"Hey, if your grandma married that old man, would you be happy?" Lin Yang put away his cigarette and said with a smile.
"I'm so happy!" Banggeng said excitedly, "If Uncle Yi is my grandpa, then I can live at Uncle Yi's house from now on!"
"Of course!" Lin Yang nodded and said, "Not only will you be able to live at Uncle Yi's house from now on, everything in Uncle Yi's house will be yours!"
"They're all mine!" Bang Geng's eyes lit up immediately.
He even unconsciously started drooling as he said, "So, when Grandpa eats, I can eat with him too, right?"
"That's for sure!" Lin Yang coaxed patiently.
"From now on, you can not only share food with him, but he'll even spend your old man's salary on you!!"
"After all, this old man has no sons or grandsons. If he marries your grandmother, you will be his only grandson!"
"Then, you'll be able to do whatever you want!"
Upon hearing this, Banggeng's eyes lit up and he said, "Is all the money in that old man's house mine? I saw a lot of money under the old man's kang (heated brick bed) before. If I could take a dollar or two, I could buy candy!"
Lin Yang glanced at the old man whose expression was ashen, and finally said to him with absolute certainty:
"Of course!"
"You can use all that money, let alone candy!"
"Even with canned fruit, you'll eat one can and then throw the rest away!"
These words made Bang Geng's mouth water, and he looked at the old man in front of him with great longing.
Just then, Lin Yang suddenly spoke up: "But hey, your grandpa might not necessarily marry your grandma later."
"Ah!" Bang Geng's vision of the future vanished in an instant.
He looked at Lin Yang in confusion and asked, "Why, Uncle Lin?"
"I don't know either!" Lin Yang shook his head.
Seeing Banggeng's bowed head, Lin Yang added, "But Banggeng, if you really want Uncle Yi to marry your grandma, then Uncle Lin has a way."
"What!" Banggeng suddenly raised his head and said with great eagerness, "Uncle Lin, what's your idea?!"
Lin Yang rubbed the cigarette in his hand and looked at Bang Geng, saying:
"Wait until I call you!"
"You should immediately rush up and hug the old man's leg, crying and shouting that you will take good care of him when you grow up, so that he can rest assured and marry your grandmother!"
"If he doesn't agree, just keep crying and hugging his leg, and keep saying that you've always been his grandfather! You'll definitely take care of him in the future!"
Upon hearing this, Banggeng immediately nodded happily and said:
"Filial piety?"
"Uncle Lin, is being filial like my dad, eating the biggest steamed bun and letting grandma and mom eat the smallest one, eating two eggs and letting grandma and mom share one, considered filial piety?"
"Then I will definitely be filial!"
Lin Yang was stunned. He glanced at Jia Zhangshi and said, somewhat speechlessly, "Bang Geng, how do you know this is filial piety?"
“Because every time my dad does this, my grandma says you’re so filial!” Banggeng said without hesitation.
Goodness, Lin Yang understands now.
This Jia Zhangshi is only fierce to people; at home, she can only offer sarcastic remarks to Jia Xudong.
However, he didn't care about the Jia family's upbringing; you could interpret it that way.
Therefore, Lin Yang said with a smile, "Great idea! Do whatever you want to be filial, but don't forget what Uncle Lin taught you later!"
In order to be able to eat one can of fruit and throw it away at a time, Bang Geng immediately declared that he would never forget.
After finishing speaking with Bang Geng, Liu Haizhong took a sip of tea and looked at everyone with an old-fashioned air, saying:
"Gentlemen, everyone is aware of what just happened in our courtyard!"
"After Uncle Yi and Jia Zhangshi got together, they had another fight!"
Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai realized something was amiss!
What do you mean by "getting together"?
He quickly looked at Liu Haizhong and said, "Hey Lao Liu, when did I get together with Jia Zhangshi? You can't just say things like that!"
Madam Jia, looking displeased, wanted to speak.
But Qin Huairu pulled her aside and whispered, "Mom, let's not talk now. The most important thing is to act pitiful!"
She knew perfectly well that they couldn't be too forceful, or the neighbors would definitely dislike them.
Helpless, Madam Jia could only remain silent.
Liu Haizhong was a little annoyed. He rarely got to preside over a college-wide meeting on his own, and now this old man had to interrupt.
"Old Yi, as someone who experienced this firsthand, it's best if you don't say anything!"
Yi Zhonghai frowned and looked at Liu Haizhong: "Hey Lao Liu, am I not allowed to speak?"
Liu Haizhong nudged Yan Fugui, who was standing next to him, with his foot.
Upon receiving the signal, Yan Fugui coughed, looked at Yi Zhonghai, and said:
"Old Yi, let me say something fair!"
"Originally, the general meetings of the entire hospital were convened by us three stewards!"
"You should be familiar with the process. When you're asked to explain, you'll definitely be given a chance. But Lao Liu hasn't explained things clearly yet, and you've already started talking. Isn't that against the procedure?"
"You were the one who set this procedure. Just because so many neighbors have followed it, does that mean you have special privileges as the person in charge?"
Yi Zhonghai opened his mouth below, but ultimately said nothing.
But a sense of helplessness welled up inside me.
He had always presided over college-wide meetings before and had never experienced this feeling before.
The expressions of the neighbors looking at Yi Zhonghai also changed.
The prestige and authority he had built up over the years were gradually disappearing.
Even Sha Zhu muttered to the deaf old woman, "Won't this old man end up losing his position as the head steward?"
The deaf old woman tapped Sha Zhu with her cane and said speechlessly, "You'd better hope things don't go wrong!"
She knew that if Yi Zhonghai really couldn't keep his position as the eldest uncle, then Sha Zhu would have no one to protect him in the courtyard anymore.
After Yi Zhonghai stopped speaking, Liu Haizhong nodded in satisfaction, then looked at everyone and said:
"Old Yi and Jia Zhangshi are having a conflict, and as their neighbors, we have a responsibility to try to mediate!"
At this moment, Xu Damao suddenly grinned mischievously:
"Second Uncle, if you ask me, since First Uncle and First Aunt divorced a long time ago, it's perfect timing for him to marry Aunt Jia now!!"
He and Sha Zhu often had conflicts, and the old man always sided with Sha Zhu.
Now that he can marry this notorious shrew, Jia Zhangshi, how could he not support him?
Yi Zhonghai sternly rebuked:
"What do you mean by 'marrying at the right time'?"
"I told you, I would never marry Jia Zhangshi!"
He then frowned and looked at Xu Wude, saying, "Old Xu, you should control your son. How dare he interfere in this kind of thing!"
Xu Wude was also someone who thrived on chaos, and he wasn't intimidated by Yi Zhonghai at all. Instead, like Xu Damao, he wore a sly smile and said:
"Old Yi, what my son said is absolutely right!"
"Since you're already involved with Jia Zhangshi, you should just marry her sooner rather than later!"
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