Chapter 156

House collection

"You want the house? No way. The lawsuit has been won and the house belongs to me. As long as I am alive, the house is mine. When I die, the house will belong to you brothers. What does Boss Nie have to do with it?"

Old lady Qiao Hui is making meat filling for dumplings.

After adding some water to the meat stuffing and continuing to beat it, she said, "He is not Qiao Shu's biological son. It's good enough for Qiao Shu to raise him. He also wants our yard. There are not enough for all the sisters in our Qiao family. He is just wishful thinking."

Qiu Tianhai said, "If we want his old wife, it might be easier. But I think the new one is smart. Just looking at her eyes, she's a difficult one to deal with."

Qiao Hui smiled and said, "No matter how hard she tries to entangle him, Beijing is not a place for her to run wild. So, why did Boss Nie come here specifically to ask for our yard?"

Qiu Tianhai said, "I don't think so. I guess he came here for a meeting or to study. He has no face to take this house."

Qiao Hui believed it very well. "That's right. He can get whatever he wants from our Qiao family."

Well, their family has a nice idea.

It's not easy to move into a new house.

After going out for dinner with Guo Bin, she got to know some of Guo Bin's good friends in Beijing. After returning, Chen Lina started to tidy up the bed sheets and quilt covers.

She brought all these things with her, and she just needed to replace the ones on Guo Bin's quilt.

However, there was only one bed in the one-bedroom, one-living room house, so the three Nie Weimin brothers had to stay in a guesthouse for one night.

The guesthouse is not expensive, only two yuan a night, but in a place like Beijing, you can't stay there just on your own. You have to go to the Qianmen Hotel to get a letter of introduction from the hotel office.

So, Nie Gong took Nie Weimin to open the introduction letter, Chen Lina was busy cleaning the house, and Erdan was of course the one mopping the floor and wiping the windows.

After cleaning up, she ate some of the dried grapes she brought from home. It was already eight o'clock in the evening, so she took Sandan and her sister upstairs.

Just upstairs, Old Wang and his family were watching their brand new TV when they heard someone knocking on the door.

"Hello, Master. I'm a cadre who's here to study at the Party School. I'll be staying downstairs in your house for a few days. I'd like to go upstairs to get to know my relatives. Your house smells so good. The food must be delicious." Chen Lina said as she handed over a bag of raisins.

"Hello, hello, officers who are here to learn. The boy you brought is very energetic." Old Wang took the grapes and looked at Sandan. The boy looked handsome, wearing a small army green cotton jacket and carrying a cotton doll on his back. He quickly said, "It's cold outside. Come in and sit down."

Chen Lina then went in.

When Sandan saw the black and white TV in the living room, which was broadcasting the news, he was curious and went to the front.

Old Wang asked a few questions about where the man was from. When he heard that he was from a distant frontier, even Aunt Wang who was in the bedroom came out.

"I heard that the wages are high where you are and there are frontier subsidies. How much can an ordinary worker earn in a month?" asked Aunt Wang.

Chen Lina said, "An ordinary worker, fifty a month."

The two old men looked at each other and said, "The salary in the mainland is not that high. My daughter also works in a woolen textile factory and she only makes thirty a month."

"Did you give birth to this son?" Because Chen Lina was young, the two old people were a little skeptical.

Chen Lina also confessed, "I am a stepmother, but I raised him since he was young, so he is almost like my biological son."

As the saying goes, a neighbor is worse than a distant relative. After a few more words, they became familiar with each other. Chen Lina said, "Auntie Wang, can you help me find a place to live? I have many children and people at home, but I only have one bed. I want to know if anyone has a wooden bed. I will pay any price. Otherwise, my child will have to sleep on the floor. Is that okay?"

"That's not a big deal. Tomorrow I'll mobilize everyone in the building to make a bed for you. We can't let the children stay in a guesthouse in the cold." Aunt Wang waved her hand, and the matter was done.

