Siheyuan: Starting to work in the street office

"Dad, this is not something you can disagree with. To be honest, it has not been easy for you over the years, but is it easy for us?

Yu Li and I have been married for several years, but we haven't saved a penny and don't even have a decent piece of clothing. We are not lazy or unwilling to work, but no matter how much we earn, you will find all kinds of excuses to give it to us.

The key is that the money is gone, but we can't even eat two bites of food. Even if we have that much money, it's enough to eat in the cafeteria. Yours is more expensive than a restaurant. We have to survive, Dad, just like you said, let's split up the family!"

Of course Yan Jiecheng couldn't say this. Yu Li taught him these words one by one. During the days at Yu Li's parents' home, she made Yan Jiecheng recite these words every day. Now Yan Jiecheng has memorized them by heart.

When Yan Bugui heard the word "divide the family", his eyes went dark and he sat down on the stool.

"Separate the family? You want to separate from me? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Yan Jiecheng had listened to these words for half his life, so when he suddenly heard his father lose his temper, he felt a little scared. However, when he thought of what his wife told him before he left, and thought about the sake of his future happy life, Yan Jiecheng gritted his teeth and gave it a try.

"Dad, it's not like you can decide not to divide it. I don't want to either. It's just that you've been too ruthless and I can't stand it. Dad, if you don't agree, although there's no manager in the courtyard now, I can still find the street office. As long as you're not afraid of losing face, I'm not afraid either. It's better to lose face than to go hungry."

When Yan Bugui heard that his eldest son was determined to divide the family business, he suddenly felt completely powerless.

"Jie Cheng, how about we continue like before? You still pay as much for food as before, and I won't raise it. It's not easy for your father to raise you to this age. Are you so cruel to split up and go out to live on your own? What will the neighbors think of me then?"

Yan Bugui finally gave in. Firstly, if this matter really got out and spread, how would he save his old face?

If another eldest son really separates and lives on his own, the burden of supporting the family will fall on him alone. In the past, the eldest son's family helped to share the burden, but if the family is really separated, he will have to support the family alone in the future.

I finally waited for the eldest child to grow up and start his own family, but before he could help share the burden for a few years, he separated from the family and left. How could it be so easy? Did I raise him for nothing?

Yan Jiecheng didn't know what his father was thinking, but he couldn't bear to see Yan Bugui like this. Moreover, Yan Bugui, who always had the final say at home, actually gave in. Yan Jiecheng decided to quit while he was ahead.

Before Yan Jiecheng could speak, Yu Li's voice came from the door.

"Dad, you can't say that. We have helped the family for so many years. I have been working so hard outside these few days since we got married, but in the end, I don't even have any money to eat. Dad, we have done our best over the years. Today, this family is divided."

Originally, Yu Li didn't plan to show up. It would be embarrassing to tell others that her daughter-in-law wanted to divide the family property. But her husband was not doing well.

Fortunately, she was worried about Yan Jiecheng, so she followed and listened at the door for a while. She didn't expect that her husband was so disappointing that she could take him down with just two words. Yu Li saw that if she didn't come out, the matter would be ruined again, and she didn't know how long she would have to work like a slave.

Helpless, she had to bite the bullet and stand up. Yu Li turned around and glared at Yan Jiecheng, realizing that she couldn't even do such a small thing.

Yan Jiecheng smiled awkwardly. He couldn't blame himself for this because he was his own father.

But now that his wife had come out, he didn't have to say anything anymore, and he felt relieved.

"Yu Li, if the news of the separation gets out, it will be bad news for you two. Your reputation will be ruined, and your neighbors will criticize you."

Yan Bugui looked at his daughter-in-law with hatred in his heart. It was she who instigated his son to split up the family business. Otherwise, he would have known very well what his eldest son was like. Yan Jiecheng didn't have so many thoughts and didn't have such a righteous idea.

Yu Li's face changed when she heard Yan Bugui's words, but how could she not consider these things? Since it has come to this point, she has to go all the way to the end.

"Dad, if we really couldn't make ends meet, who would want to split up the family? And I think it's a good thing that there's no one in charge of the courtyard now. Let's go to the street office and split up the family. We can move our household registration out, and no one else will know. We'll also give you pension money every month. What do you think?"

After listening to Yu Li, Yan Bugui also realized that this was what she was planning. She even wanted to come back after the separation. What good thing was she thinking? Did I just suffer in silence?

However, it seemed that he was really going to suffer a loss. Compared with Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li, he, the third uncle and self-proclaimed intellectual, Yan Bugui, paid more attention to face.

I had originally risked my reputation this time, thinking that I could donate some money to my family, but I didn't expect that in the end, it was all in vain and I also ended up with a humiliating face. I can't embarrass myself again.

Yan Buguilian knew that the situation was irreversible. Yu Li was here, and his daughter-in-law was not as easy to fool as his eldest son.

There was no other choice but to settle for the next best thing. Yan Bugui started calculating again in his little head.

"Yu Li, I bought your house."

Before Yan Bugui could finish speaking, Yu Li took over the topic.

"Dad, you can't calculate it like this. You didn't give me anything when I got married to Yan Jiecheng. If it weren't for this house, I wouldn't have married you. Besides, if you calculate it like this, then Jiecheng and I pay 15 yuan a month, which is 180 a year. We have been paying for several years. With so much money, we all know what we eat and how much we spend for every meal. If you calculate it all, the remaining money is enough to buy a few rooms. We don't even want these two rooms, or the back houses."

Yan Bugui was speechless after hearing this. It was true when you calculated it this way. How could Yu Li be more calculating than him?

Yan Jiecheng was also stunned after hearing this. His wife only taught him how to say it, but she never did the math for him. Now that he had done the math, it seemed that the old man had deducted a lot from them.

Yan Bugui looked at the expressions of the eldest couple and sighed. The child had grown up and was not easy to fool. Even if the child was easy to fool, the daughter-in-law was not easy to fool either. Teaching the apprentice well would only make the master starve to death.

"Then Jiecheng, what do you think we should do?"

Yan Bugui didn't want to let Yu Li speak anymore. His wife was too calculating, so he decided to let his eldest son speak.

But Yan Jiecheng's mind was in a mess and he didn't know what to say when he opened his mouth.

"Well, Yu Li, you should just say it."

After hearing this, Yan Bugui's face turned dark again.

This opportunity was given to you, but you couldn't make use of it!