Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

After hearing what his wife said, Liu Guangqi nodded and said, "Well, I have thought of this, but you also know that I just started working at the company, and the housing is allocated based on seniority. We still have to wait for a while. Please be patient. Once the house is ready, we will move in immediately."

"I hope the house issue can be resolved soon. Not only are the neighbors here bad, but your dad is also terrible." Cen Lanfang pointed inside the house and made a frightened expression.

"We have to leave quickly, otherwise our child will see his grandfather beating people at every turn, and he will either become as irritable as his grandfather or as timid as his uncle."

After hearing Liu Guangqi's words, Cen Lanfang nodded anxiously and said, "Yes, yes, our children must not become those two types of people!"

"Speaking of children, don't forget what your mother told you to do during the Lantern Festival to touch the nails at the front door."

"Remember, there will be a lot of people there, so you have to stay with me and protect me." Cen Lanfang pulled Liu Guangqi's arm and shook it slightly.

The eleventh day of the first lunar month happened to be Sunday, so Sha Zhu deliberately didn't make any plans and went to his father-in-law's house early with Liu Yi and Yu Li. This day is "son-in-law day", and the old father-in-law will entertain his son-in-law. If he entertains his son-in-law well, his daughter will not be abused in his husband's house. Last year, Yu's parents became parents-in-law for the first time and didn't know this rule. They only found out when they saw other daughters and sons-in-law in the yard and asked about it. They were embarrassed for a long time. Fortunately, Sha Zhu didn't know it either. He was young and could think of telling his neighbors because no one had an adult married woman.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year this year, Yu's father told Sha Zhu that the eleventh day was "Son-in-law Day" and asked him to keep that day free. Although Sha Zhu was a distinguished guest on Son-in-law Day, he was still busy in the kitchen after he arrived, because he was a professional. However, Yu's mother wrapped and fried the staple food stuffing boxes, which was her insistence, otherwise this Son-in-law Day would be meaningless.

Yu's father already knew that Sha Zhu's parents-in-law were going to help Yu Haitang find a job, so he raised his glass to thank Sha Zhu for taking care of his two daughters. This almost made Sha Zhu lose his guard, and he spilled a lot of the wine he was holding. He had nothing to do with Yu Haitang, and he didn't want to have anything to do with her. Yu's father also realized that his words were ambiguous, and quickly explained: "I took care of Yu Li and helped Haitang find a job, so I was lazy and saved trouble, haha."

Sha Zhu thought to himself: You were lazy for a moment, and I almost got scared to death. Fortunately, you explained it in time, otherwise I would never be able to wash myself clean even if I jumped into the Yellow River.

Yu Li and Yu Haitang were also laughing at the scene between their father-in-law and son-in-law.

In the afternoon, as soon as I got home, Yu Li asked with a smile: "Who is prettier, Haitang or me?"

"Of course my wife is beautiful. She has a sweet look and a good figure. A little more would make her look fatter, and a little less would make her look thinner. She is just right. Not only does she look good, but she also has a good personality. She never loses her temper. She is gentle and virtuous, and well-educated. She can not only support her husband, but also raise her children in the future. She is truly a rare person. I am so blessed to have such a wife. I would not change her even if you gave me my front door." Sha Zhu had a strong desire to survive and used all the good words he knew.

Yu Li just felt that she was being compared to Yu Haitang again at her parents' house, so she subconsciously took it out on Sha Zhu. Fortunately, she had a strong endurance and didn't lose her temper until she returned home. After hearing Sha Zhu's answer, she was very satisfied. Her husband praised her to the highest level, so she said, "Haha, you're exaggerating. I'd even give you the front door without changing it. You're so bold. But to be honest, Haitang does look better than me."

"No, no, no, in terms of facial features, she is really not as good as you. She is just taller and thinner than you, but I don't like too thin girls. They don't feel good." Sha Zhu put his arm around Yu Li's waist and gently stroked it, thinking: Are you still setting a trap for me? You really take me for a fool. "You have to be confident. You are the most beautiful. You are ten times or a hundred times more beautiful than Haitang."

Yu Li laughed non-stop, and it was unclear whether she was really happy or because Sha Zhu tickled her, but she fell on the bed laughing...

On the night of the 15th day of the first lunar month, after eating rice dumplings wrapped in white sugar and osmanthus at home, Sha Zhu, Yu Li and Yu Shui prepared to go out to see the lanterns and celebrate the Lantern Festival. They went out to Beihai Park to see the lanterns first. The lanterns here have been on display since the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Yu Shui had come here to play with her classmates a few nights ago, and today was a must for the family outing. Along the way, there were various lanterns for sale, including auspicious lotus lanterns, vivid rabbit lanterns, cute pig lanterns, and even flying dragon lanterns. This year happened to be the Year of the Dragon. As an aunt, Yu Shui bought a dragon lantern for her eldest nephew, but Liu Yi was too young to hold it. Yu Shui was so happy holding the dragon lantern and looking at it left and right along the way. Sha Zhu said to Yu Li: "They said they bought it for her nephew, but in fact they bought it in the name of our son. She likes it." Yu Li patted Sha Zhu's arm, meaning that she saw through it but didn't say it.

Entering Beihai Park from the north gate, we first arrived at Xiancantan, where there was a giant cabbage lantern that was 3 meters high, surrounded by lanterns for grains and livestock and vegetable. Sha Zhu said, "Doesn't this symbolize that our livestock is thriving and our crops are plentiful, and the agricultural situation is very good!"

Along the North Sea coast, there is a lantern corridor built for the festival, which consists of silk hanging lanterns, comic strips and propaganda posters. The comic strip lanterns include ancient ones such as "Chang'e Flying to the Moon", "Journey to the West: The Three Strikes on the White Bone Demon", and "Water Margin: Wu Song Fighting the Tiger"; modern ones such as "Tunnel Warfare", "Night Attack on Enemy Vehicles", and "Communist Fighter - Lei Feng"; the wall lanterns include "Seizing the Seal" and "Li Shuangshuang" and other lanterns reflecting the stories of popular movies at the current stage.

After leaving Beihai Park, it was almost eight o'clock. Yu Li was thinking whether she should also go to the front gate to touch the nails and wish for a baby. She discussed it with Sha Zhu, who thought to himself, "How can I refuse this? I must support it." So they walked. It was already nine o'clock when they arrived at Zhengyang Gate, but there were still a lot of people. Yu Li finally lined up and touched the door nails: OK, I touched the door nails, mission accomplished, I will definitely get pregnant again this year. Huh? It's so cold, how come the door nails are warm and not cold at all? Eh? Isn't that Liu Yuhua in front?

Yu Li squeezed over, patted Liu Yuhua on the shoulder, and said, "You're here too!"

Liu Yuhua said, "How can I not come? The most effective door nail in the city is the Zhengyang Gate. If you touch it, you will give birth to a boy this year. If I don't come, my mother-in-law will nag me for a whole year. You are the best. You don't have a mother-in-law to control you. You can do whatever you want."

"Then there's no one to take care of the child. Otherwise, how could my son Liuyi go to the nursery at such a young age? Having a grandma will help you a lot in the future. Don't be so ungrateful."

Liu Yuhua smiled and said, "It might be possible for other people's mothers-in-law, but I'm thankful that the two old people in my family don't occupy ours. You can see that we live in the same courtyard. I just saw Qin Jingru coming too, and I guess Liu Guangqi's new daughter-in-law will come too."

"It looks like our family will be prosperous this year!" Yu Li pointed at Sha Zhu who was waiting nearby, "My Zhu is over there. Did Yan Jiecheng come with you?"