Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

"Xu Damao, shut up..." He Yuzhu finally couldn't bear it anymore and cursed loudly at Xu Damao.

Xu Damao also didn't want to further anger He Yuzhu.

If this drives him crazy, he will beat himself up here without hesitation. Although He Yuzhu will also be punished, he will be the one getting beaten after all.

It would be terrible if he was too cruel and crippled himself.

I quickly replied: "Okay... If you don't want to listen, I won't say it..."

"By the way, marriage is such a big deal, you can't just have a meal at home and forget about it."

"I remember that when Tang Dashan from the front yard got married, he not only held a banquet in the yard, but also bought a radio."

"Even Yan Fugui, the stingy old man in our courtyard, held a banquet for Yan Jiefang in the courtyard. He also borrowed money to buy a bicycle and cleaned it at the door every day like a baby."

"Although it was not given to Yan Jiefang, it is still a large item after all."

"I remember that your family doesn't have any big things. Although Qin Huairu is not a virgin, she is married to you after all. It would be too embarrassing if she didn't even buy a big thing home."

This time He Yuzhu did not get angry, but frowned and fell into deep thought.

It was a very shameful thing for a young man like me to marry Qin Huairu. If I could really buy one or two big things, it would definitely attract a lot of envy, and then there wouldn't be so many people watching me digest it.

The more He Yuzhu thought about it, the more he felt that this was feasible.

Without responding to Xu Damao's words, he ran towards the courtyard.

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The central courtyard of the quadrangle is Yi Zhonghai's home.

After returning to the courtyard, He Yuzhu did not go directly back to his own home, but went straight to his godfather Yi Zhonghai's home.

Looking at the anxious He Yuzhu, Yi Zhonghai was very dissatisfied and cursed: "Zhuzi..."

"You're going to get married soon, can't you be more steady in your actions?"

"Don't be anxious. Tell me what's going on slowly."

He Yuzhu was about to say something but was forced to swallow it back by Yi Zhonghai's words. He sat down on the chair before speaking calmly.

"Godfather..."

"I want to borrow four hundred dollars from you?"

Yi Zhonghai was holding the cup and about to drink water when he heard He Yuzhu ask for four hundred yuan and almost choked.

He coughed several times before he finally felt better.

Then he widened his eyes and asked in shock: "So much money?"

"What do you want so much money for?"

He Yuzhu replied with an embarrassed look on his face: "Godfather..."

"I'm getting married, aren't I?"

"When other people in the yard get married, they either buy a bicycle or a radio..."

"I am at least a level nine chef at the steel mill, earning a little over thirty yuan a month."

"Although Sister Qin is only a first-level fitter in the steel mill, she earns more than 20 yuan a month."

"The combined salary of two people is about 60 yuan."

"It would be shameful if your family didn't even have a big house when you got married."

"The Jia family already has a sewing machine, so I won't buy one..."

"Lend me four hundred dollars. I'll try to find a way to buy back the bicycle and the radio."

"When I marry Sister Qin, it will definitely shock all the neighbors in the courtyard, and no one will laugh at me anymore."

"You're crazy..." After listening to He Yuzhu's explanation, Yi Zhonghai not only did not agree, but frowned and lectured him. "Spending 400 yuan to buy a bicycle and a radio just for the sake of face, isn't that a waste of money?"

"Wouldn't it be better if you left the money there to buy food?"

"Your monthly salary is only over 30 yuan now. Even if you don't eat or drink for a whole year, you won't even have 400 yuan."

"How will I pay it back in the future?"

"I disagree……"

"And I believe Huairu wouldn't agree with you spending money like this?"

"Instead of borrowing money to buy a radio and a bicycle, you might as well think about how to improve your cooking skills."

"This year's work-level assessment is about to begin."

"You haven't participated in the eighth-level chef assessment for several years. This year, you finally have the opportunity to take the assessment. No accidents can happen no matter what."

"Only when your chef level is higher will your salary go up."

"When your monthly salary exceeds 50 yuan, come and ask me to borrow money to buy a bicycle, and I will nod and agree without hesitation."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's determined expression, He Yuzhu knew that his plan to borrow money from Yi Zhonghai to buy a bicycle would not work.

He could only nod to show that he agreed to Yi Zhonghai's education, and then went home with a frown.

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At 7:30 in the evening, Qi Huairu appeared at He Yuzhu's house as usual to clean and tidy up the house.

He Yuzhu looked like he had seen a savior, his eyes sparkling as he asked, "Sister Qin..."

"Can you lend me four hundred dollars..."

"We are getting married soon, so we must not be too shabby. At least it must be better than the wedding of Yan Jiefang in the front yard."

"Yan Fugui bought a bicycle when he got married. I want to buy both the bicycle and the radio."

"Bang Geng will grow up in a few years, maybe we can leave the bicycle we bought to him."

Qin Huairu's reaction was even more exaggerated than Yi Zhonghai's.

Although she was about to marry He Yuzhu, Qin Huairu looked down on He Yuzhu from the bottom of her heart.

If it weren't for the fact that she wanted to earn his salary so that she could continue to support the Jia family in the future, Qin Huairu would definitely not agree to marry him.

To take a step back, even if the two of them really got married, Qin Huairu would only treat him as a tool to make money for her, and would not treat him as her own family.

After all, I still have three children to raise.

So the real reason Qin Huairu agreed to get married was all for money.

Now He Yuzhu actually wants to take money from him to buy a bicycle and a radio. How is this possible?

Even if Banggeng wants to use bicycles and radios in the future, it will be a few years later.

Wouldn't it be great if you put 400 yuan in the bank and earn interest, and in a few years you can earn dozens of yuan for yourself?

If I use the money to buy a bicycle and a radio for He Yuzhu now, not only will I lose the dozens of dollars in interest from the bank, but by the time Banggeng really needs to use the bicycle, the bicycle will be old and Banggeng will definitely not want to use it.

Thinking of this, Qin Huairu widened his eyes and asked back: "Zhu Zi..."

"Are you crazy?"

"How can we afford a bicycle given our financial situation? And you want to buy two big items at the same time."

"You must have taken the wrong medicine tonight."

"Let alone buying two big items at once, I wouldn't agree even if you only bought one big item."

"Bang Geng and his children are still young, and they will need money a lot in the future. If my family really had these 400 yuan, I would definitely save it for them. How can I use it to buy bicycles and radios? We don't need them now, and they will just sit there and collect dust. It's better to put the money in the bank and earn interest." (End of this chapter)