Watching Liu Guangqi leave, Liu Guangtian felt an overwhelming sense of excitement. From childhood, he had never been loved by his parents and had always been inferior to Liu Guangqi.
Although he lost three yuan, Liu Guangtian didn't care at all; on the contrary, he felt a sense of triumph.
Now Liu Guangtian desperately wanted to tell Liu Haizhong that he wasn't the good-for-nothing Liu Haizhong claimed to be. Liu Guangtian simply wanted to tell Gu Chunyan that the son they had their eye on was doing worse than him.
No one could understand Liu Guangtian's thoughts at that moment. Only those who have always been looked down upon know how exhilarating it is to finally stand tall and triumph.
In order to have a good New Year, Liu Guangtian didn't stay idle either. He took his younger brother out of the courtyard house and happily took Liu Guangfu to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some New Year's goods.
Liu Guangqi was extremely unhappy. He and his father had always been the ones enjoying the best food at home. Now, however, he was the one being served the best, and this huge difference was something he couldn't accept.
Thinking that all of this was caused by Qin Huairu, Liu Guangqi kept a close eye on her all day long. Whenever Qin Huairu appeared in Liu Guangqi's sight, he couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks, calling her things like "ugly monster" very loudly.
That's how people are; they're not afraid of their own misery, but they're afraid of their enemies living better lives than them. Liu Guangqi wasn't the only one mocking Qin Huairu; Xu Damao and Yi Zhonghai were also enjoying the spectacle.
This has led to the Jia family rarely appearing in public, as their current situation is not good. Not only is Qin Huairu looking unwell, but Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng have also become the subject of discussion.
It's because Bang Geng and Jia Zhangshi's situations are somewhat similar to Yi Zhonghai's. Even though they're already in jail, they still occasionally come up in people's conversations. This sometimes makes Yi Zhonghai feel quite embarrassed. He hasn't done anything wrong, yet he's still being ridiculed.
No matter how unhappy Yi Zhonghai was, there was nothing he could do about it. What upset Yi Zhonghai the most was that Huang Xiaojuan had recently been rumored to be pregnant.
The news of Huang Xiaojuan's pregnancy caused quite a stir among the residents of the courtyard. Normally, women go through menopause around the age of 50, but Huang Xiaojuan became pregnant when she was almost 50.
While the news wasn't as dramatic as an octogenarian giving birth, it was still a rare occurrence. Such things do happen, but they are very rare.
Huang Xiaojuan, who is 47 years old, was initially unsure if she was really pregnant. However, she had missed her period for a month or two, and recently she had been feeling unwell.
So, when we had some free time on New Year's Eve, Ma Wen and I went to the hospital, only to find out that Huang Xiaojuan was pregnant.
When Huang Xiaojuan found out she was pregnant, she could hardly believe it was true, but the test results were right in her hands.
This made Huang Xiaojuan and Ma Wen very happy. No one wants to grow old alone, and now that they have a child, they are naturally overjoyed. As soon as they returned to the courtyard house, they began to celebrate, and then everyone found out.
Having a child late in life is an incredibly joyous occasion, and Ma Wen and Huang Xiaojuan took it very seriously.
This made Yi Zhonghai, who was already in a bad mood, unhappy throughout the New Year. As he grew older, the issue of his children remained a source of pain for him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so good to the Jia family.
Seeing that Huang Xiaojuan was about to become a mother left Yi Zhonghai with a heavy heart. While everyone else was happily celebrating the New Year, Yi Zhonghai seemed lost and disoriented.
The deaf old woman had tried to persuade him, but Yi Zhonghai seemed bewitched and didn't react at all. It wasn't until the deaf old woman gently tapped Yi Zhonghai with her cane that he came to his senses.
“Zhonghai, you have to accept some things as they are. Given your current situation, it’s impossible for you to have children. Instead of worrying about all that nonsense, you might as well adopt a child. You’re only 49 this year, it’s not too late to adopt one now, in a few years you won’t have the chance.”
Hearing the deaf old woman's words, Yi Zhonghai thought for a long time, but still couldn't make up his mind. Adopting a child was an enormous investment. Most importantly, an adopted child might not necessarily take care of him in his old age. Thinking about the children of the Yan and Liu families, Yi Zhonghai lacked confidence.
