I became a poor little sophora japonica in the courtyard

Jingyi decided to cultivate her character this year. She turned down a bunch of unimportant advertising endorsements and invitations from concert organizers.

After spending the Spring Festival in 1993 in Beijing, I took Molly and Tingting on a trip. We told others that we were out looking for inspiration!

After traveling around the world, it was already June. Not long after returning to Dongdan Lou Mansion, she learned something. A few days ago, Banggeng was released and returned home a year early!

She sneered in her heart! Qin Huairu didn't know how much she had spent to get Banggeng back early.

Banggeng squatted at the door of the west wing of the central courtyard with a scruffy beard, looking at the desolate courtyard. He had only been away from here for seven years, and this courtyard felt strange to him.

The courtyard, which used to be bustling with activity, was now silent. All the neighbors of his generation had moved away, leaving only a few old men and women.

The entire city had changed so much! It was completely different from seven years ago. When he walked down the street, there were tall buildings everywhere. He was afraid that he would get lost if he was alone.

When he committed the crime, his daughter Honghong was only a year old, and now she is in the first grade of primary school. His wife Tang Yanling also ran away with someone else, so he was confused about how to live in the future.

"Great! Ask your stupid dad to find you another job. Live a good life in the future and don't go out and make your mom worry."

Yi Zhonghai came out of the east wing with his hands behind his back, stumbling. Seeing Banggeng squatting in a daze across the courtyard, he came over to lecture him.

Bang Geng agreed on the surface, but cursed in his heart! Why hasn't this old thing died yet? Good people don't live long, but bad people are remembered for thousands of years.

Is it so easy to find a job now? State-owned factories are too poor to pay wages, state-owned enterprises have begun to transform, and a large number of employees have been laid off.

He patted his butt, stood up and walked out of the yard. He wanted to look for his old friends to see if there was any way to make money.

Qin Huairu came out from the east hall and saw Banggeng's back as he left. She wanted to call him, but she had no reason to stop him, so she could only sigh and let him go.

I originally wanted to use my connections to get Banggeng a job as a driver at the steel mill. But after asking around, I learned that the steel mill would be merged into the Sijiucheng Iron and Steel Group this year. I was also laying off people from outside, so why would I hire people from inside?

Qin Huairu called Xiaodang and his wife, hoping that they could get Banggeng into the Shangri-La Hotel. However, their hotel had strict requirements for recruiting people, and it was impossible for a foreign-funded enterprise to open a backdoor.

She now placed all her hopes on Tan Yali. But she couldn't bring herself to ask for it, so she could only let Sha Zhu do it.

Now the number of single elderly people in Nanluoguxiang is decreasing, and her small canteen is about to go out of business. Only about ten people come to eat every time, which is basically a waste of time.

There are only a few households in the entire No. 95 courtyard now. The backyard is empty, there are only three families in the middle yard, and two in the front yard.

He Daqing and Tan Yali came back from their stroll, chatting and laughing. They were both in good health and spoke with full energy.

The two of them turned around the screen wall and entered the front yard, just in time to run into Yan Bugui. Now Yan Bugui is also alone. His third aunt Yang Ruihua died of illness last year. His four children only care about their own small families and rarely visit him a few times a year.

Liu Haizhong in the backyard was even more miserable. After his death, none of his three sons came, and the funeral was handled by the neighbors. After being reported to the street office by Yi Zhonghai, they showed up very reluctantly.

"Lao He, I have already negotiated with a few people in my family. I will move to Jiefang's place in a few days. Anyway, I have a pension, so he won't necessarily suffer any loss if I live with Lao Er."

In recent years, teachers' salaries have increased significantly, and Yan Bugui's teacher pension has also increased every year. Yi Zhonghai's eighth-level technician pension is not as high as his.

"Sure! Come over and visit more often when you have time. We are the only old neighbors left now, so every time we see each other, it's one less time."

He Daqing waved his hand, and the old couple came to the middle courtyard. They originally wanted to come back for a nap, but the phone rang just as they lay down. Their granddaughter came back from abroad, and a car was sent to pick them up in the afternoon to go back to Lou Mansion for dinner.

