Men and women eating in the courtyard

"Hey - Second uncle, what are you doing?"

Qin Huairu came in from outside the courtyard gate and saw Liu Haizhong walking towards Li's house with a basket of eggs in his hand.

She couldn't help but joke: "Is this considered breastfeeding, or is it a full moon?"

"I think it's a little early for the first anniversary gift, isn't it?"

"Go - Qin Huairu, stop messing around!"

Liu Haizhong knew that Qin Huairu's words were just to offend him, and he felt embarrassed when there were many people in the courtyard.

The blush was not because of Qin Huairu's teasing, nor was it the joke that the people in the courtyard were looking at him.

He is in his forties, almost fifty, and Liu Haizhong has never given anyone a gift in his life.

It is impossible to say that I do my work entirely based on my true ability and have never flattered others.

But when it comes to giving gifts, today's basket of eggs can be regarded as the first time in his life.

"For things like full-moon gifts and first-year gifts, the second uncle doesn't need the gift money from this courtyard."

In the middle of this month, after an inspection by the organization, Liu Haizhong was lifted from the disciplinary decision of staying in the factory for one year of probation and regained his formal worker status.

The tight spell on his head was removed, and his whole person looked much more lively. He was no longer as shameless as before when he saw people lowering their eyebrows and lowering their eyes.

Of course, no matter how lively he is, he still doesn't have the arrogance he had when he was the second uncle.

There were so many changes in the family one after another, and he just felt that surviving a disaster was a blessing. In these years, people like Yang Yuansong and Yang Fengshan had died, so he was nothing.

Therefore, when you see the people in the courtyard looking at him as if they are watching the fun and laughing, and whispering to him, he doesn't care much about it.

It's just that Qin Huairu teased him in front of him. As an elder, he had to speak.

However, he also took this opportunity to explain his purpose, so as to avoid asking the people in the courtyard to make wild guesses and gossip.

He first replied with an explanation about the gift money. This was not a boast. A skinny camel was bigger than a horse. Even if their family experienced another change, it would still be stronger than the average family.

Even if the matter with the uncle is no longer shameful, he will not miss the gift money from other people's serious business. This is a symbol of human life.

Speaking of which, in the Li family, Li Xuewen got married and gave birth to children, and Li Xuewu got married and gave birth to children. He spent money and gifts on several occasions.

Silhu got married, gave birth to a child, and Yan Jiecheng's funeral, he didn't miss any gift money from anyone's family.

Qin Huairu teased him because he looked strange. The second uncle's family rarely gave gifts like eggs with money.

"Isn't that right? Guangfu is back," Liu Haizhong said with some shame: "He himself did something wrong and felt embarrassed. He told me that he was taken care of by Xuewu inside. I am not a father. There has to be a sign,"

"Second uncle, please don't do this."

Li Xuewu heard the commotion in the courtyard, and everyone in his family also heard it, and now they looked at each other out of the window.

He also took the initiative to stand up and walked out of the room, and greeted Liu Haizhong with a smile: "If you see me coming back, come sit with me for a while, you can do it anywhere, but it is absolutely impossible to carry this."

"Hey - Guangfu is back and we don't even know yet!"

Qin Huairu said with a smile: "Congratulations, second uncle, this is a double blessing for you!"

"What a double happiness, it means reforming one's past."

Liu Haizhong accepted Qin Huairu's deliberate criticism calmly and said with a smile: "Don't put gold on the second uncle's face, it's so embarrassing."

Li Xuewu took the initiative to come out to greet him, and Qin Huairu helped set up the stage. This was able to help his son regain the dignity of living in the courtyard again.

Today, he went to the No. 1 Prison to pick up his son. Over the past year, Liu Haizhong has been going to the No. 1 Prison every month. Every time he went, he could feel his son's growth and progress, which made him feel very gratified.

On the way back to pick up his son, he couldn't help but feel happy. Even if he tried to act like a strict father, his tone could not hide his joy.

Just returning to the alley, Liu Guangfu hesitated before entering the hospital. He stood at the gate and looked around for a long time, as if he didn't recognize that this was his home.

