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

Yang Dalin also said, "Indeed, his new wife may be from a capitalist family and look down on us working people. We should just have less contact with her in the future and keep up appearances with Xu Damao."

I'm not full either. Let me heat up some steamed buns so we can have some more.

Aunt Qi, who was still lying in the inner room and hadn't fallen asleep yet, asked, "Dalinzi, San'er, aren't you full?"

There's still some leftover food in the cupboard; you can eat some more.

If the steamed buns get cold, reheat them.

Yang Dalin said loudly, "Okay, Auntie, you don't need to get up, I can do it myself."

I'll seal the stove after I finish eating.

Yang Dalin opened the cupboard, touched the remaining two-component steamed buns, and found they were alright, not too cold.

There was a plate of leftovers, so thankfully we didn't touch the stove.

Otherwise, we'll have to poke the stove open and then reseal it, which is quite troublesome.

After asking Ma San, Ma San also felt that the steamed buns didn't need to be heated up anymore. Then the two of them poured a bowl of hot water each, ate two steamed buns, and finished the leftovers.

After Ma San finished eating and drinking, he helped wash the chopsticks and plates before leaving.

Yang Dalin washed his feet and went back to his room to sleep.

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The backyard is Xu Damao's house.

After seeing Yang Dalin and Shazhu off, Xu Damao returned to the house and saw his wife lying down. He asked, "Wife, what's wrong with you today? Why are you like this?"

The guests hadn't left yet, but you went back to your room to rest.

You...

Wei Xiaona thought to herself, "They're just a few lousy workers, what's there to show off?" But she said aloud, "Da Mao, I don't know what's wrong with me today. I drank two glasses of wine, and I feel palpitations and a bit unwell."

I still have a bit of a headache, and I was worried about disturbing your drinking, so I thought I'd go back to my room to rest so as not to bother you.

Xu Damao is still very doting on his wife since they just got married.

Upon hearing that his wife was not feeling well, he couldn't bear to blame her. He quickly bent down and asked, "Are you feeling better now, wife?"

How about we go to the hospital to get it checked out?

"Come on, hurry up and get dressed, I'll carry you."

Wei Xiaona quickly said, "It's okay, Damao. I feel much better after lying down for a while. I guess it's because you kept me up all night. I caught a cool breeze today, and I feel much better now."

I'll get a good night's sleep tonight, and if I'm still feeling unwell tomorrow, I'll go to the hospital. It's so late tonight, I don't want to bother myself.

"So you're really feeling much better?"

Don't push yourself. If you're still feeling unwell, let's go to the hospital.

Xu Damao didn't see the expression on his wife's face as she lay with her back to him, and he really thought that Wei Xiaona was uncomfortable.

"Okay, I understand, Damao. Get some rest. I feel much better. Don't bother me tonight, I need to get some rest."

Wei Xiaona is also very skilled; she fooled Xu Damao with just a few words.

Since Wei Xiaona had said she was feeling unwell, Xu Damao couldn't continue his advances that night, so he could only sleep with his new wife in his arms.

The next morning, after getting up, Yang Dalin thought he should take advantage of the day off to go through all the previous relationships so that he wouldn't be too busy to do so during the New Year holiday.

Besides, I don't know how many days I'll get to rest during the Lunar New Year, so I might as well take advantage of today to send some things away.

I just happened to have an excuse and said that I brought it back from the grasslands.

He was worried that he would have tasks during the Spring Festival and wouldn't have time. He asked Tian Xueyi yesterday, and he learned that the freight station had a three-day holiday last year, but then there were tasks, and everyone went on missions. They were only able to take time off after the Spring Festival.

Yang Dalin's main purpose today is to visit the families of children who have been abducted.

Those families are all extraordinary, and these relationships should be maintained.

Anyway, there are less than two weeks left until the Chinese New Year, so let's just consider this an early New Year's gift.

Yang Dalin shared his thoughts with Aunt Qi.

Aunt Qi supported him going.

They also had to take things from her precious locked box.

This box is mainly to protect against Qi Xiaoning; Aunt Qi had mentioned this at the dinner table before.

Yang Dalin stopped his aunt: "No need, Auntie. I've prepared everything myself. Didn't I tell you? I did a great favor for the herders on the grassland, and they gave me several sheep."

I've stored them at other friends' houses. I have something to deliver, so you don't need to worry about it.

Aunt Qi stopped when she saw that Yang Dalin really didn't want it.

After finishing breakfast, Yang Dalin began visiting the families of the abducted children one by one.

These families had previously stated that they would treat Yang Dalin's family as relatives from now on.

Since it's a family visit, whoever has time should go first.

There's no need to insist on focusing on the end of the year.

Otherwise, Yang Dalin would have to move around too much.

Just like last time, Yang Dalin rode his bicycle, not according to his official rank, but following the route that was convenient for him.

One family sent several kilograms of mutton and two bottles of Laolongkou liquor.

This gift is already quite generous.

If someone isn't home, we leave it at a neighbor's house.

He also asked a neighbor to pass on a message: "Just say that Yang Dalin came early to wish us a Happy New Year and give us New Year's gifts, because he's afraid he'll be too busy with work during the New Year period to come in time."

Yang Dalin wasn't afraid to leave his things at his neighbor's house, because these neighbors weren't ordinary families either.

It's not like Yang Dalin will never see these people again. If they meet again and find out that something is missing, then they won't be able to be neighbors anymore.

Therefore, these neighbors wouldn't easily touch the things Yang Dalin gave them.

Moreover, Yang Dalin, the neighbor who helped, even gave them a few pears as a token of his politeness, making sure they didn't do the favor for nothing.

When he came across a family home, Yang Dalin would go in and sit for a while.

Explain your purpose, and if there are any families with a male head of household at home at noon, you can have a meal together.

Moreover, Yang Dalin received quite a few gifts on this trip.

The kind of thing you absolutely have to have.

In the afternoon and evening, Yang Dalin was asked to stay at a restaurant for dinner.

They had some alcohol before they were allowed to go home.

When Yang Dalin got home, he saw that Aunt Qi and the others were still waiting for him to eat. Yang Dalin quickly apologized, "Auntie, you don't need to wait for me if it's past mealtime."

I've already eaten and am back, you guys eat quickly.

Aunt Qi said, "It's alright, it's okay to wait for you a while. I was worried you might not have eaten at someone else's house."

Qi Xiaoning chimed in, "I told you, Mom, we didn't need to wait for him. He won't go hungry. You didn't believe me. Let's eat quickly."

I'm starving.

Qi Yulan patted Qi Xiaoning on the back: "You'd better starve to death! Without your brother Dalin, you wouldn't be able to eat so well now, you heartless little thing."

"I'll punish you by making you eat one less steamed bun tonight."

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiaoning made a bitter face: "Mom, am I your biological daughter? I think Yang Dalin is your real son. I was adopted."

"Hmph, you don't love your own daughter, but you dote on your godson."

Qi Yulan said seriously, "Oh dear, I didn't expect you to know. I won't hide it from you anymore. That's right, you really are the one your mother picked up from the coal pile back then."

Ask your sister, she knows too.

We dug you out of the coal pile.

You were covered in soot; if it weren't for the crying, we would have thought we'd found a huge lump of coal.

Qi Yanhua chimed in earnestly, "Yes, my mom and I were overjoyed. It was such a big piece of black coal! But when we got closer and dug it out, we found it was actually a little black child."

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiaoning's heart broke, and her eyes reddened. She took it seriously: "Then, then, where is my biological mother?"

Qi Yulan laughed, then slapped her on the back again: "I was just kidding, silly girl, your real mother is right here."