Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

"Ma'am, what you said is wrong.

With old people and children on the pillar, wouldn't it be even harder to spare time and energy?

I think instead of focusing on the pillar, I should think of a solution myself.

Although Yi Zhonghai cannot be relied upon, the path he is taking is a good one."

Cheng Hao took over the conversation and advised seriously.

In fact, the deaf old lady has fallen into a misconception. She always thinks that it is unrealistic to ask strangers who are not relatives to help her with her old age.

Rights and obligations are corresponding. If you want to be supported, you must first fulfill your support obligations.

The deaf old lady raised He Yuzhu, so how could she dare to ask He Yuzhu to support her?

"what do you mean……"

The deaf old lady narrowed her eyes, and her hands were shaking slightly, perhaps because they had been raised for too long.

After staring at Cheng Hao for a long while, the deaf old lady finally sighed and said, "I am old now, half of my body is buried in the ground, and I may be gone in a few years. How can I compare with Yi Zhonghai?

Taking the child home by force will only delay them."

The deaf old lady felt that she didn't have much time left, so she was eager to find a safe haven to rely on.

What we seek is stability in the next few years, and we don’t care about what will happen ten years later.

"You are still in good health now, how can you know if it won't work if you don't try.

On the contrary, if I delay it for a few more years, until my body can no longer support me, then I will be helpless.”

Cheng Hao knew that the deaf old lady still had more than ten years to live, and that adopting an older child might really allow him to live until the child grew up.

"But……"

The deaf old lady wanted to argue that she was old and frail, but was interrupted by Cheng Hao.

“You say it all on your own.

How can other people's children be more reliable than your own children?

If you want a filial and useful child, you have to work hard to raise him yourself.

Otherwise, even if I agree to you today, how can I guarantee that I won’t regret it in the future?

No one knows what will happen in the future.

All we can do is try our best and leave the rest to fate."

After he finished speaking, the deaf old lady hadn't reacted yet, but He Yuzhu was the first to applaud.

"You are right, only God knows what will happen in the future, and all we can know is today.

Today is a big day for my family, and I want to toast them again."

As he spoke, He Yuzhu picked up the wine glasses and wine pots and toasted the guests at each table in turn. His attentive and free-spirited attitude made the banquet atmosphere lively again.

The deaf old lady looked at the enthusiastic crowd, then looked at the thing in her hand, and felt a chill all over her body.

No matter how valuable the jade pendant is, it is ultimately just a cold, dead object and cannot possibly possess the warmth of a living person.

It is simply a fantasy to want to exchange a cold object for a warm heart.

Just as the deaf old lady put away the jade token dejectedly, a familiar voice sounded from behind her.

"Old lady, please return to your seat.

Everyone is waiting to toast you."

The person who came was none other than Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai saw that the deaf old lady had been out for a long time, and was afraid that she would bump into He Yuzhu out of her confusion and cause more trouble, so he rushed over to persuade her.

"Okay, I'll go back now."

The deaf old lady didn't know what Yi Zhonghai was thinking, but at least he was still thinking about her, so she felt a little comforted.

……

The guests in the middle courtyard were still feasting and drinking. Yan Jiecheng and others who were forcibly expelled by Yi Zhonghai fled back to the front yard in a panic, but did not enter the house immediately. Instead, they squatted at the foot of the wall and complained to each other.

"Damn it, it's really damned!

Why is Dad always so confused?

You are just thinking about taking advantage of others, but don't you think that it is so easy to take advantage of He Yuzhu?

You can have a feast for only fifty cents, and you can even pack up some leftovers to enjoy.

Now, not only have we been laughed at, but we can’t even eat meat.”

Yan Jiecheng picked up a stone and threw it away angrily.

"is not that right?

Hey, let me tell you, the chicken bones taste really good.

It would be nice if Dad would stop playing tricks and just pack some chicken for us."

Yan Jiefang smacked his lips, still recalling the feeling just now.

Not to mention that He Yuzhu is an excellent cook, the children were already hungry, so anything they ate was a delicacy.

“No, we can’t just let it go like this.

I must go back and have a good talk with Yan Bugui.

Let him find a way to bring back some leftovers.

Otherwise, other children will have food to eat, but we four will have to eat steamed bread, which is really outrageous."

Yan Jiecheng brushed the dust off his clothes and stood up suddenly, as if he had made up his mind.

"With Dad being so stingy, can we convince him?"

Yan Jiekuang shrugged helplessly and advised: "Just forget it."

"Hmph, tell him clearly that if he doesn't go, we will kneel down and kowtow to the neighbors to beg for food. Then we'll see if he can afford to lose face."

Yan Jiecheng had made up his mind and was determined to do whatever it took to get a bite to eat.

"If this is the case, he will beat us to death, right?"

Although Yan Jiefang's previous actions were shameless, he did not kneel down.

The whole scene of kneeling on the ground to beg for food was really like slamming Yan Bugui's face on the ground and rubbing it repeatedly.

“I’m almost starving to death, who cares about this?

You were chattering so enthusiastically just now that the three of us were sent away without even tasting anything.

If you ask me, I would rather die well-fed than starving. "

It was Yan Jiefang who was shameless first. With his example, it was no big deal if Yan Jiecheng went a little too far.

"agree."

"agree……"

Driven by hunger and a strong desire for delicious food, the four children quickly reached a consensus and walked home with their empty bowls.

Seeing the four children coming back from outside with empty bowls, Yan Bugui, who was making steamed bread, sneered and mocked: "How is it, you are bored. I have warned you that the neighbors in the yard are not easy to deal with.

They won’t be so soft-hearted as to give you food.”

Although the four children acted righteous outside, when they returned home, they were still a little timid in front of their father and wanted to back down.

However, Yan Bugui's ridicule triggered the rebellious psychology of the four children.

Instead, they were no longer afraid and their words became more fearless.

"You are such a good fellow, Yan Bugui. You didn't even want to pay for the feast. No wonder you were kicked out.

I tell you, no matter what you do, you have to bring back some leftovers for us tonight.

Otherwise, we will go door to door in the yard begging for food, and then we will see if you still have the face to stay in the yard!"

Yan Bugui was startled at first, then his face darkened. He picked up the rolling pin beside him and said angrily, "What did you say? Say it again!"

Once words are spoken, they are like water spilled, and cannot be taken back.

Knowing that he had violated his father's taboo and would not escape punishment, Yan Jiecheng made up his mind and directly picked up the bench next to him and said tit for tat: "Yan Bugui, look at other people's fathers, and then look at you.

Why do other children have good food and drink while the four of us have to starve?

The reason why our family has fallen into the state it is today is all because of you and Liu Haizhong, who quarreled and lost all our family assets.

How dare you teach us a lesson?!"