Siheyuan Fortune Telling: Starting from a Buyer to Become an All-rounder

"Old lady, it's time for dinner. We're having dumplings tonight."

Dumplings are fine grains, and even Yi Zhonghai's family can only eat them a few times a month, not every day. That's why Yi Zhonghai entered the deaf old lady's house, and the aroma of dumplings reached the deaf old lady's nose. The deaf old lady hadn't eaten for a day. Although the old lady was old, it didn't matter if she didn't eat for a day, but the aroma of the dumplings was too fragrant.

These dumplings stuffed with sauerkraut are naturally appetizing. Even people who are full can still eat two just by smelling the fragrance, not to mention someone like the deaf old lady who has been hungry for a whole day. So when the deaf old lady saw the dumplings brought by Yi Zhonghai, she immediately swallowed her saliva.

"I do not want to eat."

Although the deaf old lady wanted to eat very much, she still couldn't swallow it. Even though she couldn't bear it anymore, she still wanted Yi Zhonghai to comfort and persuade her.

"Old lady, people are made of iron and rice is made of steel. You should eat first. We can talk while we eat. If Xu Dongsheng has wronged you, I will go find Old Xu and let him deal with him later."

Yi Zhonghai didn't dare to deal with Xu Dongsheng. Not to mention that Xu Dongsheng was the child of his second or third uncle, he couldn't bully him easily.

Even if he really has no choice and has to talk about it, he has to stand on the highest moral point, otherwise, the first person to stop doing it will be their father.

To put it nicely, these uncles are external personnel who are here to assist the street office in inspecting the courtyards and preventing invasions by enemy spies. But in fact, they are just appointed based on seniority within the courtyards and have no real power at all. Even if they help mediate neighborhood disputes, they are only responsible for trivial matters. If it comes to slightly bigger matters, they are basically not allowed.

And now the subdistrict office is more complete, and these uncles can basically be said to exist in name only. Therefore, they can only fool those who don't understand, or because he is a seventh-level fitter and the oldest moral model in the courtyard, otherwise, who would care about him?

Therefore, he said that if Xu Dongsheng really had problems, then it would be Old Xu who would deal with it. If the matter was brought to a meeting of the entire institute, it would basically offend people. Unless the weak spot was found and the matter could be completely controlled, Yi Zhonghai would never take the risk.

"Oh, I feel so bad, nothing I eat tastes good."

Upon hearing this, the deaf old lady took the chopsticks from Yi Zhonghai, but she was still muttering to herself, as if she had suffered a great injustice today.

However, she also had to talk to Yi Zhonghai about this. If Yi Zhonghai's behavior was not right, she would have to find other people to take care of the elderly.

"Old lady, eat first, this is specially made for you."

Yi Zhonghai did not respond, but told the old lady that this was specially made for her. Although their family was also eating dumplings tonight, if he said that they were eating dumplings because of the deaf old lady, it would sound better. At least even if someone came to the door, he could add some moral aura.

"Well, that's great. Zhong Hai, how many nursing homes do you think there are in our city?"

When the deaf old lady heard Yi Zhonghai say that this was wrapped specially for him, she felt much more relieved. She guessed that it must be an old lady who knew about the situation during the day and therefore wrapped it for him.

"How many nursing homes are there in our city? What do you want? Haven't I already told the street office that we will take care of your life? Even if you can't move, we will still take care of you. Old lady, did the Xu family kid say something to you during the day?"

When Yi Zhonghai heard the deaf old lady say this, he immediately thought that Xu Dongsheng was spreading rumors about their family, saying that he would ignore the deaf old lady.

"No, the Xu family kid didn't say anything bad about you. He just said that there are hundreds of thousands of nursing homes across the country now, so how many people can live there?"

The deaf old lady looked at Yi Zhonghai's nervous expression, and he also promised her that he would take care of her in her old age. The deaf old lady was relieved, but at the same time she became worried. If it was really as Xu Dongsheng said, there would be more than 100,000 nursing homes across the country, which would be able to accommodate a lot of people.

