Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

When He Lai rode his bike back to the courtyard, Yu Shui and Wu'er had just returned.

"Brother Lai, where did you go today? I haven't seen you all day." Yu Shui asked.

"As for me, I'm naturally going to do something important!" He Lai smiled and continued, "What about you guys? What are you doing?"

"Brother! My sister-in-law and I went to Aunt Liang's house. There were a lot of children there too!" Wu'er interrupted.

"You are still a kid, don't respect your elders. They are all your sisters, don't you know that?"

He Lai touched her head and smiled.

"No, Xiao Yangzi and the others all call me aunt, otherwise I will beat him."

Wu'er raised her little fist and said in a fierce voice.

He Lai gave a bitter smile and swore never to bring children into the space again. This precocious child was a bit too much!

I estimate that in a few years, Wu'er will become a little devil.

Wu'er always had dinner here. Wu Juan just came over, took a look, glared at Wu'er, and left.

……

Then go to work, and then row! Life is always so beautiful and pleasant, and there are fewer and fewer bad things around me.

Director Ruan of the orphanage also learned He Lai's identity from others, but she did not take the initiative to reveal it. Since He Lai was unwilling to say it, she did not force him.

That other person was not a outsider, it was Song Xue and her group.

When Song Xue saw the golden eagles, she naturally thought of He Lai, because apart from him, no one else would send out two such large golden eagles.

……

This weekend, He Lai went to the orphanage alone to see the children.

Just as I was about to walk into the yard, I saw Song Xue, Liu Shiya and others playing with the children.

"Hey, young man, here you are!" Old Man Han greeted him immediately when he saw He coming.

"Uh...why are they here?" He Lai pointed at Song Xue and the others in the yard.

"Oh, they are the doctors from the hospital. They come here specially to check the children's health. How come you know them?" Old Man Han asked curiously.

"Haha, yes, I know him." He Lai said awkwardly.

"What a coincidence! That Doctor Song! Doctor Song!" When Old Man Han heard that He Lai knew the man, he immediately shouted inside.

Song Xue and the others turned around and saw He Lai standing at the door.

"Hey, our great philanthropist He, you came and didn't even come in to say hello. Do you want to slip away quietly?" Song Xue came over, put her hands on her hips and said with a smile.

"Haha, no way, Sister Song Xue, please don't say that. You are already a mother, so be careful with your words. Be careful that your children don't learn bad things from you."

He Lai joked.

"You little brat! How dare you curse my daughter! Believe it or not, I will teach you a lesson!

My daughter has learned bad things, but I think your child has learned bad things! Bah, you don’t even have a child! "When Song Xue heard what He Lai said, she immediately acted like a big sister.

"Uh... I was wrong, I was wrong, Sister Song Xue, please forgive me. Here, here, four pieces of chocolate, okay?"

He Lai quickly ceded land and asked for peace.

"You're smart, kid! Come in." Song Xue took the chocolate and turned away.

He Lai smiled bitterly and followed him in.

When the children saw He Lai coming, they stopped playing games, ran over, surrounded He Lai, and kept calling him "big brother, big brother".

He Lai also reached directly into the cloth bag and distributed the candies to them.

Song Xue stood with Liu Shiya, Zhang Xinran and others, eating chocolate and complaining.

"I don't know where this guy got all these goodies, chocolates and candies. He's doing better than me, a second-generation official! It really makes me mad."

After saying that, Song Xue took a big bite of the chocolate.

Liu Shiya and the others rolled their eyes at her and didn't say anything.

The food in the orphanage has improved significantly now. There is a little meat in every meal, and the children are happy every day.

With two golden eagles catching prey, there are many more animal breeding pens in the yard, including goats, roe deer, deer, and pheasants.

Dean Ruan also came over and greeted him with a smile: "Comrade He Lai, you are here."

"Well, I'll send some dried meat to the golden eagle, worried that these two little guys might fly back."

He Lai took out a bag of dried meat and handed it to Dean Ruan.

"thanks, thanks."

"You're welcome. It's what I should do."

……

Then a group of people started playing the game, Drop the Handkerchief!

Throwing the handkerchief is a traditional Chinese folk game. Before starting, prepare a handkerchief, then everyone elects a person to throw the handkerchief, and the rest of the people squat in a big circle.

