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

"Ezi, Xiaofan's parents are gone, and he has no one to help him get married. I'll give him a hundred dollars, please take care of it."

Xu's mother was worried that Lou Xiao'e would have some thoughts, after all, she was her daughter-in-law.

"Mom, you've taken care of me for so many years, how could I be so stingy?"

"I'll help them, too."

"Besides, Xiaofan's money was given by his elder brother!"

Lou Xiao'e covered her mouth and laughed as she spoke.

"Haha, this old guy will realize how shameful he is when he wakes up."

As Xu's mother spoke, she walked over with Lou Xiao'e and handed the money to Yi Bufan.

"Mom, give it to Xiaoran. She manages the money in our family."

Yi Bufan spoke intermittently, giving people the feeling that he had lost track of time.

"Stop drinking!"

Mother Xu handed the money to Xu Xiaoran and turned to look at Xu Fugui.

"You guys go and do your own thing, we two brothers will continue to drink..."

In less than half a minute, Xu Fugui also lay on the table.

Yi Bufan looked left and right, his eyelids fluttering: "You guys, don't want to drink anymore?!"

"You're already lying on the table, and you're still drinking, you..."

Xu Xiaoran was about to say something, but Yi Bufan also lay down.

"Hey, you still have to help me move my stuff."

Xu Xiaoran pushed Yi Bufan.

"Don't push it. You're already so drunk, how can you move? Just clean up first."

"This Xiaofan seems to be able to drink more than your father and your brother."

Mother Xu glanced at Xu Xiaoran.

"They are all drunkards. If they are not from the same family, they will not enter the same door."

Xu Xiaoran curled her lips.

"Xiao Ran, tell me the truth, do you and Xiao Fan really plan to spend your whole life together?"

Although Xu's mother felt that Yi Bufan was a good man, she felt that getting a marriage certificate was too hasty after all.

"Mom!" Xu Xiaoran looked at Lou Xiaoe again and said, "When he and I first got together, we thought that after we got married, we would have our own house to live in, in a courtyard house. Moreover, we both have jobs, so our life will not be bad in the future."

"In addition, when I was going to Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office to report that day, I met two hooligans on the road and was almost bullied. He saved me. I think this person is not bad."

"So, we got the marriage certificate, thinking that if things didn't work out, we could get a divorce. After spending these days together, I feel like he's pretty good."

Xu Xiaoran understood that it was difficult to explain this clearly, and her parents would still be worried.

After all, when people get married, they have a matchmaker who knows everything about them.

"Xiao Fan is indeed good, otherwise Damao wouldn't have praised him so highly."

Lou Xiao'e was all smiles.

"Well, since you are all together, we are relieved. If you have any difficulties, just tell us."

Mother Xu nodded and said, "That's enough, I understand."

"What do they do?"

Lou Xiao'e pointed at the three men lying on the table.

"Just let them sleep like this. They will wake up in the afternoon."

"Let's go pack our things first. I'll see if there are any cloth coupons at home so I can buy you some cloth..."

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Yi Bufan got up and went out to help. The reason he slept so long was not because he was drunk, but because he was bored.

Next was Xu Damao, still a little dazed, but he was mostly sober and it didn't affect his work.

When Xu Fugui woke up, he was planning to return to the courtyard.

"Go get ten dollars for Xiao Ran. I guess they don't have much to borrow money from. We won't be back tonight."

Xu Fugui rubbed his head and frowned. The wine was quite intoxicating.

"You've already given me a hundred dollars, that should be enough. You don't need to borrow any more money."

Xu's mother took out a bag and stuffed some clothes into it.

"When did I give you a hundred dollars?"

Xu Fugui was slightly stunned.

"you forgot?"

Xu's mother also turned around and looked over.

"I really forgot, when did you give it to me?"

Xu Fugui was a little anxious. One hundred yuan was not a small amount and he would have to save it for half a year.

"It was when you asked Xiaofan to call you brother, and said Xiaofan was your brother, and asked me to give your brother 100 yuan for the wedding banquet. You were not happy if I gave it to you late, and you almost fought with us."

Xu's mother described it vividly.

"What? Impossible! How can he be my brother? He's my son-in-law!"

Xu Fugui shook his head repeatedly, this was absolutely impossible.

"Do not believe?"

As Xu's mother said this, she was about to go outside.

"Mom and Dad, can we go now? What don't you believe?"

Xu Xiaoran ran in.

"Your father doesn't believe in swearing brotherhood with Xiaofan."

Mother Xu glanced at Xu Fugui.

"Haha, Dad, let's go quickly. We all heard it at that time. Your extraordinary brother is waiting outside."

After Xu Xiaoran finished speaking, she took her bag and left with a smile.

"Did I really let Xiaofan call me brother?"

Xu Fugui pulled Xu's mother back a few steps and asked in a low voice.

“Why don’t you go out and ask, Xiaoran, Xiao’e, and I all heard it.”

Mother Xu nodded.

"You go with them. I won't go. I'll go in a few days."

Xu Fugui wiped his head with his hands, turned around and sat on the chair inside.

"Why, are you afraid to see your brother?"

Xu's mother finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Go quickly, don't make them wait anxiously." Xu Fugui frowned: "You lost a hundred dollars, and you messed up the order of seniority!"

Xu's mother did not force it. Xu Fugui was obviously afraid of losing face. It was so embarrassing.

......

Yi Bufan's family.

"Bufan, now we have 193 yuan in addition to the money we spent." After counting the bills, Xu Xiaoran was a little excited: "There are still so many meat coupons, grain coupons, vegetable coupons, cloth coupons..."

Xu Xiaoran has never seen so many things in her life.

The main reason is that her parents wouldn't let her watch them count the money before.

"Haha, there is a hundred dollars from your brother, and another hundred dollars from my parents. I can pay them back if I can't use it all, and I can pay the rest back when I get my salary."

"As for those tickets, I'll pay them back slowly after I'm done."

Yi Bufan did not mention the twenty yuan given by Yi Zhonghai and the fifty yuan given by Lou Xiaoe.

There is other money, which adds up to almost three hundred.

That’s a huge sum of money in this era.

Come to think of it, Yi Bufan seemed to have done nothing.

"Why should they return it? They have already given it to me, so they have the nerve to ask for it back."

"If you can't spend it all, save it and buy a bicycle."

Xu Xiaoran said as she sorted out all the money and handed it to Yi Bufan.

"What are you doing for me? Just put it away."

Yi Bufan didn't say anything, but he admired Xu Xiaoran's attitude, mainly because he didn't want to return it.

"In front of my parents, it's enough for you to say that I manage the money."

"You should keep our family's money. Just give me whatever I need to spend."

"A man is the head of the family!"

Xu Xiaoran is quite clear about this.

"Okay, I'll keep it for now, and I'll pay for whatever you want to buy."

Yi Bufan originally thought it was safer to save money on his own, and that portable storage was safer than banks.

Moreover, it would be reasonable for him to use the money to exchange anything from the Emotion Mall.

.......

The next afternoon was a normal day for most people at the Red Star Steel Mill.

As for Jia Dongxu, the countdown of his life is about to begin.