Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Qin Huairu had just left Yi Zhonghai's house with a satisfied smile when his wife frowned and said with dissatisfaction.

"Old Yi, you are so stupid..."

"You know what kind of people the Jia family is. If the two families eat together, isn't that asking for trouble?"

"And I'm not too old to cook."

"Now that they are entangled with the Jia family, given Jia Zhang's protective personality, the good things she bought with a few dozen dollars will probably end up in Bang Geng's mouth."

"We used to be able to eat meat seven or eight times a month."

"If we really eat together with the Jia family, I think it would be good to eat meat once a month."

"We will both have a hard time eating from now on."

Yi Zhonghai shook his head and answered with embarrassment: "Do you think I don't know these questions?"

“But I had to do it.”

"Qin Huairu is different from Sha Zhu. She is a person who will not release the eagle until she sees the rabbit. If she does not see tangible benefits, she will definitely not continue to fulfill her promise to support us in our old age. What will we do when we are old in the future?"

"besides……"

"Do you think Qin Huairu's proposal just now was to discuss with us?"

"You are wrong. That is not a discussion, it is a notification."

"Only if I agree to our two families eating together, will Qin Huairu continue to provide for our retirement."

"If Qin Huairu wasn't the only woman in the whole courtyard who was suitable to take care of us in our old age, I would have flipped the table a long time ago and would not have continued to talk to this vicious woman like Qin Huairu."

“He’s too greedy.”

At this point, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but show an expression of regret on his face.

The daughter-in-law's face was full of regret. She frowned and continued, "If we had known this would happen, we shouldn't have adopted Bang Geng as our godchild. We should have directly adopted a granddaughter from the Jia family as our own grandchild."

Yi Zhonghai shook his head and replied unhappily: "What's the point of saying this now?"

"If Qin Huairu wants to help us with our living expenses, let her do it. We don't need this little money anyway."

"When I retire, I will have a pension to collect, so it will be no problem for me to take care of the two of us."

"If we really can't eat well following the Jia family, we can save five dollars less every month and buy some good food in private to supplement our nutrition. Just don't let the Jia family know."

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A workshop in a steel rolling mill.

After most of the day's production and labor, everyone in the workshop had a look of fatigue on their faces, and Yi Zhonghai was no exception.

But now he is being watched by many people in the workshop, who are trying every way to find fault with him and deal with him.

So even if it was his last class after get off work, Yi Zhonghai did not dare to relax at all and continued to do what he had to do.

Qin Huairu, who was not far away, had already started to clean up the waste at his workstation, and from time to time he would look up at the clock hanging on the wall to confirm the time to get off work.

I planned to rush out of the workshop as soon as the announcement sounded.

Anyway, she is now being punished by the steel mill and cannot be promoted to a regular employee in the next three years.

No matter how hard she works at her workstation, she can only get an internship salary of 18 yuan per month. In this case, she might as well stay in the workshop and waste her time.

"Notice... Notice..." At this moment, a loud broadcast finally sounded in the workshop, but it was not a song marking the end of get off work, but the voice of the announcer.

For a moment, everyone pricked up their ears, wanting to know if the radio station had anything else to report to everyone before going off duty.

"Comrade Yi Zhonghai from Workshop 1 violated factory rules and regulations and the law. After consultation with the factory leaders, it was decided to downgrade his fitter grade from level 6 to level 4."

"I hope Comrade Yi Zhonghai can seriously correct his mistakes in his future work and life..."

"Notice, notice... Comrade Yi Zhonghai from Workshop 1 has violated factory rules and regulations and the law. From today on, he will be demoted from a level 6 fitter to a level 4 fitter..."

The short broadcast was played twice before stopping.

For a moment, everyone in the workshop looked at the stunned Yi Zhonghai at the same time, as if they had discussed it beforehand.

Qin Huairu's face also flashed with shock.

Some workers who knew the general reason had begun to discuss the whole incident in a low voice, explaining to the surrounding workers how Yi Zhonghai calculated the living expenses of He Yuzhu and his sister in the courtyard and how he was arrested by the police.

Although the sound was very small, Yi Zhonghai could still hear it clearly because the workshop was so quiet.

He almost couldn't catch his breath and fainted on the ground.

He didn't expect that the police would not hold him accountable for his scheme to obtain living expenses for He Yuzhu and his sister because he had paid the fine and compensation, but the steel rolling mill would hold him accountable and gave him such a severe punishment.

The Fitter's attack power was directly reduced by two levels.

Although I was demoted from a level 8 fitter to a level 6 fitter, I still earned 60 to 70 yuan a month.

Now he has been demoted to a fourth-level fitter, and his monthly salary has dropped to more than 40 yuan, which is still not as high as Liang Lazhi's salary in the Central Courtyard.

After deducting the more than 20 yuan of living expenses each month, the amount that can be saved each month also drops sharply to 20 yuan, and the total amount for a year is only 240 yuan.

By the time I retire, I can save at most a thousand yuan, which is obviously not enough to meet my expected retirement standard.

Just as Yi Zhonghai's expression became more and more solemn, Qin Huairu's brows also frowned into a big "川" shape.

Yi Zhonghai's fitter grade was downgraded from level six to level four, which meant that his salary would also be reduced by more than 20 yuan.

In Qin Huairu's opinion, nearly half of the 20-plus yuan salary belonged to her, and now it's all gone at once.

More importantly, Yi Zhonghai's salary has been reduced by more than 20 yuan compared to before, which will affect both his future pension and current living standards.

Maybe after get off work Yi Zhonghai will use this as an excuse to reduce the 20 yuan per month living allowance he promised himself last night to 10 yuan per month.

At that time, even if I feel that ten dollars is too little, I will have no reason to refuse.

After all, Yi Zhonghai's salary at the steel mill was reduced.

And normally speaking, five dollars is enough for an adult with enough food to live in the city for a month.

From this perspective, the ten yuan that Yi Zhonghai pays for his own living expenses every month is not a small amount.

But since the Jia family is large and the per capita living expenses are low, they can only average the living expenses of Yi Zhonghai and his wife.

If Yi Zhonghai gave her less living expenses, the Jia family would not be able to equalize their living expenses, and there would be no point for the two families to eat together. Qin Huairu herself would not be able to make a penny from this matter.

Thinking of this, Qin Huairu, who put his own interests first, made a decision on the spot: he would discuss this matter with Yi Zhonghai on the way home from get off work.

If Yi Zhonghai really intends to reduce living expenses because of a salary cut, I definitely can't agree easily.

As for whether he can save enough money for retirement in the future, that has nothing to do with me. No matter what, I should first take advantage of the present situation. (End of this chapter)