Courtyard House: They all say I'm a good person

Chapter 41 The disparity in happiness is all due to comparison.

Xu Damao felt guilty towards Lou Xiao'e because of what happened outside, but Lou Xiao'e always sided with outsiders, which made Xu Damao very unhappy.

They are the real family!

Is it reasonable to not unite against external forces when problems arise?

"I……"

Lou Xiao'e wanted to say that she was siding with reason, not family, but the moment she opened her mouth, she suddenly remembered that the Yan family was also in the wrong.

Of course, Xu Damao was also in the wrong.

Whether it's Xu Damao or Yan Bugui, neither of them are good.

But as Xu Damao said, she is his wife, so she should speak up for him.

However, seeing Xu Damao's long, donkey-like face, Lou Xiao'e also got angry and said, "Why don't I want to talk to you?"

"While you weren't back, Sha Zhu insisted that you were the one who caused the trouble, and I kept speaking up for you!"

"And what about you?"

"It really was you who caused this mess!"

"I spoke up for you, I trusted you, Xu Damao, but you, Xu Damao, slapped me hard across the face!"

"Did I blame you?"

"If you had been careful with your words and actions outside, would these things have happened?"

"You're still blaming me?"

"Xu Damao, where do you get the nerve?"

Lou Xiao'e felt increasingly aggrieved as she spoke.

She thought about how she had argued with Sha Zhu and defended Xu Damao, only to be humiliated in the end. How could she possibly be nice to Xu Damao?

Xu Damao had no idea that this was going to happen!

Seeing Lou Xiao'e angry, he could only put aside his own grievances and comfort her, taking all the blame upon himself.

It took Xu Damao quite a bit of effort to finally coax Lou Xiao'e back to her senses.

"Silly Zhu, you're something else!"

"Just you wait, this is going to get back at you sooner or later!"

After Yan Bugui, Xu Damao also developed a hatred for Sha Zhu.

……

Shen Zhishou and Yu Li returned to the back room, and Yu Li was in a very good mood.

She sensed the care and concern from her husband, Shen Zhishou.

This is actually a minor issue; in most families, people would just tolerate it and let it pass.

Before Yu Li got married, her parents would never have supported her like this. If something really happened, they wouldn't have thought of supporting her, but would have scolded and complained about her!

After getting married, she felt a sense of security she had never experienced before.

"Let me scrub your back!"

Seeing that Shen Zhishou was going to take a bath, Yu Li unusually took the initiative to follow him.

Then, everything naturally fell into place.

It's just that the weather is getting cooler; otherwise, Shen Zhishou might have taken a nice bath with Yu Li.

But for now, I can only take a small taste and then head to bed.

Finally, after Yu Li fell into a deep sleep, Shen Zhishou thought about how to put the kang (a heated brick bed) on as soon as possible.

However, this means that the stove and chimney in the kitchen will need to be modified.

We need to do this sooner rather than later, before the weather gets too cold. Otherwise, it will be too late to do this in the dead of winter.

The next day at noon, Shen Zhishou did not go to the canteen for lunch. Instead, he took some time to visit the construction team at the street office and reached an agreement with the construction workers on the matter of installing a kang (heated brick bed) at his home.

The labor and materials cost a total of over twenty yuan.

Originally, it wouldn't have cost that much money, but Shen Zhishou was rushing to meet the deadline, so the construction team had to send a few more people to try and finish the job within a day.

With more people, the labor costs naturally increase.

The construction will be scheduled for the day off.

Shen Zhishou would meet with the construction team in the morning to finalize everything before he went to the train station to do odd jobs.

Shen Zhishou plans to continue doing this odd job at the train station.

After all, it's easy to earn a lot of money without much effort.

Working four days a month earns more than a full-time employee.

In other words, doing this job is equivalent to Shen Zhishou earning the income of two full-time jobs in a month.

When Shen Zhishou returned home that evening, he told Yu Li about the kang (heated brick bed). Yu Li had no objections; she simply went to get the money for Shen Zhishou.

"You can use that money at home; I still have some money on me!"

"OK!"

Yu Li nodded. "Then, if you run out of money, you must tell me!"

"good!"

No money?

Shen Zhishou has quite a bit of money stored in his spatial storage.

Moreover, if he runs out of money, the pickpockets at the train station become his money bag.

Another good night's sleep.

……

On the day off, the workers arrived early in the morning, just as dawn broke.

Shen Zhishou helped the craftsmen move all the raw materials to their doorstep.

Yu Li tidied up the room, making room for the kang (a heated brick bed), and covered most of the furniture with newspapers to cover the dust.

These newspapers were specially obtained by Yu Li from the recycling station, costing her two cents!

Shen Zhishou explained the situation to the driver in charge, settled all the fees, and then hurriedly left.

The remaining work was left to Yu Li to oversee.

Since the wages were paid in full, meals were not provided.

Besides, there's no way to provide meals here, since building a kang (heated brick bed) would require modifying a stove and chimney.

While the Shen family was busy setting up the kang (a heated brick bed), the early risers in the courtyard naturally saw it, and many people who had nothing else to do came over to watch the excitement.

As Yu Li was chatting with the women in the courtyard, she saw Lou Xiao'e walk up to her.

"Yu Li, can you even build a kang (heated brick bed) in your house?"

"Why not?"

Yu Li smiled slightly, "These craftsmen are all professionals. They were the ones who did our stove renovation..."

Yu Li, who was about the same age as Lou Xiao'e, was naturally happy to talk to Lou Xiao'e, and once she opened her mouth, she would chatter on and on.

After hearing Yu Li's words, Lou Xiao'e thought about how cold it was at home in the dead of winter and wondered if she should also build a kang (heated brick bed).

"Then you can ask your master later!"

"Anyway, a heated brick bed isn't expensive!"

"Ours was rushed and finished in one day, so it cost a little more, but it was only about twenty yuan!"

That sounds a bit like showing off.

That's exactly what Yu Li meant.

"It's all because I mentioned a few days ago that it was a bit cold, and the next day my husband went to the neighborhood committee and construction team to discuss installing a kang (heated brick bed)!"

This sentence is even more ostentatious.

The women in the courtyard were deeply moved when they heard this.

Everyone knows how cold winters are in Beijing.

They did complain about the cold weather, but what did their men do?

Wear more clothes if you're cold!

If you're cold, do some work; moving around will make you feel warmer!

Anyway, nobody wants to actually do anything to solve the problem.

Hearing Yu Li's boastful words from not far away, Qin Huairu felt even more uncomfortable.

The Jia family has a kang (heated brick bed)!

But she didn't build the kang (heated brick bed) because she was afraid of the cold.

Jia Dongxu never listened to her, always trying to smooth things over and telling her not to take it to heart.

Yu Li and Lou Xiao'e were still talking.

As Lou Xiao'e watched Yu Li talking non-stop, she thought about Yu Li's previous experiences and felt inexplicably grateful for Yu Li's good fortune. She had encountered the Yan family's marriage fraud, but was still able to marry such a good man!

"Yu Li, the kang (heated brick bed) is ready. How long until we can use it?"

"After it's finished, I'll heat it for a day, and then it should be ready to use. I'll ask the craftsman later!"