Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Yan Family

Yan Fugui was still there secretly rejoicing that he didn't have to pay for Yan Jiedi's medical expenses when she went to the hospital for poisoning. The street office was responsible for the fact that Yan Jiedi was poisoned by the deaf old lady, and not only paid the medical expenses, but also made a little compensation.

After all, the street office found a lot of valuables in the deaf old lady's home, which was more than enough to pay these expenses.

Little did he know that his two good sons were already thinking about how to divide the family business.

In fact, it is very simple for two people to separate, which is to find a suitable house.

As long as we find a house far away from Yard 95, we can get rid of the Yan family.

After three years of natural disasters and layoffs of workers, there are still many vacant houses in the old city.

Yan Jiecheng is now a formal employee and easily found two houses in the Xizhimen area.

Although the quality of the houses in Xizhimen is far inferior to those in Nanluoguxiang, the space is much larger than the back houses.

Yan Jiecheng and his wife negotiated with the street office in Xizhimen for a long time and successfully negotiated the house.

Yan Jiefang also rented a back room in the courtyard house at No. 50 Nanluoguxiang, because there was an unoccupied back room next to it, which would be convenient for him to rent when he got married.

When the two brothers Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang finally got the house, they were ready to confront Yan Fugui.

On this day, in order to celebrate Yan Jiedi's discharge from the hospital, Yan Fugui specially left two small fish and made a large bowl of fish soup.

There is also a bowl of cabbage, a bowl of potato chips (shredded potatoes are too troublesome, so you can eat potato chips anyway), and finally a plate of pickles.

A family of six sat at the dining table and started eating.

Before the meal, Yan Fugui said a few high-sounding words as usual to celebrate Yan Jiedi's discharge from the hospital.

The brothers Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang didn't say anything at the beginning. They both wanted to finish their meal first and then talk about the house. After all, nothing is more important than eating.

After dinner, the two brothers looked at each other, and at Wu Xia's nod, Yan Jiecheng spoke.

"Dad, Wu Xia and I found a house in Xizhimen and plan to move there in the next few days.

When Yan Fugui heard this, he was stunned and asked hurriedly, "Boss, what did you say? Say it again!"

Yan Jiecheng could only repeat that he was going to move.

"You and your wife are living well together! Why do you want to move? No moving!" Yan Fugui immediately objected.

"Dad, Jie Cheng and I have thought about it and are planning to have a child. The back house is too small, only about a dozen square meters. We rented it now that we have a house. It is also close to Jie Cheng's workplace, so it is much more convenient for him to go to work."

Wu Xia also spoke.

"Why didn't you discuss such an important matter with me, your father? How dare you make the decision on your own?" Yan Fugui said, glaring at Yan Jiecheng and his wife.

"Dad, look at what you said. Let me discuss this with you now. Wu Xia and I want to have a baby and we need a house. You come up with a solution! Forget about the back house. A house is only ten square meters. You can reach the edge with your hand. How can we have a baby?"

Yan Jiecheng said directly, after all, he knew Yan Fugui too well.

"You can let your mother take care of the baby when you give birth! As for accommodation, you can let the baby and Jie Di live in the same room."

Yan Fugui said.

"Dad, can mom really help take care of the baby for free after it's born? Can the child live in the house for free, too?"

Yan Jiecheng placed particular emphasis on the word "free".

"What's free? You just need to pay a little more for the household expenses when the time comes."

"how much is it?"

"You all know how troublesome it is to take care of a child. Not to mention the food and drink, it costs more than ten yuan to find a confinement nanny outside. Look at Qin Jingru in Shazhu's family, she costs more than ten yuan a month!

Our family doesn't need much, you can give 15 yuan and your mother will cover the child's food, childcare, and accommodation expenses."

Yan Fugui said with a smile.

"Dad, no, no, I'll take care of it myself! Anyway, I've already rented the house, and the lease on the back house here will expire in a few days. I'm going to pack up and move out."

Yan Jiecheng refused as soon as he stretched out his hand. What a guy, he asked for more than half of his salary right away, plus the household expenses for him and his wife, so he would have no money left.

