Siheyuan: I just want to live

It was the same old man from last time. He slowly opened the window, squinted his eyes and looked at the person outside the window carefully. It took him a while to recognize that it was Chen Fenglai. He immediately said, "Hey, isn't this Xiao Chen! Why didn't you just come in this time? Who are you looking for today? What do you want to do?"

Chen Feng showed a hint of embarrassment on his face, but soon he regained his smile. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out one and handed it to the security guard, and said with a smile:

"Hey, old man, please stop making fun of me! A hero never talks about his past achievements. Those are all in the past! Just let them go with the wind~"

The security guard took the cigarette, glared at Chen Feng, and said unhappily: "You kid still know that a hero doesn't brag about his past achievements? How can you be brave? You are just reckless! And if you dare to call me old man again, I will beat your butt!"

He lit up a cigarette, took a puff, slowly exhaled the smoke, and said, "Back then, your grandfather and I were old friends. From now on, you can call me Grandpa Huang!"

Chen Feng was immediately unhappy and said, "Why are you taking advantage of me? We've only met twice, and you want me to call you grandpa?"

Old Man Huang glared at Chen Feng and said, "What? Are you still not happy? I tell you, there are many people who want to call me grandpa. If it weren't for Old Chen, I wouldn't even look down on you as my grandson!"

I never thought that my grandfather had such a wide circle of friends. He even knew people in the street office, and I didn’t know him at all before!

Chen Feng was thinking in his heart, but he heard Old Man Huang suddenly asked in a speechless voice: "What about your own grandson? Why do you want me to be your grandson? And you don't even give me a share of my property!"

Hearing this, Old Man Huang's tone suddenly became a little low, and he slowly said: "I don't have any grandchildren... If you are willing to take care of me in my old age, then I can leave all my property to you."

Chen Feng was stunned when he heard this. He had never expected that Old Man Huang would say such a thing, and he had never thought that Old Man Huang actually had no grandson!

For a moment, Chen Feng didn't know how to respond. He felt that this topic was too heavy and it seemed inappropriate to continue asking questions. So, he decided to remain silent for the time being and not ask any more questions.

After all, everyone has their own stories and secrets, and these may not be suitable for outsiders to know easily.

Chen Feng hurriedly changed the subject and said, "I won't talk to you anymore. I'll go in and deliver the documents first, and then I'll come back to chat with you."

Without looking at Old Man Huang's obviously lost face, he quickly pushed his bicycle into the street office, parked his bicycle in the middle courtyard, and walked to Director Wang's office.

Arriving at the office door, Chen Feng knocked gently.

Director Wang inside called out, "Come in."

Chen Feng pushed open the door and walked in, looking around. The office was the same as the last time he came, with no changes.

Director Wang thought for a moment when he saw Chen Feng and said, "Aren't you Chen Feng who lives in Yard 95? Is there anything you want to report to me about the hospital today?"

Chen Feng heard Director Wang's question and replied, "Yes, I am Chen Feng. I am not here today because of something in the hospital. It is because Director Li of our waste recycling station asked me to deliver a document to you. Here is the document!"

As he spoke, Chen Feng took out an envelope with the scrap station's official seal from his schoolbag and handed it to Director Wang.

Director Wang took the envelope and checked it to see if it was intact. After seeing that it was not opened or damaged, he opened the envelope and read it.

After Director Wang finished reading, she looked up at Chen Feng strangely, and then asked, "Did your Station Master Li say anything else when he asked you to deliver the document?"

Chen Feng didn't understand why Director Wang looked at him like that. Seeing her asking, he answered truthfully, "Our stationmaster didn't have any other instructions. He just asked me to deliver a document."

"Okay, go back first! When you get back, tell your stationmaster that I will deal with this matter seriously. Please rest assured."

Director Wang folded the document and stuffed it into the envelope while speaking to Chen Feng.

Seeing that Director Wang had asked him to go back, Chen Feng tactfully said, "Director Wang, please be busy first. I will go back first. See you later when we have time!"

Seeing Director Wang nod, Chen Feng also left the office.

After returning to the Central Courtyard, Chen Feng pushed his bicycle to the guard room and knocked on the glass.

Old man Huang said with an unnatural expression, "What? Didn't you do it well? Or didn't you find the person?"

Chen Feng said with a playful smile, "How is that possible! It's already been done. I'm sending you something."

Chen Feng said this while reaching into his schoolbag. Using the cover of the schoolbag, he took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from the space. He placed it on Old Man Huang's table through the window.

He kept saying, "I can't even smoke this myself, nor do I give it to my boss. I brought it especially for you today. I think I'm being nice!"

After saying that, Chen Feng rode away on his bicycle. Old Man Huang looked at the cigarette on the table, his eyes a little moist.

He took out a pack and opened it, put the rest in the drawer, lit a cigarette and took a puff. He murmured in a low voice, "This brat is just like Lao Chen, he is just tough!"

At this time, a cook from the street office, who had half white hair and limped, walked into the message room with two lunch boxes. Seeing the box of Zhonghua cigarettes on Old Man Huang's desk, he put the lunch box on the desk.

