Siheyuan: I just want to live

After yesterday's farce ended, Lou Xiao'e took Jin Ling and the two children to the street and spent a lot of money. It was not until dark in the evening that Jin Ling and her friends returned home full and satisfied.

Originally, Chen Feng had planned to go directly to Grandpa Li's house after sweeping the tomb, but Lou Xiao'e ruined his plan.

So on the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Feng took a pork leg, canned wine and snacks, as well as some fruits and vegetables, and took his family to the military compound west of Gongzhufen.

Chen Feng and his friends rode their bicycles at a leisurely pace along the way, and it was almost ten o'clock when they arrived at the rear compound.

When he arrived at the gate of the compound, Chen Feng told the guard whose house he was going to. The guard registered Chen Feng, but did not let him in immediately. Instead, he called someone inside to pick him up.

This process involves both registration and phone notification, but Chen Feng finds it troublesome, so he doesn't often come here when he has nothing to do.

Fortunately, Chen Feng didn't have to wait long before Grandpa Li's orderly, Brother Zhang, came to the gate of the compound. He said something to the guard at the gate, and then led Chen Feng and his family in.

After walking for about ten minutes, Chen Feng and his group arrived at the gate of Grandpa Li's villa.

After Chen Feng parked his bicycle, Brother Zhang saw that the things Chen Feng brought were difficult to carry, so he took the initiative to help Chen Feng pick up the pork leg.

"Thank you, Brother Zhang! Please help me get my things!"

Brother Zhang laughed when he heard what Chen Feng said, and then said, "Why thank me? This is just a piece of cake. Let's go in quickly! Don't keep the chief waiting for too long!"

"Okay then, let's go in!"

With that, Chen Feng followed Brother Zhang into the house.

After entering the house, Chen Feng shouted to the old man who was sitting on the sofa in the living room reading a newspaper, "Grandpa Li, we are here to wish you a happy new year!"

While Chen Feng was speaking, the nanny in the room came forward and took the things from Chen Feng's hand.

When Old Man Li heard Chen Feng's call, he put down the newspaper in his hand and looked at Jin Ling's siblings and the two children behind Chen Feng.

Immediately, he said with some dissatisfaction, "I say, kid, you haven't come to see me for such a long time! It's fine if you don't come, but you don't let Jin Ling come! The child is so big, and I haven't seen him yet!"

Chen Feng listened to Old Man Li's complaints and said with a smile, "Aren't Jin Ling and I busy with work? If we don't come, don't blame us. Blame Uncle Li! He is our leader, it's all his fault!"

When Old Man Li heard what Chen Feng said, he glared at Chen Feng again and said, "You are just talking nonsense! I heard from Guo Tao that you don't go to work for several times a month. What are you busy with?"

After hearing what Old Man Li said, Chen Feng secretly blamed Stationmaster Li. Why did he tell Old Man Li everything?

Seeing that Chen Feng was silent, Old Man Li ignored him and looked at the two children in Jin Ling's arms and asked Jin Ling, "Jin Ling! These are Xixi and Xingxing, right?"

When Jin Ling heard what Old Man Li said, she quickly replied, "Yes, Grandpa Li! This is Xixi and Xingxing!"

Then Jin Ling put the two children down and said to them, "Xixi Xingxing, this is your Grandpa Li, you should go and wish Grandpa Li a happy new year!"

After saying that, he turned to Jin Ming and said, "Jin Ming, you go too!"

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Jin Ming took a few steps forward, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Old Man Li.

"Happy New Year, Grandpa Li!"

The two children saw their uncle kneeling down, and they also knelt down and shouted to Old Man Li, "Happy New Year, Grandpa!" x2

Old man Li looked at the children kneeling on the ground and said with a smile, "Happy New Year to you too! Xixi, the stars are coming, hurry up and get up! Come to Grandpa! Jin Ming, you get up too!"

Jin Ming and the children stood up after hearing what Old Man Li said, while Xixi and Xingxing also obediently walked to Old Man Li's side.

Old man Li pulled the two children and asked them to sit next to him, then took out three red envelopes from his pocket.

Two of the things were stuffed by Old Man Li into the pockets of the two children.

While stuffing the money, Old Man Li said with a smile, "Xixi Xingxing, this is the red envelope that your great grandfather gave you. Take it well and don't lose it!"

After Old Man Li stuffed the red envelopes for the children, he turned back and said to Jin Ming, "Come on, Jin Ming, this red envelope is for you!"

In the past two years, when Chen Feng came to visit Old Man Li to wish him a happy new year, he would also bring Jin Ling and her brother. Old Man Li also knew Jin Ming. Last year, Jin Ling did not come because the child was too young, but Chen Feng still brought Jin Ming with him.

This can also be considered as paving the way for Jin Ming, so that he will have a backer when he starts working in the future.

Jin Ming looked at Old Man Li in surprise and said, "Grandpa Li, do I have one too? I'm already this old, so please don't give it to me!"

Old man Li looked at Jin Ming with a smile and said, "Of course we have it! Come and get it!"

After hearing what Old Man Li said, Jin Ming walked over to him with a smile and took the red envelope. Then he bowed to him and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Li!"

Old man Li smiled and said to Jin Ming, "Be good! Come and sit down!"

After he finished speaking, he called out to Chen Feng and Jin Ling, "Don't stand there anymore, come and sit down!"

