Soul of the Siheyuan: Zhuzi, I can still give birth

When He Yuzhu appeared in Lao Mo's restaurant again, he was followed by Li Qin and her son.

Regarding the appearance of Li Qin, Ran Qiuye did not have any hostility at all because she and her man were once lovers.

"Qiuye, I have something...I want to tell you!"

He Yuzhu sat opposite Ran Qiuye and spoke to Ran Qiuye in a low voice like a child who had made a mistake.

Ran Qiuye looked at He Yuzhu, then at the disheveled Li Qin. She knew that what He Yuzhu was going to say next must be related to Li Qin.

"You speak and I listen!"

Ran Qiuye said very seriously.

"This... this person is called Li Qin. She... she is facing some... some difficulties now, so I... I...!"

"So you want to help her, but you're afraid that I might misunderstand or disagree, so you come back to ask for my opinion, right?"

Seeing that He Yuzhu was hesitant and unable to speak for a long time, Ran Qiuye directly called out "He Yuzhu".

He Yuzhu nodded.

"Qiu Ye, you are really smart. You already knew what I was saying before I even finished!"

He Yuzhu flattered Ran Qiuye, hoping that she would not blame him.

Ran Qiuye looked at Li Qin and the child beside her again, then said to Li Qin.

"My name is Ran Qiuye, I'm He Yuzhu's wife, and this is our child."

Ran Qiuye said it calmly, but Li Qin knew that Ran Qiuye was declaring his sovereignty over her.

"My name is Li Qin, this is my child, Meng Meng! I have nothing to do with Zhuzi!"

Li Qin also said it neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Zhuzi and I are innocent, there is nothing we are afraid to say.

Ran Qiuye nodded.

"You haven't eaten yet, sit down and eat something first!"

After saying that, he invited Li Qin to sit down and eat first.

Seeing Mengmeng looking at the delicious food on the table and swallowing her saliva, Li Qin finally sat down.

He Xiao looked at this sister who was not much older than herself but looked thinner, and handed her a piece of bread on the ground.

"Sister, eat this!"

He Ye also threw a cream pudding over, and soon the three children were playing together.

Li Qin sat at the table, looking at the food on it. Although she was also very hungry, her stubborn nature allowed her to suppress the hunger in her heart.

Ran Qiuye looked at He Yuzhu, who winked at her. Ran Qiuye then pushed the stewed beef brisket with potatoes that she had not had time to eat in front of Li Qin.

"Eat something. Even if you don't care about your body, you still have to take care of yourself for the sake of the child, right?!"

After hearing Ran Qiuye's words, Li Qin looked at the beautiful woman in front of her, and suddenly two lines of tears slid down her equally beautiful face.

Li Qin nodded, picked up the fork, and picked up a piece of stewed beef in the pot.

The moment the beef entered her mouth, Li Qin was stunned at first, and then she began to eat it voraciously.

Ran Qiuye glared at He Yuzhu, who chuckled and looked at his wife.

Ran Qiuye didn't blame He Yuzhu for suddenly bringing Li Qin here, but she complained to him why he didn't come on the way and let the mother and daughter eat something to fill their stomachs first, as they were so hungry.

Soon, all the food on the table was eaten up by Li Qin and her daughter.

Li Qin burped and smiled at Ran Qiuye embarrassedly.

"Sorry, we haven't had a full meal in a while, so...!"

Although Li Qin didn't finish her words, He Yuzhu and Ran Qiuye knew that Li Qin didn't want to talk too much about her current predicament.

He Yuzhu naturally couldn't ask these questions, so he could only take the three children to the small playground next to the restaurant.

Without He Yuzhu and the child, there were only two women at the table. The gap between them was much smaller, and slowly, they opened their hearts and started chatting.

"After marriage, my man gradually revealed his true nature and started to have affairs with other women."

"After the child was born, it was discovered that she had congenital heart disease. He blamed me, saying that I had given birth to a disabled daughter."

"He would beat me up even if there was nothing wrong with me. But after each beating, he would apologize and say he would never do it again."

"For the sake of my child, I can only endure it. I don't want my child to grow up in an incomplete family."

At this point, even the strong and stubborn Li Qin couldn't stop sobbing.

Ran Qiuye didn't know how to comfort Li Qin because she had never experienced this before.

He Yuzhu loved her deeply and doted on her, so that she never had to worry about these things and had never experienced them.

"Even if that were the case, you and your son wouldn't end up like this. I heard from Yu Shui that you work at the Wangfujing Department Store, don't you?"

