Siheyuan: I am Yi Zhonghai's biological son

On weekends, the three members of the Yi family went to Heizhima Hutong to warm the house for the Jia family.

Also present were Jia Dongxu's current master Wang Youfu, Jia Dongxu's co-workers, Qin Huairu's father-in-law and brother, and two large tables were set up.

Yi Zhonghai gave a gift of 5 yuan, and Yi Ping'an gave a pair of thermoses, which was considered a valuable gift in that era.

Jia Zhang is smiling all the time now, not like "Jia Zhang" at all, which makes Yi Ping'an marvel. Qin Huairu is no longer like before, acting like a bullied wife all day long, and is acting more and more like a hostess.

Xiaobanggeng also had a lot of fun playing with the children in the same courtyard, and everything was different.

Yi Ping'an now also serves as the head of the technical department of the machinery factory. The main task of the machinery factory is to produce boilers. According to the heating area, there are different models of boilers.

From large boilers used in factories, dormitories and schools to smaller ones that have been improved to become heating stoves of later generations, most of these are exported to Russia. Domestic orders can no longer be filled, and all the money is used to earn foreign exchange.

The steel rolling mill is now very strong, with more than 8000 workers in the main plant and more than 3000 workers in the machinery plant. It is truly a large factory with more than employees.

Yi Ping'an doesn't plan to research any new projects this year. He has already launched two this year, and it would be inappropriate to launch more. Let's wait until next year.

He accompanies his father to and from get off work every day, and occasionally goes to the workshop to give his father instructions or check if there are any problems with the machines. He lives a leisurely life.

Sha Zhu is quite busy. Ever since he passed the chef exam, more and more people have been asking him to cook for their banquets. The factory has expanded its scale this year, so he has to entertain more and more guests.

"Yu Shui, why are you here? Are you waiting for your brother again?" After work that day, Yi Ping'an saw Yu Shui waiting for Sha Zhu at the gate again.

"Well, uncle, brother Ping'an, you are off work." Yu Shui saw Yi Zhonghai and his father coming back, and stood up and greeted them.

"Your brother has a banquet today, so he will probably be back late again. Come on, go home with us first. It's quite cold here." Yi Ping'an took Yu Shui back. It was already November, and when he got home from get off work, it was already dark.

Yu Shui glanced at Yi Zhonghai. She was a little afraid of Yi Zhonghai. An aunt would occasionally give her a steamed bun made of two grains of flour or something to fill her stomach.

Yi Ping'an often gave her some delicious food, such as snacks, candies, boiled eggs, etc., but her brother didn't allow her to go to the cross-courtyard every day, as it would make people feel that it was disrespectful.

Moreover, all the things here by Yi Ping'an are good things. Although Yu Shui is a child, she knows that these things are not cheap, so after finishing her homework at night, she either waits at the gate of the courtyard or at the door of her house.

Yi Zhonghai is a bit patriarchal and he doesn't like any of the girls in the courtyard. In fact, Yang Cuiyun also has such an idea, but she has never given birth to a child, so it is not serious.

Yi Ping'an brought Yu Shui back to Yi's house. After having dinner there, he took her to the cross-yard and gave her some glutinous rice cakes and candies.

"Brother Ping'an, my brother doesn't allow me to take your things." Yu Shui said in a low voice.

"Don't worry about your brother. Just take what I give you. It's not much. Why don't you go to the old lady in the backyard? Didn't your brother ask you to go to her to get food?"

Yi Ping'an felt a little strange. Sha Zhu gave food to the deaf old lady every month, and it was fine food. He even exchanged the food coupons from Yi Ping'an, so that the deaf old lady could help take care of the rain.

Since the issuance of food coupons this year, buying food has become more difficult than before. During the days when food coupons are issued every month, there are people queuing up every day to buy food.

Yi Ping'an didn't need it. He had plenty of food in his space and was not short of it, so his family asked Yi Ping'an to buy it. When he took food from the space, the food coupons could not be used. In order not to expire, he bought other tickets or exchanged them for other tickets.

"The old lady said she wouldn't eat dinner today and there was nothing to eat, but I saw her eating noodles, pure white noodles. When she saw me going there, she hid in the cupboard. This has happened several times." Yu Shui started crying as she spoke, without making a sound, just silently shedding tears.

"Have you told your brother about this?" Yi Ping'an asked. He remembered that there seemed to be this scene in the original plot.

