Siheyuan: Banggeng and I are classmates

He Daqing was stunned by the word "Grandpa". He looked at He Xiao blankly, then looked up at Qin Huairu.

"You, you are Huairu?"

Like Yan Bugui, He Daqing also looked incredulous.

Thirteen years ago, Qin Huairuyou was a beautiful young widow, but how come she has become an old woman now - not to mention that she is followed by a middle-aged man and a child of only five or six years old.

"Dad, this is a long story, let's go inside and talk about it slowly!"

He Daqing looked at He Xiao with eyes full of fondness.

He reached out and rubbed his head and said, "Okay, let's go inside and talk slowly."

Qin Huairu was delighted when she saw this and walked into the house.

Zhang Cuihua and Xiao Dang Huaihua heard the noise and walked into the main room. Jia Zhang was like a giant toad, walking and jumping on a broomstick, which was quite funny.

Seeing Jia Dang and Huaihua grown into a big girl, the mother and her two daughters couldn't help but hug each other tightly. All kinds of feelings surged in their hearts, and Jia Dang and Qin Huairu all burst into tears.

The room was suddenly filled with crying, but He Daqing ignored it and just looked at He Xiao carefully, but he was full of doubts.

It was just because He Xiao looked too thin and small, not like a child of thirteen or fourteen years old.

Look at Zhang Laibao, the other kid with sly eyes, who is only five or six years old.

"Huai Ru, who are these two?--" He Daqing interrupted the mother-daughter love and wanted to find out the truth.

After hearing this, Qin Huairu pulled He Xiao over and cried, "Back then, we were sent on a train, and we didn't even know where we were going. I was going to a small village in the northwest. I was a pregnant woman, and if it weren't for Laibao taking care of me..."

Several people listened quietly to Qin Huairu telling them about her sufferings over the past decade. Jia Dang stood by and poured tea for them.

I heard that they got their marriage certificate, gave birth to Zhang Xiaobao, and finally agreed to return to the city together.

Although He Daqing's face turned pale, he could not refute. After all, according to Qin Huairu, he should thank Zhang Laibao. If it weren't for Zhang Laibao taking care of Qin Huairu, she would have died long ago, let alone He Xiao.

After Qin Huairu finished speaking, He Daqing rubbed He Xiao's head and asked with distressed eyes: "Why is He Xiao so thin?"

"I think he looks like he's about ten years old, but he's already fourteen this year!"

He Daqing stared at Qin Huairu, who wiped her tears and sobbed, "Life in the countryside is hard, Laibao's family is still a poor peasant, and He Xiao hasn't had a good meal in the past thirteen years."

"When I gave birth to him, I didn't even have milk. I had to feed him with rice porridge, so he became like this!"

Qin Huairu wiped her tears while crying, looking like she was not pretending.

After hearing this, He Daqing looked at He Xiao again. Although he didn't look like thirteen or fourteen years old, he still looked a bit like eleven or twelve years old. If you also take into account the poor upbringing -

He Daqing's doubts faded a little, and he comforted her, "Huai Ru, you have suffered so much these years!"

After that, He Daqing looked at Zhang Laibao again, cupped his hands and said gratefully: "Brother Laibao, I am grateful for your kindness. From now on, you will be He Xiao's godfather."

After these words were spoken, the couple looked at each other, and the worries hidden in their hearts disappeared.

Zhang Laibao smiled and waved his hands, saying, "It's just a small matter. This is what I should do. Huairu is my wife, and I have always treated He Xiao as my own son!"

He Daqing nodded, and the three of them exchanged pleasantries.

But after just a few words, He Daqing asked again: "So what are your future plans--?"

Before the two of them could open their mouths, He Daqing said, "Now that a large number of educated youth have returned to the city, not only can we not find jobs, but even odd jobs like pasting matchboxes and sweeping the streets are sometimes hard to come by."

"It's hard to even get a drink of porridge now, but luckily we all have city hukou, so we can still survive by reselling food coupons!"

Putting all the sufferings in front of Qin Huairu, He Daqing wanted her to persuade Zhang Laibao to return to his hometown. After all, it was not uncommon for educated youth to abandon their husbands and children.

Qin Huairu disagreed and said, "Dad, since I was wronged, then the work at the steel mill—"

He Daqing shook his head and said, "I asked about it a few days ago, and they said that the steel mill involves state secrets. You are a family member of a traitor, so your job at the steel mill cannot be compensated!"

"How could they do this?" Qin Huairu stood up after hearing this, full of disbelief.

"They clearly said that everything would remain the same after the rehabilitation, and all the benefits before the demobilization would be retained. These thirteen years would still be counted as seniority, and compensation would be made later."

He Daqing explained, "Now that many educated youth have returned to the city, they are fighting tooth and nail for a job. I think your job was probably given to someone else by the factory leader, and they just made up this excuse to fool you!"

Qin Huairu's face was uncertain as she looked at Zhang Laibao. Zhang Laibao rolled his eyes and looked at the furnishings in the room without responding.

He Daqing added, "Besides, look at our house. It only has three rooms, including the main hall. There are six of us living here, your mother-in-law, me, Zhuzi, Jia Geng, Xiao Dang, and Huaihua. There's no room for us now."

"Jia Geng always sleeps with your mother-in-law."

"If I were to live with your family again." He Daqing spread his hands helplessly and said, "You decide how to live with us!"

Qin Huairu saw that Zhang Laibao was going to stay here, so she pulled over He Xiao's Zhang Xiaobao and cried, "Dad, do you mean that there is no room for us to stay at home and you want to kick us out?"

"Wow~~~" Qin Huairu started crying.

He Daqing looked at Zhang Laibao, frowned and said, "Huai Ru, I don't mean to drive you away."

"I know life in the countryside is hard, but no matter how hard it is, you won't starve. You can get by with food, clothing, housing and transportation. But if I were in the city, without a job and a city hukou, then my family would really have to put some rice in the water jar and boil a jar of water for everyone to drink!"

Qin Huairu also knew that He Daqing was telling the truth. The four of them now had rural household registration, and they could not support themselves by making matchboxes and sweeping the streets.

Having made up her mind, Qin Huairu looked at Zhang Laibao and asked, "Laibao, what do you mean?"

Zhang Laibao glanced at He Daqing and said in a hard voice: "I don't mean anything!"

"You are my wife, He Xiao is my godson who I have raised for thirteen or fourteen years, and Xiao Bao is my biological son. I will go wherever you go!"

Qin Huairu could only look at He Daqing again and exclaimed softly, "Dad, you are He Xiao's real grandfather. Laibao has also taken care of He Xiao and me for more than ten years. We can't just abandon him!"

He Daqing felt dizzy when he heard this, but looking at He Xiao and Qin Huairu, he had no choice but to agree.

"Okay, I don't mind you living at home, but since you're back and brought your family with you, I think we should just live separately from now on!"

Qin Huairu refused in her heart and immediately shouted: "Dad——"

"Don't call me dad, I'm going to get a divorce from your mother-in-law this afternoon!"

Zhang Cuihua, who was listening, quickly shouted, "Okay, let's go get the divorce certificate this afternoon."

The joy is beyond words.

He Daqing ignored the old woman's excitement and continued, "I just need a bedroom that can accommodate me, Zhuzi and He Xiao."

"As for this main room and the side rooms, I'll give them all to you!"

When He Daqing saw He Xiao, he simply wanted to get rid of this big trouble of the Jia family, live his own life in the future, and raise He Xiao well with Sha Zhu.