Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

"Old Yan, is it convenient?"

"If it's convenient, could you please come out for a moment? I have something to ask you."

Yi Zhonghai stood at the door and asked very politely.

The third uncle in the room sighed when he heard Yi Zhonghai speak so politely.

When Yi Zhonghai was still a big boss, he would not be so polite. He would have just said hello and went straight into the house.

Once you lose power, you become very cautious.

Thinking of this, the third uncle secretly swore in his heart that he must learn from experience and lessons and never repeat the same mistakes.

Walking all the way to the door, the third uncle looked at Yi Zhonghai, who had a slightly flattering smile on his face, with mixed feelings.

The current Yi Zhonghai no longer looks like the boss he used to be.

It is true that a phoenix without its feathers plucked is no better than a chicken.

"Old Yi, come in and talk." The third uncle smiled and invited Yi Zhonghai into the house.

Compared to the second uncle who has no bottom line, the third uncle still has some dignity and will not go so far as to at least save face.

"No, Old Yan, just a few words."

Knowing that he was not welcome, Yi Zhonghai had no intention of entering the house.

"Okay, then you say it." Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was unwilling to enter the house, the third uncle did not force him.

He was just being polite and it wasn't a sincere invitation.

Otherwise, he wouldn't agree so readily, and there would at least be some negotiation required.

"I heard that someone from the street just came to inform us that the Jia family moved out of the courtyard? Is this true?" Speaking of business, Yi Zhonghai changed his expression and asked the third uncle with a serious face.

The third uncle already knew what Yi Zhonghai wanted to talk to him about. When Yi Zhonghai asked, he nodded and said:

"Really? The street staff said Jia Dongxu went to the street to report it a few days ago."

"I guess they didn't do it on a whim. They must have planned it long ago. They should have moved most of the small items in the house, and they probably don't plan to move the remaining large items."

The third uncle confirmed that the Jia family had moved away and shared his guess.

Since the Jia family did not intend to alarm the people in the courtyard, they must have waited until everything was ready before reporting to the street office.

Otherwise, the news may leak out easily.

After getting confirmation from the third uncle, Yi Zhonghai stood there in a daze, not saying a word. His energy seemed to have been drained away in an instant, and he looked distraught.

"Old Yi, think positively."

The third uncle knew some of the inside story. Seeing that Yi Zhonghai didn't say a word, he knew that it would be difficult for him to accept it for the time being, so he gave him some advice.

"I'm fine, please."

After hearing the advice from the third uncle, Yi Zhonghai came to his senses, forced a smile on his face, and indicated that he was fine.

The third uncle knew that Yi Zhonghai's words were somewhat self-deceptive.

For the other people in the courtyard, the Jia family's move was just more topic of conversation after dinner.

For Yi Zhonghai, that was a huge blow.

After all, people in the hospital knew something about Yi Zhonghai's thoughts.

"That's good. You can't be suffocated to death by your urine. You have to look forward in everything." The third uncle didn't know what to say, so he just said something to comfort her.

"I know. I won't say any more."

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he turned and walked home.

The third uncle looked at Yi Zhonghai's lonely back and felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

The Jia family's move this time was a big blow to Yi Zhonghai.

……

"Old Cai, did you know that the Jia family has moved away?"

When Cai Quanwu and Xiao Wu returned to the gate of the courtyard after get off work, someone talked to Cai Quanwu about the Jia family's move.

We have been discussing this topic for the whole afternoon and are still very interested.

It's already time to cook, and a few idle middle-aged women are still chatting at the door.

"Oh? Is that true?" Cai Quanwu asked in pretended surprise.

Cai Quanwu had already anticipated that the Jia family would move away. Anyone who is not a fool would know what to choose.

But Cai Quanwu didn't expect the news to come so quickly and so suddenly.

Cai Quanwu still needs some time to think about it.

After all, moving is not something that can be done just like that. Jia Dongxu has to deal with the master first.

Before anyone could answer, the third uncle came out from the door and answered Cai Quanwu first:

"Well, someone from the street came to notify us this afternoon."

