Siheyuan: After I moved in, the compound became a mess

Jia Zhang's eyes lit up, a greedy look appeared on her face, and she slapped her thigh excitedly: "Dongxu, your idea is good. You are worthy of being my son. You have so many clever ideas."

Qin Huairu was hesitant, "This is not good. The old man is usually very nice to our family. This is just adding insult to injury. Besides, if others knew about this, it would be bad for our family's reputation. We would be too ashamed to live in the courtyard."

"You know nothing, fame can be used to make a living!"

Jia Zhang wanted to pinch Qin Huairu, and snorted coldly: "Woman's kindness, what do you know? At this time, you have to think about your family."

"Huai Ru, you are just too soft-hearted. Don't worry about this. Mom is right. If we don't do this, our family won't be able to make ends meet. We can't just starve to death."

Jia Dongxu calmed down and said, "No matter what, we have to seize the time and get more benefits before Yi Zhonghai gets into trouble. Besides, he only looks upright at ordinary times. Who knows what bad things he did behind the scenes to be investigated? We are just going with the flow."

"Yes, yes." Jia Zhang nodded repeatedly, "Dongxu, you are right. We need to hurry up on this matter, but we also need to be careful and not let Yi Zhonghai see the flaws."

Qin Huairu hesitated and muttered, "But what if the uncle is fine? We won't be able to explain ourselves then."

Jia Dongxu glanced at Qin Huairu impatiently, "What do you know as a woman? He is in the center of the storm right now and can't even protect himself. What do you need us to explain to him?"

"Dongxu finally understood it!"

Jia Zhang turned her head and glared at Qin Huairu, then looked at her son, "But we can't be too blatant. We can first tactfully tell Old Yi that we are in a tight spot at home and see how he reacts. If he is willing to help, that would be great. If he shows signs of difficulty, we can stop in time."

Jia Dongxu listened to his mother's words and nodded repeatedly, "Mom, you are thoughtful. Let's do it this way."

So the Jia family decided to act according to Jia Dongxu's plan.

Jia Dongxu, the apprentice, found Yi Zhonghai and made up various excuses to borrow money and food from him.

Qin Huairu sighed helplessly, knowing that he could not persuade the mother and son, and could only watch them plotting how to plot against Yi Zhonghai. But he felt a little uneasy in his heart, always feeling that doing so would bring bad consequences.

After discussing for a while, Jia Dongxu was eager to go out and head straight for Yi Zhonghai's house across the street.

"Master, have you eaten? I want to discuss something with you."

Jia Dongxu pondered outside the door for a few seconds, then lifted the curtain and walked in.

Yi Zhonghai was a little surprised to see Jia Dongxu coming home at this time: "Oh, it's Dongxu, what's wrong?"

"Master, my family is living in a tight spot, can you lend me another fifty dollars?"

Jia Dongxu was in a dilemma, with tears welling up in his eyes. "It's been cold recently, and my mother's back has been in pain. I feel really distressed when I see this. I want to take her to see a doctor and buy some ointment, but I don't have any money."

When Yi Zhonghai heard Jia Dongxu asking to borrow fifty yuan, he was stunned. After a while, he spoke: "Dongxu, you know that because of you, my salary at the factory has been deducted. I don't have much money recently!"

Although Yi Zhonghai had his doubts, he could not resist Jia Dongxu's constant persuasion. Also, considering the friendship between master and apprentice, he finally lent her the money.

After Jia Dongxu left with the money, Yi Zhonghai felt something was wrong. He thought about it for a while but couldn't put his finger on it, so he stopped thinking about it. After all, he was still worried about the rumors. After running around for an afternoon, he still couldn't find the source. He had no clue at all.

"Why would Dongxu come here to borrow so much money?"

After Jia Dongxu left, Yi Zhonghai's wife came out from the inner room and asked in confusion, "I've never heard that Jia Zhang has a chronic backache. What's going on in the Jia family?"

Yi Zhonghai shook his head slowly, indicating that he didn't know either.

"After all, I am still Dongxu's master. Regardless of whether the back pain is true or false, he looks like he is in trouble. Do you think I can just ignore it?" Yi Zhonghai sighed, "I am also troubled now. I don't know what kind of rumors will spread when I get to the factory tomorrow!"

"Real things can't be fake. This fake thing can never become real."

Yi Zhonghai's wife brought the food to the table and motioned for her husband to start eating. "We didn't do that. Don't let those rumors make you lose your appetite. I believe the factory leaders will definitely clear our name."

Yi Zhonghai sighed heavily. It was impossible for him to just put the matter aside and not think about it just because of a few words of comfort from his wife.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he still couldn't figure out who came up with this rumor.

Picking up a steamed bun and taking a bite, Yi Zhonghai was still worried: "Although I didn't embezzle public materials, if this rumor is not stopped in time, I'm afraid it will have a big impact. The workshop director came to question me after get off work today."

"Is it that serious?"

"Ah."

Yi Zhonghai nodded. "This matter is not a big deal, but it is not a small matter either. It is devastating to my reputation in the factory and the hospital. If things go wrong, I may even have to go to the police station for investigation."

Yi Zhonghai's wife also became anxious after hearing this. She put down her chopsticks and asked, "What should we do? We must think of a solution quickly."

"If there was a way, I wouldn't be so anxious and angry here."

Yi Zhonghai pondered for a moment and said, "Let's not talk about my own business for now. I think Dongxu's borrowing money is a bit strange. Think about it, although his family is not rich, they can get by. Suddenly he wants to borrow a large sum of money. I'm afraid Jia Zhang's illness is just a cover."

Yi Zhonghai's wife's eyes lit up, "Could it be that he wants to use the money for something else?"

Yi Zhonghai shook his head. "No matter what, the money has already been lent to him. I'm afraid it will be a long time before he pays it back. But then again, if he can provide for our retirement in the future, then we'll just lend it to him."

Yi Zhonghai's wife sighed and lost her appetite as she looked at the food on the table: "After the last time you were beaten, I finally understood that this is not our child, and we are not of the same mind. Huairu is trustworthy, and the child is filial, but there is no guarantee that Jia Zhangshi will not plot against us!"

“So we have to take another look.”

Yi Zhonghai put down the steamed bun and continued after thinking for a while, "There is one more thing that needs to be done quickly. We need to ease the relationship between us and Sha Zhu. I've thought about it. Why don't we talk to the old lady? Sha Zhu will listen to her more or less."

Yi Zhonghai's wife nodded and said, "Okay, we can only try it."

Yi Zhonghai gritted his teeth and said, "I hope these two things can be solved smoothly, otherwise my life will be uneasy."