Chapter 26 Succession
Li Shengli took out the key from his pocket, opened the door, and started to boil water for washing his feet when he returned home.

A little earlier, Jia family.

"The food is here." Sha Zhu came out of the Jia family's kitchen with a plate of food.

"Okay, the last dish is here. Everyone, sit down and get ready to eat." The first uncle Yi Zhonghai greeted the other two uncles with a smile.

"Zhu Zi, come and sit down now that you're done with your work." After Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui sat down, the old man Yi Zhonghai called over to the busy Sha Zhu.

"Okay, you guys sit down first." Sha Zhu nodded and wiped his hands on the apron hanging on his body and said.

"Old Liu, Old Yan, let's sit down."

The three masters sat down. Jia Zhang and her two children had already sat down, waiting to eat. After a while, Qin Huairu also sat down with Huaihua.

After Sha Zhu finished his work, he tidied up the kitchen a bit, walked out and sat down.

"Today is the full moon of Sophora japonica. Thank you three uncles for your support." After everyone sat down, Qin Huairu stood up first to express her gratitude to the three uncles.

"We are all from the same courtyard, so we help each other."

"Yes, Old Yan is right."

Several people started drinking and eating. Yi Zhonghai said to Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui meaningfully, "Qin Huairu is not easy either. She doesn't have a man at home. The three of us will have to take care of her more."

Liu Haizhong had drunk a little too much and didn't think much about it, so he agreed immediately. Yan Bu also said that they should help each other, but they should not do such a useless thing.

They ate and drank, and when it was almost time to leave, Qin Huairu picked up a few paper bags containing red eggs and gave one to each person.

Yan Bugui weighed the paper bag in his hand, curled his lips and said nothing. There were only two eggs in it. Liu Haizhong's face was a little dark, and he didn't say anything. The gift from Liu Haizhong was not small. This time the gift was just two eggs?
Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu didn't care about this, and they arrogantly thought that the Jia family was in financial difficulty and couldn't buy eggs.

At Li Shengli's home, Li Shengli sat down to rest for a while, then calculated the time with his fingers. It was almost time for the third uncle to come back.

After boiling the water for washing feet, Li Shengli poured the hot water into the water and soaked his feet. After a while, he heard a noise outside the door. It seemed that Yan Bugui had returned home.

This stingy old Yan certainly didn't gain any advantage. Yan Bugui was no less capable in scheming against Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu.

After washing his feet, Li Shengli half-lying on the bed, read a book for a while and then lay down to rest.

The next day, when Li Shengli came back from work, Yan Bugui, who lived opposite his door, was holding a watering can and taking care of the flower pots in front of his door.

"Hey, Third Uncle, you are taking care of these pots of flowers. I think you are the only one in this yard who knows how to manage life." Li Shengli joked with Yan Bugui as he opened the door.

"Hey, you're right. As the saying goes, one can live without meat but cannot live without bamboo. After all, I am a cultured man." Yan Bugui looked very proud. To Yan Bugui, the word "cultured man" was a label that distinguished him from other people in the courtyard.

"Okay, Third Uncle, take your time." Li Shengli opened the door and didn't plan to continue chatting with Yan Bugui. Wouldn't it be nice to read some books instead?

The full moon of Sophora japonica has passed, and the days seem to have pressed the acceleration key.

That day, at night, all the people working in the steel mill came back. Uncle Yi Zhonghai walked through the archway of the central courtyard with something on his mind, looked up at the Jia family across the street, thought for a moment, and then walked up and knocked on the door.

"Sister-in-law, Qin Huairu, are you home?" After knocking on the door, uncle Yi Zhonghai stepped back.

"Banggeng, go open the door, it's your grandfather." Jia Zhang was holding the child and coaxing him to sleep.

Banggeng put down the pebbles in his hand and walked to the door and opened it.

"Banggeng, is your mother at home?" Uncle Yi Zhonghai didn't even go in.

"Mom, Grandpa is looking for you." Bang Geng shouted to Qin Huairu.

"Uncle, is there anything I can help you with?" Qin Huairu was cooking. Upon hearing the voice, she quickly put down the work in her hands, straightened her clothes and walked forward.

"It's like this, Huairu, your vacation is about to end, and Director Liu from our factory asked me to ask you when you plan to go to work." Uncle Yi Zhonghai stood obediently with his hands clasped in front of him. There are many people in this hospital and they are all gossipy. If you don't pay attention, the gossip will spread everywhere.

"Ah, is that all?" Qin Huairu frowned and begged for mercy from Uncle Yi Zhonghai, "Uncle, can you stay for a few more days? The child is still young and can't leave me alone."

"Huai Ru, this is a national regulation." Uncle Yi Zhonghai looked embarrassed. He had no say in this matter. If he wanted a vacation, he could just ask for it. Now everyone was taking over, and it was not easy for anyone else to take the position.

Besides, there is no man in Qin Huairu's family. If anyone wants to grab this position, he will be drowned by other people's spit. So this vacation can be taken, but the paid vacation will be gone.

"Huairu, your maternity leave is over. You won't get paid if you take another leave." Uncle Yi Zhonghai was a little helpless. Qin Huairu had a good idea. Who doesn't want a paid leave?

"Huai Ru, you should go to work. I'll take care of the child at home." Jia Zhang just happened to come over and heard what the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai said. How could they live without a salary? The whole family lived on the salary. Although they still had some savings and Jia Dongxu's pension, life was not like this.

Qin Huairu was also embarrassed after hearing what Jia Zhang said. Huaihua was less than three months old. If she went to work, how would she feed the child?

"Well, you guys discuss it and you have to go to work next Monday at the latest." Uncle Yi Zhonghai saw Qin Huairu's embarrassment and didn't dare to say anything more. This was a woman's matter, and he, an outsider and a grown man, would not get involved.

Uncle Yi Zhonghai turned around and walked hurriedly towards home, fearing that he would hear something he shouldn't hear. This Jia Zhang was definitely not someone who could be easily dealt with.

Qin Huairu closed the door and continued cooking with a heavy heart.

After heating the rice in the pot, Qin Huairu carried the basin to the pool in the middle courtyard and washed diapers while waiting for Sha Zhu.

After a while, Sha Zhu came back with a lunch box. As soon as he entered the yard, he found Qin Huairu washing diapers.

"Hey, this is really stinky. This little Sophora japonica is really good at pooping." Sha Zhu was holding his lunch box and pouting as he commented.

"What's in your lunch box?" Qin Huairu was not annoyed. She tilted her head and smiled, with two dimples on her face.

"Hey, here you go. I knew you were waiting for it." Sha Zhu curled his lips. He originally thought that he could have some fun with Qin Huairu with the lunch box in his hand, but Qin Huairu mentioned the lunch box as soon as she opened her mouth.

"I think I deserve half the credit for washing these diapers." Sha Zhu handed the lunch box to Qin Huairu, put his hands behind his back, complained, and staggered towards home.

(End of this chapter)