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

The tricycle drivers all politely agreed, "Okay, we definitely won't forget."

Then Yang Dalin rode his bicycle home at breakneck speed.

Yang Dalin really missed Aunt Qi during his nearly month-long business trip.

There's also Sister Yanhua, and Sister Qi Xiaoning, who loves to joke around with me.

Yang Dalin rode his bicycle very fast.

A dozen minutes later, we arrived at the main gate of No. 95 Courtyard.

At this time, the gatekeeper, Uncle Qi, had not yet finished his shift.

Most of the people living in the back-facing houses were not at home; there were only some women who were not working or children who were not in school.

When everyone saw that Yang Dalin had returned from his business trip, they greeted him warmly.

Yang Dalin responded warmly and gave each child two pieces of candy. He also made sure to give the women who had greeted him a sweet treat as well.

Nowadays, candy is considered a good thing, and even adults think that two pieces of candy are quite good.

He bid farewell to everyone.

As soon as Yang Dalin entered the courtyard, he saw Yan Bugui watering flowers outside the east wing.

Yang Dalin thought to himself, "That old shrew is already home at what time."

Did the teacher skip class before the students did?

Why are you back so early?

Yang Dalin could no longer pretend he hadn't seen it.

He greeted Yan Bugui proactively: "Teacher Yan is here. You're back so early?"

Yan Bugui approached with a shameless grin: "Dalinzi is back. He's been gone for a long time this time."

I had no classes, so I came home first to grade students' assignments.

By the way, your aunt misses you terribly.

Every evening after work, I would stand at the main gate and look around.

I've been looking forward to your return.

What did you bring back this time?

It looks very full.

Would it be convenient for you to have a meal with my family?

Yang Dalin shook his head and said, "Forget it, Teacher Yan, it's not convenient for me here."

Yan Bugui thought that if he went to great lengths to be friendly, Yang Dalin would at least be polite.

As a result, Yang Dalin shut him down with just one sentence.

I feel so suffocated.

Yan Bugui saw that Yang Dalin didn't give him any face at all.

Even though there's a bag full of good stuff, they're unwilling to let themselves get a little advantage.

Yan Bugui's eyes darted around, and a plan came to him.

"Hey, Dalinzi, I have something to tell you in advance. My brother Jiecheng went on a blind date a while ago."

The other party was quite satisfied.

Our family might need to arrange a wedding for your older brother later.

As you know, my family relies solely on my salary. After basic living expenses, we don't have much money left over each month. I'm really short on cash.

"You see, it's inconvenient for your hand to move, so why don't you put that down beforehand..."

Yang Dalin understood that Yan Bugui wanted to borrow the money from him in advance.

Fine, I have the money, I'll pay him back first.

That way, he won't keep using this excuse to ask me for money.

Yang Dalin also knew that if he gave Yan Bugui some mutton now, Yan Bugui would immediately stop mentioning the loan and would definitely say that they could wait a while longer before using it.

But Yang Dalin didn't like that kind of person.

You're lending money to someone to help them and earn a good favor, but if they keep bringing up the money they borrowed, they lose their gratitude and are left only with annoyance.

In his previous life, Yang Dalin had a second aunt who was like this. When Yang Dalin's eldest brother got married, his parents borrowed some money from his second aunt.

As a result, at the wedding banquet of his eldest brother, when Yang Dalin was helping to serve the dishes at his aunt's table, his second aunt mentioned in front of the other aunts and other relatives that their family had borrowed money to hold the wedding banquet.

They even asked if you could return the betrothal gifts immediately after receiving them.

At that time, Yang Dalin was only in his early twenties and had a rather volatile temper. He almost lost his temper and got angry, but his cousin pulled him back, and he managed to hold back.

It's not that I'm borrowing money and not paying it back; not paying it back is definitely wrong. This matter can't be left unresolved for a few days.

Or you can say it in front of no outsiders.

Why did you have to say it at the wedding banquet in front of so many people?

This almost embarrassed Yang Dalin and his family.

I was supposed to be grateful for the money I lent you, but instead you're complaining about me.

This is very similar to Yan Bugui's situation.

Moreover, Yan Bugui keeps bringing this up.

Even though Yang Dalin wasn't home, he could guess that Yan Bugui must have taken advantage of his family quite a bit because of this.

Since that's the case, we might as well just return it to him.

Yan Bugui from the province keeps bringing this up.

Yang Dalin nodded: "Oh, I see, Teacher Yan. Okay, I understand."

Congratulations to Brother Jie Cheng!

I'll talk to my aunt about this when she comes. Our family will chip in first, and then I'll borrow some more from my colleagues.

First, pay back the money you owe your family.

However, you may have to wait a few days, since it's not a small amount, right?

"My salary for next month will be paid at the beginning of next month. Wait a few days, and once I get my salary and have saved up enough money, I'll bring it to you immediately."

Yang Dalin pretended to have difficulty raising money even though he had it; this is a little wisdom in life.

Yang Dalin originally thought that he had borrowed the money based on his own abilities, and there was no need to rush to repay it before the due date.

Later, I found Yan Bugui really annoying, so I decided to return his house first.

If they don't bother me in the future, I won't have to bother with their family anymore.

Old Yi, Liu Lao Er, and Xu Damao are still the best.

None of the three people mentioned repaying the money early.

Because I also owe them money, do you think Lao Yi would have the nerve to turn against me?

For Yan Bugui, who was always looking to take advantage of others, owing money to his family was just an excuse for them to profit from his situation.

At that time, it was Yan Bugui who took the initiative to lend Yang Dalin three hundred yuan.

It was a small bag of dried seafood that Yang Dalin had at the time.

Yang Dalin also wrote an IOU, stating that he would repay it in three years.

Yan Bugui has benefited from this period and now wants to get his money back ahead of schedule.

Yang Dalin was too lazy to argue with him about Yan Bugui not keeping his word.

However, Yan Jiecheng wants to get married and went on a blind date; it's unclear if it was with Yu Li.

I could make a fuss about this myself.

When Yan Bugui saw that Yang Dalin had agreed, he said he would repay the money at the beginning of next month.

He added, "Dalinzi, don't blame me for not keeping my word. I asked you to exchange the money in advance because my family's expenses have been too high lately, and I had no choice."

There's not enough food at home. These half-grown boys are eating their fathers out of house and home. Jie Cheng, Jie Jie, Jie Kuang, and the others are all big eaters. We're really struggling to make ends meet.

Otherwise, I would never ask you for your money back in advance.

As Yan Bugui explained to himself, he glanced at Yang Dalin's sack a few more times.

The meaning is quite obvious.

If you produce something else, I might give you some more leeway.

Yang Dalin smiled and said, "You've got a wild imagination."

"I understand, Teacher Yan. Everyone is going through a tough time right now, and I really understand you."

Don't worry, I'll raise the money for you at the beginning of next month.

I definitely can't let it interfere with my brother Jiecheng's wedding.

"You water the flowers, I'm going home now."

After saying that, Yang Dalin ignored Yan Bugui.

He turned around and went straight home.

Yang Dalin took out his key and unlocked the door.

Aunt Qi locks the door when no one is home during the day.

Unlike that idiot Sha Zhu, who didn't lock his door when he was single and was later constantly robbed by Bang Geng.

He's a bit careless; most people in the neighborhood lock their doors when no one's home.

Yi Zhonghai never brought up this matter.

Yi Zhonghai wasn't as foolish as many novels portray him to be.

Does he really think that people won't expose his reputation as an old man if he dares to meddle in such matters?

think too much.

Other people can lock their doors whenever they want; it's none of his business to meddle.