PDLP Chapter 102 Yu Li's Personality
Chapter 102 Yu Li's Personality
Chapter 102 Yu Li's Personality
Yu Li naturally kicked Yan Jiecheng aside when she went to sleep at night, letting him pour all his passion into his socks.
"She can't even borrow a bicycle, why should she sleep with me?" Yu Li's simple and straightforward values were just that direct.
The next day, Yu Li went to the Intermediate People's Court, picked up Liu Yulan's bicycle, and went to the station to pick up her aunt. She accompanied her aunt around for a day and didn't return until the afternoon.
Yu Li had lived with her aunt since childhood before returning to Beijing. In Yu Li's heart, her aunt was her mother, and although she was usually very stingy, she was unusually generous today.
Not only did he treat his aunt to roast duck, but he also took her to a photo studio to have her picture taken.
This shows that everyone is stingy depending on the situation; deep down, Yu Li didn't really want to be stingy. But her family was poor, and if she hadn't been frugal, she wouldn't be alive today.
Yu Li had just pushed the cart into the courtyard when Yan Jiefang saw her.
The other party hurriedly came over and took the bicycle.
"Sister-in-law, I need to go to the countryside to exchange some cornmeal. Can you let me ride my bike there?"
"No, Jiefang, this is Yulan's bike that I borrowed. If you want to ride it, go and ask her yourself."
In his haste, Yan Jiefang pushed Yu Li aside and attempted to forcibly ride away on his bicycle.
Yan Jiefang was waiting to go to the countryside to collect grain today, which was one of his ways to earn extra money. He had just gone to see Yan Bugui, who told him he could ambush Yu Li at the door.
Knowing that Yu Li had borrowed Liu Yulan's car, Yan Jiefang's mind started working.
Since it was free to ride the bike, especially since it belonged to Liu Yulan, Yan Jiefang naturally wouldn't borrow Yan Bugui's bicycle.
Everyone in the courtyard was envious of the He family. However, every time they tried to take advantage of the He family, He Yuzhu rebuffed them.
Today, Yan Jiefang was going to take advantage of Liu Yulan, so when he saw Yu Li trying to stop him, he got anxious, pushed Yu Li aside, and tried to leave.
Yu Li was also a little stunned, seemingly not expecting Yan Jiefang to be so bold.
Just as Yan Jiefang was about to turn and leave, Liu Yulan returned from outside.
"Oh, Yu Li, did you say goodbye to your aunt?"
"Ah, Yulan, I just got back. Jiefang, quickly give the car to Yulan."
Yan Jiefang saw Liu Yulan enter the room, but did not return the car to her.
In his mind, now that the car was in his possession, he might as well take advantage of it first.
He had previously taken a liking to Liu Yulan, this pretty wife, but he dared not provoke her because He Yuzhu was too good at fighting.
Today, having finally gotten a chance to ride the other person's bike, Yan Jiefang naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.
"Liu Yulan, I'm going to the countryside to exchange some cornmeal. I'll return the car to you when I get back."
As Yan Jiefang spoke, he grinned and prepared to push the cart away. He even deliberately moved closer to Liu Yulan and took a deep breath to smell her body fragrance.
It smells really good, much better than my sister-in-law's.
Seeing Yan Jiefang's tactlessness, Liu Yulan's face darkened. She wasn't going to tolerate him. She knew all the people in the courtyard well now and knew that the more polite she was, the more they would take advantage of her.
"Yan Jiefang, if you dare to go out, I'll report you to the police. You robbed my bicycle."
Yan Jiefang was startled when he heard Liu Yulan say that. But he continued to chatter on and on with Liu Yulan.
"Liu Yulan, are you serious? We all live in the same compound, how can you be so heartless?"
Liu Yulan went up and threw the bag of flour that Yan Jiefang had placed on his bicycle onto the ground.
Then she turned and pushed the cart toward the central courtyard, still hurling insults. Liu Yulan looked down on Yan Bugui's family. It was only because Yu Li had recently married into the courtyard that Liu Yulan would have paid any attention to the Yan family.
"Our He family and your Yan family are just unrelated neighbors. Wait until your Yan family learns to behave properly before you say such things to others."
Everyone in the courtyard laughed when they saw this, mocking the Yan family for being clueless and trying to take advantage of everyone.
Despite her gentle and frail appearance, Liu Yulan never gave anyone a kind look in the courtyard. Since she had He Yuzhu backing her up, anyone who dared to go too far would be avenged by He Yuzhu upon her return.
Nowadays, the birds in the courtyard no longer take Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui seriously.
The three of them are now the subject of everyone's daily jokes in the courtyard house. It's all because He Yuzhu thwarted their attempts to take control of the house several times.
Each time they caused damage, they also embarrassed the three old men. After this happened many times, the birds in the courtyard stopped taking them seriously.
Yan Jiefang, cursing and swearing, could only carry the flour sack to the bus stop outside. He had originally thought he could save some money, but now he had no choice but to take a bus to the countryside.
As for borrowing a car from Yan Bugui, forget it, since that would cost more than taking the bus.
Yu Li was furious, and Yan Jiefang's behavior also made Liu Yulan resent Yu Li.
It's likely that if Yu Li goes to the He family to ask for favors again, they won't pay her any attention.
After all, in Liu Yulan's view, it was because they lent Yu Li her bicycle that they felt it wasn't easy for her aunt to come all this way.
