Chapter 1014: Heart-wrenching

"Actually, the 'Wan Zhu' (hooligans) look down on the 'Fo Ye' (pickpockets) the most."

Shen Guodong curled his lip and said, "Don't look at them as if they're eating the Fo Ye; the moment they see someone with eyes gleaming with greed, they'll go up and 'clean' them out."

"Hey! That's exactly the meaning~"

Sha Zhu nodded in agreement, "The Fo Ye still have to call the Wan Zhu 'Grandpa'~"

"Hahaha~"

Hearing this, everyone felt it was interesting and couldn't help but chuckle.

It was just casual chatting anyway, without any specific theme; it had just drifted here from the matter of Li Xuecai.

Li Xuewu reached out and squeezed Xuecai's shoulder, smiling as he said, "Don't listen to them. Whether it's a Wan Zhu or a Fo Ye, in my eyes, they're all collectively called scum."

"Second Brother, I..."

Li Xuecai didn't dare tell his Second Brother these things, just for fear that he would think he was cowardly and incompetent.

Ji Yuxiu glanced at him; in her heart, she was both moved by his honesty and comforted by his integrity.

Working at the station, she had seen too many young social delinquents who were idle and mischievous.

Don't look at her as someone who hadn't read many books—only a high school graduate—but she scoffed at the idea that "women don't love men who aren't bad."

Her family's educational environment simply didn't allow her to develop such rebellious thoughts.

Men are better off being honest and upright; it's not like he lacks real ability.

If you want to talk about real ability, Li Xuecai treats illnesses and saves people, and supports the family—doesn't that count as a skill?

Does one have to be brawling and acting fierce to be called domineering and capable?

At the very least, what he can do, those little hoodlums can't!

"Listen to Second Brother; you don't need to worry about these things. If someone gives you trouble, hide first, and we'll deal with them later."

Ji Yuxiu hadn't been a station chief for these past six months for nothing. Her physical skills might not have improved much, but she was certainly capable of being ruthless.

In this day and age, where people carry guns when they go out and are ready to strike at any moment, if she weren't tough, no one would truly submit to her.

Li Xuecai looked at his Second Brother blankly, then nodded to show he understood.

Sha Zhu saw this clearly from the side and said to Li Xuecai with a smile, "We're just talking for fun. Don't really think these people are that amazing; it's them who are afraid of you."

As he said this, he half-jokingly gestured toward Li Xuewu and said, "These people are just targets for your Second Brother. When he wants to go target practice, that's when these people's names get crossed off the King of Hell's register."

Li Xuewu glared at him amusedly, lifted his chin slightly, and denied it, "Nonsense, how long has it been since I..."

"Ba~ ba~"

Li Shu had perhaps played enough with her Great-Grandfather and had run over to find Li Xuewu again.

Naturally, he wouldn't talk nonsense in front of his daughter; he had to show his kind side.

"Is the snow fun, Xue?"

Looking at Li Shu's little shoes covered in white snow debris, Li Xuewu squatted down, held his daughter on his lap, and knocked them against the fire.

They were cloth shoes, after all; if they were scorched by the fire, they would turn into water, and then she would get cold.

Actually, his daughter's little shoes weren't very thick, and he hadn't intended for her to play outside for a long time.

It was just that when Yu Li made shoes, she was willing to put in the effort and money. These shoes looked like cloth on the outside, but they were actually lined with shearling.

When making shoes for children, people generally wouldn't use such materials, especially fur.

It was mainly because children grow fast; whether it's shoes or clothes, they have to be replaced before long.

But who told Li Shu to be so favored by Yu Li?

Seeing Li Xuewu's doting appearance as he looked after his daughter, everyone else chatted and laughed.

"Who would have thought, the 'King of the World' also has a gentle day."

Sha Zhu had his hands in his pockets, gestured toward Li Xuewu, and teased the crowd.

The crowd only laughed; they wouldn't dare tease Li Xuewu like he did.

Li Xuewu didn't mind, nor did he care about the dirt on the soles of Li Shu's shoes. He held her while warming by the fire and replied to Sha Zhu, "Don't talk about me, I'll wait until you have a day like this!"

"Heh~ heh!"

Sha Zhu curled his lip and said unconvinced, "Me? I'm the type who can bear to see my child get beaten. If you don't beat them, they won't become talented!"

"Hmm~ you're only good at talking!"

At this moment, Yu Li walked out from the courtyard, scolded Sha Zhu, and then walked to Li Xuewu's side to take Li Shu over.

