Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

The deadline for paying the fine is fast approaching, and if Yan Fugui doesn't come to pay it, I'll be sentenced to prison tomorrow.

The more Yan Jiefang thought about it, the more anxious he became. He paced back and forth in the small room, fearing that he would not be able to leave today and would be sentenced.

"Police officer... police officer..."

Unable to wait any longer, Yan Jiefang suddenly walked to the iron door of the cell, banging on it and shouting outside.

"What are you shouting for... No noise allowed here..." The shouting quickly attracted a policeman who started yelling at Yan Jiefang.

"Sir...excuse me...I just wanted to ask if my father came to pay the fine today. If not, could you please go and urge him?"

“My dad is getting old, and I’m worried he’ll forget about this.”

“He promised me the day before yesterday that he would definitely pay my fine, and he’s already trying to raise the money…”

"The deadline is fast approaching, something must have gone wrong somewhere. Could you send someone to my house to remind my dad..."

After hearing Yan Jiefang's plea, the police officer immediately showed a sympathetic expression, then sighed and replied.

"Yan Jiefang..."

"No need to send anyone to remind your father..."

"He came today and paid the fine... but it was for your third son..."

"Your third son has already been released, only you and your eldest brother are still locked up in the detention center..."

"We also asked your father..."

"Your father said that the house has been mortgaged, and they really have no money left. He can only ask you two brothers to spend a few more years in prison..."

"I've already explained things to you..."

"Stop banging on the door..."

"It's just a few years in jail, isn't it?"

"I will try my best to reform myself in there, learn a skill, and be a good person again after I come out."

Yan Jiefang's eyes widened immediately, revealing a shocked expression of disbelief.

A few seconds later, the look of shock on his face was replaced by sudden realization, and then by despair.

Both hands clenched into fists simultaneously, and he cursed through gritted teeth, "You bastard Yan Fugui..."

"And I even called you 'Dad'...and did everything you said..."

"And yet you tricked me for the sake of the third brother, making me go to jail for him... How could you be so cruel..."

"Your third son is your own son, and I am your own son too. Why did you save your third son but not me...why..."

After saying that, he slumped to the ground, completely losing his spirit.

After witnessing Yan Jiefang's exaggerated reaction, the police officer said nothing, sighed, shook his head, and left.

To be honest, if I were in Yan Jiefang's position, I wouldn't be able to accept the fact that Yan Fugui used me to pay the fine for Lao San.

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Compared to Yan Jiefang's despair, Bang Geng was almost frantic with worry.

The three days for paying the fine were almost up, but apart from seeing Qin Huairu on the first day, she never appeared at the detention center again, as if she had disappeared.

“Jia Geng, a family member wants to see you…come out…” The warden’s voice suddenly rang out at the door, pulling Jia Geng back to reality from his anxiety.

Then the anxious look on his face vanished, replaced by excitement as he muttered to himself, "It must be my mom who's here to pay my fine. I can get out of here, I don't have to go to jail..."

After saying that, he followed the guards straight to the family reception room.

Qin Huairu, Bang Geng's mother, sat at one end of the table, while the other end was led by the guards, separated by an iron fence. Bang Geng didn't want to stay there for even a minute longer.

The moment his bottom touched the stool, he anxiously asked Qin Huairu, "Mom...did you come to pay my fine...?"

"Has the police said when I can be released...?"

"It seems the third son of the Yan family has already paid his fine and left. I don't want to go to jail, so you need to go and pay my fine right now..."

Qin Huairu not only didn't move, but also showed a painful expression on her face. She moved her mouth several times as if she wanted to speak, but in the end she didn't say anything.

In this situation, even the most clueless person would realize that there was something wrong with paying the fine.

Geddon's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't give up hope of being released and spoke again, "Mom..."

"Why haven't you gone to pay the fine yet...?"

"If we don't go now, there won't be any time left..."

"I'm your only son, the only grandson of the Jia family, you certainly won't abandon me..."

"Go pay the fine now..."

Seeing that Bang Geng was getting more and more anxious, Qin Huairu knew that she would have to speak up soon, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Bang Geng..."

"Mom is so sorry..."

"Mom and Grandma tried everything they could, but they couldn't raise three thousand yuan."

"Our house has already been mortgaged...it can't be mortgaged again..."

"Mom mortgaged Yi Zhonghai's house and only borrowed 1,600 yuan. She sold everything she could in the house and got 200 yuan from Kuihua. In total, she only managed to scrape together 2,300 yuan."

"Originally, I wanted to marry Kuihua off to a cripple, ask him for 800 yuan as a bride price, and then I would have money to pay your fine."

"They even got to the Civil Affairs Bureau, but Kuihua turned back on the spot and ran away, disappearing without a trace from Beijing..."

"The 800 yuan dowry money has also gone down the drain."

"Grandma and I have tried everything we could think of, but we just couldn't scrape together three thousand yuan... Mom, I'm so sorry..."

Upon hearing this, Bang Geng not only failed to sympathize with Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi's predicament, but instead shouted angrily, "I don't care..."

“I am your only son, the only grandson of the Jia family. You must raise the fine and redeem me…”

"I don't want to stay here and go to jail..."

At this point, Banggeng suddenly remembered something, his eyes lighting up as he said, "That's right..."

"If you can't borrow money, you can sell your blood..."

"I could just rob someone, anyway, I don't want to go to jail..."

A few minutes later, Bang Geng, having lost control of his emotions, was carried back to his cell by two guards. His face was full of despair, and he kept shouting, "I don't want to go to jail... I don't want to go to jail..."

Seeing Bang Geng being dragged away by the two guards, it would be a lie to say Qin Huai didn't feel sorry for him.

But she simply couldn't raise the money, so she had no choice but to reluctantly spend a few more years in prison.

But through this incident, Qin Huairu hated Yi Zhonghai again. He borrowed money but wouldn't give it to her. It was too hateful.

She used to serve Yi Zhonghai and promised to take care of him in his old age, but it was all just to drain his retirement money and, incidentally, get her hands on his house.

Yi Zhonghai's retirement savings have now been depleted, leaving him with only one house.

Qin Huairu decided to use some means to get her hands on Yi Zhonghai's house as soon as possible, and then kick him to the curb. (End of Chapter)