Siheyuan, don't mess with me

"Okay!" Yan Jiecheng really wanted to get as far away from this home as possible. He didn't know when something would happen and drag him into it! He had already been hiding, but this happened. Yan Jiecheng was really about to cry but had no tears!

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Yan Jiecheng came out of Chen Zhiguo's house and went straight home. At home, Yan Bugui had two extra cups of wine at noon and was drinking water from a large teacup. Yan Jiefang and Liu Xuemei were sitting in the living room in a daze. Both of them were silent and didn't even look at each other. There was no feeling of being in love at the beginning of their marriage!

Seeing Yan Jiecheng coming in, Li Ruihua stood up and said, "Boss, where did you go at noon? Why didn't you go to the banquet?"

"How can I have the mood to eat? How can I eat unless this problem is solved?" Yan Jiecheng said with a wry smile.

"Hmph!" Yan Bugui slammed the large teacup in his hand onto the table. "When I needed you, you disappeared somewhere. When I had nothing to do, you ran back home to cause trouble!"

"Dad, you have to speak reasonably. Even if you can't find me, you can't let Yan Jiefang go to take my place to get the marriage certificate just for the sake of the house! If the street office gets to know about your behavior, they will definitely punish you!" Yan Jiecheng tried his best to remain calm and talk things through!

"What are you looking for? Is there anything wrong with you getting married?" Yan Bugui said angrily.

"Dad, can you be reasonable? If you really want to marry me, I will agree, but now she is marrying the second son and using my name. What's going on? How can I get married in the future?"

"Wouldn't it be OK to wait until the second child is old enough to get a divorce?" Yan Bugui said calmly. In his opinion, this matter was just a matter of going to the street office to handle the formalities. They could go together, get a divorce, and then get married. It would be done quickly! Yan Jiecheng was anxious now, and was just looking for trouble!

"Dad, let's not talk about anything else. If I just get a divorce, and then my nominal wife marries the second son, there will be no time interval at all. Once the news gets out, the whole Nanluogu will be shocked. What happened between my nominal wife and the second son? How do you think they will spread it? What will they think? I guess they will say all kinds of things! Do you think this will work?" Yan Jiecheng remained calm and tried not to provoke Yan Bugui!

Yan Bugui was also thinking. This was indeed a bit too explosive. After he came back at noon, Li Ruihua told him about the matter. He thought at the time that marriage cannot be divorced. What if Liu Meihua left after the divorce? He would have no excuse to ask for the betrothal money back. It was unreasonable on his side anyway! So he made up his mind to stop Yan Jiecheng!

Now it seems that my thinking is still a little off and not thorough enough! It’s all because I drank too much wine at noon and my mind is confused!

"Then what do you want to do?"

Yan Jiecheng thought for a while, "What I mean is, I will go and get a divorce with Liu Meihua first. Anyway, I am not living at home now. After a while, when the second brother is old enough, they can go and get a marriage certificate. At that time, we can also say that you saw that Liu Meihua had nowhere to go, so you took her in, and you didn't expect that she fell in love with Yan Jiefang over time. This explanation is also reasonable!"

Yan Jiecheng explained this. Yan Bugui and Li Ruihua thought about it and thought that this method took all aspects of the matter into consideration. So they nodded and said, "Okay, let's do as you say!" Yan Bugui spoke and turned around and said, "Second brother, after the divorce is completed, you have to be careful with Liu Meihua! Be careful and don't do anything too extreme! If it really doesn't work, you can move out and sleep with the third brother!"

Yan Jiefang felt ashamed to live with Liu Meihua due to his health. Although sleeping in the living room was not as comfortable as sleeping inside, it was better than lying together awkwardly, so he nodded!

At this time, Yan Bugui looked at Liu Meihua and said, "I am sorry to wrong you, Meihua! This matter is my fault. I kept it from you and didn't explain it clearly to you!"

