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

Yang Dalin was incredibly shrewd; how could he not have anticipated that some people would ask for more pears before he delivered them?

Yang Dalin asked with a forced smile, "Or what, Aunt Yan?"

Yang Ruihua was a little timid when she saw Yang Dalin, but it was her nature to take advantage of others, and this nature encouraged her.

Yang Ruihua still expressed her thoughts: "Dalinzi, look, you still have so much, it's enough for us. There are six of us in the family, why don't you give it to one more person? It won't hurt to have one more."

Yang Dalin said with a forced smile, "Hehe, Aunt Yan, do you know how much fruit costs per pound on the black market right now?"

Five pears weigh a pound, and you're still not satisfied?

Besides my family, there are twenty other households in our compound. I will give one jin to each of them, which is twenty jin. I also need to give some to my superiors and colleagues, and keep some for myself.

This huge basket, at most only a little bit will be left for myself.

I kind of regret giving you five. I think four would have been enough, so I could have saved twenty for my own family.

Otherwise, if you ask for one more, everyone else will ask for one more, and I'll have to give away twenty more.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ruihua immediately shrank back while holding the five pears. Yang Ruihua said, "Dalinzi, you can't expect to get back the things you've given away."

When you came back from work, didn't you give the gifts directly to your superiors and colleagues?

Do I need to take it back to give it away as a gift?

Yang Ruihua's mind is quick, but unfortunately Yang Dalin's mind is just as sharp.

Yang Dalin snorted: "Aunt Yan, I went through so much trouble to bring back just one basket. There are hundreds of people at our freight station. How am I supposed to pay them at work?"

If I send one to this person but not another, wouldn't that offend someone?

Would you dare bring a basket of fruit that you brought from your hometown to work first?

You should really go and get some rest.

Don't bother me.

Yang Dalin was lying through his teeth. There really weren't that many permanent employees in his unit. Besides, he only took that basket down after he entered the unit. He said it was something he brought from his hometown. It was covered up tightly, and no one knew what it was.

However, the drivers try to distribute the goods outside of their workplaces, otherwise some people will be jealous and report them.

The other women, seeing that Yang Dalin had finished criticizing Yang Ruihua, thanked him and quickly took the pears home.

Let alone five, most people would be grateful even if they were given just one.

Unlike Yang Ruihua, who was insatiable.

However, he has the most family members, so it's indeed difficult to divide the spoils.

There are six people sharing five pears. In some places, there's a saying that pears shouldn't be shared, but Teacher Yan always finds a way.

The Jia Zhang family only has five members now, which is just enough for one person each, so she has no complaints. She thanked Yang Dalin again and wiggled her big buttocks as she went back to coax her grandchildren.

Yang Dalin took out the key from his spatial storage, opened the door, and found that his aunt had gone to work and the Qi sisters had gone to school.

I happened to go to my aunt's class to tell her I was back, and I also took the certificate I got to Director Wang of the neighborhood office.

We'll have my aunt deliver the pears from the other families when Yang Dalin comes back.

I won't go myself, because some people might not even be home.

Yang Dalin first put all the pears into his spatial storage, then laid several layers of apples at the bottom of the empty basket, placed many other delicious varieties in the middle, and finally covered the top with a layer of pears.

We keep the best pears for our family, give the ordinary ones away, and keep the more expensive apples for ourselves to enjoy slowly.

Yang Dalin packed another bag, which he would give to Director Wang Hongxia later.

After Yang Dalin finished tidying up and locked the door, he pushed the cart out of the yard and headed to the street office.

I chatted with the old man guarding the entrance of the subdistrict office for a few minutes, gave him two pears, and then went inside.

The old man who guards the neighborhood office knows Yang Dalin; Yang Dalin has come here several times.

First, he found Aunt Qi and told her he was back. Then he gave her half a bag of pears so she could connect with her colleagues.

The whole office praised Yang Dalin for being sensible and promising.

Then Yang Dalin took the relocation certificate issued by his hometown and went to find Wang Hongxia.