When Nie Gong brought Nie Weimin back with the letter of introduction, both of them were almost frozen.

"They say our Umayyi is a frontier, but I've never been this cold before. I'm frozen hard here." Nie Weimin was shivering from the cold, and he started singing "The north wind is blowing, the snowflakes are floating..."

This is Yang Xier's singing segment in "The White-Haired Girl".

"You know, there's no heating in the guesthouse, only a stove. I went in and saw that it was filled with dead chimney smoke. I think we're going to freeze to death there," he said to Erdan.

Erdan has a hot body and is not afraid of the cold, but he still refuses to wear a sweater. "What's the matter? It's just one night anyway. Mom has just borrowed the bed. It's just one night. Just bear with it."

January in Beijing is really cold.

Nie Weimin really didn't want to stay in a guesthouse, so he said to Chen Lina, "Mom, let's just stay in the living room for the night. Tomorrow we brothers will go find a bed and use it as a living room. Is that okay? The guesthouse is really cold."

Nie Gong had just arrived at the guesthouse and had a look around. He felt a little disappointed. After thinking for a while, he said, "How about this? Weimin, Weiguo and I will go to sleep together. Dandan, you, your mother and your sister will stay here and take care of your mother. Is that okay?"

Sandan was of course happy. "Don't worry, I can make milk and change diapers. My sister won't cry unless she follows me. You guys hurry up."

"Dad, I don't want to stay in a guesthouse. I'd rather spend the night on a chair in the living room." Nie Weimin really didn't want to go.

But if you lie on a chair in the living room all night, you'll definitely catch a cold.

Nie Gong thought for a moment and said to his two sons, "I will take you two to Tiananmen Square to watch the flag-raising ceremony at five o'clock tomorrow morning. Let's go."

Well, when they heard that they could go to watch the flag-raising ceremony, the two children left happily.

The next morning at around eight o'clock, Nie Weimin and Erdan watched the flag-raising ceremony and returned home satisfied. They were talking to Chen Lina about how mighty and handsome the people's soldiers were when Guo Bin came again.

"Tell me, Nie Weimin, do you want to go to the zoo to see the animals, or climb up the city wall at Badaling, or the Forbidden City, where the emperor lived in the old society? We can go there too. Tell me, where do you want to go?"

"Zoo!"

"Library!" Erdan and Nie Weimin, they are always at odds with each other.

But Nie Gong said, "Editor-in-Chief Guo, if you really want to take them out to play, why not go to the Forbidden City? After all, it has historical significance and there aren't many people there. It's just that the tickets are a bit expensive. I'll pay for them. As for other places, we'll be in Beijing for about a month, so I'll take them there slowly then."

When Guo Bin heard this, he took Nie Weimin and his two brothers and left.

Nie Gong was still wondering at this moment, "I didn't realize, Chen Lina, how Nie Weimin is so good at making friends. Guo Bin and I don't have much friendship, but he let us live in his heated house, and he served us for a long time yesterday, and today he is going to take his brothers out to play. To be honest, I don't have such a good friend."

Chen Lina smiled and said, "Of course you are. Look at your best friend Leng Qi, who keeps an eye on your property every day. Nie Gong, if you stay in the lab every day, I will probably be your only friend."

Nie Gong doesn't think so. "I still have friends like Gao Dayong and Yu Lianhai. Didn't you say that they won't visit unless it's important? But if you really need help, they will stick by you."

He and Chen Lina both have important things to do.

In Beijing, since they didn't have a car, they could only take the bus.

So, holding her sister, the two of them ran to the Party School to report the news. When reporting, of course, Nian Gong was waiting outside holding her sister, while Chen Lina went in alone.

It's really cold in Beijing in winter.

Chen Lina came out and saw that her sister's nose was frozen blue.

Besides, my sister will always be like this. As long as Chen Lina is not around, she will be fine no matter who holds her.

