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

"Okay, okay, I haven't seen you for a long time. Look, you have grown into a big boy, over 1.8 meters tall. By the way, sister, if I remember correctly, is Chunsheng younger than him?" Zhao Juan said as she pulled Liu Lihua to sit down.

"Yes, but it's only a few months smaller." Liu Lihua said as she put down the vegetable basket. Su Xingchen also put the bucket aside. It was really tiring to carry thirty or forty kilograms of fish.

"Chunsheng, have you lit the coal stove? Come here and call me brother, this is your brother Chenzi." Zhao Juan said to Wang Chunsheng who was lighting the coal stove.

Wang Chunsheng looked up at Su Xingchen, smiled and said, "Hello, Brother Chen."

"It's okay, we are about the same age. I'll call you Chunsheng and you can just call me Chenzi." Su Xingchen quickly waved his hand and said.

"Hey, since you are older than him, he should call you brother. You don't have to be polite to him about this matter, Chenzi." Zhao Juan said quickly.

"Yes, Brother Chen, you are older than me and it is only right for me to call you brother." Wang Chunsheng lit the coal stove at this time, and then he took a stool and asked Su Xingchen to sit down.

Su Xingchen could see Wang Chunsheng's appearance clearly now. He had an oval face, a thin body and wore thin clothes. When he handed the bench to her, Su Xingchen even saw that his hands were covered with chilblains. Is this the difference between people? Even before she came here, Su Xingchen's family was not bad compared to his, but Wang Chunsheng's life seemed to be very bad.

In the middle of winter, he was still wearing autumn clothes? He didn't even shiver. Su Xingchen suddenly felt that although he had been in this place for so long, he still felt a little strange. His life seemed to be too good. Wang Chunsheng seemed to notice that Su Xingchen saw his hands full of chilblains. He smiled awkwardly, put his hands into his clothes, and sat down.

"Sister, why are you here today? It's so cold. If you have anything to say, just let the children come over and tell them. Can your body withstand such a cold weather?" Zhao Juan said while holding Liu Lihua's hand.

"Sister, I know you are concerned about me, but you may not know that I am well now, and I have even started to go back to work in the street class." Liu Lihua said with a smile.

"What? Sister, this is a good thing. Yes, look at your face now, you have more flesh on your face, and your complexion is better. I was wondering why you came back in such a cold weather." Zhao Juan saw that Liu Lihua's complexion was indeed much better than before, and now she looked like a healthy person.

"That's all, sister, you can go to work when you're well, and your life will get better when Chenzi graduates and starts working." Zhao Juan couldn't help but sigh. Actually, Wang Chunsheng's grades were not bad at first, but someone had to take over the job to support the family. If he didn't take over the job, the 15 yuan a month the factory gave him was not enough for the three of them. Wang Chunsheng had to spend money on school, and Wang Tianxin had to spend money on school and medical treatment. Even if Zhao Juan didn't want Wang Chunsheng to take over, there was no way. Wang Chunsheng had to give up his studies and go to the Security Department of the Smelting Bureau. He should have gone to the Security Department of the Steel Rolling Mill. I don't know which leader thought the Smelting Bureau was safer and put him in the Security Department of the Smelting Bureau.

"Well, we just have to make do with our lives. It's indeed much better than before. Besides, Chenzi is older now and can help relieve some of my stress. Big sister, isn't today a festival? Chenzi and I are here to give you something. There are two fish in the bucket, one weighing more than ten kilograms and the other weighing more than twenty kilograms."

Before Liu Lihua finished speaking, Zhao Juan was eager to refuse. Liu Lihua quickly interrupted her and said, "Sister, don't refuse yet. Wait until I finish. This fish was caught by Chenzi. I have more at home, and he can still catch it if he wants to."

"Oh, sister, even if you catch something, you don't have to give our family so many fish. Just take the big fish away later. The small one is enough for the three of us. It's not easy for the two of you to live, so you don't have to give us so many fish just to help our family." Zhao Juan patted Liu Lihua's hand and said.

It was Su Xingchen's turn to speak up now, "Aunt Liu, you are treating us as outsiders. My mom has said that Uncle Wang had a very good relationship with my dad, and now that they are gone we should live a good life together. Besides, Tian Xin is still a child, and her health is not good to begin with. She needs more nutrition, so you should give her more nourishment. I know my mom was sick before, and you didn't want her to help you, but now she is well, and I am really good at fishing. I have caught two fish weighing more than 20 kilograms in this period of time."

"Well, let's talk behind closed doors. It may sound a bit annoying, but it's the truth. My mom and I are tired of eating fish!" Su Xingchen said with an awkward smile.

"Hey kid, some people don't have a bite of meat for a long time, and you still think fish is too greasy. Okay, I get it, I'll take the fish." Zhao Juan was actually afraid that Liu Lihua's family would not be doing well in order to support their family, but seeing how fat they were, they didn't look like they were doing badly. Mainly because Su Xingchen mentioned that Wang Tianxin needed to be nourished. Indeed, Wang Chunsheng and Wang Tianxin both needed to be nourished. They were both so thin. Thinking of this, Zhao Juan decided to agree.

"Oh, by the way, there are some vegetables in this basket. I bought too much today, and we can't eat much. They won't be fresh if they are left at home for a few days. So I brought them here. Don't think it's too little." Liu Lihua said, pointing to the basket of vegetables on the table.

"Big sister, I'm so happy that you can come as you said. I'd be happy even if you came empty-handed. It's no big deal." Zhao Juan said with a frown, pretending to be angry.

"Oh, my dear sister, I just said that. Don't be angry." Liu Lihua said to Zhao Juan with a smile.

As expected, this woman, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, could chat for a long time. Su Xingchen almost fell asleep while listening to his mother chatting with Aunt Zhao. He found an excuse to go to the bathroom and let Wang Chunsheng take him out.

"Brother Chen, the toilet is here. You go in by yourself. I will follow you in." Wang Chunsheng pointed in the direction to Su Xingchen and said.

"Okay." Su Xingchen didn't waste any time. He went in, used the toilet and came out. These courtyard houses are generally the same, except that the orientation is sometimes different.