Siheyuan: Smiling at the Birds

At noon, Li Tianyou returned to the courtyard. Yan Bugui smiled and said to Li Tianyou when he saw him: "Tianyou, I have something to discuss with you."

Li Tianyou smiled and said, "You say it, uncle."

Yan Bugui said: "Tianyou, the New Year is coming soon, can you get some meat for the guys in the yard?"

Li Tianyou said with a smile: "Uncle, you really care about the people in the hospital!"

Yan Bugui waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Hey, it's all as I should."

Li Tianyou thought that there were a lot of pig offal and other things in his space, so he might as well sell them cheaply to the people in the courtyard, so that he would not appear too conspicuous.

Li Tianyou said: "Uncle, you know, all the materials I found were taken to the steel mill."

Yan Bugui was stunned when he heard this and said, "Tianyou, can't you think of a solution?"

Seeing that Yan Bugui had misunderstood his meaning, Li Tianyou also hurriedly said: "Uncle, you misunderstood. Pork and other things may not be available, but some pig offal can still be brought back for the people in the courtyard. Go back and count which families want them and how much they want. Tell me a number and I will bring it back for everyone."

Yan Bugui was very excited when he heard this. You know, there are a lot of things in a pig's offal, such as pig heart, pig liver, etc., which are also good things.

Yan Bugui laughed and said, "Okay, Tianyou, I'll tell you once I've done the math."

Li Tianyou smiled and said, "Okay, Master, that's what you said. I'll go back first."

Yan Bugui nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, Tianyou, you go ahead and do your work."

When Li Tianyou arrived at the Intermediate Court, he saw Sha Zhu and He Yushui. When He Yushui saw Li Tianyou, he walked up to him with a smile and said, "Chief Li, I heard that you were on a business trip?"

Li Tianyou looked at He Yushui and said, "Well, he just came back yesterday. Why is he back like this today?"

He Yushui smiled and said, "It's not my brother, he has a girlfriend."

After hearing what He Yushui said, Li Tianyou was also stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, has this idiot finally come to his senses?

Li Tianyou looked at Sha Zhu, who scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, saying, "Chief Li, don't listen to Yu Shui's nonsense. You still don't know what Teacher Ran means?"

Li Tianyou understood in his heart, it turned out to be Ran Qiuye. He remembered that in the original drama, Ran Qiuye and Sha Zhu did have a relationship, but it was ruined by Qin Huairu in the end. Now Qin Huairu probably doesn't even have time to bring them together, so why would she go and ruin it again.

Li Tianyou guessed correctly, Sha Zhu and Ran Qiuye were indeed brought together by Qin Huairu.

After that night, Qin Huairu would always run to Banggeng School for no reason and help Sha Zhu put in a good word with Ran Qiuye.

Li Tianyou thought that Xu Damao and Qin Jingru should be together now, and they just needed to make the final move. Then he would divorce Lou Xiaoe.

Sha Zhu's mission has been basically completed, so there is no need to destroy Sha Zhu and Ran Qiuye. Instead, Li Tianyou feels that Sha Zhu and Ran Qiuye are a good match.

A young man and a female intellectual are a very good combination.

Li Tianyou smiled and said: "Shazhu, you have to be careful of some people in the courtyard. They may not want to see you get married." As he said that, Li Tianyou also looked towards Yi Zhonghai's house.

Sha Zhu followed Li Tianyou's gaze and looked towards Yi Zhonghai's house. He suddenly felt unhappy. It was not because of Li Tianyou that he was unhappy. But because of Yi Zhonghai. Sha Zhu still remembered that Yi Zhonghai introduced him to a rural widow and ruined his blind date with Ran Qiuye.

He gets angry whenever he thinks about it now, but after all, Yi Zhonghai helped them when he was young, so Sha Zhu never held a grudge against Yi Zhonghai.

He Yushui snorted and said, "How dare he? My brother hasn't asked him about the money yet."

Li Tianyou frowned and said, "What money? Rainwater."

He Yushui looked at Li Tianyou and said, "Chief Li, didn't you say that my father He Daqing sent us money?"

Li Tianyou nodded upon hearing this.

He Yushui said angrily: "I asked my brother to ask, but he always said wait."

Li Tianyou smiled, looked at Sha Zhu and said: "Sha Zhu doesn't want to ask, but he doesn't want to break the fantasy in his heart."

He Yushui frowned after hearing what Li Tianyou said, not quite understanding what Li Tianyou meant.

But Sha Zhu understood, and he sighed and said, "I'll go ask when I get back from get off work this afternoon."

Seeing that his brother was so moved by Li Tianyou's words, He Yushui frowned and said, "Chief Li, what do you mean? My brother is willing to go?"

Li Tianyou smiled and said, "Ask your brother."

As he said that, Li Tianyou pushed his bicycle to the East Courtyard.

Why did Sha Zhu listen to Li Tianyou and go to find Yi Zhonghai? It's very simple. Li Tianyou meant that people can't live in fantasy all the time and must face reality.

Li Tianyou passed by Xu Damao's house and ran into Lou Xiao'e, who smiled and said, "Chief Li, are you back from your business trip?"

Li Tianyou nodded and said: "Sister-in-law Xiao'e, what are you so happy about?"

Lou Xiao'e smiled and said, "Nothing, I'm going back to my mom's place today."

Li Tianyou said with a smile: "Then Sister Xiao'e, hurry up! If you are late any longer, you won't even be able to catch lunch, haha."

Lou Xiao'e also blushed, snorted, and left.

Just when Li Tianyou entered the East Courtyard, Liu Guangtian came over.

Liu Guangtian said: "Chief Li, I have done what you asked me to do."

