Men and women eating in the courtyard

"The naughty ones actually look down on the Buddha the most"

Shen Guodong curled his lips and said: "Don't think they eat the Buddha, but if they see someone with a thief's eye, they will go up and 'clean' him up".

"Hey! That's what I mean~"

Sha Zhu nodded in agreement: "The Buddha has to call the naughty ones grandpa~"

"Hehe~"

Everyone thought it was interesting and laughed softly.

It was just a casual chat, and there was no theme, just talking about Li Xuecai's matter.

Li Xuewu stretched out his hand and pinched Xuecai's shoulder, smiling and said: "Don't listen to them, whether it's a naughty leader or a Buddha, I call them scumbags".

"Second brother, I..."

Li Xuecai didn't dare to say this to his second brother, because he was afraid that he would think he was cowardly and incompetent.

Ji Yuxiu glanced at him, feeling impressed by his honesty, and at the same time, he was pleased with his duty.

Working in the institute, I have seen too many young people in society who are not doing their jobs and are naughty.

Although she didn't study much and only graduated from high school, she sneered at the idea that women don't like men who are not bad.

Her family education environment did not allow her to have such unorthodox thoughts.

Men should be more honest and responsible, not without real ability.

Speaking of real ability, Li Xuecai treats patients and supports his family, isn't it an ability?

Do you have to fight and brawl to be domineering and capable?

At least he can do what those little hooligans can't do!

"Listen to my second brother, you don't have to worry about these things. If someone troubles you, hide first and deal with them later."

Ji Yuxiu's six months as the director of the institute are not for nothing. Her skills may not have improved much, but she is ruthless.

These days, people carry guns when they go out and ask for help at any time. If she doesn't act arrogantly, no one will obey her.

Li Xuecai glanced at his second brother and nodded to show that he understood.

Sha Zhu watched it clearly from the side, and said to Li Xuecai with a smile: "We are just talking for fun, don't really think these people are so powerful, they are afraid of you".

As he said this, he half-jokingly pointed to Li Xuewu and said: "These people are your second brother's targets. When he wants to shoot, these people will be marked in the book of life and death of the King of Hell".

Li Xuewu glared at him with amusement, raised his head slightly and denied: "Nonsense, how long have I not..."

"Bah~Bah~"

Li Shu may have had enough of playing with her great grandfather, and now she ran to find Li Xuewu again.

In front of his daughter, he naturally wouldn't talk nonsense anymore, he had to show his kind side.

"Is snow fun?"

Looking at Li Shu's little shoes covered with white snow fragments, Li Xuewu squatted down and held his daughter on his legs, knocking them with his back to the fire.

They are cloth shoes. If they are roasted by fire, they will melt into water, and they will be cool by then.

In fact, the girl's shoes were not too thick, so she was not planning to play outside for a long time.

It was just that Yu Li was willing to put in a lot of effort and money when making shoes. The shoes looked cloth on the outside, but they were actually suede on the inside.

When making shoes for children, people usually don't cut materials like this, especially fur.

The main reason is that children grow up fast, so whether it's shoes or clothes, they have to be replaced after wearing them for a short time.

But who told Li Shu to be favored by Yu Li?

Seeing Li Xuewu's doting look of taking care of his daughter, everyone laughed and chatted.

"Have you ever thought that the devil of the world will also be gentle one day?"

Sha Zhu put his hands in his trouser pockets, pointed to Li Xuewu, and teased everyone.

Everyone just laughed, but didn't dare to make the same joke about Li Xuewu as he did.

Li Xuewu didn't care, and didn't care about the dirt on Li Shu's shoes. He held her by the fire and replied to Sha Zhu: "Don't talk about me, I've been waiting for you to have this day!"

"Hey~hey!"

Sha Zhu pouted and said unconvinced: "Me? I'm the kind of person who is willing to let my child get beaten. No beating, no talent!"

"Well~you're just good at talking!"

At this time, Yu Li came out of the yard, said something to Sha Zhu, and then walked to Li Xuewu and took Li Shu away.

She loved Li Shu, but the time together was less. Every time she saw her, she had to hold her. She didn't love her enough.

Li Shu knew what was good and bad. She put her little hands around Yu Li's neck and called her aunt affectionately.

This is also because she often received new clothes and new shoes. How old is she, she knows who treats her well.

