The beginning of Siheyuan starts with refusing to bring lunch boxes

After dinner, the deaf old lady who was thinking with her eyes closed heard a knock on the door.

"Old lady, I am Zhong Hai"

"Zhonghai, come in"

Yi Zhonghai entered the room and closed the door.

Yi Zhonghai pulled a chair and sat down and asked, "Old lady, can you ask Xiao Cui to tell me what you want to talk to me about?"

The deaf old lady didn't say anything, but looked at Yi Zhonghai very seriously for a while, which made Yi Zhonghai feel a little uncomfortable.

"Old lady, what are you doing..."

At this time, the deaf old lady asked Yi Zhonghai, "Zhonghai, how many years have you and Xiaocui taken care of me, an old lonely lady?"

Yi Zhonghai was stunned when he heard the old lady's words, then he slowly said, "Old lady, my husband and I have been taking care of you since 1948. Later, when the new country was established, the Military Commission said that it would take you to a nursing home. My husband and I agreed to take care of you. It has been almost fourteen years since then."

Hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, the old lady nodded and said, "Yes, it has been fourteen years. If it weren't for you and your wife, I, an old man, would have gone to Zhonghai with my husband and children. I have to thank you and Xiao Cui."

Hearing the old lady say this, Yi Zhonghai hurriedly stood up and said, "Old lady, don't say that. We are taking care of you voluntarily."

"It's been fourteen years. We have no blood relationship, but over the years, I have regarded you two as my own children. So, I want to tell you the truth, Zhong Hai, is it okay?"

Looking at the sincere and affectionate deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai was like a child in front of him. With red eyes, he said, "Old lady, please speak. Over the years, I have also regarded you as my own elder. So, you speak, and I am listening."

The deaf old lady looked at the man in his forties in front of her. She reached out and touched his head and said, "Zhong Hai, you should have guessed your own physical condition a long time ago. You also went to the hospital to confirm it recently, right?"

Yi Zhonghai was stunned at first, then lowered his head and nodded slowly.

"You are a kind-hearted child, and you are usually fair. However, you are deep-minded and have a strong desire for control. You have a good job, a high salary, and a decent reputation. If it was really Xiao Cui's problem, I'm afraid you would have divorced Xiao Cui a long time ago. You didn't divorce because you guessed it was your fault. I guessed it a long time ago, but I also had my own selfish motives, so I didn't say it.

Because Xiao Cui is a simple-minded girl, kind-hearted, quick-handed and hardworking. If you divorce, Xiao Cui will probably leave Siheyuan. No matter if you find someone with children or not, can that person take care of me, an old lonely woman with no blood relationship with you?

Therefore, I kept it a secret for you. To be honest, I, an old woman, feel sorry for Xiao Cui and have a bad conscience."

Hearing these words, Yi Zhonghai was surprised and scared at first, and then ashamed. "Old lady, don't say that. It's my fault!" Yi Zhonghai grabbed the old lady's wrinkled hand and

Chapter 62: The Deaf Old Lady Conversing with Yi Zhonghai (Part )

The old lady patted his hands, looked at him kindly and said, "You chose the boy from the Jia family. I also think it's a good choice. Although the girl from the Zhang family has a bad character, the boy from the Jia family can still suppress her. So I didn't say anything. But, things don't always go as planned. This may be fate. He just died like that. Alas~"

"The old man you spent so many years training is gone. I know you are worried. Actually, Shazhu is a good choice. His father is a loser. He abandoned his own children for a widow. You have taken care of them for so many years. If you turn to him and treat him sincerely, there is a high probability that he will provide for you in your old age. Moreover, this child has a kind heart. My judgment is that if you are really sincere to him, he will definitely provide for you in your old age." The old lady looked at Yi Zhonghai and continued:

"It's just that, Zhong Hai, I know you. You have a strong desire to control him. You will want to control him further. For example, the wife he finds must be someone you approve of. Even if she is a widow, as long as you approve of her, he should marry her, right, Zhong Hai?"

Yi Zhonghai blushed when he saw the old lady had told him all his plans. But looking at those cloudy but wise eyes, he could only nod and say, "Just like you, if his wife doesn't want to, even if he agrees, our future life won't be easy. So, so, I thought Dongxu's wife is a good person, so I thought..."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai being so frank, the deaf old lady nodded and continued, "Zhonghai, I helped you hide it from Xiaocui before, and I felt guilty towards her. Now that Xiaocui knows the truth, she still decides to continue living with you, and I feel even more sorry for her. In fact, Xiaocui is still young, and the doctor also said that she can still have children now. But she still chooses to continue living with you. So, Zhonghai, we two should not be too selfish. Since you can't give Xiaocui a chance to have a child by herself, then give her a chance to be a mother. There must be suitable children in the welfare home now. What about you? You are not too old now, and your salary is high. It is not a big deal for you to adopt a child."

"Is that so? Your retirement will be guaranteed, and we, mother and daughter, can be considered to have compensated Xiao Cui a little. What do you think?" The deaf old lady clapped Yi Zhonghai's hand.

