What if I haven't seen Siheyuan?

Inside the Jia family's house, dim light enveloped everything.

The family sat around a simple table. In the middle of the table was a pot of steaming chicken soup. The rich aroma filled the entire room.

Jia Zhang scooped up a bowl of chicken soup and handed it to Bang Geng first, saying with a smile on her face, "Grandma's dear grandson, drink more quickly and nourish your body so that you can grow strong and healthy in the future."

Banggeng took the bowl and drank a sip impatiently, but he grimaced because of the heat. However, he still said with a smile: "Grandma, it's delicious! I wish I could drink it every day in the future."

The five-year-old Xiaodang blinked his big eyes and said in a baby voice, "Mom, I want to drink chicken soup every day, too."

The three-year-old Huaihua clapped her hands and shouted, "I want Huaihua too, I want Huaihua too."

Qin Huairu looked at the children, her eyes full of tenderness, and whispered softly, "Drink slowly, don't burn yourself."

"You silly child, how can you drink chicken soup every day these days! But mom can buy you some meat occasionally in the future to satisfy your craving." Qin Huairu said to Bang Geng with a doting face.

Jia Zhang scooped another bowl for herself and muttered as she drank, "Whether you can drink this chicken soup in the future depends on whether your mother can please that person."

Qin Huairu's face immediately turned red, and she complained to Jia Zhang: "Mom, please don't say these things in front of the children, they are still young!"

Jia Zhang rolled her eyes at Qin Huairu and said, "I am telling the truth. You are where you are today because of an old woman like me who is covering for you."

Bang Geng held the chicken in his mouth and said incoherently, "Mom, will we have delicious food every day from now on?"

Five-year-old Xiaodang shook Qin Huairu's arm: "Mom, I will be good and I want delicious food too."

The three-year-old Huaihua held her finger in her mouth and muttered, "Be good, Huaihua. I want Huaihua too."

Qin Huairu patted the children's heads and said, "As long as you behave well in the future, our family will definitely get better and better in the future."

Jia Zhang snorted, "That depends on whether you can make Yan Xiaoyao happy and let him give more benefits to our family."

Qin Huairu frowned and said, "Mom, don't say that. It's a favor for them to help us."

Jia Zhang curled her lips and said, "What kind of affection is that? He is still new to you now. You must hold his heart firmly and don't let this good thing slip away."

The family ate their meal and drank chicken soup while chatting with each other. Although there were occasional conflicts in their words, there was a special kind of warmth under the warm light.

In the evening, Jia Zhang was sitting next to the table, staring at the bicycle.

After Qin Huairu coaxed the children to sleep, she called her over and said she wanted to talk to her.

Qin Huairu glanced at Jia Zhang with a little surprise, wondering if this old woman saw that Yan Xiaoyao bought her a bicycle and wanted to ask her for some money to spend.

I was thinking to myself that if Jia Zhang asked for money later, I would give her 5 yuan as a settlement.

After Qin Huairu walked to the table and sat down, she asked, "Mom, what can I do for you?"

Jia Zhang waited for Qin Huairu to come over, and whispered in surprise, "I didn't expect Yan Xiaoyao to be so capable. He bought a bicycle for himself just after he started working, and now he's bought one for you too."

Then he asked Qin Huairu with a curious look on his face, "If you say he has money to buy a bicycle, I can understand it. After all, his parents must have left him a lot of money over the years. Especially when his father passed away, many officials came to pay their respects."

"But he is the only one in his family now, and I don't see any relatives visiting him. Has no official visited his home in recent years?"

"He bought two bicycles at once, and the last time he came back, I saw he seemed to be wearing a new watch. But where did he get these tickets from?" Jia Zhang looked confused.

Qin Huairu smiled and said to Jia Zhang: "Mom, you don't know that Xiaoyao is highly regarded by the leaders of our steel mill. He is on good terms with Director Yang and Deputy Director Li in the factory. These tickets were given to him by them."

