Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

Jia Zhang was startled by the two men, and her mind cleared up. She also remembered what Yi Zhonghai said in the hospital yesterday, and said with a gloomy face: "The compensation amount is too little, I don't agree, and you don't need to listen to the rest."

Deputy Factory Director Zhang looked at this and said patiently, "These are just one-time compensations. As for the work position, how can it not be important? The factory has decided to keep the work position for you, and your family will arrange for someone to take over."

"What arrangements? I'm old, and Dongxu's wife is still pregnant. The subsidy you give us is so small that we won't be able to survive until the succession. What will the four of us eat and drink?"

Deputy Director Zhang saw that Jia Zhang was no longer impulsive and had calmed down, so he asked directly, "This money is given to you to help you settle down. Your daughter-in-law will get a salary as long as she takes over. And judging from her belly, she will give birth in three or four months at most. How could your family not be able to survive four months with this pension?"

"This money cannot be touched. It's the money my son earned by risking his life. I want to keep it for my grandson. Anyway, I don't care. If you can't make the decision, I will go to your leader. There will always be a place where I can talk."

"So what do you think? You should bring it up for everyone to discuss. From the looks of you, you seemed to want to take action just now. Director Hou just forgave you yesterday. Do you really want to cause trouble?"

"No, I didn't intend to do anything. Anyway, I'm not satisfied with the compensation. When my husband died, the factory paid one million yuan. Why did my son only pay so little? If I'm satisfied with the compensation, I won't make trouble."

"One million? How is that possible? The factory has regulations on compensation. Who would dare to pay so much money?" Deputy Director Zhang was shocked when he heard the amount and said in surprise.

Secretary Li quickly pulled Deputy Director Zhang aside and said that the Jia family was a family of veterans in the steel rolling mill, and that Jia Dongxu's father also died in a work-related accident. At that time, one million yuan was equivalent to 100 yuan today.

After hearing this, Deputy Director Zhang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He met such an unreasonable person who only looked at the amount but didn't consider the purchasing power of the currency. Now, 60 yuan per person per year is enough to guarantee basic living.

I could only patiently say, "I know. You were still in the past. I believe you also know how much one million is after the currency reform. According to your calculation, 380 yuan is worth 380 million, which is not a small amount."

"I don't care. It's too much of a difference. I want at least 500 yuan in compensation. And our family of four has no income. The factory should give us subsidies."

Hearing Jia Zhang's exorbitant demands, Deputy Director Zhang was furious. He pointed at Jia Zhang and said, "You are wishful thinking. The factory has standards for compensation. You can get as much as you want. Think it over carefully. If you agree to the conditions, come to the factory this afternoon to collect the pension. Those who work should also report it as soon as possible."

After that, he said to Secretary Li: "Let's go and let them think about it."

After saying that, the two of them hurriedly walked out of the Jia family. Deputy Director Zhang looked around and left the courtyard angrily.

Jia Zhang sat in the room, looking at Qin Huairu, and said, "Qin Huairu, are you willing to take over?"

Qin Huairu certainly thought that being a worker would be great, but she also knew that this old woman would not agree to let her take over. She still said, "Mom, what's the use of my willingness? Bang Geng and the others at home need to eat. What can I do if I don't go?"

"It's fine if you're willing to go, but I have to tell you that this position belongs to the Jia family. If you take over, you can't remarry. This position will be left to Bang Geng in the future."

"Mom, what are you talking about? Who said I was going to remarry? But I'm in this state, so I can't go for the time being."

"Don't worry about it. Come here and I'll tell you. We'll take Dongxu with us this afternoon and go directly to the factory. I want to see if these leaders are afraid."

"Don't be afraid. I'm just an old woman. What can they do to me? You're even more different. You're pregnant. Who would dare to touch you? Go find a cart or rent one. It's just the two of us. Don't say you're pulling a dead person, or they'll charge you more."

Qin Huairu nodded. Now she could only listen to her. How much knowledge could a woman from the countryside have? Now that her husband was dead, she would definitely listen to her mother-in-law.

By noon, Yi Zhonghai came back and Li Guilan had prepared dinner. Yi Zhonghai also came back with some food from the factory. The two sat at the same table without speaking. After they both finished eating, Li Guilan packed up her things and sat back down at the table.

She said to Yi Zhonghai: "I went to the street office this morning. The street office wanted us to agree on a divorce. This way, there is no need to go through the trouble. We can just go there and handle the formalities."

Yi Zhonghai's eyes were gloomy, and he said, "If it really comes to this, you must think it through clearly."

"I've thought it through. According to the street office, the family property is our joint property, including the house. If we agree to divorce, I want half."

