1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

Grandma Li and Chen Suzhi were busy in the kitchen, and finally prepared all the delicious dishes.

The Li family also moved the small table out of the house.

There is just one table for adults and one table for children.

"Children, wash your hands and get ready for dinner!" Grandma Li's loving voice rang out in the house.

"Come on! It's time to eat!"

"Wei Min, take them to wash their hands!" Li Weiguo shouted to his younger brothers.

"I understand, big brother... Let's go wash our hands!"

There is a washbasin at the door of Li's house, and a row of children are queuing up to wash their hands.

Grandpa Li looked at this scene and his eyes narrowed into slits due to smiling.

"Haha... a large and prosperous family, great! Great!"

Don't the elders like to have many children and grandchildren? With these children, his life is worth it!

After washing their hands, the adults and children of the Li family came to the dining table one after another.

When they saw the sumptuous meal on the table, their eyes widened.

A plate of fried shredded potatoes, each potato shred is evenly thick, golden and attractive, and exudes a faint aroma of oil.

The cold-mixed cucumber is green and tender, garnished with minced garlic and red pepper, giving off a refreshing aroma.

The mellow aroma of bacon and the sweetness of beans are perfectly blended in the stew, which is rich and makes people salivate.

The plate of braised pork was bright red in color, fat but not greasy. Every piece shone with an attractive luster and exuded an irresistible meaty aroma.

The steamed mandarin fish is extremely tender. Grandma Li divides the fish into two portions. At this moment, the fresh fragrance of the fish spreads instantly, making people want to pick up a piece to taste it.

There is also a plate of peanuts, which are crispy and delicious, and are a perfect accompaniment to wine.

The children stared at the delicious food on the table with their eyes wide open, swallowing their saliva.

Li Weiguo couldn't help laughing at their greedy expressions, "What are you all looking at? Sit down quickly, Weilan, Weiqiang, Weibang, stop scooping your food, pick up your chopsticks and eat!"

Brothers Li Weilan and Li Weiqiang swallowed their saliva and nodded blankly in their seats.

Before they could react to the delicious food, Li Weimin came to help entertain them.

"That's right! Weidong, Weijun, you guys take care of brother Weiqiang and don't rob him!"

Li Weijun looked at Li Weidong, and they both smiled wickedly: "It's rare to have such delicious food, why not grab some, come on Sister Weilan, I'll grab a piece for you first!"

"I'll come too..."

As a result, the two of them took the lead in snatching meat from Li Weilan's two siblings, and the scene suddenly became lively.

"Sister Wei Lan, don't be so reserved, just treat it like your own home. Look how lively they are as they scramble to eat!"

Li Weimin also shouted: "Yes, if we don't grab them, they will be gone!"

This sentence made everyone at the table burst into laughter, and the scene became even more lively.

Gradually, the children lost their restraint and started to eat heartily, fighting for the food, stuffing their mouths full, with satisfied and happy smiles on their faces.

The children's table is so lively, but the adults' table hasn't started yet.

Li Dahu stood beside the table, his face stiff and his heart filled with guilt.

He originally came with his whole family to thank his uncle and aunt in person, but he didn't expect that he would just be eating for free, and he came empty-handed without any gifts, and asked his uncle and aunt to spend money to prepare so many delicious dishes.

Grandpa Li was understanding and saw through his uneasiness.

Patting his hands gently and pushing him to his seat, he said kindly, "Da Hu, don't be so reserved. Our life is not as hard as before. It is much better now. Just eat and drink with peace of mind. This is nothing. Although you can't do this every day, it's okay to eat it once in a while."

Grandma Li also echoed enthusiastically: "Yes, Dahu, don't think too much, eat and drink when you need to. Suzhi, you too, don't be restrained, we are all family."

Grandpa Li also took out his treasured wine, and Li Dajiang skillfully poured a glass for Grandpa Li and Li Dahu respectively.

The three of them sipped their wine and reminisced about the past.

When talking about Li Dajiang's days in the village before he joined the army, Li Dahu's eyes were filled with tears.

At first, he and Li Dajiang were as close as one person. They were inseparable every day, going up the mountains to hunt and down the river to fish together.

Later, because Li Dajiang went to join the army and Li Dahu was in poor health and did not go with him, many changes occurred in their lives.

Li Dajiang saw that Li Dahu was sad and comforted him, "Dahu, don't worry. After my foot is healed, we can go hunting together in the mountains."

When Li Dahu heard this, his dull eyes immediately lit up and he responded excitedly, "Okay, then we'll make an appointment with Dahe and go together!"

As the topic gradually unfolded, Li Dahu slowly relaxed and his expression became much more natural.

Grandma Li listened to their conversation with a smile, picking up food for Li Dahu and Chen Suzhi with her chopsticks, and kept muttering, "Eat more to replenish your body, especially Suzhi, who is too thin."

She knew very well that it had not been easy for Chen Suzhi to support the Hu family alone all these years, and her heart was filled with sympathy.

In this warm atmosphere, Chen Suzhi gradually relaxed and began to enjoy her meal with peace of mind.

In the No. 95 courtyard, if there is any noise in someone's house, everyone will know it quickly.

The news that the Li family had relatives coming spread quickly throughout the courtyard.

Especially the Yan family opposite.

At this moment, Yan Bugui was leaning on the window, staring at the Li family opposite, with no concealment of envy on his face.

There was also a family sitting around the table behind him.

Seeing his father's expression, Yan Jiecheng couldn't help but say, "Dad, please stop looking. If you continue to look, they won't invite you over."

Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang also nodded repeatedly.

Yan Jiefang curled his lips and said, "There are so many people, and each person can't eat much. I don't envy them."

But Yan Bugui didn't listen at all. He still stared at the Li family across the street, swallowing his saliva, and fantasizing in his heart: "It would be great if I could go to the Li family for a meal."

But the reality is cruel. His relationship with the Li family is not yet to the point where he can have a meal at the family's house.

Finally, he sighed helplessly and sat back in his seat.

Looking at the multi-grain porridge and multi-grain pancakes on the table, Yan Bugui gritted his teeth, divided a pancake into several portions, and said, "Today, we don't have classes or work, so everyone should eat less."

That calculating look was really extreme.

The children of the Yan family were used to it, so they didn't say anything and just ate the cakes in their hands in silence.

No one is rich these days, except for the Li family across the street...

In the middle courtyard, Jia Zhang suddenly became furious when she heard that the Li family was entertaining guests.

She couldn't sleep these two days, and had been calculating when she could get some benefits from the Li family.

At the beginning, her family paid a full thousand yuan to the Li family, which was not a small amount of money. She felt painful every time she thought about it.

Now that the Li family is eating and drinking, she feels that all the money being spent is her family's money.

So, he kept cursing and swearing at Li Dajiang: "Damn you Li Lame, why don't I eat you to death!"

Qin Huairu couldn't help but roll her eyes at her mother-in-law as she listened to her mother-in-law's vicious curse.

Then, she lowered her head and washed clothes silently, sighing inwardly: "My mother-in-law still doesn't repent. Wasn't it because of her that the Jia family had so much debt in the first place?"