While reaching for a cigarette, he said with a smile, "Old Huang, that's great! Your salary has increased now!"

Old Huang reached out to hit him, but he dodged. Then he unceremoniously took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, took out a match and started to light it.

Old man Huang looked at his actions and said dissatisfiedly, "This is my grandson's gift to me. If you want to beat Zhao's grandson, go ahead."

When the cook heard what Old Man Huang said, he froze in his place until the match burned his hand. He quickly threw away the match and took a puff of cigarette.

Then he continued with a smile, "This grandson, it doesn't matter who it belongs to, right? Who is it?"

Old Man Huang looked out the window and said without turning his head, "No. 95 Courtyard, the brat from Old Chen's family."

"Just one pack for you as a token of my respect?"

"Yes, I put it in the drawer."

The cook skillfully opened the drawer, took out two packs of cigarettes, put them in his trouser pockets, and said with a smile, "I'll take two packs, and don't smoke all the rest yourself, save some for Lao Wu and the others. Okay, you should eat quickly, and I'll go back to the kitchen."

"Got it, I'll leave it for them. Old Hu, you're the most annoying! Get out of here!"

Seeing that Old Man Huang had already started to chase people away, the cook limped away happily, leaving Old Man Huang sitting in front of the window in a daze.

When Chen Feng hurried back to the entrance of the scrap station, he happened to meet Station Master Li who was about to leave after get off work.

Chen Feng glimpsed Li Guotao riding his bicycle towards the door, and he hurriedly shouted: "Stationmaster! Director Wang said that she has understood the matter clearly and will deal with it strictly. Please rest assured!"

However, Stationmaster Li did not seem to stop, and did not even stop the car. He simply replied, "Got it!" and then left like a breeze.

Chen Feng looked at the figure of Station Master Li walking away, and his original enthusiasm to enter the scrap station was gone. He glanced inside casually, but unexpectedly found that Sun Xiaojuan was just getting off work and was walking towards the outside of the scrap station.

Chen Feng stopped on his way home and stood quietly at the door waiting for her. When Sun Xiaojuan was about to walk in front of Chen Feng, he pointed at the back seat of the bicycle and said softly, "Sit on it! This way we can get home faster."

Sun Xiaojuan glanced at the crowd rushing off work, revealing a hint of hesitation. She seemed a little worried that others would say something if they saw her.

Chen Feng keenly caught the hesitation in her eyes and hurriedly urged her, "Don't dawdle, get in the car quickly. The child is still waiting at home. If you go home earlier, you can cook earlier and the child will be less hungry."

After hearing this, Sun Xiaojuan's worries were slightly relieved. She gritted her teeth and gently sat on the back seat of the bicycle. After Sun Xiaojuan sat firmly, Chen Feng immediately stepped on the pedals and drove towards the courtyard quickly and steadily.

Along the way, they didn't talk much, only the sound of wheels rolling and the whistling of the north wind. Chen Feng pedaled the bike attentively, while Sun Xiaojuan sat quietly in the back seat.

As time went by, the courtyard got closer and closer. Finally, Chen Feng parked his bicycle at the door of his house. Sun Xiaojuan got off the bicycle and hurried to the backyard to cook. Chen Feng carried the bicycle into the courtyard by himself.

After lunch, Chen Feng took Sun Xiaojuan to work at the scrap station. They separated at the gate, she went to the office and Chen Feng returned to the message room.

After returning to the reception room, Chen Feng said hello to the two guards and took out a novel to read to kill time.

After getting off work in the evening, Chen Feng still took Sun Xiaojuan back to the courtyard. When Chen Feng carried the car through the threshold, Sun Xiaojuan went back to prepare dinner.

After Chen Feng moved the bicycle into the threshold and was about to push it home, Yan Fugui, who was watering the flowers nearby, called him.

"Chen Feng, wait a moment, I have something to ask you."

Yan Fugui ran over while shouting.

Chen Feng stopped and asked Yan Fugui in confusion, "What's the matter, Yan Fugui?"

Yan Fugui came to Chen Feng and said mysteriously, "What's going on between you and that Sun Xiaojuan? I saw you two coming back together just now, and she was still sitting in your car!"

Chen Feng was also somewhat confused by Yan Fugui's question, so he said naturally, "We are colleagues. She is staying at my house now. We happened to be on the same road, so I brought her back. What could have happened?"

Yan Fugui asked again, "Why did you destroy the Jia family yesterday? I heard it was also because of her?"

Chen Feng said helplessly, "What do you mean for her? It was Jia Zhang who spread rumors in the courtyard and ruined my reputation. That's why I smashed it."

"I am a young man, how can I marry a wife after my reputation is ruined by Jia Zhang? Teacher Yan, do you think the Jia family should be destroyed?"

Yan Fugui stopped talking immediately. He never got involved in such matters, so he didn't know what to say.

Seeing that Yan Fugui stopped talking, Chen Feng said, "Teacher Yan, it's getting late. I'll go back first. You are busy."

I, Chen Feng, pushed my bicycle back to the backyard.