When Yi Zhonghai heard the deaf old lady talking about adopting a child, he thought of Lao Gaotou and said, "Old lady, after all, this child is not your own. I am afraid that he will end up like Lao Gaotou in the future."

The deaf old lady seemed to know his worries and said, "You are in the situation and can't see clearly."

"What does the old lady mean?"

"Zhong Hai, have you forgotten how Lao Gao treated his adopted son? He beat the kid to death after drinking. He is no worse than Liu Haizhong in the backyard! As the old saying goes, unkind parents lead to unfilial children, let alone adoptive father and adopted son? Just wait and see, in the future, Liu Haizhong will end up no better than Lao Gao."

"You should treat the child well. When the child grows up, you should retire. In the future, you can give him a job and find him a wife. How can he have any reason to treat you badly? The grace of raising a child is greater than the grace of giving birth to a child! Besides, for you, is there any difference between adopting one and two? Your salary is so high. If you are worried, then adopt two!"

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's eyes lit up and he thought, yes, if I treat him well, he will definitely be better than that old Gaotou. And if I adopt two, won't that be more secure?

Seeing the change in Yi Zhonghai's expression, the deaf old lady continued, "This Zhuzi is kind-hearted. If you treat him well, he will definitely take good care of the child when he grows up. Moreover, if you treat him well now, if the two children are not good to you, do you think Zhuzi will just watch and do nothing in the future?"

"No matter what, raising your own dog is always more reliable than raising someone else's, right?"

"Zhong Hai, think about it carefully. You don't want to pay, but want to gain. Do you think such a good thing exists?"

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he actually had some thoughts in his mind. After thinking for a while, Yi Zhonghai said, "Old lady, I understand what you mean. I'll think about it."

"Well, Zhong Hai, stop calculating. In the end, everything will be in vain. I gave Zhuzi and his sister steamed bread several times during the first two years when He Daqing ran away. Look at how Zhuzi treats me now?"

"You know that the pillars are renovating the house, right?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded

"Then do you know that Zhuzi is going to build a kang for me?"

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he was startled and then nodded.

After a few minutes of silence, Yi Zhonghai said, "Old lady, I'm going back first. I took your words to heart."

"Go, old lady, let me tell you another line from an opera. You are too clever and calculated, but it has cost you your life." After Yi Zhonghai stood up, the deaf old lady added:

Yi Zhonghai paused for a moment, then pushed the door and left the deaf old lady's room.

When he passed the middle courtyard, he first looked at the locked door of the He family, and then looked at the Jia family. At this time, the sound of Jia Zhang and Bang Geng quarreling because they had no meat to eat could be heard faintly from the Jia family.

Yi Zhonghai looked for a while and then returned to his home

After Yi Zhonghai went to the deaf old lady's house, the aunt began to feel uneasy. Of course, she knew what the old lady wanted to talk to Yi Zhonghai about. She didn't know whether the old lady could convince Yi Zhonghai, but she really wanted to raise a child by herself.

After she knew it was not her fault, she hated and regretted it, but she never thought of divorce. After all, in this era, divorce is a big deal for women. At first, when Yi Zhonghai agreed to adopt the child, she was happy, excited and happy; but when he later refused to adopt the child, she was desperate.

When the old lady said she wanted to talk to her husband in the morning, she seemed to see the light again.

Zhiya, Yi Zhonghai is back

"Zhonghai, you guys...", Auntie couldn't wait to ask. Yi Zhonghai looked at Auntie deeply, said nothing, walked to the table and sat down. Auntie brought an enamel pot of tea, Yi Zhonghai took it, and then said, "Xiao Cui, we have been married for 25 years, right?"

The aunt didn't know why her husband asked her that, and she was also a little surprised that her husband actually called her Xiao Cui today. You know, he hasn't called her that for many years, but she still nodded and replied, "Yes, I married you when I was 17, isn't it 25 years now?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded, looked outside at the sky which was about to turn dark, and said, "Xiao Cui, go find our household registration booklet and marriage certificate."

The lady looked shocked, "Zhong Hai, what are you doing?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at the aunt and said softly, "Xiao Cui, I'm sorry. First, I made you lose the right to have a child of your own, and then I denied you the right to raise the child. Tomorrow, we will go to the street to ask about the adoption of children."

"Also, since you're adopting, then adopt at least two. If there are two, then adopt two boys. If there are three, then add a girl."

Hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Auntie's eyes were filled with tears and she said, "Zhonghai, are you serious? Are we really going to adopt a child of our own? Are you not going to plot against Zhuzi and the Jia family?"

Hearing what the aunt said, Yi Zhonghai sighed and said, "If I could plot, would I give up? If Zhuzi obeys me as he did before, I might be able to plot against him. But you've seen Zhuzi's recent performance. He has changed. He is no longer the reckless man he used to be. He speaks and acts with clarity and moderation. I can't plot against him at all. What's more, I even suspect that he knows my plan. So, let's raise our own child. We should treat Zhuzi sincerely in the future, so that our child will be protected by him. Moreover, it will be a guarantee for us. After all, as the old lady said, Zhuzi is kind-hearted after all."