She adored Li Shu, but they spent little time together; every time she saw her, she had to hold her, never getting enough.

Li Shu knew who was good to her; she wrapped her little hands around Yu Li's neck and affectionately called her 'Little Aunt'.

This was because she often received new clothes and new shoes; she was only so young, yet she knew who was good to her.

Yu Li kissed her again and again, teased her again and again, and fearing she would be cold, she didn't stay here, turning directly to head into the courtyard.

Sha Zhu shrugged his shoulders, looked at Li Xuewu, and said, "Finally made it through today. When my son is born, it'll be a big birthday."

"You're particular about this?"

Li Xuewu squatted down, picked up a piece of wood by his feet, threw it into the fire, clapped his hands, stood up, and said, "The day is close, you should be more attentive."

"He's very attentive!"

Shen Guodong laughed, crossed his arms, and introduced to Li Xuewu, "Every day he reminds me to keep people at home, and he personally checks if the car is ready, and whether the fuel tank and water tank are sufficient."

"Heh heh~ anyway, I can't shortchange my son!"

Sha Zhu wasn't afraid of others laughing at him; he just smiled foolishly, as if he were certain he was really going to have a son.

The First Master walked in from the gate, saw them laughing and talking, and greeted them, "What are you chatting about? So lively."

"Talking about Zhuzi having a son."

Lao Qi laughed, "He's already calculated when his son will be born, when he'll go to school, and when he'll take a wife!"

"Hahaha~"

Everyone laughed openly, mocking Sha Zhu's simplicity and wishful thinking.

The First Master also laughed; regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl, he was happy for Sha Zhu.

"Did you come back by yourself?"

He walked to the campfire, spoke to everyone, and greeted Li Xuewu.

"I heard your dad say during the day, your wife is also about to give birth, right?"

"Just about."

Li Xuewu smiled and introduced, "It might be around the same time as Diliya's, just don't know who will be first."

"That would naturally be us first!"

Sha Zhu stood on the other side, stiffened his neck, and said, "We got married first, naturally we're the big brother!"

"Hahaha~"

The First Master smiled and nodded along with his words, considering it an agreement with his point of view. This kid, as soon as he talked about children, he definitely wouldn't yield.

Li Xuewu, however, deliberately teased him, "What's so good about being the big brother? You have to take care of the younger brother. Why not let us go first?"

"Don't even think about it! We go first!"

Sha Zhu waved his hand and said with certainty, "Even if we have to take care of the younger brother, we accept it!"

He said to the people around him with a face full of smiles, "We're definitely going to be the big brother!"

"What's there to argue about~"

Yushui didn't know when she had come out; she stood behind with her arms crossed and curled her lip, "Arguing back and forth, isn't there still an uncle in the back courtyard!"

"Hahaha!"

Shen Guodong suddenly laughed out loud, pointed at Yushui, and said, "I didn't expect you to be a master of deadpan humor!"

When the crowd realized, they all laughed and looked at Sha Zhu and Li Xuewu.

Sha Zhu also figured it out, feigned a gesture of beating his chest and stomping his feet, and said, "Sigh~ seniority is a heavy burden!"

The New Year is meant to have a New Year atmosphere; talking and laughing, the goal is to be happy.

Front courtyard, Yan family.

Although it was New Year's Eve, compared to the usual atmosphere, it was particularly gloomy.

Comrade Ge Shuqin coaxed the child to finish nursing before coming to the main room.

"Main room" is a Northeastern term; here in Beijing, because of the Manchus entering the pass, it's also spoken this way. It's actually the main hall of the house.

This Sihe courtyard only had one main room, and that was the one at Sha Zhu's place.

But according to each family's calculations, the Yan family's main room was the room where the mother-in-law lived.

Currently, Comrade Ge Shuqin still lived in the side room she had when she married Yan Jiecheng.

It's just that now the child is a little older, and it's not good to always have the mother-in-law or the sister-in-law bring her food.

Every time it was mealtime, she would wrap up the child and come to the mother-in-law's house to help.

Now she receives a salary from the steel mill, so she has a guarantee of living, but she doesn't live alone, nor does she haggle over the living expenses her father-in-law discussed with her or the debt Yan Jiecheng owed the family.

The salary issued in the first two months was collected by her father-in-law on her behalf and didn't reach her hands.

He just gave her an account of what was used for her and the child's living expenses and what was used to repay the family's debts.

Because she hadn't started her post yet, she only received the minimum wage, but it was still quite a bit.

Generally speaking, the son is your son, and the granddaughter is your granddaughter; I've never heard of a son's debt having to be demanded from the daughter-in-law after he dies.

