Siheyuan: I just want to live

As soon as Yan Fugui finished speaking in Liu Haizhong, a bitter smile immediately appeared on his face and he kept complaining.

"Oh, my uncle! My dear Brother Liu! Please don't scold me with those angry words again!"

When Liu Haizhong heard Yan Fugui's words, he knew clearly that this guy had already given in.

In this case, he was too lazy to say any sarcastic words, but just stared straight at Yan Fugui, wanting to see how he would perform next.

Seeing Liu Haizhong staring at him intently, Yan Fugui knew that he could no longer hide it, so he stopped trying to hide it and spoke quickly.

"Brother Liu! I think you have heard about it. Just now, I and several other neighbors in the front yard built a collective earthquake shelter together."

"It was torn down by those disobedient and unfilial bastards in my family! Now I am truly homeless and have nowhere to stay!"

At this point, Yan Fugui couldn't help but sighed deeply, and then continued with a pleading look on his face: "So, today I have no choice but to come here with this old face to beg you, my old brother, to help me!"

"I hope you, my dear brother, will be magnanimous and give me a hand for the sake of our past friendship!"

"As long as you can help me get through this difficult time, I will be willing to help you in any way you can, even if it means risking your life!"

When Yan Fugui said these words, his words were earnest, his attitude was sincere, and his tone was also very sincere. It was simply a template for asking people to do things for him.

Chen Feng, who was standing at the gate of the yard and watching, thought to himself that he had to admit that at this moment Yan Fugui was indeed worthy of the title of a cultural person!

Look at the little words that come out of his mouth, one after another, like a string of cannonballs, it's hard to keep up.

However, after listening to Yan Fugui's endless speech, Chen Feng found it difficult to guess what Liu Haizhong was feeling at the moment.

Because no matter how you look at it, you can't catch any emotion or expression changes on the face behind the bangs.

When Yan Fugui finally finished his long speech, Chen Feng watched Liu Haizhong respond with a gloomy face and no expression.

"Oh! So, you spent so much effort to build the earthquake shelter that was said to be better than mine, but it was torn down by those disobedient and unfilial sons of yours?"

Hearing Liu Haizhong's merciless words, although they were obviously mixed with strong sarcasm and ridicule, Yan Fugui dared not speak out and did not have the courage to refute at all.

He could only bite the bullet. Although his face was filled with embarrassment, he still flatteredly agreed, "Yes, yes, yes! Brother Liu, you are right! It was demolished by those good-for-nothing brats!"

Listening to Yan Fugui's flattering and almost fawning words, Liu Haizhong's stern face still did not change the slightest bit of expression. He just turned his head slightly and glanced coldly at Yan Fugui out of the corner of his eye.

Then, he slowly raised his right hand and gently stroked his slightly bearded chin. After a moment's silence, he spoke again.

"From what you just said, could it be that you want to take Auntie San and Yan Jiecheng and his wife to stay in my earthquake shelter for the time being?"

Hearing Liu Haizhong's straightforward question, the smile on Yan Fugui's face instantly became even brighter. He smiled and nodded hurriedly in response.

"That's right! Old Liu, you are really amazing. You guessed my thoughts right away! Otherwise, how can you be the elder brother and I can only be the younger brother!"

Then, Yan Fugui seemed to think that was not enough, and quickly added: "From this point, we can clearly see the gap between us!"

"Brother Liu, you are indeed a smart man. You understood it immediately after I gave you a brief introduction. I am far inferior to you in this respect!"

However, even though Yan Fugui kept saying all kinds of flattering words at this time, Liu Haizhong did not show any sign of being soft-hearted or shaken.

On the contrary, he still maintained that look of deep thought, but in fact he had already made up his mind. He continued to stroke his chin, deliberately put on a very embarrassed expression, frowned and said.

"Oh! To be honest, this earthquake shelter I built is just a makeshift one, and the quality is really not that good!"

Having said that, Liu Haizhong paused for a moment, glanced at Yan Fugui and the people behind him, and then continued.

"If something unexpected happens, such as a strong aftershock, the earthquake shelter might collapse immediately! What will we do if something happens?"

"So, for the sake of your and your family's safety, I really don't dare to easily agree to let you move in!"

Seeing Liu Haizhong's words, Yan Fugui's face quickly filled with smiles, and he quickly responded: "Oh my! Brother Liu, you are such a joker!"

"In our area, who doesn't know that you, Liu Haizhong, are a well-known master in the steel mill, and an enviable senior worker!"

As he spoke, he raised his thumb vigorously and gestured to Liu Haizhong to show his sincere admiration for his craftsmanship.

