Chen Jingjing's voice was very crisp, and it sounded like a loudspeaker in the quiet room.
Yi Xuexi could not help but shake his head. This Chen Jingjing, she was only six years old this year. Why was she so concerned about He Yushui's dowry? Couldn't she focus on something useful?
However, this also gave Yi Xuexi a good start. Otherwise, he really didn't know how to voice his suggestion.
"This little girl is really too cute.”
He reached out and pulled Chen Jingjing into his arms. He then kissed her chubby little face.
Perhaps it was because she was about to get married, but the more she looked at children, the more she liked them.
"But I want to ask you, who did you learn the word dowry from?”
There was a hint of sadness in He Yushui's eyes.
The dowry was something that she had never wanted to mention. Her family did not have much money to begin with.
Although Shazhu's salary wasn't small, most of it went to Widow Qin's family. This time, she could only take it from the salary she had saved up. Because she didn't work for long, she could only take out 50 yuan at most. This was also the reason why the husband's family had been unhappy.
They had spent more than 100 yuan on their wedding, but He Yushui could only bring back 50 yuan. This made He Yushui feel neglected in the man's house several times. Fortunately, the police officer didn't mind. He even wanted to use his salary to give He Yushui face, but He Yushui rejected him.
"I heard it from my mom. When my grandpa gave me the red money last year, my mom snatched it away. She said it was for my dowry in the future. Sister Rainwater, did you get your dowry?”
Chen Jingjing's words made He Yushui and an auntie in the room laugh. So this was how Chen Jingjing knew about the dowry.
Yi Xuexi wanted to cover his face. This Chen Jingjing, why didn't he realize that she loved money so much? A red packet could actually make her remember it for a year. No one else could do that.
"Sister is different from you. Someone saved your dowry for you, but Sister is different. Sister has no one to help save her dowry, so she can only save money herself.”
He Yushui did not hide anything.
Who asked her to have such an unruly brother, Silly Zhu? All these years, he had probably given Widow Qin two to three hundred yuan, but he had probably not even spent one-third of it on her sister.
"Alright, Sister, don't be sad. You won't be sad after I kiss you.”
Chen Jingjing took the initiative to kiss He Yushui.
In her heart, didn't this mean that He Yushui didn't have any red pocket money? This was too heartbreaking.
"Good girl. I'm not sad anymore. Go and do your homework.”
He Yushui was also amused. After laughing, she put Chen Jingjing down.
"Sister Yu Shui, can't you bring your house over?”
Yi Xuexi finally found the best opportunity.
He didn't want the house to be blocked after He Yushui got married. That would simply dirty the house.
"What are you thinking about studying? Your sister doesn't know any spells. How can she move the house over?”
He Yushui did not react for a moment.
Yi Xuexi stopped talking and started to do his homework. He believed that with He Yushui's intelligence, she would definitely realize what he was talking about. In the entire quad, Yi Xuexi had always thought that He Yushui was the smartest one.
If someone else had a biological brother like Silly Zhu, they would definitely have a miserable life.
However, He Yushui knew to find a job in the cotton mill through Yi Zhonghai and get married quickly at the best age for marriage. Moreover, the man was a police officer who would never lose his job.
She was like a big BOSS in the marriage market. She was much better than those self-hypnotized women in the future.
Yi Xuexi even felt that even if He Yushui's life was decades later, He Yushui's life would definitely not be too bad because she was too good at planning for the future.
He Yushui chatted with a middle-aged woman for a while. When she mentioned Yi's grades, an idea suddenly flashed in her mind.
Yes, she indeed did not have any magic to prevent the house from flying to the man's house, but it was not impossible for her to do so. Strictly speaking, the residents of the courtyard did not have the property rights to their own rooms. Or rather, property rights were not in use now. The real owners of these houses were actually the street office.
She could apply to the people from the street office and ask them to take back this house and give her a room in her partner's courtyard. This was not impossible. After all, she was living in the second room facing south in the courtyard, second only to the main room that Shazhu lived in.
There was no reason for the people in the street office to disagree with the exchange of a side room for a side room. Moreover, his mother-in-law worked in the street office. With her around, the people in the street office had no reason to object to this matter.
"Aunt Yi, I was thinking about it just now. Do you think I can apply to the people in the street office…"
He Yushui lowered her voice and started discussing with a middle-aged woman.
