Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

It is autumn now, the weather is getting cooler, the sun is shining brightly in the sky, the warm sunlight shines through the clouds to the ground, and the temperature is just right. It is a good time to go out and play.

After lunch, Cheng Hao took his wife and children for a stroll on the street.

Cheng Yun in Xu Yun's arms is more than three months old. Under his mother's careful care, the little guy is very strong. His pair of dark eyes move around, staring at passers-by and street signs from time to time, as if he is curious about everything.

The three of them were walking slowly. Cheng Hao saw a man selling candied haws coming towards them, so he turned his head to look at his wife and asked, "Yun'er, do you want some candied haws?"

"You just had dinner at home, can you still eat?"

Xu Yun looked down at her son and said casually.

Cheng Hao instantly understood his wife's duplicity, and went forward to buy two strings of candied haws, saying with a smile: "If you don't want to eat them, then I'll eat two strings by myself."

"Bring it to you."

Xu Yun rolled her eyes at her ignorant husband, snatched a string of candied haws, and said righteously: "My son hasn't eaten candied haws yet, let him have a taste."

Little Cheng Yun hasn’t even grown all his teeth yet, how can he chew a candied haws?

Cheng Hao shook his head and did not expose Xu Yun, and started eating the candied haws.

Bite into the thin and crispy rock sugar on the outside, your teeth sink into the flesh, and the sour and sweet taste instantly blooms on the tip of your tongue, which is very delicious.

According to legend, the history of sugar-coated haws can be traced back to the Song Dynasty. In modern times, during the Republic of China period, sugar-coated haws were particularly popular in Beijing and became a household snack.

The 1950s was not far from the Republic of China, and street vendors still retained the old craftsmanship and traditions, and the taste of the candied haws was quite authentic.

Taking advantage of the fact that the city is still relatively lively, Cheng Hao wants to take his wife and children to enjoy various delicacies and entertainment activities as much as possible.

Otherwise, when the whole industry is jointly operated by the public and private sectors and the ticket era begins, entertainment activities will be greatly restricted. By then, many activities will not be available.

“This candied haws tastes pretty good.”

While he was thinking, a voice from the side brought Cheng Hao back to the present.

Turning around, she saw that half of the candied haws in Xu Yun's hand was gone. Except for a thin layer of sugar shell in her son's mouth, the rest was nowhere to be found.

Anyway, Cheng Hao could smell the hawthorn flavor coming from Xu Yun's mouth.

Feeling her husband's scrutiny, Xu Yun blushed slightly, swallowed a mouthful of candied haws, and whispered, "Hawthorns are too hard for my son to chew, so I'll do it for him."

"Oh, didn't you just eat?

How can you still eat?"

Cheng Hao repeated what his wife had just said.

"You can't waste food if you can't finish it."

Xu Yun stubbornly argued.

"I've heard before that women keep their meals and snacks in separate stomachs, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Looking at Xu Yun who was still stubborn, Cheng Hao couldn't help but laugh.

The family came out for a casual stroll, some snacks, and some chat. Life was a comfortable and leisurely one, and Cheng Hao felt that he would never get tired of it.

"Nonsense, two stomachs, wouldn't that make it a monster?"

Xu Yun gently touched her husband's shoulder as he was still smiling. The child in her arms seemed to feel the cheerful atmosphere and laughed as clear as a silver bell.

The couple looked at their son, then looked at each other, and they couldn't help but laugh as they leaned together.

Cheng Hao's family was having a great time when suddenly a thin man holding a child rushed over from the crowd in front of them.

The man looked hurried and looked behind him from time to time, as if he was avoiding something.

Because he was distracted behind him and rushed so fast that he had no time to pay attention to what was ahead, he bumped into Xu Yun.

In a flash, Cheng Hao quickly stepped forward, raised his hand to block the thin man's position, and at the same time pressed his shoulder to pull him, forcing him to stop.

Chen Fugui's body froze when he was blocked, and he almost fell to the ground due to inertia.

He raised his head and was about to scold, but met Cheng Hao's sharp gaze.

"Why don't you look at the road when you walk?"

If Cheng Hao hadn't been so agile, his wife and children would have almost been in trouble. He was displeased with this man and was ready to teach him a lesson.

"I'm sorry, my child is sick and needs to see a doctor urgently. Please help me."

Feeling the force on his shoulder, Chen Fugui was startled. Knowing that he had run into a tough guy, his mind raced and he immediately made up a lie.

"Oh."

The corner of Cheng Hao's mouth curled up, and he increased the strength of his hands, and his voice became heavier and colder.

"The Xining Street Hospital is in the north. Why are you running to the south?"

As the director of the subdistrict office, Cheng Hao was familiar with the facilities within his jurisdiction and saw through Chen Fugui's lies in an instant.

"If you are seriously ill, a small hospital won't be able to treat you, so you have to go to a big hospital.

I was careless just now, please bear with me."

Chen Fugui made up another lie and tried to get away with it.

“The famous big hospitals in the city are not in the south.

Do you know the way? You are from another place, right? "

Cheng Hao became more and more certain that there was something strange about the other party. He glanced at the child in his arms and found that he knew the child.

"That's right. This is my first time in Sijiu City to get treatment. I don't know the place. Please show me the way."

Chen Fugui had already seen that Cheng Hao was deliberately playing a trick on him, but the gap in strength was too big, so he could only beg desperately.

I hope Cheng Hao can show mercy and give him a chance to live.

Cheng Hao raised his hand and pointed in a direction, saying, "The police station is over there. Do you want to go there by yourself, or should I take you there?"

Cheng Hao has already seen that Chen Fugui is a human trafficker, and he will never show mercy to such vicious criminals.

If his wife and children were not around and he had to maintain his image, Cheng Hao would have beaten him up long ago.

Knowing that the situation was irreversible, Chen Fugui gritted his teeth, struggled hard, and shouted around: "Someone come, grab the child, someone is grabbing the child!"

Seeing that Chen Fugui violently resisted the law and refused to cooperate, Cheng Hao no longer held back and punched him directly in the face, making his body stiff with just one punch.

Immediately, Cheng Hao took advantage of the opportunity to snatch the child from Chen Fugui's hands and kicked him to the ground.

"Humph, you are shameless."

Chen Fugui's shouting was quite loud, and soon pedestrians on the road gathered around him, blocking the area.

Chen Fugui fell to the ground, holding his stomach in pain. Seeing that he could not escape, he could only point at Cheng Hao and curse him, trying to confuse right and wrong.

"He's stealing my child! How dare this man steal my son in broad daylight? Come and help me!"

The onlookers all looked at Cheng Hao and saw that he was standing still and calm while holding the child. Those who wanted to speak out against him did not dare to open their mouths for a moment.

Cheng Hao didn't say anything, but just silently looked at the human trafficker who ran into him head-on, with a cold murderous intent in his eyes.

This person really doesn't know how to live or die!

"Director Cheng, what's going on?"

Cheng Hao is the director of the Xining Sub-district Office, and many people on the street know him.

And there happened to be someone he knew among the onlookers.

Hearing the word "Director", everyone present came to their senses and turned to look at Chen Fugui lying on the ground.

Facing the stares of the crowd, Chen Fugui felt a chill down his spine, as if he had fallen into an icy cave.