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

The puppy's nose was very sensitive, and soon Qi Xiaoning smelled the aroma of meat in the room.

She went to the cupboard and, through the cupboard door, carefully smelled the aroma inside.

"It tastes like roast chicken and braised pork."

"Is there roast chicken and braised pork inside, Brother Da Lin?"

Yang Dalin crossed his arms and said, "Why don't you open it and see for yourself?"

Qi Xiaoning carefully opened the cupboard, and when she saw so much meat inside, she was about to jump up and shout.

Qi Yulan, who was following behind her, slapped her on the back of the head: "Don't make a fuss, don't shout, do you want to attract all the neighbors?"

When faced with delicious food, Qi Xiaoning wouldn't cry out even if her own mother gave her a few beatings.

She reached in and took a piece of chopped pig's head meat, then put it in her mouth.

"It smells so good, Brother Dalin, do you know how we've been coping these past few days while you were away on a business trip?"

Your aunt won't cook you anything good to eat.

Qi Yulan glared at her and said, "Who is your aunt? Qi Erni, I think you haven't had enough of being beaten, have you?"

Qi Yulan's words startled Qi Xiaoning, who jumped aside and said, "Mom, I was wrong, it was my mom."

Slip of the tongue.

Qi Yulan asked again, "Really? Mom didn't give you any money?"

Which puppy ate the most of that stir-fried cabbage with pork cracklings?

The mother and daughter were arguing, and Yang Dalin and Qi Yanhua were just watching the commotion from the sidelines.

Although Qi Xiaoning is lively and adorable, Yang Dalin still prefers Qi Yanhua, who is quiet and reserved.

Under Qi Yulan's suppression, Qi Xiaoning quickly begged for mercy, which ended the matter.

Yang Dalin told Aunt Qi about the plan to give five pears to each household in the courtyard.

Everyone in the family, except Qi Xiaoning, agreed.

Qi Xiaoning wanted to keep more for herself.

Yang Dalin told her, "Don't worry, you can have one or two every day this winter."

You'll definitely get your share.

Yang Dalin only gained her trust after they made a pinky promise.

Yang Dalin and Aunt Qi went to deliver it together, hoping to get it delivered faster.

He personally delivered gifts to several families with whom Yang Dalin had a good relationship, while Aunt Qi delivered gifts to families with fewer young members or those with only average relationships.

Families that have already been sorted in the afternoon cannot receive further deliveries.

Don't send it to the wrong person.

So after delivering the gift to Uncle Qi at the gatehouse in the front yard, Yang Dalin went straight into the middle yard.

The Zhang Meiyun family, who lived in the back house, also had a good relationship with the Qi family, but since she was a widow, it would be better to have Aunt Qi deliver the offerings.

I also paid back the money they lent me last time.

She borrowed the least amount, so it's better for her to pay it back sooner rather than later.

To avoid forgetting, a few dollars may not be a big deal for me, but it is a big deal for others.

The Zhao family, who lived in the main hall, had given it to him that afternoon, so Yang Dalin went directly to the Intermediate Court.

With Yi Zhonghai around, the only option is to start from the east wing and proceed counter-clockwise to Sha Zhu's house.

Otherwise, we should go to Sha Zhu's house first, then to Yi Zhonghai's house, and make that old bastard uncomfortable.

Just like looking down on him, Yi Zhonghai didn't really cause trouble for Yang Dalin in this courtyard house.

It's fairly fair.

Therefore, Yang Dalin would definitely not make such a basic mistake.

He knocked on Yi Zhonghai's door: "Uncle Yi, is Aunt Yi home?"

The door was opened quickly, and Wen Xiumei opened the door: "Yes, Dalinzi, come in quickly, your Uncle Yi hasn't arrived home yet."

Yi Zhonghai and others who live in the courtyard work at the steel rolling mill. The road is a bit farther than Aunt Qi's, so they'll be home soon.