Yan Bugui was very satisfied that Liu Meihua did not make a scene after she knew the truth. You know, there were so many guests at Liu Haizhong's house at that time. If this matter got out, his family would be famous again in Nanluogu! Yan Bugui was very impressed by Liu Meihua's silence. She was a good daughter-in-law who was sensible and reasonable!

"Thank you for your hard work, Meihua. Go get a divorce with Yan Jiecheng in the next few days. Don't worry, this will always be your home. We won't do anything to let you down!"

Yan Bugui now understood that he must appease Liu Meihua, otherwise this matter would be a hidden danger. He had not been able to rent a house, and if he made a fuss over this matter, it would be a loss. How would his children start a family in the future? Therefore, Yan Bugui's attitude towards Liu Meihua was very gentle, pleasant, and even a little bit of a request!

Chapter 289 How about we give it a try! Spend some time together?

"I don't agree to divorce!" Liu Meihua's words were earth-shattering and stunned everyone in the Yan family. Except for the second son Yan Jiefang who was secretly happy, everyone else was dumbfounded!

Everything was explained and communicated clearly. No one expected that Liu Meihua, the person involved, would disagree!

"Meihua, I know you only have me in your heart. Don't worry, I will be devoted to you. Even if you get divorced, we will still live in this house. If you don't believe me, I will write you a letter of guarantee!" Yan Jiefang stood up at this time and said to Liu Meihua with deep affection,

A trace of disgust flashed in Liu Meihua's eyes. "I don't agree to divorce, not because I like you, I have never liked you!"

"Then why did you marry me then?" Yan Jiefang, who was a little stunned by the blow, asked stupidly.

"If my family wasn't so poor and I couldn't make ends meet, I wouldn't have married so far away and I wouldn't have been in such a hurry to get married! I married you because you said you liked me and I didn't have time to choose!" Liu Meihua's explanation was true, but also cold, and at the same time, it was like a sharp knife that stabbed directly into Yan Jiefang's heart.

Yan Jiecheng was stunned and sat down dejectedly. However, although Liu Meihua's explanation was hurtful, Yan Bugui and Li Ruihua could accept it and believed that Liu Meihua was telling the truth! Nowadays, blind dating is for two people to get to know each other for a while, which will not take too long. It's OK if they feel they can accept each other. According to the saying of later generations, it means getting married first and then dating. As for whether the life after marriage is good or not, it is up to them!

"Meihua, if you don't want a divorce, do you have any requests?"

The first thought that came to Yan Bugui's mind was that Liu Meihua wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to get benefits. If it was not too outrageous, Yan Bugui planned to agree to it. As for the lost money, he still had Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang. He could settle it with them slowly later. For now, he had to solve the problem first. It seemed that he had misjudged her before. After the divorce, she could not stay in this family!

"I didn't ask for anything. Yan Jiecheng and I got the marriage certificate, so I want to live with him!" Liu Meihua said confidently.

Yan Jiecheng no longer cared about staying calm at this time, and his anger rose. "No, Liu Meihua, what are you talking about? You and Lao Er were dating, and you have been living together. You should have been with Lao Er, so why are you blaming me? Didn't Lao Er marry you using my name?" Yan Jiecheng's voice was a little loud, and Li Ruihua next to him hurriedly pulled him, signaling him to lower his voice so as not to attract the neighbors!

"I don't care. Your name is written on my marriage certificate anyway. I don't agree to divorce!" Liu Meihua hid the marriage certificate on her body after Yan Jiecheng left in the morning. Now she has made up her mind to rely on Yan Jiecheng!

"Meihua, don't get excited. Listen to me. Yan Jiecheng, sit down too. Let's talk slowly. Don't make a loud noise. If you disturb the neighbors and the news gets out, we will all be embarrassed!"

