Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

Compared to the leisurely life here at Chen Xu's place.

The other people in the courtyard could be described as being in a state of panic.

Looking at He Daqing who was unyielding, Yi Zhonghai just wanted to curse.

He thought that He Daqing might ask for an exorbitant price, but he didn't expect that this bastard actually wanted to bankrupt him. The deaf old lady next to him also thought that He Daqing was going too far, but He Daqing was forced into a corner and would not care about Yi Zhonghai's life or death.

When He Daqing returned to Sijiu City these two days, he was so anxious that he almost fumed. He didn't talk about whether to compensate or not at first, but he still had to discuss it first. However, Xu's father and mother disappeared directly, which made him a little upset. Xu Damao was very annoyed by this guy, but he really didn't know where his parents had gone.

Just two days before Sha Zhu was to go to court, Xu's father came back on time.

The conditions remain unchanged.

Sha Zhu’s three main rooms will receive 5,000 yuan in compensation, and his son’s medical expenses will need to be calculated separately.

He Daqing naturally couldn't afford to pay the compensation, but that didn't mean he had no other options.

After much persuasion, the lifelong medical compensation for Xu Damao was reduced to 3,000 yuan, so he had to pay 8,000 yuan in cash.

This number is undoubtedly an astronomical figure for people today. You know, the monthly salary of an ordinary worker is only about 30 yuan. To earn the figure of 8,000 yuan, one has to go without food and drink for more than 20 years.

Even if it was Yi Zhonghai, the highest-paid seventh-level fitter in Siheyuan, it would still be an unbearable pain. This was the only amount of money he had saved in most of his life.

Now Yi Zhonghai is not yet the eighth-level fitter who has a high reputation in both the courtyard and the factory at the beginning of the story. By that time, five years later, Yi Zhonghai will be a ten-thousand-yuan household, and even exceed that by a lot.

Father Xu was also unyielding and refused to give in. He even threatened not to pay any compensation. He would rather not take the money and send Sha Zhu to jail to be crippled.

So, He Daqing looked at Yi Zhonghai decisively.

I'll pay for the house and you pay the money.

Yi Zhonghai almost vomited blood. Now he really regretted it. Why did he embezzle He Daqing's money for no reason? Now he was getting his retribution.

He Daqing was equally tough. If my son is disabled, you, Yi Zhonghai, will not have an easy life either.

You don't have to pay. I'll report it to the police right away. You, an old man living in a courtyard house, just wait to be a companion for my son.

Father Xu felt an inexplicable sense of pleasure when he saw He Daqing and Yi Zhonghai fighting each other. The three of them had fought to a standstill back then, but this was the first time that he had completely taken the initiative, although this was at the cost of his son's infertility.

Thinking of his abandoned son, Xu's father could no longer be happy.

Damn it, there will be no descendants, what’s the point of being happy?

So, the three of them were like fighting cocks. Father Xu stared at the two of them without saying a word. He didn't care who paid, but if he wanted Sha Zhu to get out, he had to pay.

He Daqing looked at Yi Zhonghai with red eyes. Obviously, if this old guy dared to say no, he would send this guy in to keep his son company.

Yi Zhonghai's old face was as black as the bottom of a pot. It was in vain that he went to the deaf old lady last night. The two of them planned to pay more money to He Daqing, but it was not as outrageous as eight thousand. The two of them calculated that even if they doubled it, it would only be a little over three thousand.

If he were asked to take out eight thousand directly, that would be the end of Yi Zhonghai's life.

He himself is a childless person. If he wants to live a comfortable life in his old age, besides having a caregiver to take care of him, his greatest confidence is the money he has saved in his life.

He Daqing planned to drain him, which made Yi Zhonghai extremely uncomfortable.

If I pay the money, I will be heartbroken. If I don’t pay the money, looking at He Daqing’s attitude, I guess I won’t have to spend the money and my life will probably end early.

Jia Dongxu next to him looked at his master in surprise. He didn't expect that his master was so rich.

