Chief Wang initially thought that Ye Dongfang was joking and did not take his words to heart.
However, who knew that Ye Dongfang would actually take out a stack of big unity from his pocket in the next second.
"Eighty-five. Please count a little and see if there are that many.”
Chief Wang was dumbfounded. Where did you get so much money?”
Ye Dongfang smiled." My parents saved up the money. Before my mother left, she told me that she was going to save it for me to get a wife. So, we have been living frugally all these years, but we didn't dare to touch the money."”
"But this time, we're going to the countryside to cut the queue. The matter of finding a wife will be far away. Moreover, the villagers are simple and honest. Maybe I'll meet a suitable girl in the countryside and get married.”
"But my house is the Ye family's old house. It carries too many memories of my parents in the house. I don't want that house to be dilapidated because we neglected to take care of it when we went to the countryside.”
Having seen too much poisonous chicken soup in his later life, Ye Dongfang could say such sensational words with ease.
Nowadays, people were talking about all kinds of impassioned revolutionary sayings, but this kind of soft chicken soup for the soul that hit the depths of the heart was rarely spoken.
Therefore, Ye Dongfang's words directly touched Chief Wang. He looked at Ye Dongfang with a particularly gentle and kind gaze.
"Good child, your parents 'teachings weren't in vain. Ye Lijun has a good son like you, so he should be able to rest in peace underground!”
Chief Wang reached out and patted Ye Dongfang's shoulder.
Director Wang didn't doubt Ye Dongfang's claim that the money he took out was the savings left behind by his parents.
Back then, Ye Lijun was the youngest Level 8 fitter in the rolling mill. He earned hundreds of yuan a month. It was not surprising that his family had so much money.
However, what Chief Wang did not know was that Father Ye's salary back then was indeed quite high, but he could not help but use a lot of it. Ye Dongfang was a premature sickly child, and he had to take medicine every month. Later, Father Ye passed away and Mother Ye fell ill. He added a lot of money into it. When Mother Ye left, other than Father Ye's pension, the Ye family was almost left with an empty shell.
However, it had been so many years since the incident happened. People had long forgotten about it. Those who did not know the background of the Ye Family would only believe it after hearing Ye Dongfang's explanation and would not investigate it further.
Ye Dongfang had extorted 600 yuan from the Jia family yesterday. Adding on the 500 yuan he earned from selling his job today, he now had a total of 1100 yuan. Even after paying the rental fee of 846 yuan, he still had a surplus in his hands.
There were still so many supplies hidden in his storage space. He could find time to go to the black market to exchange some of them in the next few days, so Ye Dongfang really didn't care much about giving away a few hundred yuan.
After getting four yuan back and signing the documents, he saw the director take out the big red stamp and stamp it with his own eyes. The rental procedures were considered done.
Ye Dongfang was half relieved after getting the certificate.
He was about to leave when Chief Wang called out to him again.
"If you really want to find a reliable person to look at your house, I'll recommend someone to you. Think about it yourself and see if this person is suitable.”
"Old Ding from the junkyard in Nanluogu Alley.”
"He used to be a professor at Shuimu University. Because he studied abroad, his house was raided by the Little Red Soldiers a while ago and he was paraded on the streets.”
"Later, someone came forward and brought him to the waste station at the end of your alley. He was asked to sort out the waste and clean up the garbage.”
"If you're willing, let Old Ding look after the house for you. I can vouch for his character.”
"Don't be afraid of getting into trouble. The old man has taught many students before, and many of them are promising. One of them is the head of the Xicheng District Public Security Bureau.”
"After the street office took him in, they haven't been able to arrange a suitable place for him to live. The old man is currently eating and living in the waste recycling station.”
"The weather in October isn't too cold yet, so it's okay to live in the recycling station. However, after a while, the temperature will drop sharply, and the recycling station will leak air everywhere.”
"Of course, if you're unwilling, we won't force you. I'll help you find a suitable candidate.”
Ye Dongfang came from the later generations. Of course, he knew that many scholars were implicated in this special period. Many of them committed suicide because they couldn't bear the humiliation.
Therefore, when he heard that Old Ding was an old professor who had studied abroad, he immediately felt a sense of respect and compassion.
Chief Wang did not need to persuade him any further. He immediately nodded and agreed,
"There's no need to look for it anymore. Just this one. However, please explain the situation here to the old man. You have to wait for my sister and I to go to the countryside before you arrange for the old man to move in.”
Chief Wang was afraid that Ye Dongfang would go back on his word, so he quickly took care of everything."
"That's not a problem. Since this matter was raised by our street office, I'll naturally handle the entire process. Don't worry, if there's really trouble, it won't be on you.”
Although the old professor was in trouble, his foundation was there. With a student from the Public Security Bureau as a guarantor and Director Wang's mediation, Ye Dongfang was not worried that the old man would be bullied by the birds after entering the courtyard.
After greeting Chief Wang, Ye Dongfang left the street office and walked back.
As a result, not far from the street office, he saw an old lady walking shakily out of the Revolutionary Committee with a walking stick.
This old lady was none other than the deaf old lady who lived in the courtyard house.
This old lady usually stayed in the backyard. Other than occasionally going to the black market to exchange some grain and oil bills, she rarely went out.
This time, it was strange. He actually came out alone in broad daylight and went to the Revolutionary Committee?
Ye Dongfang couldn't help but squint his eyes, keeping an eye out.
He had a feeling that the matter of this old woman going to the Revolutionary Committee had something to do with him!
However, this matter could not be verified for the time being, so Ye Dongfang put this matter aside first.
He turned a corner and walked into an alley to avoid bumping into the deaf old lady.
As for whether he should help the Deaf Old Lady back to the courtyard house, Ye Dongfang had never even thought about it.
It was not that he was narrow-minded and had a dark heart, but he was afraid that he would get into trouble if he helped this selfish old woman. It would be tragic if he was blackmailed by this old woman again.
As a result, he almost bumped into a few little turnips playing on the ground at a corner.
"Aiyo, watch where you're going, big brother. You almost stepped on my big brother!”
A grumpy child immediately stood up and glared at Ye Dongfang.
Ye Dongfang didn't bother to apologize, but his eyes were fixed on the cricket can in the kid's hand.
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