People in the Siheyuan: I am a Buddhist who is in a mess

"But if we do this, we will become estranged from Zhuzi and his wife. Who knows how Yu Li will hate us."

Speaking of this, Yi Zhonghai became even more depressed.

In order to provide for his retirement, he invested in two people, Jia Dongxu and He Yuzhu. He no longer wanted to find someone to keep around him. In fact, it would be nice to be like the old lady.

"It's all my fault. I didn't leave any children for your Yi family." Thinking of her children, Liu Mei was filled with self-blame.

Perhaps he had thought it through, Yi Zhonghai consoled her and said, "It's not necessarily your fault regarding the children's affairs. Maybe it's my own fault. It's not destined to happen. It's useless to force it. Look, Lin Yi is actually not bad. You can't just watch us grow old without anyone to take care of us."

Yu Li dragged He Yuzhu back home. Because he drank too much, He Yuzhu fell asleep immediately.

Yu Li wanted to tell He Yuzhu about her dissatisfaction and discuss He Yushui's house, but when she saw He Yuzhu drunk and asleep, she could only sulk by herself. She did not hide her dissatisfaction with Yi Zhonghai's family at all.

He Yushui also returned to her own room, and did not go to He Yuzhu's room. She knew that her sister-in-law Yu Li would definitely not be satisfied with what happened today. So much money and a house, but these were what she, He Yushui, deserved, and she had never thought of giving the money and the house to Yu Li. After all, Yu Li had only been married for a short time, and He Yushui had spent most of her time living in the school dormitory. There was not much communication between the sister-in-law and the sister-in-law, and they were also estranged.

Liu Haizhong returned to his own home. He regarded today's events as a joke. He really admired Yi Zhonghai. With so much money, he took it out as he said. If he said he wasn't jealous, that would be a lie. But the old lady was there, and Director Wang from the street office was also there, so Liu Haizhong didn't have so many thoughts. Moreover, today Yi Zhonghai mentioned him as the second uncle in charge, and Director Wang didn't object. Lin Yi and the old lady didn't say anything. Isn't this tacitly acknowledging that he, the second uncle, has returned to his position? For Liu Haizhong, the return of the second uncle's position is a real good thing. This is a good thing that is worth having another drink.

Compared to Liu Haizhong, Yan Fugui thought more.

Yan Fugui had a big meal and watched a big play today. He was in a good mood, especially when he knew that He Yushui not only had money but also a house. He began to think about her.

Yan Fugui found a job for Yan Jiecheng, but he spent 400 yuan, which had emptied his family's savings and he still owed dozens of yuan in foreign debt, so he set his sights on He Yushui.

Yan Fugui has three sons. The eldest son, Yan Jiecheng, is 20 years old, only four years older than He Yushui. The second son, Yan Jiefang, is the same age as He Yushui and will graduate from junior high school soon. They are in the same school but not in the same class. If either of these two sons marries He Yushui, wouldn't they have all the money and the house? Wouldn't they all belong to the Yan family?

Moreover, Yan Fugui heard it carefully. He Yushui can get ten yuan of child support from He Daqing every month. It seems that he can get it for another two years, which means more than two hundred yuan again.

Thinking of this, Yan Fugui felt very happy, as if He Yushui had already married into their Yan family.

As for his opinion of Yi Zhonghai, Yan Fugui would only think that Yi Zhonghai was a real fool. He just took out the more than one thousand yuan as he said. He helped He Daqing take care of He Yuzhu and He Yushui for so many years. Not to mention that he embezzled all the money, it was not excessive to charge some handling fees. He didn't ask for much, just two yuan, which was more than two hundred yuan.

Not to mention that over the years, Yi Zhonghai helped He Yuzhu and He Yushui openly and secretly. Yan Fugui knew that Yi Zhonghai had contributed to He Yuzhu's work and He Yuzhu's marriage. If these were calculated in money, it would be a lot of money, but in the end he just didn't want it.

Yan Fugui saw clearly how Yu Li looked today. From now on, the two families would become enemies.

It was no secret in the hospital that Yu Li used her salary to subsidize her parents' home. Yan Fugui had also heard about it. He looked down on Yu Li from the bottom of his heart. After getting married, she didn't think about her husband's family. How could she subsidize her parents' home in this way? If it was his daughter-in-law, she would definitely not do this.

Yan Fugui was very thankful that he had not sought a matchmaker. If he had really married Yu Li into the Yan family and made her his daughter-in-law, who knows how chaotic life would have been. His son knew that he was a henpecked man and would have emptied out the Yan family in the future.

"A girl from a small family."

Back in the house, the old lady sighed.

Lin Yi knew that the old lady was talking about Yu Li. Yu Li's performance today was indeed a little too eager for quick success. Of course, there were not many faults. Not to mention this era, even in the future, there were many people who could not walk when they saw money.

"Grandma, we are a family after all. Don't you always say that children and grandchildren will have their own blessings?"

Lin Yi thought that this was quite good. In the plot, He Yuzhu supported the Jia family and took care of the old and the young. No matter how petty Yu Li was, what was divided belonged to the couple.

Although Yu Li was willing to use her salary to support her family, Lin Yi felt that since Yu Li was pregnant, it was good enough that she didn't have to take money from her family.

In the plot, Lin Yi doesn't know whether Yu Li has children or not, since he has never seen them. However, there is a high probability that she does have children. Otherwise, based on what the aunties in the hospital say, Lou Xiaoe is an example in the plot.

Seeing Lin Yi preparing to test the water temperature with hot water, the old lady stopped him and said, "My dear grandson, don't be in a hurry. Your aunt and her husband will be here soon."

The "aunt and her husband" the old lady mentioned naturally refers to Yi Zhonghai and his wife.

"Such a big incident broke out tonight, will they still come over?"

