Seeing how happy Wei Hua and his wife are, many people envy the couple. It seems they've never argued since they got married.
Others didn't have a clear impression yet, but the Yan family lived right across from the Wei family, so the Yan family could see whether the Wei family was arguing or not.
Seeing the Wei family across the street enjoying themselves, the Yan family felt somewhat uncomfortable. If it weren't for Wei Hua's bicycle, the Yan family wouldn't be in this situation now.
The Yan family, whose lives had somewhat returned to normal, found nothing but displeasing in Wei Hua's household. Although they didn't dare to confront them directly, they couldn't help but hurl insults at them behind their backs.
All the burdens of the Yan family's livelihood now fall on Yan Jiecheng's shoulders, which has caused the Yan family to behave themselves a lot recently.
The Yan family had considered finding someone to fill in for them. But the school had to be willing to accept them. Neither Yan Jiefang nor Yan Jiecheng were wanted by the school, and Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi were still just children themselves, completely incapable of filling in for them.
Yan Bugui, whose legs had both been amputated, was completely unable to go out to work. As for Aunt San, she was even worse off; ever since Yan Bugui lost his legs, Aunt San had been suffering from headaches from time to time.
What the Yan family fears most now is that their third aunt's cancer will recur. The Yan family has no savings left. If their third aunt's cancer recurs, they will be forced to watch helplessly as she suffers a relapse.
Therefore, the Yan family deliberately avoided thinking about that possibility and instead focused on making money as quickly as possible. Yan Jiecheng worked in the steel rolling mill and clearly couldn't do anything else. Everyone placed their hopes on the lame Yan Jiefang.
Yan Jiefang, on whom everyone placed high hopes, could only try his best to go out and work. But old habits die hard, and given the Yan family's personality, Yan Jiefang wouldn't last long in anything he did.
Faced with this situation, the Yan family had no other options. The only solution was to send their third and fourth sons out to make a living as well.
Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi had no choice but to go out and find work. Regardless of whether they could earn money, they had to go out, otherwise they would go hungry at home.
Compared to the eldest and second eldest, the third and fourth eldest were younger. Although they had also inherited Yan Bugui's personality, they were still redeemable.
Although he was a bit young, he wasn't starving. Yan Jiekuang started working as a carpenter with the locals. It was hard work, but at least he wouldn't go hungry.
As long as you get through the first few years, your future prospects will definitely be bright. Even if another natural disaster occurs, you won't go hungry, because artisans won't starve even in years of disaster.
Yan Budi initially worked as a dishwasher at a hotel. While doing so, she met a tailor from the shop next door. Tailor Xue, seeing Yan Budi's pitiful state and her diligence, took her in as his apprentice.
Although they didn't receive a salary like Yan Jiekuang, learning a skill that would allow them to make a living was definitely no worse than earning a few hundred yuan.
If they study hard, their future will definitely be good. This made everyone else envious of the Yan family. As long as they grow up, even if the eldest and second eldest are crippled, the third and fourth eldest can still support the Yan family.
Just when everyone was envious of the Yan family, Liu Haizhong was also released from prison. After a year and a half away, Liu Haizhong has now officially returned to the courtyard house.
When Liu Haizhong returned to the courtyard house, everyone was somewhat incredulous that the person in front of them was the same Liu Pangpang from before.
Her chubby bangs used to make her look thinner, but she definitely couldn't be described as fat.
Liu Haizhong, who used to weigh 170 or 180 pounds, probably doesn't even weigh 120 now. Not only has she lost weight, but she also looks much more haggard. At under 50, she looks almost 60.
The wrinkles on his face were so deep they could trap a mosquito. Even his back was slightly hunched, making him look exceptionally old.
The moment Gu Chunyan saw her husband, she ran over and hugged Liu Haizhong, bursting into tears. While crying, she recounted to Liu Haizhong the events that had transpired in the courtyard over the years.
Upon learning of Qin Huairu's situation, Liu Haizhong couldn't help but laugh, even though it was incredibly tragic. He didn't care that Qin Huairu had already left the Liu family.
