Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

"Hey, Xiao Laizi, your fruits are really good. They are all very juicy."

Xu Damao took an apple, took a bite, and praised it.

"Yes, Xiao Laizi, make me a few more, I will take them back for my wife to try."

Sha Zhu spoke, and Liu Guangtian and others also looked at He Lai.

"If you don't have it, you'll die."

"Okay, brothers, go ahead and take Xiao Laizi's life."

Sha Zhu quickly asked everyone to come and congratulate him, but Xu Damao and the others did not move.

"Brother Zhuzi, you are getting too arrogant! Brother Damao, Guangtian, Huzi, you guys go ahead, I will give you a pound later."

He Lai said with a smile.

"Go ahead, we must show He Yuzhu how powerful we are today." Xu Damao took advantage of Sha Zhu's moment of distraction and hugged him. Liu Guangtian and Hu Zi rushed forward and quickly controlled Sha Zhu.

"Damn it, you have no moral principles. Let me go." Sha Zhu struggled hard, but unfortunately the power of the three men still suppressed him.

"Brother Zhuzi, hehe, you think too highly of yourself. Guangtian and Huzi are both my younger brothers, and Brother Damao will definitely stand on my side. Are you convinced now?"

He Lai began to tickle Shazhu, and this pleasant torture soon made Shazhu succumb.

"I give in, I give in, let me go."

"Hehe, Brother Zhuzi, you can't take it anymore." He Lai signaled Xu Damao and the others to let go of Sha Zhu.

He Lai clapped his hands and looked at Sha Zhu with a smug look on his face.

"Brother Zhuzi, do you still dare to fight me?"

Sha Zhu was breathing heavily and staring at He Lai with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

He Lai smiled, picked up an apple and handed it to Sha Zhu.

"Brother Zhuzi, don't be angry, eat an apple to cool down."

Sha Zhu took the apple and took a big bite.

"You are kind-hearted, kid. I need to practice how to stop being ticklish some other time."

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Okay, each of you will have three apples later, and you can take them back secretly. Are you still going to play cards? I'm so sleepy."

He Lai paused for a moment and said with a smile.

"Play a little longer, play a little longer. Xu Damao already owes me eight. I have to pay him today."

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, he pulled Xu Damao and the others to start the next round.

At the card table, Sha Zhu came back to life again, as if he was blessed by the card god, and defeated Xu Damao and others one after another.

He Lai yawned, indicating that he was sleepy and wanted to go to bed. In such cold weather, he thought it would be better to return to the space.

So he went out and entered the space again, took a big bag of apples, and came to the door of Sha Zhu's house in the middle courtyard and shouted, "Yushui, come out quickly!"

Hearing He Lai's shout, Yu Shui immediately ran out.

He Lai said, "Yushui, come and do me a favor. Take this bag of apples and share it with your brothers in the front yard. Three apples each, and the rest are yours."

"Okay, come on, brother." Yu Shui agreed happily with a smile on his face.

Looking at the big bag of apples in front of him, Yu Shui smiled happily and quickly took it.

He Lai said with concern: "Yu Shui, remember to go to bed early and don't play until late." He gently stroked Yu Shui's hair, feeling that this little girl has now grown up.

"Hey, come on, brother, stop touching my head. You've messed up my hair. I'm going to go back now and give the apples to my brothers later."

Yu Shui slapped He Lai's hand away and ran back to Sha Zhu's house happily.

He Lai smiled and shook his head, then turned back to his own room and entered his space to rest.

……

First morning

There was a knock on the door of He Lai's ear room. He Lai woke up in a daze and slowly opened the door.

"Uncle, we're here to wish you a happy new year." Xiao Yangzi immediately rushed in with Banggeng and Xier and knelt in front of He Lai.

"Here comes uncle, here comes uncle, the Spring Festival has arrived..."

"stop!"

When He Lai heard that something was wrong, he quickly called for a stop.

My goodness, the method that was used to deal with Xu Damao and Yan Fugui was used on me. Fortunately, Sha Zhu still had some conscience and didn't pick the lock to get in, nor did he knock on it with a bowl, otherwise it would have been embarrassing.