As soon as she came back, she looked aggrieved, with her little mouth pouted and looking pitiful, and she came to ask for a hug.

Sitting on the bus, Chen Lina held her sister in her arms and said, "I shouldn't have given birth to her. You said you already have three children. I didn't have any children in my previous life and I don't like children. Why did I give birth to her?"

It not only delays her work, but also her studies, and her ability to be a beautiful little princess. It really makes her suffer.

"Wow, this girl is so pretty, like a doll." An old lady looked up and saw that it was a woman holding a child, so she immediately offered her a seat, "Come on, sit here quickly, don't get tired."

The famous Beijing aunts are responsible and talkative. They reached out and teased their younger sister, then persuaded Chen Lina, "Don't be dissatisfied with having a son or a daughter. When we are old, they will grow up and become beautiful daughters. How nice it will be to look at them. Look at this watch of mine, which was given to me by my daughter. This scarf was knitted by my daughter herself. I tell you, having any other child is not as good as having a daughter."

People crowded on the bus, sticking to each other, and everyone said, "Yes, they say that sons are the face and daughters are the inside. Comrade, this daughter is your intimate little cotton-padded jacket, you can't despise her."

It was as if Chen Lina was disliked because she gave birth to a concubine.

Is Chen Lina dissatisfied because she gave birth to a concubine? She is unhappy because her status has dropped from a little princess to Snow White's stepmother since she gave birth to a concubine.

My sister's eyes were full of tears. When she saw her mother burst into laughter, she pursed her lips and burst into laughter.

A car full of people followed her, all laughing happily.

In fact, Chen Lina just said a few angry words. If she said she didn't love her daughter, she would only have one in two lifetimes. Is that possible?

After getting off the bus, the two of them had to go to court with the map.

When the comrades from the court heard the purpose of Nie Bozhao's visit, of course the first thing they wanted was evidence.

The other party sued you and the court sent you a letter. Why didn't you come to respond at that time? After the case was judged, you came again. You have to produce evidence.

Of course, Mr. Nie brought evidence with him. He handed over the adoption certificate with the fingerprints of Huang Guilan and Mr. Nie, his own household registration file, and the will that Qiao Shu had written at the time.

"Comrade Nie Bozhao, first of all, I would like to extend my most sincere greetings to you and thank you for your contributions to the Republic in the oil system." As soon as the judge looked at the file, he stood up and shook hands.

Well, today's workers are like future superstars. Because of their qualifications and honors, they are respected and admired wherever they go.

"But, at the beginning of the trial, a court notice was sent to your Hongyan Military Region, and you responded, saying that you would be present as scheduled. However, you did not show up once in the three trials. We also pronounced the verdict in accordance with the laws and regulations of the country." The judge spread his arms and said, "I sympathize with you, but I can't help you. How about you sue Qiao Hui's family now, file a lawsuit, resubmit evidence, and strive to overturn the verdict?"

After hearing what happened, the laborer prepared to go back and write a complaint.

But Chen Lina couldn't agree. She said, "Wait a minute, Nie Gong is clearly in Umayyad and has almost never been back to Hongyan. How could he have received a subpoena from the court and then responded to it?"

"Ma'am, you can just file a new lawsuit. What's the point of getting tangled up in this now?" The judge was a little impatient.

"Of course it is useful. Because we don't have that much time to fight a lawsuit, and you, the judge, seem to respect the worker on the surface, but in fact, you are shirking this matter and passing the buck. I want to see the return order now, because the worker himself can confirm that he has not sent a return order to the court."

Needless to say, it must be Qiu Tianhai's fault.

He should have gone to Hongyan himself to pick up the court summons and mailed the receipt himself. Wouldn't this have allowed him to hide the fact from the worker and avoid the fault of not appearing in court to answer the lawsuit?

What a despicable thing.

"The case has been decided and it's a done deal. So what do you think we should do?" the judge said as he stood up, apparently intending to leave.

