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I only have a few dozen yuan in total. If the gangsters take it all, how will I survive?

So Jia Zhangshi immediately shook her head. "Great idea! Grandma doesn't earn much money these days. If you really want to eat better, you'll have to find a way to do something yourself."

Otherwise, with Grandma's meager salary, let alone letting you eat out for stir-fries, even this pork and cabbage stew wouldn't be enough for a single meal in a month!

Just as Jia Zhangshi was about to launch into a long lecture, Bang Geng, completely unmoved by it, slammed a piece of paper on the table with a loud 'thud,' interrupting Jia Zhangshi's 'chanting'.

Then he said directly, "Alright, alright! If you don't want to pay, then forget it. Why all the fuss? It's just work, right? Fine! You wait! I'll go find some work tomorrow!"

But let's get this straight! Since you're unwilling to give me money now, then don't expect me to spend any of my money in the future!

After saying that, Banggeng turned around and stormed back to his bedroom without looking back, where he lay on the bed and sulked.

As for Madam Jia, she was completely bewildered, unsure of what to do. Should she try to persuade him? Obviously not, as Madam Jia knew Bang Geng's temper well enough; mere persuasion would be useless.

So, besides persuasion, what other ways are there to calm this 'little devil' down? The answer is simple: agree to his demands and he'll naturally calm down!

It sounds simple, but what are the conditions for becoming a "bang geng" (a type of fancier)? They all cost money! With the little money I have, if I spend it like this, I probably won't last even half a month.

So Jia Zhangshi had no choice but to go to the kitchen to cook. Bang Geng was even angrier. "I'm already angry, aren't you going to try to calm me down?"

Despite his anger, Bang Geng's body betrayed him. As soon as Jia Zhangshi finished preparing the pork stew with cabbage and rice, Bang Geng scurried up, sat down at the table, and began to devour the food.

After finishing her meal, Jia Zhangshi thought Banggeng had calmed down, so she seized the opportunity to nag him in the ear, hoping that he could find a proper job.

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Unfortunately, Jia Zhangshi forgot what kind of person her grandson was. Beating the cook after eating was just a common occurrence for Bang Geng.

So, just as Jia Zhangshi got started, Bang Geng gave her a disdainful look and went straight back to his bedroom, closing the door behind him.

This left Jia Zhangshi dumbfounded. Well, she was very friendly during the meal, but after the meal, she immediately turned her back on her?

Fine! You, Bang Geng, are no pushovers, and neither am I, Jia Zhangshi! Those cunning tricks of yours, I'm the one who taught them! Now you want to use them on me? Just because I'm an honest woman now?

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Jia Zhangshi realized that her humble approach was not very effective, so she was also prepared to teach Bang Geng a lesson!

So... the next morning, Jia Zhangshi got up early as usual, ate a little something, and went straight to work.

However, before leaving the house, Jia Zhangshi did one more thing: she packed up the leftover white porridge from the kitchen and took it with her.

Although she could get a free meal on the street at noon, Jia Zhangshi wouldn't waste the congee she had prepared. She planned to save it for herself to eat in the evening before going back home.

As for Bang Geng? Let him go hungry for a whole day first! What if Bang Geng throws a tantrum again when we get home tonight? Let him throw a tantrum! We control all the family income now, he has nothing, why should he be so tough on us?

Having figured these things out, Jia Zhangshi took immediate action, packing up some white porridge and a little bit of pickled vegetables, and heading out to work.

More than three hours later, after sleeping for almost a full hour, Bang Geng finally woke up. After getting up, he immediately turned around and went into the kitchen to find something to eat.

But unlike yesterday, Banggeng quickly discovered that all the pots in the kitchen were empty today. At least yesterday there was some plain porridge, but today there wasn't even any! Damn it.

Chapter 319 Borrowing money from Liu Guangtian?

Now, Banggeng was unhappy. Hadn't they already discussed this issue last night? Why hadn't they left him any food or money today?

No way! What if I can't find anything to eat? Am I just going to starve like this? After thinking about it for a moment, Banggeng finally started rummaging around in the kitchen. In the end, he hurriedly cooked a small pot of porridge to tide him over and barely managed to suppress his hunger.

Soon it was evening, and Jia Zhangshi returned much later than in the previous days, which made Bang Geng even angrier. As soon as Jia Zhangshi returned, Bang Geng put on a stern face and began to question her.

"Why are you so late coming back? Didn't I tell you yesterday to leave me some money? Otherwise, I'd be starving during the day!"

Fortunately, I learned to cook when I was working in the countryside, otherwise I would have gone hungry all day!

Bang Geng thought that as long as he threw a little tantrum, Jia Zhangshi would obediently hand over the money she had earned. However, he did not know that Jia Zhangshi had other plans for today.

Faced with Bang Geng's questioning, Jia Zhangshi didn't react at all. She went to the kitchen to wash the lunchbox she had taken out, and then returned to her bedroom without saying anything more.

