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Qin Huairu followed Yi Zhonghai home. She was worried about Yan Bugui and hoped Yi Zhonghai could keep an eye on him.

“Zhonghai, you need to put more effort into the matter of the bang geng. Old Yan is too slippery. I’m afraid he won’t take the bang geng matter seriously.”

Yi Zhonghai was naturally aware of this as well.

He thought for a moment and realized that if he wanted Yan Bugui to do his work, he had to give Yan Bugui some benefits.

Yan Bugui will only be motivated if there are benefits to be gained.

"Huai Ru, how about this? You go buy some good food, and we'll invite Old Yan for drinks."

Then, tell him that as long as Bang Geng gets a job, he'll get some kickbacks.

Qin Huairu looked pained: "But our family's situation..."

She also knew that Yan Bugui wouldn't do anything that wouldn't benefit him.

This money cannot be evaded; the problem is, who will pay it?

Qin Huairu naturally hoped that Yi Zhonghai would come out.

Yi Zhonghai, however, was unwilling to contribute. He was currently living off his meager pension, and he had to give half of that to Qin Huairu every month.

He only had about ten yuan left.

He couldn't bear to spend such a small amount of money. He wanted to save it all for his retirement.

"Huai Ru, save where you should save, spend where you should spend. If this money isn't spent, Lao Yan definitely won't care."

Go back and discuss it with your mother-in-law.

When Qin Huai realized that he couldn't reason with her, he had no choice but to go to Jia Zhangshi.

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi was furious and wanted to rush out to scold Yi Zhonghai.

Qin Huairu quickly stopped her: "Mom, you can't go."

"Why?" Jia Zhangshi said indignantly, "That bastard Yi Zhonghai is unwilling to help our family, so can't I go to him?"

Qin Huairu said helplessly, "If you offend him, who will find a job for Bang Geng?"

Yan Bugui was unwilling to help in the first place.

Without him, Yan Bugui would have been even less likely to help.

Jia Zhangshi was not an unreasonable person.

She gave up on going out and stayed at home, saying, "What should we do then?"

Qin Huai hardened his heart and gritted his teeth: "Let's pay for it first."

We'll get the money back later.

Jia Zhangshi looked at Qin Huairu warily and said, "Since you put it that way, then you should pay the money yourself."

Qin Huairu looked aggrieved: "Where would I get that much money? Mom, please help me out, just for the sake of Bang Geng."

We'll each have half.

"After Yi Zhonghai dies, I'll give you all his money."

Jia Zhangshi, however, was not fooled: "Don't try to fool me. I'm a year older than Yi Zhonghai. I might die before him."

You should keep his money.

If Qin Huai suffers another defeat, he can only take money from his own slush fund.

You have to take it.

Banggeng does nothing all day at home, just eats her food and drinks her drinks, which makes her so worried that she can't sleep.

She sometimes found it strange.

When Banggeng was in the Northwest, she gave him ten yuan every month, and she didn't feel particularly distressed.

But now that he's back, I see such a big young man doing nothing and not earning a single penny.

She's so annoyed.

Sometimes Qin Huairu would think of letting Banggeng go back to the queue so as not to bother her at home.

Sending him away is impossible; besides, Qin Huairu wouldn't be willing to send Banggeng away.

The consequence of not being able to send him away was that she had to pay for Yan Bugui to have dinner.

Yan Bugui is the kind of person who will never miss an opportunity to gain an advantage.

In order to gain an advantage, he deliberately made excuses to delay.

Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to ask him several more times.

Qin Huairu was already reluctant to pay for entertaining guests. Yan Bugui's decision made her even more distressed.

In order to reduce expenses, Qin Huairu was unwilling to hire Liu Haizhong.

Yi Zhonghai disagreed, so Qin Huairu demanded that he pay. Left with no other option, he bypassed Liu Haizhong.

When Liu Haizhong found out, he felt insulted and threw a tantrum in the backyard.

He would be comfortable if his son were by his side at this time.

