Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

"Now I've not only lost my job, but I've also been fined a lot of money."

"I've gathered everyone together today in the hope that you'll consider our shared living conditions."

"Let's help Zhu Zi get through this difficult time."

"As an old man, I'll take the lead and contribute two hundred yuan."

As he spoke, Yi Zhonghai took out twenty black 10 bills from his pocket and placed them on the table.

The Great Unity banknote has not yet been issued, and people are still using the second set of banknotes issued after 1955.

The ten-yuan banknote is the largest denomination in this set of banknotes.

Yi Zhonghai's action shocked everyone present. Two hundred yuan! That's half a year's salary for an ordinary worker.

A typical dual-income family can only save about two hundred yuan a year.

If it's a single-income family, the money earned is probably barely enough to support the family.

Of course, this excludes people like Cao Xu, He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, and Yi Zhonghai who have no burdens.

Xu Damao knew that Yi Zhonghai was up to something. He remembered that Yi Zhonghai had used the same tactic of donating money once before, when Jia Dongxu got into trouble.

But he didn't expect Yi Zhonghai to go so big this time, throwing out two hundred yuan.

Two hundred yuan is a sum that even someone as carefree as him would need to save for a year from his salary alone, after deducting food and drink expenses.

"Good heavens, this old man is really going to suffer a huge loss this time."

Sitting next to Xu Damao, Liu Guangtian crossed his arms.

“Who says otherwise? I remember when his apprentice Jia Dongxu got into trouble, he only donated twenty yuan.”

"Now that Sha Zhu is in trouble, he took out two hundred yuan without saying a word."

"As expected of an eighth-grade fitter from your factory, you really have the confidence."

Xu Damao pursed his lips.

"If I hadn't grown up with Shazhu, I would have thought Shazhu was his son."

Yi Zhonghai glanced at the reactions of the crowd and then turned his gaze to Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.

"Second Uncle, Third Uncle, how much are you two prepared to contribute?"

"You two have watched Zhu Zi grow up, and you have a long-standing relationship with the Qing Dynasty."

“Now that Zhu Zi is in trouble, we, as elders, should help him out, especially since you two are leaders of our compound.”

Yi Zhonghai said everything, both publicly and privately, and then sat back down in his chair.

I picked up my teacup and took a sip, ready to watch Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui's performance.

As for the two hundred yuan he spent, he didn't feel bad at all; the money would come from the consumer anyway.

At this moment, Liu Haizhong was cursing Yi Zhonghai's ancestors for eighteen generations in his mind.

When we spoke with Yi Zhonghai earlier, we asked him how much he would contribute, but he didn't say.

I thought he would only contribute fifty yuan, and at most take a hundred.

Who would have thought that this old fellow would quietly produce two hundred yuan and then, in front of the entire hospital, have his elders and superiors carry him up there.

However, he always acted like a leader and often put on airs.

If he is outdone by Yi Zhonghai now, how will he maintain his position in this hospital?

He originally planned to pay thirty or fifty yuan to smooth things over, but now it seems he can't afford less than a hundred yuan.

He felt really aggrieved that he was giving away 100 yuan to Sha Zhu, a troublemaker who never listened to him.

If things go wrong, after he pays out all the money, people might still call him a sucker.

Just as Liu Haizhong was about to bite the bullet and offer to pay 100 yuan, the second aunt in the crowd couldn't sit still any longer.

She didn't care about rules anymore and directly called out the price, bypassing the second uncle's bangs.

"Uncle, our family will contribute twenty yuan."

When Liu Haizhong heard the second aunt shout out twenty yuan, he was completely stunned.

He wanted to pay less, but not just twenty yuan. What if someone told others?

If Yi Zhonghai, the eldest uncle, contributed two hundred, while Liu Haizhong, the second eldest uncle, only contributed twenty, wouldn't he be laughed at?

"What are you doing here causing trouble? Sit down!"

"Old Liu, watch your mouth, don't talk to your sister-in-law like that."

Yi Zhonghai first tried to persuade Liu Haizhong, then changed the subject and addressed the second aunt.

"But Auntie, isn't twenty yuan a bit too little?"

The second aunt ignored Liu Haizhong and continued to stand and look at Yi Zhonghai.

"Uncle, it's not that we don't want to pay, it's just that we don't have any money."

“Our family’s situation is incomparable to yours. Don’t be fooled by the fact that Lao Liu is a level seven worker; he only earns seventy yuan a month.”

"But we have a large family. One person's salary is enough for five people."

"The eldest son got married and left two years ago. The car and house were all bought by our family, and we almost emptied our savings."

"After my daughter-in-law gave birth to my daughter, she didn't have enough breast milk, and my son spent a lot of money to raise her."

“Our family has already spent a lot of money. Now my daughter-in-law is pregnant with her second child and will give birth in the spring, which will cost even more money.”

"And my second son, Guangtian, is currently dating and will be getting married in a few months."

"You know, we can't touch the money for the wedding and the banquet, right? Apart from these, we don't have much money left in our family."

"If we were to come up with a hundred or two hundred based on your standards, then my second son's wedding would be impossible."

“We all know about Sha Zhu’s situation, and I want to help him too, but we can’t risk our own lives to help others.”

"I'm putting it this way today, my family will only contribute twenty yuan."

"Old Liu doesn't know the cost of living when he's not in charge of the household; he can't make the decision on this!"

When Auntie Er finished speaking, Yi Zhonghai was completely dumbfounded.

Even Liu Haizhong, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but give his usually unreliable wife a thumbs up.

The crowd below the stage was buzzing with discussion, but the second aunt showed no sign of sitting down and continued speaking.

"Of course, it is indeed a bit too little for my old Liu, who is the second oldest in the courtyard, to contribute twenty yuan."

"By the way, isn't Sha Zhu not married yet?"

"How about this, after Sha Zhu's matter is settled, I'll introduce him to someone. That way, we'll have done our best."

At this point, the second aunt looked at Yi Zhonghai and said.

"If you, sir, feel that our family must pay the same amount as you, one or two hundred."

"Then we can't refuse you, our family will pay for it."

"However, if we are short of money for our second son's wedding banquet after the New Year, you will have to pay two hundred yuan."

"We're all kids from the same compound, you can't favor one over the other!"

Chapter 51 Qin Huairu Voluntarily Donates Two Hundred Yuan? [Bonus Chapter]

Auntie's words really put Yi Zhonghai in a difficult position.

If Yi Zhonghai forces his family to pay more money today, then in the future, Yi Zhonghai will have to use today's standard for everything they need.

Yi Zhonghai was filled with regret. Why did he have to scheme against Liu Haizhong when he had nothing better to do?

If you want to suppress him, you can find another opportunity later.

But there's no going back in life; once something's done, you have to accept it.

But that's fine, he never intended to go all out this time, he just wanted to make it a reality.

Now that his second aunt has taken the lead, whatever happens afterward will be none of his business.

When the old lady wants to vent her anger, she'll go after Second Aunt, not him.

After figuring out the key point, Yi Zhonghai resumed his smiling demeanor.

"Second Aunt, you're exaggerating."

"When did I ever say that I wanted Lao Liu to pay the same amount of money as me?"

"Today's task is to help Zhu Zi overcome his difficulties, not to compete with others. Everyone should just do their best."

Yan Bugui was a scheming man, and when Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he was still thinking about how to break the deadlock.

Now look what's happened, Auntie Er has ruined the whole thing with just a few words.

Since Liu Haizhong's second uncle only contributed twenty yuan, how could his third uncle possibly surpass him?

After figuring out the ins and outs, he chimed in agreement.