Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1692 Everyone likes sensible children

As night falls, a cool breeze blows and the moon is dim.

The nights in March are still a little chilly, but you can still wear light clothes.

Yang Xiaotao set up three tables in the central courtyard.

Under Yang Xiaotao's arrangement, there were three tables of dishes, with a combination of meat and vegetables, and large portions to satisfy your appetite.

This time, Ran's father was free to come back and sat with Yu Zecheng and the old Taoist priest. Yang Xiaotao was beside them. Also at the table were Yan Fugui, Wang Dashan and others.

Ran's mother and Zhou's mother also came and sat at the same table with several older women in the courtyard.

Finally, Yang Xiaotao prepared a meal for his wife and children. The ingredients were simple and there was no fish that could easily get stuck in the throat.

For a moment, the whole yard was bustling with activity.

"Xiao Tao, today's matter is so serious that I, as the head of the compound, have to say a few words."

"It just so happens that I am in front of Director Ran, Director Yu, and Lao Zhang. I want to throw out some ideas for discussion."

Yan Fugui drank a glass of wine and felt indescribably happy.

Ever since the second child in the family got a ride with Yang Xiaotao, their family has found opportunities to stay with Yang Xiaotao.

And the benefits of this are obvious.

Not only did the people in the hospital give Yang Xiaotao face and pay attention to his management, but they could also have a seat at Yang Xiaotao's table.

That's an improvement in status.

All these, taken together, make more than anything else I could have earned in my entire life.

"Master Yan, you are right. You are the head of this courtyard. You are the most senior one."

Yang Xiaotao smiled while holding his wine glass, and Wang Dashan beside him also laughed when he heard it, "That's right, you are the most senior in this courtyard."

Father Ran and Yu Zecheng also smiled. They felt that Yan Fugui was a very normal person.

He has advantages and disadvantages, but the good outweighs the bad. Overall, he is a pretty good person in the current environment.

At least he is more normal than the giggling guy next to him.

"Well, I'll just be a brick again."

After saying that, Yan Fugui stood up and coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention, and then said solemnly, "The first one is Comrade Yang Xiaotao, who did something very meaningful."

"Today, as the manager of our courtyard, on behalf of everyone, I warmly welcome little Yang Jianhua to become a member of our courtyard."

Papapa

Everyone immediately applauded and welcomed him.

Miaomiao was next to Ran Qiuye, and when she heard this, she showed a shy smile on her face.

Yang Xiaotao took the opportunity to pick up his glass and said, "From now on, we are all in the same courtyard. If there is anything I do wrong, I will apologize here first. Please bear with me."

After saying that, drink it all in one gulp.

At the table next to her, Liu Yuhua was holding Xiaoyu in one hand and Miaomiao in the other. When she heard what Yang Xiaotao said, she immediately said, "Brother Tao, you are wrong."

"Miao Miao is such a good kid, how could she not do well?"

"Yes, Brother Tao, I think you want to drink."

Zhou Peng also joined in the fun, and the table was filled with happy laughter.

Yan Fugui didn't care about Yang Xiaotao interrupting him. He finished what he was saying and then continued, "Second, let me tell you, our hospital donated a large amount of supplies to the disaster area this time. The street office has praised us and asked us to keep up the good work."

"it is good!"

The people around shouted again.

“All of the above.”

"After the higher-ups learned about this, they decided to award us the honor of 'Glorious Siheyuan'."

"Tomorrow, hang it outside the gate, and everyone will be happy."

Yan Fugui finished speaking in one breath, and he seemed to be drunk. He laughed happily after sitting down.

There was constant laughter at the Yang family, but there were mixed feelings at Yi Zhonghai's family.

Several people were sitting at the dinner table, but no one was eating.

After Xiaodang and Huaihua finished eating, they ran out to play. Qin Huairu didn't care because there was nothing to do in the courtyard anyway.

At the dinner table, several people were silent.

The aunt still insisted on adopting a child. The reason was simple: she was still able to move and she also wanted to experience the feeling of being a mother.

