Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

"I heard from your aunt that after Liu Yuhua became pregnant, she not only ate a lot, but also loved to eat meat. Yan Bugui and his wife were so calculating that how could they possibly give her meat? Liu Yuhua had no choice but to take Yan Jiecheng back to her parents' home on an unusual basis."

"That's good, eating at other people's homes and saving money for our own, that should be exactly what Third Uncle wants."

"At first, after a few visits, Yan Jiecheng also felt that the Liu family was nice, the food was good, and the Liu couple treated him well. Yan Jiecheng wanted to become a live-in son-in-law."

"Just take the oath. The Yan family doesn't need another male heir, Yan Jiecheng. Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang can get married and have children in the future. Is Third Uncle still worried that there will be no one to carry on the family line?"

"Yan Bugui's calculations are not about that. If he becomes a live-in son-in-law, the young couple will stop paying him pension money, so he won't be able to collect any money. He is capable."

Sha Zhu slapped his thigh and said, "Hey, this Third Uncle must not be recognized, and he will definitely order Yan Jiecheng not to go to Liu's house for dinner again."

"You were right. Liu Yuhua couldn't eat meat, so she had to make trouble with her family. Yan Jiecheng couldn't buy meat outside for his wife, and the younger ones saw it and were greedy. Normally, Yan Jiecheng and Liu Yuhua, as the eldest brother and sister-in-law, should have given in to their younger siblings, but they didn't because they were probably angry with the third uncle. One day, Yan Jiecheng bought half a pound of braised meat and put it in his room. Someone ate half of it when no one was in his room. At dinner, Yan Jiecheng and Liu Yuhua found that half of the meat was missing, so they started arguing.

"None of the brothers and sisters admitted to cheating. Liu Yuhua was so angry that she wanted to call the police, but Yan Bugui disagreed. After arguing for a long time, no one stood up to admit to cheating. In the end, Yan Bugui had no choice but to pay compensation to the young couple out of his own pocket, and also asked them to take good care of their things in the future. He would not compensate them if they lost anything again."

Sha Zhu said indignantly: "What kind of words are these? There is a thief in the family, but instead of catching the thief and educating him, they scold the victim. How can this family be good?"

"That's not true. If there's no justice in the family, there will be constant quarrels. There's a lot of quarrels in his family." The old lady said, "I'll drink all the soup. Give some to your aunt and Lily. They both need it."

"Leave it for them. You drink yours. If it's not enough, I can buy more bones to make soup. This is not worth much."

"Okay, okay, I know you are filial. You smell the fragrance all night long, and I smell it all night long, too."

Liu Yuhua's father Liu Cheng has been depressed these days. He was about to seduce his son-in-law, but was ruined by the damn stingy Yan. How can I make Yan Jiecheng and stingy Yan fall out completely and let him come to my house as a son-in-law?

"Why don't you ask Lao Yi? His two families have lived in the same yard for such a long time, so he should have a deeper understanding." Liu Yuhua's mother gave a suggestion.

Liu Cheng shook his head and said, "It's a bit difficult. Old Yi doesn't judge people, and he won't give me any advice on how to seduce Yan Jiecheng to be my son-in-law."

"Not necessarily. He has no children in his life. We have a daughter and now we are childless too. You can ask him to put himself in his shoes and talk to him nicely. Maybe he will help. Of course, you can't say that you want Yan Jiecheng to be your son-in-law. You can't just say that Yan Bugui doesn't let our daughter go back to her parents' home and ask him to help with some ideas."

When Liu Cheng was having lunch, he came up to Yi Zhonghai and put some of the stir-fried cabbage with meat made by Liu Yuhua's mother into Yi Zhonghai's lunch box. Yi Zhonghai was eating the steamed bun made with two kinds of flour in his hand, without touching the food in the lunch box, and looked at him with a smile.

Liu Cheng chuckled and said, "Old Yi, I need your help with something. My daughter is pregnant now. You know the situation of the Yan family. She didn't eat or drink well in the Yan family before. She finally went back to her parents' home for two days, but the Yan family didn't let her come back. I'm worried about my daughter's health. You are the eldest uncle in their courtyard. Please talk to them and let my daughter go back to her parents' home for dinner."

Yi Zhonghai had also heard about the Yan family from Auntie. When he saw Liu Cheng coming over, he guessed what he was going to say. After hearing what Liu Cheng said, he immediately understood his true thoughts. Yi Zhonghai sneered and said, "You want me to help you, but you don't tell the truth. You take me for a fool." As he said that, he was about to return the dish that Liu Cheng had just passed to him.

"No, no, Lao Yi, Lao Yi, I was wrong, I was wrong." Liu Cheng hurriedly stopped him and said with a smile, "I only have one daughter, Yuhua. After she got married, we were in trouble all day long. After Yuhua became pregnant, her old Yan family cooked vegetarian dishes all day long. My daughter and grandson are not sheep. Fortunately, my daughter is smart and knows to go back to her parents' home to make up, and she also brought Yan Jiecheng with her. As a result, my idea came to life, and I wanted Jiecheng to be my son-in-law..."

"Stop it. I don't want to hear what comes next. I can't give you any advice. If I give you any advice and someone tells Yan Bugui about it, how can I live in the courtyard in the future?"

"No, Lao Yi, I don't want to be a live-in son-in-law now. I just want my daughter to come back often for dinner and give birth to my grandson."

Yi Zhonghai looked into the other person's eyes and asked, "Really?"

Liu Cheng's eyes dodged for a moment, and he said, "It's true. It's truer than gold. I guarantee it to Chairman Mao."

"Okay, since you just want Yuhua to come home and eat home-cooked meals, it's actually easy. Why don't you ask your wife to deliver meals to Yuhua every day?" After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he took advantage of Liu Cheng's daze to quickly pour the dish back to him, then got up and left.

Liu Cheng was depressed and angry. He didn't want to offer any advice, but because they were in the workshop, he didn't say anything and just focused on eating.

In the evening, Liu Yuhua's mother asked him what advice Yi Zhonghai had given. Liu Cheng told her the truth and angrily scolded Yi Zhonghai for disregarding their friendship.

Liu Yuhua's mother thought about Yi Zhonghai's words and gradually understood his intention. She pointed at Liu Cheng and said, "It's no wonder that you and Yi Zhonghai entered the steel mill at the same time. He is now an eighth-level craftsman, and you are still a sixth-level worker. You haven't even made it to the seventh level. It turns out that you are really stupid."

"He came up with such a bad idea, why don't you scold him but scold me instead?"

"It's a good idea, but you just didn't understand it. Forget it, I won't talk to you, a loser. I'll see if there's any meat or vegetables left at home, and I'll cook them and send them to the girl as soon as I can." Liu Yuhua's mother happily started to make arrangements.

In the evening, just as the third uncle's family was about to have dinner, Liu Yuhua's mother knocked on the Yan family's door holding a cotton bag.

The third aunt opened the door and saw that it was the in-laws, and quickly let them in. Liu Yuhua's mother was not polite either. She pushed the son-in-law who gave up his seat aside, sat next to her daughter, took out the lunch box from the cotton bag, opened the lid, and found a box full of bacon fried with garlic sprouts. The aroma of meat and garlic sprouts immediately filled the whole room.

She pushed the lunch box in front of her daughter and said gently, "Eat quickly. Mom will make it as soon as I get home today. It's freshly fried. I didn't leave any for your dad. I brought it all to you. Eat it while it's hot. Tell me what you want to eat tomorrow and I'll make it for you and bring it to you."