Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

Liu Haizhong looked at Jia Zhang who was kicking and digging on the ground, his eyes flashed with endless disgust, and he said angrily: "Jia Zhang, if you continue to make trouble like this, I will report to the street office immediately and send you back to the countryside."

Jia Zhang cursed: "Liu Dabo, who do you think you are? Can you send me back to the countryside just like that?"

Liu Haizhong said coldly: "You, Jia Zhang, are tyrannical in the compound, beating and scolding neighbors, promoting feudal superstition, and even being imprisoned. This has caused a very bad impact on our compound and even the entire Nanluoguxiang Street.!

"I believe that as long as I go to the street to report, Director Fang will be very happy to send you away, a black sheep..."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang instantly became timid. She didn't want to be sent back to the countryside. She had married Old Jia by improper means, and she was a person who despised the poor and loved the rich and was cold-hearted by nature, so she had offended all her family members.

She has never returned to her parents' home in the nearly forty years since she married into the old city. If she were sent back to the countryside now, she would not only have to endure endless ridicule and abuse, but she might also be retaliated by her enemies or even die.

Thinking of this, Jia Zhang couldn't help but tremble all over.

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi had calmed down, Liu Haizhong nodded slightly, then looked at Qin Huairu, "Qin Huairu, tell me what you want!"

Qin Huairu said with a firm face: "I want to separate from Jia Zhang, and each of us will have one room. From now on, we will live separately and never have any contact with each other until we die."

Jia Zhang said angrily: "You are dreaming, I will never divide the family even if I die!"

Split up the family? It’s impossible to split up the family in this lifetime. If we split up the family, who will wash my clothes, cook my meals, and take care of my shit and urine?

Qin Huairu sneered and said, "That's not up to you. I will go to the street office tomorrow."

Jia Zhang was panicking, but she pretended to be calm and said, "You can split up the family, but my work position in the Jia family must be returned to me."

Qin Huairu said disdainfully: "Why should I return the Jia family's workstation to you? Don't forget that I am also a member of the Jia family. This workstation should have been mine."

Jia Zhang cursed: "You shameless bastard! You don't even have the last name Jia, so how can you say you are from the Jia family?"

Qin Huairu sneered, "My last name isn't Jia, so is your last name Jia? Zhang Xiaohua?"

Jia Zhang said incoherently: "I...I...Although my last name is not Jia, my grandson's last name is Jia..."

Qin Huairu raised her eyebrows, "My son's last name is Jia? But don't worry, when Banggeng grows up, I will pass the job to him."

"No, I also have a share of the workstation, so you must give me half of your monthly salary."

"What the hell do you want? I worked so hard to earn my salary, why should I give you half of it? Just because you are so shameless?"

"But I can be kind and give you a quarter of your salary. In exchange, you must give me half of the family savings."

"You're dreaming. That's my retirement money. You can't even think of getting a penny of it."

"What do you mean by your pension money? That was earned by Dongxu back then. As Dongxu's wife, I have to raise his children. I am eligible to inherit most of his estate."

"You fart..."

"Whether I farted or not, you will know when the comrades from the street office come."

Yan Bugui, a top student at the Siheyuan, spoke up, "Ms. Jia Zhang, Qin Huairu is right. As Jia Dongxu's spouse, she also has to raise Xiaodang and the others. She should indeed get most of Jia Dongxu's inheritance."

When Jia Zhang heard this, her thoughts changed rapidly.

A moment later, Jia Zhang said with a shameless face: "Huai Ru, I was wrong this time. I apologize to you. I will never hit you again in the future. Let's not separate the family."

Qin Huairu sternly refused: "You wish, I have decided on this family."

Yi Zhonghai advised: "Huai Ru, you and Jia Zhang are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, there is no need to go to the extent of splitting up the family. This will not be good for your reputation."

Li Guifang agreed, "Huai Ru, your uncle is right. There is really no need to divide the family. Even if Jia Zhang is no longer a good-for-nothing, at least she can still take care of your child."

He Yuzhu sneered, "You dare to let Jia Zhang take care of the children? The result of her taking care of the children is that she herself became fat and white, but she turned Banggeng into a robber, and made Xiaodang and Huaihua pale and thin. She often scolded them for losing money..."

Xu Damao continued, "Qin Huairu, it's best not to let Jia Zhang take care of your children. With her mean and ungrateful nature, she might sell Xiaodang and Huaihua one day."

Yang Ruihua retorted: "It is not entirely Jia Zhang's fault that Banggeng has become like this. Banggeng is naturally naughty and we just need to educate him better in the future."

Wang Shufen said: "Zhu Zi, Damao, you don't understand. Having an old person at home is like having a treasure. Having an old person at home can help young people like you solve many problems."

Xu Damao sneered: "I don't have any elderly people in my family, so I'm not necessarily living worse off than anyone else."

Yang Ruihua retorted: "Da Mao, that's because you don't have children yet. When you have children, you will understand the importance of an old man."

Yang Ruihua's words made Xu Damao's face turn as dark as the bottom of a pot in an instant. Not having children was the biggest pain in his heart.

Lou Xiao'e said dissatisfiedly: "Even if I have a child, I can take care of it by myself."

Immediately, the two groups started a heated discussion about whether it was good or bad to split up the family.

The elderly naturally agree that it is better not to divide the family because they don’t want to divide the family.

Young people, however, agree that it is better to divide the family because they want to separate and do not want to be controlled by the elderly.

The two groups of people argued until their faces turned red and saliva flew everywhere.

"Snapped!"

Liu Haizhong slammed the table and said in a deep voice: "Stop arguing. We are solving the Jia family's problems now, not asking you to quarrel."

"Qin Huairu, tell me your final decision. If you insist on splitting up the family, go to the street office and we will not be involved in this matter..."

Jia Zhang said anxiously: "Huai Ru, there is really no need..."

Liu Haizhong interrupted, "Jia Zhang, don't interfere with Qin Huairu, let her make her own decision."

Qin Huairu was silent for a while, then said calmly, "It's okay if we don't split up the family, but you have to agree to a few of my requests."

"First, don't hit me or scold me."

"Second, from now on, I won't do housework."

"Third, Jia Zhang must give me half of the family savings."

"Fourth, do not hinder my education of Bangteng."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang's face changed drastically, and she said angrily, "Qin Huairu, don't go too far."

Qin Huairu said indifferently: "It doesn't matter if you don't agree. I will go directly to Director Fang of the Street Office to separate the family tomorrow."

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai immediately tried to smooth things over.

With everyone's witness, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu finally reached a peace agreement after an hour of fierce debate.

The agreement has five articles.

"First, Jia Zhangshi is not allowed to hit me or scold Qin Huairu, and Qin Huairu is not allowed to hit or scold Jia Zhangshi either."

"Second, when Qin Huairu is at work, Jia Zhang will do the housework at home. When Qin Huairu is resting, the housework will be done together."

"Third, the Jia family's original savings will be used for Jia Zhang's retirement. Qin Huairu will no longer have to pay Jia Zhang's retirement allowance every month."

Fourth, Jia Zhang should take care of her three grandsons equally and stop calling her granddaughter a waste of money.

"Fifth, Jia Zhangshi must not prevent Qin Huairu from educating the child."