Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

He Lai could only stand there silently, watching his father comfort his mother.

Sha Zhu finally rushed back, and after seeing this scene, he retreated awkwardly.

……

After Wu Juan calmed down, He Zhan stood up and said.

"Juanzi, I'll finish the entry procedures first, and then we'll go home."

"Okay, I'll listen to you, boss." Wu Juan said with a smile looking at He Zhan.

After He Zhan left, He Lai came to Wu Juan and sat down.

"Mom, you are happy now, right? Your boss is finally back. You don't have to shout at me in your dreams anymore."

He Lai joked.

"You little rascal, you dare to tease your mother." Wu Juan hugged He Lai and scolded him with a smile.

"That's good, that's good. As long as the family is together, mom won't have to worry about anything." Wu Juan said softly.

……

After He Zhan finished the formalities and Wu Juan took her leave, the three of them pushed two bicycles out of the steel mill.

"Juanzi, are these bicycles all ours?" He Zhan couldn't believe it.

"Yes, Xiao Laizi got them all after you left. Boss, can you ride them?" Wu Juan said with a smile.

He Zhan was a little embarrassed as he had never ridden one before.

"It's okay, it's easy to learn. I'll hold you, and you can get in the car and try. You'll be able to do it in no time. Xiao Laizi, your dad will put his luggage on the back seat."

Wu Juan was also very happy that she could help her husband practice cycling, and gave He Zhan's bag to He Lai.

He Lai had no choice but to accept it.

Soon, He Zhan learned to ride a bicycle under Wu Juan's guidance.

"Mom, please take your son's car. Don't let yourself fall." He Lai said as he watched Wu Juan get into He Zhan's car.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's not a big deal if you fall." Wu Juan hugged He Zhan's waist tightly, and there was no trace of her son in her eyes.

He Lai pouted and could only follow behind to eat dog food. He Lai cursed in his heart: If I wasn't worried that you two would fall into the ditch, I would have left long ago.

……

After returning to the courtyard, Wu Juan took He Zhan back to her home and showed him the changes in the house.

He Zhan also lamented that he had been away for too long. Although the house was still the same as before, everything had changed a lot.

There is a swing, a vegetable rack, and a mushroom house in the yard.

In the room, there was a sewing machine, a radio, and various new furniture.

Even the stove in the kitchen was replaced. There was bacon on the roof and bean sprouts next to it.

He Zhan said that life would be better without him, so he quickly shook his head and put aside this strange idea.

After looking at the house, the three of them sat in the room looking at each other, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

He Lai felt as if he shouldn't be here.

Wu Juan spoke first.

"Xiao Laizi, how about you go to school and fetch the rainwater? Then we can have a meal together?"

He Lai was shocked when he heard this. Oh my god, won't Yu Shui be back after school soon? This excuse is really lame. Forget it, forget it. It's not easy for me either.

"Okay, Dad, I'm leaving now." He Lai no longer hesitated and stood up and left the house.

"Juanzi, this is not a good idea. Your son just came here." He Zhan also knew what Wu Juan was going to do.

"No? Fine, then go away. I've waited for you for so many years, and now you're back to blame me. What's the point of living? I might as well die."

Wu Juan started her own performance and her acting skills are getting better and better.

"Okay, okay, don't cry, I'll do whatever you say, whatever you say." He Zhan didn't want to see Wu Juan cry anymore.

"Okay, then come with me into the house." Wu Juan pulled He Zhan into the house.

"Well, Juanzi, why don't you wait a little longer? It's still daytime now. Wait until night, night..."

"Why are you waiting so late? I'll be old by the time you're done waiting."

No one can wait for the rain after a long drought.

The women in the backyard closed their doors one after another and no one said anything. The couple hadn't had sex in more than eight years and they all understood.

……

"Brother Lai, why did you come to the school to find me?" When Yu Shui heard that He Lai came to the school to find her, she ran out immediately.

"Well, it's okay, it's okay. I haven't seen you for a long time, so I came to see you." He Lai did not directly tell Yu Shui that his father had returned.

"Really? Then where are we going?" Yu Shui was very happy that He Lai said he missed her.

"Have you asked for leave? What do you want to do?" He Lai smiled and looked at the rain.

"I forgot. Come on, brother, wait for me, I'll be back soon." When Yu Shui heard this, he quickly ran back to ask for leave.

……

"What? Brother Lai, your father is back, that's great." Yu Shui said happily while sitting on the back seat of the bicycle.

"Okay? You have to sleep in your own room from now on. Are you happy?"

He Lai said deliberately.

"Humph, I'll sleep alone. I'm grown up now, so I'm not afraid."

If Wu Juan hadn't tied her up, Yu Shui would have wanted to go back to the ear room long ago.

"From now on, mom will only have dad in her eyes. If she doesn't see my dad coming back, will I, her son, be kicked out?"

He Lai continued to attack.

"It's okay, Mom won't do that. Mom loves me the most!" Yu Shui's heart was beating fast, but she remained firm.

"Okay, okay, your mom is the best. Where do you want to eat? Have you decided? We can't just walk on the street all the time."

"Or, let's go to our uncle's place. We don't need to spend money or tickets." Yu Shui said with a smile.

"Okay, let's go." He Lai quickened his pace.

……

"What, your father is back, I almost forgot you had a father."

Master Hu was surprised.

"Master, please don't talk nonsense. My father is now the deputy chief of the security department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, and he is in charge of hundreds of people."

He Lai said with pride.

"Why, he is the factory director, and his son has to call me master."

Master Hu scolded with a smile.

"That's right. I'll let him come to see you some other day. If you hadn't secretly prepared delicious food for his son, there wouldn't be a little Laizi now, don't you think?"

As He was talking, he came behind Master Hu and started massaging him.

"Okay, I'll cook a few dishes and bring them back for him to try. It's also a courtesy from my role as a chef."

Master Hu said with his eyes closed.

"Master, you are so generous. Lie down later and I will give you acupuncture. I guarantee that your waist will be straightened again."

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you, Xiao Laizi. I'm relying on you for my waist."

Now He Lai has mastered acupuncture, and it is no problem for him to treat the back pain of people like Master Hu.

"Xiao Laizi, you can't be partial, we are waiting too!"

Master Zheng quickly interrupted.

"And me." Master Liao still spoke so little.

He Lai's current skills have been recognized by the three master chefs, and they ask him for a few treatments every time they come.

"Okay, okay, come one by one. Next time I'll bring the cupping jars and give them to you. I guarantee that your qi and blood will flow smoothly."

These three are real chefs. Chef Hu and Chef Zheng are both first-class chefs, and Chef Liao is a top-class chef. They have all been to state banquets.

He Lai has to take good care of him. After three years of natural disasters, Fengze Garden is likely to run out of food.

Not to mention the later revolution, Fengze Garden was directly converted into a public restaurant. Everyone started making pancakes, steaming steamed buns, rolling noodles, and selling them on the street.

These chefs are getting less and less, so I have to take good care of their health.