The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 40: Monkey King and Crown
After the meal, Comrade Lao Liu gave Liu Hua some furniture tickets, which he had promised last time. However, what surprised Lao Liu was that his son actually bought a bicycle by himself.

"Where did you get your bicycle?" Lao Liu asked cautiously, "Don't tell me you bought the ticket from the ghost market."

"Don't worry, I'm not that unreliable. Li Huaide gave me the reward, even the money he was going to use to buy a car, but I just didn't take it." Liu Hua smiled and said, "This old guy still owes me a favor. I helped him become the factory director step by step."

"Is that so?" Old Liu looked at his son in surprise: "You kid, are you so temperamental now?"

"That's right. I am also a very important person. Of course, it's only limited to the steel mill."

"Get lost."

Before leaving, I packed up all the apples at home. Actually, there were not many apples in total, but I hadn't eaten fruit for a long time. I took a few apples back so that I would have an excuse to exchange them for some ordinary fruits from the system in the future.

When they returned to the courtyard, the third uncle's eyes lit up when he saw the big bag in Liu Hua's hand. He thought there must be good stuff in it, so he began to secretly plan how to get it.

Who would have known that Liu Hua simply ignored him, said hello, and walked in without letting you start a conversation. No matter how many plans you had, they would be useless.

Liu Hua deliberately left the door open and took out apples from the bag, and was seen by the children in the yard. This was exactly the effect he wanted, not the lack of supply but the inequality of distribution.

After a while, there were seven or eight children at the door. Liu Hua smiled and said, "Do you all want to eat apples?"

How could the children understand this? They had no bad intentions. When Liu Hua asked them if they wanted to eat apples, they all started pecking at the rice.

"Wait."

Liu Hua used a knife to divide the apple into four parts, giving each child a dime of the apple. He then touched their heads and said, "Eat it. Don't steal it from each other."

Every child under ten years old in the yard got a piece of apple. It was fair and impartial, and no one could choose what gift to give.

Liu Haizhong's son Liu Guangtian knocked on the door. This time he learned his lesson and only came in after getting Liu Hua's permission.

"Liu Hua, there will be a meeting for the entire hospital at six o'clock tonight."

Liu Hua nodded. He did not speculate what the meeting would talk about. Even if he was plotted against, he was not afraid. He just asked these old men if they were afraid of being investigated by the street office.

If they really wanted to plot against Liu Hua, Liu Hua would not say any more words to them and would directly report it to the Street Office.

At six o'clock in the evening, the sun had not yet set, and the people in the yard had already taken their stools and sat down on the open space in the middle courtyard. Liu Hua sat down against the pillar.

Xu Damao is not at home today. He might have gone out to show movies in the countryside and hasn't come back yet. Sha Zhu and He Yushui are sitting on his left and right.

He Yuzhu said in a low voice: "After breakfast this morning, the uncle came to me again. He said that you are a bad person and asked me to stay away from you."

Because of Liu Hua, He Yushui got more pocket money and naturally tended to favor Liu Hua.

"What nonsense, uncle. Brother Huazi is a good person, how can he be a bad person?"

Liu Hua smiled and said, "Old man, I'm afraid that I'll lead you astray and that you won't provide for him in his old age."

Sha Zhu was stunned. He didn't expect Liu Hua to say such words. This was beyond his expectations.

"Impossible, the man chosen by the uncle to take care of the elderly is Jia Dongxu."

Sha Zhu was able to raise his sister from a teen. He was no pushover. He had a pretty good understanding of what was going on in the yard, but he just had a short temper. "One person is not safe. One more person means he will have a little more leeway for retirement."

Sha Zhu shook his head: "How is that possible? No way."

"I know you don't believe it, but time will tell." Liu Hua said disdainfully, "What are we going to discuss at the meeting tonight?"

"do not know."

The three uncles, each holding a teacup, sat at the small table in the middle. Liu Hua smiled and said, "Do you think these three uncles look like a three-court trial in ancient times?"

He Yushui covered her mouth and laughed non-stop with her head down. Sha Zhu pulled her: "What are you laughing at? What's so funny about this? Don't the three uncles always sit like this?"

He Yushui smiled and said, "The three of them are just showing off. It's a pity that even if they put on the dragon robe, they don't look like princes."

Liu Hua summed it up succinctly: "A monkey in human form."

After the three uncles counted the people in their yard, they found that everyone was there, nodded to each other, and then the second uncle stepped forward impatiently to show his presence.

The opening remarks were full of confusion, and not all the idioms were mentioned, so Yan Fugui had to supplement them.

Sha Zhuer didn't understand the idiom Liu Hua said just now, but after seeing it was Erdaye's performance, Sha Zhuer suddenly felt that he understood it.

Uncle Yi knocked on his teacup and said, "Everyone, be quiet and listen to me."

"Qin Huairu of the Jia family is pregnant again. They already have two children and are going to have another one soon. The house is not big enough, so Jia Zhang came to me for help. Now, let's discuss it together and see if anyone has a way to alleviate this situation."

Yi Zhonghai knew what was right and wrong, so he didn't say whose house he wanted right away. Instead, he started to discuss it with everyone. Things would be easier to handle if there was discussion.

The people in the courtyard were used to the three uncles having the final say, so when Yi Zhonghai said they wanted to discuss it, everyone was at a loss as no one wanted to be the first to take action.

Liu Haizhong had always been resentful of Liu Hua and refused to give him face, so he said, "Liu Hua, you live in three rooms by yourself, why don't you give one room to the Jia family to temporarily relieve the pressure."

Liu Hua looked at Liu Haizhong with a smile, but didn't say anything. He just stared at him, and kept staring at him, which made Liu Haizhong a little nervous.

Liu Haizhong added: "Whether you agree or not, you should at least express your opinion."

Yi Zhonghai nodded: "In our compound, we have always been united and friendly with each other. I hope everyone can carry forward this style and provide help to comrades with family difficulties."

But Liu Hua just ignored what the two people said, as if the Liu Hua they were talking about was not the same Liu Hua as himself.

Jia Zhang was somewhat afraid of Liu Hua's father because he was a high-ranking official, so she didn't dare to make trouble.

Yan Fugui tried to smooth things over: "Since Comrade Liu Hua is unwilling, let's discuss another solution."

Yan Fugui knew clearly that Liu Hua was not someone to be trifled with. Although he could seldom take advantage of him, he felt that he would get the upper hand over him one day, so he might as well make friends with Liu Hua first.

Yi Zhonghai saw someone trying to smooth things over, so he asked, "Liu Hua, you are a relatively educated person in our hospital, and one of the top high school graduates. Can you help me think of a solution?"

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