Siheyuan: Rebirth of a comfortable life starts with Shazhu

The third senior brother is different from He Yuzhu.

Although He Yuzhu had received instruction from Wang Furong and enjoyed the help of the Wang family.

But his affairs are all private matters, and can be big or small.

Not to mention that He Yuzhu also repaid the kindness of his fellow disciples in previous years, no matter how much or how little.

Even if he doesn't report it, people will at most criticize his character, and won't involve other issues.

But the third senior brother is different.

According to the old-fashioned way of speaking, he was the head of the branch that Wang Furong passed down.

If his fellow disciples were struggling to make ends meet or encountered trouble, he, as the sect leader, had a responsibility to step forward and help them.

To put it simply, if there are other colleagues from other places who can get even the slightest connection with Wang Furong, they can get their hands on him.

When you arrive in Beijing and find your third senior brother, he must do his best to entertain you within his means.

Finally, when they are about to leave, you have to give them some travel money.

It's not much different from the Jianghu (江湖, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) in Water Margin.

Otherwise, he would be looked down upon by his peers in the industry.

Over the years, my third senior brother has wasted an unknown amount of money on this.

If he comes to the restaurant, he will naturally become involved with He Yuzhu.

The troubles that follow will only increase and become greater.

He Yuzhu pursed his lips and muttered, "You must be living a really tiring life."

What era are we living in? Still clinging to old rules.

What have those people ever done for us?

The third senior brother grinned and said, "Ten years east of the river, ten years west of the river."

Now it is our branch that settled in Beijing because of our master's choice back then, which is why we brothers and sisters have such a good life.

Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

We might have to ask others for help someday.

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Even if we have no further desires, our disciples and their descendants...
Being kind to others is leaving them blessings in return.

He knew He Yuzhu understood these principles, but he still had to say them.

After all, He Yuzhu was too absolute in handling some things. He could understand it, but he didn't agree with it in his heart.

Just like He Yuzhu's attitude towards Qin Jingru and her husband, the third senior brother did not approve of it.

But he wouldn't act like a pushover inside, trying to persuade He Yuzhu to unconditionally tolerate the Wang family.

His choice of how to conduct himself is simply his own choice.

It may not be right, but he felt he should do it that way.

In reality, most people living in the present know whether what they are doing is right or wrong.

Just like Yan Bugui, he also knew that he was sometimes too stingy and too calculating with his children.

But he just can't change.

However, Yan Bugui recently accomplished something significant.

He wrote a letter asking his second son to come back directly with his son.

This happened in the last two days.
That is, after Zhang Chunhua unilaterally divorced Yan Jiekuang, and after Yan Jiekuang wrote a letter and sent money over.

Zhang Chunhua, being a woman of principle, returned the 500 yuan that Yan Jiekuang had sent to the Yan family.

However, Yan Bugui did not return the money to Yan Jiekuang, but instead transferred it directly to Yan Jiefang.

This is another crazy move.

According to Yan Bugui in his letter, this money was something he had saved by scrimping and saving, scraping together every penny.

The elderly couple are getting on in years and their health isn't good; this is all they can do to help their second son.

At least the second son brought his eldest grandson home, so there was a place for them to stay.

With five hundred yuan, we could start a small business with the eldest son's family and make a living.

As for his second daughter-in-law, Yan Bugui deeply resented her and didn't mention her at all in the letter.

If Yan Jiekuang hadn't sent back 500 yuan, Yan Bugui might have continued to struggle with this issue.

In that sense, Yan Jiekuang did do a good deed for his family.

Yan Jiefang returned with his son.
However, he did not choose to divorce, after all, they had been married for many years and their son was already so grown up.

When Yan Jiefang was betrayed by his father-in-law's family at the beginning, he did hate his wife.

But later he came to understand that his wife was such an honest person, and she cared about both sides.

Being caught in the middle is indeed a difficult situation.

In this matter, Yan Jiefang still showed some manly spirit and did not attribute all the problems to the woman.

Of course, part of the reason was also for his son.

However, someone like him, without getting a divorce, took his son back to Beijing.

The streets will be difficult to arrange.

In the past year or two, there have been cases of people getting married in the countryside, then suddenly divorcing and running back to the city.

Some obtained the return permit, while others simply ran back directly.

Generally, as long as you're not cutting in line, there shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Neighborhood committees and such should at least provide a way to survive.

At most, they'll be unregistered for a few months, then they'll register a new household registration.
There's definitely no job being assigned to me.

However, having a household registration is equivalent to having a food ration book, giving one the confidence to survive in the city.

But it's really difficult to arrange things for Yan Jiefang in this situation.

Yan Jiefang has a red certificate, which is a special privilege given to public officials in rural areas, allowing them to purchase grain supplies locally.

Since the farm was disbanded...
There has never been a good plan.

He didn't want to go to places that were too bad, so he simply took a long-term sick leave and stayed home to recuperate.

They received 30% to 40% of their original salary, mostly in the form of IOUs.

But as long as he had that red book, his wife could get grain coupons locally, exchange them for national grain coupons, and send them to him.

Of course, this is what Yan Jiefang told his parents.

In fact, he never intended for his wife to operate that way.

Yan Jiefang's idea was to first go back to Beijing and see if he could make a living there.

At least he can support himself.

Then we'll try to find a way to bring his wife to Beijing as well.

As for why he insisted on bringing his son along this time, it wasn't because Yan Jiefang didn't trust his wife.

Rather, he knew very well that what the elderly couple cared about most was his son.

Only when he brings his son will the elderly couple wholeheartedly help him.

If someone wants to do something, there are loopholes they can exploit.

For example, being adopted by Yan Jiecheng.

In order to get leave, Yan Jiefang found someone in the local area to obtain a certificate for chronic illness.

Yan Jiecheng and his wife, however, had no son.

The elderly couple, Yan Bugui and his wife, are now alone.

Therefore, even if the neighborhood knows that something is a bit illegal, they are still willing to help process it.

But the orchid refused.

She immediately turned hostile and refused.

According to Lan Hua, it means that Yan Jiefang and his wife really don't have the ability to raise children.

As the eldest uncle and aunt, they would definitely take the child in and raise him.

What does this count as now?
Help the second son's family raise their son?

Who will inherit their property in the future?
If they agree to this, their daughter will hate them for the rest of her life.

Lan Hua pointed at Yan Bugui's nose and said angrily, "Let him try talking to his eldest granddaughter if he dares..."

In this matter, Yan Bugui is still working on the eldest son's mindset.

However, given Yan Bugui's influence at the school, it should be possible to temporarily arrange for his grandson to attend school there.

So Yan Jiefang and his son temporarily settled down in courtyard number 95. (End of this chapter)