When Yi Zhonghai rode his tricycle home with a middle-aged woman and Yi Xuexi, the sun was about to set.
After all, it was almost the new year, and the sun had set early.
The three of them got out of the car when they reached the gate of the courtyard. A tricycle was different from a bicycle. It was difficult to carry it in through the threshold of the courtyard gate.
After getting off the car, Yi Zhonghai went to return the tricycle while a middle-aged woman brought Yi Xuexi back to the courtyard.
Yan Bugui's family had just returned. When they saw the first aunt and Yi Xuexi, the third aunt greeted them happily.
"Third Aunt, why are you so happy? Your family gave you a lot of money today. It's a full 20 yuan.”
A middle-aged woman looked at Third Aunt's expression and was a little puzzled.
Everyone in the quad knew that Yan Bugui's family was very calculative. Why was Third Aunt so happy after spending 20 yuan today? She thought that even if Third Aunt was not angry, she would ignore people for a few days.
" Hey, Aunt Yi, you don't know yet, right? When we were eating just now, the child's father asked Chief Bao about Jie Cheng. Aunt Yi, you also know that Jie Cheng just graduated from a technical secondary school and studied to be a chef. He hasn't had a fixed job and can only take on jobs for free banquets outside. Chief Bao said that as long as the canteen of the steel rolling mill is vacant again, he will arrange for Jie Cheng to work there. When Jie Cheng was happy, he promised to pay the gift money.”
When Third Aunt mentioned this matter, her eyes were so wide that they could not be seen.
Even though they had sent twenty yuan as a gift today, Jie Cheng would return the money to them in two days. With the red packets from Jie Kuang and Jie Di, not only did Yanbu's family not spend any money today, but they also earned fifteen yuan.
In addition, there were enough ingredients for the wedding banquet today, so their family was full. They could eat something light for the next few days, so they could save a few yuan.
In other words, their family had earned nearly 20 yuan today.
"Jie Cheng wants to go to the cafeteria. Isn't there a silly pillar in the cafeteria?”
One of the aunties deliberately lowered her voice when she spoke. Although the Yi family had stopped talking to Silly Zhu for the past two days, they still had their previous relationship.
"Silly Zhu is in the canteen, but you know Silly Zhu's temper. Something might happen at any time. At that time, Jie Cheng will be able to go to the canteen and become a head chef.”
Third Aunt's family had secretly envied Silly Zhu many times.
Putting aside the fact that Silly Zhu's monthly salary was 37 yuan, the leftovers he brought back every day were enough to make one's mouth water. It was a pity that those leftovers went to Widow Qin's house in the end and could not reach Yan's house at all.
However, things were different now. After Yan Jiecheng entered the canteen, Silly Zhu's good days would soon become Yan Jiecheng's good days. Thinking about how he could have leftovers to eat at home every day, wasn't this a life that didn't change?
If he didn't know about Silly Zhu's treatment, Yan Jiecheng wouldn't have agreed to pay the 20 yuan.
"Jie Chengxing, his cooking skills can't compare to Silly Zhu's.”
One of the aunties was still a little worried. Yan Jiecheng was the one who cooked today's meal. However, to be honest, one of the aunties felt that there was a difference between him and Silly Zhu.
"Hai, it's just a little unpalatable. It's fine, it's fine.”
Third Aunt waved her hand indifferently.
Seeing Third Aunt like this, First Aunt couldn't say anything. However, she didn't think that Yan Jiecheng would be able to enter the canteen.
Yi Zhonghai returned after talking to Third Aunt for a while. The two of them brought Yi Xuexi through the front yard to the middle yard where their house was located.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai saw Shazhu leaning against the door of the main room, waiting for them. When he saw the family of three return, Shazhu wanted to say something, but he didn't move his feet. In the end, he just snorted.
Of course, Silly Zhu knew that today was He Yushui's wedding day. Last month, he had specially polished his kitchen knife so that he could cook a good meal for the wedding and give He Yushui some face.