What's even more absurd is that it's okay to calculate the daughter-in-law's living expenses, but even the nursing child has to be calculated.

Comrade Ge Shuqin didn't haggle, and didn't even go to ask how much money her father-in-law collected from the factory, nor did she look at the account sent by her sister-in-law.

At that time, she only put her mind on the newborn child.

It was really premature and malnourished; the child didn't even have the strength to cry, just whimpering, not as good as a puppy.

But it was the eggs and nutritional supplements sent by the neighbors that saved the child's life, and saved her life too.

She had thought about it early on: Yan Jiecheng was a ghost haunted by debt; it was his fate to suffer this calamity.

When she was with Yu Li, the family was dunning for debt; after he started working, his brothers were dunning for debt; after marrying her, he was dunned by his father—there was never a good time.

Looking at the newborn child being tossed around by the mother-in-law, Comrade Ge Shuqin's heart was as dead as ash.

As long as the child couldn't live, she wouldn't live either; she wouldn't have lived with Yan Jiecheng for nothing. Even if they died, the three of them would die together.

But who told God not to recognize the suffering? He didn't pity her and the child, insisting on leaving the child in the world to suffer.

What could she do? She just didn't have the courage and ruthlessness to strangle the child and leave together.

So Comrade Ge Shuqin also gritted her teeth to live well, to hold up a piece of sky for the child.

She had suffered too much from not having a father or mother to love her since she was little; if she really left, who knows how much suffering this child would have to endure in the Yan family.

Her father-in-law and mother-in-law perhaps saw her stubbornness and resilience, so they didn't make things difficult for her anymore, nor did they toss her around.

It was just the mother-in-law, nagging on her lips, but every mealtime, the hot food was never missing.

The family lived a tight life, but those eggs, flipped back and forth, still ended up in her mouth.

Saying she hated Yan Jiecheng for being unfilial, saying she hated her for not giving birth to a son, but the human heart is made of flesh after all; with the mother-in-law's temperament, she wasn't someone who would ruthlessly starve the mother and child.

So life was chaotic and messy, but walking and stopping, they finally made it through.

Comrade Ge Shuqin felt grateful to everyone in her heart, grateful to the family that tolerated her and endured her, as well as those who reached out to help her.

Qin Huairu in the back courtyard never blocked Banggeng from sending eggs to her.

Even if she knew it was exchanged by the second younger brother-in-law, selling it to you is a favor, not to mention it was sold cheaply.

The First Master's wife often came to see her, hiding from her mother-in-law, teaching her how to take care of herself and the child, and often sent her noodles with eggs.

In this day and age, eating a mouthful of cornmeal is considered a full meal, not to mention noodles made of pure white flour.

What was nested in that bowl wasn't just an egg, but a scorching concern.

The Li family living across the street, although Aunt Liu came less often, the things she sent were not few.

The child was raised until now, had chubby flesh, and had the strength to nurse; it was by eating the food of a hundred families and receiving the affection of a hundred families that he survived.

He was also promising; although life was bitter and he was very premature, the child didn't torment people, eating when he should and sleeping when he should, unlike when he was just born and would torment people in the middle of the night.

The one she was most grateful to was Li Xuewu; she had complex emotions toward this young but dignified neighbor.

She came to Beijing with Yan Jiecheng; at that time, Yan Jiecheng worked under him.

How much he took care of Yan Jiecheng at the beginning goes without saying; later, when he went to the transport team to be an instructor, it was also an excellent position.

Who told her to be confused, who told Yan Jiecheng to be unpromising, not having the fortune to live the current life.

When she heard her father-in-law and mother-in-law arguing about giving Yan Jiecheng's job to the second younger brother-in-law, she really didn't have any thoughts.

She didn't dare to think, and didn't dare to ask, fearing she would offend the family and drive the mother and child out.

Not for anything else, as long as the child could grow up well, even if she were driven out of the house, it would have to wait until the child's health was better.

Never did she expect that this job would be given to her. From her father-in-law's helplessness and her mother-in-law's indignation, she learned that it was Li Xuewu who personally signed the order; no one in the security group dared to change it, and the personnel department dared even less.

She never thought about competing for this position with the second younger brother-in-law; she was humble enough to just want a mouthful of food for the mother and child.

Getting this job made her terrified and uneasy, but at the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief, as if the rope tied around her neck had loosened slightly.

She specifically chose a day when her mother-in-law wasn't at home, asked the First Master's wife to help look after the child, and went to the steel mill herself.

