I am He Yuzhu in Siheyuan

"Zhu Zi, is Xing Zhi at home?"

An old lady came over in a hurry, holding a baby wrapped in a quilt in her arms.

"I'm at home, Auntie, what's going on with you two old people?"

"Let your uncle tell you. I'll go find Xingzi first."

He Yuzhu learned from an old man that this baby girl was picked up on the street by staff of the street office, and was most likely abandoned by someone else. The street office had checked with the police station and no one had reported a missing child recently, and there were no marks on the child, so the street office adopted the child first.

After waiting for a week, there was still no news from the child's parents. The street office was helpless and could not send such a big baby girl to an orphanage, so they could only find a way out on their own.

The baby girl looked just one month old, and the street staff looked for someone to breastfeed her every day, but there was nothing they could do after a long time. They couldn't just leave her at the street office every day. Later, someone suggested that since Yi Zhonghai and his wife had no children, they had been looking for someone to adopt in the past two years. Should they ask them if they were willing to adopt the little girl? So there was this scene today.

Yi Zhonghai and his wife definitely wanted to adopt a boy, but it was hard to find a younger boy, and they were worried that they would not be able to raise an older boy because he could remember things. After two years of wasting time, they found nothing. After the street office told them about this, they decided to go and take a look first before making a decision.

After arriving at the street, the two men picked up the baby girl. The baby girl looked at them curiously and suddenly grinned. For some reason, the two men were suddenly filled with a sense of satisfaction and happiness, and they decided to adopt her immediately.

The street office told them that they did agree to the adoption conditions, but the baby girl was too young and raising a child was not easy, so they were afraid they would not be able to raise her, so they let them take her home and try to raise her. Someone from the street office would go to check on her every day, and after a month, if the street office was sure that they could raise the baby girl, they would process the procedures for them.

The aunt came to find Xingzhi to feed the baby girl. Dantou had already been weaned, so the aunt came here without going home. He Yuzhu was chatting with the uncle outside.

An old man said with a smile;

"It's fine if it's a girl. With my family's financial resources, it won't be a problem to support her. I still have seven years before retirement from the steel mill. After retirement, I'll find another factory to hire me back and raise her well. It won't be a problem to find a son-in-law for her when the time comes.

"That's true. You are a level 8 fitter. Even if you retire, other factories will be eager to hire you. You two usually live frugally. It will be a piece of cake for you to recruit a live-in son-in-law when the time comes."

"So, Zhuzi, I'll rely on you and Xingzhi's help from now on."

"Don't worry, Uncle Yida, we will definitely help you if we can. When Xingzhi had brick bullets, Aunt Yida did a lot of work."

"Well, that makes me feel relieved. You know. Your aunt and I have no experience in raising children, so we will inevitably trouble Xingzhi in the future."

"Don't worry, Uncle Yida, we are planning to have a third child next year, and we will have to trouble Aunt Yida then."

In the following days, Yi Zhonghai started to take action. As a level 8 fitter, once he asked, the factory director had to give him face. In order to support his children, he began to lose face and exchange milk powder tickets, malted milk tickets, cloth tickets and so on among the leaders. In the past, Yi Zhonghai did not need to ask for help from others, so he did not use his connections. Now, when he suddenly asked, the influence of an level 8 worker was reflected.

Everyone knew that Yi Zhonghai had no children, but when they heard that he had adopted a child, his direct production line leaders, from Director Yang to his disciples, all began to contribute their own ideas. Senior leaders gave milk powder coupons, workshop directors and some senior workers gave malted milk coupons, and disciples gave some meat coupons, cloth coupons, and sugar coupons.

He never refused favors from anyone, and he accepted whatever was due. He had worked in the steel mill for half his life, and he had given out a lot of favors every year. He had given gifts and done a lot of small favors. He had no children, and he didn't need to ask for favors from anyone. Many people would return the favors as soon as they heard him speak.

Yi Zhonghai went shopping during his break. He first bought a 28-bar truck, then milk powder, malted milk, cloth, cotton and other things. Finally, he bought two kilograms of meat. When he returned to the yard, everyone was surprised. Then they realized that he was a level 8 worker and could afford whatever he wanted. There was no need to envy him.

