Siheyuan: I just want to live

Chapter 424 Lou Xiao'e is back

On the extremely cold day of the 1980th day of the 1981th lunar month of 1, which was January 20th of in the Gregorian calendar, the sun shone through the thick clouds and barely fell on the ancient and quiet courtyard of Nanluoguxiang.

It was still early in the morning, but the severe winter cold did not stop Chen Xi, who had grown into a graceful young lady, from taking brisk steps.

She was wearing a bright cotton jacket, like a flower blooming in the snow, and walked straight to the main house in the middle courtyard of the quadrangle - where Chen Feng and Jin Ling lived.

When she arrived at the door of the main house, she raised her hand without hesitation and slammed the tightly closed door.

The loud noise instantly broke the silence of the early morning and woke Chen Feng, who was still immersed in his sleep.

In a daze, Chen Feng vaguely heard his daughter Chen Xi's anxious shouts from outside the house: "Dad! Mom! Hurry up and get up, the sun is shining on your butt, look at the time now!"

"Didn't we agree yesterday that we would go to my godmother's house together today? But why are you still lying in bed and not getting up?"

Chen Xi's tone revealed a hint of dissatisfaction and impatience that Chen Feng had not yet gotten up at this time.

Hearing his daughter's urging voice outside the house, Chen Feng sat up with a start and rubbed his sleepy eyes.

He quickly responded loudly: "Coming! Coming! Don't worry, my dear daughter, Daddy will get up soon! Wait a moment!"

Perhaps after hearing her father's reply, Chen Xi temporarily stopped banging on the door. But then, her voice rang out again: "Okay, Dad, you have to hurry up! I'll go wake up Xiaoxing and the others first!"

Before he finished speaking, Chen Xi had already turned and left the main house door, walking towards the east wing of the central courtyard with light steps.

Not long after, Chen Feng heard bursts of knocking on the door coming from the east wing. Obviously, Chen Xi was waking up other family members one by one so that everyone could set off for their destination as soon as possible.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, several years have passed. Since the thrilling earthquake came to an end.

Chen Feng was in high spirits and rose smoothly to the high position of deputy secretary and director of the farm.

At the same time, the position of the former deputy director was successfully taken over by Guan, the accountant who was strongly recommended by Chen Feng. It is worth mentioning that although Guan's rank has been promoted over the years, he has not become arrogant.

On the contrary, he always remained humble and hardworking, and worked in perfect harmony with Chen Feng on the farm. The two of them worked together to make plans and do their best for the development of the farm.

Let’s talk about Hou Debang, this brave warrior who went to the disaster area to provide support. Although his position did not change after his return, his administrative level was raised by one level.

Hou Debang was already satisfied with this result. After all, he knew that his background and ability were limited, and it would not be easy to move to a higher level.

Therefore, after returning from the disaster area, Hou Debang would excitedly rush to the farm to find Chen Feng to go fishing whenever he had free time.

Of course, there is also the old man Li, who is in good health and still energetic, and he often joins in.

In this way, employees on the farm can often see these three people sitting leisurely by the fish pond, holding fishing rods, enjoying the pleasure brought by the tranquility and leisure.

Originally, Chen Feng lived a very comfortable life during these peaceful days, until one day in May of 80.

Chen Feng still remembers everything that happened that day. The sun was shining brightly and the breeze was blowing gently. He, Old Man Li and Hou Debang went fishing at the farm. The three of them fished until Chen Feng got off work and returned home happily.

Chen Feng was seen holding the bucket full of fish steadily in his left hand and holding the fishing rod tightly in his right hand. The most eye-catching thing was the big carp that was lively and fat.

It wagged its tail from time to time, as if it was unwilling to be captured. In this way, Chen Feng walked towards the courtyard happily with brisk steps.

When he stepped into the main house, he immediately saw Lou Xiao'e chatting and laughing with Jin Ling in the main room.

Chen Feng was startled for a moment, obviously a little surprised by Lou Xiao'e's sudden appearance, but soon a happy smile bloomed on his face, and he asked enthusiastically:

"Oh! Xiao'e, why are you back? When did you arrive? How long will you stay this time? Have you found a place to stay?"

Although Chen Feng was somewhat surprised at Lou Xiao'e's return, he could understand it after thinking about it carefully.

After all, Sijiu City is where she has lived for more than 20 years since she was a child, and her family’s ancestral home is also in Sijiu City. She has a deep emotional bond with Sijiu City.

Besides, now that the country has implemented the policy of reform and opening up, people's lives have become more and more free and open. Chen Feng does not think it is strange that Lou Xiao'e chose to come back at this time.

