Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

After crying for a while, Yi Zhonghai came to Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu: "Sister-in-law, Huairu, Dongxu asked me to take good care of the Jia family before he left. Also, Dongxu asked Huairu to take good care of the children."

Qin Huairu's tears started to flow again, but she didn't cry out loud. She choked and said, "Uncle, how did Dongxu leave?"

Yi Zhonghai told her what happened in the factory. Jia Zhang stood up and wanted to go to the factory to make a scene. Yi Zhonghai quickly grabbed her and persuaded her: "Sister-in-law, you can't go there to make a scene. Dongxu was an accident. The factory will compensate you. They are just going through the process. If you go there to make a scene, and the factory drags its feet and doesn't compensate you, what will happen to your family?"

Jia Zhang was still obedient at this time. As a widow, she didn't understand the factory's affairs, so she could only listen to Yi Zhonghai: "Old Yi, Old Jia was a good brother to you when he was alive. You have to help us!"

Yi Zhonghai nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, Dongxu is my apprentice. I watched him grow up. Don't worry about the factory. I will take care of it. Huairu, you should also take care of yourself. You are going to give birth in a month. Don't be so sad. You have the Jia family's seed in your belly."

In this way, the courtyard house became temporarily stable, and Han Chunyan took Xiaodang back home.

The news spread quickly in the factory. Li Jianjun was not surprised to hear it. He knew Jia Dongxu was going to die soon, but he didn't expect it to be today. "Jia Dongxu is dead. It seems that the wind in the courtyard is about to rise. The evil spirits are about to come out."

When Sha Zhu knew that Jia Dongxu had died, he was not too sad. Instead, he felt secretly happy. Now Qin Huairu was no longer his sister-in-law, but a widow. At this moment, the genes of the He family had awakened.

Soon the get off work day ended and everyone returned to the courtyard. The atmosphere was a bit depressing and not as lively as before. The children no longer came out to run around, and from time to time, bursts of crying could be heard from the Jia family.

Li Jianjun returned home. Han Chunyan and Xiaodang were at home. When Xiaodang saw Li Jianjun coming back, she hugged him and cried. Although she didn't know what death was, she knew that she had no father anymore.

Li Jianjun coaxed her with concern, and Xiaodang fell asleep crying. Li Jianjun did not send her back, but let her sleep at home.

Han Chunyan sighed: "Jianjun, why is Qin Huairu so miserable? She was already suffering so much at home, and Jia Dongxu died. What will happen to this family?"

Li Jianjun said, "Chunyan, you are pregnant, so don't go to the Jia family. Stay at home with Xiaodang."

Everyone who was supposed to help in the yard went there, and Li Jianjun also went, although he didn't help much.

The next day, Jia Dongxu was taken away. In this era, you wouldn't stay at home for a few days. Coincidentally, it was a Sunday and no one was working.

In the afternoon, at Jia's house, Yi Zhonghai was talking to Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu, while Banggeng was resting inside. He had been keeping vigil over the spirit all night yesterday: "Sister-in-law, Huairu, Dongxu is gone, but life has to go on. Banggeng is still young, you have to take care of yourselves."

Qin Huairu asked, "Uncle, what arrangements do you think the factory will make?" Qin Huairu was unsure and wanted to get clarification.

Yi Zhonghai said: "Huai Ru, Dong Xu's compensation needs to go through the process. Today happens to be Sunday, and it will probably be received tomorrow. What do you think of Dong Xu's position?"

Jia Zhang immediately said, "I definitely can't go. I'm old and can only take care of my grandson at home."

Qin Huairu also knew that Jia Zhangshi would not go to work. Since Qin Huairu married her, Jia Zhangshi did not even do housework much. It would be better for her to die than to let her go to work: "Uncle, my mother is old and she can't do any heavy work. I'm pregnant now and my penis is so small. Why don't you talk to the factory and let me go to work after I give birth to the baby."

Yi Zhonghai nodded: "This is the only way. I will explain the situation to the factory. I believe the factory will understand."

Qin Huairu hesitated for a moment, but still spoke: "Uncle, look at me, a country woman, I have little education, and I am not as strong as a man. Dongxu is a fitter, I am afraid I can't learn it well, can I change my job?"

