Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Seeing that her sister-in-law kept giving her eyes, the second daughter-in-law immediately responded: "Dad... I'll go out and discuss it with Jiefang..."

The two families walked out of the courtyard together as if they had discussed it beforehand.

Yan Jiecheng's mind was in a mess. Faced with the killer move used by Yan Fugui, he could not think of any way to crack it.

Seeing his wife pulling him out, he subconsciously thought that she had already thought of a solution, and quickly asked: "Wife..."

"what are you thinking."

"If it doesn't work, we'll just promise Dad..."

"Give him half a month's salary, and you can still have 40 or 50 yuan left. We can slowly save money to buy a house, and then divide the family property."

The second daughter-in-law focused her eyes on Zhang Juan at the same time and asked expectantly, "Sister-in-law..."

"what are you thinking."

"You have the most ideas among us. I will listen to you."

"We definitely can't agree to Dad's unreasonable request..." Zhang Juan answered firmly.

"If we give him fifty yuan a month now, and then reduce it to ten yuan after we split up in the future, people will say we are unfilial to our parents if the news gets out..."

"They feel their parents are useless and no longer need their help in taking care of their children, so they start reducing their pension money."

"What about the second child..." Yan Jiecheng agreed with this, but when he thought of the second child who had not yet started school, his brows furrowed again. He looked at his wife with a worried look on his face and asked.

"I'll take it to the hotel for custody tomorrow..."

"The hosting fee is only eight dollars a month, which is much more cost-effective than paying it to my dad every month."

The second daughter-in-law's eyes lit up and she replied, "Yes...how could I have forgotten about the after-school care class at the hotel..."

"The boss has opened a daycare center on the fifth floor of the hotel... You only need to pay eight dollars a month to send your kids there."

"Not only are they provided with three meals a day, but retired teachers are also available to teach them knowledge."

"I'll send my second son over tomorrow, too."

Seeing that everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Zhang Juan continued to speak, but the next sentence sounded more like it was directed to her sister-in-law.

"My second son's wife... do you still remember what the boss told us in the meeting today..."

"Since Dad is so dissatisfied with us, he keeps eyeing the little salary we worked so hard to earn all day long and won't stop until he gets his goal..."

"Why don't we take this opportunity to divide the family."

"If we buy a house and settle down in the south of the city, we can go to work in the south of the city branch."

"Now the two of us are restaurant waiters, and the chances of promotion are very slim."

"But if we go to the Chengnan branch, we can become team leaders."

"Not only will the basic salary increase by 20 yuan, but the monthly bonus will almost double..."

"The income is at least one hundred and fifty dollars."

"Or we can just separate from our parents completely, the farther away the better..."

Yan Jiecheng didn't quite understand what his wife said, and frowned and asked back: "Wife..."

"What is the South City branch..."

"The south of the city is so far from the steel mill, why should we settle down in the south of the city?"

“Why didn’t I understand…”

Zhang Juan then turned her attention to her husband: "Jie Cheng..."

"Today Wang Dong called a meeting for all the hotel employees."

"He decided to open a branch in the south of the city..."

"We are planning to transfer some employees from the main store to work at the South City branch, and we are asking you to sign up."

"Anyone selected by him will be promoted one level."

"If my second son's wife and I sign up to go to the South City branch, there's at least an 80% chance that we can become team leaders."

"Even if the salary and bonus cannot be doubled, it will definitely be no problem for the total to exceed 150 yuan." Upon hearing the words 150 yuan, Yan Jiecheng's eyes turned red and he made a quick decision...

"go……"

"I have to go to the South City branch to work..."

"An extra fifty yuan a month will add up to six hundred yuan a year... that's almost my annual salary. We have to go to this South City branch."

The second brother, Yan Jiefang, was also very tempted, but soon his brows furrowed into a big "川" shape, and after thinking for a while he asked back: "Big brother..."

"Let's settle down in the south of the city. My sister-in-law and my wife's salary will indeed be higher, but what about our jobs..."

"By then, we will be at least ten kilometers away from our workplace, which will take almost two hours to walk. Our work will definitely be affected..."

"You can't possibly quit your job at the steel mill, can you?"

Hearing this question, the second son's wife and Yan Jiecheng also frowned.

Apparently none of them wanted to give up their jobs at the steel mill.

Although the salary is not high and cannot compare to the two wives, he is a formal worker in a state-owned factory after all, which is still very popular in this era.

Chen Juan smiled and replied: "The solution is..."

"This problem is easy to solve..."

“We can buy bicycles…”

"Ten kilometers may seem far, but if you really ride a bicycle, you can get to the steel mill from home in less than half an hour."

"The time is about the same as your current time walking from Siheyuan to work."

"Yes..." Yan Jiecheng answered after slapping his head hard.

"How could I have forgotten my bicycle?"

"Now many of my neighbors in the courtyard have bought bicycles. Our income is not low. A month's salary for my husband and I is enough to buy a bicycle."

"With bicycles, it's no problem for us to go to the steel mill from the south of the city to work."

"Just do it..."

"Just take this opportunity to separate from my parents."

"From now on, apart from the ten yuan pension every month, you don't have to pay the twenty yuan living expenses."

"I'll ask for leave tomorrow from work... and go directly to the south of the city to look for a house..."

"Buy it right away if you can."

At this point, Yan Jiecheng's heart skipped a beat, and his relaxed brows frowned again. He looked at his wife Chen Juan and answered with embarrassment.

"Wife, it seems that we haven't collected enough money to buy a house yet."

"Now the housing prices in Beijing are changing every day..."

"The money we saved is definitely not enough to buy a big house."

"If we only buy a small house, it will be too crowded for a family of four to live in, and it will be troublesome to move to another house later."

The second son's wife frowned and said, "Sister-in-law..."

"The money my family has saved is not enough to buy a house..."

Zhang Juan is a very decisive woman. Since she has decided to take this opportunity to separate from her parents, she will not compromise easily no matter what.

After thinking for a while, he replied: "If we don't have money, we can borrow it..."

"Wang Dong is both our boss and our neighbor... He must have money, and since we work at a restaurant, he doesn't have to worry about us not paying him back."

"Let's go find Wang Dong now."

"By the way, tell him about our idea of ​​opening a branch in the south of the city."

"I estimate that there should be quite a few people who sign up for the South City branch. Our performance in the restaurant is not bad, and we are neighbors living in the same courtyard. If we tell Wang Dong in advance, he will definitely take care of us." (End of this chapter)