Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 839: Jia Family Conspiracy
When Jia Dongxu returned home, Jia Zhang greeted him warmly and said, "You're back, son. You must be tired today. Huairu, hurry up and have dinner."

At this time, Jia Dongxu was still immersed in his own thoughts and didn't hear what his mother said at all. When the food was served, Banggeng picked up the chopsticks and started eating. It was soon time to distribute the food. The food in his family was still very good. At least there was a fried egg and a plate of fried pork with peppers. Banggeng ate it with big mouthfuls.

On the contrary, Jia Dongxu, contrary to his usual behavior, ate his food sporadically. Jia Zhang saw that her son seemed to be worried, so she said, "Dongxu, what's wrong with you? Why are you so worried? Is it because Huairu's cooking is not tasty?"

At this time, Xiaodang had been fed and fell asleep on the bed. Qin Huairu was also eating steamed buns and vegetables in small bites. Hearing what her mother-in-law said, she looked at Jia Dongxu suspiciously.

Jia Dongxu finally came to his senses and said, "It's okay, let's eat. We'll talk about this later."

Jia Dongxu had no interest in whether He Yushui could get third place in the city, but he became greedy for the bonuses that Yan Laokou mentioned. He had been thinking about how to trick He Yushui's money into Sha Zhu's hands. As long as the money was in Sha Zhu's hands, he had a hundred ways to take it for himself.

When Jia Zhang saw that her son was normal, she stopped asking questions and started eating with big mouthfuls.

After dinner, Banggeng rushed out of the house to play outside. Qin Huairu cleaned up the table and went to the other side to look after the children. Jia Dongxu waved his hand mysteriously, and Jia Zhang understood and went to her own little room with him.

Jia Zhang asked, "What's going on? You're so mysterious."

Jia Dongxu lit a cigarette and then said, "Mom, you don't know. I got some news when I came back just now. Do you remember He Yushui?"

"That money-losing girl didn't even bother to send something to her brother. She's an ungrateful person. Why mention her?" All Jia Zhang was thinking about were the pork and fish that He Yushui had sent over during the New Year.

"This little girl has made great progress. I heard that she got third place in the city." Jia Dongxu said in a low voice.

"Third is third. It has nothing to do with us. Why do you care about it?" said Jia Zhang.

"I don't care whether she lives or dies. The main thing is that she got a lot of bonuses. I heard that the school bonus alone is 100 yuan, and there will be more in the future. From what Yan Bugui said, it must be 500 yuan or more, maybe more." Jia Dongxu said.

Jia Zhang was shocked, her mouth opened wide, and she spoke after a long while: "That money-loser is so young, but there is so much bonus. It would be great if it was given to our family."

Jia Dongxu smiled slightly and said to Jia Zhang: "You know what, I have been thinking about this since I came back. If the money falls into Sha Zhu's hands, do we have a chance?"

Jia Zhang's eyes lit up. Yes, Sha Zhu was his biological brother no matter what. It was only natural for a biological brother to keep property for his biological sister. As long as the money was in Sha Zhu's hands, it would be like the money was in his family. If that didn't work, he could just push Qin Huairu out. As long as Qin Huairu shed tears in front of Sha Zhu, Sha Zhu would probably agree to anything.

Jia Zhang looked at her son and asked, "Do you have a solution?"

Jia Dongxu nodded and said, "My master has to take action personally for this matter. When I came back, I observed him and it seems that he is also worried that He Yushui will affect Sha Zhu. It seems that this old guy is thinking of ways to make the relationship between the siblings worse."

Jia Zhang smiled. As long as Yi Zhonghai participated, the matter would be half done. Jia Zhang patted Jia Dongxu and said, "Why don't you hurry up and go to your master to discuss it." Jia Dongxu shook his head and said, "Not today. I guess the old man will go to the backyard to discuss it with the old lady today. I will feel out his attitude when I go to work tomorrow."

Jia Zhang nodded and said, "We have to hurry up and wait until the money arrives, and then we'll have the money to clean up the backyard house."

When it got dark, Yi Zhonghai held a bowl covered with a small plate and went straight to the deaf old lady's house in the backyard. The two talked for a long time. When Yi Zhonghai came out again, his brows were relaxed and he seemed very relaxed.

Three days had passed since the graduation ceremony, and several friends still hadn't come to Wang Zhan's house, so Wang Zhan had some free time. Now that he had nothing to do, Wang Zhan planned to start tidying up the secret room in the garden and the basement in the backyard.

He Yushui and Wang Li were also busy. He Yushui was really helping, while Wang Li was looking for treasure.

The room to the east of the secret room now has several shelves arranged vertically. There are all kinds of things on these shelves. Some were shipped back from Southeast Asia, and some were personal belongings from Hong Kong Island that Wang Zhan asked someone to transport back from Tianjin Port by water at the beginning of this year. Wang Zhan probably couldn't remember what these things were, but there was definitely no money, gold bars, antiques, etc. Most of them were deposited in banks in Macau.

Wang Zhan also roughly calculated his current assets. He had a deposit of 200,000 yuan in the bank and a box of small yellow croakers, a total of 50 of them. Wang Zhan buried the small yellow croakers in the basement of his bedroom.

Wang Zhan had spent a lot of money, but when he cleaned up that day, he found that his money was not less, but more. Later he thought about it and it seemed that his master had once rummaged through his money box. He probably kept all his master's wages with him.

Qi Dasheng had a problem of never keeping any money on him. He was lucky if he had twenty yuan on him, including in his bedroom. But he had a lot of bills, and he would give some back every once in a while.

The north room of the secret room is still filled with grain, including about 2,000 kilograms of fine grains and about 1,000 kilograms of coarse grains and miscellaneous grains. These were all obtained by Hei Pi and Wu Yong this year. They were all new grain from last year, and they also took away the previous stored grain.

There are also shelves in the west room, but they are all iron shelves. They were made by Da Lao Tie's father. They are modular and very convenient. You can add as many layers as you want. Hanging against the wall are all kinds of bacon and salted fish. In the middle are some vegetables and dry goods. The shelves against the other wall are filled with various tools, but there is a box that Wang Zhan does not allow anyone to touch, and he has locked it with two locks. Only Qi Dasheng knows what is inside.

After staying downstairs for a while, the two girls couldn't stand it anymore, it was too cold, so they ran away. The low temperature didn't leave any impression on Wang Zhan at all. When he was tidying up the east room, the most things he took out were all kinds of books, many of which were original foreign versions, probably bought by him in Hong Kong Island.

The bottom layer is made of raw jade from old pits. He Yushui and Wang Li didn't know this and kept complaining to their brother, asking why he brought back a bunch of stones that were useless and just took up space.

Wang Zhan spent the whole morning cleaning the secret room inside and out. When he returned to the garden, it was almost noon. He planned to make lunch first, then take a rest, and then clean the basement in the backyard in the afternoon.

Only Wang Zhan, his master, He Yushui and his sister knew about his secret room, but his companions and people who often came to their house knew about the basement in the backyard, even Aunt Sun knew about it, so everything there was bought from the market, and they all had receipts, and were supplies from normal sources.

Just when Wang Zhan and his colleagues were busy, the steel mill was holding a mid- and high-level meeting. The meeting was chaired by Secretary Wang of the steel mill. The leaders at the meeting were in a good mood because they had received praise and awards from the ministry. Tomorrow the minister and deputy minister will come here for an inspection and visit, so this was also a mobilization meeting.

(End of this chapter)