Comfortable life in Siheyuan

In the front yard of the courtyard, Xie Cheng and his wife were lying on the bed, with Yan Bugui's words still echoing in their minds. They felt increasingly heavy-hearted, and a sense of sadness surged in their hearts.

"Jiecheng, the food in our house is of such standard. When will your health recover? How can we have a child?" Yu Li complained to her husband with bitterness in her heart.

Yan Jiecheng hugged his wife tightly and comforted her, "Don't worry, honey. Our combined salary is now more than 30 or 40. If I take the assessment this year, I am confident that I can pass it. After I become a regular employee, our income will definitely increase to a higher level. By then, we can ask the factory if they can allocate a house to us. As long as we have our own little house, we can live a stable life and no longer have to live in such a tight situation here."

Yu Li sighed and said, "You have a nice dream, but how long do you have to wait for this? I guess there is no hope this year. You must take good care of yourself in the factory, eat well, and don't think about this meal when you go home."

Yan Jiecheng gently stroked Yu Li's hair and responded softly: "I understand, wife, you can rest assured." As soon as he finished speaking, the two fell asleep in each other's arms.

Liu Haizhong had been standing in front of his window for quite a while, staring at the family across the street with wide eyes. Time passed by minute by minute, and finally he saw the scene he wanted - the family across the street finished their meal and started to clean up the table.

Seeing this, he took a deep breath, calmed himself, then slowly stood up and walked towards the other person's door.

When he reached the door, Liu Haizhong stopped and took a deep breath again. He raised his hand slightly and knocked on the door slowly.

"Knock knock! Is Aunt Liu home? This is Liu Haizhong." The second uncle said while knocking on the door.

"I'm here, I'm here." Several people in the room looked at each other, confused for a moment.

Liu Qingshan walked to the door, opened it, and said politely: "Second Master is here, come in quickly, have you eaten yet?"

"Qingshan, don't be polite. I just finished eating and came here to ask your mother something." Liu Haizhong smiled awkwardly.

"Come in and sit down. If you have anything to say, sit down and talk." Father Liu greeted politely.

"Okay, thank you."

At this time, Liu's mother also came out from the inner room and asked with a smile: "You came to me to ask about Guangtian, right?"

"Guang Tianzhen went to work at your place?" Liu Haizhong asked in surprise.

"You don't know yet. Guangtian has been working for nearly two months. I was surprised when the street arranged for him to go there. I thought you found someone else." Liu's mother didn't say that she arranged it herself because she didn't want to get into such trouble.

"How could it be arranged by me? I thought Guang Tian begged you for it." Liu Haizhong said in a low voice.

"No? Guangtian's job was arranged by the street. Most young people in our area don't want to do this job. I never told anyone about it in the yard. I was afraid that if I told others, others would blame me. At that time, when I saw Guangtian went to our unit as a temporary worker, I was quite puzzled." Liu's mother explained with a smile.

"Yes, it's so embarrassing to go from door to door collecting rags. I originally planned to send him to a machinery factory as a temporary worker. If he does a good job, he can be converted to a permanent employee." Liu Haizhong explained with a smile.

Liu Qingshan secretly complained to himself: "If he really went to your machinery factory, wouldn't he still be beaten every day? Don't you know why your own son ran away?"

"You also know people from the machinery factory? Or is it Second Uncle who is capable?" Father Liu praised with a smile.

"The second uncle has many apprentices and has a strong mass base in the factory." Liu Qingshan explained with a smile.

"Hey! I have an apprentice over there who is doing a good job. It's no problem to arrange a temporary job for him. Aunt Liu, see if you can let Guangtian not go to work. I will arrange a job for him when he comes back." Liu Haizhong said with a smile.

"It's not convenient for me to talk about this directly. Why don't you ask Second Aunt to find Guangtian when she is free and talk to him about it." Mother Liu said in embarrassment.

"Okay, now I understand this. I'll go back first. It's so late, I won't disturb your family's rest." After saying that, Liu Haizhong got up and went home.

After the second uncle left, Liu Qingshan and his friends sat down around the table again. Liu's mother said with disappointment, "The second uncle came to our house and asked about everything for a long time, but he didn't ask about Guangtian's life at all. I don't know how this father works."

"Yes, he is here to call for an explanation. If you had said that it was you who put Guangtian in there, I guess things wouldn't be so peaceful now." Liu Qingshan said.

"I can see that. Although he was polite when he came in, if I really endured this, I think he would definitely let Guangtian go." Liu's mother said firmly.

"It's really not worth it in broad daylight! Okay, let's forget about this stupid thing." After saying this, Liu Qingshan carried the child back to the house.

When Liu Haizhong returned home, he just sat down when his second aunt came over and asked quietly, "What happened? Was it arranged by her family?"

"I went to ask, and Qingshan's mother said that it was sent by the street office. I guess it should be correct. The street officials came to the yard several times last year. I guess this kid had this plan for a long time." Liu Haizhong said with a grim face.

"What should we do? Just let him wander around outside and collect junk every day." The second aunt said cautiously.

"They are all good sons you gave birth to, and none of them can relieve your worries. If you have time these days, go and find him and ask him if he is willing to come back. If he comes back, I will find a way to find him a temporary job in a machinery factory." Liu Haizhong said helplessly.

"Oh, I understand. I'll go to the scrap yard and talk to him in the next few days." The second aunt said cautiously.

A few days later, the second aunt finally met Liu Guangtian near the purchasing station. Although Liu Guangtian was wearing tattered clothes at this time, the smile on his face was very innocent, which made the second aunt feel dazed.

"Broad day, broad day, over here!" the second aunt shouted loudly.

Liu Guangtian heard the familiar voice and quickly turned around. When he saw his mother, his first reaction was to run away. But after thinking about it, he turned around and walked away.

"Mom, how did you find this place? Is there anything you want to talk to me about?" Liu Guangtian asked anxiously.

"I can't come to you now. You're so powerful now that you collect rags on the street." The second aunt said sarcastically.

"Mom, I'm a temporary worker at the recycling station now. What else can I collect if not junk? Is there something you need?" Liu Guangtian asked again, his tone obviously sounding a little impatient.

"You're in a bad mood now. You took my bacon when you left, and I haven't settled the score with you yet! You're so impatient." The second aunt heard that Liu Guangtian didn't want to talk to her, and said angrily.

"It's just a small piece of bacon. I'll return it to you when I have money. If there's nothing else, I'll go to work." Liu Guangtian didn't want to argue with his mother, so he picked up the bag and wanted to leave.

"How do you talk to your mother like that? I came to you with good intentions, but you treat me like this." The second aunt got angry before she even started talking about the main point.

Liu Guangtian ignored him and turned around and walked out.