Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

However, although most of the workers shared this sentiment, the food was so poor that it was impossible for them to work in a pleasant mood. So, after Ye Jianchuan found a leader to do some "fire-starting" work, a great deal of dissatisfaction with the food broke out on the construction site.

At this point, the "value" of the "pig teammate" became apparent: the person Xu Damao sent to manage the meal distribution at the construction site was a relative of Xu Damao's mother.

Since Xu Damao was very likely to be childless, Xu's parents started thinking about which family member had an extra child or two, so that one could be adopted by Xu Damao, thus ensuring that the Xu family line would not end.

But... well, maybe the Xu family did too many bad things, so their fate was sealed! That's why they ran right into the legendary 'family planning' policy.

To put it bluntly, a family can only have one child, otherwise there will be various hefty fines. In places where the regulations are stricter, families caught having more children than allowed will even be forced to have an abortion.

However, no matter what, a generous reward will always attract brave men. The guy who was assigned to help distribute meals is already pregnant with his second child. For the sake of this baby, Xu Damao not only needs to give him a large sum of money, but also needs to provide him with a long-term source of income.

So, Xu's parents decided to give him a job distributing meals at the construction site—a job that wasn't tiring and could even be profitable.

However... poor relatives are just as capable of causing trouble as ordinary people. I don't know if this guy is a bit dim-witted, or if he really thinks Xu Damao is the boss behind him, a relative, and someone who needs his help, so he doesn't dare to touch him in the slightest.

When the workers started making a scene, this guy was incredibly arrogant, acting as if to say, "Our food has always been like this, take it or leave it."

This attitude instantly ignited the workers' anger, and with Ye Jianchuan's tacit approval, the workers chose to strike.

Ye Jianchuan didn't dare to be negligent either. A day's strike by the workers would cost him several thousand yuan! So, just a few hours after the strike started, Ye Jianchuan went directly to the district leaders to report the matter.

Ye Jianchuan was already a person who received preferential treatment from higher-ups, so the district leaders didn't dare to neglect him and immediately sent people down to investigate. In less than half a day, they had found out the truth about the matter.

Now, the district leaders were furious. They thought, "It's one thing for you to do these lousy things quietly on your own, but why are you bringing them out into the open now?"

And this lunchbox vendor is so greedy! It's like they've cut corners on every possible part of the meal! It's only because the construction site requires every worker to have meat and vegetables; otherwise, they probably would have deducted the meat from the meals.

Faced with such investigation results, the district leaders naturally had no choice but to deal with it seriously. On one hand, they ordered the sealing off of Xu Damao's boxed lunch shop, and on the other hand, they reported it to the higher authorities, resulting in the expulsion from both the Party and public office of the person who gave Xu Damao the green light.

And so, what should have been a simple matter of the relative speaking a little softer, apologizing to the workers, and promising some new treatment would have calmed their anger down. Instead, it ended up like this.

And then... that was it. Because of what happened, it became exponentially more difficult for Xu Damao to make a comeback. As for the money he had earned before?

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In order to avoid jail time, Xu Damao paid a total of more than 10,000 yuan in fines, which caused the Xu family to fall from their status as a wealthy household to a low one.

In addition, we also need to find a way to appease the relative who distributed the meals, lest they become unhappy and refuse to let us adopt the child.

So most of the money I earned before was spent in just a few days!

In this way, the courtyard house that Xu Damao had previously looked down upon naturally became a 'precious resource' in Xu Damao's hands.

Of course, Xu Damao was not planning to 'admit defeat' at first, so although he had the idea of ​​selling the house, he did not intend to sell it to Ye Jianchuan, but to someone else.

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Unfortunately, others aren't stupid. In the entire courtyard, your room is the only one whose decoration style is out of place with the other rooms. Even a fool would know that you are actually a "holdout" in the courtyard.

You want to sell the house now, fine, but do you also want to continue to annoy others and make the people who want to buy it stay as holdouts? People aren't stupid. If you don't offer a discount, why should I bother making trouble for myself?

If this had happened in the past, Xu Damao might have actually sold the house to someone else at a low price, letting other people with the energy to cause trouble fight against Ye Jianchuan.

But now, is it still cheap? Will I even be able to eat in the future? So, without any price discounts, although several people came to inquire about the price and come to see the house, the house still couldn't be sold in the end.

Left with no other option, Xu Damao eventually turned to Ye Jianchuan. Ye Jianchuan, not wanting to waste any more time arguing with Xu Damao, quickly bought the house at the market price.

With this, thanks to Ye Jianchuan's continuous efforts, all the properties in the entire courtyard house were finally registered under his name, Ye Jianchuan. And Ye Jianchuan's courtyard house renovation work could finally proceed further! Good.

Chapter 314 Bang Geng is out of prison

To be honest, Ye Jianchuan put a lot of effort into this courtyard house. At first, he only had a room in the backyard. Later, after a long period of hard work, he finally bought the house in the middle courtyard from Old Chen.

