Comfortable life in Siheyuan

If something happens in the courtyard, everyone will know it soon.

All the neighbors knew that Liu Guangqi, the second uncle Liu Haizhong's son, had run away, and when he left, he took away his wedding bedding, watch, and clothes.

The second uncle took away all the things he bought for his son’s wedding.

Liu Haizhong emptied his family's savings to support Liu Guangqi's marriage, but in the end the house was empty.

At night, Liu Haizhong was so angry that he couldn't eat at the table, and Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu didn't dare to eat either.

After a while, the second aunt spoke up again: "Old man, eat first, don't go hungry."

Liu Haizhong is still angry and has no appetite at all when looking at the dishes on the table.

"Go and fry some eggs for me. I don't have a good appetite today, so I'd like to eat something delicious." Liu Haizhong instructed the second aunt.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were eating in silence on one side of the table.

After a while, the second aunt came over with fried eggs.

The dishes were placed directly in front of Liu Haizhong, and Second Aunt could only watch and then check to see if there was anything left.

After eating a few bites, Liu Haizhong said, "When Yi Zhonghai heard that Guangqi was going to support the Third Front this morning, his mouth opened wide. I don't know how he was laughing at me in his heart."

"What right does he have to make fun of others? He is an old bachelor and we have three sons." said the second aunt.

"Yes, Dad, eldest brother is not here, but we are still here." When Liu Guangtian heard what his mother said, he immediately started to show himself.

"Yes, my second brother and I are still here. We will stay at home and take care of you from now on." Guangfu followed closely and said.

"You're dreaming. You don't need to worry about this household. When you get married, you can move out and you won't have a share of the things in the house." The second uncle said angrily.

"Dad, my eldest brother has run away, and you still want to leave the family to him. What about us? Guangfu and I can also provide for your old age. We are also your biological sons."

When Liu Hai heard Liu Guangtian talking about his eldest brother running away, he said angrily.

"Get lost, you have no place in this family. Even if your eldest brother doesn't come back, I won't count on you."

Guangfu and Guangtian looked at each other and saw the sadness in each other's eyes.

Liu Haizhong really doesn’t treat them as his sons!

After knowing what happened in Liu Haizhong's family, Uncle Yi Zhonghai specially fried an egg and even drank a glass of wine during dinner.

The aunt could feel the joy in the kitchen.

"Why are you so happy? You're even drunk." asked an old lady.

"Liu Haizhong used to brag about his eldest son in front of me, and always showed off to me that he had three sons. But you see, in the future, none of his three sons can provide for him in his old age. As the old saying goes, if parents are not kind, children will not be filial." Yi Zhonghai said.

"Yes, Liu Haizhong would never do such a thing. The second son Liu Guangtian and the third son Liu Guangfu were beaten every now and then. How can they be such a father? Look, the eldest son was scared away." said an aunt.

"We are used to seeing Guangqi, but what about Guangqi's wife? Aren't the young couple afraid that Old Liu will educate their grandson like this in the future?" Yi Zhonghai hit the nail on the head.

"Hey, if we had a son, his family would never be like this. Lao Yi, I went to the welfare agency last week to ask, and there are quite a few babies in the welfare agency now. Should we go and take a look and adopt one?" The aunt said at the right time.

"Okay, let's go visit on the weekend." Yi Zhonghai didn't want to wait any longer. He wanted to develop feelings early so that they could be closer in the future.

On the weekend, Yi Zhonghai took a woman to the welfare home on the street. When they arrived at the welfare home, the director, Mrs. Xu, warmly entertained them.

"President Xu, I am a level 7 fitter in our steel rolling mill. My wife is in poor health and we have no children. I was thinking of going to the welfare home to see if there is a suitable one so we can adopt one." Yi Zhonghai said gently.

"We want to adopt a boy, preferably seven or eight years old," the aunt followed.

"We have quite a few boys in our welfare home. There are not many who are seven or eight years old, but there are a few. I'll call them over for you to see." Mother Xu said as she went out and called a few children over.

"Come here kids, this is Uncle Yi and Aunt Yi, coming to see you."

All the children in the welfare home knew that this was a family that came to adopt a child. There was a group of people outside the door, leaning against the windows and watching, with longing in their eyes.

After all, the conditions in the welfare home are limited, and they all hope to be adopted by a good family.

"Master Yi, this one is Xiaojun, an orphan, and his surname is Guo now. These are Lu Xiaohu, Wang Lei, and Yang Wei. They all came to our Sijiu City because of the famine a few years ago. Their parents are no longer around." Mother Xu explained one by one.

Yi Zhonghai and his wife took a liking to the orphan Guo Xiaojun at first sight. The child was tall, with a big frame, thick eyebrows and big eyes. Although he was a little thin, he was well-nourished and was a good hand at learning a craft.

The two of them discussed it with Mother Xu.

"Xiaojun is really likable. He doesn't have parents either, so you two can get along well." Mother Xu said.

Having said that, he asked the children to go out first.

"Goodbye, Aunt Xu! Goodbye, Uncle Yi and Aunt Yi." x4.

The children all bowed politely.

"President Xu, can we change Xiaojun's name to our Yi surname?" asked an older lady worriedly.

"Of course you can. Many children in this welfare home have changed their surnames. All orphans are willing to change their surnames. They didn't even know what their surnames were originally. Most children who know their surnames are also willing to change them," explained Director Xu.

Just then, a nurse came in, gave Director Xu a few instructions, and then left.

Yi Zhonghai looked at the children in the courtyard and was filled with emotion. He had been planning for so long in the courtyard, so he might as well come here earlier to adopt a child. There are so many good children here.

In fact, he didn't know that every time someone came to adopt them, the children in the orphanage would take the initiative to behave well and become very well-behaved. You couldn't tell which ones were good children in appearance and which ones were really good-natured.

At this time, the nurse brought Xiaojun over.

"Xiaojun, this is Mr. Yi and Ms. Yi. They want to adopt you. Do you like them?" Mother Xu said to the child.

"Thank you, Daddy Yi, Mommy Yi, I love you both."

"Oh, good boy, good boy." An aunt said excitedly, hugging the child's shoulders.

"Will you take my surname and be my son from now on?" Yi Zhonghai asked cautiously.

"Okay, then can I call you dad and mom from now on?" Xiaojun said.

"Okay, you will be our child from now on."

"Dad, Mom"

"Hey," "Hey, good boy."

The old couple's eyes were filled with tears of excitement.

Just like that, Director Xu quickly completed the adoption procedures for them and issued a series of certificates to facilitate their household registration at the street office.

Today is the weekend, and I can’t register my child’s household registration. So I just took my child home.