Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

Don't underestimate the fried chicken business; it's quite important to the Jia family.

At the very least, the money earned from the fried chicken shop could be used to ensure the Jia family's food and drink.

Otherwise, how would we cover our daily expenses?
In the past two years, Jia Zhangshi has gotten older and can no longer cause trouble; she seems to have given up.

But anyone who dares to treat her like a toothless tiger is dreaming.

Jia Zhangshi was already difficult to deal with, but when she was provoked, she became even more difficult to deal with.

If Qin Huai dared to force Jia Zhangshi to pay money, Jia Zhangshi would turn her house upside down.

The money in Jia Zhangshi's hands was her guarantee for retirement, and no one was allowed to touch a single penny of it.

Yi Zhonghai is no longer contributing money.

Besides his official pension and the money he earned from the fried chicken shop, Yi Zhonghai didn't give away a single penny of his extra money.

Even with this much money, Qin Huai would have to use a lot of scheming to get his hands on it.

The older Yi Zhonghai gets, the stingier he becomes.

In previous years, Yi Zhonghai would say some nice things.

In the past year, there haven't been any kind words to say.

That leaves three children.

Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua inherited Qin Huairu's intelligence and spend their days trying to outwit him.

One used marriage as an excuse, while the other simply refused to come back.

Don't even think about getting these two to support their family.

Qin Huai himself wouldn't be willing to spend money.

How could a born Pixiu possibly spend money to support others?

It's already quite good that she didn't embezzle funds.

Bang Geng, who was supposed to be the pillar of this family, is basically unreliable now.

Qin Huairu was content as long as Bang Geng's meager salary was enough to cover Tang Yanling's expenses.

Qin Huairu just couldn't understand it; how could there be a woman like Tang Yanling?

When she first became someone's daughter-in-law, she wished she could save every penny she had.

Tang Yanling, on the other hand, was the complete opposite. She would spend two dollars on every dollar she earned.

Speaking of this, Qin Huairu hated Chen Xiaofang and Bi Xiufeng with a passion.

They're all almost fifty years old, why are they dressed so flamboyantly?

In the past two years, Chen Xiaofang and Bi Xiufeng have been managing Xiangpiao Bancheng, and the business has been very successful.

Taking advantage of their first-mover advantage, they fought KFC to a standstill and held their own.

Good performance leads to higher income.

Now that they had money, the two of them didn't skimp on themselves. They even sought advice from Lou Xiao'e on how to dress and make a living.

Yu Li, who lives in the front yard, somehow developed a competitive spirit and also bought new clothes.

In addition, Hu Yaohua and his wife earned money at the garment factory, and their clothing and appearance improved as well.

The other people in the courtyard followed suit.

Qin Huairu felt envious, but her stingy nature allowed her to hold back.

Tang Yanling couldn't hold back any longer.

She was several months pregnant, yet she insisted on forcing Bang Geng to buy high heels.

I wore it twice after buying it, and then just left it in the house and didn't want it anymore.

Qin Huairu saw that she was about to take it out and throw it away a couple of days ago, so she took it back and wore it herself.

Having just finished her postpartum confinement, seeing Chen Xiaofang and the others wearing down jackets, he encouraged Banggeng to buy her one as well.

Qin Huairu was so angry after hearing this that she almost fainted.

What down jacket can compare to a cotton-padded coat?

Tang Yanling was his daughter-in-law, so Qin Huairu couldn't hate her, nor did he dare to.

After all, she'll need this daughter-in-law to support her in her old age.

Qin Huairu then vented her hatred on Chen Xiaofang and the others.

She believes that if it weren't for Chen Xiaofang and her gang being shameless, Tang Yanling wouldn't have spent money so extravagantly.

Now that the fried chicken shop has closed, the Jia family's food has suffered a precipitous decline.

Tang Yanling looked at the food on the table and said with dissatisfaction, "Is this all we're going to eat?"

Will eating this help me produce milk?
"Without milk, how can I feed Wutong?"

Wutong is the nickname of Banggeng's son; his formal name is Jiatong.

There's a reason behind this name.

