Siheyuan: I can change size at will

The Jia family was still immersed in grief and had not yet recovered their peace, but Cao Zhengshuang suddenly came to visit them.

I saw him holding a document tightly in his hand with a serious expression.

When Jia Zhang saw Cao Zhengshuang, her anger was instantly ignited. She shouted with her eyes wide open: "Cao Zhengshuang, you must compensate for the life of my son Jia Dongxu!"

Facing Jia Zhang's rebuke, Cao Zhengshuang remained unusually calm. He responded firmly, "Jia Zhang, please be rational. There is a clear conclusion about the cause of Jia Dongxu's death, and it has nothing to do with me."

However, Jia Zhang simply could not accept this fact.

She continued angrily, "Then what exactly do you want to do in my house? Are you here just to make fun of me? If so, we in the Jia family do not welcome people like you. Please leave immediately!"

Cao Zhengshuang was full of contempt for Jia Zhangshi’s attitude, and he sneered and replied, “Humph, I’m not that boring.

I came here today just to tell you one thing: you must vacate the house within a week because the street office has decided to take it back."

Hearing this, Jia Zhang was stunned at first, and then retorted: "Director Li has already mentioned the matter of taking over the house. Why do you want to emphasize it again?"

Cao Zhengshuang quickly explained: "The house I'm talking about is not the house in the middle courtyard where you live, but the house of the deaf old lady in the backyard."

As soon as the words fell, the Jia Zhang family was shocked. They asked in unison: "What? Even the deaf old lady's house is going to be taken back?"

Obviously, this news caught them off guard.

This is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire and rubbing salt into their wounds!

Originally they were still hoping for the best, thinking they could at least hold on to one of the houses, but the reality was so cruel that even their last shelter was taken away from them.

From now on, the Jia family will have nowhere to stay in the capital. Is this going to force them into a desperate situation?

Jia Zhang shook her head in disbelief and shouted, "This is impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could the neighborhood office do this? We were clearly promised this house before!"

Cao Zhengshuang explained helplessly: "This is absolutely true. If you don't believe it, you can go to the street office in person to ask for clarification. I just came back from there and got the exact information."

Qin Huairu asked worriedly: "If we don't have a house, how will we settle down in the future?"

"Yes, are you going to let our whole family sleep on the streets or huddle in a bridge hole?" Jia Zhang responded angrily.

Cao Zhengshuang said he didn't care where they lived, but he reminded: "But as far as I know, Jia Zhang, you still have a residence in your hometown. You can move your family back to your hometown to live."

However, when the topic of returning to her hometown came up, Jia Zhang immediately expressed strong opposition: "I don't want to! I just want to stay in the Red Star Courtyard." Her attitude was extremely firm.

The scene was once very tense, as if the house was their last bottom line and dignity. As long as the house was still there, they could hold on to the end; once they lost the house, it seemed that everything would be gone.

Cao Zhengshuang tried to make his tone sound gentler, trying to calm Jia Zhang's agitation: "Jia Zhang, this is really for your own good. The subdistrict office has put a lot of thought into this."

However, Jia Zhang didn't buy it at all. She widened her eyes and asked suspiciously, "For our own good? Humph, I don't believe it!"

Cao Zhengshuang patiently explained: "Think about it carefully. Since Jia Dongxu passed away, your family has lost its source of income."

Jia Zhang immediately retorted: "Then we can go find a job!"

Cao Zhengshuang shook his head and sighed, “Let’s not talk about how difficult it is to find a job nowadays. Even if you are lucky enough to find a job, you still have a rural household registration and cannot enjoy the supply of commercial grain.

It's not worth it to continue staying in the capital like this, and I might even go hungry.

Therefore, we think it would be best for your family to move back to the countryside and make a living by farming, at least to make a living.”

When she heard that she had to go back to her hometown to farm, Jia Zhang couldn't help but gasp.

Over the years, they have long been accustomed to city life and have long lost touch with farming. It is naturally difficult for Jia Zhangshi to accept that they should return to the countryside and start farming again.

In the Jia family today, perhaps only Qin Huairu still knows a little about farming.

"No, we will never go back to farm!" Jia Zhang roared angrily, her heart full of resentment and helplessness.

Cao Zhengshuang warned seriously: "You must move out of this courtyard within a week!

If you don't accept our toast, don't blame us for being rude. Someone will come and force you out. I mean what I say. If you don't believe me, we'll just wait and see!"

After saying these words, Cao Zhengshuang turned and left.

He had to admit that he felt relaxed and refreshed at this moment. After all, being able to drive the Jia family out of the courtyard was a good deed for him.

However, Jia Zhang did not believe what Cao Zhengshuang said. She immediately went to the street office to find Secretary Wang.

After seeing Secretary Wang, Jia Zhang couldn't wait to speak: "Secretary Wang, you have to judge this matter for us! Why do you want to drive us out of the courtyard and return to the countryside to farm?"

Secretary Wang sighed helplessly and responded, "Letting you move back to the countryside is actually for your own good. Think about it, with your conditions and abilities, if you continue to stay in the capital, I'm afraid you won't even be able to support yourself.

What's more, there are so many unemployed people in the city now, and it is even more difficult for people like you with rural household registration to find suitable jobs. So, it is better for you to return to the countryside as soon as possible to develop your career."

"Secretary Wang, you can't be so heartless! How can our family survive..."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang burst into tears, but even so, Director Wang remained unmoved.

Because in his opinion, letting the Jia family return home is the most wise and reasonable solution.

Seeing that her crying was futile, Jia Zhang simply sat down on the ground and rolled around, starting to yell and shout loudly, causing chaos in the entire street office.

Finally, the staff could no longer tolerate it and had to carry her out of the street office together.

After she returned home, Qin Huairu immediately asked, "Mom, did the street office agree that we can continue to live here?"

When Jia Zhang heard this, she was furious and wanted to slap Qin Huairu in the face. However, when she thought that she would have to rely on Qin Huairu to farm if she returned to the countryside, she endured it.

"No, let's pack up in advance.

It seems that our Jia family can no longer stay in this capital city."