Yu Li kissed and teased her again and again. She was afraid that she would be cold, so she didn't stay here and turned to the yard directly.

Sha Zhu shrugged his shoulders, looked at Li Xuewu and said, "Finally, today is over. My son is going to be born. It's his birthday."

"You still care about this?"

Li Xuewu squatted down, picked up the wood at his feet and threw it into the fire. He clapped his hands and stood up and said, "The day is coming soon. You should pay more attention."

"He really cares!"

Shen Guodong crossed his arms and introduced Li Xuewu with a smile: "He told me to keep someone at home every day, and he personally checked whether the car was ready and whether the fuel tank and water tank were enough."

"Hehe~ Anyway, I can't let my son suffer!"

Sha Zhu was not afraid of being laughed at by others. He just smiled foolishly, as if he was sure that he was really going to have a son.

An old man walked in from the gate, saw them talking and laughing, and greeted them: "What are you talking about, so lively."

"Talking about Zhuzi giving birth to a son"

Old Seven laughed and said, "He has calculated when his son will be born, when he will go to school, and when he will get married!"

"Hahaha~"

Everyone laughed, laughing at Sha Zhu's simplicity and wishful thinking.

The old man also laughed. Regardless of his sons and daughters, he was happy for Sha Zhu.

"Did you come back by yourself?"

He walked to the campfire, talked to everyone, and greeted Li Xuewu.

"I heard your father say during the day that your wife is about to give birth, right?"

"About the same time."

Li Xuewu introduced with a smile: "It's hard to say who came first or later than Diliya, but I don't know who came first and who came later."

"Of course we came first!"

Sha Zhu stood on the other side and said with his neck stiff: "We got married first, so naturally we are the eldest brother!"

"Hahaha~"

The old man smiled and nodded along with him, agreeing with his point of view. As long as this kid talked about children, he would definitely not give in.

Li Xuewu teased him deliberately, "What's so good about being the eldest brother? You still have to take care of your younger brother. How about we go first?"

"Never mind! Let's go first!"

Shazhu waved his hand and said firmly, "Even if we have to take care of our younger brother, we accept it!"

He said to the people around him with a smile on his face, "We are determined to be the eldest brother!"

"What's there to fight for~"

Yushui came out at some point and stood behind him with his arms folded, pouting, "After all the fighting, there's still an uncle in the backyard!"

"Hahaha!"

Shen Guodong suddenly laughed and pointed at Yushui, saying, "I didn't expect you to be such a good joke teller!"

Everyone reacted and smiled at Shazhu and Li Xuewu.

Shazhu also figured it out, pretending to beat his chest and stamp his feet and said, "Alas~ Seniority is killing people!"

The New Year should have a New Year atmosphere, talking and laughing, just for fun.

——

Front yard, Yan's house

Although it was New Year's Eve, the atmosphere was particularly gloomy compared to usual.

Ge Shuqin coaxed the child to feed before coming to the upper room.

The upper room is a Northeastern dialect, and it is also called this in Beijing because of the Manchus' entry into the pass. In fact, it is the main hall of the main house.

There is only one upper room in this courtyard, which is the one of Sha Zhu's house.

But according to the calculations of each household, the upper room of Yan's family is the room where her mother-in-law lives.

Now Ge Shuqin still lives in the side room when she married Yan Jiecheng.

But now that the child is a little older, it is not good to always ask her mother-in-law or sister-in-law to bring her food.

Every time it is time for dinner, she will wrap the child and go to her mother-in-law's house to help.

Now she has a salary from the steel mill, which is considered to have a living guarantee, but she has never lived alone, and she has not cared about the living expenses that her father-in-law talked to her about and the debts that Yan Jiecheng owed to the family.

The salary paid in the first two months was collected by her father-in-law on her behalf, and it did not reach her hands.

She was just given an account, which was used for her and her child's living expenses, and which was used to repay the family debt.

Because she had not yet started working and had a fixed position, she only received the minimum wage, but it was not a small amount.

For ordinary people, a son is your son and a granddaughter is your granddaughter. It has never been heard that a son's debt has to be asked from his daughter-in-law after he dies.

What's more absurd is that it's okay to calculate the living expenses of the daughter-in-law, but even the baby who is still breastfeeding has to be calculated.

