Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

After entering the house, Liu Guiying asked the deaf old lady to sit down and made her a cup of brown sugar water. The deaf old lady took a sip of water and said, "Zhonghai, it's not a good idea to keep dragging it on like this. I think you and Guiying should adopt a child!"

"Old lady!" Yi Zhonghai showed a hesitant expression on his face. The deaf old lady continued, "Zhonghai, if you hadn't been greedy and taken the living expenses that He Daqing sent to Sha Zhu's brother and sister, given Sha Zhu's character, he would have definitely helped you in your old age. But now, your two families are like strangers. It is because the Jia family saw this that Jia Zhang dared to do this today and blatantly approach you."

Liu Guiying said, "Old lady, it's not that my family doesn't want to adopt a child. It's that we're afraid that we won't be able to raise the child well and that he'll turn out to be an ungrateful person."

The deaf old lady said: "The child is young, what does he know?! Didn't you teach him?!"

Yi Zhonghai hesitated at this time. Under the intense gaze of the deaf old lady and Liu Guiying, Yi Zhonghai came back to his senses and compromised: "I will go to the street office to ask how to adopt a child some other day."

"That's right!" The deaf old lady smiled and picked up the bowl, drank the brown sugar water in it in one gulp, and said, "I'm going to go back first. You two should discuss it carefully!"

"Old lady! I'll take you there!" Liu Guiying immediately stepped forward and helped the deaf old lady out.

Yi Zhonghai looked at the backs of the two people, and unconsciously looked towards the Jia family again. Yi Zhonghai happened to see Qin Huairu standing in front of the window looking at their house. The two looked at each other, Yi Zhonghai sighed helplessly, and closed the door.

"Why are you standing here instead of going to work?!" Jia Zhang saw Qin Huairu standing in front of the window in a daze and was immediately furious.

Qin Huairu heard Jia Zhang's question, came back to her senses, wiped her tears, and replied: "Nothing?! I'll go wash clothes now." After that, Qin Huairu picked up the basin and walked out. Jia Zhang said: "Who told you to wash clothes now?! Hurry up and serve the food?! You want to starve me and your husband to death?! You want to inherit our family's things, right?!"

"Mom! I didn't!" Qin Huairu showed an aggrieved expression on her face. She put down the basin in her hand, walked to the stove, opened the steamer, and took out the warm steamed bread inside. Then she scooped out cornmeal paste from the pot, which was almost the same as the water used to wash the pot, and then cut a plate of pickled cabbage heads. After the food was placed on the table, Qin Huairu shouted, "Mom! It's time to eat!"

Jia Zhang walked to the table and sat down. She took the bowl Qin Huairu handed to her, drank a mouthful of the cornmeal paste inside, and said, "Dongxu, you changed your job and the ration was reduced. What should we do next?!"

Jia Dongxu said: "I will find a chance to ask Yi Zhonghai tomorrow. If he is willing, I will adopt Xiaodang to him."

"What?!" Qin Huairu was shocked. She looked at Jia Dongxu with an incredible look and said, "Dongxu, how could you do this?!"

Jia Zhang jumped out and said, "She is just a money-loser. Why do you feel bad for her?! Let me tell you, Qin Huairu. You know the current situation of our family. If Yi Zhonghai doesn't want Xiaodang, I will find a family for her and let her be a child bride!"

Qin Huairu understood what Jia Zhang meant by the term "child bride" and cried, "Mom! How could you do this?! Xiaodang is your granddaughter anyway."

Jia Zhang sneered, "What's wrong with a granddaughter? Can a granddaughter carry on the family line?!"

Qin Huairu knew that Jia Zhang only cared about her grandson, and her grandson was more important than anything else. Qin Huairu knew that no matter how she argued, it was useless. She could only sigh silently in her heart, and then looked at Xiaodang who was eating beside her. Suddenly, she felt that it was not bad to adopt Xiaodang to Yi Zhonghai. At least it would allow them to be reunited as father and daughter. Xiaodang could also live a good life.

Jia Dongxu looked at Jia Zhangshi, then at Qin Huairu, and said, "You two should stop arguing. This matter is settled. I will discuss everything after I ask Yi Zhonghai tomorrow."

Qin Huairu asked: "What if Yi Zhonghai wants Xiaodang to change his surname?!"

Before Jia Dongxu could speak, Jia Zhangshi spoke first: "Change it if you want. She's just a little girl. It's nothing big."

At the same time, in the front yard, Yan's family.

After dinner, Yan Bugui turned on the radio and listened to the opera. Yan Bugui looked carefree and hummed along. Auntie 3 couldn't help laughing when she saw her husband looking like he deserved a beating. Yan Bugui looked at his wife and asked, "Old lady, what are you laughing at? What makes you so happy?!"

The third aunt replied, "Old Yan, I find that you have changed. Although you are still a little stingy, you are getting better and better. Now we have hope for our family's future."

Yan Bugui secretly observed the reactions of Yan Jiefang and the other two, and reminded them, "Old woman, don't be so sentimental. The children are still watching us!"

"Just watch! What I said is the truth!" After saying that, the three aunts looked at Yan Jiefang and the other two and asked, "Have you finished your meal?!"

Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang looked at each other and nodded at the same time. The third aunt continued, "After you finish eating, let's go! Don't sit here and get in the way!"

"Hey!" Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang answered in unison, Yan Jiefang ran out first, and Yan Jiekuang followed behind, pulling Yan Jiedi.

After the three children left, the third aunt asked, "Old Yan, what did Jia Zhang just sing?!"

Yan Bugui thought for a moment and replied, "What else could it be?! The Jia family is anxious. They want to bring Yi Zhonghai back as a backer. But with the deaf old lady around, the Jia family's plan has failed."

The third aunt said thoughtfully: "I don't think so!"

Yan Bugui was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you mean?!"

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" Just then there was a knock on the door. Auntie asked, "Who is it?!"

"Me! Liu Haizhong!" Liu Haizhong replied standing at the door.

The third aunt and Yan Bugui looked at each other, and the third aunt asked, "Why is he here?!"

Yan Bugui replied: "It's probably because of what happened just now. Go open the door!"

The third aunt walked to the door, opened it, and asked with a smile: "Second uncle, how come you have time to come here at this time?!"

Liu Haizhong walked into the main room and said, "Old Yan, I came to talk to you."

Yan Bugui turned off the radio and called out, "Old Liu, please sit down!"

Liu Haizhong walked over to Yan Bugui and sat down, and asked straight to the point: "Old Yan, have you heard about what happened in the Intermediate Court just now?!"

Yan Bugui replied: "Not only did I hear about it, I also watched it for a while."

Liu Haizhong immediately showed a look of deep sorrow on his face, and said, "I never thought that Yi Zhonghai would be such a person. He actually had an affair with Jia Zhang behind his wife's back."

Yan Bugui said, "Old Liu, how many truths can Jia Zhang tell? Do you believe what she says? You can't take this kind of thing seriously if you haven't seen it with your own eyes."

Liu Haizhong then revealed his purpose: "Old Yan, you live in the front yard. You are also responsible for the gate of our yard. Be more careful at night next time."