Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 1072 Qin Huairu's Idea

Just when Qin Huairu was arguing with her third uncle and aunt, Yan Jiefang came back.

As soon as he entered the room, he felt the tense atmosphere in the room. When he understood what happened, he suddenly felt worried. He knew Jia Zhang's temper. If the third master didn't agree, she might not marry Xiaodang to him.

Yan Jiefang hurriedly walked to the third uncle and said anxiously: "Third uncle, please agree to it. I know this request is a bit excessive, but I really want to marry Xiaodang. Let's just assume that it is for the happiness of Xiaodang and me, so please be flexible."

The third uncle frowned and said hesitantly, "This is not a question of flexibility or not, this is a rule. The bride's family is rushing to hold the wedding banquet, what kind of nonsense is this?"

Yan Jiefang continued to persuade him, "Third Uncle, I know you are doing this for the sake of rules. But the situation is special now. It would be a pity if my marriage with Xiaodang was ruined because of this. We can discuss it and let the bride's family contribute a part of the effort, but the wedding banquet will still be mainly hosted by our groom's family. Do you think this is okay?"

The third aunt also said, "Old man, Jiefang is right. Why don't we just agree to it and not let this matter affect the happiness of the children?"

The third uncle was silent for a while, and finally sighed and said, "Okay, then let's do as you say. But the girl's family can't go too far."

Yan Jiefang told Qin Huairu about the third uncle's idea. Qin Huairu frowned and said, "Yan Jiefang, you are good at smoothing things over, but the wedding banquet must be held in our house. This cannot be changed!"

Yan Jiefang's plan was immediately shattered.

That's right, he did intend to fool Qin Huairu and was going to give Qin Huairu some benefits to get rid of her, but now Qin Huairu saw through his plan.

"Yan Jiefang, when I, Qin Huairu, married into this compound, you couldn't even walk, so don't even think about playing tricks on me. Go back right now and discuss it with the Third Uncle and the Third Aunt. When you've finished discussing it, come back and tell me."

Qin Huairu issued an ultimatum to Yan Jiefang.

Yan Jiefang returned home helplessly, looking at his uncle and aunt with a sad face, and said, "Uncle and aunt, I really have no choice. Qin Huairu is very determined and insists on holding the wedding banquet at their home. This cannot be changed.

I didn’t want things to turn out like this, but I really have no other options.”

When the third uncle heard this, he stamped his feet in anger, "Why is Qin Huairu so unreasonable? How can we hold the wedding banquet at the bride's house?"

The third aunt also sighed and said, "What should we do?"

Yan Jiefang gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle, Aunt, if you still don't agree, then I can't do anything. I can only threaten you. If you don't agree to hold the wedding banquet at Qin Huairu's house, I will move out after I get married."

When the third uncle and aunt heard this, they were stunned.

They didn't expect Yan Jiefang to say that. The third uncle frowned and said, "Jiefang, you can't be so impulsive. Can't we discuss this matter carefully?"

Yan Jiefang said firmly: "There is nothing to discuss. I have tried my best to coordinate, but Qin Huairu won't give in, so I can't do anything. If you don't agree, I will have to move out."

The third uncle and aunt looked at each other and fell into deep thought.

They knew Yan Jiefang's temper, and once he made a decision, it was difficult to change it.

Moreover, they didn't want Yan Jiefang to move out, after all, he was the pillar of the family.

The most important thing is that Yan Jiefang is now a formal worker in the factory, with a salary of fifty or sixty yuan per month.

Yan Jiefang gave twenty yuan to his family every month.

That's twenty dollars.

A whole family can't afford that much money.

The third uncle could earn at least ten yuan from Yan Jiefang every month, so there was no need to force Yan Jiefang out because of this incident.

After a while, the third uncle sighed and said, "Yan Jiefang, for your sake, our family has agreed to this matter. Tell Qin Huairu that the wedding banquet of our two families will be arranged by her family."

Yan Jiefang was overjoyed and ran out to tell Qin Huairu.

"Jiefang, you did a good job, just wait for the wedding."

Qin Huairu patted Yan Jiefang's shoulder appreciatively, turned around and went home to tell Jia Zhang about this.

When Jia Zhang learned that the wedding banquet was to be hosted by her family, she was so excited that her face was flushed. She immediately began to inform the residents of the compound door to door.