Ge Shuqin didn't care, and didn't even ask how much money her father-in-law got from the factory, let alone look at the account sent by her sister-in-law.

At that time, she only focused on the newborn child.

It was really premature and lacked nutrition. The child didn't even have the energy to cry, and grumbled, worse than a puppy.

But it was the eggs and nutritional supplements sent by the neighbors that saved the child's life, and also saved her life.

She had thought about it a long time ago. Yan Jiecheng was a ghost who was being collected for debts, and he deserved this disaster.

When she was with Yu Li, she asked her family to collect debts. When she was at work, she asked her brothers to collect debts. After she married her, her father collected debts. There was no good time.

Seeing her newborn child being tossed around by her mother-in-law, Ge Shuqin felt as if she had died.

As long as the child could not survive, she would not survive. It would not be in vain to be with Yan. Even if she died, the three of them would die together.

But who can blame God for not knowing the suffering people, not pitying her and the child, and keeping the child to suffer in the world.

What else can she do? She just didn't have the courage and cruelty to strangle the child to death and go with him.

So Ge Shuqin also gritted her teeth and lived well, to support her child.

She had suffered too much pain since she was a child without a father and a mother. If she really died, the child in Yan's family would suffer a lot.

Her parents-in-law may have also seen her stubbornness and tenacity, so they didn't embarrass her anymore, let alone torment her.

It was the mother-in-law, who kept nagging, but she always gave her a hot meal at mealtime.

The family lived in a tight situation, but those eggs, after turning over and over, still went into her mouth.

She said she hated Yan Jiecheng for being unfilial and hated her for not giving birth to a son, but people are made of flesh and blood after all. Even with the mother-in-law's body, she was not the kind of person who would starve her and her mother to death.

So the days were full of chaos and chaos, but she finally got through it after a few stops and starts.

Ge Shuqin was grateful to everyone in her heart, grateful to the family who tolerated her and tolerated her, and the people who helped her.

Qin Huairu in the backyard never stopped the stick to send eggs to her.

Even if she knew that it was exchanged by the second brother-in-law, selling it to you was a favor, not to mention that it was sold at a low price.

A big aunt, hiding from her mother-in-law, often visited her, taught her how to take care of herself and the children, and often gave her noodles with eggs.

Nowadays, eating a mouthful of corn noodles is considered a full meal, let alone noodles made entirely of white flour.

The bowl was not filled with eggs, but with a burning concern.

Aunt Liu came to the Li family next door less often, but she sent a lot of things.

The child has grown up to now, has become fat and has the energy to drink milk, which means that he has survived by eating food from many families and getting love from many families.

He is also very hardworking. Although life is hard and there are too many premature births, the child is not annoying. He eats when he should and does what he should do, unlike when he was just born and tossed in the middle of the night.

The one who is most grateful is Li Xuewu. She has complicated emotions towards this young but majestic neighbor.

She came to the capital with Yan Jiecheng, and Yan Jiecheng worked under him at that time.

I won’t talk about how much he took care of Yan Jiecheng at the beginning. Later, he went to the team to be an instructor, which is also a top position.

Who told her to be confused and who told Yan Jiecheng not to be hardworking and not to have the blessing to live the current life?

When she heard her father-in-law and mother-in-law arguing about giving Yan Jiecheng's job to her second brother-in-law, she really had no idea.

She didn't dare to think about it, let alone ask about it, for fear of offending her family and driving them out.

Not for anything else, as long as the child can grow up well, even if she is driven out of the house, she has to wait until the child is in better health.

She never expected that this job would be given to her. From the helplessness of her father-in-law and the indignant words of her mother-in-law, she learned that it was an order signed by Li Xuewu himself, and no one in the security team dared to change it, let alone the personnel department.

She didn't think about competing with her second brother-in-law for this position, and was so humble that she just wanted to give them a bite of food.

Getting this job made her feel anxious and relieved at the same time, as if the rope tied around her neck was slightly loosened.

She chose a day when her mother-in-law was not at home, asked a lady to help take care of the child, and went to the steel rolling mill by herself.

Ge Shuqin didn't think about what to do, she just wanted to know what she could do and how to raise a child.

Surprisingly, but expectedly, she met Li Xuewu.

He was a little cold and formal, but what he said made her feel very stable and trustful.

She didn't have to rush to work, and she could go to the security department to find him after the maternity leave she was supposed to take.

