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

When everyone heard Qin Huairu's words, they all agreed with her statement. Why do people nowadays think that families with elderly members are better off when going on blind dates?

Isn't it because if there is an elderly person in the family, then after the child is born, someone can help take care of the child, and after get off work, there will be a hot meal waiting for you when you get home?

As a result, it was one thing for Jia Zhangshi to do nothing at home, but she couldn't even do the most basic thing like taking care of the children properly, which was really unacceptable!

Qin Huairu continued her relentless pursuit, saying, "This time, Jianchuan happened to encounter a human trafficker on the road and recognized that the trafficker was holding Xiaodang, which is how he rescued the two children."

"If something like this happens again, and my child can't be found, how am I supposed to live?"

After hearing this, almost everyone in the courtyard sided with Qin Huairu, since Jia Zhangshi had successfully proven herself to be an unreliable "pig teammate".

Seeing that everyone was on Qin Huairu's side, Uncle Yi still didn't want to see Qin Huairu successfully separate from the family, so he spoke up again to persuade her, "Huairu, you should think it over carefully."

Although your mother-in-law didn't pay attention to the two children this time, she can at least take care of several children at home.

"This accident only happened once. If you separate the family, there will be no one to take care of the child, and the child will be in even more danger."

Qin Huairu shook her head. "Uncle Yi, I've thought it through. After we separate the family, I'll send both girls to school."

My mother-in-law used to think that sending them to school was a waste of money. But after we separated from each other, I no longer have to listen to her. Even if I go hungry, I will save up the two yuan tuition fee for the two girls this semester!

I'll have Banggeng take them to school during the day, and after school I'll pick up the three of them and bring them back together.

When I was in elementary school, I could ask my third uncle for a little help.

The old man next to him nodded. "Don't worry, I promise I'll take good care of the two girls at school!"

Now, Uncle Yi was truly at a loss. He pretended to ask for opinions from everyone in the courtyard and the views of the other two uncles on the matter before finally making a decision.

"Alright, then it's settled. Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi have separated their households!"

However, dividing the family property is actually a troublesome matter. You need to clarify who gets what and what obligations will be assigned after the division, to avoid disputes later!

This was actually Uncle Yi's backup plan. If he couldn't stop Qin Huairu from dividing the family property, then he would try to make things as difficult for her as possible when dividing the property.

In that case, Qin Huairu might give up and abandon the idea of ​​dividing the family property.

Madam Jia probably knew that no matter what she said this time, the family was already divided. Rather than continuing to make trouble, she might as well take concrete action.

So Jia Zhangshi immediately said, "Fine! Since that little slut Qin Huairu insists on dividing the family, then I agree to the division."

However, she can't take anything from the Jia family! Especially this house; it's the Jia family's house, and she has to move out!

This request was something everyone had already guessed, since the Jia family only has one house now, and if it were to be divided, they would have to build a wall in the middle of the house.

So no one stood up to say anything, but instead turned to look at Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu nodded and said, "Okay, I don't want the house. I'll apply to the neighborhood committee later. There's a small, uninhabited house in the backyard. Director Wang should agree."

People seem quite relaxed about housing. But if they knew that fifty years from now, when land for a courtyard house would be incredibly valuable, I wonder if they would still be so indifferent.

With the housing issue resolved, Jia Zhangshi immediately began making exorbitant demands.

"Furthermore! Qin Huairu is currently working in place of Dongxu from our family. Since she wants to separate from us, this job must be returned to the Jia family!"

This request might seem a bit excessive to others. On the one hand, Jia Zhangshi is an old woman in her fifties, and even if she gets the job back, she certainly won't be able to do it herself!

On the other hand, if Qin Huairu lost her job, she might really have no way to make a living. After all, if she wanted to support three children in the city, simply doing odd jobs would definitely not be enough.

So Sha Zhu immediately objected, "No, I'm telling you, Grandma Jia, with your old arms and legs, even if you get the job back, can you really go work at the steel mill?"

Jia Zhangshi was very arrogant, saying, "What Qin Huairu can do, others can do too. When the time comes, I'll let my nephew do this job, and he can take care of me in my old age!"