Yi Zhonghai's eyes widened, his hands clenched tightly, and he said, "You are asking for too much. Why do you want half? All the money is earned by me with great difficulty, and you want half right away. For the sake of our marriage, I will give you 1000 yuan, and we will agree to a divorce as you said."

"Yi Zhonghai, I can't believe that I worked so hard to serve you and take care of the deaf old lady according to your wishes, but you don't remember anything at all. Well, then report it to the Street Office and divide it up as you wish. But you have to think it through. If you report it to the Street Office, I won't be able to hide what I found out, and they will use it as grounds for divorce."

"You dare, you threaten me."

"I'm not threatening you. They won't approve it without a reason. And both parties have to agree. The street office will ask questions. Otherwise, it will be a mediation. Do you think there is a need for mediation between us?"

"You, what do you want? Tell me."

"I've already said that if we go through the divorce agreement, the family property will be divided in half. Just go and complete the formalities. If you don't agree, I will have no choice but to apply. You are usually too kind, but you have deceived me for decades on this matter. What other excuses can I find?"

"Okay, whatever you say, but you have to promise me that you'll keep this to yourself and never tell anyone." After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he became dejected.

"Okay, I promise not to tell anyone. We can split the money in half. What about the house?"

"You still want a house, and you want to live in the yard. The house was allocated to me by the steel mill. What does it have to do with you?"

"Why is it okay? Isn't the house the family's property? Can you prove that the house belongs to the steel mill, not this family?"

"You, you can't live in the yard. You have to find a place to live by yourself. I will give you the money to rent a house."

Li Guilan looked at Yi Zhonghai and felt a wave of sadness in her heart. This was the man she had been with for decades, but he was so hypocritical: "Okay, to save your face, I will move out."

Seeing that she agreed, Yi Zhonghai quickly went to get some papers, picked up a pen and started writing. After he finished writing, Li Guilan picked up the agreement and said, "I need someone to look at it. I don't recognize many of the words. Don't worry, I won't say those things."

After that, she took the agreement and went out. When she arrived at He's house, Li Xiaoyan was at home. Li Guilan handed the agreement to her and said, "Xiaoyan, help me take a look. This is the divorce agreement between me and Lao Yi."

Li Xiaoyan looked at Li Guilan and took the agreement. It stated that the two had voluntarily agreed to divorce due to emotional discord and that the family property would be divided equally between the two parties. Both parties had no objection. Li Guilan voluntarily gave up the house and Yi Zhonghai compensated her with 200 yuan in cash.

Below was the signature of the payee. Li Xiaoyan nodded after reading it and asked Li Guilan, "Aunt Li, are you really getting divorced? There is no amount written on it. Do you have an estimate of the family's assets?"

"I know. He usually goes to deposit the money, and sometimes I go there too. I know how much cash is left at home."

"Okay, that's fine. Just sign it, and take it to the street office. It should be done."

Li Guilan took the agreement, and after returning home, they signed and stamped their fingerprints, took out the passbook and cash at home, and divided the cash first, including the 200 yuan compensation, and some bills at home were divided in half. For those that could not be divided, whoever wanted it would pay the difference. Li Guilan had more than yuan in her hand.

They both looked at the passbook, which had a total of 7800 yuan. Yi Zhonghai said, "I'm not at work now. I'll go with you to withdraw the money when I get to work, and then we can go and complete the formalities."

Li Guilan nodded, went into the house and took out the things she had packed yesterday, and said to Yi Zhonghai: "Do you want to check? These are all my personal belongings."

After all these years, Yi Zhonghai still trusted Li Guilan, otherwise he wouldn't have known all the money in the family. He sat there smoking, waving his hand, and said nothing.

Li Guilan stood at the door and looked at the house carefully. Decades of memories were not so easy to erase. She turned around and took the package and went out. She took the things to He Yuzhu's house and said to Li Xiaoyan: "Xiaoyan, these are the things I use every day. Leave them here for a while. I will move out after I finish the formalities this afternoon."

Li Xiaoyan said, "Leave it there for now. I'll move in later. If we move out so early, where will we stay tonight?"

"Go to the street office this afternoon to see if there are any houses for rent. If there are, rent them. If not, find another way."

Li Xiaoyan thought for a moment and said, "Go ask first. There's no rush to rent. You have to see what the room is like. If it doesn't work out, you can stay in Yushui's room tonight. It's empty anyway, so Yushui won't say anything."

The sudden concern made Li Guilan burst into tears. Li Xiaoyan also knew that Aunt Li had been holding on, so she stood up and poured a glass of water on the table. Li Guilan took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears.

Li Xiaoyan said, "Zhu Zi and Yu Shui have told me about your situation. It seems that Yi Zhonghai doesn't want you to live in the courtyard anymore. It's okay. Zhu Zi, Yu Shui and I will go to see you together, and bring He Xiao and Min Min with us."