Comrade Ge Shuqin didn't think about doing anything; she just wanted to know what she could do and how to raise the child.

Very unexpectedly, but also within expectations, she saw Li Xuewu.

A bit indifferent, and a bit formulaic, but the words the other party said made her incomparably stable and trusting.

She didn't have to rush to start her post; she could find him at the security department after her maternity leave.

The salary continued to be collected, the shift was temporarily not needed, and it was confirmed that this order was indeed issued by Li Xuewu.

One can imagine how grateful and complex Comrade Ge Shuqin's mood was at that time.

Her father-in-law and mother-in-law didn't give her much of a look, because their faces were already very ugly at the time, with no room for descent.

Actually, they should also know that it was impossible for Li Xuewu to have dealings with Comrade Ge Shuqin; pointing Comrade Ge Shuqin to take over was, on one hand, work practice, and on the other hand, it might be taking care of orphans and widows.

Even if they complained about this matter, they didn't dare to publicly say Li Xuewu was unfair or say Comrade Ge Shuqin was unfilial.

They could only sigh and face this fact.

From that day on, Comrade Ge Shuqin had the motivation to live on, and also saw the future and hope for herself and the child.

She didn't care who took the current salary; she had to live with her father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Even if she went to work at the factory, someone had to help look after the child.

Another thing, her current situation wasn't suitable for living alone; without Yan Jiecheng, even a slight action would cause a big misunderstanding.

She was a widow with a daughter anyway; even if she competed for salary or property, when the trouble started, the one who would suffer would still be her.

The only thing that made her feel sad was the second younger brother-in-law.

To put it ugly, it's unbenevolent and unrighteous, but every family has its own difficult scriptures to read.

Who doesn't know that a widowed sister-in-law is hard to seek, who doesn't know it's scandalous, who doesn't know it's hard to open one's mouth.

She accepted the second younger brother-in-law's favor, but never thought about living with him.

Since she wanted to give the child a future, she couldn't let her be in an awkward situation in the future.

After all, she's a girl; how will she marry in the future?

She couldn't learn from her, running away with any man, thinking it would be better than at home.

Once a woman becomes a mother, her mind is all on the child; she fears the small and fears the big.

What she feared more was her mother-in-law's attitude; she had long intended to agree to the second younger brother-in-law's intentions.

This matter was considered a taboo in the family; her father-in-law didn't scold people less, but the second younger brother-in-law insisted, and the mother-in-law spoiled him; life wasn't hard to endure, but face was hard to endure.

Before the New Year, when the child could be held out of the room, she took the initiative to come out to help, not letting her mother-in-law say another word.

Whether it was cooking or tidying up the room, she did all the washing and scrubbing in the house.

She only hoped her mother-in-law would pity her and cherish her own granddaughter, and not mention the matter between her and the second younger brother-in-law again.

But there are countless hurdles in this world, and they just happened to come to her.

Hemp rope breaks at the thinnest point; misfortune finds the bitter person.

New Year's Eve, saying they would eat dumplings, but the whole family felt unhappy.

Her father-in-law didn't want to be extravagant, just saying to stir-fry two more dishes would be enough.

The second younger brother-in-law was competitive, went to exchange for white flour and pork himself, insisting on eating these dumplings for the New Year.

The younger brother-in-law and younger sister-in-law had been making trouble for more than half a year; they were finally calm, sober, and scared; now they didn't even go out of the courtyard easily.

To put it nicely, it's called being idle; to put it ugly, it's called waiting for death.

The younger brother-in-law relied on having money in his pocket, always calculating for himself, hiding and "working" with a book all day.

The younger sister-in-law was sensible, helping her take care of the child and helping with housework, but it was all directed by the mother-in-law.

The whole family was rushing for the New Year, and for these dumplings, there were several accounts to settle in their hearts.

Yan Jiefang went to buy a bottle of wine in the afternoon, saying it had been a year, and they should have a good time.

The younger brother-in-law hid away, very afraid that these dumplings and wine would be split evenly, only waiting to return when it was time to eat.

The younger sister-in-law only worked and didn't speak; she had no money and no status in this family.

Her father-in-law was sulking, listening to the radio with a straight face, without a bit of New Year's joy.

Especially listening to the liveliness of the west courtyard and looking at the red fireworks in the sky, he didn't know why he was even angrier.

Across the street was lively, also preparing to wrap dumplings; what was even more joyful was Zhao Yafang, who was also giving birth.

Also a daughter-in-law, also giving birth, also living in the same courtyard, the gap was a hundred thousand miles.

