1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

Just then, three old men came to the door of Jia's house together.

They stood quietly at the door, listening to the waves of abuse coming from inside the house, with looks of contempt on their faces.

In their hearts, although Qin Huairu did some shameful things outside for a living, she was struggling to support the family after all.

Jia Zhang, on the one hand, enjoyed everything that Qin Huairu gained in exchange for humiliation with a clear conscience, while on the other hand, she spoke ill of her. Such behavior is truly despicable.

They shook their heads helplessly, their hearts filled with worry and sighs about the future of the Jia family.

The second uncle frowned and whispered, "The Jia family is in such a mess. What are we going to do in the future?"

The third uncle Yan Bugui curled his lips and said, "Humph, it's their own fault. They have sown the bitter fruit themselves, so they will have to taste it slowly."

Although Xu Damao, as the eldest uncle, did not say a word, his eyes showed his disgust for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Jia family.

The affair between Qin Huairu and Li Huaide was widely spread in the factory. How could Jia Zhangshi, who was so smart, not hear the rumors?

Given Jia Zhang's temper, if she had not condoned Qin Huairu's actions, would she have allowed Qin Huairu to do something that would bring disgrace to the Jia family?

Jia Zhang is a womanizer and still wants to build a memorial arch for herself. This is even more shameless.

They all knew that this turmoil in the Jia family was probably just the beginning, and they didn't know how much trouble would follow.

After standing outside the door for a while, the three old men decided to go in and take a look.

After all, Director Wang had just severely criticized them, and the most urgent task for them was to take responsibility and minimize the negative impact of this incident.

The second uncle Liu Haizhong stepped into the house first. He deliberately coughed heavily, trying to attract the attention of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the house.

When Jia Zhang heard the cough, she was stunned at first, then she turned around and saw that it was the three uncles. The arrogance on her face subsided a little, but there was still a hint of stubbornness and dissatisfaction.

Liu Haizhong looked at Jia Zhang and said seriously, "Jia Zhang, what are you doing? Things have already happened. Now is not the time to blame each other. We have to find a way to solve the problem."

Jia Zhang snorted and said, "This is all her fault. If it weren't for her, would Bang Geng have become like this?"

The third uncle, Yan Bugui, stepped forward and said, "Don't just blame Qin Huairu. Banggeng is a naughty kid. As a grandmother, you are also responsible for not disciplining him properly. The most urgent thing now is to see if we can find a way to get a lighter punishment for Banggeng."

Xu Damao looked at the Jia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and said coldly: "Bang Geng's behavior has caused an extremely bad influence on the courtyard. The three of us are here just to minimize the bad influence of this incident."

Qin Huairu seemed to be suddenly awakened when she heard this. She raised her head with a glimmer of hope in her eyes and said to the three uncles, "Uncles, you must help Banggeng. He is still so young and doesn't know the severity of the situation."

Xu Damao looked at Qin Huairu and finally did not say anything more unpleasant.

"We will try our best. However, we still have to wait for news from the police station and see the attitude of the owner."

Jia Zhang calmed down and muttered, "Humph, it still costs money to take care of it. There is no such thing as so much money at home."

Qin Huairu gritted her teeth and said, "I'll find a way to raise money. As long as I can save Banggeng, I'm willing to do anything."

The three uncles looked at Qin Huairu's determined eyes and couldn't help feeling a little sympathy in their hearts.

They knew that Qin Huairu had already given too much for this family, and now she was in trouble again because of Banggeng.

On the second day, news came from the police station that the owner had made a list of lost items and demanded compensation from Banggeng and his group.

When they saw the amount on the list, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang both gasped.

1000 yuan is a huge sum of money that the Jia family cannot afford.

It’s not that the family asked for an exorbitant amount of money, but because among the bottles and jars stolen by Banggeng there was a pair of precious antiques passed down from that family’s ancestors.

The other party saw that the group of kids were young and ignorant of the world, so they let them pay 1000 yuan. If it were someone else, they would ask for more.

After all, some things cannot be bought with money.

Qin Huairu, who got the news, walked into the house in a daze.

Inside the house, Jia Zhang was listlessly watching over the crying little Huaihua. The atmosphere was so depressing that it was almost hard to breathe.

"Mom..." Qin Huairu spoke with difficulty, her voice hoarse as if worn-out sandpaper was rubbing against her, and as if all the vitality and energy had been drained away, "The police station sent a message. The owner made a list and asked us to pay a thousand yuan."

"What? One thousand dollars!"

Jia Zhang's eyes suddenly widened, and they were instantly filled with fear and despair. "What should we do? Where can we get so much money?"

Qin Huairu forced out a bitter expression on her face and explained in a weak voice: "Among the bottles and jars that Banggeng stole, there was a pair of precious antiques passed down from that family's ancestors. Because they were children, they only gave them a thousand yuan. If it were someone else, the amount would be much more than that."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang was stunned at first, and then, as if all the strength in her body had been drained away, she slumped down in the chair, her eyes empty and blank, and she kept muttering, "What should I do? What should I do..."

After a while, Jia Zhangshi seemed to have been injected with a shot of cardiotonic. She jumped up with a rage on her face and said with gritted teeth, "Go find the parents of Wang Jiancheng and his gang! We can't just shoulder the responsibility for what they did together! Why should we pay for this wrongful money? Those little brats also contributed to it. We can't just ignore their family!"

Qin Huairu sighed helplessly. She knew in her heart that this matter might not go so smoothly, but now she could only try her best.

She turned around and went out silently, asking around as she went from house to house looking for the parents of Wang Jiancheng and others.

However, reality was like a basin of freezing cold water, mercilessly extinguishing the only glimmer of hope in her heart.

The indifference and determination of those parents made her heart feel as if it had fallen into an ice cellar, freezing it to the bottom.

The closed doors of each house were like cold and ruthless faces, keeping her out; the icy words were like sharp knives, cutting her heart mercilessly.

"I will discipline my child myself, I don't need money! You Jia family can't take care of your children, don't drag us down with you!"

"This matter has nothing to do with us, don't bother us! If the children make mistakes, they have to bear the consequences themselves!"

"We have so many children in our family. I can't let the whole family starve just for him! Since he made a mistake, he should bear the consequences..."

One cold word after another came mercilessly. Qin Huairu had not expected that other people would be so heartless and not care about their own children.

She returned home in a daze, dragging her steps as if they were filled with lead.

When Jia Zhang saw this, all her expectations vanished in an instant, and the anger that had just ignited was completely extinguished, leaving only endless despair and helplessness.

"Mom, I'll go borrow as much as I can." Qin Huairu bit her lips almost until they bled.

She forced herself to cheer up again, turned around and went out, starting her journey to borrow money.

It’s a pity that life is not easy for anyone these days, and her journey is destined to be extremely difficult.