Siheyuan: Picked up by a goddess in 48 years

Lu Zhenyuan thought that Chen Xueru would make a choice in a few days, but there was no news until the end of March. If his adopted sister had not visited her again, he would have thought that she was imprisoned.

In early April, there was a happy event in the backyard: Xu's mother gave birth to a girl.

A few days later, Yan Bugui's wife from the Yan family in the front yard also gave birth to a boy.

In addition to these two things, new residents also moved into the compound, making the compound really lively.

There are eighteen houses in the whole compound, but if counted by households, the fully occupied number is nineteen, because one of the three rooms in the east wing of the central courtyard was separated out and counted as one household.

Including this group of new residents, there were already fifteen households in the courtyard, leaving only one room in the east wing of the central courtyard, which was later occupied by He Yushui.

The two main halls on the left and right between the front and middle yards remained, and there was one household and two rooms left in the back house, which would be Yan Jiecheng's home in the future. In addition, there was also a gatehouse left.

In short, the remaining five houses are either too small or in a bad location, and it is estimated that no one will move in in the short term.

So now the number of residents in the compound is almost fifty.

Except for a few special cases, every household has at least one child, and most have two children. The Liu and Yan families have three children, and who knows if they will have more in the future.

Lu Zhenyuan stood at the gate with hanging flowers at the entrance to the courtyard. He had already received news from Aunt Ruan that the mother and son of the Jia family would be discharged from the hospital today.

Relying on the fact that she was blackmailing He Daqing with the medical expenses, Jia Zhang stayed in the hospital for a month before being discharged. Jia Dongxu stayed in the hospital for a whole night just because he had a nosebleed.

When he returned home, there was no one to cook, so he and Jia Zhang ate ready-made food in the hospital. He Daqing could only endure it.

After all, the original compensation of 150 yuan included Jia Zhang's non-prosecution and subsequent medical expenses, but He Daqing had already paid the medical expenses once when the injury results came out.

The 150 li did not include food expenses, so He Daqing agreed to deliver meals to Jia Zhang until she was discharged from the hospital.

Since Jia Dongxu stayed in the hospital to take care of Jia Zhang, He Daqing also needed to be responsible for her meals. Otherwise, he would have to go to the hospital to take care of Jia Zhang himself, or spend an extra 50 yuan.

The mother and son of the Jia family stayed in the hospital for a month. Although they didn't spend much on follow-up medical expenses, they did spend a lot on food, which caused He Daqing to have a sour face all the time.

So after not seeing each other for a month, the mother and son actually gained a few pounds!

Lu Zhenyuan saw with his own eyes that the mother and son had become much rounder.

He stood under the hanging flower gate, holding a candy in his mouth, looking like he was enjoying the delicious food, and holding five or six candies in his hands as if to show off.

Jia Dongxu saw the candies, swallowed his saliva, but didn't think much of it. After all, he was old enough to save face and wouldn't ask a child for candies.

But Jia Zhang took a glance and her eyes could not move anymore.

At the same time, she also recognized Lu Zhenyuan. It was this little beast who broke two of her fingers that night. Although the responsibility was determined to have nothing to do with the Lu family and it was her own fault, Jia Zhang would not let it go.

As he walked forward with Jia Dongxu, the candy in Lu Zhenyuan's hand disappeared in a moment when they were offset from each other.

"Hey! Why did you steal my candy?"

Lu Zhenyuan immediately shouted, attracting the new family that had moved into the back house.

Jia Zhang turned around and cursed, "What's wrong with taking a few candies from you? You little beast broke two of my fingers, and these candies are interest! You still have to compensate me, 100 yuan!"

"You shameless old woman, you are bullying a child!"

Lu Zhenyuan cursed and ran straight home, looking like he had been bullied.

Seeing this, Jia Zhang was very proud. She spat and went home as if she had won a victory. She was very tired after walking all the way. She would wait until she got home to rest and recuperate before scolding the man again.

This matter will not end until that damned Lu family compensates her 100 yuan!

As she was walking home, Jia Zhang felt someone pulling her sleeve.

