Siheyuan, my new life

To be honest, Yi Zhonghai's wife Xiuqin was indeed quite dedicated in serving the deaf old lady. If it weren't for Xiuqin's dedication in serving her, how could the deaf old lady tolerate the ambitious Yi Zhonghai jumping around in front of her for so many years?

In fact, since her goddaughter Xiao Cui passed away, the deaf old lady has regarded the chubby Zhuzi as her only relative, so many things are planned for her precious grandson. One of the reasons why she deliberately let Yi Zhonghai see those big yellow croakers is just to continue to hang Yi Zhonghai and his wife.

Even though Yi Zhonghai's wife Xiuqin had served him wholeheartedly over the years, the old deaf lady had her own daughter Zhuyu who died young. She felt that Xiuqin was trying too hard to please others in her daily life, and it was obvious that the couple had some big plans against her.

The deaf old lady clearly realized that what Yi Zhonghai and his wife wanted was nothing more than her house and money. If they were truly committed to providing for her in her old age, in addition to the things left to Zhuzi, they would also give them something else. Even this would be enough for Yi Zhonghai and his wife to enjoy for many years.

Unfortunately, the couple did not pass his test. From then on, although Yi Zhonghai's wife Xiuqin still prepared three meals a day for him, he did not treat them unfairly. Not only did he give them his grain books and receipts, he also gave them most of the subsidies sent by the street office every month.

The purpose of the deaf old lady doing this was just to have peace of mind, and to avoid leaving trouble for Zhuzi after she passed away. When the deaf old lady handed over the grain book and bills to Xiuqin, she did it in front of the staff of the street office, and the staff drafted an agreement, which stated that the deaf old lady would hand over the grain book and bills to Yi Zhonghai and his wife, and they would take care of the old lady's food, clothing and daily life in the future. In addition, the old lady would give Yi Zhonghai's wife Xiuqin an extra five yuan per month as hard work fee. This agreement was made in triplicate, one copy was kept in the street office for filing, one copy was given to Yi Zhonghai and his wife, and the last copy was privately given to He Daqing for safekeeping.

By doing this, the deaf old lady has actually legally cut off Yi Zhonghai and his wife's hopes of inheriting the estate after she passes away. Yi Zhonghai thinks he is smart, but unfortunately he still lacks insight. He thought that the deaf old lady signed such an agreement in front of the street office staff just to supervise him and his wife through the street office.

Yi Zhonghai had publicly proposed at the general meeting of the No. 95 courtyard that he and his wife would take care of the deaf old lady. One of his purposes was to enhance his prestige in the courtyard through this matter and become an active participant in responding to the superior's call to "respect the elderly and love the young". At the same time, he would also be able to get closer to the deaf old lady so that after the old lady passed away, he and his wife would be able to legitimately inherit her estate.

Yi Zhonghai and his wife were thinking about taking advantage of the deaf old lady's inheritance, but wasn't the deaf old lady also planning to take advantage of them?

Although Yi Zhonghai and his wife are only in their forties, they no longer have the possibility of having children. As they grow older, they also have to consider their future retirement issues.

After Yi Zhonghai accepted Jia Dongxu as his apprentice, he already had the intention of training him to be his elderly caregiver, but the deaf old lady was not optimistic.

With the experience of the deaf old lady, how could she not see through Jia Dongxu's purpose? Especially with Jia Zhangshi as a variable in the middle.

In the past few years, Jia Zhang relied on Yi Zhonghai's favoritism behind the scenes to act like a spoiled child and commit petty thefts in the No. 95 courtyard, to the point where she was hated by everyone.

The deaf old lady could not hide Yi Zhonghai's purpose at all. He just wanted to train the Jia family into a lone wolf, who could only rely on Yi Zhonghai to survive. Once they left his protection, the Jia family would have no way to survive in the courtyard No. 95.

The deaf old lady sneered at Yi Zhonghai's behavior. If you, Yi Zhonghai, really want someone to take care of you in your old age, you should treat the other person sincerely and be honest with each other. If you are not sure, you can go through the street office or other government departments, and both parties sign a legally binding document to clarify the responsibilities and obligations of both parties.

Unfortunately, Yi Zhonghai himself is a selfish hypocrite who always judges others by himself. Therefore, the deaf old lady does not look favorably on his plans, especially after she discovered that Yi Zhonghai and his apprentice's wife Qin Huairu often went into the vegetable cellar late at night, she was even more convinced that Yi Zhonghai was playing with fire and thought that his actions were unnoticed. In fact, in addition to the deaf old lady, there were other people in the courtyard No. 95 who also discovered Yi Zhonghai's actions, but the deaf old lady paid for these testimonies. If there was anything wrong with Yi Zhonghai in the future, these testimonies would be enough to ruin his reputation.

Tonight, Yi Zhonghai actually dared to use the fact that if he was fired from the steel mill, he would leave Courtyard No. 95 with his wife, and would no longer be able to serve the deaf old lady as a subtle threat. How could the deaf old lady possibly let him do as he wished?

So the deaf old lady sneered and said: "Well, if that's the case, then you can return my grain book and the remaining grain receipts. Tomorrow I will ask someone to notify the street office to officially terminate the agreement."

Yi Zhonghai was immediately anxious when he heard this. His purpose was not like this. He quickly said, "Old lady, you are so old, how are you going to feed and clothe yourself in the future?"

The deaf old lady sneered and said, "As the old saying goes, without Zhang the butcher, how can we eat the hairy pig? I will ask the staff of the street office to select a suitable person to take care of me. You don't have to worry about it. You should go back and think about where to make a living in the future. However, I guess the factories in the city are unlikely to hire a person with questionable ideology and morality."

Yi Zhonghai's expression kept changing. After a while, he suddenly knelt down at the feet of the deaf old lady, lowered his head and said, "Old lady, please lend me a hand. From now on, we will do our best to serve you."

A hint of pride flashed across the deaf old lady's face. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "How do you want me to help you?"

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai said quickly: "Old lady, He Daqing will definitely not disobey you. Please come forward to mediate the conflict between him and Yan Bugui at the general meeting of the whole courtyard. Although what Yan Bugui said was a bit excessive, it did not cause any loss to He Daqing after all. With your help, they can shake hands and make peace. In this way, the affairs of our courtyard can still be resolved in the courtyard. It would be best if He Daqing could give our courtyard another regular worker quota, which can be regarded as his contribution to the courtyard as a cadre."

The deaf old lady paused heavily on her cane and cursed in a low voice: "Yi Zhonghai, what's in your head? You just asked He Daqing to give you a regular job quota. You are so arrogant. Forget it, go away. I can't help you with your matter."