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

Yang Ruihua was pleased to see that Yan Bugui had adopted her suggestion and said, "Okay, I'll go tomorrow."

The next day, when Yang Dalin returned home from get off work in the afternoon, a large crowd had gathered in front of his house.

Among the crowd, Yang Ruihua was seen causing a scene.

He was screaming and yelling, almost rolling on the ground in despair.

Yang Dalin glanced back in the direction of Old Yan's house and found that Old Yan was hiding behind the window, secretly observing.

Yang Dalin ignored Yan Bugui for the moment and shouted loudly, "Everyone, make way, make way!"

When the onlookers saw Yang Dalin return, they all made way for him.

Yang Dalin saw several neighbors with whom he had a good relationship standing in front of his house.

Aunt Qi was surrounded, but she was clearly very angry.

Yang Dalin shouted at Yang Ruihua, who was still crying and wailing, "Shut up! If you keep shouting, believe me, I'll throw you out."

Auntie, what happened?

He Yushui, who was standing to the side, quickly recounted what had happened.

It turned out that Aunt Qi had just gotten off work and returned home in the afternoon.

Yang Ruihua arrived just then. He Yushui was playing with Qi Xiaoning at the Qi family's house when she heard the whole story.

When Yang Ruihua arrived, he spent a long time rambling on and on before finally revealing his purpose.

It means that Yan Jiecheng from their family was getting married and urgently needed money, so all the family's emergency funds were lent to Yang Dalin.

We hope that the Qi family will first repay the money that Yang Dalin borrowed from them.

Aunt Qi said she wouldn't make the decision and would wait for Yang Dalin to arrive before discussing it further.

Yang Ruihua then threw a tantrum, accusing the Qi family of not repaying the money they borrowed. She went to the Qi family's door and made a scene, ruining the Qi family's reputation.

That's why it attracted a large crowd.

Yang Dalin had told Aunt Qi about this beforehand, so Aunt Qi knew about it. She just didn't expect Yang Ruihua to be so shameless and make such a big fuss, which made Aunt Qi very angry.

Yang Dalin's face immediately turned cold as he said, "Old Yan's family, it was I, Yang Dalin, who borrowed the money. Why are you making trouble for my aunt while I'm not home?"

It's only right to repay loans. My family never said we wouldn't pay it back. Is it wrong for my aunt to say we'll talk about it when I get back?

Are you going to cause such a scene and ruin our family's reputation?

Is this how you maintain a neighborly relationship?

I admit I borrowed money from your family, and I never said I wouldn't pay it back. I'll suggest that Grandpa Yi and Grandpa Liu discuss this at the meeting tonight.

"Get up and go home now. Don't block my doorway, or I'll get rough with you."

None of the onlookers were from Yan Laokou's family; they were probably all hiding at home.

They let a woman deliberately cause trouble.

After Yang Dalin finished speaking, several women from the courtyard helped Yang Ruihua up, including Wen Xiumei and Wang Yuhuan.

Wen Xiumei said, "Alright, Old Yan, get up first, we'll talk about it tonight."

Wang Yuhuan also said, "Yes, what kind of nonsense is this, blocking someone's doorway? Go home and cook dinner first, we'll talk about it together tonight, so people don't laugh at us."

Yang Ruihua had no choice but to get up first; several women were supporting her, as it wouldn't be right for her not to.

Moreover, Yang Dalin suggested that a meeting be held to discuss the matter, since his family was the creditor and he wasn't afraid of Yang Dalin causing trouble.

So Yang Ruihua stopped throwing a tantrum and left with the words, "Then we'll talk about it at the conference tonight."

Then I was helped home.

Yang Dalin glanced at the crowd and saw Qin Huairu's expression of enjoying the spectacle.

The discomfort of being separated.

Yang Dalin cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Alright, everyone go home and have dinner first. We'll discuss this at a general meeting in our institute later."

"That's enough, that's enough."

Then everyone left one after another.

