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

But Banggeng chickened out. While Uncle Yi and Shazhu were still arguing, Banggeng quietly slipped home.

In the following two days, Uncle Yi was busy dealing with Sha Zhu and didn't have time to care about his "adopted grandson".

So Banggeng started craving meat at home again. "Grandma, didn't Uncle Yi give you a lot of money when he came to our house last time?"

"Could you give me some money to buy me some food? I haven't had meat for almost two weeks!"

However, once the money is in Jia Zhangshi's pocket, it will be difficult to get her to take it out.

Although Jia Zhangshi does indeed love her grandson quite a bit, if you put herself and Banggeng together, this sophisticated egoist, Jia Zhangshi, would definitely think of herself first!

If Banggeng hadn't threatened to stop supporting her in her old age, would Jia Zhangshi have agreed to find work in the neighborhood? Absolutely not!

So when she heard Banggeng say he was hungry, Jia Zhangshi rolled her eyes and said, "My dear grandson, go to Uncle Yi's house and ask him for some food."

It's already evening, and Grandma can't get the meat back for you anymore!

"Go to Uncle Yi's house and ask him for some. If they have extra food, bring some back for your grandma so she can have a treat."

Actually, what more could Jia Zhangshi possibly want? She had only had the 130 yuan Uncle Yi gave her for a few days, and she had already spent 10 yuan of it.

Of course, Jia Zhangshi used six yuan to buy two months' worth of painkillers, but in just a few days, she spent four yuan to "satisfy her cravings," which clearly shows that the old man must have eaten quite a lot these past few days!

However, Banggeng didn't know any of this, so after hearing what his grandmother said, Banggeng obediently ran to Uncle Yi's house to ask for food.

Just as he reached the door, Jia Zhangshi called out to Banggeng and added, "By the way, when you go, remember to call him godfather, and be a little more obedient."

Otherwise, he might not be willing to give you food!

Meanwhile, Uncle Yi was quite happy to hear that Bang Geng had come to find him, feeling that it was worthwhile to have adopted this godson.

As a result, the first thing Bang Geng said when he entered the door was, "Grandpa, do you still have any food here? I said I would come to your house to eat meat last time, but that idiot Zhu messed it up."

Several days have passed, and I haven't eaten a single drop of oil or fat during this time. Look at me, I've even lost weight compared to before!

When Grandpa Yi heard that they had come to ask for food, he didn't think much of it. "Oh, my good grandson, look at your face, you're so hungry! Come, come inside, your godfather will get you something to eat."

After saying that, Uncle Yi turned around and called Aunt Yi to go get some food. Bang Geng was not idle either. While Uncle Yi was not paying attention, he had already come into Uncle Yi's house and started eating the melon seeds that Uncle Yi had put on the table for guests.

Grandpa Yi didn't seem to care about these little things, so he just chatted casually with Bang Geng while occasionally handing him a drink or something.

However, it must be said that under Jia Zhangshi's tutelage, Banggeng's various habits were indeed hard to please Uncle Yi. For example, when eating melon seeds, after you finish eating, you should put the melon seed shells together so that it will be easier to clean up later!

But Banggeng is different. He cracks sunflower seeds with a lot of noise, but after he's done, he just spits the shells on the ground.

The problem is that the sunflower seed shells don't just fall wherever you tell them to! So in just ten minutes, the small patch of ground where Banggeng was eating sunflower seeds was covered in sunflower seed shells.

When Uncle Yi saw this, he frowned and thought to himself that he should, as the godfather, pass on these basic rules to Bang Geng.

On one hand, it's to ensure that the pheasant can "become successful" in the future. On the other hand, it's also part of brainwashing. Teach it well so that it will be "useful" when you take care of yourself in your old age!

"Hey, look at the sunflower seed shells you've spat out! They're everywhere! This is only happening at your godfather's house. If this were someone else's house, you know that's impolite?"

"Come on, let your great-grandfather teach you. You should do it this way: after cracking the sunflower seeds, put the shells aside neatly. This makes it easier for the host to clean up, and they'll be more willing to welcome you when you visit their home again!"

Bang Geng has been dealing with his mother, Qin Huairu, for so many years, how could he not know how to handle this situation...?

"Okay, Grandpa, I'll remember that. I'll definitely put away the sunflower seed shells from now on!"

When Uncle Yi saw the well-behaved boy in front of him, he was overjoyed and turned to Aunt Yi to add an egg to the food that had just been prepared.

