Siheyuan: I just want to live

After paying the money at the trust store, Chen Feng went outside to find two waiters, pulled up a table and chairs, and led them to his new home.

Along the way, Chen Feng was very excited, thinking that his family would soon have another set of expensive tables and chairs, which would add a bit more to the heritage of his home.

After arriving home, Chen Feng asked the cart driver to wait for a moment, then he knocked on the door and shouted, "Wife, open the door, I'm back!"

As soon as Chen Feng finished speaking, Jin Ling's voice came from the door: "Hey! Husband, wait a moment, I'll be right there!"

Chen Feng replied: "Okay, hurry up, and call Jin Ming as well!"

After a while, the door opened, and Jin Ling and her brother appeared at the door at the same time. Seeing the table and chairs behind Chen Feng, Jin Ling asked in surprise: "Is this bought for us?"

Chen Feng smiled and nodded, and replied with joy in his eyes: "Yes, I just bought this! Of course it belongs to our family!"

After hearing what Chen Feng said, Jin Ling showed a look of curiosity on her face. She immediately walked around the cart, carefully observing the large sandalwood round table on it.

Chen Feng watched her walking around the cart, looking at the tables loaded on it, and circling around for a long time without seeming to stop, so he couldn't help laughing and spoke.

"Okay, wife, stop looking at it. Let's move these things into the house first! After we move them, you'll have plenty of time to look at them slowly. You can look at them however you want!"

Jin Ling heard the smile and urging in Chen Feng's words, but she still responded cheerfully: "Well, in that case, I'll help too. Let's move this table into the house together."

After saying that, Jin Ling took the initiative to walk to the table and prepared to help with the moving.

Seeing Jin Ling so enthusiastic, Chen Feng's smile became even brighter. He smiled and nodded at Jin Ling, then turned to the two masters and enthusiastically suggested: "Masters, why don't we all help each other and move this table into the house?"

When the two bosses heard what Chen Feng said, they immediately said at the same time, "Boss, no problem!"

"Okay, let's start moving now!"

Although Chen Feng knew that Jin Ling and her brother were not very strong, the table was too heavy, and it was very difficult for Chen Feng, Ban Ye and the other two to lift it.

So Chen Feng called out to Jin Ming, "Jin Ming, come, let's move together. It will be easier if we work together."

When Jin Ming heard what Chen Feng said, he immediately nodded in agreement. Although he was not very strong, he still tried his best to help lift the table.

Although Chen Feng knew that Jin Ling and the others could not help much, it was good if they could lend a little help. It was much better than having three people carry it.

So with the efforts of Chen Feng and his five companions, the big round table was moved to Chen Feng's house bit by bit. After some effort, they finally moved the table and chairs into the house.

Chen Feng wiped the sweat off his forehead and looked at the large round table, feeling a sense of accomplishment.

After wiping the sweat off his face, Chen Feng noticed that everyone else was sweating like him, so he took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed it to the two bosses, and said with a smile, "Masters, let's smoke a cigarette first, take a break, and then go move the chairs."

When the two bosses heard this, they answered in unison: "Hey, Boss, we'll follow your instructions!"

One of the bosses added: "The boss is so polite!"

Although they were being polite, they were not slow to accept the cigarettes. After receiving the cigarettes, they lit them, walked to the door of the main room, sat on the steps, and began to smoke leisurely.

Chen Feng looked at the two bosses smoking and lit a cigarette himself. Taking this opportunity, he walked into the main room, poured two cups of warm water, and then brought them out and handed them to the two bosses.

The old men took the cups of water gratefully and expressed their gratitude to Chen Feng again.

After finishing smoking and drinking water, Chen Feng took people to move all the chairs in the car into the restaurant.

After moving all the things, Chen Feng paid the taxi fare and then escorted the two men out of the yard.

Looking at Ban Ye walking away, Chen Feng suddenly remembered that he had not yet prepared the drinks for the evening.

So Chen Feng quickly ran to the supply and marketing cooperative at the entrance of the alley and bought more than a dozen bottles of Beibingyang soda. The salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative helped Chen Feng bundle the soda together.

Chen Feng walked home with the soda in his hand. After entering the yard, Chen Feng released ten kilograms of tiger bone wine in glass bottles from the space.

Similarly, Chen Feng also followed the salesman in the supply and marketing cooperative and bundled the tiger bone wine into bundles. Then he carried two bundles of wine and walked towards the main room.

When Chen Feng returned to the main room, he found no one there. He put the things in his hand under the table and looked around for Jin Ling.

Jin Ling was watching with her children around a large round table in the restaurant.

Jin Ming is no longer in the main room. It seems that he has gone back to his room to continue resting.

Chen Feng came to the restaurant and saw Jin Ling carefully examining the table with a faint smile on her face. He walked over to Jin Ling and asked softly, "Wife, how is it, have you figured out anything?"

When Jin Ling heard Chen Feng's voice, she slowly raised her head, her eyes sparkling with excitement and curiosity. She responded to Chen Feng: "Honey, I think this table looks like it was made in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties? Where did you buy it?"