Ran Qiuye was very curious. Didn't Li Qin have a job? Why did she come to do hard labor?

Li Qin lowered her head and said in a depressed mood.

"Two months ago, someone reported my father-in-law for corruption and bribery, and he was arrested. I was also implicated and fired from the department store."

"What about your husband? Even if he doesn't care about you anymore, he should at least take care of the children!"

Ran Qiuye said with slight surprise.

There is no father who doesn't care about his own children.

"Humph... That bastard was fired from the factory and arrested because of his lifestyle. His house was also seized and taken back."

He Yuzhu came back at this time, picked up the coffee on the table, took a sip, and just happened to hear Li Qin talking about the house being taken back.

"So you are living with your mother now, right? Is your mother okay now?"

When Li Qin heard He Yuzhu ask this, she sobbed even harder.

"My mother passed away more than half a year ago. I am so sorry for her. I am so sorry for her, wuwuwu..."

Li Qin started crying sadly at this time, and her crying attracted the attention of the guests nearby, who all looked over.

Ran Qiuye immediately sat next to Li Qin and calmed her down.

He Yuzhu also quickly said sorry to the guests who looked over.

It took a while for Ran Qiuye to calm Li Qin down.

"That's not bad, at least I have a place to live."

He Yuzhu said this casually, but Li Qin shook her head.

"My child has a heart disease. I sold the house to get him treatment. Unfortunately... the hospital said that there are no such medical facilities in China. So we are renting a house outside now. But everything is fine."

When Ran Qiuye saw Li Qin's clothes and her thin body, she knew that she and her daughter were living a very miserable life.

But she did not expose Li Qin. Now this woman should only have her insignificant self-esteem left!

After ordering a cup of coffee for Li Qin, adding milk and sugar cubes, Li Qin's excitement has now calmed down.

"I will raise the child. Although I know it will be difficult, I will not back down."

After Li Qin finished speaking, she looked at Ran Qiuye.

Seeing her fair skin, elegant manners, and clean clothes, Li Qin felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.

If I had not given up on He Yuzhu and chosen to believe him, perhaps I would not have ended up like this.

If... there are not so many ifs. It would be wrong to save them. The current situation may be the punishment for doing something wrong.

"Teacher Ran, I envy you, really. Zhuzi is a good person. I hope you cherish him."

Ran Qiuye nodded.

She did not doubt Li Qin's words, she knew what kind of person her man was.

Towards evening, Li Qin brought her children and followed He Yuzhu and his wife out of Lao Mo Restaurant.

Li Qin brought her children and bowed to express her gratitude to He Yuzhu and his wife.

"Sister Mengmeng, will you come and play with me tomorrow?"

He Ye spoke to Li Qin's daughter in a baby voice.

Mengmeng nodded innocently.

He Xiao also said to Mengmeng.

"I'll bring you my favorite toy tomorrow, and you have to come play with us!"

Li Qin also said this to He Yuzhu and his wife.

"Thank you very much today. We will go back first. Thank you."

After Li Qin finished speaking, she took the child and hurried away on a cart.

Looking at the mother and daughter walking away, Ran Qiuye said to He Yuzhu.

"Zhu Zi, let's go check on the mother and daughter. I feel a little worried."

Ran Qiuye, a good-natured person, saw the well-behaved and pitiful Mengmeng, and the stubborn and strong Li Qin. She still couldn't believe that this mother and daughter would be like what Li Qin said.

He Yuzhu nodded.

He was also worried about the mother and son. No matter how he looked at it, Li Qin and the others were not having an easy life now.

In a secluded alley inside Xizhimen, Li Qin brought her child into a large courtyard.

There is a mixed crowd here, from all walks of life, but the only good thing here is that the rent is not expensive.

In a small, dim room, Li Qin was cooking corn porridge under the dim incandescent light.

Mengmeng leaned against Li Qin and looked at the corn porridge in the pot with a worried look on her face.

This thing irritates the throat and is really not tasty.

"Mom, are you eating noodles again? Meng Meng doesn't want to eat... this, my throat hurts!"

Mengmeng cried and said to Li Qin that she really didn't want to eat this corn noodles.

After hearing this, Li Qin did not blame the child. What use is there for a two-year-old child like her? He doesn't understand anything. If something doesn't taste good, it just doesn't taste good.

"Meng Meng, be good. Mommy got her salary this month. Mommy will buy you some delicious white flour buns, okay?"

