Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Jia Zhang couldn't make up her mind and turned to look at Yi Zhonghai standing beside her.

Yi Zhonghai whispered, "Sister-in-law, it is not easy for Huairu to work as an apprentice for three years. If she fails the exam after three years, she will get the salary of a regular worker instead of a first-class worker. But Dongxu's third child will be born soon, so the first option is more suitable."

Jia Zhang nodded and said, "But the pension given by the factory is too little. I will make a fuss and try to get more."

Yi Zhonghai stopped talking and stepped aside, intending to watch Jia Zhang's performance.

Jia Zhang stepped forward with great momentum and said, "I choose the first option, but the salary of an apprentice is too low. Our family is in such a difficult situation that we can't survive."

Director Yang saw through Jia Zhang's thoughts at a glance. She just wanted more money. It would be fine as long as she was willing to ask for it.

"The wages of apprentices are indeed low, but don't they give each underage child a subsidy of five yuan a month? Your family will soon have three children, so that's thirty yuan a month. The standard for a poor household is a per capita income of less than five yuan, and everyone in your family except you has a quota. How can it be difficult?"

Jia Zhang blinked her triangular eyes, wanting to say something but at a loss for words. Her family was not really in financial difficulty after what Director Yang said, but she wanted to eat white flour buns and big slices of fatty meat for every meal. Besides, Banggeng was at the stage of growing up, so this money was not enough for him to spend.

"I don't care. Dongxu's pension is too little. This is my future retirement money." Jia Zhang still remembered her son's dying request for her to ask for more money.

"Then how much pension do you want?" Li Huaide asked.

"Six hundred, no, I want one thousand!" Jia Zhang asked without thinking at all.

Qin Huairu also felt that it was unrealistic, so she reached out and pulled Jia Zhang, "Mom, don't do this. The factory has its own rules. This will only make it difficult for me to take over."

Yi Zhonghai on the side also advised: "Sister-in-law, stop while you are ahead, that's enough. You will embarrass everyone by doing this, and do you think the security department of the factory is just there to eat and do nothing?"

All the leaders were shocked by her huge request. You know, the factory has clear regulations on the issuance of pensions. For those who choose child subsidies like Jia Zhang, the pension will be less, and at most they can just fluctuate up or down.

"Sister, this matter has clear regulations in the factory, and it's not something that we can decide."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she refused to do it. The pension was the most important thing, directly related to the thickness of her own piggy bank, so she immediately started to summon the ghost again.

"Lao Jia, Dong Xu, they don't care about the life and death of an old woman like me. If you all leave, who will I rely on for the rest of my life?"

A group of factory leaders headed by Director Yang were once again attacked mentally by the evil sound. They wanted to arrest people by force but had to consider the impact.

"If you don't compensate me, I will bang my head against my son's coffin and die!" Jia Zhang issued an ultimatum.

Several leaders gathered together and started whispering again.

"Old Yang, what do you think we should do about this?"

"What can we do? The pension standards are there, and the rules are fixed."

"How about we give another hundred, this is the maximum amount."

"Okay, but it's clear that Jia Zhang is not a good person. I'm afraid she will become greedy after getting the benefits!"

"If I remember correctly, Jia Dongxu's son damaged the lens of the projector before. He hasn't paid back the money yet, right?"

"Yes, it has always been ten yuan a month, and now there is still four months left!"

"Or just waive the money."

"Let's try it first!"

"Sister, we have discussed it and will give you an additional 100 yuan in compensation. This is the highest amount of compensation. In addition, you don't have to pay back the money your family owes the factory, and the funeral expenses will also be covered by the factory. If you are still not satisfied, there is nothing we can do!"

Jia Zhang has always been a lazy, greedy, and very traditional person. She was previously suppressed by Old Jia, and later her son took care of her when he grew up. This time, she saw that she could get an extra 100 yuan just by making a fuss, and her greed could no longer be restrained. For the sake of a happy retirement life in the future, she decided to fight for it.

"No, if I don't have a thousand dollars I will definitely crash and die here, so that everyone can see what a steel mill looks like!"

The two sides argued for a while, but Jia Zhang refused to give in. Seeing that they could not reach an agreement, Director Yang had to order the security department to arrest Jia Zhang. If they had been here to make trouble with this old woman, how could their factory leaders still work? The steel mill was not owned by Jia Zhang's family.

After receiving the order from the factory director, the security personnel looked at Chen Ze, and after seeing him nod, two of them stepped forward to arrest Jia Zhang.

When Jia Zhang saw that this person dared to arrest her in public, she immediately became frightened. She dodged around Jia Dongxu's coffin and shouted, "If you come over again, I will die here!"

The security guards were unmoved, and Jia Zhang shouted, "I really bumped into him."

Two security guards stepped forward quickly and began to surround her from the left and right. Soon one of them grabbed Jia Zhang's arm.

Unexpectedly, Jia Zhang was quite strong and she managed to break free after her resistance. She even bumped into the security guard's stomach, causing him to fall over.

When Chen Ze saw that this person actually dared to attack the security personnel, he pulled out the pistol from his waist and pointed it at Jia Zhang, but he did not open the safety.

"Jia Zhang, be quiet! If you dare to move again, I'll let you do it!"

When Jia Zhang saw the black muzzle of the gun pointing at her, she was so frightened that her legs went weak and she fell to the ground. A puddle of yellow water flowed down her pants, and she consciously raised her hands above her head in a gesture of surrender.

"Please don't shoot. I don't dare to move. I don't dare to move."

Two people from the security department stepped forward, grabbed Jia Zhang's arms, one on the left and one on the right, and lifted him up.

"Do you want us to lock you up? You're causing trouble here!"

"I won't make trouble anymore. I agree to your terms."

"Okay, let them go and take care of the funeral first. This is my gift money. Lao Yi, you send them back first and help with the funeral." After saying this, Director Yang took out ten yuan from his pocket and handed it to Qin Huairu.

When the other leaders saw that the factory director had given money, they felt that they could not fall behind, and they began to pay three or five yuan at a time.

After Qin Huairu bowed and thanked everyone, she took Jia Zhang and the two children and Yi Zhonghai pushed the cart back to the courtyard.

As soon as she walked out of the factory, Jia Zhang immediately became full of energy and snatched the money from Qin Huairu's hand and started counting it.

Hey, there are actually sixty-three yuan, these leaders are really rich! Jia Zhang thought happily and put the money into her pocket.

Qin Huairu, who was standing by, curled her lips slightly when she saw this. Her mother-in-law was extremely greedy for money, and was like a Pi Xiu who only took in money and never spent it.

"Mom, give some money to godfather and ask him and Zhuzi to help buy some food. Dongxu's funeral still needs everyone's help."

"What money? I don't have any."

"Didn't you just put it in your pocket?"

“That’s my retirement money!”

"Mom, you don't want Dongxu to leave in a restless way and come back to find you, right?"

Jia Zhang shuddered and counted out twenty yuan and handed it to Yi Zhonghai.