Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

"I was so angry that I wanted to scold him." When saying this, Yi Zhonghai's face became ferocious.

The wife's brows were furrowed into a big "川" shape, and she replied unhappily: "Why did the pillar become like this?"

"It's because I was fooled by Wang Dong and the others..." Yi Zhonghai replied unhappily.

"Later, I told Zhuzi that Wang Dong had a bad character and didn't respect the elderly..."

"Guess how Zhuzi responded to me."

"He said that in the entire courtyard, except for me and Jia Zhang, all the other elderly people thought that Wang Dong was a very filial young man."

"He also said that Wang Dong's filial piety is shown in actions, not words."

"As a son-in-law, I take better care of my uncle than my own father."

"If any elderly person in the courtyard has any problems and needs help, Wang Dong will be the first to rush over."

"In recent years, every Chinese New Year, Wang Dong would give some eggs and pork bones to the elderly in the yard."

"No young person in the entire courtyard has ever done this."

"And he told me in a preachy tone."

"Why are I and Jia Zhang the only ones in the whole courtyard saying that Wang Dong is unfilial and disrespectful to the elderly, while everyone else thinks that Wang Dong is a young man who respects the elderly very much?"

"What we should do most is to examine ourselves instead of complaining about others."

"Do you think this is something a younger generation should say to an elder?"

"It almost pissed me off."

"I told him to stay away from Wang Dong in the future, but he told me that Wang Dong was a good person and that he could learn a lot from him. Not only did he not listen to me, he did the opposite."

"In this way, Zhuzi will definitely be more and more influenced by Wang Dong in the future, and he will not listen to us."

"As time goes by, Zhuzi's relationship with us will not only not get closer, but will become increasingly distant. One day, we might even become strangers, let alone provide for us in our old age."

Yi Zhonghai's wife's brows were wrinkled unconsciously, and after thinking for a while, she replied: "Old Yi..."

"Since the pillar doesn't work, can we start with Wang Dong? Let Wang Dong not get so close to the pillar and not bother with it."

Yi Zhonghai frowned and asked back: "Do you think Wang Dong will listen to me?"

"We two don't get along in the first place. Wang Dong hopes that my life in Siheyuan will get worse and worse."

"If I really go to Wang Dong to talk about this matter."

"Not only will they not let us get what we want, they might even specifically target us and deliberately get closer to Zhuzi, so that Zhuzi will get further and further away from us in the future."

"If he has a way to make Zhuzi and Qin Huairu become enemies again, he must have a way to make me and He Yuzhu suddenly become enemies."

"This move is too risky and cannot be taken lightly."

The wife asked sullenly, "What do you want to do, Lao Yi?"

"First think of a way to make Zhuzi and Wang Dong become enemies."

"As long as Zhuzi doesn't get so close to Wang Dong and doesn't listen to Wang Dong's lies, I can still find a way to bring Zhuzi over to our side and persuade him to continue to provide for our retirement."

"If Qin Huairu really can't remarry Zhuzi."

"I'll think of a way to help Zhuzi find an obedient wife."

"If we can't think of a way to make Zhuzi and Wang Dong turn against each other, then we can only find a new person to take care of the elderly before he retires."

"Although I am only a level 6 fitter in a steel rolling mill, my skills are there after all."

"As long as we have the skills, I believe there will be young people who will take care of us in our old age and accept us as their godfathers or godmothers in order to learn benchwork skills."

My wife knows Yi Zhonghai too well. If she doesn’t have any specific ideas in her mind, she will definitely not say them out loud.

Thinking that this matter was also related to her future retirement, she decided to ask for clarification, otherwise she would not feel at ease. She chased Yi Zhonghai and asked: "Old Yi..."

"Do you already have a new elderly care partner?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded: "The only people I can think of are Banggeng and Kuihua..."

"Or we can adopt Banggeng as our godson and let him take care of us in our old age."

"Or we can ask Jia Zhang to give one of Kuihua and Xiaodangzheng to us as our granddaughter."

"I have paid some attention to the Jia family during this period."

"Ever since Qin Huairu was punished at the steel mill and had his salary reduced, and without Zhuzi's support, the Jia family's living standards have dropped by more than one level."

"Mrs. Jia Zhang has lost a lot of weight."

"Xiao Dang and Kui Hua were so hungry that they looked pale and skinny, with not a single piece of flesh on their bodies."

"Even Jia's only grandson Banggeng has become much thinner than he was a few months ago."

"It can be seen that the Jia family is indeed having a hard time now."

"In addition, Qin Huairu has now been punished and his salary has been reduced to the level of an apprentice. The Jia family will definitely have a harder time in the future."

"The relationship with He Yuzhu has deteriorated again. Don't even think about getting any blood from him for at least a year."

"If we propose to adopt Bang Geng as our grandson and promise to teach him locksmithing skills in the future, Qin Huairu will most likely agree to provide for our retirement."

"The only change is Jia Zhang."

"Bang Geng is her grandson and the only grandson of the Jia family. It is very likely that she does not want him to help us in our old age."

"If all else fails, we can ask the Jia family to adopt a granddaughter as our grandson."

"The Jia Zhang family favors boys over girls and has always looked down on Xiaodang and Kuihua."

"She would definitely agree if we adopted a granddaughter."

Yi Zhonghai's wife became more and more interested as she listened. As soon as her husband finished speaking, she expressed her thoughts: "Old Yi, I think it would be better to adopt a granddaughter."

"This kid Bang Geng has been fattened up by Jia Zhang."

"Not only is he lazy and gluttonous, he also has a habit of stealing."

"If we really adopt such a bastard as our grandson, not only will we not be able to enjoy our old age, but we will also have to help him deal with all kinds of messes every day. We might even lose our pensions."

"Kuihua and Xiaodang are still young, and have not been spoiled by Jia Zhang."

"If they are really adopted as our grandchildren, we will change their names, educate them well, let them read more books, and maybe they can even go to university in the future."

"Then we will definitely be able to enjoy life with our granddaughter when we are old."

Seeing that his wife was getting more and more excited, Yi Zhonghai did not respond, but frowned and fell into deep thought.

Because his ideas are completely opposite to his wife's.

Compared to adopting Kuihua and others as his grandchildren and raising them to adulthood, Yi Zhonghai would rather adopt Banggeng as his godson.

Because the person he wanted to take care of in his old age was not Banggeng, but Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu is a very selfish person, but she is also a great mother. She is willing to do anything for the sake of the show.

If he promised to teach Qin Huairu the stick benching techniques, Qin Huairu would definitely agree to support him in his old age.

In addition, he has a large amount of pension in his hands, so even if it is just to calculate the pension in his hands, Qin Huairu will do his best to help himself in his retirement.

But in this way, it is likely that only half of the pension that he has saved with great difficulty will be used for his own retirement, and the remaining half will go into Qin Huairu's pocket.

This is also a very important reason why Yi Zhonghai did not ask Qin Huairu to take care of him in his old age at the beginning. (End of this chapter)