At the Jia family's side, the two widows were also discussing things.
While smelling the odor outside, Jia Zhang said, "What's wrong with that bastard Yi Zhonghai? It's already the New Year's Eve, why hasn't he come to beg us to celebrate the New Year together?"
Qin Huairu had a worried look on his face. His life was becoming increasingly difficult.
"Maybe the uncle forgot about it. Now that the aunt doesn't care about him, he doesn't know how to live."
Jia Zhang said: "You are good at finding excuses for him. In my opinion, after his divorce, he should live with our family obediently.
It would be best if he gave all his salary to our family and I would manage it for him.
He was a level 6 worker and had only saved three thousand yuan after working in a steel rolling mill for so many years.
I feel ashamed for him.
He was not honest when he was young. I think he just took the money and raised his children outside. "
Qin Huairu was still worried even though she knew that this was all Jia Zhang's nonsense.
After a while, she came to her senses. She really couldn't take the money.
If he came over now, the money would be in the hands of Jia Zhangshi. It was more difficult to ask for money from Jia Zhangshi than to ask for money from He Yuzhu.
In the end, she was the one who lost.
"Mom, don't say these things in front of Uncle. He's so smart, if he knows, what will he do if he doesn't help us in the future?Without his help, our family would not be able to survive.”
Jia Zhang scolded in dissatisfaction: "It's because you are useless. If you can make more money, is it necessary for our family to care about other people's faces?"
Qin Huairu didn't dare to speak.
Jia Zhang pointed at her and said, "Why are you still standing there? Go find Yi Zhonghai.
If he spends the New Year with Yan Laokou, I will not forgive you."
Qin Huairu sighed, got up and went out. She didn't think Yi Zhonghai would spend the New Year with the Yan family, but she didn't want to stay in the house either.
She didn't want to listen to Jia Zhang's curses, and she didn't want to see the pitiful eyes of the three children.
Especially the look in Banggeng’s eyes, my heart aches so much every time I see her.
It was natural for her to love her own son, but loving her son required spending money, which was too much for her to bear.
It would be great if there was a time when I could love my son without having to spend any money and could even make some money.
Qin Huairu walked to Yi Zhonghai's door with wild thoughts in his mind, and happened to hear the conversation between Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui.
She immediately gritted her teeth and cursed Yan Bugui in her heart.
Everyone knows that Yi Zhonghai is the workhorse of their family, and everything belonging to Yi Zhonghai belongs to their family.
She couldn't sleep because she felt so distressed that Yi Zhonghai had to eat with the Yan family and spend money on the Yan family.
Now Yan Bugui dares to snatch the New Year’s Eve dinner. My uncle can tolerate this, but I, a widow, cannot.
Qin Huairu pushed the door open and walked in, and said in surprise: "Third uncle, why are you in the first uncle's house?
I heard the deaf old lady shouting in the backyard for a long time. You are responsible for taking care of the old lady now, shouldn't you go and take a look?"
Yan Bugui felt a little guilty and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Our family has already sent food to the old lady."
"Is it enough to just deliver the food? Besides, don't you smell the fragrance from Sha Zhu's house and Second Master's house?The old lady is in need of nutrition, shouldn't you try to get some meat for her?"
When Yan Bugui heard this request, he immediately became dissatisfied: "Qin Huairu, you are talking lightly. I also want to send meat to the old lady, but Lao Yi won't give me the money and ticket to send meat."
Qin Huairu said: "The uncle gives you so much money and food every month, isn't that enough?
Respecting the elderly is a tradition in our hospital. You can't disrespect the deaf old lady just because the old man doesn't give you money."
"Qin Huairu, you..."
Seeing that Yan Bugui was about to lose his temper, Yi Zhonghai quickly stepped forward and said, "Old Yan, please stop talking. Huairu also feels sorry for the old lady."
In Yan Bugui's opinion, Yi Zhonghai was partial to Qin Huairu. He immediately became even angrier.
"I am also Qin Huairu's elder. Is it filial piety for her to speak to me like this?
Well, you are a family, I will not be involved in your affairs from now on. Don't come to me either."
Qin Huairu thought this was exactly what she wanted, and continued to provoke Yan Bugui: "You only care about it because the old man gave you money."
Yan Bugui snorted and left without saying a word. "Old Yan..."
Yi Zhonghai shouted from behind, but failed to stop Yan Bugui.
He had no choice but to turn around and look at Qin Huairu: "Why did you offend Old Yan so much?"
Qin Huairu immediately put on an aggrieved expression: "It was the Third Uncle who bullied our family first.
We agreed that several families would celebrate the New Year together, why did he come to join us?
Or, uncle, you don’t want to celebrate the New Year with our family either?If you don't want to, forget it. I'll go back and tell my mother-in-law that we will celebrate the New Year together as a family this year."
Yi Zhonghai immediately panicked.
If Jia Zhang knew about this, she would definitely block his door and scold him all night long.
How can he go out and meet people?
More importantly, if he didn't celebrate the New Year with the Jia family, it would mean that the two families were at odds.
What about his retirement?"Huai Ru, don't be angry. Old Yan just likes to scheme. Didn't I refuse?
I have already decided that this year, we will celebrate the New Year together.”
Qin Huairu was finally satisfied: "I thought you wouldn't spend the New Year with us."
Yi Zhonghai said: "No. If not with your family, whose family can I live with?
I can't stay with the Yan family. They eat everything separately, and the food is not much, just enough to fill you up.
It's okay on normal days, but it's too outrageous on New Year's Eve."
Qin Huairu rolled his eyes and said, "Uncle, why don't you eat with our family from now on.
You have lost weight recently because you have been eating with the third uncle's family.
Don't worry, I will tell my mother-in-law when I get back and tell her not to cause any trouble for you."
Yi Zhonghai hesitated a little.
The food is not good when we eat with the Yan family, but the cost is also less.
But it would be bad to eat with the Jia family.
Qin Huairu cried and said, "Uncle, if you don't agree, we shouldn't get so close to each other in the future.
People in the hospital say that I am ungrateful. "
Without Auntie, Yi Zhonghai lost his source of information and didn't know much about many things in the hospital.
He could only learn about the dynamics of the Siheyuan through Qin Huairu. Just like Sha Zhu in the past, he heard everything about the courtyard from Qin Huairu.
Whatever they want Sha Zhu to know, only Sha Zhu can know it.
"Who is talking nonsense? Everyone knows that you are the most filial person in our courtyard.
Did Shazhu and Xu Damao tell me that? I knew they were not good people. "
Qin Huairu said: "I don't know who said that. Anyway, they said that you have been a great help to our family, but our family is unwilling to pay for your meals.
If I continue like this, I will really become an ungrateful and unfilial person.
My reputation is ruined, which is not a big deal, but I have to think about Banggeng. Banggeng will go to college and become a cadre in the future. If his reputation is not good, people will not want him.
I cannot fail to live up to Dongxu's trust in me."
Yi Zhonghai thought silently for a long time, and finally sighed. He couldn't ruin Banggeng's reputation.
"Then starting next year, I will eat with your family."
Qin Huairu smiled and said, "That's right. If you eat with the Third Uncle, he will charge you money.
It’s okay to collect the money, just think of it as going out to buy food.
But the third uncle took your money but didn't let you eat well. This is just unreasonable.
If you eat with us, I will be responsible for all the cleaning at home, and I will not charge you a penny."
Yi Zhonghai would not be fooled by Qin Huairu's sweet words. He just told himself that he should be more careful when lending money to Qin Huairu in the future. (End of this chapter)