"I told you, but my brother didn't believe me and said I was seeing things. Brother Ping'an, I wasn't seeing things." The more Yu Shui spoke, the sadder she became.

"Oh, stop crying. If you're hungry next time, come to me. You know I have enough. You're just a little girl, how much can you eat?" Yi Ping'an wiped her tears and comforted her.

“But…but…” Yu Shui felt a little embarrassed.

"Don't say buts. I'll put it this way. You're still young and growing. If you starve, you won't grow taller."

Yi Ping'an knew that it was Sha Zhu who didn't let her come, but Yi Ping'an couldn't do anything about the deaf old lady's affairs. Now Yang Cuiyun no longer served her every day, but only helped her wash clothes occasionally. It was no longer possible for her to do laundry, cooking, and carry the urinal every day like before.

Yi Ping'an also had complicated feelings towards the deaf old lady. He didn't like the deaf old lady's arrogant attitude and the fact that she had to be served by filial sons and grandchildren, but he wouldn't say anything. After all, everything in the courtyard was under his control.

Yi Ping'an finally realized that there was no one in the hospital who could outsmart Yi Zhonghai. The key point was that his father would not let you know that you were being plotted against. With this kind of thinking, Yi Ping'an was convinced. If he didn't know the plot, he would have thought his father was a good man.

So Yi Ping'an wouldn't say anything to Sha Zhu. Even if you told him, he wouldn't believe it, because the deaf old lady was really nice to Sha Zhu, calling him grandson every day.

Sha Zhu himself is also happy, maybe because his mother passed away early and his father ran away, so he cherishes family affection especially. If you are nice to him, he will return the favor. This is also the reason why Yi Ping'an is willing to deal with Sha Zhu, he is a sentimental person.

But this was a bit too much for the deaf old lady Yu Shui, so Yi Ping'an always had some pity for the child and took care of her from time to time. The little girl was also very sensible.

"Brother Ping An, I actually have money. My brother gives me five dollars a month, which is sent to me by my father.

But I don’t have food coupons. I didn’t need them before, and I could buy my own food. But now I need food coupons for everything, even meat buns.” Yu Shui stopped crying and started chatting with Yi Ping An.

"Didn't your brother give you food coupons?" Yi Ping'an was speechless. Food coupons were only issued in August this year, and there were only more than three months in total. People have not yet recovered from the original convenience.

"Ask your brother for some food coupons. How can you survive when you're so hungry?" Yi Ping'an said.

"Well, I'll tell him tonight that from now on, I'll keep my share of the food coupons myself, so I won't go hungry. He won't buy food anyway." Yu Shui nodded affirmatively.

"That's right. You keep your food coupons. Your brother is usually busy, so you can buy some food and keep it at home. When your brother doesn't come back, you can cook for yourself." Yi Ping'an also felt that this Sha Zhu was really bad at raising children.

"Okay, I get it. I can cook too, but it's not as delicious as my brother's." Yu Shui said with a smile. Children's emotions come and go quickly, and they are forgotten in a moment.

Yi Ping'an saw that Yu Shui's clothes were too small, the sleeves of his cotton-padded jacket were too short, and his pants were like cropped pants. What a fool! It really makes people speechless.

"Yushui, don't you have any other cotton-padded jackets? Your jackets are too small, aren't you cold?" Yi Ping'an asked her.

"No more, just this one. The previous one was smaller. This one was made two years ago and it grew too fast." Yu Shui tugged at the corner of his clothes a little embarrassedly.

"Do you have cloth coupons?" Yi Ping'an asked her.

Yu Shui shook her head and said, "That's right. The cloth coupons were issued last year and there were very few of them. To make a piece of clothing these days, the whole family had to collect enough cloth coupons."

Yi Ping'an took out a few cloth coupons from his pocket, which added up to 6 feet, enough for the little girl to make a set of clothes.

"Take it. If you feel embarrassed, ask your brother to cook a meal for me. Go and get some cloth on the weekend. I have cotton here. Let my mother make you a set of cotton clothes. You can learn it yourself and then you can make it yourself in the future." Yi Ping'an stuffed the ticket into her hands, not letting her refuse.

"Brother Ping'an, thank you. When I learn how to make clothes, I will help you make clothes." Yu Shui wanted to cry again, but she held it back and still said to Yi Ping'an with a smile.

"Okay, I'll wait for the clothes you make." Yi Ping'an smiled and didn't care.