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

Chapter 276 The Big Bear Failed

Qi Desheng glanced at his watch; it was still early.

After leaving the office, he went to the next room, called one of his subordinates, and asked him to call Tian Xueyi over alone, saying that he had something to discuss with him.

The subordinate obeyed the order and hurried off.

A moment later, Tian Xueyi arrived. When he got to the office door, he listened for a moment but there was no sound inside. Without knocking, he pushed the door open and came in.

Qi Desheng was sitting on the sofa facing the door, drinking tea.

Startled by the sudden opening of the door, Qi Desheng nearly scalded himself with hot tea. He cursed, "Hey, Tian, can't you learn how to knock?"

It almost burned me.

Tian Xueyi casually closed the door, sat down opposite Qi Desheng without a care, and lit one of Qi Desheng's cigarettes for himself.

He then casually put the remaining cigarettes and matches into his pocket before replying, "You're kidding me."

There's no one hiding in the office, so what's there to be afraid of?

Besides, I listened at the door for a moment and when I didn't hear anything, I knew there were no outsiders there.

"What is it? Tell me quickly, I want to rest for a while."

Qi Desheng saw him preparing cigarettes and lighters, but he tolerated it this time in order to swindle money.

Qi Desheng said, "Whether someone is home or not, remember to knock next time."

Only I can tolerate your bad habits.

I've already told you about something important.

Dalinzi didn't come a few days ago, but he did a great job.

After some discussion, the company's superiors decided that it was inappropriate to raise his salary again in the short term, and they didn't know what other rewards would be appropriate. In the end, they suggested allocating him a newly built apartment.

Forty-two square meters.

I told Dalinzi about this, and he said he doesn't like apartment buildings and insists on living in a bungalow.

You think he's sick? Back in the day, we didn't even have a chance to get an apartment.

He's really something, insisting on replacing the apartment building with a bungalow.

Your sister-in-law said that Dalinzi's family of four will be getting married in a few years.

I wanted to get him a bigger one, but if I did, I'd have to make up the price difference.

Dalinzi just bought a three-wheeled vehicle and a radio, and he borrowed the money. We couldn't lend him the money last time, so your sister-in-law said we should lend him more.

"Think about how much you're willing to contribute to this matter."

Tian Xueyi took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Dalinzi didn't mention this when he went back earlier."

Qi Desheng said, "Dalinzi would definitely be too embarrassed to say it himself."

Last time, didn't he prefer to borrow from his neighbors rather than from us?

As his mentor, aren't you going to take the initiative?

Tian Xueyi always felt that something was strange about this matter. Even if he wanted to borrow money, he still didn't have a house he wanted to move to.

Isn't that a bit too hasty?

However, what Qi Desheng said makes sense.

Maybe Dalinzi is too shy to ask directly, so let's just take it ourselves, just like last time.

Tian Xueyi glanced at Qi Desheng but couldn't read anything from his face. Besides, he could find out about this by asking Dalinzi when they got back, and Qi Desheng couldn't lie to him.

Tian Xueyi replied, "I'll talk to Meimei at home later. It's no problem if it's three or five hundred less, or seven or eight hundred more."

And you, how much are you contributing?

Tian Xueyi has been working as a driver in his hometown for several years, earning at least a hundred yuan a month. He has over two thousand yuan in savings, so even if he had to come up with seven or eight hundred yuan, it wouldn't be a problem.

Even if it were his own apprentice, he wouldn't lend out all his money. Tian Xueyi was already being very generous by lending so much.

It's not like there are any other more serious matters.

Besides, Tian Xueyi definitely wants Qi De to win by a small margin.

Who can blame them when Qi Desheng is both a leader and a good older brother?

If he doesn't contribute, who will? And they'll have to contribute more than he does.

Qi Desheng said, "You don't need to worry about how much I contribute; it will definitely be more than yours, not less."

Don't worry about that.

Your sister-in-law is in charge of my family's money, you know that.

However, now that the house has been moved, it still needs some repairs.

After all, it's a move from a new house to an old one, so you still need to prepare furniture and such.

That costs a lot of money.

We definitely need to prepare more; nowadays, a house costs three to five hundred.

Think about all this miscellaneous stuff.

Should we prepare more for Dalinzi?

It would be best if we didn't spend all the money, but I'm worried it might not be enough.

Qi Desheng's words were practically saying, "You should give your apprentice the money from your secret stash and then hand it over to me for safekeeping."

Although Tian Xueyi didn't like being a leader, he knew perfectly well that the guy surnamed Qi was up to no good.

This means they're eyeing their own secret stash of money.

Tian Xueyi sneered inwardly.

Even if you want it, you can't get it. I'll play a trick on you.

Tian Xueyi agreed with him, saying, "Indeed, it should cost quite a bit."

So, for Dalinzi's sake, I contributed all my savings, and I'll take an extra three hundred yuan.

"I'll give them all to my apprentices."

Qi Desheng smiled, thinking victory was assured, and extended his hand with a beaming smile: "You truly are a good teacher, worthy of praise."

Seeing the other dog extend its paw, Tian Xueyi slapped it away and said, "What do you mean?"

Qi Desheng abruptly withdrew his hand and said, "What do you mean? Give me the money."

"If you don't hand it over to me, how am I supposed to handle the house situation?"

Tian Xueyi laughed and said, "Give it to you my ass! I'll hand it over to my apprentice myself. You're dreaming."

After you've handled all my money, how much will be left?

Hey Qi, do you really think I don't know what you're thinking?

Goodbye, Dalinzi really needs money. I'll give it to him myself; I won't trouble you, the stationmaster.

Seeing that the cooked duck had flown away, Qi Desheng hurriedly tried to stop him: "Hey, don't rush off, Lao Tian, Lao Tian..."

Tian Xueyi didn't even bother to say anything more. He finally understood what Qi Da Xiong was up to. That bastard was really wicked.

He wanted to trick himself into revealing his secret stash of money.

Dream on! To get revenge on him, I'll take the money Qi Da Xiong had saved last time and buy two more bottles of wine tonight.

That'll infuriate him.

Qi Da Xiong had no idea that the drinks he had that night were paid for with his own secret stash of money. If he knew, he would be heartbroken: "He tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead."

Tian Xueyi returned to his temporary dormitory and met Yang Dalin.

I called him out of his dorm and asked him about his apartment.

Then I asked him, "Do you need money? If you do, can I give you some first?"

Yang Dalin said, "Brother Tian, let's not use it for now. I don't know anything about the size of the house or where it is."

How can I explain it to you?

"I'll contact you when I really need the money; it's too early to talk about it now."

Tian Xueyi muttered softly, "I knew it, it's still far from settled."

Yang Dalin asked, "What's wrong, Brother Tian?"

Tian Xueyi happily recounted his visit to Qi Desheng's office.

After hearing just the beginning, Yang Dalin understood and said, "Is this Sheng-ge trying to swindle your secret stash of money?"

Tian Xueyi excitedly patted Yang Dalin on the shoulder: "Yes, you're quick-witted."

Unfortunately, Qi the Big Bear miscalculated.