Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

The next day, Hu Yingzi took advantage of the break after lunch, took some daily necessities, radishes, cabbages, and pickles from home, and asked Qian Fangfang to accompany her to the slum to visit her parents-in-law.

No matter what, it would be unreasonable for her, the daughter-in-law, not to show up when her parents-in-law came.

After entering the yard, she greeted the neighbors enthusiastically, calling them "Auntie" and "Auntie". Her purpose was to let everyone see that she was there to deliver something to her parents-in-law.

People's words are scary, she doesn't want her neighbors to say she is unfilial. Reputation is a very good thing and worth having.

As a result, there was no one at home and my parents-in-law were not at home.

She had no choice but to put her things at home and told her neighbors, "My parents-in-law are not at home. I have to go to work in the afternoon. I will visit them in the evening."

At this time, Xu Wannian went to Xu Jianmei's house. These two people were quite smart. They first went to the tavern to find Cai Quanwu, and then followed Cai Quanwu to his home.

Uncle and aunt came, and Xu Jianmei invited them to have lunch.

Xu Lao Niang used the opportunity of chatting to inquire about the news indirectly. She wanted to verify whether what her son said was true. As a result, what her son said was true.

Cai Quanwu is a clear-sighted person. He who keeps company with the good becomes good, and the bad becomes bad. Although Xu Jianmei came from the countryside, under the influence of Cai Quanwu in recent years, she also knows what to say and what not to say.

She also knew that the old couple was partial to each other, so she was more inclined to Xu Jianshe's side.

She also advised: "Uncle, Jianshe is a truck driver, which is a dangerous job. He cannot be careless. If he doesn't have enough food and no strength, he may get into an accident by accident, and the country's property will suffer losses. You should be more considerate of him."

Furious, Old Lady Xu complained in her heart: "A married girl is like spilled water. She has no regard for her family anymore."

After dinner, the old couple left.

In the evening, Xu Jianshe and Hu Yingzi came to the compound again. Hu Yingzi cooked a pot of corn paste and stewed cabbage. The staple food was replaced with steamed corn bread, which was limited to half a steamed corn bread per person.

At first, Old Lady Xu was quite proud of herself, thinking that her daughter-in-law had to cook for her obediently. But when she saw that she only got half of the steamed bread, she refused to do it.

She slammed her chopsticks on the table and said angrily, "Jianshe, is this how you treat your own parents? Even Jianmei's family eats better than you."

Hu Yingzi: "That's not true. Brother-in-law Cai is a local resident in Beijing. He is now the manager of a tavern. Besides, his father has some savings to support the family. Jianshe and I are different. We came to Beijing with nothing. We earn everything we have with our own hands and have to send money back home every month. Of course, we don't live as well as Sister Jianmei. If you live here permanently, you won't be able to eat until the end of the month. By the way, Mom and Dad, when are you going to go back? I want to be prepared."

Old Lady Xu: "We just arrived, are you going to chase us away? How can you be such a son and daughter? Oh, God, please send a thunderbolt to kill this unfilial son."

The crying of old lady Xu attracted the attention of the neighbors. Hu Yingzi had been with Xu Huizhen for several years and had been influenced by her. She was not a soft-hearted person and could not be manipulated by others.

She walked to the door and said calmly, "Neighbors, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. My parents-in-law came from the countryside without any food. Our family originally had a ration for two people, but now it's not enough for four people. My mother-in-law is angry now."

Old Lady Xu: "Everyone, please give us your opinion. We have only been here for a few days and my daughter-in-law wants to drive us away. Usually in our hometown, it is our eldest daughter-in-law who takes care of us. Isn't it your turn to take care of the elderly?"

Some people who were watching the show said: "Respecting the elderly is a traditional virtue of the Chinese people. Young people, you can't treat the elderly like this!"

Hu Yingzi: "Dad, Mom, you are not even 50 years old this year, are you? People of this age are still laborers in the countryside. Even in the city, you are not yet of retirement age, so why do you need someone to serve you? We can't learn from the landlords in the old society who had hands and feet but still let others serve them."