Jia Zhangshi was absolutely right. Her brother's son was only in his early twenties, a time when he was strong, quick to learn, and fast.

He would definitely be willing to come directly from the countryside to work at the steel rolling mill, even if it were only 10 yuan a month, let alone 27.5 yuan.

And because I learn quickly and am willing to work hard, I might even get promoted in the future. Then I can save the extra money myself, right?

So as long as Jia Zhangshi asks, all her nephews and nieces from the countryside will be happy to come and help her in her old age.

However, this was something that not only Sha Zhu didn't want to see, but even Master Yi, who had originally sided with Jia Zhangshi, didn't want to see either.

After all, the reason why Qin Huairu's family was in such dire straits was partly due to the influence of this old man.

If Qin Huairu stops working at the steel mill, how can I control her? If I can't control Qin Huairu, how can I use her to control Sha Zhu?

In fact, if Qin Huairu loses her job, she might really have to take the children back to the countryside. Without Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu will have to focus all his attention on finding another wife.

What if he really finds a shrewd one and then Sha Zhu doesn't take care of him in his old age?

So at this point, Uncle Yi spoke up, "Sister-in-law Jia, you've gone a bit too far. If you take the job back, Qin Huairu will run out of food."

It's not easy for her to raise three children alone. I think you should leave your job with her, and she can give you some living expenses each month!

When Uncle Yi said this, Qin Huairu also looked up, but her gaze was fixed on Ye Jianchuan.

Sensing Qin Huairu's slightly pleading yet inquiring gaze, Ye Jianchuan quietly nodded, which immediately boosted Qin Huairu's confidence.

Chapter 57 The Stick Meme Delivered a Fatal Blow

So after Uncle Yi finished speaking, Qin Huairu didn't even wait for Jia Zhangshi to open her mouth before she spoke up herself.

"Fine! I'll return the job to your Jia family! But since I've lost my job, I won't give you a single penny anymore!"

Jia Zhangshi didn't take it seriously. "You don't even have a job anymore, what money are you going to make?" So she happily agreed.

Then... Madam Jia spoke up with her final condition: "There's one last condition: Banggeng is the only son of our Jia family! He has to stay with me, his grandmother!"

Now Jia Zhangshi really grasped the key point. Yes! You can give up a house and a job, but can you give up your child?

However, she didn't know that although Jia Zhangshi was partly responsible for Xiao Dang and Huaihua getting lost and being abducted, there were also some issues with Bang Geng involved.

In addition, Qin Huairu was also influenced by Ye Jianchuan, so she actually lost some faith in Bang Geng.

Of course, it was impossible for Qin Huairu to say that she would give up the "stick" thing, so after a moment of silence, she finally spoke.

"Who the child wants to live with is up to the child himself. If Banggeng really wants to disown me as his biological mother and live with you, that's his own choice!"

The choice was handed to Banggeng, who at this point still didn't understand why his mother and grandmother were arguing about separating the family property.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Bang Geng felt a little flustered and didn't know what to do.

At this moment, Qin Huairu spoke up, "Bang Geng, you just heard it too, your mother and your grandmother will no longer be a family."

You're an adult now, capable of making your own decisions. So, whether you live with Mom or Grandma is your choice!

Of course, Jia Zhangshi had to find a way to 'trick' Bang Geng into coming over! So she immediately started talking to Bang Geng.

"Good boy, you can live with Grandma from now on. Grandma promises you can eat whatever you want every day."

And from now on, you'll sleep at Grandma's. Without your mom and those two good-for-nothing sisters, you can sleep in a big bed all by yourself!

Bang Geng was somewhat tempted after hearing this, but after glancing at his mother and then at his two younger sisters, he hesitated.

Perhaps it was blood ties that truly influenced the final decision, but after hesitating for a moment, Bang Geng actually turned around and ran to Qin Huairu's side.

Upon seeing Bang Geng's action, Qin Huairu also hugged her son tightly.

When Jia Zhangshi saw that her beloved grandson had not chosen to live with her, she was a little upset and immediately tried to get back at him.