Jia Zhang was unhappy: "What's wrong with being uneducated? There are many uneducated people. Others still work as fitters. You are a country woman with a lot of strength. You can definitely do a good job."

Mrs. Jia Zhang was thinking that Banggeng would take over the job of fitter in the future, which is a technical job after all. What if Qin Huairu changed his job and Banggeng took over to sweep the floor or something?

Yi Zhonghai wanted to persuade her at first, but he felt relieved when he saw that Jia Zhang disagreed. He thought about it for a long time when he went home last night. He was not in the mood to think about it when Jia Dongxu passed away, but he began to think about it when he was lying in bed. After Jia Dongxu died, there would be no one to take care of him. Considering the people in the yard, Li Jianjun was impossible, and Xu Damao was even less likely. Sha Zhu himself had considered it, but he was a little worried about what happened last year. A fool has no brains.

As he was thinking about it, he suddenly thought of Qin Huairu. He remembered that Qin Huairu usually worked hard without complaint. If Qin Huairu took care of them in their old age, they would definitely be filial and obedient. As for the income, he thought of the spare tire Sha Zhu. If Sha Zhu married Qin Huairu, wouldn't it be enough to take care of them in their old age together? And who in Siheyuan didn't know about Sha Zhu's feelings for Qin Huairu?

Yi Zhonghai said hypocritically: "Huai Ru, don't worry, I will be watching you once you enter the factory. I will try my best to arrange some easy work for you. When the time comes, you can worship me as your master, and I will teach you the skills so that you can live on."

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Qin Huairu had no choice but to nod and agree. After all, she still relied on him to speak for her about the factory's affairs, and she couldn't offend him now.

Yi Zhonghai was relieved to see Qin Huairu agreed. In order to better stabilize the Jia family, he suggested: "Sister-in-law, Huairu, how about this? I will go to Lao Liu and Lao Yan to discuss it later. Let's hold a meeting of the whole hospital tonight to donate some money to your family?"

Jia Dongxu was gone, and Jia Zhangshi lacked a sense of security. She was afraid that Qin Huairu would remarry, and she would feel at ease only if she had the money in her own hands. Of course, it would be great to have a donation at this time: "Listen to the eldest uncle, you have taken care of the eldest uncle, Dongxu is gone, let Banggeng take care of you in the future."

Jia Zhang was afraid that Yi Zhonghai would stop helping the Jia family because Jia Dongxu died and no one would take care of him in his old age, so she threw out the idea of ​​Bang Geng. Yi Zhonghai was not optimistic about Bang Geng. He was optimistic about Qin Huairu.

Yi Zhonghai did not respond to Jia Zhang's words, but went out to discuss with Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.

Yi Zhonghai left, and Jia Zhang stood up and picked up Jia Dongxu's portrait: "Qin Huairu, kneel down."

Qin Huairu was a little confused and didn't know what Jia Zhang was going to do, but she still knelt down obediently.

"I want you to swear in front of Dongxu that you will not remarry and take good care of Banggeng and raise him up." Jia Zhang seemed a little vicious.

Qin Huairu said, "Mom, don't worry, I won't remarry. Banggeng is my son, I will raise him well and be filial to you."

Jia Zhang refused to listen and emphasized again: "I don't want you to say it, I want you to swear."

Qin Huairu raised three fingers helplessly: "Dongxu, I swear, I will not remarry, I will raise the three children well, and I will be filial to my mother."

Seeing Qin Huairu swear, Jia Zhang put down Jia Dongxu's portrait and whispered, "Huairu, I'm not forcing you. I'm afraid that if you remarry, what will happen to the whole family? Just think of it as me letting you down."

Qin Huairu could understand what Jia Zhang was thinking now, because she was also afraid: "Mom, don't say anything, I can understand."

Jia Zhang nodded, touched Qin Huairu's head and said, "Huairu, listen to your mother and get an IUD after the baby is born."

Qin Huairu widened her eyes with a look of disbelief. Why would a widow like me get an IUD?

As if she had guessed what Qin Huairu was going to say, Jia Zhang spoke first: "I understand the life of a widow. I was also a widow. You are afraid of the worst. Do you understand, Huairu?"

In order to appease Jia Zhang, Qin Huairu had no choice but to agree.