Siheyuan: After I moved in, the compound became a mess

Chapter 354: Every Family Celebrates the New Year

Liu family’s backyard.

On the night of New Year’s Eve, Liu Guangqi, the eldest son of the Liu family, was ultimately unable to return home to celebrate the New Year with his parents.

Tonight, the brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu finally got to eat the scrambled eggs they had been craving for.

"Mom, I'm not saying this, but if my brother hadn't cleared out our house, we could eat eggs every day." Liu Guangtian was angry and couldn't help complaining.

"Second brother is right. Big brother didn't even come back during the Chinese New Year. Do you think he still has this family in his heart?"

Liu Guangfu snorted coldly, "Mom and Dad, don't blame me for saying something harsh. You two old people are partial to your eldest brother. Look at him now. You have raised an ungrateful person."

"Snapped!!!"

Liu Haizhong slapped the table, stared at Liu Guangfu with his two small eyes, and then glanced at the guilty Liu Guangtian.

"Eat if you two want to, or go to bed if you don't want to."

The two brothers immediately fell silent and just focused on eating dumplings.

Such a delicious meal, you have to finish it even if you get beaten.

"Alright, alright, you two brothers, don't be ungrateful for what you have. Your eldest brother has a hard time out there. He doesn't have food to eat like you two do when you get home."

Liu Haizhong's wife also frowned, "Now is a critical time. It is understandable that your elder brother can't come back. He can't let his future be affected by going home for the New Year. He is getting married soon, so making money should be his top priority."

Liu Guangtian was not happy when he heard this: "Mom, what you said is not right. If I want to eat something good at home, I have to pay more. Liu Guangqi is also taking the subsidy from you two old people. Why?"

"Just because he was born a few years earlier than Guangfu and I?!"

"Yes, because he is your elder brother!"

Liu Haizhong put down his wine glass and almost slapped Liu Guangtian under the table.

The dumplings in Liu Guangtian's mouth sprayed all over him. He covered his head stupidly, and didn't fart for a long time. He gasped twice, picked up the chopsticks and continued eating.

When Liu Haizhong's wife saw that Lao Liu was angry, she dared to persuade him for a moment.

When the atmosphere was no longer as depressing as before, he spoke again, "Today is New Year's Eve. Don't make your dad angry. Let's celebrate the New Year well. When your eldest brother gets married, our family will have a much better life. Then we can satisfy your cravings and buy you some good food."

Liu Guangtian just ate his meal in silence and ignored it.

Liu Guangfu was frightened by the slap Liu Haizhong had just given him. It was New Year's Day, and he thought Comrade Liu would verbally scold his second brother Liu Guangtian, but he never expected that he would actually take action on New Year's Eve.

"Yes, Mom, you are right. Let's tighten our belts to help our eldest brother get married. Once he gets married, our family will be able to live a comfortable life."

Liu Haizhong's wife nodded and said, "Guangfu, you are right to think so. Your father saved money just for you three brothers."

"Look at Guangfu's awareness, learn from him. You're still the second brother, but you don't know anything." Liu Haizhong peeled a peanut and chewed it, then picked up the small wine glass and drank it all. "I'll see after the New Year. If it doesn't work, I'll go and ask Dabao to find you a job."

These words were spoken to Liu Guangtian, who was cursing his father in his heart. When he heard these words, he immediately raised his head.

"Dad, you are telling the truth."

Liu Guangtian quickly swallowed the dumpling in his mouth and thought, "But Uncle Dabao is in the security department. I have never been a soldier, so I can't get into the security department!"

Liu Haizhong knocked on the table, and Liu Guangfu next to him immediately understood and picked up the bottle to fill up Lao Liu's glass.

Liu Haizhong took a sip and glared at Liu Guangtian: "What are you thinking? You want to join the security department with your character? I mean I'll find you a job in another position."

"Ah? Not a regular employee?"

Liu Guangtian's face suddenly fell.

Liu Haizhong really wanted to raise his hand and slap him again: "Come on, little by little. Now the positions are all assigned to one person. Who doesn't want to be a regular employee? It's your turn now!"

Liu Guangtian was discouraged, but then he thought again, if he could really get close to Wang Dabao, there would be a chance for a turnaround in his work.

Besides, every time he saw Wang Dabao in the yard, he would call him uncle and praise Wang Dabao very much. He should have some face.

Thinking of this, Liu Guangtian suddenly felt that the slap just now didn't hurt so much, and the dumplings in his mouth tasted more delicious.

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At the Jia family's side, everyone had dinner and paid New Year's greetings before leaving.

In order to make it easier for Qin Huairu to take care of Jia Dongxu, Jia Zhang took the initiative to sleep on the small bed in the outer room, leaving the large kang in the inner room for their family of five.

In fact, she just thought it was too troublesome to take care of her son, so she left it all to her daughter-in-law.

Qin Huairu coaxed the children to sleep, and turned around to see Jia Dongxu staring at her with a gloomy face.

"Dongxu, what's wrong with you?"

Jia Dongxu suddenly got angry and said to Qin Huairu in a sarcastic tone: "You made these dumplings really well today. I wonder who taught you how to make them!"

Qin Huairu's face turned pale, and she immediately understood what Jia Dongxu meant.

Isn't this just a subtle hint that Shazhu has an unclear relationship with her?

Qin Huairu's eyes turned red and tears fell: "Dongxu, Shazhu and I are really innocent. He just saw that our family was in trouble and helped us occasionally. It's not as dirty as you think."

"I was thinking dirty? Didn't you see he was staring at you?"

Jia Dongxu growled in a low voice, and came to Qin Huairu with his buttocks, reaching out to take off her clothes, "You are my wife, only I can see you, he wants to see you? Dream on."

"Dongxu, stop, the child just fell asleep..."

"Just keep your voice down, hurry up, I can't move around easily."

Five minutes later, Qin Huairu put on her clothes neatly. "Don't worry, Dongxu. When I start working after the New Year, our family's life will get better and better."

"Well, stay away from that bastard Shazhu from now on."

Jia Dongxu was still catching his breath when he spoke.

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When the Yi Zhonghai couple returned home, they sealed the stove and went into bed.

"Old Yi, why do I feel like Huairu seems to have changed?"

After a while, Yi Zhonghai's wife said in a muffled voice, "Old Yi, are you asleep? Did you see the way Zhuzi looked at Huairu today?"

Although the lights were off in the room, Yi Zhonghai did not close his eyes and was thinking about something.

"Listen."

Yi Zhonghai turned over and faced his wife. "I suggested that Sha Zhu go to live with the Jia family before, but Sha Zhu refused before I could tell the Jia family."

"What? Let Zhuzi live in the Jia family?"

Yi Zhonghai's wife's tone became a little higher, "That's just a trap. It would be strange for Zhuzi, an unmarried young man, to agree to it."

Yi Zhonghai remained silent, and his wife next to him reached out and poked him.

"What are you thinking? It will be hard for Dongxu and Jia Zhang to agree to it!"

"If they don't agree, are they going to rely on Huairu's salary to support the whole family?"

Yi Zhonghai sighed, "People have to face reality eventually. What can Dongxu do now that he is in such a bad state? The burden of the whole family will fall on Huairu alone. Can she handle it?!"

"Have you ever thought about what the consequences would be if you can't bear it?"

Yi Zhonghai's words really stumped his wife.

There was another moment of silence.

"Lao Yi, are you afraid..."