She continued to receive her salary, but she didn't have to work for the time being, and it was confirmed that the order was issued by Li Xuewu.

It is conceivable how grateful and complicated Ge Shuqin was at that time.

Her parents-in-law didn't look at her much, because her face was already very ugly at that time, and there was no room for improvement.

In fact, they should also know that Li Xuewu couldn't have any contact with Ge Shuqin. On the one hand, it was a work routine to point Ge Shuqin to take over, and on the other hand, it might be to take care of orphans and widows.

No matter how much they complained about this matter, they didn't dare to publicly say that Li Xuewu was unfair and that she, Ge Shuqin, was unfilial.

They could only sigh and face this fact.

From that day on, Ge Shuqin had the motivation to live on, and saw the future and hope for herself and her children.

She doesn't care who takes her current salary, as she wants to live with her parents-in-law.

Even if she goes to work in a factory, someone has to help look after the child.

Another thing is that it is not suitable for her to separate from her parents-in-law in her current situation. Without Yan Jiecheng, any slight action will cause a big misunderstanding.

She is a widow with a daughter. Even if they fight over salary and property, she will be the one who suffers when things get out of hand.

The only thing that makes her sad is her second brother-in-law.

It may sound unkind and unjust to say it, but every family has its own problems.

Everyone knows that it is difficult to find a widow's sister-in-law, who doesn't know that it is immoral, and who doesn't know that it is difficult to say it.

She accepted the kindness of her second brother-in-law, but she never thought of living with him.

Since she wants to give her child a future, she can't let her be embarrassed in the future.

After all, she is a daughter, how should she get married in the future?

She can't learn from her and run away with a man casually, thinking that it is better than home.

Once a woman becomes a mother, her mind is all on her children, whether they are young or old.

She is more afraid of her mother-in-law's attitude, and she has long intended to agree to her second brother-in-law's wishes.

This matter is a taboo in the family. The father-in-law is often angry and scolds people, but the second brother-in-law insists, and the mother-in-law spoils him. Life is not difficult, but face is difficult.

Before the New Year, when the child could be carried out of the house, she took the initiative to help without asking her mother-in-law to say a word.

Whether it is cooking, cleaning the house, or washing at home, she does it all.

She just wants her mother-in-law to pity her, love her granddaughter, and stop mentioning her and her second brother-in-law.

But there are always countless obstacles in this world, and she has to go through them.

Hemp ropes only break at the thinnest, and bad luck only finds the unfortunate.

They said they would eat dumplings on New Year's Eve, but the whole family was unhappy.

The father-in-law didn't want to be extravagant, so he just cooked two more dishes.

The second brother-in-law was so stubborn that he went to buy white flour and pork and insisted on eating dumplings for the New Year.

The brother-in-law and sister-in-law had been fighting for half a year, but they finally calmed down, sobered up, and were afraid. Now they don't even go out of the yard easily.

To put it nicely, it's not doing their job properly, and to put it bluntly, it's eating and waiting to die.

The brother-in-law relied on the money in his pocket and always calculated himself. He kept a book in his hand and hid from the "employment" all day long.

The sister-in-law was sensible and helped her take care of the children and help with housework, but it was all instructed by the mother-in-law.

The family was rushing to celebrate the New Year, and they had some accounts to settle for this dumpling.

Yan Jiefang went to buy a bottle of wine in the afternoon and came back, saying that it had been a year, and he wanted to have a good time.

The brother-in-law hid away, afraid that the dumplings and wine would have to be shared, and he would only come back when it was time to eat.

My sister-in-law only works and doesn't talk. She has no money and no status in this family.

My father-in-law was sulky, listening to the sound of the box with a straight face, without any New Year's joy.

Especially when he listened to the excitement in the west courtyard and looked at the red smoke of fireworks in the sky, he didn't know why he was even more angry.

The door opposite is bustling with people preparing to make dumplings. Even more cheerful is Zhao Yafang, who also makes dumplings.

They are both daughters-in-law, they also have children, they live in the same hospital, but they are thousands of miles apart.

It's not that Ge Shuqin is complaining. She has no right to complain. She just thinks that this is the first year that Yan Jiecheng leaves, so she must get by.

But right now, I’m afraid this year will be difficult.

——

"Why go?"