The aunt, who was already in tears, nodded, ran back to the inner room, and cried loudly with her head covered with a quilt. She felt wronged. Today, Yi Zhonghai's words and decision made her let go of all her knots. She, Li Xiaocui, was going to have a child soon. Although it was not her own child, it was her own child after all, and at least two children.

In this era, if you don't have children, your family will be extinct, and a family with no children will inevitably be wiped out. She understood Yi Zhonghai's calculations. After all, she and her husband were one and the same, and they were both in the game!

Listening to his wife's crying, Yi Zhonghai felt even more guilty. He could only sigh and then thought of something. His eyes froze, as if he had made a decision.

He closed the door, then walked to the big box in the room, moved the big wooden box away with great effort, lifted a brick underneath, and took out an iron box from it. He stood up, blew off the dust on it, sat back on the table, put the iron box on the table, and lit a cigarette and smoked it.

At this time, an old lady who heard the noise came out and saw the iron box on the table and asked, "Old Yi, what is this box..." After hearing what the old lady said, Yi Zhonghai did not say anything, holding a cigarette in his mouth, and then opened the box. Inside was a stack of money and a letter.

The lady was a little surprised to see these and asked, "Where did all this money and letters come from?"

Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything, just smoked. When he finished this cigarette, he put out the butt and said, "This is from He Daqing. He has been sending it to me on time every month since the third month after he left. He asked me to pass it on."

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, the aunt looked at the money and the letter in shock. After a long while, she said, "Old Yi, you didn't give it to Zhuzi?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded

The two were silent for a long time. After a long time, Yi Zhonghai picked up the box, stood up and said, "Let's go to the backyard to find the old lady!"

Chapter 63 Yi Zhonghai confesses to withholding child support

It was dark now, but the moonlight was bright, illuminating the courtyard. It was about eight o'clock.

backyard

Boom, boom, boom

"Old lady, are you asleep? I am Zhong Hai."

The deaf old lady was about to go to bed. She had talked a lot with Yi Zhonghai and she felt a little tired. After all, the deaf old lady was already seventy-four years old.

When she heard Yi Zhonghai's voice, she responded, "Zhonghai, come in," and then she stood up again with her crutches.

Pushing open the door, the aunt saw the old lady walking over with a cane, and hurried over to help the old lady sit down. She then poured a glass of water for the old lady and her husband, and collected the bowls that the old lady had eaten from, preparing to take them back and wash them when she returned home.

"Zhonghai, it's so late, what's the matter?" the old lady asked

Yi Zhonghai handed the iron box over, and then opened it. The old lady saw a stack of money and some letters. Not knowing what it meant, she looked at Yi Zhonghai, "Zhonghai, this is..."

Yi Zhonghai felt his face getting hot, so he said, "Old lady, this is the money that He Daqing has sent over the years..." Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything else, but the old lady had lived a lifetime, and she understood Yi Zhonghai's idea immediately.

So he used his crutch to poke the ground, and said angrily, "Zhong Hai, you are so stupid! This is the child support that the father gave to his child. It also represents the love that the child has for his father. How can you do this!"

Yi Zhonghai said nothing, but just lowered his head.

After the old lady calmed down a little, Yi Zhonghai said, "Old lady, Xiao Cui and I want to go to the street to adopt a child tomorrow, so I don't want to plot against Zhuzi, but I did do something wrong. I want you to help me make peace with Zhuzi. After all, I also want to count on Zhuzi in the future. Do you think it's okay?"

The old lady glared at Yi Zhonghai angrily, then looked at the aunt, "Child, is this true?"

The first lady nodded with tears in her eyes and said, "Yes, the old lady is telling the truth. Old Yi just said that we should adopt at least two. If there are two, they will be two boys. If possible, we will adopt three, including a girl."

After hearing what the aunt said, the old lady nodded and said to Yi Zhonghai, "Put it here. Ask Zhuzi to come to my place later. His house is being renovated these two days and he won't be staying at home. Go find him when you are at work and tell him that I have something to ask him!" The old lady emphasized the word "ask".

Yi Zhonghai hummed in embarrassment, and then went home. The aunt chatted with the old lady for a few minutes, and then took the dishes and chopsticks home. After all, the old lady was old and tired.

next day

Early in the morning, the auntie got up, took out her household registration booklet and marriage certificate, made a simple breakfast, and sent it to the backyard.

"Xiao Cui, are you going to the street now?" the old lady asked

"Well, we'll go after breakfast. Zhonghai asked someone to take leave," said an old lady with a smile on her face.

The old lady was also very happy. She nodded and said, "Okay! Good!"

After breakfast, Yi Zhonghai and his wife went out together. Everyone in the courtyard was very surprised. The second aunt pulled the third aunt and said, "This uncle and the first aunt go out together. This is the first time I see them."

The third aunt also said, "Yes, this is the first time in all these years."

Regardless of what people in the courtyard said, Yi Zhonghai and his wife went to the street together.

Red Star Street

"What's your name, Yi Zhonghai, right? What's going on?" The gatekeeper asked when he saw Yi Zhonghai and the other man.