Chapter 80
Xiao Ai was very angry at these words, but her heart skipped when she saw Cheng Yang's expression.
She knew that this man was on the verge of rage, and she was afraid that he would explode if he received any more stimulation!
She didn't want to scare Cheng Kai, so she quickly walked over, pulled the child to her side, and asked Cheng Yang: "Kai Kai, tell your sister-in-law why your father beat your second brother?" before Cheng Kai could say anything.
. Cheng Lin had wiped away his tears and pulled them from his brother's arms.
Seeing his brother's anger, he quickly added: "It's not a beating; it's just... we got into an argument while we were talking, and he couldn't control himself and slapped me."
Cheng Lin was already seventeen years old. This is when young people at this age need face the most.
Now admitting that he had been beaten in front of his brother and sister-in-law, the young man felt embarrassed. He subconsciously avoided everyone's eyes and spoke as lightly as possible.
But who knew that Cheng Kai didn't know how to look at faces?
The child may have been wronged by his second brother for a long time and finally has a channel to talk. After hearing what he said so simply, he immediately added unceremoniously: "Not only did he slap you in the face, he also hit you with a cup. Your back is bruised; don't think I don't know."
Cheng Yang punched the stove hard!
The basin above it jumped and made a clanging sound!
"Why does he hit you! What right does he have to hit you!" He shouted angrily.
Cheng Yang usually has a good temper at home, but even when Shi Xiaoai makes him angry now and then, he never really loses his temper.
At this moment, his anger frightened the other three people.
Cheng Lin tensed up subconsciously, and Shi Xiaoai swallowed back the words that came to her lips.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Kai was the one who reacted the fastest among the three at this moment. He directly caught Cheng Yang's words without waiting for him to continue.
He said: "Yes, why does he beat my second brother? He has never cared about us; he has no right at all! So, eldest brother, sister-in-law, don't send me and my second brother back, okay? We don't want to go back; we don't want to go back and get beaten."
After saying that, he stared at Cheng Yang eagerly. His big almond-shaped eyes were the same as those of the three brothers; they were dark and bright, making it impossible for anyone to say no to him.
Cheng Yang's chest rose and fell slightly; obviously, he was trying to control his emotions.
But even so, facing Cheng Kai's expectant eyes, he still couldn't hold it back and agreed loudly with a hot head: "Okay! you won't go back, and neither you nor Xiao Lin will go back! No one can pick you up! Let him... Go to hell!"
Xiao Ai was ready to accept the brothers and naturally agreed with Cheng Yang's promise.
Now that you have decided to stay, you must consider what you will do afterward.
They coaxed Cheng Kai to go to bed first, so he didn't need to worry about the rest for such a young child.
Also coaxed away was his son, who had been hiding outside and eavesdropping.
Shi Xiaoai put the two little guys to bed. When she returned, he heard Cheng Yang saying to his younger brother: "Xiao Lin, do you want to be a soldier? If you want to, I will find a way for you. I still have some connections in the army."
She didn't expect that Cheng Lin would shake his head after hearing this: "I don't want to."
Shi Xiaoai walked in and sat next to Cheng Yang.
Seeing her coming in, Cheng Lin bit his lip and explained: "Actually, I was anxious at that time and wanted to find something to do quickly. Later, I thought about it and what dad said was not wrong. He said he already had a son who is soldier. youIt's enough to bleed and fight for the country without sending every child there. He said that I don't have your tenacity, and you won't be able to carry it on the battlefield."
Cheng Yang fell silent.
Whether he admits it or not, he agrees with Cheng Fanying's words from the bottom of his heart - it is enough for him to shed blood for the country, and neither brothers need to do it.
If something happens to Xiao Lin, he will feel sorry for his dead mother.
And now that the war is still going on, who can guarantee that the newly recruited soldiers will not be directly dragged into the war zone like they were at the beginning?
Let him be selfish for once and leave his younger brother behind so that Xiao Lin can live a peaceful life.
Shi Xiaoai thought for a while and asked: "Xiao Lin, are you willing to go back to school? You don't have to worry about your poor foundation. My grades are pretty good. If nothing else, there's no problem tutoring you. If you want to go to school , we can make a surprise attack, and then find a high school for you to study with next year."
Before Cheng Yang could interrupt, Cheng Lin's hands quickly moved up: "Sister-in-law, please spare me! I have had headaches since I was a child when I read books. , I absolutely cannot go back to school. If you want to, teach Kaikai, he can do it, and his brain is better than mine."
