Siheyuan: I just like to stir up trouble

The second item is the Three Lights Divine Water, one drop of which is worth 10 million emotion points. To be honest, this thing is not for mortals, and the cost-effectiveness of buying it is too poor.

The third item is a box of candied chocolates, which is worth one point of emotion. You can buy it.

The fourth item is gold, one kilogram is worth 100 points of emotion. I bought this as well, as gold is a hard currency.

The fifth item is a diamond necklace, which is worth fifty points of emotion. You can buy it and give it to Fang Meng.

After buying the things, Lin Fan took out the diamond necklace and quietly came behind Fang Meng who was cooking porridge, and then put the necklace on her.

"Huh? Brother Lin Fan, what are you doing? Wow, this necklace is so beautiful!"

Fang Meng was a little confused at first, but when she looked down and saw the dazzling diamond in the middle of the mountain, she instantly smiled like a flower.

"Do you like this diamond necklace?" Lin Fan whispered in Fang Meng's ear.

"I like it. Thank you Brother Lin Fan!" Fang Meng took the initiative to give him a kiss.

"Meng'er, if you tease me again, I'm going to eat you!"

"No, we'll be late!" Fang Meng quickly refused.

In fact, Lin Fan was just trying to scare her. After breakfast, the two of them went to work.

When they arrived at the steel rolling mill, Lin Fan and Fang Meng saw Jia Zhang, who was all alone, and they looked at each other and laughed.

Then Fang Meng went to the broadcasting room and Lin Fan returned to the workshop.

The workshop director happened to be standing at the door of the workshop, and Jia Zhang was blocked as soon as she walked in.

"Director Qian, it's you. Who are you waiting for here?" Jia Zhang said flatteringly.

"I'm waiting for you. Didn't I tell you? I'm going to test your level today. Did you forget?"

The workshop director looked at Jia Zhang with a forced smile, which made Jia Zhang feel a little guilty.

"Can't we give them a few more days? I heard it's not that easy to get a permanent job as a fitter!"

Jia Zhang began to make excuses, she didn't want to take the test.

"You are right, but I don't ask you to become a regular employee. I just want you to master the basic knowledge of locksmithing and recognize the basic tools. This shouldn't be difficult, right? Are you ready? Come with me for the assessment!"

The workshop director doesn't buy it. He has to control Jia Zhang today. If Jia Zhang fails the assessment, he will have to continue moving steel.

"What is this called?" asked the workshop director, pointing at the file.

"Shovel?" Jia Zhang asked tentatively.

"What about this?" the workshop director asked again, pointing at the chisel.

"Nail?" Jia Zhang continued to fish in troubled waters.

"Then you must be familiar with this one, right?" The workshop director pointed at the hand hammer.

"I know this, this is a hammer!"

Jia Zhang thought to herself, I finally asked someone I know, so this hammer must be correct, right?

"I don't want to say anything more. From today on, you are responsible for moving the steel. Don't argue. If you don't, your salary will be deducted!"

The workshop director was afraid that he would be angry to death if he asked any more questions, so he didn't dare to ask any more!

Jia Zhang wanted to say something but stopped herself. Finally, she went to move the steel materials with her head down. Working in the steel mill was different from working in the courtyard house. If she dared to make a scene, her salary would definitely be deducted, and she couldn't bear that.

"Yi Zhonghai won't teach her anymore in the future?" Fang Dahai asked Lin Fan curiously.

"That's right. Originally, Yi Zhonghai didn't want to teach Jia Zhangshi. It just so happened that the workshop director gave Jia Zhangshi a three-day assessment. This actually helped Yi Zhonghai and liberated him."

Otherwise, Yi Zhonghai would probably still be entangled by Jia Zhang.

Jia Zhang has such a good shield as Yi Zhonghai. If the workshop director hadn't gotten involved, how could she let go so easily?

While Jia Zhang was moving steel, she noticed her co-workers whispering and gloating looks, which really made her feel a little depressed.

How relaxing it was when Yi Zhonghai was here. But these good days ended before we could enjoy them for just a few days. The gap was too big.

But she couldn't quit. After all, if she didn't, her salary would be deducted. What's more, she had asked Qin Huairu for this job herself. No matter how hard or tiring it was, she had to grit her teeth and persevere.

Although Qin Huairu was at home, she guessed the dilemma that Jia Zhangshi would face if she failed the assessment. However, she could not help and could only do a few odd jobs to supplement the family income.

However, these odd jobs are not always available and you cannot do them whenever you want. Only when the factories need them will orders be assigned to the streets, and the streets will then arrange for unemployed people to do them.

However, the street arrangements are generally made with consideration given to families in particularly difficult circumstances, where no one in the family has a formal job. The Jia family can be said to be neither better nor worse than the worst. If their family does not expect to eat well, they can still live a comfortable life.

Even though Qin Huairu is clever and quick at work, she cannot cook without rice. If no one gives her work, she won't be able to display her talents, so her income is getting less and less.

Chapter 245 Yi Zhonghai changes his mind

At this time, Yi Zhonghai was enjoying a rare peaceful morning. It was so comfortable to sleep until he woke up naturally. He no longer had to worry about Jia Zhang.

I teach with all my heart every day, but Jia Zhang is always cheating and playing tricks, which is really infuriating.

He is already semi-retired, but he still has to go to the steel mill with Jia Zhang early every morning. Who can understand that kind of suffocating feeling?

Now that he finally doesn’t have to go to the steel mill, Yi Zhonghai is in a good mood.

"Old Yi, now that He Daqing is back and Zhuzi doesn't care about us anymore, what do you think we should do?"

Suddenly, the words of an old lady made Yi Zhonghai's good mood disappear in an instant.

