Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

As time flies, it is the spring of 1957. Perhaps stimulated by He Yuzhu's giving birth to three sons, under Jia Xudong's hard work, Qin Huairu is pregnant again. If you ask He Yuzhu how he knew, He Yuzhu will tell you clearly that Qin Huairu's belly is big again, and anyone who is not blind can see it at a glance.

After Qin Huairu got pregnant, Jia Zhang's tail started to beat again, and she began to show off in the information exchange center of the courtyard, "Oh, I don't know what Xudong did. Huairu is pregnant again. By the end of the year, there will be one more mouth to feed at home. It's really difficult to deal with."

The woman next to him couldn't help but twitch her face after hearing this. She thought to herself, "Humph, you are so good, Jia Zhang, you come to show off in front of us, and shamelessly say you don't know how your son got it. How can you, an old woman who has given birth to a child, not know how a child is born?"

No matter how dissatisfied she was in her heart, she said, "Aunt Zhang is so lucky. Huairu has only been married to our family for a few years, and Aunt Zhang is about to have her second grandson."

After hearing this, Jia Zhang's lips curled up even higher, "No way, everyone is blessed. Among the younger generation in our courtyard, my Xudong got married early. Who knows who will be the next to get married?"

"In terms of age, the next one should be Xu Damao from the old Xu family in the backyard. He seems to be almost 20 years old. I heard that his mother has been asking people to find a match for him since last year. But it seems that Xu Damao's standards are too high, and he has never met someone he likes."

"Xu Damao is as thin as a telephone pole, yet he is still picky. I don't know where he gets the courage from." Because Xu Damao's mother moved out of the courtyard and no longer lived in the yard, Jia Zhang began to complain about Xu Damao without any hesitation.

The people on the side could no longer bear to listen and retorted, "Xu Damao's family conditions are not bad. His father and he are both projectionists. His family is the only dual-income family in our yard."

"He's just a projectionist, and he's not as popular as a fitter. The combined salary of the father and son may not be as high as that of the old man alone." Jia Zhang said with a pout.

The woman who was speaking for Xu Damao was speechless after hearing what Jia Zhang said. After all, a great master was not someone a little woman like her could comment on casually.

She didn't dare to speak, but the third aunt, the sworn enemy of Jia Zhang, dared to say anything. Yang Suhua said directly: "The salary of Xu Damao and his father may not be as high as that of the first uncle, but it should be higher than your Xudong's salary. If I remember correctly, your son only makes a little over 30 a month, which means he is a second-level worker. It seems that his salary is not as high as Xu Damao's father."

Jia Zhang was struck by the words of the third aunt Yang Suhua, because what the third aunt Yang Suhua said was true, and she had no power to refute it. Jia Zhang's eyes flashed and she thought of how to attack the third aunt Yang Suhua, "No matter how low my son's salary is, it is better than some people's sons who have no job. Don't look at some people's sons who graduated from junior high school but ended up not even having a formal job."

Third Aunt Yang Suhua opened her mouth, not knowing what to say. She could only snort coldly and turned to walk home.

Jia Zhang looked at the back of Third Aunt Yang Suhua with contempt, "Humph, Yang Suhua, you are just an old hand, and you still want to fight me. You are still too young."

The woman next to her saw that the situation was a bit cold, so she quickly tried to smooth things over, "Aunt Zhang, I feel like your Huairu is pregnant with a boy. Her belly is exactly the same as when I was pregnant with my son."

"Really? If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have noticed it. If it's really a stick, that would be great. Since the generation of my father-in-law whom I've never met, every generation has only one child. If Huairu can give birth to a boy this time, my Jia family will finally have more branches and leaves, and I can also give an explanation to my long-gone partner. God, you must bless my daughter-in-law with a boy in her belly."

The women nearby couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh after hearing what Jia Zhang said.

It may be because He Yuzhu made more nutritious meals for Lou Xiaoe every day, which resulted in more milk. The three little ones were able to walk at just over 10 months old. The little ones who just learned to walk were very curious about everything. They would wander around the house when they had nothing to do, making Lou Xiaoe very busy. Because she was worried that she couldn't take care of the three children at the same time after going out, Lou Xiaoe could only let the three children play in the house. After all, if the three children got sick, she couldn't hold the three children at the same time. Only after He Yuzhu got off work could their family of five go out for a walk, so the three children were looking forward to their father He Yuzhu coming home from get off work.

He Yuzhu returned home from get off work as usual. When the three little ones heard the noise of bicycles parked outside the house, they all ran towards the door. Lou Xiao'e, who was exhausted by the three children, sat on the recliner and just glanced at the three little ones without getting up.

He Yuzhu carefully pushed open the door, and what came into view were three pink little guys on the ground. He Yuzhu squatted down with a kind face, and the three little guys threw themselves into He Yuzhu's arms at the same time, babbling something inaudible.

Suddenly, the eldest child said, "Dad."

He Yuzhu suddenly said without any reaction, and then the second and third children also shouted: "Dad."

