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

你家反正又不缺这口饭，怎么？人了我孙子当干孙子，却把我『内，部/群』:9.8"0'2？0"5。8'5,6之门外，这是干亲之2.5间的待遇么？”

Uncle Yi remained unmoved. "Sister-in-law Jia, since you've put it that way, then I'll have to have a good talk with you. What you said about providing you with a meal is nothing."

Yes, I admit that providing you with a meal is no big deal, but are you sure you'll only be provided with one meal?

Others might not know about Zhang Xiangyang's situation, but how could I not? It's because your nephew didn't want to take care of you anymore! He abandoned you and ran away!

"I can treat you to this meal today! But can you promise you won't keep coming to our house to freeload in the future? If you can, then this meal is on me!"

Putting everything else aside, there's plenty of cabbage, potatoes, rice, and steamed buns! But you also need to think carefully about what you'll do in the future! And what about Banggeng?

Chapter 145 The Daily Rebellion of Bang Geng, Jia Zhangshi Gets a Setback

Uncle Yi's words immediately startled both Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng, especially Banggeng. He didn't care about anything else, but if it concerned his food and drink, he would get excited.

"Grandpa, what did you mean just now? What happened to that Zhang Xiangyang guy?"

Uncle Yi didn't mince words and directly told Zhang Xiangyang about his affairs. After that, he immediately started stirring up trouble.

"Bang Geng! It's not that your godfather doesn't want to help your grandma, but your grandma has brought this disaster upon herself!"

Think about it, who did Zhang Xiangyang's job belong to before? Didn't it belong to your Jia family? It was passed down from your grandfather to your father, and then from your father to your mother.

When you grow up, this job will definitely be passed down to you!

"But your grandmother gave this job to the Zhang family, and now look what happened, Zhang Xiangyang ran away, and your job was taken away with him."

When you grow up, at 27 you'll have to go out and find a job on your own. Look at your second uncle's second son, look at your third uncle's second son, how hard it is for them to find a job!

This whole thing happened because your grandmother trusted the Zhang family too much. Tell me, can you forgive her for this?

Uncle Yi is indeed Uncle Yi; his skill in sowing discord is truly remarkable. This was evident when he tried to sow discord between Sha Zhu and Ran Qiuye.

And now, this kind of sowing discord and mixing falsehoods with truths is even more masterful!

Upon hearing what Uncle Yi said, Bang Geng immediately glared angrily at Jia Zhangshi.

"Is what my godfather said true? You won't have any income anymore?"

Jia Zhangshi's heart skipped a beat, but she still nodded and then said, "Bang Geng, Zhang Xiangyang has run away, and our family has no source of income."

But isn't your godfather's family quite well-off? Grandma doesn't eat much, so she can just enjoy their hospitality and eat something at your godfather's house!

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Bang Geng turned to look at Uncle Yi and then decisively chose to "sacrifice family for the greater good".

"My godfather is my godfather, not yours! I eat at my godfather's house, that's my business! What's it to you?"

I'm not following you anymore! You have no income, how are you going to buy me food? I shouldn't have followed you in the first place!

Look at Xiao Dang and Huaihua! Now they can not only eat with that jinx Ye Jianchuan, but they also eat quite well every day!

"If I hadn't listened to you in the first place and had stayed with my mom, I could have eaten all that stuff too! It's all your fault! I don't want to follow you anymore! I want to follow my godfather!"

The moment these words were spoken, the facial expressions of both Jia Zhangshi and Uncle Yi changed instantly.

Jia Zhangshi's expression instantly became quite interesting, showing guilt, shock, disbelief, and a hint of resentment.

She probably never expected that her 'good grandson' would turn against her so easily.

Meanwhile, Uncle Yi could hardly contain his joy. After all, he had been planning to discuss the matter of 'selling his grandson' with Jia Zhangshi when she had no source of income and was about to starve.

But now it seems I can even save that money! That kid Banggeng truly lives up to his reputation as my 'good godson'! He's actually so supportive of me!

After a long while, Jia Zhangshi finally realized, "Banggeng, I'm your grandma! If you don't stay with me, who will you stay with? Let's stop making a fuss, let's go home, grandma can take care of you!"