Li Xuewu also just came back from the west courtyard and saw Qin Huairu hurriedly walking outside.

Hearing his voice, Qin Huairu turned around and saw that it was him. Then she stopped and said in a panic: "Xiao Dang has a bad stomach. I'm going to buy medicine."

"This way!"

Li Xuewu pointed in the direction of his home and said, "My father is at home. Where are you going to buy medicine during the Chinese New Year?"

"I'm confused!"

Qin Huairu slapped her forehead, turned around and entered the hanging flower door, complaining to Li Xuewu who came in behind her: "This kid has no memory. He had a bad stomach last time and he still has to hold on to eat."

"Do you think they are just like you?"

Li Xuewu said with relief: "Children are children, and you can't lose anything."

"You do have something to say."

Qin Huairu was so anxious that there was sweat on his forehead. When he arrived at the door of Li's house, he hesitated again. He turned back to Li Xuewu and asked, "That's not what it is...?"

"Hurry up!"

Li Xuewu pushed her and said, "The child and the family are suffering, and you are still thinking wildly."

"what happened?"

Liu Yin had heard the two people's movements, and now she opened the door and came out. Seeing Qin Huairu's face full of embarrassment, she asked.

Li Xuewu pointed at her and said: "I said Xiaodang had a stomachache and was in a hurry to buy medicine. Where can I buy it at this time?"

"I'm sorry, Aunt Liu."

Qin Huairu said apologetically: "It's the Chinese New Year..."

"Hey~ You are so awesome!"

Liu Yin pulled her into the house and said as she walked, "When did your Uncle Li ever be taboo about this?"

"Isn't there a child?"

Qin Huairu entered the room with some embarrassment. When she saw Li Shun, who was hugging Li Shu to make her happy, she twitched her lips and said, "Uncle."

"Did you eat something bad? Or something?"

Li Shun also heard the conversation at the door and was reluctant to let go of Li Shu, so he hugged his eldest granddaughter and asked.

Qin Huairu explained: "I baked some rice cakes in the morning, and I thought I would heat them up at night, but I didn't expect that the children would eat them cold."

"I don't know how many I ate. Even applying a hot water bottle to it and holding it on the kang didn't work. It was so painful that I just shed tears."

"Why are you so anxious!"

Li Shun frowned, handed the child to Li Xuewu, gestured to the door and said, "Let me take a look."

In his whole life of kindness, he has never turned away a patient.

Even on New Year's Eve, it's not like I haven't seen a doctor. The more it is at this time, the less likely I am to stretch my arms.

Neighbors live there, it's really hard to say that they will die without saving me. I won't be able to carry this medicine box out in the future.

He walked in front of him, and Qin Huairu quickly followed behind, knowing that he was anxious.

This is how it is at this time. When you feel cold or windy, most of the old people teach you to lie down on the kang to cover yourself, or lie down for a while holding a hot water bottle.

Maybe it's just a piece of shit, and it'll be fine in a while.

But this situation also depends on the person and the time. This trick may not work, and it will be unpleasant.

Especially for children, she doesn't have the patience to endure anything. As long as it's uncomfortable, she will definitely have to endure it.

Seeing them going out, Liu Yin sighed with some fear, but she didn't say anything else, only auspicious words.

No one wants anything bad to happen on New Year’s Eve, let alone someone who won’t have a good New Year’s Eve due to illness.

"Oh, it's not that easy to feed children."

Perhaps he was remembering the experience of raising these children in his family, or perhaps he was feeling that time was not easy when he saw that his eldest son and his second son both had children.

Li Shu stared wide-eyed and didn't know what was going on. Seeing that her grandfather was gone, she didn't dare to be naughty anymore. The biggest supporter in the family was gone, so she was the most honest.

When Li Xuewu put her on the kang, the old lady waved her over and she moved over obediently, playing with the toys the lady handed her.

She is the big devil in the family. Not only do she have several baskets of toys in the No. 1 yard of the Haiyung warehouse, but she also always keeps a basket here.

If he was not busy on weekdays, Li Xuewu would send her here to show the old lady when he went to work in the morning.

If he is on a business trip or busy, he can only play with Qin Jingru at home.

She is very familiar with this place, but she is not used to having her little aunt around.

Even if I come to grandma's house to play during the day, I can only see my sister-in-law when her father takes her home.

But it didn't work out today. The big devil met his sister-in-law.

