Siheyuan: One House Replaces Three Households, Pressure Is Enormous

The Li family had three brothers in the older generation, but by this point only Li Bowen was left as the sole descendant. His paternal uncle Li Dahai brought him to the capital, where he lived in No. 95 of Nanluoguxiang’s siheyuan, and he also worked as a machinist at the steel factory.

Aside from working and making a living, and scheming with the others in the siheyuan, he also had one major responsibility: to continue the Li family line. One man supporting three households—what a huge burden!