Hey! Why take a nap?

The two got up from the bed again, packed up and waited for the car to pick them up. He Daqing also found Sha Zhu and told him that he was going out for dinner and not to wait for them.

Qin Huairu pinched Sha Zhu from behind, wanting Sha Zhu to ask for a job for Bang Geng, but Sha Zhu remained indifferent.

"You don't even want to ask when I ask you? Banggeng is your child, but you don't care about him at all?" Qin Huairu complained when she saw He Daqing turning around and going back to the main room.

"What kind of job can Aunt Tan have? She is not in charge of the Kyoto International Hotel now. I have already made an appointment with someone to be a chef in a restaurant in a few days. I will let Banggeng follow me to learn the skills." Shazhu turned around and said to her.

Sha Zhu is 58 years old this year, not yet at retirement age. Seeing that the canteen was about to fail, he had to go out and find a way out.

"How can Banggeng do the work in the restaurant kitchen? I think we should find him a job as a driver." Qin Huairu blurted out without thinking when she heard that he actually let his son do odd jobs in the restaurant kitchen.

"What's wrong with the kitchen? Why can't he do anything? It's better than being idle now, right? If you don't want to do it, forget it!" Sha Zhu would not indulge her. He replied with two sentences and then left.

The two people's argument was a little loud, and the sound was heard far away in the quiet courtyard. After Tan Yali heard it, she knew that the two people had quarreled again about the stick.

"I heard that this guy could drive before? Then find a way to drive a taxi, so he can support himself." Tan Yali suggested to He Daqing.

"I don't care about that little bastard. His surname is Jia and mine is He." He Daqing replied disapprovingly.

At around 4pm, the Toyota Crown arrived on time, and the driver came in, called the two elderly people and left. Qin Huairu looked at their backs as they walked out of the yard, gritted her teeth and chased after them.

"Auntie Tan! Please help me pass on a message. Just tell her that I only ask her this once, to help her biological brother." Qin Huairu pleaded loudly. For the sake of her son, she was willing to risk her life.

Tan Yali didn't say anything, and waited for the two to get into the back seat of the car. He Daqing tried to dissuade her, "Don't say that! Don't make Jingyi feel bad. If she wanted to help the Jia family, she would have helped them a long time ago. Jingyi is not a heartless person! Their relationship has become like this, there must be something we don't know about it."

"I know what's going on! I won't tell anyone about this. Qin Huairu's son is not an easy person to deal with! In order to prevent any complications, I have to find a way to switch the west wing as soon as possible so that they can move out." Tan Yali patted the back of his hand and explained.

She has not been idle during this time. She has bought the No. 94 compound and No. 95 courtyard next door. Although these old houses are a bit shabby, the location is very good. Jingyi will definitely use them in the future!

She had discussed the purchase of these old houses with Jingyi, and they both reached a consensus. Jingyi had also planned this place a long time ago, and she would open a large entertainment platform here in the future.

At one in the morning, the gate of No. 95 Siheyuan was kicked with a deafening noise. Yan Bugui, who lived in the front yard, woke up and ran out to open the door. Standing outside the gate was Bang Geng, who smelled of alcohol.

The old man had a short sleep to begin with, and after being tossed around like this by him, no one could possibly fall asleep in the second half of the night.

In the past two days, he has been like a troublemaker, causing no peace in the courtyard. Tan Yali had no choice but to talk to the mother and son, and took the initiative to offer a new two-bedroom house in exchange for their west wing in the middle courtyard.

This proposal was rejected by Bang Geng outright! He wanted two houses, one for his mother and one for himself, and he also wanted to be given 50,000 yuan for moving expenses.

His lion-like mouth made He Daqing laugh! Now everyone in the front yard had moved out, leaving only the three families in the middle yard. He discussed with Tan Yali, locked all the empty houses, took his luggage and called a car to go to Lou Mansion in Dongdan.

Sha Zhu now works in a private restaurant, leaving early and returning late, and eating all three meals in the restaurant. The entire courtyard is home to Qin Huairu's three grandparents and grandchildren, plus Yi Zhonghai in the east wing.