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

As if he hadn't seen Yang Dalin embarrass Qin Huairu just now, Jia Dongxu quickly said, "I have to thank you for your advice, brother. The new position is great, and I'm quick to get the hang of it."

They might be able to give me a new rating next month.

Yang Dalin cupped his hands in greeting: "Congratulations, Brother Dongxu!"

Jia Dongxu nodded shyly and said, "There's nothing to congratulate you on, I should thank you more."

You're quick-witted, but I'm slow-witted.

If you ever need any help in the future, just let me know. I may not have much else, but I can always lend a hand.

"Thank you so much, Brother Dongxu. If I ever need any help in the future, I'll definitely bother you."

Yang Dalin also spoke very politely.

Yi Zhonghai was pleased to see that his apprentice and Yang Dalin were having a good chat.

At this point, he really had no intention of finding someone else to support him in his old age. He was content with his good relationship with his apprentice and Yang Dalin, the most capable young man in the courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai looks down on people like Xu Damao and Sha Zhu.

Xu Damao is too cunning, Sha Zhu is too reckless, and although Jia Dongxu is not as smart, he is honest.

Despite being the youngest, Yang Dalin is intelligent, capable, and steady in his work.

If it weren't for Jia Dongxu, Yi Zhonghai would have preferred to choose Yang Dalin.

Unfortunately, he also knew that Yang Dalin was not so easy to control, so for now, it was enough for his apprentice to be on good terms with Yang Dalin.

Everyone was chatting and laughing at Yang Dalin's house when He Yushui came over and called out to Yang Dalin, "Brother Dalin, my brother said he's cooked the porridge and asked me to call you over."

Yang Dalin asked her, "Just let your brother decide how to divide it, why did you call me over?"

He Yushui tugged at Yang Dalin's sleeve and said, "Brother Dalin, you should divide it. My brother said he's afraid that if it's not divided fairly, people will gossip."

Yang Dalin thought to himself, "There really are people who want to take advantage of things in the courtyard. Everyone's not satisfied with just getting something for themselves." Yang Dalin turned to look at Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong and said, "Gentlemen, why don't we go together? If there are any who like to eat and take more than their share, you two standing there can serve as a deterrent, how about that?"

Seeing that Yang Dalin was being so accommodating, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong quickly stood up and said, "Okay, okay, let's go take a look together."

Yang Dalin was pulled along by He Yushui, followed by Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, and others. A large group of people followed them out of the Qi family to watch the excitement.

Even if they don't get any, that doesn't stop them from watching the fun.

Before even entering the Intermediate People's Court, you could see Sha Zhu cooking in a large pot in front of his house, and the aroma was incredibly enticing.

Yang Dalin noticed that even at the entrance of their courtyard's hanging flower gate, many children from other courtyards were being attracted.

Even though Yang Dalin had the ability, he didn't dare to show his face to people from other departments.

I could only pretend I didn't see a group of kids drooling.

The group walked up to Sha Zhu's big pot. A group of children from the yard were gathered around the pot, all trying desperately to get closer to it. Sha Zhu had to shoo them away from time to time.

Upon seeing Yang Dalin arrive, Sha Zhu hurriedly shouted, "Brother, the porridge is ready! Hurry up and distribute it, or these lads might overturn the pot!"

Yang Dalin replied, "Brother Zhu, you've put in a lot of effort and used up a lot of firewood, so you can decide how to divide it."

Sha Zhu said, "No way, you carried all the things. I only put in a little effort. I can't deprive you of the opportunity to do a good deed. You should do it."

Yang Dalin turned to Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong and said, "No, you two gentlemen will do it. You two gentlemen are the fairest."

"Your work is done in a way that earns everyone's trust. How about you two coming over?"

Yi Zhonghai's face was rosy. He was very happy to see the lively scene in the courtyard. Before he could speak, he saw Liu Haizhong getting restless and quickly pulled him back: "No, Zhuzi is right. Your contribution is what you put in. Your Uncle Liu and I will just help you maintain order. We can't take away your credit."

You deserve the most credit here, so you should come. Uncle Liu and I will just support you.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were not coming up, Yang Dalin had no choice but to give up.

He pulled some children aside, stood next to Sha Zhu, took the spoon, and said loudly, "Okay, then I'll do it."

Listen up, everyone in our hospital! Because the porridge is limited, we'll first distribute it to children under ten and elderly people over fifty. Of course, those with sick family members can also have it. Each of these people will get a bowl first.

If there are any remaining, the age limit will be relaxed.

But let's follow the rules. Each family should bring a normal bowl. If one family brings a pot and another brings a basin, I can't distribute them properly, okay?

The children gathered around the pot all shouted "Good!"

Yang Dalin then said, "Alright, now all the children, go home and get your bowls."

With a little coaxing, the group of children hurriedly ran home.

Yang Dalin asked He Yushui to come over and go home to get a bowl.

He Yushui was puzzled and said, "Brother Dalin, my family doesn't need to, I'm already sixteen."

Yang Dalin tapped her on the head and said, "Who said I served it to you? Just go get it; I need it."

Sha Zhu smiled, perhaps having figured it out, and nodded to He Yushui. He Yushui then turned and went home, bringing back a normal bowl. Yang Dalin took it and set it aside for later use.

The children ran very fast and soon they arrived, each carrying a bowl.

Yang Dalin told them to line up, and he noticed that there were no elderly people queuing at the back, only a dozen or so children standing at the front.

Perhaps the older people are embarrassed.

Yang Dalin pulled Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong over and said, "Grandpas, one of you can help me maintain order, and the other can stand next to me and help me fill in any gaps. I see that some families with elderly members are too embarrassed to come. When it's someone's turn, please remind them not to forget about the elderly. It wouldn't look good if they were too embarrassed to come and forgot about them."

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong nodded. Liu Haizhong said, "Dalinzi is meticulous, that's good. Then I'll maintain order. Lao Yi will remind you, it wouldn't look good if someone was left out."

Yang Dalin cupped his hands in thanks to Liu Haizhong and said, "Thank you both very much, gentlemen. You have really helped me a lot."

Yi and Liu were very satisfied with Yang Dalin's attitude. Since both families had received dried seafood, they naturally didn't care about this bowl of porridge.

What we need is Yang Dalin's attitude.

Yang Dalin was only nice because he was kind to the two suckers who had already lent him money.

Let each get what they need.

This way everyone looks good, which is great.

Yang Dalin also inadvertently saw Qin Huairu pull the stick out of the line, take it home, and replace it with a large soup bowl.

He also gave Bang Geng a few instructions.

Then Xiao Dang was also made to hold a large bowl and stand behind Bang Geng.

Yang Dalin acted as if he hadn't seen anything. Sigh, Qin Huairu, Qin Huairu, your little schemes are really boring.

Soon the first child came over, carrying a normal-sized bowl. Yang Dalin filled the bowl to the brim, then asked Yi Zhonghai, who was standing next to him, "Does he have any elderly relatives at home?"