Siheyuan: The Cellar

On the last day of work before the New Year, the steel rolling mill closed half a day early.

When Chen Guoliang brought Yang Zaizai back to the courtyard, the workers in the courtyard had already returned from the cafeteria after eating.

"Oh, Shazhu, you're great! Married people are different. They all know how to love their wives. Look at these big lunch boxes.

But you are right. Look at your wife, she looks malnourished. She needs to take good care of herself.

Only if I take good care of my body can I give birth to a big fat boy for you soon!

I heard that if you get married but don’t have children, you will be scolded as having no descendants. Master Yi, don’t you agree?

When I walked to the middle courtyard, I saw Sha Zhu standing in the courtyard with a few lunch boxes and talking to Yi Zhonghai. I immediately greeted him warmly.

Yi Zhonghai had calmed down a lot recently because of the news that Gao Huilan was pregnant, and he no longer made trouble in the hospital.

But today, Chen Guoliang's words directly provoked Yi Zhonghai's anger.

Before, I didn't have any children, so you scolded me for being childless. Now that I have a child, you still scold me for being childless. Aren't you cursing my child?

"Chen Guoliang, how can you talk like that? My wife is still pregnant. Who are you cursing to be extinct? If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

"Yi Zhonghai, who are you going to be rude to?"

As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, Liu Yang's voice rang out behind him.

"Zai Zai is here! Have you eaten? Uncle treats you to a meal!"

Liu Yang walked quickly to the center of the yard, protected Chen Guoliang and Yang Zaizai behind him, and stared at Yi Zhonghai with a fierce look.

How dare you threaten my nephew like this now that I'm here? Before I came, my nephew and sister might have been bullied by the people in this courtyard!

Yi Zhonghai said calmly, "Master Liu, please listen to my explanation. I am not rude to anyone. Chen Guoliang is just talking nonsense! You said my wife is pregnant.

He said I was extinct. Isn't this a curse for my wife to have a miscarriage? If it happened to you, would you be able to endure it?"

When Liu Yang heard this, it seemed to be true. This was really intolerable.

But who made it his nephew who said this?

"What are you arguing about? Did Guoliang mention you by name? You should take the blame yourself. You can't blame anyone else."

Yi Zhonghai was speechless for a moment. After all, Chen Guoliang really didn't point his finger at him and say that he was a family extinct.

The atmosphere at the scene was a bit awkward.

Chen Guoliang hurried out to smooth things over.

"Master Yi, there is something I didn't want to tell you. But we are all neighbors in the same courtyard, and I really can't bear to see you being kept in the dark.

In fact, the last time you went to the hospital, the hospital found out that you had been infertile for more than ten years.

Now that we have a child, it's really a cause for celebration! When the child is born, remember to treat everyone to a drink!

You are busy now, I have to go home to cook, I am leaving now!"

Then, he took Yang Zaizai, who was still in a daze, and left.

Yang Zaizai felt like his CPU was burning out. Infertility and his wife's pregnancy! How were these two things connected?

Just when Yang Zaizai was brainstorming frantically, Chen Guoliang's words once again confused Yang Zaizai.

At the door of the house, Chen Guoliang happened to see the deaf old lady coming out of the house and preparing to go to the central courtyard.

"Shazhu's wife, you haven't eaten yet? Go quickly. I tell you, you're in for a treat today. Shazhu brought three lunch boxes.

If you are late, Qin Huairu will take away your lunch box."

When the deaf old lady heard the three lunch boxes, her appetite was immediately aroused.

Under normal circumstances, the deaf old lady would naturally not care whether Qin Huairu took the lunch box or not.

But today is different.

You know, today is the last working day before the New Year, and we only work half a day. Shouldn't the leaders of the factory get together for a meal and summarize this year's achievements?

And Sha Zhu is now in charge of the factory's special kitchen.

Could the contents of those three lunch boxes be cabbage leaves?

Thinking of this, the deaf old lady didn't bother to talk to Chen Guoliang and hurried towards the central courtyard.

"Hey, this old lady, after marrying Shazhu, even her legs and feet have become a lot more flexible."

Chen Guoliang complained secretly, then pulled the dumbfounded Yang Zaizai into the house.

Yang Zai's heart, which was already unsettled, suddenly became even more turbulent.

Silly Zhu, she knew that the young man who was carrying a lunch box in the Central Courtyard just now, who looked 40 but was actually only 20.

She also knew about the deaf old lady, the old lady who needed help to walk and looked like she would not live for many more days.

However, she really couldn't connect these two people together.

For a moment, Yang Zaizai felt that he came to Chen Guoliang's house too rarely.

It's only been a few days since I last came, and something so exciting happened.

Like Yang Zaizai, Yi Zhonghai is also someone who is not at peace inside.

When people are faced with real problems that make them feel difficult, painful, and stressed, they may choose to avoid them and not face and deal with them.

This avoidance mentality usually manifests itself in procrastination, diverting attention, self-deception, etc.

And Yi Zhonghai had obviously used these methods before.

He deliberately avoided thinking about the absurdity of Gao Huilan's pregnancy and kept reminding himself of it in his mind.

But now, after Chen Guoliang broke through this layer of window paper, Yi Zhonghai could no longer help thinking about it.

When I think about it, there are so many unreasonable things here.

Let’s not discuss whether I have been unable to perform well for more than ten years.

But this pregnancy cycle doesn't match up with his.

Because ever since he and Jia Zhang were locked up in the cellar for the first time, and Gao Huilan went to help him open the door, she never had any close contact with him again.

That's at least four months. Then how come Gao Huilan was only pregnant for a little over a month?

Is it possible to get pregnant through physical contact?

Isn't it possible to kiss each other?

But once you can no longer deceive yourself, your anger will burst out without reservation.

Yi Zhonghai returned to the house angrily and locked the door with a bang.

Then he started to attack Gao Huilan who was sleeping in the house.

"Gao Huilan, tell me, who is that wild man? Is this child his?"

After a brief moment of confusion, Gao Huilan quickly calmed down.

"I thought you could keep pretending! What the hell are you doing today? Don't you know the result? Why are you asking even though you already know the answer?"

Seeing Gao Huilan's fearless look, Yi Zhonghai became even more furious.

This woman is cheating on herself and putting a hat on herself, yet she can still act so self-righteously.

"What do you mean? Do you really think I don't dare to divorce you? You are wrong in this matter. Even if I divorce you, I am still right."

Gao Huilan nodded in approval, then smiled disdainfully.