It was a pity that he had a big fight with He Yushui because of the incident with the second house. He even started a fire hook. After that, He Yushui didn't even go home and asked the people from the street office to take over the house.
In fact, he had thought about it a few times in the past two days. Since He Yushui wanted a house, he could just give it to her. After all, he had his own main house to live in. It was useless to give him the secondary house.
He had already planned it out for the past two days. As long as He Yushui came to apologize to him, he would bring his tools over to cook. When the time came, he would definitely be as good as any restaurant in the capital.
It was a pity that He Yushui hadn't even come back for the past two days, nor had he asked anyone to invite him over. The kitchen knife he had sharpened previously had naturally lost its effect. At noon today, he had even specially asked Ma Hua to find a classmate to bring 20 yuan over. This was the only thing he could do as an older brother.
Now that he saw Yi Zhonghai's family of three return happily, he naturally wanted to ask if He Yushui had lost any points at the police officer's house during their wedding today and what others were saying about his brother.
However, he had a stubborn temper, so he could only snort to express his dissatisfaction.
In the past, Yi Zhonghai would have gone up to persuade Shazhu. He would have told him that they were siblings and that there was no overnight enmity. But now, Yi Zhonghai acted as if he did not see Shazhu. He brought the auntie and Yi Xuexi back to the house.
Seeing Yi Zhonghai return to his room without saying anything, a trace of loneliness flashed in Shazhu's eyes.
He really did not understand what was wrong with the people in the quad.
Old Mrs. Han had changed and was slowly distancing herself from him.
He Yushui had changed. She had started to fight for a house with her brother.
Yi Zhonghai had also changed. He started to stop talking to him.
Even a middle-aged woman did not speak when she saw him now.
Everyone had such a good relationship and was so close.
He was still the same as before.
But why did everything change unknowingly?
After thinking for a while, Silly Zhu still didn't understand. He could only return to his room and start drinking. Fortunately, even if the world had changed, the wine still didn't change. 20 cents for half a catty of white wine was enough for him to have a good sleep. Unfortunately, no one told him that drinking was harmful to his body and asked him to drink less.
After returning home, Yi Xuexi picked up the books in his bag and started reading.
Yi Zhonghai could not help but nod. He knew that his son was different from other children. If it were other children, they would have fallen asleep long ago after having so much fun and eating so much delicious food, just like Chen Jingjing and Bao Yuanchao.
But his son didn't need his reminder at all. He picked up his textbook and read it when he came back. This made Yi Zhonghai happier than the wedding banquet today.
After changing into her new clothes, a middle-aged woman brought the leftovers to the old lady's house. She had to tell the old lady about such a lively event today.
Their matter was over today, but He Yushui's matter was not.
After sending all the guests away, Liu Jiacai and He Yushui closed the door. Don't misunderstand, they weren't doing what they liked to do. They had more important things to do.
"Today, we took 99 from Chen Nuan's Jin family and 99 from Li Baocai's family. That's 198.”
"The rest are Bao Guangfu's 22, and Yanbu Gui's 20. This is 42.”
"Why is there another twenty here? He's from He Mao Cai's family. Is He Mao Cai from your family? Why haven't I heard of him?”
Looking at the list of gifts, He Yushui began to count on the abacus.
This was the most important thing for them now, which was to settle accounts. This was directly related to whether their future would be good or bad. Nothing could be compared to this.
Outside, Father and Mother Liu were returning the borrowed tables and chairs. As for Liu Yicai, he had already started moving things into the room.
"No, I've never heard of the name He Maocai either, but I think he's a colleague of First Master. After all, he's a level-eight fitter in the rolling mill.”
Liu Jiacai lay on the bed and returned groggily. He had drunk a lot today.
"That's right. First Uncle has the technology and is usually very enthusiastic. Perhaps the workers in the rolling mill heard about it and gathered money to come over.”
He Yushui thought that it was right, so she drew a stroke behind He Maocai's name.
After these few big bucks, the rest were small bucks. The ones with seven or eight bucks were mostly Mr. and Mrs. Liu's colleagues, while the ones with two or three bucks were their colleagues.
