Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

The east wing of the central courtyard of Hongxing Siheyuan is Yi Zhonghai's home.

Yi Zhonghai was helped to the bed by everyone. After everyone left, he slowly opened his eyes.

A pair of eyes stared at the roof.

"Dongxu, don't blame your uncle. Blame yourself for knowing too much. If you don't know how good this is, all my property will be left to you."

Since the last incident with Ye Wenwu’s work quota, the Jia family has fallen on hard times more than once.

If he hadn't pretended to have something on him, how could he have taken in a loser like Jia Dongxu as his pension target?

Originally, he didn't want to do such a thing. After all, two incidents happened in a workshop within less than a month, and it would be easy for others to find out what happened.

Fortunately, the technical department and the special technical personnel in the third workshop all hated the smell of blood, so when they inspected it, they only gave it a vague check and did not do a deeper cleaning, so he escaped.

He had not expected that Jia Dongxu's matter would attract so much attention in the factory. His heart was about to jump out of his chest. For this reason, he mistakenly arranged for his eldest apprentice Zhao Da to notify the parents. If God gave him another chance, he would definitely go and notify them in person.

It's not like he doesn't know what the Jia family's current situation is.

He could have diverted the blame to someone else. As long as Jia Zhang knew that her son Jia Dongxu had died in the factory, and she had fanned the flames a little, Jia Dongxu would have definitely fought to the death with the two factory directors.

But now, Jia Zhang was in the yard, and as a master, he believed that Jia Zhang would definitely come over to hold him accountable. He knew Jia Zhang's character too well, so he could only pretend to be very sad to let everyone know that he was not sad at all.

Hearing the shouting of an old lady outside, Yi Zhonghai quickly closed his eyes.

As soon as Jia Zhang entered the room, she pounced on Yi Zhonghai and tore off his clothes.

"Yi Zhonghai, I handed my son's things over to you, and this is how you take care of my son."

Jia Zhang's actions forced Yi Zhonghai to open his eyes, his blood-red eyes filled with tears.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's my fault that I failed to protect Dongxu. I wished I could take Dongxu's place, but it happened in a split second. By the time we reacted, Dongxu's entire lower body had been shattered into pieces."

An old lady outside the door also hurried in and calmed the agitated Jia Zhang down.

"Mrs. Jia Zhang, although Dongxu is gone, you still have us, and you still have your precious grandson Banggeng. If anything happens to you again, will there be anyone to protect Banggeng? By then, Qin Huairu will marry someone else, and Banggeng will have someone else's surname."

When Jia Zhang heard what Yi Zhonghai said, she immediately became anxious.

Now that her son is gone, her grandson will be her support for the rest of her life. If she really lets Qin Huairu remarry someone else, then their Jia family will be extinct. After she dies, Jia Zhang will not be able to face Old Jia and the ancestors of the Jia family.

"No, no, Qin Huairu can't marry someone else. I don't agree."

Yi Zhonghai sighed heavily.

"It's no use saying no. The country is advocating this method now. Your best option now is to stabilize Qin Huairu and prevent him from having that thought. You also know that Sha Zhu has a good impression of Qin Huairu. Don't let Sha Zhu poach her away and make Bang Gen follow Sha Zhu's last name."

Upon hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Jia Zhang became even more flustered.

"Then what should I do? How do I know if Qin Huairu will remarry? Besides, we usually fight and beat her for no reason. Yi Zhonghai, what can you do?"

Jia Zhang thought for a moment, glanced at the panicked Jia Zhang, and then slowly said:

"Since Dongxu is dead, Banggen is the only young man left in the Jia family, so Qin Huairu must not be allowed to remarry. Your only solution is to go to the factory and ask for Dongxu's pension and work quota back. You can take the pension yourself, but you have to give the work quota to Qin Huairu and let her shoulder this burden for your family. This is used to threaten him. If Qin Huairu remarries, these children must still stay in the Jia family. I believe that as a mother, Qin Huairu will not abandon her own children."

"Yi Zhonghai, you mean that I should first go and get Dongxu's pension and work quota back."

Yi Zhonghai nodded.

"You have to make a big fuss about this matter, so that the factory will pay more attention to it and give you more compensation. Otherwise, the factory will just make a big deal out of it and give you a few hundred yuan as a token of appreciation."

The daily pension was only one or two hundred yuan, and Jia Zhang immediately jumped up.

"That won't work. The Ye family paid 1000 yuan in compensation for the death of two people. Why did they only pay 500 or yuan for the death of my Dongxu? If you don't get yuan, I will make a fuss every day."

Yi Zhonghai was very pleased that Jia Zhang had such an idea.

"Jia Zhang, you must tell us about your family's situation. The more trouble you make, the more compensation you will get. Don't be afraid when the time comes. The more afraid you are, the less they will give you."

Jia Zhang gave a look that said "I understand" and nodded heavily.

"But the most important thing for us now is to bring back Dongxu's body, hold the funeral, and then bury him in peace."

"Besides, I had already told the security department when I came back. I gave them some money and asked them to transport the bodies from the East District back. I estimated that the time should be about the same."

After saying this, Jia Zhang's eyes became much softer when she looked at Yi Zhonghai.

"Ms. Jia Zhang, you must keep Qin Huairu steady. Don't beat or scold her recently. That is the most critical time. Once this storm is over, even if Qin Huairu wants to divorce, she won't be able to do so."

Yi Zhonghai was still worried about Jia Zhang's character, so he blamed Qin Huairu for Jia Dongxu's death.

“Yi Zhonghai, although I, Jia Zhang, have a somewhat mixed personality, I can still distinguish between major and minor matters. Don’t worry, I will hold back.”

Although Jia Zhang said this, the coldness in her eyes could not escape Yi Zhonghai's sight.

When Jia Zhang walked out, an old lady beside her seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

"Fengying, I know what you want to say, but you can't watch Jia Zhangshi alone, without anyone to see her off to the end of her life."

Not having anyone to see her off when she grows old has always been a concern for the couple. Naturally, they don't want Jia Zhang to be without anyone to see her off when she grows old. After all, Yi Zhonghai was a great master for saying so.