Seeing that he could gain benefits by simply putting on an act in front of Uncle Yi, Banggeng remembered this key point and immediately began to put on an act.

"Grandpa, when will things get better for our family? I see other classmates have money to buy snacks and firecrackers after school."

I also want to play those things, but I don't have the money to buy them. Without these things, my classmates won't play with me anymore.

I went to my grandma to ask for money, but she wouldn't give me any pocket money, saying our family is too poor. When will our family be able to make ends meet?

When Grandpa Yi heard the "2.5-meter runner" joke about playing the victim, he couldn't stand it! He immediately patted his chest and said, "Who said my dear grandson is having a hard time!"

Here's a dollar. It's just for some snacks and firecrackers, right? Our Banggeng can't be ostracized by his classmates over something as small as this!

Grandpa's giving you money! After you buy firecrackers, you have to learn to share. Don't be like those people who won't let you play if there aren't any firecrackers!

If you buy firecrackers, even if others run out, you can still share them, understand? That's called sharing. Only when you understand sharing will others share with you.

Grandpa Yi took out a dollar and handed it to Bang Geng, then started brainwashing Bang Geng, saying that whether it was sharing or not, wasn't the ultimate goal just to get Bang Geng to take care of him in his old age?

Chapter 127 The Stick-like Pretends to Be a Good Boy, and Grandpa Yi is Overjoyed

Banggeng already knew what Grandpa Yi liked to hear, so he immediately said very obediently, "Okay, Grandpa, I'll play with firecrackers with my classmates when I buy them in the future!"

Grandpa Yi was quite pleased with himself. It seemed that raising children wasn't as difficult as they said. It was just that he hadn't been able to have any children of his own. If he had children, he would definitely raise them all to be pillars of society!

However, as mentioned before, since Uncle Yi has never had children, he is unaware that there are countless examples of children who pretend to be obedient at home but cause trouble when they go out.

A child like Bang Geng, who is at the age of rebellion and has been spoiled by his grandmother for some time, is expected to be disciplined so easily? That would be a gross overthinking.

A little while later, Auntie Yi brought over a bowl of noodles for Bang Geng, but at Uncle Yi's request, this bowl of noodles had a lot of extra ingredients added.

Putting everything else aside, there was a small amount of diced meat, which was stir-fried with peanuts to make a topping, and then an egg was added to it.

In addition, the braised cabbage with a little bit of shredded meat that Uncle Yi's family made tonight made this bowl of noodles quite oily.

Banggeng didn't hold back. Even though he had already had a bowl of cornmeal porridge at home that night, he still devoured the whole bowl of noodles.

After eating and drinking his fill, Banggeng even took his bowl to the sink to rinse it off, looking like a well-behaved child.

This made Uncle Yi even happier. "Qin Huairu used to complain that Bang Geng was immature, but I think it's her who's immature! My godson is so clever and sensible!"

After finishing their meal, they even remembered to wash the dishes!

Overjoyed, Uncle Yi patted his chest and said, "Good boy! If you ever crave meat, just come to my house. Although my family isn't exactly well-off, we can still afford to give you a meat meal every now and then to satisfy your craving!"

Upon hearing what Uncle Yi said, Bang Geng knew this was an opportunity, so he immediately took advantage of Uncle Yi's good mood and spoke up.

"Grandpa, we're running out of food. Would you be so kind as to give us some?"

The old man was taken aback. "Didn't I give your grandma a lot of money before? Didn't she use it to buy food?"

Banggeng shook his head. "Having money is useless. We've run out of food coupons. We've been eating cornmeal for the past few days, and it's made my throat hurt."

Bang Geng wasn't lying about that; he had indeed been eating cornmeal every day for the past few days. However, he didn't know that the other two people in his family weren't eating as badly as he was.

Needless to say, Zhang Xiangdong, although he ate cornmeal and the like with Banggeng and the others at home, ate just as much of the food in the canteen at the steel mill!

The reason why Jia Zhangshi could tolerate Zhang Xiangdong making them eat cornmeal every night was because she could give herself an extra meal during the day.

So, without night grass, the slender horse became the only one in the family to suffer.

When Grandpa Yi heard this, he felt very sorry for the man and immediately went into the kitchen to rummage around. He then took out a bag of flour.

"My dear grandson, I've done the math, and your family only has a few days left until the next payday. I have half a bag of flour here; take it back and ask your grandma to make you some steamed buns and some noodle soup or something."

