Siheyuan: All the birds want to die, I enjoy happiness

The morning passed quickly, and as the bell rang, Yi Zhonghai packed up and prepared to go home. He didn't plan to eat at the factory after taking leave, after all, he could go directly to pick up Jia Dongxu after eating at home.

Yi Zhonghai walked into the house, dusted off the dust on his body, and asked, "My dear, is the meal ready? I will go pick up Dongxu after dinner."

"It will be ready soon. Why are you in such a hurry to pick him up? It won't take a moment. He may run away." The aunt put the dishes on the table and went back to the pot.

"Hey, he wants to run, but he can't. I'm just afraid that they will be waiting anxiously." As he said that, Yi Zhonghai picked up a mouthful of shredded potatoes and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Hmph, I told you not to get too close to them. They are in a hurry, but what's the big deal? At most they will wait for you a little longer. I said you are his master, so why are you rushing to help? It seems to me that he is your master." The aunt said disdainfully.

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he was about to retort, but the aunt said, "I think your old illness has come back, and you still expect Jia Dongxu to take care of you in your old age! Eat, I wonder if you can see Jia Dongxu being filial to you in this lifetime. Not to mention anything else, you haven't eaten his family's meals in all these years, right? I still serve you every day? I think I will die before you in the end, and if your apprentice bullies me in the future, I won't have anywhere to appeal!" The aunt put the dishes on the table, turned her back to Yi Zhonghai and started crying.

Yi Zhonghai saw this and realized that this was not going to work. He hadn't found a man to take care of him in his old age, and now his wife ran away. That was really bad. He quickly put down his chopsticks and walked up to the aunt, "Oh, my dear. I just spoke too quickly. I didn't really expect him to take care of me in my old age. I went to find Wang Xiaoer today and asked him to go to the factory and tell them that He Daqing was leaving. I don't think He Daqing is really going to be in the steel mill anymore."

"Even if he wants to come back, I have a way to prevent him from coming back. At worst, we can just adopt a child. Don't you like children? Can't we just adopt one from the street and raise it ourselves?" In order to comfort the old lady, Yi Zhonghai tried every means to say nice things. Don't look at Yi Zhonghai who is so arrogant every day, it's because he has a partner at home who can take care of his logistics. If his partner quits, he will have a hard time.

Hearing this, Auntie stopped crying. "You really didn't lie to me? Old Yi, we've been together for so many years, and I basically listen to you, but please listen to me this time. It's impossible to rely on the Jia family to support you in your old age. The old lady is such a smart person, do you think she has ever relied on Jia Dongxu? She has long said that the Jia family can't support you in your old age, so forget it as long as Jia Zhang is still around."

"I know you still have feelings for him, but you have to think about me too. We are a couple. Okay, that's all I have to say. Think about it yourself." After saying this, the aunt took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears.

Yi Zhonghai quickly patted the auntie and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you this time. We won't rely on the Jia family anymore. As long as Jia Zhang is alive, Jia Dongxu will have to listen to his mother. I think we should make plans early."

"Old Yi, I hope you really listen to me this time and you're not just saying this to coax me."

"Look at what you said. Don't worry, I will definitely listen to you this time. Let's eat quickly, or the food will get cold." Yi Zhonghai said as he quickly picked up some food for the aunt.

Yi Zhonghai ate this meal with a trembling heart, fearing what Auntie would say next. After finishing his meal and saying hello, Yi Zhonghai hurried out. He felt the air was oppressive at home now. There was nothing he could do. Who told Auntie that he didn't count on the Jia family for so many years? He didn't count on the Jia family. Every time Yi Zhonghai said something, it was like a fart. No, a fart at least stinks. Yi Zhonghai just made a sound and there was no more.

Yi Zhonghai walked towards Lao Ge's house with a depressed look on his face, "Knock, knock, is Lao Ge home?"

"Who is it?" Old Ge's wife Wang Cuilan came out.

"Oh, it's Master Yi. What do you want to see Lao Ge about? He didn't come back from work at noon." Wang Cuilan couldn't help but feel puzzled when she saw that it was Yi Zhonghai. Shouldn't Yi Zhonghai have gone to work? Why did he come to his house?

"Hey, it's like this. Jia Dongxu was hospitalized and was discharged today. His legs and feet are not very comfortable, so I thought of asking your family to borrow a cart." Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and said.

Wang Cuilan said embarrassedly: "Master Yi, it's really unfortunate. Chenzi just borrowed this cart two minutes ago, and look at this..."

"He borrowed it? Why did he borrow the cart? Really, don't you think it's still useful in the yard?" Yi Zhonghai was furious when he heard that it was Su Xingchen who borrowed the cart. People who didn't know would think that Su Xingchen had stolen his cart. Why couldn't Su Xingchen use someone else's cart?

"Master Yi, don't be angry. He said he was going to haul coal. Why don't you go borrow some from next door? Doesn't the old Guan family next door have a cart?" Wang Cuilan said comfortingly.

"He's the same. He doesn't haul coal early or late, but has to go today. He really knows how to pick time. Okay, then I'll go borrow it from next door. Sorry for the trouble." After saying that, Yi Zhonghai turned and left.

How could Yi Zhonghai not know that the neighbor Lao Guan had a cart? Of course he knew, but Lao Guan wanted money, and he was reluctant to take it. Even though it was only a few cents, Yi Zhonghai was unwilling to use it. Everyone said that Yan Bugui was a miser, but Yi Zhonghai was the same. Sometimes, Yan Bugui was not as stingy as him.

There are five people in the old Ge family, two sons and one daughter. The two sons are in primary school and the daughter is two years old. Old Ge is a fourth-level worker. Wang Cuilan is in poor health and can only do odd jobs at home. The money she earns every month is not enough to buy her medicine. It is difficult for one person to support five people. Fortunately, the family bought a cart when they were rich. Usually, if a family uses a cart, they will either give a few cents or leave some vegetables. If a coal hauler leaves a little coal, it can be considered as helping others.

Not to mention others, even Yan Bugui's family knew to pay for using a cart, but Yi Zhonghai never paid, no, there was also the Jia family. The old Ge couple were honest people, so if the two families didn't want to pay, then they didn't. After all, one was the eldest uncle and the other was his apprentice.

Today, Yi Zhonghai was still thinking about not paying, but who would have thought that Su Xingchen would borrow the cart before him? Su Xingchen didn't know that he was going to pick up Jia Dongxu today. If he knew that Yi Zhonghai was going to pick up Jia Dongxu, he would have even borrowed the cart from Lao Guan's house next door. It's just a few cents, and I can still afford this little money.