"What a surprise." Cai Quanwu sighed to the third uncle in a hypocritical manner.

"Who said it wasn't? There was no news at all before."

Cai Quanwu's words touched the third uncle's heart. He was also surprised that the Jia family moved away.

"Is there anything else to say?" Cai Quanwu asked the third uncle.

"He only talked about the Jia family moving away and nothing else." The third uncle shook his head.

"Oh, I see. This feels so sudden."

Cai Quanwu learned from the third uncle that he didn't say anything else, so he said it casually.

It was originally thought that after the Jia family moved out, they would entrust the house to the street office for disposal.

Since you have already moved away, it would be a waste to leave an empty house there. You can make some money by dealing with it.

Now that the street office hasn’t mentioned this matter, it seems that the Jia family still has something else up their sleeve.

It’s normal to think about it. Who knows what will happen in the future? It’s always a good idea to leave a way out.

"Old Cai, let's go over there and talk."

The third uncle did not respond to Cai Quanwu's words, but invited Cai Quanwu to chat over there.

There were some things he had been holding in his heart for the entire afternoon, but he had no one to talk to.

Now that Cai Quanwu is back, it’s a good time to talk to him.

"Row."

Cai Quanwu agreed, gave the bicycle to Xiao Wu, asked her to push it back, and walked to the side with the third uncle.

Walking to the side, the third uncle suddenly asked:

"You said that the Jia family suddenly moved away. Could it be related to Yi Zhonghai?"

In order to verify what he was thinking, the third uncle asked Cai Quanwu this question. He wanted to hear what Cai Quanwu had to say and see if it was similar to what he thought.

Cai Quanwu didn't expect the third uncle to ask this question directly, and he began to ponder it in his mind.

In fact, the Jia family's move was prompted by many factors, not caused by a single reason.

Avoiding Yi Zhonghai was just one reason, the more important one was to have a place to move to.

If there was no master or if the master did not agree, the Jia family would not have been able to move even if they wanted to avoid Yi Zhonghai because they had nowhere else to go.

Of course, there are reasons why Cai has no right to do this.

It was he who introduced the master to Jia Zhang, and it was also he who reminded them to move.

Cai Quanwu did this just to destroy Yi Zhonghai's hopes.

It was because Yi Zhonghai didn't provoke him in advance and really thought that Cai Quanwu was a soft persimmon.

Of course, Cai Quanwu couldn't tell the truth to the Third Uncle. He hesitated for a moment and answered ambiguously: "Maybe."

"I think it has something to do with Yi Zhonghai. Why would they move at any other time, but right after Yi Zhonghai came out?"

The third uncle expressed his opinion, and he was very confident.

"Old Yan, what you said makes sense." Seeing that the third uncle was so sure, Cai Quanwu did not refute but agreed with a smile.

"Hey."

After Cai Quanwu finished speaking, the third uncle sighed and said angrily:

"The Jia family is a bunch of ungrateful people. The people in this courtyard have taken good care of them, but they didn't tell anyone in the courtyard about such a big thing as moving."

"Especially Yi Zhonghai, he has taken good care of the Jia family over the years."

"I think they just felt that Yi Zhonghai had lost his power, his job, and his income. Not only would he not be able to take care of their family in the future, but he might even be a burden to them. That's why they ran away so quickly."

"If Yi Zhonghai hadn't lost his job, do you think the Jia family would have moved so quickly?"

After listening to the Third Uncle's angry words, Cai Quanwu felt that the first sentence was the key point: he was very angry that the Jia family moved without telling him.

The following words expressing sympathy for Yi Zhonghai seemed to be just said casually, with the purpose of proving that the Jia family are a group of ungrateful people.

However, there is some truth in this statement.

If Yi Zhonghai still had a job, even if the Jia family wanted to distance themselves from Yi Zhonghai, they wouldn't be able to do it so easily.

According to the Jia family's thinking, you have to take the benefits but avoid the troubles.

Now, there is no benefit to be gained from Yi Zhonghai and he may even bring me into trouble, so of course I have to stay away from him.

The Jia family, in the words of later generations, were sophisticated egoists.