Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

The Lou family does seem to be very low-key.

Apart from some people from the Lou family, there are only some people who have a good relationship with the Lou family. Xu Damao's side is much poorer. Apart from Xu Damao's relatives, there are only Chen Xu and Lin Chan.

Chen Xu met Xu Damao’s two sisters for the first time.

The older one has been married for several years and looks somewhat similar to Xu's mother, but does not have the horse face of Xu Damao.

The younger one is only about one year old. When he sees Chen Xu, he stretches out his two little paws for a hug as if he were his real father.

Chen Xu was speechless. Before he gained power, he had experienced the situation where Xiao Huaihua refused to let go. Later, he encountered similar things again and again.

Chen Xu attributed it to the affinity of the Lord of the World, the kind that is very popular with children or small animals.

This kind of people are actually not uncommon. In his previous life, a colleague of Chen Xu was similar to this kind of person, but the group of people he was popular with was relatively small. Every time he went to the park and sat for a while, there would be a bunch of cats around him. He was a typical cat-attractor.

Of course, there are also counter-effects, such as a dog-attracting physique. In the orphanage in the previous life, there was a friend like this. He was bitten by dogs since he was a child. As far as Chen Xu knows, he has been bitten by dogs no less than seven or eight times. It's really a bummer.

Seeing that the little girl was about to cry, Chen Xu still took it.

The little girl's mood immediately brightened up when she was in Chen Xu's hands, and she giggled and wanted to cuddle with him.

Lin Chan next to her was a little envious; she wanted a child.

Mother Xu was somewhat happy because Chen Xu had a good relationship with her son, looked handsome, and was liked by her youngest daughter. So she took the initiative to take Lin Chan to talk to Mother Lou.

Chen Xu was holding a cute baby and drinking tea with Lou Bancheng and others.

Compared to the last time he came, Lou Bancheng was much more enthusiastic this time and took the initiative to introduce the Lou family to him.

Chen Xu dealt with it with a smile, and no one knew what he was thinking.

He never intended to get close to the Lou family. If it weren't for Xu Damao, he probably would never have entered the Lou family in his life.

After dinner, Chen Xu and Lin Chan stayed for a while and then left.

The Lou family’s food is good, and the wine is great, but this kind of formulaic banquet is boring.

Chen Xu would rather find a small shop to have a couple of drinks with Xu Damao than deal with a group of cunning guys.

The only trouble was that the cute baby in her arms was crying loudly, and it took a lot of effort for Xu's mother to take the little girl away.

On the road.

Lin Chan held Chen Xu's hand.

"Shall we have a baby?"

Chen Xu turned around and glanced at his wife.

"it is good."

The reason why Chen Xu didn't have a child was simply because he was worried about Lin Chan. But it doesn't matter now. Since Lin Chan can control herself, there is no need to worry about the child not being able to be born. It's just that Chen Xu's thoughts are somewhat influenced by his previous life.

I always feel that having a baby at the age of 20 is a bit early, but Lin Chan doesn’t think so.

She is one year older than Chen Xu. There are many mothers of children her age in the countryside.

Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e did not come back until the evening, and then distributed candies door to door.

He Daqing took the candy with a smile, then turned around and sighed. He felt that he was no worse than Lao Xu, but his son's generation was completely incomparable.

Xu Damao is also married, and he doesn’t know when his son will come back, so let’s not even talk about that feeling.

He Daqing felt a little regretful. His departure at that time did affect Sha Zhu. If he had stayed in Siheyuan, Sha Zhu would never have ended up in his current situation.

The other residents of the courtyard had different thoughts, whether it was envy or jealousy, but they naturally would not show it on their faces, and they even said a few words of congratulations.

For example, the Jia family in the Central Courtyard.

Jia Zhang's fat face was full of smiles as she took the candy. Xu Damao saw that there were many children in her family, so he grabbed some more.

The old woman smiled and sent Xu Damao away, then turned around and told Qin Huairu that Xu Damao was a piece of shit, marrying the daughter of a big capitalist but still being so stingy. What's wrong with just giving him two handfuls of candy and holding a banquet?

Her Jia family was so poor, but didn’t they hold a banquet when their son died?

He is just stingy, just like Yan Bugui.

