Siheyuan: Rebirth 52 years later, escaping from famine in Beijing

Lu Weimin walked up to Chen Xueru and said, "Xueru, why are you here? What do you want to talk to me about?"

Chen Xueru said with admiration: "Brother Weimin, your school is so beautiful! Today is my mother's birthday, and she asked me to come over and invite you to my house for dinner!"

Lu Weimin nodded and said, "Since today is your birthday, of course I have to go over! But I have to go home first, and then come to your place!"

"Okay! Mom and I will be waiting for you at home!"

"Do you need me to take you back?"

"No need! I'll take a rickshaw!"

"Okay! See you tonight!"

After watching Chen Xueru get on the rickshaw and gradually disappear from sight, Lu Weimin rode to pick up Li Jing and take her home to Ermingang Hutong.

Lu Weimin and Li Jing walked into the living room.

"You came back earlier than usual today!" Sister Fei said with a smile.

Despite the misunderstanding that day, Sister Fei did not show any blame and treated him kindly as usual.

"It's not too busy today, so come early!" said Li Jing.

"Jingjing, your hair is getting more and more beautiful. Mom will help you with your hairstyle today!" Sister Fei said happily.

"Okay!" Li Jing replied expectantly.

Lu Weimin said that a friend invited him to eat out and then left.

Sister Fei didn't retract her gaze until Lu Weimin's departing figure completely disappeared.

After leaving my home in Ermingang,

Lu Weimin went to a nearby department store to shop, bought some gifts for Chen **, and then rode his bike to Sanlipiao Hutong.

As soon as he stepped into the house, Chen Xueru greeted him with a smile: "You are finally here! And you bought so many things!"

"I went to the department store and picked out some gifts for **!" he explained.

Chen Xueru said happily: "Mom will definitely be very happy if she knows!"

Lu Weimin placed the gift on the glass table in the living room and said, "I'll go help mom prepare the meal!"

"Just take a rest and wait for dinner!"

Although Chen Xueru said this, Lu Weimin still went into the kitchen.

Mrs. Chen was very happy to see her son-in-law coming home, and she insisted not to let him enter the kitchen. "You just chat with Xueru, and I will do the cooking."

"Look, let's go out and sit for a while!" Chen Xueru held Lu Weimin's hand and walked to the living room.

About half an hour later, dinner was ready. This was the first time Lu Weimin had dinner at Chen Xueru's house, and Old Mrs. Chen was also there.

Chen Xueru was so excited that she couldn't stop smiling.

They started making cakes again. This was the first time Lu Weimin made a cake by himself, for Xiaohan's birthday.

The scene at that time made Chen Xueru particularly jealous, so Lu Weimin provided the recipe and she purchased all the ingredients, deciding to prepare a surprise for her mother.

Therefore, she did not explain to her mother what she and Wei Min were going to make, only revealing that it was something delicious.

So, Lu Weimin and Chen Xueru worked together to make the cake by themselves. ...Seeking applause...

When the cake was served and the congratulations were given,

Mrs. Chen was so happy that her eyes turned red and she couldn't help wiping away her tears. "Xueru, Weimin, thank you. Mom is so happy!"

"Mom, why are you crying? You see, I don't know what to do when you cry!" Chen Xueru walked up to her mother and hugged her, her eyes also wet.

"I am happy! Look at our precious daughter getting married, having children and living such a happy life, it's great! Now, today is a happy day, no need to cry! Let's enjoy this delicious cake together!" The old lady said lovingly, gently wiping away her tears.

"Okay! We'll listen to you. Mom, you haven't made a wish yet!"

Mrs. Chen held her daughter and son-in-law's hands and said with a friendly smile:

"...My wish is very simple. I just hope our little baby can smile every day. And the whole family should be healthy!

Besides, Weimin, our Chen family only has this little daughter, so you must treat her very well. Don’t let her feel sad at all.”

"Mom, Brother Wei Min is so good to me! How could he make me unhappy?" After hearing the old lady's words, Chen Xueru immediately expressed her objection.

She also felt a lot in her heart - this girl actually protected her husband so much.

Lu Weimin gently held Chen Xueru's hand and promised sincerely, "Mom, don't worry! I will take good care of Xueru and make her happy and worry-free! I will never let her get hurt in the slightest."

"Honey, I love you!" Chen Xueru was deeply touched by these words and hugged her beloved tenderly.

Seeing this scene, Old Madam Chen felt warm in her heart.

Then, Lu Weimin took out a small bottle of spiritual water and said, "Mom, this spiritual water is given to you as a token of my filial respect. It will make you healthier and live longer."

The old lady looked at the spiritual water with shining eyes and was very excited, because she knew that such a good thing could not be bought no matter how much money she had.

" ** Good son-in-law, thank you so much!"

Old Mrs. Chen took it with a smile and swallowed it immediately.

The daughter standing by was also delighted to see this.

It was not until around 11pm that Lu Wei** left and returned to his residence in Ermingang. Seeing that the lights in the room were still on, he knew that the people in the room had not yet gone to bed.