Liu Haizhong called him to come into the hospital quickly, but Liu Guangfu no longer looked like he was seeing everything new on the road, and looked a little reserved and dull.

After being dragged into the hospital by him, he lowered his head and clasped his hands, as if he was too embarrassed to see anyone.

There was pain and hatred in the center of the bangs. After returning home and the three of them wiping away tears, there was a long silence and embarrassment.

He took the initiative to drag Liu Guangfu to the bathhouse at the door and took a long bath. He also went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy new short-sleeved shirts, new pants, and new cloth shoes.

Even though he was clean and wearing new clothes, it was still difficult to get rid of Liu Guangfu's inner inferiority and loss.

Liu Haizhong knew that he should do something. As a father, he should do something for his son.

If he wants to give his son a face in life again, he must gain the approval of his neighbors.

He couldn't take his son from house to house to express his position. It would be useless and would burden his son and make people laugh.

Therefore, to untie the bell, you must also tie the bell, and to solve the problem, you must grasp the main contradictions and key points.

I learned from Sha Zhu that Li Xuewu was coming back to stay overnight tonight. He went out for a walk in the afternoon and then found a basket of eggs.

"Xuewu, this egg is not something that the second uncle asked you to do. Don't get me wrong."

The bangs no longer had any arrogance or extravagant thoughts, but instead restored the essence of the workers of this era: simplicity, honesty, and honesty.

He said with some emotion: "I heard it said on the street earlier that if parents don't discipline their children, sooner or later there will be a place to discipline them for you."

"This is what I say, and it is absolutely true. It cannot be more spiritual."

Under the surprised eyes of the neighbors in the courtyard, Liu Haizhong said: "I am not someone who spoils children. Everyone knows that when it comes to spanking children, no one is more capable than me."

"But, over the past year, I have been constantly reflecting on myself. Which of my three sons has I made successful?"

"No, not one. The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. I have made mistakes myself."

Liu Haizhong waved his hand and said: "I made mistakes in educating my children, and I feel ashamed. Beating cannot produce a filial son."

"But I have to say that the changes in Guangfu over the past year have really taught me as a father."

He looked at Li Xuewu and said sincerely: "I complained about you when you sent Guangfu in, but now I have to thank you."

"Without this experience, Guangfu wouldn't have grown up so fast. Maybe he would have learned bad things a long time ago. I lost face in Liu Haizhong, but I have found a good son. This year is really worth it——!"

"Second uncle, you are not complaining!" Lao Qi stood aside and joked: "I have seen you secretly asking for the house in Director Li's backyard!"

"Hahaha--!"

"Go to—! It's all nonsense—"

Liu Haizhong heard the excitement of everyone, and knew that the neighbors listened to his words, and the contempt and discrimination dissipated a lot.

Of course, he didn't dare to imagine that the people in this courtyard would still have the same attitude towards his son as before, but at least they wouldn't insist on anything in front of him.

He handed the egg basket to Liu Yin, who followed him out, and said, "Brothers and sisters, please don't embarrass your second brother. You must accept this."

"His second uncle, you are so polite, you all live in the same courtyard."

Liu Yin didn't want to take the egg, so she called Liu Haizhong and said, "I'm back just in time to learn martial arts. Let's have a bowl of water in the house while you two chat."

Li Xuewu didn't take the egg either. He smiled and stretched out his hand to support his arm, inviting him into the house.

"I still heard what Silly Zhu said."

Liu Haizhong explained with some embarrassment: "He said you would come back and stay overnight, but I didn't mean anything else."

"Don't be polite, I'm just making everyone laugh." Li Xuewu asked him to leave first, and then asked Qin Huairu: "Come in and stay for a while?"

"I still have something to do at home—"

Qin Huairu knew what Li Xuewu meant, so when she saw him coming to pull her away, she had no choice but to follow Liu Haizhong into the house.

But he said with a smile: "The second uncle doesn't want me to see his excitement."

"We are all neighbors in the same courtyard, what a joke."

Liu Yin invited Liu Haizhong and Qin Huairu to sit in the room, and while making tea, she said: "If we don't maintain something, it would be a joke for outsiders to see us."

