Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

Yi Zhonghai thought slowly, yes, how can you make others listen to you from the beginning? He is not the father or mother of the other person. Yi Zhonghai felt that he did not have the face to make others listen to him from the beginning. It must be a gradual process. Yi Zhonghai listened with his ears tilted. He had to listen to what the old lady had to say.

The old lady smiled and said, "I have lived for more than 60 years and have seen many wild horses like this. These wild horses are very stubborn at the beginning and will not listen to you at all. What I like most is to tame wild horses. Even the wildest horses can be made to recognize reality after a few whips. You have to let them know who is the real master."

Yi Zhonghai nodded. He understood what Old Lady Long meant. It was just to let He Yuzhu suffer a little first, so that he would know the importance of Yi Zhonghai later. But now he had given up on He Yuzhu as his old man. After all, with such an obedient Jia Dongxu, He Yuzhu seemed a little insignificant.

Old lady Long smiled. She understood what Yi Zhonghai meant. If she didn't hurt Yi Zhonghai, he wouldn't know how cruel the reality was. In the eyes of old lady Long, Yi Zhonghai was also a "wild horse". She grinned and said, "Don't you have confidence in He Yuzhu as an elderly person? You think he doesn't listen to you and doesn't obey you like Jia Dongxu does."

Yi Zhonghai nodded. He really had this hesitation now. Old Lady Long smiled and said, "I knew it. There is a saying that it takes three years to become an orator. You have been with Jia Dongxu for three years. You should know what kind of person he is. It is not unfair to say that a piece of mud cannot be helped."

Yi Zhonghai thought about it and realized that his apprentice had no merits except eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. He did have one merit, which was that he obeyed his mother. But this merit was a problem for Yi Zhonghai. Although Yi Zhonghai admired Jia Dongxu's filial piety, he couldn't be too filial. If Jia Dongxu obeyed his mother, they would suffer when they were old.

Old Lady Long's words continued to ring in Yi Zhonghai's ears. "I am an old man and will not live for many more years. I just want you two to have some arrangements for your later years. You must have spent a lot of money on Jia Dongxu in the three years since he became your disciple. If not 1000, then at least or . You have to think about it. Even if Jia Dongxu is reliable, you and your wife should leave some money for retirement."

"If the time comes when you can't work anymore and Jia Dongxu can't get any money out of you, do you think he will treat you better? I've lived for so many years, and I've learned one thing: it's better to rely on yourself than on others. You can't imagine how greedy people are. If you're useless, why would others support you in your old age? How much money will your retirement salary be by then, kid? You have to think this matter through clearly."

Yi Zhonghai frowned. If it weren't for Old Lady Long's words, he wouldn't have thought so much. Yes, when he gets old and can't make money, can his apprentice still support him in his old age? He has seen many scenes where old people are abandoned by their children because they are useless. These scenes are rapidly displayed in Yi Zhonghai's mind, and Yi Zhonghai is now a little scared.

Bai Xiuying was also listening. She thought for a moment and asked a question, "Then how can you judge that Sha Zhu can support us in our old age? If our family can't make money, Sha Zhu might despise us."

Yi Zhonghai listened to his wife's question and felt that it made a lot of sense. He stared at Old Lady Long, wanting her to give him an answer. He didn't think Sha Zhu was much better than Jia Dongxu. If Jia Dongxu could do it, why couldn't Sha Zhu do it? Besides, Sha Zhu's father He Daqing was still in Baocheng? He wasn't dead. If He Daqing disagreed, what should he do?

Old Lady Long thought for a while and said, "I have met many people, and I can judge people correctly. We forced He Daqing to leave because we thought that Sha Zhu was grateful. I have a good judgement on this child. As long as you help him from behind, he will definitely not ignore you when you two are old."

Yi Zhonghai thought about this and felt that Sha Zhu was right. When He Daqing abandoned the two children and left, he asked Jia Zhangshi to empty all the things in their cellar. The old lady of the Gao family in the front yard helped take care of He Yushui for a few days, and she got a lot in return. Since Sha Zhu got out, he has been sending food and drinks to the old lady of the Gao family.

If the old lady of the Gao family was not a real martyr, he would have to teach her a lesson. After thinking about this, Yi Zhonghai regretted not helping the brother and sister. He slapped himself in the face, secretly hating why he waited until the brother and sister were desperate before helping them. Facts have proved that the brother and sister did not reach a desperate point in the end, but actually recovered and lived a very good life.

Yi Zhonghai sighed and said, "Old lady, it's really too late now. Now Shazhu is a level 6 chef in the steel mill and has married a wife. He lives a very good life. How can I help him?" Old lady Long said with a dark face, "Oh, why are you so stupid? What did I tell you yesterday? If he didn't have a job in the steel mill, would he still live such a comfortable life?"

Yi Zhonghai slapped his forehead. How could he have forgotten what Old Lady Long said last time? After Old Lady Long's guidance, Yi Zhonghai really figured it out. He nodded with a smile, and his depressed mood suddenly became clear. He took out 5 yuan from his pocket, handed it to his wife and said, "Okay, I'm happy today. Take these 5 yuan and buy me a chicken. I want to have a good drink with the old lady."

Bai Xiuying looked at the sky outside and said, "It's so late, where do you want me to go to buy it?" Yi Zhonghai said unhappily with a dark face, "How can you be so stupid, you dead woman? Isn't there someone raising chickens in the yard next door? You have 5 dollars, and you don't worry that no one will sell it to you. Go quickly, you're really spoiling my fun."