Yi Zhonghai's Siheyuan

When Qin Huairu returned to Jia's house, Jia Zhang immediately said to Qin Huairu, "How was it? How much did they give?" Jia Zhang thought that Sha Zhu would definitely give her family a full bowl today, but Jia Zhang guessed wrong.

Jia Zhang looked at the empty bowl and said, "Qin Huairu! Why didn't they give it to us? Didn't you tell us that our family couldn't survive? Damn Sha Zhu, damn Xu Damao, damn Yi Zhonghai!"

Qin Huairu said aggrievedly, "Mom, they said Dongxu still has some pension! Let us buy it with our own money..."

Jia Zhang: "I'm telling you, don't think about the pension money I have. Grandma Banggeng tells you that it's all your fault that you are a useless mother, so you can't eat meat."

Bang Geng cried and said, "Grandma, I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat, but mom won't let me..."

Jia Zhang watched Bang Geng making a fuss while Qin Huairu wiped her tears and said, "Mom, why don't you just give me some money? I'll ask them to ask the Women's Federation to come to our house."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she got furious and said, "What Women's Federation? Bah! A bunch of black-hearted people." Then she took out a dollar from her pocket and gave it to Qin Huairu, saying, "Go buy some meat tomorrow!"

Qin Huairu was not angry. She took the money and comforted Banggeng and Xiaodang.

At the He family, Xu Damao and Sha Zhu had drunk a little too much and were talking to each other about their inner thoughts.

Xu Damao: "Shazhu, you are so lucky. I thought you would be stuck in the quagmire of the Jia family, but I didn't expect you to jump out."

Silly Zhu: "Well, you are not the same. I used to think that your short little guy couldn't carry on the family line, but I didn't expect that you are already the father of three sons, and all of them have eggplant faces like you."

Xu Damao said anxiously, "Who is short and weak? Hey! You bastard, this is your handsome face, okay!"

Sha Zhu pressed his hands and said, "Uncle Yi, look and see if he is anxious."

Xu Damao said with a lost look, "Everyone in the yard used to think that I, Xu Damao, was a mean person, but I just saw it a little bit more clearly. It was because I saw clearly that the old woman in the backyard and the people in the Jia family kept saying that I was not a good person, including you, Uncle Yi, who always said that I was not a good person. Later, after you came back from the hospital, you seemed to have changed into a different person. First you apologized to me, then you got rid of the burden of the Jia family and went to the street office to adopt a child. Then you got married and married someone new. In the yard, I found that I could not see through you more and more."

Xu Damao's words were full of true feelings, and then Xu Damao said, "Shazhu, your father abandoned you and Yu Shui when you were young. At that time, I knew that you would be plotted against by the old deaf man in the backyard and the widow in the middle yard for the rest of your life, but I don't understand what you did later."

Sha Zhu said carelessly, "Well, Xu Damao, I'm not saying anything bad about you. Look at the way you act in this yard. First you report people, then you show off in various ways to get others to notice you in this yard."

Yi Zhonghai listened to their conversation and said, "Da Mao and Zhu Zi, I did want Jia Dongxu from the Jia family to take care of me in my old age, but I also paid first. I should have adopted one myself. And Damao, some of your work style is indeed like your father's. Your father used to be a master at this. The only one in this courtyard who can play with your father is He Daqing."

When Xu Damao heard that his father was so powerful, he didn't believe it at all, so he said, "Now I understand. I should not get involved in the affairs of this courtyard if I can. I can't figure out the affairs of my own children, so how can I have the energy to meddle in other people's affairs..."

Sha Zhu laughed and said, "Well, you finally figured it out. I figured it out too! Don't get involved in the affairs of the yard. This way you can live more comfortably. Now I can live peacefully for my own little family."

As they were chatting, Yan Bugui came over with a glass of wine mixed with water and said, "Hey, you guys are chatting? Would you like to suggest an extra set of bowls and chopsticks?"

Yi Zhonghai: "Old Yan, come in and sit down and chat for a while."

Yan Bugui saw that there were some dishes on the table, so he sat down, picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of meat. He ate it happily and said, "Zhu's cooking skills have improved again. Lao Yi, what were you talking about just now?"

Yi Zhonghai: "Nothing, just talking about the past."

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai didn't explain in detail, Yan Bugui didn't ask any further questions and continued to eat his food.

Xu Damao saw Yan Bugui coming and said, "Teacher Yan, you bought a big item like a bicycle, so you have to treat us to two tables tomorrow and let everyone celebrate with you."

Yan Bugui stopped eating and said, "Da Mao, you are flattering me. I have used up all my family savings to buy a second-hand bicycle. How can I afford to treat you all to a meal?"

Sha Zhu: "Tsk tsk, Teacher Yan is worthy of being Teacher Yan. I remember when I got married, Teacher Yan kept asking me to treat him to the wedding wine."

Seeing that Yan Bugui continued to eat shamelessly and did not respond to Sha Zhu's words, Yi Zhonghai decided to give the old guy a hard blow.

Yi Zhonghai: "Old Yan, why did I hear your boss say at the factory that he wanted to split up the family business?"

Sure enough, after Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, Yan Bugui didn't even bother to eat and said, "Old Yi, are you serious? Does this bastard really want to separate from me?"

Yi Zhonghai: "Well, several times when I went to the warehouse to get things, I heard the warehouse employees discussing that your Jiecheng family wanted to split up." This is indeed true, Yi Zhonghai has indeed heard it, but they were all angry words from Yan Jiecheng.

Yi Zhonghai added, "Old Yan, I can understand why you are so stingy with your children. After all, you are the only one working to support so many children. But now that Yan Jiecheng and you are both working, don't be so stingy with your children. Be careful that you will take away the little affection you have for them."

Yan Bugui was no longer in the mood to eat or drink. He took off his glasses, rubbed his red eyes and said, "Lao Yi, you can still understand me! I have no choice. I rely on my salary to support so many people in my family. If I don't save money, would Yan Jiecheng still want to get married and work in the steel mill? He himself doesn't even think about it..."

Xu Damao and Sha Zhu both lowered their heads and didn't know what they were thinking. Yi Zhonghai continued, "Old Yan, what could be more important than the affection between your own family? Think about it, you are in your seventies or eighties, but your children have inherited your calculations and started to ignore you. What will you do?"

Yan Bugui jumped up and said, "How dare they? I raised them, how dare they not provide for my old age?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "What's there to be afraid of? It's not like I haven't seen it before. Isn't there a ready-made one in our yard?" He looked towards the backyard.

Yan Bugui stopped talking and did not refute. He was thinking about something with his head down.