Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

The grudges and grievances within have lasted for many years.

How can it be explained in just a few words?

Don't be fooled by Sha Zhu's current apparent indifference towards Yi Zhonghai. If you were to seriously ask him, "Are you really not going to care about Yi Zhonghai anymore?"

Look at Sha Zhu, can he even say 'yes'?

He can't; if he could, he wouldn't be that honest and straightforward simpleton.

He kept the kindness Yi Zhonghai showed him in his heart all those years ago!

These days, it's just that you can't reason with this "old man".

Instead of arguing with him and wasting your breath.

Perhaps we should take care of our own important matters first.

Once life got back to normal, he was unhappy but there was nothing he could do.

We'll talk to him about it slowly and thoroughly when the time comes.

……

If things still can't be resolved, Sha Zhu will most likely keep quiet.

wait!

There's plenty of time!

Once you gradually accept it and face reality.

Let's sit down and talk properly.

Can't recognize it?!

It's okay, I'm too old to walk anymore.

I say what I mean, so what can you do? Jump up and hit me?

After the person passed away, he took care of everything and got things done.

During festivals and holidays, people burn some offerings and light incense.

This debt of gratitude for raising me can be considered repaid.

So don't think that Sha Zhu is really stupid; he's not stupid at all.

In the original drama, she wasn't stupid; she wanted to go on a blind date but couldn't escape the trap.

They got the three of them to work together, and a bunch of liars managed to get them arrested.

Now, without Qin Huairu, I've come to understand life clearly.

Then you're even less foolish.

Why do you see why he hasn't let Ran Qiuye come to the yard anymore?

Hey, people are on guard!

However, this honest man is very stubborn.

No matter how capable you are, Yi Zhonghai, you still have to admit you're getting old.

I'm determined to repay this debt; I can't refuse it even if I want to.

They invited Ms. Yi into the house, and Yingzi sat opposite her.

"Auntie, I can tell you something's on your mind. Would you like to talk to me about it?"

Mr. Yi looked at Yingzi with emotion, thinking to himself, "What a wonderful girl, old Mr. Yi is really confused!"

"Jianguo's wife..." Yi felt so resentful that she wanted to dump all the pent-up frustration in her heart.

But she's embarrassing herself!

Seeing that she couldn't speak, Yingzi got up and poured her a glass of water.

"Have a drink to warm yourself up, and I'll start the stove first."

"Sigh, you go ahead with your work." Mrs. Yi nodded gratefully.

Sitting in this room, Yi felt increasingly hot.

Finally, I took off the cotton-padded coat I was wearing and felt much more comfortable.

“Jianguo’s wife, it’s really hot in your room.” Madam Yi started chatting with her.

She was never one to talk to before, and now Old Yi is even more taciturn.

He went back to his room and sat there, pondering and calculating.

The two of them barely exchanged thirty or forty sentences in the past week.

She's also someone who doesn't like to gossip or talk about right and wrong.

How could I not feel frustrated?

"It's hot. Look at the pipes connected to the stove; they're full of hot water."

"Walking around in this room is warmer than in a public bathhouse!"

When it comes to her husband's cooking skills, Yingzi is not modest at all.

She went on and on praising herself, saying how capable and attentive she was as a man, and how much she cared for the family.

“Jianguo was a good man, and so are you.”

Mr. Yi sighed deeply, "Old Yi and I used to be like that too..."

Seeing that she had spoken, Yingzi smiled but didn't reply, and continued with her own work.

Aunt Yi just needs someone with ears to listen!

Chapter 132 Simple Meals, Delicious

After Yi left, he followed Yi Zhonghai, whose face was dark, back into the house.

Yingzi, however, was filled with mixed feelings. This Aunt Yi...

He was a pitiful person too.

But there are so many pitiful people in the world, who can take care of them all?

So, once the lament is over, that's it.

Life goes on, no matter what.

After bringing Ms. Yi back into the house, Yi Zhonghai asked with a grim face, "What did you say to her?"

Yi walked to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), took off her shoes, and crawled into bed.

"We just chatted casually for a bit. What about you?"

"What am I?"

Yi Zhonghai avoided eye contact, not daring to look at his wife.

He couldn't bring himself to say the word "suspension."

"There are rumors that you've been suspended from your job at the factory."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai standing there silently, the Yi family understood everything.

If that were a lie, he would have gotten angry long ago.

Are you still standing there, listening obediently?

"Old Yi, you should be able to put your mind at ease now." Mrs. Yi felt unusually relaxed and happy today.

Therefore, she unusually brought up the issue that was both of their worries.

"It's my fault that I couldn't give you a child."

“I told you to take one, but you weren’t willing.”

"How about... we get a divorce!"

Yi Zhonghai turned around abruptly and scolded, "You're talking nonsense again."

Mr. Yi remained calm. “Old Yi, I’m not talking nonsense. Look at yourself. Are you still the same person you used to be?”

"Since this has tormented you so much, let's just end it. If you don't want a son, let's get a divorce..."

"Nonsense!"

Yi Zhonghai angrily shouted, "I think you're not yourself at all, what nonsense are you spouting?"

"After all these years, don't you understand me yet?"

I used to know, but now... I don't.

Seeing his wife's dejected expression, Yi Zhonghai's anger was suddenly dampened.

Does she really feel like she doesn't recognize herself anymore?

Yi Zhonghai raised his hand and touched his face, his expression shifting between light and dark.

What on earth is going on?

When Yang Jianguo arrived home, the lights were already on inside.

Seeing the cup on the table, Yang Jianguo asked curiously, "Yingzi, have someone come to visit?"

They both had their own jars, and usually the cups were kept upside down in the cabinet, specifically for outsiders.

This is on the table, isn't it because someone's coming?

"Look at me, I forgot to wash. Aunt Yi came over, sat for a while, and we talked."

Yingzi took the cup out to wash it clean, then put it back in the cabinet.

"Aunt Yi," Yang Jianguo asked curiously, "what are you two talking about?"

Aunt Yi's presence was almost as noticeable as that of the deaf old lady.

Neither of them were easy to move around from, and they were practically never seen together.

In the summer, I occasionally take a walk and soak up the sun.

It seems like we only met once in winter, and haven't seen each other since.

However, he was always busy at the factory and wouldn't get back until it was dark.

It's not just Aunt Yi and the deaf old lady who are nowhere to be seen.

Seeing his curious look, Yingzi put the food on the table and said, "Let's talk about the past, about when she was young."

"You would never guess that when Yi Gong was young, he wrote love poems to an older woman. You really wouldn't believe it."

That's absolutely right. Could someone as serious and old-fashioned as Yi Zhonghai really write love poems for others?

Indeed, you can't judge a book by its cover!

After draping a towel over his shoulders, Yang Jianguo took the fire hook to the stove.

Use the hook to pull open the front drawer, revealing the roasted sweet potatoes inside.

Using chopsticks to put the food into the bowl, Yang Jianguo said with a smile, "This stove is really useful."

Yingzi rolled her eyes at him and said, "It works, and so does the coal."

We need to burn two coal briquettes a day, plus the coal used to seal the fire at night.

It's useless. Is it worth all these coal briquettes?

Yang Jianguo placed the hot sweet potatoes on a plate, rubbed his hands together, and turned on the gramophone.

Listening to music while eating simple meals.

My heart feels warm!

"Eating a combination of refined and whole grains is nutritious."

Hearing him say that, Yingzi laughed and said, "Where did you learn such twisted logic?"

"How can you call this fallacy? This is science," Yang Jianguo said with a laugh.