"It's a good idea, but would Silly Zhu be willing? Every day after you go to work, Widow Qin would often loiter around your door.”
A middle-aged woman replied softly.
The people in the courtyard weren't blind or stupid. They knew that Widow Qin had long taken a fancy to the house that He Yushui was staying in. It was just that Silly Zhu didn't care, so no one said anything about it.
"Aunt Yi, I'll talk to my brother. Do you think this will work?”
He Yushui didn't care about Silly Zhu's opinion. After all, her brother had disciplined her a few times since she was young.
What she was really worried about was that there was no precedent for such a thing. If it blew up, what would others think of her?
"If Silly Zhu agrees, this should be possible. After all, your mother passed away early and your father went to Baocheng a long time ago. These two houses should be yours and Silly Zhu's.”
A middle-aged woman would definitely stand on He Yushui's side.
"Yes, I'm relieved to hear that. I'll talk to my brother when I get back.”
He Yushui was relieved. Since the auntie said so, it meant that Yi Zhonghai would say the same thing.
With Yi Zhonghai suppressing him, Silly Zhu could not do anything.
He Yushui told the auntie a few more things about the application form before she got up and left. When she left, He Yushui patted Yi Xuexi's head. In this courtyard, she knew better than anyone how smart Yi Xuexi was.
Not long after He Yushui left, Yi Zhonghai returned.
Although it was the weekend today, as a level-eight fitter in the rolling mill, he could not rest. Whether it was equipment maintenance or material inspection, he could not be separated from him. Therefore, he spent almost every weekend in the mill.
However, this was not for nothing. Just look at his monthly salary of more than 90 yuan. More than 10 yuan of this was a bonus for working overtime on weekends.
After returning home, a middle-aged woman told him about He Yushui's visit today and also about He Yushui's plans.
"Xuexi's dad, do you think this will work?”
A middle-aged woman asked worriedly. Of course, she was on He Yushui's side, but she was also afraid that this matter would affect He Yushui.
"Why not? That house was originally reserved for rainwater, what does it have to do with Silly Zhu?”
Yi Zhonghai naturally stood on He Yushui's side.
He didn't count on Silly Zhu to retire, so he naturally wouldn't stand up for Silly Zhu. Moreover, compared to Silly Zhu, He Yushui's relationship with them was much better.
This time, they had to kowtow to them as if they were his biological parents. How could they not support something that was good for He Yushui?
"By the way, prepare two blankets first and take out two hundred yuan. We can't kowtow to the rain empty-handed, right?”
Compared to Shazhu, Yi Zhonghai was more concerned about how to make He Yushui not lose face in front of her in-laws when she got married.
"Don't worry about that. I've already prepared for Rainwater. Her marriage is such a big matter. If Silly Zhu doesn't take it to heart, how can I not take it to heart?”
A middle-aged woman gave Yi Zhonghai a reassuring look.
Because Yi Zhonghai's monthly salary was more than 90 yuan, coupled with the fact that there were not many people in their family who ate, they were not short of money. It was just that they had to worry about their retirement, so they did not dare to eat or wear.
But now that they had Yi Xue, they naturally didn't have to be stingy anymore. Moreover, Yi Xue didn't spend much money on sex. At most, it was the money to buy books and milk candy, but that was still a small amount of money. Ten yuan a month was the most.
Otherwise, Yi Zhonghai would have accepted the money from the Bao brothers 'father two days ago. Compared to Bao Guangfu, Yi Zhonghai's salary was much higher.
200 yuan might not be a small sum for others, but the auntie could still afford it. Although He Yushui did not say it explicitly, the auntie knew from her words to Chen Jingjing that He Yushui's dowry this time was not much.
This was a big deal. Although the auntie didn't hear He Yushui say it, she knew that the police officer's family would definitely say something about He Yushui's situation. The auntie couldn't bear to see He Yushui, who wanted her daughter, suffer like this.
This time, since He Yushui wanted the two of them to be the parents who kowtowed, the two of them had to give He Yushui some face. At the very least, they couldn't let the man's family look down on He Yushui.
The two of them talked about the etiquette of the time and then prepared food for the four children.
After they finished eating, Yi Zhonghai sent the three children home again.
After sending the child home, Yi Zhonghai heard the argument inside before he entered the courtyard.
"He Yushui, let me tell you, this is impossible. These two rooms were left to me by our father.”