Li Xuewu forced Qin Huairu into the house. Liu Yin naturally knew what was going on, and was on guard against Liu Haizhong coming to the house because someone was gossiping.

In case Liu Haizhong said something here, or if this basket of eggs caused any speculation, there must be personal evidence, and it must be stated clearly and clearly.

The Li family must let Liu Haizhong come in openly and send him out innocently.

Li Xuewu was her own son, and he was very clever. She could see what he wanted to do at a glance, so he greeted Qin Huairu warmly.

"Jingru and his wife are back. Have you just arrived home? You don't know yet."

"This little girl, I don't know if she hates me or what, she won't come back even if I ask her."

Qin Huairu complained with a smile, then looked at Liu Haizhong and said: "Second uncle, did you pick Guangfu back today? I said I didn't see you on the way. I just asked for leave -"

"I took a day off and picked him up around nine o'clock in the morning."

Liu Haizhong looked at the entire Li family, nodded with envy, and said, "I took him and changed him from head to toe."

"Change your past and be a new person."

"If I ask, you can see it clearly," Qin Huairu said seriously: "Listening to what you just said, this is really not a bad thing."

She curled her lips, raised her hand and gently pulled the arm in the bangs on one side and said, "You know this alley yourself."

"How many boys as big as Guangfu have been killed this year. They disappeared without a trace. No one in the family knows whether they are alive or dead."

"Really——!" Liu Yin asked in surprise: "Why haven't you heard of this?"

"Who can tell anyone about this?" Qin Huairu looked at Liu Yin and said, "When asked, they all said they went to work elsewhere. Is that possible?"

"I haven't seen anyone for a year. What kind of work does such a big boy do? He never goes home?"

"Oh - who says it isn't?"

Liu Haizhong nodded, sighed and said, "I told Guangfu about the few who were not in the alley, and he was shocked himself."

"Before you came out, you promised me that you would be a good person after you came out, and you wouldn't dare to cause trouble again. I think you are a better person than before."

"How can anyone say that about his own son?"

Liu Yin smiled and comforted: "The child is still young and not sensible, so he will inevitably make mistakes. Just know that he is wrong. We will see later."

"Who knows what will happen to him in the future——"

Liu Haizhong took a sip of hot tea and said with a somewhat depressed expression: "There is no need to study, and he is not that material."

"Even if there is no such thing, he will be unemployed after graduation. How can there be any work at this time? How many people are sitting at home waiting."

After saying this, he looked at Li Xuewu, who had been silent, and said, "He told me to support himself, so I can't ignore him."

"I saw Yan Jiefang across the street, and he was doing a good job with the recycling station of the West Campus."

Liu Haizhong asked with a tone of pleading and consultation: "Look, can you let Guangfu go with you to collect waste? I won't ask him for anything else. No matter what, let me support myself with my own strength."

"This is a good thing. As long as he is willing to make money through labor, he will not be embarrassed wherever he goes."

Li Xuewu stood up, took a thermos bottle to refill his bangs with hot water, and said: "If you and Guangfu have made an agreement, I will tell Guodong tonight, it won't be a big deal, we will live in the same hospital."

"Thank you so much -" Liu Haizhong was finally relieved and said with a smile: "I told him about Yan Jiefang's efforts to make money to support his family, and he himself is willing to collect scraps."

"Yan Jiefang is about the same age as him. They can earn enough to support their families. He is a big boy, why can't he?"

"Ouch - if I don't tell you, you can understand it clearly." Qin Huairu smiled and nodded in praise: "What's wrong with collecting scraps? You can make a lot of money in a month. You make money with your own strength. Who looks down on whom?"

She tilted her chin, gestured to the door and said, "He's like Yan Jiefang. Who would have ignored him before? He's a stinky bastard."

"But look at this person now. He is very eloquent and takes the initiative to say hello when he meets someone."

Qin Huairu spread her hands and said, "Let's just talk about Teacher Yan's family. What the hell!"

"He can take the initiative to support his sister-in-law and make money to support the family. Just because of this, have you seen anyone pointing fingers at him behind his back and making irresponsible remarks?"

"Now I have to say that he is kind and righteous. He is limping with that child on his back. He has not lost his face or his status. Instead, he has regained his own face!"

