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

Besides, even if I told you this, you wouldn't be able to come up with a solution. Not only would you not be able to come up with a solution, but even the big boss you know wouldn't be able to solve it.

After all... never mind, never mind, I won't say anymore. If you're really interested, just tell your boss what I said; he should know how to explain it to you.

Since Ye Jianchuan had already said so, Sha Zhu didn't press the matter further. He helped Ye Jianchuan tidy up the things on the table a little, and then went back to rest.

With Sha Zhu gone, Ye Jianchuan began to consider what was to come. Since it was almost March, the wind should be blowing soon.

When this wind really blows, Ye Jianchuan feels that he should prepare some 'protective charms' for his friends and family.

So, aside from that person's calligraphy, which could be considered a 'talisman' during this period, what else could be considered a talisman?

After much thought, Ye Jianchuan finally came up with something: the legendary Red Book. In those ten years, it was probably the only book that wouldn't be criticized or pointed at.

Moreover, if you can't memorize the contents, it will only cause you trouble. So it's a good idea to prepare a few copies and give one to each of your acquaintances.

. . . . . .

The gathering at Ye Jianchuan's house had ended, and inside the Jia family's house, Banggeng no longer had to pretend to be a good boy when facing Jia Zhangshi.

Although she has moved back to live here now, Bang Geng still doesn't give Jia Zhangshi a kind look because she is of no use to him and even a hindrance.

So the two women, grandmother and granddaughter, basically just stare at each other at home, neither of them saying a word.

Finally, Madam Jia couldn't take it anymore. "You're still my grandson, what kind of person are you to not say a word?"

So Jia Zhangshi spoke first, "My dear grandson, you can still live at home from now on. Isn't that great? You can still go to the Yi family's house to eat and drink, and when you come home, your grandma will still love you!"

Bang Geng didn't take it seriously, rolled his eyes, and said, "Don't give me that nonsense. I heard what you were saying when we were at his house!"

You want two hundred yuan from him as compensation? Do you even deserve that? This money will all be left to me by Yi Zhonghai! It's all my money!

Asking him for money is the same as asking me for money. You're so cruel to me, and now you're asking for so much money? What kind of kindness are you talking about?

When Jia Zhangshi heard Bang Geng's words, she felt very embarrassed. She had indeed asked for too much money, asking for two hundred right away, but in the end, Uncle Yi did not agree.

Since they couldn't agree on a price, the inevitable outcome was to ask Uncle Er for help again. However, since Uncle Er and his friends had already gone to Ye Jianchuan's house for drinks, they would have to wait until tomorrow to discuss the matter.

Originally, Jia Zhangshi was quite confident about this matter, after all, in her opinion, Second Master would definitely not side with Yi Zhonghai!

As long as the final decision is made by Uncle Er, even if you can't get the 200 yuan you asked for, you can at least get 150 or something, right?

But before the dream was even halfway through, I was unexpectedly doused with cold water by a stick-like creature shortly after I got home.

Chapter 191 The Jia Family's Kinship Was Just a Business Deal

However, Madam Jia wasn't stupid, and immediately began to explain, "Good boy, that's not how it's said! Plans can't keep up with changes!"

In the past, didn't Yi Zhonghai always treat Sha Zhu like his own son? I bet he said the same things to you as he did to Sha Zhu.

But what about now? Sha Zhu and he have fallen out; they don't even greet each other when they meet anymore. Do you think Yi Zhonghai would still leave his things to Sha Zhu?

"The same principle applies here. Although he said that these things will be left to you in the future, it's still hard to say what will happen until these things are actually in your hands!"

But it's different with Grandma. I'm your own grandma. Even without a verbal promise, we're still blood relatives!

Grandma's things were originally meant for you, so this money, which Grandma got from Yi Zhonghai, will also belong to you in the future.

"If that old guy Yi Zhonghai can keep his promise and really pass on all his things to you, then for you, it's just a matter of putting things in one pocket and another, and there's no loss."

But if that old man Yi Zhonghai goes back on his word, the portion of money Grandma is asking for back will be the only thing you can get from him!

Jia Zhangshi's words really fooled Banggeng, although in Banggeng's opinion, Yi Zhonghai's share of the money was absolutely impossible to 'go back on his word'.

