The courtyard house perfectly illustrates the saying that no secret can be kept forever.
The news that the old man wanted to buy a house had spread like wildfire even before February.
Every day, people in the courtyard talk about an old man who wants to buy a house.
The old man was at home arguing with his wife again: "What do you think Old Yi is thinking? Is he making money?"
The third aunt gave him a disapproving look: "Of course! They gave all their savings for their funeral to Sha Zhu, and now their restaurant is booming, they're making a fortune. Unlike us!"
When the topic of "our family" came up, the third uncle couldn't help but cough and sigh. You know, Fatty's family has four children, and his family also has four children, so why is there such a big difference?
Yan Jiecheng is probably the most successful of the four, but he has also mastered Yan Jiecheng's shrewdness and cunning perfectly.
The three uncles and three aunts didn't get any benefit at all.
In particular, Yan Jiecheng has recently gotten involved with Fatty's sister-in-law, Yu Haitang, and now he doesn't even go home anymore.
She abandoned her family to Zhang Hongying, and now she looks at Uncle San's family like they are her enemies!
Not to mention those two good-for-nothings, Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang; they're both in their fifties and sixties and don't have a proper business to run.
As for Yan Jiedi, a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl, so let it go...
The shrewd and calculating Third Uncle keenly sensed something amiss: "What kind of person do you think Old Yi is usually?"
What kind of person is Yi Zhonghai? The third aunt almost blurted out: He's an old silver coin.
Fortunately, he managed to hold back and thought it through before saying, "Old Yi is a reliable person."
The old man's two small eyes darted around: "Yeah, you know, such a steady guy, he wouldn't even go when we tried to get him to trade rebar together, how come he suddenly dared to buy a house?"
The third aunt understood the implied meaning immediately: "You mean..."
The old man slapped the armrest of his chair: "That's it, he probably knows something inside!"
"Inside information? What inside information?" the third aunt asked suspiciously.
The old man glanced at the doorway, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously, "I heard that this area is going to be demolished, and every family will receive compensation. Old Yi must have received advance notice, which is why he's so eager to buy a house and move out."
"..."
At Liu Haizhong's home, he was also talking to his boss about this: "Why does Lao Yi suddenly want to buy a house?"
The second aunt was also very impatient: "So you've made money!"
Liu Haizhong glared at her angrily, but there was nothing he could do.
However, even a good-for-nothing like Uncle San could find out some inside information. Liu Haizhong read the news and newspapers every day, and he also frequently went out to collect intelligence. He knew about the demolition news even earlier than Uncle San.
Liu Haizhong had originally planned to discuss buying a house with his wife, but seeing her attitude and thinking about his two troublesome children, he was utterly disheartened and started drinking alone in silence.
As for who in this courtyard is most concerned about buying a house now, it has to be Smiling Tiger.
There's something that everyone assumes he did.
That was the story of how Bang Geng and Li Ping ran an arcade back then, and it was robbed of everything one night.
But honestly, this wasn't something a smiling tiger told people to do!
The game console, including the TV and game cartridges, were all lent to Bang Geng. Ninety percent of the money Bang Geng earned each day ended up in his pocket.
It's like hiring a long-term worker without spending any money. How could someone as shrewd as Smiling Tiger do something as stupid as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs?
But everyone thought he did it, even Benleihu thought he did it.
Because he occupied the Jia family's house!
Smiling Tiger also had his own grievances. He had planned to use the stick to get close to the people in the courtyard, especially Xu Damao, Chen Yan, and Fatty.
If things work out, great; if not, I can always go back to working with Fatty.
Even stubborn guys like Benleihu and Qinlonghu can be given important positions. With his talent, he can't possibly be worse off than them, right?
But unexpectedly, some greedy bastard stole the stick. Seeing he was drowning in debt and knew the smiling tiger wouldn't let him get away with it, the guy simply ran away...
Left with no other choice, Smiling Tiger took over the Jia family's house, partly to pay off part of the debt, and partly to have a reason to move into the courtyard.
Only the fat man believed from beginning to end that this scheme wasn't set up by the smiling tiger.
Compared to Li Huaide, he was far inferior.
With Li Huaide coming to light, the fat man was certain that what happened back then was what he ordered to be done.
He even used You Fengxia to completely outmaneuver the smiling tiger.
"..."
Smiling Tiger paced around the house like a donkey pulling a millstone for ages before finally steeling himself, grabbing a bottle of wine, and heading towards Thunder Tiger's house.
When he knocked on the door, Chen Yan was just about to eat. She asked in surprise, "Who is it? Little Tiger, why don't you open the door?"
Benleihu has gotten used to Chen Yan calling him "Little Tiger" in private all these years.
Even if it's small, it's still a tiger, cough cough.
As soon as the door opened, Benleihu's face hardened: "What are you doing here?"
The smiling tiger was genuinely afraid of him, and quickly picked up the wine in his hand: "Want a couple of drinks?"
Just as Benlei Hu was about to say, "I don't want to drink, get out," he heard Chen Yan say from inside the room, "Is that Liu Lei? Why isn't he coming in?"
The smiling tiger quickly called out, "Sister Yan, it's me."
Back then, Chen Yan was the eldest of the three of them. After Yang Weimin and Jin Maohu stopped playing with them, it was Chen Yan who took charge of them and led them down a different path.
Unfortunately, both Smiling Tiger and Dragon-Catching Tiger were used to being wild and were unwilling to simply decay in peace.
So, one escaped; the other was crippled.
The smiling tiger entered the house and hurriedly explained his purpose: "Everyone in the courtyard is saying that Yi Zhonghai is going to buy a house. Sister Yan, is that also the case?"
Thunder Tiger retorted irritably, "Buy it! If they're allowed to buy it, then I'm allowed to buy it too!"
As a result, Smiling Tiger didn't believe him and just stared at Chen Yan with longing eyes, which made Thunder Tiger so angry that he almost grabbed a stick.
Chen Yan slapped Benleihu, rolled her eyes, and said to Xiaomianhu, "Buy it! One or two sets are not too few, three or five sets are not too many."
Smiling Tiger clicked her tongue in disbelief. "No wonder she's the boss," she thought, "buying such an expensive house so easily."
The smiling tiger hesitated: "Then, if you buy an apartment building, will you move out of this courtyard house?"
Thunder Tiger interrupted, "Stop talking nonsense. If I had an apartment building, would I stay in this courtyard house and use public toilets every day?"
Benleihu is absolutely right. Things are different now than in the future; courtyard houses have become highly sought after again.
At that time, the courtyard house was synonymous with dirt, disorder and disorder.
People with status are all scrambling to live in apartment buildings.
With heating, sewage system, property management, and a residential community, life here is incredibly convenient.
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