I messed up the Siheyuan

The deaf old lady smiled apologetically and replied, "He has replied to the request you made to Huang Saner last time."

"Back?" Yi Zhonghai was surprised, "Why did he come back?

this...

Do you think the money is too little?

The price I offered is not low!

If you think the money is too little, I can add a little more."

“It’s not about money!” The deaf old lady waved her hands and replied helplessly, “Things are different now than they were before.

If you are caught doing a dirty job like this, you will be taken to the target shooting range.

Even if you don't get shot at, you will have to go to the northwest and eat sand for the rest of your life.

The risk is too great!

Those thugs on the streets are now unwilling to do this kind of work.

Another thing is that Huang Saner is almost forty years old this year.

Two years ago, he married again and had a son.

He! ...has lost the energy he had when he was young."

Yi Zhonghai nodded helplessly, "Old lady, I understand what you mean.

Fine then. As for Pingzi, I’ll think of another way.

I came here today! ...Actually, I still want to ask you for some advice."

"Okay, then you tell me..." The deaf old lady said cheerfully, "I am all ears!"

"Hmm!..." Yi Zhonghai pondered for a moment before recounting what happened in the Central Courtyard at night.

After all, the two had been dealing with each other for decades. Although Yi Zhonghai was just telling the story in a plain and straightforward manner, the deaf old lady already understood what he meant.

"Zhong Hai, are you going to give up the Jia family?"

"Hey!..." Yi Zhonghai sighed heavily, with a helpless expression on his face, "I don't want this to happen either!"

"But today I saw Banggeng, such a little brat, lying in front of so many people, and bullying Shazhu's child. I... I was really scared!"

"When this kid grows up, he'll be a bad seed!"

"By that time, I will be old, and I am counting on Dongxu to take care of me in my old age. What if..."

"If this kid does something bad to me, or bullies me, I won't even have a place to seek justice!"

Having said this, he may have thought of that tragic scene, and he couldn't help but shiver, and a look of panic and helplessness appeared on his face.

“Hehe…” The deaf old lady smiled and said jokingly, “Zhonghai, I have advised you a long time ago that the Jia family is unreliable.

But you just wouldn't listen and insisted on hanging yourself on the Jia family's tree.

However, it's not too late for you to change your mind now.

At most, all the money and things you have invested in the Jia family over the years can be considered as wasted.

But you are still young after all!

You this year...?"

"Oh!... Old lady, I am forty-four years old."

“Look at you…” the deaf old lady continued, “You are only 44 years old, and you are an eighth-level worker in a steel rolling mill with such a high salary. You have the money to make money.

Isn't it not too late for you to start thinking carefully about retirement from now on?"

The deaf old lady's words relieved Yi Zhonghai's depressed mood a little.

After he nodded slowly, he asked again: "Old lady, I came here tonight just to ask you to help me make a decision.

You see...

What should I do next? "

"Hmm!" The deaf old lady hesitated for a moment and then said, "Zhong Hai, why don't you go to the welfare home and adopt a child?"

"This..." Yi Zhonghai hesitated for a moment, then slowly shook his head, "Old lady, to be honest with you...

My husband has advised me many times over the years.

It is said that... go to the welfare home to adopt a one or two year old child.

Then, change your unit and your residence.

This way, no one will know that the child is not our biological child.

When our children grow up, they will naturally take care of us in our old age.

But...I have never thought about it. Do you know why?"

Although Yi Zhonghai asked the question, he didn't expect the deaf old lady to answer it.

So he continued talking to himself.

"My hometown is in a town next to Ji City, Shandong Province."

"In that town, there is a Chinese medicine doctor named Cao. Although he is young, his medical skills are well-known far and wide and are very advanced."

"Even some wealthy merchants and dignitaries in Ji City came here to see him for treatment!"

"So... Mr. Cao, after opening his clinic to help the poor for only a few years, he has already accumulated a fortune."

"The only drawback is that Mr. Cao and his wife have not had any children since they got married."

"Normally, in a wealthy family like that, if the first wife has no children, they would usually marry a child to carry on the family line."

"But Mr. Cao and his wife are childhood sweethearts who grew up together."

"The relationship between the two is very good!"

"Even though the first wife had advised him many times, Mr. Cao still refused to give in and take a concubine."

"There is a big gangster in our town named Yang Qifa."

"This guy extorted money, bullied the people, and lent money at high interest rates. It can be said that he did all kinds of bad things."

"Later, I don't know how, he offended someone in official positions and had to run away."

"Before leaving, the boy suddenly came to Mr. Cao's door holding a boy."

"According to him, this child was born to him and a prostitute."

"That kiln girl died of complications during childbirth."

"And he himself had to leave immediately to escape the disaster and was really unable to take care of the child."

"So, he wanted to ask Mr. Cao to help him take care of the child for a few years."

"When he comes back, he will naturally take the child away."

"Before, Mr. Cao's clinic was harassed by hooligans, and it was Yang Qifa who helped to settle the matter, so...

"Mr. Cao just agreed out of consideration."

"Who would have thought...Once Yang Qifa left, there was no news and he never came back."

"The son he left behind was raised by Mr. Cao and his wife."

"Mr. Cao treats this child as if he were his own!"

"Not only did he teach him to read and write, but he was also sent to a foreign school in Ji City."

"Who would have thought that this kid, who had only been there for half a year, was fired for fighting."

"After returning to town, he spent his days drinking and partying without learning any good things."

"In the end, not only did he squander all of Mr. Cao's wealth, but he also became a big gangster in our town."

"Haha... this is simply the son following in his father's footsteps!"

At this point, Yi Zhonghai smiled miserably and said with some sadness: "Do you know how Mr. Cao died in the end?"

"Hehe... He was burned to death by the beast he raised."

"Once, the boy lost money in gambling and had no money to pay for a prostitute, so he went to Mr. Cao's clinic to ask for money."

"Mr. Cao refused to give it to him, so he got angry and set the house on fire."

"As a result, Mr. Cao was burned to death because he was too old and had difficulty walking to escape."

"As for Mrs. Cao, she was so angry that she died when that boy was expelled from the foreign school ten years ago."

"Later, that kid got into trouble with the law, just like his father."

"However, he didn't run away. He was killed by the officials."