After all, he had no intention of waiting until he died to collect the money; instead, he planned to acquire it all in the near future.

However, Jia Zhangshi's words didn't seem wrong. After all, she couldn't possibly leave her money to anyone else, and... if she had money, wouldn't it be possible to ask her for some to spend?

So Banggeng tentatively asked, "What you're saying makes some sense, but what do you need so much money for?"

"Why don't you just give me the money? I'll keep it as my allowance!"

Madam Jia was very reluctant to part with it and immediately said, "Oh, my little darling, our family no longer has any stable source of income."

This money is dwindling with every penny spent! Grandma doesn't have any pocket money to give you!

"How about this, you can live at home from now on, and you can eat at Yi Zhonghai's house. I'll give you two yuan a month for pocket money!"

Jia Zhangshi's plan was quite clever. Qin Huairu would give her five yuan a month in child support, and she would only need to give Banggeng two yuan a month, keeping the remaining three yuan for herself.

As for meals? With the Yi family, that couple who are counting on Bang Geng to take care of them in their old age, why would they worry about Bang Geng going hungry? Maybe they can even get some food by hanging out with Bang Geng!

But now that Bang Geng has three cents of pocket money a day, he doesn't even look at the two dollars of pocket money he used to get a month, and immediately shook his head.

"You only give me two yuan a month? What can you do with two yuan? Besides, isn't it your fault that the family has no income?"

I knew your nephew was no good before; he can't even fart properly at home!

I asked him to help me teach those classmates a lesson, but he was too timid and hesitant. He's only capable of doing anything stupid, except for someone like you!

Upon hearing Banggeng's words, Jia Zhangshi nearly suffered a stroke from anger. However, before she could catch her breath, Banggeng had a flash of inspiration and came up with another 'good idea'.

"Hey! By the way! Do you remember why my mom wanted to separate from you?"

"Isn't it because of those two money-losing brats?"

Banggeng slapped his thigh and said, "Yeah! We went to see Director Wang together that time. Director Wang promised to give you a job cleaning latrines."

Now that there's no income at home, why don't you take this job? With a job and income, things will be a little easier for our family.

"That way, you can give me ten yuan a month for pocket money, and when I grow up, I'll definitely take care of you in your old age!"

After experiencing several 'storms', Bang Geng has come to realize that he is a 'hot commodity'. After all, the fact that Yi Zhonghai wants him to take care of him in his old age is basically known to everyone in the hospital.

Bang Geng wasn't stupid; he naturally knew that this was his advantage, so he immediately offered this condition to negotiate with Jia Zhangshi.

When Jia Zhangshi heard that Bang Geng had agreed to take care of her in her old age, she was a little tempted. However, when she thought about the price Bang Geng was asking for, she pursed her lips. Ten yuan a month, that's one hundred and twenty yuan a year!

You're just a kid, only ten years old now. It'll be another ten years or so before you grow up. Ten years is a lot of money. If I have that much money, why would I need you, you little ingrate, to support me in my old age?

So Jia Zhangshi shook her head and said, "Oh, my dear grandson, you're asking for too much. Ten yuan a month? That's way too much!"

An average family's monthly food rations for one person only amount to five yuan! You don't lack food, so how could you possibly spend all that money?

Banggeng completely ignored what Jia Zhangshi was saying, turned her head and pouted, "You won't give it to me, huh? Fine, I don't have to worry about food or clothing anyway."

I'm afraid some people will come back to bother me when they get old. I think after I grow up in a few years, I'll have my godfather find a way to move, so I won't be bothered by certain people!

Just a moment ago, this guy was still calling Yi Zhonghai "Yi Zhonghai" repeatedly, but now he's calling him "godfather." Isn't he just using this as a bargaining chip in negotiations?

Jia Zhangshi was also getting a little anxious, so she quickly raised the price. "Great idea, Grandma really can't afford that much money. How about Grandma gives you five yuan a month for pocket money?"

Five yuan is a lot of pocket money; most kids don't get that much! With that money, you'll be really cool taking them out to play at school!

