Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Seeing that He Yuzhu was still clenching his fists with a defiant look, Yi Zhonghai's expression suddenly became very serious.

Looking at He Yuzhu, he said seriously: "Zhuzi..."

"I don't care whether you are convinced or not, or how dissatisfied you are with Xu Damao. From now on, this matter is over. You must never cause trouble for Xu Damao again. Do you understand?"

Seeing He Yuzhu staring with eyes wide open without responding, the deaf old lady immediately said: "Zhuzi..."

"You must listen to your uncle on this matter."

"For you, I have already spent more than 2,000 yuan, which is equivalent to your salary for ten years."

"Although the salary of an uncle is higher than yours, no matter how high the salary is, he can't afford to squander a few hundred dollars at a time."

"If you don't restrain yourself and get into trouble all the time, causing me to suffer, I will cut off my relationship with you no matter how reluctant I am. I don't know how you will pay me back the two or three thousand yuan when the time comes."

The old man still counts on He Yuzhu to take care of him in his old age, so he doesn't want to say anything too harsh.

The deaf old lady was not afraid, and with the serious expression on her face, He Yuzhu was afraid at the time. Seeing Yi Zhonghai's guilty face, he replied: "Godfather, I will listen to you..."

"I will definitely not cause any more trouble in the future..."

"I won't bother Xu Damao anymore..."

Although He Yuzhu said this, the knot in his heart did not disappear.

He followed Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady back to the courtyard in a depressed mood. He didn't say a word on the way and locked himself in the room when he got home.

Although the deaf old lady was very worried, she didn't say much.

Talking too much about many things is not only useless, but may even have a counterproductive effect.

The best way is to let He Yuzhu figure it out himself, or let him suffer a great loss in something, so that he can turn over a new leaf.

…………

"Zhuzi... I'm your sister Qin, please open the door." After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Qin Huairu's voice suddenly rang in He Yuzhu's ears.

When I opened my eyes, I saw that it was getting brighter outside.

While being detained in the police station, he missed Qin Huairu all the time, and even worried about whether Qin Huairu had money to buy meat and vegetables when he was not in the kitchen.

When he suddenly heard Qin Huairu's voice, he suddenly became energized and sat up from the bed.

When I opened the door, I saw Qin Huairu standing at the door with a lunch box, looking at me with concern.

"Zhu Zi, you suffered in there..."

"This is a box of meat and vegetables and two steamed buns that Sister Qin brought back from the cafeteria. You can eat them first..."

"I'll buy you some good food when Sister Qin saves up some money this month."

He Yuzhu was deeply moved.

I didn't expect that after I got home, the first person who thought of me was Sister Qin, and the first person who brought me food was also Sister Qin.

Everyone said that Qin Huairu was here to plot against him, but the facts before him made He Yuzhu believe that he really cared about him and was not plotting against him.

But she didn't take the lunch box Qin Huairu handed over. Instead, she asked with a worried look on her face, "Has Bang Geng eaten yet? What are they having for dinner?"

Qin Huairu immediately replied: "It's not a big deal to have a good conversation..."

"You've suffered for three days, you must make up for it, take it in and eat quickly..."

"I'll heat some hot water for you in a minute so you can soak your feet and get rid of the bad luck. We'll go to work at the steel mill early tomorrow morning."

After hearing Qin Huairu's words, He Yuzhu was even more moved.

He would rather his son not eat meat, but would still give meat dishes to himself to eat, showing his care for himself. He Yuzhu will never forget this feeling.

Little did he know that this was Qin Huairu's brilliance. A box of meat and vegetables that were just right played a bigger role for He Yuzhu than a few dozen dollars, and He Yuzhu just fell for it.

As soon as Qin Huairu finished speaking, He Yuzhu replied with a grateful look on his face: "Sister Qin is really great for thinking of me..."

"I will go to work tomorrow. I will buy two more portions of meat and vegetables for Sister Qin to take home so that Banggeng can have a good meal."

This was exactly what Qin Huairu wanted, so she immediately said, "Then Sister Qin would like to thank Zhuzi here..."

"You eat first. I'll light the stove and heat some water for you. You can soak your feet in the hot water after dinner."

…………

The kitchen of a canteen in a steel rolling mill.

He Yuzhu was frowning and thinking about a solution.

He promised Qin Huairu last night that he would give her two more meat dishes at noon today to compensate Bang Geng.

But he had no money in his pocket, not a penny.

Although I borrowed ten dollars from Wang Dong a few days ago, I spent it all on the blind date.

He had already borrowed dozens of dollars from Wang Dong and didn't want to borrow from him again, otherwise he would make a big fool of himself if he really couldn't pay it back.

But he racked his brains but couldn't think of anyone in the cafeteria who would lend him money.

If he was still an eighth-level chef in the steel rolling mill, Fatty and Ma Hua would be his apprentices, and maybe he could borrow a few dollars from them.

Now he is a level 10 chef in a steel mill and is not qualified to take apprentices.

The original land chef Ma Hua had become the assistant chef of other chefs, while the fat man had transformed into a level 10 chef like himself. The master-disciple relationship between him and them had long been in name only, and there was even some hostility. They could not even be considered normal colleagues, so he certainly could not borrow money from them.

After much thought, I can only place my hopes on Wang Dong.

Wang Dong was eager for He Yuzhu to ask him to borrow money.

The more he borrows now, the more he will have to pay back in a year.

Given the price of flour at that time, He Yuzhu definitely could not afford to pay it back, and he had no other choice but to use his house as collateral.

By then, the two main rooms in the middle courtyard will fall into my hands.

Wang Dong is still very envious of the current courtyard house.

If you can get all the houses owned by the residents of the Siheyuan, the price of the Siheyuan will definitely increase by dozens of times after the storm. As long as you hold on to the Siheyuan, you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life.

In addition, Wang Dong also wanted to borrow money to pay for the living expenses of the He brothers and sisters who were tricked by Yi Zhonghai.

Lend him ten dollars now and he will pay you back twenty kilograms of flour later.

The price of flour at that time was equivalent to one hundred yuan.

If you lend him one hundred dollars, you have to pay him back one thousand dollars.

Anyway, the money will either end up in Yi Zhonghai's hands and be embezzled by him, or be borrowed by Qin Huairu, giving the Jia family a free ride. It would be better to take it into his own hands.

Decades later, He Yuzhu lost his value to the Jia family, was kicked out, and finally froze to death under a bridge.

With this incident, if He Yuzhu repeats the same mistake in the future and is kicked out by the Jia family again, I will definitely help him because of our past friendship. At the very least, I will not let him starve to death or freeze to death under the bridge.

After He Yuzhu signed the IOU, Wang Dong handed the ten yuan to He Yuzhu without any hesitation.

Money is a man's confidence. After having money in his pocket, He Yuzhu speaks with more confidence than before.

After seeing Qin Huairu, he immediately prepared three servings of meat and vegetables for her. (End of this chapter)