Siheyuan: Full of Love

As soon as Zhang Dazhuang and his companions entered the courtyard, they saw that the yard was already full of people.

And just like a general meeting of the entire hospital, the three managers had already sat down at the table in the front.

After they came in, Yan Bugui stood up first and said, "Dongxu, your mother requested a meeting of the entire hospital to resolve the issue of your separation."

"So now that all the neighbors are here, you can all speak. Jia Zhang, you go first."

Zhang Dazhuang and others looked at each other and thought that this was what a meeting of the entire hospital should look like.

There has to be a theme that's worth showing off.

Don’t hold large meetings at every turn like in the past to discuss trivial issues.

Qin Huairu waved to Sha Zhu, and Sha Zhu walked over and stood beside her, also becoming a spectator.

Zhang Dazhuang and Xu Damao also stood in the crowd.

Jia Zhang started crying with tears and snot.

"My dear neighbors, you all know that my father Jia passed away early, and I raised Dongxu all by myself."

"It's not easy for me, a widow, to raise him!"

"But now he's grown up, he's independent, and he just got a stable job, but he wants to separate from me and live alone!"

"I am so pitiful. I am old and weak. How can I live in the future? Wuuuuu~~~"

"Everyone, please give me some judgement. Are there any children like this? Wuuuuuu~~~!"

Jia Zhang began to sob.

Combined with the coarse cloth she wore and the reason that sounded reasonable at first glance, the lethality was still very strong.

However, the neighbors knew Jia Zhang's character, and since no one came out to ruin her performance, they considered her performance a success.

"Sister Jia, please don't cry yet. Let's see what Dongxu has to say."

Liu Haizhong said to Jia Dongxu: "Dongxu, what do you think about this matter?"

Jia Dongxu felt very upset when he saw his mother crying.

However, after living alone for a period of time, he has learned how to deal with many things calmly.

He also had a different view of his mother.

He just said calmly: "Grandpas, aunts, uncles and aunts! You watched me grow up."

"I believe everyone knows how my mother treats me on a daily basis, so I won't go into details here."

"But today I have only one thing to say: this one is a must!"

Seeing that her son was not moved at all and her crying was of no use, Jia Zhang wiped her face and started cursing.

"Jia Dongxu! You are such a heartless little bastard! I worked so hard to raise you, but you just abandoned me and left me alone."

"I'm telling you, you wish for that! I didn't go into the steel mill today. If I had, I would have made sure you couldn't even go to work!"

When Jia Dongxu heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

Fortunately, Zhang Dazhuang stopped him, otherwise what would he do in the factory?

Even though nothing will come of it, it would be bad if word of this got out!

Jia Zhang continued in a stern voice, "If you still want to separate the family today, I will risk it all and go to your factory every day to see if I can get in!"

"Then I'll make you infamous! I'll see if you still have the nerve to continue working! And if your boss still has the nerve to want you!"

Yi Zhonghai said, "Sister Jia, please calm down. We are here to mediate this matter for you. How can we continue the meeting if you keep talking like this?"

Zhang Dazhuang nodded after hearing what Yi Zhonghai said.

Yi Zhonghai has indeed changed a lot now, and his attitude towards the Jia family is different from before.

If it were in the past, Jia Dongxu would at least be given a lecture.

"Dongxu, tell me what you think. You've also seen your mother's attitude. What do you think?"

Jia Dongxu said: "Nothing else, I just want to split up the family."

"I'm giving you a whistle! You want to split up? I'll kill you first!"

Jia Zhang was so angry that she started to hit Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu stood still and allowed Jia Zhang to kick and hit him.

Finally, the neighbors couldn't stand it anymore and rushed forward to pull Jia Zhang away.

Of course, when breaking up a fight, some bumps and bruises are inevitable, right?

So there is no need to worry about the shoe prints on Jia Zhang's body and the slap marks on her face.

Of course, there is also a strand of hair on the ground, whose name is unknown. Judging from the length and color, it seems to be Jia Zhang's?

Zhang Dazhuang did not take any action, but watched carefully from the side.

Damn, slapping in the face, kicking in the waist, pulling hair, right?

Is this a way of breaking up a fight or a group fight against Jia Zhang?

The neighbors were so happy, and they all breathed a sigh of relief for their patience over the years!

After the mother and son were pulled apart, Jia Zhang cried even louder.

"This life is unbearable~~Wuwu~ Lao Jia, please come up and take a look!"

"Before, it was the orphans and widows who were bullied, but now I, the widow, am the only one being bullied!"

"Even orphans have been separated and have to live alone, Old Jia~~!"

