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

The next morning, Yang Dalin went to work as usual.

As soon as he got to class, Tian Xueyi asked him, "Why did you bring braised chicken yesterday? I didn't see you carrying it on the way here."

Yang Dalin said, "I didn't bring many. I hid them in the middle of another pear basket. There were so many colleagues. When I took them out, how could I distribute them?"

I'll have to wait until it's convenient to send one to you and one to Sheng Ge's family each; I can't afford to send them all.

Tian Xueyi laughed and said, "Okay, you're really cunning, but that does save you from offending people."

Oh, by the way, how much was the braised chicken? I'll give it to you, but I won't pay for the fruit.

Your sister-in-law specifically told me last night to give you the money.

Yang Dalin couldn't accept this money; the person was planning to lend him money to buy a new house.

Yang Dalin pushed Tian Xueyi's hand back: "Brother Tian, ​​you're being too polite. My wife even lent me money to buy a new house. Let's forget about this braised chicken; we can settle it next time. It's not necessary this time."

In the end, even when Tian Xueyi tried to force it on him, he couldn't win against Yang Dalin.

Yang Dalin's strength far surpassed Tian Xueyi's at this moment.

Alright, if we really can't give them away, I'll have my wife buy some more things for Yang Dalin's new house.

Although it's not exactly clean anymore, it's still necessary to reciprocate.

We can't just take advantage of others.

In the morning, Qi Desheng also took some time to visit Yang Dalin.

He was also preparing to ambush Yang Dalin from behind when Qi Desheng was about to kick Yang Dalin in the butt.

Yang Dalin jumped away immediately.

Tian Xueyi, standing nearby, burst into laughter as he watched Qi Desheng's sneak attack fail.

Yang Dalin feigned innocence and asked from a distance, "Brother Sheng, I didn't offend you, did I? Are you planning to ambush me, or even kick my butt?"

Qi Desheng gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Are you sure you haven't offended me?"

Yesterday, they deliberately brought me a huge pile of sour pears to eat!

"You still say you haven't offended me?"

Yang Dalin already knew why Qi Desheng had come; after all, Gong Xuemei and Qi Desheng were a couple, and she would definitely tell him when she got home.

Yang Dalin pretended to be innocent and said, "Brother Sheng, you've misunderstood me. It was Brother Tian who told me that you like sour food and don't like sweet food."

You'll have to talk to Brother Tian about this.

After saying that, Yang Dalin jumped into his car and drove away from the scene.

Only Tian Xueyi, being chased by Qi Desheng, was left shouting, "Yang Dalin, you tricked me, didn't you?"

"I'd rather die than you, Brother Tian. You'd better take on more of the burden, since I'm your disciple."

During lunch, Tian Xueyi wanted to take revenge, but he couldn't find Yang Dalin.

Yang Dalin had already rushed out to the freight station to pick up Gong Xuemei and Aunt Ma Sanqi and go see the house.

When Aunt Qi and Gong Xuemei met for the first time, Yang Dalin introduced them to each other.

It was also mentioned that Gong Xuemei's sister-in-law is Qi Desheng's wife, and that Aunt Qi had met Qi Desheng at the last meal.

He also said that his sister-in-law, Gong Xuemei, took good care of him at the station.

Aunt Qi quickly became familiar with Sister-in-law Gong Xuemei.

However, Gong Xuemei glanced at Qi Yanhua several times.

Then he looked at Yang Dalin.

She flashed a puzzling, maternal smile.

Everyone arrived at the alley next to Qi Desheng's house, at the gate of the courtyard they had mentioned.

Tian Xueyi's wife, Liu Meimei, was already waiting there.

As soon as everyone met, Yang Dalin introduced them again.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, they knocked on the courtyard gate.

The courtyard gate wasn't closed during the day, but since it was my first time here, I had to knock on the gate to let the people in the courtyard know.

Not long after I knocked on the door, someone in the yard called out, "Come in."

Yang Dalin and the others entered the courtyard.

Upon entering, there is a screen wall. To the left are three rooms facing backwards. Several people are holding bowls and looking at Yang Dalin and his group from the doorway of the rooms facing backwards.

There were also several people standing at the entrance of the west wing, including adults and children.

An elderly couple was standing at the entrance of the main house; they must be the homeowners.

The homeowner's wife had quite a few gray hairs, looked sickly, and appeared to be much older than the man.

He was thin and used a homemade cane.

The male homeowner also looked very tired and not in good spirits. He was about 1.7 meters tall, wore glasses, and was very thin.

It seems that their family was indeed facing financial difficulties, which is why they chose to move to a new house to earn some money.

Yang Dalin had heard Gong Xuemei say that the male homeowner was an ordinary technician in the Ministry of Railways, and his salary should be several tens of yuan.

If the couple is healthy and has enough food, there shouldn't be any major problems.

However, there was a shortage of food, and the woman was sick. She couldn't buy any nutritional supplements, and as time went on, the minor illness became more and more troublesome.

Gong Xuemei and Liu Meimei had both visited once before and knew the male homeowner.

The male host said, "Comrade Gong, Comrade Liu, you've arrived. Let's go inside and talk about who's the main person."

Yang Dalin stepped forward and said, "Hello, comrade, I am Yang Dalin from the freight station."

May I ask your surname?

The other person extended their hand, and Yang Dalin shook hands with them.

"My surname is Wang, Wang Tonglin. This is my wife, surname Jiang."

Yang Dalin called out, "Hello, Uncle Wang! Hello, Aunt Wang!"

This is my Aunt Qi's family. Next to them is my brother, Ma San. They're here to give me some advice. Sorry to bother you.

Upon hearing "Aunt Wang," the hostess's face lit up with a smile: "Welcome, Comrade Yang, welcome everyone. Let's go inside and talk, let's go inside and talk."

The group entered the house, which was rather dark and had a strong smell of Chinese medicine.

The main house was fairly clean. Due to time constraints, shortly after entering the house, Wang Tonglin took the initiative to show Yang Dalin and Aunt Qi the various rooms.

Apart from the three main rooms which were relatively clean, the side rooms and the three east wing rooms definitely needed a thorough cleaning.

Yang Dalin also discovered that Wang Tonglin's health was not very good.

It's probably due to insufficient nutrition.

Wang Tonglin was like a scholar who couldn't distinguish between the five grains of the past; he didn't know how to tidy up his house either.

The house viewing was completed quickly, and it was generally acceptable.

The roof and some purlins need to be redone. Yang Dalin estimates that even if he does a simple job, he won't be able to move in until next spring.

Winter is not a good time to clean the house.

Back in the main room, Gong Xuemei pulled him aside and asked Yang Dalin, "How was the look?"

Is that okay? If so, I'll come over and help you negotiate the price.

If we don't like what we see, we'll politely say goodbye and leave.

Yang Dalin certainly thought it was a good idea. He also overheard the conversation between the two neighbors next door. Although they were eating, they were also discussing Wang Tonglin's plan to move houses, but they didn't say anything unpleasant.

They all sound like ordinary, honest people who understand things.

This satisfied Yang Dalin.

It doesn't matter if the house is a bit run-down; we can just spend more money.

It's already quite good that we've managed to get these few nice houses.

Once the area is developed, we can buy a few more independent courtyards to live in.

It's too big now, that's not good either.

Yang glanced at Aunt Qi, who nodded at him.

Yang Dalin said, "Okay, no big problem. Please go and discuss the price, sister-in-law."

I could see the elderly couple weren't having an easy time, and since the price was about right, sister-in-law, please agree to it for me. I have five hundred yuan here, sister-in-law, you can take it first.