The donation incident opened Pandora's box in the courtyard, exposing all the complex emotions and motives in the courtyard. Donations to the Jia family caused dissatisfaction and complaints among some families who were not already well-off. This dissatisfaction and complaints spread in the courtyard, making the atmosphere in the entire courtyard tense.
However, Yi Zhonghai's personal prestige and influence did play a stabilizing role to a certain extent. His presence made some people who were originally cautious have to restrain themselves and did not dare to act rashly.
This donation intensified the anxiety of Siheyuan residents about their current predicament and their worries about the future. They are worried about their family's financial situation. Living in this difficult era, everyone has to face the pressure of survival for themselves and their family.
After the donation, Su Wen heard complaints more than once that the three uncles were unwilling to organize donations from the whole hospital to help their family, and their family's life was also very difficult. Su Wen was not surprised by the complaints he heard. During this difficult time, every family has its own difficulties. Even a reborn person with a plug-in can feel the pressure of life. He has money but cannot buy food. The pheasants in the space have begun to eat by themselves. Every day when I go to the cafeteria for lunch, I hear gossip about someone being caught for speculating.
"Xiao Zhu, do you know where I can buy food without a ticket?"
"Brother Su Wen, you are a purchaser and you can't even buy food. Where can I find this channel? You can ask the section chief."
Su Wen, who is somewhat macho, did not go to Lu Wenxiu. He reached out to ask for something from a woman before he was cornered. Before leaving get off work, Zhu Minghua called him to go to the section chief's office and Lu Wenxiu asked him if he had anything to do.
Su Wen took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, and walked into the section chief's office. He didn't know what Lu Wenxiu wanted from him.
As soon as Su Wen entered the office, Lu Wenxiu kept looking at him with a serious expression.
"Su Wen, what do you think of me? Why don't you come to me when you are in trouble?"
Su Wen took a deep breath, looked into Lu Wenxiu's eyes, and said, "Wenxiu, I'm sorry, I know I should come to you. But, I don't know how to speak. I don't want you to see my weakness and helplessness. ." Su Wen's voice became smaller and smaller.
Lu Wenxiu looked at Su Wen, with a gentle light flashing in his eyes. She could understand Su Wen's thoughts, and the weak side of the man in front of her made her feel a little distressed. She cares about Su Wen's feelings. Su Wen is the only man in the past four years who doesn't mind her past and is willing to get close to him.
Lu Wenxiu stood up and walked to Su Wen, gently raised her hand, hugged Su Wen's waist tenderly, and said softly: "Su Wen, do you know? You are the only one who doesn't mind my past and is willing to get close to me. I'm very afraid of killing you, and I'm also very afraid of losing you. If you encounter difficulties and don't tell me, I will be very sad."
Su Wen was touched by Lu Wenxiu's embrace and words. He could feel Lu Wenxiu's inner fragility and deep dependence on him. He lowered his head, looked at Lu Wenxiu, and kissed him...
Lu Wenxiu hugged Su Wen tightly, as if she wanted to transfer all her strength and warmth to him. She felt Su Wen's firmness and affection, which made her feel extremely relieved and happy. The two hugged silently, as if the whole world disappeared and only each other was left.
Lu Wenxiu looked at Su Wen with a smile on his face. Lu Wenxiu gently pushed Su Wen away and sat back at his desk. She took a deep breath, as if to calm down her emotions. After a while, she took out a stack of bills and several big black tens from the drawer and stuffed them into Su Wen's hand.
"Su Wen, these are some money and bills that I have saved privately. You can use them."
"Wenxiu, I can't take these bills." Su Wen pushed the money and bills back to Lu Wenxiu and said firmly.
"Su Wen, listen to me. These money and bills are not the most important to me, the most important thing is you. I hope you can live a better life."
Su Wen was filled with emotion after listening to Lu Wenxiu's words. He knew that Lu Wenxiu really cared about him, but he didn't want to accept her money or bills. He thought for a while and then said: "Wenxiu, thank you for your kindness. However, I can't ask for these money and bills."
Lu Wenxiu thrust the money ticket into Su Wen's hand again. "You must accept it, or I will apply to be transferred out of the steel rolling mill so that you can never find me again." Lu Wenxiu looked at Su Wen with a determined expression.
Su Wen looked at Lu Wenxiu, and he knew she was serious. He didn't want her to be transferred out of the rolling mill so that he would never see her again. Putting the money in his pocket, he once again embraced the beauty in front of him.
They hugged quietly. After a while, Lu Wenxiu pushed Su Wen away, rebuttoned the three cloth buttons on her cotton-padded jacket that Su Wen had just untied, and said to Su Wen with a smile: "Su Wen, I'll give it to you." You have a chance, but you can't do it yourself." After saying that, he kicked Su Wen out of the office.
Su Wen was a little stunned. He didn't understand what Lu Wenxiu meant after buttoning the button, but he could feel the teasing in Lu Wenxiu's tone. He walked out of the office a little embarrassed, with mixed feelings in his heart.
It's all this damn winter. If it were summer, he would have succeeded long ago, Su Wen muttered to himself. He looked at the money in his hand and thought of Lu Wenxiu's firm eyes and affectionate hug, and his heart was filled with gratitude and touch. He knew that Lu Wenxiu really liked him, and he also had a deep affection for Lu Wenxiu.
Su Wen took a deep breath and decided to buy some cornmeal first. If he didn't feed the pheasants, they would starve to death.
When I came to the grain store near the courtyard, I found a long queue at the door. He waited patiently, and when it was his turn, he handed over the money ticket and successfully bought some cornmeal. Carrying the cornmeal, he felt a sense of relief. At least now he could temporarily solve the problem of the pheasants having no food.
Su Wen returned to the courtyard with the cornmeal, avoiding the third uncle who rushed over to beat the autumn wind, silently walked into his room, closed the door, came to the space, and poured the cornmeal into the pheasant's trough.
When the pheasants saw the food, they immediately surrounded it and started fighting for it. Su Wen looked at them and felt satisfied. He knows these pheasants are very important to him and he must do everything he can to take care of them.
After Su Wen finished feeding the pheasants, he sat on a chair in the room and thought about the future. He knew that although the food problem of pheasants was temporarily solved, the long-term solution required more planning.
The difficulties of life have not improved with the passage of time. Instead, as the weather gets colder, life gets harder. Every day, Su Wen could hear complaints and sighs coming from the yard.