Seeing her studying the table so intently, Chen Feng couldn't help but feel a little proud. He smiled and replied, "Is it from the late Ming Dynasty or early Qing Dynasty? I didn't really ask that. I just thought it looked very delicate and beautiful, so I bought it without hesitation."

Jin Ling frowned slightly, seeming to be somewhat dissatisfied with Chen Feng's answer. She shook her head slightly and then asked: "So, where did you buy it? Such treasures should not be found casually, right?"

Chen Feng scratched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly. He thought for a moment and then said frankly, "Oh, I bought it at the Trust Store. Where else could I buy it?"

Hearing Chen Feng's answer, Jin Ling's expression became complicated. She nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "I bought it at the trust store! That's right, it seems that someone couldn't make ends meet again and sold all his family's heirloom furniture."

Jin Ling's words revealed a deep sense of helplessness and sadness. Chen Feng could clearly feel her inner emotional fluctuations, as if she had personal experience of this kind of thing. Perhaps it was because she had also experienced similar difficulties that she felt so emotional.

Chen Feng gently put his arm around Jin Ling's shoulders and consoled her: "Don't be too sad. Maybe they have their own difficulties. Now that we have this table, let it become our family's heirloom furniture in the future, right?"

Jin Ling leaned in Chen Feng's arms and sighed slightly. She nodded, tried to force a smile, and said, "Well, you are right. Now this table will belong to our family! I will pass it on to Xingxing in the future!"

Chen Feng and Jin Ling hugged each other tightly, feeling each other's warmth. At that moment, their hearts were closer, facing the challenges and beauty of life together.

The table, which is in the style of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, quietly witnessed their love and persistence and became a part of their family.

After hugging for a while, Chen Feng suddenly asked, "Hey, wife, why did you say you wanted to pass it to Xingxing? And not to Xixi? Xixi is also very well-behaved and sensible."

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Jin Ling said as a matter of course: "Xixi will get married when she grows up. After getting married, she will belong to someone else's family. How can she inherit our things?"

"But Xingxing is different. He's a boy and he won't get married. He will stay at home and take care of us until the end of our lives. Our family's things will definitely be passed on to him."

Chen Feng was visibly stunned when he heard Jin Ling's words. Chen Feng had never noticed that Jin Ling favored boys over girls before? He asked with a frown.

"Wife, what kind of thinking is this? Our daughter is also our child. How can we not pass on family things to her just because she will get married in the future?"

Jin Ling answered firmly, "Am I wrong? Girls will get married sooner or later, and then they will belong to someone else's family. Of course, the family property should be left to the son!"

Chen Feng shook his head helplessly and said with a wry smile: "But I think men and women are the same. We should treat them equally and not have such prejudice."

"Also, even if our daughter gets married in the future, she will still be our child and we can take care of her and her family together."

After hearing what Chen Feng said, Jin Ling retorted with some disapproval: "Humph, you make it sound easy, but it's not that easy to do. Since ancient times, the family property has been left to the son. This is a tradition."

Chen Feng looked at Jin Ling's stubbornness and couldn't help feeling a little worried.

He knows that this concept of favoring sons over daughters still exists in Chinese society, but he hopes that his family can abandon this prejudice and give his children equal care and opportunities.

So he decided to continue communicating with Jin Ling and try to change her mind. So Chen Feng said, "Wife, we've been taught that women hold up half the sky, why do you still favor boys over girls?"

After hearing what Chen Feng said, Jin Ling still said stubbornly, "Since she can hold up half the sky, let her hold up the sky when she grows up. I won't stop her."

"But the main property of the family must be left to Xingxing anyway, not to her!"

After hearing Jin Ling's words, Chen Feng began to realize the stubbornness of this woman who grew up under the traditional education of the old society.

No wonder when we were on a blind date, after I agreed to support Jin Ming, she agreed to marry me without hesitation.

For Jin Ming, she even ignored the fact that she was not yet an adult, which shows how stubborn she was.

What Chen Feng didn't expect was that after so many years of propaganda, the government still failed to change Jin Ling's mind.

Chen Feng thought about it for a while, and then asked Jin Ling, "What if your wife Xingxing falls in love with a man in the future? Are you still going to leave your property to him?"

Jin Ling frowned when she heard what Chen Feng said, and then said, "That's a bit troublesome! If it were in the past, I could have just taken him in as a servant, but it seems that's not possible now!"

After hearing Jin Ling's words, Chen Feng was really shocked and speechless. Chen Feng did not expect Jin Ling to say this.

How should I put it? Should I praise her for her avant-garde thinking, or say that she is conservative? Chen Feng could only say that Jin Ling is well-informed.

Looking at Jin Ling who was frowning in thought, Chen Feng asked weakly, "What if Xingxing marries into the family in the future?"

As soon as Chen Feng finished speaking, Jin Ling exploded.

Chen Feng saw her eyebrows raised, and shouted in a serious voice, "He dares! If he dares to marry into the family, I will break his legs!"