Siheyuan: After traveling through time, who can still be an honest person?

Siheyuan.

Jia family.

Sha Zhu, Yi Zhonghai and Bang Geng sat around the table, looking at each other in silence. The atmosphere was dull and depressing.

In the end, it was Yi Zhonghai who broke the silence.

"The money from selling the house is a drop in the bucket. We have to find another way to raise money."

This afternoon, Shazhu and Banggeng specifically asked someone about the smuggling matter.

Sure enough, Yan Jiefang, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu betrayed them all.

The government is now holding them accountable, but considering that they are first-time offenders, they can be exempted from punishment if they pay a fine.

Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu and others were not happy because they escaped the disaster, but became even more worried.

Because they really have no money.

"Has it really come to the point where I have to sell the house..." Yi Zhonghai muttered to himself, his eyes slowly turning red.

Before leaving today, Xu Qing told them that they could contact him anytime if they wanted to sell the house.

But for Chinese people, no one will sell their old house unless they are completely penniless.

Because this means that one’s roots are gone!

Bang Gengweng said angrily, "What can we do if we don't sell the house? We don't have any rich and powerful relatives or friends outside to help us. Let's get through this first."

Among the three, only Banggeng has no psychological burden about selling the house.

He was even thankful that his superiors did not hold him accountable further.

In Banggeng's opinion, at this point, as long as he can keep his job, everything else is secondary and can be abandoned.

There was another long silence in the room.

Sha Zhu sighed: "Let's sell it. The sooner the better. As long as the restaurant is still there, we can make a comeback."

At this time, Yi Zhonghai slowly looked at Sha Zhu and said hesitantly: "Zhu Zi, there is actually someone who can help you..."

Before he finished speaking, Sha Zhu stood up suddenly and said angrily: "Even if I go to the streets to beg for food, I will never ask her for help."

After saying that, he left the house angrily and slammed the door.

Bang Geng also knew who Yi Zhonghai was talking about, and complained: "Uncle, my stupid dad is stubborn. My mom has advised him many times to bow down to Aunt Yushui, but he refused. He even got angry with my mom when he got anxious."

"I know Aunt Yushui is hostile to our family, so you have to step in to handle this matter."

Yi Zhonghai said bitterly: "I'm afraid my old face is useless."

"How do you know it doesn't work if you don't try it?" Bang Geng asked back, "To put it bluntly, which is more important, face or money?"

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Banggeng and said nothing.

Bang Geng knew that his tone was a bit harsh just now, so he took a deep breath and whispered: "Uncle, this is our last hope. We are counting on you."

When Yi Zhonghai heard Banggeng say this, he knew he had to go.

He also wants to give it a try, maybe he can succeed...

……

The next day.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Yi Zhonghai walked to the hotel entrance.

"Hello, who are you looking for?" the security guard asked.

Yi Zhonghai said directly: "I'm looking for He Yushui."

"Looking for our Mr. He... Who are you to Mr. He?"

The security guard remembered what Manager Ma had said and immediately looked at Yi Zhonghai warily.

Judging from the way the old man was dressed, he was obviously not a rich man.

"My name is Yi Zhonghai. I used to live in the same courtyard with your General Manager He. I watched her grow up since she was a child. Now her brother is in trouble, so I came to inform her."

"Nonsense!" The security guard suddenly shouted, "Our General Manager He has specifically explained that she has no relatives in the city. If someone comes to claim a relationship with her, they must be a liar."

"Old man, if it weren't for your age, I would have caught you right away and taught you a lesson."

"How dare you come here to cheat? Do you know where this place is?"

"Get out of here right now, or I'll make you pay!"

Yi Zhonghai was scolded so harshly that he felt dizzy and almost fainted, holding his chest.

"Hey, you want to blackmail me, right? I'm warning you, we have surveillance here, don't make trouble for no reason, just disappear from my sight."

"Did Mr. He really say...that she has no relatives in Beijing?" Yi Zhonghai asked, panting.

"I'm just a small security guard. How dare I spread nonsense about my leader?" the security guard sneered.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at the revolving door of the hotel, sighed heavily, looked at the security guard in front of him who was staring at him as if he was guarding against a thief, and finally turned and left in disappointment.

Soon, Ma Dong received a report from the security guard and immediately went to the top floor.

Today is Sunday. Cao Yue was free and was tutoring Feifei with her homework. When he saw Ma Dong come in and wink at him, he stood up knowingly.

The two came to the French window.

Hearing Ma Dong say that Yi Zhonghai came to see He Yushui, Cao Yue sneered: "It seems that these people have run out of tricks. How dare they come here!"

Ma Dong sarcastically said: "Thick-skinned people can eat pork, thin-skinned people can't eat it!"

"It's a pity they miscalculated!"