"I've calculated it. The gifts we received today add up to 463 yuan. Adding the 200 yuan that an auntie gave me, the total is 663 yuan.”
After calculating for a while, He Yushui finally calculated the score.
"663 yuan? Was this for real? Doesn't this mean that we'll have thousands of yuan in two more years?”
Upon hearing this number, Liu Jiacai could no longer lie down.
Although Liu Jiacai didn't know how much money his parents had saved up, it was definitely not far from 600 yuan.
After all, his father and his mother only had about 70 yuan a month. They also had to support him and Liu Yicai. It would be a lot if they could save up 200 yuan a year.
Liu Jiacai felt that his parents probably only had about 1,000 yuan now. After all, their family had spent a lot of money to wear these clothes.
" What are you so happy about? All this money has to be returned. The closest person to this money is Li Baocai. Didn't you hear the First Uncle say that Li Baocai might be joining the work team of the rolling mill? We'll definitely have to go to the wedding then. There's also Chen Nuan and the Jin family. They're so young. I reckon they'll have a child in two years. When that time comes, we can go empty-handed…"
He Yushui stretched out her hand and calculated. Liu Jiacai felt his head getting bigger.
"We'll talk about those things later. Besides, didn't First Master say today that if we really want to return the gift in the future, we don't have to return it according to the gift list. Just a few yuan will do.”
Liu Jiacai now felt that Yi Zhonghai was more like his biological father than Father Liu. After all, his biological father had only given him less than 200 yuan for the wedding.
Moreover, the money hadn't reached him yet. He had to pay for it himself before taking the bill to get the money from Father Liu.
"That's what First Master said. We can really do that. At that time, even if we can't return it all, we have to at least take the lead. Otherwise, people will laugh at us.”
He Yushui wasn't as relaxed as Liu Jiacai. He only knew how difficult it was after he had truly come out to live.
The person He Shuiyu admired the most was definitely the auntie. After all, not only did she have to take care of the family of three, but she also had to take care of the old lady. Previously, she had to take care of Yi Zhonghai's parents. He really didn't know how the auntie had survived all these years.
"By the way, where's the Xuan paper that I gave you before? It was specially given to me by me.”
Thinking of the auntie, He Yushui thought of the song that Yi Xuexue had written for her. She really liked that song from the bottom of her heart.
"Don't worry. I saw that you liked it. I was afraid that you would accidentally tear that piece of paper during the wedding night, so I locked it up for you long ago. It's in the cabinet.”
Liu Jiacai also liked that song, so he naturally valued that piece of paper.
Hearing Liu Jiacai's words, He Yushui was relieved. Then, she began to count the money in the box one by one. After making sure that the amount of money was right, He Yushui heaved a sigh of relief.
Then, she looked up and saw Liu Jiacai looking at her with an infatuated expression.
"What are you looking at? There are flowers on my face.”
He Yushui said in an embarrassed voice. Her voice was not much louder than a mosquito's.
"No, but my wife is much prettier than flowers. No matter how good the flowers in the world are, they are not as beautiful as my wife.”
After the official business was done, the rest was naturally not official business.
At other people's homes, they were also calculating today's accounts. At Chen Jingjing's house, He Pingping was blaming Chen Nuanjin for taking out so much money.
"You were really in the limelight today. You actually took out ninety-nine yuan. This is almost two months 'worth of your salary.”
He Pingping scolded as she helped Chen Jing Jing take off her jacket.
She did not expect Chen Nuanjin to be so generous today, giving such a huge monetary gift. If she had the chance, she would have grabbed Chen Nuanjin's ear and asked for an explanation.
"Pingping, you don't understand. If I didn't take out so much money today, Li Baocai wouldn't believe me even if I said a flower today. He's not a fool.”
Chen Nuanjin had drunk quite a bit today.
"Yes, yes, yes. Li Baocai believed it, but what about you?”
He Pingping was still in a bad mood.