"What is face?"

She looked at Liu Haizhong and said: "My wife and children are screaming with hunger, and I have no clothes to wear and no food to eat. How can he be so famous outside?"

"I can't say that I'm good to my children, but I'm good to Ge Shuqin. I've really made my money back in an upright way."

Qin Huairu said with a face full of conviction: "It's really useless for his parents to support this family. Who in the neighborhood is not convinced?"

"It's really encouraging——"

After Liu Yin heard what she said, she nodded in agreement and said, "During the Chinese New Year, hearing the commotion across the street made me feel uncomfortable."

"Ge Shuqin has a child, and he himself has a leg problem. Now they are all together and people are talking and pointing, how should we live?"

"How are you living? Aunt Liu, look at this young couple, they are living well -!"

Qin Huairu curled her lips and introduced: "The third aunt will not look after the children or cook. Yan Jiefang is really ambitious, so he will take care of the children to cook by himself."

"You said they are scrap collectors, have no face, no money, and don't eat well?"

She raised her eyebrows and said: "Yan Jiefang knows how to care for others. He often buys meat for his family and milk powder for his children. I have seen him many times."

"Yeah——"

Liu Yin was also surprised when she heard this and clicked her tongue: "You have to be down-to-earth to make money."

"What do you think? The other person is almost mad to death." Qin Huairu glanced at Liu Haizhong and whispered, "I'm so angry that I'm so angry when I smell the smell of meat!"

"I heard about it too——"

Liu Haizhong nodded and said: "It is said that Yan Jiefang raised the child well. He worked hard and the food at home is good."

"He has met a good person," Qin Huairu pursed her lips and explained, "Guodong saw that his legs and feet were not good, so he came to ask for help. He didn't even need to say a word, so he agreed to use him."

"For the things he did in the past, he deserves to have bad legs and feet. Who can he blame?"

She pointed at Li Xuewu and said, "If it hadn't been for him, would Yan Jiecheng's class have Ge Shuqin take over?"

"After Ge Shuqin entered the factory, she was assigned to work in the logistics department. How did she get to the duty room?"

"It's not like Xuewu privately helped her transfer her position so that she could have time to take care of her children."

Qin Huairu curled her lips and said: "Just learn martial arts, be soft-hearted and kind-hearted, who would take the initiative to help them quietly?"

"I also heard that the First Master said that it is better to learn martial arts to take care of us——"

Liu Haizhong nodded, looked at Li Xuewu and said, "When I came out, Guangfu told me that he was afraid of embarrassing you and didn't want me to trouble you."

"I said there's nothing wrong with this. You're wrong. Your second brother taught you how to be a good person. Now that you've learned it, beg your second brother to teach you how to do things."

He said: "I told Guangfu that I am not afraid of embarrassment. I know that your second brother is capable and lives in the same courtyard. If I don't ask him, who can I ask for?"

"That's right——"

When Liu Yin heard that her son had agreed to help Liu Guangfu arrange work in the West Hospital, she smiled and agreed: "We live in the same hospital, thinking about everyone, and looking forward to the success of the children."

"He only has so much ability, so anyone who can help will naturally help." She looked at Liu Haizhong and said, "We don't point fingers at anyone, we just hope that everyone will be well."

"So, second uncle, you still have to take back these eggs."

Liu Yin didn't wait for Liu Haizhong to say anything more, smiled and said in a firm tone: "Since he has the intention to help, you have fulfilled his benevolence."

"This-I-"

Liu Haizhong was so moved by Liu Yin's words that he didn't know what to say.

"Sister-in-law, I sincerely want to send you these eggs. Don't even think about it..."

"His second uncle, we are not mistaken."

Liu Yin smiled, picked up the egg, put it in Liu Haizhong's hand, and said, "I can hear you saying that learning martial arts is good. As a mother, I feel happier than if I had eaten this egg."

"In the sea, take it back"

The old lady sitting on the chair next to the Eight Immortals table said: "We have lived in the same courtyard for many years. We can discuss everything. Just don't be too worried and polite."

"Look at me - ugh -"

Liu Haizhong also smiled sheepishly, stood up, looked at Li Xuewu and said, "Then I would like to thank you on behalf of Guangfu."