As she spoke, she reached out to pull the stalk. In Jia Zhangshi's view, without Qin Huairu, without Zhang Xiangyang, and without the job passed down from her hometown, all she had left to rely on was the stalk and the house she now owned.

This house is for living in, so it can't be moved. If Banggeng gets swindled away by Uncle Yi again, he'll really be left with no one to rely on.

So now Jia Zhangshi isn't even thinking about whether or not she'll get a free meal; she just wants to keep her grandson by her side first!

But Bang Geng flung Jia Zhangshi's hand away, saying, "Get out! You've already given my job to someone else, why are you still holding onto me?"

Zhang Xiangyang ran away. You have no income. How are you going to support me? You can't even support yourself, can you? I think you should just go back to your hometown! Otherwise, you'll starve to death!

After saying that, Banggeng turned around and walked back to the dining table, while Uncle Yi could only give Jia Zhangshi a helpless look before silently closing his own door.

Looking at the closed door of Uncle Yi's house, Jia Zhangshi felt a deep sense of desolation.

What terrible things have I done?! First my husband died, then my son, and now even my grandson doesn't recognize me! How am I supposed to live?!

Back home, Jia Zhangshi sat listlessly on the edge of the bed, unsure of what to do. After sitting there for more than an hour, her stomach finally began to protest.

Although she felt a sense of despair, she still had to eat! So Jia Zhangshi had no choice but to get up and start boiling water to make cornmeal porridge.

Perhaps it was while preparing the 173 meal that distracted Jia Zhangshi from thinking about this matter? This led her to have a slightly different idea.

Since things have already come to this point, there's no point in thinking about anything else. However, since Zhang Xiangyang was the cause of this whole mess, it would be best if we could find him!

So no matter what Uncle Yi said before, I should still go to the steel rolling mill, at least to find out what's going on.

Furthermore... since this debt is being placed on Zhang Xiangyang's shoulders, shouldn't I go back to my hometown and talk to my younger brother about it?

If I can catch Zhang Xiangyang and this guy, that would be the best outcome. At the very least, I need to make Zhang Xiangyang send me a portion of the money every month on time, otherwise I really won't be able to survive in the city.

. . . . . .

While eating cornmeal porridge at home, Jia Zhangshi pondered a solution, while Uncle Yi had already begun his brainwashing work at home.

"Come here, my dear grandson, your godfather has prepared a fish for you today. Look how fat this fish is!"

"Come on, eat the fish head, and suck out the brain. It's great for the brain, eat more of it, and you'll be smarter in the future!"

Chapter 146 The Unpopular Jia Zhangshi

After placing a fish head on Banggeng's plate, Uncle Yi began to murmur, "Banggeng, don't worry, even if your grandma can't afford to take care of you, your godfather will still be able to take good care of you!"

From now on, you can just relax and live with your godfather. Don't worry about work; when your godfather retires, his job will be yours too!

When Banggeng heard what Uncle Yi said, he was immediately tempted. After considering the options, he realized that following Uncle Yi was much more promising than following his grandmother.

So Banggeng decisively changed his address, saying, "Okay, Grandpa, you're so kind. I'll definitely take good care of you from now on!"

The moment he called out "Grandpa," it truly touched Uncle Yi's heart. And with that next sentence, Uncle Yi immediately smiled happily.

"Oh, my dear grandson! Don't worry, as long as Grandpa is here, I'll never let you go hungry!"

. . . . . .

The Jia family's misfortune was known to quite a few people in the compound, since most of the residents were actually employees of the steel rolling mill.

Therefore, they had heard to some extent about Zhang Xiangyang's application to be transferred.

However, whether it was when Jia Zhangshi went to make a scene at Uncle Yi's place, trying to freeload off his meal, or when Bang Geng directly said he no longer recognized Jia Zhangshi as his grandmother, none of the residents of the courtyard came out to say a word in Jia Zhangshi's defense, and not even a single person came out to watch the commotion.

The reason for this is that Jia Zhangshi was really disliked in the courtyard, a situation that has been going on for a very long time.

Madam Jia said that Qin Huairu was a country girl who had come to the Jia family and it was only right that she did this and that. But she forgot that Qin Huairu herself was also a country girl who had married into the Jia family.