That was eight thousand yuan, a number he had never dared to imagine. He did not expect that his master really had so much savings. Now it was just a question of whether he was willing to take it out.

Everyone's eyes turned to Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai also knew that he couldn't delay it any longer. He seemed to have aged ten years in an instant and spoke with difficulty.

“I don’t have that much money…”

He Daqing and Xu's father looked at him with disdain and said nothing.

We are all old acquaintances, and we all know each other. You still want to save money at this time. You are worthy of being called Lao Yi.

"Six thousand. I'll pay six thousand and you pay the rest. I can't afford eight thousand."

Yi Zhonghai stopped pretending and looked at He Daqing with red eyes. His meaning was very clear: if six thousand is not enough, then just send me in directly. He did have more than eight thousand, but he also knew He Daqing's background.

He didn't have much money, but he still had a few thousand yuan. If he reported it to the police, he would indeed suffer a bad ending. But Sha Zhu would not be able to get out either. He bet that He Daqing would not watch his son being sentenced and do nothing.

He Daqing hesitated. He had grasped Yi Zhonghai's weak spot, but he was also grasped by Yi Zhonghai at the same time. He really couldn't bear to see his son become disabled. Besides the one thousand yuan he brought back, he also had the seven hundred yuan he found in Sha Zhu's room.

"Seven thousand."

Even if Yi Zhonghai offered 6,000, He Daqing would not be able to raise 8,000. He definitely would not accept the offer of 6,000.

Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath and seemed to have made up his mind.

"Six thousand five, no more, this is my final bottom line."

He Daqing stared at Yi Zhonghai for a long while and felt that it was about time. He knew that Yi Zhonghai was rich, but he didn't know the actual amount. In any case, being able to get six thousand five hundred from Yi Zhonghai was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"make a deal."

In the end, He Daqing did not continue bargaining with Yi Zhonghai, but turned to look at Xu's father who was watching the show nearby.

"Can we go to the police station now?"

Father Xu rolled his eyes at him and silently stretched out his hand. His meaning was very clear: give the money first, and then transfer the property.

Real estate cannot actually be bought and sold nowadays, but that’s not completely the solution. You can just give it away as a gift.

Father Xu had anticipated this scene a long time ago. Otherwise, why would he come back two days in advance? Wasn't it just to give He Daqing and Yi Zhonghai time to transfer the property and withdraw the money?

He Daqing is a bachelor.

"Okay, but you have to sign a document."

"can."

Father Xu nodded. None of the three of them could trust each other. Even if they transferred the ownership and paid the money first, they still had to add two layers of insurance.

Then He Daqing turned and looked at the deaf old lady.

"Old lady, you can be a witness."

"it is good."

The deaf old lady sighed and agreed. No matter what, her goal of saving Sha Zhu's great grandson was achieved.

Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly and walked away. He had lost the game and was not in a good mood at the moment. He sighed in his heart that these two old opponents were much more difficult to deal with than the young people in the hospital now.

Yi Zhonghai was neither in the right nor in a favorable position, and he did not even have a chance to turn the situation around.

Thinking that he was about to lose six thousand five, he felt his heart bleeding.

This was the money he had worked hard to save for half his life, and just because of his negligence, he had to give it away in vain. He felt so frustrated.

"Remember to return the living expenses I sent back to me."

A word from He Daqing behind him completely broke down Yi Zhonghai's defense.

"you..."

Yi Zhonghai turned around and pointed his finger at He Daqing, his voice trembling and his body shaking.

He Daqing looked as if it was a matter of course.

"That's my money, shouldn't you give it back to me?"

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that his eyes squinted and he couldn't think of any rebuttal for a long time.

"You, can do it."

Yi Zhonghai gritted his teeth and spat out two words, then turned and left. He really didn't want to stay here any longer, fearing that if he continued like this, he would lose his life.

The corners of He Daqing's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a hint of a smile. Otherwise, how could he be said to be the eldest uncle in the courtyard back then, while Yi Zhonghai and Xu's father could only be the second and third uncles.

Even when faced with such an extremely unfavorable situation, he could still find a loophole to trick others.