"Hey, second uncle, don't say that."

Li Xuewu stood up with a smile, shook hands with him and said, "When I asked you to do something, I didn't come to see you with eggs."

"Hahaha--!"

Liu Haizhong felt more and more embarrassed, but his heart also felt more comfortable.

Qin Huairu also stood up with a smile and said, "Second uncle, keep this egg and bring it to me when I learn martial arts to give birth to my second child."

"Okay! Hahaha, I will definitely come!"

I have gained face in my bangs, and I have gained a foothold on the steps. I always have a smile on my face when I leave the house.

Everyone in the courtyard was waiting to see the excitement, but when they saw Liu Haizhong coming out again carrying the basket of eggs, with the same hearty laughter, everyone opened their eyes to see what was going on.

Li Xuewu only sent Liu Haizhong and Qin Huairu to the door. Qin Huairu asked about the arrangements for Hongxing Elementary School in the second half of the year. When she heard that Li Xuewu asked her to come to the dining room for dinner in the evening, she declined a few words and chatted, and then went to Went to the backyard.

When Li Xuewu and Liu Yin returned to the house, people in the courtyard began to discuss and speculate about what Liu Haizhong said in the Li family, and why he was so happy that the eggs were not given away.

——

Dinner was eaten in the back room. Li Xuewu went home from get off work, changed clothes, picked up his mother and several others and came to the compound. What time did they get here.

Besides, Li Xuewu had agreed with Silly Zhu to prepare dinner in the back room, so Zhao Yafang and the old lady did not prepare dinner.

Just after Liu Haizhong and the others left, Shen Guodong came to order dinner. The family walked toward the back room in a grand manner, making the neighbors in the courtyard envious. After joking, there was more discussion.

Some people say Liu Haizhong is really stupid. They said he wouldn't accept the gift, so he just took it back?

Some people say that Li Xuewu is a noble person and looks down on this basket of eggs, let alone getting involved with the Liu family.

Some people even said that Liu Haizhen had evil intentions and was thinking of using a basket of eggs to frame Li Xuewu.

There are various opinions, and even the talk has the meaning of conspiracy theory.

Until dinner, I didn't know who was the first to mention it. It was passed from one room to another, and everyone knew about it. Liu Haizhong helped his son with the rest of his work.

Of course, not to the Red Star Factory, but to the recycling bin in the west courtyard.

At this time, everyone knew that Li Xuewu confiscated the eggs from Liu Haizhong and helped him arrange Liu Guangfu's job.

No wonder Liu Haizhong smiled so happily when he came out of Li's house, but what did Li Xuewu want, just to have a good reputation for helping others?

Why doesn’t Yan Fugui believe it——!

When he heard the news, he suddenly felt that the eggplant and potatoes on the dinner table tonight were tasteless, and the food no longer tasted good.

The good ones can’t be compared, and the bad ones can’t be compared?

He has three sons and one daughter, and Li Shun has three sons and one daughter. They are all about the same age.

We live across the street, so of course we have to compare.

But later I couldn't compare with him, and I couldn't catch up with him. Living in this courtyard, I naturally had to find someone who was inferior to myself, otherwise I would still die?

Therefore, the Liu family in the backyard became the object of Yan Fugui's inner comparison of life.

The Liu family also has three sons. The eldest son of both families has a serious job, but the eldest son of his own family had an accident and died this year.

Do you want to say that I lost the game with Boss?

No, in Yan Fugui's view, an unfilial son like Liu Guangqi would be better off dead.

Let's compare to the second child. My second child has a broken leg, has no job after graduation, and has a bad reputation for marrying his sister-in-law.

This comparison is naturally aimed at the third son of the Liu family, who is in jail!

Tian Ji races a horse and wins the race!

No matter what happened to Yan Jiefang, he did not go to jail. This was a matter of personal ethics and had nothing to do with crime, and it did not affect other people's lives.

Another one, now the second child is inspiring, self-reliant, making money to support the family, and has a good reputation.

Therefore, there is no problem for the second child in my family to win.

The second son of the Liu family?

