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

Yang Dalin even used fountain pen ink to stain his thumb black, leaving a handprint on it.

The repayment time was also written down: the end of the year after next, and I will pay off the three hundred yuan in one lump sum.

Yi Zhonghai accepted the IOU with embarrassment and put it in his pocket.

He also asked, "Dalinzi, besides Zhuzi, who else came?"

Yang Dalin said, "Oh, Uncle Qi, Brother Dali, and Sister-in-law Meiyun have all come."

They also brought me some; everyone shared the same sentiment as Grandpa Yi, and I must thank Grandpa Yi again.

Grandpa Yi really helped me a lot.

Yang Dalin's implication was that you lent me the most, but I couldn't say it outright.

Others lent me money too, so I can't just say outright that they didn't lend me as much as you did.

Yi Zhonghai was a shrewd man, and he naturally understood the implication in Yang Dalin's words.

He chuckled and said, "Good, good. Dalinzi hasn't been here long, but he's already made a lot of good friends in such a short time."

"Oh, right, I have twenty here. Your brother Dongxu asked me to give it to you. You know their family is struggling financially. It's not much money, but it's a token of my appreciation. Dalinzi and Dongxu should keep in touch more often in the future."

Yi Zhonghai took out another twenty yuan and put it on the table.

Yang Dalin looked at the twenty yuan. He didn't want to take it at first, but then he thought, "Why not take that sly old man's money?"

Pay back the money on time when you get it, and then look for another opportunity to borrow it later.

As the saying goes, if you borrow and return, it's easy to borrow again.

In his previous life, Yang Dalin was like this when he was in school. He was very popular with girls, and his living expenses were always not enough, so he would borrow money from female classmates who were frugal.

He always repays on time, and everyone is willing to lend to him.

Even if there was a period of time when he was robbing Peter to pay Paul, even if he had finished high school in the county town and still owed a small restaurant next to the school several hundred yuan, he would go home first and pay it back after a while.

He has a good reputation, so people don't rush him.

Yang Dalin took the twenty yuan and said, "Thank you, Brother Dongxu. I'll write another IOU. Since it was given to me by Uncle Yi, I'll write that I owe Uncle Yi."

Otherwise, things won't be clear. I'll ask Uncle Yi to help me return this twenty yuan to Brother Dongxu later."

Yi Zhonghai tried to stop him, meaning that the twenty yuan should be forgotten.

I won't write an IOU.

However, Yang Dalin still wrote it down, saying that each matter should be considered separately.

He understood Yi Zhonghai's meaning. He gave Jia Dongxu twenty yuan so that he could get closer to Jia Dongxu and help him more if he had the ability.

However, Jia Dongxu was a decent person, but Yang Dalin disliked his wife, Qin Huairu.

Including the future "Stealing the Holy Stick" meme.

This time, Jia Dongxu has been transferred out of the fitter's workshop, so I believe he won't be involved anymore.

No, that means their family shouldn't be in such dire straits now that the famine years are over.

Qin Huairu and Bang Geng didn't have much trouble anymore.

However, prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain. Given preconceived notions, it's better to stay away from the Jia family.

Yang Dalin wrote a twenty-yuan IOU to Yi Zhonghai, affixed his fingerprint, and wrote that it would be paid off in two years.

Twenty yuan wasn't much, and Yang Dalin didn't plan to pay it back early.

Yi Zhonghai accepted the IOU with embarrassment, chatted for a while, and then wanted to leave. Yang Dalin asked Aunt Qi to get some dried seafood for Yi Zhonghai.

They've already offered to lend me money, 320 yuan at once, so what's wrong with giving me some seafood?

Sha Zhu and his close friends didn't pay a single penny; in fact, they even gave him seafood themselves.

It wasn't about currying favor with Yi Zhonghai; it was simply a matter of social etiquette.

When ordinary people borrow money from relatives or friends, they usually bring some gifts with them.

