Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

As the saying goes, a dead Taoist friend will never die if he is a poor Taoist.

As soon as Xiao Dang saw that Xiao Huaihua had agreed, he left home and went back to his dormitory at work.

Little Locust Flower looked around the house and asked, "Where will I stay when I come back?"

Now, Bang Geng lives alone in the Jia family's house. This is because after getting married, Tang Yanling was unwilling to move to the temporary house outside.

Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi, this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, could only squeeze into a temporary house.

After Tang Yanling returned to her parents' home, Bang Geng still hoped that Tang Yanling would change her mind and not allow anyone else to live in the Jia family's house.

These are the reasons why Xiaohua and Xiaodang haven't gone home. If they came back, they'd have nowhere to stay, so what would they do there?

Qin Huairu also felt a headache coming on. Housing had always been the biggest headache for the Jia family.

Back then, before she married Jia Dongxu, Yi Zhonghai made particularly tempting promises.

The east wing of He Yuzhu's house, the house of the deaf old lady, and the house where Yi Zhonghai lived all eventually belonged to the Jia family.

As a result, apart from Yi Zhonghai's half-room house, which offered some hope, the other houses were completely hopeless.

Nowadays, there are far fewer people living in the courtyard houses, but the houses are not vacant.

The only empty houses in the courtyard were Yan Bugui's two temporary buildings.

The problem is that staying in Yan Bugui's temporary housing requires paying money.

No one can expect to live in Yan Bugui's house for free.

Yan Bugui would rather leave the place empty than let anyone else stay there for free. Not even his own son would be an exception.

Qin Huairu didn't want to pay either, so she said, "Go find Yi Zhonghai and ask him to pay for it for you."

Little Locust Flower was a little unhappy and was about to argue back.

Qin Huairu asked directly, "Do you still want to marry Chen Kai?"

Left with no other choice, Xiao Huaihua had to go to Yi Zhonghai.

She took a deep breath in the courtyard, mentally prepared herself, and then walked into Yi Zhonghai's house with a smile.

"Dad, I'm coming in."

Hearing Xiao Huaihua's voice made Yi Zhonghai quite happy.

Of the Jia family's children, he valued Banggeng the most. After all, Banggeng was a boy, and he could take care of him in his old age.

Yi Zhonghai didn't value Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua much.

He didn't have high expectations for his two daughters, so he didn't pay much attention to them.

As long as the two girls are filial and don't cause trouble, that's fine.

"These are locust flowers, come in."

After Xiao Huaihua entered the house, she began to help Yi Zhonghai clean up.

"Dad, your room is so dirty. Let me tidy it up for you."

Before Yi Zhonghai could speak, she began to help tidy up.

While tidying up, she said, "Dad, you should clean this room more often."

Yi Zhonghai longed for such a life, chatting and laughing with Xiao Huaihua.

Xiao Huaihua quickly tidied up Yi Zhonghai's room and even piled up his clothes.

"Dad, all your clothes are dirty and need to be washed properly."

Okay, I'll help you wash it next time I come back.

Yi Zhonghai felt quite comfortable during the conversation. He thought Xiao Huaihua should offer to help him wash his dirty clothes.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Huaihua changed the subject and directly postponed the task of washing clothes.

This is not okay.

Yi Zhonghai had long since stopped wanting to wear these dirty clothes.

He considered himself no less capable than Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, even though they were both in charge of things.

Why should those two wear clean clothes while he has to wear dirty ones?

Every day, Yi Zhonghai felt shorter than others when he went out in dirty clothes.

Having no other choice, Yi Zhonghai had to speak up.

"Huaihua, the clothes I'm wearing are the only clean ones. Could you wash these clothes for me?"

Little Locust Flower looked troubled: "Dad Yi, it's not that I don't want to wash you."

It's really too late today. If I do your laundry, I won't be able to get back to work.

"If I don't go back to my workplace, I have nowhere to stay."