After hearing the greeting, Chen Feng and Jin Ling also came to Old Man Li and found a place to sit down.

After sitting down, Chen Feng asked Old Man Li, "Grandpa Li, where are Uncle Guoyuan and Uncle Guoze? Haven't they come back yet?"

Old man Li, who was playing with the child, paused when he heard Chen Feng's words, and then said, "Guo Ze and his family are in the army and haven't come back yet. Guo Yuan went to work, and Xiang Xiu went out to buy something. They should be back soon."

The Uncle Guoyuan and Uncle Guoze that Chen Feng mentioned are the two sons of old man Li. The eldest son, Li Guoyuan, is a leader in the Second Ministry of Machine Building and a department-level cadre. His daughter-in-law, Liu Xiangxiu, also works there.

The youngest son, Li Guoze, was a regiment commander in a Northeastern army. His wife also went to the Northeast with the army. They had no chance to come back normally, and unexpectedly, they did not come back for the Chinese New Year this year.

As for Old Man Li’s grandchildren, they are all serving in the army. Maybe they won’t come back this year?

No wonder Chen Feng felt the room was deserted. He only saw the nanny Sister Wang and the orderly Brother Zhang.

Chen Feng understood the topic and stopped asking questions on this topic. Instead, he started chatting with Old Man Li about other things.

As they were chatting, Liu Xiangxiu opened the door and walked into the house carrying a net bag of things. She saw Chen Feng and Jin Ling chatting with Old Man Li.

He immediately called out, "Hey, Chen Feng and Jin Ling are here! Look, it's not the right time for me to go out! When did you come?"

Chen Feng and Jin Ling listened to Liu Xiangxiu's words and quickly stood up from the sofa. Chen Feng also quickly said, "Aunt, we just got here a while ago!"

Liu Xiangxiu walked into the living room, put her things aside, and said to Chen Feng and Jin Ling, "Come on, sit down! Let's sit down and talk!"

Chen Feng and Jin Ling sat down again after hearing that. After sitting down, Liu Xiangxiu saw the two children beside Old Man Li and said.

"Chen Feng, these are your two children, Xixi and Xingxing! They are so beautiful! I heard about them from Guo Tao a long time ago, why didn't you bring them here earlier so I could see them!"

As soon as Liu Xiangxiu finished speaking, Chen Feng hadn't said anything yet, but the old man Li on the side said first, "I just said that to him! Guess what he answered!"

Liu Xiangxiu was also very curious about Chen Feng's answer, so she asked Old Man Li, "Dad, how did Chen Feng answer?"

Old Man Li rolled his eyes at Chen Feng, and then said to Liu Xiangxiu, "This kid said he's busy! He doesn't have time!"

When Liu Xiangxiu heard what old man Li said, she pointed at Chen Feng and said, "You! You can't even find a good excuse to lie!"

Obviously, Liu Xiangxiu also knew about Chen Feng's situation at the scrap yard and knew that he did not go to work all day and wandered around everywhere.

However, Liu Xiangxiu did not say anything more to Chen Feng. Instead, she turned to the two children and said, "Xixi Xingxing, come to grandma!"

The two children heard Liu Xiangxiu's call and came to Liu Xiangxiu from Old Man Li's side. Then they said to Liu Xiangxiu, "Happy New Year, Grandma!" x2

The two little people in front of Liu Xiangxiu smiled kindly and said, "Happy New Year to you too!"

Liu Xiangxiu took out a stack of money from her pocket, took out two ten-yuan notes, stuffed them into the pockets of the two children, and said with a smile, "Take good care of the New Year's money that grandma gave you, and don't let your father cheat you out of it!"

Old Man Li and Jin Ling both laughed when they heard this. Only Chen Feng, who was sitting nearby, felt a little embarrassed. When had he ever cheated a child out of his New Year's money?

At this time, Xixi nodded and replied, "Yeah! I understand, grandma! I won't let dad cheat me!"

Hearing Xixi's words, Old Man Li in the living room laughed even louder.

Liu Xiangxiu also touched Xixi's little head and said, "Well, Xixi is really weird!"

After that, Liu Xiangxiu took out another ten-yuan note and said to Jin Ming who was sitting next to Chen Feng, "Come on, Jin Ming, this is your New Year's money!"

When Jin Ming heard what Liu Xiangxiu said, he quickly stood up, bowed to Liu Xiangxiu and said, "Thank you, aunt! Happy New Year!"

Then he took the money.

When Liu Xiangxiu heard Jin Ming say this, she smiled and said, "Why are you so polite, kid? Sit down quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Ming also sat down.

While Jin Ming was sitting down, Liu Xiangxiu put the remaining money into her pocket, picked up the two children and put them on her lap.

Then he asked Jin Ming: "By the way, Jin Ming, what grade are you in now? How is your study going?"

When Jin Ming heard what Liu Xiangxiu said, he immediately responded: "I am in the second grade of junior high school. My studies are OK. I am in the top three in the class."

Liu Xiangxiu was very happy after hearing this and quickly praised: "Oh! That's really good. Keep it up and you will definitely be able to get into a good university in the future."

Jin Ming smiled modestly and said, "Thank you, auntie. I will work hard."

While Liu Xiangxiu was chatting with Chen Feng's family, Old Man Li also asked the nanny to prepare lunch. He smiled and said to everyone: "It's rare to have so many people come to our home today, so please stay for lunch."