Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Yang Ruihua had just come out of the kitchen when he saw his old man walking in carrying two bags of food.

"Boss, where does this food come from?" Yang Ruihua asked.

"It was sent by Damao. He was on a business trip a few days ago. The weather was too hot and the food was infested with bugs, so he asked me to distribute it to the needy families in the courtyard." Yan Bugui said with a smile.

"Oh, so you didn't think of taking advantage?"

"We can't take advantage of this. This is to be distributed to needy families. Our family is not that poor, and we have already got the biggest benefit." Yan Bugui said as he raised his hand holding the money and waved it in front of his wife.

"Money? Was it also given by Damao?" Yang Ruihua asked puzzledly.

"Well, Damao asked you to help him clean the house once a week, and he will pay you five dollars a month. This is for three months. You can help clean tomorrow. This month's payment does not count." Yan Bugui said with a little pride. This is because his family has a good relationship with Damao, and there are more people, so Damao takes special care of them. Otherwise, this good thing would never have been his family's turn.

"Oh, this is such a great deal, I'll go tomorrow." Yang Ruihua said happily.

Yan Bugui took out ten yuan and handed it over. "Well, the key to Damao's house is under the brick on the windowsill. You can leave it there after you use it. Take these ten yuan, go to the market early tomorrow to buy a chicken or cut some meat to nourish your daughter-in-law. Now, use the rest to buy some fine grains for your daughter-in-law."

"Well, I'll go early tomorrow morning." Yang Ruihua took the money and said that his daughter-in-law was due to give birth in more than a month, so it was time to take good care of her.

The Jia family in the middle courtyard.

Qin Huairu was about to take Huaihua to the hospital. Huaihua was born prematurely, and although she survived after special treatment, her body was a little weak. Since the afternoon, Huaihua had a fever. Qin's mother couldn't go to the hospital with two children, so she just used cold water to cool Huaihua down. It was not until Qin Huairu came back from get off work that she arranged to send the child to the hospital.

"Huai Ru, make sure to tuck in the quilt well to prevent the child from getting caught in the wind. The hospital is not close by, so take the bus or call a rickshaw. Don't delay the child." Mother Qin advised.

Qin Huairu hummed and went out with the child in her arms, heading straight for Yi Zhonghai's house across the street. In her heart, she felt somewhat resentful towards her own mother. When the child had a fever, she neither asked someone to send her a message nor sent the child to the hospital. How could she be a grandmother?

She forgot that her mother had no money, and she was unfamiliar with the place and didn't know where the steel mill and hospital were. As for Qin Huairu's reputation in the hospital, basically no one was willing to help her. She not only framed the neighbors in the hospital, but also flirted with many men in the factory to take advantage of her.

So many people in the hospital work in the factory, and the news about the rolling mill has long been reported back. Now the old women in the hospital have given their husbands or sons a death order, resolutely not to talk to or have any contact with Qin Huairu.

"Master, Master, are you home?" Qin Huairu knocked on Yi Zhonghai's door and asked.

The door creaked open, and Yi Zhonghai came out and asked, "It's Huairu, what are you doing with the child in your arms?"

"Master, Huaihua has a fever. I want to take her to the hospital, but I'm too busy to do it myself, so I want you to go with me." Qin Huairu said with red eyes. What do you mean by too busy? She just didn't want to pay.

"Okay, then you wait a moment, I'll go change my clothes. After a day's work, my work clothes are all sweaty, it's really uncomfortable." Yi Zhonghai immediately understood Qin Huairu's plan, so he left all the money at home on the pretext of changing clothes.

Yi Zhonghai didn't need this little money, even if he lost a lot of it. He just saw Qin Huairu talking and laughing with others in the workshop all day long, not learning the skills well, and not taking him seriously, so he wanted to teach her a lesson.

Qin Huairu also gritted her teeth secretly. This old fox would not release the eagle until he saw the rabbit. It seemed that she should give this old man a little sweetness.

After a while, Yi Zhonghai changed his clothes and walked out of the house.

"Huai Ru, let's go. We can't delay because the child has a fever."

Qin Huairu responded, holding the child and heading towards the hospital with Yi Zhonghai.

Xu Damao rode his bike out of the courtyard, then went into an empty alley and put his bike into the space, then released the car from the space. Xu Damao first took a lot of the gifts he bought in Hong Kong and put them in the car, then drove home.

"Mom and Dad, please come and help me move things!" Xu Damao parked the car outside the yard and stood at the door shouting loudly.

Hearing this, Father Xu and Mother Xu came out from the main house in the front yard. Father Xu asked, "Da Mao, what's wrong? What are you moving?"

"I bought these as gifts on my business trip. I parked my car somewhere else last night, and I just drove it back." Xu Damao said as he opened the car door and trunk.

"Brother, what good things did you buy for me during your business trip?" Xu Xiaoying also jumped out of the east wing. She only knew her brother was back when she received the news from Xu's father at noon today, and she rode her bike home after school.

"Look, they're all in the car. Take whatever you like, but we have to move everything down first." Xu Damao touched his sister's head like he did when they were little.

Xu Xiaoying tilted her head, but still couldn't avoid her brother's clutches. She was touched directly. She had no choice but to protest: "Brother, I'm a grown-up girl now. I'm getting married next year. Why are you still touching my head like when I was a child?"

"Hey, I'm used to touching you. I won't touch you anymore when you get married. Okay, let's move our things quickly."

Xu Xiaoying was the first to rush to the front of the car. "Wow, dolls, beautiful clothes, is that bag over there like this? Brother, what is this?" Xu Xiaoying's eyes and hands were not enough. She picked up this and looked at that, and she just felt that she liked them all. Finally, she took a camera and asked.

"This is a camera. I also bought a lot of film. We can use it to take pictures in the future. When the time comes, we can just go to the photo studio to develop them."

"Wow, I'll have to take a few more pictures." After saying that, Xu Xiaoying carried a bunch of things to the backyard to present the treasures to her sister-in-law.

Father Xu smiled and shook his head, and he and Mother Xu took a lot of things and went to the backyard. Xu Damao waited until they all left and put some more things in the car before carrying the things to the backyard.

After moving several times, Xu's mother couldn't help complaining, "Da Mao, you bought so many things. It seems like you can never move them all. You just spend money recklessly. How can you live in the future?" Although she knew that her son was rich, the concept of frugality was also engraved in her bones.

"Mom, that's just how much money it is. Business is allowed over there, and your son has quite a few businesses there and has made a lot of money. When it's convenient in the future, I'll take you and my dad abroad to travel around." After Xu Damao said this, he stopped putting things in the car.

The family moved several times before they finished moving all the things. Everyone gathered in the main room in the backyard and looked at the pile of things on the ground in amazement.

"Yingzi, why are you still standing there? If you like it, just take it."

"Brother is the best." Xu Xiaoying cheered and picked up a beautiful dress to try it on.

The three elders seemed a little reserved. Lou's mother was well-informed, and had seen many things that were similar to what she had never seen before. Xu's father and mother simply didn't know what to take.

"Da Mao, you hold the child and I will pick out gifts for my parents." Lou Xiao'e handed the child to Xu Damao and said.

"Well, you choose." Xu Damao took the child and said.

"This belt and leather shoes are for Dad, this electronic watch is for Yingzi, and the alarm clock can also be used by Yingzi. This pair of shoes is size 37, which is exactly the size you wear. Mom, this dress suits you very well! This baby carriage is for the child to ride in the future!"

Lou Xiao'e was busy for a while, and she had basically distributed all the things. The rest were for family use. She didn't keep anything for herself, because she knew her husband would definitely keep some good things for her.