Although Mengmeng was reluctant to eat corn noodles, she still nodded obediently, but she pouted her little mouth and looked at the bubbling corn noodles in the pot with a worried look on her face.

"Mengmeng, mommy is going to get the matchbox later. You can eat at home by yourself. If you need anything, go find Grandma Bai next door, okay?"

Mengmeng nodded.

This has become the norm. Every time Li Qin goes out, she asks Grandma Bai next door to help look after her children.

Every day after coming back, Li Qin still had to paste matchboxes. She couldn't make much money just by pulling a cart.

Mengmeng needs to take medicine for a long time for her illness, which is a considerable expense.

After serving Mengmeng a bowl of cornmeal, Li Qin stood up and was about to go out. Before it got completely dark, she wanted to go to the yard not far away to get a matchbox to make paste.

As soon as she pushed the door open, she saw a familiar yet unfamiliar person standing at her door.

"Ran...Teacher Ran, why are you here?"

Li Qin was very surprised. She didn't expect Ran Qiuye to come to her.

He Yuzhu also walked out from the side holding two children.

"Zhu Zi, you are here too."

Li Qin blocked the door with her body to prevent them from seeing the corn noodles she cooked.

Ran Qiuye said to Li Qin.

"Aren't you going to invite us in and sit down?"

Faced with Ran Qiuye's question, Li Qin could only move aside and invite their family into the house.

The room is not big, only about five or six square meters. Apart from a bed and a small dining table, there is no extra space.

It can be seen that this is a house converted from a small utility room. It is very small and damp.

"Hello, uncle and aunt!"

Mengmeng saw He Yuzhu and Ran Qiuye who treated her to delicious lunch at noon, and she hurriedly greeted them.

When He Xiao and He Ye saw Sister Mengmeng, they walked over happily and started to play with her.

When Ran Qiuye saw where Li Qin and her son lived, he shook his head in his heart, thinking that it was fine for adults to live there.

If children also live here, especially those who are sick and taking medicine, it will definitely be bad for their health and condition.

"Auntie, I want to eat this!"

He Xiao pulled Li Qin's clothes, pointed at the corn porridge in the pot, and said he wanted to eat it.

Li Qin nodded, took out a bowl, and served corn porridge to He Xiao.

"Zhu Zi, let's help her. It's really hard for the mother and daughter."

Ran Qiuye said to He Yuzhu that she was overwhelmed with love again.

"Okay, when you leave later, leave some food for them!"

He Yuzhu nodded. It was absolutely no problem to support the mother and daughter with some food, meat, etc. It was just a matter of raising his hand!

Ran Qiuye slapped He Yuzhu on the chest, making him grimace.

"How can people live in a place like this? Don't we have a big house in the courtyard? Let them move into the courtyard!"

He Yuzhu thought for a while.

"Are you talking about Yi Zhonghai's room? It has indeed been empty for more than half a year, but I'm afraid he won't appreciate it."

Ran Qiuye patted his chest confidently.

"Don't worry, let me tell her, it will be fine!"

"You take the child there, I'll talk to Li Qin about this."

After saying that, Ran Qiuye went to find Li Qin.

"Li Qin, come out for a moment. I want to talk to you."

Ran Qiuye pulled Li Qin out of the room and whispered to her in a corner.

"This place is uninhabitable. You need to find another place."

Li Qin shook her head.

"Although this place is a little small, a little damp, and a little dim, at least I can afford the rent here."

"If I move to another place, I may not be able to afford the rent."

Having said that, Li Qin subconsciously touched her pocket.

She has no money left.

Ran Qiuye shook his head at her and said.

"We have a large room in the courtyard. It's been empty for more than half a year and no one lives there. If you don't mind, you can move in. We won't charge you rent."

I originally thought Li Qin would agree, but Li Qin shook her head and refused.

"I'm not a beggar. I don't need charity."

'Is this damn self-esteem really that important?'

Ran Qiuye cursed in his heart, but said out loud.

"Is self-esteem really that important? Is it really more important than your daughter's health? Do you think Mengmeng's condition won't get worse if she lives in a place like this?"

Speaking of her daughter, Li Qin's expression froze.

Her daughter is everything to her. For her daughter, she can give up her so-called dignity.

"I will pay you the rent, but I still want to thank you. Thank you, Teacher Ran!"

Just like that, Li Qin followed He Yuzhu and brought Mengmeng to the courtyard house overnight.

As soon as we entered the courtyard, the third uncle came over and, as usual, acted as the courtyard's door god.