Siheyuan: Sending my younger brother to the countryside to raise pigs

"Brother-in-law, why are you looking at me like that? Are you unhappy to see me?"

Yu Haitang looked at Yan Jiecheng in confusion. If it weren’t for this face, she would really doubt whether the person in front of her was the brother-in-law she knew.

Her sister always said that her brother-in-law was a good-for-nothing waste, and she deeply agreed.

Seeing him today, I feel that he has become different. His eyes, which used to be evasive, are now so sharp that people dare not look directly at him.

Because I was disgusted by what Yu Li did, I also didn't like Yu Haitang.

Of course, he wouldn't be too obvious in front of so many people.

"No. I just didn't expect to see you here. Were you waiting for me here on purpose?"

"Yes. Come on, brother-in-law, we can talk while we walk."

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Haitang walked side by side in the crowd. Countless men around them cast envious glances at him, as if they wanted to poke him into a sieve.

"Brother-in-law, are you really going to work in the factory?"

"Ah."

"When did this happen?"

"I started working yesterday, and today is my first day at work."

"Tsk tsk, I heard this morning that a new employee named Yan Jiecheng was mistaken for a thief and was almost arrested. I thought it was just a coincidence of names. I didn't expect it was really you."

"It's all a misunderstanding."

"Which department do you work in? What do you do?"

"In the canteen. As a truck driver, I am responsible for going to the vegetable market and grain store to pick up goods every day."

"Driver? Can you drive?"

"meeting."

"Why have I never heard my sister mention it?"

"she does not know."

Yu Haitang felt more and more that something was wrong with her brother-in-law. His expression was cold and he spoke without any emotion. When he mentioned her sister, he was not as sweet as before.

She vaguely felt that something unknown must have happened between her sister and brother-in-law.

Otherwise, with my sister's personality, she would have run back home to show off her brother-in-law's great success.

Yu Haitang lowered her head and thought for a while, then asked cryptically, "I haven't seen my sister for nearly three or four months. Brother-in-law, is my sister doing well recently?"

Sure enough, I guessed right. Yu Li never returned home after the divorce.

Yan Jiecheng frowned, a little worried. He was not worried about Yu Li's safety, but worried that if something happened to her, he would be implicated.

Seeing that Yan Jiecheng didn't answer, Yu Haitang confirmed that she guessed correctly.

The two walked out of the factory.

Yan Jiecheng: "Come with me, I have something to tell you."

The two walked to a secluded corner.

"Brother-in-law, what do you want to tell me? Are you having a conflict with my sister?"

"No."

Yan Jiecheng paused and said, "I divorced your sister."

"divorce!?"

Yu Haitang opened her mouth in shock, a look of disbelief on her face, and then she forced a fake smile, "Brother-in-law, don't joke with me, this joke is not funny at all. You are kidding me, right?"

"It's true. I'm not lying to you. We went to get the divorce certificate yesterday, and it seems like she didn't come home."

Now Yu Haitang believed it.

"Are you really getting divorced? Why are you getting divorced? You have such a good job now, and your life will be better soon..."

As Yu Haitang was speaking, she suddenly thought of something and her scrutinizing gaze fell on Yan Jiecheng.

"It's you, isn't it? It's you who found a job and you don't want my sister anymore, right?"

"No, it was your sister who divorced me. She thought I was a waste, useless, and that I was holding her back and couldn't give her the life she wanted."

This person has really changed. He can actually say in such a calm tone that he is useless and a waste.

Yu Haitang was choked and speechless.

Indeed, these were her sister's comments on her brother-in-law, and she often mentioned them, but that was in the past.

She didn't believe that her sister would choose to divorce after learning that her brother-in-law had found a job.

Unless she didn't know her brother-in-law had found a job.

"She doesn't know you got a job, does she?"

"Yes."

"Why don't you tell her? If you tell her, won't she not divorce you?"

Yan Jiecheng stared at Yu Haitang for a few seconds, "Why should I tell her?"

"You are husband and wife."

Yan Jiecheng sneered, "Husband and wife? Do you think we are like husband and wife? How do you know that she is the only one who wants a divorce?"

Yu Haitang froze in place.

She knew her sister's attitude towards her brother-in-law, and often heard her talk about divorce, but she never expected that the two would end their marriage in this way.

This is the brother-in-law's revenge on his sister.

She thought her sister was really stupid. Just when the clouds were about to clear and the moon was about to appear, she turned around and jumped off the cliff.

Can’t give you the life you want?

What kind of life does she want?

Her brother-in-law was useless before, and she didn’t want that kind of life. Now that her brother-in-law is getting better, she can’t afford the life she will live in the future.

On the one hand, she scolded her sister for her short-sightedness and impulsiveness, and on the other hand, she was angry that her brother-in-law had kept the secret from her sister.

Yan Jiecheng looked up at the sky, and the afterglow of the setting sun dyed half the sky red.

"It's getting dark soon, go back quickly. Your sister should be hiding at a friend's house, go ask around. Also, don't call me brother-in-law anymore."

When you're done, turn around and leave.

Looking at Yan Jiecheng's departing back, Yu Haitang opened her mouth but could not utter a word. She stamped her feet and hurried home.

She must tell her parents the news as soon as possible.

……

Before Yan Jiecheng returned home, Yan Fugui's family heard that Yan Jiecheng had started working in the factory.

The neighbors around them congratulated them while blaming them for keeping the news too secret and not letting any word out beforehand.

The old couple Yan Fugui managed to cope with the situation with difficulty. The words of their neighbors were like slaps in the face.

They fled back home and saw the bed and cabinet placed in the yard, as if they were mocking how stupid their previous behavior was.

The family sat in the living room, with expressions of all kinds, including anger, resentment, and jealousy.

All kinds of thoughts were churning up and down, soaring into the sky and then falling into darkness.

They were thinking about how to cut this pie that fell from the sky.

The third aunt said excitedly: "Old man, you said that the eldest son really went to work as a driver in the steel mill? Why don't I believe it? How did he suddenly go to work in the factory? Besides, he can't drive."

She didn't believe it, and neither did anyone else.

But every neighbor they met was congratulating them.

One person said they could assume it was fake, but so many people said...

They say it takes three people to make a tiger.

As more and more people said it, they started to believe it even though they didn't believe it.

The third aunt couldn't contain her excitement. On the one hand she didn't believe it was true, but on the other hand she hoped it was true.

If their eldest daughter really goes to work in a factory, then won’t she walk with a breeze in the future?

"Oh, by the way, do you remember the letter of introduction I received before? Do you think it could be real? The boss asked me for it the night before last."

The letter stated that Yan Jiecheng could drive.

Combined with the news from neighbors who work in the factory, they corroborate each other.

It is almost confirmed that Yan Jiecheng really can drive and he even works as a driver in the factory.