Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

A week passed like this. Because of the arrival of the deaf old lady, everyone in the courtyard rarely went out, for fear of being infected by her.

The deaf old lady seemed to be aware of all this and could only lie on the bed and smile bitterly.

Years of business were ruined in an instant. After thinking about it for so long, she also knew why all these changes had turned out like this. It was all due to He Lai.

She had an illusion in her heart that everything in this courtyard had changed because of He Lai and was not going according to her plan.

She originally thought that Yi Zhonghai would definitely stand on the same front as her and would slowly plan their retirement, instead of being like he is now, having his own children and no longer obsessed with the affairs of the orphanage; and as a woman, Yima should always take care of her food, clothing, housing and transportation until she really dies of old age.

Instead of being like now, she can only wait for death in pain due to long-term malnutrition and the bad environment of the nursing home.

Secondly, after losing her father He Daqing, her Sha Zhuzi should have relied on herself to gain a foothold in the courtyard. He, Sha Zhu, should have cooked delicious food for her every day to satisfy her appetite and should have listened to her every word.

Xu Damao's family must have been born bad. How could they have married, had children, and lived a happy life like they do now?

And Liu Haizhong's family, it's obvious that the parents are unkind and the children are unfilial, and the whole family should be selfish. How did it become like this now, Liu Haizhong, a fool, can become a workshop director, and even Liu Guangtian, the second son, can be admitted to university!

What is even more surprising is the Jia family. How could they live in harmony and have enough food and drink? They should not have a harder life than anyone else just because of their rural household registration.

The only ones who haven't changed are Yan Fugui's family. They are still as stingy and have no status.

This was very different from her idea that three managers were in control of the entire hospital.

All this was because of He Lai. He took away Sha Zhu who originally listened to her, changed the families of Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong, and by the way, he also cured Yi Zhonghai's infertility! It was all because of him! He ruined her dream of being the ancestor in the courtyard.

The deaf old lady's eyes flashed with hatred! She couldn't die like this! She wanted to take revenge on He Lai before she died.

But she was so weak that she couldn't even stand up, and she couldn't expect the people in the street office to help her.

Then she reached for the side of her bed, pulled out a small box from a secret compartment, and placed it under her pillow.

……

On the other side, everyone in the courtyard was discussing when the deaf old lady would die. It had been a week, and they were supposed to return to their roots, but there was still no news of her death.

This has made the families in the backyard a little nervous, after all, they all know that someone is about to die.

He Lai also reminded Wu'er not to run around recently and not to take anything handed to her by the deaf old lady, in case she did something bad.

After all, He Lai knew that the deaf old lady had ruined all her arrangements because of him, causing her to live ten years less!

Who knows what this sinister old woman will do. After all, she has sterilizing drugs and maybe other poisons.

Given the deaf old lady's bad reputation in the courtyard, adults would definitely not approach her house or take anything from her. The only chance would be the children. He Lai could take advantage of the children's greed. If the children ate something, He Lai couldn't guarantee whether they could be saved.

"Brother, I want to go out and play!" Wu'er said eagerly.

Wu'er stayed in the steel mill every day this week. After getting off work and returning home, He Lai never left Wu'er's side and almost tied her to his belt.

There was no way around it since Wu'er was too active, He Lai could only give her a lot of delicious food, such as various fruits and seafood, in different ways. He also asked Sha Zhu to come and make delicious food for her, and asked Nannan and Xier to go to Yard 94 to accompany Wu'er.

"What do you want to play? Big brother will play with you!" He Lai said without raising his head.

"I want to play with Xiao Yangzi and the others."

"Okay, I'll bring Xiao Yangzi over later."

"I'm going to play next door!"

"Okay, I'll take you there!"

……

After He said this, he carried Wu'er to Sha Zhu's house to find Xiao Yangzi.

"Uncle Lai, what's wrong?" Xiao Yangzi was pulled back from outside and asked depressedly.

"Let your friends play with Wu'er for a while. They can only play in the middle courtyard, okay?" He Lai ordered.

"Oh, I understand." Xiao Yangzi nodded.

"Here are some candies. Share them with your friends." He Lai took out a handful of candies and gave them to Xiao Yangzi.

"Okay, I'll go call someone now." Xiao Yangzi took the candy and ran out happily.

Soon, Wu'er went out to play with Xiao Yangzi and the others.

He Lai was also speechless. How could a girl who was just over three years old be so troublesome!

"Xiao Laizi, why bother? Wu'er can play however she wants. Xiao Yangzi is with her, so why should you worry?"

Sha Zhu was speechless.

Qin Huairu hit Shazhu and said, "What do you know? Xiao Laizi naturally has his own ideas! Xier, go and watch Wuer too, don't let her run around."

"Okay, Mom!" Xier responded and ran out.

"Xiao Laizi, why are you so worried? She is just a deaf old lady. She can only lie in bed and can't move. Why are you so worried?"

Silly Zhu muttered.

"Brother Zhuzi, you don't understand. This deaf old lady actually went to a nursing home because of me. I'm afraid she will resent me and take revenge on me."

He Lai explained.

"Ah? What did you say? Why is it all because of you?" Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion.

He Lai smiled helplessly and said, "Brother Zhuzi, have you forgotten that you left the deaf old lady because of me? The uncle and aunt also left her because I cured their illnesses. Do you think she hates me now?"

“Uh…” After hearing what He Lai said, Sha Zhu suddenly understood.

"Jingru, don't let them play around when you're at home. Meng'er, you should just follow your mother to the steel mill from now on."

Qin Huairu instructed. This way Jingru only needs to take care of Feng'er.

"Okay, sister." Qin Jingru nodded. Although she didn't quite understand what Qin Huairu and the others meant, she just had to keep an eye on Feng'er.

"Mom! I want to play with Aunt Wuer." Meng'er pulled Qin Huairu's arm and begged.

"What are you playing for? Meng'er, just follow me obediently."

Qin Huairu was not at ease letting Meng'er follow that crazy girl Wu'er. Their physical constitutions were not at the same level. With Wu'er running around, Meng'er would probably not be able to handle it in a while.

When Meng'er heard this, she lowered her head and looked unhappy.

"Meng'er, come and play with your uncle, okay?"

He Lai picked up Meng'er and scratched her little nose.

Having too many children in Sha Zhu's family is also a big problem. Xiao Yangzi and Xier took away most of Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu's love, and the little girl Meng'er did not receive much attention.

"Thank you, Uncle!" Meng'er's eyes lit up immediately.

"Come on, uncle will take you to play!" After saying that, He put Meng'er on his shoulders and left Sha Zhu's house!