Siheyuan: Father Yi Zhonghai and Sister-in-law Lou Xiaoe

"Are you done cleaning up now?"

Xu Xiaoran just went over to the next door and fetched a pot of water.

"Yeah, when you're working, you have to be more efficient. I'll send my dad back first, and then I'll send your brother back later."

Yi Bufan smiled, helped Yi Zhonghai up and went out.

Xu Xiaoran looked at the mess on the table when she left, and now there were only a few dishes left that were not finished.

Other bowls, chopsticks, plates and even empty wine bottles were cleared away.

You are really quick.

Really capable.

"Mom, Dad is drunk!"

When Yi Bufan helped Yi Zhonghai into the house, the whole aunt was stunned.

"Drunk?"

"It seems your dad is really happy drinking. I've never seen him drunk in all these years."

"Put him down on the kang and go have some rest. I'll clean up."

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai still had a smile on his face, the aunt did not blame him.

"it is good!"

Yi Bufan nodded and helped Yi Zhonghai over.

"Come, drink the strong tea in this teacup to sober you up, or you'll have a headache tomorrow."

An old lady handed the cooled teacup to Yi Bufan.

"Mom, when you and my dad came back to live in this courtyard, did the deaf old lady treat you differently?"

After listening to Yi Zhonghai's words, Yi Bufan wanted to confirm whether the deaf old lady was targeting his mother, Yi Zhonghai, or something else.

"Deaf old lady?"

"let me see!"

"When I came here, I felt a little embarrassed. After all, your mother is my sister. I was afraid of being looked at and talked about by others when I came here, so I seldom went out."

"For about a month, I didn't leave the house except to go to the bathroom and buy some groceries."

"I remember that He Daqing came to our house, and the deaf old lady also came."

"The deaf old lady came here about three or four times, I forgot, but it was more often than He Daqing."

"Others don't seem to pay attention. At most, they just ask your dad."

"The deaf old lady came to my house and asked about my situation, and I told her that I was a sister to your mother."

"Later, he asked some weird questions, but I couldn't understand them anyway."

"I asked your dad about it later, and he didn't know either."

"After that, the deaf old lady never came again."

"Then a few years later, when the new society was established, I became closer to the people in the courtyard."

"Did your dad tell your mom about the deaf old lady?"

After the aunt finished speaking, she looked at Yi Bufan.

"Well, I wanted to know some things about your life in this courtyard back then, and he told me some of them."

Yi Bufan also smiled and nodded.

"I don't think that deaf old lady is a decent person. You'd better be careful."

The aunt said this based on her feelings after listening to Yi Zhonghai's words last time.

"She is a liar who has been deceiving everyone by using her identity as a martyr's family member."

"But, he's just an old man, it's nothing serious, we just need to live our lives well."

Yi Bufan also didn't want the old lady to worry about these things, in case she said something that alerted the enemy.

"Yes, let's just live a good life."

The aunt was naturally happy to hear this.

"Okay, Mom, I'm going to go back first. I have to send Xu Damao back. You guys should get some rest early."

Yi Bufan said this and left.

"Well, you should slow down too."

The old lady saw that Yi Bufan didn't seem to be drunk, so she felt relieved and sent him out the door.

Yi Bufan went back and dragged Xu Damao back home, threw him on the bed, and helped him take off his shoes.

"Ezi, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

Just when Yi Bufan was about to leave, Xu Damao said this.

"Don't be sorry, maybe this result is for the best."

Yi Bufan filled Xu Damao's teacup with water and placed it on the bedside.

Close the door and leave.

After going out, Yi Bufan did not leave in a hurry. He looked at the backyard and found it was quiet.

Occasionally there would be wind blowing, brushing against my face, and it was a little cold.

Although it was very late, everything in the yard could be seen clearly under the moonlight.

Yi Bufan looked at the deaf old lady's house. His deep eyes seemed to want to see through the entire house and see through all the disguises of the deaf old lady.

In the end, Yi Bufan turned on the emotional system. Just now, after drinking a few drinks, listening to Xu Damao's feelings, and Yi Zhonghai's nostalgia, he contributed a lot of emotional points to himself.

He simply exchanged a bucket of water at the Emotion Mall, walked to the door of the deaf old lady, and slowly poured water until the water covered the entire staircase.

Some more poured over the threshold and flowed into the house through the gap in the door.

Due to the relatively low temperature, the water stopped flowing after less than twenty seconds.

Yi Bufan looked at his masterpiece and left with satisfaction.

......

The next morning.

When Qin Huairu finished washing up and was about to go to work with her bag on her back, she saw Sha Zhu.

"Zhu Zi, are you short of people in the kitchen?"

Qin Huairu also tried her best to save the situation.

Isn’t Shazhu the chef in the kitchen?

If I need someone and want to go there myself, I don’t know if it would be possible.

"In our kitchen? We should be short of people."

"I don't know the details. I'll go to work and take a look. Didn't he just come back yesterday?"

"what happened?"

Sha Zhu also closed the door and planned to go to the factory. After all, he hadn't been there for a long time.

Liu Haizhong asked for leave for him, but the time had passed.

"I work in the first workshop. The work is a bit tiring every day. I am afraid I can't hold on."

"If your kitchen is short of people, I want to go."

Qin Huairu did not hide anything and directly stated her needs.

"Have you taken over yet?"

After coming back last night, Sha Zhu had dinner with the deaf old lady and Liu Haizhong's family, but none of them mentioned Qin Huairu's work.

"Well, it's been more than a week."

"Every day I'm doing a lot of lifting, screwing, and checking parts. Look, I have blisters on my hands."

"If there's anything that needs help in the kitchen, please tell me."

Qin Huairu stretched out her hands for Sha Zhu to see.

After Shazhu saw it, his heart ached instantly.

Ever since Qin Huairu married into this courtyard, Sha Zhu has regarded Qin Huairu as his dream lover.

Although matchmakers came to his house later and wanted to arrange a marriage for him, he basically used Qin Huairu as his criterion for choosing a spouse.

Sha Zhu always felt that it was a mistake for Qin Huairu to marry Jia Dongxu.

Apart from giving birth to children for the Jia family, she was basically bullied by Jia Dongxu and his mother all day long.

I always felt that if I could marry Qin Huairu, I would definitely pamper her well.

I will never hit or scold you.

Now looking at Qin Huairu's hands, he felt that it was all his fault and he should have snatched Qin Huairu away earlier.

But now I already have someone I want to marry.

After all, the deaf old lady had already made arrangements with the Lou family.

Then I can't let Lou Xiao'e down.