Well, Liu Guangtian is indeed promising now. I heard that he has become a workshop monitor in the Northeast.

But, after all, he was in the Northeast, and he left his family and career behind, and his third son could definitely compete with him! It still occupies an absolute advantage!

Because the third child in my family is still studying, there is still the possibility of going to college and becoming a cadre in the future.

What? You say that going to college and becoming a cadre is considered a delusion or goal, but not a career?

That can only mean that you have limited knowledge and do not understand Yan Fugui's mentality at this time.

In the future blind date market, what happened to the exam calculations written in the career column of the girls?

Why--!

This is Yan Fugui's mentality. My third son is studying for college and has unlimited possibilities in the future. Even if you are the monitor, you can't do it.

but!

How come the third son of the Liu family could find the same job as his second son from Li Xuewu as soon as he came out of prison.

This is unfair. After conversion, the comparison between the two companies is even!

"It's time to eat - what kind of toothbrush are you sucking?"

Hou Qinghua glanced at Yan Fugui, who was frowning and sighing, and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong? Doesn't it taste good? Don't want to eat? Does your appetite feel bad?"

"no--"

Yan Fugui glanced at his third son and his daughter, and thought to himself that he still had a chance, and that was for his daughter to make a career.

But girls are raised by their families, so how much does it have to do with me if they are successful?

How promising does his third son have to be to be able to overwhelm those sons of the Liu family?

"I'm troubled right now."

"My dad must be thinking about my second brother."

Yan Jiedi held the steamed bun, picked up a handful of eggplant, and curled her lips and said, "I've seen it all. My second brother's family is having potato stew and scrambled eggs with Chinese toon tonight. It smells delicious."

While saying this, he also smelled carefully in the direction of the second brother's house, pursed his lips and said, "That's right, the toon smell is really strong."

"I can't even shut your mouth when I eat, right? If you don't want to eat, just go down—!"

Hou Qinghua is most annoying when mentioning his second son at the dinner table. He still smells of meat and Chinese toon. Just because your nose is so good, I can't see them eating well?

Why are you angry?

Because when my son ate with them and paid for the food, he never had such good food.

Now everyone in the courtyard knows that Yan Jiefang loves his daughter-in-law Ge Shuqin and his children. He himself is reluctant to eat meat and eggs, but he works hard to supplement the nutrition of the two women, so that they will have delicious food when he comes back.

Just tell me, who did Yan Jiefang put in the mix? She is not the mother.

how? When they were living together, she was suffering from her daughter-in-law and son?

Yes, we can’t eat well when we eat together, but if we want to live a good life at home, we have to live frugally. Whose daughter-in-law eats like this!

Even in the Li family across the street, Zhao Yafang is not seen eating meat every day. At most, she eats eggs every day.

Now, Yan Jiefang is alone at home, and everyone cooks their own meals. The food she eats is much better than before, and it seems like she is no longer a human being.

Another one, what does it mean to forget your mother when you have a wife? When my wife Yan Fugui objected to her son raising a sister-in-law, how could he have succeeded in this without her full support as a mother?

Come on now, he got Ge Shuqin to support her like a treasure. It was a blessing from heaven, but he didn't feel sorry for her as a mother.

Even if he brings a bowl of meat and a few eggs, it is considered that he has a conscience.

Every time she had dinner, she would feel panicked as long as she smelled the aroma of meat and vegetables.

What's the use of supporting your son? If you can't point out everything, you'll be irritated!

Thinking like this, when he looked at Lao San again, there was a little resentment in his eyes.

Yan Jiekuang was thinking about eating meat at his second brother's house when he saw his mother looking over.

"Mom, don't look at me! My sister-in-law brought you a bowl of food, but you choked and said you didn't want it, and you even complained about it."

He held his rice bowl, shook his head and said: "If you ask me, you must have the ideological consciousness of 'watching others while they are eating, and standing while they are sitting'. It is painful to pull hard——!"

"roll--!"

——

"Zhang Xinmin, who is the biggest in this room?"

Silly Zhu drank too much again, but not to the point of being confused. With a red face, he teased Zhang Xinmin who was playing on the kang and asked, "Tell me, who is the biggest?"