Jia Dongxu stared straight at the pieces of candy, his meaning was very clear.

Jia Zhang smiled and said, "Dongxu, come here, mom will give you some candy."

As he said that, he took out three pieces of candy and gave them to Jia Dongxu, and kept three for himself.

Before the mother and son returned home, they peeled off the sugar coating and stuffed all the candies into their mouths, throwing the sugar coating all over the floor.

This scene happened to be seen by a beautiful figure who had just entered the front yard.

"Knock knock knock~"

At the Lu family's house, Lu Zhenyuan had just finished sharing his plan to deal with the beast with his adopted sister and Xiao Yuyan when there was a knock on the door.

Lu Wanyi looked at her adopted brother.

"So soon?" She thought it was the Jia family who came looking for her.

When he lifted the window screen, his cautious expression softened and turned into joy and worry.

"Sheru!"

Lu Wanyi opened the door and it was Chen Xueru who knocked on the door.

However, her condition was not very good at the moment. Her eyes were slightly red and swollen, obviously because she had been crying. There was a striking slap mark on her fair and creamy face.

When she saw her good sister, she could no longer hide the grievance in her heart and began to cry.

Lu Wanyi hurriedly brought the person into the house and comforted him.

Chen Xueru told her experiences during this period in bits and pieces.

Originally, after that day, she was thinking about how to make Chen's father change his mind. She did not go to talk to Chen's father directly, but approached Chen's mother in a gentle way, hoping to help her talk and change her father's mind.

After all, she was her own daughter, so Chen's mother found a time to bring it up, but Chen's father simply ignored her.

It's not a good idea to mention Chen's mother too obviously, as she doesn't have much status in the family.

There was no other way, Chen Xueru could only talk to Chen's father herself, and naturally she got scolded. This was even though she acted like a good daughter when she brought up the matter, she still got scolded.

Later, she wanted to make a bet with Chen's father, saying that if she did business, all the money she earned could be given to her family, or a time and amount could be set. If she could not earn that much money within the specified time, she would have to listen to Chen's father.

But it was also rejected.

Just today, she went to bring it up again and got slapped in the face.

She originally wanted to talk to Lu Wanyi to ease her depression, but Chen's father severed their father-daughter relationship after she revealed the family's situation.

What is this? This is a threat!

The meaning is very clear. As a girl, all the food and drinks are provided by your family. Without these, you are nothing when you go out!

She knew the situation in her family, but she was not without conscience. She could repay her family for raising her in other ways, but why did they insist on marrying her to a man she had never even met?

Feeling disheartened, Chen Xueru took out a pen and paper and signed an agreement with Chen's father to sever the father-daughter relationship.

There was no addition that Chen Xueru must compensate the Chen family for her upbringing. After all, in Chen's father's view, his daughter was just fooling around. When she ran out of money and had no place to live, she would naturally come back and be obedient.

Little did he know that his arbitrary behavior had completely disappointed Chen Xueru. Even if she starved or froze to death outside, she would never go back.

Besides, it's not like she has no way out.

"Wanyi, please take me in." After chatting for a while, Chen Xueru's mood improved and she deliberately pouted her lips to act cute.

"Puch~"

Lu Wanyi was amused and reached out to pinch her cheek.

"Okay, I can herd one sheep or a flock of sheep. You are not a big deal, just a cute little sheep."

Thinking of the conversation with her brother a month ago, Lu Wanyi got up and went back to the inner room, and soon took out a box.

"I know you've always wanted to own your own business. These five small yellow croakers are my support for you. You can tell me what you want to do. My family also has some connections that may be of use to you."

"For the rest, Zhen Yuan might be able to help."

Looking at the box stuffed into her hands and hearing her best sister's words, Chen Xueru could no longer hold back and hugged Lu Wanyi with tears of emotion.

Seeing her crying so hard, Lu Zhenyuan was just about to hand her a handkerchief so that she could wipe her tears and not hurt her eyes. However, before he could reach out his hand, he was pulled over and sandwiched between two soft bodies.