Unfortunately not.

Liu Haizhong could only sit in the backyard and sulk.

Xu Damao came out of the backyard with a smile and went to He Yuzhu's house. "What are Yi Zhonghai and the other two doing? How did he team up with Yan Bugui to target Liu Haizhong?"

He Yuzhu didn't know.

He hasn't had time to care about Yi Zhonghai and the others lately.

It's 1976 now.

He couldn't change other things, but there was one thing he could do.

He secretly wrote many letters and sent them to the authorities.

Unfortunately, it did not receive the attention it deserved.

He was truly helpless about this.

One person's strength is still too insignificant. Even if he is a time traveler, he can't do much.

"What could those three possibly be up to? It's nothing more than trying to take advantage of someone's retirement."

"Three old men, that's all they've ever done in their lives."

Xu Damao said, "There's something you might not know. Qin Huairu paid for the dinner these past two days."

He Yuzhu looked at Xu Damao in surprise: "How did you know?"

Xu Damao said, "I asked someone about Banggeng, and that's what Banggeng said."

Do you want to know why Qin Huairu paid for it?

There aren't many people or things in this world that can get Qin Huairu to spend money on them.

After eliminating the impossible, there aren't many answers left.

"Is it about finding a job for Bang Geng?"

"How did you know?" Xu Damao was quite surprised to hear that He Yuzhu had guessed correctly.

He Yuzhu said, "That's simple. When has Qin Huairu ever spent money for anyone else?"

But why did she ask Yan Bugui for something?
"Does Yan Bugui have the ability to find jobs for Banggeng?"

He Yuzhu really couldn't understand it.

Given Yan Bugui's stingy nature, how could he possibly find a job for Banggeng?

Finding someone with Liu Haizhong's hair is more useful than finding someone with Yan Bugui's hair.

Xu Damao said smugly, "You just don't know, do you?"

I heard that Yan Bugui knows a retired leader. He got his TV plane ticket from that person.

Qin Huairu wanted him to get Banggeng a cadre status.

He Yuzhu couldn't help but laugh.

They really lack self-awareness.

Despite his appearance, Bang Geng still wants the status of a cadre.

There's no one like Sha Zhu in this lifetime who could get them a letter of introduction from a high-ranking leader.

"It's good to be a cadre. I really want to see what Bang Geng looks like as a cadre."

After asking several times, Qin Huairu couldn't take it anymore and cried as she begged Yi Zhonghai for help.

Yi Zhonghai was also somewhat annoyed and specifically sought out Yan Bugui.

"Old Yan, that's enough. The Jia family is already struggling, there's a limit to how much you can ask for in return."

"Once the job at Banggeng is settled, I'll have him treat you a few more times, okay?"

Yan Bugui felt a little regretful that he could no longer take advantage of the situation.

"Old Yi, I was just about to tell you. They can help, but they want this amount."

To scare Yi Zhonghai away, Yan Bugui held up five fingers.

Yi Zhonghai naturally didn't think it would be five hundred yuan, so it could only be five thousand yuan.

He immediately considered backing down.

"So much, can't you have less?"

Yan Bugui said, "Less? How is it less? They've offered us good jobs, like the Coal Bureau and the Supply and Marketing Cooperative."

So many people are fighting tooth and nail for it.

"But what about the situation at Huairu's house..."

“But you’re still here. Banggeng is your son now, shouldn’t you contribute some money?” Yan Bugui interrupted Yi Zhonghai directly.

Yi Zhonghai's face immediately darkened.

How could he possibly come up with so much money?

Yan Bugui naturally knew that Yi Zhonghai was reluctant to take it out. That's why he said that.

After silencing Yi Zhonghai, he came up with another solution.

"Actually, there's another way to find work for Banggeng. Didn't Director Yang of the steel rolling mill get his job reinstated?"
"Given your relationship with him, go find him. Getting Banggeng into the factory is just a matter of a word from Factory Director Yang." (End of Chapter)