"You're talking nonsense. Our father didn't say anything when he left. I'm his biological daughter, so one of these two rooms must be mine.”
"So what if you're her biological daughter? A married daughter is like spilled water. You're surnamed Liu, so don't meddle in the He family's affairs. Don't even think about taking a house from the He family.”
………………
Yi Zhonghai did not need to think to know that He Yushui must have told Shazhu about the change of rooms, and Shazhu was unwilling.
He quickly walked into the courtyard and saw a middle-aged woman, Qin Huairu, and a few others blocking Shazhu. Shazhu even had a fire hook in her hand, while He Yushui stood stubbornly at the side, allowing two streams of tears to fall from her face.
"Alright, what are you all doing?"
Yi Zhonghai shouted, startling everyone in the courtyard.
Silly Zhu turned around and saw that it was Yi Zhonghai, so he quickly called out to him.
"Grandpa Yi, please be the judge. Today, Yushui actually told me that she wants to apply to the people from the street office to change her current house to the house in the yard of the patrol officer. Isn't this nonsense? I've raised her for nothing for so many years.”
When Silly Zhu talked about this, he was really angry.
"That's right, First Master. It's said that a married daughter is like water that has been poured out. The rainwater will be married off to someone else's house to enjoy life. Why is she still thinking about her brother's house? Isn't she an ingrate?”
Qin Huairu chimed in.
If it wasn't for her fanning the flames, Silly Zhu wouldn't have been so angry.
She had already thought of the use of this house. She wanted to wait until the New Year to let the stick and his grandmother move in. As for the original house, she would leave it to her and Little Dang Huai Hua. As for Silly Zhu, she believed that as long as she lowered her status, Silly Zhu would definitely agree.
But now, He Yushui wanted to take the house away. How could this be? Didn't this mean that the stick would have to squeeze into the same room as them in the future?
"Alright, this is Silly Zhu's family matter, Widow Qin, don't interrupt. " And you, Silly Zhu, you've raised He Yushui for nothing. You speak as if you're so good to He Yushui. Let me ask you, in all these years, how many times have you been to He Yushui's school? What did you do when He Yushui went to the cotton mill? Don't even talk about He Yushui. I punished you to take care of the old lady's daily needs. Did you do it? Why did the old lady come to my house that night and ask an auntie to take care of her?"”
Seeing the old lady's figure appear in the corner, Yi Zhonghai directly told her about how Silly Zhu did not take care of the old lady.
If he didn't tell her about this in advance, the old lady would probably spout nonsense again when she came over. With how much she liked Silly Zhu, there was no way she would stand on He Yushui's side.
"That…That won't do either."
Silly Zhu also knew that he was in the wrong. After all, he had never been to the old lady's room.
"No, it's not okay if you say it's not okay. When your father, He Daqing, left Beijing, he didn't say anything. However, in order to leave these two rooms to your family, the street office asked me and I made the decision to write the two rooms under your siblings 'names.”
Yi Zhonghai had revealed another big piece of news. Even He Yushui did not know about this before.
"First Uncle, how could you do this? Did you ask me?”
When Silly Zhu heard that, he was unwilling and began to blame Yi Zhonghai for doing this.
"I'm asking you, you were only fourteen or fifteen years old at that time. Why did I do that? If I didn't do that, the street office would have taken that house away long ago. Think about it. In Nanluogu Lane, there have been parents who died from work-related injuries, and there have also been people who died in the army. However, the street office has taken away the houses of even three or four siblings, let alone two siblings, leaving only one house. If I didn't do that, you and He Yushui would have had a house each for so many years.”
Seeing that the old lady wanted to say something, Yi Zhonghai spoke again.
"Back then, when I wrote my name, I discussed it in front of the old lady, Second Uncle, and Third Uncle. If you don't believe me, you can ask the old lady. If it weren't for me, would your family have two rooms?”
"Old Madam, is this true?”
Silly Zhu knew that the old lady doted on her, so she turned around and asked.
Before the old lady could speak, Yi Zhonghai gave her a heads-up.
"Old Madam, the second and third grandmasters in the backyard and the front yard were both present. If you can't remember, we can ask them. We can also get the name list from the street office.”
Since Yi Zhonghai had already said so, the old lady could not pretend to be careless no matter how much she doted on Silly Zhu.
"It seems to be the case. At that time, the name of the main room was written with Silly Zhu's name, and the name of the secondary room was written with He Shuiyu's name.”
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