Siheyuan Shangpeng

Jia Dongxu returned home, and his two co-workers went back to the steel rolling mill. The third aunt muttered at the door: "Hey...did Jia Dongxu have a fight with someone in the factory? Why is there a slap mark on his face?" Then, no one knew what she was thinking of, and she stopped guarding the gate and walked quickly towards the gathering place of the aunts in the central courtyard.

Jia Dongxu opened the door and found Qin Huairu at home coaxing Xiao Banggen. The moment he opened the door, the light shone on Qin Huairu's face. Jia Dongxu felt that Qin Huairu was so beautiful at this time. He really came to his senses at this time and sincerely thanked the workshop director for saving his life.

Qin Huairu heard the door open and turned around to find that it was Jia Dongxu who came back. She asked in surprise: "Dongxu, why are you back at this time? Did you forget something?"

Jia Dongxu said nothing. He walked over and hugged Qin Huairu, whispering, "Huairu, you are so beautiful!"

Qin Huairu was still confused. What happened today? She blushed when she heard Jia Dongxu's words, even though she had given birth to a child for him. But she realized something was wrong. Jia Dongxu's body was shaking. Qin Huairu hurriedly broke free from Jia Dongxu's arms, held Jia Dongxu's face with both hands, and looked at Jia Dongxu. She found that there was a clear slap mark on Jia Dongxu's face, and one sleeve of his clothes was missing. She hurriedly said, "Dongxu, what happened to you? Did you fight with someone? Your face..."

Jia Dongxu hugged Qin Huairu again and said, "Huairu, I didn't fight, you know? I almost didn't see you today."

Qin Huairu was even more frightened and asked quickly: "Dongxu, what happened? Don't scare me."

Maybe Qin Huairu spoke a little loudly, and Banggeng burst into tears. When Jia Dongxu saw his son crying, he picked up Banggeng and placed him between the two of them, tears already flowing from his eyes.

Qin Huairu was so scared that her voice trembled, and she choked up and said, "Dongxu, what happened? Tell me, our son and I are both here!"

Jia Dongxu looked at Qin Huairu, then at Banggeng, and felt much more at ease. He wiped away his tears with the hand that was not holding Banggeng, and said, "Huairu, don't worry, it's okay, I'm fine..." Then he told Qin Huairu what happened in the workshop today.

Qin Huairu was so scared that her face turned pale. She hugged Jia Dongxu and said, "Dongxu, stop doing this. What will Banggeng and I do if anything happens to you? Let's stop doing this, okay!"

Jia Dongxu hugged Qin Huairu and patted her back to comfort her: "I'm fine, I just made a mistake today. I've been doing this for several years and nothing has happened. Don't worry, isn't it said that those who survive a disaster will have good fortune in the future? Doesn't this mean that our family will get better and better? Don't worry, I won't die for you and our son."

Qin Huairu slowly calmed down under Jia Dongxu's comfort. Seeing that she was still in Jia Dongxu's arms, she quickly held Banggeng in her arms, pulled Jia Dongxu to sit on the kang, let Jia Dongxu fall on the kang, and said to Jia Dongxu: "Dongxu, you have a good rest. I will massage your head and relax."

Qin Huairu turned Jia Dongxu's head towards herself, placed the stem of the stick next to Jia Dongxu, and massaged Jia Dongxu's head while talking to him. After a while, Jia Dongxu fell asleep.

When Qin Huairu saw that Jia Dongxu fell asleep, she picked up Banggeng and went out of the house, for fear that Banggeng would disturb Jia Dongxu's rest.

Jia Dongxu slept until the afternoon. Yi Zhonghai asked for leave to come back to see Jia Dongxu but was stopped outside the door by Qin Huairu. Yi Zhonghai saw from the window that Jia Dongxu was asleep and did not disturb him. He thought that since he had asked for leave, he might as well go home. Yi Zhonghai was scared enough that day.

At noon, Jia Zhang came back and was stopped by Qin Huairu and almost lost her temper. After Qin Huairu held Jia Zhang and explained everything clearly, Jia Zhang was so scared that her face turned pale. She and Qin Huairu stayed outside and did not dare to go in and disturb Jia Dongxu's rest.

When Jia Dongxu woke up, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu appeared in front of Jia Dongxu. The two of them kept staring at Jia Dongxu, and when they found out that Jia Dongxu woke up, they immediately appeared.

Jia Dongxu slept very comfortably. Perhaps it was the warmth of home that healed Jia Dongxu's heart. Jia Dongxu felt completely well again. He no longer felt dizzy and without any strength like when he just came back.

When Jia Zhang saw Jia Dongxu regain consciousness, she burst into tears, "Dongxu, my son, why are you so pitiful..."

Qin Huairu quickly advised: "Mom! Dongxu is fine, don't disturb Dongxu, Dongxu needs to rest now!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang stopped crying immediately and said to Qin Huairu, "I didn't know Dongxu needed to rest. Give me your grandson and go cook. Dongxu is hungry!" She pinched Qin Huairu casually, causing her eyes to turn red due to the pain.

At this time, Jia Dongxu spoke up: "Mom, Huairu is right. Why did you pinch me so hard?"

Jia Zhang glared at Jia Dongxu with her triangular eyes, not caring that Jia Dongxu needed to be quiet, and she slapped her thigh and started howling.

Jia Dongxu hurriedly said, "Mom, I'm very confused now. Can you be quiet? It's okay at other times, but I almost lost your son today, and you did this?"

Jia Zhang immediately shut up and went forward to comfort Jia Dongxu. Jia Dongxu motioned Qin Huairu to cook, as he was really hungry.

Before Qin Huairu went to cook, she told Jia Dongxu that Yi Zhonghai had been there, but when he saw you sleeping, he didn't say anything and went home.

When Jia Dongxu heard this, he got up, put on his shoes and was about to go out. Jia Zhang saw him and immediately said, "Dongxu, where are you going? You should have a good rest."

Jia Dongxu had already gone out by then, and he casually replied, "I'm going to Master's house!"

Jia Dongxu knocked on Yi Zhonghai's door, and after getting Yi Zhonghai's reply, he walked in and found Yi Zhonghai sitting in front of the table. The ashtray on the table (I don't know what it was called at that time, my family made their own, called an ashtray, one for tobacco, the other for cigarette butts) was full of cigarette butts. Yi Zhonghai's eyes were bloodshot, and it was obvious that Yi Zhonghai had been working here for a long time.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai like this, Jia Dongxu also let down his guard and said to Yi Zhonghai: "Master, I'm sorry to have worried you. I..."

Before he finished speaking, Yi Zhonghai raised his hand to interrupt Jia Dongxu and said to him, "Dongxu, I don't want to hear your explanation. You know it yourself. You are not as young as before. You still have your mother Jia Zhangshi, your wife Qin Huairu, your son Banggeng, and me and your master's wife relying on you. What should we do if something happens to you? Have you thought about it? I hope this is the last time. From now on, everything should be based on your own safety. Do you understand?"