In the words of my little aunt, she has to be coiled up even if she is a dragon, and she has to lie down even if she is a tiger. She is the boss in this family.

Normally Li Shu wouldn't argue with her, but when grandpa comes back, she will be the boss in the family.

There is nothing wrong with her. As long as she wants, her grandfather will satisfy her, and neither will her little aunt.

Even if she talks back and fights, her grandfather will help her, and her little aunt will not dare to come and retaliate against her.

Li Xue was busy looking at the little one in the south room at the moment and had no time to tease her, but she didn't dare to be too presumptuous.

Did she know that Mingzhe was protecting himself, being stubborn when he should be rude, and not being timid when he should be honest?

Li Xuewu watched his eldest brother and the others playing cards in the main room, chatting with his mother.

Li Xuewen and Da Lao teamed up, and Li Xuecai and Ji Yuxiu teamed up to fight against their opponents and upgrade.

The eldest brother and the eldest grandma are calm in their poker playing style, but Li Xuecai is good at playing cards. He is especially happy today, as he and Ji Yuxiu both like to be lively.

The bicycle matter was settled. Li Xuewu told Ji Yuxiu to go directly to the riding station tomorrow morning and register the lost and found property. It was as simple as that.

At first, Shen Guodong said that he could ride to the club and just ask Zhao Laosi to handle it.

But he didn't agree. He didn't want to give face to Zhang Jianguo, let alone allow Zhao Laosi to get involved with these stubborn masters.

Now if he doesn't pursue the matter of the other party forcing this broken car into his brother's hands, he will just assume that the other party picked it up.

It's also because he has a lot of things to do and is busy with work, and he doesn't want to lose his status and be like these brats.

Last year, I would have pulled these bikes out, dismantled them part by part, and carried them away in my crotch pocket.

He is not a good-tempered person, but now he must have good self-control. He cannot look for people to be targets as Silly Zhu said.

Li Shun came back from outside not long after, followed by Bang Ge.

"Uncle Wu!"

Banggeng first greeted Li Xuewu and then looked into the back room like a rabbit.

Little boys of this age are the ones that people think dogs don’t like.

He knew that Aunt Avon had given birth to a fat boy, but he never looked at it.

Now I wanted to take a look, but was blocked by Li Xue in the back room.

"Xiaodang is okay?"

"Sister Snow"

Seeing that Li Xue wouldn't let him look, Banggeng was not annoyed. He first said hello, and then replied: "Master said it's okay, but you have to take medicine."

Li Shun was grabbing medicine in front of the medicine cabinet, and he had to talk back to his eldest granddaughter who was lying by the window in the inner room asking him questions.

Li Shu had something to say to her grandfather. I couldn't tell you the exact number, but she might have been nagging her.

Li Shun had no patience with his son. When his eldest granddaughter came to him, he would say whatever he asked, and he would never let his eldest granddaughter's words fall to the ground.

Several people playing cards in the middle of the living room looked at Li Shun and smiled secretly.

Li Xuecai laughed the loudest here, and he couldn't hold back his laughter even after being slapped by Li Xuewu.

Li Shun has long been used to it and doesn't care what others think of him. He cannot give up doting on his grandson just because of others.

It was the same for both the old and the young. When I came back, I was very fond of my eldest grandson, and I felt pain when I saw Li Shu being very fond of my eldest granddaughter.

I don’t know why, but Liu Yin felt sorry for Li Shu and Li Tang, but she just couldn’t show that Li Shun was caring about them.

The young Li Tang was still naive and knew how to nurse the baby to sleep, but the one whom Li Shu clung to the most was Li Shun.

The grandfather and grandson talked a lot when they were together, whispering like whispers, and no one else could hear them.

After the medicine was wrapped, Li Shun hung up the stick with a hemp rope and handed it to watch the card game.

This unlucky kid doesn't want to leave yet. He won't until he finishes the game.

Li Xuewu wanted to kick him funny, but allowed him to send the medicine home and come back later, and then let him run out of the door.

“It’s enough for one to feed three.”

Liu Yin pursed her lips and shook her head, seeing that Tao Xiaozi was also worried for Qin Huairu.

She followed what she was thinking and talked about the awkward moment when Qin Huairu came in just now.

