1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

The news that Jia Zhang pushed Chen Lanxiang over spread quickly as if it had wings.

Jia Dongxu's reputation in the factory plummeted. Even when he walked on the street, he could clearly feel the strange looks from his colleagues.

There was surprise, accusation, and ridicule in those looks, and each look was like a sharp thorn, piercing Jia Dongxu's heart.

Jia Dongxu lowered his head and tried his best to avoid those gazes, but no matter how he dodged, he could not escape the pressure that followed him like a shadow.

He felt as if he was being pressed down by an invisible mountain, unable to breathe. Under this pressure, Jia Dongxu became much more depressed than before.

While working, he mechanically repeated the movements in his hands like a walking corpse.

His eyes were empty, devoid of their former vitality.

After work, Jia Dongxu dragged his tired body home.

But he knew that when he got home he not only couldn't rest for a moment, but also had to help Qin Huairu with work.

When he thought of this, his steps became heavier.

Once, after Jia Dongxu returned home, he was too tired to help with the work immediately.

Qin Huairu began to chatter in his ear.

"Dongxu, why are you so lazy? There are so many chores at home, can't you help out a little?"

"My family owes so much money, who am I doing this for..."

"Dongxu, if you don't want to help me paste the paper boxes, just wash the two children and let them go to bed..."

Qin Huairu's voice buzzed in Jia Dongxu's ears, making him even more irritated.

Under this pressure, Jia Dongxu's character gradually became distorted.

After get off work every day, he became less and less willing to go home, and he started hooking up with his bad friends in the factory again.

After get off work every day, he would start finding excuses not to go home, either he had something to do at the east end today or he had something to do at the west end tomorrow.

That day, Jia Dongxu just entered the house and said to Qin Huairu: "Today, a colleague at the factory had an emergency at home and asked me to go and help."

After saying this, he hurriedly left home without waiting for Qin Huairu's response.

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Dongxu's departing back, her heart filled with helplessness and disappointment.

She knew Jia Dongxu was shirking his responsibilities, but she didn't know how to change the situation.

In fact, when Jia Dongxu was outside with those bad friends, although he felt guilty, he could temporarily forget the troubles at home.

Yi Zhonghai stood at the door of his house, his eyes facing the door of the Jia family.

At this time, he saw Jia Dongxu, who had just entered the house not long ago, walking out of the house again.

Jia Dongxu's steps were a little hurried, with a hint of panic and uneasiness on his face.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu's back and understood.

He shook his head slightly, a look of disappointment on his face.

This Jia Dongxu really has no sense of responsibility.

Yi Zhonghai originally thought that this incident involving Jia Zhang would cheer Jia Dongxu up and allow him to take on the responsibilities of the family like a man.

After all, the Jia family is no longer having the troublemaker Jia Zhang, so if Jia Dongxu works hard, he should be able to get back on track.

But these days, he has seen the changes in Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu became more and more depressed. He was absent-minded at work and was reluctant to go home after work. Now he went out more frequently.

Yi Zhonghai sighed helplessly. Was he really wrong?

He once took good care of Jia Dongxu in the hope that Jia Dongxu would be able to provide for him in his old age.

But Jia Zhang was always causing trouble in the courtyard, which made the old ladies in the backyard fed up with her. They ordered him not to interfere in the affairs of the Jia family anymore.

Otherwise, he would not have stood idly by when Jia Zhang got into trouble this time.

To be honest, the Jia family is having a really hard time right now, but he and Sha Zhu are not in a hurry to ask the Jia family to pay back the money, which is already the most they can do.

He believed that as long as Jia Dongxu cheered up, paying off those debts would not be a problem.

This will also allow the old lady to see Jia Dongxu's abilities.

In addition, Jia Dongxu's wife Qin Huairu is down-to-earth and hardworking, so the two of them will be able to turn their lives around one day.

He thought Jia Dongxu would grow up quickly in the face of difficulties and become a responsible man, but the reality disappointed him.

Not only did Jia Dongxu fail to grow up, but he became much more depressed. Moreover, no one knew what he was doing outside recently and he always came back very late.

Yi Zhonghai shook his head helplessly. Could it be that he really had misjudged the person?

It’s a pity that he once gave so much for the Jia family. Is it too late to turn back now?

In the Li family's courtyard, every evening is the busiest time for the Li family.

As the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the roof of the courtyard, people who go to work return home one after another.

Sister-in-law Wang Guifang helped Grandma Li with cooking, while Li Dajiang helped Grandpa Li with odd jobs.

Li Weimin is studious and stays at home every day. Even during holidays, he does not put down his textbooks like Li Weiguo.

He has his own goal and is determined to get into college.

Li Weihua and others were also influenced by him and stayed in the house reading books all day long.

The only difference is that they read different books. Li Weimin reads serious textbooks, while Li Weihua and others read picture books.

Those were the rewards Li Weiguo got from the system lottery. They would take up space if they were placed in the storage space, so Li Weiguo looked for opportunities to take them out and play with them with his younger brothers and sisters.

Of course, he didn't take out all the books at once. He would take out a few books every now and then, and wait for them to finish reading, and then bring them to him to exchange.

Li Weihong is one year older this year and is much more sensible than before, but she still clings to people like before.

Now that her brothers are on vacation, she finally has a playmate and is happily following her brothers around all day long.

As night falls, the Li family's yard gradually becomes lively. The sounds of adults chatting and laughing and children playing interweave together, adding vitality and vigor to the small courtyard.

Although everyone's life is not easy now, the Li family can secretly fill their stomachs during these difficult days, which can be considered a kind of luck.

Since the school was on vacation, Li Weiguo had no intention of reading. He did not have to go to school every day, but instead followed his uncles to start his daily life of hunting in the mountains and fishing in the river.

The uncles and nephews go out early and come back late every day. The uncles have purchasing tasks to do and are naturally concerned about them, while Li Weiguo follows them every day just to join in the fun.

The harvest was poor across the country this year, people were starving, and there were fewer game animals in the mountains.

In the past, when Li Dahe and his companions went hunting in the mountains, they had to rely on luck and rarely got any results. But since Li Weiguo took a vacation, they had a good harvest for several days in a row.

The first time they went out they harvested a wild boar. The second time, they harvested pheasants, rabbits and even wild birds flying in the sky.

Today is their third time going into the mountains to hunt, and they haven’t come back yet. Grandma Li is very worried.

Every evening, when the last ray of sunlight disappears over the horizon, Li Weiguo would follow his uncles back on bicycles.

Grandma Li prepared a meal early and stood at the gate of the yard, stretching her neck waiting for Li Weiguo and his group to come back.

I don’t know what happened these past two days. Li Weiguo followed his uncles into the mountains to hunt every day, and Grandma Li couldn’t stop them even if she wanted to!

Look, I’m back at this time again today, and I wonder what I’ve gained today?

"Weiguo, you are finally back. Are you not injured?"

Seeing several people appear, Grandma Li couldn't wait to ask loudly, her voice full of concern.

Li Weiguo responded loudly as he walked: "Grandma, we are fine. We went to Mentougou today and visited many places!"