Get something in the courtyard

Yi Zhonghai was very happy to see Banggeng coming with the bed. While he still had energy, he should fool Banggeng a little more, so that he wouldn't have to worry about his retirement in the future.

It would be great if he could tell Banggeng the truth, but unfortunately he didn't dare. Once he told it, how would he get through Jia Zhang's hurdle? Would Banggeng recognize him? Even worse, he would have a bad reputation.

"Bang Geng, come in quickly. My home is your home from now on, so don't be polite to me. If you have any difficulties, just tell me."

Qin Huairu also came in with a bed and said with a smile, "Uncle, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble."

Yi Zhonghai smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. I've been alone since your aunt passed away. I'm so happy that Banggeng can come to accompany me. As for me, there's no need to prepare special bedding for Banggeng. Just let him sleep in the same bed with me."

When Bang Geng heard this, a look of disgust appeared on his face.

Qin Huairu saw it and said quickly, "Uncle, that's not necessary. Banggeng is not sleeping well. If he disturbs your rest again, it will be too unfilial. Banggeng will not be able to bear it."

As she said this, she pushed the stick slightly without leaving any trace.

Bang Geng had to put away the disgust on his face and said to Yi Zhonghai: "Yes, you old man. I would feel bad if it disturbed your rest."

Although Yi Zhonghai felt regretful, he was still very satisfied with Banggeng's answer and said with relief: "Banggeng has grown up and knows how to care for his elders."

Qin Huairu said: "Banggeng has been sensible since he was young. He took Xu Damao's chicken and even took his two sisters with him. This shows how much he cares about his family."

The subtext means to treat Yi Zhonghai as a family member.

This made Yi Zhonghai even happier: "Let's buy some meat tomorrow and give Banggeng a good welcome."

With meat to eat, Banggeng's attitude towards Yi Zhonghai improved a lot and he started talking to him.

Yi Zhonghai was naturally happy and started chatting with Banggeng.

Seeing that the two were having a good chat, Qin Huairu left with peace of mind.

After Qin Huairu left, Yi Zhonghai's words changed. They were all about how to be filial to the elderly and how to gain fame.

Bang Geng was very interested at first, but he couldn't stand it after a while. No one would like an old man to take care of neighbors who have nothing to do with him.

He is grown up now and can no longer act as he pleases. He can only suppress his nausea and deal with Yi Zhonghai perfunctorily.

Banggeng fell asleep while sitting there, but Yi Zhonghai didn't notice it and continued to talk non-stop about respecting the elderly.

He had thought about these words countless times, all of which were prepared for Sha Zhu. Unfortunately, Sha Zhu did not give him the opportunity to speak them out.

Yi Zhonghai was so pent up that he finally got a good opportunity and he was determined to enjoy it to the fullest.

By the time he found Banggeng asleep, it was already one o'clock in the morning.

Although he was dissatisfied with Banggeng, he let him go because he thought that he was his own son and it was understandable.

If it were Sha Zhu, he would definitely make Sha Zhu wash his face with cold water and listen to his nonsense again.

The next morning, Banggeng woke up and saw Yi Zhonghai still sleeping, so he quietly left home.

When he got home and saw Qin Huairu was already up, he complained, "Mom, I don't want to live in my great-grandfather's house anymore."

"what happened?"

"You don't know. He held me aside and talked for most of the night. His words were all about how people should not be too selfish, should not only think about themselves, and should respect the elderly, etc."

Qin Huairu knew that Yi Zhonghai would say these words, so she consoled him and said, "Just pretend you didn't hear them, and don't take it to heart."

“But I still want to move out.”

"Where are you going to move to? Take a look at our house, is there room for you?" "I saw that my third grandfather's house has built two rooms, why not ours?"

Qin Huairu also regretted that she should not have listened to Yi Zhonghai and should have found a way to build a house.

But of course she couldn't admit it, so she said, "Do you think I don't want to build it? I saved so much money, all for building a house for you and getting you a wife. Because of you, all that money has been spent, what can I do?"

Banggeng knew he was in the wrong and didn't dare to make trouble for Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu still hoped that her son would be filial, so she didn't dare to make things too awkward with him. She said, "If you want to listen, listen. If you don't want to listen, just pretend to sleep. Don't take the words of an old man to heart."

At noon, Xu Damao pushed his bicycle with many local specialties on it back to the courtyard.

Seeing a man standing next to Qin Huairu, he asked in surprise: "Who are you?"

"Uncle, I'm a stick terrier."

"Bang Geng, you're back."

Qin Huairu looked at the things on Xu Damao's bicycle and was very jealous: "Xu Damao, how come you don't even recognize the idioms of Bang."

Xu Damao thought to himself, I thought this was the man you were looking for, who would have thought that Banggeng would turn into a little old man.

"Sister Qin, this is not my fault. Banggeng has really changed so much."

"The northwest is a remote and poor place. Bang Geng has been there for so many years and suffered so much. It's not surprising that he has become like this. But our Bang Geng has a good foundation. He will be able to recover after a little nurturing."

Xu Damao smiled and said, "You are right. Take good care of Banggeng. I will go home first."

Qin Huairu didn't let him go, "You are Banggeng's uncle-in-law after all. Banggeng is back, it's ok if you don't welcome him, but you should at least give him some delicious food to nourish him."

As soon as Xu Damao heard it, he knew that Qin Huairu had taken a fancy to the local specialties in his car. Thinking it was no big deal, he gave Qin Huairu a string of mushrooms.

Qin Huairu took advantage and let Xu Damao go. To be honest, she hadn't taken advantage of Xu Damao for a long time.

"Mom, is my uncle-in-law showing the movie again now?"

Qin Huairu nodded: "A few years ago, he used his connections to transfer from the steel mill to the cinema. Now he has started showing movies in the countryside again. He asked for these things from the countryside. If they didn't give them to him, he wouldn't show movies. With this trick, his family lived a very good life.

Now that you are back, go talk to your aunt more often when you have time. She and Xu Damao don’t have any children, and they are also worried about their retirement.”

Banggeng nodded and said, "I understand. Let's go to the street office today to get my household registration confirmed. After that, I will go find my aunt and build a relationship with her. Maybe I can get my uncle-in-law to arrange a job for me."

Qin Huairu was not happy: "What are you talking about? Mom worked so hard to bring you back, did you do it so that you can find a job? Mom wanted you to go to college. Only by going to college can you make a name for yourself.

Mom and your grandma are hoping that you can get into college so that those who look down on our family can take a closer look at you."

Seeing Qin Huairu angry, Banggeng swallowed back what he was about to say. He had never been a good student since he was young, and he had long forgotten the knowledge in the books. He would feel sleepy when holding a book in his hand.

Qin Huairu didn't care about that. In her heart, Banggeng was the best and would definitely be admitted to university.

After breakfast, Qin Huairu took her three children out. One purpose was to settle Banggeng’s household registration, and the second was to register Banggeng for the college entrance examination.

This money was naturally obtained from Yi Zhonghai. He was very satisfied with Banggeng's performance yesterday, so he was more generous in paying.

Xiaodang and Huaihua smiled silently, thinking that they would not have to suffer anymore in the future.

The people from the street office did not make things difficult for Qin Huairu and processed Banggeng's household registration. Then they went to the Education Bureau to register together.

With Qin Huairu's support, Bang Geng had no chance to escape and could only sign up obediently. (End of this chapter)