Siheyuan: Qin Huairu is a lucky charm for her husband

Chapter 2166 Secretary Lin's time cannot be wasted on work

In the courtyard

Qiangzi, emboldened by the alcohol, is now sleeping like a log. If he knew Jia Zhangshi's true intentions, he'd probably be jumping up and cursing right now.

The Jia family told their mother that their grandmother had been beaten and driven away by Zhu Daqiang!

Ma Lan looked at Jia Dongxu, who was fast asleep, and didn't ask him to go look for him. Instead, she made a shushing gesture to Bang Geng.

“Your grandma has a wide circle of friends and plenty of places to sleep. Someone as cunning as her wouldn’t just impulsively run out at night.”

Over the years, Ma Lan has been outwitting her mother-in-law, and she knows her mother-in-law all too well.

Ma Lan believed that the couple had fought many times before, but Jia Zhangshi had never run away from home. Today, it was just a little commotion, and she even hit Qiangzi first, so why would she run away? There seemed to be some deliberate intent involved…

"Okay! I'm going to sleep then..."

Banggeng ate his fill today, and now he's no longer concerned with the adults' affairs. After reporting his findings, the little guy ran back to his room to sleep...

The boy couldn't help but laugh after lying on the bed. Logically, he should have been sad that his beloved grandmother had been driven away. But Banggeng just started laughing...

"It's so nice to have Grandpa Lin in charge. Just now, Zhong Zhengguo and Liao Shaoji almost got into a fight over who would treat everyone to the next meal. You can't find another place like that in Beijing! What about those military compounds, or government compounds? Do they have as many banquets as the one in my courtyard?"

Before going to sleep, Banggeng once again praised his auspicious home, since a feast in a courtyard house is like playing chess.

In chess, you think three moves ahead before making one move, just like a grand feast in a courtyard house involves waiting three meals before eating one.

What Banggeng didn't know was that every meal wasn't free. It was the result of everyone's cooperation... As for who paid, well, that depended on who was lucky.

Lin Chen arrived at No. 69 Courtyard to make arrangements for He Xiulian and Tian Yezi's visit to Dongcheng District the next day.

Ye Juan received He Xiulian, while Sun Xiaomo and Chang Xingyu received Tian Yezi...

Upon hearing that another young woman was coming, Song Yanzi immediately inquired about her age.

"How old are Lin Chen and the others?"

Lin Chen took the other person's small white hand and rubbed it, then said, "Don't worry! They won't cut in line... You and Qiu Nan go ahead of them."

Liao Yimei was able to cut in line because of her age. But Tian Yezi and He Xiulian had to wait patiently...

The next happy event for the Lin family was for Song Yanzi and Ding Qiunan.

"Oh, I...I'm not in a hurry!"

Although Song Yanzi said she wasn't in a hurry, she was already impatient. Lin Chen had also started to exert his influence on the Song family side, since Xiao Yanzi couldn't marry into the Lin family without a clear understanding of the situation.

The others could tell what Song Yanzi was thinking just by looking at her insincere expression.

"Go and talk to Qiu Nan right away! Don't end up crying..."

These days, Song Yanzi has discovered that she has a talent for dancing, and she often seeks out Zhang Duoduo to learn from her.

Now she can do all sorts of difficult moves...

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Monday morning at six o'clock

Uncle Wang arrived at the Lin family's door and waited...

Lin Chen didn't make things difficult for the other party and directly called him into the house to prepare the medicine on the spot.

After expressing his gratitude once more, the old turtle left, clutching the five pills, each the size of a bull's eye, as if they were precious treasures.

The old man bought all sorts of strange and unusual medicinal herbs with ten small yellow croakers, and Lin Chen finally ground them into several large, dark pills for him.

However, Lin Chen also gave him half a bucket of rootless water and told him that after taking five pills, he would be fully recovered.

This really excited Master Wang!

After seeing Master Wang off, Lin Chen said goodbye to Liu Haizhong and hurriedly left the courtyard...

Qin Huairu was about to give birth, and the news quickly spread throughout the courtyard.

"Tiger, aren't you going to go check if your mom's back yet? Don't try to be a hero if you can't handle it. Your mom got chased away by Qiangzi last night... and you're sleeping like a log."

While washing up, Yang Laosan egged Jia Dongxu on; this guy was always eager to stir up trouble.

Jia Dongxu had already heard about last night's events from his sister Lan, and the kid wasn't worried about his mother at all. After all, he already knew his mother often stayed out all night before they got married…

"Yang Laosan, stop laughing at other people's misfortunes all the time. Be careful, it might happen to you sooner or later."

Just as Yang Laosan was about to retort, Qiangzi, who had sobered up, hurriedly ran to the Intermediate Court.

"Dongxu, your mother is missing! What are we going to do?"

Everyone looked at Jia Dongxu, but the young man calmly said something.

"What are we going to do? Go find her! If you can't find her, you'll have to pay for it. You're the one who drove my mom away. Don't blame me for not warning you, if anything happens to my mom, hmph! I'll make you regret it."

After making those threats, Jia Dongxu picked up the washbasin and teacup and went home. He knew his mother would be fine; he was just trying to scare Qiangzi.

After being threatened by Jia Dongxu, Qiangzi went to Cai Quanwu to discuss countermeasures. Even Qin Hui had a lover. How much more so in the cramped courtyard, where everyone has a few close friends?

After Jia Dongxu left, Sha Zhu and the others started talking about the ring match that was going to start on Saturday night...

"Uncle, aren't you going to analyze who everyone should bet on this time?"

Yan Bugui isn't thinking about who to bet on right now; he's thinking about how to get all the spots for his family.

After a night, everyone in the compound, now fully awake, realized what was going on! This time, it wasn't about betting on Ji Cheng and Yang Weimin; it was about betting on Factory Director Yang and Director Ji! This is damn complicated!

Both men were powerful cadres in the steel rolling mill. Although Lin Chen had delegated these powers to them, the people in the courtyard could not afford to offend Director Yang and Director Ji.

The reason Lin Chen delegated so much power instead of centralizing it was because there were simply too many matters, big and small, at the steel rolling mill. He only needed to maintain the overall direction and couldn't possibly get involved in every single thing.

After all, Secretary Lin's time can't be wasted on work... Isn't a warm bed and a wife, kids, and family more appealing to him? These people are just there to pull the millstones for the steel rolling mill, so why not use them?

"Get lost, you brat. Last time I analyzed that you were bound to lose, why didn't you just lie down and surrender? You made your uncle lose ten dollars. Now what kind of analysis am I going to give you?"

Yan Bugui already knew what was going on, but he didn't want to say it now.

For Lao Yan, Director Yang had no say in his affairs. But Deputy Director Ji was different; Hongxing Primary School was under the management of the steel rolling mill's office. Therefore, he planned to gamble on Ji Cheng this time…

Seeing Yan Bugui's unpleasant expression, Sha Zhu immediately took two steps back.

"Tch! Surrender? The He family has no concept of surrender. Third Uncle, I heard you haven't repaid the money owed to Jie Cheng and Jie Fang, have you? That's not a very ethical thing to do..."

Sha Zhu always brings up the most sensitive topics, deliberately rubbing salt into Yan Bugui's wounds.

Yan Bugui thought to himself that he hadn't gained much advantage over the past few years, and now even his secret stash of money had been emptied. Moreover, he was either being beaten by outsiders or by his wife. What kind of mess had he gotten himself into?

Yan Bugui grew angrier the more he thought about it, so he snorted at Sha Zhu and went home.

The old man is now only thinking about how to trick his son and daughter-in-law into giving him a spot.

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