Love in the Siheyuan: Starting from Jia Dongxu

"Mom, I make thirty-three yuan a month!" Jia Dongxu said on the side.

Jia Zhang was surprised to hear this. "Ah, really, aren't you an apprentice? Why are there so many?"

"Mom, I'm a security officer now, and my second-level salary is thirty-three yuan." Jia Dongxu said with a smile.

"Really? He's already a second-level worker now?" Jia Zhang looked around at Jia Dongxu and said, "Not bad, not bad, much better than your father. Your father was only a second-level worker until his death."

(I'm too lazy to check, so I just wrote it like this, please don't criticize me)

"Okay, okay, don't be happy yet, there is still work to do." Jia Dongxu said, looking at Sha Zhu, seeing that he had finished cooking, "Mom, I'm going to take food to Yi Zhonghai, you don't have to wait for me, just leave some food for me."

"You can deliver food to the old lady in the backyard later and collect the meal fee. We can't work in vain." Jia Dongxu said.

"The old lady gave us 15 yuan and said she wanted to eat meat." Jia Zhang said with a smile.

"That's fine, but we can't eat alone. We have to find a way to get some money from others. Spending 2 dollars and asking someone to help wash clothes or make shoes for us is also considered taking care of our neighbors."

Jia Dongxu called Yu Shui, who was practicing calligraphy nearby, and asked Sha Zhu to take her to eat first. He then carried the lunch box and rode his bicycle to the hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital, they found Yi Zhonghai's wife, who was standing aside with a sullen face and not saying anything, while his wife was crying. Jia Dongxu handed the lunch box to his wife and came out.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Jia Dongxu bringing the lunch box, he was stunned at first, then he smiled, and suddenly he remembered something and his face turned dark.

Seeing Jia Dongxu leave, he took the lunch box from his wife, happily took it and started eating, and did not forget to ask his wife if she wanted to eat.

"Dongxu, this kid, still has me in his heart." Yi Zhonghai said to his wife while eating.

He ate half of it before thinking about something and handed the lunch box to his wife, "I ate too much at noon, you can eat the rest."

"We still have to make a living in the courtyard from now on, and reputation is the most important thing. If my injury were to be known to others in the courtyard, we would not be able to hold our heads up high. We must not let anyone know about it."

"Dongxu is the boss in the yard now. He Daqing will definitely leave for the White Widow. He will need my help to stabilize the situation in the future. He will definitely rely on me. We can get along well in the future." Yi Zhonghai whispered to himself.

After delivering the meal, Jia Dongxu rode his bicycle back. The round trip took him nearly an hour. He was very hungry and it was getting dark.

When he arrived, Master Lei and others had already started eating. Jia Dongxu went forward and toasted them one by one, then went aside to eat.

Sha Zhu came over and said, "Dongxu, can you teach me how to ride a bicycle?"

"Well, how can I teach this? I can ride, but I can't teach." Jia Dongxu said.

After hearing this, Sha Zhu said unhappily, "Just tell me whether you will teach me or not? Do you want me to accompany you to Changping this weekend?"

"I'll teach you, I'll teach you when I get back from get off work tomorrow." Jia Dongxu said quickly, "By the way, Zhuzi, you should take time to visit your master and hang out at Fengze Garden. Then come back and cook. Don't stay at home all the time."

"Okay, I'll go there early tomorrow." Sha Zhu said angrily, "I'll go and work for free."

Jia Dongxu thought for a moment and said, "Go ahead. Your master won't let you down. He might even teach you a dish in secret! If you perform well, the boss of Fengzeyuan might even give you a raise."

"Oh, I can learn new dishes? Then I have to go." Sha Zhu narrowed his eyes.

"Yeah, why don't you just take a few glances while you're working, and then practice when you come back?" Jia Dongxu said quickly when he saw that this guy became excited when he heard about cooking.

"Yeah, why didn't I think of it before. Well, I have to talk about you." Sha Zhu said as he lit a cigarette.

"Go away from here smoking and don't come near me." He continued and glanced at Sha Zhu.

"Zhu Zi, please help me write a letter later. I'll tell you to write it." Jia Dongxu thought about writing a letter of denunciation and said to Sha Zhu who was standing beside him.

"Okay, let's do it for a while. I don't know if I can write it." Sha Zhu said hesitantly.

"It doesn't matter, it has to be this way." Jia Dongxu smiled and looked at Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi, do you know that your cooking is delicious?"

"Nonsense, cooking is a legacy for me." Sha Zhu said proudly, "If we put this outside, I'll be paid 15 yuan for this meal."

When Jia Dongxu saw this, he felt depressed. He wanted to praise him, but he didn't expect that he would praise himself first.

"Zhu Zi, why don't you spend some money to build your house?" Jia Dongxu thought about it and decided that he couldn't just ignore this silly boy since he had already built his own house.

"Why would a man spend that money?" Sha Zhu said from the side.

"You're not looking for a wife? Look at my new house, aren't you jealous?" Jia Dongxu said, looking at Sha Zhu, "What are you going to do with the money you earn?"

"Dongxu, don't fool me, I don't have any money." Sha Zhu said hesitantly, "Look, I haven't started work yet."

"No, why did you keep the money your father gave you yesterday?" Jia Dongxu said, "Why don't you borrow some from your master and I can support you a little more?"

"It's not Dongxu, why are you doing this?" Sha Zhu asked puzzledly.

"Aren't we progressive young people? Does this help you improve?" Jia Dongxu said, "Brother, as the boss of the hospital, you should be different, right?"

"Look at the young people in the hospital, such as Xu Damao, Liu Guangqi, and Yan Jiecheng. They are not ambitious at all. I want to motivate them to make progress."

"They see us living in a new house. They must be envious. They want to run after us, right?"

"Is this going to work?" Sha Zhu thought about the silly boys who followed him and called him Brother Zhu, and felt that he had a lot of desire. Then he ran to his room and counted the money.

Jia Dongxu couldn't help laughing when he saw it. He didn't believe that Yi Zhonghai wouldn't follow suit. Add to that the money for this medical treatment, hehe, your old capital has been emptied out.

To see if you are still going to cause trouble, I’ll set a trap for you and ask you to take it.

Then he took out all the money and stuffed it into Jia Dongxu's pocket. "Dongxu, this is 310 yuan. I give it all to you."

Then he remembered something and took out 5 yuan from his pocket and handed it over, "I spent money to buy candy from Xu Damao yesterday, and I spent some more today, so I have 5 yuan left."

"Keep it for your flowers." Jia Dongxu pushed the 5 yuan over.

Seeing that Master Lei had almost finished eating, he pulled Master Lei over and said, "Master Lei, my brother also wants to build a house. Take a look at how much it would cost if he built one like mine."

"Their place consists of these rooms, plus the annex on the east side."

"Okay, I'll come and see you tomorrow. I drank too much today." Master Lei said with a smile.

"Okay, let's talk tomorrow morning." Jia Dongxu said with a smile.

When Master Lei saw that everyone had almost finished eating, he took the other masters and left.

Jia Zhang was clearing the table and dishes while saying, "Dongxu, why are you pushing for Zhu to build a house again? Does he have the money?"

Jia Dongxu took out some money and said, "310 yuan, is that enough?"

"It will cost 500 yuan for our family in total. Even if he spends that much, it won't be enough. Look how old he is now. Why would he worry about building a house for him?" Jia Zhang said angrily.