Chapter 2224
When Soldiers Come, Generals Will Block Them
It turns out that the Yan family's house was considered a large one.
The monthly rent is seven yuan, half of which is paid by the employer, meaning Yan Bugui pays three yuan and fifty cents personally.
But over the years, the price has been raised several times, and now Yan Bugui has to pay 6.3 yuan.
In other words, the redemption price for the Yan family's house after ten years of rent would be just over 1,500 yuan.
Adding in potential future price increases, the Yan family's price will be around 1,700.
Later, in the late 1990s, there was a large-scale redemption of these types of houses in Beijing.
Apartments of 30-40 square meters typically cost five to six thousand...
That's a story for another time!
Now, Yan Jiecheng and his brother were a little confused. The old couple weren't short of money, so why were they asking them?
They were just here to bear witness.
"Father, what do you mean?" Yan Jiecheng swallowed hard before cautiously asking.
He wasn't afraid of angering Yan Bugui; he was afraid of saying something provocative that would send Yan Bugui back to the hospital.
If his own father were to kill him, would he still be able to get along with people in society?
If Yan Bugui asked his brothers to split the cost equally, he would be willing to take the money, but whoever gets the house in the future will have to make up for the cost to him.
This is Yan Jiecheng's speculation based on his understanding of Yan Bugui's personality.
"I'll take this money from your mother!"
The purpose of this trip is to have you two brothers come and be witnesses.
……
Your mother and I scrimp and save, even on food and drink, just so we can have something to do in a pinch.
You are brothers.
Only by helping and supporting each other can we live well in this society.
One is doing well, the other is doing poorly.
If it's good, then we should ignore the one who's doing badly.
"If you run into trouble in the future, who can you rely on for help?" Yan Bugui said these words expressionlessly.
As he spoke, his eyes stared blankly at Yan Jiecheng.
There was no longer any attempt to conceal it in his words.
Just as Yan Jiecheng was about to say a few polite words, his wife coughed and said, "Honey, let me have a sip of your tea."
I ate too much salt for dinner.
Yan Jiecheng originally wanted to say something polite because he was confident.
His family has helped both the second son's family and the third son's wife, who was still married before.
Even though Zhang Chunhua and Yan Jiekuang divorced, it cannot be denied that the couple helped her.
Yan Jiecheng has a clear conscience regarding this matter.
But he was interrupted by the orchid drinking water, and when he thought about it carefully, a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
His father, as expected of an old man, was trying to flatter him to death.
He was well aware that his family's restaurant earned about a thousand yuan a month.
If he were to stand up and say something nice at this moment...
Yan Bugui praised him with kind words and then asked him to continue helping the second and third brothers. How should he respond?
So at this point, keeping quiet is the best option.
No matter what Yan Bugui thought, if he didn't accept it, the old man couldn't do anything about it.
"Crunch..." Yan Bugui gritted his teeth.
He tried his best not to look at his eldest daughter-in-law.
He feared he wouldn't be able to hide his hatred.
This eldest son's family, it's all because of his eldest daughter-in-law causing trouble.
How did that honest and foolish daughter-in-law become like this?
With fur on it, it becomes even more cunning than a monkey.
In fact, Yan Bugui's idea overestimates the value of orchids.
Orchids don't become much smarter.
She learned her lesson from being fooled.
No matter what the old couple was scheming, she only knew one thing.
Whenever Yan Bugui puts on a show and gathers his family together for a meeting, you can't believe a single word the old man says.
It's that simple logic.
Even if Yan Bugui were to bring out a few small yellow croakers and say they were all for her family.
Yan Jiecheng might go up and stuff the yellow croaker into his mouth to test if it's real or fake. The orchid won't even budge.
She was 100% certain that the old man wasn't being kind.
The eldest son's family remained silent, and the second son's family also had nothing to say.
What can Yan Jiefang say?
Although he is a member of this family, he has no right to speak.
Seeing that his eldest brother wasn't responding, Yan Bugui could only forcefully change the subject, asking Lan Hua, "Eldest brother, I heard the restaurant business has been pretty good lately?"
Without even lifting her eyelids, Lan Hua said in a cold voice, "It's alright!"
I work like a dog all month, but I can still earn a few hard-earned coins.
"I can still pay the rent and taxes."
"If you're busy, just let your family know and ask your brother to come and help out," Yan Bugui quickly added.
"Oh……
"Father, which brother are you talking about?" Lan Hua sneered and looked directly at Yan Bugui.
It's time to lay down our weapons; there's no need for her to keep pretending.
Ultimately, we must meet force with force and water with earth.
"Naturally, it's the second oldest. He goes out to sell breakfast every morning, and he's basically free during the day."
"Let him go to the store to help out. After all, it's our own business. You, as the eldest brother and sister-in-law, would you ever let him down?" Yan Bugui didn't mind his eldest daughter-in-law's attitude. He was already this old, why should he care about saving face?
If he had any sense of shame, he wouldn't have skipped work to go fishing like he used to.
They certainly won't go out to pick up trash anymore.
These days, the so-called "garbage picking" that's supposed to make money actually just means taking advantage of places that certain organizations don't pay attention to.
Yan Bugui had done things like those things on the internet in later generations, where someone takes advantage of their age to walk into someone's store and take cardboard boxes.
"Father, you really don't know how to be considerate of people."
Do you think being the second son is easy?
We have to get up around 3 a.m. to grab a stall early in the morning.
When setting up a stall, you have to be on edge and watch out for city management officials.
I only take a short nap during the day.
We still need to go to the pigeon market to find various materials...
In the evenings, I also have to worry about my son's studies.
You even asked him to help out at the store? Aren't you trying to dry him out of all that oil?
"Didn't you and Mom see? The second son is thinner than when he came back from Hebei!" Lan Hua said without batting an eye, conveying the hardships Yan Jiefang had endured.
A scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation.
The orchids of today are nothing like the silent, taciturn creatures of the past.
Besides, ever since Yan Jiecheng suggested that his second son go to the store to help out...
She had already foreseen this day.
She had already thought about those words countless times.
First of all, she certainly couldn't just refuse outright.
That means you've offended the second brother.
She wouldn't agree to the old man's request either; Yan Bugui's words just now implied that they were talking about the whole family.
Even her daughter could see the trap she was setting in her words.
She was even less likely to fall for it.
So, by making the second son sound a bit more hardworking, he could both refuse the old man and avoid offending Yan Jiefang...
Of course, what the orchid didn't expect was that another big problem was about to hit its way home.
When Yan Jiekuang returns, she will have to go through this trouble all over again.
Yan Bugui, naturally unwilling to give up, suggested that Yang Ruihua go and help.
But Yan Jiecheng realized what was happening and said directly that his mother had to stay at home to take care of Yan Bugui.
Who made it so difficult for Yan Bugui to even walk now? (End of Chapter)