However, since the old Jia family was quite honest and had no parents, Jia Zhangshi did not suffer much after marrying into the Jia family.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Jia Zhangshi began to become arrogant and spoiled, and had already offended some people in the courtyard when she was young.

After Lao Jia passed away, this situation became even more pronounced when she was raising Jia Dongxu alone. As a result, she offended a group of people of Jia Dongxu's age.

After that, Jia Dongxu also passed away due to an accident, and Jia Zhangshi's unreasonable and domineering attitude became even worse. She would often talk about this and that behind their backs, and everyone was no longer willing to pay attention to her.

Of course, the final straw that broke the camel's back was the incident at Sha Zhu's wedding banquet. After that incident, everyone in the courtyard hated Jia Zhangshi to the extreme.

So now that the Jia family is in trouble? People are already considered to have a conscience if they don't gloat and applaud, so why would they stand up to help her?

Since many people at the steel mill knew about this news, Sha Zhu naturally knew about it too, and if Sha Zhu knew, then Ye Jianchuan naturally knew as well.

So, while Uncle Yi was brainwashing Bang Geng, Ye Jianchuan also told Qin Huairu about it.

Qin Huairu didn't react at all after hearing the news, which surprised Ye Jianchuan.

"Sister Qin, don't you have any thoughts after hearing this news? If Jia Zhangshi's nephew runs away, she will have no source of income."

Aren't you afraid she'll let your son go hungry?"

Qin Huairu casually remarked, "Hungry? He's not hungry! He's getting close to Uncle Yi right now."

Besides, do you think he's stupid? If my mother-in-law can't meet his demands, he'll definitely break up with her in a heartbeat.

Besides... even if Jia Zhangshi can't afford to raise him anymore, I'm still giving him five yuan a month in child support, right? At worst, he can live with Uncle Yi, and I'll give the child support to Uncle Yi.”

Ye Jianchuan was a little surprised that Qin Huairu was so open-minded. After all, a long time ago, when he talked to her about her son, she had always been unwilling to give up on him.

But thinking about it, it's understandable. Back then, Bang Geng pointed at Qin Huairu and said he didn't recognize her as his mother anymore. If you put yourself in her shoes, Qin Huairu must have been very sad to hear those words.

From sadness to disappointment, and then to numbness, just as Qin Huairu herself said before, she no longer has the mind to think about anything else.

She only hoped to raise her two daughters well and stay by Ye Jianchuan's side; that would be enough for her.

Since Qin Huairu didn't care about these things, Ye Jianchuan naturally cared even less. So, neither Ye Jianchuan nor Qin Huairu ultimately got involved in this mess.

. . . . . .

The next day, Jia Zhangshi got up early in the morning and waited at the door of Uncle Yi's house. It wasn't that she wanted to see Bang Geng or anything, but that she wanted Uncle Yi to take her into the steel rolling mill to ask the leaders.

Although Grandpa Yi found her a bit annoying, he eventually agreed to take her to the steel mill.

However, the result of Jia Zhangshi's visit to the steel mill this time was exactly the same as what Uncle Yi had predicted.

The leaders simply can't be bothered with this matter; they just push it onto their own family affairs and ignore it altogether.

Besides, even if he could have managed it, Deputy Factory Director Li wouldn't have helped you! After all, the position that was vacated after Zhang Xiangyang was transferred was filled by someone arranged by Deputy Factory Director Li.

If Deputy Factory Director Li were to help you bring Zhang Xiangyang back, wouldn't that be like shooting yourself in the foot? Deputy Factory Director Li isn't stupid; why would he help you?

不过在『内，部/群』:9.8"0'2？0"5。8'5,6绝贾张氏的同时，李副厂长倒是也提出了另一个‘建议’，那就是报警！

Since you think you were 'scammed' out of this job, fine! Go ahead and report it to the police! Then the authorities will help you get your nephew back!

It sounded like there was some truth to it, but Jia Zhangshi didn't dare to call the police at all, because no matter what, Zhang Xiangyang was still her nephew!

If she were to call the police, her brother's family and her own family, which were also her last resort, would be cut off, which was something Jia Zhangshi did not want to see.

So after a morning of frantic work at the steel rolling mill, Jia Zhangshi still hadn't solved any of the problems and could only slink home in disgrace.