Chen Lina saw that he was shirking responsibility, so she said directly, "I want to sue your court because the reason why this case was judged without a defendant is entirely due to your negligence. For example, when the worker was not present, who was the one who identified the handwriting on the receipt as his? I now want to verify the handwriting, and then formally sue your court."

The judge was probably the first person in history who dared to sue the court. He stood there for a long time, because he guessed that Nie Gong was an intellectual and easy to talk to, so he said, "Comrade Nie Bozhao, you are an educated person and understand the difficulties of our court. Please persuade your family. How can anyone sue the court in this world?"

The judge thought that Nie Bozhao would act as a peacemaker and persuade his wife to leave.

Who would have thought that he would slam the file on the table and directly say, "Yes, I have decided. I will sue your court right now. If your court does not accept the lawsuit, I will file a lawsuit with the Intermediate People's Procuratorate. This case was originally a problem during your review process. Why do you want us to run around so much?"

Instead of running around, you might as well spend more time at home with your sister, right?

When the judge was hearing the case, he probably didn't expect that the person he had offended would be such a famous national advanced worker.

So, since I didn’t dare to make the decision myself, I went to see the presiding judge.

After a while, the presiding judge came and apologized to Nie Gong again and again. He also said that he would look into the case carefully and invited Nie Gong and his wife to have lunch with them before leaving.

The laborer and his wife were in a hurry to go home to feed their little sister. They had no time to eat. So they went home in a hurry.

Chen Lina cooked by herself in the evening. The three Nie Weimin brothers went to watch the flag-raising ceremony this morning and visited the Forbidden City during the day. They almost broke their legs. Guo Bin bought each of them a small toy as a souvenir of the trip, and they are playing with it.

Seeing Chen Lina making stretched noodles, Guo Bin stayed and prepared to eat a bowl.

After hearing about Nie Gong's situation, he said, "Who is your teacher? When they talk about you in meetings, they always say, Nie Bozhao, you were my student, and it was not easy for you to stay in the frontier during the most difficult years. And you know so many people there and have so many connections, why don't you ask them to find a way to resolve this matter, but have to go to the court and go through the procedures yourself?"

Chen Lina brought out the noodles and said, "It's not appropriate to go up there and look for connections and favors just for your own little yard. Besides, we have the upper hand. We can produce adoption certificates, wills, and everything else. It's just a matter of running a few more steps. Why bother others?"

To be honest, even if you have connections that go far beyond heaven, you can't do this kind of thing.

Good steel should be used on the blade.

Guo Bin picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks and said, "Hey, this is oil-splashed noodles, Director Chen, your cooking skills have improved again. It's wide and thin, and it's chewy. It's really delicious."

"This is called lazy noodles. You just need to knead the dough, stretch it and you can eat it. You don't need to add sauce. I'm not familiar with the vegetable market yet, so Aunt Wang upstairs bought the radish and cabbage for me. Let's try it and see how it tastes."

The cold dishes prepared by Miss Chen taste better than those prepared by others.

Guo Bin saw the Nie Weimin brothers digging their rice, so he also hurriedly started digging. "When I eat in the canteen in Beijing, I only eat one bowl of rice. No, I have to eat three bowls here. After eating enough, I can go out and run two laps. But I must eat three bowls."

Just three days later, the Intermediate People’s Court, for the first time, declared the trial result invalid. With a loud bang, the two courtyards were built and returned to Nie Zhao’s name.

Well, once the worker gets the letter printed out by the court and stamped with it, he can go and reclaim his own yard.

Of course, he thought it was simple. He could go in and show this thing to Qiao Hui and force her to move out, but Chen Lina didn't think so.

Can you force someone like Qiao Hui away?

That's impossible.

It was Chen Lina's first time visiting, and she brought her three sons with her. She knocked on the door and walked in.

When Qiao Hui heard this, she was surprised. The lawsuit was invalid and the house still belonged to Nie Bozhao. Is this woman here to take back the house?