Although Yi Zhonghai was a little annoyed that the old lady brought up this matter again and affected his mood, he also knew that this was the reality he had to face.

"Which company in this yard do you think is worth our bet?" Yi Zhonghai asked the old lady seriously.

"Anyway, the children of the Liu family and the Yan family are not good enough. The second uncle and the third uncle will never agree!" Aunt Yi used the method of elimination.

"Xu Damao won't work either. He is a greedy man. If we spend our time and energy on him, he will probably take everything away from us when we get old!" Yi Zhonghai also ruled out an option.

"Lin Fan is even worse. You and the deaf old lady have offended him to death. Otherwise, Lin Fan would be so good and capable!"

The aunt felt a little regretful. When Lin Fan first came to the courtyard, she was actually quite optimistic about Lin Fan and wanted to bet on him, but Yi Zhonghai insisted on targeting Lin Fan, which eventually led to the situation today. Otherwise, Lin Fan would have been a very good candidate for retirement care.

"It's too late to say these now. We have already offended him. It would be good if he doesn't target us in the future!" Yi Zhonghai also sighed. He actually regretted it.

"Where are Qin Huairu and Banggeng?" an old lady suddenly said.

"Qin Huairu is a woman after all. We don't know if she will remarry. If she does, it will be useless for us to waste our efforts on her!"

"As for Bang Geng, what good can a man who was brought up by Jia Zhang be? I don't think he will amount to anything in the future. He will probably just be a street urchin. We rely on him for our retirement, but we're afraid he'll drive us out onto the street!"

Yi Zhonghai shook his head helplessly. In such a big yard, there was no one suitable to take care of him in his old age.

"Why don't we adopt one?" an old lady suddenly suggested.

If it were in the past, when Yi Zhonghai was still confident that he could tame Sha Zhu, he would have refused without hesitation.

If He Daqing left, he would refuse without hesitation, because Sha Zhu could not escape his control.

But He Daqing came back and re-employed in the steel rolling mill, which means he will not leave, so Sha Zhu's path is blocked.

Because He Daqing was as sinister and cunning an old fox as he was, he could not deceive He Daqing.

"It's fine to adopt one, but I'm afraid I won't be able to familiarize myself with the child and it might turn out to be an ungrateful person!"

Yi Zhonghai was tempted, but he still had concerns.

"We have no other way to go. Think about it, your arm is broken, and you don't know how it will recover in the future. If it can't recover completely, you won't be able to take care of yourself. I can still move now and help you, but what if I am too old to do it? Are we both going to lie in bed and wait to die then?" said the aunt earnestly.

"You have a point!"

Yi Zhonghai looked at his broken arm and faced the reality. He had no idea how his arm would recover. He had to plan for the future. While Shuhua could still work for a few more years, he should adopt a child and raise the child. When they were old and the child had grown up, they would be able to take care of them.

He had no time to hesitate and had to hurry.

"Let's go to the orphanage and see if there are any children of the right age!"

Yi Zhonghai changed his mind and decided not to take advantage of the ready-made money to support himself in his old age. He decided to adopt a child and raise him slowly.

Then the two of them left the courtyard and went to the orphanage.

"Why are the two of them going out together? Is there something going on?"

The second and third aunts who were chatting in the yard were a little curious when they saw Yi Zhonghai and the first aunt go out.

"It's normal for a couple to go out and stroll around the city and visit the supply and marketing cooperative. There's nothing strange about it!" a neighbor answered them.

"You're right. I just rarely see them go out together, so I was a little surprised!" said the second aunt awkwardly.

No one else said anything else and treated it as a minor incident.

But when Yi Zhonghai and the aunt came back, all the old women in the hospital were stunned.

Because an old lady was holding two children, a boy and a girl, one in her left hand and one in her right hand.

"Oh, Lao Yi, please don't make a mistake. I know you have no children and are very worried about your retirement, but how can you traffic a child? You will be shot if you are caught!" The third aunt said in panic.

She was not really worried about Yi Zhonghai, but she was afraid that if others knew that there was a child trafficker in their courtyard, they would never be able to hold their heads up high for the rest of their lives.

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is a child that Shuhua and I adopted from the orphanage. We have the necessary procedures. Shuhua showed them the adoption certificate. There are official seals of the orphanage and the street on it. Don't slander me!" Yi Zhonghai hurriedly explained.

"You adopted a child? What were you thinking? Did you finally figure it out after all these years?" The second aunt said in disbelief.

"This is Xiaoshan and this is Xiaocao. They are twins. Come to Xiaoshan and Xiaocao to say hello to the grandmas!"

Yi Zhonghai did not answer, but introduced the two children.

"Hello, grandma!" Xiaoshan and Xiaocao called out timidly.

"Hello!"

Some of the confused old ladies in the yard also nodded in response.

"Let's go home with grandpa and grandma!"

Yi Zhonghai didn't want to say anything more to them and went home with the child.

After they left, everyone in the courtyard was shocked. Yi Zhonghai actually adopted two children at once. It was really shocking.

They never dreamed that such a day would come, because Yi Zhonghai had never had a child. In the early years, there were people who advised Yi Zhonghai to adopt a child, but every time this matter was mentioned, Yi Zhonghai had a dark face, and later no one bothered to offend him again.

Unexpectedly, now that no one mentioned this matter, Yi Zhonghai went to adopt a child on his own.

"Is this because of Sha Zhu's incident? We can all see that Lao Yi wanted to adopt Sha Zhu as his old-age caregiver, but because of He Daqing, the godparent issue fell through and Lao Yi's hopes were dashed. I guess he had no choice but to adopt a child. But based on my understanding of him, he should only adopt a boy. Why is it a boy and a girl?" The third aunt said with some confusion.

Chapter 246: Jia Zhang's Plan