Comfortable life in Siheyuan

Liu Qingshan chatted there for a long time in the afternoon, and it was almost five o'clock when he took his things and went back.

When he got home, Liu Qingshan took all the money out of the bag and put it in the cabinet and locked it. In the evening, when Feng Yu came home from get off work, Liu Qingshan told her about the money, which shocked her for a long time.

"Is it necessary to be so surprised? Our restaurant is making a lot of money now, and we can earn back all this money in a few years." Liu Qingshan deliberately made fun of her for being naive.

"I've never seen so much money before. When our family had the most money in the past, it was only about 30,000 or 40,000 yuan. This is already more than most families."

What Feng Yu said was true. Nowadays, it is rare to have a family with a monthly income of 10,000 yuan! For a normal family, having a savings of 1,000 yuan is considered to be well-off.

Liu Qingshan had nothing to do at this time, so he sat there looking through the good stuff he had collected over the years. As he looked, Liu Qingshan realized that he seemed to have too many good stuff.

"Wife, how do you think we should spend this money? Should we buy a small yard to open a hot pot restaurant? Or should we build a small factory at home?" Liu Qingshan didn't know how to use the money for a while. Could he start a factory?

"Aren't you free? We both have jobs, and we've bought so many houses. Who will live in them if we buy more? And that small courtyard you bought last time is still lying there abandoned." Feng Yu was talking about the courtyard house that Liu Qingshan bought, which has been empty and no one lives in it.

"Is your brother's house big enough for him? There are so many children now, and it's so inconvenient for the whole family, old and young?" Liu Qingshan suddenly thought of the last time he went to his father-in-law's house for dinner. There was not enough room for all the people in the house.

"My brother and sister-in-law both have jobs, so if they want to buy a house, they can do it themselves. How about buying a small house there for my parents to live in?"

Feng Yu could still tell the difference between right and wrong. There was nothing wrong with helping her parents, but her brother and sister-in-law were capable and earned a lot of money, so there was no need for her to rush to buy a house for them.

"I'll talk to your brother later. He should have some money. If he wants to buy it, we can help him." Liu Qingshan didn't care about this. He actually liked Feng Yu's attitude.

"Okay, I'll talk to him later. Now those kids are still crowded in one room. I don't know what he, a deputy director, is thinking." Feng Lei is now also the deputy director of the street office, and his income is not low.

Liu Qingshan put the monkey stamps he had bought into the box and went out to eat.

On this weekend morning, most people in the yard were at home, and three people walked in through the gate of the courtyard.

Lou Xiao'e wore a slim-fitting Hong Kong-style suit on the upper body and a knee-length skirt of the same style on the lower body. She wore gold-rimmed glasses, small leather shoes, and a bracelet on one wrist and a brand-name watch on the other. She had a strong aura and walked with style.

Behind him were two white and tender children, both of whom were wearing relatively new clothes. Not to mention in this courtyard, even in the whole city, there were few such children!

Only the Liu and He families know the news of Lou Xiao'e's return, while other people in the yard are still unaware.

"Who are you? Are you here to look for someone?" The third uncle adjusted his glasses and asked politely.

"Uncle, you don't recognize me. Please take a closer look!" Although Lou Xiao'e didn't come here to compete with anyone this time, her mentality is easy to understand.

"You are Lou Xiao'e, my God! I wouldn't have recognized you if you hadn't told me. You are much more beautiful than before, and your dress is so fashionable!" The third uncle exclaimed, leading everyone in the front yard to come out.

The people around were pointing and talking, looking incredulous.

"You can get old, Third Uncle!" Lou Xiao'e said as she walked towards the central courtyard again. She came back this time just to take a look around. After all, this was where she had lived for many years, and she also had a marriage here that she could not bear to look back on.

Sha Zhu and his wife in the middle courtyard had not yet gotten up, and Lou Xiao'e saw Niu Niu washing up at a glance.

Lou Xiao'e smiled and said to the two children beside her: "This is your brother. He is your mother's godson. You two must treat him as your brother from now on."

Niu Niu was a little shy and stood there in a daze for a moment.

"Hello, brother!" the two little guys shouted respectfully.

"Hello, hello. Godmother, my parents haven't woken up yet. I'll go call them now."

"No need, I'll go to your uncle Liu's house first and sit for a while, then I'll go to your house later!"

At this time, the people in the Central Courtyard also heard the noise, and Yi Zhonghai's family and Qin Huairu's family also came out.

"Lou Xiao'e, why are you back? You've changed so much!" Qin Huairu said with a smile, and then walked over. Looking at Lou Xiao'e's outfit and the noble aura she exuded all the time, she was really envious.

"I came back to investigate investment. I came to see an old friend!"

Qin Huairu looked at Lou Xiao'e, whose appearance had not faded from the past, and her snow-white and slender fingers. A trace of pain rose in her heart.

Lou Xiao'e looked at Qin Huairu, who was about the same age as her, the silver hair on her temples, the wrinkles on her face, and felt some pity for her.

Both of them were once pretty wives in the courtyard, and Qin Huairu even gave birth to several children, which made Lou Xiao'e look worthless in comparison.

Lou Xiao'e didn't work, didn't do any labor, and couldn't have children. Her life was in a dark moment at that time.

But things change over time. In just over a decade, the situations of the two have taken a dramatic turn.

After exchanging a few perfunctory words with the uncle and his wife, Lou Xiao'e walked into the backyard with her child. When she arrived at the door of Liu Qingshan's house, she did not go in, but started chatting with Feng Yu at the door. However, her eyes kept glancing in the direction of Xu's house.

Xu Damao had already gotten up and was planning to go to the video studio early. But just as he was about to leave, he heard that Lou Xiao'e had returned, and Xu Damao hesitated for a moment.

"What's wrong? Why don't you go to the video room? Didn't you just say you were leaving?" Sun Xiaoyan didn't notice the situation outside and was still wondering why Xu Damao didn't go to the video room!

"Go later, there are people outside now!" Xu Damao simply lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.

At this time, Da Hu walked in from outside the house and said in surprise, "Mom, there is a fashionable auntie outside. She said she used to live in our yard. She looks just like the one in the painting."

"Where is it? Show it to your mother!" Sun Xiaoyan also became curious.

The two walked to the door and looked at the group of people gathered in the backyard, ready to go over and join in the fun.

"Come back, don't go out." Xu Damao yelled, scaring both of them.

"What's wrong? Do you know that person?" Sun Xiaoyan asked unhappily.

"How could I not know him? That person has lived in this room for many years! He slept in the same bed with me for a long time." Xu Damao said with his eyes wide open.

"Oh! This is unbalanced." Sun Xiaoyan said sarcastically.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Dahu hurried out to find some quiet place.

Xu Damao looked at Sun Xiaoyan speechlessly, not knowing how to curse back.