Yan Bugui quickly stepped forward to calm everyone down. Otherwise, if a quarrel really broke out, the whole hospital would know about it. What they had been promoting to the public was that Yan Jiecheng had obtained a marriage certificate, but there was no mention of Yan Jiefang. If such a thing were to spread, who knows how outrageous it would be? Even Yan Bugui would probably be included in the plot!

"Meihua, don't get excited. Tell me what you really think!" Yan Bugui asked Liu Meihua with a smile. He still believed that Liu Meihua had been insisting on living with Yan Jiecheng just to put forward more conditions and get more benefits!

"I don't have any other ideas. I just want to be with Yan Jiecheng. I don't agree to divorce!" Liu Meihua still meant this, leaving Yan Bugui at a loss. Why is this guy so stubborn? But, shouldn't you have been with the second brother? Why are you with the eldest brother now?

Yan Bugui was also at a loss, unable to figure out the specific reason. However, Li Ruihua remembered something and whispered a few words into Yan Bugui's ear. Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiefang strangely and sighed. It was all his fault!

But now she is dragging the boss into this again. This woman is really cruel!

"Liu Meihua, we must get a divorce. You can propose any conditions you want. Let's discuss it!" Yan Bugui still patiently dealt with Liu Meihua. He wanted to know what this woman wanted. As long as she was not so greedy, Yan Bugui planned to satisfy her and get rid of her quickly!

"I have no conditions. I just don't agree to divorce. If you want to drive me away, I will go to the street office and sue you!" Liu Meihua was also desperate and just tore it apart!

Yan Bugui was defeated. He sat on the chair without saying a word. His chest rising and falling revealed his anger at the moment!

Li Ruihua saw that things were not going well and said, "Meihua, you've been with the second brother, and now you want to be with the eldest brother, can you please have some shame?"

"Why not? The name on my marriage certificate is Yan Jiecheng anyway!" Liu Meihua was not afraid at all. For the sake of her future life, she didn't care!

"No, Liu Meihua, why are you like this? You and Lao Er have slept together, and I'm just a figurehead. What? You still want to rely on me now, right? No! I'm going to divorce you! Isn't it just a matter of going to the street office? What's the big deal?" Yan Jiecheng was also furious. He jumped up, pointed at Liu Meihua and started scolding her!

When Yan Bugui heard that he had to go to the Street Office, he panicked. He was the one who got the marriage certificate himself, and if there was a problem, the Street Office would not let him go first. If he was punished and the news got to the school, he would be in trouble!

"Boss, boss, calm down, calm down!" Yan Bugui quickly stood up to comfort Yan Jiecheng. He couldn't really go, or it would be troublesome! He couldn't be so loud, and he must not attract the neighbors!

"Boss, why don't you just put up with it and be with Liu Meihua first!" Yan Bugui was willing to give in for his own sake, even giving up on the happiness of his child. He pulled Yan Jiecheng over and whispered a few words in his ear.

"Dad, I won't do this!" Yan Jiecheng completely disagreed with Yan Bugui's method. If he compromised, he would be implicated!

Yan Bugui came up with a bad idea. Liu Meihua wanted to live with the eldest brother, so let the eldest brother live with her first. The eldest brother would not suffer any loss, so he could just sleep with her for free! When the second brother got old enough and got married, Yan Jiecheng could find a reason to dump Liu Meihua. By then, Liu Meihua would have nothing to hold against him!

But Yan Jiecheng disagreed at all. He would not clean up the mess and did not want the second brother's use. If he did so, how would the brothers get along in the future? What if they had a child? Would he be relied on for the rest of his life? Even if he successfully divorced in the future, his reputation would be damaged. He would be the one who suffered the loss. Of course, Yan Jiecheng was not happy!

He also wants to marry a young and beautiful girl. Isn't she attractive if she is original? If Liu Meihua and Lao Er had never been together at the beginning and slept separately, then he could consider it. After all, he likes Liu Meihua's type!

