Siheyuan: Return to the Era of Prosperity

Chapter 42 Donation
"Mr. Jin, the child is important. You should tell us if you have any difficulties earlier. We are neighbors in the same courtyard. Who can bear to see a child suffer? I have 2 yuan, and I will donate it to the child's medical treatment." The deaf old lady said kindly.

Sure enough, everyone in the compound was very satisfied with the old lady's performance and felt that she was a sensible person.

Yi Zhonghai was such a smart man, how could he not seize the opportunity? He immediately stood up and said, "When one family is in trouble, all sides will help. Besides, we are all neighbors who see each other every day. I think we should postpone the family gathering to tomorrow. Today, we can hold a fundraising meeting. It doesn't matter if it's one dollar or one cent, it all depends on your actual situation. What do you think?"

Shen Zhiyu still admired the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai's ability to seize opportunities, but today the two of them were donating money to Grandma Luo, which was a good deed, so he could only accept it.

"The child can't be delayed any longer. I'll ride my bike to take Grandma Luo and Jinmu to the hospital first." Shen Zhiyu didn't dare to delay any longer. The child's fever must be reduced immediately.

"Okay, you go first. Once the donations are in place, we will send it to the hospital." Yi Zhonghai said.

Shen Zhiyu walked towards the front yard holding Jinmu, thinking that this old fellow Yi Zhonghai was not a simple guy at all, and was very good at taking advantage of opportunities.

In the past, no one realized that Yi Zhonghai was bullying himself, and many people actually believed his reasons.

The reason is also tenable. Transferring Qin Huairu's household registration does not mean that he will not pay it back. There is no way to convict him for something that has not happened.

The street office and the steel mill both understood what was going on and did not accept Yi Zhonghai's explanation. They gave Yi Zhonghai a severe punishment, but it still did not lead to jail time.

Through this donation, the old fellow Yi Zhonghai can establish an image of being reliable and fair in his office, who knows, he might even be able to return to his position as a big boss.

But Shen Zhiyu would never allow him to act like a boss.

Leaving aside Yi Zhonghai's matter, Shen Zhiyu pushed his bicycle out of the house, took Jin Mu and Grandma Luo and drove to Jiaodaokou Health Center.

"What the hell are you parents doing? Your child is so burned up that it's very dangerous." A middle-aged female doctor couldn't help but criticize.

Shen Zhiyu felt very embarrassed. Could it be that this doctor thought he was Jinmu's father?
Fortunately, Grandma Luo rescued him, helped him get out of the embarrassment, and won the favor of doctors and nurses.

"Doctor, it's all my fault. The child's parents went out of town, and an old woman like me didn't know anything about it. It was Zhiyu who said he wanted to see a doctor, so I brought the child here." Grandma Luo said ashamedly.

The doctors and nurses looked at Shen Zhiyu and felt that this young man was capable. Not only did he help his neighbor take his child to the hospital, he also paid the medical expenses. He was obviously a good person.

The doctor gave the child an injection to reduce fever and also gave him an IV. Shen Zhiyu also used his expertise to examine Jin Mu and knew that the child just had common tonsillitis and that there would be no danger as long as the fever went away.

Not long after the child was given the IV drip, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui also came to the hospital.

Yi Zhonghai said to Grandma Luo, "Sister-in-law, this is the donation from the neighbors in the courtyard, a total of thirty-one yuan and forty cents."

As Yi Zhonghai said this, he handed the money to Grandma Luo.

Grandma Luo's family is in a very difficult situation. Her son works in a fertilizer factory and only earns 27 yuan a month. Her wife is in poor health and not only does she not earn any money, she also has to take medicine. The family lives in great difficulty.

After receiving more than 30 yuan in donations from her neighbors, she was very grateful to Yi Zhonghai and others. She said: "Thank you, Uncle One, Uncle Two, Uncle Three, and all the neighbors in the courtyard."

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Liu Haizhong seemed to have returned to the time when he was the manager, and was very proud.

Yan Bugui looked at the donation with distress, among which was his 2 yuan, and for him it was almost like drinking his blood.

Grandma Luo took out 10 yuan and said, "Zhiyu, this is the 10 yuan medical fee you just paid."

Shen Zhiyu did not take it, and said with a smile: "All the neighbors in the courtyard have donated money, so I can't be treated specially, right? This 10 yuan will be regarded as my donation."

Shen Zhiyu asked Grandma Luo to take the money back, and then said to him: "Jinmu's tonsils are festering. He will have repeated fevers in the next two days. He needs to stay in the hospital for treatment. He can only be discharged after it is confirmed that he no longer has a fever. Grandma Luo, you stay in the hospital and take care of Jinmu. I will make dinner for you two and bring it to you on my bike."

Yan Bugui asked: "Shen Zhiyu, the hospital doesn't provide meals?"

Shen Zhiyu said: "The hospital is closed during the Spring Festival, so we can only bring our own food."

"Well, Zhiyu, I'm sorry to trouble you." Grandma Luo said embarrassedly.

Shen Zhiyu waved his hand, indicating that it was all right, and then said to Yi Zhonghai and the other two, "My bicycle can't carry all three of you. Lest you accuse me of favoritism, I won't take anyone with me and will leave first."

Having said that, Shen Zhiyu said goodbye and left, driving towards the courtyard.

Jinmu fell ill and was hospitalized, which resulted in the New Year's Day party being hastily ended, which made the deaf old lady very unhappy.

Yi Zhonghai was very satisfied. He organized a donation campaign and everyone in the hospital responded positively. He thought that this was an important signal for him to return to the position of manager. As long as he did one or two more good things, the position of manager would be set in stone and he would not be able to escape.

Yi Zhonghai was in a good mood today. He prepared two bottles of Xifeng liquor and called Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu to have a drink.

"Master, when will you leave for Tianjin? I will see you off then." Jia Dongxu stood up and filled Yi Zhonghai's glass with wine, saying respectfully.

Yi Zhonghai happily drank a glass of wine and replied: "The leader in Tianjin said that it is not easy for me to go home because of the long distance, so I should go after the tenth day of the first lunar month. Dongxu, how are you doing recently? Have you improved your skills?"

As he spoke, he began to care about the locksmith skills of the person he was going to take care of for the elderly.

Jia Dongxu said bitterly: "Without your guidance, Master, I have made almost no progress. I am afraid there is little hope of upgrading in a short time."

"It's okay, don't be anxious. The craft of locksmith seems to involve marking, chiseling, sawing, filing, drilling, expanding, countersinking, reaming, tapping, threading, straightening and bending, riveting, scraping and grinding. Machine assembly and debugging, equipment maintenance, measurement and simple heat treatment are very complicated. But putting aside all these various techniques, in the final analysis it is still a craft that requires practice makes perfect. As long as you have steady hands and nimble fingers, your skills will definitely improve." Yi Zhonghai said after thinking for a while.

"Master, I know what you said, but when it comes to operation, I can't control my fingers flexibly, my hands are not steady, and I don't use the file well." Jia Dongxu said distressedly.

After thinking for a while, Yi Zhonghai said to Jia Dongxu: "I was in Tianjin and saw someone playing with walnuts in his hands. I think this can exercise the strength of fingers and hands, and make hands more stable and flexible. You can try it." (Nonsense, please do not imitate.)
(End of this chapter)