This was Jia Zhangshi's bottom line. Five yuan was money Qin Huairu had given to Bang Geng, so she didn't feel bad about spending it herself. If she wanted more, then Jia Zhangshi would have to make some other plans.

As for Banggeng, he was clearly very tempted by Jia Zhangshi's offer of five yuan. What does it matter if we talk about retirement or not? It's all just something to do when you're old and have no mobility left.

Whether or not I'll support you in your old age is entirely up to me. If I really don't support you then, what can you do to me with your old arms and legs?

Chapter 192 The Long-Awaited Special System Reward

So Banggeng quickly agreed to the price and called Jia Zhangshi "Grandma". Jia Zhangshi was overjoyed and took out a dollar from her pocket as her "deposit".

However, at this moment, Jia Zhangshi also began to consider the suggestion made by Bang Geng earlier.

My monthly expenses are quite high. Even if I can get a meal or two at the Yi family's house, I still need to eat something during the day, right?

Even if I were to calculate the cost of food and drink for a month, I would still have to spend about six or seven yuan a month. After all, I couldn't stomach eating coarse food every day.

In addition, we need to give the dog five yuan a month and spend three yuan to buy painkillers, so it will cost about fifteen yuan a month to make ends meet.

Even... if I have a craving or something, I'll need to spend money on snacks! So I might need about twenty yuan a month to get by.

The only 'income' I can be sure of right now is five yuan a month from Qin Huairu, plus six yuan a month sent back by Zhang Xiangyang.

In the end, I'm still short by nearly ten yuan. To make up for it, I'll probably have to find something to do.

However... shoveling manure is still a bit too dirty. If it were something like Qin Huairu saying that 220 yuan was used for pasting matchboxes or sewing gloves, then I might give it a try.

It's settled then! I'll ask Yi Zhonghai for the money tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow I'll go to the neighborhood committee to inquire. It would be great if I could find a suitable job!

After making this 'deal' with Bang Geng, Jia Zhangshi instantly felt hopeful about her future again.

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While the Jia family grandmother and grandson were "doing business" there, Ye Jianchuan had already settled down in his own room. After Sha Zhu helped him tidy up, he went home.

Ye Jianchuan leaned against the bed and began to casually check his system notification messages.

Ye Jianchuan checked the system's rewards almost every day, but in the period before that, he hadn't done anything special, so the system's rewards became rather ordinary.

The items were mostly cash, various receipts, and all kinds of food. To be honest, even if Ye Jianchuan had ten or eight more people in his family, he still couldn't finish all this food, let alone eat it all by himself.

Fortunately, the system (blank) 698925850 had previously rewarded him with a preservation function, ensuring that the food stored in the storage space was always fresh whenever it was taken out. Otherwise, Ye Jianchuan might have been busy selling things in Pigeon Market during this period.

However, after the incident where Xu Damao led people to search his home, Ye Jianchuan realized that it was best for him to keep a low profile for a while.

No matter what big item you're buying, you need to carefully consider whether your apparent 'financial strength' is sufficient to justify purchasing it.

Otherwise, like last time, he finally bought a radio, only to have it played in the courtyard for a day before Xu Damao 'reported' it the next day.

To avoid trouble, Ye Jianchuan simply put the radio in the small courtyard outside. As a result, his original idea of ​​using it to enrich his nighttime entertainment was ultimately ruined.

However... even if there's nothing wrong with this radio, it probably won't be needed much after a while.

After all, in a few months, once that trend really takes hold, all the content on the radio will be the same.

Ye Jianchuan wasn't expecting much from the system rewards today, since he hadn't received any special rewards for quite some time.

Even those strange things have disappeared, such as the "Fisherman Never Goes Home" brand bait.

But when Ye Jianchuan saw the rewards he had received that day, he instantly lost his composure.

Because among today's rewards, there were two special rewards. The first special reward was very simple, just like the jam-filled bread I took to the food factory last time, it was a method for making a snack.

Unlike last time, this time I made a steamed cake instead of bread, and it even has a cream filling. So, although it's the same thing, it can be divided into two parts.

However, this item wasn't actually very useful to Ye Jianchuan, since even if he handed it over again, it wouldn't be of much help to him.

After all, at my age, and without any powerful backers, climbing higher wouldn't be an easy thing.