Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 102 Want to settle the account

Nanluoguxiang courtyard, Yi Zhonghai's house.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai said these words, except for He Yuanchao, the remaining two people were shocked by the 100 yuan handwriting.

You must know that in the 50s, this 100 yuan was not a small amount of money. It was at least two to three months' salary for an ordinary first-level worker.

When Yi Zhonghai gave 790 yuan to He Daliang's uncle and nephew just now, she didn't feel too distressed. After all, it had been made clear that it was not their family's money, so she would pay it back.

But at this moment, because of He Daliang's empty words about neighborly kindness, the old man of his family wanted to take out another 100 yuan, which made the aunt couldn't accept it.

Holding back the unhappiness in her heart, she was about to open her mouth to persuade her, but the aunt saw her old man and gave her a look that said, "Shut up."

Seeing the cold eyes of her old man, the aunt could only shut up aggrievedly.

After stopping the aunt who was talking nonsense, Yi Zhonghai saw He Yuanchao looking at him with a smile and no intention of talking, so he understood that it was because he thought the price he gave was not enough and he was not interested in her.

After secretly cursing He Yuanchao, who was "dirty in heart", the uncle gritted his teeth and said with some pain: "Da Liang, I thought about it, it's a bit too ostentatious to take money. Otherwise, it's money." I can’t go out, so I’ll give Zhu Zhu a new Shanghai brand watch.”

As soon as Yi Zhonghai said he wanted to give him a watch, Silly Zhu beside him couldn't sit still. He had long been envious of the big shiny watch on other people's wrists.

But it's useless to envy him anymore. Not only he can't afford imported watches such as Plum Blossom, Roman, Yingnag, Gas needle, etc., but also the domestically produced Shanghai and Beijing brands are also prohibitive to him.

Let’s not talk about whether we can spend money to buy watches. Even watch tickets are not easy for ordinary people to buy.

Now when I heard that the uncle wanted to give him a watch without any conditions, even though it was made in China, it made Silly Zhu extremely excited.

Thinking that he was going to own a watch soon, Silly Zhu did not dare to delay any longer. He quickly turned his head and winked at his second uncle, signaling him to agree quickly and not to let the duck in his mouth. Fly.

Seeing Sha Zhu's anxious expression, He Yuanchao couldn't help but curl his lips inwardly.

He originally wanted to ask Yi Zhonghai to buy a bicycle for Sha Zhu, but now when he saw Sha Zhu's virtue, he knew that he had been "fascinated" by this watch.

Forget it, just let it be a watch. As the old saying goes, "It's hard to buy what you like when you have money."Since Silly Zhu is willing, he won't do anything unflattering.

"Brother Yi, then I have to thank you properly on Zhuzi's behalf."

He Yuanchao, who had made a decision in his heart, did not hesitate. After giving Si Zhu a reassuring look, he smiled and said to Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai, who had just breathed a sigh of relief because he had cheated on Si Zhu's brother and sister with money, could not help but feel pain in his heart when he looked at He Yuanchao's face.

The watch ticket awarded to him by the factory was something that even he himself was not willing to use, but now it was cheaper for He Daliang, the bastard.

Although it hurt a little, but he had already said the words, so there was no need to look like he was scratching his head again. Wouldn't that make He Daliang's uncle and nephew look down upon him.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai showed a very sincere look on his face, and said with a smile: "Thank you, as long as you uncle and nephew don't dislike me."

"What are you talking about? This has already cost you a lot of money. When Zhu Zhu gets married, he must give Brother Yi two glasses of wine."

After listening to Yi Zhonghai's words, He Yuanchao, who had achieved his goal, was not stingy and spoke to Yi Zhonghai with a smile.

After saying that, he turned to Silly Zhu and said, "What are you still doing there? Why don't you come here? Thank you, Mr. You."

As soon as his second uncle finished speaking, Silly Zhu, who had long been happy to see his face, immediately walked up to Yi Zhonghai.It seemed that he had forgotten that he looked like he was going to eat Yi Zhonghai just now, so he nodded and bowed his head and said thank you to the first man.

"I don't know if this stupid Zhu really doesn't understand where this watch came from, or if he is deliberately pretending to believe what Yi Zhonghai said."

He Yuanchao looked at Silly Zhu's performance in front of him, smacking his lips, and thought with some suspicion in his heart.

He wanted to think about it, but He Yuanchao had no intention of stopping it.

He has already finished singing "Red Face", and there is nothing to be ashamed of if Silly Zhu comes out and says a few soft words.

After all, Silly Zhu will continue to live in this courtyard from now on. If the relationship with Yi Zhonghai really gets too tense, it won't be like seeing Tian'er in the same courtyard without looking up. .

Although he is here, Shazhu doesn't have to worry about the boss in charge, but he can save some trouble. Neither Shazhu nor He Yuanchao will make trouble for himself or make himself uncomfortable.

While He Yuanchao was thinking about his own thoughts, Yi Zhonghai had already endured the feeling of swallowing a fly and finished playing the role of harmonious and good neighbors with Silly Zhu.

Now that the matter of He Daqing sending money has been clearly understood, no matter who suffered the loss or took advantage, he no longer wants to continue to be entangled in this matter.

After a few more meaningless gossips, the two parties went back to their respective homes with a tacit understanding to find their own mothers.

The eldest mother, who had a hard time with her old man pretending to be a showman, saw He Yuanchao and his uncle and nephew leaving, and she immediately got in front of him.

Suddenly he got the courage, and while looking at his old man whose face had become not so good, he carefully asked him the reason for doing this.

Although Auntie was also afraid of making Yi Zhonghai angry and punishing her, she was so curious that she no longer cared about it.

If I don't understand what's going on tonight, I guess I won't be able to sleep tonight, and even for a period of time in the future, I may not be able to get out of this mess.

Hearing his old wife's inquiry, although Yi Zhonghai was very upset now, he wanted to let his aunt know how to deal with He Yuanchao, uncle and nephew in the future.

He still patiently told his eldest mother the ins and outs of tonight's incident, as well as his thoughts and purposes at the time.

"What about your apprentice Jia Dongxu?"

When she heard that the money sent by her old man, He Daqing, was to win over Silly Zhu and provide support for the couple in their old age, the eldest mother also asked with disbelief.

"Hmph, there is a contingency for everything. I am not doing this for our old age in the future. Is there another way to choose?"

Listening to what Auntie said, and remembering his mother-in-law's tendency to run into trouble, Yi Zhonghai was a little dissatisfied and said to Auntie who had a puzzled face.

After hearing this, even if the eldest mother was not very bright, she probably understood why Yi Zhonghai, who usually saves his pension money, suddenly changed his temper tonight and pretended to be generous.

Co-author was forced into a corner by He Daliang and had to take out a watch to save money and avoid disaster.

The aunt was a little angry because she felt that her family was being blackmailed, but when she thought about what her old man had done, for some reason, her anger suddenly dissipated.

Staring at the old man who was sitting by the bed and thinking about his own thoughts, the aunt sighed helplessly and didn't know what to say anymore.

(End of this chapter)