Siheyuan: The Brilliant Life of Second Aunt

After that day, the father beat and scolded Liu Haizhong, and the girl also saw it.

What can they do if they don't forgive? They already have a child. As for them, looking at Xiaoting now is just like looking at the girl when she was a child. They are extremely happy.

If they don't check on her for a day, they will think about it in their minds, and then ask Li Cuilan to bring Xiaoting over when she goes to work so that they can look after her.

Don't let the three aunts watch over you.

As for Xiaoting, she hasn’t started primary school yet, but will soon.

The people most affected by this incident are the third uncle's family. After all, they have lost their extra income every month. It is not difficult to take care of one child, as they already have children of similar age at home.

The three aunts were very unwilling and gave a lot of reasons.

"Your parents just came here and haven't adjusted yet. Sending the child over all at once will tire the two elderly people."

"Besides, they live with your brother. Even if your brother has no objection, your sister-in-law must have one."

"She has a child. Why don't you let Xiaoting go over there and suffer?"

"To be honest, I have always been the one taking care of Xiaoting, even though she calls me Auntie."

"But in my heart, she, like the fourth child in our family, is my dearest and I love her very much."

What these three aunts said was sincere and heartfelt. Why?

Li Cuilan knew very well that it was all because of money.

The third uncle, Mr. Yan, is an elementary school teacher. His salary is not high, but he has to support a large family, which is a heavy burden.

You say Teacher Yan is stingy, but he lives his life very carefully, otherwise, how could he afford to support his family?

And there are three boys here, it's a bottomless pit.

Which family doesn’t plan their lives?

After a few decades, eating green vegetables or skipping dinner or not eating after noon is called losing weight and is called fashion.

But now, skipping dinner is considered saving, but there is no other way, mainly because there is not enough food.

For example, the salary of two people in Li Cuilan's family is quite acceptable.

That's probably the tallest one in the hospital.

The eldest brother is not at home for dinner now, so it doesn’t count.

The second and third children spend a lot of money on food every month. They are really starving to death.

If it was rice, the second child would eat nearly eight taels of rice.

The third child is not much behind and can eat nearly half a pound.

A bowl of rice weighs two taels. The second child eats four bowls, and the third child eats two and a half bowls.

To make steamed buns, you have to make them one pot at a time.

Every month, food expenses alone take up a lot of money.

In the past, if we didn’t have money, we would eat less or not eat at all.

Now that we have it and Li Cuilan is earning money, the child must have enough to eat.

The third aunt's family is the same as hers, with four children, three boys and one girl.

The eldest son in the family is about the same age as Liu Guangqi in her family.

Li Cuilan goes to work every day and doesn't really know much about the Yan family's situation.

She also knew that if she suddenly asked her child to stop going, it would mean that the third uncle's family would lose an income, which would be quite embarrassing.

So he asked, "Hey, your Jie Cheng and our Guang Qi are about the same age, right?

I didn't hear what he did after graduating from high school or what job he found.

He should be working and earning money, so your family won’t be under so much pressure, after all, there are two people earning money.”

Li Cuilan thought about this and felt that in this case, the pressure on the third uncle's family should not be so great.

When the third aunt heard this, her face fell even more.

"It would be better if Jie Cheng had a job. He must be doing odd jobs every day. It's hard to find a job now. It's been a long time since he graduated, and he's now unemployed. We are worried about him too."

Upon hearing this, Li Cuilan felt embarrassed. How did she run into trouble? She had never expected that it would be so difficult to find a job nowadays.

The three aunts seemed to have opened up.

"Second Aunt, do you know?"

"I envy you, even though our two families are in similar situations, both have three or four children, three boys and one girl."

"Our days are very tight."

"Liu Haizhong has a high salary and can fully support the family."

"As for my family, I don't have any special skills, unlike you who can write articles to generate income for the family even when you stay at home."

"As for me, I only do some housework and stuff. I'm just a housewife."

"It's said that in this new country, women should have jobs and can hold up half the sky."

"Is it that easy to find a job? I also want to put on my work clothes and go to work."

"I know what people in the hospital say about us behind our backs. They say we are calculating and calculative."

"Sooner or later there will be retribution or something, but who knows, this is so painful."

As she spoke, she began to wipe away her tears again.

Li Cuilan patted the three aunts. As they were also women, she understood them.

As for women, if they don’t have a job, they won’t have the confidence to speak up at home.

What can make a woman radiant and stand up straight? It’s only work.

"I heard there's some work going on down the street, the kind you take home and make. You can go and have a look."

"Pasting matchboxes or something like that seems like you can make a little money."

Li Cuilan quickly gave an idea, and she also saw someone in the hospital doing it, but the third aunt didn't do it, and she didn't know why.

Jia Zhang in the courtyard refused to do it because she just didn't want to move.

In my hands, I would start sewing shoe soles every day. Who knows how long I can finish the soles? I don’t do much housework. I’m just lazy.

The three aunts seem to be very diligent. Is there any reason for this?

The three aunts breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why haven't I tried this before?"

"I went to the street office to ask, and they said it was for needy families, and that every courtyard had quotas."

"It's from our courtyard, and given to the old Xia family."

So that's what's going on. Li Cuilan finally understood a little.

The Xia family is in a very difficult situation. Both of their parents are no longer around, and they sacrificed their lives for the factory.

It was considered a work-related injury, and he left behind two children.

The older one is only about 10 years old, and the younger one is only five or six years old. It's quite pitiful.

Although tuition is completely free, I still have to live and eat, and the factory also gives me a little subsidy every month.

As for the eldest child, he went home and did handicrafts as soon as he got out of school.

Even for such a difficult family, Yi Zhonghai never donated money or helped them during the time he was the uncle.

At that time, He Yuzhu even let the children go to his house for meals.

As for the old Xia family, they simply turned a blind eye to the matter and turned a deaf ear to it, as if the person did not exist in the yard.

But these two kids are quite smart and they know who are the good people in the courtyard and who can help him.

When the couple had an accident at work, people from the factory came to express their condolences and gave the pension to Yi Zhonghai.

Because the two children are too young and have no ability to take care of themselves.

The street office also agreed. After all, Yi Zhonghai was also taking care of the deaf old lady, so they let him take care of the two children as well.

Then, the money given by the factory was also given to Yi Zhonghai, as food expenses for the two children.