Siheyuan: Classic Siheyuan

"Rongguang, your last name is not Chu anymore. Now that you are going home, you should change your name too."

Wang Lanxiang said this and glanced at Chen Gong.

"That's right..."

Chen Gong put his hands behind his back, turned around and walked into the house, saying, "There is a character "Xing" between your eldest brother and your younger brother, which means "prosperous". You should also have this character in your name, so let's call yourself Chen Xingguang!"

"Hello, Comrade Chen Xingguang!"

Chen Xingliang smiled and reached out his hand again, but Chu Rongguang looked at Chen Gong, who was already one foot in and one foot out, and said firmly: "I can't change my name!"

"What?"

Chen Gong took his foot back, his face drooping, and turned slowly, his eyes carrying a look that could not be offended: "What did you say?"

Chu Rongguang said calmly: "My uncle treated me well, and my aunt treated me like her own son. I don't want to forget them. How could I forget their kindness to me?"

His tone was flat, but every word was powerful. Chen Li, who was standing at the edge, had never looked at him straight in the eye since he appeared, but at this moment she raised her head with a look of surprise in her eyes.

Wang Lanxiang had a trace of worry on her face. She stepped forward and took Chu Rongguang's hand, but her eyes were fixed on the man Chen Gong: "Old Chen, Rongguang..."

Chen Gong raised his hand, and the dignity in his eyes gradually faded. He nodded: "Well, what you said makes sense, then I won't change it. If you like to call me Chu Rongguang, then call me that. But... from now on, you have to be polite when talking in our house, understand?"

Etiquette?

Chu Rongguang glanced at the seemingly obedient sisters and brothers beside him, and he seemed to understand something.

Seeing Chen Gong nod, Wang Lanxiang seemed to be relieved. She smiled and called everyone: "Come on, let's go inside."

Chu Rongguang didn't actually have to do this, but for some reason, all the good things about his uncle and aunt from his previous life came flooding back to his mind.

It was as if a voice was telling him in his ear that the name could not be changed, so Chu Rongguang just said it casually.

Walking into the main room, Chu Rongguang took a quick look at the living room, which was about 70 to 80 square meters in size. The furnishings were simple. Facing the door was a square table with broken corners and two wooden chairs with peeling paint. On the wall was a landscape painting on yellowed paper, but it didn't look like it was painted by a famous artist. The floor was made of red bricks, but the brick surface had turned black.

There were also some odds and ends placed on a shelf against the east wall, including bowls and chopsticks. In the corner was a stove, which should be connected to the kang in the east room.

Seeing this, Wang Lanxiang introduced: "Rongguang, this room belongs to me, your father, and your brother Xingliang."

Chu Rongguang nodded and looked to the west. Against the wall were two rows of five-story bookshelves with quite a few books on them.

The Chen family could barely be considered a scholarly family. Chu Rongguang remembered his aunt saying that there was a scholar among the Chen family's ancestors.

It is said that someone from my mother Wang Lanxiang's family had served as an official in the Nationalist government, so she has some connection with education.

Now the Chen family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are both teaching in elementary school, which makes them even more compatible.

"Rongguang, this house belongs to me and your sister-in-law."

The eldest brother Chen Xingguo was standing next to Chen Gong, looking at him timidly and speaking.

It seemed that he hadn't spoken much since he came back from Chu Rongguang.

Even when he said this, he would glance at Chen Gong who was sitting in front of him.

It can be seen that this elder brother is a "filial son".

"Yep……"

Wang Lanxiang pointed outside and said, "The east wing is also ours. Your brother and sister are over there. Our family's financial situation is limited now, so you should squeeze in with Xingliang first."

"Ah."

Chu Rongguang had nothing to say, it was good to have a place.

At least now he finally has a home.

"It's getting late. Shuqiang and I still have to go to work. Rongguang, let's talk about this in detail later."

The eldest sister Chen Rong speaks bluntly, and every word sounds like steel beads shooting out of her mouth, tinkling.

When Zhou Shuqiang heard Chen Rong say that, he also looked at Chu Rongguang and smiled apologetically: "Rongguang, your sister is studying at night school these days. She must be tired. Come to her house and sit down later!"

Before he could finish his words, Chen Rong had already walked out of the room and called out from outside: "Zhou Shuqiang, are you going to leave or not? What are you hesitating about?"

"Hey, here it comes!"

Watching Zhou Shuqiang leave, his second brother-in-law Sun Yifan pushed his glasses, stood up, and said to Chen Gong, "Dad, we'll go back first. I have a meeting tomorrow morning."

"Oh...Yifan, you have a lot to do, go back first!"

Chen Gong glanced at Wang Lanxiang as he spoke, and the latter stepped forward and said, "Yifan, I'll take you there..."

The second sister Chen Ying also glanced at Chen Gong, and seeing that he lowered his head slightly and just said "hmm", she looked at Chu Rongguang, smiled, and followed Wang Lanxiang and the second brother-in-law Sun Yifan out.

At this moment, the room suddenly became much more spacious. Chen Gong put one hand on the table and said with dissatisfaction: "Don't mind your elder sister."

Chu Rongguang really didn't take it to heart. Not only that, he felt that this elder sister was quite real.

But in this family that attaches great importance to "etiquette", it seems a little different.

He was more concerned about Wang Lanxiang at the moment. Why didn't he send his eldest sister off, but paid so much attention to his second brother-in-law?

Perhaps this is the real reason behind the eldest sister's almost "rebellious" behavior.

The Chairman said: Wherever there is oppression, there is resistance.

Absolutely true words!

At this time, Wang Lanxiang had a strange expression on her face. She walked in, looked at Chu Rongguang, and then walked to Chen Gong's side.

"How did he say?"

"Sun Yifan said... Rongguang's household registration is not in the city, and he has little education, so it might be... it might be difficult."

Chen Gong snorted and glanced at Wang Lanxiang beside him: "I knew he was unreliable!"

Standing up, Chen Gong glanced at Chu Rongguang who was standing in front of him. There seemed to be only disdain in his eyes. He frowned and thought for a while: "You should get familiar with it first. Once the household registration issue is settled, I will study your job for you."

Chen Gong, with his hands behind his back, walked towards the east room. The words "Let's go home" echoed in the room before he entered.

It turned out that he was looking for Sun Yifan to find a job for him.

Chu Rongguang thinks there is no need to be so anxious?

Seeing that Chen Gong had left, Chu Rongguang picked up his luggage roll and bag and was about to go back to rest.

"Rongguang, tell mom!"

Chen Xingguo actually said this.

Looking at the eldest son of the Chen family who had been standing behind Chen Gong, he felt somewhat ridiculous.

It really is the son following in his father's footsteps.

"I'm tired!"

Chu Rongguang didn't care about all this. He threw the bag to Chen Xingliang and walked out carrying the luggage roll.

His action made Chen Xingguo stunned for a moment, and then he looked at Wang Lanxiang: "This..."

Wang Lanxiang didn't care, she just said, "Take your time, you guys go to sleep too."

Chen Xingguo, who was holding Chu Rongguang's bag, chased after him with a smile: "Fourth brother, wait for me!"

Chen Li, who was standing by the door, said something to her mother and brother and sister-in-law, then turned and walked out of the house. She looked towards the east wing where the light was on, and stared at the tall silhouette of her fourth brother on the window, with her head tilted in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.