The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

Upon hearing this, Qi Desheng said something unpleasant and even tried to hit him, so Yang Dalin dodged it.

Feigning innocence, he said to Gong Xuemei, "Sister-in-law, look at your husband, Lao Qi. I praised him, and he hit me."

Gong Xuemei was already thoroughly amused by Yang Dalin's lively antics.

People are easily amused at this point, and Gong Xuemei said with a smile, "Indeed, you put it well; 'cunning and shrewd' is a compliment."

Yang Dalin asked seriously, "No, sister-in-law, I'm not good at studying, don't lie to me."

People told me that being cunning is a compliment.

Upon hearing this, Qi Desheng thought the kid was pushing his luck and immediately tried to kick him. Yang Dalin quickly jumped up to dodge the kick: "Alright, Brother Sheng, just kidding. Look how impatient you are."

How about we use a different word, like "insidious and cunning"?

When Qi Desheng saw that the young man had used another equally unpleasant phrase, he immediately stood up from his chair.

Yang Dalin quickly covered his chest with his hands: "I was wrong, I was wrong, you old fox, alright?"

Honestly, you're getting worked up. A grown man arguing with a child like me.

Gong Xuemei pulled Qi Desheng to sit down and said, "That's right, a grown man like you is arguing with a child."

"Dalinzi, ignore him. If he dares to hit you, I'll hit him back. I'll make sure he doesn't dare fight back. He's such a grown man, doesn't he know shame?"

Qi Desheng's two mythical beasts, each with a finger, touched their cheeks and rubbed their index fingers together, saying, "Daddy's shy."

Qi Desheng's face darkened even more, and he quickly pointed a finger at each of his two sons' foreheads: "Eat your food, or I'll spank you."

Seeing this, Yang Dalin quickly returned and sat down, then tested the waters again, teetering on the edge of disaster: "Brother Sheng, why don't you take out your treasure and let me see it?"

I promise I won't, just want to take a look?

Would Qi Desheng believe this brat's words?

He immediately started mimicking Yang Dalin's words: "I don't believe you for a second, you little rascal, you're really bad."

That's my family heirloom, meant to be passed down to my grandson. Don't even think about it.

Once you get your driver's license, we'll issue you a gun license. Get ready to pick up a Mauser pistol from the security department.

Yang Dalin saw that his plan had failed again.

I had no choice but to give up for now. If all else fails, I'll try my luck on the black market someday.

Sports cars are too dangerous these days; I don't feel at ease without a gun.

If possible, we'll play a few more rounds.

It's true, it's safe on the road.

Otherwise, I'll always feel uncertain when I go on long-distance trips in the future.

It's really not good to expose my own crossbow.

Especially when there are people around, if there's a chance, you could take it to go hunting in the deep mountains and forests.

When I was with Lao Tian, ​​it was difficult to explain, because the part was clearly not something that could be manufactured now.

That's why he was so obsessed with getting a good gun from Qi Desheng.

Since Qi Desheng valued his beloved so much, Yang Dalin could no longer take what was his.

Next, the only thing left to do was get Qi Desheng drunk to vent his anger.

With his overpowered ability to take down Qi Desheng, Yang Dalin easily defeated him.

To be honest, Qi Desheng has a really good alcohol tolerance; he drank more than a pound of liquor. Unfortunately, Yang Dalin was cheating, and he was always in a state of being about to faint but not actually getting dizzy.

When Qi Desheng collapsed onto the table, and Yang Dalin stood up and, seemingly unharmed, helped Gong Xuemei carry him to bed, Gong Xuemei realized that this brat had been playing dumb all along.

She knocked her own man down.

Gong Xuemei was so angry that she pinched Yang Dalin twice.

Yang Dalin chuckled and apologized to Gong Xuemei before taking his leave.

Before leaving, Yang Dalin asked Gong Xuemei for directions to the Tian family's house. Gong Xuemei also wanted to bring gifts for the Qi sisters, but Yang Dalin simply ran away without accepting them.

Yang Dalin felt that since Tian Xueyi was, after all, his master in name only, it wouldn't be appropriate not to visit his home.