I guess Shazhu is hiding outside a wall and eavesdropping.

He Lai closed the door and said to the three kids.

"Get up first, get up first. Uncle doesn't need you to kowtow. Kowtow is for people of grandfather's generation, understand?"

After the three little ones got up, He Lai pulled Xier over and said with a stern face.

"Xi'er, come here and wish your uncle a happy new year. Don't act like that, or your uncle will be angry."

Xier was not afraid either, she stretched out her hands and said with a smile.

"Happy New Year to uncle, Xier wants a red envelope."

He Lai looked at Xier's innocent smile and lost his temper.

"Xi'er, I have a pear and a red envelope, which one do you want?"

He Lai took out a red envelope and a pear and placed them in front of Xier.

"Come on, uncle. I want them all." Xier said, and grabbed the red envelope and pear.

He Lai was stunned for a moment, and it was taken away by Xier directly. She is Qin Huairu's child as expected, so smart.

"Tell me, did your father teach you this?" He Lai pulled Xiao Yangzi over and said in a low voice.

"Yes, uncle, my father said that you will definitely give a big red envelope in this case." Xiao Yangzi whispered.

"Hey, you don't learn the good things, but only learn these bad things, right?"

After He finished speaking, he hit Xiao Yangzi on the butt.

"I was wrong. I won't do it again next time." Xiao Yangzi lowered his head and admitted his mistake directly. One could tell from his voice that he had used this trick many times in front of Qin Huairu.

Banggeng also lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, as if he was naturally afraid of He Lai.

The two of them agreed to come over and shout like that because they thought it was fun.

"Okay, I forgive you, but you have to help Uncle Lai vent his anger, okay?"

He said this and gave Xiao Yangzi and Bang Geng a pear each.

"it is good."

"Okay, come close and listen, uncle will teach you." He Lai said in Xiao Yangzi's ear.

After Xiao Yangzi understood, He Lai also gave each of them a red envelope.

"Bang Geng, you can't listen to your Uncle Zhuzi anymore, do you understand? You can't learn anything good from him."

He Lai was still worried about Bang Geng, so he specifically reminded him not to let Sha Zhu lead him astray again!

Most of Banggeng’s bad habits started with Shazhu, so we must not repeat the same mistakes.

"Got it, come here, uncle." Bang Geng said with a smile.

"Okay, Xiao Yangzi, you must kneel down and tell your grandfather in front of your mother. Got it?"

"understood."

"Okay, you two can go back. Xier, follow Uncle Lai."

Just like that, He Lai took Xier back to the backyard, Banggeng returned to his own home, and Xiao Yangzi also went back to wait for He Daqing.

At the He family, He Lai brought Xier and Nannan to pay New Year's greetings to his parents and grandparents. The atmosphere was very lively.

At Sha Zhu's house, He Daqing stared at Sha Zhu with a sullen face. Qin Huairu pulled Xiao Yangzi aside and also glared at Sha Zhu.

"Come in." He Daqing yelled at Sha Zhu and entered the room first.

After Shazhu went in, Qin Huairu also started to attack Xiaoyangzi.

When He Lai brought the two kids to Sha Zhu's house, Sha Zhu was already standing aside with his head down, not saying a word.

Yushui and Jingru didn’t know what was going on and had obviously just arrived.

"Uncle He, look, I brought Xier and Nannan to wish you a happy new year." He Lai said with a smile, and motioned the two little ones to come forward.

"Xi'er (Nannan) wishes Grandpa (Grandpa He) a happy new year, good health and all the best.

May you live a long and healthy life, be free from worries and have sharp hearing and eyesight. "

The two kids knelt in front of He Daqing and recited what He Lai had taught them.

"Okay, get up quickly. Grandpa will give you red envelopes. This is for Nannan and this is for Xier. You two good children."

After hearing this, He Daqing immediately smiled and hugged the two little ones to ask about their well-being.

He Lai came to Sha Zhu and nudged him with his elbow.

"Brother Zhuzi, it's fun, isn't it?"

Sha Zhu smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to speak, for fear that He Daqing would notice him.