He was just a little puzzled as to why Lou Xiao'e showed up in his house. But then he thought, maybe she came here to visit Chen Xi and Chen Xing.

You know, Lou Xiao'e is the children's godmother. When she is not away, she loves them very much and her love for them is beyond words.

So it seems natural to appear here at this moment.

Just as Chen Feng and Lou Xiao were greeting each other, something unexpected happened. It was as if time had frozen at this moment, and the entire main house suddenly became silent as if it had been cast under a spell.

The originally noisy atmosphere disappeared without a trace in an instant, as if someone had pressed a mysterious mute button.

Everyone stopped talking at the same time, and their eyes were all turned to Chen Feng.

However, the looks in these people's eyes are very different and individual.

The person Chen Feng was greeting, Lou Xiao, was looking at him with a look of surprise. Her beautiful eyes were gleaming with joy, and her affectionate look was like a flower blooming in spring.

But, for some reason, Lou Xiao just stared at Chen Feng quietly and did not respond to his enthusiastic greeting.

At the same time, Jin Ling, who was sitting opposite Lou Xiao'e, was in a completely different state. Just now, she was chatting and laughing with Lou Xiao'e, and the two of them were chatting enthusiastically, which was very lively.

But the moment Chen Feng's voice reached her ears, the bright smile on Jin Ling's face froze immediately as if frozen by frost.

Then, she slowly turned her head, a fake smile on her face and a barely perceptible murderous intent in her eyes.

As the gaze gradually focused on Chen Feng who was standing in the middle of the main room, the murderous intent became stronger and stronger.

In the spacious, bright and beautifully decorated space of the west restaurant, a group of children were playing and fighting happily.

Among them, the child raised by Chen Feng and Jin Ling inadvertently caught a glimpse of his father walking into the house.

In an instant, every child’s face involuntarily revealed an expression as if a disaster was about to happen – “It’s over!”

However, in sharp contrast, after seeing Chen Feng, Lou Xiao'e's two children were just like their mother, with faces filled with unconcealable surprise!

Although the atmosphere in the room seemed a little subtle at the moment, Chen Feng seemed unaware of it. He still walked into the room leisurely with a smile on his face.

At this moment, Chen Feng's sweet and lovely daughter, Chen Xi, noticed the current situation.

She thought to herself: I must quickly find a way to get my father away, otherwise the situation will get out of control.

Thinking of this, Chen Xi stood up from his chair without hesitation and prepared to take action.

However, what Chen Xi never expected was that as soon as she made a move, she was met with an extremely sharp glare from her mother Jin Ling.

That look was like a flash of lightning across the night sky, instantly freezing Chen Xi in place.

Helplessly, Chen Xi could only cast a look full of resentment and helplessness towards his father, and then, like a deflated ball, he obediently sat back in his chair.

At this moment, Chen Feng's entire attention was focused on Lou Xiao'e, and he had no time to pay attention to the hints in his daughter Chen Xi's eyes.

Therefore, he still looked happily at the old friend who had just returned, not realizing that a family storm was about to quietly descend...

At this moment, brother and sister Chen Xiao and Chen Yue, who were happily chatting with Chen Xi and others in the west restaurant, did not have as many concerns as their mother Lou Xiaoe.

When they saw Chen Feng, they were filled with joy, so they shouted in unison to Chen Feng who had just entered the door: "Dad, you're back!"

The sound was clear and loud, as if it could penetrate the entire house.

Before he finished speaking, the brother and sister jumped up from their comfortable chairs without any hesitation, and like two nimble deer, they rushed towards Chen Feng's direction impatiently.

"Hey! I'm back... huh~?" When Chen Feng heard someone calling him "Dad", he naturally thought that it was the voices calling him from his familiar children - Chen Xi and his siblings.

So he responded with joy and enthusiasm, a happy smile on his face, and opened his arms to welcome the children's hug, even turning his body slightly to better catch the figure running towards him.

However, when Chen Feng turned around and saw the scene clearly, he was stunned. It turned out that the people rushing towards him were not Chen Xi and others as he expected, but two completely unfamiliar faces.

The two children, one was a handsome little boy, and the other was a cute little girl with ponytails. Although they looked innocent, they were strangers to Chen Feng.

For a moment, Chen Feng was at a loss. The thought of dodging sideways just flashed through his mind, but the two children's movements were too fast, like a violent storm, and he was not allowed to react any further.

In the blink of an eye, they both threw themselves into Chen Feng's warm arms and hugged him tightly.