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

"Yeah, you're having a good time now that Xiao Ran is away."

"You're getting married tomorrow, aren't you afraid of getting drunk? You only have peanuts and a can of luncheon meat, and you don't even know how to hold a plate."

Lou Xiao'e walked into the room and looked at the half-empty bottle of wine on the table. The peanuts were still in the bag, and the luncheon meat had not been poured out of the can.

"I'm just bored, so I'll just drink a little."

Yi Bufan also felt a little embarrassed.

"Haven't you eaten yet?"

Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes at Yi Bufan.

"I just thought, I'll just have a drink first and then some noodles to eat later."

In fact, Yi Bufan had no intention of eating.

"Wait a minute, I'll fry some eggs for you!"

Lou Xiao'e turned around and got the eggs from the pot.

"No, sister-in-law, let me do it!"

Yi Bufan originally planned to make do with it, but he felt bad seeing Lou Xiaoe busying herself.

"Go cut up the luncheon meat, and put the peanuts on a plate."

"How can I eat like this at home?"

"Besides, drinking on an empty stomach, aren't you afraid of hurting your stomach?"

Lou Xiao'e rarely does any work at home, but now she actually takes the initiative to help Yi Bufan.

Ten minutes later, Lou Xiao'e brought over a plate of scrambled eggs and a plate of pickled cabbage.

"Sister-in-law, your cooking skills are really good. It smells delicious."

When Yi Bufan went to Xu Damao’s house for dinner before, it was Xu Damao who was cooking.

"I haven't done it many times, you can try it."

Lou Xiao'e said this and brought over another cup, then picked up the bottle and poured the liquid into it.

"What are you doing?"

Yi Bufan was a little surprised.

"I'll have a drink with you!"

After Lou Xiao'e poured her own cup, she also filled Yi Bufan's.

"Okay!"

"You should drink less."

Yi Bufan brought bowls and chopsticks to Lou Xiaoe.

"You should drink less, so you don't go to pick up the bride drunk tomorrow."

Lou Xiao'e raised her wine glass and clinked it with Yi Bufan's.

"No, I can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk."

Yi Bufan clinked glasses with Lou Xiaoe and drank it all in one gulp, then picked up a piece of pickled cabbage with chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

"Mm, it has a crispy texture. If it's fried a little longer, it will become dry."

This pickled cabbage with vinegar is simple to make, but it is not easy to make it well.

"Don't praise me all the time. I won't be able to do it for you often even if you praise me!"

Lou Xiao'e smiled and tasted it herself, and it seemed to be quite good.

"You can teach me!"

Yi Bufan said as he filled his own glass again.

"Please drink slowly. Are you a little nervous about getting married tomorrow?"

Lou Xiao'e gently clinked her wine glass with Yi Bufan's.

"Not really. Xiao Ran and I have been married for a long time. We are just having the wedding now."

It would be a lie to say that I'm not nervous. This is my first time, whether it's before I traveled through time or now.

"It's okay to be nervous. I was also nervous when I got married."

Lou Xiao'e bluntly exposed Yi Bufan.

"You're nervous too. How long have you and Damao been married?"

Yi Bufan continued to clink glasses with Lou Xiaoe.

"Although it's only been two years, it feels like a long time has passed. It feels like, oh..."

Lou Xiao'e sighed, picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, having just taken a sip.

"Sister-in-law, drink slowly."

Yi Bufan felt that Lou Xiao'e would be sad whenever the topic of marriage came up.

"Bufan, you don't know, I knew Xu Damao before I got married, but I never thought we could be together..."

As Lou Xiao'e was talking, the topic of having children came up again. The frustration in her heart came back, and naturally she didn't want to take the blame.

"Sister-in-law, if it really doesn't work out, just get a divorce."

Anyway, there are not many people around, and Yi Bufan feels that Lou Xiao'e will take this path sooner or later.

"Bufan, you don't know, I can't help myself."

"My dad...."

Lou Xiao'e was silent for a while when she said this, then she drank another glass of wine in one gulp, and her eyes became blurred.

"My father was labeled a capitalist. He donated his factory, but it didn't work. He is still a capitalist."

"I am also the daughter of a capitalist. When I go out, I am often pointed at by others."

"My father had no choice but to find a worker for me to marry. It just so happened that Xu Damao's mother..."

Under the influence of alcohol, Lou Xiao'e said everything she didn't want to say before.

"If I get divorced now, not only will my reputation be bad, but my dad and even my whole family will be criticized."

"In front of Xu Damao, a worker, I, the daughter of a capitalist, am definitely the one at fault."

"I'm done from now on....My dad's over....Wuwu!"

Lou Xiao'e started crying again.

But, just cry if you want, why do you have to pour wine at the same time?

Yi Bufan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the bottle became empty after Lou Xiao'e poured out two drops.

Lou Xiao'e drank most of this bottle of wine.

"Hey, sister-in-law, stop drinking."

Before Yi Bufan could stop her, Lou Xiaoe took his glass of wine and drank it.

"Woo, woo, why is my life so miserable?"

Lou Xiao'e leaned on Yi Bufan's shoulder again with tears in her eyes, looking a little more drunk than before.

"Sister-in-law, you are drunk, how about I take you home?"

Yi Bufan felt the trembling of Lou Xiaoe's body caused by her sobbing. It seemed that only now that he was drunk did he vent all the suppressed depression in his heart.

"Yi Bufan, why is my life so miserable? I don't want my father to be a capitalist, but I have no choice."

"I also want to have a baby, but Xu Damao can't do it. He doesn't want to admit it, so I have to bear the blame for the rest of my life."

"what should I do?"

Lou Xiao'e's crying became more and more rapid, as if she felt even more aggrieved.

Yi Bufan didn't know how to comfort her, so he reached out and gently patted Lou Xiao'e's back, and Lou Xiao'e hugged Yi Bufan even tighter.