You're still growing, and your voice is delicate. You can't force yourself to eat cornmeal every day, or your voice will get damaged and you won't be able to speak properly!

Banggeng's scheme succeeded. He pretended to be obedient, thanked them, and then took the half-bag of flour and went home.

Back home, Banggeng naturally wanted to show off again and boast to his grandmother, since in Banggeng's eyes, having a godfather was nothing more than 'compromising'.

"Grandpa? Just a tool!" Jia Zhangshi clearly thought the same way, so the two of them, holding the flour they got from Uncle Yi's house, kept complaining about others.

"Grandma, look! I brought back a bag of flour from my godfather's house!"

Jia Zhangshi borrowed the flour and patted the stalk of the bag happily. "Hey, look at my good grandson! He can even bring food home now! Old Yi's family is really rich! They can just pull out such a big bag of flour!"

"My dear grandson, besides giving you this bag of flour, did Old Yi say anything else to you?"

"He told me to use this flour to make steamed buns and noodle soup for him."

Madam Jia waved her hand. "That's not what I'm asking! You've been gone for so long, didn't you eat anything at their house?"

Now Banggeng understood: "Yes!! I ate a lot of sunflower seeds at their house just now, and then I also ate a big bowl of noodles!"

Grandma, let me tell you, I was really clever just now. My godfather was trying to give me some profound advice, but I pretended to understand it all. He was so happy that he gave me an extra egg.

"The same goes for this flour. If I'm a little more diligent—I wash the bowl after eating my noodles, and then play the victim a bit—he'll give me this bag of flour!"

After Bang Geng uttered those words of self-praise, Jia Zhangshi was overjoyed and hurriedly praised her grandson for being capable.

Meanwhile, Uncle Yi was still unaware that in the eyes of the two women, he was just a sucker, and he was still praising Aunt Yi to her.

"It seems our previous worries were unnecessary. Judging from Banggeng's performance today, he is still a very obedient and sensible child."

Maybe we won't need to rely on that guy Shazhu at all in the future. I'll train Banggeng properly in the next two years, and after I retire, I'll let Banggeng take over my job.

"With how sensible this child is, he'll definitely remember our kindness and help us in our old age. That's a sure thing!"

Although Aunt Yi didn't see the matter as simply as Uncle Yi, she was still 'optimistic about it'.

Although Banggeng's behavior of spitting out sunflower seed shells at the beginning of the day did annoy her, after Uncle Yi gave him a lecture, the boy's attitude made Aunt Yi very happy.

Especially the fact that the guy in the last picture even took the initiative to wash the dishes, a gesture that really touched Auntie Yi.

Little did she know, even more 'surprises' awaited them!

Chapter 128 Everyone Has a 'Bright' Future

Over the next period of time, everyone's lives finally returned to normal, including Grandpa Yi and the deaf old lady who had been unhappy just a few days earlier.

In the past few days, Ye Jianchuan, Qin Huairu, and Lou Xiao'e have basically tidied up the courtyard. In another day or two, the courtyard will be ready for residents to move in.

As for Sha Zhu, he would go to the school almost every day. Sometimes he would go after work and escort Teacher Ran back to her dormitory. Other times he would simply deliver lunch to Teacher Ran.

Under this 'offensive', the relationship between Sha Zhu and Teacher Ran continued to heat up, and with Ye Jianchuan's guidance, Sha Zhu had already explained some of the situations inside the courtyard to Teacher Ran in advance.

For example, he told Teacher Ran about his disagreements with several people in the courtyard, the reasons for these disagreements, and some of his concerns.

Teacher Ran came from a scholarly family, so she was quite accurate in judging right and wrong. After hearing Sha Zhu's reasons, she decisively stood on Sha Zhu's side.

Meanwhile, Uncle Yi was completely unaware of this, and was meticulously preparing for Uncle San to bring Sha Zhu's blind date back to the courtyard so that he could find an opportunity to sabotage the relationship.

Little did they know that even now that Sha Zhu had brought Ran Qiuye back to the courtyard, Uncle Yi's tricks were no longer effective against her.

He Yushui has been having a very fulfilling few days since she officially started her job. Because her workplace is quite far from the courtyard house, Ye Jianchuan even bought her a bicycle as a gift.

The bicycle ticket was a reward given to Ye Jianchuan by the system. At first, Ye Jianchuan originally planned to keep it to do favors or sell it for money.

However, now that my 'future wife' needs it, there's no harm in using it.