Get something in the courtyard

"Oh my God, why is my life so miserable!"

As expected, Jia Zhang's crying was soon heard in the central courtyard.

Qin Huairu didn't say anything, but she seemed more aggrieved than Jia Zhang who was making a fuss.

Banggeng sat in the corner with an ugly look on his face, saying nothing.

Yi Zhonghai looked guilty and said to Qin Huairu: "Huairu, it's not that I don't want to work, it's just that I'm too old and people don't want me."

Qin Huairu cursed Yi Zhonghai for being incompetent in her heart, but she couldn't show it. Her family said to the outside world that they were providing for Yi Zhonghai in his old age. If everyone knew that she forced Yi Zhonghai to go out to work, how could she continue to cheat in Siheyuan in the future?

"Uncle, this is not your fault. In fact, you are so old, you should have retired long ago. I am just sad for Bang Geng. Why did they fire Bang Geng? It can't be because of his age!"

Yi Zhonghai: "..." I can't tell you that because I didn't teach Banggeng the skills, Banggeng doesn't know anything. People don't want to support idle people.

Seeing Qin Huairu continue to cry, Yi Zhonghai felt a little distressed and explained: "Maybe Banggeng is just like Dongxu, he has no talent for locksmithing!"

"Nonsense, our Banggeng has been smart since he was young. Banggeng, tell me, is it because that old man Yi Zhonghai didn't teach you seriously?"

Bang Geng felt a little guilty and didn't dare to answer Jia Zhang. He didn't understand the locksmith technique, but when he saw Yi Zhonghai teaching, the workers all showed admiration, and he knew that Yi Zhonghai was good at what he said.

Since Yi Zhonghai explained it very well, it doesn’t mean that Yi Zhonghai didn’t teach him. We can only blame him for not learning seriously.

If Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu knew that he didn't study seriously, they would definitely harass him.

"Grandma, please stop talking nonsense. My dad worked for more than ten years before he passed the second-level worker exam, and my mom is still a first-level worker. I must have inherited it from them. I don't have the talent for locksmithing."

This answer made Jia Zhang hate Qin Huairu, and she scolded her: "I knew I shouldn't let Dongxu marry a vixen like you. You have harmed my son and now my grandson."

Yi Zhonghai felt both relieved and uncomfortable when listening to Banggeng's explanation.

Fortunately, Banggeng didn't see through his little trick, and no one knew that he was holding back when teaching his apprentices.

But Banggeng's words made him feel very uncomfortable. What did he say was "follow Jia Dongxu"? Obviously, Banggeng was his offspring.

Qin Huairu was not as easy to fool as Jia Zhangshi, and she began to doubt that Yi Zhonghai was not teaching seriously. You know, Yi Zhonghai had a criminal record. Yi Zhonghai had worked in the steel mill for decades, but he didn't have a caring apprentice.

Especially during the Chinese New Year and other holidays, all of Liu Haizhong's disciples would come to see him, but Yi Zhonghai had nothing.

When she thought of this, she began to curse Yi Zhonghai in her heart. She had already told Yi Zhonghai that Banggeng was Yi Zhonghai's biological son. The damn old man was holding back on his own son, which was really unworthy of a son.

Qin Huairu cried without saying a word. Since she had already lost her job, it was useless for her to make a scene. The key now was to force Yi Zhonghai to make a statement and continue looking for a job after the New Year.

Yi Zhonghai couldn't bear to see Qin Huairu crying so sadly, and his brain suddenly stopped working. Then he said, "Huairu, don't be sad. As the saying goes, if you can't stay here, you can find another place that will stay. That small broken factory has bad treatment, and I don't want to work there for a long time.

Don't worry, after the New Year, I will find a new factory with Banggeng."

After saying this, Yi Zhonghai reacted and wanted to slap himself. He didn't understand what was going on, but he said these words.

This answer is exactly what Qin Huairu wanted.

After getting what she wanted, Qin Huairu stopped crying. With a smile on her lips, she immediately charmed Yi Zhonghai: "Uncle, how can this be? You are so old, how can you still go out to work? I would rather die of exhaustion than let you go out." Yi Zhonghai thought to himself, who is it that starts cooking before dawn every day and runs into the house to call him when the time comes.

But he also knew that he couldn't ruin Qin Huairu's reputation. Once Qin Huairu's reputation was ruined, he would have no scruples. If a person had no scruples, he would do anything without considering the consequences. Once that happened, his retirement would be ruined.

"Huai Ru, don't stop me. I can't be a burden to you. Besides, I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing this for myself. I'm old, and if I don't make some money while I can still move, what will I do if I get sick?
I know you are filial, but as a woman, you cannot afford to take care of the family.

If I have to blame someone, I can only blame myself for being blind and falling for Sha Zhu. That heartless guy ran away to enjoy himself and didn't care about the neighbors in our yard at all.

We watched him grow up. Without our neighbors, he and his ungrateful sister would have starved to death long ago."

The last words were not only to clear Qin Huairu's name, but also for the people in the courtyard to hear.

He had lived in the Siheyuan for so many years that he knew the temperament of the people there very well. They were all a bunch of selfish people who couldn't stand seeing others live well.

Sha Zhu is living a good life now, which must make everyone jealous.

His plan did work, and voices of dissatisfaction with Shazhu began to emerge from the crowd.

In fact, everyone knew that Sha Zhu never accepted their help. When He Daqing just left, everyone avoided Sha Zhu. Even Yi Zhonghai used steamed bread to keep Sha Zhu alive after taking He Daqing's money.

At that time, the only ones who had not cut off contact with Sha Zhu were the deaf old lady and Xu Damao. One wanted to plot against Sha Zhu and use him to control Yi Zhonghai, while the other had a grudge against Sha Zhu and always tried to provoke him.

But does this matter?

unimportant.

In Yi Zhonghai's words, it is because they are afraid of ignoring the facts. You and I live in the same courtyard, and I am not someone who doesn't care about my neighbors. So when you were in trouble, I must have helped you. I helped you, and you should help me when you become rich, otherwise you have no conscience.

Qin Huairu knew that too much is as bad as too little. Seeing that Yi Zhonghai had found all the excuses, she said, "It's all my fault. I can't make you live a good life. Uncle, don't worry, Banggeng and I will take good care of you in your old age. Uncle, if I can't do it, let me be struck by lightning."

Xiaodang and Huaihua were hiding in the crowd, and began to murmur after hearing Qin Huairu's words.

"For the first time, I'm glad that our mother doesn't care about us."

"Yes. If she forces us to take care of our great grandfather, that will be troublesome. We have never been loved by our great grandfather since we were young."

The two of them were dreaming.

Bang Geng, that was reserved for Qin Huairu's own retirement, how could she bear to give it to someone else.

What I said just now was just to tell Yi Zhonghai that Banggeng is Yi Zhonghai's son, and he should not hold back in the future.

Even after swearing such a cruel oath, Yi Zhonghai was forced into a corner and could only accept his fate and prepare to go back to work after the New Year.

When everyone left, Yi Zhonghai sat alone in the room, regretting it again. He couldn't understand why it was so difficult to find someone to take care of the elderly. Sha Zhu, that bastard, betrayed him for a woman.

It's not like he hasn't prepared a woman for Sha Zhu, can't he just wait a little longer? (End of this chapter)