If she really acted like Yi Zhonghai didn't take good care of her, and if there was no one else to take care of her in her old age, then she, a five-guarantee household, might really be sent to a nursing home. She doesn't socialize with others, so naturally she doesn't know the current policies outside. Even the exchange of large bills for small bills in the past few years was done by Yi Zhonghai asking her to go, otherwise her pension money would have been reimbursed.

"Xu Dongsheng didn't lie. Now there are many nursing homes built all over the country. Even in Beijing, there are several. There are quite a few people being taken in, including those who are covered by the five guarantees, disabled elderly people, retired people, etc. Anyway, if there is no one to take care of them, you can pay the pension money and live in it. When you run out of money, the government will provide subsidies.

Anyway, you won't starve to death, but you won't get fat either, and you don't have freedom in there. Even getting up in the morning requires orders. I heard it's no different from being in prison. Don't worry, old lady, we will definitely not send you to a nursing home."

Yi Zhonghai was relieved to hear that Xu Dongsheng didn't say anything, but then the deaf old lady mentioned the nursing home, and Yi Zhonghai's heart was in his throat.

Originally, Yi Zhonghai had this idea, but if he did so, then his image as a moral gentleman would collapse. Moreover, the deaf old lady was old and the most senior person in the courtyard. This made her a good shield and protection. Moreover, the deaf old lady was not useless. She knew some elderly people in both the steel mill and the street office. Therefore, Yi Zhonghai himself was reluctant to send the deaf old lady to a nursing home.

"Well, this kid from the Xu family told me that if a five-guarantee household has no elderly caregivers, they might be forcibly sent to a nursing home. I panicked at the time and was in a state of ups and downs."

The deaf old lady didn't dare to tell the truth. Xu Dongsheng was so scheming, and everything Xu Dongsheng said was true. She might really be sent to a nursing home as long as Yi Zhonghai fell ill.

And by then, it would be those people with whom she had some connections who would send her to a nursing home for her own good. She might have to go, and others would even think that she didn't want to trouble others.

Because Yi Zhonghai was beaten, the only person in the courtyard who could take care of her in her old age was Sha Zhu, but Sha Zhu had no wife, and he was not Sha Zhu's biological mother, so the neighborhood office could not leave her with Sha Zhu. Besides, Sha Zhu was a rough man, how could he know how to take care of people? Even his own sister could starve to death, so how could you expect him to take care of an outsider like you?

I'm afraid that by then I won't be able to starve to death, but I won't be able to eat enough. Can such a life be better than a nursing home?

So even if she didn't want to go to a nursing home and wanted to stay in the courtyard, the street office couldn't force someone to take care of her. After all, who would want to add a grandmother to someone else for nothing? Obviously, the result was obvious, she had no choice but to go to a nursing home.

For a moment, she was a little panicked. If that was really the case, she would have to immediately find someone to be her elderly care provider. However, the only person she could choose in this courtyard was Yi Zhonghai. But if she locked up the elderly care relationship with Yi Zhonghai, she would not be able to eat and drink freely everywhere. Not to mention whether she could get the support, even if she did, people would come to Yi Zhonghai to settle the score.

Thinking of this, the deaf old lady felt that the dumplings in the bowl were no longer fragrant.

"Nonsense, this guy is a complete idiot, he is trying to fool you. Old lady, no, the situation you are describing is impossible. As long as there are elderly people to take care of, and the family is not already dying, they will not force it. Besides, there are so many people in the country, you need some connections if you want to live there."

When Yi Zhonghai heard the deaf old lady's concerns, he quickly told her that it was impossible. If you want to enter a nursing home, you have to queue up, so how can you force people to go?

Yi Zhonghai thought so, but the deaf old lady thought that she had connections, and quite a few, so it must not be difficult for her to get in. And if someone got her in for her own good, she would have to swallow her anger.