So he took the same gift and went to Tian Xueyi's house again.

Tian Xueyi's house is very close to Qi Desheng's house; it only takes a few minutes to get there by bike.

This is a two-courtyard house, housing five or six families.

Overall, the average living space per person is larger than that of the No. 95 courtyard where Yang Dalin lives.

Old Tian's family lived in the east wing of a two-courtyard house, which consisted of three east wing rooms and one south side room.

Old Tian has quite a few children: two sons and two daughters.

The eldest daughter is about the same size as Qi Desheng's eldest son.

It is said that Qi Desheng wanted to arrange a marriage for his eldest son when they were children.

Old Tian absolutely refused, fearing that Qi Desheng's son would grow up to be like his big black bear spirit.

A creature that fears its own daughter being ugly.

When Yang Dalin arrived at the Tian family's house, they had already eaten lunch, and Old Tian was holding his two daughters and reading comic books.

The two boys could only watch from the sidelines; it was clear that Old Tian was a doting father to his daughter.

Yang Dalin carried his things and entered the room. He called out to Brother Tian. A woman with decent appearance came out of the kitchen. This should be Brother Tian's wife.

Tian Xueyi introduced Yang Dalin to his wife, Liu Meimei.

Yang Dalin quickly greeted his sister-in-law.

The little ones were quite clever and immediately called Yang Dalin "uncle".

Yang Dalin put down the gifts he brought, then took out some candy from his pocket and gave it to the little ones. The little monsters all knew to say thank you, Uncle.

Sister-in-law Tian took the bag from Yang Dalin. The bag was very heavy, indicating that Yang Dalin was carrying quite a lot of things.

If he insisted on declining, Yang Dalin said that Brother Tian was his master, so he would consider it a gift for becoming his apprentice.

Tell Aunt Tian not to be so polite.

Seeing that her husband had nodded, Aunt Tian stopped refusing.

Aunt Tian, ​​Liu Meimei, poured tea for Yang Dalin and led the children to the inner room to play.

Tian Xueyi gestured for Yang Dalin to sit down and then asked, "You've had quite a bit to drink, haven't you? What happened? Did you knock out Lao Qi?"

Yang Dalin gave a thumbs up: "Brother Tian, ​​how did you know?"

Tian Xueyi, feigning profundity, said, "I guessed it. I also guessed that the old bastard didn't even let you see the tip of his gun, and you got him drunk to get revenge, didn't you?"

Yang Dalin was startled; these people were all shrewd.

They're all very smart; I'll have to be more careful in the future.

Yang Dalin gave a thumbs-up and nodded, "Yeah, Brother Tian, ​​you were absolutely right. How did you guess?"

Tian Xueyi held up two fingers, and Yang Dalin handed him a cigarette and lit it for him.

Tian Xueyi took a sip and said, "I've been with him for so many years, and I still don't know him."

I've asked him for that gun so many times, but I've never gotten it.

Do you know why I didn't go out for dinner today?

I went there, and they wouldn't let me leave unless they knocked me out. You left so early, so you must have drunk him under the table.

I didn't expect you to be such a good drinker.

There aren't many people in our station who can outdrink him.

You've got potential, kid.

Next time we eat, I'll call you and get him drunk, otherwise I won't be able to spend this weekend with my daughter.

That's why I didn't go. If I had known you could hold your liquor so well, I would have gone.

Next time, let's make him drink more and teach him to be stingy.

Yang Dalin realized that his brother Tian was indeed a doting father to his daughter, and he understood why he hadn't gone. He knew that the other party wouldn't give him anything, and that he wouldn't leave their house without a good drink. No wonder Brother Tian didn't go.

Hearing what Brother Tian said, Yang Dalin nodded emphatically: "Okay, let's do as Brother Tian says."

Then Yang Dalin stayed at Brother Tian's house for half a day before leaving.

Aunt Tian wanted him to stay for dinner, but Yang Dalin didn't dare and ran away as soon as possible.

Otherwise I'll have to drink again tonight, and at my age, I should drink less.