Siheyuan, my new life

Qin Huairu immediately leaned close to Jia Dongxu's ear and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Dongxu, I know I have done something wrong to you, but I promise to be obedient and serve you and take care of you at home in the future. Banggeng and Xiaodang will be your biological children in the future. As long as we don't tell them, in a few years, no one in the courtyard will mention it again."

Jia Dongxu gritted his teeth and said, "Qin Huairu, you don't have to continue to deceive me with sweet words. The biggest trouble now is that Yi Zhonghai wants to ask me for the money I borrowed from him in the past, and he also wants to ask you to return the living expenses I gave you over the years. How can this be solved?"

Qin Huairu suppressed her reluctance and asked, "Dongxu, how much did you write to Yi Zhonghai in total?"

Jia Dongxu thought about it carefully, and then said uncertainly: "In the past few years, I wrote him IOUs for 500 to 600 yuan, and some IOUs for 3 or 5 yuan each time were not written."

Qin Huairu couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice after hearing this: "Dongxu, why did you borrow so much money from Yi Zhonghai? What did you spend the money on?"

Jia Dongxu said with a guilty conscience: "I was drinking with my co-workers, and we often treat each other. Well, don't worry about these things. The most urgent thing now is to find a way to get the money and get the IOU back, otherwise he will hand it over to the financial department of the steel mill tomorrow."

Qin Huairu had intended to pay for Jia Dongxu when she asked, but she had not expected that it would be so much. In Qin Huairu's mind, she thought that two or three hundred yuan would be the maximum, but when she heard that it was as high as five or six hundred yuan, she immediately began to hesitate. Although Qin Huairu had made a lot of money from Yi Zhonghai and him in the past few years, she was reluctant to pay so much money for Jia Dongxu at once, and she was a little undecided for a while.

When Qin Huairu asked him about the IOU, Jia Dongxu thought of the money in Qin Huairu's hand. From what Yi Zhonghai said just now, he could roughly calculate that Yi Zhonghai had given Qin Huairu at least a thousand yuan over the years. Obviously, Qin Huairu still had a few hundred yuan in his hand, but how could he make Qin Huairu willing to pay this money? His heart suddenly moved, and he leaned close to Qin Huairu's ear and whispered: "Huairu, as long as you can help me pay off Yi Zhonghai's debt, I promise that I will definitely live a good life with you in the future, and I will definitely treat Banggeng and Xiaodang as my own flesh and blood."

Qin Huairu finally made up his mind after hearing this: "Dongxu, I have a few hundred dollars in my hand now, but it's not enough."

Jia Dongxu asked anxiously: "According to what Yi Zhonghai said just now, he has given you at least thousands of yuan over the years, and you don't have much to spend, so how could you not come up with 500 or 600 yuan?"

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes at Jia Dongxu and said, "How come I don't have any expenses? I can't go back to my parents' home empty-handed every time, right? If I always go back to my parents' home empty-handed, will my parents give me so many things to bring back every time? Besides, how can the little money you give me every month be enough for the family's living expenses? I have to add a few dollars almost every month."

Jia Dongxu said anxiously: "What should I do? If I let Yi Zhonghai hand over the IOU to the financial department of the steel mill, how can I raise my head in the factory in the future?"

Qin Huairu thought for a moment before speaking: "I still have about 400 yuan here. If it doesn't work out, let's sell the sewing machine so that Yi Zhonghai won't ask us for it later."

After thinking about it, Jia Dongxu felt that what Qin Huairu said made sense. After all, it was Yi Zhonghai who paid for the sewing machine. It would be a hassle if he wanted it, so he nodded and agreed.

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Dongxu quietly and said, "Dongxu, I can give you the 400 yuan, but you have to write me a letter of guarantee, promising not to divorce me and not to abuse me and the child in the future. If you want to divorce me or abuse me and the child, you must pay me double the 400 yuan."

After hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Dongxu gritted his teeth and agreed.

He Daqing, Fang Dahu and Li Botao smoked two cigarettes in a row and found that the residents below were still discussing. The three looked at each other and shook their heads with a wry smile. Fang Dahu whispered: "In my opinion, this meeting is almost over. As for Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, let them settle the accounts privately."

He Daqing and Li Botao looked at each other and nodded in agreement, so Fang Dahu stood up and said, "Let's stop discussing this for now. Just now, the three of us, the managers, discussed and felt that it would be best for Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu to discuss the account between them privately. Director Wang of the Street Office has also told everyone about the duties of the managers. We are only responsible for preventing enemy agents, conveying instructions from superiors, and mediating neighborhood disputes. Therefore, if Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu can't negotiate a satisfactory result for both parties, then they can only go to the Street Office to resolve it. Everyone has worked hard all day, go back and rest early, and go to work tomorrow. Let's stop here today and adjourn the meeting."

Following Fang Dahu's announcement, everyone walked home in groups of two or three, continuing to talk in low voices.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu who were talking in a low voice, snorted disdainfully, and walked into the house with a chair. When he turned around to close the door, he couldn't help feeling that something was missing tonight. When he looked up in the direction of the Jia family, he suddenly remembered that Jia Zhang, who used to throw a tantrum and call for Old Jia at every turn, didn't say a word tonight, let alone come out to make trouble.

In fact, many people have noticed that Jia Zhang was acting abnormally tonight. Even He Yuzhu was asking the deaf old lady who had just walked into the main room in the backyard and was sitting at the eight-immortal table with a puzzled look on her face.

The old lady held Xiao Yushui, who was almost unable to open his eyes, in her arms and said with a low laugh: "Not bad, our Zhuzi knows how to use his brain to think about things. Then grandma asks you, what is the difference between the current No. 95 courtyard and the past?"

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes at his father who was sitting next to him smoking: "Isn't it just that the steward has been replaced by my father? Oh, I understand. In the past, Jia Zhang dared to make trouble in our courtyard at any time because she knew that no matter what happened in the end, Yi Zhonghai would come out to favor her. Now the stewards have all been replaced, especially my father as the first steward. Speaking of which, our family still has conflicts with the Jia family. If she dares to make trouble like before, my father and others will definitely deal with her."

The deaf old lady smiled and said, "Yes, Zhuzi deserves praise. There is one more thing you didn't think of. If Jia Zhang dares to make trouble again, the street office will definitely send her back to her hometown. This Jia Zhang is definitely not stupid. She will not deliberately run into the muzzle of a gun."