Zhang Dazhuang felt that Jia Zhang was really crying this time! Because it hurt!

When the situation was almost calm, Yan Bugui began to speak.

"Sister-in-law Jia, you see Dongxu is very eager to split up the family, why don't you just divide the family!"

"Yan Bugui, you are talking nonsense! Let him go out and live alone while we separate and you support me?"

Liu Haizhong said: "Jia Zhang, watch your words! We are here to mediate your family's affairs! Not for you to scold us!"

"If you ask me, it's not impossible for you to separate. At most, you can let Dongxu pay for your living expenses!"

Jia Zhang rolled her eyes and said maliciously, "Living expenses? Humph, we can only talk about it if he gives me all his salary!"

Hearing this, the people around were immediately in an uproar.

"Oh! I was wondering why Jia Zhang didn't agree with Jia Dongxu to separate and live alone. It turns out she had her own plans!" someone shouted as if suddenly realizing.

"Yeah, I always thought it was strange. Isn't it normal for a son to separate from the family and live independently when he grows up?" another person echoed.

"That's right! Now the fox's tail is finally exposed!" someone else interrupted indignantly.

"So you're just greedy for money. Wouldn't it be better to just make it clear earlier? Why make it so complicated!" someone mocked.

"Why don't you tell us what you want? Do you want us to pity you?"

"If you had said it earlier, I would have slapped her in the face twice more!"

For a time, everyone criticized Jia Zhang's actions and expressed great indignation at her greed and selfishness.

The whole scene became extremely noisy, with everyone talking at once.

Yi Zhonghai saw that everyone was talking, so he quickly stood up and gestured to everyone.

"Quiet! Everybody, be quiet!"

Wait until people are quiet.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Sister Jia, now that we have come to this point, we have something to discuss."

"It's unrealistic to ask Dongxu to give you all his salary. How do you expect him to live?"

Jia Zhang said, "Can we let him come back? Just like before, he can give me his salary and I will pay for his living expenses!"

Everyone was speechless at Jia Zhang's train of thought.

If that were the case, why did Jia Dongxu make such a fuss?

Liu Haizhong said, "Ms. Jia Zhang, you don't need to say anything else. If you continue to make trouble, we will not take care of this matter."

"We will go directly to the street office. If the street office can't handle it, we will report it to the higher authorities."

When Jia Zhang heard that she had to go through the neighborhood office, her tone softened a little.

"Then tell me, what should we do? At least it should be enough for my food, drink and retirement expenses, right?"

"Ms. Jia Zhang, do you still have any shame? Other parents are trying to find ways to help their children!"

"You are always thinking about how to take greater advantage of your own son!"

"You're not fit to be a parent!"

A neighbor couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up.

Now people started talking about it again.

"That's right. Jia Dongxu is still an apprentice, and Jia Zhang wants to drink his blood?"

"You still brag that it's not easy to raise Jia Dongxu! I think it's really not easy for Dongxu to grow up to this age!"

"Jia Zhang has no moral bottom line at all. People like this should be kicked out of the compound!"

"At first I thought that making her clean up by herself was too harsh a punishment, but now it seems like, hey!"

. . .

Everyone began to blame Jia Zhang.

"Alas! This Jia Zhang is so stupid that she won't give up until she incurs public outrage!" Sha Zhu whispered to Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu said: "For such a person, it's a good thing that Jia Dongxu separated from her, otherwise his wife would be in big trouble in the future!"

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong knew that Jia Dongxu had been converted to a regular employee, but neither of them said it out loud.

Liu Haizhong didn't say it because he felt that Jia Zhang was going a little too far in this matter.

Yi Zhonghai didn't say it because Zhang Dazhuang was watching him and he was afraid that if he said it, Zhang Dazhuang would be jealous of him.

In fact, he really wanted to say it, because if Jia Dongxu returned to Siheyuan, he would be the vested interest.

Because he still hasn't given up on asking Jia Dongxu to take care of him in his old age.

However, what changed his mind was that Jia Zhang could give up and just do Jia Dongxu's work alone.

He wanted to try harder to get Jia Dongxu back.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai said, "Sister Jia, how about this? Let Jia Dongxu give you five dollars a month."

"Then, let Dongxu come back to live with us. After all, it costs a lot of money for him to rent a house outside. We have to let him live!"

Zhang Dazhuang smiled and shook his head. Just by looking at the two sentences Yi Zhonghai said, he knew what he was planning.

But to his disappointment, Jia Dongxu would not come back easily.

Before Jia Dongxu could say anything, Jia Zhang started yelling first.

