Siheyuan: Cooking journey

He Yuzhu hugged her gently and comforted her:

"Don't worry too much. It's probably nothing serious. It's probably because she learned too much before and she's under too much pressure. There's no need to go to the hospital tomorrow. Let's take her out for a walk and maybe she'll feel better."

After some comfort.

Ran Qiuye's mood improved a little and he continued to work on his task.

He Yuzhu returned to the living room and looked at Xiao Nianqiu, who was still in a daze. He felt pity for her.

He gently held his daughter in his arms and asked softly, "Nianqiu, be good and tell daddy why you are unhappy."

"How about Daddy taking you out to play tomorrow?"

"Mom will never let you learn those boring things again. You can do whatever you want. As long as you are happy every day, that's all."

I thought of an idea.

"By the way, do you like chocolate? Daddy has a few goodies hidden away, go get them for you."

After saying that, he carried little Nianqiu into the room, searched the closet for a while, took out a handful of imported chocolates and handed them to her.

"Look at this! Are you happy? These are all hidden by your father specially for you. Even your aunt didn't let you taste them..."

However, Xiao Nianqiu just stared blankly at the chocolate in his hand with empty eyes.

I searched the closet several times but couldn't find even a piece of chocolate.

I really don’t know where my dad hid all these chocolates. I should be happy, but I just can’t feel happy.

Thinking about what my father said, that I can do whatever I want in the future and no longer need to study, it should be a very happy thing, but I still can't be happy. My mind is empty, full of confusion and helplessness.

I don’t understand what all this is for.

What is the point of letting someone who should have been gone long ago live again?

If they hadn't been reborn, mom and dad would have had an innocent and lively daughter instead of themselves now.

In a life that cannot be repeated, Zhou Xiaobai will not go abroad, and will naturally be with his father.

She once joked that she was born in 1981.

Zhou Xiaobai is abroad now and it is impossible for her to see her father. How could she still be alive?

It's all gone, never to return.

Everything seems to be my fault.

Thinking about this, He Nianqiu really felt that it would be better for him to just die.

The only hope at this time is that she is lying and saying that she is actually in her 20s and may not have been born in 1981.

"Nianqiu, why don't you eat candy..."

Seeing that He Nianqiu was still in a daze, He Yuzhu took a piece of chocolate and gently put it into her mouth.

"Try it, it's your favorite."

The taste in my mouth was bitter at first and then turned sweet, but only bitterness remained in my heart.

He Nianqiu couldn't stop her tears from flowing out and she hugged her father tightly.

"I miss Aunt Xiaobai so much. Dad, can you go find her and ask her to give birth to a little sister for me? Please. If Aunt Xiaobai gives birth to a little sister, I will be very obedient and never be lazy again. I will study hard and make progress every day. I can even learn ten foreign languages ​​and be better than my sister."

He Yuzhu didn't know what to say for a moment. He never thought that his daughter and Xiaobai had such a deep relationship.

I remember that it was on a rainy day before that Nian Qiu became less fond of smiling after he heard that Xiaobai went to study abroad.

As for the matter of having another sister, He Yuzhu didn't take it seriously and just regarded it as a child's talk.

But since my precious daughter has said so, I will just go along with her and coax her: "Daddy will listen to you, and you have to promise Daddy that you will be happy in the future, okay?"

"No, you're lying to me..."

He Nianqiu cried even harder. She was obviously not a real four-year-old child, so she knew that her father was comforting her.

Looking at Nian Qiu crying like this, He Yuzhu felt helpless.

"Xiao Bai, she is your aunt. Dad and her cannot have another sister. But how about Dad and Mom have another sister?"

"not good!"

He Nianqiu cried and shook her head.

"I just want Aunt Xiaobai to give birth. Why can't she? Aunt is also an aunt, she can give birth to a sister."

He Yuzhu was really helpless in dealing with this unreasonable behavior of the child.

Although Sisi acted cold and indifferent all day long, at least she could still handle it;

Nian Qiu is usually well-behaved and sensible, but this time he made a fuss.

He Yuzhu was feeling very worried, as if he was becoming a father for the first time and had no experience at all.

After thinking about it, I had to use delicious food to comfort her.

"Don't cry, Dad will make you something delicious..."

I gently wiped away her tears and was about to turn around and go to the kitchen.