It wasn't that Comrade Ge Shuqin was complaining; she didn't have the qualifications to complain, just thinking that this year was the first year Yan Jiecheng left, and they had to get through it.

But looking at it now, this year was probably not going to be easy.

"What are you doing?"

Li Xuewu had also just returned from the west courtyard and saw Qin Huairu walking outside in a hurry.

Hearing his voice, Qin Huairu turned her head to see it was him, then stopped her steps, panicked, "Xiaodang has a stomachache, I'm going to buy medicine."

"Over here!"

Li Xuewu pointed in the direction of his home and said, "My dad is at home. On New Year's Eve, where are you going to buy medicine?"

"I was so anxious I got confused!"

Qin Huairu slapped her forehead, turned back and entered the hanging flower gate, and complained to Li Xuewu who followed behind, "This child has no memory; she had a stomachache last time, and still insisted on eating."

"Are they all like you?"

Li Xuewu comforted her, "A child is a child; you can't shortchange anything, but you can't shortchange the mouth."

"You have a lot to say."

Qin Huairu was so anxious that her forehead was covered in sweat. When she arrived at Li's door, she hesitated again, turned her head and asked Li Xuewu, "It's not... that, right?"

"Hurry up!"

Li Xuewu pushed her, "The child is suffering at home, and you're still letting your imagination run wild."

"What's going on?"

Aunt Liu had long heard the movement of the two, pushed the door open and welcomed them out at this moment, saw Qin Huairu's face full of embarrassment, and asked a question.

Li Xuewu pointed at her and said, "She said Xiaodang has a stomachache and is anxious to buy medicine. At this time, where can she buy it?"

"Sorry, Aunt Liu."

Qin Huairu said with a face full of apology, "It's New Year's..."

"Hey~ you really!"

Aunt Liu pulled her into the room, saying as she walked, "When has your Uncle Li ever tabooed this?"

"Isn't there still a child?"

Qin Huairu entered the room somewhat awkwardly, saw Li Shun who was holding Li Shu and coaxing her happily, curled her lips and said, "Uncle."

"Ate something bad? Or what?"

Li Shun also heard the conversation at the door, couldn't bear to put Li Shu down, and asked while holding his eldest granddaughter.

Qin Huairu explained, "The rice cake pancakes made in the morning, I thought I'd heat up the remaining few in the evening, didn't expect the children to eat them cold."

"Don't know how many she ate; hot water bag doesn't work, covering on the kang doesn't work, she's just crying in pain."

"Why are you only anxious now!"

Li Shun frowned, handed the child to Li Xuewu, gestured to the door and said, "Go, I'll take a look."

He had been kind for a lifetime, and there had never been a time when he turned a patient away.

Even on New Year's Eve, it wasn't like he hadn't made house calls; the more it was this time, the more he couldn't delay.

Neighbors living together, if people really said he saw death and didn't save, he wouldn't have the face to carry the medicine box out in the future.

He walked in front, Qin Huairu followed behind in a hurry, also knowing to be anxious.

At this time, it was like this; eating cold, catching wind, mostly taught by the elderly, lying on the kang to cover up, or lying down with a hot water bag for a while.

It might just be a fart's time, and it would be fine in a while.

But this situation also depends on the person and the time; if this trick doesn't work, that taste is not easy to bear.

Especially for children, she doesn't have the endurance; as long as she is uncomfortable, she will definitely torment.

Seeing them go out, Aunt Liu sighed with lingering fear, but didn't say anything else, only saying auspicious words.

No one wants something to happen on New Year's Eve, and no one wants anyone to have a bad New Year because of illness.

"Sigh, raising a child is not that easy."

Perhaps she remembered the experience of raising the children in the family from small to large, or perhaps it was because she saw her eldest son and second son both having children, sighing that time is not easy.

Li Shu stared with big eyes, not knowing what had happened; seeing her grandfather go, she didn't dare to be naughty anymore; with the biggest backer in the family gone, she was the most honest.

When Li Xuewu put her on the kang, the old lady beckoned, and she obediently moved over, playing with the toys the grandmother handed her.

She is the big devil in the family; not only are there several baskets of toys in the Haiyuncang No. 1 courtyard, but there is also a basket prepared here.

If she wasn't busy on weekdays, Li Xuewu would send her here to be looked after by the old lady when he went to work in the morning.

If he was on a business trip or busy, she could only play with Qin Jingru at home.

She was extremely familiar with this place, just not used to having a little aunt.

