Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

Looking at the shabby gate in front of him, He Daqing felt a little emotional. These are antiques in the future. Ordinary people can't live in them at all.

As I stepped through the gate, I saw a thin old man wearing glasses tidying up the flowers and plants that had already turned a little yellow at the door.

Today is Sunday. Yan Bugui, who was standing at the door, also heard someone coming in and looked up. He was stunned. He pushed his eyes up again and took a closer look.

He shouted in surprise: "Are you He Daqing? Why are you back?"

He Daqing said with a smile: "Teacher Yan, you still like to make these useless things just like you did back then."

Yan Bugui confirmed that the person coming was indeed He Daqing, and ran over with a surprised look on his face. He said, "Daqing, didn't you go to Baoding? Why are you back?"

He looked at He Daqing's attire and said, "You have become rich, Daqing? Look at this attire, it is more impressive than that of ordinary cadres."

He took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed one to Yan Bugui. He said, "I'm still a cook. How can I be rich? I just finished my business over there and came back."

Yan Bugui took He Daqing's cigarette and saw that it was a Huazi. He was reluctant to smoke it and put it behind his ear.

"Daqing, you look younger than when you left. It seems like you've had a good time these past few years. Are you leaving again this time?"

"I'm not leaving. I'm tired of running around outside. I feel like there's nowhere better than home. I'm just going to stay at home from now on."

After hearing what He Daqing said, Yan Bugui thought to himself, the Siheyuan will be lively again in the future.

"Then you should go back quickly. Everyone should rest today. I guess Zhuzi and the others haven't gotten up yet."

He Daqing also greeted Yan Bugui and walked towards the central courtyard.

Yan Bugui hurried home and shouted to his wife, "Oh no! Daqing is back."

His wife Yang Ruihua said angrily: "What are you yelling so early in the morning? Which Qing Dynasty is back?"

"Which Daqing is that? It's He Daqing, the father of Shazhu from the Central Court! He's back."

Yang Ruihua was shocked when he heard this. He said, "Didn't he say he went to Baoding to marry that widow and would never come back? Why did he come back?"

"How would I know? He Daqing looks very stylishly dressed. He must have made a lot of money. He said he would not leave this time and would live in a courtyard house in the future."

"Not leaving? That means the Jia family is finished. He Daqing will definitely not let Sha Zhu support his family like this anymore, right?"

"Who knows? It has nothing to do with our family. We can just watch the fun. The one who should be worried is Yi Zhonghai."

While the two were talking, He Daqing had already arrived at the central courtyard.

Beside the pool, a woman with a big belly was washing clothes. It looked like she was about to give birth. Jia Dongxu should be dead by now.

Qin Huairu looked up and saw a handsome man walking towards her. His attire showed that he had an extraordinary temperament. His resolute face and upright figure made people want to take a few more glances.

He Daqing knew she was Qin Huairu, but he didn't want to have anything to do with her. She was also a blood sucker. So he didn't plan to pay attention to her.

Qin Huairu didn't know He Daqing. When she got married, He Daqing had just passed away. So she had never met him.

She was just about to ask who it was when she saw He Daqing walking directly to Sha Zhu's door.

He Daqing kicked the door twice.

This scene shocked Qin Huairu. Who would kick someone else's door so early in the morning, especially someone as reckless as Sha Zhu?

Then I heard Sha Zhu inside being woken up. He cursed: "Who wants to die? Come and kick the door of your grandfather's house."

Cursing, he put on a cotton jacket, came out and opened the door.

He was stunned immediately. He had seen this face for many years. How many times had he dreamed of it? Although he was not as fat as before, his eyebrows and eyes were exactly the same.

Seeing Sha Zhu standing at the door in a daze, He Daqing shouted directly: "Standing here like a fool, get out of the way."

Then she carried the bag and walked into the house. Sha Zhu opened the door in a daze and looked at He Daqing sitting at the table in a daze.

He rubbed his eyes hard, and when he looked again, it was still him.

Then he ran over and shouted, "Dad? Why are you back? Dad? Is it really you?"

Seeing such a good-for-nothing son, He Daqing slapped him, causing Sha Zhu to stagger and almost fall to the ground.

"Are you awake now? If you're not awake yet, I'll slap you again."

Sha Zhu immediately dodged to the side and said hastily, "Wake up, Dad. No need to do it again. You have really strong hands."

He Daqing looked inside the house and said, "Is it raining? Go and call Rainwater over."

Sha Zhu sighed subconsciously and went to find rain.

He ran to Yu Shui's room, banged on the door and shouted, "Yu Shui, get up quickly, hurry up."

Hearing He Yushui's voice inside, He Yuzhu ran back home. He hadn't figured out why He Daqing came back yet. He hadn't questioned He Daqing for abandoning them and not even seeing them.

