Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

When Yi Zhonghai saw Yan Bugui coming in, he also stood up to greet him. Although his face was still gloomy, Yi Zhonghai did not forget the proper etiquette, "Old Yan is here, come in and sit down."

Yan Bugui felt a little embarrassed by Yi Zhonghai's trick, "Old Yi, what happened today..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yi Zhonghai, "Old Yan, today's problem is my fault. I thought the Jia family was in such a difficult situation, so I wanted to adjust the houses in the yard. I didn't expect that my good intentions would lead to bad results. Alas..."

Yan Bugui sneered at Yi Zhonghai's words, "You still mean well? Who are you kind to?"

Of course, he was just thinking about it. "Old Yi, this is the money you donated before. Just count it. It's all here."

Yi Zhonghai took the money and handed it to Aunt Yi, "Did the Jia family give all the money?"

Yan Bugui nodded and said, "Lao Yi, I have to go give money to other families. I'm leaving first."

Yi Zhonghai sent Yan Bugui out the door, then sat down on the stool with his head down.

"Zhong Hai, you've figured it out, the Jia family is not without money, they just don't want to spend their own money. Do you think they will take good care of you when you are old?"

Aunt Yi also looked at Yi Zhonghai, "Old Yi, I always feel that the Jia family is not simple. Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu are both unreliable. Old Yi, why don't we adopt a child?"

Yi Zhonghai looked up at the deaf old lady, then met Aunt Yi's worried expression and shook his head.

The deaf old lady secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She was the person who least wanted Yi Zhonghai to adopt a child. Yi Zhonghai also knew this but just didn't say it out loud.

The three people in the room didn't know that their conversation had been overheard by Qin Huairu who was hiding outside the room. Qin Huairu had originally come to Yi Zhonghai to cry about her poverty, but she didn't expect to hear these words.

Jia Zhang looked at Qin Huairu who had just returned after going out for a while, her face full of displeasure, "Qin Huairu, why didn't you bring anything back? Is it because that old man didn't give it to you? I knew there were no good people in this courtyard."

Qin Huairu first looked around the yard and saw that no one was paying attention to their family, so she came close to Jia Zhang and whispered, "Mom, the deaf old lady is at Uncle Yi's house, so I didn't go in, but I heard their conversation. It seemed that they said that our family is unreliable, and they are trying to find a replacement to take care of them in their old age."

"What? Change person?" Jia Zhang was shocked. When Jia Dongxu became Yi Zhonghai's apprentice a few years ago, she had already regarded Yi Zhonghai's family's money and house as her own. Now he wants to change people, isn't that cutting into her, Jia Zhang's flesh?

"No, you must not change people. Dongxu, you will coax your master tomorrow."

"Mom, I know." Jia Dongxu assured quickly. He was also shocked when he heard what his wife said just now. You know, since he became Yi Zhonghai's apprentice, he has been extremely relaxed in the workshop and no one would make him uncomfortable, so his fitter level has only been level 3 in the past few years. Although Yi Zhonghai also talked about him, once a lazy character is formed, it is not so easy to change.

Let’s not talk about the right and wrong in the yard for now, and just talk about Li Tianyi. Now that the house has been repaired, all that’s left is to equip it with furniture and then he can move in.

Li Tianyi wanted to use the last day of the holiday to move his house, so after seeing Director Wang off, he rode his bike to the trust store to buy some usable furniture.

Nowadays, buying new furniture also requires a ticket, and he doesn't have a timber ticket to make furniture himself. Although he has been to the lumber mill to repair machines before and is familiar with the factory manager and director there, Li Tianyi feels that it is unnecessary to trouble them for such a small matter.

In one afternoon, Li Tianyi bought all the furniture for the courtyard, and then called three tricycles to deliver them to the gate of the courtyard.

Many neighbors nearby came to watch the fun. When this courtyard was being built, they were wondering who it belonged to. They didn't expect to see the real person today.

Li Tianyi was at the door directing the servants to carry the furniture inside and put it in the location that had been planned in advance. Several neighbors who were on good terms with the Li family came forward to inquire about the situation.

When they learned that this was the courtyard that Li Tianyi had bought himself and that he had even given up the house allocated to him by the factory, the neighbors didn't say anything, but they all thought that Li Tianyi was stupid.

You don't want a free house and insist on spending your own money on it. Aren't you stupid for going to school?

Of course, the people living in Courtyard No. 95 also heard the news and came out to watch the fun, but their expressions of envy, jealousy and hatred really pleased Li Tianyi.

At this time, Li's father, mother and younger sister were also helping Li Tianyi, and the younger sister was even impatient to decorate her own room.

The courtyard is not big, with three main rooms, one wing room on the east and west sides, and three back rooms on the south side. The back rooms all have windows and can be lived in. The toilet is in the southwest corner of the courtyard, with a flush toilet, and the dirty water is directly discharged into the main pipe outside the courtyard.

As for my younger sister's room, she lived in the east wing, and the kitchen was in the back room.

By the time the house was decorated, it was already dark. The Li family did not go home to cook, but went directly to a state-owned restaurant for a meal.

Of course they didn't know that there was someone waiting for them to go home.

After eating and drinking, Father Li took them back home. Before they got close to the gate, they saw a figure suddenly flash out.

This scared them, and when they got closer they saw that it was Yan Bugui.

Li Tianyi asked angrily: "Uncle, don't you know that scaring people can kill them? What do you want to do by coming out all of a sudden?"

Yan Bugui smiled embarrassedly, "Tianyi, I have something to ask you, so I'm waiting for you here."

Seeing this, Father Li took Mother Li and the others home, "Third Uncle, tell me, what's the matter?"

"Tianyi, you also know that our Yan Jiecheng has not been in school for a long time and has been doing odd jobs for several years. You are a leading cadre when you just joined the steel rolling mill. I wonder if you can arrange something for Jiecheng?"

Li Tianyi rolled his eyes. "Uncle, I really don't know what to say to you. You said you weren't short of money, so why didn't you spend some money to find a job for Yan Jiecheng? If you were willing to spend money a few years ago, you would have found a job long ago. And now I just arrived at the factory and have no say at all. How can I arrange it for you?"

In fact, it’s not that Li Tianyi can’t help, it’s just that he looks down on Yan Jiecheng, who is narrow-minded, tactless, and stingy.

"Oh, Tianyi, isn't it true that Jie Cheng has reached the age to get married? Without a job, it's hard to even have a wife. Third Uncle has no other choice, so he came to you for help."

Li Tianyi glanced at Yan Bugui. The relationship between the Li family and the Yan family has been very good in recent years. Since Yan Bugui has said this, it would be a bit bad for Li Tianyi to refuse again, but he would not arrange it personally.