Open the door and ride your bike in! …

Sister Fei, wearing a nightgown, stood at the second-floor window and watched Lu Weimin ride his bike into the yard. After he entered the door, she turned off the main light, leaving only the night light on, and walked into the bedroom.

"Hey! I just saw the lights on the second floor, how come it changed as soon as I entered the door!" Lu Weimin walked into the living room on the second floor with a look of surprise, wondering if he had seen it wrong.

may be.

Lu Weimin walked into his wife's room.

Having learned from his previous lesson, he carefully confirmed that it was his wife before he got into bed and hugged her to sleep.

In the blink of an eye, it was April 4nd.

Located in the alley where the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang is located, the public toilet of Hongxing Community was successfully completed and held its inauguration ceremony in the morning.

Many people gathered outside the new toilet, making a lot of noise. There were not only the street leaders, but also nearby residents, and some came from far away.

Everyone heard that such new public toilets would be gradually built in their own areas, and out of curiosity and eagerness, they all came to experience them first.

People looked at the newly built toilet excitedly and exclaimed: "Wow! The new toilet is so beautiful!"

“I didn’t expect it to be built so quickly!”

"I don't have to worry about falling into the cesspool when I go to the toilet at night anymore!" "Our house won't be bothered by bad smells anymore!"

"I'm not afraid of sitting on the toilet even if it rains!"

“Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Lu Weimin, the street office officials, and entrepreneurs like Chairman Lou. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy such high-end facilities!”

“The new toilet designed by Lu Weimin is really beautiful and modern. It is the cleanest and most convenient toilet I have ever seen!”

"Lu Weimin personally designed the public toilet and sought funding from a company to build it so that his wife could use it comfortably. This is so touching. If I were a reporter, I would definitely report this as a special feature and it would definitely be widely praised!"

There happened to be a trainee reporter from People's Daily nearby, and when he heard these discussions, his eyes lit up instantly.

"Dear directors, Chairman Lou, Director Li and Comrade Lu Weimin, now is the auspicious time, the completion ceremony of the new public toilet has begun!" a staff member of the street office reminded.

"Let's get started!" After getting the approval of Director Wang, Director Kong, Chairman Lou, and Mr. and Mrs. Lu Weimin, Director Wang announced and gave the first speech.

Next, Director Kong, Chairman Lou, and then Deputy Director Li, Lu Weimin’s wife, took the stage to speak.

Lu Weimin declined to go on stage to give a speech, but stayed by the side, which moved the audience deeply.

"Comrade Lu Weimin and Director Li have a really good relationship. He even accompanies us when we talk!" "The harmonious relationship between Lu Weimin and his wife is obvious to all."

"This couple will gain glory again." Looking at the high-spirited Li Jing and Lu Weimin beside her, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu were filled with jealousy.

Li Ji, a reporter from People's Daily standing nearby, excitedly recorded it all.

After the speech, the people who made outstanding contributions in the donation and construction of public toilets were commended. As Chen Xueru was pregnant and could not travel, Manager Zhang accepted the award on her behalf.

Li Jing, the director of the street office and a neighbor, attended the opening ceremony despite being pregnant.

After the award ceremony,

Lu Weimin helped his wife to sleep. People started to light firecrackers.

Then, the original cordon was removed and the public toilet was officially put into use.

Suddenly, the whole scene became boiling.

The onlookers rushed to get in and see the newly built public toilet.

Fortunately, there were staff and police on site to maintain order, otherwise chaos might have occurred. Lu Weimin was deeply shocked when he witnessed all this.

It is hard to imagine in modern times that the opening of a public toilet can make everyone so excited.

But if you think about it carefully, in that era, the country had just been established, the infrastructure needed to be improved, and supplies were in short supply. Even the completion of a new public toilet was a joyous event.

"Wei Min, Director Li, do you want to come in and take a look at the toilet?" Yan Bugui walked up and asked with a smile.

Lu Weimin responded with a smile: "Don't worry!"

Li Jing looked at the people queuing to enter the public toilet and said, "Let's not go! There are too many people and I'm afraid the baby will be squeezed."

When Aunt Yi saw Yan Bugui walking towards Lu Weimin and his wife, she immediately pushed Liu Haizhong gently and said, "Boss! Look, that old man is chatting with Lu Weimin and Director Li. You should go over there too!"

"That's true! Old Yan is so shameless! He just lied to me and told me to queue up to see the toilet, but I didn't expect that he was going to curry favor with Wei Min and the others!" Liu Haizhong complained secretly, but still ran over quickly.

Yi Zhonghai also saw this scene, but he couldn't bring himself to do the same as Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong, and couldn't help but complain: "How shameless! At your age, you're still trying to flatter these two juniors!"

Director Huang Zhihua finished his work and finally found time to talk to Lu Weimin and his wife.

"Isn't that the famous Director Huang from the police station? They seem to be quite familiar with Lu Weimin and his wife!" Yi Zhonghai, who had been watching Lu Weimin in the crowd, was also quite shocked when he saw this scene...