Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

In addition to these reasons, there was another very important factor why Qin Huairu did not get angry with Yi Zhonghai.

Although Yi Zhonghai had been demoted to a fourth-level fitter in a steel rolling mill, he still earned around 50 yuan a month.

After deducting the ten dollars he gives himself for living expenses and the five dollars for pocket money, and spending five dollars on himself, he can still save at least thirty dollars a month.

That’s three hundred and sixty yuan a year.

He still has nearly ten years before retirement, so he can save at least three thousand yuan.

Add to the existing savings of 500 to 600 yuan, that’s 3,000 to 4,000 yuan for retirement.

Even if Yi Zhonghai retires in the future, he will still receive a pension of 10 to 20 yuan every month.

It’s more than 200 yuan a year, and more than 4,000 yuan for 20 years.

Adding the pension money saved before retirement, that’s almost eight thousand yuan.

As long as he took good care of Yi Zhonghai in the days to come, not only would the house Yi Zhonghai lived in now belong to him in the future, but at least half of the 8,000 yuan would also belong to him.

So even for the money, Qin Huairu would not easily get angry with Yi Zhonghao.

Add to that the five yuan pocket money every month and a few dollars from the living expenses, as long as she doesn't divorce Yi Zhonghai, she can earn at least five thousand yuan from him.

Many people who work in factories never save more than one thousand yuan in their entire lives.

All she had to do was marry Yi Zhonghai and take care of him in his old age, and she would be able to get a house and an income of at least 5,000 yuan. Such a good deal was hard to find even with a lantern.

He immediately assured Yi Zhonghai: "Old Yi..."

"I agree to the conditions you just proposed."

"I don't care about our family's money, but you have to give me 10 yuan for living expenses and 5 yuan for pocket money every month, and you can't think of using my private money."

Yi Zhonghai's heart was already blossoming with joy.

Although he fell into the trap of Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang today, in Yi Zhonghai's opinion, he was the ultimate winner.

After divorcing Aunt Zhang, I only need to keep the retirement money I save for myself, and my burden is greatly reduced.

Without Aunt Zhang as a mouth to feed, the two families can eat better on a regular basis while their living expenses remain the same.

More importantly, while his monthly savings amount remains unchanged, he can still take out five dollars for pocket money to please Qin Huairu and let Qin Huairu take good care of him in his old age.

It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.

But he did not show his joy on his face. Instead, he looked at Qin Huairu and replied calmly, "Since everyone has no objection, then this matter is settled."

"Huai Ru will move the things over in a while."

"From today on, Huairu will sleep in the same bed with me and live in this big house. Banggeng will live in the small house next to it. Jia's sister-in-law, Xiaodang and Kuihua will continue to live in Jia's house."

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The east wing of the front yard.

The news that Yi Zhonghai divorced Aunt Zhang and married Qin Huairu spread quickly throughout the courtyard like a gust of wind.

Wang Dong and his wife Chen Jun heard about it as soon as they got home.

His eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

Especially the daughter-in-law Chen Jun, she was confused for a long time and didn't believe that Jia Zhang would let Qin Huairu marry Yi Zhonghai, the moral bitch.

"Dongzi... do you think Qin Huairu is crazy... How could she agree to marry someone who could even be her father?" Chen Jun felt like he had just heard a huge joke. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out the reason behind it. He could only turn his attention to Wang Dong, hoping that he could intercept the message for him.

"And Yi Zhonghai had committed adultery with her before, and was caught by the neighbors in the courtyard."

"They get married and become a family. Aren't they afraid that the neighbors' saliva will drown them?"

Wang Dong thought for a moment and replied, "Wife..." "Do you think Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu still have any face left in our courtyard?"

"They no longer care about what people say."

"As long as it can bring benefits to themselves, there is nothing they can't do."

"As for why Qin Huairu tried every means to marry Yi Zhonghai, it was probably because she had her eyes on Yi Zhonghai's pension money and the house he currently lives in."

"Although Qin Huairu is the only person in Siheyuan who is willing to provide for Yi Zhonghai in his old age."

"But as long as Yi Zhonghai holds the pension money tightly in his own hands, he can change the caregiver at any time. If he really can't find a caregiver, he can adopt one from an orphanage."

"After all, Yi Zhonghai and his wife are not short of money."

"But Qin Huairu can't."

"Once she breaks up with Yi Zhonghai and his wife, not only will Banggeng lose her place to live, but she will also lose her master and she won't be able to get a penny from Yi Zhonghai anymore."

"In order to completely tie Yi Zhonghai to me, marriage is undoubtedly the best way."

"The two of them became a couple. All the money that Yi Zhonghai earned belonged to Qin Huairu, and even the house that Yi Zhonghai lives in now belongs to Qin Huairu."

"Even if we get divorced in the future, Qin Huairu can still take half of the savings and pension money."

"For Qin Huairu, marrying Yi Zhonghai will give her so many benefits without any effort, so why not do it?"

"Besides, they committed adultery before. If they really got married, no one would gossip about them."

“It just has a bad reputation.”

"But these two families no longer care about reputation."

"But this is fine."

"The two most calculating people in our courtyard have come together. Any conflicts they have in the future will be their own family affairs, and our courtyard will be much quieter."

"Yi Zhonghai's former wife is the most unlucky one."

"I don't know how much money she got from Yi Zhonghai, but she actually agreed to divorce Yi Zhonghai, this cash cow. She is really bold."

Father-in-law Chen Dehui suddenly said: "Dongzi..."

"You certainly didn't expect that the divorce between Aunt Zhang from the Central Court and Yi Zhonghai was not a bad thing for her, but a very good thing."

“She’s more opinionated than any of us thought.”

"I heard from Ermao from the Central Court that Aunt Zhang agreed to divorce only after she got 900 yuan from Yi Zhonghai."

"But he didn't leave the courtyard. He went directly to the street and rented a room in the backyard."

"I heard that they will find someone to simply renovate the wing tomorrow, and then adopt a child from the welfare home. They usually make a living by making matchboxes."

"Combined with the 900 yuan Yi Zhonghai gave her and the money I earned from making matchboxes, it was enough to raise the adopted child to adulthood."

"As long as this child has good character and is not spoiled by her, he will definitely live a better life than Yi Zhonghai when he is old."

Wang Dong showed an obvious look of surprise on his face, and then replied: "It's true."

"I didn't expect that Aunt Zhang could accomplish such a big thing without making any noise."

At this point, Wang Dong suddenly thought of something and replied with a smile: "Dad..."

"The streets are always hiring people to do sanitation. The salary isn't high, but it's definitely better than making paste for matchboxes."

"Why don't you introduce this Aunt Zhang to sweep the streets?"

"I really want to see Aunt Zhang being taken care of in the future and living a good life, and Yi Zhonghai being abused by the Jia family when he is old. Then I will ask Yi Zhonghai if he regrets divorcing Aunt Zhang." (End of this chapter)