Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

"Dad, what if my sister is ugly?"

"Then say kindness"

"father"

"father"

"Okay, stop asking. You guys clean up. I'm going to take a nap. I'm tired of being asked so many questions every day."

Zhao Shanhe found a bedroom to sleep in. Qin Jingru was still worried about the children. What could a group of children who had never done any housework do well?

An Rong held a broom and said to An Feng, "Brother, you are so cute."

An Feng was not to be outdone: "Sister, you are so kind too."

As they talked, the two of them started playing with a broom and a mop. As they were playing, they threw away all the tools. An Rong pushed An Feng to the ground and sat on top of him. "Dad said that you should beat your brother as early as possible. I want to ask you, do you obey?"

"You don't accept it. Wait until I grow up. Why don't you fight with your second brother? You only know how to bully me."

"Nonsense, you're always picking on the weak. I know I can't win, but I'm still asking for trouble. I'm still bullying you. Do you accept it?"

"Dissatisfied"

"Are you satisfied?"

"I give in, I give in, sister, let go quickly,"

After they stood up, An Feng pouted and said, "Sister, look, you've twisted it purple." An Feng pointed at the soft flesh around her waist and said,

"You deserve it. Who told you to say I'm kind?"

"I didn't even say you were ugly directly, and you were the first to say I was cute."

"You still dare to talk back. It seems that you are still unwilling to accept it."

"I'm convinced, I'm convinced"

"I say, have you two had enough of the fuss? I have finished mopping everything that needs to be mopped, when will you finish cleaning up your floor?

Dad said that today's New Year's Eve dinner is up to us. If you keep making trouble, I won't be able to prepare dinner tonight."

"Brother, right away, right away,"

"Brother, brother, don't sleep." Qin Jingru gently pushed Zhao Shanhe

Zhao Shanhe rubbed his eyes. "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"

"Someone's coming to our house. Yiyun and his father are here."

"Okay, I'll get up right away. Go boil some hot water and soak the tea leaves I brought. Don't ignore me. I'll be there soon."

Zhao Shanhe got up, washed his face quickly, and tidied his hair before going to the living room.

Yiyun's father is a thin man with a slightly bookish air. He doesn't look like a businessman at all, but more like a scholar.

"Hello, Yiyun's father, I'm An Tong's father. Welcome to you. It's just that we just arrived and we don't have all the things here. I'm sorry for neglecting you." Zhao Shanhe walked up and shook hands with the man.

"I also heard from Yiyun about that. You just came over and it's presumptuous of you to disturb me."

"Hurry up and sit down and talk."

"I didn't come last time when I went to your house to talk about the two children. It was my fault. I want to apologize to you first. It's not that I don't care. It's just that I'm busy with work at the end of the year and can't get away."

"I heard from Uncle An Tong that the nature of your work is a bit special and you are making contributions to the country. I can understand that. I can understand that."

"Thank you for your understanding, but please don't call me "you" all the time. Since you have agreed to the marriage of the two children, how about calling us in-laws?"

"It's my honor to be your relative."

"What's so honorable about it? The two children fell in love with each other. Besides, although the division of labor is different, we are all serving the people. Our family is not a wealthy family, and our ancestors were all farmers.

Yivian has been educated so well by you. It is a great honor for our family that my little brat has taken advantage of her and she is our family's daughter.

I was supposed to visit you, but I just got here and didn’t have time to do so.”

"I also heard from my children that you were here, and I thought since you had just come, I wanted to see if there was anything I could do to help. It happens to be New Year's Eve, so I'd like to invite you and the children to come over and have a meal together."

"This is too much trouble for you, my dear."

"No trouble, no trouble, my wife is already preparing it, please do me a favor."

Zhao Shanhe was a little hesitant, thinking it was not a good idea to visit on New Year's Eve.

"That's right, uncle. You just arrived today and have been busy all morning. Why don't you come to my house for dinner? I have prepared everything for you."

"father"

"Okay, my in-laws are here in person. If I don't go, it will be my fault. You and Yiyun sit for a while. I'll ask the children to clean up. My in-laws, I'll excuse myself for a moment."

"An Tong, take good care of your father-in-law."

Zhao Shanhe asked a few people to get dressed quickly so as not to keep others waiting, and also to check the gifts they were going to bring so as not to leave any behind.

"Dad, the couplets haven't been posted yet. We wanted to wait until you woke up and write a few couplets to post."

"Okay, I've bought the red paper and ink, and I'll put one up at the door. It'll be done soon, and we'll go over there. When you go to your sister-in-law's house, you must be polite and wish everyone a happy new year."

"Don't worry, Dad. I won't embarrass you."

Zhao Shanhe took the cut red paper and wrote a couplet with a few strokes of his brush.

"My dear, your handwriting is great, so majestic."

"My dear relatives, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

After putting up the couplets, they prepared to go to Evian's house with their gifts. Unexpectedly, Evian's father was very thoughtful and had already found a car, so they didn't have to take a taxi.

Several people got in the car and went straight to Evian's house. It had three bedrooms and a living room. The house was also new and seemed to have just been bought.

The family now consists of an old couple, a middle-aged woman, and a little kid.

"My dear relatives, let me introduce you to my parents."

Zhao Shanhe and the children greeted the old people, and the old couple looked very energetic.

"This is my love and that is my youngest child."

After greeting each other, everyone sat down. Children are naturally attractive, and An Feng was soon pulled away by his brother Yiyun to see his new toys.

Zhao Shanhe was chatting with the old man and Yiyun's father.

The old man was much more talkative than Yiyun's father. He was the one who basically did all the talking, with Zhao Shanhe agreeing with him.

"Old man, you must have been a leader."

"Young man, I am not a leader. I was the director of a small factory for two years and retired in the past two years.

Originally my son worked in a factory. In the past two years, the policies have been relaxed, but my son gave up his good job and insisted on doing business, thinking that there was nothing he could do with that little money.

I was originally against it, but I didn't expect that this guy has actually made some money in the past two years. I am afraid that this policy will be reversed.

I only have one son, and the whole family is counting on him. Young man, do you have any news from your stay in Beijing? Will the policy change?"

"To be honest with you, I don't think this policy will change. The national policy is centered on economic development. I also do some business, but it's not convenient for me to show up. My brothers are in charge of it."

"Young man, you may not look very old, but you have a strong aura. You must be a big leader. I, an old man, will not make a mistake in judging you over the years."

I didn't expect the old man to be asking about his situation. It seemed that the old man didn't know yet. Sure enough, Evian's father gave an explanation.

"My dear, my father usually lives alone with my mother, and he just came here today, so he doesn't know your situation."

"The old man is joking. He is not a big leader, just a technician."

"Don't lie to me, my old man. I have a good eye. Does that technician have such momentum?"