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

Qi Xiaoning sat upright at the table, staring intently at her plate, and yet she had the nerve to accuse others of stealing food. It was utterly ridiculous.

Yang Dalin, Qi Yanhua, and Ma San didn't expose her; they just let her guard the plates.

Qi Yanhua said gently, "Okay, Dalinzi, you go ahead and I'll watch the pot."

Ma San also said, "I'm going with you to Brother Da Lin because I'm afraid I'll see some little glutton stealing from him and I won't be able to resist telling on him."

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiaoning, the little glutton, realized that this was a veiled reference to herself.

Raise a small fist to show off to Ma San.

That means if you keep talking nonsense, you'd better watch out, or I'll hit you.

Yang Dalin pretended not to see it.

"Alright, let's go, San'er, let's go."

"Tell me how the books I've been reading lately are going?"

Ma San and Yang Dalin went out together.

People were already starting to leave work in the courtyard.

Yang Dalin kept greeting people.

A short while later, the two of them left the courtyard and arrived outside the main gate.

Ma San told Yang Dalin that he was also feeling dizzy and lightheaded from reading so much.

However, I did understand some of the basic principles of vehicle operation.

The reason Yang Dalin asked him how his reading was going was because he had plans to get him into the freight station ahead of time.

Because I made such a great contribution this time.

Station Master Qi will definitely reward himself.

Sister Yan hasn't graduated from high school yet, so there's no rush. She'll graduate next year and will already have a spot at the freight station. I'll try to get Ma San in first.

Just in time, the chubby Yuan Qiao is coming soon. He's young and very talented, so if he mentors Ma San, Ma San will probably improve quite quickly.

He learned to drive quickly because he had nearly ten years of driving experience in his previous life.

I might not be able to teach Ma San well if I teach him myself.

Brother Tian and Little Fatty should be quite capable of teaching Ma San.

The chubby boy has a very solid foundation.

Yang Dalin did not tell Ma San that this matter was not yet certain.

He simply said, "You should read more of those books lately."

To deepen the impression.

By the way, did anyone bully you when you were soliciting fares at the train station square?

"Without Brother Dalin, the people at the square branch of the police station would have taken good care of me because of you, so other people wouldn't dare to bully me since they know a lot of police officers."

"Okay, that's fine then."

Tell me directly if there's anything you need.

Don't let anyone bully you while I'm not home.

"Don't worry, Brother Lin, I'm not a child anymore, I know."

"Okay, that's good to know."

Yang Dalin kept looking at the alley entrance while he was speaking.

Just then, we saw Aunt Qi Yulan turn into the alley.

Yang Dalin shouted, "Auntie!" and then ran forward.

Qi Yulan initially thought she had misheard, but upon closer inspection, it was Da Linzi.

Aunt Qi also walked quickly forward.

Yang Dalin ran very fast and soon reached Aunt Qi's side.

Qi Yulan tightly grasped Yang Dalin's arm, crying tears of joy, "You're back! When did you get home? You're so tanned and thinner."

Yang Dalin took a clean handkerchief out of his pocket and handed it to Aunt Qi, gesturing for her to wipe her eyes. He said, "Auntie, I'm back. I got home this afternoon. Don't cry. I'm back safely, aren't I? It's normal to be a little tanned. After being exposed to the wind and sun, of course I'm tanned. As for losing weight, I'm definitely not thinner."

"It's just that you're wearing thinner clothes because it's hot, that's why you look thinner."

Qi Yulan took the handkerchief and wiped her eyes. She grabbed Yang Dalin's hand and walked forward, saying as she went, "Okay, if you say you haven't lost weight, then you haven't. Come on, let's hurry home. Auntie will cook you something delicious."

Just a few dozen meters from home, people kept encountering Qi Yulan, who was holding onto Yang Dalin's arm as they walked home.

Some people joked, "Sister-in-law Yulan, is this your godson back from his business trip?"

Qi Yulan smiled happily and said, "What godson? He's my son."

The other person chimed in, "Yes, yes, look how happy you are!"

He's definitely his biological son, and he even has two sons at once.

"From now on, someone will take care of you back home."

"Yes, that's right, I have two more sons now." After saying that, Aunt Qi put her arm around Ma San's arm again.

Ma San had long treated Aunt Qi like his own mother.

Hearing the passing neighbor say this, he happily replied, "Yes, I am Auntie's youngest son. I will definitely not stand for anyone who dares to bully my auntie in the future."

Aunt Qi smiled and gently tapped Ma San: "Silly child, who would bully me? We're all neighbors, we'd be happy to help you."

Everyone laughed good-naturedly. Ma San just grinned and didn't say anything more. Yang Dalin said, "Then I'm the eldest in the family. Please take good care of me from now on."

Then Yang Dalin politely offered cigarettes to the men and gave candy to the women, behaving much like Aunt Qi's sensible and grown-up eldest son.

Amidst the kind smiles of everyone, Yang Dalin and his group returned home.

Aunt Qi was about to prepare a meal when Yang Dalin told her, "Auntie, look, I've already finished cooking."

You don't need to worry about it.

You just got off work, wash your hands and take a break.

The food will be ready soon.

Just sit back and wait to eat.

Aunt Qi pointed to the plates on the table and the pot on the stove and said, "You've worked hard, child. Take a rest now that you're back."

You don't need to cook. You must be exhausted from this long business trip. You won't have to do anything next time you come back.

Just wait for me, or your sister Yan and Xiaoning to cook.

Do you know?

Yang Dalin knew that Aunt Qi valued him highly, to the point of almost favoring boys over girls.

Yang Dalin can do nothing when he comes back, but his own daughter has to do chores.

Qi Yanhua didn't object at all when she heard this, as if it were perfectly reasonable.

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiaoning, who hadn't even swallowed the meat she'd been secretly eating, turned around from where she'd been sitting with her back to her aunt and retorted, "Mom, I'm your own daughter! Is this how you treat your own daughter?"

Aunt Qi said sarcastically, "Oh, whose little girl is this? What did she steal with her mouth? She didn't even wipe it clean."

At least your brothers, Lin and Ma, knew to come and greet me, but this little glutton just sat at home stealing food?

Qi Xiaoning was shocked to hear her mother mocking her, but what she said was true.

He stubbornly insisted, "I didn't steal any food; I just tasted the saltiness of the dish for everyone."

I've never seen you greet me after school, sigh, you're my real daughter, really..."

Aunt Qi raised her hand and placed it on Qi Xiaoning's head, pretending to hit her: "What really is it? Continue?"

Qi Xiaoning immediately became obedient: "She's really my good mother, really."

The little girl knows who the king and queen are.

Since she was being honest, Aunt Qi naturally didn't continue hitting her.

Otherwise, Qi Xiaoning might really get a beating.

Aunt Qi really had the heart to beat her own daughter.

Qi Yanhua laughed and said, "Alright, Xiaoning, stop fooling around. Mom, the rice in the pot is ready, let's eat."

Qi Xiaoning chuckled awkwardly, "Let's eat, let's eat. I'll go get the pot and pick up the steamed buns."

Aunt Qi then smiled and said, "Alright, let's eat. I'm going to wash my hands."