The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

The whole family has gathered now and gathered at Darong's mother's house to discuss how to solve this problem.

"Including the interest promised when borrowing the money, it's almost eight hundred thousand." Sibei said in a muffled voice.

As soon as Sibei'er said this, Darong's mother felt as if everything in front of her eyes went dark. At that time, 800,000 yuan was an astronomical figure for an ordinary family.

Darong and Xiaoying's conditions have never been good. The two of them together could not raise 50,000 yuan. The third brother was cheated along with four generations, and although he did not borrow any money, he had no money to take out.

"No, I'll just sell the house and go back to live in Nanjian." Sibei leaned his head against the door frame. The only property he could take out was the house that he had bought in full that year.

The whole family fell silent. At that time, the housing prices in the entire Yutian had doubled. If the house owned by Sigeer was sold according to the market value at that time, it could at least cover more than half of the cost.

"Selling the house is the last resort. First, find a way to raise the cash. If you can keep the house, try not to sell it." After being silent for a long time, Darong's father made the decision.

When Darong returned home in the evening, Zhong Yunxing had just entered the house.

Seeing that Darong came back so early, he asked in confusion, "Why did you come back so early today?"

Usually, Darong gets home around 10:30, but this time she's already home before 9:00.

"I took a day off today and just came back from my mother's place." Darong was worried about her fourth generation, so she had a frown on her face and didn't smile at all since she entered the door.

When Zhong Yunxing heard that Darong had asked for leave, he was afraid that something had happened and sat up with a frown on his face.

"What's wrong? Did you have a quarrel with someone?" Zhong Yunxing's tone was filled with worry.

"No, something happened to the fourth generation again."

"Oh."

Hearing that it was a matter of four generations, Zhong Yunxing was not surprised at all.

But as a brother-in-law, he still followed up with a question: "What happened again?"

With red eyes, Darong told Zhong Yunxing how her four generations had been deceived, and then cursed Fan Lao San who had harmed her four generations.

Zhong Yunxing listened with a frown on his face. He had also heard about Sigeer investing with others.

When Sibei advised Darong to invest, Darong just said, "I don't really believe in good things that come free." Zhong Yunxing still hasn't forgotten Xiao Ling's unhappy face.

Now the retribution in this life has come too quickly. I wonder what the scene will be like when Xiao Ling cries and wipes her tears.

While Zhong Yunxing was thinking, Darong spoke up again: "I promised to give all our family's money to the fourth generation to pay off their debts, but this amount of money is too little..."

Zhong Yunxing heard that something was not right, so he quickly responded, "Except for the money for Ruyi's schooling, you can give the rest to her uncle for emergency use. I have no objection."

In fact, Zhong Yunxing understood Darong's character. When she treated Xiaoping and Zhong Yunsheng, she was generous and gave them gifts directly. Now that it was her own brother's turn to get into trouble, Zhong Yunxing was really a little afraid that she would do something reckless without caring about the consequences.

Zhong Yunxing's steps were paved in vain. Darong said without any hesitation: "If it really comes to that, I will sell the house."

After Darong finished speaking, she got up and went to take a shower without waiting for Zhong Yunxing's reply.

In fact, it is normal for people of our generation not to understand the deep love between siblings, but it is rare to find a sister as sincere as Darong.

What's even more terrible is that Darong was not just speaking on impulse. For the next two days, she really discussed this matter seriously with Zhong Yunxing.

Zhong Yunxing would argue at first, but in the end he remained silent. He didn't want to argue with Darong, but he couldn't accept her theory of "supporting her brother".

"Mom, if one day Linlin and I were tied to the two ends of a cliff with a rope, who would you save?" Ruyi asked Darong seriously.

Although no one has told Ruyi the whole story, she has learned a lot from the dispute between Darong and Zhong Yunxing in the past two days. Ruyi could not understand Darong's "selflessness" at all, and finally could not help but speak out.

After hearing Ruyi's words, Darong sat on the sofa and looked at Ruyi stupidly, wondering why she asked this question.

"Mom, when I was little, what I feared most was playing with Linlin, because if I wasn't careful, I would be the one who got beaten and scolded. No matter if I did the right thing or the wrong thing, I was the older sister and I was always wrong."

Ruyi is not a weak child, but her nature has always been suppressed by Darong at home, making her perform the role of compromise to the fullest. Darong made Ruyi suffer all the hardships she had experienced, and with the words "You are my sister", she no longer has the right to feel wronged.

As a result, Ruyi has always lacked a sense of security from her mother since she was a child, and later she began to become domineering. In fact, Ruyi's domineering behavior outside was also a protection for her childhood.

"You tell my dad every day whether to sell the house or not. Both of our families are not as big as my uncle's family, and they haven't sold their houses. Why should we go back to live in the dormitory? Is it because you are the older sister?"

As Ruyi spoke, she became more and more excited, and tears started to fall from her eyes.

But what she was crying about was not her own grievances, but Da Rong, who had grievances ingrained in her bones.

"Mom, can you please wake up? A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Linlin just paid for her shooting lesson today, but I have to buy a literary magazine with Jinxu. Why should we sell our house to help them pay off their debts?"

Ruyi almost shouted the last sentence, as if all the grievances that the child had been holding in his heart suddenly collapsed.

She always carefully protected her parents' difficulties in her own way, but in fact, her young heart also felt the huge gap in economic conditions.

Darong has never realized the pleasing side of her own character, because she feels her mother doesn't love her enough, so she always subconsciously tries to please her mother.

Later, as I grew up, even though I had been rebellious before, my people-pleasing personality, which only wanted a word of affirmation, had long become a habit in my behavior.

Her generosity towards Xiao Ping and her tolerance towards Zhong Yunsheng were all due to her inferiority complex that made her desire for family affection.

She has longed to be favored since she was a child, but she has been defined by too many conditions during her growth. Just because she is the older sister, she has to bear her fate.

If it weren't for Ruyi's outburst, Darong might still not understand that the people who needed her protection were no longer those brothers who already had their own families.