Restarting life in Siheyuan

Compared with the depressing atmosphere in the Third Uncle's house, the Jia family was different. Qin Huairu's face was frosted at the moment, and she was looking at Bang Geng who was kneeling in front of her with a bad expression.

As soon as the teacher left, Banggeng was spanked. He no longer had the stubbornness and quibbling spirit he had before. He knelt on the ground with his head down and said nothing. The ignorant Xiaodang sat on the kang holding his even more ignorant sister, too scared to make a sound.

"What can I say about you? Teacher Ran has only taken over your class for a year, and this is the third home visit today."

"Tell me, what have you done? How can I put my face down? I've scolded you several times, but you don't need it. Why do you always steal your classmates' stationery? Tell me where you hide it."

Bang Geng still didn't say anything. Qin Huairu saw that her son no longer had the stubbornness he had just now, but still ignored her words. She immediately became angry again and hit him with the bamboo stick mercilessly. Bang Geng was hit again. He was afraid of the pain, so he stammered and spoke.

"I, I threw it into the manure pit."

Qin Huairu was stunned. She didn't expect that the truth would come out after she lied. Banggeng really stole his classmates' stationery. Just now, Teacher Ran said that some classmates reported it again and saw Banggeng stealing his classmates' stationery again. Some classmates had reported it before, and Banggeng had been called over for questioning, but he refused to admit it. The teacher had no evidence, so he had to give up.

But from what the teacher said, it seemed that the boy had done it again, but no stolen goods were found, and the teacher couldn't deal with it, so she came to visit the family again. Qin Huairu still held out a glimmer of hope, but she didn't expect Bang Geng to have really done it, and he was so ruthless that he didn't even keep any of it and threw it all into the manure pit.

"Why, why? Did they provoke you? Tell the teacher, why are you so stupid?"

"Since they always make fun of my poor grades, I will make sure they can't learn either."

"You are bad at studying. You should work hard on your own. You can blame others for your poor academic performance. You are really promising."

With a deadly bamboo stick pressing down on him, Banggeng could only kneel down obediently, not daring to get up, pretending to be aggrieved. Looking at her son's lazy look, Qin Huairu felt complicated. After thinking for a while, she changed her tone.

"Bang Geng, you are not a child anymore. You heard what the teacher said. If it happens again, you will be reported to the school and expelled. If you can't even graduate from elementary school, what can you do in the future?"

Seeing that Banggeng still kept his head down and said nothing, as if he didn't take it to heart at all, my heart, which had just wanted to soften, hardened again.

"Did you hear me? You can't even graduate from elementary school. What can you do in the future? If you really are not cut out for studying, I won't force you. Otherwise, you shouldn't go to school. Go back to the countryside to find your grandparents, learn to do farm work, and earn some work points, so that you can at least make a living."

When Banggeng heard about going to the countryside to work, he immediately refused to do it. There were agricultural classes in elementary school, so he knew how tiring farm work was.

"I won't go. What's wrong with not being able to graduate from elementary school? My silly uncle didn't graduate either, but he got married. My second uncle didn't graduate from elementary school, but he became a team leader. My first uncle didn't even go to elementary school, but he's also an eighth-level worker. He earns more than my educated third uncle."

Qin Huairu turned sideways and a bamboo stick hit Bang Geng's butt again. Bang Geng was caught off guard. Although Qin Huairu did not use much force, Bang Geng was still hit hard without being able to dodge. The burning pain made him cry out. He blocked the bamboo stick with one hand and cried with a sob.

"What did I say wrong? That's right. You are my mother, and you bully me. Everyone bullies me. People in the alley laugh at me, and no one helps me, so I fight with them. My classmates at school laugh at me, and no one cares, so I throw stationery at them. Mom, you bully me too. I'm not home anymore, so I won't make you angry, okay?"

As he said that, he stood up and tried to run out crying, but was grabbed by Qin Huairu. Banggeng's words just now made Qin Huairu feel a little hesitant. Her son was indeed too lonely. It seemed as if the whole yard could not accommodate him. There were so many children, but basically no one played with him. He went to and from school alone. He was so lonely, which really made people feel distressed.

Although he doesn't like to study now, often fights, and has a habit of throwing other people's stationery, this child, no matter how troublesome, is still a piece of your flesh that has fallen off. I gently hugged Banggeng in my arms and rubbed his butt with one hand. Banggeng felt even more aggrieved. It was May and the pants were very thin, and it was really uncomfortable to eat the stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots.

"Isn't it hurt that I hit you? Don't blame me for being cruel. I have no choice. It's you who made me worry."

