Siheyuan: Father Yi Zhonghai and Sister-in-law Lou Xiaoe

"Let me tell you, actually, this roast duck is just average, and it tastes great when wrapped in dough and dipped in sauce."

"Try packing some other vegetables and meat next time."

When Yi Bufan and Xu Xiaoran came back from eating roast duck, the people in the yard had already finished their meal and were chatting outside.

Generally, there are many people staying at the gate of each courtyard, which is also the living habit of people of this era.

After dinner, we chatted about everything under the sun, and then went home to sleep.

Today everyone’s topic is that Yi Zhonghai is back, and everyone is guessing where he has spent the past half month.

So when Yi Bufan and his wife came in, the attraction was not that great anymore.

"So the old man went out. I felt like I hadn't seen him for a long time."

After hearing this, Xu Xiaoran also said

"Yes!"

Yi Bufan agreed casually, but he didn't expect to be gone for so many days. He wondered if he had found out anything.

As the two of them talked about this, they just walked into the middle courtyard and subconsciously glanced towards Yi Zhonghai's house.

At the same time, I heard the voice from inside: "He's back, Bufan is back!"

Then two figures walked out of the house.

"oops--"

"thump--"

Perhaps because he was too excited, Yi Zhonghai tripped over the threshold of his own house when he was going out and fell out. An old lady screamed and hurried to help him.

This frightened Yi Bufan and Xu Xiaoran for a moment.

Yi Bufan took a step towards Yi Zhonghai.

"Bufan, you, you are back!"

Yi Zhonghai quickly got up and walked over quickly with the old lady. He seemed to be limping a little, and it seemed that he had fallen quite hard.

"Yeah! You're back."

Yi Bufan looked at the couple's clothes, which were almost the same as on his wedding day. Except for the place where they fell and were a little dirty, everything else was obviously carefully taken care of.

"Uncle, are you okay?"

Xu Xiaoran also asked.

"It's okay. The threshold is too high. We need to lower it a bit."

Yi Zhonghai smiled a little embarrassedly and glanced at Yi Bufan.

"You guys are eating out, right?"

The lady had a smile on her face.

"Well, I got my first paycheck today, so I took Xiao Ran out for a roast duck meal."

Yi Bufan glanced at Xu Xiaoran.

"Okay, okay, why don't you come to my house and have a seat."

Yi Zhonghai's face was full of anticipation. This was the first time he invited Yi Bufan into the house and let his son go home.

Xu Xiaoran looked at Yi Bufan who was silent, then looked at Yi Zhonghai and the aunt who were looking forward to it, and felt a little strange.

"Xiao Ran, you go back first, I'll talk to them about something."

Yi Bufan understood that Yi Zhonghai had found the answer.

"Okay!" Xu Xiaoran did not refuse and handed a paper bag in his hand to the aunt: "This is the remaining duck leg that I didn't finish eating. I'll give it to you."

Then he turned around and said to Yi Bufan, "Come back early," and left.

Yi Zhonghai and the other two ignored the strange looks from their neighbors and walked towards their home.

"Bufan, come in."

Yi Zhonghai went over and lifted the door curtain, letting Yi Bufan go first.

Yi Bufan looked at the not-so-high threshold and hesitated for a moment before stepping in.

For Yi Bufan, this step is his first time returning home.

The furnishings inside didn't look luxurious, and there weren't as many things as in Xu Fugui's house, so it should be considered very simple.

Although he is the richest person in the compound, he does not indulge in pleasure and is very frugal in his life.

For Yi Zhonghai, this step was the first time he took his son back.

It is also the first step for Yi Bufan to accept them.

"Come on, Bufan, sit here!"

An old lady dragged a chair over to Yi Bufan and took a cushion from the other side and put it on the chair.

Yi Bufan also sat down as he was told.

Yi Zhonghai sat on the other side.

"Here, Bufan, this is sugar water. The temperature is just right. Have some."

An old lady had prepared some sugar water for Yi Bufan in advance, and she added some hot water and stirred it a few times.

"it is good!"

Yi Bufan picked it up and took a sip. It was very sweet.

"Bufan, I have been to the graves of your adoptive parents and kowtowed to them to express my gratitude."

"Also, I will find out if they have any other family members to help take care of them."

"You have suffered so much over the years."

Yi Zhonghai thought about it for a long time and didn't know how to start.

"Bufan, back then, when we were hiding from place to place, we really thought..."

"This is all our fault. From now on, when you go home, we will be there for you in everything."

An old lady also followed Yi Zhonghai's words.

Both of their eyes were fixed on Yi Bufan.

"You guys, what do you want me to do?"

"Call you 'Dad'?"

Yi Bufan looked at Yi Zhonghai.

"No, no, don't worry. I am not qualified to be your father now. I am ashamed of you."

"In the future, I will make it up to you. No matter how your life was in the past, if anything happens in the future, I will take care of it!"

Yi Zhonghai said this and glanced at the old lady.

"Take this money first and buy whatever you need. If you run out, come ask your parents for it. No, come ask us for it."

An old lady handed a stack of big unity notes to Yi Bufan.