The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

As soon as Yang Dalin mentioned borrowing money, many of the people who had just thanked him took a few steps back.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a bit off, Yang Dalin added, "Teacher Yan, your family must have a lot of money. Why don't you lend me some? Don't worry about paying it back; I'll definitely pay it back on time. If it really doesn't work, I'll charge you interest."

When Yan Bugui heard about the interest, his eyes lit up for a moment, then dimmed again. He knew he was rich, but he couldn't let others know. If others found out that he was lending money and charging interest, it would be bad. This could be done in private, but it couldn't be said in front of everyone.

So he waved his hand and said, "Forget about my family, we're poor and don't have any money. You should borrow from someone else."

Before anyone else could speak, Sha Zhu jumped out as soon as he heard that Yang Dalin wanted to borrow money.

Sha Zhu said, "Da Linzi, you need to borrow money to buy a three-wheeled radio and a radio? I have some, I'll lend you a hundred, no, I'll lend you two hundred."

You could call Sha Zhu stupid, but he's clever sometimes. But if you call him clever, take this loan for example: don't reveal the amount in front of everyone.

It would be better to talk about it separately later.

Otherwise, if someone asks you for money, will you lend it or not?

However, Yang Dalin could only accept Sha Zhu's kindness.

Yang Dalin interrupted Sha Zhu: "Brother Zhu, thank you first, but I'll try to borrow from Uncle Yi and Uncle Liu first."

You're getting married soon and need the money urgently, so you should save your money for your wedding. It might take me a year or even two years to pay back the money.

I can't lend you money and delay your business.

Grandpa Yi and Grandpa Liu have high incomes and nothing major has happened to them yet, so I'm not in much trouble either.

There's something else I forgot to mention: I've gone from being a loader at our station to a truck driver apprentice. You can rest assured about my ability to pay back the money.

Everyone knows how well drivers earn money, so there's no need to worry about me not being able to pay it back.

When Yang Dalin was a driver's apprentice, he always asked Aunt Qi to tell the people in the yard that he was a dry loader.

After all, when he went in, he was supposed to be a loader, but he was actually paid the wages of a mechanic and was doing the work of a driver's apprentice.

But no one knew that the people in the yard thought he was a loader.

Today, Yang Dalin heard from Qi Desheng that he might soon be promoted to a deputy fifth-level driver.

To avoid attracting attention, I'll still say he's a driver apprentice.

When everyone heard that Yang Dalin was going to become a truck driver, they were all incredibly envious.

Among the eight most coveted jobs today, one is that of a driver.

He was arguably the one with the most lucrative position among the eight officials.

Not only do you get subsidies for driving a sports car, but you also get a high initial salary. The key is that you can bring back food from all over the country, which is enough to make people extremely envious.

Seeing that Yang Dalin was also thinking of him, Shazhu said, "Dalinzi, it's okay. I don't need it for now, and I don't have any more to give you. This ticket has an expiration date, so don't let it expire. I haven't raised enough money yet. I'll give it to you later so you can use it first."

Seeing that he genuinely wanted to lend him money, Yang Dalin said, "How about this, I appreciate your kindness, Brother Zhu, but you give me a hundred, and you keep some for yourself in case you need it urgently, okay?"

I'll try to get the rest from everyone else; if that's not enough, I'll ask you for help.

Sha Zhu nodded in agreement after listening, and then saw Xu Damao at the back of the crowd.

Xu Damao got the news about Yang Dalin Seafood last night, and he was showing it off to Sha Zhu at the factory today.

This way, Xu Damao won't be dragged down with him.

Then Sha Zhu spoke up for Yang Dalin, saying, "Xu Damao, you and Dalinzi have a good relationship, right? I've already lent money to my brother, so you must have lent him more than me, right?"

Xu Damao regretted it a little. Why did he accept that dried seafood from Yang Dalin yesterday? He was too impulsive. If he had known that Yang Dalin wanted to borrow money today, he would have refused it no matter what.

If you ask to borrow ten or eight yuan, given Yang Dalin's relationship with you, it's no problem. But if it's more than thirty yuan, he'll have to think about it.

Like his neighbor next door, Niu Dali, he never lent him more than ten yuan.

But Sha Zhu has put himself in this predicament. If he doesn't lend it, he just received a gift from them yesterday, even though he returned the gift.

If I lend it out, everyone will know about my savings, and what if other people come to me asking for money too?

However, if Yang Dalin really becomes a formal driver in the future, it will definitely be of great help to him.

He understood the principles of offering help in times of need and adding to someone's success; Yang Dalin still had value to him.

Yang Dalin smiled and looked at Xu Damao, waiting to see how he would react.

Yang Dalin wouldn't say anything even if they didn't lend it to them, but he would definitely treat the two of them differently in the future.

Xu Damao thought for a moment and came up with a plan, saying, "Who said I wouldn't lend it? If Dalinzi needs help, I'll definitely give it my full support."

However, I gave most of this money to my parents. I only have a few dozen yuan left. I'll go to my parents in a bit and get two hundred yuan to lend to my brother. I guarantee it'll be more than what you have, don't worry, you silly Zhu.

Xu Damao was smart; he neither said he wouldn't lend the money nor that he had any money and needed to go home to ask his parents for it.

When Sha Zhu heard that someone dared to call him Sha Zhu again, he rushed through the crowd and tried to beat him up.

Xu Damao quickly dodged.

Everyone's used to these two bickering.

Xu Damao ran, and Sha Zhu chased after him. Yang Dalin quickly shouted for them to stop.

Sha Zhu gave Yang Dalin face and said, "Sha Mao, if you dare to call me by my nickname again, I'll kill you."

The two people stopped chasing.

Yang Dalin saw that Grandpa Qi and Niu Dali and others in the crowd wanted to speak, so he gave him a wink.

Tell them not to rush and not to speak first.

Grandpa Qi had known Yang Dalin for a long time and was aware of Yang Dalin's earning capacity in a day's work.

He somewhat understood Yang Dalin's wicked plan, so he didn't rush to speak.

They also stopped the embarrassed Niu Dali.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Yang Dalin turn his gaze to him again, he knew that Yang Dalin was forcing him to make a statement in front of everyone.

Yi Zhonghai was quickly thinking to himself whether to lend the money or not. He had the money himself.

If I don't lend it, I'll definitely have a falling out with Yang Dalin; if I do lend it, I don't want everyone to know he's rich.

Yang Dalin glanced at Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, and offered them a way out: "Uncle Yi and Uncle Liu, you only care about making money, not spending it. Why don't you go back and ask Aunt Yi and Aunt Liu how much they can lend you, so as not to affect your family's life?"

I'll be waiting at home for a while. I know everyone has their difficulties, and I'm grateful for any help I can offer. If I can't help, I won't blame you.

It's not that I'm vain or that I'm particular about enjoying life. These tickets have an expiration date, so it would be a waste if I didn't use them. I wouldn't dare to sell them, right? I'll borrow money to buy these first, and then pay them back in installments every month.

If you have the time and energy, you can come to my house later. If you really can't help, that's okay too, everyone can go home first.

It's lunchtime, so let's not keep everyone from eating.

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong realized that this was an opportunity for them to back down. Yi Zhonghai quickly said, "Okay, Dalinzi, we'll go home and discuss it with your aunt. We'll come to you later. Everyone heard that those who have the means should help out, and those who don't will not blame us. Just do what you can."

Based on Da Linzi's behavior recently, I believe he still has no problem repaying his debts.

"Everyone, go home and have dinner first."

Yang Dalin saw that everyone was leaving in twos and threes, and they were still talking about something as they left.

Yang Dalin carried the bag of things home.