Siheyuan: No One Can Be Left Behind

Having said that, he winked at Sha Zhu. After cooperating with him so many times, Sha Zhu immediately understood what Li Dongfang meant. He found a dumpling cover, put the remaining dishes and steamed buns in one hand and walked out.

Yan Bugui became anxious when he saw this. He came here today for his eldest son's work. If he delayed this matter because of this food, it would be a great loss.

With his personality of not taking advantage of others even if he suffers a loss, if a job becomes a meal, he will be so distressed that he won't be able to eat for several days.

Li Dongfang obviously didn't give him a chance to speak, and said directly: "Uncle, why don't you go home and eat quickly, otherwise it will get cold and it won't taste good. I have something else to do, so you should go back quickly."

"Dongfang, I want you to help me solve the problem..."

Yan Bugui opened his mouth quickly, but Li Dongfang interrupted him directly: "Uncle, eating is the most important thing in the world. You have to eat first if you have anything to say!" Then he pushed Yan Bugui out.

"Hey, Dongfang, wait till I finish..."

"Uncle, we can talk about this another day. Go eat first."

Li Dongfang pushed Yan Bugui out regardless of what he said. He thought, he was kidding. Giving him some food was nothing. But Yan Bugui was actually going to go even further and arrange a job for his son!

It’s not that Li Dongfang can’t arrange it, but this is too unreasonable. You arranged a job for your son just to help yourself entertain people. What are you thinking? These days, working in a steel mill is a stable job. How many people are trying their best to get in? And you just want to join the factory?

After pushing Yan Bugui out of the door, Li Dongfang closed it behind him. He didn't care what he said outside. He turned around and said to Ran Qiuye with a smile, "Teacher Ran, look at this. I'm making fun of you. Teacher Yan is a good person, but he likes to scheme. Let's not talk about him. What's the matter with you coming to see me today?"

You Fengxia glared at Li Dongfang, turned around and followed Shuyi into the kitchen to clean up. Only then did Li Dongfang ask about Ran Qiuye's purpose of coming.

Ran Qiuye glanced at Lin Shu and said a little embarrassedly: "I came here today... I want you to help buy some food. My family has been out of food for two days. I really have no other choice. The grain store has no food to sell. Don't worry, I will give you money and tickets!"

When Li Dongfang heard about this, he was relieved. He didn't care about the food at all. He could have as much as he wanted. He readily agreed, "This is nothing. I'll bring some back to you later. I still have a lot here."

Of course, you can't just say I'll give you as much as you want. Li Dongfang is not a fool who tells everyone everything.

Shazhu: I’m not stupid.

"That's great, I'll give you the money!" Ran Qiuye was immediately happy when he saw that his goal had been achieved. Food was very scarce these days and one couldn't buy it even if one had money and tickets. However, his father was a very proud person and as long as the relatives came to visit, he would bring some back even if he was hungry.

"Teacher Ran, it would be awkward for us to talk about money, but I'm curious. Your family should all have city hukou, so even if commercial grain is in short supply, it shouldn't be a problem. Is there anyone in your family who is particularly good at eating?"

Ran Qiuye felt a little embarrassed when she heard Li Dongfang say that. What did he mean? Was he implying that I ate too much? Could it be that I ate a lot during the two times I met him, so he misunderstood that I was always so good at eating? Oh, that would be too embarrassing, so she quickly explained: "No... No, I usually eat very little, but every time I see you, you have a lot of delicious food, so I can't help but eat a little more."

Hearing Ran Qiuye say this, Li Dongfang knew that she had misunderstood, and quickly said: "I definitely didn't say that you eat a lot, you may have misunderstood, what I mean is...Look, there are so many people in Teacher Yan's family, all relying on Teacher Yan's salary to live, although the food is not good, but it is not to the point of running out of food. What I mean is, is your family encountering any problems?"

Ran Qiuye finally felt relieved. Fortunately, Li Dongfang didn't think she ate too much. She sighed and said, "I shouldn't have said that... It's all my dad's fault. He's too proud to save face. Whenever someone from my hometown complained, he would bring them food. It was okay in the past few years. We just had to spend a little more money to buy it. But now, in this year, he doesn't restrain himself at all. People come to our house every few days to ask for food, and no matter how much we have, it's not enough for him to send."

Ran Qiuye's words made Li Dongfang understand the situation. It turned out that Ran's father was a good-natured man who cared about his reputation, and the relatives in his hometown treated their family as if they were rich.

In addition, due to successive years of disasters, food is already in short supply, which is why her family has no food to eat.

Fortunately, I mentioned it when we met two days ago, and I have enough food and am very wealthy, otherwise Ran Qiuye would probably have to go to the pigeon market to exchange for food.

Not to mention the quality of the food and its price, Ran Qiuye probably wouldn't be able to bear the consequences of being caught.

Li Dongfang thought about it. He didn't feel bad that Ran Qiuye's family had little to eat, but looking at the situation, if he took the food home, he would probably have to ask his father to give it away again in a few days.

I don't want to support so many unrelated people. If that's the case, I might as well donate it. At least I will have a good reputation.

"Can I ask which relatives are visiting your house?" Li Dongfang thought about it and decided to ask first. What if they are Ran Qiuye's grandparents? Then it would be reasonable for him to give them food.

"My eldest uncle, his younger brother-in-law, his younger brother-in-law's sister, and my second uncle's neighbor's sister-in-law, etc. Anyway, most of them are quite distant relatives, and some of them I don't even know at all."

Li Dongfang really didn't expect it to be such a relationship. He originally thought that they were neighbors from her father's hometown, but it turned out that they were even worse than neighbors. They were actually people he might not have had any contact with for ten or eight years.

It seems that there are people who like to take advantage of others in every era. The only difference is the thickness of their skin and their bottom line. In this sense, Yan Bugui is still a person with a bottom line. At least he will find a reason to take advantage of others, such as doing you a favor or something. He has never asked for things directly with a flattering face.

After a pause, Li Dongfang looked at Ran Qiuye and said, "So, your father is indeed... indeed a good man."

Li Dongfang couldn't comment directly on the other person's father, so he could only give him a good guy card in disguise.

Ran Qiuye certainly didn't know what the good guy card was, but he said helplessly: "My mother and I have no choice. If we don't let him send him, he will get angry. We don't have any way to deal with it. Now, the family has run out of food. I don't know what to do. That's why I shamelessly come to you to ask for help."