Li Xuewu explained: "She was afraid that this would be taboo at home, and she was unwilling to bring 'illness' into the house for fear that the children at home would not like it."

"That's what I said, but who doesn't have the time to be in a hurry?"

Liu Yin sat on the chair and beat her legs, saying: "It's good for us to have this convenience. Didn't you see how anxious she is? It's not easy to be a mother."

Li Xuewu nodded, not paying attention to this. He didn't believe these words anyway.

If you believe it, you have it; if you don’t believe it, you don’t have it.

So there is no such mess in their house.

Or maybe it's because he looks too fierce, and ordinary things really don't dare to be around him. Even if he believes it, there must be something that he dares to see.

"This is because their family begged us."

Li Xuecai shook his head slightly and said: "My sister-in-law used Aunt Jia when she gave birth, and she didn't say that she would be free of charge for her help."

"Too many words~"

When Li Xuewu saw his father frowning, he slapped his brother in the mouth, and then said: "From now on, if you have a guard, how can you be as broken as a wife on the street?"

"Everyone calls you brother!"

Liu Yin glanced at her son and said, "I didn't even think about asking for help at the beginning. Didn't I ask for help first?"

"One more thing, keep it in mind when you become a doctor"

She nodded to her son and said, "Don't treat illnesses and save people as a favor. This is your duty."

Although Li Shun was not satisfied with his son's random talk, his son and his lover had warned him, so he stopped talking.

But the look in his eyes towards his son already contained a warning, don't compare things with others.

If life is like this, you help me, I help you, calculating more and less, light and heavy, then this person has no joy in life, and is all petty.

Hey! You say that life is not fun if you have too many calculations, but some people only live by calculations.

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"What? Did you see it?"

Silly Zhu and the first man drank a cup of tea from the back room, chatted for more than half an hour, and walked back together thinking about home.

When passing by the middle courtyard, he saw the lively Li family and did not go inside. He waved to Li Xuewu through the window glass.

But turning around to the other side, the Yan family was already in trouble. It was Yan Jiefang's voice, which didn't sound like a good news.

Shazhu knew everything about the courtyard. In the past, he would either go out to hang out on the street or stay at home.

Now it’s different. He’s married and busy with the affairs of the back house. He walks around the courtyard every day.

Nothing can escape his ears!

He had mentioned it to the back house earlier, saying that something was wrong with the Yan family in the afternoon. Teacher Yan had a stern face, as if he was asking for a debt.

He was really reserved. He didn’t say anything unlucky, just that it was not peaceful.

Well, he really did what he said. The first uncle frowned and took him away quickly.

After entering the second gate, he also reminded Shazhu that he should be a little serious when entering and leaving, and not always have the intention of watching the fun.

Shazhu nodded and responded to the first uncle’s words. He could tell the good from the bad. He just complained about the past and always wanted to make a few jokes.

Before he reached the middle of the courtyard, he saw the second uncle in the backyard walking out with his clothes on.

They met each other every day. The two of them had conflicts, but now they met and talked.

Sha Zhu had a temper, but he was able to get by. He said Happy New Year and asked a few small questions.

Mainly, how was the day going and whether his son was back.

Last time Liu Guangqi came back, he was still discussing the replacement of the house. He thought that they should spend the New Year together this year.

Unexpectedly, Liu Haizhong nodded awkwardly, did not reply, and went out directly.

Sha Zhu stared at his back blankly, turned back and asked the old man: "What's going on?"

"Liu Guangqi didn't come back"

The old man also sighed, thinking that he had no children and lived alone, while those with children either quarreled or lived alone.

Alas, what's the point of raising children.

Seeing the old man sighing and returning home, Sha Zhu was also speechless.

What's going on this year? Don't families have any happy events?

Happy, almost too happy!

Front yard, Yan's house.

The gunpowder barrel was completely lit.

Because no one wanted to stay up all night, and they didn't eat much at lunch, they were all hungry at night.

So the dumplings were made early and quickly, and they were put into the pot to cook while they were being made.

I don't know where he was squinting, maybe he smelled the dumplings, Yan Jiekuang came in from outside.

Yan Jiefang didn't rush to him, but just ignored him.

When the dumplings were served on the table, he came out of the inner room, took the bottle of wine bought in the afternoon from the cabinet, and turned it on his own.

