Siheyuan: Rebirth of a comfortable life starts with Shazhu

So Guo Shumiao's family really did own a house in Beijing.

Moreover, it's a detached house in a large compound, even better than the house He Yuzhu's family lives in now.

In external relations, safety and dignity are still necessary.

All of Fang Juan's preparations were essentially wasted.

Of course, this does not affect the relationship between the brother and sister.

In fact, although Fang Juan's preparations were in vain, it also showed how much she valued her sister-in-law, Guo Shumiao.

It's important to understand that not all investments will yield returns.

"Should we remind Fang Juan?" Liu Ting was also dumbfounded and couldn't help but ask.

He Yuzhu pursed his lips and gave his wife, who seemed to have lost her mind again, a rather speechless look.

She stood up and said, "There's hot water in the kitchen, go wash up and go to bed."

Why should this couple meddle in other people's family affairs?

Of course, the reason why He Yuzhu was unwilling to get involved in this matter was also very simple.

Although Fang Juan made such preparations and gestures of goodwill, there must have been some calculations involved in maintaining family ties.

But the two of them are not Guo Laoda and his wife.

They will not be greedy or insatiable, nor will they be greedy enough to take an inch and then a mile.

At most, I'm thinking about Guo Lei retiring in the future.

If anything were to happen to Guo Qing or Guo Jun, Guo Shumiao, as their aunt, could lend a helping hand, that's all.

Even if Fang Juan didn't prepare these small schemes and goals, Guo Shumiao wouldn't refuse.

The first place Guo Shumiao visited upon her return was her brother's house.

From both a moral and logical standpoint, this is quite appropriate.

If the mother and son had gone to the He family's house as their first stop, that would have been quite embarrassing.

The Guo family hosted a banquet, and as expected, they invited He Yuzhu and his wife to be their guests.

However, the space inside the Guo family's tenement building is a bit cramped.

Even cooking can only be done in the corridor.

The food was plentiful, but the neighbors coming and going to watch made Guo Shumiao and her son a little reserved.

Everyone wants to see what people returning from Hong Kong Island are like.

He Yuzhu sat calmly at the octagonal table, even though he found Fang Juan's cooking somewhat questionable.

Many dishes might have the wrong seasonings added because of casual conversations with neighbors.

One of the dishes smelled sour.

This indicates that Fang Juan added vinegar twice while chatting during the cooking process.

Guo Lei sat on the other side of the octagonal table, holding a little baby in his arms.

The little boy is quite good-looking, with delicate features, perfectly inheriting the excellent genes of Guo Shumiao and her husband.

But Guo Lei's image is rather poor.

Although he was putting on a brave face today, he looked radiant.

But if your body breaks down, you can't force yourself to keep going.

Not only is his hair completely white, but he also has a very strong old-age smell.

This made He Yuzhu, who was three years younger than him, sigh with regret.

The term "old person smell" doesn't just refer to the smell on a person's body.

There's also the spirit and energy emanating from a person, and everything around them.

For example, even though Guo Lei tidied himself up today, he still looked a bit sloppy. His beard wasn't clean-shaven, and his age spots were already very obvious.

Even the only remaining hand now looks somewhat like a chicken claw.

Such an image would make most ordinary people dislike it at first glance.

Not to mention the baby in his arms.

At first, the little guy resisted being held by Guo Lei. But after Guo Shumiao glared at him, the little guy finally snuggled into Guo Lei's arms with a sullen face.

He Yuzhu looked at the little boy with a bitter face, smiled at him and said, "Kaixin, come to your uncle, okay?"
My uncle isn't feeling well and can't carry you anymore.

The little guy's name is Kaixin, a name that sounds like it was given by Guo Shumiao.

According to Guo Shumiao, she hopes her child will be happy all his/her life, unlike her.

When parents name their children, it's usually to fulfill a childhood dream.

Or perhaps they have high hopes for the future.

They generally can't get rid of these two things.

Even with names like "Dog Egg," people hope that such humble names will make their pets easier to raise.

The judges and rulers of the underworld wouldn't just cross out someone's name with a stroke of their pen because they found it pleasing to the eye.

Therefore, when Chinese people choose names, they generally prefer smaller ones to larger ones.

A name like Long Aotian suggests either that his parents are suffering from adolescent delusions, or that they genuinely dislike their child.

It's too big; a small child might not be able to support it.

Xiao Kaixin nodded vigorously, eager to escape from his uncle.

After he struggled to slip off Guo Lei and ran to He Yuzhu, He Yuzhu picked up the child and pointed at Guo Lei, saying, "Your uncle is a hero. He once fought against the foreign devils."

On the peninsula, using millet and rifles, they defeated the foreign devils who possessed airplanes, tanks, and aircraft carriers.

After hearing this, the way the child looked at Guo Lei changed completely.

"...Your eldest uncle's arm was injured by the enemy's flamethrower, and he had to have it amputated."

Do you know how happy I am?
Back then, they had a severe shortage of anesthesia and other medical supplies for surgery.

"Have you had any injections?" He Yuzhu continued recounting Guo Lei's heroic past.

The little guy nodded.

He Yuzhu then asked, "Does the injection hurt?"

"It hurts! But every time I get a shot, Mommy gives me candy. She says it won't hurt after I eat the candy."

"But Uncle, Mommy's lying! After eating the candy, it's sweet, but it still hurts!" The little guy's childish words echoed in the room.

Even Guo Lei, who was feeling unwell, was amused by these words.

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Your uncle's injury is a thousand times, ten thousand times more painful than a shot."

But he still walked over with a smile. ......

He Yuzhu knew that talking to such a young child about matters of national importance would be futile; the child probably wouldn't understand.

However, if Guo Lei is portrayed as a personal hero, Zhang Kaixin, who was born in Hong Kong Island, would probably find it easy to empathize with him.

What else can you do? A child's first impression of someone is very important.

It was obvious that Xiao Kaixin's first impression of his second uncle was not very good.

I suspect they felt a bit disgusted.

He Yuzhu could not tolerate such a thing.

He could look down on Guo Lei, and sometimes when he talked about the Guo family with Liu Ting at home, he could belittle Guo Lei to the point of being worthless.

But if any of the He family's children disrespect Guo Lei in any way, He Yuzhu will slap them hard across the face without holding back at all.

At this moment, the plump Guo Shumiao also came out from the inner room. Upon hearing this, she casually said to her son, "Yes, your uncle was quite tall and strong before he went to the peninsula."

He's about as handsome as Adam Cheng on TV.

He Yuzhu was stunned when he heard this. He naturally knew who Qiu Guan was, but he did not expect that the other party had become famous so early.

She's now a Hong Kong Island idol.

However, the little guy seemed to understand the significance that Adam Cheng represented, because he made a boxing gesture in He Yuzhu's arms and made some noises like "oh oh ha hey".

Finally, he said to Guo Shumiao, "I want to become a hero like my uncle in the future."

Upon hearing this, both the Guo siblings rolled their eyes at He Yuzhu. (End of Chapter)