Finally, we've gotten to the point. Yi Zhonghai was taken aback, but quickly realized that Xiao Dang was telling the truth.

The Jia family's house was indeed not enough for them to live in.

With that said, he was even more determined not to let Xiao Huaihua leave.

If they leave, who knows when they'll come back.

Without Xiao Huaihua needing any prompting, Yi Zhonghai proactively helped her find a place to stay.

The first person to come to his mind was He Yuzhu. But Yi Zhonghai quickly gave up.

The Ma Hua family is currently living in He Yuzhu's house, so it's impossible for Xiao Huaihua to move in.

He didn't know why He Yuzhu's house was the first place that came to mind.

As soon as the name He Yuzhu popped into Yi Zhonghai's mind, he thought of Yan Bugui's home.

There was nothing that could be done; Yan Bugui's two temporary houses had been sitting there empty for several years.

He sees it every time he goes out.

"Huaihua, why don't you stay at Old Yan's house for the night?"

Little Locust Flower spoke first: "Dad Yi, it would be great if we could have a place to stay."

I've always wanted to come back and live here to take care of you and Mom. But there's no room at home, so I have to stay in the company dormitory.

Yi Zhonghai was very happy to hear her words, and his whole demeanor was cheerful.

Little Locust Flower continued, "But can Third Uncle let him pass? He..."

Yi Zhonghai also thought of Yan Bugui's money-grubbing nature, and felt a little reluctant.

Xiao Huaihua saw through Yi Zhonghai's thoughts and said, "Let's forget about it. Our family isn't well-off, so we should save as much as we can."

Dad, I'll leave your clothes here for now. I'm going back to my dorm.

I'll come see you again next time I have a day off.

Yi Zhonghai looked at the pile of clothes next to him and immediately felt a headache coming on.

He usually leaves his clothes lying around, so they don't look like much. But now that they're all organized, they look like a lot.

If these clothes aren't washed properly, they'll smell bad in a few days.

Qin Huairu has recently had a conflict with him, so he can't be relied upon.

Going there to find Yan Bugui will also require spending money.

Instead of giving the money to Yan Bugui, it would be better to help Xiao Huaihua pay her accommodation fees.

At worst, we can just pay for a few days' worth of locust flowers; it won't cost much.

Just then, Qin Huairu's voice came from outside.

"Huaihua, it's getting late. Aren't you going back to work? It's not safe to go back late on the road."

Little Locust Flower stood up, as if she was about to leave.

"Mom, I'll tidy up the house for Dad Yi and then I'll leave."

Upon seeing this, Yi Zhonghai became anxious and said directly, "Huaihua, it's too late. Don't leave."

"Okay, I'll go find Old Yan and ask him to lend you his house for a couple of days."

Xiao Huaihua was secretly delighted, but said with concern, "Is this appropriate? If we stay at Uncle San's house, he will definitely ask for rent."

Yi Zhonghai said magnanimously, "Don't worry about it. I'll go talk to Lao Yan."

Xiao Huaihua didn't refuse and said with a smile, "Then I'll soak these clothes for you first. I'll wash them clean for you tomorrow morning."

Yi Zhonghai agreed and went to Yan Bugui's house.

Little Locust Flower, carrying her clothes, went to the edge of the pool and soaked them in a basin.

Qin Huairu knew immediately that the plan had succeeded, and he was very pleased with himself.

Yi Zhonghai entered Yan Bugui's house intending to get something for free.

But who is Yan Bugui?

No one in this world has yet appeared who gets something for free.

No matter what Yi Zhonghai said, Yan Bugui refused to agree.

Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to pay for and rent the house.

“Huaihua, I’ve already talked to Lao Yan, you can go and stay at his house.”

Little Huaihua hugged the quilt and said gratefully, "Dad Yi, thank you so much. I will definitely take good care of you in the future."

Yi Zhonghai loved listening to this, and suddenly felt that all the money he had spent was worth it. (End of Chapter)