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Yan Bugui calmly looked at Qin Huairu and said, "Qin Huairu, you said your family has no money. I'll calculate it for you now. How much do you earn in a month? How much does your family spend on food in a month?"

"You earn 27.5 yuan a month. After deducting 3 yuan for retirement and 5 yuan for painkillers, you have 18.5 yuan left."

Now you and your three children are on rations, and the dog is eating with an old man. You say you don't have enough money. Where has all that money gone? You don't need to be too specific, just give a general idea.

“You said your mother-in-law takes medicine every day, but I see that Jia Zhangshi is more robust than anyone else, and does not look weak or sickly at all. What kind of medicine is she taking?”

"And this doesn't even include Jia Dongxu's compensation and your mother-in-law's retirement savings over the years!"

Yan Bugui's words made Qin Huairu's face look quite ugly.

Xu Damao suddenly slapped Qin Jingru and said, "Now you know, right? You're a fool, letting your sister bleed you dry every day! If I find out you've lent her money again, we're getting a divorce."

Qin Jingru quickly said, "I didn't expect my sister to be pretending to be poor! Less than thirty yuan a month, how can a family of five make a living?"

Xu Damao was so angry he couldn't speak: "You've only been in the city for a few days, and you don't even care about thirty yuan. That's almost a month's salary for me!"

Qin Jingru was speechless after being rebuked by Xu Damao, but she felt increasingly disdainful of her cousin.

Qin Huairu's mind raced. Looking at Yan Bugui with a pitiful expression, she said, "Third Uncle, how could a widow like me cheat others out of money? Ever since Dongxu passed away, my mother-in-law's health has been poor. She can't sleep at night, and any savings she has are spent like water. That's when she became addicted to painkillers."

"As everyone knows, even if there seem to be no expenses, you still don't have enough money by the end of the month!"

Qin Huairu's words immediately garnered responses from many people.

"That's true. It seems like there's nowhere to spend money, but by the end of the month, my monthly salary is basically gone, and I don't even know where it all went."

"Actually, you still earn too little. If you were like Uncle Yi and Xiaoshan, you could never spend all your money."

"Jia Zhangshi was also a pitiful person. Just when she had a glimmer of hope for the future, Dongxu was gone."

……

Although Yan Bugui realized that Qin Huairu was lying, he did not intend to pursue the matter further.

If you argue for a while, Qin Huairu will start crying and come up with all sorts of excuses, making it seem like he, the third uncle, is not giving the poor families in the courtyard a way to make a living.

Yan Bugui would never do something that harms others and benefits no one!

At this moment, Xiao Shan smiled and said, "I do have a way to help the Jia family, it just depends on whether you, sister-in-law, can be ruthless enough!"

Everyone looked at Xiao Shan.

Liu Haizhong asked impatiently, "Xiaoshan, just tell me if you have any ideas. There are no outsiders here."

Qin Huairu looked at Xiao Shan with some curiosity and said, "Xiao Shan, if your method can really help my family, I will definitely do it!"

Xiao Shan said slowly, "Aunt Jia is now a member of the neighborhood committee, so just ask Director Wang to help her find something to do!"

Liu Haizhong quickly interrupted Xiao Shan: "Xiao Shan, how come Jia Zhangshi is someone from the neighborhood committee?"

Everyone looked at Xiao Shan with curiosity.

"Aunt Jia is currently being held at the subdistrict office for pain relief. She eats and lives there, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she works for the subdistrict office!" Xiao Shan said with a smile.

Many people laughed when Xiao Shan said this.

After the laughter subsided, Liu Haizhong looked at Xiao Shan and said, "Xiao Shan, continue!"

“Second Uncle, Third Uncle, you can go to the neighborhood committee and apply for a street sweeping job for Aunt Jia,” Xiao Shan continued. “However, it can’t be under the guise of work, but rather under the guise of making amends for her mistakes, since Aunt Jia should participate in labor.”

"It's not unreasonable for the neighborhood committee to give Aunt Jia a ten-yuan subsidy a month for sweeping the streets! If Aunt Jia doesn't want to do it, then her thinking is wrong and she hasn't realized her mistake yet!"

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up; this might actually be a good idea.

She knew Jia Zhangshi too well; expecting her to work and earn money every day was worse than killing her!

However, sending her to sweep the streets under the guise of ideological reform might subdue her and leave her with no reason to throw a tantrum.

Before Qin Huairu could speak, Yi Zhonghai, who had been standing at the door listening, spoke first: "I don't think Xiaoshan's idea is appropriate!"

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"Oh? What do you think is wrong, sir?" Xiao Shan asked Yi Zhonghai calmly.

Yi Zhonghai said with a serious expression, "Xiaoshan, everyone gets old one day! Now that your wife is so old, isn't it a bit too much to make her sweep the streets?"