It was from that time that Ye Jianchuan's properties in the courtyard house began to gradually increase. Now, more than ten years have passed, and Ye Jianchuan has finally acquired all the properties in the courtyard house.

Unlike the original drama where the entire courtyard was later converted into a so-called 'nursing home', this courtyard house has now become Ye Jianchuan's private property.

However... not everyone in the courtyard knew about this. There was a student named Jia who seemed to be completely unaware of it.

That's right, this Jia student is none other than Bang Geng. Because of his previous business of overcharging customers, Bang Geng was sent to jail. Although he didn't get to enjoy the 'good times' of the crackdown and thus didn't get to eat peanuts, this jail time effectively ended Bang Geng's future.

Not only did this give Bang Geng a criminal record, making it much harder for him to find a job in the future, but it also caused him to lose his previous lifeline.

Whether it was Jia Zhangshi or Uncle Yi, when they realized that there was no way to save Banggeng, or that the 'cost' of saving Banggeng was too high, they both decisively gave up on Banggeng and chose to pretend that such a person did not exist.

So... during the years that Bang Geng was inside, only Qin Huairu visited him once.

Moreover, they didn't say anything during that visit. It was simply because Bang Geng had been beaten up quite badly inside, so the guards sent a 'relative' to visit him, meaning that Bang Geng should think about his family in the future and not cause trouble inside.

Because neither Jia Zhangshi nor Uncle Yi visited Banggeng again, Banggeng had no idea that everyone in the courtyard had moved away.

So after this guy was released from prison, he promptly went back to the courtyard house. Unfortunately, the gate, which was never supposed to be closed during the day, had changed its appearance.

And then... that was it. Although Ye Jianchuan could have taken in Bang Geng a little out of consideration for Qin Huairu, his refusal to do so was also precisely because of Qin Huairu's influence.

Okay, actually, Qin Huairu took the initiative to find Ye Jianchuan, hoping that Ye Jianchuan would stop helping Bang Geng. To put it bluntly, Qin Huairu just wanted Bang Geng to suffer a real hardship.

Previously, due to the alternating pampering by Jia Zhangshi and Uncle Yi, this guy had never really suffered any hardship. Even during the "sent-down youth" program, which the higher-ups specifically wanted them to experience hardship, he didn't suffer much because of Uncle Yi's connections.

When he made mistakes before, it was Sha Zhu who took the blame when he stole chickens, and it was Jia Zhangshi who took the blame when he stole money, so this guy was never properly 'educated'.

It was precisely because he had never experienced hardship that he acted so recklessly. In the end, after recklessly ripping off customers at a brothel, Bang Geng finally paid a price.

However, in the years that Bang Geng was imprisoned, he didn't change much, because Qin Huairu visited him in prison once in the second year after he was imprisoned.

As a result, that prison visit ended badly. There was nothing we could do about it, since Bang Geng had just been beaten up.

When Qin Huairu arrived, she felt a little sorry for Bang Geng when she saw his bruised and swollen face, so she followed the guard's instructions and gave Bang Geng a few words of advice.

To Qin Huairu's surprise, Bang Geng was still as 'rebellious' as ever. Even after being beaten black and blue, he still dared to bully his own people, yelling and shouting at Qin Huairu.

This greatly disappointed Qin Huairu. She had originally thought that after being locked up and reformed in the labor camp, Bang Geng would have some reflection and be able to be a down-to-earth person after he came out.

But now it seems that my idea was a bit too naive. Given Bang Geng's current behavior, expecting him to suddenly repent? That's just too difficult...

Therefore, in order to prevent any trouble from arising after the stick came out, Qin Huairu directly told Ye Jianchuan not to help him.

Since Qin Huairu had said so, Ye Jianchuan had no choice but to be a little harsher. So when Banggeng knocked on the door of the courtyard house, Ye Jianchuan decisively told him that the courtyard house was now his private property.

Bang Geng was dumbfounded and immediately asked Ye Jianchuan, "Huh? What about our house?"

Ye Jianchuan glared at him and said, "What? Don't you remember? You were the one who sold this house to me!"

Bang Geng paused for a moment before remembering this incident. At the time, he was only thinking about making money to make a comeback, and once the shop was properly open, he stopped paying attention to the house.

Now that he thinks about it, he realized that he had indeed sold the house to Ye Jianchuan, but Banggeng was still unwilling to leave just like that and immediately asked again.

"I sold my house to you, but what about my godfather's house? Where is my godfather? And where is my grandmother?"

Ye Jianchuan looked at Banggeng with a hint of sympathy and continued, "Your godfather? Of course your godfather moved away too! He's retired from the steel rolling mill now, and his monthly pension seems to be around 2.5 yuan."

Sixty-odd yuan isn't as much as their previous salary, but it's enough for the elderly couple to live on. As for their old house, they've already sold it to me. They probably used the money to buy an apartment and are living in one now.