"I slept in the same bed with Yan Jiefang, but he was useless. I'm still a grown woman!" Liu Meihua revealed the last big bomb of the day! If this didn't work, she planned to go to the street office to complain, because in the end, the Yan family would still be the ones to suffer!

Yan Jiefang was so ashamed that he could no longer sit still. He stood up and ran outside. Li Ruihua wanted to chase him, but suddenly remembered something and sat back down awkwardly! Yan Bugui did not move at all. First, he no longer had the energy to care about him. If he chased him out, it would only make things worse. It would be better to let him go out and vent his anger! Second, he knew that Yan Jiefang would definitely come back after he went out because no one could take him in!

"Boss, now that we've brought it all out, Liu Meihua wants to live with you, why don't you get used to her for a few days first. If you still want a divorce, then even if neither of you wants to live together, I will support you!" Yan Bugui persuaded weakly. At this moment, a deep feeling of fatigue surged up at him. Life is so damn tiring!

Yan Bugui stood up and said, "You two should think about it! If you can survive, survive. If you can't survive, get out! I'm tired and I need to rest!" Yan Bugui said, and then he walked into the room with his body hunched. The old man who used to exude shrewdness was completely defeated by life! Li Ruihua sighed and followed him into the room, leaving Yan Jiecheng and Liu Meihua sitting there, looking at each other!

Liu Meihua started crying quietly, then sobbed softly, and finally cried loudly. Perhaps it was the sadness that had been pent up for a long time! The pressure of life, or the pressure of trying to live, did not allow herself to relax, and did not allow herself to feel sad. These negative emotions have been suppressed, especially during the time she lived in Yan Bugui's house. There was no warmth of home, no one cared, no one loved! All kinds of unhappiness were vented at this moment. Liu Meihua felt that life was really bitter and tiring!

Yan Jiecheng stood up silently, picked up the towel, washed it with clean water, and wrung it half dry, "Here, wipe it! Don't cry!"

Liu Meihua looked at the towel in front of her in astonishment. It was the first time she was cared for and treated gently here! At this moment, Liu Meihua was thinking that if the man in front of her agreed to live with her, she would definitely treat him well and serve him attentively!

Yan Jiecheng never thought that a slight gesture from him could win Liu Meihua's heart. From this, we can see how Liu Meihua has been spending these years and what kind of life she has lived!

Perhaps it was Liu Meihua’s crying that moved Yan Jiecheng, or perhaps it was because he knew that Liu Meihua was not truly with Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiecheng seemed to no longer resist this inexplicable marriage!

"How about we give it a try? Let's spend some time together?" Yan Jiecheng said slowly, fearing that he would upset the sad woman in front of him.

"Okay!" Liu Meihua answered with a sob! Her heart was leaping with joy, but her eyes were still filled with crystal tears!

Chapter 290 Yan Jiecheng treats us to dinner!

After a while, Liu Meihua wiped the tears from her face, stood up and washed the towel! Yan Jiecheng, who was smoking silently, stood up and said, "I'll take you to buy groceries. Tonight, I want to invite some friends to have dinner together and celebrate together!"

Liu Meihua was stunned for a moment, but she quickly understood what Yan Jiecheng meant. Her face turned red, but she still agreed cheerfully, "Okay!"

Yan Jiecheng was in front, and Liu Meihua followed behind him, and the two of them walked out of the gate of the courtyard one after the other!

In the afternoon, there were basically no good vegetables to buy in the market. Yan Jiecheng pointed and said, "I don't know how to buy vegetables. Can you do it?"

"it is good!"

Yan Jiecheng watched Liu Meihua carefully selecting vegetables. There was no meat left, so Yan Jiecheng bought a skinny chicken and didn't buy any other meat dishes!

"Let's go! Go home!"

"Okay! Let me carry the stuff!"

"It's okay, I'm a man, these are not heavy at all!"

Liu Meihua felt at this time that this was life, without any flowery words, without falsehood, plain and simple, but revealing sincerity! Compared with Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang is just a child who has not grown up!