In fact, Qin Huairu was also a little confused, as Yan Xiaoyao had explained the ticket matter to her.

But Yan Xiaoyao's money seemed to never be spent. He gave a lot to himself and Liu Lan, bought three bicycles and watches, and was also renovating his house.

In fact, when they went to buy a bicycle, she secretly pulled Yan Xiaoyao aside and told him not to spend money so lavishly, otherwise the money his parents left for him would soon be spent.

But Yan Xiaoyao smiled mysteriously and said it was okay, saying that he still had a lot of money and there was definitely no problem with the source of the money, and he didn't say anything more.

After hearing what Qin Huairu said, Jia Zhang was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth. She kept thinking in her mind: Since Yan Xiaoyao can get so close to the leaders right after entering the factory, then when Banggeng grows up, it will be a piece of cake to use this relationship to get Banggeng into the factory.

Thinking of this, she urged Qin Huairu impatiently: "Huairu, you must go back to your parents' home and bring Qin Jingru here to introduce her to Yan Xiaoyao."

Qin Huairu quickly responded: "Mom, I asked Xiaoyao for leave yesterday, and he agreed. I will take a bus back to Qinjia Village early tomorrow morning."

Then, with a happy smile on her face, she said, "Xiaoyao not only bought me a bicycle, but also gave me money so that I can buy more things tomorrow and go back to my parents' home in style."

Jia Zhang was originally happy to hear that Yan Xiaoyao gave Qin Huairu money again, but when she heard that the money was for Qin Huairu to buy things and take them back to her parents' home, she immediately became unhappy.

He immediately said to Qin Huairu, "Huairu, you can't just think about your parents. You should know that a married woman is like water spilled out. You are the daughter-in-law of our Jia family now. You should think more about our family. Besides, Banggeng is still young and growing up. You can't spend all the money!"

Qin Huairu felt like a huge stone was blocking her heart when she heard what Jia Zhang said. She felt very uncomfortable.

She secretly ridiculed herself, she married into the Jia family when she was young and beautiful. But what a hard life she had lived over the years, she had suffered countless grievances and endured many difficult times.

What's more, the money was given to her by Yan Xiaoyao. He only gave her the money to buy things to take home because it was inconvenient for Yan Xiaoyao to go home. It can be regarded as a gift from him as a son-in-law to my family. What does it have to do with your Jia family?

She shook her head helplessly, she was too lazy to argue with someone like Jia Zhang.

After pondering for a while, he thought that in the future he would have to ask Jia Zhang to help cover up the matter between him and Yan Xiaoyao.

He reached into his pocket and took out 5 yuan, handed it to Jia Zhang, and said, "Mom, take this 5 yuan, and consider it as my filial piety to you. We will need your help in the future."

Before Qin Huairu could finish, Jia Zhang snatched the money away and said happily, "Don't worry, I'll be at home in the future, so just take good care of Yan Xiaoyao."

Then he urged, "When the time comes, you must tell your cousin not to let Yan Xiaoyao, such a precious treasure, go, or you will regret it in the future."

Qin Huairu knew clearly that Yan Xiaoyao would have to move back in after the house was renovated in a few days.

She thought that when Yu Li and Yan Xiaoyao lived under the same roof every day, Yan Xiaoyao would definitely have his eyes on Yu Li. Moreover, Yu Li had just married into the Yan family not long ago and was still young and beautiful. She was really afraid that she would not be able to compete with her.

The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became. She hurriedly said, "I'll buy everything tomorrow morning and then rush home to talk it out with Jingru first, and then bring her to the city."

"Then find a suitable time to bring Jingru to Xiaoyao to see. When Xiaoyao likes her, then introduce Jingru to him as his wife."

After listening to Qin Huairu's words, Jia Zhang thought about it and felt that this arrangement was quite appropriate, so she urged Qin Huairu: "Okay, don't think about it, go to bed early, and set off early tomorrow morning."