Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

"He Yuzhu doesn't need a house?" Chen Dehui looked puzzled and asked Wang Dong: "Dongzi..."

"You must have made a mistake..."

"The He family only has two rooms in the main courtyard. Although they are larger than the other rooms, they are only big enough for the two of them."

"When He Yuzhu gets married and has two or three children, the house we have may not be enough. How can we not be short of houses?"

Wang Dong replied calmly: "Uncle..."

"The He family indeed only has two ancestral properties in the main house in the middle courtyard..."

"But don't forget that the deaf old lady has another house in the backyard, and Yi Zhonghai also has two houses in the west wing of the middle yard."

"When the deaf old lady dies, He Yuzhu will be the only loss she acknowledges, and the house in the backyard will definitely belong to He Yuzhu."

"Yi Zhonghai is He Yuzhu's godfather. After Yi Zhonghai and his wife pass away, I think the two houses in the west wing of the central courtyard will also fall into He Yuzhu's hands."

"Even if He Yuzhu mortgages the two ancestral properties of the He family to me, he still has at least three houses."

"Even if he gets married and has two or three children in the future, he can easily live there."

"As long as He Yuzhu can save face and have a place to live, the two main rooms in the middle courtyard will definitely fall into my hands."

"Even if Yi Zhonghai finds out about this in the future, the deeds to the two main rooms in the central courtyard have already been changed to my name. It's set in stone."

"It's no use for Yi Zhonghai to object."

"Moreover……"

"With a widow like Qin Huairu around He Yuzhu every day, as long as He Yuzhu doesn't get married, no matter how many houses he has, they will all be taken away by the Jia family."

"Instead of letting Qin Huairu take all the houses in He Yuzhu's hands for himself, it would be better for him to sell them to me."

"This way, He Yuzhu can at least get some money."

Chen Dehui nodded, obviously very satisfied with Wang Dong's analysis and explanation, and immediately continued: "Just know it yourself... Let's continue eating..."

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The east wing of the central courtyard.

Seeing that He Yuzhu really borrowed a cured chicken and a cured fish from Wang Dongjia in the front yard, Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady both showed shocked expressions on their faces, but the shocked expressions on their faces were soon replaced by worry.

The deaf old lady was afraid that He Yuzhu had been wronged in front of Wang Dong, so she quickly asked: "Zhu Zi..."

"How did you borrow these cured chickens and fish..."

"That little beast Wang Dong didn't bully you, so why did he ask you to do anything difficult..."

He Yuzhu didn't think there was anything wrong with asking Wang Dong to borrow a cured chicken and a cured fish, and then returning a cured fish and a cured chicken of the same weight half a year later, nor did he feel that he was at a disadvantage.

I happily answered: "Don't worry, grandma..."

"Your grandson is not stupid..."

"Although I was only a level 10 chef at the steel mill, my cooking skills were still there."

"As the canteen monitor, Wang Dong relies on me for many things."

"Although he and I didn't have a good relationship in the yard, we were still colleagues in the steel mill after all."

"Besides, I'm not borrowing things and not returning them. There's no reason for him not to lend it to me."

"Just give him a cured chicken and a cured fish within half a year..."

Yi Zhonghai immediately showed an expression of disbelief on his face, and asked back with wide eyes: "Zhu Zi..."

"We are all family..."

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about."

"If Wang Dong makes any excessive demands on you, don't hide it and tell your godfather directly." "Although your godfather is no longer the eldest uncle of the courtyard, he is still the second uncle."

"Although Wang Dong's father-in-law is an uncle, he still gives me the respect I deserve."

No matter how stupid He Yuzhu was, he would never tell Wang Dong that he had mortgaged his house to him. He looked at Yi Zhonghai and answered confidently, "Godfather..."

"Wang Dongzhen didn't make any excessive demands. He just asked me to return the cured chicken and fish within six months..."

"Besides, I don't have a penny on me right now. Even if Wang Dong wants to make excessive demands, I can't do it..."

Seeing He Yuzhu's sincere face, he didn't seem to be lying to him. Although Yi Zhonghai was still puzzled and didn't understand why Wang Dong lent He Yuzhu the cured chicken and fish, as long as He Yuzhu didn't suffer any loss in this matter, it was fine.

He immediately said, "Since you haven't suffered any loss, let's quickly make the cured chicken and cured fish..."

"You say it's a change, but godfather, I haven't eaten these cured meats for a long time."

After saying this, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help swallowing.

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Grandma Wang’s house in the front yard.

Xiaoshan and Xiaojuan were very happy. They sat beside the table full of food with their eyes shining.

As far as they could remember, today's lunch was the best meal they had had in years.

Tang Dashan brought back two large boxes of pork offal from the kitchen. He took the whole box of pork offal and divided it into three portions: stewed radish, stewed cabbage, and stewed potatoes.

A few days ago, I went to a banquet with Wang Dong and brought back half a chicken and half a pound of pork.

Tang Dashan made a large bowl of chicken stewed with mushrooms, a small bowl of braised pork, and the carrot soup that Wang Dong sent... a total of six dishes.

"Grandma... Xiaoshan and Xiaojuan can't wait... How about we start eating now?"

"Eat, my dear grandchildren... With such delicious food at noon today, you will definitely be full..." said Grandma Wang with a smile on her face.

Seeing her two little grandsons eating with their mouths full of oil, Grandma Wang's smile became even more pronounced.

Compared with the younger grandson, the older grandson Tang Dashan was obviously much more gentle, and he kept adding dishes to his own and his younger siblings' bowls.

Faced with this happy scene, Grandma Wang became even happier.

Normally I would be full with just one steamed bun, but today, for some reason, I ate two big steamed buns in a row.

After eating, he asked Tang Dashan: "Grandson..."

"The first thing you need to do tomorrow morning is to go to the uncle's house and wish your master a happy new year, okay?"

"If it weren't for your master, we wouldn't be able to have such good food for our New Year's Eve dinner, and we wouldn't be able to live such a good life."

Tang Dashan nodded immediately: "Don't worry, grandma... I'll be there early tomorrow morning..."

Grandma Wang continued, "You must follow Dongzi and work hard. Do whatever Dongzi asks you to do. You must also do more work in the canteen kitchen and help Dongzi more. You must learn to read his instructions..."

Seeing that grandma wanted to continue talking, with a look of relief and worry on her face, I immediately comforted her: "Don't worry, grandma..."

"My master said that we will take the Level 10 chef exam during the Chinese New Year this year."

"Once we pass the ninth-level chef exam, we can become team leaders in a canteen and help him manage the canteen."

"If we can pass the eighth-level chef exam, the position of canteen monitor will be ours."

"I can now cook big pot dishes. After the Chinese New Year, I can cook on my own after practicing a little more."

"correct……"

"The master also said that as long as we can cook on our own, we will be promoted to regular employees and our wages will be converted to apprentice wages." (End of this chapter)