At this moment, Xiao Deng's hurried voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Uncle Zhuzi, Uncle Zhuzi, my grandma fell down and she won't respond no matter how I call her..."

He Yuzhu's face changed drastically. He quickly put Nian Qiu down and ran out with him.

Following behind was a flustered little lamp.

Seeing this scene, He Nianqiu was stunned for a moment and forgot to cry.

"Nianqiu, what happened? What did Xiaodeng say just now?"

In the next room, Ran Qiuye heard the noise and rushed out to ask anxiously.

"He said his grandmother fell to the ground..."

Without any hesitation, Ran Qiuye quickly went to the old man's house for help.

The room returned to peace.

After wiping away her tears, He Nianqiu followed him out to check.

When we arrived at the place, we saw the grandmother lying quietly on the ground, with Xiao Deng kneeling beside her, looking very nervous.

At this moment, He Yuzhu's expression was extremely serious.

My mother was crying with her hands covering her mouth.

"Auntie, she..."

The scene before him shocked He Nianqiu, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

Even if you are not a real child, you can understand the fact that your great-grandmother is no longer with us.

"Qiuye, contact the hospital immediately, and see if there is an old man nearby. Look for him outside where people watch chess."

After calming down, He Yuzhu said to his wife.

Ran Qiuye quickly picked up the phone and took action.

The room was quiet again.

He Yuzhu let out a long sigh and then came over with a small lamp, holding a few shining silver needles in his hand...

"This is......"

He Nianqiu looked at everything in front of him in astonishment.

Silver needles were quickly inserted into several important acupuncture points on the grandmother's head, followed by a sudden cough - the old lady woke up.

"What's going on...?"

A dazed lady asked everyone.

"It's okay, I just fainted."

Xiao Deng jumped into her arms in surprise.

At the same time, He Yuzhu gently helped him up and took away the magical silver needles.

"Take a pill and you'll feel much better."

Can a fall injury be healed in this way?

He Nianqiu's heart was pounding.

I almost looked like I couldn't breathe...

What is the story behind the silver needle?

Are these all illusions?

How come my father knows Chinese medicine and has such advanced skills?

So why didn’t you ask your dad for help with the treatment?

He Nianqiu was confused by the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

The condition was so serious at that time and I tried so many methods...

Why didn’t you look for your father in the end?

Or did the grandmother simply fall to the ground?

But are my father’s medical skills really as good as the rumors say?

But how can you imagine all this if you don’t see it with your own eyes?

Compared to my own cautious operation at that time, my dad is simply a master!

But why didn't they turn to him for help in the end?

All kinds of questions linger in my mind for a long time without being answered, making me feel upset, confused and at a loss.

"Oh, Auntie, it's just a fall!"

He Yuzhu didn't take it too seriously, but the uncle was very worried. After all, the aunt was in the hospital for check-up and there was no one to take care of Xiaodeng.

He Yuzhu took Xiaodeng back home.

After dinner,

I simply tidied up and took a rest.

Xiao Deng was sleeping on one side.

Ran Qiuye lay in the middle, and was afraid that Xiao Deng would fall off the bed, so she lay close to her, leaving a large space for him.

He Yuzhu hugged her gently and smelled the fragrance of her hair. With Xiao Deng beside him, he didn't want to do anything more.

"What the hell is going on, Auntie?"

Ran Qiuye buried her face in his arms and asked curiously in a low voice:

"Didn't they say that Auntie was already dying? Why is she..."

He Yuzhu hugged her tightly and said gently:

"I know a little bit about Chinese medicine. After you left, I felt her pulse again and found that she still had a pulse. In medicine, this phenomenon is called suspended animation. I pressed her philtrum and she recovered."

"So this is ah."

Ran Qiuye snuggled in his arms, feeling a little sad:

"There are always too many unexpected things in life. I'm really afraid that one day I will suddenly collapse like the old lady and never wake up again."

"Don't say stupid things."

He Yuzhu kissed her and comforted her: "Don't think too much, there is still a long way to go in the future."

"Life is not that long. It passes by in the blink of an eye."

Ran Qiuye was a little sad.

"I'm already in my thirties, almost forty, and you're not young either. Even if everything goes well, most of your life has already passed. If something unexpected happens, the remaining days will be even shorter."

Are you in your forties?

He Yuzhu suddenly realized that time passed very quickly, as if half of his life had passed in the blink of an eye.

The remaining time is indeed not long,

You should spend more time with your wife and children.