"Five dollars a month? Not even enough for food! How about to send beggars away? No way! If you want to come back, you have to hand over all your wages, no negotiation!"

Yi Zhonghai thought to himself that this crazy woman was such a naive fool.

I don’t even know how to help you, just get Jia Dongxu back first!

Jia Dongxu said: "I can just rent a house outside. I won't come back to live in this house."

Jia Zhang shouted, "You said it, even if you rent a house outside, you still have to hand over your salary!"

Liu Haizhong said, "Jia Zhang, think about it yourself, is this possible?"

"Don't forget, Jia Dongxu still has to marry a wife. Do you want to take the money for the marriage?"

Jia Zhang laughed and said, "He wants me to pay for his wife? You're dreaming!"

Yan Bugui also said seriously: "Ms. Jia Zhang, Dongxu is not coming back to live here anymore. You don't give him money or help him get married, and you still ask him to give you living expenses every month?"

“Isn’t that a bit too much?”

"Too much? I've raised him for more than 20 years. Now that he's working, how can I ask him for some living expenses?"

This sentence left everyone in the compound at a loss.

Because after all, no matter how much of a jerk Jia Zhang is, she is Jia Dongxu's biological mother!

Strictly speaking, there is nothing wrong with the mother asking her son for living expenses.

Putting aside various factors, you have the obligation to support the elderly.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Jia Zhang said proudly, "How about it? Jia Dongxu, either you come back and hand over all your salary, and I will still let you live in the house!"

"Either you can no longer live in this house, or you have to hand over all your salary."

Everyone was filled with hatred when they saw this scene, but they could do nothing about it.

Zhang Dazhuang saw this scene, thought about it, and said, "Aunt Jia, I have a suggestion. If you think it's okay, do it. If not, let's go to the street office."

Everyone looked at Zhang Dazhuang. Jia Zhang didn't dare to make a noise and just looked at him with wide eyes.

Zhang Dazhuang said: "I have two suggestions. One is to let Jia Dongxu give you ten yuan every month. He is twenty years old, right? He can give it to you for twenty years!"

"And you don't have to worry about him getting married or renting a house in the future. Just collect ten yuan a month! But there is one thing. If you get sick or something happens, Jia Dongxu doesn't have to worry about it."

"He just makes money and gives you ten dollars a month!"

"The second option is that I will give you a lump sum of living expenses for the next 20 years, but there is one thing. If you choose this option, your relationship may be severed."

"Yes, it has to be Da Zhuang! But isn't ten dollars a month too much?"

"Yes, and it will take another twenty years. Can Jia Dongxu afford it?"

“I give away more than I have left, and I feel that it is too much.”

No one thought that Jia Zhang would choose the second option because no one had that much money.

Besides, Jia Zhang will not sever her relationship with Jia Dongxu.

But Jia Zhang didn't think so.

Ten yuan a month is enough to solve the problem of food and clothing, but is two thousand four hundred yuan enough for twenty years of living expenses?

And he can also use this matter to threaten Jia Dongxu.

This was proposed by you, Zhang Dazhuang. If Jia Dongxu wants to hate someone, he should hate you, Zhang Dazhuang.

After thinking it through, Jia Zhang said, "I choose the second option. I want Jia Dongxu to give me 2,400 yuan at once, and then I will sever the mother-son relationship!"

Everyone was stunned by Jia Zhang's words!

Even the three managers were stunned. They were still discussing whether ten yuan per month was too much.

Jia Dongxu just stood there in a daze!

I didn't expect his mother to sever the mother-son relationship with him.

Zhang Dazhuang shook his head and sighed. There was no hope for Jia Zhang.

What he said was that if Jia Zhang chose the second path, their relationship might be broken, and this was the opportunity he gave Jia Zhang.

If Jia Zhang chooses the first option, the ten yuan Jia Dongxu gives Jia Zhang every month is actually nothing, because Jia Dongxu's work level will be promoted in the future.

By slowly reforming Jia Zhang and persuading Jia Dongxu, there is still a chance for a solution.

But I didn't expect that Jia Zhang was so heartless that she just wanted to give up her son Jia Dongxu for money.

However, Zhang Dazhuang did not say anything and waited quietly for Jia Zhang's next words.

"If Jia Dongxu can't come up with so much money, he will have to hand over his entire salary every month, and he can't even come back to live here!" Jia Zhang shouted proudly.

Yi Zhonghai looked at her with some complexity, really not knowing what to say.

I am racking my brains to plan for the sake of providing for the elderly, but what about Jia Zhang?

Pushing her own son away for the sake of money!

It seems that I have been wrong all these years, not only wrong but also outrageously wrong!