Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

After listening to Qin Huairu's introduction, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but admire her abilities.

In less than two days, Qin Huairu, a woman, managed to raise 1,500 yuan, which was simply a miracle.

But Yi Zhonghai quickly frowned.

Looking at Qin Huairu's incredulous face, she asked, "Huairu..."

"You're definitely just trying to comfort me..."

"Kuihua isn't some noblewoman, she's not even a college graduate, and her job isn't particularly good. Why would anyone give us 800 yuan as a bride price?"

"If I remember correctly, the bride price for a wedding in Beijing is usually around 100 yuan."

"Only families with substantial wealth, or whose daughters have exceptionally good jobs, or even college graduates, would ask for a bride price of 200 yuan. I have never heard of anyone in the neighborhood asking for 800 yuan as a bride price when marrying off their daughter."

"You're not trying to trick me into mortgaging my house to borrow money, are you?"

Qin Huairu immediately shook her head vigorously, then replied, "No matter how beautiful Kuihua is, we can't expect to receive 800 yuan as a bride price when a daughter is married normally."

"But there's a small problem with the partner we found for Kuihua?"

"Everything else is fine, except my leg is a little lame, I can't walk normally, and I can't go to work. I can only get a little over twenty yuan a month from the steel rolling mill."

“Our Kuihua is beautiful and has a job. She can take care of him after she marries him, which is why they are offering such a high dowry.”

A look of sudden realization flashed across Yi Zhonghai's face, and his expression toward Qin Huairu became noticeably shocked and serious.

I never expected Qin Huairu to be so ruthless.

People say even tigers don't eat their cubs.

In order to save Bang Geng and prevent him from going to jail, Qin Huairu was even willing to give up the lifelong happiness of her own daughter, Kuihua.

This is too cruel.

Didn't he know that after Kuihua married him, she would live in pain and despair for most of her life?

wrong……

Qin Huairu was a woman, and she suffered for decades after marrying into the Jia family. It was impossible for her not to know about Kuihua's tragic life after marriage.

But Qin Huairu's mind is now filled with nothing but the jokes, so even if Kuihua is his own daughter, he has no place to stand.

Thinking of this, even Yi Zhonghai, known for his ruthlessness and cunning, couldn't help but feel a chill of fear.

Even Qin Huai, who treated the flowers like her own daughter, could be abandoned.

He had no blood relation with Qin Huairu, and if he were to be given the choice between him and Bang Geng in the future, Qin Huairu would definitely give him up without hesitation.

But these are all things for later.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai's top priority is to figure out how to persuade Qin Huai not to let him mortgage his house to borrow money.

Unable to come up with a reason to refuse, and with Qin Huairu pressing him relentlessly, making it clear that she wouldn't give up until he agreed, Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to settle for second best and postpone the matter as much as possible.

I hope something unexpected happens when Kuihua and her boyfriend go to get their marriage certificate tomorrow.

If Kuihua fails to register her marriage with the other party, the other party will definitely not give Qin Huairu the promised 800 yuan dowry. Then Qin Huairu will not have enough money to pay Banggeng's fine, and Kuihua will have a reason to refuse Qin Huairu.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai could only answer Qin Huairu's question with a stiff expression: "Many people in our courtyard have invested money in Xu Damao, and now it's all gone down the drain. There shouldn't be many people who can come up with 1,600 yuan at once."

“Tomorrow morning I’ll go out and look for my old coworkers. They’re all long-time employees of the steel rolling mill, at least level six fitters, and they must have saved up a lot of money.” “If we mortgage our houses, they should agree to lend us the money.”

“Take Kuihua to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get your marriage certificate with them, get the 800 yuan dowry first, and then come back to me for the remaining 1,600 yuan.”

Qin Huairu really wanted Yi Zhonghai to borrow money right now, no matter what, to get the 1,600 yuan in hand first.

Unexpectedly, Yi Zhonghai turned his army upside down at a critical moment.

He would first receive the 800 yuan dowry that his lover had promised, and only then would he mortgage his house to get a loan.

She really wanted to refuse, but since she needed Yi Zhonghai's help, she had no choice but to agree, no matter how dissatisfied she was with his arrangements.

He quickly replied, "Okay..."

"I'll listen to you..."

"I'll take Kuihua to get our marriage certificate first thing tomorrow morning..."

"Old Yi, you must get the money back, otherwise Banggeng will really be finished."

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Perhaps it's because she's come to terms with it and has accepted the fact that she's married to a cripple...

Perhaps it was because they didn't want to lose face in front of outsiders when they got their marriage certificate...

After getting up in the morning, Kuihua even dressed up specially.

Before leaving the house, she found a bag and started packing her clothes, leaving Qin Huairu completely bewildered.

"Kuihua... We're just going to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get our marriage certificate today, why are you packing your clothes?"

Kuihua replied with a disappointed expression, "After we get the marriage certificate and get married, I'll definitely be moving into my in-laws' house..."

"Since you and Grandma sold me to a cripple, I don't want to come back to this house..."

Qin Huairu knew that she had gone too far in this matter.

Faced with Kuihua's sarcastic remarks, he did not refute or explain, but instead helped Kuihua pack her clothes.

If she were in Kuihua's position, facing the fact that she was about to marry a cripple, she would also feel very bad, and might not even want to return to the Jia family.

Qin Huairu felt that there was nothing wrong with what Kuihua was doing.

Ten minutes later, Qin Huairu left the Jia family with Kuihua, leaving the courtyard. She carried a snakeskin bag on her back, which was full of Kuihua's clothes and personal belongings, as if she was about to sever all ties with the Jia family.

To avoid upsetting Kuihua and causing her to change her mind and refuse to marry the man she had introduced, Qin Huairu completely went along with Kuihua's wishes. She let Kuihua bring whatever she wanted, as long as it was her own, without saying a word more than necessary.

Yi Zhonghai stood at the door of his house, watching the two leave the courtyard. His expression was very complicated. He silently prayed that something unexpected would happen during the marriage registration. Otherwise, he would not be able to keep the fact that he had sold the house to Wang Dong a secret, and he would be kicked out by Qin Huairu because he had no house and no money for retirement.

But judging from the despair on Kuihua's face when she left, it seemed that the thing she was praying for didn't have a high probability of happening.

If Kuihua didn't want to get married to the other person, she definitely wouldn't have dressed up before going to the Civil Affairs Bureau this morning, and she certainly wouldn't have brought all her clothes and personal belongings with her.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

If Kuihua really gets married today, causing Qin Huairu to find out she no longer owns a house and then dumps her...

So all his calculations for retirement, which he had planned for most of his life, ultimately came to nothing. (End of Chapter)