Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

Chapter 207: Jealous Beast, Yi Zhonghai Adopts a Child

After the marriage was settled, Li Qinghe and Xu Siyuan started to clean up their own house. At this time, people in the courtyard also knew that the young man was Li Qinghe's boyfriend. The two of them started to prepare their new house, and they were all extremely envious of Xu Siyuan.

At dinner, Yan Jiecheng said, "Dad, look, Li Qinghe is married too, and she's younger than me. What do you think about my marriage? You should hurry up and arrange it for me!"

"I'm still preparing! The matchmaker hasn't sent any news yet! It will be ready in a few days, but it's a pity that I didn't get in touch with the Li family, and instead I ruined my relationship with them. I regret it when I think about it now. Besides, that young man is really enviable. Look, the house is already prepared for him." Yan Fugui said regretfully.

"Dad, what's there to be envious of? I think he's just a son-in-law. It's really shameful for a grown man to be a son-in-law." Yan Jiecheng said sarcastically.

Hearing his son's words, Yan Fugui said, "You do want to do it! But there is no chance. To be someone's son-in-law, you need qualifications. Look at that young man, he has a handsome face and looks very energetic in his military uniform."

"Hmph, no matter how good he is, he is still a son-in-law. Let's not talk about this anymore. You should focus on my matter." Yan Jiecheng shouted.

"No problem, just remember what we agreed on."

Similarly, the Yi family was also talking about this matter, "Old Yi, what part of this old lady's house belongs to the Li family?"

"Need I say more? Everyone has packed up. If he hadn't come, the pillars would remain unchanged and this house would be mine." Yi Zhonghai said in annoyance.

Although he had no shortage of houses, according to what the old lady had said before, it was his.

"Old Yi, you have to think positively about this matter. That house will cost him a lot of money, ten dollars a month. That old man won't die easily. This is a losing business." Li Fengjuan counselled.

After hearing what Li Fengjuan said, Yi Zhonghai felt better, but he was still jealous and said, "We, the CK-ADXA Lache family, have a grudge against the Li family, but to be honest, that young man looks really energetic. If I had that... Oh, forget it."

"Old Yi, since you are talking about this again, how are you doing with that matter?" Li Fengjuan asked.

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. I looked for one. I asked someone to find one for me. They found two for me, one eight years old and one one year old. I was just thinking about which one to choose?" Yi Zhonghai said, "I think the older one is better. After raising it for eight years, we can take care of things. This way, we can enjoy life earlier. What do you think?"

"Ah! I, I think it's better to be younger so that we don't remember things. We are not in our seventies or eighties now, so eighteen years each should be no problem." Li Fengjuan said.

"I knew you would say that, but you have to consider our conditions. How much does it cost to raise a child for eighteen years? We don't have much money, and I don't earn much now. So considering the actual situation, I think an eight-year-old is better. As long as we often instill in him the idea of ​​being good to us, he will definitely be filial to us." Yi Zhonghai said.

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Auntie Yi knew his choice, so she could only nod and agree, "Okay, you are right, let's do this! We will take good care of the child in the future and wait for him to take care of us in our old age."

At the Jia family, the family had just finished dinner. Jia Zhang wiped her mouth and said, "I'm still hungry. It's all the Li family's fault. They eat so well all day. I get hungry just by smelling the food. They don't even consider us neighbors. Do you know? The old deaf man's house has started to be cleaned up."

"I know. Didn't it belong to the Li family a long time ago? That's a losing deal. With so much money, you might as well buy it! But this little Li is very generous. I heard that he gave it to his sister for her wedding." Qin Huairu said.

"Hmph, this family is not a good one. You can tell at a glance that they married a young boy who is a soldier. It's not shameful at all." Jia Zhang said jealously.

After hearing what Jia Zhang said, Qin Huairu was also very jealous. That pretty boy was much more handsome than Jia Dongxu, and he was a soldier. He looked very masculine. Now when he was lonely at night, he fantasized about her. She felt very jealous. Why did such a good man belong to someone else?

"That's right. He brings shame to our ancestors by becoming a son-in-law." Qin Huairu said sourly.

Just like that, these days, everyone talked about the Li family’s girl’s marriage after dinner and over tea.

Two days later, one afternoon, Yi Zhonghai and his wife brought back a child with big smiles on their faces. This child was the one Yi Zhonghai had mentioned before. His family lived in a village near Sijiu City. His father died of illness, and his mother abandoned the child and ran away to get married in order to survive. Then, the child naturally fell into the hands of his uncle, but his uncle's family was not having a good time either.

As luck would have it, the people Yi Zhonghai asked found out about it. When they went there this morning, the child's uncle only asked for ten yuan and gave the child to Yi Zhonghai. Of course, Yi Zhonghai also made a request, which was that they should never have any contact with each other again.

Hearing Yi Zhonghai's request, the child's uncle agreed without hesitation. After all, it was not his child, and as long as the child lived well, he would have done his best to repay his dead brother.

So, after returning to the city, Yi Zhonghai's first thing was to change the child's name and register his household registration. Because the child was older, Yi Zhonghai couldn't erase his memory. So in order to emphasize that he was the child's savior and let him remember his kindness, Yi Zhonghai named the child Yi Zhien, to remind him to repay his kindness.

When Yan Fugui saw Yi Zhonghai and his wife coming in with their child, he immediately understood that the two had finally decided to adopt the child.

So he greeted, "Lao Yi, what are you two doing out here?"

"Oh, I went out and got a household registration for my son Yi Zhien. It's just been completed!" Yi Zhonghai said with a smile.

Hearing the name, Yan Fugui laughed to death in his heart, "Old Yi, how afraid must he be that his child will be ungrateful!" But he didn't say it out loud, just smiled and said, "Old Yi, this is a good thing! You will have a successor in the future, Yi Zhien is a good name, do you want to set up a few tables to celebrate?"

"Hey, no. You know my current situation. I have one more mouth to feed. My life is even harder than yours." Yi Zhonghai said.

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Yan Fugui was extremely disappointed. He had thought that Yi Zhonghai would definitely celebrate the birth of his child in a big way, but the result was like this. However, he still wanted to try, so he said, "You are right. You don't have a formal job yet, but having a son is a happy event, so a little celebration is fine. I have a bottle of wine, how about I go over to help you celebrate tonight?"

Yi Zhonghai felt disgusted when he heard Yan Fugui's words, so he said, "Forget it, I really have no money. I may not be able to survive this month! If I leave, the child will still be hungry! He didn't eat lunch."

After saying this, Yi Zhonghai didn’t say anything more and hurriedly took the child home.

"Old Yi, you are so stingy now. I eat your food to give you face, but don’t you see who cares about you in the yard now? You don’t know what is good for you." Yan Fugui cursed.

After Yi Zhonghai returned, soon after, with the publicity of Yan Fugui, the news of Yi Zhonghai's adoption of a child became a hot topic in the courtyard.