Finally, three days before New Year's Day, the neighborhood office saw that Yi Zhonghai and his wife really wanted to raise the child, so they went through the formalities for him and registered the child under their names, with the name Yi Chunfang.

Yi Zhonghai thought about it, and after discussing it, the old couple decided to set up a few tables in the yard on the New Year's Day holiday to tell the people in the yard that they also had a successor, and to celebrate at home, as there had been no happy events in his family for 30 years.

"Zhu Zi, are you free on New Year's Day? I plan to set up a few tables in the yard as a full moon banquet for Fang Fang."

"Now that the uncle has spoken, he must be available. How many tables do you want to set up?"

"Three tables, three tables are enough for the hospital. We won't notify anyone from the factory. Just celebrate in the hospital."

"Okay, I'll go there on New Year's Day."

"Okay, I'll hold a meeting for the whole institute tonight."

In the evening, a general meeting of the entire hospital began with the children of the Liu and Yan families notifying every household door to door.

Yi Zhonghai did not hesitate and said directly

"Today's meeting is to inform everyone that I will hold a full-month banquet for my daughter Fangfang at noon on New Year's Day. One person from each household can come to the table. You don't need to bring food coupons. In addition, I will ask Zhuzi to prepare a pot of stew and add a dish for each household. We can all have fun together."

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, there was a cheer from the audience. It had been a long time since the compound had been so festive.

On New Year's Day, Yi Zhonghai had been buying enough vegetables and meat for the past two days, and everyone came to help early in the morning. No one had eaten in the morning, just waiting for the lunch to have more food.

Early in the morning, the half-grown children began to move tables and benches, which were contributed by each family. After they were done, they received a handful of candy from the third uncle, and all the children in the yard received some.

The women brought out plates from home and began to wipe the tables, clean the benches, and help wash and pick the vegetables.

The third uncle sat at a table by himself, registering the gift list, with melon seeds, peanuts and candies placed beside him. After giving gifts, each person grabbed a handful. As the eldest uncle in the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai was always busy with weddings and funerals in the family. He always gave gifts. This time, they said that he didn't need to take the food coupons, but he had to return the courtesy.

The second uncle and his friends set up the stove a few days ago. He Yuzhu brought out a big pot and is now preparing vegetables on the chopping board. He will go to the first uncle's kitchen to stew the stew first.

He Yuzhu stood for a while and rested. The dishes were ready. He looked at the busy adults and children in each household. This is what a love courtyard should look like, not just the efforts of Shazhu.

At noon, He Yuzhu had already started having people serve the dishes, and Yi Zhonghai also began to ask each household to prepare the stew. The stew was made with old hen and pork belly as the base, and with He Yuzhu's seasoning, the aroma overwhelmed the aroma at the banquet.

"Please bring small basins, don't use bowls. Bowls can hold only so much. Each family can take two more steamed buns!" Yi Zhonghai shouted.

After the women from each family prepared their dishes, the men sat down at the table. Nothing unusual happened during the meal and no one in the courtyard dared to disrespect Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai prepared a lot of things, and gave some to an aunt and an old lady, Xingzhi, Yushui, Lou Xiao'e, and the Brick and Bullet brothers, and set up a separate table at the old lady's house.

Two more bottles of Erguotou were placed on the men's table, and everyone was told to just enjoy themselves and not drink too much.

Today, there are no grudges, no petty calculations, and no other small thoughts. Everyone is happy and cheerful.

The banquet ended at 2: in the afternoon. Everyone was having a great time. After the great famine, everyone had been living very cautiously. Today, they could finally think about nothing and have a good meal.

After the banquet, Yi Zhonghai found a few women from poor families to clean the tables and asked them to divide the dishes. There were good things on the table. He had prepared a lot of food, and the leftover dishes were enough for them to have two meals.

From then on, everyone in the compound knew that Yi Zhonghai had a successor, named Yi Chunfang, nicknamed Fangfang.

More than a week had passed since the incident, and people in the compound were still talking about it. Everyone praised Yi Zhonghai's magnanimity and He Yuzhu's craftsmanship. It was a pity that they did not have the conditions, otherwise they would have set up a show as well.

He Yuzhu was also very happy because his wife told him that she was pregnant again and his family was going to have a new baby.