Siheyuan: 55 years, starting from a buyer

Yan Jiecheng showed some helplessness, "Those things are to be taken back to her parents' home after the New Year.

I went there yesterday and was treated coldly." His tone sounded quite unhappy.

"I see there are quite a lot of stuff in that pile. It must cost a lot!" Yan Bugui said with concern.

He believed that since Niu Li had become a member of the Yan family, she should wholeheartedly consider the Yan family, but since she always wanted to leave good things to her parents' home, she should not get married.

Besides, taking away so many supplies would be too much.

"Are you serious? I calculated it and it's probably at least a whole month's salary!" Yan Jiecheng said the truth angrily.

"How could there be so many? Are you sure?" Yan Bugui couldn't help but raise his voice, and he seemed extremely shocked.

“Dad, keep your voice down, I guess I’m right.

It must be this much." Yan Jiecheng tried his best to lower his voice, because Niu Li did not ask for his opinion on the purchase.

"This won't do. We can't let her take everything away." Yan Bugui said firmly.

"Then you speak." Faced with this question, Yan Jiecheng was unwilling to face Niu Li. He felt scared when he saw her, so he threw the ball back to her.

"...You incompetent guy, this is the woman you married, but instead of solving the problem, you ask me to do it?" Yan Bugui urged his son again.

"Dad, please don't hurt me. I don't dare to go by myself. If you want to go, please feel free to do so." Yan Jiecheng stood firm. His financial situation was good at the moment, and he didn't want to cause unnecessary conflicts with Niu Li.

Yan Bugui was unwilling to accept this situation, but he was worried that it would damage his reputation if other people knew about it.

After hesitating for a long time, he gritted his teeth and made a decision: "Let's go together!"

"Then we have to do this." Yan Jiecheng reluctantly agreed to his father's proposal.

Mr. Chen silently observed the father and son walk into the room, and stayed in the front yard.

The two were obviously a little uneasy and didn't notice his presence.

Mr. Chen was very curious about what would happen to the Yan family at this time and decided not to leave for the time being.

After a while, he heard Yan Fugui whispering to Niu Li: "Li'er, that..."

"Dad, what's wrong?" Niu Li asked with a smile.

Niu Li's laughter startled Yan Fugui and almost made him swallow the words in his heart.

"It's okay, it's okay." Yan Fugui quickly waved his hand to deny it.

But he didn't want to give up expressing his thoughts, and added: "Lili, actually, Jie Chengyu has something to say to you."

Facing Yan Jiecheng, Niu Li deliberately showed a confident and charming smile, because the recent Chunzhu incident made her quite satisfied with Yan Jiecheng's performance.

"Jie Chengyu, is there anything wrong?" she asked.

"Um... um... actually... can the meals be lighter in the future?" Yan Jiecheng gave this reason incoherently.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Niu Li responded with a smile.

"That's great." Yan Jie Chengyu nodded with pretended satisfaction, but he actually felt quite embarrassed.

The two of them left with a hint of embarrassment. After they left, Yan Fugui complained, "Why didn't you talk to your wife properly?"

"Dad, shouldn't you be the one telling me?" Yan Jiecheng retorted.

When I walked into the courtyard, I noticed that Mr. Chen was already standing there.

Mr. Chen smiled at them and pretended to push the cart into the yard, as if everything was just a daily passing by.

Both the father and the son are now afraid of Niu Li. Such a family is indeed quite interesting.

On the morning of a new day, Mr. Chen was seen by Director Sun in the store when he bought two bottles of wine.

Director Sun insisted on returning the money to him, but Chen was determined not to leave any chance for him to be caught, so he left the money behind because he didn't need it.

It was almost noon when we visited Li Sisi's home.

Mr. Chen first greeted Li Sisi's father and knocked on the door holding a carefully selected gift.

"Uncle, I wish you a happy new year in advance." Mr. Chen said as he handed over the gift he had prepared.

"Come in, please." Father Li warmly welcomed him.

After the greetings, he handed the food he brought to Li Sisi, and gave his brush to Li's father, saying with a smile: "This is a small gift."

Mr. Li took the gift box but did not open it immediately. He put it aside and told Mrs. Li to prepare a banquet as soon as possible so that he could drink with Mr. Chen.

After a few drinks, Mr. Li was already a little tipsy thanks to Mr. Chen's clever strategy.

"You are so bad. You let your father drink too much again." Li Sisi grabbed Chen Sheng's hand and pulled him into the room, scolding him.

Mr. Chen took advantage of the situation and pulled her closer, saying with a smile: "This is not my fault. My father-in-law volunteered, how can I ignore it?"

Li Sisi blushed, pressed Chen Sheng's hand hard, and scolded him softly: "Behave yourself, what if my mom finds out? It's all your fault!"

"Hey, it's okay. You're getting married soon, so it doesn't matter if it's earlier or later." Mr. Chen still kept smiling.

Li Sisi turned her head away and snorted to express her dissatisfaction.

Time flies, the New Year is approaching, and the hard life of the past three years is about to begin.

At this moment, in the yard, Zhang Jia was scolding Qin Huairu loudly: "You useless Qin Huairu, you still want to go home? I don't need to listen to your nonsense. If you want to go back, go back by yourself, don't talk nonsense in front of me."

"Mom..." Qin Huairu looked at Zhang Jia with tears in her eyes.

