Siheyuan: No One Can Be Left Behind

Li Dongfang took the big teacup and took a big sip. Seeing Aunt Shu's face turn red, he immediately realized that he had been drinking at the same temperature as hers. He must have made her misunderstand something. He immediately thought of Aunt Shu's awkwardness in the past few days and quickly said:

"Well, the water temperature is just right, thank you."

Li Dongfang's sudden politeness made Aunt Shu feel alienated. She gave him a reproachful look, took the teacup and put it aside and said, "Why are you being so polite to me..." As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she felt that these words were a bit ambiguous.

It is true that it was normal to say this in the past, but now that the two have had in-depth communication with each other, it is a little hard to explain.

Aunt Shu quickly continued, "Why don't you sleep a little longer? It's still dark."

"I'm not going to sleep anymore. I'm not sleepy at all. Why don't you go to sleep, Aunt Shu?" Li Dongfang didn't think much about it. He moved his body upwards, turned his head, sat up and leaned against the wall near the window.

"I've been sleeping a lot these days. I just lay down for a while and I'm not sleepy anymore. How about I talk to you?" Aunt Shu said as she pushed the loose hair that hung on her forehead behind her ears.

The gentle and sophisticated temperament instantly touched Li Dongfang. He licked his lips and said, "Why don't you come to the bed? It's very cold."

Aunt Shu's eyes widened instantly, revealing many expressions such as fear and helplessness, but Li Dongfang did not see any anger, rage or resistance. However, he quickly explained: "Aunt Shu, don't get me wrong, I mean you sit on the kang and put your feet under the quilt, so you won't be cold, and if you talk from such a distance, you will wake Fengxia up."

Aunt Shu thought about it and didn't hesitate any longer. She took off her shoes and got on the bed. She sat between Li Dongfang and You Fengxia, put her feet under the quilt and said, "Thank you for today. Otherwise, I don't know what would have happened."

"Aunt Shu, what you said, I can still watch you get into trouble and do nothing."

"It's my bad luck. Who could have thought that something like this would happen on New Year's Day? If I had known, I wouldn't have gone out to the toilet and would have solved it at home..." Aunt Shu suddenly felt that it was not a good idea to tell Li Dongfang about this. The air was suddenly filled with an awkward atmosphere and the room fell silent.

Li Dongfang also thought about the current situation at this time. Sijiu City was okay, at least no one had starved to death. The situation outside was not optimistic. I heard that many people left their homes and ran to the city. These people who had no food, no water, and no place to live would definitely make the public security worse. So he frowned and said, "Aunt Shu, you and Fengxia should not go out at night in the future. I feel that this year may become more and more chaotic. Now there have been years of drought, and people outside can't survive. When people are forced into a corner, they can do anything. You still have to be careful."

Hearing what Li Dongfang said, Aunt Shu might have thought of the life she and her daughter lived before they met Li Dongfang. They didn't make much money to begin with, and the little they did make couldn't even buy food, so they worried about having a bite to eat every day.

The appearance of Li Dongfang was simply a person sent by God to save them. Thinking in this way, it seemed that the matter was not so unacceptable, not to mention that it was just an accident.

Li Dongfang saw Aunt Shu was silent, and he didn't know what she was thinking, but he still thought about it and said, "In the future, try to go out less during the day if it's not necessary. You and Fengxia's appearance is too easy to attract people to commit crimes. Otherwise, if you want to buy something in the future, tell me and I'll buy it on the way. If it doesn't work, you can ask the boys from the Yan family and the Liu family for help and give them some peanuts and melon seeds. I think they will be happy to do so."

Aunt Shu was filled with all kinds of emotions. She was touched that Li Dongfang was really good to her and her daughter, but she felt more weird. Although she was of royal descent from the previous dynasty, she had not had a good life for many years. Now, according to what Li Dongfang said, she had become a princess or lady of the palace. Who would have believed that her life would be like this in the past few years?

Aunt Shu was moved and took Li Dongfang's hand, refusing, "It should be fine during the day, don't think too much, it's not such a coincidence that we always encounter all kinds of bad luck, right?"

Suddenly her hand was grabbed. Although Aunt Shu's palms were a little rough from working in the past few years, they were still very soft overall. She suddenly became a little distracted. "Aunt Shu, I almost died of anxiety when I saw that situation just now. I don't want to experience this feeling again, so just do as I say."

Aunt Shu's heart was filled with emotion. It had been so many years since her parents passed away. Even her former men had never taken such good care of her. After all, she was a woman, a woman in her 30s. If it weren't for her daughter and the relationship between Li Dongfang, she would definitely repay the favor now. It's just that as a woman, she couldn't repay the favor, so she could only... Thinking about it, Aunt Shu lowered her head shyly, and held Li Dongfang's hand tighter. She really couldn't bear to let go.

Li Dongfang felt that Aunt Shu's hand was trembling slightly, and thought she was cold, so he said, "Aunt Shu, why don't you come closer?"

Aunt Shu was stunned when she heard this. Before she could react, Li Dongfang put his arm around her waist and asked the two people who were originally sitting at 12 o'clock and 3 o'clock to sit side by side, saying, "You won't feel cold if you sit like this."

Aunt Shu's heart suddenly jumped to her throat, and a scream was stuck in her throat. She looked at You Fengxia in panic, and only relaxed when she saw that she didn't move. She kept telling herself that they were just keeping each other warm and it was no big deal.

Li Dongfang didn't think much about it at first, but after seeing Aunt Shu's reaction, even a dull man would understand. He pretended to be careless and was unwilling to let go of his arm around her waist.

The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while. Li Dongfang felt that since the thing had already happened, it would be best to make the best of it. After all, only those who have eaten the rice bowl know how it tastes. If he didn't have any real ideas, no one would believe him if he expressed them.

"Auntie Shu, can I call you Shuyi?" Li Dongfang asked tentatively.

Aunt Shu didn't think much about it, and said, "Don't you always call me like that..." Apparently she suddenly understood what Li Dongfang meant, and she fell silent.

This is my son-in-law, but he is also my man... This mess, this enemy, is really a sin. What should I do now? Secular ethics and irresistible feelings, how should I decide?

Li Dongfang certainly had not thought that things would develop to this point, but people at night always have the urge to touch taboos, and he was no exception. His heart was pounding wildly, and his voice was trembling as he said, "Shuyi, I don't know when I started to have the urge to call you that. I'm a bastard. If you don't agree, I will still respect you as before, but if you agree, I will also..."

"Hmm." Shuyi made a faint sound from her nose. Li Dongfang's spirit instantly tensed up and he asked in disbelief, "What did you say?"