He Yuzhu then realized that his son could call him dad, so he happily agreed: "Oh, my son can call me dad. Xiao'e, our son just called me dad, did you hear it?"

Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes at He Yuzhu and said angrily, "You three little guys are so annoying. As a mother, I am exhausted like a dog from serving you three every day, and you three actually called me dad first. I have raised you three for nothing."

He Yuzhu lifted the three little guys from the ground with a little force in his arms, and came to Lou Xiaoe with the three little guys in his arms, saying with a smile: "You three must quickly learn to call mom, otherwise you will feel sorry for mom's hard work in taking care of you. Be careful that mom won't feed you when the time comes."

The three little guys ignored He Yuzhu's words and just giggled. Seeing that the three little guys were fine, Lou Xiao'e pinched their faces lightly and pretended to be angry and said, "You three still have the nerve to laugh."

As a result, the three little guys thought Lou Xiao'e was teasing them and laughed even more happily. Lou Xiao'e sighed helplessly and said angrily: "Humph, from now on, you three should sleep with your dad, and don't look for me as your mother."

At this moment, Da Wa suddenly opened his arms and called out to Lou Xiaoe, "Mom." This childish cry melted Lou Xiaoe's heart. She looked at Da Wa in surprise, her eyes full of emotion and happiness. It was not until she heard Da Wa calling her "Mom" for the second time that Lou Xiaoe realized, "Mom is here, come and hold me." After that, Lou Xiaoe took Da Wa from He Yuzhu's arms with a gentle face, gently stroked his cheek, and said softly, "Da Wa, come and call me Mom again."

The eldest child nodded obediently and called out again in a tender voice: "Mom..." His voice was so clear and loud that it made people feel happy. Lou Xiao'e was moved and happy when she heard the word "Mom" from the eldest child. She couldn't help but kiss the eldest child's face, feeling his warmth and innocence. At this moment, she felt that the "Mom" her son called her was the most beautiful and beautiful voice in the world, like the sound of nature, which deeply touched her heartstrings.

The other two little ones also hurriedly shouted "Mom..." while struggling to be held by Lou Xiao'e. He Yuzhu could only gently put the two children in Lou Xiao'e's arms.

Lou Xiao'e sat on a recliner holding the three little ones, looking at them with a kind face, "Brother He, this moment is so beautiful. I really want to stay at this moment forever."

He Yuzhu heard what Lou Xiao'e said, and suddenly remembered something, and hurried to the inner room. He Yuzhu ran to the attic upstairs, found the Leica camera he bought that year, and then hurried to Lou Xiao'e. He Yuzhu held up the camera in his hand and said to Lou Xiao'e: "Xiao'e, look at what this is? Although I can't make time stay at this moment forever, I can record this moment. Xiao'e, don't look at the camera, look at the children." After that, He Yuzhu adjusted the angle and the aperture of the camera, and with a click, the camera took a picture of Lou Xiao'e holding the children.

After taking the photos, He Yuzhu came to Lou Xiao'e and said, "Xiao'e, are you satisfied now?"

"Brother He, when did you buy the camera? How come I didn't know about it?" Lou Xiao'e looked at the camera in He Yuzhu's hand with surprise.

"A long time ago, about seven or eight years ago. But after I bought it, I put it away and never used it except for the day of the ceremony. I forgot about it after a long time. It was only your words today that reminded me that I remembered there was a camera in the attic."

"Brother He, when you took the photo just now, I had my facial expressions correct, so it must not look good in the photo. Please take another photo for me, and I want the pose to be correct this time."

"Okay, I'll take another picture of you. Call me when you're ready to pose."

He Yuzhu watched Lou Xiao'e pose and nodded with satisfaction. Then he adjusted the shooting angle and pressed the shutter again to take a new photo of her.

Lou Xiao'e watched He Yuzhu taking pictures seriously, and her heart was filled with anticipation and joy. She couldn't help but ask, "Brother He, when can the photos be developed?"

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and replied, "I don't know how long it will take to develop the photos, but I haven't taken many photos yet. If I develop them now, the whole roll of film will be wasted. I'd better take some more photos and take them to the photo studio to develop them after I use up this roll of film."

Lou Xiao'e was a little disappointed, but soon she said excitedly: "Brother He, can you teach me how to use the camera? Then I can take more photos of our children after I learn it."

He Yuzhu smiled and agreed, "Sure, taking pictures is actually very simple. I'll teach you." He picked up the camera and patiently explained to Lou Xiao'e the basic operating techniques such as how to focus, how to adjust the aperture and shutter speed.

Lou Xiao'e listened very carefully and asked some questions from time to time, which He Yuzhu answered one by one. After some study, Lou Xiao'e had a preliminary understanding of the camera. She said excitedly: "Brother He, thank you! I can take pictures of our children myself in the future."

At this moment, He Yuzhu suddenly had an idea. He put down his camera and said to Lou Xiao'e, "Xiao'e, come here, let me hold the child, and you take a picture for me."

Lou Xiao'e happily took the camera and prepared to take a photo of He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu held the child, with a happy smile on his face, waiting for Lou Xiao'e to press the shutter.