Yang Dalin took five pears out of the bag and placed them on the Yi family's dining table, saying, "Aunt Yi, I went back to my hometown on my way to a business trip and brought some pears with me. I'm giving you a few to try. Please don't think it's too few."

I gave them to each household, five in total. In the afternoon, I was worried that some households wouldn't be home, so I said I would deliver them after everyone had left work.

Unexpectedly, Grandpa Yi hadn't arrived home yet.

Wen Xiumei's face, which had looked so bitter, broke into a big smile: "No need, no need, Dalinzi, it's good that you have the thought. You can keep it for your family."

It wasn't easy to bring it from so far away.

Since your family is large, please keep more for yourselves. My family consists of just the two of us, so there's no need to give us any; you can keep it for yourselves.

"Uncle Yi, you'll probably be home soon. Please sit down for a bit; we'll have dinner here later."

Yang Dalin said, "Aunt Yi, you don't need to eat."

Don't worry, Aunt Yi, I brought a big basket, that's enough. I even left some for my own home. I'm delivering to every household in our courtyard, so how could I leave yours out?

You'd better hurry up and cook; I reckon Uncle Yi will be back soon.

Wen Xiumei really wanted Yang Dalin to stay for dinner, but Yang Dalin said, "Aunt Yi, I still have to deliver some food to other people's homes. Another day, another day I'll cook some good dishes and have a nice meal with Uncle Yi. I just got back from a business trip today and I'm quite tired, so I need to rest early."

Wen Xiumei saw that Yang Dalin really needed to visit other people's homes, and that they had said they were quite tired after returning from their business trips, so she didn't insist that he stay and suggested they talk about it another day.

Yang Dalin left the Yi family's gate, and Wen Xiumei even saw him off all the way to the door.

Yang Dalin went to Sha Zhu's house again.

Sha Zhu didn't get off work and go home either; only Mi Ya Mi Li and He Yu Shui were at home.

Miya was also cooking at this time.

He Yushui was playing with Mili in her arms.

Upon seeing Yang Dalin enter carrying a bag, He Yushui called out, "Brother Dalin!"

Xiaomili had already pounced on it long ago.

Yang Dalin picked her up in one swift motion: "Little Rice Grain, did you miss your brother?"

"I've thought about it," she said, then buried her head in Yang Dalin's neck.

Yang Dalin said, "I miss Mili too. Look what delicious treats your brother brought you."

Come down first, your brother will get you something delicious.

After exchanging pleasantries at Sha Zhu's house for a while, Yang Dalin went to the backyard.

First, we went to the old deaf man's house, but the old deaf man wasn't really deaf.

Yang Dalin knocked on the door and called out, and the person inside heard him and told him to come in.

Yang Dalin also gave the old deaf man five pears.

The old deaf man, whose teeth were almost all gone, smiled happily: "Thank you, Dalin, for still thinking of this old woman who is about to die."

"Old woman, keep one to taste. Take the rest back with you all; it's a waste to give them to me."

The old deaf man's words sounded like those of a normal, doting old woman who loves her child.

Yang Dalin declined several times before finally letting her accept it.

Yang Dalin didn't want to stay with the old deaf man any longer, so he put down the pears and ran off.

Yang Dalin arrived at Liu Haizhong's house again, and as before, Liu Haizhong had not returned yet. However, Yang Dalin saw that Xu Damao, who lived across the street, was home.

He even went outside to glance at Yang Dalin, presumably having come out to check after hearing the commotion.

Yang Dalin told him, "I'll go to your brother Damao's house later, I'll go to Grandpa Liu's house first."

Xu Damao said, "Okay, I'll wait for you at home for a couple of drinks later."

After seeing off the Liu family, Yang went to Niu Dali's family, and finally arrived at Xu Damao's family.

Xu Damao was the youngest in the backyard, so he could only come to their house last.

Xu Damao said without any attempt to hide his feelings, "Brother, you're so kind. You brought some delicious fruit, and instead of keeping it for yourself, you're giving it all over the yard."

If it were me, I would keep it all for my own family and not give it to anyone else.