Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 247: Incompatibility

Full of warmth and lust, hungry and cold to steal the heart.

As soon as this person is well fed and clothed, he will have some thoughts that he shouldn't have.

Yi Zhonghai stood at the door of his house, tightening the cotton-padded jacket around him while looking at Yan Bugui walking out of the entrance of the central courtyard and muttering in his heart.

Regardless of whether he worked for the capitalist Lou Bancheng before or now worked for an organization under a public-private partnership, Yi Zhonghai has never shamed anyone in the factory because of his personal affairs.

Even his apprentice Jia Dongxu, who now plans to provide for himself in old age, only entered the steel rolling mill after taking over the job of the deceased old Jia.

It's better now. Mr. Yan started to talk a lot, and he wanted to find connections for his boss to arrange for him to join the factory. He didn't know why he had such a big face.

Let's not talk about whether there is any benefit. The key is that he cannot open the back door, otherwise there will be two. Looking for connections and asking for help has been done too much, so the reputation Yi Zhonghai has worked hard to accumulate over the years can't be saved. Just ruined.

Compared with his own reputation, he really looked down upon the three melons and two dates that the people in the courtyard could offer.

After mentally laughing at Yan Fugui for daydreaming, Yi Zhonghai unconsciously looked at the most lively Shazhu's house in the middle courtyard.

Staring at Shazhu's house where laughter and laughter were constantly coming from, and thinking about his retired apprentice Jia Dongxu who showed up empty-handed in front of him this morning, Yi Zhonghai frowned after confessing to the aunt standing at the door of his house. , striding towards the backyard with a straight face.

It was only a few steps from the middle courtyard to the backyard. Yi Zhonghai, who was convinced that he had not chosen the wrong person, arrived at the door of the deaf old lady's house in the backyard in the blink of an eye.

The deaf old lady had said that Silly Zhu was the best candidate for elderly care. At that time, he was worried that He Daqing would come back suddenly and his efforts would be in vain.

Looking at Yi Zhonghai who opened the door and entered the house, the deaf old lady leaned on the bedside quilt and joked with a smile.

Does the sun rise in the west today? The deaf old lady knows very well what kind of temper Yi Zhonghai has. This is a master who has no profit and cannot afford to be early.

No, luckily I chose Jia Dongxu, otherwise no matter how good I was to Silly Zhu, I would have made a wedding dress for He Daliang. To be prescient, it would have to be Yi Zhonghai.

"I just came back from your place for dinner, why did you come to pick me up so soon? Why, this year's New Year's Eve dinner has been brought forward?"

As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, the deaf old lady looked at him suspiciously.

Second, he was afraid that the deaf old lady and Silly Zhu would join forces to plot against him, so he chose Jia Dongxu, who had shortcomings that he held in his hands.

Could it be that I was really wrong? If I had listened to the deaf old lady, I would have been kinder to Silly Zhu...

After hearing the deaf old lady's joke, Yi Zhonghai closed the door without saying a word, took a bench from the door, walked to the bed and sat down, then smiled and said: "I came here to see how warm your room is. No, by the way, we two should also talk."

If he hadn't been trying to gain a good reputation for taking care of the lonely elderly all these years, so as to pave the way for him to find someone to take care of him in the future, the selfish person in front of him would probably not even look at her, let alone what happened now. It's a trick to ask for help.

The two of them are well aware of each other's relationship. One is for reputation, and the other is for someone to take care of them when something happens. They each get what they need. No one's thoughts are necessarily more pure than the other's.

The strange thing is that Yi Zhonghai performed this act in front of no one today. Although the deaf old lady had some doubts in her heart, she didn't show it at all on her face. She sat up straight on the bed and agreed with a smile: "Yes! You have been too busy with work this year, and we are also too busy." I really don’t have much time to talk properly.”

……

The two of them chatted thoughtfully for a few words. Seeing that the deaf old lady kept talking to him, Yi Zhonghai consciously turned the topic to old age care.

The deaf old lady was shocked when she heard about the pension. The two of them had talked about it before, but Yi Zhonghai had never made it so straightforward. Could it be that something had happened? Don’t you plan to provide for yourself in retirement?

Thinking of this, the deaf old lady suppressed the panic in her heart, pretending not to care, and tried: "Why do you think of talking about this in the new year? Have you heard any rumors related to old age care? ?

Could it be that the organization has introduced some new policies? "

Seeing the deaf old lady acting like a coward, Yi Zhonghai was angry and wanted to give her a few words, but when he thought about the fate of the two of them sharing the same disease, he suddenly felt uninterested.

"There are no new policies or rumors. I just lament that this man's life is really hopeless. Let's talk about Silly Zhu. Ever since his second uncle He Daliang came back, he has been different from before. He has become selfish and philistine. Fortunately, I didn’t choose him for retirement, otherwise no matter what I paid, it would have been in vain.”

People become treacherous with age, horses become slippery with age, and eagles find it difficult to catch rabbits with age.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, the deaf old lady roughly guessed what was going on. Since it was not her own pension issue that had changed, she didn't need to worry.

Just as he opened his mouth to defend Silly Zhu, the deaf old lady saw the look of disappointment hidden in Yi Zhonghai's eyes, and couldn't help but change her words when she came to her lips.

"Yes! You still have a long-term vision. You have identified Dongxu since he entered the factory. Master and apprentice are like father and son. From now on, you can train him well. If he can learn half of your skills, he will have no worries in the future. Already..."

What the deaf old lady said is so right. No matter how good outsiders are, they can't get close to their master and disciple. Besides, Jia Dongxu is better at tempering and character than Silly Zhu. After all, one dares to hang out with anyone without hesitation, while the other only dares to hang out with himself. Wife and children are showing off their power.

Thinking of this, the disappointment that Yi Zhonghai felt just now disappeared in an instant.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's expression calm down, the deaf old lady knew that her medicine was right, and then she chose something innocuous and composed a few sentences for Silly Zhu.

At first, Yi Zhonghai was quite happy to hear this, but when he thought of He Daliang, he still felt unreasonably depressed, as if he had lost something important because of this person's sudden appearance.

But apart from repaying the money He Daqing sent back and the compensation form, I didn’t lose anything! I guess it's because I don't get along with He Daliang, so I'll try to have as little contact with him as possible in the future.

Suppressing the inexplicable irritation in his heart, Yi Zhonghai interrupted the deaf old lady's words with a smile.

"Although Silly Zhu has changed a lot recently, he is still not bad at heart. Besides, we are all neighbors. I think I still have to talk to him if I find time."

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai took out a cigarette from his pocket and started smoking it, pretending to be nonchalant.

(End of this chapter)