Bang Geng was completely bewildered, not understanding at all what Jia Zhangshi's series of actions meant. It wasn't until after ten minutes, when Jia Zhangshi still hadn't come out of the room, that Bang Geng started to panic.

He quickly went up and knocked on Jia Zhangshi's door, then shouted, "What's wrong with you? Aren't you going to eat dinner? Come out and cook!"

At this moment, Madam Jia Zhang remained calm and said, "My dear grandson, since you are so capable, you'll have to figure out how to make dinner for yourself tonight. Grandma is too tired today and doesn't want to move."

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Banggeng became a little anxious. "No, even if you're too tired to cook, you still have to give me some money so I can go out and eat something, right?"

But Jia Zhangshi's voice remained unhurried: "My dear grandson, Grandma doesn't have much money left. You're so capable, you should be able to find a way to get food yourself, right?"

If all else fails, I think you should get up early tomorrow and find a proper job. There are many jobs out there that include meals, and some even offer full accommodation and meals!

After hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Bang Geng immediately understood what she meant. However, Bang Geng remained defiant. "Fine! You won't give me money for food, huh? Can't I cook for myself?"

Turning his head, Banggeng ran to Chufang again and cooked some white porridge for himself. He barely managed to fill his stomach with it. That's how he ate two meals of white porridge today, and the day was barely over.

But a day later, Banggeng was really dumbfounded, because he discovered that Jia Zhangshi had actually hidden all the rice and flour that were stored in the house, and didn't know where she had put them.

Isn't this blatant attempt to starve me? What should I do now? Should I keep enduring it, hoping that Jia Zhangshi will take pity on me and eventually give me money? Or should I really go out and find a job, earn a meager living, and barely support myself?

After hesitating for a moment, Bang Geng finally chose the latter. There was no other way; when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head! If he continued to stay at home and pretend to be dead, he would be the one who suffers in the end.

The feeling of being hungry is truly unbearable. Even during famine years, no matter how difficult things were for my family, when everyone else was starving, Bang Geng was the only one in the family who was always full.

So the feeling of hunger was something he had never experienced before, but now he had finally tasted it, and he never wanted to experience hunger again.

So it was clearly impossible to keep him at home any longer, so Bang Geng had no choice but to go out and wander around, hoping to find a slightly more reliable job.

However... although many places were hiring, there were very few jobs that Bang Geng found satisfactory, and the jobs he did find weren't for him. So, after wandering around hungry for most of the day, Bang Geng still couldn't find a job that suited him...

As Banggeng strolled around, he unknowingly arrived at the entrance of Liu Guangtian's restaurant. Upon closer inspection, he realized that this was indeed Liu Guangtian's restaurant. He was also hungry, and Liu Guangtian was practically an acquaintance. He figured that having a meal here wouldn't be too difficult for him.

So Banggeng went straight into Liu Guangtian's restaurant, and as soon as he entered, he met Liu Guangtian sitting at the counter with his legs crossed, reading a newspaper.

It's almost 3 p.m. now. All the lunch customers have left, but the afternoon customers haven't arrived yet, so Liu Guangtian's restaurant is basically empty.

Upon seeing Bang Geng enter, Liu Guangtian habitually stood up and greeted him, "Oh, welcome! Please come in!"

"Liu Guangtian, it's me! I'm Banggeng!"

Liu Guangtian then realized that they had done business together before, and wasn't the gambling-addicted chef who had caused Bang Geng to lose everything introduced by Liu Guangtian?

Moreover, Liu Guangtian had introduced a chef to Banggeng and received a considerable referral fee from Banggeng, so at this point, Liu Guangtian still had a somewhat favorable attitude towards Banggeng.

"Hey, Bang Geng? You're out here? It's been a while since I've seen you. All the courtyard houses have been bought up by that guy surnamed Ye. It's hard for us old neighbors to even meet up now."

"You're right. It's so hard to find those old neighbors these days. If we hadn't happened to be walking by your restaurant today, we wouldn't have met."

After exchanging pleasantries for a short while, Liu Guangtian spoke first, "Bang Geng, is there something you need from me today?"

Bang Geng's eyes lit up. After organizing his thoughts for a moment, he said, "Guang Tian, ​​as you know, I've only just been released and I'm at a loss for what to do. So I wanted to ask you if you could lend me some money so I can start a small business. I promise I'll pay you back double when I make some money!"

Chapter 320 Passing the buck, Yi Zhonghai receives the ball!

Although Banggeng initially came in just to mooch a meal from Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangtian's "enthusiastic" hospitality and pleasant conversation made Banggeng think he might have a chance to borrow some money from Liu Guangtian.

Unfortunately, although Liu Guangtian was amicable with you before, it was just a habit he developed over the years of running his restaurant. After all, when you're running a business, it's natural to want to make money through amicable relationships.

If a shop owner opens a store and acts all high and mighty, how can you expect your business to last? It's going to be incredibly difficult.

