Siheyuan: Spring and Autumn

From this sentence, we can understand that everyone in this courtyard knows what the old man is thinking.

"He wants Jia Dongxu to take care of him in his old age, but he doesn't want to put all his eggs in one basket."

"You mean, an old man considers Zhuzi as a backup?"

"Yeah, smart."

The third uncle exclaimed that he was very satisfied with his wife's IQ.

"This old man is amazing!"

The third uncle pouted and nodded continuously, agreeing very much with his wife's evaluation.

"But if you want to use Zhu as a backup, shouldn't you give the money to Zhu?"

"You don't understand, do you?"

"not understand."

"Then listen to me."

The third uncle was very proud and continued, "If Zhuzi had more money, would he still encounter difficulties?"

"That won't happen."

"Yes. If Zhuzi knew that He Daqing sent money back, would he still hate him so much?"

"That won't happen."

"That's right. If Zhuzi didn't hate He Daqing, would they have stopped communicating for so many years?"

"That won't happen."

"Yes. If they keep in contact, will He Daqing agree to let his son have another father?"

"That won't happen."

"Yes. So, he embezzled the money sent by He Daqing, made Zhuzi and his sister hate their father, and severed the relationship between them. Isn't this the opportunity?"

The third uncle laid so much groundwork and then made the final decision and drew the conclusion.

"Oh."

This time, the third aunt really suddenly realized and completely understood the first uncle's plan.

"Boss, everyone says you are good at calculating. I think the uncle is even better at calculating than you."

The third uncle had just finished a cup of tea and when he heard this, he spit it out.

"What are you talking about? Can my calculations be the same as his uncle's?"

"What's the difference?"

"I schemed, but I didn't harm anyone. I schemed on things. His uncle schemed on people, and he harmed others. I can't do such a thing."

"That's true. Our family doesn't harm anyone."

From the conversation between the couple, we can understand that they still have a bottom line when doing things, although this bottom line is really low, almost below the horizontal level.

This is also the reason why Qin Zheng, although he felt they were annoying, did not ignore them.

Therefore, after Qin Zheng became the chief engineer of the steel rolling mill, Yan Bugui wanted to follow Qin Zheng's connections and get Yan Jiecheng into the steel rolling mill.

Qin Zheng did not refuse. After the Yan family paid 250 yuan, he directly arranged for Yan Jiecheng to be an apprentice in the workshop.

The third aunt was self-indulgent for a few seconds about her family not harming anyone, then she came to her senses and asked again: "How did you solve it in the end?"

"Hehe, the deaf old lady is really capable. Under her persuasion, Yi Zhonghai not only returned the 960 yuan he had received in the past eight years, but also paid another 500 yuan to Zhuzi."

"My goodness, then Zhuzi will become rich, right?"

Her performance was the same as that of the third uncle, with a look of longing on her face.

"That's not true. Moreover, I heard from He Daqing that his going to Baoding was still planned by the deaf old lady. However, she also gave him a wife, so He Daqing said that he and the deaf old lady were even."

"The deaf old lady probably did it for the old man."

"Yes, that's right. If this old man helps the deaf old lady take care of her, then she has to help the old man."

"According to what you said, the deaf old lady thinks that Jia Dongxu is not suitable to be the old man's elderly caregiver?"

“I guess that’s the reason.”

The third aunt first envied He Yuzhu for having so much money, and suddenly said: "Zhuzi's family has become rich, head of the family, how about we introduce him to a girl?"

The third uncle's eyes lit up, and the beads on the abacus in his heart rustled. After pondering for a while, he nodded and said, "That's worth considering. As long as the introduction is successful, Zhuzi will definitely express his gratitude."

"That's right, Zhuzi is not a stingy person."

"Let me think about it."

Let’s not talk about the two people’s calculations, let’s just talk about the old man’s family.

He Yuzhu took the money handed over by Yi Zhonghai, checked it, and found the amount was correct, so he put it away.

"The matter has been resolved, and we are going back."

He Daqing stood up and walked out with his son and daughter. When they reached the door, he stopped again, looked back at the deaf old lady and said, "Old lady, Zhuzi and I have treated you well. We always provide you with delicious food and drinks. But how do you treat us? From now on, let's just be ordinary neighbors."

After saying that, the three of them did not stay any longer and went straight home.

He Daqing must be the one to sever the relationship with the deaf old lady. Zhuzi must not be allowed to interfere, otherwise he will be criticized.

Inside the house, the deaf old lady had a grim look on her face. She had never expected that after all her efforts, she would end up with nothing. How could she not be furious?

"Old lady, I've caused you trouble."

Yi Zhonghai stood beside the deaf old lady and said with his head down.

"Forget it, if we are not destined to be together, don't force it."

Although she said it casually, her heart was still bleeding. Alas, there would be no good food to eat from now on.

However, she couldn't say that she regretted it. After all, if she wanted to enjoy her old age, she could only rely on Yi Zhonghai, and no one else.

"The boss blames me, otherwise you wouldn't do these things."

The old lady burst into tears at this moment, feeling extremely guilty.

"Okay, stop crying. I don't blame you. I can only say that this is fate."

The old man was feeling upset. As for whether he had any complaints or not, he knew it in his heart, but he also knew that complaining would not solve the problem.

"Or, let's adopt a child."

The old lady still wanted to make some efforts. She had wanted to adopt a child for a long time, and she didn't think Jia Dongxu was a good candidate for elderly care.

"Can you guarantee that the adopted child will be filial? After you have spent so much time and effort raising the child, if the child is then recognized by his biological parents, you will get nothing."

Before Yi Zhonghai could speak, the deaf old lady directly rejected the aunt's proposal, thinking, if you adopt a child, how much energy will you have to take care of me?

"Find an orphan."

The aunt doesn't want to give up yet.

"Alright, stop talking. Since we have already chosen Dongxu and he is a filial son, we should not be indecisive anymore, or we will end up with neither."

The uncle made the final decision and rejected the aunt's suggestion. He still had hope for Jia Dongxu.

"Hey."

The aunt sighed deeply and didn't insist anymore, but she felt even more distressed.

In the drama, she died of a heart attack at a young age, which was actually caused by long-term depression.

"Zhonghai, please send me back."

After hearing this, the aunt just sat there without moving. It was obvious that the deaf old lady had something to say to her husband, but she still felt uncomfortable isolating herself from the outside.

She sighed in her heart: What is going on? You are not his mother, but I am his wife, but I am like an outsider, alas!