Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

"Old man, what should we do? 375 yuan, do we really have to pay compensation?" Yang Ruihua asked his old man as soon as he and Yan Fugui returned home. Yan Fugui sighed and said, "What else can we do? We can only spend money to avoid disaster. You have seen the faces of these neighbors in the courtyard. If we really don't pay, these people will get angry and drive us out."

Yan Fugui took out a cigarette he had rolled from tobacco leaves from the drawer, lit it with a match and took a puff. Yan Fugui was very stingy and smoked very cheap cigarettes. He definitely couldn't afford high-end cigarettes, and he couldn't bear to buy cigarettes from stores. When he got addicted, he would buy some low-quality tobacco leaves on the black market and roll them with his homework books.

This kind of cigarette is definitely not as good as regular cigarettes, but at least it can satisfy your craving. Yan Fugui coughed violently a few times, and Yang Ruihua said in a somewhat reproachful way, "Can you please stop smoking? If you really have to, can't you buy some better cigarettes? How can your body...!"

"Oh, stop nagging. When will you ever stop? How can I live without smoking? You have to pay for the better cigarettes. I'm really worried to death. One misstep will lead to eternal regret. If I had known earlier, I would not have taken advantage of it. Wouldn't it be enough to let Zhuzi prepare the banquet?" Yan Fugui felt a little regretful and said what was in his heart in front of his wife.

Yang Ruihua naturally did not respond. Knowing his old man's character, if he really followed his old man's words, he would definitely complain about how hard he worked. After thinking about it again, he said with a worried look on his face, "Old man, I think my daughter-in-law seems a little unhappy. Do you think he will settle for a divorce?"

Yan Fugui was not worried about this matter. He smiled and waved his hand and said, "Divorce? What divorce? How can you get divorced after getting married? Don't worry about this matter. Even Yu Li's parents will not let him get divorced. If Yu Li gets divorced again, his parents will definitely not be able to hold their heads up. Don't worry about this matter. Alas, my hard-earned money will be lost in an instant. 375 yuan."

When Yan Fugui thought of this number, he felt a sharp pain in his heart. He really couldn't bear to part with the money he had saved with great difficulty, but Director Wang had just said so much, and he certainly couldn't refuse. Yan Fugui thought it was a good solution, and he would feel better if he could solve this matter as soon as possible.

Yan Fugui sighed, and said to his wife, "You wait at the door, I'll get 375 yuan and deliver it to Director Wang right away." Yang Ruihua was stunned and said, "It's getting late now, why don't you go tomorrow?" Yan Fugui snorted coldly and said, "What do you know as a woman? Delivering this matter early can save our family's reputation."

Yang Ruihua knew he couldn't win the argument with his wife, so he just nodded and went to guard the door. He opened the bed where he and his wife slept, and then took down a few bricks. There was an iron box under the bricks, and inside the iron box was Yan Fugui's extra money. He counted out 375 yuan from it with a heartache, sighed, and prepared to restore the house to its original state.

In the room where Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li lived, Yu Li said to Yan Jiecheng with a dark face, "Yan Jiecheng, I really believed your lies. Why did I listen to your lies? Our wedding was ruined by your father who was greedy for cheapness. What did you promise me in the first place? Didn't you say you had a formal job? Where is your formal job?"

Yan Jiecheng smiled awkwardly and said, "Wife, wife, don't worry. There will definitely be a job. My father is a teacher in Hongxing Primary School. He knows a lot of people. He will definitely find a good job for me. As for our wedding? It's a thing of the past and it should be turned over. Please don't worry about it, okay?"

Yan Jiecheng had been trying to deceive his wife, and Yu Li had already developed a crisis of trust in him. If she hadn't just gotten married, she would have really been tempted to get a divorce right away. Seeing that Yu Li was showing signs of giving in, Yan Jiecheng felt that he had to show off his muscles appropriately.

After thinking about it, an idea came to her mind immediately. She smiled and said, "Do you know He Yuzhu from our courtyard?" Yu Li knew him, because she had heard her sister Yu Haitang talk about him. This He Yuzhu was so young, but she was the canteen director. It was a pity that such a person had already married so early. If she hadn't married, it would have been so good.

Yan Jiecheng said proudly, "That's my best brother. He has promised to introduce me to a job." Yu Li smiled when she heard that and said, "You, you are telling the truth. He Yuzhu is really willing to introduce you to a job."

Yan Jiecheng said without thinking, "Of course. What is the relationship between He Yuzhu and I? We are brothers who grew up together. I mentioned this some time ago, and guess what, he patted his chest and said that he had agreed to find me a job, but he was a bit busy at the moment, so he asked me to work at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill in a while."

Seeing Yan Jiecheng's confident look, Yu Li was stunned at first, and then wondered in her heart, "Could it be that Yan Jiecheng didn't lie to me?" But seeing her husband cursing and swearing, the last bit of doubt in Yu Li's heart disappeared. She shook her head, she shouldn't doubt her husband.

She felt a little comforted. As long as her husband could find a job, their life would surely get better. Yan Jiecheng watched his wife's attitude gradually soften, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He finally married Yu Li, so he naturally didn't want to divorce her.

As for my job, my father has already promised to find me a job. I just don't know what stage I've reached now, so I plan to ask him secretly later. Yan Jiecheng is almost 18 years old this year, and it would be really unbecoming if he keeps hanging around.