Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

After staying at Tan Lingrou's house for more than an hour, Tan Lingya took Lou Xiao'e to say goodbye and left. On the way back, Lou Xiao'e casually flipped through the recipe in her hand and asked, "Mom, Auntie is only a few years older than you, why do we look so much older than you?!"

Tan Lingya said: "I, your mother, do nothing at home, but she does everything at home. In addition, she doesn't pay attention to maintenance. When your aunt was young, she was very beautiful."

Lou Xiaoe sighed and said, "Time makes people grow old. No matter how beautiful you are, it's useless. That's what happens when you get old."

Tan Lingya reached out and tapped Lou Xiaoe on the forehead, saying, "Remember! No matter what time it is, you must dress yourself up beautifully. Even when you are old, you must become an elegant old person. Moreover, when a woman dresses up, it is not for others to see, but a way of life."

"I know! You've said this many times!" Lou Xiao'e rubbed her forehead unconsciously and continued, "Mom, I recognize the third son of Yan Jiekuang's family as my godson."

Tan Lingya said, "Ask Jie Kuang to bring the child to me some other day."

"Hey!" Lou Xiao'e responded, "Mom, what are your and Dad's plans for the next few days?!"

Tan Lingya said, "I don't have any plans. I'll ask your dad what he means later."

Half an hour later, Tan Lingya and Lou Xiaoe returned home. Lou Zhenhua, who was playing chess in the living room, saw his wife and daughter coming back. He put down the chess book and chess pieces in his hand and asked, "Why are you back so soon?! Didn't your elder sister invite you to dinner?!"

Tan Lingya said with a smile: "Don't you know what kind of temper my eldest sister has?! It's already good enough that she can give Xiao'e and me a glass of water. Forget about eating at her place. But my eldest sister is quite generous. She copied a copy of the family recipe for me."

Lou Zhenhua took the recipe from Lou Xiaoe and looked at it, then asked, "What's going on? This recipe was her lifeblood. How could she bear to give you a copy?!"

Tan Lingya replied: "It was probably when the wind started that the couple got scared. It's been really hard for her these years."

Lou Xiaoe said, "Dad, you didn't see it. My aunt is much older than my mom. If someone doesn't know, they would be believed if they were mother and daughter." After that, Lou Xiaoe didn't dare to stay any longer, fearing that Tan Lingya would get angry and beat her. Lou Xiaoe ran upstairs.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Tan Lingya smiled, walked over to Lou Zhenhua and sat down, saying, "From what my eldest sister said, it seems like she wants to help Xiao'e find a date."

Lou Zhenhua said: "Let Xiao'e decide for herself. We have hurt her once. We cannot let her get hurt a second time."

At the same time, three carts appeared at the gate of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. Yan Jiefang, who was watching TV at home, heard the noise and came out of the house. Seeing Wobo moving things inside, Yan Jiefang grabbed one of the Wobos and asked, "Comrade, where are you moving things to?!"

Xu Wood walked in at this time and said, "Jiefang, are you at home?!"

Yan Jiefang asked: "Uncle Xu, is this your thing?!"

Xu Wude said with a smile: "My father Damao is a filial son. He saw that we are old and it is inconvenient to take care of us living outside. So he bought several other houses in the backyard. Now the house has been packed up. Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, he moved in today."

Yan Jiefang said, "Uncle Xu, from now on this courtyard will belong to the Xu, He, and Yan families. If you need any help in the future, just let me know."

"Okay! I'll remember this. I'll treat you to a drink in a few days!" After saying that, Xu Wude followed Wobo to the backyard.

"Oh?! Old Xu, have you moved back again?!" He Daqing asked with a smile when he saw Xu Wude.

Xu Wood said, "You can come back, but I can't?!"

He Daqing had a calm expression and said with a smile: "That's not what I meant!"

Xu Wude rolled his eyes at He Daqing, and without further ado, he went straight to the backyard. He Yuzhu came out of the house and saw Xu Wude entering the backyard, and asked, "Dad, what's going on?!"

He Daqing said: "Xu Damao bought all the other houses in the backyard. A while ago, Xu Damao asked someone to clean up the houses in the backyard. Xu Wood moved back today."

He Yuzhu said: "In this way, the only ones left in the entire courtyard are our family, the Xu family, and the Yan family in the front yard."

He Daqing said, "Anyway, everyone lives their own life, and no one is affected." Then he changed the subject and continued, "By the way, the rain hasn't come back for a while. You can go and check it out tomorrow."

He Yuzhu said, "According to the date, it is Yu Shui's turn to rest today. I will go to her house in a while."

"Hmm!" He Daqing responded and muttered, "There are fewer people in the courtyard, and it's deserted. It's even more boring." Then He Daqing walked out.

He Yuzhu went back and said something to Liu Lan, then pushed his bicycle out.

He Yushui now lives in a tube-shaped building that her husband Li Jianguo's unit was assigned a few years ago. Because Li Jianguo is now the deputy director of the public security station, he was assigned a two-bedroom apartment. Li Jianguo and He Yushui live in the small room, and the large room is divided into three rooms, one of which is used as a living room. The other two are the children's rooms. Cooking is done in the corridor.

Li Jianguo is the second child in the family, with an older brother, a younger brother and a younger sister. Usually, Li Jianguo's mother lives with his eldest brother Li Jianguo. Li Jianguo gives his eldest brother 10 yuan a month as his mother's living expenses, and gives his mother 5 yuan as pocket money. They live in peace. But half a month ago, Li Jianguo's mother fell and broke her left leg. Because of her old age, she can only lie in bed to recuperate. It was fine for one or two days, but after ten days and half a month, Li Jianguo's sister-in-law, who originally treated Li Jianguo's mother as a nanny, was unhappy. She started to quarrel with Li Jianguo's eldest brother.

Li Jianguo's eldest brother was so annoyed that he brought his people to send his mother to Li Jianguo's place today. Unfortunately, Li Jianguo was away on a business trip, leaving He Yushui and the two children alone at home.

As soon as He Yuzhu reached the corner of the stairs of He Yushui's house, he heard the sound of quarreling coming from the direction of He Yushui's house. He Yuzhu was afraid that his sister would suffer, so he immediately ran upstairs and squeezed in among the neighbors who were watching the excitement. He Yuzhu took two steps at a time and stood in front of He Yushui, grabbed the arm of Li Jianguo's eldest brother, kicked Li Jianguo's eldest brother to the ground, and shouted: "How dare you hit my sister?! I will kill you!"

"Brother!" He Yushui grabbed He Yuzhu and shook his head at him.

He Yuzhu said: "Yushui, I'm here. Don't be afraid!"

Li Jianguo's eldest brother was helped up and said, "I brought my mother here. You have to take care of her even if you don't want to! Otherwise, I will go to Jianguo's workplace and make trouble!"

He Yuzhu said, "Don't think I don't know where your family works. If you dare to make trouble with Jianguo, I will ruin your family's jobs. Don't think I don't know! When you divided the family, it was written in black and white. The old lady will be taken care of by your family, and Jianguo will give your family 10 yuan per month as the old lady's living expenses, and another 5 yuan for pocket money. When the old lady was healthy, you all rushed to take her. Now that she is sick, you don't want her?! How can such a good thing come from?!"