I have a sign-in system when I go to the Siheyuan

The old man was very happy.

Without waiting for Jia Dongxu to speak, Yi Zhonghai spoke first: "Dongxu! It's not that the master is reluctant to lend it to you, but this money is the retirement money that your aunt Yi and I have saved for most of our lives."

He sighed involuntarily, and his voice became low: "But if I lend you all this money, what should Aunt Yi and I do at that time..."

Halfway through his words, Yi Zhonghai suddenly stopped talking, and then looked at Jia Dongxu with a helpless look.

Jia Dongxu's eyes flickered, and he certainly understood what the master wanted to express - it was nothing more than hoping that he would be able to take care of him and Aunt Yi in the future. However, Jia Dongxu did not respond to the master's words immediately.

He hesitated for a moment and decided to pretend to be at a loss for the time being, saying that he did not understand the master's implication. After all, his mother was not at home at the moment. If he agreed to the master's request privately, what if his mother disagreed after returning? Wouldn't it be a chaotic life?

Seeing the money that was about to be in hand, Jia Dongxu muttered in his heart: Why did the master say such a thing?

"Master, don't worry, when I have money, I will definitely return this thousand yuan to you immediately." Jia Dongxu said firmly.

Yi Zhonghai's face changed slightly, and he felt a little dissatisfied with Jia Dongxu's answer. Is this just one thousand yuan what he wants? What he really hopes is that Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu can shoulder the responsibility of taking care of him and his wife in their old age.

However, Yi Zhonghai still suppressed his inner unhappiness and said calmly: "Dongxu, Master doesn't mean that. Besides, why would Master urge you to pay back the money? You also know that your Aunt Yi and I have no children in our lives. When we get old, we hope that someone can take care of us in our later years."

After speaking, Yi Zhonghai stared at Jia Dongxu closely, looking at his expression and wanting to hear his response.

Jia Dongxu continued to play dumb, but asked in confusion: "Then Master, what do you mean..."

Yi Zhonghai's face immediately became serious when he saw this. He took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Dongxu! Master is now at this age, and this money is no longer that important to me."

But now the most critical and important issue is that this money is specially saved by Master for our retirement. If I lend it to you now, how will Master support himself in the future? ”

“Although the master has no doubts about your character, in the final analysis, if the master does not have the money for retirement, he will be really panicked!”

“…”

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Jia Dongxu also remained silent.

The pleading and affectionate words in Yi Zhonghai’s words were all for the purpose of hoping that Jia Dongxu would take the initiative to mention the matter of supporting himself, so that he could start to implement the subsequent retirement plan.

However, Jia Dongxu was not willing to express his attitude towards retirement at all, but pretended to be confused and pretended not to understand what the other party said, and responded:

“Master, as your apprentice, I have been carefully cared for and cultivated by you since I was a child, and you can rest assured that my character is absolutely trustworthy.

Regarding this loan, I will definitely repay it in full. If you still have doubts, I am willing to write a written IOU as a guarantee. I wonder if this is okay? "

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu, wondering if Dongxu really didn't understand what he meant, or if he was pretending not to understand. He had expressed it so clearly, could Dongxu still not understand what he meant?

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu again with a suspicious look, but he didn't find anything wrong. He only saw Jia Dongxu still vowing that he would definitely pay back the money.

Just then, Yi Zhonghai interrupted Jia Dongxu unceremoniously, his tone full of dissatisfaction and severity, and asked: "Dongxu, isn't what the master said clear enough? Do you really not understand?"

Jia Dongxu heard Yi Zhonghai's questioning, and he knew very well that he had become dissatisfied with him. However, if he showed guilt or remained silent at this moment, it would be tantamount to confessing to the master that he had just pretended to be confused and was not willing to take care of the master in his old age.

Absolutely can't admit it! Must pretend to the end! Suddenly, his eyes

His eyes turned and an idea came to him. He decided to imitate Sha Zhu's silly look and was stunned immediately.

Then he stammered: "Then...then Master, what do you mean?"

"Master, I have said that I don't care about money at all. What I care about is the issue of retirement. Dongxu! Think about it carefully. If I don't intend to lend you money, I won't ask to lend you money yesterday. Then why should I take out the money now, right!"

"Besides, Master, have I been good to you all these years? How many times have I helped you before? Master, you lend me money when you don't have money, and you lend me food when you don't have food.

But when did Master settle accounts with you? Did he pay you back? Am I that kind of person? You underestimate Master!"

Jia Dongxu felt a little uncomfortable when listening to Yi Zhonghai's words, but he had no way to refute. He knew that Yi Zhonghai had always been very good to him and had indeed helped him many times.

He was silent for a while, and finally raised his head, looked at Yi Zhonghai, and said softly: "Master, you are right, you have been very good to me over the years. It's just that, regarding the matter of old-age care, I really..."

However, just as Jia Dongxu was about to continue speaking, Qin Huairu and Auntie suddenly walked into the room.

Qin Huairu looked at Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu, and asked curiously: "Uncle Yi, Dongxu, what are you talking about? Why are you so serious?"

Her eyes swept back and forth between the two of them, and she seemed to sense some strange atmosphere.

Jia Dongxu was relieved when he saw Qin Huairu appear, and almost said it out loud, and his face was full of smiles when he looked at Qin Huairu.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Qin Huairu, his eyes became kinder, and he smiled and said to her, "Huairu is here."

Qin Huairu looked at the money box on the table and the pile of money next to it, and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes. She said to Yi Zhonghai:

"Master Yi, I thought Dongxu had been here for a long time, so I hurried over to see him. After all, Li Chenyu was quite anxious. I thought that sending the money to him quickly would also help Banggen come out earlier."

As soon as the voice fell, Qin Huairu had a worried and distressed expression on her face, which made people feel sorry for her as a mother.