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

"Why did you come back just now? I'll cook noodles for you!"

It was almost eleven o'clock when Yi Zhonghai came back, and the aunt quickly poured him some water.

"Do you have any steamed buns? Just make do with one. I'll leave tomorrow morning and go to the countryside."

Yi Zhonghai brought over the teacup and drank several sips of water.

"I'll cook you some noodles. What's the use of making do? I've been waiting for you to come back and eat together."

"I brought a bowl of porridge over to the old lady."

"What's the situation? Why do you want to go to the countryside?"

As the auntie spoke, she poked the stove and started boiling water.

"It wasn't a wasted trip today. I talked to seven people and finally found out about the nurse who might have helped your sister deliver the baby. I heard she got married a long time ago and lives in Wangjia Village."

"If we can find her, we will know whether the child...is dead or not."

Yi Zhonghai spent half a day and was lucky to get such a piece of news.

"Let's find it and ask, but we still have to be mentally prepared."

"I'll make some pancakes and go with you tomorrow."

The aunt was also a little anxious.

"No, I'd better go by myself. If I can't find it, I might have to stay overnight. I'll be alone so I can find a place to stay."

Yi Zhonghai was also afraid that things might not go so smoothly, after all, it had been more than ten years.

"All right!"

The aunt looked at Yi Zhonghai's face and it seemed that she had never seen him want to do something so seriously.

Even when I was promoted from a level 6 fitter to a level 7 fitter, I was not nervous.

But now, the aunt could clearly feel that Yi Zhonghai was nervous.

"Oh, by the way, what about the pillar?"

The aunt clearly remembered that before noon, Yi Zhonghai had been talking about how to help Sha Zhu.

"The materials have been submitted. We don't have any other options. Let's go to the countryside first."

"Also, Yi Bufan's wedding is going to be held in four days. If I don't come back by then, you can give me a twenty-dollar gift."

Yi Zhonghai was halfway through eating his noodles when he looked up at the lady.

"Twenty dollars? That much? Didn't I only give five dollars to Xu Damao when he got married?"

In fact, nowadays, the gift money for weddings is only one or two yuan at most, and most of the time it is fifty cents.

The aunt naturally felt that twenty yuan was too much.

"If it weren't for Yi Bufan, I probably wouldn't have thought about finding out about the situation of your sister and I's child. I would definitely regret it later."

Yi Zhonghai felt that only by doing so could he feel at ease.

Even if he knew the whereabouts of his son and that he was really dead at that time, it would be an explanation to himself.

"it is good!"

The aunt nodded without objection. Her family didn't need the twenty yuan anyway.

I just feel that Yi Bufan got a great deal.

In fact, it wasn’t just the old lady who felt that Yi Bufan had gotten a great deal.

"My mother said that my father kept complaining that you got away with it and got nothing by marrying off your daughter."

Xu Xiaoran grinned.

"No, I can't take advantage of anything. Besides, we are in a free love relationship."

Yi Bufan shamelessly took a sip of tea.

This tea was bought by Xu Xiaoran from the supply and marketing cooperative yesterday.

"Don't you see? People ask for gifts when they marry off their daughters, but my dad gave you a hundred yuan before he even received it."

Xu Xiaoran even felt that Yi Bufan was really taking advantage.

"That's different. That hundred dollars is from my brother helping his brother...ah, it hurts!"

As soon as Yi Bufan finished speaking, Xu Xiaoran grabbed his ear.

"Don't you dare to come up to my dad and call him Big Brother!"

"I dare you when I'm drunk!"

"you really!"

Xu Xiaoran couldn't help laughing.

She also thought this was very likely.

"I'm going to live with my mom after get off work tomorrow. There's nothing to do here. You can just go get the clothes then."

"Also, the quilt cover was washed today, remember to bring it back tomorrow, and then your sister-in-law will come over to help you sew it back on."

Xu Xiaoran suddenly felt that she had really become someone else's wife, and it seemed that she had to worry about many things.

I never felt this way before.

"I don't want you to go home, what should I do?"

"You go back, I can't sleep in such a big house!"

Yi Bufan suddenly looked at Xu Xiaoran with affection, and Xu Xiaoran was stunned.

Yi Bufan also slowly approached and kissed Xu Xiaoran's lips.

"You filthy rascal, I knew you were up to something bad!"

"Don't even think about it, there are still four days left!"

Xu Xiaoran dodged just when Yi Bufan's lips were about to touch hers.

No wonder books say that sudden affection definitely has a purpose.

"Oh, how can I endure these days alone in an empty room?"

Yi Bufan cried out in grief, causing Xu Xiaoran, who had just taken a sip of tea, to choke.

......

three days later.

Jia family.

"Is the uncle away recently?"

Qin Huairu poured Jia Dongxu a glass of wine.

"Well, I took a leave of absence and have been gone for three days. I don't know where I went."

"Is there something going on in the yard?"

Jia Dongxu grabbed a few peanuts and put them in his mouth.

"No, the only thing going on in the courtyard is Yi Bufan's wedding tomorrow. I saw that the Third Master had people put up wedding characters and couplets today."

"By the way, I saw Yu Shui crying at Uncle Yi's house again. She must be missing her brother."

"Isn't that stupid Zhu really going to be locked up?"

Qin Huairu broke off half a steamed bun and gave it to Jia Dongxu.

"Why, are you afraid that he will be locked up?"

Jia Dongxu raised his eyebrows and seemed a little angry.

"Aren't these all neighbors? What if they really investigate?"

Qin Huairu was stunned for a moment and said.

"Are you reluctant to part with it?"

Jia Dongxu's tone became a little more harsh.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Why should I be reluctant to give it up?"

Qin Huairu glared at Jia Dongxu.

"Who knows? Did anything happen to you guys that day? Shazhu is an old bachelor, how could he just do nothing?"

"Your clothes are like that..."

Jia Dongxu wanted to continue speaking, but Qin Huairu threw the half steamed bread in her hand at him.

"Jia Dongxu, you are shameless. I am pregnant with my third child, and you don't believe me!"

"Do you want me to go out and tell others that it was you who asked me to slander Yi Bufan and get into bed with Yi Bufan!"

Qin Huairu was so angry that she almost roared out.

"you dare!"

Jia Dongxu stood up and slapped Qin Huairu in the face.

He also knew that he was wrong, but he got angry when he thought of the "black time" that Yi Bufan mentioned when Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu slept in the same bed.

"Jia Dongxu, hit me!"

Qin Huairu's crying scared Banggeng and Xiaodang.

"What's wrong with me hitting you? I gave you face, but you dared to throw a steamed bun at me!"

Jia Dongxu pushed Qin Huairu.

Perhaps Qin Huairu had been wronged and suppressed for too long, so she grabbed the bowl and smashed it.

Seeing this, Banggeng hurried out to call for help.

At the same time, Lou Xiao'e shook her head and walked towards Yi Bufan's house, almost bumping into Yi Bufan who was running out.

"sister in law!"

"Where are you going?"

"Come and watch the fun! It sounds like the Jia family is fighting."

"What are you watching? I'll help you sew the quilt cover. You're getting married tomorrow, and you're still thinking about watching the fun while your brother-in-law has gone back to work."

Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes at Yi Bufan, walked around him and went into the house.

"Oh, ok, I almost forgot."

Yi Bufan also hurriedly followed him into the house.