Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai felt much more at ease.
I'm not afraid of Lin Yang speaking up, I'm afraid of him not speaking up.
As for how much money he spends, that's none of his business.
Anyway, the money came from Jia Zhangshi.
As long as Jia Dongxu isn't imprisoned, his reputation won't be ruined.
Otherwise, how could I, a dignified old man from a courtyard house and an eighth-grade worker in a steel mill, teach an apprentice who would end up in jail?
"Yangzi, if you have connections, then put in a good word for Dongxu and pull some strings!" Jia Zhangshi refused to accept Lin Yang's offer to spend money, even though Yi Zhonghai had already told her at home that if she wanted Lin Yang to bail someone out, she would have to spend money.
But she didn't want to spend a single penny. With a fawning smile on her chubby face, she said to Lin Yang, "When Dongxu comes out, I'll make sure he's very grateful to you!"
That's a nice way of saying things.
However, there was absolutely no indication in his words that he intended to give Lin Yang money to "grease the wheels."
Yi Zhonghai, who was standing to the side, frowned.
What's wrong with Jia Zhangshi? We clearly agreed at home that she would pay whatever money was due.
Why did she change when things came to a head?
But at this moment, he didn't want to speak, so he just held his teacup and watched the situation unfold.
Qin Huairu sighed helplessly in her heart. Her mother-in-law was just like her third uncle, both stingy and miserly.
But all the money in the house is kept by her mother-in-law, so even if she has any ideas, she doesn't have the money to do them.
"Oh?" Lin Yang glanced at the silent Yi Zhonghai, then looked at Jia Zhangshi with a mocking smile and said, "So, Aunt Jia, how do you want me to pull some strings and say some nice things?"
Jia Zhangshi pretended to be stupid and said, "It all depends on you, Yangzi. But with your great abilities, you can definitely get our Dongxu out of trouble!"
Lin Yang was speechless upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words.
This person has an incredibly thick skin.
I just said that myself.
Want Jia Dongxu out? No problem!
But that costs money.
But she spent half the day here for nothing, without ever mentioning money.
Isn't this just like making yourself work for free and even have to pay out of your own pocket?
Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was also frowning and remained silent, Lin Yang knew that Jia Zhangshi's words had probably surprised him as well.
But since he still won't speak, then don't blame yourself for being harsh in your criticism of Jia Zhangshi.
Lin Yang said expressionlessly:
"Aunt Jia, since we've come this far, I'll just get straight to the point!"
"You should know that Jia Dongxu wasn't taken away by us this time because he might be involved in organizing gambling!"
"If this one move goes wrong, he could very well end up eating peanuts!"
"I told you before, I have a way to get Jia Dongxu out of trouble!"
"But I'm willing to take the risk of finding connections and leveraging personal relationships, which is already a consideration for us being neighbors!"
"You can't expect me to pay for it!"
"You're asking me to talk and stretch my legs right now?"
"What, you don't want to spend a single penny and just want me to use my connections?"
"My face isn't as big as yours! Putting aside whether I should take any risks in this matter, the bribes alone would cost a lot of money, and I don't have a single penny!"
"If you maintain this attitude, then please leave!"
"Anyway, the person who might end up eating porridge and peanuts isn't my son."
After saying that, Lin Yang didn't even look at Jia Zhangshi and went straight back to the counter to continue rolling out noodles.
"No, no, no, Yangzi, why have you become so impatient!" Yi Zhonghai said immediately when he saw that Lin Yang was about to give up. "Jia Zhangshi is still clear-headed about this kind of thing. Just tell me how much you want first."
Madam Jia also sensed something was wrong and quickly said with a fawning smile, "Yes, yes, Yangzi, don't worry, I didn't say I couldn't afford it!"
"I won't take anything less than five hundred!" After seeing that Jia Zhangshi had relented, Lin Yang put down the rolling pin in his hand, turned his head and said expressionlessly, "It's not that I'm taking advantage of you. If Aunt Jia says it's too much, then you can leave now. I definitely won't stop you."
Lin Yang had already estimated how much the Jia family had, which was at most no more than a thousand yuan.
This is actually quite easy to calculate.
Firstly, when Lao Jia passed away, although the steel mill provided a compensation payment, Jia Dongxu was still young at that time, and Jia Zhangshi had no source of income.
He kept using this pension money, and later, when Jia Dongxu married Qin Huairu, he bought a sewing machine to make a good impression.
By this calculation, Lao Jia's pension is almost depleted.
Later, Jia Dongxu followed in his father's footsteps and went to work at the steel rolling mill.
But he's only a level two fitter now, earning a meager salary of 38.6 yuan a month. He has to make ends meet, and Jia Dongxu also gambles.
Basically, you can't save any money.
Being able to save a thousand yuan is already quite good.
Just as Lin Yang finished saying five hundred, Jia Zhangshi was about to say that she didn't have that much money.
But after hearing Lin Yang's next sentence, she immediately shut her mouth.
She was genuinely afraid that Lin Yang would abandon the business again, so she turned to Yi Zhonghai beside her and said, "Uncle, five hundred yuan is too much. We don't have that kind of money. You are our Dongxu's master, and you earn nearly a hundred yuan a month. Why don't you lend us some money first?"
Yi Zhonghai is in a bind right now.
How did this get back to me?
Although he knew that five hundred yuan was not expensive to save a life, and he did have a lot of money saved up.
But he really didn't want to lend money to Jia Zhangshi.
Having been with the Jia family for so many years, he has already invested a lot of money, but he has never seen any return.
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