Qin Huairu muttered to a woman who had only a casual relationship with Yang Dalin's family, "Look, the Qi family has made a fool of themselves this time."

A few days ago they borrowed money to buy a three-wheeled car and a radio, looking all high and mighty. Just wait and see how they pay it back.

The woman chimed in, "Yes, they were showing off so much a few days ago, but who would have thought that after only a few days of showing off, the debt collectors would come."

The two men walked away as they talked, waiting to see Yang Dalin make a fool of himself.

Yang Dalin thought to himself, "You think you can make a fool of me? Pshaw."

Yang Dalin helped Aunt Qi home first, let her sit down, asked Ma San to pour her a glass of water, and patted her back, saying, "Don't worry, Aunt, I'll take care of Old Yan's family tonight."

I expected this to happen, so it's alright.

Zhang Meiyun, He Yushui, Niu Dali's wife, and others were all at the Qi family's house. They also advised Qi Yulan not to be angry and said they would speak on their behalf that evening.

To reassure Aunt Qi.

Aunt Qi's expression softened a bit after a while. She knew that this matter wouldn't be difficult for Yang Dalin, and that the family wasn't short of money to repay Yan Bugui.

It's just that they can't flaunt their wealth; they pretend to be poor at home.

If I repay the Yan family's money today, what if other families come to my door demanding money back?

Returning the money to the Yan family is no problem, but returning another large sum would be too much for them.

Aunt Qi didn't know that Yang Dalin had tens of thousands of yuan in his spatial storage, so this little bit of money was just a drop in the ocean.

But Yang Dalin had no intention of paying it back early; he was doing it on purpose.

Why pay back money borrowed through one's own abilities?

That doesn't make sense.

Furthermore, he needs to maintain the persona he's cultivated of being heavily in debt.

Otherwise, if your family suddenly comes out with such a large sum of money, it's hard to explain, and someone might report you.

Therefore, Yang Dalin was confident and not afraid at all.

Zhang Meiyun and the others comforted Qi Yulan for a while longer, and seeing that she was alright, they went home to cook.

Ma San said he was going home for a bit and would be right back, but Yang Dalin didn't think much of it.

A short while later, Ma San returned, pulled Yang Dalin aside, and handed him his gold bar and a handful of loose change, saying, "Brother, this is all my money."

"Take this first. If it's not enough, I'll give you all the money I earn every day, and I'll help you pay it off."

Yang Dalin was pleased with his underling's actions. He returned all the money to him, saying, "It's alright, don't worry. I can handle it tonight. Take this first, and if I really need it, I'll just ask you, okay?"

Ma San tried to pull further, but Yang Dalin stopped him.

Ma San had no choice but to put the money away.

Before the Qi family meal was even finished, Yang Dalin heard from inside the house that a group of people from the steel rolling mill had returned from get off work.

Yang Dalin hurriedly came out of the house and stopped Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, saying, "Gentlemen, I have something to tell you. Before you came back, Yang Ruihua from across the street came to our house and made a scene, demanding that we pay back the money to her family in advance."

My aunt didn't say she wouldn't pay it back; she just said she'd talk about it when I got back. But Yang Ruihua threw a tantrum at our doorstep, accusing us of borrowing money and not paying it back. My aunt was furious. A lot of people were watching the commotion.

I was thinking of asking you two to help organize a large meeting tonight to clarify this matter.

This is severely damaging to our family's reputation; I need to make this clear.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong exchanged a glance and nodded together. Yi Zhonghai said, "Good, I didn't expect this. Old Yan's behavior is getting more and more outrageous. We two old men support you on this matter. Dalinzi, I'll have someone notify everyone that there will be a meeting at 7:30 tonight."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu quickly squeezed forward and said, "Da Linzi, Old Yan's family has been given a hard time by Auntie. Damn it, I'll kick their door down!"

After saying that, Sha Zhu ran towards Old Yan's house. Yang Dalin reacted quickly and grabbed him just as Sha Zhu was about to kick the door of Yan's house.