Mrs Xu...

Seeing that the old woman was no match for him, Xu Wannian said, "We didn't say we needed your help, but when our parents came, they didn't let us in, but kept us outside and ignored us. It's your fault, and it's normal for your mother to be upset."

Xu Jianshe said, "Dad, I've already told you that this is the house that the company just allocated to me. The house we live in now is rented. To save money, we rented a room that can't accommodate everyone. You came here without telling me, and I didn't make any preparations, so I had to arrange for Mom and Dad to stay here first. We originally planned to pack up in a few days and then move in. Logically, this is our home."

Aunt Sun, the neighbor, came out to smooth things over, saying, "Sister-in-law Xu, we are all family, don't be too picky with the younger generation. After all, they are young, and they may not be very thoughtful in their work. You, as the elders, should also be more tolerant. As the saying goes, a harmonious family brings prosperity."

Xu Wannian tried to smooth things over and said, "The elder sister is right. I'm sorry to bother you all. It's getting late. Let's all go back and get some rest." After saying that, he was about to close the door and say hello.

Hu Yingzi spoke up in time and said, "Neighbors, we don't have enough food right now. If anyone has extra food, we can buy it. It's not good to let my parents go hungry, right?"

The neighbors shook their heads and said, "These days, no one has extra food. How can we eat to our heart's content? We can only tighten our belts and live a tight life."

This was also the effect Hu Yingzi wanted, to let Old Lady Xu know that if she couldn't buy food, she would starve if she continued to live there.

Two days later, Xu Jianshe had to go out of town by car and would be away for several days. Before leaving, he went to say hello to Xu's father and mother. Xu's mother suggested that Hu Yingzi move in so that the family could live together and take care of each other. Xu Jianshe refused on the grounds that she was pregnant and had a heavy body.

After Xu Jianshe left, Hu Yingzi didn't go to the slum for two days.

Old Lady Xu has not been idle these days. She has become friends with the old ladies in the neighborhood, and has been complaining openly and secretly about her daughter-in-law being unfilial.

There was an old lady who felt the same way as Old Lady Xu because her daughter-in-law was not filial. So she just wanted to make trouble and give her some bad advice, telling her to go to her daughter-in-law's workplace and make a scene, and to make her at least lose some skin if she didn't die.

It has to be said that there are all kinds of birds in the forest. What kind of parents can treat their children like this, not leaving any room for each other, which means they are not going to live a good life.

The next day, while Hu Yingzi was at work, someone came to inform her that her parents-in-law were making trouble at the factory gate. Hu Yingzi was immediately overwhelmed.

At this time, Old Lady Xu was singing and reciting opera songs at the factory gate, crying and complaining about her daughter-in-law's unfilial nature, for leaving them in a slum and not caring about them, for having run out of food and for being about to starve.

The security officer came over upon hearing the noise. The handicraft factory is no longer the small factory of the former street office.

Because it continuously generates foreign exchange for the country, it has come into the vision of senior leaders. You have to know that China is now in a state of disrepair, and there are very few products that can be exported to earn foreign exchange.

Today, people across the country, from top to bottom, are doing their best to repay foreign debts, and the employees of the handicraft factory are working hard and overtime to try to reduce the burden on the country.

The security department's mission is to safeguard the factory's normal production. This is the first time the security officer has encountered such a situation. As soon as he saw Old Lady Xu's behavior, he knew that she was not a good person.

But it is not okay to affect the production order of the factory for a small family matter. The security officer shouted: "Shut up! Is this a place where you can act wild? Everyone in our handicraft factory is working hard to contribute to the country's construction. If you affect the production progress of our factory, believe it or not, you will be sent to the northwest for labor reform."

This big hat will be enough to make Old Lady Xu very upset. This security officer is also a talented person. Let's show our power first and calm the situation down.

When Hu Yingzi arrived, Xu Laonian and Xu Wannian had already been taken to the security department.