Siheyuan, my new life

Thinking of what happened that night, the aunt's face darkened.

When she saw someone coming to her door, she went out to greet them. Before she could open her mouth to ask, those people started arguing at her. She felt a tightness in her chest and couldn't breathe. Fortunately, Yi Zhonghai came and sent her back home and closed the door from the outside.

At that time, the aunt sat on the chair and rested for a while. She felt much better. Because she was worried about Yi Zhonghai who stayed outside, she got up and walked to the door. Unfortunately, the door was closed by Yi Zhonghai from the outside and could not be pushed open from the inside. She had to lie on the glass and look outside anxiously.

Auntie clearly remembers that so many neighbors were surrounding Yi Zhonghai and arguing with each other. In the dim moonlight, she could vaguely see beads of sweat on her husband's face.

Although Yi Zhonghai finally sent away those noisy neighbors, the aunt did not sleep well all night. Now, after hearing Yi Zhonghai say that Jia Dongxu actually hid at home and peeped, and watched her master being surrounded by people without coming out to help, she suddenly felt that all the things in her family had been fed to an ungrateful person over the years.

The first lady gritted her teeth and said coldly: "Zhonghai, it seems that the Jia family is an ungrateful family. Don't bother with that family in the future. Jia Dongxu didn't take the initiative to help us in that situation, and you still plan to rely on him to take care of us in our old age. Aren't you afraid that when we are old, that bastard will ignore us? The old lady reminded me before that Jia Dongxu is not a suitable person to take care of us in our old age, and Jia Zhangshi is a lazy person. Let Jia Dongxu take care of us in our old age. Will we have a good life in the future?"

Yi Zhonghai lit a cigarette, sneered and whispered: "Through what happened that night, I can see the true face of Jia Dongxu, the traitor, so I have ignored him in the factory these two days. Without my protection in the factory, Jia Dongxu has produced more defective workpieces than qualified ones. In the past two days, he has been punished by the workshop director and quality inspectors. Not only did he have to rework and be fined, but Director Guo has already warned Jia Dongxu that if the workpieces he produces do not meet the requirements in the future, he will be kicked out of the workshop and sent to the sanitation team to clean toilets."

The aunt snorted and sneered: "This bastard is so ungrateful that he should be sent to clean the toilet. I guess Jia Dongxu invited us to dinner tonight just to get you to continue protecting him in the workshop? Zhong Hai, don't be soft-hearted. Since we have seen Jia Dongxu's true face, there is no need to eat this meal. I'll just make some noodles for us to have a meal."

Yi Zhonghai sneered and said, "Xiuqin, we really have to go over to eat this dinner tonight, and you must not let the Jia family find out anything unusual. You have been eating and drinking from me for so many years, and I, Yi Zhonghai, am not a sucker. Don't worry, Jia Dongxu will pay the price for his despicable behavior, but before that, just pretend you know nothing. I believe you will be satisfied by then."

Having lived together for more than 20 years, Auntie was certainly aware of the temper of her husband. Although Yi Zhonghai always looked righteous outside, she had witnessed her husband's cruelty. Of course, under the circumstances at that time, if Yi Zhonghai had not fought back, the couple would have died on the way to the city. So Auntie did not continue to speak, but just picked up the cup and continued to drink tea.

At this time, bursts of quarreling sounds were faintly heard coming from the Jia family. Yi Zhonghai and his wife immediately stood up and went to the door to listen carefully.

Yi Zhonghai has been practicing martial arts for many years, so his physical condition is maintained well. Compared with his peers, he is definitely sharp-eyed and sharp-eared. Although the quarrel in the Jia family was not loud, Yi Zhonghai could still hear the general idea. While listening, he whispered to his wife the content of the quarrel in the Jia family.

Listening to Yi Zhonghai's retelling, an expression of disbelief appeared on the aunt's face. She had already learned from her husband the purpose of Jia Dongxu's dinner invitation tonight. For Jia Dongxu, it was simply a daydream to want to significantly improve his skills in a short period of time and produce workpieces that met the requirements. Once he was sent to the sanitation team to sweep toilets by the workshop director, not only would his reputation be bad if it got out, but it would also mean a reduction in salary. It was impossible for the steel rolling mill to pay Jia Dongxu the salary of a second-level technician while he was doing the work of a cleaner.

Since many people living in Courtyard No. 95 work at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, the residents are very clear about the wage standards for each level in the factory. The monthly salary of a second-level fitter is 38.6 yuan, while the cleaner receives a temporary worker's salary of only 18.5 yuan per month.

If Jia Dongxu was forced to clean toilets, he would only have a salary of 18.5 yuan per month. How could such a small amount of money be enough to support the expenses of the Jia family of five?

I believe that Jia Zhang must have known the purpose of her son's dinner party tonight. However, for such an important matter related to the future life of the whole family, Jia Zhang actually ate most of the pork and chicken prepared for the banquet for Yi Zhonghai and his wife. I have no idea what Jia Zhang was thinking.

The actions of the Jia mother and son further strengthened Auntie's determination. She would never agree to let Jia Dongxu take care of her and her husband in their old age.

Seeing Jia Dongxu hurriedly walked out of the house, Yi Zhonghai and his wife also returned to the eight-immortal table. Auntie couldn't help but curse: "What kind of family is this? I really don't want to eat this meal. To be honest, I can't eat anything that Jia Zhang has ruined."

Yi Zhonghai smiled and whispered: "Let's just pretend that we are here to watch the monkey show. Didn't Jia Dongxu go out to buy some stewed food just now? Let's eat some stewed food later. First, calm this traitor and don't let him get suspicious. I will deal with him properly when I have the chance in the future."

The aunt took a sip of tea and nodded.

So when Jia Dongxu came over with a pale face to invite Yi Zhonghai and his wife to dinner at home, the aunt asked with concern: "Dongxu, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? Or you should ask your master to take you to the hospital. We are not strangers. Forget about tonight's meal. When can we not eat in the future?"

Jia Dongxu had gone to great lengths to get Yi Zhonghai to agree to go to his house for dinner. For the sake of his future work, how could he easily let go of the opportunity in front of him? So he quickly said with a smile: "Auntie, I'm fine. I just came home and saw Huairu forgot to buy the stewed food that the master likes. I was afraid that the store would be closed, so I hurried over. Fortunately, I got there in time. If I had been a little later, the store would have really closed and gone home. Let's go, master. Huairu has already prepared the meal at home. I'll have a couple of drinks with you today."

Yi Zhonghai still had a stern face and didn't say anything, but he had stood up and walked out of the house.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's actions, Jia Dongxu finally felt a little relieved. As long as Yi Zhonghai was willing to go to his house for this meal, he would be sure to regain Yi Zhonghai's protection.