Siheyuan: No One Can Be Left Behind

Sitting down in the hall, Li Dongfang glanced at the three women, and finally set his eyes on Qin Huairu, and said, "Sister Qin, how much food rations did the Jia family give you in the past two days? Is Jia Zhang making trouble again?"

When Qin Huairu heard what Li Dongfang said, she immediately stammered and stopped talking.

Li Dongfang knew in his heart that Qin Huairu must have secretly given more to the Jia family. He turned to You Fengxia and said, "Fengxia, you tell me."

Qin Huairu immediately looked up at You Fengxia, her eyes full of pleading, but You Fengxia still said, "Sister Huairu, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but are you a masochist? You can't live a good life, but you have to lick that old hag Jia Zhang, and you still end up with a bad ending. You heard the ugly scolding you gave me at noon. I'm embarrassed to imitate you."

Qin Huairu also lowered her head and whispered: "After all... after all, I am still Banggeng's biological mother..."

Bang! Li Dongfang slapped the table and interrupted Qin Huairu. "Sister Qin, you are so confused! Have you forgotten how that ungrateful little bastard Banggeng scolded you? If you continue like this, his future will be ruined. As the saying goes, you can tell a person's future by looking at him at the age of three. Look at what Banggeng looks like now. He will be in jail when he grows up."

Aunt Shu saw Qin Huairu lowering her head with red eyes, and she advised: "After all, Banggeng is Huairu's child. You have never been parents, so how can you understand the thoughts of parents."

"I'm not feeling sorry for the food. You saw what that little bastard Banggeng is like. He picks up the bowl to eat and curses when he puts it down. Even if I feed it to a dog, the dog will wag its tail for me." Li Dongfang said angrily.

"Okay, okay, Huairu is still pregnant, so just say less." Aunt Shu tried to smooth things over.

Li Dongfang took a deep breath, thought for a moment and said, "From today on, the Jia family's rations will be as agreed upon. Sister Qin is not allowed to give more. We'll talk about it when the Jia family is quiet and honest."

Seeing Qin Huairu opening her mouth to speak, Li Dongfang stopped her and said, "Don't say anything. If you can't bear to do it, then I will leave this matter to the Third Master. I believe that the Third Master will be able to handle it."

Qin Huairu shut up immediately after hearing that. She knew that if she asked Yan Bugui to do it, given Yan Bugui's temper, the steamed buns would definitely be a size smaller in his hands.

You Fengxia's eyes moved between Li Dongfang and Qin Huairu's faces. Seeing Qin Huairu's pitiful look, she also advised: "Sister Huairu, Dongfang also said that we will talk about it later. As long as Old Lady Jia and Banggeng don't make trouble, we don't mind giving them more, right?"

Li Dongfang pretended not to hear and stood up and walked towards the kitchen. He was going to take a nap and let Qin Huairu think about it herself.

Lying on the bed, I heard You Fengxia still advising Qin Huairu in the main room, "Sister Huairu, don't blame him. Banggeng is really spoiled. I saw him sneaking out of someone else's house this morning with a handful of peanuts in his hand. If you don't discipline him well, he may end up in a juvenile detention center before he even grows up."

"But, but I really can't bear to see him hungry."

"Hungry? Sister Huairu, do you see a child in the whole yard who is as fat as Banggen? And the old woman is almost as fat as a ball. It would be good to let them fatten up during this time. It's really rare to eat like this these days."

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Li Dongfang took a nap and woke up at almost three o'clock. He got up, poured a glass of water, drank it down, and then walked out.

"What are you doing?" Li Dongfang asked puzzledly when he saw the three women fiddling with old clothes.

"I, I want to see if there are any clothes that can't be worn, and alter two pieces for...for the child..." Qin Huairu stroked her flat belly and said kindly.

"Uh...preparing so early?" Li Dongfang asked in surprise.

Aunt Shu smiled and said, "We are free anyway, so we can make a few when we have nothing to do. The ten months of pregnancy are long, but time flies by in the blink of an eye."

"Oh, so, then why change it? Let's just go buy some new cloth. The New Year is almost here, so let's buy you some new clothes." Li Dongfang waved his hand. His woman and children must be the best.

"Okay, let's go for a walk." You Fengxia immediately became interested. When she was a child, she was considered a lady from a wealthy family. Later, her father passed away and the family fell into poverty. The mother and daughter had to make a living by selling all their property. In recent years, they could only do some handicrafts to make a living. Their clothes for many years were old clothes borrowed from others. Now Li Dong said he wanted to buy them new clothes. She was so excited.

"This child doesn't know how to live at all. Not to mention food, it's not like he doesn't have clothes to wear. Why buy him new clothes?"

Aunt Shu had obviously suffered a lot in the past few years and had developed a habit of frugality. She scolded Li Dongfang in an angry manner.

Li Dongfang was obviously in a good mood after a nap. He smiled in a sly way and whispered, "Buying a few pieces of clothes is nothing. I have so many cloth coupons that I can't even put them all in." As he said that, he took out a handful of bills from his arms and patted them on the table.

He swiped his fingers twice and found a dozen cloth coupons. He said, "Look, there are still so many cloth coupons... If you want to make clothes, buy a sewing machine, sewing machine tickets... Here, meat coupons, grain coupons, tofu coupons..."

Aunt Shu smiled bitterly when she saw the bills in Li Dongfang's hand. She had no job, and she had to go to the Pigeon Market to exchange many of the bills. Not only were the prices high, but she might not be able to buy them. Li Dongfang was even more of a landlord than a landlord.

Li Dongfang and You Fengxia excitedly sorted the bills for a long time. Li Dongfang pushed the largest pile of bills for daily food and clothing to Aunt Shu and said, "Aunt Shu, these are all for you. There is no use for me to keep them here. You can buy whatever you see for sale. Everything is in short supply these days. It would be a waste if the bills are left to expire."

Aunt Shu said in surprise, "No, no, you keep it. I'm worried about leaving so many with me."

"What's there to worry about? You're the most stable person in the family, so just take it with confidence. By the way, here's 100 yuan too, take it and buy anything good if you come across it." Li Dongfang said indifferently.

Qin Huairu didn't care, since she had never taken care of money in the Jia family before. You Fengxia looked at the money with shining eyes and said, "My mother doesn't want to take care of it, so leave it to me. I'll take care of it." As she said that, she was about to pounce on the money and take all the money into her arms.

Li Dongfang pulled her and said, "You're not good enough. You're the most impulsive one in the family."

Li Dongfang was not really worried about her. He knew that You Fengxia would be a good businessman after the storm. However, the timing was not right now and he could not let her do anything reckless. Otherwise, she would be accused of speculation and profiteering, which would be troublesome. In addition, given her family background, the consequences would be unimaginable. It would be better for her to keep quiet for now.