"Excessive?" Xiao Shan looked at Yi Zhonghai speechlessly. "Uncle, how old is Aunt Jia this year? She's old! There are quite a few older workers in the steel rolling mill than Aunt Jia! And there are quite a few female workers in the textile factory who are about the same age as her!"

"How come they can all work and earn money, but Aunt Jia has to lie at home and be lazy?"

"Besides, the money Aunt Jia earns from her work isn't for me, so how are we being unreasonable? Uncle, if you can't stand it, give Aunt Jia a subsidy of ten yuan a month, and she won't have to sweep the streets anymore!"

Xiao Shan's words resonated with the surrounding onlookers.

“Xiaoshan is right. Jia Zhangshi is earning money for herself, and we don’t spend her money.”

"Now that I still have the ability to work and earn some money, life will be better in the future!"

"Uncle, if you're worried about Aunt Jia getting tired, why don't you give her a monthly allowance and support her?"

……

Faced with this situation, Yi Zhonghai was at a loss for words.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's discomfiture, Liu Haizhong was naturally very pleased: "Old Yi, I have to say something to you! Our country is now advocating hard work, frugality, and self-reliance. Jia Zhangshi could clearly participate in labor, but instead of doing so, she leeches off her daughter-in-law."

"The reason why Jia Zhangshi is like this is largely due to your indulgence and inaction, Uncle! Director Wang was absolutely right to tell you to reflect on your actions at home!"

Yi Zhonghai's face turned black after Liu Haizhong's words!

After pointing fingers at Yi Zhonghai from his moral high ground, Liu Haizhong continued, "I think Xiaoshan's suggestion is good. Letting Jia Zhangshi be self-reliant will not only reduce the family's burden, but also conform to the spirit advocated by the country! Qin Huairu, what do you think?"

Qin Huairu wiped away her tears and looked at Liu Haizhong, saying, "I'm just a woman, I'll listen to you two gentlemen. If you say it's okay, then it's okay!"

Qin Huairu has absolutely no desire to take responsibility.

If Madam Jia makes a fuss about this, it will be a decision made jointly by the two masters, and it has nothing to do with Qin Huairu.

"Alright, I'll talk to Director Wang with Lao Yan later!" Liu Haizhong nodded and said, "This meeting, chaired by Lao Yan and me, has been successfully completed. Let's adjourn now!"

At this moment, Xu Damao looked at Liu Haizhong with some helplessness and said, "Second Uncle, this meeting was held today to prevent Qin Huairu from borrowing money from my wife in the future and to make sure she pays back the money she borrowed! We haven't even gotten to the important matters yet, so why is the meeting adjourned?"

Liu Haizhong then realized that he had been working on this for so long, but hadn't even gotten to the important matter!

Liu Haizhong coughed a few times, somewhat embarrassed, and then said, "Look at my memory, I almost forgot the important matter. Everyone, don't rush off!"

Although it's winter now, it's quite cold at night.

But for the sake of watching the spectacle, these onlookers are still willing to persevere.

Seeing that everyone had given him face and slipped away, Liu Haizhong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then he said to Qin Jingru, "Qin Jingru, you said you lent Qin Huairu money. How much did you lend her? Do you still remember?"

After thinking for a moment, Qin Jingru said, "I don't really remember the exact amount, but it must have been at least fifteen or sixteen yuan in total!"

"You really borrowed quite a bit!" Liu Haizhong nodded, then looked at Qin Huairu, "Qin Huairu, do you admit to borrowing money from Qin Jingru?"

Qin Huairu nodded and said, "Second Uncle, I did borrow money from Qin Jingru! But it's not that I don't want to pay her back, it's that she owes our family!"

Qin Jingru immediately objected: "Sister, when did I ever owe your family money? You can't just make things up like that!"

Xu Damao also became anxious: "Second Uncle, you saw it too, Qin Huairu is just talking nonsense and making things up!"

"Da Mao, don't be anxious!" Liu Haizhong looked at Qin Huairu with a serious expression and said, "Qin Huairu, tell me what's going on? When did Qin Jingru owe your family money!"

Everyone looked at Qin Huairu, hoping she would give a satisfactory answer.

Although Qin Huairu was calculating, she gave the impression of being gentle and filial to her mother-in-law, so everyone had a good opinion of her.

Qin Jingru, on the other hand, became arrogant and domineering once she gained power.

In addition, Xu Damao was not popular, so basically no one in the courtyard liked her.

Qin Huairu said unhurriedly, "It was Jingru who kept talking about finding a city person. Back then, I wanted to introduce her to Xiaoshan, which is why Jingru came to our courtyard."

