Comfortable life in Siheyuan

The Qin sisters chatted for a while. Qin Huairu saw that she was running out of time in the morning, so she said goodbye to Jingru and rushed to the factory.

In the evening, Qin Huairu just returned to the courtyard and saw Banggeng and his three children squatting in the alley playing.

"Great! Take your sister to the yard to play. There are many strangers outside."

After Qin Huairu finished speaking, Banggeng took Xiaodang Huaihua and ran into the central courtyard.

Qin Huairu walked into the yard, and the happy Third Uncle greeted her: "Third Uncle, are you watering the flowers?"

"Oh! Why is Huairu so happy today? Was it because Banggeng was praised at school?" The third uncle was talking about things that were irrelevant and was trying to irritate people.

"I'll be thankful if this child doesn't make mistakes, and I won't expect him to be praised. Didn't Shuangbanggeng go to school this morning and meet my sister Jingru? She's pregnant. I'm happy for her." Qin Huairu deliberately spoke loudly so that several families in the front yard could hear it.

"That's a good thing. We should be happy!" the third uncle echoed.

After Qin Huairu walked away, everyone in the front yard came out at once.

"Qin Jingru is pregnant, so doesn't that mean the second uncle is going to be a grandfather?" Third Aunt said in a low voice.

"Old Liu has been a grandfather for a long time. His eldest son Guangqi has been married for a long time. Last time I heard him say that Guangqi's child is about to call him grandfather." The third uncle said with a smug look on his face, as if he knew a big secret.

"What's the use? The child has never seen this grandfather. He won't know how to treat him when he sees him in the future. It's hard to say whether he will recognize him or not." A neighbor in the front yard said.

"That's right. It's still unclear whether the Guangqi couple will come back. What's the point of talking about grandchildren?" The third aunt said with a look of disgust.

At this moment, Sha Zhu and his wife, who had just got off work, walked in from the door.

"What are you talking about! It's so lively! Hey! Uncle San, you've neglected your duty today. Why didn't you water the flowers? You can't be lazy!" Sha Zhu joked with a smile.

Tian Xiuyun looked at Sha Zhu who hadn't escaped, with a helpless look on her face. She patted Sha Zhu on the back and said, "Are you annoying? Can you speak properly?"

Sha Zhu apologized to everyone in a foolish manner: "I'm sorry, everyone. I'm not very careful with my words. I was just trying to make fun of you."

"Okay, let's go back quickly." The third aunt handed the Niu Niu in her arms to Sha Zhu.

"What are you guys talking about? It seems so lively!" Sha Zhu asked curiously.

The third aunt pulled Sha Zhu aside with a mysterious look on her face and whispered, "Zhu Zi, let me tell you, you know Qin Jingru, right? She's Guang Tian's wife!"

"I know. There's nothing wrong with not knowing this. She has been to our courtyard. I've seen her." Sha Zhu said disapprovingly.

"Qin Jingru is pregnant, and Liu Guangtian is about to become a father!" said the third aunt with a smile.

"So that means Second Uncle is going to be a grandfather soon? Oh! No, that's not right. I guess Guangqi already has a child. Second Uncle will probably not be able to see his grandson even after he becomes a grandfather." Sha Zhu said with a gloating look on his face.

"Don't tell this in front of Second Uncle. Even if you do, I won't admit it!" Third Aunt hurriedly distanced herself from the matter.

"I got it. I won't tell anyone about this." Sha Zhu patted his chest and promised.

Sha Zhu naively didn't tell anyone else about this, but since everyone in the front yard knew about it, it was impossible to hide it.

Not long after Sha Zhu returned home, everyone in the central courtyard and the back yard knew about this.

Liu Haizhong sat at the table, looking at the teacup in silence.

The second aunt on the side opened her mouth several times, but in the end no sound came out.

In this depressing atmosphere, Liu Guangfu was like a quail, trying hard to make himself invisible.

"Why haven't you eaten yet? I'm tired after a whole day. Do you want to starve me to death?" Liu Haizhong roared angrily.

"I'm coming, I'm coming! I saw you were thinking about something, so I didn't disturb you!" The second aunt explained hurriedly.

"Hurry up and serve the food. We've been hungry for a long time!" After saying that, Liu Haizhong glanced at Liu Guangfu who was still sitting there, and continued with his eyes wide open: "Why don't you help your mother? Wait for the food to be ready!"

Liu Guangfu didn't dare to say anything and ran straight to the kitchen.

Liu Guangfu picked up the dish and followed the second aunt slowly to the table. After putting it down, he went back to the kitchen to get the dishes and chopsticks.

At the dinner table, Liu Haizhong looked at Liu Guangfu from time to time, and finally couldn't help asking, "Guangfu, has your brother sent any news recently?"

Liu Guangfu paused for a moment, glanced at Liu Haizhong cautiously, and whispered, "No... no news."

Liu Haizhong slammed the chopsticks on the table, stood up, pointed at Liu Guangfu and cursed: "You useless thing! You can't even find out any news about your brother! What's the point of me raising you!" Liu Guangfu was so scared that he quickly lowered his head to eat and dared not say anything.

Seeing this, the second aunt hurried to smooth things over, "Old Liu, calm down. Guangfu didn't do it on purpose. He hasn't been out running around during this period, so how could there be any news about Guangtian?"

"It's being rumored in the yard that Liu Guangtian's wife is pregnant. We don't know whether it's true or not. Guangfu, please take some time out these days to visit your brother." Liu Haizhong said with a frown.

"Dad, I will go to my brother's place after school tomorrow!" Liu Guangfu said quickly.

"Old Liu, if Qin Jingru is really pregnant, should we recognize the child?" Second Aunt asked hesitantly.

"Let's talk about it when the time comes. It's not confirmed yet. Even if you are really pregnant, it's still too early to give birth! Why are you in such a hurry?" said the second uncle dissatisfiedly.

"I just asked casually. Okay, I won't say any more. Let's eat!" The second aunt explained hurriedly.

The second uncle looked at the dishes on the table and felt inexplicably irritated.

"Hurry up and fry some eggs. It's so plain, how can I eat it?"

Dinner at the second uncle's house ended in this atmosphere. Liu Guangfu hid in the quilt at night, wiping away tears from time to time.

In the middle courtyard, at Yi Zhonghai's home, an auntie was talking about what she heard today at the dinner table. "Old Yi, I heard that Guangtian's wife, Qin Huairu's cousin, is pregnant."

"The Qin family's daughter is so fertile, and they've only been married for a short time!"

Yi Zhonghai was a little emotional. Seeing the strange look on the aunt's face, he quickly continued, "That's not what I meant. I'm just a little surprised. It's not certain whether the child will recognize Liu Haizhong in broad daylight!"

The auntie adjusted her mood and said with a smile: "Yes, Guangtian from the Liu family has now chosen a family of his own and will not come back unless something unexpected happens."

"Yeah, he was beaten so badly in broad daylight a few years ago. It was really unbearable for us neighbors to watch!" said an old man, smacking his lips.

"Guangfu was beaten pretty badly, it's not certain whether he can run away in the end!" said an old lady in amazement.

"Yes, it's not certain whether he can hold this grandson." Yi Zhonghai said with a smile.