Even if she came to play at her grandmother's house during the day, she mostly saw her little aunt when her father picked her up to go home.

But today it didn't work; the big devil met the little aunt.

In the little aunt's words, even if she is a dragon, she has to coil; even if she is a tiger, she has to lie down; in this family, the little aunt is the boss.

Li Shu wouldn't argue with her about this at ordinary times, but when her grandfather returned, she had to be the boss in this family.

Nothing else to say, as long as she wanted it, her grandfather would satisfy her, and the little aunt wouldn't work either.

Even if she argued or fought, it was her grandfather who helped her, and the little aunt didn't dare to come to retaliate against her.

Li Xue was busy looking at the little one in the south room at this moment, had no time to tease her, but didn't dare to be too presumptuous.

She knew how to protect herself; she argued when she should, and was honest when she should, never looking for trouble.

Li Xuewu was chatting with his mother in the main room while watching his eldest brother and the others play poker.

Eldest brother and Great-Grandfather were a team, Li Xuecai and Ji Yuxiu were a team, playing against each other to upgrade.

Eldest brother and Great-Grandfather had a steady style, but Li Xuecai liked to shout, especially happy today; both he and Ji Yuxiu liked liveliness.

The bicycle matter was solved; Li Xuewu told Ji Yuxiu to ride directly to the station tomorrow morning, register the lost and found, it was that simple.

At first, Shen Guodong said he could ride to the club, and it would be fine if Zhao Lao Si handled it.

But he didn't agree; he didn't want to give Zhang Jianguo face, and even less would he indulge Zhao Lao Si in getting involved with these hooligans.

Now he wasn't pursuing the matter of the other party forcing this broken bicycle into his younger brother's hands, which was already considered the other party's luck.

It was also because he had many things to do now, was busy with work, didn't want to lose his status, and didn't want to be as knowledgeable as these little brats.

If it were last year, he would have dragged these few out, dismantled this bicycle part by part, and taken it away in his crotch.

He didn't have a good temper, but now he must have good cultivation; he couldn't be like what Sha Zhu said, finding people to be targets to hit; what would that become.

Li Shun returned from outside not long after, followed by Banggeng.

"Uncle Wu!"

Banggeng first greeted Li Xuewu, then wanted to look into the inner room like a rabbit.

Little boys of this age are all in the group that people dislike and dogs hate.

He knew Aunt Yafang had given birth to a chubby boy, but he hadn't seen it yet.

He wanted to take a look at this moment, but was blocked out by Li Xue in the inner room.

"Is Xiaodang okay?"

"Sister Xue."

Banggeng wasn't annoyed when he saw Li Xue wouldn't let him look; he first greeted her, then replied, "Grandfather said it's nothing, but she has to take medicine."

Li Shun was grabbing medicine in front of the medicine cabinet, still having to reply to his eldest granddaughter who was asking him questions by the window of the inner room.

Li Shu had a lot to say to her grandfather; she couldn't ask for any count, but her little mouth could chatter.

Li Shun didn't have patience for his son, but when it came to his eldest granddaughter, he answered whatever she asked, never letting his eldest granddaughter's words fall to the ground.

The few people playing cards in the middle of the living room secretly laughed at Li Shun's appearance.

Here, Li Xuecai laughed the loudest; even after being poked by Li Xuewu, he could still endure the laughter.

Li Shun was long used to it, didn't care about the eyes others looked at him with, and couldn't give up doting on his grandson because of others.

He was the same to the big and the small; after returning, he adored his eldest grandson, and when he saw Li Shu, he adored his eldest granddaughter; he loved them all.

Don't know what happened, Aunt Liu loved Li Shu and Li Tang with all her heart, but she couldn't show the appearance of being as attentive as Li Shun.

Little Li Tang didn't know anything yet, just knew how to sleep when nursing, but Li Shu was the most attached to Li Shun.

The grandfather and granddaughter didn't have idle mouths together, whispering like secrets, murmuring, and others couldn't understand.

When the medicine was wrapped, Li Shun hung it with hemp rope and handed it to Banggeng who was watching the card game.

This unlucky kid didn't want to leave yet, wanting to wait until the end of this game.

Li Xuewu wanted to kick him amusedly, allowed him to deliver the medicine home, and come back in a while; only then did he let him run out the door.

"One is enough to choke, raising three."

Aunt Liu pursed her lips and shook her head; seeing the naughty boy, she also felt tired for Qin Huairu.

Following her heart, she talked about the awkwardness when Qin Huairu came in just now.