Arriving at the first house, Jia Zhang said with a happy face: "Hey, come to our house for the wedding banquet this weekend. Yan Jiefang and Xiaodang are getting married. It's going to be a lively occasion. Remember to bring five dollars as a gift."

When Old Zhang heard this, he frowned and said, "Ms. Jia Zhang, five dollars is too much. How can you ask for so much as a gift?"

Jia Zhang's eyes widened immediately and she said, "Five dollars is more? This is a big wedding, can't you be more generous? Yan Jiefang is such a good guy, Xiao Dang will definitely have a good life with him in the future. You guys come to the wedding banquet, so it's only right that you give some gifts."

Old Zhang was a lonely old man who lived on a meager pension every month. He was not in good health and often needed to buy medicine. His life was very tight. He said to Jia Zhang: "Jia Zhang, your five yuan gift money is too much. I am an old lonely man with only a small pension. I also have to buy medicine and see a doctor. How can I have so much spare money?"

Jia Zhang snorted and said, "Don't be so stingy. We are all neighbors. Are you reluctant to pay this little money? If you don't come, don't expect us to help you in the future."

Although Old Zhang was unhappy, he didn't want to make things too awkward with Jia Zhang, so he had to say, "Okay, okay, we'll try to find a solution."

Jia Zhang came to Li's house again and said the same thing. Li also said that the money was too much. Jia Zhang said impatiently: "Why are you so stingy? Five dollars can buy you a good meal and share in the festive mood. What a good thing. If you don't come, it means you are not giving face to our family."

Mrs. Li’s husband was injured while working in the factory and now can only recuperate at home. She has two children who need to go to school and the financial pressure is very great.

  She said helplessly to Jia Zhang: "Jia Zhang, it's not that we don't want to give the gift money, it's just that our family is in financial difficulty.

You also know that my husband is injured and can't work, and the children need money to go to school, so five dollars is really not a small amount for us. "

Jia Zhang put her hands on her hips and said, "What's the problem? It's just that I can't bear to spend that little money. Let me tell you, our family has spent a lot of time and effort on this wedding banquet. What's wrong with you giving a little gift money?"

Mrs. Li knew that Jia Zhang was an old hag. If she really rejected her this time, Jia Zhang would definitely make things difficult for them in the future.

There was no choice but for Mrs. Li to agree.

At this time, Jia Zhang came to Xu Damao's house again.

Jia Zhang came to Xu Damao's house with a smile on her face. That smile was extremely flattering, but upon closer inspection, it was clear that there was a deep calculation hidden in that smile.

She twisted her body, moved closer to Xu Damao, and said, "Xu Damao, you are a big leader in the workshop, and your status is not ordinary. Look at how your family is doing, it's prosperous, and the conditions are so good.

What's more, your wife Qin Jingru is Qin Huairu's cousin. We are closely related, so you have to give her a bigger gift.

Everyone else in this compound is paying five dollars, so you have to give them at least ten dollars."

When Xu Damao heard this, his eyes widened instantly and he became furious.

He slammed the table and shouted, "Ms. Jia Zhang, are you crazy about money? Why are you giving me ten yuan as a gift?

I don't have that much spare money to give you. The money I earn is also earned through hard work, why should I be blackmailed by you like this? "

Jia Zhang's face darkened, and her smiling face suddenly became gloomy. She pointed her finger at Xu Damao and said, "Xu Damao, don't be ungrateful. You are a leader in the workshop, and your monthly salary is so high, you earn a lot.

What does this little money mean to you? Besides, you have this kind of relationship with our family, so it's not reasonable for you not to give it to us?

If you don't give me this gift money, I wonder how you can hold your head up high in this compound in the future."

Xu Damao sneered, his face full of disdain. "Jia Zhang, don't use these words to pressure me.

I am a leader and I earned the money based on my own ability. It has nothing to do with you. Why should I give you so much gift money? You are going too far.

Do you think you are the only one who can scheme? I won't let you control me. If you continue to be unreasonable, don't blame me for being rude.

Seeing that Xu Damao refused to pay, Jia Zhang got furious and sat on the ground, shouting, "I don't care. If you don't give me ten dollars today, I won't leave. Xu Damao, beat me up if you can!"

Xu Damao clenched his fists tightly, shaking with anger. He really wanted to teach Jia Zhang a lesson.

