Siheyuan: I have a mental illness

Ye Fan followed Lao Fan to the side, and Lao Fan sighed deeply, then slowly said: "Chief Ye, I'm so sorry to have embarrassed you and put you in a dilemma!"

When Ye Fan heard this, he quickly waved his hands and shook his head in response: "Hey, that's not the case, Comrade Lao Fan, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. Life is not easy for everyone nowadays, and this is also something we can't help."

What Ye Fan said is true. The current environment is so difficult and harsh. It is not just your family that is in a difficult situation. In fact, all families are in the same situation.

Upon hearing this, Old Fan sighed again and then explained, "Chief Ye, the young man just now is called Wang Youfu. His family came from the countryside and he doesn't have a household registration in our city. Because of this, he can't get the planned grain at all.

So, he had the hardest life. At first, I felt sorry for him, so I allowed him to do some odd jobs with our engineering team so that he could barely make a living.

You have to know that during this period, there was a huge difference between urban and rural hukou. People with urban hukou could receive a fixed amount of planned grain on time every month; however, those with rural hukou had no such treatment at all. They had to spend a high price to buy food at the pigeon market, or rack their brains and find ways to get some food coupons.

(Too many books describe this, so I won’t write about it in detail. Also, there are differences in different regions, and many people understand it differently, so I will just briefly mention it here.)

Ye Fan once again explained the details of the renovation to Lao Fan in detail, and after confirming that there were no omissions, he allowed Lao Fan and his team members to leave. Of course, the official start of work would have to wait until tomorrow.

Before leaving, Wang Youfu bowed deeply and respectfully to Ye Fan again. Ye Fan was really helpless about Wang Youfu being like this.

After Lao Fan and the others had all left, Ye Fan walked out of the room slowly. However, at this time, the door of the deaf old lady's house had already been surrounded by many curious people. Everyone was full of endless curiosity about why the deaf old lady's house fell into Ye Fan's hands.

Since they were curious, they had to come over to find out and join in the fun. At this moment, Xu Damao in the crowd came up to Ye Fan with a smile on his face and asked, "Chief Ye, are you planning to redecorate the house of this deaf old woman?"

Ye Fan stared at Xu Damao coldly, nodded expressionlessly and said, "Yes, it does need some renovation. After all, this house was allocated to me by the street office. If I don't make some repairs, how can I live here with peace of mind?"

Ye Fan didn't hide anything, but said it out loud.

Because there is no need to hide this matter. Even if I keep silent at this moment, when Lao Fan and others arrive tomorrow, everyone in this courtyard will definitely know it.

Although everyone in the courtyard was suspicious, after receiving Ye Fan's definitive answer, everyone's expression changed subtly. After all, they really couldn't understand why the deaf old lady's house fell into Ye Fan's hands.

Although these people were skeptical at first, once they got confirmation from Ye Fan, they couldn't help but feel confused. Xu Damao, who had always been smiling flatteringly, also showed a little discomfort on his face after hearing Ye Fan's affirmative answer.

Xu Damao was secretly annoyed, but he still forced a smile and asked, "Chief Ye, don't you already own a house? Then why did the street office allocate the deaf old lady's house to you?"

Xu Damao's question undoubtedly revealed the curiosity and suspicion of everyone present. Yes, Ye Fan had clearly been allocated housing by the street office, so how could he win the deaf old lady's residence again?

Ye Fan slowly turned his head and stared at Xu Damao with a sharp gaze. There was a cold light flashing in his slightly narrowed eyes, and his face was expressionless, as cold and ruthless as an iceberg. He only said in a calm and firm voice: "The reason is very simple, because the house I currently live in has been allocated to Qin Huairu and my cousin by the street office."

Ye Fan's words were not only directed at Xu Damao, but more at everyone else in the yard. In this way, many troubles and disputes that might be caused by Qin Huairu's return in the future could be avoided.

After listening to Ye Fan's explanation, Xu Damao couldn't help but mutter to himself. He was secretly confused in his heart and couldn't understand why Qin Huairu was involved in this.

At this moment, Jia Zhang, who was originally standing in the crowd, suddenly rushed out and walked straight to Ye Fan and stopped. Although she did not show a look of anger, her face was very gloomy, and it was obvious that she was in a very bad mood.

Jia Zhang stopped in front of Ye Fan and hesitated for a moment, as if she was trying to organize her thoughts. Then she asked, "Chief Ye, why did Qin Huairu get a house? And why was she assigned to our courtyard?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan frowned instantly, staring at Jia Zhang with a pair of sharp eyes, and asked coldly: "Could it be... Are you questioning me?"

Seeing Ye Fan's instantly changing expression and unfriendly tone, Jia Zhang suddenly panicked. She waved her hands in a panic and explained very quickly: "No, no, no, Chief Ye, please don't misunderstand me! I really don't have any other ideas. I was just curious and asked casually. I absolutely don't have any malicious intentions!"

Ye Fan stared expressionlessly at the horrified Jia Zhang in front of him, his eyes cold as ice. He spoke slowly in an extremely calm but slightly majestic tone: "Qin Huairu has now become a formal employee of our steel mill, and even her household registration has been moved to this city. Why can't we allocate her housing? Besides, what's wrong with being assigned to our courtyard?"

After hearing Ye Fan's words, Jia Zhangshi seemed to have been splashed with a basin of ice water from head to toe. She stood there in a daze, her mouth wide open, unable to utter a single word. After a long while, she came back to her senses as if awakened from a dream, pursed her lips tightly, nodded gently, and turned around and left silently.

At this time, the other residents in the courtyard naturally heard every word Ye Fan just said clearly. Although they did not show too much emotional fluctuations on the surface, they still felt a little awkward and dissatisfied deep in their hearts.

After all, in the eyes of these people, what was so outstanding about Qin Huairu that she could enter the steel rolling mill so smoothly and get such a rare opportunity to be allocated a house? Especially when they thought that Ye Fan's house was not as spacious as the deaf old lady's, but at least it was a big house with three rooms, they became even more indignant.