Siheyuan: Wang Bo's Happy Life

Thinking about having to spend money everywhere, Jia Dongxu couldn't eat anymore.

He looked at his mother and wife who could only drink porridge every day, broke the steamed bread in his hand into two halves and gave one to each of them.

Jia Zhang felt sorry for her son and said quickly, "Dongxu, we don't work, so we can just eat some porridge. You should eat more because you still have to work tomorrow."

"Mom, I'm full, you can eat."

After saying that, Jia Dongxu stood up and said, "I'm going to go out for a walk."

After seeing Jia Dongxu leave, Jia Zhang reached out and snatched the steamed bread from Qin Huairu's hand and stuffed it into Banggeng's hand.

"Bangteng has to go to school tomorrow, so he needs to eat more."

Banggeng originally wanted to return the steamed bread to his mother, but he was also hungry. After hesitating for a second, he finally stuffed the steamed bread into his own mouth.

When Jia Dongxu stepped out of the door, he saw Yan Jiecheng still paying his respects to Yi Zhonghai at the door late at night.

"Godfather, have you and godmother eaten? If not, can I go in and chat with you for a while?"

Yi Zhonghai was no longer able to get angry, he said helplessly:

"Jie Cheng, I've told you eight hundred times that I won't recognize my godparents. And you should put your filial piety towards your own parents. That's filial piety."

"Godfather is teaching me this, so you should go to bed early. I'll be back first."

After Yan Jiecheng finished speaking, he walked happily towards the front yard.

Yi Zhonghai was relieved when he saw Yan Jiecheng leave. At the same time, he also saw Jia Dongxu standing at the door, so he casually greeted him: "Dongxu, have you eaten?"

"Just finished eating, Master, have you eaten yet?"

“I just ate.”

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu's unhappy look and walked over from the door. "What's wrong, Dongxu? What's the matter?"

"Ugh."

Jia Dongxu sighed and took a deep breath.

The nights in March and April in the city of Sijiu were still chilly. After Jia Dongxu took a deep breath, his mind became clear.

He just wanted to borrow money from Yi Zhonghai, but suddenly thought that Yi Zhonghai should be most disgusted by this matter right now.

After all, the mention of borrowing money would make him think of the family being wiped out, and Yan Jiecheng, who was obviously thinking about him, had just left, so it was really inappropriate to bring up this matter now.

Thinking of this, Jia Dongxu smiled bitterly and said casually: "Nothing, I'm just thinking about how to make more money. Life is getting harder and harder this year. I have to find a way to raise money for the qualification."

"Yeah, it's all difficult."

Yi Zhonghai also sighed, "The current situation forces people to find ways to make money."

Yi Zhonghai suddenly smiled and said to Jia Dongxu casually:

"The apprentices in our workshop don't feel tired after a day's work and they all rush to clean up. Dongxu, do you know what's going on?"

Jia Dongxu was the kind of person who wanted to run before getting off work, so he had never paid attention to this. He asked curiously:

"Master, what's going on? Are their ideological awareness very high?"

"What kind of ideological awareness is this? They are just collecting the iron sheets and wires we cut while working. These things are not considered waste, so no one cares about them. If they are accumulated over time, they will become valuable."

“You can make money doing this.”

When Jia Dongxu heard that he could make money, he felt a little jealous.

Seeing Jia Dongxu was attracted by the bait, Yi Zhonghai sneered in his heart, but he still looked generous on his face.

"That's nothing. Those old hands are still secretly taking out waste."

At this point, Yi Zhonghai clapped his arms and laughed, "A few years ago, your uncle was caught by Wang Bo for doing this, and he became a laughing stock in the workshop."

"They take them out in the evening when there are the most people getting off work. Who would do this in the middle of the day? They are asking for arrest."

Jia Dongxu didn't care at all about how Liu Haizhong was arrested. He only cared about making money from waste.

He quickly asked: "Master, there are really quite a few people being taken out."

Yi Zhonghai showed a compassionate face, "Alas, they don't want to do this, but they have elderly parents and young children to take care of, and the burden of the whole family is on their shoulders, forcing them to find a solution."

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai raised his head and nodded at Sha Zhu's house, "This kid has brought a lot of things home."

Jia Dongxu believed what he said. They were all neighbors living in the central courtyard, and he could smell what everyone was cooking. Sha Zhu ate well every day and could even have meat every now and then.

Banggeng cried several times when he smelled the meat, but Qin Huairu always went to Shazhu's place to ask for some meat to satisfy Banggeng's craving.

Thinking of this, Jia Dongxu seemed to have made up his mind, and found a reason to turn around and go home.

Yi Zhonghai watched Jia Dongxu walk into the room, the smile on his face gradually faded, replaced by a sinister look.

Jia Dongxu, I have told you how to take it and what to take, can you still resist?

I'll see when you take the bait!

Yi Zhonghai set a trap for Jia Dongxu.

If Jia Dongxu didn't steal, he wouldn't have money to smooth things over, and he wouldn't have been able to advance.

If Jia Dongxu stole, Yi Zhonghai would report it anonymously. If Jia Dongxu could find some connections to settle the matter, it would cost money.

If he has no money and can't find any connections, he will be charged with the serious crime of stealing state property. Losing his job is the least of his worries, but he will have to eat government food for a few years.

Even if Jia Dongxu didn't get caught for stealing, had money and connections, and even participated in the promotion assessment, Yi Zhonghai would still have a way to make him fail the assessment.

Yi Zhonghai sneered in his heart and said, Dongxu, Dongxu, my good disciple, don’t be too stupid. The master will give you an appetizer first, and there will be a big meal later.

Humph, you want to destroy my family? Just wait, your master will make sure your family is destroyed!

After returning home, Jia Dongxu told Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu what Yi Zhonghai had just said and his own thoughts.

Qin Huairu looked worried after hearing this, "Dongxu, this is stealing the country's property. If we get caught, we'll be finished!"

Hearing this, Jia Zhang was unhappy, "What do you mean by stealing or not? You got caught. How can you speak so harshly?"

However, Jia Zhang was also unsure, "Dongxu, is this reliable? How about we borrow some money first?"

"Who can I borrow from?"

"Looking for Yi Zhonghai?"

Jia Dongxu smiled bitterly and said, "Mom, who would dare to borrow money from Yi Zhonghai now? If you mention this to him, I guarantee he'll think of eating out the whole family."

"He and I have just made peace, and the promotion assessment is coming up soon. I am counting on him to help me advance. Don't anger him at this time."

After hearing this, Jia Zhang glared at him and said fiercely, "If we can't find him, then we can find Sha Zhu, Liu Haizhong, Yan Fugui, Wang Bo, Xu Damao, and the deaf old woman. Qin Huairu and I will go and borrow money tomorrow morning. I don't believe that we won't be able to borrow money!"

The next morning, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu went to borrow money separately.

But after a round of searching, only Sha Zhu, blinded by lust, lent Qin Huairu twenty yuan.

In desperation, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu came to Wang Bo together.

Wang Bo looked at the two people at the door and asked in disbelief:

"You come to me to borrow money?!"