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

"Would you like to eat something?" Su Xingchen had only eaten a few bites at noon, and after all the consumption in the afternoon, he was now starving. Facing Wang Gou's invitation, he naturally would not refuse, after all, he was depressed all day without anyone to accompany him.

"Come on! I'll take you to eat some delicious food that you've never tasted before." Wang Gou grinned, put his arm around Su Xingchen's shoulders affectionately, and walked towards the main road.

At this time, the courtyard was filled with the aroma of braised pork, like an invisible hand, teasing people's taste buds and causing people in the yard to complain constantly.

"Whose house is this? It's not a festival, why are you eating so deliciously? The kids will smell it and start clamoring for meat. Really, you don't know how to be so cautious. It's not even dinner time yet, why are you so greedy?"

"That's right. When the kids come back and smell this, they'll definitely make a fuss again."

"Hey, both of you stop complaining. This is the braised pork made by the Jia family. Jia Zhang just came back and she's clamoring for meat. Don't let her hear you saying bad things about her behind her back, or she'll come out and throw a tantrum at your door!"

The two of them pouted their lips in dismay after hearing this, but when they thought of Jia Zhang's tantrum, they dared not say anything more. After all, Jia Zhang's reputation as a fierce person was well-known throughout Nanluoguxiang, and anyone who dared to provoke her would definitely suffer.

"Mom, the braised pork is ready. Would you like to come out and eat?" Qin Huairu carefully brought the braised pork to the table, calling softly while wiping her hands with a towel.

"Why are you yelling? I'm here right now, why don't you go and help Dongxu get up to eat? You have no tact at all!" Jia Zhang got up cursing and pointed at Qin Huairu and scolded her.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Qin Huairu didn't dare to complain at all. She hurried into the inner room and helped Jia Dongxu sit at the table.

Jia Dongxu stared at the braised pork in front of him, drooling. He had been eating plain soup every day for the past two days, and this braised pork was too tempting. He couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and prepare to feast on it.

Qin Huairu also sat down with the stick in her arms. Just as she was about to start eating, Jia Zhangshi said, "Don't eat yet. Go wash my clothes. I'll save some food for you later."

"I... I know, I'll go right away." Qin Huairu knew clearly that there would be no leftovers. After washing the clothes, there would probably be only some leftovers. But what could she do? After all, Jia Zhang was her mother-in-law, so she could only get up helplessly.

Qin Huairu had just stood up when she heard a knock on the door, followed by a clear voice: "Sister, are you home? This is Jingru."

"What bad luck! Why did you come at this time instead of earlier? I wonder if your Qin family is so poor that you can't even make ends meet." Jia Zhang's face was full of displeasure. She snorted coldly and complained muttered to herself.

Qin Huairu naturally heard what Jia Zhang said, but she didn't dare to say anything. She walked towards the gate and replied, "I'm at home. I'm coming."

"Jingru, why are you here?" After opening the door, a girl who looked like a porcelain doll, about sixteen or seventeen years old, came into view. This person was Qin Jingru.

"Sister, something happened in your family. Auntie broke her leg at work. So I came to inform you to go back and have a look." As soon as she opened the door, Qin Jingru caught a glimpse of the braised pork on the table and couldn't help swallowing her saliva. How could she taste such delicious food in the countryside? However, when she saw Jia Zhang's vicious eyes, Qin Jingru immediately retracted her gaze and tremblingly explained to Qin Huairu the reason why she came here.

"Ah? Is my mother seriously injured? I'll pack up now and go back to see her." Qin Huairu was panicked when she heard that her mother had broken her leg.

"Aunt, it's nothing serious. The doctor just said you need to lie in bed and rest for a few months." Qin Jingru hurriedly comforted her.

"That's good. I'll go back to Qinjia Village with you. Come in and sit for a while. I'll pack up and we'll leave." Qin Huairu pulled Qin Jingru into the house without saying a word.

"Oh... okay." Qin Jingru looked at Jia Zhang's vicious eyes timidly, not daring to raise her head, for fear of being scolded.

"Banggeng, this is your aunt. Call her aunt and let her play with you for a while. Mom will go to pack up." After saying that, Qin Huairu gently put Banggeng into Qin Jingru's arms.

"Auntie... " Banggeng called timidly.

"Oh." Qin Jingru responded softly.

Qin Huairu walked to the dining table and said to Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu, "Mom, Dongxu, you all heard it. My mother broke her leg. I want to go back with Jingru to visit her. Do you think it's okay?"

"Hmph, whatever you want." Jia Zhang didn't even raise her head, just buried her head in eating, and snorted coldly.

"Okay, our mother broke her leg, so we should go see a doctor. My leg is not convenient, so you can take the stick with you. Mother, please give Huairu some money, otherwise it will be difficult for her to do things when she goes back." Jia Dongxu said to Jia Zhangshi while eating the braised pork with relish and licking his greasy lips.

"What? You're asking me for money again? No way! You've already spent so much while I was away. If you spend more, it would be like asking me to die! I won't give you a penny!" When Jia Zhang heard what Jia Dongxu said, she was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. Her fur instantly stood up and saliva flew everywhere, as if the money had grown wings and was about to fly away.

"Mom! If you continue like this, I tell you, you won't get a penny of my salary from now on!" When Jia Dongxu heard what Jia Zhang said, his face instantly became longer than a donkey's and he yelled at Jia Zhang.

Jia Dongxu is not a person who is considerate of his wife. He has only been to Qinjia Village for a few times in all these years of marriage. But today he was even willing to quarrel with Jia Zhangshi. Why? It turned out that he saw Qin Jingru. Since Qin Jingru came in, his eyes were like being glued by 502 glue, staring at Qin Jingru. At this moment, he was happily imagining that he could take down both sisters and live a carefree life. Naturally, he had to show off his financial resources and prestige in front of Qin Jingru.

"You...you dare..." Jia Zhang looked at Jia Dongxu who was glaring at her fiercely. She had never been glared at like that by Jia Dongxu in her entire life. She felt a little scared and had to give in reluctantly. "Okay, I'll give it to you. Just three dollars, not a penny more. You are really a pair of spendthrifts." After saying that, she did not forget to glare at Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru fiercely.

"Thank you, mother. I'll go pack my things." Qin Huairu took the money and chose to ignore Jia Zhang's murderous look.

(ps: This book sets Qin Jingru to be sixteen years old. I hope the audience will not criticize me. This is for the needs of the plot.)