike when she was in her arms, Old Lady Zhou also marveled at He Tong's cleverness.

"Okay, hold your daughter. Grandma will cook for you."

"Grandma Zhou, I'll go with you." Yu Shui immediately stood up and said.

"Okay, let's go." Old Mrs. Zhou did not refuse. She really couldn't handle so many people eating.

After Yu Shui followed Old Lady Zhou into the kitchen, she began to cook. In the living room, He Lai was playing with He Tong, and the little guy laughed from time to time.

The food was ready in a short while, and more than a dozen people sat around the table and began to enjoy the meal.

Mr. Zhou started drinking with He Zhan. Naturally, He Zhan did not dare to disobey and drank it all in one gulp every time. After a few glasses, he and Mr. Zhou soon became close brothers and had no restraints. Fortunately, they did not put their arms around each other's shoulders.

He Lai and his companions were too lazy to care about them. Anyway, the wine they were drinking was brought by He Lai, which was healthy and would not make them drunk. Even if they were drunk, He Lai had a way to help them sober up.

Several little girls were whispering together, Wu'er was pouring wine for them beside Old Man Zhou, and the two boys, Ye Jun and Zhou Zhigang, lowered their heads and ate rice obediently.

Old Mrs. Zhou and Yu Shui sat on both sides of He Lai, feeding the little girl He Tong.

Wu Juan brought Wen'er to the side, and from time to time she picked up some food for the children, fearing that they would not have enough to eat.

After the meal, only the two were still drinking, He Lai joined them in drinking, and the rest went back to their rooms to sleep.

He Lai waited until the two of them had almost finished drinking, helped them sober up, and then sent them back to their room.

The next day, Mr. Zhou and He Zhan slept until noon before getting up.

In fact, He Zhan had woken up a long time ago, but for the sake of his face he did not get up and go out immediately. He was not pulled out by Wu'er until Mr. Zhou got up.

"Dad, you're sleeping so soundly!" He Lai said with a smile.

He Zhan glared at He Lai, but did not refute because Mr. Zhou was present.

Mr. Zhou took out the chessboard and called He Lai, "Come on, play chess. Let's see if your chess skills have deteriorated after so many days."

Before He Lai could agree, Wu'er refused to do it, "Grandpa Zhou, play with me, play with me."

"Okay, okay, then let's play Go." Mr. Zhou put down the chess pieces and took out the Go pieces.

He Lai knew that He Zhan couldn't sit still, so he went out with He Zhan.

Although you don't have to actually go to work, you can still communicate with a few colleagues and treat them to a meal, so that when you are no longer around, you won't have to rely on them.

However, He Lai was overthinking it. It turned out that most of the people in their department were in this situation. They were all children of big leaders. They didn't like to go to work, but they were still assigned a position so as not to affect their future careers.

When these people want to advance, they will have a good level, making it easier for the leaders to operate secretly.

He Lai and He Zhan invited the head of this department to dinner and chatted for the whole afternoon.

After the person in charge assured them that they could not come to work in the future, but they would not get paid if they did not go to work, the two of them felt relieved.

When I got home, I found that the children were playing chess. After all, Gobang is a simple game and it is just right for children to play.

Grandpa Zhou was playing chess with Ye Jun. Ye Jun had the help of Yu Shui, otherwise Ye Jun would not be a match for Grandpa Zhou.

"Brother, come and help me. Sister Ke'er won't let me." Wu'er shouted immediately when she saw He Lai coming.

He Lai smiled helplessly and walked to the chessboard and sat down. Ke Er pouted and said, "Brother Lai, Wu Er is playing tricks and lying."

"I didn't. This is how my eldest brother and Grandpa Zhou play chess!" Wu'er said with her hands on her hips, unconvinced.

"Okay, okay, it's just for fun. Come, I'll play a few games with Ke'er."

He Lai picked up Wu'er and played Gobang with Ke'er, while He Zhan was called over by Mr. Zhou to play chess.

A lively and lively family is great, great.