There's a lot of water in the courtyard house, and the names of Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and He Yuzhu all contain the character for water.

My name is Banggeng, which means I grow by absorbing water.

The Jia family hoped that Banggeng would absorb the good fortune of the people in the courtyard and bring prosperity to the Jia family.

Now, the two widows of the Jia family had given up on Banggeng. They turned their attention to the next generation of the Jia family, that is, Banggeng's son.

They didn't think their idea was wrong, but rather that they felt the name they chose was too stingy.

"Stick" refers to a stick, while "stem" refers to a branch or stem of a plant.

Both the sticks and the branches were too thin.

If He Yuzhu is still the silly Zhu they hope for, then there won't be a problem with the name Banggeng.

He Yuzhu is no longer the silly Zhu.

His good fortune is far greater than that of Sha Zhu.

The two widows agreed that it was the name "Bang Geng" that couldn't support He Yuzhu's good fortune.

So the two widows wanted to choose a more grand name.

For this reason, Qin Huairu even consulted Yan Bugui.

Of course, Qin Huairu wouldn't say that so bluntly.

She was subtly hinting at Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui is the kind of person who will do anything for money.

Qin Huairu just happened to pay the money.

Fearing that Qin Huairu would take the money back, Yan Bugui actively helped Qin Huairu think of a name.

I thought of many grand and impressive names, such as Jin and Zhao.

Qin Huairu was not satisfied with any of them and insisted on one with the radical for wood.

Finally, Yan Bugui proposed the saying "the phoenix perches on the parasol tree".

The phoenix will not perch on anything but the parasol tree, will not eat anything but bamboo seeds, and will not drink anything but sweet spring water.

These words immediately caught Qin Huairu's eye.

She felt that this name was particularly suitable for the Jia family.

Qin Huairu even regretted that she should have spent five cents to have Yan Bugui name her.

If Banggeng had adopted this name, the Jia family would have prospered long ago.

When Qin Huairu brought this name home, it immediately received Jia Zhangshi's approval.

Madam Jia Zhang also complained to Qin Huairu: "Why didn't you come up with this name sooner?"

Qin Huai remained silent.

Doesn't she want to?

No.

They weren't allowed to believe in this back then.

Madam Jia rolled her eyes at Qin Huairu and sighed, "We've been so focused on hoping our son will become a dragon, but we haven't thought about hoping he'll become a phoenix."

And that's how the name of Banggeng's son was decided.

Yi Zhonghai felt something was amiss at the time.

It's not appropriate for a father's name to contain the character "木" (wood), and for his son to also have the character "木".

But the two widows wouldn't listen to him.

Qin Huairu's public statement was that he hoped the Jia family would prosper in the future.

To support this claim, they even blamed the family planning policy.

Who allowed the family planning policy to prevent the Jia family from having more children?

Qin Huairu was afraid that Tang Yanling would throw a tantrum and starve Wutong, so he had to explain: "Our family has no income from the fried chicken shop this month."

Banggeng asked me for money again to buy a down jacket, and I have...

Before Qin Huairu could finish speaking, Tang Yanling started to get angry at Banggeng.

She saw it clearly: Qin Huairu was highly skilled and had someone protecting her.

It would be extremely unwise to fight against Qin Huairu.

Tang Yanling avoided Qin Huairu and started with the stick.

"Bang Geng, are you even a man? Wutong is your son, and I said I wouldn't have him, but you refused."

"You've given birth to it, so why don't you raise it?"

Banggeng helplessly raised his head, looking at his angry wife, aggrieved mother, and innocent grandmother, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

There are three women in his family, each more assertive than the last, and he can't afford to offend any of them.

Having no other choice, he had to decide to punish both sides equally.

"Yanling, the fried chicken shop just closed down, so we're missing an income source. Just bear with it for now."

Mom, you should also try to understand Yanling.

Yanling did all this for the sake of Wutong. Wutong is at the stage of rapid growth and cannot lack nutrition.

Adults can skip a bite without much trouble, but children can't afford to miss a single bite.

Even though both are fifty strokes of the cane, the severity varies. (End of Chapter)