Then, Yan Fugui took another deep breath and added firmly, "If even the earthquake shelter you built yourself cannot guarantee safety, then I'm afraid you won't be able to find a safe and reliable earthquake shelter in the entire Nanluoguxiang!"

After saying this, Yan Fugui paused for a moment, as if observing Liu Haizhong's reaction. He saw that the other party's expression did not change.

Yan Fugui then continued to talk nonstop: "Besides, if we are unfortunately hit by another aftershock..."

At this point, Yan Fugui deliberately prolonged his tone to create a tense atmosphere, then changed the subject and continued, "Even if our family really got hurt because of this, we can only say that it was our bad luck and misfortune. How dare I blame you, my beloved Brother Liu!"

At the end, Yan Fugui did not forget to emphasize: "Besides, Brother Liu, don't you know me, Yan Fugui, well enough?"

"I dare not underestimate myself in other aspects, but there is one thing I can assure you with confidence - I will never be an ungrateful and ungrateful person!"

Liu Haizhong listened to Yan Fugui's endless talk with an expressionless face, but there was no ripple in his heart, and he responded with a heart of stone.

"No! I said no and it means no! I absolutely cannot let your family live here. You should go look somewhere else! Don't waste your time here!"

Yan Fugui never expected that Liu Haizhong would reject him so decisively, and he stood there in a daze for a moment.

The face that was originally filled with a flattering smile suddenly became extremely stiff as if it had been cast under a spell.

Then, a trace of bitterness that was hard to conceal surged onto his face like a tide, slowly eroding his previous flattering smile.

At this moment, Yan Fugui had a sad face and frowned, looking like a bitter melon. He spoke to Liu Haizhong in an almost pleading tone.

"Brother, look around this yard. Is there any room for our family of four?"

"I really have nowhere else to turn. I have no choice but to come to you for help! Brother, please have mercy on me and give me a hand for the sake of our past friendship!"

Liu Haizhong stood there expressionlessly, looking coldly at Yan Fugui who had a pleading look on his face.

Although Yan Fugui's pitiful appearance made people feel pity, Liu Haizhong's heart was still as hard as a rock and was not moved at all.

He frowned slightly and said impatiently: "Comrade Yan Fugui, I have already told you very clearly that I will never agree to let your family live here, so don't waste your energy and beg for mercy!"

He paused, then added mercilessly: "With the time and energy you have, why don't you go to other neighbors and try? Maybe they will be able to take you in! It's better than wasting your time here, right?"

After saying this, Liu Haizhong seemed to feel that there was nothing more to talk about with Yan Fugui, so he turned around without hesitation and strode towards the earthquake shelter not far away.

It seemed that he was planning to go back to that simple shed, sit down and have a good rest, and no longer pay attention to the harassment of Yan Fugui's family.

However, at this moment, Yan Jiecheng, who had been standing silently beside Yan Fugui, finally could no longer suppress his anger.

Originally, when he witnessed his father putting aside his dignity and begging Liu Haizhong humbly, he was already full of anger in his heart.

At this moment, hearing Liu Haizhong say such decisive and ruthless words, the fire of anger in his heart suddenly erupted like a volcano.

At this moment, Chen Feng, who was originally standing leisurely at the gate watching the excitement, suddenly heard a deafening roar coming from the yard.

"Liu Haizhong, you old man! My father has already begged you so humbly, why are you still so hard-hearted and unreasonable?"

The roar was like a sudden thunderclap, startling the birds in the surrounding trees so much that they flapped their wings and flew away.

However, the roar did not stop there. Yan Jiecheng's face turned red and veins bulged on his forehead. It was obvious that he was extremely angry.

He widened his eyes, staring at his bangs, and opened his mouth to continue roaring.

But at this moment, Yan Fugui, who had been standing in front, suddenly turned around, his eyes seemed to be burning with rage, and stared straight at Yan Jiecheng.

Then, a louder and harsher scolding sounded: "Yan Jiecheng! Shut up right now! You have no right to speak here."

Yan Fugui's voice was filled with unquestionable majesty, which made Yan Jiecheng shiver involuntarily.

But the anger in his heart was still difficult to calm down, but due to his father's power, he dared not speak easily.

"Also, look at what you are like now? Is this how you should treat your elders? What do I teach you on a daily basis? Are you ignoring all my words?"

"You've studied for so many years, have all the knowledge and etiquette and morality you learned been eaten by dogs? Do you think you can just yell these three words in Liu Haizhong casually?"

Yan Fugui became more and more angry as he spoke, his chest heaving violently, and his finger almost poked Yan Jiecheng's nose.

But Yan Fugui just pointed once, then immediately retracted his hand and hurriedly picked up the TV that was sliding down.