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When Yi Zhonghai went out, he saw Yan Jiekuang next door and a strange expression appeared on his face.

It's quite obvious that Yan Jiekuang also wants to separate from Yan Bugui.

He was pleased with this outcome.

Yi Zhonghai entered the Yan family home with a smile: "Old Yan, what's wrong with Jie Kuang? You're back, why didn't you come home to stay?"

Yan Bugui's face was unusually ugly. He said, "Don't mention that unfilial son to me."

Yi Zhonghai sat down and said, "Don't be angry. I've said it before, Sha Zhu has ruined the atmosphere in the courtyard."

The children in the orphanage all learned to behave like that from him.

Yan Bugui said, "Old Yi, you're here to laugh at me, aren't you? If you're here to laugh at me, then please leave."

Yi Zhonghai said, "Why are you taking your anger out on me? Others will laugh at you, but do you think I'd laugh at you?"

I'm here to discuss something else with you.

"whats the matter?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "It's about Yan Jiekuang's job. You know, Banggeng went to the Northwest, and life there is tough."

Huai Ru couldn't bear to part with Bang Geng, so she wanted to ask Jie Kuang if he could get Bang Geng a job.

If we can't get it, then let Jie Kuang give the job to Bang Geng.

Don't worry, we won't let him give it up for nothing. We can compensate you.

Accounting is Yan Bugui's specialty.

Yan Bugui immediately became interested: "Don't mention compensation. Just now outside, Qin Huairu gave fifty yuan."

They're treating our family like fools.

Do you think we don't know how much a job opening costs outside?

Yi Zhonghai naturally knew that fifty yuan was impossible.

You simply can't get a job without spending several hundred yuan.

"Huai Ru misspoke. She was just telling me that she was thinking of five hundred yuan."

I don't know how it happened, but I said fifty yuan.

The work at the thermos factory isn't as good as at the steel rolling mill; five hundred yuan is already a good amount.

Yan Bugui chuckled: "Yes, the work at the thermos factory is not as good as your steel rolling mill."

But how stressful is work these days?
Let alone a thermos factory, even a match factory on the street would have more job openings and pay more than this.

Old Yi, after all these years, I've come to a conclusion.

If you really want something, you have to give it your all. Don't be stingy.

Yi Zhonghai laughed as well: "I admit, you're right."

I also have something to say to you.

Money is only truly earned when it's in your own hands.

I can guarantee you the money to buy a job; I'll give it to you directly.

What you hold in your own hands is truly yours.

Yan Bugui naturally understood this principle.

"But if work is so demanding, how will I relieve myself?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "That's easy. We'll just find him another job."

Look, Banggeng lives far away in the Northwest, and it's inconvenient for him to come and go. Even if there are job openings, by the time he returns, they've all been taken away.

Jiekuang is different; Fangshan isn't far, and you can get back in half a day.

He wanted to find a job, which was much easier than finding a job with a stick.

Yan Bugui shook his head: "That's true. But everyone knows that jobs are hard to find these days."

If finding a job were that easy, wouldn't you be helping Bang Geng find one?

Yi Zhonghai said, "It's hard for others to find, but it's not hard for Sha Zhu."

Yan Bugui said, "That sounds nice. Is Sha Zhu really willing to help us?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "He certainly wouldn't want to help you or me, but he wouldn't refuse Jie Di."

Look how close Jie Di and he have become in the past two years.

When I came out just now, I saw Jie Kuang tidying up in the room next to mine.

It's obvious they're going to stay at Sha Zhu's house.

The fact that Sha Zhu agreed to let him stay must be because of Jie Di's influence.

You could just have Jie Di plead with Sha Zhu to help Jie Kuang find a job at the steel rolling mill. A job at the steel rolling mill is better than one at the thermos factory, and the benefits are better too.

Jie Kuang got into the steel rolling mill, but in the end, you're the one who benefits.

Yan Bugui was intrigued and sat down to ponder it.

The more he thought about it, the more sense Yi Zhonghai made. He even discovered a way to make money from it.

“I can talk to Jie Kuang, but if you want a job, five hundred yuan is definitely not enough.”

Yi Zhonghai instinctively resorted to moral blackmail: "Then how much do you want? You know Huai Ru's circumstances, her family isn't well-off."

Yan Bugui stared at him: "Isn't there you? Come to think of it, Banggeng is your son."

Yi Zhonghai was somewhat embarrassed and annoyed. He hadn't used moral blackmail in a long time, and he was almost unfamiliar with it.

"I don't have much money. The factory's punishment of me hasn't been revoked yet."

Old Yan, let me tell you, helping Huairu won't do you any harm.

Huai Ru is the only filial person in our compound.

Yan Bugui failed to grasp the deeper meaning behind Yi Zhonghai's words, and Yi Zhonghai didn't want to explain too clearly, so naturally, there was no way to persuade Yan Bugui.

Left with no other option, Yi Zhonghai asked, "How much are you planning to ask for? Let me tell you, don't ask for an exorbitant amount."

"A thousand yuan less won't do," Yan Bugui calculated for a moment.

Yi Zhonghai was not satisfied and wanted to negotiate a price with Yan Bugui. However, his talent didn't lie in this area, and he couldn't get a deal.

He dared not agree, and only said that he would go home and discuss it with Qin Huairu.

After he left, the third aunt said, "Is this really going to work? You saw Jie Kuang's attitude just now. He doesn't even want to go home, how can he agree to sell his job?"

Yan Bugui sneered, "That's not up to him. Don't forget, if he wants to come back, he has to transfer his household registration back first."

Without our family's household registration book, he can't move back.

You'll hide the household registration book in a bit.

We're at home, waiting for him to come and beg us.

The aunt's eyes lit up, and she immediately got up to retrieve the household registration booklet.

Where do you think is the best place to hide the household registration booklet?

After working for a while, the two finally managed to hide the household registration book.

The three women then asked, "Could Qin Huairu give me a thousand yuan?"

Yan Bugui said, "She will definitely give it to you. If she doesn't, Bang Geng can forget about coming back."

"So, how much of this thousand yuan should we keep? Three hundred?" The woman held up three fingers.

Yan Bugui shook his head: "It is three hundred, that's right. But Yan Jiekuang will take three hundred, and we'll take seven hundred?"

"Huh?" The third woman was shocked: "Would he agree?"

Yan Bugui said confidently, "If I said he could agree, he would agree."

When he comes over, tell him that Lao Yi plans to give him six hundred.

Don't tell him about the extra four hundred.

We'll split the remaining six hundred with him fifty-fifty. That way, we'll have seven hundred in total.

The three women thought this was a good idea and agreed to give it a try.

When Yi Zhonghai returned home, he told Yan Bugui what price he was asking for.

Qin Huairu was immediately displeased. She had originally wanted to get something for free, but now she was being asked to pay a thousand yuan, which was like asking her to die.

"They're too greedy. Yan Jiekuang's job quota didn't cost any money."

Why should they ask for a thousand dollars?

You agreed?

Yi Zhonghai shook his head: "This is not a small amount of money, how could I possibly agree to it?"

But Old Yan is a very calculating person. He must have figured it out; we have to pay this money no matter what.

Getting him to lower the price will be very difficult.

Qin Huairu said with dissatisfaction, "He's taking advantage of my misfortune. Where am I going to get so much money?"

"Go talk to him again; I can only offer a maximum of two hundred yuan."

Yi Zhonghai knew that the negotiations would be very difficult and the chances of success were slim.

He didn't want to waste time going back and forth.

"Huai Ru, agree to his request for now. I promise you, he'll pay it back sooner or later." (End of Chapter)