At this moment, the foolish man suddenly heard the voice and rushed over: "My elder sister, why are you still lying on the ground? Did your aunt bully you again?"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Jia scolded him mercilessly: "Get away, you don't need to meddle in our family affairs."

The curious people who had gathered in a circle immediately dispersed when they saw this scene.

However, Yi Zhonghai heard the noise and hurried over, asking, "What happened?"

When Sha Zhu saw this, he immediately complained to Yi Zhonghai: "Grandpa, look, Aunt Jia started scolding Sister Qin as soon as she opened her mouth."

Yi Zhonghai knew that the dispute between the Jia family and Sha Zhu was not simple, but he still stepped forward to calm the dispute: "Sister-in-law, don't do this in the New Year."

Jia Zhang kicked Qin Huairu with dissatisfaction: "It's New Year's Day and you are still here crying. When Dongxu comes back, I will ask him to divorce you." As she said that, she pulled Qin Huairu back into the house.

After Jia's mother and daughter-in-law left, Yi Zhonghai seriously questioned Sha Zhu: "Why did you come here to join in the fun? What does the trivial matter between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law have to do with you?"

Sha Zhu fought back unwillingly, "How can I be so lenient? I don't like the way Jia Zhang treated Sister Qin.

Don't forget, old man, Dongxu is your apprentice. You should take care of this matter."

This time, Yi Zhonghai not only failed to stop Sha Zhu, but was moved by his words and returned to the house with mixed feelings.

Sha Zhu explained to the crowd: "Everyone, please be fair. Sister Qin is such a good daughter-in-law, but Auntie bullied her during the New Year." Everyone just stared at him in confusion. He Yushui felt embarrassed and suggested: "Brother, let's go inside."

"You've done something good, why are you leaving?" Sha Zhu said nonchalantly.

After entering the house, Jia Zhang's tone softened: "Seeing how difficult our family is, why do you still want to go back? Wait until you are living a better life before going back." Qin Huairu lowered her eyes and nodded in agreement, without saying anything more.

Jia Zhang leaned on the bed to rest, while Qin Huairu began to busy herself with housework. After all, it was the end of the year and the house needed to be thoroughly cleaned.

Not long after, Jia Dongxu returned home disappointed. "Mom, what happened?" he asked when he saw his mother.

"I haven't bought any yet. All the flour has been sold out." Jia Dongxu replied dejectedly.

"Then what are we having for dinner?" Jia Zhang suddenly became dissatisfied.

"I can only eat cornmeal dumplings for now. I'm helpless without flour." Jia Dongxu said helplessly.

"Please think of another way. I don't want to starve." Jia Zhang lay aside angrily.

Not wanting to stay in the room, Jia Dongxu went to find Qin Huairu. "Sister-in-law, how about having some meat dumplings for dinner? If there is really no white flour, forget it." Qin Huairu suggested, having heard what they were talking about.

"Don't waste it. Just put all the meat in the dish and add more oil to the dumplings." Jia Dongxu refused.

"Okay, then four dishes." Qin Huairu agreed.

"Can I have two more?" Jia Dongxu asked.

"There's not much stock left, only cabbage." Qin Huairu said helplessly.

"Let's do this." Jia Dongxu had no choice but to compromise.

In the end, at the Jia family, they had a bland New Year's dinner - three vegetables, one meat dish, and cornmeal dumplings.

Although the situation of other families improved slightly, it was not much better in that era.

In the backyard, Chen Sheng met the Liu brothers and asked about their dinner with great interest. "Guangming, do you have any good dishes today?" he asked.

"Nothing special, this is all I have." Liu Guangming said lightly, seeming a little tired.

Only then did Mr. Chen notice Liu Guangming's thin face, which seemed to be malnourished.

Liu Haizhong saw Chen Sheng talking to Liu Guangming and walked over leisurely. "Second uncle, do you have any good things for the New Year?" Chen Sheng asked with a smile.

"Well, of course we have to have big meat stew during the New Year." Liu Haizhong answered generously.

Liu Guangming quietly rolled his eyes but was not seen by anyone, but Chen Sheng saw it. "Haha, that's great, the Liu family seems to be living a good life." Chen Sheng laughed.

"What do you think? Isn't it easy for us to buy some meat?" Liu Haizhong raised his head proudly.

"That's right, Team Leader Liu, there will be no problem with that." Mr. Chen added with a smile.

"Dad, do you really want to make braised pork?" Liu Guangfu suddenly interrupted him.

"You just want to eat!" Liu Hai had a kind smile on his face one second, but the next he became serious and began to chase Liu Guangfu in the yard.

"Team Leader Liu, I was wrong, I was really wrong." Liu Guangfu walked around the yard and was caught up by Liu Haizhong. He received two slaps in the face, then quickly escaped and hid behind Chen Sheng for shelter.

"Don't be angry, Dad, calm down, uncle, calm down." Chen Sheng comforted Liu Haishui while holding his arm.

"Look at this child, he only knows how to eat every day. What contribution has he made to the family?" Liu Hai's face was angry, and there was blame in his voice.

He pointed at brother Liu Guangtian and said, "You won't have any dinner tonight. This is a lesson for you."

Mr. Chen muttered silently in his heart: You didn't even let the children have enough food during the New Year, aren't they your own children? I think Liu Guangqi, your only son, should be the most favored.