Cheng Yang was about to say this was a good idea, but when he saw his younger brother strongly objecting, he almost became angry pufferfish!
"You have a smart mind! You have been smarter than others since you were a child!"
"Then I won't go to school. I won't be able to study at all." Cheng Lin expressed his attitude firmly.
Although Shi Xiaoai thought Cheng Lin was a good helper, she still felt it was a pity not to study at this age.
But this is not urgent, and there is no need to decide now.
"Okay, let's talk about how to live first." She took the initiative to change the topic.
The two brothers looked at her together when they heard how they wanted to live.
The house has only two beds: one large bed and one bunk bed.
The so-called big bed was also homemade, less than 1.5 meters wide.
After the two brothers arrived, they made do, even though Shi Xiaoai still took Mingxi to sleep on the big bed while the three brothers and Mingrui crowded into a bunk bed.
If you only stay for a few days, you can tolerate it, but what if it lasts for a long time?
"Didn't you say that you wanted to renovate this house and move the kitchen? I just thought about it, why not just do this work before you start school. Don't just move the kitchen. By the way, let's rearrange the room and change the layout of this small courtyard."
Shi Xiaoai said, moving the stool to the dining table, taking out the pen and paper from the hut, and drawing on the table.
The courtyard they live in now is similar to a small one, but there are few rooms.
The overall layout is that the main house is directly in front of the door, which includes a dining room, a main bedroom, and a kitchen.
To the north of the yard are two large rooms, where the warehouse and small rooms are now.
It is said to be a small room, but the house is large. Because it is a self-built house, the houses can be built in large areas. One of the two rooms is about 35 square meters, and the other is more than 40 square meters!
Otherwise, Mr. Shi Shi, Yunchuan, and Shi Yunpeng would have needed help to live there.
The south side of the yard is not used. Only a small flower pond is built near the kitchen, and a toilet near the gate. The rest of the area needs to be used.
According to Shi Xiaoai's plan, she wanted to divide the small room into two rooms by adding a wall in the middle and then buying a bunk bed.
In this way, when Mingxi was young, the four children could live in one room first, and the other room could be used as a study room for them to study.
When Mingxi gets older, she can clear out the small room inside to make her bedroom, and then there won't be any more trouble.
As for the current warehouse, Shi Xiaoai hopes to transform it into a kitchen.
"If Cheng Lin comes to help me, then the small kitchen in our house is too small now, and people can't even turn around when they come in. Renovate that room and build an extra stove. Then we can consider adding more Some new varieties." Shi Xiaoai explained.
What she didn't say was that she had always thought that after a while, when everyone had completely accepted her snack shop, she would open the window of the room facing the road and open a take-out window there.
Then, you can start doing neighborhood business.
"As for the warehouse, move it to the north. Remove the flower pond, move the grape trees to the middle of the yard, and make room to build two more rooms." Shi Xiaoai said while drawing on the paper. Seeing her vision, Cheng Yang also became energetic.
He had suggested to Shi Xiaoai that he renovate the kitchen and move it outside.
At that time, he felt that the chimney in the kitchen took much work to reach its current location. The route was too long and would need more room to heat several rooms.
According to his wife's design, the chimney is no longer a problem, and the house can have more rooms.
He tapped on the paper with his hand: "Move the kitchen and transform it into a study room for you. It's convenient for you to read and write here." The longer
Cheng Yang stayed in contact with his wife; he realized how little he knew her.
Not only can she cook, but she can also write well.
She wrote the tea stall's signboard, and the calligraphy was stronger than Cheng Fanying's!
It's a shame that that person still thinks his calligraphy is so good every day.
"Okay." Shi Xiaoai didn't refuse: "When I buy building materials, I'll look around to see if there is any suitable wood. If so, I'll build two bookshelves. I want one, and I'll give them one too. Oh, and a desk too. Prepare two more."
"There are also beds. The bed in your room needs to be replaced, too small!" Cheng Yang said.
Shi Xiaoai was about to say, "There's no need to worry," but suddenly, she met the burning gaze of the person opposite.
The thoughts hidden in it were so undisguised that her scalp went numb, and she subconsciously lowered her eyes.