"However, Xiaoshan wasn't planning on getting married at the time, so the two of them didn't end up together. Later, I don't know how, she got together with Xu Damao, and then they got married!"

“From the first time she came to our compound until she married Xu Damao, Jingru has always lived and eaten at our house! Second Uncle, can you help me calculate how much it would cost if she stayed in a hotel?”

"Besides, when Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e were going through a divorce, it was I who pleaded for Jingru and kept comforting and encouraging her! Second Uncle, how much do you think all of this is worth?"

"If we really go through the motions, the little money she lent me is nowhere near enough to cover all the things I've done for her all this time!"

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, Qin Jingru was stunned, and Xu Damao was also speechless with frustration.

Since Qin Huairu was telling the truth, and everyone in the courtyard had seen it, they naturally had no way to deny it.

The onlookers, however, felt that Qin Huairu's words made sense; if you really think about it, it was Xu Damao and his wife who owed them.

Hearing the comments from the onlookers, Xu Damao was furious.

He originally wanted to teach Qin Huairu a lesson, but he ended up shooting himself in the foot.

Xu Damao glared at Qin Jingru, then got up, grabbed a stool, and left.

Today, Qin Jingru made him lose all face, and for the first time, Xu Damao regretted marrying Qin Jingru.

When Qin Jingru saw Xu Damao leave in anger, she panicked and immediately got up, grabbed a stool, and chased after him.

After watching Xu Damao and his wife leave, some onlookers looked at Liu Haizhong with schadenfreude and asked, "Second Uncle, now that Xu Damao and his wife have gone back, are we going to continue the meeting?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong's expression darkened. He said, "Meeting adjourned! Everyone, go home and rest!"

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After everyone left, Xiao Shan took Ding Qiunan back home.

“Honey, you’re absolutely right. The neighbors in this yard are all quite formidable!” Ding Qiunan said to Xiao Shan with a smile after they got home.

Xiao Shan nodded: "That's right, our courtyard is full of outstanding people, and there are no easy characters among them! So when you deal with them in the future, you have to be more careful, understand?"

"Don't worry, I know!" Ding Qiunan said, indicating that she was confident.

After a deep conversation with Ding Qiunan that evening, Ding Qiunan fell into a deep sleep, while Xiao Shan prepared to meditate and cultivate.

Just then, a notification sounded in the chat group: "Group member Liu Bei has started a live stream."

Upon entering the live stream room, Xiao Shan saw Liu Bei leading a group of people heading towards Wolonggang.

Group owner Xiao Shan: "Is Liu Bei finally going to invite Zhuge Liang out?"

Zhang Chulan: "But now that Liu Bei has joined the chat group, we might not get to see Zhuge Liang's six expeditions to Qishan in the future!"

Huang Rong: "Isn't this better? At least Zhuge Liang can escape the fate of devoting himself to the cause until his death!"

Zhou Bingkun: "That's true, but judging from the current situation, Liu Bei is still the weakest party!"

……

While the chat room was buzzing with discussion, Liu Bei and his entourage had already arrived outside Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage.

Even after hearing from his page that Zhuge Liang was still taking a nap, Liu Bei remained standing outside the thatched hut, waiting quietly.

When Zhuge Liang woke up, he naturally invited Liu Bei and his party into the thatched cottage.

Although everyone in the chat group had seen the video about Liu Bei's future, they were still thrilled when watching the live stream of Zhuge Liang proposing the strategy of dividing the world into three kingdoms to Liu Bei.

After listening to Zhuge Liang's Longzhong Plan, Liu Bei once again sincerely invited Zhuge Liang to help him restore the Han Dynasty.

This time, Zhuge Liang did not refuse.

After settling things at home, Zhuge Liang returned to Xinye City with Liu Bei.

On his way back to Xinye City, Liu Bei said something to everyone in the group chat and then closed the live stream.

The human world, the city of Beijing.

Even after watching Liu Bei close the live stream, Zhou Bingkun still felt unsettled.

It was already March of 1977 or 1988, and Zhou Bingkun's family had moved to Beijing.

Zhou Bingkun rented a house near Capital Medical University and settled down.

As for the houses, Zhou Bingkun entrusted his own house to Shao Jingwen for care.

Zhou Bingkun entrusted the houses in Guangzipian and Taiping Hutong to Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao, asking them to help look after them.

While ostensibly looking after them, Zhou Bingkun also harbored the intention of helping his two childhood friends.

If they can't fit everyone in their house, they can stay at their own house for a couple of days as a temporary measure.

Today happens to be the weekend, so Zhou Bingkun is at home with his family.

During the meal, Li Suhua looked at Zhou Bingkun with some hesitation and asked, "Kun'er, we've been in Beijing for a whole month now. Could you ask your older brother and sister to come over for a meal when they have time off?"