"What should I do? Of course, I'll be promoted to the position of workshop director. I've already discussed it with the master. Old Deng of Workshop 5 seems to be retiring. After Li Baocai joins the working group after the New Year, he'll try his best to transfer me to the position of workshop director of Workshop 5.”
Chen Nuanjin looked smug. He had been blinded by the position of deputy team leader. Now that he thought about it, he was indeed not suitable for that position. However, it was different for the workshop director.
Today, he had Bao Guangfu's support, Li Baocai's support, and Master Yi's support. The position of workshop director of Workshop 5 was none other than Chen Nuanjin.
"Alright, I think you're the third party who benefits from the fight between the snipe and clam.”
After He Pingping covered Chen Jing Jing with the blanket, she curled her lips in disdain.
"If the fisherman benefits, so be it. He Yushui isn't an outsider anyway. Even if the fisherman benefits, it's still his own family's fisherman.”
Chen Nuanjin didn't really care.
Just as He Pingping was changing Chen Jingjing's clothes, Bao Guangfu and his wife were also changing Bao Kangmei and Bao Yuanchao's clothes. The two of them took one each, and in a short while, they took off the brothers 'cotton-padded jackets.
"Old Bao, you're a little generous today.”
Bao Guangfu's wife was also a little surprised by Bao Guangfu's generosity today.
"What do you know? This money is for He Yushui, but it's for Yi Zhonghai.”
Bao Guangfu tucked Bao Kangmei in.
"For Yi Zhonghai? Didn't you always complain at home that Yi Zhonghai didn't really listen to you? Why are you so generous today? What did Yi Zhonghai do to you?”
Bao Guangfu's wife also tucked Bao Yuanchao in.
"Bewitching soup? You old woman, you really don't know what to say.”
Bao Guangfu whispered into Bao Kangmei's ear after his wife stopped talking.
"How much is fifteen times five?”
"Seventy-five."
After blurting out a number in a daze, Bao Kangmei turned over and continued sleeping.
Bao Guangfu said proudly to his wife, whose eyes were wide open in disbelief.
"Did you see that? Ever since our family started doing homework in the Yi family to resist the United States and aid Korea, his math has improved a lot. In the past, he could even calculate 5 times 5 for you, but now he can even calculate 15 times 5.”
"I specifically asked someone about the exercise book to resist the United States. Do you know what they said?”
Bao Guangfu kept him in suspense.
"What did you say?"
His wife asked in a low and anxious voice.
"People say that those test questions are specially prepared for these children. They can explain the in-depth questions in simple terms so that the children can learn all kinds of questions. Only the old professors in the Normal University have such skills. Do you know how much it costs to hire an old professor to teach a child a day?”
Bao Guangfu kept him in suspense again.
"How much?"
Although his wife did not understand, she could not help but ask anxiously.
"One hundred and thirty a day, and no bargaining.”
Bao Guangfu said proudly. When he heard the price, he was shocked.
"Who would dare to invite so many?"
His wife counted with her fingers, but she immediately lost the concept.
She remembered that Bao Guangfu only made around 60 yuan a month. That was equivalent to two months of Bao Guangfu's salary. That was too expensive.
"Who dares to invite me? It didn't matter if you had the money to hire too many people.”
" Why else do you think I'm so easy to talk to today? I agreed to help Xiao Chen from Workshop 3, Xiao Li from Workshop 4, and even that teacher to help look after the canteen. This is the root of it. As long as Yi Zhonghai lets our son go to his house for tutoring, I'm willing to be Yi Zhonghai's slave, let alone these conditions.”
Holding Bao Guangfu's hand, his wife already knew Bao Guangfu's good intentions.
"In my life, I've been bad because of my poor culture. Otherwise, I might not have been the leader of the working group. It's too late to say this now, but I can't let our son be bad because of this.”
"Although the university is recruiting workers, peasants, and soldiers, they still have to take exams when they go to high school. I've thought it through now. My life will end when I become a workshop director, but our son can't. No matter how angry I am and how much effort I put in, I have to give our son a good future.”
After hearing Old Bao's words, his wife wiped her tears.
"Old Bao, it's been hard on you all these years.”
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