Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

"Come and see, this unfilial daughter-in-law has embezzled money from a man in his seventies or eighties, Mr. Jia..."

The people around him were all frowning. Do you want to hear what you are howling about? You? Are you in your seventies or eighties?

"Mom, stop shouting, let's go back first..."

Qin Huairu had a headache. She definitely couldn't take the money. With the old woman's character of only taking and not giving, if the money fell into her hands, the other people in the Jia family would probably be left with nothing.

"I won't go back unless you give me the money for safekeeping..."

The old woman would not let go of the eagle until she saw the rabbit, so she would never listen to Qin Huairu's nonsense.

Qin Huairu stared at Jia Zhang for a while, then stood up and walked into the house silently.

She had finally figured it out. The experiences during this period had made her grow a lot. If she had no money, she would not be able to make decisions on anything. Now, Qin Huairu was the backbone of the Jia family, and she would be needed to support the family in the future.

Naturally, it was impossible to give the money to Jia Zhang for safekeeping as before. Otherwise, given Jia Zhang's character, she would really watch her starve to death.

The more you coax this old witch, the more outrageous she becomes. So just ignore her and don't be bothered by her. Do whatever you want.

If she is really pushed into a corner, since Jia Dongxu can drive you, Jia Zhang, back to your hometown, she, Qin Huairu, may not be able to do the same.

Jia Zhang was a little dumbfounded. What did Qin Huairu mean?

Just abandon her as the mother-in-law?

The onlookers were talking about it. Some said that Qin Huairu was unfilial, while others thought that Qin Huairu was not wrong. After all, she was pregnant and her husband was still in the hospital. As a mother-in-law, it would be fine if you didn't help, but you also made things more complicated. Isn't this a bit unreasonable?

As for the issue of managing money, many people are disdainful of Jia Zhang's theory.

Not to mention that you are only about 50 years old now, there are a lot of people of this age who are still working. Jia Zhangshi, you don't work and are lazy, and you still ask your family for pension money. What's the matter? Is your family short of food and drink?

Jia Zhang wanted to rely on the sympathy of everyone in the courtyard to force Qin Huairu to hand over the family's financial power to her. She was simply crazy.

Chen Xu was watching the fun leisurely with his enamel pot in hand, drinking a sip of tea from time to time.

He felt that Qin Huairu's choice was correct. Regardless of what kind of person Qin Huairu was, given the current situation of the Jia family, if Qin Huairu couldn't stand up, then she would be asking for trouble if she was bullied in the future.

Qin Huairu now has much better opportunities than he remembered. The Qin Huairu in his memory did not have the opportunity to hold all the family's money in her own hands. Apart from the little money she earned from work and some other extra income, most of the money was with Jia Zhang.

All the compensation for Lao Jia and Jia Dongxu is in the hands of the old woman. Not only does this old guy not use the money to subsidize the household expenses, he also keeps asking Qin Huairu for money, such as pension money, money to buy painkillers, etc.

He is usually extremely lazy and eats more than anyone else.

Now Qin Huairu has taken control of the family finances while Jia Zhang was sent back to the countryside, and it is impossible for her to hand it over unless she has a problem with her brain.

Besides, she was not completely unable to deal with Jia Zhang. If she was forced to do so, she could just go to the street office.

It can be said that the arrival of Chen Xu set a bad precedent for many people in Siheyuan who wanted to make a big deal out of a small matter. Many people saw Chen Xu's actions and found that being the manager was actually quite useless, and if they had grievances, they might as well go directly to the street office.

People like Jia Zhang may seem to be unbridled in the courtyard, but they dare not say a word in front of the street office.

This is also the reason why everyone in the Siheyuan now does not take Jia Zhang seriously.

Who wouldn't file a complaint?

And the effect was very good. Didn’t you see that Chen Xu was able to get rid of Yi Zhonghai, a big shot, by just suing him a few times? Even Bang Geng had to pay a sum of money when he went to his house to take revenge.

Now some people even want to follow suit, just waiting for Banggeng to come to their house to do something so that they can extort money from the Jia family. If they don’t pay, don’t blame me for asking the street office to seek justice...

Chen Xu's actions not only changed the pattern of solving problems in Siheyuan, but also successfully strangled the future thief king in the cradle.

Of course, Bang Geng is not clear about this kind of thing, but once he makes a move, he will understand that things have changed in Siheyuan now, and petty theft is also very serious...

Jia Zhang couldn't continue acting alone, so she just got up.

"Look at that, you bastard who has no sympathy at all, bah."

Jia Zhang opened fire with all his might, and started to criticize everyone without giving them time to talk back. He just left after he finished scolding, and even closed the door.

Everyone was speechless. They still felt sympathy for her. Is there anything about you, Jia Zhang, that deserves sympathy? Sympathy for Qin Huairu was more like sympathy.

But everyone had gone home, so there was naturally no excitement to watch. Everyone went home in groups of three or four.

Chen Xu was thinking about what to eat in the evening. Even if he ate in the space, he still needed to consider the type of food himself. He had just taken a few steps when he was stopped by someone.

"Xiao Chen, wait..."

Chen Xu turned his head in confusion, not understanding why Yi Zhonghai was looking for him.

This old guy has been very obedient since he broke his claws last time. Unless there is something lively in the courtyard, you rarely see him.

Chen Xu felt that the conflict between him and Yi Zhonghai was quite serious, but Yi Zhonghai obviously did not think so.

The conflicts between him and Chen Xu were neither too many nor too few. The biggest conflict was that Chen Xu had taken away his position as his uncle. Naturally, Yi Zhonghai put the blame on Chen Xu and Jia Zhang.

As for himself, that was certainly true.

But it’s different now. Yi Zhonghai has lost his elderly caregiver, and there are not many people in the Siheyuan that he can look up to, but Chen Xu is one of them.

Although he is still planning on using Xu Damao's secret recipe, the old guy habitually makes multiple preparations. Even if it was like before, even if he has Jia Dongxu as his elderly care provider, it does not prevent him from keeping Sha Zhu as a backup.

But now Yi Zhonghai has very few choices. The legitimate pensioner is gone, and he despises Sha Zhu, the backup, not to mention his relationship with He Daqing. He also looks down on Sha Zhu's status as a labor camp prisoner.

"Xiao Chen, I just want to ask, when will Xu Damao come back? I have something to ask him."

Chen Xu was even more confused. Why did this old guy look for Xu Damao?

If he and Yi Zhonghai had a bad relationship, then Xu Damao and Yi Zhonghai hated each other.

Yi Zhonghai was also anxious. He didn't know why Xu Damao didn't return to the courtyard, so he came directly to Chen Xu.

"I really don't know. Damao's mother just gave birth to a sister for him. She will definitely not come back in the short term..."

Chen Xu did not hide it, after all, the matter would be known once one inquired about it.

Yi Zhonghai was stunned. Lao Xu was about the same age as him, but she could still have children...

That's having a baby, regardless of whether it's a boy or a girl, but it's better than Yi Zhonghai not being able to lay a single egg...

Although Chen Xu was curious about why the old man wanted to see Xu Damao, he didn't think much about it. Seeing Yi Zhonghai standing there in a daze, he just left.

When Yi Zhonghai came to his senses, he was the only one standing there stupidly in the yard.

But he didn't care what others thought. He walked home in a daze. He no longer cared about his reputation.

Chen Xu didn't even realize that just a few words from him had dealt a heavy blow to Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai could tolerate other young people giving birth to children, after all, it is normal for people to get married and have children. But when he knew that Old Xu, who was of the same age as him, had another baby, it was a huge blow to Yi Zhonghai, and he felt a pain in his heart.