Moreover, Yi Zhonghai had said before that he would look for his relatives when he grew up, but this time the Yang family gave her an idea. As long as she adopted an orphan, everything would be solved.

It was these two reasons that left Yi Zhonghai no room for rebuttal.

As for the silly Qin Huairu, she had no say in this matter at all. Instead, she was a little worried.

If they really bring back a boy, will the house still be given to Sha Zhu after a hundred years?

You know, the Jia family's house is hers now, and Sha Zhu has always been thinking about the Yi family's house.

If the house is given to Sha Zhu, won’t it still be his in the end?

When the topic came to this point, everyone fell silent.

Yi Zhonghai felt even more deeply this time, because the pressure from the aunt was unprecedented.

In the past, he was the one who made the decisions on all matters big and small at home, and Auntie had little sense of existence.

But this does not mean that an old lady can be ignored.

If this is the case, when she was unable to have children in the early years, he could have divorced her, or even divorced her later and found someone else who could have children.

But he didn't. It's not that he was loyal to his wife, but he didn't dare to do so.

The two have known each other for many years, so who doesn't have some secrets?

So this time, realizing the determination of the aunt, Yi Zhonghai also knew that this matter could not be resolved peacefully.

"In that case, I agree."

After much deliberation, Yi Zhonghai finally decided to fulfill the aunt's wish, otherwise his future life would be difficult.

"Old Yi, do you agree?"

The lady seemed unable to believe it and spoke again.

Qin Huairu next to him glanced at Yi Zhonghai, then lowered her head.

"I have let you down all these years."

The old lady sighed deeply, shook her head, and then she came back to life as if she were a completely different person.

"Okay, now that we've talked about it, then this matter is over. Let's go to the street office to register tomorrow, and it'll be done, right?"

Sha Zhu couldn't bear to watch it anymore and urged him on.

Qin Huairu glanced at Shazhu, not knowing whether he really didn't take the house seriously or was really stupid.

The aunt had a smile on her face and was ready to serve dinner.

Sha Zhu stopped them, "You two have finished your business. I still have something to discuss with the old man."

"I've been holding it in for so long, it almost suffocated me to death."

"Uncle, for this, we have to have one first." Yi Zhonghai nodded with a smile. The two of them clinked their wine cups, took a sip, and then spoke out what was in their hearts under the curious gazes of Qin Huairu and Auntie.

"We went to the street office this afternoon. Officer Li told us."

"Because we actively participated in the rescue operation, performed very well, and made outstanding contributions to the revolution, the superior leaders considered it."

Sha Zhu said this proudly, and Qin Huairu and the auntie immediately smiled.

On the night of the earthquake, Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu took the initiative to participate in the rescue operation. When the news was passed on, they were praised by the street office.

Finally, Sha Zhu's labor penalty time was reduced by half a year, which means that the punishment will be ended by August this year.

By then, Shazhu will be free again.

As for Yi Zhonghai, taking his age into consideration and the fact that he was helping out this time, his superiors decided to let him go to Caojiagou during the busy farming season and stay in Sijiucheng at other times.

It's a mixed bag.

"Well, isn't this a case of good things coming in pairs?"

Sha Zhu laughed, Qin Huairu rolled her eyes at him, then smiled and said, "Good things really come in pairs. No wonder you bought cookies for Huaihua."

"Look at what you said. I can buy cookies for my daughter at any time."

"It's just money. It's not like I don't have any."

He patted his pockets and looked like he had money.

Yi Zhonghai and the other two also laughed when they saw Sha Zhu like this.

Because Shazhu is really rich.

After reaching a deal with Qin Jingru, Sha Zhu helped Qin Jingru build the house. Although his craftsmanship was poor and not professional, he finally built it. Moreover, it didn't leak even though it rained two days ago.

That's good.

More importantly, most of the materials were from the original collapsed walls, so only a small part of the state subsidy was used, and the rest was divided equally between the two families.

"Okay, I know you have money, so hurry up and eat."

Qin Huairu said this unhappily, and Sha Zhu proudly picked up the bottle and poured it for Yi Zhonghai.

I could hear shouting from outside and couldn't help but sneer in my heart.