Thinking of Qin Huairu's current miserable state, Liu Haizhong seemed to forget his own situation. He resolutely walked to the central courtyard and looked around Qin Huairu's home for a while. When he saw Qin Huairu's ugly appearance, Liu Haizhong burst into wild laughter in the central courtyard.
If it weren't for what happened last time, which taught Liu Haizhong a lesson he shouldn't have, he would have wanted to rush into the Jia family and give Qin Huairu a good beating. If it weren't for Qin Huairu, how could he have ended up in jail?
The thought of this made Liu Haizhong feel extremely distressed. His status had changed drastically, and the steel mill would never hire him again. Even if he went to the steel mill and begged for mercy, they would never accept a convict.
The thought of how Qin Huairu had ruined his life filled Liu Haizhong with rage. But no matter how angry he was, he dared not do anything to Qin Huairu.
Liu Haizhong could only turn around and go back to his own home, lest he lose control and take action against Qin Huairu.
The first thing Liu Haizhong did upon returning home was to quickly wash up. Like the former Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong was quite concerned about his image.
While Liu Haizhong was taking a shower, Gu Chunyan prepared food for him. After Liu Haizhong finished showering, Gu Chunyan had finished making lunch.
All three of Liu's children work outside, leaving Gu Chunyan alone at home most of the time. Now, even Liu Guangfu has been put into a job at the steel rolling mill by Wei Hua.
Like Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu also joined the steel rolling mill through a temporary employment arrangement. Wei Hua didn't care much about the 300-odd yuan, so he didn't even mention it.
Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu helped me home back then, and that was a debt of gratitude they owed me. Now that I'm giving them a job, I consider it repaying that debt of gratitude.
From then on, he owed them nothing. But Liu Guangfu and his second brother were similar in character. Although not very old, they didn't like to take advantage of others. After getting the job, he handed over the dozen or so yuan he had saved to Wei Hua, saying he would pay back 20 yuan every month until he made up for the lost money.
Through this incident, Wei Hua felt that Liu Guangtian's brother had a good personality. Although he was not good at dealing with people, he would not take advantage of others too much and was the kind of honest and upright person.
People like them are more genuine. Just like ordinary people in this era, they wholeheartedly want to live their lives well.
In fact, most people are just like them. They don't have many schemes; they just want to live their simple lives well with their own hands.
Liu Guangqi's situation is somewhat unique. Because of his imprisonment, he hasn't been able to find work and can only manage odd jobs. Originally, the most promising member of the Liu family, he's now in this state because of Qin Huairu.
Just as Gu Chunyan finished preparing dinner, Liu Guangqi returned to the courtyard. Liu Guangqi's return meant that he had not found work.
Upon seeing his father, Liu Guangqi burst into tears. Liu Haizhong, seeing his son return, also had tears in his eyes. Only the two of them knew what kind of life they had endured in prison.
After crying, Liu Haizhong sat down at the table with his crown prince. But as soon as they sat down, Liu Haizhong smashed everything.
"Gu Chunyan, I came out today and you didn't even give me a welcome dinner, and you actually tried to fool me with this cornmeal. Have I not beaten you up in a long time? Have you become too arrogant?"
Gu Chunyan didn't answer Liu Haizhong's question. Instead, she quickly picked up the things on the ground, blew on them, and started eating them herself. Liu Haizhong didn't eat them, so Gu Chunyan ate them herself.
Liu Guangqi, standing nearby, didn't care about any of this. He quickly ran to the ground, picked up the cornbread, wiped it with his clothes, and stuffed it into his mouth. These days, Liu Guangqi wasn't going to be stingy; having cornbread was already a luxury, and wanting anything else was simply wishful thinking.
He usually didn't even have cornbread buns to eat, just cornbread porridge. Watching them wolf down their food, Liu Haizhong was momentarily at a loss.
Gu Chunyan should have explained to him timidly and then rushed to the kitchen to make something delicious! When did her eldest son become a starving ghost reincarnated?
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