Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

On the way, He Lai and Wu'er repeatedly told her not to tell anyone what happened today, otherwise they would give her a beating.

"Brother, can you teach me how to fight?"

"What are you fighting for! You are a girl, you have to be quiet, okay?"

"Then I'll go back and tell mom that you had a fight with someone else!"

"Okay, okay, I'll teach you martial arts. Martial arts can strengthen your body."

"Whee!"

……

"Well, you have to repay me for the theater tickets. I spent a lot of effort to buy them."

He Lai handed the ticket to Yu Shui.

"Thank you, Brother!" Yu Shui took the ticket and was extremely happy.

"Come here, brother. I've been walking all day and my feet are sore."

"I'll get some hot water and wash Brother Lai's feet!"

……

The evil old society, bah, in the new society you can also let your wife wash your feet, massage your legs and shoulders. Of course, in modern times, the reverse is probably possible, otherwise if you want a woman to do this for you, you can only go to a club!

However, He Lai did not really let the rain wash his feet. Instead, he took off her shoes and socks, and they washed together.

While He Lai was still laughing and playing with the rain, Wu Juan came over holding He Tong.

Seeing the water stains all over the floor, Wu Juan's mouth twitched, and she said indifferently: "You are so old, and you are still playing such childish things."

Yu Shui stood up with a red face and went to the bathroom with the foot basin.

"Mom, what's wrong? Is there something wrong?" He Lai said while wiping his feet.

"Look at what you said. If there's nothing wrong, mother can't come!" Wu Juan rolled her eyes at He Lai.

"How can that be? I'm just asking casually. Let me hug my daughter."

"Go, go, go, you want to hug me right after you wiped my feet. Go wash your hands first!"

Wu Juan simply turned around and He Lai's hand missed.

He Lai could only stand up awkwardly and wash his hands.

When He Lai came out again, Wu Juan and Yu Shui had already gone next door. He had no choice but to follow them in order to pick up his daughter.

Courtyard No. 95

Wu'er and Xiao Yangzi were vividly describing He Lai's heroic deeds in the ticket selling square.

He Lai went up and slapped her. Damn it, he had just told her not to tell anyone, but in the blink of an eye she had forgotten about it.

Wu'er was just wondering who was brave enough to hit her! She turned around and saw He Lai's angry face. She stuck out her tongue and immediately ran back home.

"Uncle Lai, is what Sister Wu'er said true?" Nannan asked curiously.

"Nannan, be good and don't listen to Wu'er. She is already useless. You must not learn from her!"

He Lai can only persuade Nannan by belittling Wuer.

"Hehe, come on brother, you are lying, Wu'er is not like that."

"Uncle, can you really beat a dozen people by yourself? I want to beat a dozen people too, can you teach me? My dad always says that he used to beat several people in school!"

Xiao Yangzi also said.

"That's right. Your dad didn't fight with other kids in school. He even dropped out of school. If you like fighting, you can go too. But if you get expelled from school, I don't know if your mom will beat you."

He Lai smiled.

When Xiao Yangzi heard this, his body shuddered. In Sha Zhu's home, it was usually Qin Huairu who beat people up, and Sha Zhu was just there to watch the show.

Qin Huairu is very good at beating children. As a rural woman, it is common for her to be beaten. She would take off their pants and beat them hard with a feather duster. It was so painful.

"Hey, Xiao Laizi, you are talking bad about me behind my back again!"

At this time Shazhu came out and said.

"Brother Zhuzi, come and tell me about your glorious deeds in school!"

He Lai took out a handful of melon seeds and gave them to Xiao Yangzi, asking him to share them with the children.

"Don't talk nonsense! I'm a well-behaved person in school and I've never had a fight with anyone!"

Sha Zhu said anxiously.

"Dad, why don't you go to school?" Xier asked.

"Well, it was your grandfather who forced me to learn cooking. Your father started practicing cooking in Fengze Garden when I was a teenager. Otherwise, how could I have such good cooking skills now!"

Sha Zhu said proudly.

"Xi'er, don't listen to your father. If you want to know how your father is doing in school, you should go ask your uncle Damao. I guarantee he can keep you talking for three days and three nights!"

He Lai smiled.

"Don't go! Xier, come back with dad to have dinner." When Sha Zhu heard Xu Damao, he was so angry that he would reveal all his secrets.

"Hehe, come here, uncle, goodbye." Xier pulled Meng'er and followed Shazhu.

It’s time for He Lai to go back and deal with Wu’er. It’s time to let Wu’er know that her big brother can also beat people!

Wu Juan's home

Wu'er had been clamped by He Lai, who didn't even use a feather duster, but just slapped Wu'er on the butt.

Wu'er could hold on for a few seconds at first, but soon she started crying.

"Oh, alright, alright. Wu'er is still so young, she can't handle your beating like this!"

Wu Juan took Wu'er from He Lai and complained.

He Lai was speechless. He had only hit her a few times, not even half of what Wu Juan usually hit him!

As expected, when I beat my own children, I don’t feel anything, but when I see others beating their own children, I start to feel distressed!

"Mom, my elder brother is a bad guy. I don't want to be friends with him anymore!" Wu'er cried, lying on Wu Juan's neck.

"Okay, okay, I'll stop being with him and stay with mom from now on, okay?" Wu Juan rarely had the opportunity to coax Wu'er, so she naturally took it very seriously.

“Wuwuwu… No, I want my old brother, wuwuwu…” Wu’er said while crying.

After saying this, Wu Juan almost threw Wu'er away. What kind of girl is this!

Yu Shui was covering her mouth and giggling, but He Lai didn't bother to pay attention to her. He took He Tong from Yu Shui and said that he would raise his daughter well and make sure she didn't become like Wu'er when she grew up.

……

A few days passed and it was time to go to Guangcheng again. Yu Shui did not ask to go, after all, she was reluctant to leave her daughter. But Wu'er heard from someone that He Lai was going out again, and she pestered He Lai and clamored to go with him to play.

Wu Juan didn't care anymore. Wu'er stayed with her for the whole night and then got attached to He Lai again. She was too lazy to take care of her daughter now.

In the office that day, Wu'er was pestering He Lai as usual, acting as if she would keep hanging around him unless He Lai took her with him.

Zhang Zhiwen came over with some samples of new lighters.

Because He Lai gave them inspiration and several sample pictures, they opened their horizons and gained a new understanding of metal lighters.

"Brother Zhiwen, I also want to go to Guangcheng, please take me there."

Wu'er knew that Zhang Zhiwen and He Lai were both going, and since He Lai didn't agree, she decided to ask Zhang Zhiwen for help.

"Haha, Xiao Wu'er, your brother Zhiwen can't make the decision for your eldest brother. You have to get your eldest brother's consent!"

Zhang Zhiwen glanced at He Lai and still rejected Wu'er's request.

"Hmph, you stinky brother, you bad brother, I'm done with you!" Wu'er said angrily, and then ran out of the office.

He Lai was not moved at all, and said to Zhang Zhiwen: "What's the matter with you coming here?"

"Let me show you a new design of lighter. Do you have any opinion on it?"

As Zhang Zhiwen said this, he put a bag of lighters on the desk.

He Lai just took a casual look and didn't have much opinion. After all, he still felt that lighters were not suitable for drastic changes, especially with China's current level of industrialization. The square shape was the best choice for lighters. As for other fancy shapes, they were not suitable for mass production at all.