"So you want to separate from me!" Yan Fugui now understood what Yan Jiecheng meant.

"It's not about splitting up the family. I just feel that I can't go on living like this. Wu Xia has been with me, living in a back house and suffering for several years. I just want to give her a real home!"

Yan Jiecheng explained.

"What is a real home? Isn't this your real home?" Yan Fugui glared at him fiercely.

"Boss, you are the boss, how can you move away? We will still depend on you for our retirement in the future!" The third aunt also spoke at this time.

"Mom, please don't talk nonsense. Dad has always said that we should be fair. When you grow old, of course the four of us will take turns to take care of you. Don't worry, I will not reduce my filial piety by a cent when the time comes."

Yan Jiecheng didn't believe that Yan Fugui would treat him as a pensioner. After all, Yan Fugui calculated everything with money.

"Besides, home? Have you ever seen a family where money is the only thing discussed every day? Food costs money, clothes cost money, and accommodation costs money. It seems like we kids are more like tenants, being reminded all the time: money, money, money!"

Yan Jiecheng sighed again.

"Okay, you want to move out, right? You want to split up the family, right? Give me the three dollars a month pension and you can move out!"

Yan Fugui slammed the table and said.

Yan Jiecheng wanted to say something but was stopped by Wu Xia.

"Okay, Dad, starting next month, I will give the pension money to Mom." Wu Xia agreed directly.

"Don't go, don't go, let's discuss it again, we can talk about the house later!"

The third aunt naturally didn't want Yan Jiecheng and his wife to move out. After all, once Wu Xia left, she would be the only one left to do the housework.

"Let them go. I want to see what Yan Jiecheng can do without me! I tell you, after we divide the family, I won't give you a single cent of the family's belongings!"

Yan Fugui said angrily.

"Haha, you make me sound like I'm at home and I own everything in the house. This costs money, that costs money, I can't even turn on the radio, and you ask me for money when I want to borrow a bicycle. I don't care about it anymore. I might as well borrow it from someone else. That way I'll feel more comfortable."

Yan Jiecheng said with disdain.

"Okay, okay, you want to settle the bill with your father, right? The expenses you spent when you were a kid..."

Before Yan Fugui could finish his words, he was interrupted by Wu Xia.

"Dad, please don't say that. I've known about Jie Cheng's affairs over the years. Don't bluff us with the expenses anymore. I've learned about it. I've put down the expenses of our breakfast and dinner at home. Do you want me to show you how much we spent and how much Jie Cheng and I gave?"

After Wu Xia finished speaking, she looked at Yan Fugui. She also wanted to give her stingy father-in-law a little face and didn't say anything harsh.

Yan Fugui was choked by Wu Xia's words and was speechless for a while.

"Dad, please stop talking about your nonsense. I'm tired of hearing it. I've been working outside since I graduated from junior high school for six or seven years, and I've been supplementing the family income.

I won't argue with you about those trivial things. Ren Xiaolaizi is right. It's not that you don't have money, it's that you are reluctant to give it to us.

If you are willing to give it up, I won't say anything, and I don't need you to give me anything, just keep it for yourself."

Yan Jiecheng spoke slowly.

"Okay, Mom and Dad, I've got to go back and pack my things. If you're free tomorrow, come with us to divide up the household registration, otherwise we won't have the food allowance."

After Wu Xia finished speaking, she took Yan Jiecheng away without waiting for Yan Fugui to speak.

"What a rebellious son! What a rebellious son, you have grown so powerful! You dare to divide the family after you get married!" Yan Fugui slammed the table and said angrily.

"Dad, I've recently started dating someone and I'm in urgent need of a house, so I'm planning to move out. While there's still room for rent, I've rented a room in the courtyard at No. 50. Tomorrow my eldest brother and I will go with you to register your household registration." After Yan Jiefang finished speaking, he walked into his room.

Yan Fugui, the third aunt, Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi were left there in a daze.

"Go! Go! Go away! Once you leave, don't come back!" Yan Fugui said angrily.