As soon as they arrived at the yard, Qin Huairu on the side hurriedly said, "Zhuzi! Zhuzi!"

Seeing his sister Qin calling him, Sha Zhu also stopped and ran over.

"What's wrong, Sister Qin?"

"Zhu Zi, who was that person who came to your house just now?"

"Sister Qin, that's my dad. He just came back."

"What? He's your dad? Is your dad that young?"

"Of course he's my dad. How can I recognize someone else as my dad? I just don't know why, but he looks younger than when he left."

"No more talk, Sister Qin. I'm going back first."

After saying that, Sha Zhu ran back home.

Qin Huairu was also surprised. Sha Zhu's father looked younger than Sha Zhu. Was there something wrong?

Sha Zhu entered the house and saw He Daqing drinking water. He said, "Dad, the rain is coming soon."

"Dad, what's the matter with you coming back this time?"

He Daqing drank some water and said slowly, "Nothing happened. I just made enough money outside these years and I'm tired. I just came back and don't plan to leave."

Just as I finished speaking, I heard a “Dad!”

A girl about fourteen or fifteen years old ran over crying and threw herself into He Daqing's arms.

He Daqing hugged He Yushui, who was crying, and stroked her head.

"Yushui, Dad is back. Dad will never leave again. Dad will be with you every day from now on."

He Yushui hugged him sadly, tears kept flowing, and she couldn't even speak. It seemed that she wanted to cry out all the grievances she had suffered over the years.

He Daqing couldn't help but shed tears. Although they were not his biological children, they had taken over other people's bodies and inherited He Daqing's feelings. He felt that He Yushui was closer to him than his biological daughter.

Sha Zhu at the side couldn't help but shed tears, and he also recalled the unpleasant things that happened in the past.

He mustered up the courage to say to He Daqing, "You still remembered to come back? You still remembered me and Yu Shui? Back then, you left in a hurry, and Yu Shui and I almost starved to death. Do you know how we lived these years?"

He Yushui was finally calmed down, but she still held He Daqing's arm tightly, as if she was afraid that he would run away again.

He Daqing asked Sha Zhu to sit down, and then pulled He Yushui to sit next to him. Then he started talking.

"I had no choice but to leave in a hurry. But when I left, I had already informed Director Huang of the cafeteria and asked you to take my place."

"Besides, I was afraid that you would starve after I left, so I sent you two ten dollars every month for living expenses. I wrote you many letters in the meantime, but you never replied to any of them. I was a little worried, so as soon as I finished my business over there, I came back immediately."

After hearing what He Daqing said, Sha Zhu stood up and pointed at He Daqing and said, "Impossible, we haven't seen a penny, who are you kidding? If there were ten yuan a month, Yu Shui and I would have almost starved to death."

"And we haven't received a single letter. It was two years later that an old man introduced me to my job. What does it have to do with you?"

He Daqing looked at Sha Zhu who was very angry and said, "Back then, I was afraid that you were too young to know how to withdraw the money, so I sent all the money to Yi Zhonghai. He even wrote back to me several times, saying that you and Yu Shui read my letters and still hated me, so you didn't want to write back to me."

"I have kept the receipts of the money I sent over the years, thinking that this will be a thought for the future."

As he spoke, He Daqing took out an envelope from his bag, which was also his space. He opened it and found a bunch of remittance receipts inside, as well as a few letters from Yi Zhonghai.

The brother and sister took these credentials and Yi Zhonghai's reply and looked at them. Sha Zhu suddenly became furious. He rushed to the kitchen, holding a kitchen knife and ran towards Yi Zhonghai's house.

He Yushui shouted worriedly, "Dad, can you go and have a look? My brother is coming over with a knife!"

He Daqing packed up his things, held them in his hands, and said slowly, "Don't worry, nothing serious will happen. We'll go over later."

After saying that, He Daqing took out the bra and scarf from his bag and handed them to Yu Shui.

"I bought this based on my imagination of what you look like. I don't know if it will fit. Try it on later. If it doesn't fit, find some places to modify it."

He Yushui knew that her father had not abandoned her. She happily hugged the clothes and scarf in her arms, and couldn't help but shed tears.

God knows how much injustice she has suffered in these years.

Since she was little, other children called her a wild child without a father or a mother, and no one wanted to play with her. For a bite of food, she was looked down upon like a beggar.

Now her foolish brother didn't even bring her food for the sake of the Jia family. She was so hungry that she couldn't sleep, so she got up and drank cold water to fill herself up. At that time, she hated her brother and her father.

Now that she knows her father still loves her and remembers to bring her gifts, He Yushui feels that this is fatherly love and this is happiness.

He Daqing touched Yu Shui's head and wiped her tears. He pinched her nose and said, "If you keep crying, you will become a little cat. Dad will make it up to you in the future. You won't be wronged anymore."

He Yushui lay in her father's arms, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.