Then he handed Li Tianyou a piece of paper.

Li Tianyou took the paper and started to look at it. There were quite a lot of things on it, and the items and prices were all written clearly.

Li Tianyou looked at the list on the paper and said, "Guangtian, this is not written by you, right?"

Liu Guangtian scratched his head and said, "Chief Li, this was written by the father of my brother in Liulichang, and I asked them to collect it."

Li Tianyou smiled when he heard this, and thought to himself, I don’t think you can write such beautiful calligraphy.

After reading the list, Li Tianyou frowned and said, "Guangtian, I remember I gave you 1000 yuan, right?"

Liu Guangtian nodded and said, "Yes, Section Chief Li gave me 1000 yuan."

Li Tianyou said: "But the total price of the items on this list is more than 1200 yuan?"

Liu Guangtian said quickly: "Chief Li, you have to pay the difference. The things are all at Liulichang, and the difference was paid by my brother's father."

Upon hearing this, Li Tianyou looked at the list again and felt that the prices should be reasonable. After all, antiques are subject to market changes and there is no stable price. However, Li Tianyou was very happy when he saw the things on it, such as calligraphy, paintings, and porcelain.

Li Tianyou said: "Guangtian, I will go to Liulichang with you this afternoon."

Liu Guangtian nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for you at home, Chief Li."

After talking to Liu Guangtian, Li Tianyou finally returned home.

As soon as Li Tianyou entered the house, he saw the two girls chatting happily. They didn't behave like ladies at all and were laughing loudly.

Li Tianyou smiled and said, "What are you talking about? You look so happy."

Zheng Yanran blushed when she heard this, and Gao Meiyu smiled and said, "What can women talk about together? Of course, they'll talk about you."

Li Tianyou became interested and asked, "Really? What are you talking about?"

Zheng Yanran said: "It's a topic for women to talk about, why are you, a grown man, joining in the fun?"

Gao Meiyu also covered her mouth and laughed when she heard this.

Li Tianyou grinned and said, "Practice more of your Mandarin, it has a strong Cantonese accent."

After hearing Li Tianyou teasing her, Zheng Yanran also slammed the table and said, "Are you looking for trouble?"

Gao Meiyu interrupted and said, "Where's Sister Qin? Why didn't she come back with you?"

Li Tianyou said: "I'm already back, why is she running to the East Courtyard? She should be in the Middle Courtyard!"

Zheng Yanran laughed when she heard this and said, "You men are all so heartless and disloyal."

Li Tianyou said: "Am I unfeeling and disloyal in your eyes?"

Gao Meiyu smiled and said, "Brother Tianyou, of course not."

Li Tianyou said: "That's it, okay, I'll go cook for you."

With that, Li Tianyou went to the kitchen, and the two women smiled at each other.

After getting her meal in the canteen, Qin Huairu returned to the courtyard. She heated up the steamed corn bread made from two grams of flour.

So I started eating with my three children.

Bang Geng said while eating: "Mom, Section Chief Li is back, so do you not have to go to the East Courtyard tonight?"

Xiao Dang said: "Brother, Section Chief Li is back, so our mother naturally doesn't have to go to the East Courtyard."

Huaihua said: "Does this mean that mom can't bring us meat?"

Yes, that's right. During the days that Qin Huairu accompanied Gao Meiyu in the East Courtyard, Gao Meiyu gave Qin Huairu some of the meat that Li Tianyou had left for her and asked her to bring back some for the three children.

Qin Huairu listened to the three children and said, "Isn't our life good now? We have two cups of noodles and meat from time to time. How much better is it than before? The most important thing is that we don't need help from others. As your mother, I don't have to think about how to please anyone."

It is said to be flattering, but in fact it is just calculation.

Bang Geng said: "Mom, that's not what I meant. I was just asking."

Xiao Dang sighed and said, "It would be great if Section Chief Li didn't come back. Aunt Gao could come and play with me from time to time."

Huaihua also said: "The candy Aunt Gao gave me is delicious."

Qin Huairu smiled and said, "You don't want your mother to accompany you at night!"

Huaihua said: "Yes, but Huaihua also wants to eat milk candy." As she said this, she seemed to recall something and licked her lips with her tongue.

Qin Huairu looked at the locust flowers and smiled, thinking to herself, what will she do when Li Tianyou leaves the courtyard and goes to Hong Kong in a few years? Looking at the three children, she sighed silently.

Bang Geng looked at his mother and sighed and asked: "Mom, what's wrong? Did we say something wrong?"

Qin Huairu said: "Tell me, if we leave the courtyard, are you willing or not?"

Xiao Dang rolled his eyes and said, "Mom, where are we going after we leave the courtyard?"

Huaihua also asked: "Yes, Mom, where are you going?"

Bang Geng said: "I don't want to leave the courtyard. My grandma said that life in the countryside is hard."

Banggeng thought that what Qin Huairu meant by leaving the Siheyuan was going back to the countryside. Banggeng probably never dreamed that it was going to Hong Kong. In this era, countless people in the mainland dreamed of going to Hong Kong.

Qin Huairu looked at Banggeng and asked, "Banggeng, if, I mean if, if I take Xiaodang and Huaihua away from the courtyard and give you this house, would you be willing?"

Bang Geng heard this and said, "Mom, don't you want me anymore?"

Qin Huairu sighed and said, "Mom didn't say I don't want you, but I might have to leave Siheyuan for a few years. You don't want to leave, so this is the only way?"

Bang Geng said: "Mom, why do you want to leave the courtyard?"

Qin Huairu looked towards the east courtyard and said infatuatedly: "Mom doesn't want to think about it, but I can't help thinking about it."