Qin Huairu also shed two tears as she spoke. Banggeng was hugged by her mother, and her heart ached when she heard the words. A feeling of grievance surged in her heart, and her eyes were full of mist. Tears flowed freely, and it took a while for them to stop.

Looking at his mother with red eyes, and thinking of her hard work, Bang Geng felt a little guilty. "Mom, don't be angry. From now on, when others laugh at me, I will ignore them, not fight with them, and not throw their stationery. I will not make you angry again."

Qin Huairu was very pleased with her son's transformation. "Banggeng is still sensible. You have to remember that you are the only man in the family. Your two sisters will have to rely on you in the future. Mom will definitely not be able to accompany you for the rest of your life. You have to walk the road ahead on your own. Your father passed away early, so there is no one to rely on. If you don't study hard, how can you help your two sisters in the future?"

Speaking of studying, Banggeng was unhappy again. Qin Huairu thought that Banggeng was going to bring up Shazhu and the first and second uncles again, so she spoke directly.

"Don't bring up those uncles and grandfathers. Life in the future will definitely be different from now. They didn't go to school before liberation, but you are different. Look at Xiao Zhu in the front yard. Why is his family doing well? He also has no parents, but they study hard. If studying is not a good thing, how can two little ones study day and night and find someone to teach them? Their family knows the good of studying."

Speaking of Zhu Xuefeng, Banggeng felt a little unhappy, but what his mother said made sense. The good life of this family seemed to be related to the good study of that Zhu.

"You still remember Professor Xu who lived in the backyard last time."

Banggeng nodded in confusion. He had gotten a huge chicken drumstick as a gift for Professor Xu's housewarming. How could he have forgotten it?

"You said that the old man earns more, but this person is a dozen years younger than the old man, but he earns more than twice as much as the old man every month. Do you know why?"

Bang Geng had no idea and shook his head. Qin Huairu wiped her tears and then wiped them for Bang Geng. "She became a professor because she loves to study. Her salary can be increased in the future, but I have already reached the limit of my salary in this lifetime. Tell me, is studying a good thing?"

Seeing Banggeng nod and seem to understand something, Qin Huairu finally felt relieved. Her son was still sensible. He had a few minor flaws, but that was nothing. Naughty boys are always clever. For example, the second and third children in the third uncle's family were not as naughty as Banggeng, but they lacked cleverness and were destined to have no great future.

"Teacher Ran said that if your grades don't keep up this semester, and you keep fighting and stealing your classmates' stationery, even if you're not expelled, you'll still be held back. You're a sensible child, can you please worry less about your mother?

Mother always nags him about studying. Banggeng feels that his mother is not close to him again and her expression changes. Qin Huairu sees it and sighs. Even though this child seems to understand something, it seems that he is still unwilling to study.

"Forget it. If you really don't want to study, then what I just said was in vain. I won't force you. Just go home and take a leave of absence from school. You can't do anything. Summer vacation is coming soon. I'll write a letter and ask your grandfather to pick you up."

"Mom, I've already told you, I won't go. Can't I just study hard?"

"Are you really willing to learn?"

Banggeng nodded reluctantly. He had just promised not to fight or throw stationery, so it didn't matter if he promised to study. "Mom, I'll study."

Unlike Banggeng who didn't want to study, Zhou Tangyun and Yang Ying wanted to continue their studies but had no chance. Xia Yuhong had just left Zhou Tangyun's house, and the two girls had been quietly sent back. Unfortunately, their student status was gone and they could not go back to school.

The two were college students who had been interning in a song and dance troupe before the accident. If nothing unexpected had happened, they would have graduated this year and joined the dance troupe. However, the dance troupe said that the two were too seriously injured to continue their internship and asked the school to replace them. The school also believed that the two could no longer engage in dance-related work and directly arranged for them to take leave of absence.

Although the two found a teacher and performed a dance to prove that they were still good, unfortunately the decision had already been made and the choreography was not there. The teacher could only see them off with regret.

"Don't look for this job. It's the same if you find another job. The school can't do anything about it even if they ask you to take a leave of absence."

The teacher's last words made them realize something and they gave up the idea of ​​continuing to complain to the school. It seemed that the matter was done and they had to think of other ways.

Zhu Xuefeng was visiting his godmother's home to visit his twins. The two little ones, who had just turned one year old, were developing very well, but there was no joy on Uncle Kong's face. He told Zhu Xuefeng some bad news.

Li Laosan was not executed but sentenced to fifteen years in the Second Prison of Beijing. However, an accident happened again. It turned out that he had an accomplice in the Second Prison, and his accomplice was planning to jailbreak. They needed a good man like him. Li Laosan was only imprisoned for a few months, and he took advantage of the negligence of the prison guards' job change on May 1st and ran away with his accomplice.