No one likes someone who has no manners at all.

Yi Zhonghai tried to refuse, but Yang Dalin insisted on putting it in his arms.

Yi Zhonghai said that Aunt Yi would come to return the bag tomorrow.

Nowadays, even a single bag is in good condition, so it's no wonder Yi Zhonghai made that point.

Yi Zhonghai left happily, and not long after, Liu Haizhong came to visit.

These people seem to have planned it all out; one leaves and another arrives. It's quite interesting.

Liu Haizhong usually has a higher status than Yi Zhonghai, but now that he knows Yang Dalin has made another great contribution and is going to be a driver, he might become a minor official in the future.

However, when he arrived at Yang Dalin's house, he was very calm.

As soon as he entered, he greeted everyone with a smile, "Dalinzi, Grandpa Liu has brought you some money."

Yang Dalin quickly smiled and said, "Oh, Uncle Liu, you're too kind. I should be the one visiting you. I'm so sorry to have troubled you."

Liu Haizhong said very politely, "You don't need to come to my house. You made a good point outside, saying that whoever can help you can come. Otherwise, if you go to my house but not other people's, they will think you look down on them. But if you go and they are in trouble and can't lend you money, it will be quite awkward. It's better for us who are able to come to your house."

I never imagined that one could fill in the blanks with their own imagination while wearing bangs.

Yang Dalin poured out the tea that Yi Zhonghai hadn't finished drinking, leaving the tea leaves, filled the cup with hot water, and placed it in front of Liu Haizhong, saying, "Uncle Liu, have some tea. Uncle Liu is very thoughtful."

That's exactly what I think. Take your backyard for example. If we go to your house and don't go to other people's houses, it's like looking down on them. But if we do go, they can't lend us anything, which is really awkward.

This way, everyone will be able to come to my house, saving me the trouble of going door-to-door and being turned away.

Thank you so much, Uncle Liu.

A beautiful sedan chair needs many people to carry it.

Liu Haizhong hasn't shown any ill intent yet; since he's the one who's offering to borrow money, you have to be polite.

Unlike Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong didn't make a fuss. He took a couple of sips of tea, took out a paper package from his pocket, placed it on the table, and pushed it to Yang Dalin.

He said, "Dalinzi, I have three children at home, so I'm under a lot of pressure and haven't been able to contribute much. Please don't take offense."

There's 350 yuan in here, which I put together for you.

"Adding what your Uncle Yi lent us, the two of us should have enough for you. Other families are struggling, so if we've almost covered it, then don't borrow money from others."

A bicycle costs nearly 200, a Shanghai semi-steel watch costs 60, a Butterfly brand sewing machine costs 240, and a radio costs 120.

It has to be said that these two people already have enough money.

Did these two plan this beforehand?

Yi Zhonghai took 300 yuan, and paid an extra 20 yuan before leaving.

Liu Haizhong deliberately outmaneuvered Yi Zhonghai by taking out 350.

These two are really interesting.

This was intended to make Yang Dalin only accept favors from the two of them, especially since Liu Haizhong took out 350 yuan, which was more than Yi Zhonghai's amount, so they wanted him to only accept favors from Liu Haizhong.

Yang Dalin didn't care about the two men's dirty secrets; anyone who offered to borrow money was a good comrade.

He quickly took the paper package and said with a grateful expression, "Thank you so much, Uncle Liu."

You've really helped me a lot, I'll listen to you.

I need to count the money in front of you first, and then write you an IOU.

"It's a large sum of money, so it's better to be cautious, don't you think?"

Liu Haizhong took a sip of tea and said, "Of course, it's best to clarify things face to face. Dalinzi is always reliable in his work."

Three hundred is indeed not a small amount. It's best not to count it out in person, in case there's a discrepancy in the amount, to avoid any conflicts arising from lending money.

Liu Haizhong is almost forty years old, so he naturally knows this much.