The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

Chapter 197: Finding Trouble

Because Ruyi was sitting in the back of the truck, she did not hear Zhong Yunxing teasing the mother and daughter along the way.

After arriving home, Zhong Yunxing pushed the electric car upstairs to charge it, patted Ruyi on the forehead happily, turned around and went back to work.

"It's okay this time. From now on my dad will laugh at me as much as he wants." Ruyi smiled and didn't look embarrassed at all.

Darong was also happy and didn't say anything. Instead, she changed her clothes and went to the kitchen to cook two bags of instant noodles. She couldn't eat skewers, but at least she could have some casserole noodles.

During the two days when Zhong Yunxing was off work, Zhong's father and mother returned to Darong's home. However, this time, Zhong's mother seemed to have become more cautious.

At that time, Darong had not retired yet, but because she was older, the work assigned to her became easier. After cleaning every morning, she could basically go home at noon.

The originally comfortable half-day class life was squeezed and folded again because of the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Zhong, and occupied all the time.

"After my grandparents came, I started sleeping on the sofa every day again. My waist is almost broken. I have to ask my mom to buy me a bed."

Ruyi sat on the back seat of the electric car, lying on Xiaohuya's back, and grumbled tiredly.

"Are you sure you're only buying a bed? Aren't you planning on moving somewhere else?"

Xiao Huya's words made Ruyi suddenly nervous, and the anticipation in her heart began to slowly rise.

However, after saying this, he continued to ride his bike and take Ruyi home in silence, but did not say the words that Ruyi was expecting.

"Go and have a rest for a while. I'll wash the vegetables and call you."

After arriving home, Xiao Huya habitually touched Ruyi's head and told her to rest for a while, and he went straight into the kitchen.

Xiao Huya is actually not very good at cooking, so when the two of them go home, they usually eat hotpot, which is actually easy to prepare.

Disappointment is often caused by hope. Once there is hope and prediction in the heart, when the result cannot be achieved, disappointment will inevitably arise.

After returning home, Ruyi's mood obviously changed, but Xiaohuya didn't seem to notice it and was busy preparing dinner.

Ruyi curled up on the sofa, and could only slowly adjust her mood.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhong stayed at Zhong Yunxing's house for the entire summer until the Mid-Autumn Festival, when Zhong Yunhong arranged a banquet and the family reunited in a private room of the hotel to celebrate the festival.

Celebrating festivals is very important to Chinese people. Even if they appear to be together but are actually not together, or even if they are forcing themselves to smile, this festival seems to be a ritual that must be completed.

"Grandpa gave all his salary to aunt, so why does he still go out to work? I think he should just rest at home." At the dinner table, Wu Meifeng started her Yin-Yang literature again.

Darong actually didn't want to pay attention to Wu Meifeng. When she said the first sentence, she just pretended to chat with Ruyi and didn't respond to her.

But Wu Meifeng didn't seem to want to give up, and added: "Big sister is still lucky, grandpa spent all his retirement money on your family."

When Darong heard Wu Meifeng start to talk about Ruyi, she was so angry that she suddenly lost control of her temper.

"How about you let Second Aunt take them over to stay for a few days? It's getting boring for grandpa and grandma to stay with me all the time." Darong retorted cheerfully.

Not to mention inviting Mr. and Mrs. Zhong to stay over for two days, they still don't even know which way her door faces.

In recent years, Zhong Yunhong's career has been very successful, and Wu Meifeng's house has become bigger and bigger. Now it has been changed from an ordinary villa to an elevator villa, which does not affect Zhong's father's wheelchair going up and down the stairs at all.

"Come on, let me toast to my brother and sister-in-law. You have worked hard. With you taking care of our parents, we can work steadily. Thank you, brother and sister-in-law."

Zhong Yunsheng took the lead and drank a glass directly, and the others followed suit. Wu Meifeng's attempt to make trouble was deliberately suppressed by Zhong Yunsheng.

"If she dares to do something naughty again, I will definitely not indulge her. I will take a taxi to send her to her grandparents."

After returning home at night, Darong lay on the bed and became more and more angry as she thought about it, venting her dissatisfaction to Zhong Yunxing.

"Why are you paying attention to her? After all these years, don't you know what kind of person she is?"

"It's easy to talk, that little money is not even enough to hire a nanny, and you're complaining that everything is spent on our family. I don't even want the money, whoever wants to serve me can do it."

As Darong was talking, she sat up from the bed, full of complaints and grievances, and she had no desire to sleep at all.

"I had a lot of trouble with Xiao Ping a few years ago, and her old man treated me. Now I think I've recovered a little and I want to find trouble again..."

Da Rong leaned on the bed frame and began to chatter in her Rong style to Zhong Yunxing.

Zhong Yunxing could only lie on the bed and listen silently, feeling hopeless. It seemed that in the past two years, Darong's temper had become more and more irritable.

After Mr. Zhong’s birthday, the old man started to make all kinds of trouble in Darong’s house. No matter how Mrs. Zhong and Zhong Yunxing served him, he was not satisfied and would either curse or beat them.

The crutch in his hand became a powerful weapon. Zhong Yunxing, who had not been beaten for decades, began his life under the stick again.

In fact, the whole family has already seen through Mr. Zhong’s intentions, but since Mrs. Zhong didn’t mention it, no one could tell the truth.

Especially as the daughter-in-law, Darong, once she opens her mouth, it will be like she is chasing people away.

In the end, it was Ruyi who brought it up first: "Grandpa is making so much noise every day because he wants to go home. Otherwise, let grandpa and grandma go home, and discuss it with my uncle and the others, and everyone can pay to hire a nanny."

After Ruyi finished speaking, Darong sat aside without saying anything. Mother Zhong sat on the sofa and thought for a long time. In the end, she couldn't stand Father Zhong's teasing and agreed with Ruyi's statement.

Several children gathered together again to hold a meeting on the issue of support. Wu Meifeng, who had not shown up for a year, came with Zhong Yunhong for the first time.

Zhong Yunxing glanced at Wu Meifeng who followed in, and frowned slightly unconsciously. In the past, the four of them would meet to discuss things, but now Wu Meifeng also came along, which made Zhong Yunxing feel somewhat disgusted.

As expected, Wu Meifeng had nothing good to say and was the first to speak as soon as she came on stage.

"The old man's own pension is enough to hire a nanny. Although grandma doesn't have a worker's pension, the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme can give her about 1,800 yuan. So she doesn't need our help."

As soon as Wu Meifeng finished speaking, Xiaoping's face immediately darkened.