Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Looking at the family members around her with different expressions, and since Jia Zhang could no longer come up with 500 yuan, Kuihua could only shift her hopeful gaze to Qin Huairu.

"mom……"

"I keep my word..."

"If you just lend me 500 yuan, I promise to pay you back 600 yuan within four years, not a penny less..."

"I have been out of work for almost a year. Finally someone is selling a workstation in our courtyard, and it is a formal workstation for a steel mill. I must seize the opportunity."

"Otherwise, finding such a good job would be harder than climbing to the sky."

"Mom...can you help me?"

"If you don't help, no one in this world can help me."

Qin Huairu had just received two hundred yuan and was very happy. Moreover, if he lent the money to Kuihua, he could earn another hundred yuan in interest within four years.

Of course I wouldn't refuse such a good thing.

Immediately replied: "Ashamed..."

"You are my daughter... If my daughter is in trouble, I, as a mother, will definitely do my best to help..."

"Mom will take you to a few stores to discuss prices later..."

"You don't know these neighbors very well, so it's hard to bargain if you just go over there."

"After all, Mom has been their neighbor for decades. No matter how much it costs in the end, I will definitely help you negotiate a work station..."

"But you must keep your word and pay me back the six hundred dollars within four years after you start working at the steel mill."

"Your father Yi and I are counting on this money for our retirement."

"If you don't pay me back, when I'm old and can't work anymore and have no income, I will definitely stay at your house."

Qin Huairu's idea was very simple. He would go to a few companies to negotiate prices himself. Maybe he could buy the work station for less than 500 yuan, and then he could earn a little more money.

Kuihua was a relatively honest person, without so many calculations in her mind. She thought Qin Huairu was really helping her and considering things for her, so she quickly assured him, "Mom..."

"Don't worry, as long as I get a job at the steel mill, I will definitely pay you back the six hundred dollars within four years."

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The backyard is He Yuzhu's home.

Looking at Qin Huairu standing at the door, not only He Yuzhu but even his wife Liang Lazhi showed very surprised expressions.

Ever since the two got married, perhaps to avoid suspicion, or perhaps to prevent his wife Liang Lazhi from thinking too much, He Yuzhu would take a detour whenever he passed by the central courtyard and saw Qin Huairu.

Not surprisingly, the two hadn't spoken to each other for years.

He Yuzhu couldn't understand why Qin Huairu suddenly came to see him.

"Zhuzi...I have something to talk to you about. Can you come out for a while?" For the sake of money, Qin Huairu tried her best. She pretended to be happy and said to He Yuzhu with a smile.

He Yuzhu had been deceived by Qin Huairu too many times before. As soon as he saw the expression on Qin Huairu's face, he knew what she was up to, so he quickly refused: "Comrade Qin Huairu..."

"Our relationship is not yet good enough to call each other brother and sister. Please call me Comrade He Yuzhu..."

"You are not my sister. You and I are just ordinary neighbors."

Qin Huairu was choked to death by He Yuzhu's words. She didn't expect that her first move would hit a wall. Not only did it fail to bring her and He Yuzhu closer, but it also caused dissatisfaction on the other side.

In this way, it would be difficult for him to gain any advantage from He Yuzhu regarding the work station.

But in order to save money, Qin Huairu still gritted his teeth and said, "Pillar..."

"You're too distant with me..." "Although we had some conflicts before, after all, so many years have passed...it's time to let it go."

"I really need you for something today, can you come out for a while?"

The more Qin Huairu showed weakness in front of him, the more it proved that he had something to hide and was planning something.

He Yuzhu has suffered too many losses in this regard before.

In addition, Liang Lazhi is no less beautiful than Qin Huairu, and Liang Lazhi also gave birth to two children for him. After so many years, He Yuzhu has long been immune to Qin Huairu's signs of weakness.

Facing Qin Huairu's repeated pleas, his facial expression remained calm without any change, and he emphasized his previous words again.

"Comrade Qin Huairu..."

"I don't want to tell you for the third time that the relationship between us is not that close. Please call me Comrade He Yuzhu..."

"besides……"

"It seems that there is nothing between the two of us that requires avoiding my wife."

"Just tell me what you have to say. There's nothing shameful."

"If you don't speak up I'll close the door."

"I have a lot of things to do today, so I don't have the time to waste with you here."

Faced with He Yuzhu's cruelty, Qin Huairu could only give up the idea of ​​playing the emotional card and answered He Yuzhu's cold eyes: "Zhuzi..."

"Here's the situation."

"I heard you were going to sell your job at the steel mill."

"It's been almost a year since Kuihua returned to the city, and she still hasn't found a job..."

"Can you sell this workstation to Kuihua at a lower price..."

"Anyway, how many times has Kuihua ever called you dad?"

He Yuzhu immediately showed a relieved expression on his face, but when he heard Qin Huairu trying to get close to him again, his brows furrowed and he shook his head and replied: "Comrade Qin Huairu, I don't deserve to be called dad..."

"If you want my workstation, you can... bring me 550 yuan, and I'll sell it to you..."

"This is a regular workstation in the steel mill. Since you are my neighbor in the courtyard, I will only charge you 550 yuan."

"If someone outside the Siheyuan wants to buy this workstation, I definitely won't agree unless they have 600 yuan."

"You know, now in the city of Sijiu, an apprenticeship position can be sold for nearly 500 yuan, and even after entering the steel mill, you may not be able to work."

"I'll only sell you a regular worker's position for 550 yuan, which is already cheap enough."

Qin Huairu didn't expect that after building a good relationship for such a long time and saying all kinds of nice things to him, He Yuzhu not only didn't lower the price for her, but raised the price by fifty yuan instead. It was obvious that he was unwilling to sell his workstation to her.

Seeing that He Yuzhu had no intention of giving in, Qin Huairu could only temporarily give up the idea of ​​buying a workstation from him. He said a few words casually and hurried to the front yard.

Since Qin Huairu couldn't get a cheaper workstation by going through He Yuzhu's route, she could only turn to Tang Dashan and his wife in the front yard.

The Jia family had no grudge against the couple.

I hope to buy a regular workstation at the normal price of 500 yuan.

But he ignored the fact that Tang Dashan was Wang Dong's apprentice.

The Jia family had plotted against their master many times in the past ten years, and Tang Dashan was a man who clearly distinguished between gratitude and resentment. Besides, he had no trouble selling the workstations he had, and could get a higher price if he sold them to others. So why should he sell them to his master for five hundred?

In less than 20 minutes, Qin Huairu returned to the middle courtyard with a face full of disappointment. (End of this chapter)