Siheyuan: Father Yi Zhonghai and Sister-in-law Lou Xiaoe

"I definitely won't tell anyone else. I was just wondering if I should remind her. It would be a bit unfair to my sister-in-law."

Xu Xiaoran was worried that if she was discovered, there would be chaos.

"I'll find a chance to talk to your brother. It's not easy for a girl like you to talk about this."

"Come, I'll carry you to the chair over there."

Yi Bufan couldn't help but want to advance the discussion of the mysteries of the human body tonight.

"No, we haven't finished our meal yet!"

Xu Xiaoran wanted to stop it, but it seemed that she was unwilling to do so in her heart.

"Yi Bufan!"

Just when Xu Xiaoran also fell and was about to go crazy with Yi Bufan, Liu Guangtian's voice came.

"What's wrong!"

Yi Bufan shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Hurry up, it's time for a full-house meeting."

Liu Guangtian was almost running to the door, but stopped when he heard the response. If he had taken a few more steps to open the door, he would have seen a different scenery.

"Got it!" Yi Bufan gritted his teeth and said, "This manager should be dismissed. He has just been reinstated for two days and he has already held two full hospital meetings in a row."

"Let's go, what if something happens?"

Xu Xiaoran quickly pulled her clothes back and tidied them up.

I almost forgot that the door was not locked.

If someone breaks in, I'll be seen naked. That would be so embarrassing. I must not let Yi Bufan act like that again in the future.

"What's the big deal? It's just a trivial matter. I'll go there. You can just rest at home."

Yi Bufan stood up, and Xu Xiaoran quickly stepped forward to help adjust the position of an object.

No wonder Yi Bufan couldn’t control himself just now.

"You go first, I'll pack up and go there, there will definitely be something exciting to see."

Xu Xiaoran smiled. She grew up in this courtyard and naturally knew that this whole courtyard meeting was always a time for everyone to gather and watch the fun.

Of course, there were a few times when she just watched her brother being bullied.

But I was too young at that time and couldn’t do anything.

"Is there another meeting for the whole hospital today? Is this held every day?"

After Yi Bufan came out, he saw that everyone was seated. He glanced around but did not see Xu Damao.

Is there any program scheduled for the evening?

"It's not open every day, but it's open when there's something going on."

Yi Zhonghai looked over and smiled.

Qin Huairu glanced at Yi Bufan without saying anything, and Yi Bufan found a stool nearby and sat down.

"Okay, almost everyone is here, let's get started."

Liu Haizhong ignored Yi Zhonghai and said after looking around: "Today's meeting of the whole hospital is to let everyone donate money to the Jia family."

"As everyone knows, the Jia family has had a lot of trouble recently, and they've spent a lot of money. In addition, Jia Dongxu is the only one earning a salary to support a family of five."

“It’s really a bit tight.”

"Now, Jia Dongxu is not at home. His mother is sick and in the hospital. Her condition is a bit serious. And Qin Huairu is pregnant. It's really not easy for her."

"I went to the hospital last night and paid fifty dollars, but it's still not enough."

"So, now, please donate money to help the Jia family."

"I'll take the lead and donate twenty dollars."

Liu Haizhong directly took out two big unity notes and placed them on the table, then looked at Yi Zhonghai.

The meaning is very clear, they want Yi Zhonghai, the old man, to take the lead.

Moreover, according to the previous donations in this courtyard, those with Yi Zhonghai’s portrait always donated more, not less, than others.

So now it must cost at least twenty dollars.

"You guys donate first, I'm going to the bathroom and I'll be back soon."

When Liu Haizhong thought that Yi Zhonghai also took out a few pieces of Great Unity from his pocket, he didn't expect it to be toilet paper.

"Hey, Lao Yi, donate first (before you leave)..."

Liu Haizhong wanted Yi Zhonghai to donate before leaving, but Yi Zhonghai spoke first: "I'll be back soon after squatting in the toilet, you don't have to wait for me!"

Yi Zhonghai said this and ran away.

After running out of the crowd, he slowly walked outside.

Let others donate first.

"Lao Yan!"

Liu Haizhong looked at Yan Bugui.

"Ahem, I'll donate two dollars. My salary is about the same as Jia Dongxu's, and I support a family of six."

Yan Bugui pushed up his glasses, thinking that this was already the limit.

Next, I have to find a way to save these two dollars.

"Okay, everyone can donate one or two dollars, it's a token of our appreciation, a little bit adds up to a lot, and with unity, we can help the Jia family get through this difficult time."

Liu Haizhong looked at the neighbors who were slow to react and it seemed like they had no intention of donating.

At this time, Liu Haizhong missed the days when Sha Zhu was around.

Whenever Yi Zhonghai donated money, Sha Zhu would definitely be the second one, and then he and Yan Bugui. Once the four of them donated, others would follow suit.

But today, I can’t carry it with me.

Liu Haizhong glanced at Qin Huairu.

"Woo-"

Qin Huairu began to sob.

"Dear neighbors, I know that my mother-in-law often causes trouble for everyone and likes to gossip."

"But there are a lot of aunties at this age, and they are all the same, right? She didn't really do anything bad to affect everyone's interests."

"When I got married, my mother-in-law had no husband. She was the one who raised Dongxu."

"Now, Dongxu is not here either. I am a woman, pregnant, and have Banggeng and Xiaodang to take care of. My mother-in-law is in the hospital."

"Everyone, please help my mother-in-law because we have been neighbors for many years. If anything happens to her, the Jia family will be finished."

After Qin Huairu finished speaking, her crying became louder.

The neighbors also started talking about it.

"The Jia family is indeed pitiful. Zhang Cuihua has long been a widow."

"Who says no? Old Jia died early, too. Besides, Zhang Cuihua has been really unlucky lately."

"Something really happened to Zhang Cuihua. How is Qin Huairu going to make ends meet with three little ones? No one is making money."

"I heard last night that Zhang Cuihua had died, and I thought the Jia family was finished. Fortunately, she was just sick. Forget it, let's donate something, just one dollar."

"..."

Qin Huairu's tears were still worth something. She expressed the bitterness of Jia Zhang and the Jia family, and won the sympathy of many people.

“I’ll donate a dollar!”

"I'll donate fifty cents."

"I have eighty cents."

"Let me see. This is 65 cents. Donate it all."

"..."

Soon, the neighbors all stood up and put their money on the eight-immortals table in front. Most of them were small bills, and there was not a single big one.

“Aren’t we donating?”

Xu Xiaoran brought some melon seeds when she came out, and now she and Yi Bufan are eating them.

"Why donate? We are not rich."

Yi Bufan watched his neighbors donate money and showed off his speed in cracking melon seeds.