Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

The Jia family's dinner was simple, cornmeal porridge with steamed bread, and the vegetables were pickled cabbage heads that Qin Huairu pickled herself. After working for almost half an hour, Qin Huairu brought the food to the table. Jia Zhang took a look at the food on the table and said with an unhappy face: "Qin Huairu, did you do this on purpose?! Dongxu's leg is not healed yet, he needs nutrition. Why don't you buy some good food and come back to nourish him?!"

Qin Huairu couldn't help it anymore and said, "Mom! I have to go to work for Dongxu every day, so how can I have time to buy groceries?! You stay at home all day. Why don't you go buy them?!" Then Qin Huairu looked at Jia Dongxu and said, "Dongxu, when I got off work today, Dispatcher Zhang came to see me. He said I can still hold on for another month. After a month, if you don't go to work, the factory will fire you."

"What?!" Jia Dongxu's face changed instantly. Jia Zhangshi said indifferently, "Don't worry, Dongxu. It's not like the past. The factory can't fire workers casually. Just listen to your mother and take good care of yourself at home. When you are well, you can go back to work."

Jia Dongxu glared at Jia Zhang and said coldly, "Mom! What do you know?! Don't you know how many families in this alley have been persuaded to return home, let alone other places?!"

Jia Zhang's expression changed slightly, and she asked anxiously: "Dongxu, what should we do?!"

Jia Dongxu sighed and said, "What else can I do? I will go to work by myself in a month."

Qin Huairu continued, "Mom! Banggeng is back, you can't spoil him like you did in the past. This time I can't continue to help Dongxu because of Banggeng's involvement."

Jia Zhangshi seemed to have her tail stepped on. Before Qin Huairu could finish her words, she spoke first, "You jinx! Ever since you married into our Jia family, nothing has been going well for our family. If it weren't for Banggeng, I would have asked my son to divorce you long ago."

Seeing that the atmosphere at home was becoming increasingly strange, Jia Dongxu immediately said, "Stop arguing! Let's eat! We have a whole hospital meeting later!"

Not long after, before the Jia family finished dinner, the second uncle's bangs shouted in the yard. The Jia family knew that they had to go out tonight. They could only put the remaining food on the table and eat it after the meeting.

After the Jia family came out of the house, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui saw that most people had arrived, so Liu Haizhong announced the start of the meeting. Liu Haizhong thought that he had been to the Public Security Bureau yesterday and had first-hand information, so he took the initiative to tell everyone in the hospital about the matter.

After listening to Liu Haizhong's narration, the neighbors in the courtyard looked at the Jia family with different eyes. It was as if the Jia family was like a virus and plague in their eyes, and they were afraid that they would be infected by them the next moment. The three members of the Jia family also felt the strange eyes of the neighbors. Jia Zhangshi was fine, she was thick-skinned. Qin Huairu had not evolved to the level of a white lotus in the prosperous age, and her face was a little embarrassed. At this time, Jia Dongxu felt a nameless anger rising from his heart, his hands clenched into fists, and his nails directly embedded in the flesh.

Seeing that the atmosphere was about right, Yan Bugui whispered something in Liu Haizhong's ear. Liu Haizhong nodded slightly, then skipped the discussion on how to educate the children and asked the Jia family to express their opinions directly.

In the morning, Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhang had discussed what to do in the evening when they returned home, so they pushed Qin Huairu out directly. Qin Huairu knew that if she didn't say a few words today, she would not be able to pass the test in the evening. Qin Huairu gritted her teeth and said a few words that were neither painful nor itchy. Anyway, the general meaning was that we must teach Banggeng well in the future and not let him do bad things again.

The people in the courtyard saw Qin Huairu saying this, so they couldn't keep staring at her. Yan Bugui said, "The meeting is adjourned!" The people in the courtyard took their stools and went home.

Jia Dongxu returned home, kicked the stool in front of him fiercely, turned his head to look at Jia Zhang, and said, "Mom! You heard what Liu Haizhong said just now. After Banggeng comes back, you can't spoil him like you did in the past. If this continues, our family will be kicked out of the courtyard!"

Jia Zhang said: "This is our Jia family's house, why are they chasing us away?!"

Jia Dongxu said: "In this courtyard, except for Sha Zhu's family, Yi Zhonghai's family, the deaf old lady's family in the backyard, and Xu Damao's family, everyone else's house is rented to us by the street office. The rent is deducted from our salary every month. If the factory fires me, the street office will take back our house. At that time, we can only go back to our hometown!"

At this moment, Jia Zhang seemed to have just woken up from a dream. She realized the seriousness of the matter. Jia Zhang asked anxiously: "Dongxu, what should we do now?!"

Jia Dongxu said: "After Banggeng is released, I will talk to Uncle San and try to find a way to get Banggeng back to school. But, Mom, you have to pick up and drop off Banggeng every day."

Jia Zhang said, "Why bother with that?! Can't we just let Bang Geng go alone?!"

Jia Dongxu said, "Mom! If you don't want to, I will send you back home tomorrow."

"I do! I do!" Jia Zhang hurriedly agreed. She would not go back to her hometown! When she left her hometown, Jia Zhang had already offended all her relatives. Of course, everyone still cared about Old Jia and did not bother with Jia Zhang. Later, Old Jia died, and the relatives in the village completely broke up with Jia Zhang. Even Old Jia was just buried in a random place, and was not sent back to his hometown.

Seeing that Jia Zhang had given in, Jia Dongxu didn't say much. He picked up the remaining half of his steamed bun and continued eating.

At the same time, Yan Bugui returned home, took out the materials he had written in advance, added a few sentences, polished them, and wrote his own name and Liu Haizhong's name at the end.

The third aunt waited for Yan Bugui to put away his things and asked, "Old Yan, do you think the Jia family has really learned their lesson this time?!"

Yan Bugui smiled and replied, "The Jia family wants to change, unless Jia Zhang dies. But as the old saying goes, 'Good people don't live long, evil people last for a thousand years.' Even if Jia Dongxu dies, Jia Zhang may not die. Anyway, if our courtyard wants peace in the future, Liu Haizhong and I must learn from Yi Zhonghai."

The third aunt said hurriedly: "Old Yan, you can't learn from Yi Zhonghai."

Yan Bugui rolled his eyes at his wife and said, "What are you talking about?! Why would I learn from him?! If I learn from him, won't I be extinct from the family line?!"

"Pfft!" After hearing what Yan Bugui said, the third aunt couldn't help laughing and muttered, "You are so dishonest!"

Yan Bugui grinned and said, "In our family, although the eldest son is alienated from us and the second son is not much better, the third son is still good. Liu Haizhong and I also have three sons. Given their current situation, when Liu Haizhong and his wife get old, none of their three children will take care of them. We are different, we still have Jie Kuang."

The third aunt said: "Isn't Liu Haizhong very kind to his eldest son?!"

Yan Bugui said, "Liu Haizhong is indeed good to Liu Guangqi. But there is a lack of vitality in Liu Guangqi's eyes, and he looks lifeless. Liu Guangqi either won't explode, or if he does, it will definitely be a big deal." Then he asked, "Old lady, what did you buy today?!"