Siheyuan: Rebirth of a comfortable life starts with Shazhu

"Dad, what you said is really interesting!"
If I knew anything, I would have told you two long ago.

Do you think I'm comfortable, or what?
I get up at three or four in the morning every day to set up my stall, and during the day I still have to take care of things at home and prepare goods.

"How could I possibly have the time to gossip about other things?" Lan Hua hadn't even exhaled when she came in.

Yan Bugui still acted like a patriarch, as if everything was under his control.

Naturally, he doesn't have a good temper.

Why?
She initially suffered all sorts of grievances after marrying Yan Jiecheng.

Only after giving birth to her daughter, and especially after the family knew that Yan Jiecheng was the one who couldn't have any more children, was she able to straighten her back and speak a little more confidently.

Over the years, she has also carefully protected the unity of the Yan family.

She never missed a single visit during holidays or festivals.

When the couple has something to do, the elderly couple pretends to be deaf and dumb.

As it turned out, in the old man's eyes, no matter how much she did, it was never enough.

Yan Bugui was speechless, unable to do anything about Lan Hua's words.

Regardless of his true nature, he publicly portrays himself as someone who communicates with his children on an equal footing.

Sometimes, when neighbors have conflicts, it can happen between fathers and sons.

Yan Bugui is always talking without understanding the situation, telling the father and son to communicate more.

The elderly should think about the young, and the young should also be considerate of their parents.

He spoke very nicely, but in reality, he never thought about his children.

Putting everything else aside, before making any decisions about the future of his three sons and one daughter, he would always have a small meeting with the whole family to discuss it.

But the outcome of the discussion must basically align with his wishes.

Otherwise, this meeting will not end and will continue indefinitely.

This is the so-called family democracy that Yan Bugui promotes.

"Orchid, don't say discouraging things."

The old man was also anxious...
Old man, tell me what happened first.

"Don't try to evade the issue..." Yang Ruihua saw Yan Bugui's face turn red from being rebuked and immediately stepped in to "smooth things over."

The elderly couple works together so well.

"Cough cough..."

I recently heard that there's a hoodlum named Baldy Hu who keeps pestering Chunhua at the place where Lao San's wife runs a stall.

"What do you think we should do about this?" Yan Bugui, having found a way out, took the opportunity to talk about what was troubling him the most.

As he spoke, he observed the expressions on his children's faces.

Yan Jiecheng looked bewildered, while Yan Jiedi looked astonished.
This suggests that the two people were unaware of it.

Orchid, on the other hand, although she frowned slightly, did not show much emotional fluctuation.

Yan Bugui truly couldn't see through what was on his mind.

"Boss, what do you think we should do?"
"If something shameful happens, it will be a disgrace to the Yan family." Yan Bugui asked again.

"Probably not, right?"

"I've never heard of such gossip!" Yan Jiekuang still had his old habit of trying to absolve himself of responsibility first.

As for how to deal with it, he genuinely didn't know.

"Father, who told you that?" Yan Jiedi asked in return, feeling that the rumor was not very reliable.

Yan Bugui waved his hand and said with a serious expression, "No matter who said it, the rumor has been circulating."

Our Yan family may be poor, but we've never done anything to disgrace our family.

"..."

"Hmph..." Lan Hua snorted softly upon hearing this, clearly disapproving of Yan Bugui's boasting.

Yan Bugui narrowed his eyes.

Those who knew him well knew this was a sign that he was about to lose his temper. But Lan Hua wasn't intimidated. Instead, she stared straight at Yan Bugui and said coldly, "Dad, you shouldn't brag about these things at home."

Who believes it?
The incident at school with the third child, wasn't it a disgrace to the family?
The third son abandoned his family and ran away; it's not that he's bringing shame to the family.

When a family is together, can't they speak a few honest words?
Why bother with all this empty talk?

Looking at Yan Bugui's claw-like hand, with its veins bulging, it was clear that he was extremely angry.

Lan Hua simply stood up and continued, "Don't try to pressure me with things like 'we need to consider the bigger picture'."

I only have one question for you.

Since the third son left, you two have sent money to Chunhua and her son several times.

Have you ever asked them if they have rice to cook?
Do you know how many teeth Xuewen has grown?

To be honest, you have the nerve to say that, but I have no face to listen, let alone care.

Don't talk about those things; they're all just rumors.

Even if the third son's wife really wanted to divorce him and remarry someone else.

What right do you have to tell her what to do?
What right do the Jie siblings have to interfere in other people's affairs?

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You guys love to gossip, so keep going.

I still have a lot to take care of at home.

After saying these words, Lan Hua turned and left.

She didn't care whether Zhang Chunhua really had something going on with that bald man Hu or not.

This is obvious, no matter what.

Anyone who gets involved will offend Zhang Chunhua.

She must be out of her mind to listen to Yan Bugui's arrangements.

"Boss, boss, look, look..."
Can't you manage your own family affairs...?
"Huff, huff..." Yan Bugui was really angered by his eldest daughter-in-law, and he started panting heavily.

Yang Ruihua, who was standing nearby, hurriedly went over and gently patted his wife's back.

She was genuinely afraid that Yan Bugui would suddenly pass out.

Yan Jiecheng slowly got up and said expressionlessly, "I'm going to give her a good scolding when I get home."

After saying that, he got up and left.

He knows his wife's temperament, since they sleep in the same bed.
How could someone who is usually so considerate of appearances show such disrespect to Yan Bugui in this situation?

It's obvious that his wife would rather argue and be labeled as unfilial than get involved in this matter.

Why would he stay if he didn't take the opportunity to slip away?
When Yan Jiecheng rode his bicycle out of the alley, he saw Lan Hua waiting for him by the roadside.

Yan Jiecheng rode up to Lan Hua, stopped, and asked, "What happened?"

Why are you so angry today?

"What can I do if I don't get angry?" Lan Hua rolled her eyes at her husband, then said in a low voice, "Don't you even think about what the old man wants us to do?"

"Honey, if Chunhua really wants to take that step forward, can you stop her?"
"Do you dare to directly confront the Zhang brothers?"

Yan Jiecheng quickly shook his head. He still remembered the words the three Zhang brothers said when they brought Zhang Chunhua back after the New Year.

He dared not confront those three brothers.

"That's right!"
Don't even mention you wouldn't dare; even an old man probably wouldn't have the guts.

He came to us to talk about this.

He just wants us to join him in making trouble so he can get some benefits from Chunhua.

What can spring flowers offer?
The house, the son...

We've won these two things.

Not only will we offend Chunhua, but what good will it do our family?
The old man will probably give the house to his second son for a lower price.

If Xuewen really gets her hands on it, it'll probably be a real hassle for the two of us.

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Moreover, it's something that's simply impossible to obtain. (End of Chapter)