Siheyuan: No One Can Be Left Behind

Looking at the motorcycle rumbling past, the villagers were talking about it.

"This girl from the Qin family is so lucky. There are no bicycles in the village yet, but she has already ridden a sidecar."

"That thing tied to the back of the car is a bicycle, right?"

"If we are mistaken, it should be. It still looks new."

"Then the Qin family will be very prosperous now."

"Otherwise, why do all the girls want to marry into the city?"

"People in the city are so rich. How much does this truckload of stuff cost?"

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The motorcycle stopped at the gate of the Qin family's courtyard, and Qin Huairu got off the motorcycle, pushed open the gate and shouted into the house: "Mom, I'm back."

"Huai Ru? Is Huai Ru back?"

Li Dongfang felt the voice sounded familiar.

Sure enough, the person who came out with the voice was Qin Huairu's sister-in-law Li Hong.

"Dongfang is here too, come in quickly." Li Hong was surprised but not surprised by Li Dongfang's arrival.

Li Hong called Li Dongfang in, turned around and shouted into the room, "Mom and Dad, Huairu is back."

Qin's father and mother also came out of the house and looked at Li Dongfang in confusion. Li Hong quickly introduced him, "Mom and Dad, this is the Li Dongfang I told you about last time. He is the neighbor who helps Huairu."

"Hello, uncle and aunt." Li Dongfang also quickly greeted them.

Qin Huairu called out to her parents, then looked around and asked, "Where are my brother and the others?"

"They went to the village to buy food early in the morning and they will probably be back soon. You go in first. I'll call your sister-in-law to come and help with cooking." Li Hong said as she let Li Dongfang enter the house.

"Okay, I brought some New Year's goods for the two elders. Sister-in-law, you decide where to put them." Li Dongfang agreed and began to untie the things tied to the motorcycle.

"There are so many things. How much do you think they cost? Just put them in the house." Li Hong said as she hurried to help. She had seen Li Dongfang's living standard and had no intention of refusing.

After moving the things into the house, Li Dongfang also put down the bicycle and said, "This bicycle was bought by Huairu, and I also brought it back for the two elders."

When Qin's father and mother saw the brand new bicycle, they panicked. There was no one in their whole village. It was not that there was no one. The village branch had a very broken one, and the village chief treasured it so much that no one else could touch it. Now their family suddenly had a brand new bicycle, and they felt uneasy no matter how they thought about it. So they said to Qin Huairu, "Girl, why did you spend so much money? We don't need it. Why don't you take it back? Don't let your in-laws be unhappy."

Li Hong looked at the shiny bicycle with sparkling eyes. She knew that it must have been bought by Li Dongfang. Qin Huairu's in-laws were so stingy, how could they possibly give the Qin family a bicycle? It would be good enough if she didn't plan to get something from the Qin family back home. This was how Qin Huairu used to go home.

"Mom and Dad, don't worry about it. This is Huairu's filial piety to you. Just accept it with peace of mind." Li Hong said as she looked at Li Dongfang with a smile.

Qin Huairu also looked at Li Dongfang with tenderness in her eyes. After hearing what Li Hong said, she turned to her parents and said, "Yes, Mom and Dad, just accept what is given to you. Isn't it right for a son-in-law to respect you?"

After saying that, Qin Huairu asked Li Dongfang to put away the bicycle and come into the house, and she took her parents in first.

Li Hong watched them enter the house, walked up to Li Dongfang and said, "You are a good son-in-law. He even sent a bicycle. It's worth it that Huairu is willing to give birth to a baby for you. No one can resist this kind of generosity."

Li Dongfang thought about touching her by mistake and wanted to ask, "You too?" But after thinking about it, he didn't say it out loud. He smiled and said, "Then you have to show it, right, sister-in-law."

Li Hong rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's easy to call you sister-in-law, why didn't you call me mom and dad just now?"

"Well, I wanted to come too. I'm not afraid of being kicked out."

"You smooth talker, go into the house first. I'll call your sister-in-law to help with cooking." Li Hong twisted her waist and walked out of the yard.

When Li Dongfang entered the room, he saw Qin Huairu taking things out of her pocket. As she was taking things out, she said, "These things are given to you by Dongfang. My man can't bear to part with them..."

Li Dongfang wanted to say something when he heard this, but he didn't dare to say it. What if the two elders got upset? He might have to go to jail before the New Year. He quickly interrupted and said, "Sister Qin has been taking care of me. It's New Year's Eve, so I wanted to thank her."

Qin Huairu glanced at him when she heard that and gave him a look that meant to say, look at how cowardly you are.

"Neighbors, we're just a piece of cake. How can I ask you for so many things?" The two elders were still unwilling to accept it.

Li Dongfang rolled his eyes and said with a grin, "Don't refuse, my thanks to you, but I also have some selfish motives. Let's wait until the two sisters-in-law come. Maybe we need to ask them for help."

Qin Huairu looked over in confusion when she heard this. What else was there? He had never mentioned it. But she didn't ask much. Anyway, as long as her parents didn't push the thing away again, it would be fine. After all, this was her man's first time to come to her house.

As for Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu now treats him as dead, and from now on her man will only be Li Dongfang.

When Li Hong brought her second sister-in-law Zhou Juan in, they saw Li Dongfang and Qin Huairu sorting the things they brought. Not to mention the bag full of flour, the big pig leg and the big piece of fat and lean meat simply blinded their eyes. Although pigs were still raised in rural areas, people could not even get enough to eat these days, let alone pigs. A pig weighing more than 200 kilograms was a rare animal. The pig leg that Li Dongfang brought must have weighed dozens of kilograms, and there was more than 20 kilograms of fat meat. If you randomly exchanged this for a few wives in the village, they would still have to come to you for a long time.

Li Hong and Zhou Juan had obviously discussed the relationship between Li Dongfang and Qin Huairu in private. Unexpectedly, the things they brought back last time were really the result of being unprepared as Li Dongfang said. I don’t know whether to say that Qin Huairu was unlucky to marry into an unreliable family, or whether to say that Qin Huairu was lucky to meet Li Dongfang.

The two men stepped forward to help clean up. As they took out the whole chicken, whole duck, cucumbers, tomatoes, lush green vegetables and hundreds of eggs, their faces turned red with excitement and they kept swallowing their saliva.

For a while, the two of them were very busy. The chickens and ducks were hung up, and the vegetables were sent to the cellar. The corners of their mouths were grinning from ear to ear. After all, these also included a share of their family. They would definitely be able to live a very affluent New Year, and maybe their parents' family would also benefit from it.

While they were cleaning up, Qin's relatives also came to the door after hearing the news. There was no need for Qin Huairu to introduce them, as Li Hong, the eldest sister-in-law of the family, took Li Dongfang and introduced them. This was the eldest uncle and the eldest aunt, this was the third uncle and the third aunt, and this brother and that sister-in-law greeted them all. Li Dongfang also offered cigarettes to the men and candies to the women.