Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

"Little ancestor, you better be careful, it hurts when I hit you with my feather duster!"

He Lai said while holding up Wu'er.

"It's okay, hehe, I'm thick-skinned, I'll use Xiao Wenzi to block in front of me, and my mother won't dare to hit me!"

Wu'er smiled.

"You, you, don't always challenge your mother's bottom line. Be careful or your brother won't be able to help you. Do you understand?"

"Brother, I'm hungry. I saw that Xiao Yangzi's house has delicious food. Let's go eat!"

"You can have this, let's go!"

Soon two robbers broke into Sha Zhu's house, raided the dishes that Sha Zhu had cooked, and took Xi'er and Meng'er away before leaving.

At night, the three little ones slept together in the bedroom next door and fell asleep listening to He Lai's stories.

When He Lai returned to his bedroom, the grown-up girl Yu Shui was already lying in bed.

So another round of siege and capture of cities was inevitable.

……

The next day, He Lai went to Grandpa Zhou's place again and played with Xiao Ke'er.

"Xiao Laizi, I heard that you have three more children?" asked Old Mrs. Zhou.

"Uh... Grandma Zhou, how did you know?" He Lai asked in surprise.

"Hey, that's what your Grandpa Zhou said. He treats you like a treasure. When he heard that you were back, he made a special effort to inquire about you." Old Mrs. Zhou said with a smile.

He Lai could only smile awkwardly and nodded: "They were all poor children who had lost their parents and couldn't survive. They secretly boarded the train and I happened to meet them and brought them back."

"Well, if it's inconvenient for you to take care of her, just send her here, Grandma Zhou. It's just right for her to keep Ke'er company."

Old Mrs. Zhou said.

"No need, I have arranged everything. The three sisters live in a courtyard house of my friend. They are children who are preparing to flee to Hong Kong. It is not appropriate for them to live with Grandma Zhou."

He Lai declined politely.

"Oh, they are all poor children, fleeing at such a young age." Old Mrs. Zhou sighed.

He Lai saw that Ke'er also lowered her head and looked a little sad, so he asked, "What's wrong? Ke'er? Why are you unhappy too?"

Ke'er looked up at He Lai and asked, "Brother Lai, did my mother also go to Hong Kong City?"

"Silly child, this is not something you should worry about right now. Your current task is to study hard, okay?" He Lai touched Ke'er's head and comforted her.

"Oh." When Ke'er heard He Lai say this, she turned around and hugged Grandma Zhou, buried her head in her arms, and stopped talking.

"Well, this child is precocious. He always calls for his mother in his dreams at night!" Old Mrs. Zhou touched Ke'er's head and sighed.

He Lai was silent. Who wouldn't miss their mother? He Lai had thought about using his connections to help Ke Er find her mother.

But what would it matter if they found out? Ke'er and her siblings couldn't go to Hong Kong, and He Lai couldn't bring her mother back to China.

Let everything depend on fate. If there is a day when they meet again in the future, He Lai wishes them to be able to recognize each other as mother and son.

……

He Lai came out of Mr. Zhou's house, asked about the location of the orphanage, and went straight there to kill them.

When he arrived at the gate of the orphanage, He Lai saw many orphans queuing up to get food.

Most of them are little girls. There is no other way. When they can't survive and need to make a choice, girls are basically the ones who are abandoned. Traditional ideas make parents choose boys involuntarily. Of course, there are also many orphans among them.

He Lai turned his head and got a wild boar from the space and put it on the back seat of the bicycle.

Appearing at the door of the orphanage again, He Lai knocked directly on the door.

"Who are you looking for?" An old gatekeeper heard a knock on the door and came out to ask.

"I'm looking for your dean." He Lai said.

The old man didn't look at He Lai just now. When he heard He Lai's reply, he glanced at He Lai. He didn't expect him to be so young!

"Are you here to adopt an orphan? It doesn't look like that!" the old man asked doubtfully.

In recent years, there have been a few middle-aged people who have come to see these orphans, hoping to find a child to adopt, but He Lai can tell at a glance that they are very young and there is no chance that they are here to adopt a child.

"Grandpa, I'm not here to adopt a child. I just happened to be passing by and saw so many children. I felt a little sorry for them. I just happened to kill a wild boar and wanted to donate it to your orphanage."

He Lai explained!

"What! Wild boar? Donate to us? Are you sure?" The old man was stunned. When he heard the word wild boar, his back straightened up and he asked three questions in a row.

"Haha, old man, please open the door and call your dean for me."

He Lai smiled.

"Yes, yes, yes, look at my brain! I'll open the door for you right now!"

As soon as the old man opened the door, he walked into the yard and shouted, "Xiao Ruan! Xiao Ruan, come out quickly! Someone is here to donate things, come out quickly."

Soon a woman in her thirties walked out of the room.

"Mr. Han, slow down." The woman said with a smile.

"Hurry up, hurry up, that young man said he wants to donate pork to us, we have to hurry up, otherwise he will regret it later."

Old Man Han took Dean Ruan and walked towards the gate.

At this time, He Lai also came in pushing his bicycle.

Dean Ruan was also shocked when he saw the big wild boar on the bicycle behind He Lai. He didn't expect it was a whole wild boar!

"Comrade, the wild boar you are talking about is not this one, is it?"

Dean Ruan asked.

"Yes, this is it. I just happened to shoot it on the road and I happened to come across your orphanage, so I donated it to you."

He Lai explained.

"Well, why don't you keep some for yourself? It's a bit too much for us." Dean Ruan said.

After all, she knew that pork was very expensive now! The entire orphanage could only get a few pounds of meat a month.

When Old Man Han heard that Dean Ruan was actually pushing the pork away, he became so anxious that he almost jumped up and down.

"Uh, it's okay, it's okay, I go hunting often, and my family has no shortage of meat. I'll donate this pig to the orphanage."

He Lai continued to add.

"Good boy! Good boy." Old man Han looked at He Lai with satisfaction and nodded continuously.

"Oh, thank you very much. Please follow me into the office and I will register you."

After hearing what He Lai said, Dean Ruan no longer refused.

"Xiao Ruan, let's carry the wild boar in first. Why are we in such a hurry to register? We can register anytime!"

Old Man Han said.

"Ah? Okay, then...then I'll go call Xiaohui and ask him to help carry it."

Dean Ruan said.

"No, no, just tell me where the kitchen is and I'll help you carry it over there!"

He Lai called out to Dean Ruan and then carried the wild boar on the bicycle on his shoulders.

"Ah! It's right over there." Dean Ruan said, pointing in a direction.

Old Man Han was more direct and led He Lai forward.

When the children in the orphanage saw He Lai carrying the wild boar in, they all gathered around to watch the fun.