Comfortable life in Siheyuan

Jia Zhangshi stayed in the city. Qin Huairu wanted to drive her back to the countryside, but she refused to even get out of bed.

Banggeng was so regretful that he slapped himself in the face. Why did he have to go back to the countryside to see his grandmother? Wouldn't it be fine if he didn't go?

That day, Liu Qingshan and Feng Yu had just entered the courtyard after get off work when they unexpectedly saw their own children gathered at the door of their third uncle Yan Bugui.

"Xixi, what are you guys doing? Why are you hanging around Third Uncle's house?" Liu Qingshan was a little confused. His daughter usually doesn't like to hang out at the Yan family.

"Mom and Dad, come and see. Third Uncle's family has bought a new TV." Xixi pulled her dad excitedly.

"You are not allowed to buy it. Why would you buy that thing? It's so expensive. A colleague in our unit bought one for his family, and now his child doesn't even do his homework." Feng Yu's eyes immediately widened and he looked at Xixi threateningly.

Liu Xixi was stared at by her mother and dared not speak anymore. She lowered her head and kept muttering to herself.

"Third Grandpa is so stingy but he can buy it, why can't my family buy it? You are even stingier than Third Grandpa!"

"What are you mumbling about? Don't think I can't hear you." Feng Yu said with a cold face.

"Alright, alright, it's not a big deal, why are you in such a hurry?" Liu Qingshan tried to smooth things over.

"Dad, grandma is retired and has nothing to do at home. Having a TV during the day won't make them bored. Let's buy a TV for grandpa and grandma to watch, and use it as their room!" Xixi's eyes turned and she came up with another idea.

"Your abacus beads are about to jump onto my face, and you are still playing tricks on me." Liu Qingshan said helplessly.

At this time, the third uncle came out of the house, saw Liu Qingshan and his wife, and said with a smile: "Qingshan is back, come in and take a look at the 9-inch black and white TV we just bought. It's very clear."

Liu Qingshan was not polite and took Feng Yu into the house. Looking at the small TV on the cabinet, Liu Qingshan really thought it was quite strange.

"Uncle San, you are amazing. You are the first one in our hospital!" Liu Qingshan said with a smile.

"That's true, but this is a second-hand item. I bought it because it didn't seem expensive." The third uncle explained.

In Liu Qingshan's memory, Xu Damao should have been the first one to buy a TV, but Xu Damao's current situation is very different from what he remembered, and it is estimated that he will not be able to buy a TV for a while.

"You are really capable. We wanted to buy this second-hand one, but we couldn't. You are spending little money to accomplish great things." Liu Qingshan praised.

"What are you doing? Why are you all gathered here? Niu Niu, why don't you take your brother back to do his homework?"

As they were talking, Sha Zhu and his wife also came over.

"Zhu Zi, come and see the rare things that the third uncle brought back." Liu Qingshan introduced.

"Of course it's 99% new. I've paid for it now." The third uncle raised his chin high with pride.

"Let's go back and buy one and experience this new thing." Sha Zhu made the decision immediately.

"How much money does it cost? This thing is not good for eating or drinking, and it's so expensive. Why buy it? It's a waste of money." Tian Xiuyun rolled her eyes at Sha Zhu and spoke out to stop him.

The light that had just appeared in the eyes of Niu Niu beside him went out again.

Liu Qingshan saw that there were quite a lot of people in the room and it was a bit crowded. He quickly told a few people to go home first. Sha Zhu also called his child back home.

At night, the atmosphere at the Liu family's dinner table was somewhat dull. Father Liu knew something was wrong.

"Xixi, what's wrong with Siqi today? He doesn't make this kind of noise when he eats normally." Father Liu said with a smile.

The children at the table were poking at the steamed buns in front of them with chopsticks, and they hadn't eaten any of them yet.

"Eat! Don't make such noise in front of me." Feng Yu felt a headache when he saw the children eating in an untidy manner.

"Mom, let's buy a TV at home. I promise to watch it after I finish my homework every day." Xixi was the bravest. The other brothers didn't dare to speak now.

"I was wondering why you weren't eating. It turns out you were thinking about TV! Then let's buy one for our family." Father Liu said with a smile.

"Dad, just spoil them. You've spoiled these kids to death. Look, now they don't even want to eat these white flour buns."

"Who said we don't eat? We are eating now!" As they said that, the children grabbed the steamed buns and started eating them in big mouthfuls.

"Eat slowly, don't choke. Why are you in such a hurry to eat?" Liu's mother advised with a smile.

"Let's buy a TV so we can watch this new thing. Besides, if we don't buy one, these monkeys won't go to other people's houses to watch it!" Liu Qingshan said with a smile.

"Oh! Hooray!" The three children cheered immediately. The youngest daughter didn't understand what it meant yet, but she also laughed.

The same scene was happening at Sha Zhu's home in the Central Courtyard.

"What's the matter? Man, your father's cooking is not to your liking." Sha Zhu asked with a smile when he saw that the children didn't eat much.

"Don't worry about them. Just let them starve for a meal. They are just bored because they are full." Tian Xiuyun said coldly.

"What's the matter? Are you still thinking about the TV?" Sha Zhu teased with a smile.

"I'm telling you, Zhuzi. You can't buy this TV secretly. Do you think they will still study after they buy this TV?" Tian Xiuyun rolled her eyes at Silly Zhu.

"How could that be, wife? Isn't my salary in your hands? I have no money in my pocket!" Sha Zhu said with a smile.

"My mother is even more stingy than my third uncle." Niu Niu muttered in a low voice in dissatisfaction.

"What are you mumbling about? If you don't want to eat, go do your homework." Tian Xiuyun is usually quite gentle outside, but with three children at home, Sha Zhu spoils them to no end. This tiger mom image has to stand up.

"Don't be angry, wife. Let's take a step back and not buy the TV first. If Xixi's family buys one, we'll buy one too." Sha Zhu himself was somewhat interested in these things.

"Okay, if Qingshan family buys it, we'll buy it too. They'll still look at it anyway if they don't buy it!"

Tian Xiuyun thought about it and it made sense. If something happened at Liu Qingshan's home, these guys would definitely go over to check it out every day. It would be better to buy one to save trouble. Besides, the family has the means to do so.

A few days later, Liu Qingshan and Sha Zhu each brought back a TV. Unlike the third uncle, the ones they brought were new and 12 inches.

Now the yard was bustling. No one except his eldest grandson could watch the TV at the third uncle's house. Even his sons and daughters-in-law had to pay the electricity bill if they wanted to watch TV. None of the neighbors in the yard could go to his house to watch TV.

Liu Qingshan still moved the TV to his parents' room, and would put it in the yard to watch at night, also taking care of some neighbors in the backyard.

Shazhu put the TV in the middle courtyard the night he bought it. With two TVs in the courtyard, it suddenly became lively. Even many people from the neighboring courtyards would come over to watch.