Half an hour later, when Sun Dajiang rode his bicycle back to the entrance of the courtyard, he could already smell the aroma of meat wafting from inside.
Just as he was wondering who was poisoning the plants, Yan Bugui had already given him the answer.
"Old Sun, congratulations! Your second son passed the test today and bought a lot of groceries!"
"Really? I don't know what's going on yet! Let's go back and check first, Lao Yan, we'll talk again when we have time."
As he spoke, Sun Dajiang quickly lifted the car over the threshold and hurried home.
"Sigh! This job of guarding the gate is getting harder and harder."
Watching Sun Dajiang's departing figure, Yan Bugui let out a long sigh.
Finally, he gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and headed home, ready to give himself a break.
Not long after Yan Bugui left, Sun Zhengguo's family and Sun Zhengnan and his wife came to the courtyard together.
After a while, Zhou Weimin and his family of three also arrived at the courtyard house...
When it was time for dinner that evening, the Sun family split into two tables. The men who were drinking sat in Sun Dajiang's room, while the women and children sat in Sun Dahe's room.
At the dinner table, everyone was chatting enthusiastically when Sun Zheng'an thought about the matter of dividing the rooms and wanted to ask his father and older brother for their opinions.
"Dad, eldest brother, Director Xia brought up the housing allocation issue today. I'd like to ask for your opinions?"
"Allocating rooms is a good thing. You can make the decision yourself. Why are you asking us?"
Sun Dajiang had an indifferent attitude. His children were all grown up, and it was only a matter of time before they separated. He wouldn't interfere.
"What? Zheng'an, are you implying that you can choose any room you want this time?"
"Yes, brother, what Xia Changchang meant was that there happened to be a vacant apartment, and it was even in a tenement building, so I was thinking..."
After listening to his younger brother's words, Sun Zhengguo nodded and did not raise any objections.
Because nowadays, apartment buildings are the mainstream for housing allocation, and anyone who isn't stupid knows how to allocate them.
As for the potential for appreciation in value of courtyard houses, that's a matter for decades to come.
Besides, that was all hype; living in a courtyard house is actually not comfortable at all.
Putting aside the fact that the apartment is old and dilapidated, the difficulties in heating, accessing water, and taking a bath are undeniable.
The most unacceptable thing has to be going to the toilet; it makes you question the meaning of life.
In short, it has absolutely no advantages.
Therefore, Sun Zhengguo did not entice his younger brother to divide up that courtyard house.
After all, if you want to get rich, you can just buy a few houses after the reform and opening up, there's no need to make yourself live so uncomfortable.
Seeing that no one objected, Sun Zheng'an was secretly pleased and decided to submit the application report tomorrow to avoid any unforeseen complications.
After agreeing on the housing arrangements, Grandpa, seeing his children and grandchildren becoming increasingly successful, happily raised his glass.
"Come on, let's all have a toast together to celebrate Zheng'an becoming the deputy section chief."
"Thank you, Grandpa."
Sun Zheng'an also picked up his glass and stood up, and then everyone raised their glasses together and shouted, "Cheers!"
After drinking that glass of wine, the atmosphere in the room became very harmonious; everyone chatted happily and ate their food…
at the same time.
The atmosphere inside the Yan family's house, which was located not far away, had dropped to freezing point.
Yan Bugui must have been provoked by something tonight, because he got into another argument with his son.
“Jiecheng, I’ll say it again, if you still have this attitude, then… then… then get out of this house.”
"Fine, I'll get out then."
Yan Jiecheng, who was already on the verge of exploding, slammed his chopsticks heavily onto the table, startling everyone else at the table.
The father and son stared at each other, but Yan Jiecheng was not intimidated at all and laid his cards on the table.
“I’ve had enough of this kind of life where I have to calculate every single day. I’m moving out tomorrow and I will never pay another penny.”
Seeing his son's domineering attitude, Yan Bugui was dumbfounded. He only wanted to scare his son and did not intend to drive him away.
The key question is, if the son moves away, who will he ask for the 10 yuan living expenses?
But now that the harsh words had been spoken, Yan Bugui had no time to think. So he stood up, pointed at his son, and began to curse.
"Yan Jiecheng, you're a heartless ingrate, an unfilial son! Fine, if you want to get out, then get out now! I refuse to believe I can't live without you..."
“Let’s go then. I don’t want to stay a day longer than someone as calculating as you. Honey, go pack our things. We’re leaving tonight. Let him scheme against thin air…”
Yan Jiecheng was equally resolute; the father and son were now locked in a fierce battle, neither willing to yield.
As things escalated, with both father and son uttering harsh words, Aunt Yan quickly stepped in to intervene and persuade them, while Zhou Tiemei also tried to calm Yan Jiecheng down.
But all of this was obviously in vain. The father and son had already started arguing and were both angry, so how could they back down?
Meanwhile, the loud noise has already attracted the attention of the neighbors on both sides.
Even the Sun family members, who were drinking and eating, could hear the arguing outside.
Sun Zhengguo never expected that he, who rarely visits the courtyard house these days and hasn't seen any excitement in a long time, would actually witness this event.
So, we have to go and see what's going on.
"Grandpa, Dad, you two keep eating. I'll go out and see what's going on?"
"Oh dear! This is making such a commotion, how are we supposed to eat? Let's all go and see what's going on."
After saying that, Sun Dajiang led the way out of the house, and the others quickly followed, ready to go and see what was going on.
At this moment, a considerable number of people had already gathered in front of the Yan family's house.
As the head of the household, Lin Wencui naturally arrived at the Yan family's house immediately.
To be honest, she was celebrating her son's promotion to deputy section chief tonight when the Yan family suddenly pulled this stunt, and she was very unhappy about it.
Since you've made me unhappy, I won't give you a pleasant look either, so her tone carried a hint of accusation.
"What's going on in your family? Everyone's having dinner so late! Can't you just be quiet for a bit?"
Faced with Lin Wencui's questioning, the Yan family finally stopped arguing.
Yan Bugui, wanting to strike first, quickly came over to report on the matter.
"Auntie, you have to stand up for me! My eldest son has grown up and is planning to abandon his parents and live on his own. He'll be struck by lightning for that!"
Well! I have to say, Yan Bugui's rhythm was quite brilliant.
Before he could finish speaking, the neighbors jumped out one by one, criticizing Yan Jiecheng.
"This Yan Jiecheng is outrageous. He dares to do such a thing just because he's a permanent employee. He's a complete scoundrel."
"Yes, yes! There's no precedent for this in our department. This is simply inhuman."
"Everyone is right. There are no bad parents, only bad children. Respecting the elderly and caring for the young has always been our traditional virtue. Xiaofang and Xiaobao, you must not do this in the future."
"Okay, Dad," the two children replied in unison.
Holy crap, Sun Zhengguo was completely stunned by this move.
He truly deserves to be called the moral sage of the compound and a moral mentor to all worlds.
Putting aside the facts, he speaks eloquently and knowledgeably about moral matters, almost to the point of giving lectures.
However, Sun Zhengguo knew that the people in this courtyard were simply uneducated and didn't understand the meaning of that sentence.
In fact, the saying "No child is without fault, no parent is without fault" comes from the Analects of Confucius.
The real meaning of this statement is that there are no bad children, only bad parents, which mainly emphasizes the importance of parents in children's education.
If Yi Zhonghai knew the true meaning of those words, I wonder what he would think?
It's truly terrifying how uncultured people are!
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