Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

There was no conversation that night. The next morning, Qin Jingru and the third aunt got up early. When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were busy making breakfast, Yan Jie Di also got up. Without waiting for the third aunt to speak, Qin Jingru asked: "Jie Di, why did you get up so early?! Why don't you sleep a little longer?!"

"Mom! Sister-in-law!" Yan Jiedi greeted them and said, "I'm used to it. I can't sleep." Then she asked, "Is there anything I can do?!"

The third aunt said, "Your sister-in-law and I will be done soon. Don't interfere."

"Yes!" Qin Jingru echoed, saying, "It's enough for me and mom to be in the kitchen. You go and take a rest."

"Hey!" Yan Jie Di responded, and when she turned to leave the kitchen, tears flowed down her face: "Is this the feeling of home?!" Ever since Yan Jie Di and Yan Jie Kuang broke up with their family, she has never felt the warmth of home again. Her third brother, whom she trusted the most, plotted against her. On the contrary, her father and second brother, whom she hated the most, became her support. If she could start over again, Yan Jie Di would definitely not choose Yan Jie Kuang.

After a while, Yan Bugui and Yan Jiefang got up one after another. Yan Jiefang walked into the living room and saw Yan Jiedi had already gotten up. He asked with a little surprise: "Jiedi, why don't you sleep a little longer?! Are you not used to it?! Or is the bed uncomfortable?!"

Yan Jiedi replied: "I slept very well last night. Last night was the best sleep I've had since I came back from the production team."

Yan Bugui, who came out from the inner room, couldn't help but feel distressed when he heard his daughter's words. Yan Bugui asked, "Jie Di, where is Yaya?!"

Yan Jie Di smiled and replied: "Yaya is still asleep! The little girl is sleeping like a pig. This is the first time I have seen Yaya so happy since she was born."

Yan Bugui sighed and said, "My daughter, you have suffered so much. It is your father who has let you down!"

"Dad!" Yan Jiedi couldn't help but yell. Yan Jiefang added, "The unhappy things are over. Good days are still ahead for our family! Eat! Eat!"

The Yan family usually has porridge, two homemade pickles and two-grain flour steamed buns for breakfast. It's not that the Yan family can't afford white flour steamed buns, but the Yan family thinks two-grain flour steamed buns are more delicious. Today, there is not only porridge, pickles and two-grain flour steamed buns, but also preserved eggs and salted eggs.

Yan Jiedi looked at the cut salted and preserved eggs and couldn't help laughing. The third aunt asked curiously, "Girl, what are you laughing at?!"

Yan Jiedi replied, "Mom, when I saw the salted eggs and preserved eggs, I thought of a Chinese New Year when I was a kid. Dad was really stingy back then. He shared salted duck eggs with everyone. He gave everyone a thin slice the size of a fingernail. We ate that salted duck egg from the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month until the 15th day of the first lunar month, and we still hadn't finished it."

Qin Jingru asked curiously: "How do you eat a salted egg?!"

Yan Jiefang smiled and said, "That's because Dad put salt in it later. We were allowed to dip the tip of our chopsticks three times each."

Yan Bugui blushed and said, "You two only know how to tease your father! It's been so many years since this happened. There's nothing I can do about it. It's my fault. I have no ability. I have to support such a big family with one person's salary. How can I not be stingy?!"

Yan Jiefang said: "Dad, we didn't understand before, but now we all understand."

Yan Bugui said, "Although we have a good life now, we must not forget the hard times in the past. We should cherish our blessings. Only in this way can we have a long life." After that, Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiedi and said, "My daughter, I thought about it all night last night. What do you think of calling Yaya Yan Zijin?!"

"Yan Zijin?!" Yan Jiedi muttered, and her eyes immediately lit up. She said, "Dad, this is a good name!"

Yan Bugui said, "After dinner, I will go to the police station to register Yaya's household registration, and transfer your household registration as well." Then he looked at Yan Jiefang and said, "You should also ask about Yan Jiekuang's whereabouts. No matter what, this matter must be explained to Jie Di."

After dinner, Yan Bugui took the household registration book and the materials given by Yan Jiedi to go to register for household registration. Yan Jiefang also rode out on his motorcycle. There were only three women and a girl left at home. Yan Jiedi got Yaya up and took care of her until she finished her meal. While helping Qin Jingru with work, she asked, "Sister-in-law, where are the children?!"

Qin Jingru replied, "They are playing at their grandma's house! Your brother and I will go pick them up in a couple of days. Then Yaya will have someone to play with."

"Thank you, sister-in-law!" Yan Jiedi echoed with a smile.

Qin Jingru said: "What is there to thank for? We are all family."

Yan Jiedi looked at the three aunts who were playing with Yaya and asked, "Mom, how is the yard where we used to live now?!"

Third Aunt said, "I heard from your father that the house was bought by an overseas Chinese. All our old neighbors have moved away. If we were to say who in our compound is living the best life now, it would be He Yuzhu and Xu Damao. The one who is having the worst life is Second Uncle."

Qin Jingru said, "Mom, I saw my second uncle a few days ago. He and his wife went to Saihanba. They wanted to live with Liu Guangtian. But Liu Guangtian didn't even let them in."

The third aunt said, "This Liu Haizhong is really noisy. Go ahead and make a fuss! I can see that he will not feel comfortable unless he breaks up this family."

After about an hour, Yan Bugui came back from outside with a smile on his face. After giving the things in his hand to his wife, Yan Bugui picked up Yaya. The third aunt asked, "Old Yan, is everything done?!"

Yan Bugui replied, "It's all done. Jie Di and Ya Ya's household registration has been added to ours. Also, the stamps on the grain certificates have been stamped. After the New Year, we just need to send the stuff to the grain station and re-register it."

The third aunt smiled and said, "That's good! I'll put my things away first. We'll do other things after the New Year." After that, the third aunt walked towards the house where she and Yan Bugui lived.

Yan Bugui walked to Yan Jiedi's side with the child in his arms and said, "Jiedi, after the Chinese New Year, take your household registration booklet and Yaya to the epidemic prevention station of the street office. I heard that children nowadays need to get certain vaccines. You will know the details after the Chinese New Year when you go and ask."

"Hey!" Yan Jiedi responded with a smile, and then said, "Dad, after the New Year, I will go find a job. When I earn a salary, I will honor you and mom!"

Yan Bugui understood what Yan Jiedi meant and said with a smile: "Do your mother and I need your money?! Keep the money you earn for yourself. Besides, I own two video halls. I told your second brother yesterday that I will give you one. You don't have to look for a job outside. Just run the video hall yourself. The money will be enough for you and Yaya. If it's not enough, you can talk to me later."

Qin Jingru said, "Jie Di, don't worry about the child. We will help take care of her. I am pregnant with sons, but I can't give birth to a daughter. Your second brother has wanted a daughter for a long time. Didn't you see how excited he was when he saw Yaya yesterday?"

Yan Jiedi reached out and touched the tears on her cheeks, and said with a smile: "Dad! Sister-in-law! Thank you for accepting me when I was in the most difficult time!"

Before Yan Bugui could speak, Qin Jingru spoke first: "You are originally the daughter of this family. What's the point of accepting or not accepting?! This is your home. If you are bullied outside, what's wrong with going back to your mother's house?! I will also go back to my mother's house if I have a quarrel with your second brother."