"My dear grandson, have you thought this through? Your mother won't be earning 27.5 yuan a month anymore. It'll be a question whether she'll even be able to support you!"

"What if she has to go back to her hometown in the future? Would you be willing to go back to the countryside with her then?"

Upon hearing this, Bang Geng wavered once again, but ultimately decided to trust his own 'judgment'. Of course, the reason he gave when he spoke was somewhat laughable.

"Shut up! You're just lying to me! You wouldn't even go out of your way to earn money to buy me food! What good can come of following you in the future?"

I'm going to stay with my mom! She's amazing! With one less mouth to feed, we'll have more food to eat! Everyone will be able to eat their fill!

Upon hearing Bang Geng's words, everyone immediately turned their attention to Jia Zhangshi, and at this moment Ye Jianchuan also jumped out sarcastically to add insult to injury.

"Grandma Zhang, it turns out you were fighting with your own grandchildren for food all along?"

But seeing your figure, I can understand. After all, unless you're lazy and a complete glutton, it's not easy to get this fat!

Upon hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, everyone began to look Jia Zhangshi up and down. And indeed, this old woman was the fattest person in the entire courtyard, apart from Uncle Liu Haizhong.

But Uncle Er is a level seven blacksmith, and his monthly salary is more than seventy yuan, so he can easily afford to eat meat several times a month.

As for staple foods, they don't have any trouble eating refined grains, so it's quite normal for their family members to be relatively robust.

Putting everything else aside, the second and third sons of Uncle Er's family are actually about the same age as the second and third sons of Uncle San's family, but Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian are noticeably larger than Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang.

But the Jia family was different. With an income of only 27.5 yuan a month, the two little girls in the Jia family were as thin as He Yushui.

However, the remaining three people were not thin at all. Qin Huairu's situation was understandable, after all, she was a worker who could eat her fill in the factory, didn't ask for much money, and could even get some extra food from time to time.

However, it's a bit illogical that Jia Zhangshi and Bang Geng could grow up to be so fair and plump.

Of course, no one thought much of it. They just assumed that Jia Zhangshi, that old scoundrel, had stolen food from their two granddaughters. After all, that was what Ye Jianchuan and Banggeng had said earlier.

Feeling somewhat embarrassed by everyone's stares, Jia Zhangshi couldn't take it anymore and snapped, "Fine!!! Get out! Get out!! Get out of here today!"

After saying that, she stormed home. Less than a minute later, the door to the Jia family's house opened again. Jia Zhangshi threw Qin Huairu and the two maids' clothes on the ground and then closed the door again.

The people in the courtyard were dumbfounded. What did this mean?

Even if you're dividing the family property, and even if the house belongs to you, aside from clothes, shouldn't you at least share some of the pots, pans, blankets, and mattresses?

But at that moment, Jia Zhangshi's voice rang out again, "Take your things and get out! The rest of the things belong to the Jia family!"

When Sha Zhu saw that Jia Zhangshi was actually doing this, he immediately wanted to kick down the door and go in to grab the things, but in the end he was stopped by Qin Huairu.

In Qin Huairu’s opinion, as long as she could get out of the abyss of Jia Zhangshi, then let alone the quilts and mattresses, even if she lived five or ten years less, it would be worth it!

As for the other issues... all I need is for Ye Jianchuan to help me get a job at the food factory, and all the problems will be solved.

Chapter Fifty-Eight: He put his arm around the widow's waist.

Seeing that the division of the family property was completely settled, Uncle Yi was somewhat helpless, but at least Qin Huairu was still in the courtyard house.

After a moment's thought, Uncle Yi spoke again, "Alright, then the division of the Jia family is settled. Qin Huairu, don't worry."

If all else fails, try asking Director Wang if there are any suitable jobs available at the neighborhood office.

After saying that, he pretended to ask a few young men to help tidy up the empty room in the backyard.

Even if the house in the backyard is cleaned up, it's definitely not a place to stay today. There's no furniture at all, not even a bed. How are we supposed to sleep?