The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

Qin Huairu was originally very angry, after all, who would eat behind others' backs? But looking at Banggeng's expression, and thinking that Jia Zhang had not treated her son badly, she did not lose her temper.

"Mom, we're having meat today, why didn't I know?"

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Zhang with a smile and asked.

In response, Jia Zhang didn't even look at her, but instead took a special liking to the lunch box that Qin Huairu brought back.

"I want to eat, can't I?"

Jia Zhang did not answer directly, but asked a question in return. Seeing this, Qin Huairu did not say anything else.

What else can she say? Jia Zhang is spending her own money, so how can Qin Huairu say no?

"That's great. The steel mill has braised pork today. I bought some and brought it back for everyone to eat together."

Qin Huairu was thinking about taking out the lunch box, and saw a box of braised pork and two steamed buns inside. It was because there was meat today, otherwise Qin Huairu would just have a portion of cabbage.

"Yeah, some meat."

Huaihua, who was only two years old, shouted incoherently. When Xiaodang was older, she was the one who usually took care of Huaihua.

"Mom, my sister wants to eat meat."

As Xiaodang spoke, he swallowed his saliva. Xiaodang was also greedy.

"Of course, everyone has a share."

Qin Huairu said this with a smile on her face. Although Jia Zhangshi didn't like this, she was still rational and didn't say anything more.

Jia Zhang was a typical example of a woman who favored boys over girls. She treated the only son in the family, Bang Geng, as a treasure, but treated her two granddaughters as if they didn't exist.

No matter what Banggeng wants, as long as it is available at home, Jia Zhang will give it to him. Just like in the past few days, Banggeng wanted to eat good food, and Jia Zhang did not hesitate to go to the vegetable market every day to buy vegetables and cook for Banggeng, although most of it would end up in Jia Zhang's stomach.

As for Xiaodang and Huaihua, they could only pick up the leftovers.

Xiaodang also knew that Jia Zhang didn't like her, so she was usually quiet and didn't bother Jia Zhang, so she lived a decent life.

Not to mention the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai didn't go to work today. He brought Chen Xiulan and Director Wang to the rescue station.

"These are the people who recently arrived in Sijiu City. Many of them have lost their parents at home and can only be fostered here temporarily. You two can take a look at them first."

Director Wang introduced the two of them diligently. Yi Zhonghai and his wife were also celebrities in Nanluoguxiang Street. After all, it was rare to be childless in that era.

Every household regards the continuation of the family line as a top priority. No matter what, even if they are unable to have children, they will find a way to adopt one.

In the morning, Director Wang heard that Yi Zhonghai and his wife were planning to adopt a child. She was immediately surprised. After all, she had mentioned it to them before, but they had rejected her in the end. Director Wang had no choice but to accept it. After all, it was not something that could be forced.

However, now that Yi Zhonghai and his wife have this idea, Director Wang must of course make proper arrangements for them.

He immediately brought the two of them here.

Chen Xiulan looked at the rescue station in front of her. The environment inside could not be said to be good, it could only be considered a barely clean place. There were many children aged three to five, seven to eight living here, and there were also some women arranged by the street office taking care of some babies. Seeing this, Chen Xiulan's eyes were filled with tears.

"Old Yi..."

Chen Xiulan looked at the scene in front of her and showed a conflicted expression to Yi Zhonghai standing beside her.

Yi Zhonghai knew what his wife wanted to say. After all, these children looked pale and thin, and his wife was soft-hearted, so it was normal for her to be displeased.

"Director Wang, are these children orphans?"

Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath and asked Director Wang beside him.

"Yes, these people are all fleeing famine. Many of them just barely made it to Sijiu City in order to save food. What a pity..."

Yi Zhonghai nodded when he heard this. This was good news. Yi Zhonghai was afraid that after he raised the child, someone would show up claiming to be the child's parent, and then he would be in trouble.

"Lao Yi, we are not going back today. Let's help here and interact with the children."

Chen Xiulan was very kind and spoke to Yi Zhonghai, then looked at Director Wang to ask for her opinion.

Director Wang smiled and nodded when he saw this: "Of course, we don't have enough staff."

Then, Chen Xiulan started to get busy here, helping to take care of some babies. Although Chen Xiulan had never given birth, she was not lacking in experience. After all, she had helped take care of He Yushui before.

At that time, He Yuzhu's mother died after giving birth to He Yushui, so He Daqing asked Chen Xiulan, who lived next door, to help take care of her.

There is no need to mention Yi Zhonghai's work at the street office. He could only help out. When he left in the afternoon, Chen Xiulan's eyes were filled with reluctance.

"Okay, let's go back and come back next time."

Yes, Yi Zhonghai hasn’t made up his mind yet and plans to come a few more times to see which one he likes best.

"No, you can go to work some other day and I can come alone."

Chen Xiulan said so, and Yi Zhonghai did not object after hearing it. Chen Xiulan was right, he still had to work, so he did not have the time to accompany her every day.

Jingle Bell.

Liu Minghui rode his bicycle back to the courtyard and saw Yi Zhonghai and his wife, and asked in a puzzled tone.

"Uncle Yi, Aunt Chen, did you just get back?"

Seeing that it was Liu Minghui, Yi Zhonghai showed no expression and didn't want to answer with a dark face. Finally, it was Chen Xiulan who answered: "Yes, Minghui, you got off work early too."

Yi Zhonghai had a lot of opinions about Liu Minghui. After all, He Yuzhu, the chosen elderly man, had been pried away, and Yi Zhonghai had suffered heavy losses. Of course, he would not look at him in a good face.

"It's okay, but there are meat dishes in the cafeteria at noon today. Uncle Yi is not working today, so I guess he is at a loss."

Looking at Yi Zhonghai's dark expression, Liu Minghui felt secretly happy in his heart. Yi Zhonghai didn't give him much face at the beginning and wanted him to help the Jia family. Otherwise, Liu Minghui would not have found a way to fool He Yuzhu and directly cut off a major arm of Yi Zhonghai.

“That’s a bit of a pity.”

Chen Xiulan could only sigh at this and went back without staying for long.

"Why do the Yi Zhonghai couple seem so strange? It seems like something is wrong."

Looking at the two people's backs as they left, Liu Minghui muttered to himself.

"Never mind him, it has nothing to do with me."

Without thinking too much, Liu Minghui stopped trying to find out about Yi Zhonghai and pushed the cart home.

In the next few days, Chen Xiulan went out early and came back late, going to the rescue station every day. When she had a break, she would bring Yi Zhonghai with her. Not long after, the two decided to adopt a three-year-old boy. In their words, the child was pleasing to the eye and not afraid of strangers. Director Wang certainly had no objection to this.

The child's household registration was immediately transferred to Yi Zhonghai's name, and his name was changed at Yi Zhonghai's request.

After this matter was settled, when Yi Zhonghai and his wife came back with their child, it immediately caused an uproar in the courtyard.