Lin Yi was a little bit unconvinced. In the plot, Yi Zhonghai treated He Yuzhu as his own son and held him tightly in his hand, fearing that he would run away. After Jia Dongxu died, he instigated Qin Huairu to join He Yuzhu, and finally, together with Qin Huairu, they tied the entire courtyard to He Yuzhu.

Today, Yi Zhonghai took the initiative to expose the matter of He Daqing's financial support, which was beyond Lin Yi's expectation. However, considering that with his participation, He Yuzhu got married early, and the person he married was Yu Li, and the old lady did not interfere, Lin Yi guessed that Yi Zhonghai probably wanted to tell He Yuzhu about the retirement plan, which led to this incident.

"Wait, if I'm right, they'll be here soon. This time, grandma won't express her opinion, my dear grandson, you make your own decision. No matter what, grandma will support you〃¨."

After saying this, the old lady went back to fiddling with her radio.

Lin Yi wanted to ask again when there was a knock on the door.

When he opened it, he saw that it was Yi Zhonghai and his wife.

"Lin Yi, please sit down first. We two have something to tell you."

Liu Mei invited Lin Yi to sit down as well. No one spoke in the room for a while. Liu Mei pushed Yi Zhonghai, who had been sitting there without saying a word since he entered the room.

"Lin Yi, your uncle Yi really has no bad intentions."

Yi Zhonghai organized his words and said carefully: "Your aunt and I are old, but we have never been able to have children. Maybe it's destined. But we are also afraid. If this person gets old and can't move, it would be ok if he dies. I'm afraid that he will starve to death lying on the bed."

"It is said that there are no filial sons around a long-term sick bed. Your aunt and I have thought about adopting one, but we have been worrying about it. Now we are old and our minds are not so keen."

"Your aunt and I originally wanted to find someone to take care of us in our old age, and that was Jia Dongxu, but we were blind at the time. Jia Dongxu's family is really not a good family. I also have high hopes for Zhuzi, but Zhuzi is a person who has no opinion of his own. I should have told Zhuzi about He Daqing earlier, but I had my own selfish thoughts in my heart and kept delaying it until today."

"I'm not afraid that you'll think too much. Zhuzi just got married today, so I do have some responsibilities. I'm just worried that after Zhuzi gets married, he'll be like Jia Dongxu, and forget about us."

As he said these words, Yi Zhonghai took out a box, which contained a passbook, his family's grain book, and a housing certificate.

"Lin Yi, my husband and I came here today just to get a definite answer. We want you to support us in our old age."

After saying this, Yi Zhonghai was like a deflated ball. He moved the opened box in front of Lin Yi and looked at him eagerly.

Lin Yi didn't say anything. He took the passbook in his hand and opened it. There was a deposit of 927 yuan and a stack of cash, more than 300 yuan. The 300 yuan was probably the money from He Yuzhu's sewing machine.

Lin Yi fiddled with it for a few times, then put it back in the box and pushed it back towards Yi Zhonghai.

Seeing Lin Yi's actions, Yi Zhonghai's expression changed, and Liu Mei was also extremely disappointed.

Yi Zhonghai was willing to put aside his pride today, which showed that he had made a great determination. He was a strong-willed person. If he was not strong-willed, he would not have become an eighth-level worker in this era. In Yi Zhonghai's view, Lin Yi pushing the box back represented an attitude, which was that he did not want to support Yi Zhonghai in his old age.

Disappointment, anger, shame and other emotions were all churning in Yi Zhonghai's mind, just needing a way to vent.

"Uncle Yi, when I first came to this courtyard, I said that I would not find a father for myself."

Lin Yi said calmly. Lin Yi could feel that Yi Zhonghai wanted Lin Yi to take care of him in his old age.

"Lin Yi."

Liu Mei's voice sounded sad and helpless.

"Uncle Yi, Aunt Yi, this is a new society, not the old one. It won't happen again like before when someone died and no one knew about it."

"Uncle Yi, Aunt Yi, before Zhuzi got married, I told Uncle Yi that in my heart, the care for the elderly actually means that when you can no longer move, I will cook for you and bring you water. As for wearing mourning clothes, it is not shameful or embarrassing for the younger generation to treat the elders."

"If you do what elders should do, I will naturally respect you and take care of you, but I have also said that I don't want to find a father for myself. I don't want someone to educate me with what they think is the correct principles."

"Take the things in this box back. As long as you treat me as your own, I will naturally treat you as my own family. This money and house are really unnecessary."

Lin Yi's words calmed Yi Zhonghai's anger, and Liu Mei also had a smile on her face.

"Uncle Yi, let me ask you a question. Liu Haizhong has three sons in the backyard. When he gets old, which of his sons do you think can support him?"

Lin Yi asked.

"Liu Guangqi." Yi Zhonghai answered without thinking, but soon he added: "Old Liu loves Liu Guangqi the most. Liu Guangqi should take care of Old Liu in his old age, right?"

Speaking of which, Yi Zhonghai became a little unconfident.

"Uncle Yi, let me ask you another question. Yan Fugui in the front yard has three sons and one daughter. Do you think his retirement will be a problem?"

Lin Yi asked Yi Zhonghai about the situation of Yan Fugui's family.

Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything this time. In Yi Zhonghai's opinion, the situation in Yan Fugui's family was even less reliable than that in Liu Haizhong's family. Although Liu Haizhong beat his children every day and favored his eldest son, there is a saying that a filial son is born under the stick. However, the situation in Yan Fugui's family was even more unreliable. How could the father and son settle accounts so clearly?

"Uncle Yi, you see, even this father and son can't figure things out. If I say now that I can provide for you two old people in your old age no matter what happens in the future, do you believe it?"

Lin Yi asked Yi Zhonghai.