But he quickly calmed down, thinking that he was now the leader of the workshop, and if he really beat up a resident, he would definitely get into big trouble.

By then, work may be affected, which is really not worth it.

At this moment, Qin Jingru heard the conversation between the two in the house and became furious.

She ran out with a basin of hot water, pointed at Jia Zhang and cursed, "Jia Zhang, don't go too far! You dare to blackmail our Damao? I'll teach you a lesson."

As he said this, he was about to pour the hot water on Jia Zhang.

When Jia Zhang saw this, she was so scared that she quickly got up from the ground and took a few steps back. "Qin Jingru, how dare you! If you dare to splash me, I will never let you go."

Qin Jingru's eyes widened with anger. "You old hag, you dare to threaten me? What if I throw water on you today? Who told you to bully my Damao?"

The two of them started arguing, their voices getting louder and louder. Xu Damao stamped his feet anxiously and quickly pulled Qin Jingru to his side, "Jingru, don't be impulsive, don't make things worse."

Qin Jingru said angrily: "Da Mao, Jia Zhang is too much. We can't just let it go like this."

Jia Zhang was not to be outdone, "Humph, you two teamed up to bully an old woman like me. I tell you, you must give me this gift money, or you will come to make trouble every day."

Qin Jingru's eyes widened with anger, and her hands holding the hot water basin trembled slightly. "You old hag, you still dare to threaten me? What if I throw water on you today? Who told you to bully my Damao?"

Jia Zhang was so angry that her face turned red. She put her hands on her hips and took a step forward. "Qin Jingru, how dare you! If you dare to splash me, I will never let you go. Do you think I'm afraid of you? You two think you are great just because you have a little money? I tell you, you must give me the ten yuan gift money today."

Qin Jingru did not back down. "You wish! You are blackmailing me. Why should we give you so much money? Don't you look at what you have done? You just scheme against others all day long."

Jia Zhang snorted, "Who am I plotting against? I'm doing this for my son Xiaodang's marriage. Since you have this relationship with our family, you should pay more."

"That's a twisted theory." Qin Jingru raised her voice, "Our money didn't come from the wind. Don't go too far."

Qin Huairu didn't want to help Xu Damao at all, she just didn't want to be blackmailed by Jia Zhang.

Seeing that Jia Zhang's arrogance was growing stronger and stronger, Qin Jingru picked up the hot water and poured it on Jia Zhang.

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Zhang's angry look and felt helpless. She really didn't want to help Xu Damao, but she didn't want to be blackmailed by Jia Zhang and make things out of control.

Jia Zhang ran back home, her face full of anger, spitting and scolding Qin Huairu: "Qin Huairu, look at that Qin Jingru, she is simply a shrew. She actually dared to throw hot water on me, is there any justice in this world? We can't just let it go, we must make them give an explanation. Humph, she thinks she is great just because Xu Damao is the workshop leader? We can't be afraid of them."

Qin Huairu frowned and said, "Mom, don't be so angry. You were wrong in the first place. How could you blackmail Xu Damao? It's normal for him not to give it to you."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she was furious. "What do you mean I did something wrong? I did this for Xiao Dang's marriage. Since they have this kind of relationship with our family, they should give more money. Qin Huairu, are you being disloyal?"

Qin Huairu sighed and said, "Mom, I'm not being unreasonable. We can't be so unreasonable. If this matter gets out of hand, it won't be good for our family."

Seeing that Jia Zhang was still chattering, Qin Huairu could only remind her.

"We want to take this opportunity to make money. If we cause chaos in the compound and attract the attention of the neighborhood office, the leaders of the neighborhood office might intervene. By then, we might not be able to hold the wedding banquet."

As soon as these words were spoken, Jia Zhang's face changed immediately.

She knew very well that the neighborhood office advocated thrift and diligence these days and had suggested several times that residents in the compound should not hold wedding banquets.

Jia Zhang still had some hope.

"I just calculated that even if all the residents in the compound came to the wedding banquet, they could only earn less than 100 yuan. What can we do with this little money?"

Hearing this, Qin Huairu secretly curled her lips. One hundred yuan was a huge sum of money in those days, and now Jia Zhang was so unsatisfied.

Of course, the more money Jia Zhang earns, the more money Qin Huairu earns.

Qin Huairu smiled and said, "Ms. Jia Zhang, I remember that our family has many relatives in Jiajia Village."