"I said - I said my old breasts are the biggest!"

Zhang Xinmin pointed at the old lady and said, "My grandma is older than my grandpa, and she is also older than my second grandpa."

Wen San'er's son, who is of the same generation as Li Xuewu, naturally calls the old lady, eldest grandma and second grandfather grandpa and grandma.

At this moment, Fei Shanying took her son's hand and taught him: "Don't point your finger at anyone, especially to grandma."

Zhang Xinmin is almost five years old and understands everything. He listened to his mother's instructions and nodded to remember.

Silly Zhu teased him and said, "No! You are the biggest in this room."

"Me? Why am I the biggest?"

Zhang Xinmin knew that he couldn't point his finger at people, so he shook his head and pointed in the direction of the old lady and said: "I'm not even as old as the old lady, I, I'm only four and a half years old!"

"Look -!"

Silly Zhu leaned his back against the dining table and sat on a long stool. He looked at Zhang Xinmin on the kang and said with his fingers: "Your brother Wen Yuan, Li Tang from your Xue Wen brother's family, He Zhuang from our family, your Xue Wu brother's family." Li Ning and Li Shu are not as big as you."

"You are not only an elder brother, but also an uncle. Do you think you are the oldest?"

Zhang Xinmin listened to his words and turned to look at the circle of little carrot heads on the kang table. Isn't that true? Six children fit into the same table.

It was a lively meal tonight. During the meal, there were a lot of children on the bed, gibbering and crying.

As the younger generation grows up, they get jobs, live in apartments, get married and have children. There are always happy events for people to be added to this courtyard. I really have to count, I don’t know how many children there are.

It’s just that the people gathered together tonight are all close friends.

"Don't worry, Brother Biao can give you a nephew or niece this year."

Shen Guodong teased Zhang Xinmin with a smile and asked him: "You have to prepare red envelopes for the New Year. When your nephews and nieces come to pay you New Year greetings, you can't return the gifts empty-handed, right?"

"Huh? - Do you want a red envelope?"

Zhang Xinmin was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "I'm still young, why should I give a red envelope?"

"But you are here to be an uncle!"

Shen Guodong teased him: "When we say auspicious words to your dad during the Chinese New Year, he gives us red envelopes. You have to follow your dad's example."

“But I don’t have any red envelopes——”

Zhang Xinmin looked at his mother in embarrassment and asked, "Do I have to give them red envelopes?"

He nervously gestured to the babies on the kang. They couldn't crawl yet, so why did they become creditors?

"As long as I say auspicious words to you, of course I will give them to you." Fei Shanying wiped her son's mouth with a smile and said, "You have to save money, otherwise there will be no red envelopes to send out during the New Year."

"Ah? I still have to save money? But I don't even have enough money to spend -"

Zhang Xinmin was worried and pinched the small wallet hanging on his chest, looking like a treasure.

"Hahaha--!"

Silly Zhu and Shen Guodong succeeded in teasing the children, so they naturally laughed loudly. Fei Shanying also laughed and told her son about the custom of saying auspicious words during the New Year and giving red envelopes to the younger ones.

Li Xuewu watched them making trouble and watched Fei Shanying teach the children. He was satisfied with her and Wen San'er's choice.

You said that Fei Shanying is a widow and has a son, so she might be a bit jealous in the future, right? But Li Xuewu doesn't think so.

Group stereotyping, or identity culpability, is an absolute paradox.

Who said that a widow with a son cannot marry? Who said that the son will definitely hate his stepfather when he grows up? It doesn’t matter what kind of widow the widow is.

If Fei Shanying dares to leave his family and career to follow Wen San'er to Gangcheng to give birth to a son for him, and if he dares to let Wen San'er go to such a distant place to pursue his career, then it must be said that Fei Shanying lives with Wen San'er. He is a transparent person.

It was not her initiative to choose Wen San'er to live with him. It was her son Zhang Xinmin who chose this stepfather.

Wen San'er was also worthy of the couple. When they went out to work hard, Li Xuewu and the others took care of them and brought things home from time to time.

As for Fei Shanying's current life, most people really can't compare to it, far from it.

Does Fei Shanying have money?