He Yuzhu suddenly had an idea. No matter what job it was, he should quit and go home to enjoy a peaceful life with his family.

"He Yuzhu..."

Ran Qiuye called him softly, with a faint fragrance and a hint of temptation in her voice.

I had no plans.

At this moment, I had other thoughts.

Life is short and meeting is not easy, so cherish every second you spend together.

The night is no longer silent.

He Nianqiu tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

I don’t understand why I didn’t ask my father to check my condition at the time.

Even if dad has no other way, it is still a hope. We should let him come and take a look!

Why not look for him?

What made her even more uneasy was that

I have been reborn, but will my sixteen-year-old self appear again in the future?

Just like the butterfly effect, it would be fine if it doesn’t happen again, but if it really happens again, how should we deal with it?

Do nothing?

Just watch the destined trajectory repeat itself?

There seems to be no other solution. Even with such advanced modern medical technology, it can't cure it. What else can we do?

What about dad?

He Nianqiu suddenly thought of this question and was at a loss again. It turned out that his father's medical skills were so hidden that even his mother didn't know about it.

If the sixteen-year-old her appeared, would you like to ask dad to go and see her?

Or should I stop Dad from watching?

My thoughts are a mess,

He Nianqiu felt at a loss.

I can only hope that as time goes by, fate has changed and the sixteen-year-old her will never appear again, so there is no need to worry about it.

A few days later, the aunt was discharged from the hospital and returned.

The courtyard house returned to its normal state.

He Yuzhu noticed that although Nian Qiu still had no smile on her face, she was no longer in a daze for no reason, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Because of this big aunt thing,

He Yuzhu lamented that time passed so quickly that he inadvertently gave up some of his previous ideas, only to have them arisen again.

It's nice to meet up every week.

But being together every day is the better choice.

Since time is so precious, how can we waste it easily?

Careful planning is necessary to achieve the goal of living together as a family.

In order to achieve this wish, I must find a way to get Lou Xiao'e to move in, or move to Qiu Ye's place myself, otherwise there will be no chance at all.

After thinking about it, he decided to buy the entire courtyard house according to his previous idea and ask Lou Xiao'e to move in.

But after asking around, I found a problem.

There is a shortage of housing in the city, and no one in the courtyard has any extra accommodation. Even if they want to sell their house, they have nowhere to move to.

The same is true for this courtyard house, and the same is true for those royal palaces. Except for a few main mansions, the other palace courtyards were rented out to ordinary people.

Without any choice,

He Yuzhu started thinking about the affairs of the palace again and was thinking about how to talk to his aunt.

A few days later, my aunt called me.

My first reaction was to refuse, thinking that this precious time should be used to spend time with family.

However, considering the matter of the palace, He Yuzhu hesitated for a while, and then asked shamelessly: "When I go to the United States this time, will there be a chance to send..."

Snapped!

Auntie hung up the phone directly.

Not long after my aunt called me,

He Yuzhu received a new notification.

His position was promoted from deputy director to director, equivalent to the rank of a county magistrate or deputy mayor, and his salary was adjusted to 159.5 yuan per month.

He didn't really care about these things.

I want to quit my job once everything is stable.

After that, my aunt never mentioned anything about visiting abroad again.

He was too lazy to attend the regular meetings when invited.

The days passed by dully.

When the instant noodle factory was about to be completed,

He was at leisure again.

That day I was drinking tea and reading newspapers in the cafeteria office.

Suddenly I received a call from the third uncle.

"Zhu Zi, come and help! Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangfu are leading a group of people to try to seize the house!"

He Yuzhu frowned slightly.

It is true that good people don't live long, but bad people live a thousand years.

Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangtian had already gone to the mountains to study, while Liu Guangfu was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing steel mill assets. After he was released from prison, he had no formal job and was assigned to a remote mountainous area.

The weather is fine and the sun is shining.

I didn't expect them to come back and make trouble again.

And this house had already been sold to Wang Deqing.

Wang Deqing has his own house, but he feels sorry for Xiaodeng, so he decides to leave the house to her and not let anyone take it away.

This also reflects the disadvantage of not having a real estate policy, as individual transactions have no protection at all.

If the seller is a good person and keeps his word, it would be fine. But for a family like Liu Haizhong's, it will only cause trouble.

He Yuzhu thought about how to deal with this group of people and then went back.