Siheyuan: Rebirth of Liu Ergou

In the slightly crowded alley, Liu Lan's brother made his request again, with unquestionable determination in his voice: "I want 300 kilograms of flour and 30 kilograms of pork belly. My parents-in-law have them, so how can I, the brother-in-law, not have them?" His eyes flashed with greed, as if the flour and pork belly were already in his pocket.

Liu Lan frowned when she heard this, and a trace of anger flashed in her eyes. She couldn't understand her brother's unreasonable request, and couldn't stand his selfish behavior. She tried to persuade her brother in a calm tone: "Brother, how can you do this? Yuzhu has done a lot for our family, you can't always ask for more."

However, her brother did not listen to her advice at all. Instead, he shouted even more arrogantly: "I am your brother. Are you going to ignore my family after you get married? You are not willing to give me such a small thing?"

Liu Lan couldn't stand it any longer, and the conflict between her and her brother broke out instantly. She raised her voice a few degrees, with a bit of determination: "Brother, don't go too far! Yuzhu is not our family's ATM, he also has his own life and difficulties."

He Yuzhu stood aside, watching the dispute between Liu Lan and her brother, feeling helpless. He knew that Liu Lan's brother had always been a greedy person, but he didn't expect that he would be so inconsiderate of Liu Lan's feelings. He walked gently to Liu Lan's side, trying to calm her down: "Lan Lan, don't be angry, let's think of a solution."

Liu Lan turned to look at He Yuzhu, with a trace of fatigue and helplessness in her eyes. She knew that He Yuzhu had been paying for her and her family, but she could not stop her brother's unreasonable demands. She sighed softly and said, "Yuzhu, I'm sorry, I've embarrassed you again."

He Yuzhu shook his head, indicating that he didn't care. He knew that the most important thing now was to solve the problem at hand. He thought about it and decided to ask Liu Yi for help. Liu Yi was their friend and a man with his own ideas. Maybe he could come up with a solution.

So He Yuzhu reluctantly found Liu Yi and told him the whole story. After listening, Liu Yi frowned and said after thinking for a moment: "Yuzhu, I understand your difficulties. Let's go to Liu Lan's eldest brother's house with you to see if we can convince him."

He Yuzhu nodded gratefully, knowing that Liu Yi was a reliable friend. So the two of them brought 300 kilograms of flour and 30 kilograms of pork belly to Liu Lan's eldest brother's house.

As soon as he entered the door, Liu Lan's eldest brother came up to him, with greed in his eyes. He looked at the flour and pork belly, as if he had seen them turn into money. However, when he saw He Yuzhu and Liu Yi, his expression changed slightly.

He Yuzhu and Liu Yi put the flour and pork belly on the table, and then looked at Liu Lan's elder brother calmly. He Yuzhu said, "Brother, we know you are in some difficulties, so we specially brought these flour and pork belly. However, we hope you can understand that these are not what we should give you, but out of our friendship and help."

Liu Lan's elder brother looked a little embarrassed when he heard this. He looked at the flour and pork belly, then looked at He Yuzhu and Liu Yi, and finally sighed and said, "I know I was wrong. I shouldn't always ask you for things. Thank you for helping me."

At that moment, the air seemed to freeze. Liu Lan stood aside, watching this scene, and a warm current surged in her heart. She knew that the friendship and help of He Yuzhu and Liu Yi had made her brother realize his mistakes. She looked at them gratefully, with tears in her eyes.

In the end, the conflict was resolved in an unexpected way: Liu Lan's elder brother realized his mistake and promised not to make unreasonable demands again.