Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

"Jie Di, pinch me, am I dreaming?" Yan Jie Kuang tried hard to force his gaze from the table to Yan Jie Di beside him, and said to Yan Jie Di.

Yan Jie Di was also quite honest, and she really twisted Yan Jie Kuang's arm hard. Yan Jie Kuang screamed, rubbed his arm hard, and cried out in pain. This time he was sure that he was not dreaming.

"Mom and Dad! Are you crazy? Why did you think of cooking such a delicious dish? Can we eat this at home?" Yan Jiekuang cried out in pain and asked Yan Bugui in disbelief.

Yan Bugui frowned and scolded Yan Jiekuang, "How can you talk like that? Normally our family eats poorly and you complain with bitter faces every day. Today I'm trying to improve your life, but you think I'm crazy!

Go, go, go, wash your hands and come to eat!"

Yan Jiedi then timidly asked Yan Bugui: "Dad, are we really going to eat this dish ourselves?"

Yan Bugui tried to put on a kind smile to his little daughter and nodded, "Really? Hurry up and wash your hands and eat!"

At this point, Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi believed it completely. They cheered together, put down their schoolbags and ran to wash their hands. Then they ran back to the dining table and sat down. However, they did not dare to pick up their chopsticks. Instead, they stared at the dishes on the table with eager faces, waiting for Yan Bugui to serve them.

Yan Bugui asked his wife to bring a small bowl for each person, and then handed a steamed bun made of two cups of flour to Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi respectively, and said with a smile: "Don't wait, eat as much as you want, we won't separate dishes in our family from now on!"

Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi were shocked again, and confirmed with Yan Bugui in disbelief. After getting confirmation, the two cheered again, grabbed the steamed buns in one hand and picked up the chopsticks in the other hand, and started eating with big mouthfuls.

Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi swore that this was the first time in their lives that they had eaten so much and so well. They were so satisfied that they wanted to cry. Although they didn't know what was wrong with their parents today, they could feel that their parents seemed different from before.

After finishing the meal, Yan Bugui looked at the shoes on Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi's feet. They were so worn out that their toes were exposed. So he told his wife, "Go buy Jiekuang and Jiedi a pair of plastic sandals this afternoon. Their shoes are so worn out that they can't be worn anymore!"

Aunt Yan looked down at the shoes on her children's feet, then nodded and agreed. This made Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi cheer again, and they loudly thanked Yan Bugui and his wife, which made Yan Bugui feel warm in his heart.

Suddenly he felt that this seemed to be the atmosphere of home, right? He also seemed to completely understand what Lin Geng had said to him.

Lin Geng still did not go to Yan's house for lunch. He made egg noodles with臊子 by himself. After Li came back to cook it, he rinsed it with cold water and poured the臊子 on it. It tasted very refreshing.

He didn't care at all whether he had the meal at Yan's house or not. Usually, he and Yu Li could eat whatever they wanted. They didn't dare to have all the delicacies from land and sea, but they were basically the same. He didn't care about the meat at all. He just hoped that through this conversation with Yan Bugui, he could change Yan Bugui's mind. As for whether Yan Bugui would listen or not, he didn't care.

While the two were eating, Lin Geng told Yu Li that Yan Bugui had come to see him today and wanted to treat them both to lunch at noon. Yu Li was surprised and asked Yan Bugui what was wrong and why he was willing to treat them to lunch.

So Lin Geng told Li about Yan Bugui's request for Xu Damao to find him to make peace, as well as what he had talked about with Yan Bugui in the morning.

Yu Li was listening to Lin Geng with great interest while eating with her bowl in hand. However, while eating, Yu Li's face suddenly changed. She covered her mouth and ran to the door, retching towards the outside.

As Lin Gengzheng was talking, he saw Yu Li suddenly retching, which frightened him. He quickly dropped his bowl and chopsticks, ran over to pat Yu Li on the back, and asked her what was wrong and whether she was feeling unwell. If she was feeling unwell, he would take her to the hospital for a check-up.

Yu Li herself didn’t know what was wrong. After dry heaving for a while, she drank some water. Her face turned pale. She waved her hand at Lin Geng and said, “It’s okay. I just feel a little bit nauseous these past two days. Maybe it’s because the weather is too hot? It shouldn’t be a big deal!”

Lin was still a little worried and wanted to persuade Yu Li to go to the hospital, but Yu Li insisted on not going, saying that she would wait and see, as she didn't think there was anything wrong.

So Lin Geng had no choice but to give up and told Yu Li that if she felt unwell, she should not delay and should go to the hospital. His family did not care about the money for medical treatment and she should put her health first.

Yu Li felt warm in her heart, thinking that she had married a good man who was really considerate to her, so she agreed with a smile. However, after dinner, Yu Li suggested that she wanted to eat something sour, such as plums or oranges.

When Lin Geng heard this, he smiled and asked Yu Li to wait at home. He went out on his bicycle, rode around the street for a while, took out some oranges from the small world and put them in his pocket, then returned to the courtyard.

When Yu Li saw the fresh oranges that Lin Geng handed to her, she was stunned. You know, it's not the season for oranges to mature yet. They will be on the market later, and oranges are not produced in the north. She couldn't understand why Lin Geng came back with so many fresh oranges that looked like they were just picked from the tree just because she said it casually.

However, since she married Lin Geng, she has become accustomed to Lin Geng bringing back some rare and delicious food from time to time. He always gets all kinds of rare fruits, and they are all very fresh, as if they were just picked.

Even in winter, Lin Geng brought back some juicy big watermelons from somewhere, which really surprised her. She asked Lin Geng where he got them, and Lin Geng said he had connections, and some of them were brought to her from the south, and some were grown in greenhouses. In short, she just had to eat them and not say anything outside.

After a long time, Yu Li got used to it and felt that Lin was more capable, so she stopped asking questions and immediately grabbed the juicy orange and peeled it and started eating it. It was sweet and sour and juicy, and the taste was really great.

Yu Li ate two or three oranges in one go. If Lin Geng hadn't stopped her and said that eating too many oranges would make her get a sore throat and she should eat slowly, these were all hers and he would get more after she finished eating. He would make sure she ate her fill, Yu Li would have stopped only then, still feeling unsatisfied.

At night, Xu Damao knocked on Lin Geng's door. When Lin Geng opened the door, he saw Xu Damao's face with a dejected look, as if he wanted to cry.

Lin knew without asking that this guy must have gone for a check-up early in the morning, and the check-up found that there was something wrong with him, so he came to him for help.

So Lin Geng turned his head and glanced at Yu Li, who was lazily lying on the bed in the inner room listening to the radio, and said to Xu Damao: "Let's go out and talk!"

Xu Damao nodded quickly, and Lin Geng followed him out of the courtyard. They found a quiet place nearby and sat down casually. Xu Damao took out a box of cigarettes with a dejected look on his face and handed one to Lin Geng.