"I have already instructed the security downstairs to stop anyone who comes to see Sister He, so that Sister He won't be embarrassed when she sees them." Ma Dong said.

However, Cao Yue knew that He Yushui had long given up on Sha Zhu, and would not pay any attention to him even if he came in person.

"It's been so long, it's time to end it. When you bought the house, you asked Xu Qing to lower the price, and now it's not the same price as it was at the beginning!"

"I know, brother."

After Ma Dong left, Cao Yue returned to the living room.

"Dad, it's done." Feifei handed the homework to Cao Yue.

Cao Yue looked through it carefully and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, you did everything right, Feifei is really smart."

Hearing her father's praise, Feifei squinted her eyes and looked very happy. She waved her chubby little hands and said modestly:

"It's nothing. Like father, like daughter. I'm just lucky to have inherited my father's smart brain."

"Haha!" Cao Yue laughed loudly. Looking at his intelligent daughter, he felt very happy.

……

night.

Qin Huairu couldn't stay in the hospital any longer, so she went through the discharge procedures and returned to the courtyard.

She was just very angry, and there was nothing wrong with her body.

As soon as they met, Yi Zhonghai told her about the setback he had encountered when he went to meet He Yushui this morning.

"Beast! Sha Zhu is her brother after all. No matter how big the conflicts between the two siblings were in the past, she can't just stand by and watch Sha Zhu get into trouble now. She is such an inhuman beast! I think she will get her retribution sooner or later!" Qin Huairu cursed viciously.

Bang Geng said irritably, "Mom, what's the point of scolding her now? She can't hear you! I think it's more important to sell the house and pay off the debt as soon as possible, so that things won't get any more complicated."

"Where will we live after we sell the house? We can't sleep on the streets or under bridges, right?" Xiao Dang couldn't help but ask.

The family calculated that selling the house would be enough to pay the fine, but when the external debts were added, it would be far from enough.

Qin Huairu adjusted her breathing and said, "Don't worry about this. I've already thought about it. The whole family will live in a hotel first, and then rent a house when we make some money."

Turning his gaze to Yi Zhonghai, he saw that he had a worried look on his face, and then said, "Uncle, if you live with us, we can all take care of you in the future."

Yi Zhonghai nodded, understanding that this was the only way.

Even if Qin Huairu didn't take the initiative to suggest it, he would have gone with her.

Now that most of his savings have been spent, even though the prospects for retirement are bleak, Yi Zhonghai has no choice but to stick to his path.

When Xiaodang found out that the whole family was staying in the hotel, she began to sob quietly.

"Mom, the hotel is dirty and cramped, there's not even a private room, how can I...how can I live here!"

"You don't have to live here. You can go out and rent a house yourself." Qin Huairu said coldly.

When Xiaodang heard this, he burst into tears.

All the money she had saved over the years was invested in Xu Damao, and Sha Zhu had promised to give her a generous dowry when she got married, but now it seems that has become a bubble.

Xiaodang knew that she was not as pretty as her younger sister Huaihua, and thought that with her family's conditions, she could find a good husband.

Now that people have found out about the Jia family's situation, who would dare to marry her, a burden?

Thinking of this, Xiaodang was very sad. He covered his mouth and ran over crying.

No one in the room ran after her to comfort her.

At this time, Huaihua suddenly said, "Mom, a female colleague in our unit lives alone at home. I want to discuss with her and move to her place so that we can have company."

If I had suggested moving out before, Qin Huairu would definitely not agree.

Now she was in no mood to care about her little daughter, so she said casually, "It's up to you. Be careful outside."

"I understand." Huaihua tried hard to suppress the joy in her heart.

There is a wide world out there, and with Cao Yue's help, she finally breaks free from the constraints of her family.

After learning from the last lesson, Huaihua didn’t even think of asking Cao Yue for help when something happened at home this time.

It’s a pity that I also invested a lot of money.

However, with Cao Yue's support, this loss is just a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, Huaihua was the only person in the Jia family who was in a good mood, and she felt a sense of pleasure as if she had escaped from a cage.

……

While the beasts were shrouded in gloom and despair, Xu Damao was trying to save himself.

He had no money left, and his watch and purse were snatched away by Yan Jiekuang and Liu Guangqi.

According to Liu Guangqi and Yan Jiekuang's suggestions, Xu Damao's suit had to be stripped off, leaving only his underwear to cover his ugliness.

Fortunately, Yi Zhonghai stopped them, and Xu Damao promised to pay them back as soon as he had the money, so they were able to keep this last set of clothes.

Xu Damao was penniless, so he had to go home and borrow fifty yuan from his parents. Then, without delaying for a moment, he went to the bus station and bought a ticket to Baoding.

After arriving at the destination, after some twists and turns, I finally found out where He Daqing lived.