Siheyuan: Starting to work in the street office

But there is nothing he can do about it, since his eldest son doesn't make the decision.

Yan Bugui could only look at Yu Li.

Yu Li didn't hesitate after hearing this, as they had already discussed it before coming. However, it was difficult to deal with given her husband's temper.

"Dad, Jiecheng and I don't have a proper job now. I'm a temporary worker, and my salary is not much. Jiecheng is not as good as me. I work odd jobs today and tomorrow. I've given you all my money for so many years, and we haven't saved any money. We still have to buy some property after the separation. So, from now on, we will give you 2 yuan for retirement every month. If you earn more in the future, we will increase your salary. Is that okay?"

When Yan Bugui heard this, he almost got angry. "How dare you give it to me? When Jia Zhang was alive, she and Qin Huairu did not separate. All the food and drink were provided by the daughter-in-law. Qin Huairu gave me 3 yuan every month, but you only give me 2 yuan after the separation."

"Yu Li, you are so shameless. If you say that, I will risk my reputation and let the neighbors judge for themselves. Is that the right thing to do?"

Yu Li didn't expect Yan Bugui to agree. She only offered 2 yuan tentatively, for fear that her old father-in-law would ask for too much, so she left some room for bargaining.

"Well, Dad, how much do you say? Just tell us a number and we'll see."

Yan Bugui glared at Yan Jiecheng, and Yan Jiecheng shrank his neck and said, it’s all your fault, you useless thing.

"If you give me 10 yuan a month for retirement, I will agree to split up the family business."

Anyway, the facts cannot be changed, so just get as much benefit as possible.

After Yan Bugui finished speaking, before Li could say anything, Yan Jiecheng jumped up.

"10 yuan, Dad, you are so brave to ask for it. I may not even earn 10 yuan a month. You want me to work for you all my life. Even landlords are not as cruel as you."

Yu Li was also shocked. She still underestimated her father-in-law's greed. How dare he ask for so much? In an instant, Yu Li lost the intention to pull and just said it directly.

"Dad, okay, I shouldn't let you ask for such an exorbitant price. I've also made it clear to you that we bought our own food after we divided it up. It's impossible for you to ask for so much. We can't starve to death just to give you money."

Yu Li paused here, and seeing that Yan Bugui showed no sign of rebuttal, she continued speaking.

"We give you and mom two yuan each per month, four yuan per month. Don't talk about Qin Huairu either. Qin Huairu has a formal job reserved by the Jia family. You don't give us anything.

There are two bicycles in our family. You can give us one. We are not picky. An old one will do. We don't need to divide the other pots and pans. Over the years, I have reconciled that I don't want any money I pay to the family anymore. I will just consider it as a way to honor you. After we take out the money for the two of us to use, the rest will be enough to buy your bicycle and the house, with some left over.

This is our bottom line. If you still don’t agree, then as you said, let’s ask the neighbors to judge and let them tell us how much we should give.”

"You still want to share the bikes? Absolutely not. What are you thinking?"

Yu Li knew that he was reluctant to do so.

"Dad, how about we divide the family? If you don't give us anything, we will be kicked out of the house. Besides, you don't ask for much. Even your bicycle is hard to sell for dozens of dollars. How much have we paid to the family over the years?

After liberation, when things were brought home, we, as brothers and sisters-in-law, did not take away the things of our younger brothers. We only took what we were entitled to. Isn’t that too much?”

After hearing this, Yan Bugui didn't know how to start the conversation. What Yu Li said was reasonable and well-founded.

"Well, OK, then it'll be as you say, but it'll be 5 dollars a month, or you can forget about sharing the family property."

Yu Li thought about it and decided: OK, 5 yuan is 5 yuan, it's just one yuan difference a month, the two of them can save up and the money will come out. Otherwise, looking at Yan Bugui's expression, she knew she would definitely not agree to it if he did.

Yes, that’s it.

"Okay, then we two will eat less every day. Anyway, we haven't had enough to eat in all these years, so we're used to it. I'll give you 5 yuan a month, and we'll split the two back houses and a bicycle. Dad, let's write out the agreement now, and then go to the street office to separate the household registration."

Although Yan Bugui was still unwilling, things had come to this point and he had no choice but to write the agreement, put his fingerprints on it, and the three of them went to the street office.

Although this was a big deal for his family, it was not a big deal in the street office. There were many people dividing their families every day, so the staff of the street office were not surprised.

After the separation, Yan Bugui lowered his head and returned home. In contrast, Yan Jiecheng and his wife were filled with joy. From now on, they could finally make their own decisions with their own money. Yan Jiecheng felt like he was in a dream.

Will I no longer have to count the peanuts and pickles when I eat them? That’s so wonderful!

The division of the Yan family took place silently. No one in the courtyard knew about it. Even Song Lili and Qin Jingru who worked at the street office did not notice it. There were so many people coming and going in the street office every day, and they were not doing business at the front, so they did not notice the Yan family members who went to divide the family.

It’s just that Yan Bugui has been a little taciturn recently. It’s hard to say who is right or wrong to have schemed against a good family like this. It seems that no one is right if everyone in the family is scheming against him.

But Yan Bugui probably couldn't have thought of this. If he could figure it out, he wouldn't have come to this point. Third Aunt was also a little disappointed. After all, he was her own child, her own flesh and blood, and now he was going to be separated from the family.

Yan Jiefang, on the contrary, did not have any other ideas. Only people in the family knew how calculating his father was. Outsiders had no say. So even though Yan Jiecheng and his wife separated and left at this time, Yan Jiefang did not have any dissatisfaction with his eldest brother.

After all, if nothing unexpected happened to him, he also planned to separate after getting married. This is the dream of every child in their Yan family.

Yan Jiefang looked at his legs, but he felt that there was little hope left and his life was over.

The affairs of the Yan family did not cause any waves in the courtyard, except that the neighbors would sometimes say a few words in private when they saw Yan Jiecheng and his wife coming back to live there.

The Yan family didn't reveal a word, and their lives went on day by day as before.

But perhaps because Wang Jingrui's case was concluded and the dust had settled, Zhou Changli, who had been hiding, became active again.

The blackmail incident between him and Yan Jiefang was pushed onto him by Yan Jiefang, and since he had been on the run, the issue had never been resolved.

Although Zhou Changli has reappeared and shown his face in front of many people, he does not intend to escape again.