Qin Huairu remained silent, she saw some things very clearly.

Xu Damao is a very smart person. He never does useless socializing. In the past, even if he gave gifts or treated people to drinks, it was usually Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong.

But these two people are a complete trap. Yan Bugui just takes the gifts but does not do anything about them, while Liu Haizhong is no match for Yi Zhonghai, so he is sent packing by using moral kidnapping.

As for why he didn't curry favor with Yi Zhonghai, Xu Damao probably knew that he was not liked by this old guy and there was no point in currying favor with him.

But that was all in the past. Things have changed since Xu Damao and Chen Xu got together. He no longer has to consider other people's feelings.

Sometimes, Qin Huairu felt that Xu Damao was becoming more and more like Chen Xu.

Qin Huairu shuddered when she thought of Chen Xu. Although Lin Chan didn't do anything to her, that glance was as powerful as a beating, causing her to have nightmares for several nights in a row.

In her dreams, Lin Chan would pick her up and slap her in the face, saying that she was dreaming and seducing her man.

Qin Huairu didn't sleep well at all on the first night. She woke up with a start and felt relieved to find that she was dreaming, but the dream continued when she fell asleep again.

"How dare you come back..."

In the dream, Lin Chan continued to grab her and slap her, which made Qin Huairu depressed for a long time. She only recovered after taking a few days of rest during the recent holiday.

Now she saw Chen Xu and Lin Chan just walking around.

Compared with the Jia family, the Yan family in the front yard was a little silent.

The family sat at the table, staring at the candies on the table.

There is only one reason.

Yan Jiecheng said he wanted to get married.

Yan Bugui was silent for a long time before nodding and asking the third aunt to go ask the matchmaker tomorrow.

Yan Jiecheng was born in 1939. He is 23 years old this year and it is time for him to get married.

Yan Bugui is very generous. He wants to find a city girl as his daughter-in-law, and it would be even better if she has a job.

Although his son has not yet found a formal job, Yan Bugui feels that his family is well off and there is no reason why he cannot find a job.

Yi Zhonghai from the Intermediate Court felt sad.

He doesn't have time to take care of Xu Damao's affairs now. His younger generations are all married, and he still hasn't found a solution to their retirement needs.

I can’t give birth myself, and I can’t find anyone to take care of me.

The situation in the courtyard is obvious at a glance. There is absolutely no one suitable for retirement living there. But it’s not that there isn’t one. Chen Xu is a very suitable person.

But Yi Zhonghai didn't think that Chen Xu would provide for him in his old age, after all, they had many conflicts in the past.

What's more, Chen Xu doesn't live in poverty like Jia Dongxu. There are only two people in his family, and both of them are working. Why should they provide for his retirement?

Moreover, Chen Xu is now at the peak of his career, and his status and position are not something he can challenge.

After thinking for a while, Yi Zhonghai could no longer sit still. He was completely out of ideas and planned to go to the backyard to ask the deaf old lady.

backyard.

Yi Zhonghai came over and saw He Daqing chatting with the deaf old lady.

The two looked at each other, disgusted with each other.

The deaf old lady didn't care when she saw Yi Zhonghai coming. Now everyone in the courtyard lives their own life and their small groups have long been in name only.

Yi Zhonghai seldom came here during this period, and the problem was with the house.

The deaf old lady gave a house to Sha Zhu, which made Yi Zhonghai very dissatisfied. The reason was naturally that he felt that his family had taken care of the old lady for many years, and the house should belong to his Yi family after the old lady passed away.

It would be strange for Yi Zhonghai to be happy that there was one less room for no reason.

But in the end, Yi Zhonghai still acquiesced. He couldn't change the deaf old lady's mind, and he was still thinking about her inheritance. It was not surprising that Yi Zhonghai guessed that the deaf old lady had a lot of money.

After all, when the deaf old lady asked Li Xiulan to take care of her, she also gave Yi Zhonghai some small yellow croakers.

Just because of these small yellow croakers, the deaf old lady kept Yi Zhonghai and his wife hanging for decades. It has to be said that the deaf old lady's methods were much more sophisticated than Yi Zhonghai's.

At least I know that you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a kid.

He is much smarter than Yi Zhonghai, who just wants to get something for free.