Siheyuan, my new life

When Jia Zhang heard her son's words, she immediately shook her head and refused: "No, your father's pension is my retirement money. If you want me to go back to the countryside, you must send me food and pork every month, otherwise I will never go."

Jia Dongxu said helplessly: "If you don't take the money, we have no money to buy you food, so you can take the money and go to the countryside to fend for yourself. Anyway, you must leave the courtyard tomorrow morning. At worst, I will go to the street office tomorrow to sever the mother-son relationship with you and completely cut off the relationship. I believe that with all the bad things you have done, the street office will definitely agree to our request."

Jia Zhang also knew that she had a lot of trouble. If it really came to the attention of the street office, she would most likely be sent directly to the countryside. However, when she thought about taking out her own pension money, it was like cutting her own flesh and she was extremely reluctant to do so. For a moment, she clenched her teeth and said nothing.

Qin Huairu wiped her tears and whispered: "Mom, Dongxu just wants you to go to the countryside to avoid the limelight first, and pick you up as soon as the rumors outside die down. But you also know the current situation of our family. Dongxu's monthly salary is not enough for your retirement and medicine, and the remaining money is not enough for the family's living expenses. If you don't give out some money, let alone buy food for you, I'm afraid your life will be difficult in the future. Besides, you will have Dongxu to take care of you in the future. Taking out some money now is just to get through the current difficulties. When Dongxu's work level is promoted in the future, the salary will definitely be enough for our family's living expenses."

Hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Zhang immediately opened her mouth and cursed: "It's all because of you, this unlucky star. Ever since Dongxu married you, a vixen, life at home has become more and more miserable. Our Jia family married a country woman like you to continue the family line, but you actually gave birth to a money-loser. I have finally seen through it. It's all because of you, this vixen, who has been behind all this, instigating Dongxu to drive me to the countryside, and even planning to take advantage of my retirement money. I tell you, Qin Huairu, you'd better give up this idea. My money is for my eldest grandson Banggeng to marry a wife. You want to spend it? There's no way."

Qin Huairu was immediately broken by Jia Zhang's barrage of insults. She wanted to curse back, but in order to maintain her image as a good daughter-in-law in the courtyard, she gritted her teeth and kept her mouth shut. Tears flowed down her cheeks like they were free, but she was secretly cursing in her heart, if it weren't for you, Jia Zhang, who was flirting with other women and cheating on her, how could her family have fallen into such a state? This time, Jia Dongxu must send this troublemaker to the countryside.

Jia Dongxu slammed the dining table hard, stared at Jia Zhang and cursed in a low voice: "Mom, don't you listen to what you are saying? Huairu is busy at home every day, and she gave birth to a son and a daughter for me. Don't you feel guilty for scolding her like this? You stay at home all day except eating and sleeping, or go out to cause trouble. Go out and ask around, are there other mothers like you? Since you don't want to take the money, let's go to the street office together tomorrow morning to handle the procedures. I've really had enough of you dragging me down. Even if I have to bear the stigma of being an unfilial old man, it's better than being called a son of a slut. Huairu, don't cry, pack up your things now, and pack up her clothes and bedding. I've had enough of this kind of life."

After hearing what Jia Dongxu said, Qin Huairu turned around and walked towards the inner room without saying a word.

Jia Zhang quickly grabbed Jia Dongxu's arm and kept saying, "Son, you can't do this. It's all my fault. I swear I will change in the future. Please forgive me this time!"

After living together for so many years, how could Jia Dongxu not know what kind of person this hard-working old woman is? Don't think that she is so confident and nice now, but she will forget everything in a moment. This time, she must be taught a lesson, otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble she will cause in the future. Besides, Yi Zhonghai has been disgraced and is no longer the head of the courtyard. Without Yi Zhonghai's protection, if Jia Zhang dares to steal in the courtyard again, the residents will definitely send her to the police station.

Jia Dongxu certainly knew how much those residents hated his mother. In the past, with Yi Zhonghai's protection, everyone could only swallow their anger. Now, those people were probably staring with wide eyes, waiting for Jia Zhang to continue to make trouble.

If Jia Zhang was taken to the police station, she would definitely be sentenced to labor reform. At that time, as the son of a labor reform prisoner, he would not be able to get promoted to a higher grade, and he might not even be able to keep his job. Jia Dongxu shuddered at the thought. If he lost his job at the steel mill, what would happen to his family in the future?

Thinking of this, Jia Dongxu struggled to break free from Jia Zhang's pull and said in a deep voice: "Mom, it's not that I'm cruel as a son. If you continue to stay in the courtyard, it's estimated that you will be taken to the police station by the neighbors in no time. For the things you did before, once the police station investigates, you will be sentenced to at least five or six years of labor reform. If you go to prison, we will become the family members of prisoners of labor reform. With this bad reputation, not only will I lose my job, but even Banggeng's future schooling, military service, and work will be affected. You can not care, but we are still young and have to live the future, so I can only give you two ways to choose. One is to take out half of my father's pension, and Huairu and I will send you food every month. You stay in the countryside for a year or two and avoid the limelight. When the outside world stops discussing these things, we will pick you up; the second is that we go to the street office to handle the procedures and completely sever the mother-son relationship. Anyway, you have my father's pension in your hand, so you can go back to the countryside and live on your own."

Jia Zhang stopped crying and sat quietly on the bench. If it was said that Jia Zhang was just a tough guy who could only throw tantrums and act like a scoundrel in the eyes of outsiders, it would be too much of an underestimation of this widow who raised her only son alone. The reason why she dared to act recklessly in this courtyard was that she thought she had figured out Yi Zhonghai's mind. Anyone with a little bit of brains in the entire courtyard No. 95 could see what that extinct family was planning, but no one discussed it openly due to their own concerns.

Jia Zhang sighed deeply and said helplessly: "Dongxu, I had to do that in order to protect this family, your father's pension and the job given to you by the steel mill. You should remember the faces of your father's uncles and brothers at that time. If I hadn't asked Yi Zhonghai for help, our family would have been wiped out by those people in my hometown."

At this point, Jia Zhang turned around and looked at the house she had lived in for so many years, and continued: "Your father's pension can leave you 200 yuan, but you have to promise me a few things. In addition to sending me food on time every month, you must bring your eldest grandson with you every time you go to the countryside. Finally, you must promise to take me back as soon as possible after things have settled down."

Hearing that his mother finally agreed to return to the countryside and agreed to give out 200 yuan, Jia Dongxu immediately agreed to Jia Zhang's request and promised to try to bring her some pork when delivering food every month.