Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

In the blink of an eye, the Chinese New Year is just around the corner.

Visiting relatives during holidays is an essential part of the traditional Chinese festival.

The three old men in the courtyard had nowhere to go.

Of the three, only Liu Hai had a few apprentices who came to visit.

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui neither spend money nor receive any money.

They both brought this on themselves.

When Yi Zhonghai was young, he never treated anyone with sincerity.

He was always afraid that others would take advantage of his family's wealth, so he didn't even visit his relatives.

Yan Bugui, on the other hand, was reluctant to visit relatives when he was young because he was worried about spending money.

His relatives, fed up with his stinginess, simply cut ties with him.

This time of year is when Liu Haizhong is at his most popular among the three old men.

This year in particular, Liu Guangqi made several trips to the courtyard house, which made Yan Bugui extremely jealous.

His eldest son lives in the courtyard, but he's not as good as Liu Guangqi.

Previously, Liu Guangqi could be used to attack Liu Haizhong, but now that's no longer an option.

Not to mention Yi Zhonghai. He's Bang Geng's stepson; you'd never expect him to be like that.

The first person I can think of is Yi Zhonghai, but I can think of Xu Damao.

He and Tang Yanling, carrying several boxes of gifts, walked into the courtyard.

Although Yan Bugui did not receive any gifts, he did not give up his habit of guarding the gate.

He kept an eye on the door while playing chess with Yi Zhonghai.

He saw the stick as soon as it came in.

"Old Yi, Banggeng has really made something of himself this year. He bought so much stuff."

Yi Zhonghai turned his head and saw what the Banggeng couple were holding.

The food was the kind of supplements that the elderly often ate, so he assumed that he must have a share in it.

He pretended to be nonchalant: "Why waste that money?"

Yan Bugui didn't believe it, but that's what Yi Zhonghai was thinking.

He knew very well what kind of person Yi Zhonghai was.

Yi Zhonghai said he didn't care, but he actually cared a lot and even wanted others to know.

Yan Bugui was prepared to be the trigger.

If you can please Yi Zhonghai, he can even freeload off you.

"Bang Geng, you bought so many things, are they for your grandma and Lao Yi?"

Bang Geng was immediately embarrassed. He hadn't thought about these two people when he bought these things.

Yan Bugui was a shrewd man; he could tell something was wrong just by looking at Bang Geng's appearance.

He somewhat regretted stepping forward.

Tang Yanling glared at Yan Bugui with dissatisfaction: "Third Uncle, we originally planned to buy it for Grandma, but she said she didn't need it."

These are the things we use to give as gifts.

If Dad wants it, Banggeng and I will go buy it tomorrow.

Tang Yanling felt embarrassed to lie in front of Yi Zhonghai.

She had no choice but to use Jia Zhangshi as a shield.

In any case, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui dared not confront Jia Zhangshi.

As for Jia Zhangshi's opinion, it is of no importance at all.

Let Bang Geng step forward and appease Jia Zhangshi; that will be enough.

Yi Zhonghai was not happy at all upon hearing this.

Are those the things he cares about?

No, what he cares about is Bang Geng's feelings.

What could he say in front of so many people?

Say what you want?
That would be embarrassing, not to mention it wouldn't suit his taste.

"Why spend that money? I think cornmeal is better for nourishing people than this stuff."

I don't like this food either, so let's not waste money.

After Yi Zhonghai's statement, no one brought up the matter again.

Yan Bugui was also sensible and continued to play chess with Yi Zhonghai in silence.

Banggeng returned home, and Qin Huairu's eyes immediately fell on those things.

"Why did you buy something so expensive?"

Tang Yanling said, "Even if we buy something cheap, Uncle Xu won't like it."

I specifically asked my aunt, and she recommended it to me.

Qin Huairu said with dissatisfaction, "Don't mention that ingrate. He's willing to spend money to see Xu Damao, but he's unwilling to spend money to see me."

The better Qin Jingru's life became, the more uncomfortable Qin Huairu felt.

She used to be the most promising girl in Qin Family Village.

Ever since Qin Jingru started working for Xu Damao, her status has changed, and the entire Qin Family Village fawns over her.

The rumors and gossip from Qin Family Village have even reached the courtyard house.

The villagers all say that Qin Jingru is a kind and loyal person, while they say that Qin Huairu is an ingrate.

Tang Yanling understood why Qin Huairu said that.

But she could say that Qinjiacun was right.

Qin Huairu has been married into the city for so many years, and the villagers have never gained any advantage over her.

What about Qin Jingru?

In the past, due to poor conditions, there was really no way to help the people in the village.

Since starting work for Xu Damao, Qin Jingru has brought quite a few people to work at Xu Damao's construction site.

The wages and benefits for working for Xu Damao are quite good.

There was something Tang Yanling hadn't told Qin Huairu.

Just a few days ago, Xu Damao's construction site was closed for the holiday.

Before the holiday, Xu Damao settled all the workers' wages and gave each of them a bag of rice.

The elders in Qin Family Village were extremely grateful to Qin Jingru.

Those rice were a task assigned to them by Xu Damao, and they were to haul them to the construction site.

After receiving the rice, the people lined up one by one to thank Qin Jingru.

The two of them stood right next to Qin Jingru, feeling incredibly awkward.

Banggeng said, "My aunt is a very nice person. She works for Uncle Xu, so how can she not give Uncle Xu gifts?"

As relatives, Qin Jingru actually took good care of Bang Geng.

Stick Terriers have their flaws, but they are generally good to their family members.

When I was little, whenever I had extra treats, I would always think of my two younger sisters.

Qin Jingru treated him well and was like family to him, so he naturally had to protect her.

Qin Huairu is intelligent and understands the principles, but her true nature is that of a greedy and fickle person.

She wished all the good things belonged to her.

Tell her to switch places with Qin Jingru, and promise that she will never bring anything for Qin Jingru when she comes to the courtyard.

"You're an ingrate too. Qin Jingru gives you a little something, and you disown me as your own mother."

Bang Geng was no match for Qin Huairu, so he could only sit aside in frustration and remain silent.

During his time with Xu Damao, he saw a different world.

A boss like Xu Damao requires you to pay the price before you can get anything.

This has had a significant impact on the stick-shaped pheasant.

He suddenly realized that what Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi had taught him before was wrong.

He was going through a lot of internal struggle during this period.

Tang Yanling stepped forward: "Mom, what are you saying?"

You said your aunt isn't helping our family.

But isn't my aunt helping our family by taking care of us?
You should know that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

People won't help you for no reason.

You haven't even taken care of your aunt yourself, so why should you expect her to take care of you?

Qin Huairu was very indignant at these words.

Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch?

In her entire life, she supported the Jia family by living off Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai's indulgence made Qin Huairu take it for granted that he could get something for free from others.

Yi Zhonghai's goal was to provide for Qin Huairu's retirement; all his efforts at the time were for her future care.

He thought that everything he gave her would turn into Qin Huairu's gratitude, and that gratitude would then lead to her being willing to support him in his old age.

But he doesn't even consider that if he thinks this way, do you think others will think that way?
It's hard to say about Sha Zhu, but Qin Huairu definitely doesn't believe his nonsense.

“We are relatives with her. Now that she has become successful, it is only natural for her to take care of our family.”

Faced with such shameless words, Tang Yanling didn't know how to refute them.

She couldn't be bothered to argue with Qin Huairu about it, because it was pointless.

What they think is their own business.

The key question is what others will think. (End of Chapter)