He didn't say anything to invite his father to eat when he sat on the table, and didn't prepare a wine glass for his father. He ate dumplings and drank wine alone, as if he was holding back a lot of anger.

Ge Shuqin didn't dare to provoke him, and even asked her sister-in-law to bring the rice bowl to the table.

Because the child was asleep in her mother-in-law's room, she helped the kitchen to cover the last curtain, and then went to the inner room to see the child.

Even if it was dumplings, she would wait for the second pot, and let the man in the family eat first.

Perhaps because they were not happy today, Yan Fugui looked down on his son's decadent appearance from the bottom of his heart.

Especially the fact that he did not know the rules. He claimed to be a cultured man, but the children he taught were more miserable than each other.

He knew that his son was directed at him, and all the resentment was directed at him, but what did he do wrong.

The dumplings were placed there, like a smiling face facing him.

Smile? A mocking smile.

You are not capable of eating dumplings during the New Year, look, I earned it myself, I am willing to eat it.

Not only do I want to eat, I also want to drink!

"Huh~~~"

Yan Jiefang drank a glass of wine, and coughed on the table with the wine glass on the table.

Perhaps he saw that his father's face was not right, Yan Jiedi quickly invited him to the table to eat.

"What a look!"

Yan Fugui had a step down, glared at his son, stood up from the eight-immortal table, and walked to the dining table.

Yan Jiefang glanced at him and asked, "What do you look like?"

After saying that, without waiting for his father to answer, he actually laughed and said, "Cripple, cripple, you haven't seen a cripple, have you, Dad?"

Yan Fugui frowned when he saw his crazy look and said, "Are you targeting me?"

"Hehe~"

Yan Jiefang poured himself a glass of wine and drank it in front of his father.

He put another dumpling in his mouth with satisfaction, and after swallowing it, he looked at his father and said, "Are you targeting me?"

"How dare I!"

He said with a mocking face, "You are the head of the family, I have to accept being beaten and scolded, how dare I target you?"

After saying that, he handed the injured leg to the front, pointed it, and said, "If you are unhappy, just give it a discount, anyway, I am already lame."

"Drinking cat urine, you don't know where to go!"

Yan Fugui's forehead was bulging with anger, and he glared at his son and scolded: "You have grown up, right?!"

Yan Jiefang ignored him, drinking wine and eating dumplings by himself, as if he was very comfortable.

Yan Jiekuang was like a mouse. Seeing that things were not going well, he took a plate of dumplings to the side. He didn't dare to offend anyone, but he couldn't give up eating.

Only Yan Jie Di was more sensible. While comforting her father, she persuaded her second brother.

She raised her voice a little, just wanting her mother to come out of the kitchen quickly so that she could stop them.

But she let her stand in the middle and stop them, shouting, her mother was only concerned with the work in the kitchen, it seemed that she didn't hear, or didn't care at all.

Ge Shuqin picked up the child and coaxed her daughter who was awakened by the noise, humming and coaxing, not daring to say anything, not daring to speak.

The father-in-law in the main hall got more and more excited and louder, especially when he saw Yan Jiefang enjoying his scolding, he was furious.

Maybe everyone had been holding back their anger for a long time, just waiting for a certain time to release it when they couldn't hold it anymore.

During this period, the family members were too depressed, and they were cautious with each other, fearing that they would ignite each other's fuse.

Until tonight, he saw what Yan Jiefang meant, and he didn't want to endure it anymore.

"I know what you are thinking"

Yan Fugui pointed at his son and scolded: "It was me who broke your legs, it was me who forced you to go to work, and it was me who didn't let you embarrass yourself..."

"Embarrass yourself?"

With just this sentence, Yan Jiefang, who was just enjoying it, completely exploded with anger.

"Yes, it's embarrassing. You think I'm embarrassing, right?!"

He faced his father's gaze, widened his eyes and said, "I didn't steal or rob. Why should I be embarrassed? Why should I be embarrassed?!"

"It's you."

Yan Jiefang looked his father up and down and said, "You forced your son to death by collecting debts. Is this embarrassing?"

"You!"

The blood vessels in Yan Fugui's head that had been restored for half a year were hit by his son again, and a knife stabbed directly into his heart.

Although three months have passed, Yan Jiecheng's death is still a concern for Yan Fugui.

He didn't say it, and no one said it in front of him, or others didn't bother to say it.

But he knew why his eldest son died.