Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

Near noon, Qin Huairu returned to the courtyard with Banggeng.

Banggeng had an eye patch on his left eye and a bandage on his left hand. He looked miserable, like a wounded soldier retreating from the battlefield.

When Jia Zhang saw Bang Geng, she immediately went over to him, hugged him and said excitedly:

"Bang Geng, my dear grandson, you are finally back!"

Bang Geng pushed Jia Zhang away and said coldly:

"Stop pretending here. You don't care about me at all. I've been in the hospital for such a long time, and you've only come to see me twice."

Jia Zhang hurriedly explained, "Banggeng, you are my sweetheart, more important than grandma's life. How could grandma not love you? The reason why I seldom come to the hospital to see you is because I have to take care of your two sisters at home."

Bang Geng said indifferently: "Two money-losing guys, what's there to take care of?"

Qin Huairu said angrily: "Banggeng, how can you talk like that? Xiaodang and Huaihua are your biological sisters."

Bang Geng said with disgust: "I don't have such an ungrateful sister."

Jia Zhang smiled and said, "My dear grandson, don't say these things. Grandma knew you would come back today, so she bought you half a pound of pork."

"pork?"

Bang Geng's eyes lit up, and he said with surprise, "Grandma, did you really buy me meat?"

Jia Zhang said lovingly, "Of course, you are my most precious grandson. You are discharged from the hospital today, and grandma will definitely cut some meat back for you to celebrate."

Bang Geng said excitedly: "That's great, I haven't eaten meat for a long time. I eat steamed bread every day, and my mouth is almost dry."

"My dear grandson, let's go home quickly. When we get home, we'll have dinner."

"Since you bought me meat, I will forgive you for now."

When she got home, Jia Zhang brought out a covered bowl as if she was presenting a treasure.

"Dangdangdang..."

When the lid was opened, there were only five pieces of braised pork in the bowl.

Seeing this, Qin Huairu flew into a rage and asked, "Jia Zhang, there is only this little bit of meat left out of half a pound of meat. Where is the rest?"

Jia Zhang said weakly, "That's all there is for half a pound of meat."

Qin Huairu angrily shouted, "Old man, are you kidding me?"

Bang Geng ignored the quarrel between the two, grabbed the bowl in front of Jia Zhang, and reached into the bowl. He stuffed five pieces of braised pork into his mouth like a whirlwind, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it.

Banggeng burped and glared at Jia Zhang, "Jia Zhang, where is the remaining meat hidden? Take it out for me quickly."

Jia Zhang said, "My dear grandson, you ate half a pound of meat."

Bang Geng said with a fierce look on his face: "Old man, you are talking nonsense. There is no way there is only this much meat in half a pound. Did you steal the rest and eat it all?"

Jia Zhang argued, "My dear grandson, half a pound of meat is really only this much."

"Old coffin ladle, do you think I'm a fool? I'll beat you to death, you thief."

After Banggeng said this with a ferocious face, he picked up the covered bowl on the table and threw it at Jia Zhang.

"Oh!"

Jia Zhang was hit on the forehead and blood gushed out immediately.

"what!"

"Oh my God, I'm dying!"

"Old Jia! Dongxu! Please open your eyes! My daughter-in-law scolds me and my grandson beats me. I might as well die."

Jia Zhang looked at her son's brutality with a frown on her face, but ultimately said nothing, because she also felt that the old man deserved a beating.

Bang Geng glared at Jia Zhang who was throwing a tantrum, then turned his head to Qin Huairu and said:

"Mom, shall we drive this old man back to the countryside?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang quickly stood up and said with horror on her face:

"Bang Geng, are you talking like a human being? I am your grandmother!"

Bang Geng said with disgust: "I don't have a lazy grandma like you. Without you, our whole family can have enough food to eat."

Qin Huairu said indifferently: "Jia Zhang, Bang Geng is right, you are just a good-for-nothing, you can't do anything, you eat everything without leaving any, go back to your hometown!"

Jia Zhang said hysterically: "Qin Huairu, don't even think about sending me back to the countryside. The house in the courtyard is mine, and the workstation in the factory is also mine. If anyone wants to go back to the countryside, it should be you."

Qin Huairu sneered, "Jia Zhang, are you daydreaming? I inherited my husband's workstation, and the house in the yard was rented to us by the factory because I work there. It has nothing to do with you."

"Besides, you don't have a city hukou. If I go to the street office and tell them, you'll be driven back to the countryside."

Due to changes in national policies, Jia Zhang has never been able to obtain an urban household registration.

How could Jia Zhang get married? The policy did not support her moving her household registration to the city. Later, the policy changed, and Jia Zhang could have transferred her household registration to a city household registration, but she happened to encounter the distribution of land in the countryside, and Jia Zhang also wanted a share of the land, but was reluctant to transfer her household registration. As a result, Jia Zhang not only did not get any land, she did not even get a city household registration.

Later, the state implemented food rationing for the urban population, and grain was purchased based on grain books. However, grain books required an urban household registration, and Jia Zhangshi did not have an urban household registration, so she did not even have a grain book and could only buy grain on the black market.

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang was completely panicked and begged:

"Huai Ru, don't send me back to the countryside. I'm still useful to you. I can help you take care of the children and make money by pasting matchboxes."

"Banggeng, my good grandson, when grandma makes money from making matchboxes, I will buy you meat."

Bang Geng said sternly, "I don't want the future, I want to eat meat now."

Jia Zhang looked bitter: "But grandma is penniless now, and really has no money to buy you meat, but grandma promises you that when I earn money, I will buy you meat as soon as possible."

Bang Geng said indifferently: "Then go and make money for me now."

Jia Zhang looked embarrassed: "My dear grandson, grandma hasn't eaten yet. Besides, the street office is off work now. After grandma has lunch, she will go to the street office to get the matchbox."

Bang Geng heard this and ignored Jia Zhangshi. He turned to Qin Huairu and said:

"Mom, I want to eat meat!"

Qin Huairu said with a sullen face: "Didn't you just eat meat?"

Bang Geng pouted and said, "It was just a little bit of meat. It was gone before I could even taste the flavor. I still want to eat more meat."

Qin Huairu said coldly: "Just be content. Your two sisters and I didn't even get to eat a piece of meat."

Bang Geng said confidently, "I am the only male in the family and the hope of the Jia family, so all the delicious food should be given to me. Why should these two money-losing people eat meat?"

Xiao Dang burst into tears and said, "Mom, I am not a money-loser, I want to eat meat too!"

Huaihua echoed, "Mom, I'm not a money-loser. I want to eat meat, too. I haven't eaten meat for a long, long time!"

"Pah...pah..."

Bang Geng was furious and slapped each of his two sisters.

"You two losers dare to talk back. Grandma said you are losers, you are losers..."