After sending Ding's mother, Ding Qiunan and their two children back, Li Chu came back with Zhang Meng without staying any longer.
After coming back, looking at the deserted home, Li Chu almost turned around to pick up his wife and children. He was not used to it.
He didn't want to stay at home alone, so he was going to go to the courtyard to clean the house.
Although I don't live there now, if no one lives in it for a long time and it is not cleaned up, this kind of wooden structure house will break down.
Without riding a bicycle, Li Chu led Xiao Hei over for a stroll.
The Siheyuan seems to be quite busy, with several trucks parked just outside the door.
There are people pulling coal, cabbage, and radishes, all for winter storage.
"Xiao Chu, why are you here today?"
Li Chu was at the door looking at what was being pulled on the carts. The first man led his son out of the yard.
"Master, I have nothing to do today, so I can come over and tidy up my house."
Li Chu knelt down and clapped his hands to the uncle's son: "Peace, come and give me a hug."
The first uncle’s son is not old, and his seniority is not low.
Yi Ping'an was very close to Li Chu when he was a baby. For some unknown reason, others in the courtyard would cry when they hugged him.
As long as Li Chu hugs him, he won't even want his mother.
As soon as Li Chu clapped his hands, Yi Ping'an broke free from the elder's hand, ran over and threw himself into his arms.
"Is Qiunan at home with the child?"
Li Chu stood up with Yi Ping'an in his arms: "I'm not at home. I just took the child back to my parents' home. I plan to stay at home for a few days."
"Master, what are you going to do with Ping An?"
"Your aunt is in line to buy cabbage. I'll go over and help you get her back."
"Then you go quickly and don't keep Auntie waiting too long."
After speaking, Li Chu put Yi Ping'an on the ground and touched his head: "Follow your father and help your mother. Come back and play with your brother."
Then he took out a candy from his pocket and pressed it into his hand.
Yi Zhonghai came over and took his son's hand: "Thank you quickly, brother, and say goodbye to brother."
Yi Pingan looked at the candy in his hand, licked his lips, raised his head and said to Li Chu: "Thank you, brother. Goodbye, brother."
"Goodbye, Xiaopingan!" Li Chu waved to him and watched as the elder took the child away before preparing to enter the courtyard.
As soon as they reached the door, Yan Bugui led his three sons out again. Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiekang each held a large wooden board in their hands.
"Xiao Chu, come here." Yan Bugui's three sons shouted from behind.
"Third uncle, what are you and your family planning to do?"
"I'm not going anywhere." Yan Bugui pointed to a truck loaded with coal at the door: "I just bought it and am going to take it into the yard to unload the truck."
As he spoke, he directed Xie Cheng and Xie Kuang to place the wooden plank in his hand at the threshold.
Then Jie Kuang and Jiefang stood behind a wooden board and supported it with their feet.
Yan Bugui put the rope on the cart around his shoulders and stood behind the cart to push.
Upon seeing this, Li Chu also stepped forward to lend a hand and help push him in from behind.
Several families who were buying briquettes and vegetables in the yard were preparing to move in slowly. When they saw the wooden boards Yanbu had built, they hurriedly pulled and pushed them, using his wooden boards to move the carts.
Go into the courtyard.
But Yan Bugui felt very distressed: "Slow down, be careful not to damage my board."
As he said this, he glared at his two sons fiercely. They were so stupid that they didn't quickly collect the wooden boards even though their own cars were coming in. They were just standing there dumbfounded.
He turned around and said to Li Chu, who was helping push the cart just now: "Thank you, Xiao Chu. Come inside and drink some water."
Li Chuzheng walked towards his home and waved his hand: "No, third uncle, I'm coming over today to tidy up my house. You can go ahead and don't worry about me."
He took out the key from his pocket and opened the door. As Li Chu moved, the ashes on the ground in the room were kicked up, making him cough.
Instead of going in directly, Li Chu stood at the door for a while.
People coming in and out of the courtyard saw him and came over to say hello and chat with him.
Even Liu Haizhong took the initiative to come over and say hello to him.
Liu Haizhong had known for a long time that Li Chu's sister had become the director of the subdistrict office, and he had always wanted to establish a relationship with Li Chu but could not find the opportunity.
When Ding Qiunan gave birth to his child, he even went home with his uncle.
It's a pity that Li Chu and Li Qin were not at home when he went.
When I saw Li Chu today, he was extremely enthusiastic. He heard that he wanted to clean the house, and he even planned to ask his son to come over and help Li Chu.
"Second uncle, there's really no need to bother, I'll just clean it up."
Just kidding, the last person in this courtyard that Li Chu wants to deal with is Liu Haizhong. This guy is a little confused about reality.
It's normal for anyone to want to be an official, but Liu Haizhong doesn't want to be an official because he wants to serve the people more, but because he can show off his power by becoming an official.
This value system is very problematic.
As the second uncle in the courtyard, he gives advice to the neighbors all day long.
In the factory, the apprentices under the boss are trained like grandchildren all day long.
If such a person really becomes an official, it will be a disaster for the common people.
In the original drama, he seems to have hugged Deputy Factory Director Li's thick legs in the old days, and also worked as a minor official, causing harm to many people.
Li Chu planned to give Deputy Factory Director Li some of his favorite medicine to cut off his bangs and save him from harming others.
I casually chatted with Liu Haizhong for a few words, but Liu Haizhong looked helpless and left reluctantly.
Walking into the house, Li Chu filled a basin with water and began to clean the house.
Clean the second floor first, wipe the tables and cabinets, sweep and mop the floor, and then come down after the second floor is clean.
While I was cleaning the kitchen, I heard the little black barking outside the door.
Someone must have wanted to come into the house, otherwise Xiao Hei wouldn't have screamed.
Li Chu walked out of the kitchen. What he didn't expect was that the person who came over was Qin Huairu.
"Doctor Li, are you cleaning?" Qin Huairu was so frightened by Xiao Hei's cry that she stood there and did not dare to move. She was relieved when she saw Li Chu coming out.
Xiao Hei stopped barking when he saw his master come out and lay down on the ground again.
"I have nothing to do today, so I came here to clean up the house. Sister-in-law, did you come over to see me for something?"
"That's it." Qin Huairu took out a few tickets from the pocket of his work clothes: "Didn't I borrow five industrial coupons from Qiu Nan that time? I didn't have time to go there. I saw you today and I wanted to return them.
The same goes for you."
With that said, Qin Huairu handed over the ticket in her hand.
Li Chu didn't pretend to say he didn't want it. It was originally borrowed from their house and it was normal to return it, so he took it directly.
"How is it? Can you get a job from the neighborhood committee?" Li Chu asked with concern.