Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

The two sisters-in-law were also smart people. When they entered the Liu family, they gave the gifts they brought to Liu Haizhong, instantly increasing their favorability in the courtyard.

"Second and third brothers, do you two still have parents or brothers? Your sister-in-law and I haven't even gotten the marriage certificate or held a wedding banquet yet, so why did you two get it?"

Liu Tianqi also said the old-fashioned saying that if the eldest brother doesn't get married, the next ones can't get married. In fact, he was afraid that the two brothers would get married earlier than him and the two brothers would divide some of the family money. In his heart, everything in the family belonged to him, and the two brothers were just farmhands working for him and were not worthy of getting married.

He Xiuxiu and He Jingjing, as the only daughters, are not to be trifled with.

"Brother, it seems that you didn't know the latest ideological situation in Beijing when you went to western Sichuan. Your current ideology is very dangerous. We are a family and we can talk about it, but if outsiders hear it, you might be criticized."

"The director with red armbands who often comes to my house to get a haircut has always said that marriage freedom is advocated now. Dad, I have never heard of my brother in western Sichuan, thousands of miles away. I don't think you don't know either."

The two sisters-in-law sang the same tune, leaving Liu Tianqi speechless. Liu Haizhong also realized that these two girls were not easy to deal with.

So the tone changed.

"Your brother came back suddenly, and we don't know all this yet. We are all family, so please don't mind."

"Second and third brothers, why didn't you tell me in advance so that your mother and I could be prepared."

Liu Haizhong thought that if he said something to save face, the two sisters-in-law would just go along with it.

But one is the daughter of a butcher, and the other is from a family of barbers. Both of them deal with poor people and know very well how much face is worth. If they were not thick-skinned, they would have lost a lot of money.

"Dad, it's not too late to prepare now. I heard from the neighbors that you and mom gave my sister-in-law a meeting gift of ten yuan. We don't want more, we just want to give her the same amount as my sister-in-law. Otherwise, it's not in line with the current situation to show favoritism."

Liu Haizhong and Liu Tianqi were extremely unwilling in their hearts, but the two sisters-in-law kept talking about their current thoughts, and the father and son didn't know how to refute them. What's more, the neighbors in the yard were eavesdropping, so if they dared not to give it, someone might report them tomorrow.

"Mother, hurry up and prepare red envelopes for the two wives. Why are you so tactless?"

Song Xiaohua finally saved up some money, but it was saved up by herself, not much, so she was reluctant to give it away.

"Old man, go prepare it for your daughter-in-law. I'm still boiling water in the kitchen."

Liu Haizhong then reluctantly went to the bedroom and packed two red envelopes for the two of them.

The sisters-in-law won the first game.

After a lot of arguing, the food was cold and the family sat at the same table with discord in their hearts.

After three rounds of drinking.

Liu Haizhong felt that the atmosphere was about right, so he said under the influence of alcohol: "Second and third brothers, your brother and your sister-in-law are back today. It's a rare opportunity for our family to get together. I just want to tell you something."

When the two brothers heard about putting their hands under the table, they became nervous. The two sisters-in-law, who had long understood the brothers' difficulties, spontaneously held their husbands' hands tightly to give them strength.

The two brothers finally calmed down and looked at Liu Haizhong quietly.

Seeing that the two brothers didn't say anything, Liu Haizhong felt a little embarrassed, but the atmosphere had come to this point and he had to say something. Didn't he see that his own son was about to get angry?

"Second brother, third brother, you also know that your eldest brother went to the third-tier city by mistake, but it also indirectly freed you two brothers. Otherwise, it would be hard to say who among the four regular workers in our family would go. Now your brother has encountered some difficulties and needs 1,500 yuan. Let's pool our money together."

The two brothers felt that their sincerity had been wasted and they shouldn't have had any hope in this cheap father.

Instead of sitting here anxiously, it is better to talk it out so that both brothers can feel more relaxed in the future.

"Dad, how much do you want us two brothers to collect?" Liu Guangtian said emotionlessly.

Liu Haizhong went first. In order to avoid others looking too ugly in their clothes, he wanted to say that you two brothers will pay for it all, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his mouth and said: "I will pay 100, and you two brothers will pay for the rest."

The two brothers didn't expect that Liu Tianqi would have such a big appetite when he came back this time.

"Dad, we don't have the money. You and my brother should find another way to deal with this matter."

"Second brother, third brother, I'm not discussing this with you. I'm just letting you know. If you don't have money, just sell the yard you're living in now. I asked someone and it seems you can still get a few hundred dollars. Then you two brothers can use your salary overdraft and add it to your savings to make up for it."

"It's just right for you to move back and take care of me and your mother."

He Xiuxiu and He Jingjing, the sisters-in-law, were still doubtful when they heard the brothers talk about how miserable their lives were. They thought they were not girls, so why were they so miserable? Today, when they heard that what the brothers said was true, they felt heartbroken. If you don’t feel sorry for the men in my family, I will feel sorry for them myself.

"Dad, according to what you said, are you going to let us two sisters-in-law sleep in the same room with his two brothers?"

"Puff*n"

The people who were eavesdropping couldn't help themselves.

Liu Haizhong's face suddenly turned red, and then turned black.

"Second brother, third brother, I am going to the third line for you. You have to go out if you don't want to. Otherwise, you two can go."

Liu Guangfu was also very angry when he heard this and could no longer bear it.

"Bang~"

The eldest brother didn’t call me anymore.

"Liu Tianqi, why did you go to the Third Front without knowing what you were doing? I'm giving you some face for my sister-in-law's sake. Otherwise, I'll go to the machinery factory and ask Yang Ruhua to confront you?"

"Also, Dad, you never treated us as your own children when we were young. You never mentioned anything about starting a family for us even when we were so old. We came back today to inform you that my brother and I have married into the family. Our father-in-law treats us very well. He prepared forty-eight legs for us, and the bedding is all new with three beds and three covers."

Perhaps he was too excited, Liu Guangfu drank a sip of tea and continued:

"Dad, I want to ask, you asked for fifteen thousand for my brother, who paid for your hospitalization these times? You gave him one thousand when my brother passed away, right? How much can you give for our marriage? We can't be without a house, things, or money, right?"

The two sisters-in-law hoped that Liu Haizhong and his wife would treat the two brothers badly, so that the two brothers could focus on their own families. They were happy to be nice to the two brothers, but they also didn't want to be sucked dry by others.

Liu Guangtian also stood up and said, "Dad, Mom, don't worry about that yard anymore. My brother and I sold it to the steel mill a long time ago. We don't want anything from the family anymore. Just give it back to me and let me take care of you in your old age."

"We also went to the street office to ask, whoever uses the parents' assets will be responsible for their old-age care. We will leave first. You and my brother's family can have a good meal. We will not disturb you anymore."