This procedure was to be renewed, so it didn't matter whether it was done sooner or later. Yang Dalin took care of it on his way here, which put his mind at ease.

Send some fruit as well, to build good relationships.

This will prevent "King of Lids" from bullying our family in the future.

The legendary "King of Covers," Director Wang, has yet to be heard of how to cover up a lid.

She's constantly being asked about everything, big and small, on the streets, and she's incredibly busy.

When Yang Dalin arrived, he gave her a bag of pears and asked her to share them with everyone, which made her very happy.

She was too embarrassed to bring everything home herself.

After all, Yang Dalin was a family member of a street office worker, and he himself was a hero, so Wang Hongxia was very careful about her behavior.

After chatting with Director Wang for a few minutes and delivering the certificates and fruit, Yang Dalin took his leave.

Yang Dalin just told Aunt Qi that he's preparing dinner tonight.

Yang Dalin knew he wasn't home, so his aunt's cooking probably wasn't very oily.

We need to give my aunt and the Qi sisters a good nourishing meal.

Back home, Yang Dalin closed the door, opened the stove, put in a kettle of water, took out a roasted chicken, and then looked at the ingredients in his storage space.

I'd better not stew meat; I'll make something simpler.

Take out five braised pig trotters.

I also cut another pound of fatty pork head meat.

In the evening, I'll make a cold cabbage heart salad and a radish meatball soup, and that'll be all you need.

A simple four-dish meal with a soup. The other dishes are cooked, so there's no need to stew them; you just need to slice them.

That way the flavor won't be as strong.

To avoid accidentally spreading the poison, some people have such good noses that they might cause trouble if they smell it.

Seeing that it was still early, Yang Dalin first heated the kang (a traditional heated bed), then rested for a while before preparing dinner.

While waiting, Yang Dalin lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) reading for a while and then fell asleep.

I woke up again to Qi Xiaoning's scream.

Qi Xiaoning walked into Yang Dalin's bedroom while munching on a pear: "Brother Dalin, did you bring these pears?"

So sweet, so delicious.

Yang Dalin didn't take off his clothes; he just covered his stomach with a blanket.

Before she could reply, Aunt Qi came in, twisted Qi Xiaoning's ear and said, "Don't disturb your brother Dalin's rest. He's tired from his business trip. Let him sleep for a while."

Yang Dalin rubbed his eyes and said, "It's okay, Auntie, I'm awake. I can't sleep anymore, or I won't be able to sleep tonight."

After saying that, Yang Dalin dragged his shoes and got off the kang (a heated brick bed).

As soon as Yang Dalin stepped out of the bedroom, he saw Yan Hua's expectant eyes.

Ever since Yang Dalin secretly took her hand, Qi Yanhua has tried her best not to enter Yang Dalin's room.

However, Qi Yanhua would still tidy up his room when he wasn't home.

Yang Dalin gave Qi Yanhua a look.

Yang Dalin took two fragrant pears from the basket beside him, poured warm water from the kettle to wash them clean, and handed them to Aunt Qi and Qi Yanhua: "Auntie, Sister Yanhua, this variety is delicious, much better than the kind Qi Erniu has. You should try them."

Qi Xiaoning hadn't washed the food she'd been eating herself, and upon hearing Yang Dalin's explanation, her face immediately turned fierce: "Yang Ermutou, who are you calling Qi Erniu? I think you're asking for death."

Yang Dalin laughed and said, "Whoever chimes in, that's who they're talking about."

I kindly brought you fruit, and you woke me up from my sleep.

"I can still give you a nice look, Qi Erniu, but I brought more than just fruit."

Qi Xiaoning's expression immediately changed when she heard Yang Dalin arrogantly call her "Second Girl" and then heard that there was more good stuff: "Brother Dalin, what else is good to eat?"

Yang Dalin poked Qi Xiaoning, who changed her expression the fastest, with his index finger and said, "Isn't your nose supposed to be like a dog's? Take a good sniff."

Qi Xiaoning said with dissatisfaction, "Your nose is more like a dog's nose."

However, after saying that, Qi Xiaoning pouted and started sniffing around the room.