But being polite to you doesn't mean we have a really good relationship, so when Bang Geng brought up the topic of borrowing money, Liu Guangtian's expression changed instantly.

However, having played the 'good guy' for so many years, Liu Guangtian's outward appearance was still quite good. Although his expression had become a little strange, and he now knew Bang Geng's 'purpose,' he naturally began to feign reluctance.

"Oh, little brother, you've come at a really bad time. If you had come two months earlier, I could have lent you some money, but I don't have any left over now."

You know my husband, right? They moved out too, so I bought them a house, which cost quite a bit. Then my younger brother had a baby, and I spent a lot of money on that as well. Now we're a bit strapped for cash.

Upon hearing this, Bang Geng was a little disappointed. However, since Bang Geng hadn't come specifically to borrow money, not being able to borrow any money didn't really affect him. After nodding, Bang Geng spoke again.

"Oh, is that so? Well then, forget it, Brother Guangtian. You have no idea how tough it is inside. I haven't been able to get a decent meal in there!"

This was actually a subtle hint to Liu Guangtian, asking him to treat him to a nice meal.

It's a pity that if Banggeng had started off with this kind of talk, Liu Guangtian might have actually been able to entertain you. But you've already revealed that you initially wanted to borrow money, so from Liu Guangtian's perspective, entertaining you and being polite to you wouldn't be of any 'benefit'.

So Liu Guangtian didn't intend to respond to Banggeng's words. Instead, he imitated Banggeng and started complaining, "Hey, little brother, life inside is tough, but life outside is actually pretty tough too."

Our shops had a head start at the beginning, so we're barely making ends meet now. But once you've been there for a while, you wouldn't know that many of the shops that opened later went out of business and closed down.

So, listen to your brother's advice: don't even think about borrowing money to open a shop. It's best to find a proper job. Starting a shop from scratch these days is quite difficult.

Although Bang Geng didn't listen to these words, he still pretended to listen, nodded, and continued his offensive.

"Brother Guangtian, your business must be pretty good. After all, you were one of the first people in our compound to open a shop. So, your restaurant should be considered a well-established brand, right?"

I hadn't thought about trying your restaurant before, and now that I think about it, it's a bit of a shame.

Could Liu Guangtian not understand what Bang Geng was trying to do? But Liu Guangtian continued practicing Tai Chi.

"Quite a few people from our compound have eaten at my restaurant. Not to mention others, even your godfather, Old Yi, has eaten here before!"

By the way, are you still in contact with Lao Yi? I saw them move out before, you weren't released yet, right?

Upon hearing Liu Guangtian mention Yi Zhonghai's name, Bang Geng immediately abandoned any thought of freeloading and asked, "Hey! You mean my godfather ate here before?"

Do you know where he lives now? After he moved away, no one in the courtyard heard from him anymore. I asked Ye Jianchuan, and he said he didn't know where my godfather moved to.

Upon hearing Bang Geng's words, Liu Guangtian immediately understood, because he knew very well that Ye Jianchuan definitely knew where Yi Zhonghai lived.

After all, when Liu Guangtian's parents moved away, they had to register where they moved to when they went to the street office. Ye Jianchuan could see this information when he went to the street office to handle the property transfer, so Ye Jianchuan definitely knew where these people had moved to.

Now, Bang Geng says that Ye Jianchuan doesn't know where Yi Zhonghai lives. The reason is simple: either he doesn't want to talk to Bang Geng, or... Yi Zhonghai specifically instructed him not to tell Bang Geng where they went.

The second reason is that Liu Guangtian had long seen through the true colors of these guys in the yard. Was Bang Geng and Yi Zhonghai's godfather and grandson relationship genuine?

Obviously not! One of these two people is after the other's ability to support them in their old age, while the other is after the other's ability to provide them with money. To put it bluntly, it's just a matter of each getting what they want.

After Bang Geng went to jail, Yi Zhonghai must have realized that he could no longer rely on Bang Geng for his old age. In other words, Bang Geng had no value to Yi Zhonghai anymore. Since he had no value, why should I expect you to come and eat and live with me in the future?

That's why Yi Zhonghai asked Ye Jianchuan to help him conceal his new residence from Bang Geng. However... Liu Guangtian is no good; he'd love for the people in the courtyard to cause chaos.

He could happily find an opportunity to be a bystander, wouldn't that be wonderful? So Liu Guangtian pretended to hesitate for a moment, and then directly told Bang Geng Yi Zhonghai's new address.

After learning Yi Zhonghai's new address, Bang Geng lost interest in mooching off Liu Guangtian's meal. He simply greeted Liu Guangtian briefly and then headed towards Yi Zhonghai's new address.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai was still enjoying his retirement. Although he had retired and was earning less money than before, he was still a long-serving worker, so his retirement pension was enough for him and his wife to live on.

In this way, their previous worries about retirement have been largely resolved. Apart from the lack of children to take care of them, the remaining financial issues are not a problem at all.