Upon hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, Banggeng was dumbfounded. Without Uncle Yi's help, he wouldn't be able to find anyone to rely on if he wanted to "mooch off his parents" anymore!

However, Banggeng was still unwilling to give up and continued to ask, "Then... do you know where they live now?"

Ye Jianchuan actually knew where Uncle Yi lived, and he also knew where Uncle Er and Xu Damao lived.

Chapter 315 The Debt Collectors Arrive

However, Ye Jianchuan didn't intend to tell Bang Geng where they were staying. This wasn't Qin Huairu's idea, but rather... something that Uncle Yi had asked Ye Jianchuan to do when he moved away.

Although I don't get along well with Uncle Yi, when I think about it, I don't seem to get along well with Bang Geng either!

Since it's all just dogs fighting each other anyway, Ye Jianchuan thought it best to remain neutral. Since Uncle Yi has been begging him so much, he might as well do as he says!

So Ye Jianchuan shook his head and said, "You know the relationship between me and your godfather. The reason I was able to buy their house is because I have an emotional attachment to this courtyard house."

I'm buying his house now because my finances allow it, but I don't care where they move to after they sell it.

Oh, by the way, if you really want to know, I do know where your grandma moved to, because the place she's living in now was arranged by me. If you have nowhere to go, you can go find your grandma.

Although Banggeng had no hope for Jia Zhangshi, it was still a place for him to go. Since he couldn't find any news from his godfather, he could only stay at Jia Zhangshi's place for the time being.

So soon, Banggeng got Jia Zhangshi's address from Ye Jianchuan and ran off to find her.

So... how has Jia Zhangshi been doing lately?

Because she had no seniority and no savings, Jia Zhangshi lived a very difficult life every day, and even at her advanced age, she still had to go to work every day.

They took pity on her because of her age, so they arranged for her to work a shift at the street office, which is quite easy. She just stays at the street office every day.

If someone comes and the others are not there, she is responsible for recording what they want to do and then having the 'clerks' go to handle it.

Moreover... because Jia Zhangshi was actually illiterate, so many times when it was said that she was asked to record things, in reality, Jia Zhangshi provided the paper and pen and let others write down the addresses and matters themselves.

However, no matter what, this job is quite easy, so even at her advanced age, Jia Zhangshi is still able to support herself.

Of course, this kind of work is easy, and it's obvious that anyone can do it, so the wages for this kind of work can't be high.

According to current wage standards, the salary of a first-class fitter has increased from 27.5 yuan to 48.5 yuan, while Jia Zhangshi's monthly salary is only 25 yuan.

If converted to the previous wage level, Jia Zhangshi would only earn thirteen or fourteen yuan a month.

Fortunately, when she was at the neighborhood office, she could still get a free lunch. As for the rent, Ye Jianchuan didn't haggle with her. While other people's monthly rent had gradually increased to seven or eight yuan, Jia Zhangshi's rent was still only three yuan a month.

In this way, Jia Zhangshi was able to barely make ends meet. If things went smoothly each month, she could save two or three yuan. Although she said it was for emergencies, Jia Zhangshi probably knew that if something really happened, this amount of money would be nothing more than a drop in the ocean.

However, in any case, Jia Zhangshi has actually lived a relatively peaceful life in the past few years, without causing any more trouble.

Unfortunately, her peaceful life is about to be disrupted by her beloved grandson.

That evening, around 7 p.m., Jia Zhangshi finally got off work at the neighborhood office and rushed back to her rented apartment. Because it was an apartment building, although she was assigned a lower floor due to her mobility issues, it was still the second floor.

When Jia Zhangshi climbed to the first and a half floor, she suddenly froze because she saw someone sitting right in front of her door. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was Bang Geng.

At this time, Banggeng had already fallen asleep leaning against Jia Zhangshi's door and did not notice that Jia Zhangshi had returned.

As for Jia Zhangshi? Upon seeing Bang Geng's figure, she froze on the spot, then immediately wanted to turn around and run away. Although she didn't know how Bang Geng had found her, she absolutely couldn't let him in. No! It would be best if he thought she no longer lived here!

That's right, at this point, Jia Zhangshi had no idea what it meant to have her 'good grandson' take care of her in her old age!

She has only one thought right now: she must not get entangled with the gangster, otherwise the few dozen yuan she had saved up would be wiped out in no time if it fell into the gangster's hands.

Unfortunately... Although Madam Jia reacted quickly, the timing was quite awkward. After turning around, before Madam Jia even had a chance to go downstairs, someone walked into the stairwell.

Upon seeing Jia Zhangshi walking out, he immediately greeted her, "Oh, Sister Zhang, are you getting ready to go out?"

Upon closer inspection, well, the person who came was none other than her 300th-across-the-floor neighbor, also an elderly woman living alone. However, unlike her, she was renting a house, while her son and daughter-in-law had bought her a house.