As a result, you turned around and treated the car as your own, not only using it yourself but also giving it away to others at will.
Yu Li stomped her foot in anger and went back to her room. She felt that she had been incredibly unlucky to marry into the Yan family.
This family is full of trouble; not one of them is easy to deal with.
In this courtyard, the Yan family doesn't have a single friend. They had finally managed to improve their relationship with the He family, but now Yan Jiefang has ruined it.
Being able to offend more than twenty neighbors takes skill. Yu Li didn't cook again that night, and when Yan Jiecheng came back, she had a big fight with him.
Yu Li even entertained the idea of cheating on Yan Jiecheng, with He Yuzhu as her target. After all, Yu Li was also envious of the other party's salary of over one hundred yuan.
However, He Yuzhu had no such intention. When Yu Li saw He Yuzhu and went up to talk to him, He Yuzhu remained indifferent.
He Yuzhu has no shortage of women these days; Liu Lan, Qin Huairu, and Liu Yulan have already left him with too many to handle.
He Yuzhu doesn't associate with the other members of the Siheyuan family; they also have Xu Damao, Li Tieniu, Zhang Xiaoquan, and several other families working together.
In contrast, the Yan family, whose three uncles used to be inseparable, is now divided into several parts.
When Yi Zhonghai realized that he couldn't renovate the courtyard house according to his ideas, he simply gave up and left it to its own devices.
Without any scheming, how could Yi Zhonghai possibly pay attention to the impulsive fool Liu Haizhong or the greedy Yan Bugui?
The fact that Yi Zhonghai tied Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui to control the courtyard house in the past does not mean that the two of them were actually capable.
It's simply that the two of them have some distinct personality flaws that allow Yi Zhonghai to manipulate them at will.
Since they are no longer of any use, it is impossible for Yi Zhonghai to continue to accommodate them.
When He Yuzhu returned home that evening and heard Liu Yulan recounting what had happened that afternoon, he smiled.
"How could Yu Li act like this? I kindly lent her my car so she could take care of my aunt. But she just casually used it to do me a favor. They have cars, but they don't use them; they just want to drive other people's cars recklessly."
"Alright, don't be angry anymore. All members of the Yan family are the same. You don't think Yu Li is different from the Yan family, do you?"
Liu Yulan opened her mouth as if to say that Yu Li was different, but thinking about what happened today, she realized that it seemed to be true.
"How come I never noticed before?"
"They say birds of a feather flock together. Everyone in the neighborhood knows what the Yan family is like. Yu Li isn't from the countryside; her family must have come to inquire beforehand. Whether we think the Yan family is bad or the Yu family thinks they know how to manage a household well..."
After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Liu Yulan felt that they made a lot of sense.
It would be wrong to say that Yu Li hadn't inquired about it. She had, and her agreement to marry Yan Jiecheng shows that she herself approved of this lifestyle.
Actually, if you think about it, in this day and age, almost every family is calculating.
Calculate salary expenses, calculate social obligations, and calculate how much rice, flour, and cooking oil is left at home.
After all, resources were scarce at that time, and without careful planning, it was impossible to survive.
The same things that happen in traditional courtyard houses also frequently occur in other large, multi-family courtyards.
Calculating houses, calculating jobs, and squeezing money from those who have no inheritance—this is nothing new.
Thinking of this, Liu Yulan stopped being angry.
Perhaps it was because she married He Yuzhu, and her family lacked nothing and she had a high salary, that Liu Yulan developed survivor bias.
She had almost forgotten everyone's actual situation at that time.
Seeing that Liu Yulan had figured things out, He Yuzhu stopped discussing the Yan family's affairs.
The atmosphere in the courtyard house is much better now; at least no one dares to scheme against the He family.
Even a deputy director is still a cadre, no matter how jealous or slanderous they may be.
On the surface, all the birds would show the most fawning smiles when they saw He Yuzhu.
He Yuzhu knew what they meant; they simply hoped that if anything happened to their family in the future, they would ask him for help.
You can't hit someone who's smiling at you, so He Yuzhu wouldn't take the initiative to tell the other person that it's useless to fawn over them.
Preserving an illusion for others is a basic skill for being a bad person.
Yu Li later came to the He family to apologize to Liu Yulan and explain that Yan Jiefang had taken her bicycle.
Her explanation did not put Liu Yulan at ease. However, since Liu Yulan had already discussed it with He Yuzhu, she would not continue to blame him.
That's just how Liu Yulan is; she can't tolerate any injustice. Now that I know what kind of person you are, I'll just distance myself from you.
Yu Li also noticed that although Liu Yulan seemed gentle and kind on the surface, she stopped paying much attention to her later on.
Yu Li was now in a panic. She had originally gone to borrow the bicycle in order to get closer to the He family.
Yu Li is still doing odd jobs at the neighborhood office. Not only is it tiring and dirty every day, but the job is also unstable.
Yu Li started planning how to find a job, and then set her sights on He Yuzhu.
The two families had a very bad relationship in the past. Yan Bugui had caused trouble for He Yuzhu several times, and the other party had retaliated against the Yan family several times.
It's estimated that Yan Bugui's job was also lost by He Yuzhu, so the two families have a feeling of never having anything to do with each other again.
After thinking it over, Yu Li felt that she needed to ease the tension with the other party first. Once they were more familiar with each other and the relationship was better, it would be easier to ask the other party to arrange some work for her.