Li Xuewu explained, "She's afraid the family taboos this, doesn't want to bring 'illness' into the door, afraid the children in the family won't like it."

"That's what she says, but who doesn't have an urgent time."

Aunt Liu sat on the chair and hammered her legs, saying, "It's fine that we have this convenience; you didn't see how anxious she was; being a mother is not easy."

Li Xuewu nodded, didn't mind this; he didn't believe these sayings anyway.

If you believe, it exists; if you don't believe, it doesn't.

So their family didn't have these messy things.

Or perhaps his face was too fierce, and ordinary things really didn't dare to follow his side; even if he believed, there had to be things that dared to let him see.

"This is their family begging us."

Li Xuecai shook his head slightly and said, "When eldest sister-in-law gave birth, she used Aunt Jia, and didn't say she wouldn't pay for help."

"Too much talk~"

Li Xuewu saw his father frown, scolded his younger brother, and then said, "Have a gate in your mouth in the future; how can you be as fragmented as an old woman on the street."

"Let your brother scold you!"

Aunt Liu glanced at her son and said, "At first, I didn't think about begging people; it wasn't that I said to ask people for help first."

"Another thing, you as a doctor keep it in your heart."

She pointed at her son and said, "Don't take treating illnesses and saving people as a favor; this is duty."

Although Li Shun was also dissatisfied with his son's casual nonsense, his son and lover had already warned him, so he didn't say anything more.

But the look he glanced at his son already carried a warning; he couldn't compare things with things.

If life were to be lived like this, you help me, I help you, calculating more and less, light and heavy, then this person would have no fun in life, all small-minded.

Hey! You say there's no fun in life if you calculate too much, but some people just take calculation as life.

"Why? See it?"

Sha Zhu drank tea with the First Master in the side room, chatted for more than half an hour, and thinking about his family, they walked back together.

Passing by the middle courtyard, seeing the Li family was lively, he didn't go into the room, and waved at Li Xuewu through the window glass.

But turning his head to the other side, the Yan family was already making trouble; it was Yan Jiefang's voice, not like a good sound.

Sha Zhu knew the situation in this courtyard like the back of his hand; before, he would either go to the street to stroll, or lie at home.

Now it's different; he's married, and busy with the side room, strolling around this courtyard every day.

What could escape his ears!

Early on, he mentioned it at the side room, saying that the Yan family wasn't right in the afternoon; Teacher Yan had a straight face, like a debt collector.

He also really kept his mouth shut, didn't say anything unlucky, only said it wasn't peaceful.

Good, it really went according to his words; the First Master frowned and glanced at it, pulled him and left in a hurry.

Entering the second gate, he also warned Sha Zhu, telling him to be a bit deep when entering and exiting, and not to always hold the heart of watching the fun.

Sha Zhu nodded, responded to the First Master's words; he could distinguish good from bad, just complaining about past things, always wanting to tease a few sentences.

Before walking to the middle of the courtyard, he saw the Second Master in the back courtyard walking out with his clothes draped over him.

Seeing each other without looking down, the First Master and the two of them had contradictions, but now they spoke when they met.

Sha Zhu had a temper, but he also got by on the surface, said a Happy New Year, and asked two casual questions.

Mainly about how to spend today, and whether his son had returned.

Last time Liu Guangqi returned, he studied the matter of replacing the house; he thought how could they not be together for the New Year this year.

Never expected Liu Haizhong to nod with an embarrassed face, didn't answer this one, and went directly outside the door.

Sha Zhu looked at his back blankly, turned his head and asked the First Master, "What's the situation?"

"Liu Guangqi didn't come back."

The First Master also sighed heavily, thinking in his heart that he was lonely without children, and those with children were either arguing or lonely.

Sigh, you say what's the point of raising children.

Seeing the First Master sighing and returning home, Sha Zhu was also speechless.

What's wrong this year, is it possible that no family has any happy events?

Happy, almost happy over the head!

Front courtyard, Yan family.

The gunpowder barrel was completely lit.

Because no one had the mind to stay up for the New Year, and they ate little at noon, everyone was hungry at this moment in the evening.

So the dumplings were wrapped early and quickly, and they were boiled in the pot while wrapping.

Don't know where he was squinting, perhaps smelling the dumpling smell, Yan Jiekuang entered from outside.

Yan Jiefang didn't rush at him, just didn't pay attention to him with his eyes.

The dumplings were placed on the table; he came out from the inner room, took the bottle of wine bought in the afternoon from the cabinet, and twisted it open by himself.

