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

Yang Dalin fled Qi Desheng's office.

I ran into Sister-in-law Gong Xuemei as I was leaving.

Gong Xuemei, holding a lunchbox, saw Yang Dalin running away in a hurry and grabbed him: "Dalinzi, what's wrong?"

Were you chased by a dog?

Why are you running so fast?

Yang Dalin chuckled, "It's not your dog, oh no, it's your old Qi that chased it."

Is it really appropriate to call someone's husband a dog in front of their wife?

Yang Dalin could only force a laugh and say, "No, sister-in-law, I'm in a hurry to get food from the cafeteria."

You should go find Sheng Ge for dinner.

I'm off now.

After saying that, Yang Dalin grinned and ran off again.

Gong Xuemei said in a low voice, "Strange."

Then he walked to the door of Qi Desheng's office and pushed it open.

Upon entering, he saw Qi Desheng nearly hit himself with a broom.

Qi Desheng stopped immediately when he saw that it was his wife.

Gong Xuemei was startled and asked, "What are you doing? Are you unhappy with me and trying to ambush me? Are you going to hit me with a broom?"

Qi Desheng quickly threw down the broom and explained to his wife, "No, wife, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."

I thought it was that brat Yang Dalin who had come back again.

I'm going to ambush him.

Remembering what they had just said, Gong Xuemei grinned and said, "So, that dog that was chasing Yang Dalin was you?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Desheng exclaimed, "So Yang Dalin dares to call me a dog! I'll teach him a lesson later!"

Gong Xuemei put down the lunchbox and said, "Then you've misunderstood him. I was the one who said it. I saw him running quite fast, so I asked him if he was being chased by a dog."

Oh, it's you, you little Qi dog.

What, you have a problem with me calling you a dog?

Gong Xuemei asked with a stern face.

Qi Desheng immediately squatted down next to Gong Xuemei like a grandson and said, "No objection. If my wife says I'm a dog, then I'm a dog; if she says I'm a chicken, then I'm a chicken."

Gong Xuemei laughed again, "That shameless bastard."

She was even secretly cursing herself, saying, "If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, follow the dog."

Gong Xuemei opened her lunchbox and pointed to the person opposite her: "Go over there, sit down and eat. Tell me what just happened."

Let me, your wife, give you my opinion on who is right and who is wrong.

"If it's your fault, I'll deal with you. If it's Dalinzi's fault, I'll deal with you too."

Qi Desheng had just plopped down opposite him when he heard this and immediately stood up, asking, "Wife, isn't that unfair?"

Gong Xuemei took a bite of her steamed bun and mumbled, "Fairness? What fairness do you want? Dalin is still a child. How old are you? Why are you bullying him?"

Qi Desheng felt that he was more wronged than Dou E, and he didn't dare to mention that he had been cheated out of his private savings.

I dare not let my wife, the tigress, know.

If I find out, I might be in big trouble tonight.

So Qi Desheng had to make up another reason to tell his wife.

And it can't be too fake.

Otherwise, it would be troublesome if his wife confronted Yang Dalin.

Qi Desheng thought to himself that it would be good to let his wife take care of inquiring about the house.

It was mentioned that Yang Dalin could be allocated housing in advance for official business, but he did not want to live in a tenement building and wanted to change to a single-story house in a courtyard house.

However, this kid is getting a bit too demanding and wants to switch to a bigger one, which is why I decided to teach him a lesson.

Upon hearing this, Gong Xuemei immediately asked with suspicion, "That's it? Really?"

What Qi Desheng said is basically true.

So he quickly raised his right hand: "Really, honey? Would I lie to you? This is no small matter; would I dare to fool you?"

Gong Xuemei was quite satisfied with Qi Desheng's attitude, but she still kept a serious expression on her face: "Fine, I'll verify with Dalinzi later. If you dare to lie, watch out for your knees."

Qi Desheng quickly and cautiously said, "I wouldn't dare, wife, I really wouldn't dare to lie to you."

Gong Xuemei: "Dalinzi got an apartment so quickly, and it's an apartment building. He must have done a great service. Oh, I know you don't want to talk about it, so I won't ask."

He's eligible for an apartment now, right? How big is it? What kind of apartment does he want to move to? I can help him find out.

It would be best to move to a place near our home, so that Dalinzi's commute would be shorter, and I could help him out if anything happens.

Next, Qi Desheng recounted Yang Dalin's requirements.

Upon hearing this, Gong Xuemei said, "Isn't this a perfectly normal idea? It's a new apartment building, so what's wrong with exchanging it for a larger bungalow?"

Most houses in traditional courtyard houses are old and dilapidated. His new house is a clean apartment building. If he were to exchange a house in a traditional courtyard house, he certainly wouldn't be able to exchange it for the same size house.

They're not wrong.

Otherwise, exchanging a new house for an old one of the same size would be a loss.

I've taken care of this for Dalinzi, you don't need to worry about it. Dalinzi's only requirement is that it be as big as possible, with fewer neighbors, and he doesn't mind if it's a bit run-down, right?

Qi Desheng nodded: "Yes, wife, he said it doesn't matter if it's a bit dilapidated. He also said that if it really doesn't work out, he can borrow money from us to renovate the house."

Gong Xuemei rolled her eyes at him: "What, are you saying you don't want to lend it?"

Qi Desheng thought to himself, "That damn Yang Dalin, when did he start treating his wife like his own sister?"

It's absolutely maddening.

Those who know her say she's the leader's wife, but those who don't might think she's Yang Dalin's older sister, given how much attention she's getting.

Qi Desheng opened his mouth and said, "No, how could that be, wife? The money I lent him last time to buy a three-wheeled radio and a radio was never lent out."

This time we really need to find him a bigger, even if it's a bit run-down. We can always lend him some money to fix up the place.

Gong Xuemei nodded: "Yes, your attitude is alright."

However, I think Dalinzi is right. Considering how scarce housing is these days, it would be good to get him a bigger one right away.

He still has his aunt's family, and he'll have to get married and have children in the future.

Let's think of a solution for him this time, and try to find a larger one. If all else fails, we can lend him money so he can make up the difference for the other party.

Find a family with a small population, and offer them some extra money; that way, they'll be more willing to help.

Qi Desheng was cursing Yang Dalin to death in his heart.

His wife treats Yang Dalin so well; she treats him not only like a younger brother, but like her own son.

The key point is that Qi Desheng didn't dare to refute him, which was really frustrating.

Qi Desheng was almost jealous, but he didn't dare to voice his opinions.

After finally finishing their meal, they saw Gong Xuemei off.

Qi Desheng sat in his office smoking, thinking carefully, and realized that this matter was not impossible to handle.

Could we take this opportunity to extract Tian Xueyi's hidden savings?

"Hehe," Qi Desheng chuckled. That's right, bad things can turn into good things.

Using the excuse that Tian Xueyi's apprentice, Yang Dalin, wanted to buy a bigger house and needed to pay the price difference, they wanted to see how much that son of a bitch surnamed Tian would offer.

He tricked me last time, so how could I not get revenge this time?

It seems you've forgotten my old nickname from when I was in the army, Qi Desheng.

My old nickname, Qi Desheng, was: "The Honest Young Man Who Never Lets Revenge Last Night."

Thinking of this, Qi Desheng was overjoyed and couldn't stop smiling.