"This Li Lao San is really hard to guard against. This is his second successful jailbreak. Xiao Feng, you caught this guy twice. He probably hates you to the core. You have to be more careful."

Zhu Xuefeng was also very troubled. He didn't expect that this indestructible cockroach had run away again. In fact, it didn't matter if he found him. Even with Zhou Xiaoyu and Lin Yilan's current skills, they could probably take him down. But if he hid behind them to take revenge, that would be really troublesome, especially since the second child would take the college entrance examination in two months.

On second thought, three people in total escaped, and no one knows how many accomplices he has. He probably doesn't have the courage to stay in Beijing any longer. Even if he wants to, the other two who managed to escape will not let him do anything stupid. When it comes to the dragnet, Beijing is definitely the most tightly controlled place in the country, especially the current public security. Almost every police station is equipped with a walkie-talkie. It will be difficult to escape after committing a crime, and it will be even harder to escape in the future when everyone can connect to the Internet.

Thinking of this, he felt a little relieved, but he still had to let a few people pay attention. After making up his mind, he asked casually.

"The management of the Second Prison should be very strict, right? How could he escape?"

"We can't help it. According to investigation, it was a collaboration between the insiders and the outsiders that interfered with the prison guards. Fortunately, some prisoners discovered them in time and called the police, so many were caught. Otherwise, more would have escaped. Even so, three escaped."

"There is such a thing. The prisoner should have done a good deed, and someone in the prison should be punished."

"Well, the top leader gave him a warning and transferred him to another position. The second-in-command got some credit for catching other fugitives. That prisoner also made a contribution and it has been reported. I guess he can get a sentence reduction."

"Come to think of it, the criminal who called the police this time is also somewhat related to you. When we checked, we found out that this criminal was sent in after you reported him."

"Xu Damao?" Zhu Xuefeng blurted out with a start.

"Well, our internal staff is investigating collusion between the inside and outside. We checked this 1069 and didn't expect it to be related to you. This prisoner seems to have been reformed well. In just two years, he has received several commendations and his sentence has been reduced for two consecutive years. He will be reduced again this year."

The two talked about Xu Damao's troubles for a while, and when they came out of the study, Director Wang was already waiting for him outside.

"Xiao Feng, don't leave yet. Lao Kong, go and do your thing. I have something to talk to Xiao Feng about."

Uncle Kong looked at Director Wang in surprise, and following Director Wang's instructions, he could only go into the bedroom full of doubts to see the child.

"Godmother, you can't talk about anything outside."

Zhu Xuefeng was pulled into the study by Director Wang again. This was too formal. Zhu Xuefeng felt a little uncomfortable. Director Wang had never wanted to talk to him so seriously before, not even when the secret in the yard was exposed last time.

Director Wang pointed to the bedroom, and Zhu Xuefeng understood. Qin Jingru was still there, but Director Wang didn't want her to know.

"Shall I make you a cup of tea?" Zhu Xuefeng asked tentatively.

Director Wang shook his head. "Don't make such a fuss at home. I have something to ask you. Don't let yourself be cheated by others."

Zhu Xuefeng was even more curious. These days, he spent time in the classroom, library, and professors at school. At night, he went to the steel mill to hang out with Professor Xu and Director Chen. Sometimes, when Lou Xiaoe wasn't paying attention, he would tease Zhou Wenwen. For some reason, this lively girl had become less talkative in the past two months.

Then there is Lin Na who came back to the compound to steal his heart. Now there is Xia Yuhong. He hasn't interacted with anyone in recent days, so there is no way he would be cheated by someone.

"I have been focusing on my two children these days, and I have rarely visited the people there, so I am not clear about many things. Before May Day, to ensure safety during the holiday, I went down to take a look and found something."

After saying that, he looked at Zhu Xuefeng calmly. Zhu Xuefeng immediately realized what was going on. His mental state at this moment was far beyond that of an ordinary person. Even with the most advanced lie detector in later generations, it was estimated that he would not be able to find anything suspicious. Naturally, Director Wang could not see it either.

"What's going on? Could it be related to me? I go to school, the factory, and home every day. I don't come into contact with any outsiders."

Sure enough, after seeing that Zhu Xuefeng looked normal, Director Wang retracted his magical powers after watching for a while.

"Tailor Jin from Jingyang Hutong said he went back to his hometown to visit relatives, and he hasn't come back for almost a year."

"Godmother, what does this have to do with me?"

As soon as Zhu Xuefeng asked this question, Director Wang's expression changed. After a while, he stared at Zhu Xuefeng with a half-smile.

"I originally thought that this had nothing to do with you, but now it seems that you must know about this. You kid, you even hid it from your mother!" (End of this chapter)