After getting on the table, he didn't say to greet his father to eat, nor did he prepare his father's wine glass; one person, one glass of wine, ate dumplings and drank wine, as if there was a lot of fire in his heart.

Comrade Ge Shuqin didn't dare to provoke him, even the rice bowl was held to the table by the younger sister-in-law.

Because the child was sleeping in the mother-in-law's room, she helped in the kitchen with the last cover, then went to the inner room to look at the child.

Just eating dumplings, she also waited for the second pot, letting the men in the family eat first.

Perhaps because everyone was unhappy today, Yan Fugui looked down on his son's decadent appearance from the bottom of his heart.

Especially the point of not knowing the rules; he prided himself on being a cultured person, but the children he taught were one worse than the other.

Knowing his son was rushing at him, all the resentment was directed at him, but what did he do wrong.

These dumplings placed there were like smiling faces facing him.

Laugh? Mocking laugh.

You aren't capable of eating dumplings for the New Year, look, I earned it myself, I'm willing to eat.

Not only do I want to eat, I also want to drink!

"Heh~~~"

Yan Jiefang drank a full glass of wine, slammed the wine glass on the table and made a coughing sound.

Perhaps seeing his father's face was wrong, Yan Jie Di hurriedly greeted him to the table to eat.

"What kind of appearance is this!"

Yan Fugui had a step to go down, glared at his son, stood up from the Eight Immortals table, and walked to the dining table.

Yan Jiefang glanced at him sideways and asked, "What kind of appearance?"

After finishing, without waiting for his father to answer, he actually started to giggle and said, "Cripple, cripple, you haven't seen a cripple before, have you, Dad?"

Yan Fugui saw his crazy appearance and frowned, saying, "Are you rushing at me?"

"Heh~"

Yan Jiefang poured himself a glass of wine and drank it in front of his dad.

He also satisfiedly stuffed a dumpling into his mouth; after swallowing it, he looked at his dad and said, "Rushing at you?"

"How dare I!"

He said with a face full of mockery, "You are the master of the house, I have to recognize the beating and scolding, do I dare to rush at you?"

After speaking, he handed the injured leg to the front, pointed at it, and said, "If you aren't happy, break it again, anyway, I'm already a cripple."

"Drinking some cat urine and don't know southeast and northwest!"

Yan Fugui's forehead was bulging, glared at his son and scolded, "You've grown capable, right?!"

Yan Jiefang ignored him, drank wine and ate dumplings by himself, as if he were very comfortable.

Yan Jiekuang was like a mouse; seeing the situation was bad, he took a plate of dumplings to the side; he didn't dare to provoke either of them, but couldn't give up eating.

Only Yan Jie Di was more sensible, comforting her father while persuading her second brother in her mouth.

Her voice was a bit higher, just thinking that her mother would come out of the kitchen quickly, so she could stop them a bit.

It was just that despite her blocking in the middle and shouting, her mother only cared about the work in the kitchen, as if she didn't hear it, or simply didn't have the mind to manage it anymore.

Comrade Ge Shuqin picked up the child, humming and coaxing the daughter who was woken up, not daring to speak or say anything.

The father-in-law in the main room became more energetic as he spoke, louder and louder, especially looking at Yan Jiefang listening to his scolding as if he were enjoying it, and was even more furious.

Perhaps everyone had been holding back their anger for a long time in their hearts, just waiting for a certain point in time, and only released it when they couldn't hold it anymore.

During this time, everyone in the family lived too depressingly, everyone was cautious, fearing they would ignite the other party's fuse.

Until tonight, seeing Yan Jiefang's meaning, he didn't want to endure it anymore.

"I know what you're thinking in your heart."

Yan Fugui pointed at his son and scolded, "Breaking your leg, it was me, forcing you to work, it was also me, not letting you lose face, it was also me..."

"Lose face?"

Just this one sentence completely detonated Yan Jiefang's anger.

"Yeah, lost face, you just feel I lost face, right?!"

He faced his father's gaze, widened his eyes and said, "I didn't steal, I didn't rob, what face did I lose? What eyes did I show?!"

"It's you instead."

Yan Jiefang looked at his father up and down and said, "Dunning for debt and forcing your son to death, does this count as losing face?"

"You!"

Yan Fugui's blood vessels that had recovered for half a year were hit by his son again, a knife directly stabbed into his heart.

Don't look at the three months that have passed, but Yan Jiecheng's death was still Yan Fugui's heart disease.

He didn't say it, and no one said it in front of him, or others didn't bother to say it.

But he knew clearly why his eldest son died. ===== CHAPTER 1015 =====