Even Yan Fugui, the calculating guy, has come to the table, and these people are of low standard.

The next morning, Ran Qiuye was still in a daze when he heard some noise in the yard. He quickly opened his eyes and prepared to get up.

The next second, I felt sore in my legs and an arm was pressing on my chest.

Only then did he realize his situation, and he quickly pushed Yang Xiaotao away, then found some clothes to put on.

"What's wrong?"

"Get up quickly, there's noise outside."

Ran Qiuye glanced at Yang Xiaotao, especially at his lower abdomen. This guy made her suffer last night.

At this time, Yang Xiaotao also heard the noise outside and hurriedly found some clothes to put on.

Then the two of them opened the door and saw Miaomiao fetching water in the yard.

"Miao Miao, why are you up so early?"

Yang Xiaotao walked forward carrying the bucket and spoke in a rather harsh voice. Miaomiao stood aside, feeling a bit at a loss as to what to do.

Ran Qiuye walked over yawning and checked the time. There were few people up in the yard.

"Dad, Mom, I, I can't sleep, so I got up and cooked."

"Before, I also got up this early at home."

Yang Xiaotao and Ran Qiuye looked at each other, with a hint of sadness in their bitter smiles.

Look, these are our own children, they are so sensible.

Looking at the other three, they are probably still lying down and sleeping soundly.

"Miao Miao, don't get up early from now on. If you can't sleep, just close your eyes."

"You are still growing. If you don't sleep well, your body won't be able to keep up. Do you understand?"

Ran Qiuye said seriously, "Besides, Mom and Dad don't want you to do these things. You are still a child, just do what a child should do."

"Have fun, study hard, and live well."

"Mom and Dad will take care of everything else, okay?"

Miaomiao nodded, and then Ran Qiuye pulled her into the house.

After the two entered the house, Yang Xiaotao also wanted to go in, but found that Ran Qiuye had closed the door.

There was no choice but to move around in the yard and wait for breakfast.

"Hey, getting up so early is not like your style."

The old Taoist's voice came from the Moon Gate. Yang Xiaotao looked over and joked, "You sleep less and less as you get older."

"Oh, that's right. I can't sleep, especially when someone is making a fuss in the middle of the night. It's even harder to sleep."

As soon as Yang Xiaotao heard it, he knew what this guy was talking about, "How about I ask the third aunt from the street to keep an eye on you?"

"Infinite Heavenly Lord!"

"I am devoted to Taoism, so please don't destroy my Taoism."

"Tsk, I don't believe you, did you give Lao Yu the wine?"

The old Taoist said nothing when he heard this and walked out quickly.

Yang Xiaotao quickly followed, "But this wine is really strong, Taoist priest, do you have any more?"

The two of them walked out while talking, out of the gate, out of the alley, and then to the breakfast shop.

It’s still the same decoration, with a portrait of a great man on one side and a distinctive slogan on the other, “10 points for indicators, 12 points for measures, 24 points for enthusiasm!”

The two entered the restaurant. There were not many people eating there, so they ordered fried dough sticks and soy milk. The Taoist priest also ordered an extra serving of soy milk.

"This stuff is like pot washing water, you can drink it."

The Taoist priest didn't care, "This is called authentic."

Yang Xiaotao curled his lips, "This is just asking for trouble."

The two of them were having dinner. Yang Xiaotao bought another pound of fried dough sticks and two bowls of soy milk. As for eggs, they had them at home.

On the way home, Yang Xiaotao told the Taoist priest about what happened in the morning. The Taoist priest couldn't help but admire him and said, "You should cultivate such a precocious child well."

"It's hard to say, he is really the future successor."

"I like to hear this."

When I returned to the courtyard, there were already many people moving around in the yard.

What happened in the morning was also known by everyone in the hospital.

In addition to expressing their feelings about past experiences, more people praised Miaomiao for her understanding.

An old lady got up early to clean the house and prepared to go to the street office to submit her application.

At this time, when I heard the praises of Miaomiao from the hospital, my heart was full of longing.

Who doesn’t like such a sensible child?
It would be great if I gave it to her.