Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

"Zhu Zi... don't go yet, I have something to tell you..."

Yi Zhonghai's voice suddenly rang out from behind. He Yuzhu didn't want to be the kind of heartless person, so he could only ask back with a cold expression.

"Yi Zhonghai..."

"It seems like we haven't spoken for years, so there's probably not much to say."

Seeing He Yuzhu stop, Yi Zhonghai quickly chimed in, "There really isn't much to say between us."

"But what I'm about to say concerns your daughter and son..."

He Yuzhu clenched his fists quickly, his eyes burning with rage, staring at Yi Zhonghai as if he could kill him.

His face was filled with murderous intent as he said, "Yi Zhonghai..."

"You can scheme against me..."

"But if I find out you're after my son and daughter, I'll risk getting shot to get back at you."

Yi Zhonghai was startled by the murderous aura emanating from He Yuzhu and quickly explained, "Zhuzi, you've misunderstood..."

"I did do a lot of things to wrong you in the past, but I've changed them a long time ago..."

"The one plotting against your daughter and son isn't me... it's Qin Huairu..."

"Back then, in order to get money to invest, I went to do foreign trade business with Xu Damao. Banggeng mortgaged the Jia family's house to Old Wang in the front yard, promising to pay Old Wang 1,700 yuan before the end of the year."

"Now Xu Damao and Banggeng have both been arrested for smuggling."

"Qin Huai only earns forty yuan a month washing dishes outside. After deducting living expenses and the ten yuan she gives to Bang Geng, she can only save ten yuan a month. It's definitely not enough to pay off the debt..."

“After you moved yesterday, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi set their sights on your house in the backyard, wanting to take it for themselves.”

"He also knows that your relationship with the Jia family is very bad right now, and it's impossible to get that house through normal channels..."

"Qin Huairu can only scheme against you through crooked means."

“I happened to be watching her discussing this matter with Jia Zhangshi last night, so I thought I'd come over and remind you.”

"Qin Huairu wants to meet you through your own daughter and son, and then find a way to sleep in the same bed with you."

"They threatened you, using your desire to rekindle your old flame, to force you to sell the house in the backyard to the Jia family cheaply, or they would tell Liang Lati about you sleeping with him..."

He Yuzhu gasped in shock.

Liang Lati gave birth to a son and a daughter for him, and from any perspective, she was a benefactor to the He family.

In addition, Liang Lati was very beautiful and hardworking, so He Yuzhu liked this wife from the bottom of his heart.

If Qin Huairu truly possesses evidence that she slept with him due to an accident, He Yuzhu might actually agree to Qin Huairu's threats in order to avoid Liang Lati's misunderstanding and the two getting a divorce.

He had to admit that Qin Huairu's plan was extremely vicious, targeting his weaknesses from beginning to end and forcing him to comply.

Amidst the shock, a look of confusion flashed across his face.

His relationship with Yi Zhonghai in the courtyard was also very strained, and he couldn't understand why Yi Zhonghai would tell him such an important thing.

Logically speaking, Yi Zhonghai would love to suffer a loss in front of Qin Huairu.

He asked the other person directly, "Yi Zhonghai... I don't understand why you're helping me..."

Yi Zhonghai shook his head: "Pillar..."

“This is not only to help you, but also to help myself…” “On the one hand, it’s because I’ve done too many things to wrong you before, and I want to take this opportunity to atone for my sins.”

"On the other hand, it's to ensure that Qin Huairu can take care of me in my old age without worry."

"After the Jia family lost their house, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi had to live in my house. Even Banggeng's wedding depended on the house I live in now."

“If Qin Huairu doesn’t take good care of me and doesn’t support me in my old age, the house I live in now will have nothing to do with him.”

“If you had sold that house in the backyard to the Jia family cheaply, Qin Huairu and Banggeng would have had a way out. My house wouldn’t have been as attractive to the Jia family as it is now, and Qin Huairu wouldn’t be doing her best to support me in my old age for the sake of the house.”

He Yuzhu wasn't really stupid; he just seemed so stupid because he had been brainwashed by Yi Zhonghai in the past.

Now that I'm married to Liang Ladi, the people and things I encounter are different from before, and naturally, the thoughts in my mind are different too.

I agreed with Yi Zhonghai's analysis after just a little thought.

Although he did this partly for his own benefit, it still helped him a lot.

If I'm completely unprepared and fall into Qin Huairu's trap, I'll not only lose the house in the backyard, but I'll also be planting a landmine between myself and Liang Lati that could explode at any moment.

It could even lead to the destruction of one's family and death.

He Yuzhu should remember this kindness.

Looking at Yi Zhonghai, he answered very seriously: "Yi Zhonghai..."

"Regardless of what happened between us before, I, He Yuzhu, will remember your kindness today..."

"I heard you help sweep the streets and clean up, earning twenty-four yuan a month..."

"Our restaurant also needs people to clean. The wages aren't much higher than those on the street, but at least we don't have to be exposed to the wind and rain..."

"If you want to work at the restaurant, I can talk to Wang Dong about it..."

"Consider it me repaying this favor..."

Yi Zhonghai never expected that his act of kindness would bring him such a pleasant surprise. He immediately asked with an expectant expression, "How much can I earn a month cleaning the restaurant?"

"A monthly salary of thirty yuan... is only six yuan more than your current salary..."

For Yi Zhonghai now, an extra six yuan in salary each month is already a lot, and he no longer has to stand in the wind and rain on the streets. No matter how you look at it, it's a stroke of good luck that you wouldn't even encounter a free lunch.

L nodded quickly: "I'm willing to work at the restaurant... Thank you, Pillar..."

"I'll definitely work hard after I start working at the restaurant, and I promise I won't let you down..."

He Yuzhu shook his head and replied, "I only asked you to work at the restaurant to repay a debt of gratitude. Anyway, the restaurant will hire whoever it wants, so I might as well repay the debt of gratitude."

"Whether you can continue working at the restaurant indefinitely depends on yourself..."

"After all, our restaurant is not like the state-owned factories outside. We have a very strict assessment system every month. Only by passing the assessment can we stay and maybe even get some bonuses."

"But if you don't pass the assessment, even if I introduced you, you will still be fired without any preferential treatment."

"Even if it comes to that, I won't say a word for you..."

The Yi Zhonghai of today is not the same Yi Zhonghai of a few years ago. Now he just wants to work hard and earn more money while he can still move.

He immediately replied, "Don't worry, Zhu Zi, I'll definitely do my best..."

"I just don't know if Wang Dong will agree... after all, we've never gotten along..." (End of Chapter)