Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

After thinking about it all night, Yan Jiekuang realized a truth: If a person doesn't look out for themselves, they will be punished by heaven and earth.

One of the main reasons Yan Fugui abandoned his eldest and second eldest brothers and only paid the fines for himself was that he was easier to control.

She was not married and had no burdens, and she was known for her honesty in front of Yan Fugui.

After being released, they could hand over all their wages to Yan Fugui and promise to support them in their old age...

To put it more bluntly, he could be manipulated by Yan Fugui.

The eldest and second eldest brothers were not up to it.

They have a family, and although they are divorced, their son and daughter are still their biological children.

In addition, the two men are more cunning than him, so they will definitely not hand over all their wages to Yan Fugui when they earn money outside, and they will not be able to be manipulated by Yan Fugui.

In this situation, the shrewd and calculating Yan Fugui had no choice but to redeem himself.

Since his father was paying the fine for his own sake, he should also think about his own future.

Otherwise, it's very possible that all your hard work will be for nothing, and all the wages you've earned over the years will go to your father, leaving you with no benefit at all.

It would be terrible if, in the end, they couldn't even get a wife.

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Payday.

Yan Jiekuang received his sixty yuan salary for his outstanding performance, and was also rewarded with fifteen yuan by the factory for his frequent overtime work, for a total income of seventy-five yuan.

Yan Jiekuang decisively pulled out two 10,000-yuan bills and hid them in his office, then took the remaining 55 yuan home.

As usual, Yan Fugui stood guard at the entrance of the courtyard house, hoping to get something from the neighbors coming and going, even if it was just a couple of scallions.

But the purpose of guarding the door today was not to take advantage of the situation, but to wait for his third son to return from the factory.

Today is payday at the factory, and he must get Yan Jiekuang's wages as soon as possible to prevent him from spending them outside.

"Jie Kuang... Dad has finally waited for you to come back. Let's hurry home?" As soon as Yan Jiefang arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, Yan Fugui pulled him into the house, his expression a mixture of anticipation and anxiety.

Yan Jiekuang knew without a doubt that his father had his eye on the wages he hadn't even had a chance to earn yet.

Otherwise, why wasn't I so enthusiastic when I went home a while ago? Why am I so enthusiastic today right after I got paid?

In the past month, several times when Yan Jiekuang returned home, his parents had already eaten dinner and left him no food, leaving him to make do with leftovers.

Of course, despite his disappointment, he didn't show it.

Anyway, he would have to pay this money sooner or later, since it was Yan Fugui's condition for paying the fine.

Back in the house, before Yan Fugui could even speak, she took out the fifty-five yuan she had prepared beforehand: "Dad..."

"This is my salary for this month, a total of fifty-five yuan..."

Yan Fugui frowned after hearing this: "Isn't your monthly salary sixty yuan? How come it's five yuan less?"

Yan Jiekuang had already prepared his excuse, and without blushing or skipping a beat, he answered naturally, "The agreed-upon salary was sixty yuan..."

"But the factory's performance has suddenly deteriorated recently, and everyone's wages have been reduced significantly... I was reduced by five yuan, and now I earn fifty-five yuan."

Seeing Yan Fugui staring at him with a suspicious look, Yan Jiekuang spoke again: "Father, if you don't believe me, you can ask our supervisor..."

"You seem to know where our supervisor lives..."

Yan Jiekuang knew that given Yan Fugui's calculating nature, he would definitely go to the supervisor to clarify this matter. Five yuan wasn't much, but it added up to sixty yuan a year, equivalent to losing a month's salary.

For Yan Fugui, who was heavily in debt, this was no small sum of money. He had to calculate it carefully, otherwise the house the Yan family was currently living in would belong to someone else in two years.

However, Yan Jiekuang was not worried about Yan Fugui inquiring about this matter, because the factory kept everyone's wages confidential, and no one knew exactly how much their coworkers and colleagues earned.

Although the supervisor knew that Yan Jiekang earned sixty yuan a month and received a lot of bonuses and overtime pay, Yan Jiekang gave him a five-yuan gift in advance to help him conceal his true income.

So even if Yan Fugui went to his supervisor to inquire about his actual salary, the final result he got was fifty-five yuan.

After saying that, he wasn't guilty at all and went straight to the kitchen to see what they would be having for dinner.

Today is payday, and as promised, my family will have a nice meal together.

Yan Jiecheng, who hadn't had any meat for half a month, was quite looking forward to tonight's dinner.

as predicted……

The next day, before dawn, Yan Fugui went out and waited on the road that his supervisor always took to get to and from get off work, inquiring whether his third son's salary had really been reduced.

Just as Yan Jiekuang was about to leave for work, Yan Fugui returned to the courtyard house with a face full of disappointment.

His feelings at that moment were very complicated, a mixture of disappointment and joy.

The disappointment stemmed from the reduction in his son's salary, which meant a decrease of sixty yuan in income each year.

She was happy because her son hadn't lied to her face and had truthfully handed over all his wages as agreed.

With such a good start, the third child will definitely not be able to escape from their grasp in the future, so the elderly couple will not have any unexpected problems in their retirement.

Faced with this situation, Yan Fugui didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.

Regardless, Yan Fugui's expression was noticeably better than yesterday when faced with such an obedient son.

Yan Jiekuang was also very happy...

As long as I get through last night's ordeal, from now on I only need to give my family 55 yuan a month, and I can save the remaining 20 yuan of salary and bonuses as my own private savings.

Although it's not much, little by little, it adds up, and maybe in a few years it will become more than a thousand yuan.

If one day in the future I fall out with my family and have a conflict with Yan Fugui, I won't be penniless and have nowhere to go, forced to compromise with Yan Fugui again and again, and completely controlled by him.

…………

In the east wing of the front yard, a family meeting was taking place.

Considering that the living space in the house would be a little small after the birth of the second child, Wang Dong thought about moving the whole family to the new house.

It was a large courtyard house with a three-tiered layout.

Even if several more families moved in, there would be no shortage of housing, let alone just one family.

However, the proposal was not approved by the father-in-law and mother-in-law.

The reason is very simple...

The new house is spacious and very well decorated, but there are no neighbors. If you actually move in, you won't even have anyone to chat with.

The courtyard house is different; it's full of old neighbors who have lived together for decades, making it very lively. (End of Chapter)