Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

For Chen Changan, the affairs of the Jia family in the Central Courtyard were just a spectacle.

But the hustle and bustle of the place is not as good as the dumplings at home. After finishing a plate of dumplings, although Chen Changan was full, he still felt a little unsatisfied.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Chen Changan went out for a walk to help digest his food.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Qin Huairu standing at his door, looking hesitant.

The pleasure Chen Changan had just felt after eating and drinking disappeared in an instant.

There was nothing good about Qin Huairu's visit. She either wanted food or drinks.

If you want food and drink, go find Sha Zhu. Why are you looking for me? I have rejected you again and again, but you still come to my door. You have no shame at all.

Chen Changan felt that the reason he was eating dumplings at home today was probably because Qin Huairu saw his sister chopping stuffing or making dumplings in the afternoon, so she had to act pitiful and ask for dumplings at this time.

Moreover, seeing Qin Huairu hesitantly pretending to be pitiful, Chen Changan was also very angry.

I am different from Sha Zhu, maybe Sha Zhu will fall for your tricks. But Chen Changan, the more you pretend, the more I look down on you.

Chen Changan was too lazy to talk nonsense with Qin Huairu, so he just pretended not to see anything, closed the door and walked out.

Qin Huairu saw that Chen Changan ignored her and walked straight out. She knew that Chen Changan didn't like her.

But only she knows the pain in her heart, what can she do?

Just now, under the pressure of Jia Zhang, Jia Dongxu told the truth. He gambled with others in the factory and owed a lot of money.

And this is not the first time. The last time was when Jia Dongxu begged Yi Zhonghai, the uncle, to pay back the money after he promised not to gamble with others and to be obedient and support the uncle in his old age.

This is the second time this has happened. There was such a big commotion in the Intermediate Court just now, but the old man didn’t even come out.

He must have known that Jia Dongxu was gambling again. Jia Dongxu owed money and couldn't pay it back, so of course he had to ask Uncle Yi Zhonghai to pay it back.

But the old man is not a fool. How can gambling be related to family difficulties?

Gambling is just like smoking opium, it is addictive. Gambling every other day, no matter how much money you have, it will not be enough to pay for it.

An old man certainly doesn't want to be a sucker. Even if he needs to find someone to take care of his old age, you are not the only one, Jia Dongxu. At least no matter how bad Sha Zhu is, he is better than a gambler, right?

When Jia Zhang heard that Jia Dongxu owed gambling debts, she felt like the sky was falling.

For those who have come from the old society, who doesn’t know how powerful gambling is?

He cried and shouted that he was sorry to Lao Jia for letting his son get addicted to gambling. He asked Lao Jia to take him away as well, as he didn't want to watch the old man send the young man away. Jia Dongxu was panicked when he heard this.

Jia Dongxu said helplessly, "Mom, I don't want to gamble, but our family can't make ends meet.

We don’t have enough food to begin with, and the food my master gives us is not enough either.

After all, it's just food for me, but how can we feed the whole family? The ration has been reduced by 20%, and all my monthly salary is used to buy food.

I am already an adult, can't I smoke two packs of cigarettes? My pockets are cleaner than my face, and I ask others for cigarettes every day, but they just give me the cold shoulder. Do I have no shame?

Mom, I know you have money, so help me pay off my gambling debts first, and leave me some money for cigarettes from your salary in the future, and I promise I won’t gamble again.”

Jia Zhang, who was still crying, was still a little shocked when she heard what her son said before.

After all, she was his own flesh and blood. For the sake of this family, he worked hard every day. Just because she, Jia Zhang, did not have a city hukou, he let his son find a rural wife.

These two mistakes directly led to the family not having enough food, and all of his son’s salary had to be used to buy food.

I was a little embarrassed and felt sorry for my son. But when Jia Dongxu asked me to pay off my gambling debts.

And when I had to set aside some money for cigarettes from my monthly salary, the previous embarrassment and heartache disappeared without a trace.

He immediately jumped up and said, "I have no money, don't try to take advantage of me. This pension I have was left to me by your father.

If you need money, go ask your master. He earns almost a hundred dollars a month. I agree that you can provide for his retirement in the future. Go ask him for it."

This time it was Jia Dongxu's turn to be embarrassed. He hesitated for a long time before saying that this was the second time he came to collect the debt, and the last time it was an old man who helped him pay it back.

It was a bolt from the blue. Even Jia Zhang stopped crying. She never expected that her son would be such a person.

After much discussion, the two men decided that the money would still fall on the head of the old man Yi Zhonghai.

As for the candidate? Both of them looked at Qin Huairu. After all, you don't make money, and you still eat and drink at home. If it weren't for you, how could there not be enough food at home?

Qin Huairu was also helpless as her status at home was even lower than that of her own son Banggeng.

After all, if you don't make money at home, it's useless even if you do a lot of work at home.

I'm afraid that even if I go to work and earn money, my status at home won't be much better.

Under the watchful eyes of Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu had no choice but to go to the home of her uncle Yi Zhonghai.

Is it okay not to go? Next time when Jia Dongxu is not at home, when they come to collect the debt, Jia Zhangshi will not show up, and it will be me who will show up.

In comparison, Qin Huairu would rather face the uncle Yi Zhonghai.

After knocking on the door, an old lady opened it and welcomed Qin Huairu into the house.

Qin Huairu was still very happy in her heart, feeling that she would gain something this time.

But in the subsequent conversation, Qin Huairu's heart suddenly turned cold.

The uncle clearly stated that he had helped Jia Dongxu pay off his gambling debts once, and he had promised at that time that he would not gamble again, but he gambled again this time. He would not help Jia Dongxu pay off his gambling debts again.

I don't know when this bottomless pit will end. It will be the same no matter who comes.

Seeing the determination of the uncle Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu could only say goodbye helplessly.

Standing in the corridor in the central courtyard, Qin Huairu knew that if she went back empty-handed, she would at least be scolded.

I couldn't help but cry. Why was my life so miserable? I thought I would be happy if I married into the city.

I never thought that I would meet such a mother-in-law and such a man.

Even though she grew up in the countryside, she knew what would happen to people who got addicted to gambling. How would she live her life from now on?

There was really no other way, so Qin Huairu was thinking about who else in the yard could lend money to except the old man Yi Zhonghai.

The first person that came to mind was Sha Zhu, but unfortunately Qin Huairu’s man was still there.

How could Shazhu, a scheming woman, not understand the way he looked at her?

But no matter what, a woman's code of conduct must be observed, so Qin Huairu excluded Sha Zhu at the first opportunity.