Qiu Tianhai happened to be at home, so he laughed and said, "Director Chen, don't joke. The case is closed. This house belongs to us. Look, there are so many tenants in the front, and my mother is still living in the back. I don't believe you can drive the old lady out."

Chen Lina said, "I have never thought of kicking the old lady out. I will give you 15 days to move out of here. As for the previous tenant, we will not rent to her anymore.

Because we have other uses for this house. I have said it today and posted the notice outside. If you don’t leave within 15 days, I will call the police. Do you understand?"

Qiu Tianhai's lover, his brother Qiu Tianliang's family, and Old Master Qiu, the whole family are here today. But Old Master Qiu is as scared as a turtle in front of Qiao Hui.

But outside, he has such a bad temper that the whole alley would tremble if he started to quarrel.

"You stinky beggar, ah, where did you come from? You stinky beggar, why are you here to beg for a house? Damn it, I have lived here for many years. This is my place. Get out of here right now. You are even calling the police. Let me tell you, the chief of the Xuanwu District Police Station is my eldest nephew. Go call the police and see if they will send police for you."

Oh, this is being arrogant.

Chen Lina's voice was not loud enough to outsound the old man, and of course, she was also afraid that it would not be enough to attract more onlookers, so she patted Erdan on the shoulder and said, "Weiguo, you go ahead."

As for Erdan's voice, it was enough to scare the people in a shady factory without a loudspeaker.

He stood in front of the old man, raised his neck, and said in a loud and clear voice, "This is my grandmother's house. She left it to my father in her will, and the court also awarded it to us. It belongs to us now."

His voice was too loud, and he was yelling directly at Old Master Qiu, making Old Master Qiu's ears buzz.

The old man got angry when he heard this. "You stinky beggar, how dare you talk to your grandfather like that? Do you know how to respect the elderly?"

Bang! He actually slapped Erdan.

Chen Lina was immediately furious when she saw this, and she turned around and slapped Qiu Tianhai in the face, "Qiu Tianhai, your father wants people to respect the elderly, but does he love the young?"

"Hey, why are you hitting someone?" When Qiu Tianhai's wife saw her husband being beaten, she rolled up her sleeves and came out.

Nie Weimin pushed Chen Lina back and thrust his chest out. "It was your father who was disrespectful and hit my brother first."

Qiao Hui got angry and slapped Nie Weimin in the face. "What? An old man can't hit a child, so what if I hit you?"

But are Nie Weimin easy to bully?

Just when Qiao Hui was taking advantage of her age and raising her hand to hit him, he suddenly clenched his fists, thrust his head forward, and directly reached out to the old lady's forehead. Then, he said fiercely, "Go ahead and hit me."

Although the old lady was fierce, she had never seen such a thin and fierce young man. She raised her hand and said directly, "If you want me to move, I tell you, wait and see. Even if Tiananmen Square is moved, I will not move. You drive an excavator to demolish it, then I tell you, I will sit here and would rather be crushed into a meat pie than move out."

With a bang, she closed the door.

Erdan and Nie Weimin were completely confused and asked Chen Lina, "Mom, what should we do? This old lady looks difficult to deal with."

You have the documents, but you can't force them to leave, you can't get the house, and everything is useless.

Chen Lina crossed her arms and looked at the wall. She said, "I'm going to write a line of big words here. From now on, you two will have to work hard here every day for us. If anyone dares to scribble or make changes, you must fight him to the end. In half a month, we will come back to collect the house."

Sandan was shivering with cold as he was painting the wall with whitewash. After he finished, he asked Chen Lina for paint.

Chen Lina looked at her three sons and asked Nie Weimin to write, "Write me a few words in big letters: We sell real cool, brocade, velvet and other fabrics here. Large quantities, good prices, long-term wholesale."

Old lady, this place is the wholesale cloth distribution office of my woolen textile factory. From now on, you just prepare to be annoyed to death.