Seeing that she didn't refute, Cheng Yang was overjoyed and said immediately: "Leave these matters to me. I will go to Chen Min in the afternoon and ask him to see if he can find some people to help..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shi Xiao Ai patted his hand and interrupted him.
"Listen to me first."
"Okay, you say."
"I'll leave it to you to rebuild the house. I won't participate, but there are two things you have to pay attention to. First, take your time and don't lay too much at the beginning. It's too big. We'll try to live at home if we can. If we can't, we'll move out for a few more days. I still want to try my best to start work every day these days." Cheng Yang nodded and said,
"Okay."
"Second," Shi Xiaoai, Looking at him: "Find someone to do it, find a serious decoration team to do it. Don't save the money. The most important thing is that you can't do it. Not to mention the dirty work; you can't do all the work!"
After a moment of silence, Cheng Yang spoke up and tried hard: "I definitely won't do the heavy work, but it's impossible not to do all the work..."
"Then don't rebuild!" Shi Xiaoai's tone was very firm.
"Brother, I'll do the work." Cheng Lin interrupted.
Shi Xiaoai glared at him: "Children, don't interrupt when adults are talking. If I don't let your brother do it, why would I'll let you do it? I don't use child labor."
Cheng Lin chuckled: "Sister-in-law, I know what you mean, you are afraid My brother's injury has not healed. He couldn't help but follow the work at the construction site, and then he lost his health. I don't know how!"
He patted his chest: "I don't understand the work on the construction site. If you don't understand, you can't do it. I'll stay here and listen to others, buy some things, and start making some stuff. I can do this." "
Okay, let Xiao Lin keep an eye on the construction site, and I'll keep an eye on it. Focus on quality and do nothing else, okay?" Cheng Yang said quickly.
Shi Xiaoai nodded.
It was almost three o'clock when the matter was finished, and there was only more than an hour before Wang Xiaofeng would come over at four o'clock as promised. They went back to the house separately to catch up on their sleep.
Looking at Shi Xiaoai's back, Cheng Lin tiptoed to his brother's ear and said, "Brother, my sister-in-law loves you so much. You two have such a good relationship!"
Cheng Yang waved his hand and slapped his butt, cursing: "What do you know, little brat? Just go ahead."
As he said this, his mouth couldn't close with laughter.
In the afternoon, Shi Xiaoai and Mingrui Mingxi stayed in the stall while the other three people went to the dock.
They mainly wanted to understand the situation today, so they only brought a few things. They just brought a hundred stone buns to touch the market.
But who knew that these 100 steamed buns would be sold out quickly?
All three people came back a little after five o'clock.
They did not go home but came to the stall together.
No one was at the tea stall then, so I didn't have too many scruples about speaking.
Cheng Lin was so excited that he was still a little resentful.
As soon as he entered the door, he said: "Sister-in-law, if you follow my wishes, you can go home and bake some more now. It won't take much trouble. After baking, you can rush over and sell another batch, but Sister Xiaofeng won't do it!"
He was angry! It was bulging as if millions had been lost.
Wang Xiaofeng was not upset even after being accused and listened with a smile, obviously treating Cheng Lin as a child.
She ignored him but asked Shi Xiaoai to confirm: "Sister, are they not going to leave in the future?" Shi
Xiaoai knew this must be what the two of them told her and nodded: "Well, not for the time being. Gone."
Cheng Lin looked at her in shock, obviously slightly hurt by the word "temporary."
Shi Xiaoai looked back with a smile, but he could only withdraw his gaze depressedly.
Wang Xiaofeng ignored their eyebrow-raising lawsuit and continued according to his thoughts: "Sister, I came back in a hurry today because I want to discuss it with you first. I think since we have more people, we have to think about how to leave in the future."
Shi Xiaoai suddenly became energetic.
She was already thinking about her next plan, and seeing that Wang Xiaofeng had something to say, she was naturally willing to listen to her thoughts.
"What do you think? you tell me."
Wang Xiaofeng didn't hide anything and said directly: "It's a waste for us to have so many people guarding such a tea stall. Sister, what I mean is, can we set up a few more stalls?"?
Just like the school entrance and the pier. These two places are not far from our home, and we can deliver goods quickly."
She pointed at the two brothers: "Cheng Lin and I, one on each side, let Cheng Kai be there. Running errands in the middle will definitely not delay anything."
Shi Xiaoai shook her head: "I've been thinking about this too these days, but my ideas are a little different from yours."
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