Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 8 Analysis
Seeing his eldest son's face full of disbelief, Yan Fugui said with a smug look on his face.

"Are you surprised? Do you think Lao Yi and Jia Dongxu don't seem like that kind of people?"

Yan Jiecheng shook his head and said.

"I'm not surprised that Xu Damao and Yi Zhonghai could do such a thing, but why did Jia Dongxu do that? I don't think he's that kind of person."

"Humph, I've told you long ago that you can't judge a person by appearance. You can only know a person's face but not his heart. It seems that you didn't listen to a word I said."

Yan Fugui couldn't help but emphasize his tone as he spoke.

"Do you think Jia Dongxu is a decent person because he is filial to his parents, respects his master, and loves his wife and children?"

"Is not it?"

"Bullshit, you're just easily fooled by appearances."

Seeing Yan Jiecheng's unconvinced look, Yan Fugui could only continue speaking.

"Today I'm going to teach you this lesson, so you won't be cheated in the future. Let me ask you, are you aware that Jia Dongxu is a dishonest person?"

"No way?"

"Huh, I saw Jia Dongxu at the scrap yard one time. Do you know what he was selling? He was selling scrap from the steel mill."

There is no waste in the steel rolling mill. You should know that the steel rolling mill has its own foundry, and all the scraps and waste can be recycled.

Apparently, this so-called waste was stolen by Jia Dongxu from the steel mill.

Then Yan Fugui said again.

"Besides that, I also discovered that he often went out to gamble in the middle of the night. You wouldn't believe it, would you?"

Yan Jiecheng naturally did not doubt the truthfulness of his father's words, but he felt that Jia Dongxu was too good at disguise.

"Dad, do you think Yi Zhonghai knows what kind of person Jia Dongxu is?"

Yan Fugui naturally understood what his son meant. In fact, when he discovered Jia Dongxu's true face, he wanted to tell Yi Zhonghai something, but then he found that Yi Zhonghai didn't respond to him at all.

From that moment on, he understood that Yi Zhonghai was pretending to be ignorant.

"Jie Cheng, don't be fooled by the talk of morality and justice in this courtyard. In fact, there are many deep waters inside. You should stay away from the middle courtyard and the back courtyard as before."

His father's advice made Yan Jiecheng realize that everyone in this courtyard was a shrewd person and none of them was a simple person.

The evening's full-institution meeting was still chaired by Yi Zhonghai.

With his father's reminder, Yan Jiecheng couldn't help but think deeply about Yi Zhonghai's words.

On the surface, Yi Zhonghai, the old man, said that the Siheyuan should be united, respect the elderly and love the young, and not spread rumors that would affect the reputation of the Siheyuan.

But if you think about it carefully, you can hear that what he said was that Liu Haizhong didn't know how to educate children and was too harsh on them, which led to Liu Guangqi's departure.

However, Liu Haizhong himself didn't hear it, so Yan Jiecheng was too lazy to participate and just listened for fun.

After the whole hospital meeting was over, Yan Jiecheng planned to go back to his room to rest, but was stopped by Yan's father.

"Jie Cheng, Guangqi is about your age, and he's already married. You can't fall behind. Have your mother ask around these few days to see if there's anyone suitable. Don't be a drag when the time comes."

Yan Jiecheng never expected that his parents called him to discuss his lifelong affairs.

Yan Jiecheng is not opposed to blind dates. After all, free love is relatively rare these days, and most people meet each other through blind dates.

But if you want to get married, there is a realistic problem: housing.

When Yan Jiecheng raised this question, Yan Fugui spoke as if he had thought it over carefully.

"The house is easy to get. Just divide the room you live in into two sections. Half will go to Jiefang and Jiekuang, and the other half will be yours."

It's just a small room, only about ten square meters in total. It's already quite tight for three people to live in it, and they even partitioned off another room. What a joke! Yan Jiecheng said, looking at Yan's father who looked serious.

"Dad, are you serious?"

"How can you talk like that, kid?"

Yan Jiecheng was really speechless now.

Well, I'd better find a way myself. Otherwise, given the old man's personality, he might suddenly separate the room one day.

With my current qualifications, I can forget about getting housing from the factory. I can only rent a house from the neighborhood committee.

There happened to be two empty side rooms next door to my house. Although the house was rather low and had no windows, the two rooms together still occupied about twenty square meters.

With just a little renovation, it will definitely be better than where you live now.

Besides, in the original plot, Yan Jiecheng lived in an ear room, and there was only one room at that.

When Yan Jiecheng told his father about his plan, he immediately objected.

"Renting a room? Two rooms at that. Do you think the money comes from the wind?"

Yan's mother, who was standing by, also objected.

"That's right, Jie Cheng. We can just clean up the hut. There's no need to spend all that money."

Seeing that his parents had reached an agreement, Yan Jiecheng could only patiently begin to explain.

"Dad, my room is already small. If you divide it in half, are you planning to let me sleep in bunk beds when I get married?"

“Besides, the housing situation is so tight right now, and it’s only because those two side rooms are so dilapidated that they would have been targeted long ago, otherwise.”

"Here's my plan. After I rent these two rooms, I'll pay the rent myself. That should be fine, right?"

After hearing Yan Jiecheng say he would pay the rent himself, Yan's father's tone finally softened. However, the following words made Yan Jiecheng frown again.

"Since you've made your own decision, I won't interfere. But after you get married, eight dollars won't be enough for the household expenses. If you become two people, the household expenses will have to double."

Haha, I thought my old man really cared about my lifelong affairs, but I didn’t expect him to be waiting for me here.

If it weren't for the fact that reputation is more important in this era, Yan Jiecheng would really want to lose his temper.

"Dad, my monthly salary is 27.5 yuan, and you let me take 16 yuan to help with household expenses. That's more than half of it. After deducting the rent, there must be 3 or 5 yuan left. How much do I have left? What do you think my future wife will think? Will she have any objections? How can we live well like this?"

Facing Yan Jiecheng's opposition, Yan's father refused to give in.

"Humph, with such a big family, everyone needs money. Besides, you've saved quite a bit over the years, so why can't you give a little more to the family?"

……

No matter what Yan Jiecheng said, Yan's father still insisted on the 16 yuan household allowance and refused to give up.

In the end, Yan Jiecheng could only speak angrily.

"Well, since you're so determined to get sixteen, I won't get married for now. I'll wait two years and see."

After saying that, he went back to his room without looking back, leaving Yan's father and mother looking at each other in bewilderment.

Yan Jiecheng also did what he said. For a period of time afterwards, Yan's mother asked him to go out on blind dates, but Yan Jiecheng refused every time.

However, you don’t have to postpone the marriage for now, as you still have to rent a house.

Otherwise, if you want to rent a house after two years, it will be much more troublesome.

(End of this chapter)