Yes, but definitely not much, just the more than one thousand yuan that Wen San'er left to her when she left.

Wen San'er had been out for such a long time and never brought her any money back. Li Xuewu didn't say anything about giving her money, and even helping at the recycling bin, Shen Guodong didn't say anything about giving her wages.

Therefore, the more than one thousand yuan in her hand is still more than one thousand yuan now.

She doesn't make money, but she doesn't spend money either.

Unless you want to make something special at home, you will eat three meals a day at the recycling bin.

When Shen Guodong and Xiaoyan came to work in the morning, they picked her up and brought them to the west courtyard. After breakfast, she made her own arrangements.

Delia also takes care of her children, usually leaving them to her while she goes to work at the recycling bin.

Xiaoyan bought the daily necessities before she ran out of them and sent them home.

Otherwise, Wen San'er had the guts to say that he dared to send the girls back to the capital and go to Hong Kong alone.

What's wrong is that these brothers and sisters have to take care of her more carefully than Wen San'er takes care of her personally and becomes her third aunt.

Therefore, Fei Shanying, who has a peaceful mind and no pressure in life, teaches her children with gentleness and strength, carefully and conscientiously.

"The warehouse is packed up, I'm thinking about when to move there."

Shen Guodong clinked wine glasses with Li Xuewu and introduced: "Director Wang helped us with all the procedures and everything. We have cleaned up everything in the eight large warehouses and are just waiting to be used."

"There is a bungalow over there. I want to use it as an office, duty room and dormitory. The boys can live there in the future."

"Where's this side?"

Li Xuewu looked at him and asked, "Can't the buying station and distribution store be moved?"

"Don't move, of course you can't move."

Shen Guodong shook his head and said: "We will still be operating normally here from now on, but when we collect the cars at night, the scraps will be sent directly to the warehouse."

"Where's the small factory? What are you going to do?"

Li Xuewu looked at him and asked, "Does the street have any specific requirements?"

"No, Director Wang didn't mention it. He just asked me to pay close attention and get it started as soon as possible."

Shen Guodong scratched his head and said, "If we build a small factory over there in the warehouse, dangerous goods industries like match factories cannot be touched."

"I'm thinking about the entire packaging factory. We have our own paper-making channels, and these products all need packaging. What do you think?"

"I don't know, just figure it out for yourself."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "You can't point at me for everything. From now on, you have to learn to think about problems on your own and face business challenges independently."

He waved his hand, not wanting to hear how Shen Guodong spent 2,500 yuan to get a franchise license from the supply and marketing cooperative and the street.

He told himself these things some time ago, and it was Yu Li who helped as a consultant.

Shen Guodong is good at everything, but he is too careful and cautious.

"Let me tell you a rule, don't ask me about anything less than five thousand yuan at a dinner party like this in the future. Make your own decision."

Li Xuewu smiled and set a yardstick for Shen Guodong, which made him feel unsure. These words made everyone in the room laugh.

If the recycling station develops well, everyone's life will naturally be better. Who would have thought that collecting waste can make a fortune? Well, Fei Shanying didn't expect it anyway.

"If you don't want to talk about this, what do you want to talk about?" Shen Guodong asked with a smile: "It's not about how to teach children and how to raise children, right?"

"Ha ha ha ha--!"

Because of Shen Guodong's teasing, loud laughter rang out again in the room. Li Shu heard them laughing and was stunned for a moment before laughing too.

She smiled inexplicably, but everyone laughed. If she didn't smile, she would always feel that something was inappropriate.

But Li Shu's smile made everyone laugh even louder.

"Hey - you are really right!"

Li Xuewu smiled and pointed at Shen Guodong and said: "When we gather together from now on, we have to talk about how to educate children. This is a big question for universities!"

"There's also a personal matter——!"

He turned to look at Wang Yamei who was eating on the kang and asked: "Yamei, didn't you say you were going on a blind date last time? Why has there been no movement recently?"

"Huh? Why are you talking about me-"

Wang Yamei was holding her rice bowl and watching the excitement when she was suddenly attacked by Li Xuewu, who said angrily: "Brother Wu, do you know that I have no relationship?"

"How about you introduce one to me?"