Passing by the supply and marketing cooperative, Yan Jiecheng went in and bought two bottles of loose wine. He couldn't buy other wines because he didn't have wine tickets! He also bought a bottle of Beibingyang for Liu Meihua!

He found a step not far from the supply and marketing cooperative and sat down. "I bought this for you!" Yan Jiecheng helped open the bottle cap!

To be honest, this is the first time Liu Meihua has drunk such a sweet drink in her life!

Seeing that there was only one bottle of Beibingyang, Liu Meihua said, "You drink first!" She did not take it and pushed it to Yan Jiecheng.

Yan Jiecheng stretched his arm in front of Liu Meihua stubbornly, "I don't want to drink it, it's too sweet! I bought this for you!"

Liu Meihua took a sip and said, "So sweet!" It was so sweet that it touched her heart. Not only did she feel the sweetness in the taste, but her whole heart also felt sweet. She understood that it was not that Yan Jiecheng didn't like it, but that he couldn't bear to part with it, so he only bought one bottle for himself!

Compared with Xu Damao's generosity, Liu Meihua prefers Yan Jiecheng's stinginess, which is the normal way of living at home!

"Now that we are together, tell me about my situation! You can figure out for yourself whether I am suitable or not!" Seeing that there was no one around, Yan Jiecheng began to tell Liu Meihua about his story!

"I'm currently working as a forging apprentice in a steel mill. It's supposed to take three years. How quickly I can get a permanent job depends on when I pass the exam!" Yan Jiecheng glanced at Liu Meihua and continued, "My current salary is 18.5 yuan, but I have to give 10 yuan to my family every month to pay back my child support!"

"Child support? Why should I pay it back? Aren't you my biological child?" Liu Meihua had never heard of such a thing!

"My father kept a record of all the money I spent since I was a child. Now that I'm an adult, I have to return the money to him!" Yan Jiecheng explained bitterly!

"Ah! Is there such a thing? I've only heard that you raised me until I grew up, and I'll take care of you until you grow old! How can parents ask their children for this kind of money? What will he do with his old age then?"

Liu Meihua felt that her three views were about to be shattered. She was just in unbearable condition at that time. Even though she had a child out of wedlock, her family members still protected her and cared for her so that she would not suffer any grievances!

Liu Meihua also realized that she had to marry far away this time because if she stayed at home, the family's reputation would be damaged and the marriages of her younger brothers and sisters would be affected. She took the initiative to propose it, and she was not forced by her family!

Liu Meihua really didn't expect that she would meet such a family. The momentary surprise made her a little confused!

"This is just my salary. After paying ten yuan, I will have eight and a half yuan left. Also, I do heavy physical work and must eat well. This money is only enough for my food! So, you will suffer if you follow me. Have you thought it through?" Yan Jiecheng told Liu Meihua his entire situation, just wanting her to make her own choice!

"Then what are you going to do with your meals in the future? At home? You will definitely not be able to eat enough!" Liu Meihua asked worriedly!

"There are two ways. The first is to pay more for the food expenses you give to your family! Five dollars is definitely not enough, and if that's the case, you will still owe your family for the food expenses!"

"What's the second option?"

"The second way is to move out and live alone, but I still have to make an agreement with my family that I will have to wait a few years before paying back the money I owe. I can pay it back when my salary increases and I have more money on hand! But this way, it will take many years to save any money!" Yan Jiecheng said bitterly!

"Then let's choose the second option and move out to live on our own. I'll cook for you and I can also do odd jobs! We can earn money together and pay the money back sooner!" Liu Meihua said firmly. She didn't want to stay in Yan Bugui's house any longer. It was too inhumane and she couldn't feel any warmth! Staying at home would only add to her troubles in vain!

"Have you thought it through? Do you want to live with me?" Yan Jiecheng looked at Liu Meihua with sparkling eyes!

"Yes!" Liu Meihua nodded firmly!