At the beginning of the game, the person who is chosen to throw the handkerchief walks outside the circle and throws it behind one of the people without them noticing.

The person who has been thrown the handkerchief must quickly find the handkerchief behind him, then quickly stand up and chase the person who threw the handkerchief. The person who threw the handkerchief runs along the circle and sits down when he reaches the position of the person who has been thrown the handkerchief. If he is caught, he has to perform a show, such as dancing, singing, telling stories, etc.; otherwise, if he is not caught, the person who has been thrown the handkerchief will perform a show.

There was constant laughter, but unfortunately these people always wanted to throw the handkerchief behind He Lai, wanting He Lai to go on stage to perform. However, He Lai's perception was not fake, and he was not polite. When he found the handkerchief behind him, he immediately stood up and caught up with the person who put the handkerchief behind him. When he caught them, he made them perform.

Song Xue, Liu Shiya, and Zhang Xinran were all victims. They could only accept defeat and sang song after song for the children.

Even if they didn't put the handkerchiefs behind He Lai's back, the other kids would often put handkerchiefs on them and they still had to go on stage to perform.

So after a day of playing, the three of them sang the most.

After Song Xue finished singing a song, she said, "Kids, this is the end of our game today. Are you happy?"

"Happy!" the children shouted in unison.

"Would you like another song?"

"want!"

"Let your big brother sing a song for you, okay?"

"it is good!"

The children shouted the word "good" especially loudly!

When Song Xue saw that her evil plan had succeeded, she looked at He Lai with a smile on her face, "You are targeting me! I have to make you look bad!"

He Lai looked at everyone's eyes and knew that he had to sing the song today, so he could only stand up and walk to the center.

I thought about the nursery rhymes of my previous life and thought of a song that is very suitable for children to sing, "Listen to Me Say Thank You"

So he cleared his throat and said, "Children, who should you thank most in the orphanage?"

"Dean...Mom...Mom!" the children immediately shouted one word at a time.

When Dean Ruan heard the children's voices, his eyes suddenly turned red.

"Then how about I teach you a song today to thank your Dean's mother?"

"it is good."

"Then you have to sing along with me. I'll sing a line and you guys sing a line."

"it is good!"

"I give you a little heart and a flower."

"I give you a little heart and a flower."

"You have brought so many touching moments to my life!"

"You have brought so many touching moments to my life!"

……

"Listen to me and thank you. Because of you, the four seasons are warm..."

……

After singing "Listen to Me Say Thank You", Dean Ruan was already in tears and ran into the house crying.

When the children saw Dean Ruan running away crying, they all stood up and ran over to see.

Only He Lai, Song Xue and four others were left in the yard.

"You little Laizi, you almost made me cry with your singing." Song Xue stared at He Lai with red eyes.

"Haha, Song Xue is a heroine, how could she cry? Look at the two people next to you, they are the ones who are really crying!"

He Lai joked.

"Hmph!" "Hmph!" Liu Shiya and Zhang Xinran immediately became unhappy when they heard He Lai's words, but they still took out their handkerchiefs and wiped their tears.

I couldn't help it. The singing was so touching, especially the part where the children sang in unison, "Listen to me, thank you. Because of you, the four seasons are warm! Thank you, thank you for having you, the world is more beautiful." Tears flowed unconsciously.

"What kind of heroine? You might as well just say I'm heartless. Tell me! Where did you get such a beautiful song? How come I've never heard of it before?"

Song Xue looked at He Lai with strange eyes and asked.

"The old man in my dream taught me. Do you want to learn? I'll teach you to sing! Haha."

He Lai joked.

"Bah, who wants you to teach me! You have such a bad voice that you ruined a good song!

Wait a minute, just write the lyrics and music score for me, I can use them!"

"Uh...how about I teach you to sing? How about that?"

"Will you write it or not?"

"Write, I'll write. Sister Song Xue, put your hands down first. I didn't say I won't write! I'm walking towards the office right now."

In the end, with the help of Liu Shiya, He Lai finally wrote the lyrics and music score.

Naturally, Liu Shiya helped write the melody. After all, He Lai had never been exposed to musical scores. He could sing a few lines, but it was a bit difficult for him to write it out.