Seeing the expression on Yi Zhonghai's face, the deaf old lady didn't say anything more. She had already spoken; whether Yi Zhonghai listened or not was his business.
Hearing the cheerful laughter outside, Yi Zhonghai felt even more depressed. He quickly cooked a little food and then lay back down on his bed.
Lying in bed, Yi Zhonghai couldn't fall asleep no matter what he did. When he got up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night and saw the Jia family's house, his eyes filled with rage. If it weren't for helping the Jia family get a house, how could he have ended up like this?
Even though Jia Zhangshi was already in jail, Yi Zhonghai didn't want Qin Huairu to have an easy time. He secretly set up several traps in the Jia family's kitchen and also poured some cold water on the Jia family's door.
After doing all this, Yi Zhonghai quickly left the central courtyard, but as soon as he arrived at the front courtyard, he took a liking to Wei Hua's house.
It all started because of getting the house from the Wei family on behalf of the Jia family. If it weren't for those two families, how would I be in this situation now? If it weren't for what happened back then, I might be the one becoming the deputy director of the workshop.
Seeing the Wei family's life getting better and better, Yi Zhonghai couldn't feel comfortable at all. Since he had already done some tricks in the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai simply did some tricks in the Wei family as well.
After doing some tricks, Yi Zhonghai quickly left the courtyard. Because of the delay, he was able to get to the outside toilet much faster. Feeling like he was about to vomit, Yi Zhonghai had to run.
The underground pipes were being repaired and renovated before the Lunar New Year, so some manhole covers outside the courtyard house were not yet in place, but each manhole cover had a sign on it.
In his haste to get to the toilet, Yi Zhonghai ran quite fast. The ground was already icy, and he slipped and fell as he passed a manhole cover.
Yi Zhonghai tried many methods to avoid falling in, but his body was completely out of his control. And so, he watched helplessly as he fell into the sewer.
The instant he fell in, Yi Zhonghai immediately spread his arms and legs, trying to grab onto something nearby to lessen the fall.
Although he bumped into something nearby, he couldn't grab it at all. Fortunately, Yi Zhonghai was quite experienced, and just before landing, he immediately braced his leg against the other end of the sewer. This slightly reduced the impact, but even so, Yi Zhonghai's buttocks were still badly injured.
It wasn't just Yi Zhonghai's buttocks that were injured; his spine was also badly damaged. He screamed in pain in the sewer for most of the day. But no matter how much he screamed, no one paid him any attention, because everyone was asleep.
Feeling both pain and cold, Yi Zhonghai could only stay alone in the sewer. All he wanted now was for someone to find him and rescue him.
In temperatures below -10 degrees Celsius, if you stay in the sewer, you'll either freeze to death or get seriously ill by tomorrow morning.
But it seemed that fate did not hear Yi Zhonghai's cries; no matter how much he called out, no one came. Soon, Yi Zhonghai felt his body temperature rapidly decreasing.
Moreover, his wet clothes were slowly freezing, and he seemed to be starting to run a fever. Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai could only continue to call for help, but even after his voice became hoarse, there was no response.
Soon, Yi Zhonghai found his consciousness becoming somewhat blurred. To keep himself from falling asleep, he could only keep telling himself not to fall asleep, because if he did, he would lose his chance to be rescued. If he didn't make some noise, the people outside would have no chance of finding him.
Even when his throat was hoarse, Yi Zhonghai would still make a sound from time to time. When he really couldn't hold on any longer, he would stomp on his own feet or bang his head against the wall repeatedly to keep himself awake.
Seeing that it was already dawn, Yi Zhonghai suddenly had hope of surviving again. Whenever there was a noise outside, Yi Zhonghai would shout a couple of times.
At first, no one noticed Yi Zhonghai, but his will to survive was incredibly strong. He kept shouting whenever there was any noise outside, and eventually, he was discovered. Knowing someone had fallen into the sewer, everyone immediately gathered around.
They initially thought they could pull Yi Zhonghai down with a bamboo pole or something. But Yi Zhonghai was already exhausted and couldn't hold onto the pole at all.
Faced with this situation, few would jump in to save Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai's reputation had already spread throughout the neighborhood, and no one wanted to be implicated by him.
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