Yu Li stared wide-eyed at her sister: "Why are you suddenly so interested?"
Yu Haitang blushed and said, "Sister, don't worry about it. Will you help me ask?"
Yu Li nodded helplessly, then kicked Yan Jiecheng, who was watching a movie next to her, and said, "Did you hear that? Find a chance to ask Uncle Dabao tomorrow what his impression of Haitang is!"
"ah?"
Yan Jiecheng was also taken aback, and after a moment he said, "Wait, if this works out, what should we call Haitang? Auntie?"
These words made Yu Li and Yu Haitang laugh.
"Call it whatever you want, it's not even close to being finalized yet, and you're already worrying about it."
Yu Li glared at Yan Jiecheng, then looked at her sister, "Haitang, you need to be prepared. This morning I mentioned to Wang Dabao about introducing someone to me, but he didn't agree, saying he wanted freedom or something."
Upon hearing this, Yu Haitang's smile immediately vanished. She simply said "Oh" and lowered her head.
Yu Li turned her head and saw that Yan Jiecheng had started watching a movie again. She immediately became furious and slapped him on the back.
"What's wrong now?"
Yan Jiecheng shuddered and asked Yu Li with a wronged expression.
“There’s one more thing. Talk to Dad about it again tomorrow and try to show another movie before the New Year so we can earn more money.” Yu Li glared at him. “Did you hear that? This is of utmost importance.”
"I heard it, I heard it."
Yan Jiecheng readily agreed.
......
Even though the deaf old lady's eyes were on the screen, her mind was just as sharp as anyone else's.
Why is she so concerned about He Yushui? Could it be that she really cares about He Yushui?
That's not entirely true.
Previously, the deaf old lady could walk around the courtyard with impunity, and everyone respected her. This was entirely due to Yi Zhonghai's promotion of respect for the elderly in the courtyard. With Yi Zhonghai backing her up, she lived a comfortable life.
But that's no longer the case. Circumstances are beyond human control, and Yi Zhonghai has lost power!
It will be difficult to climb back to the position of "Grandpa" these days. Don't even think about it for the next two years. Haven't you seen how lively Liu Haizhong has become in the courtyard since he became "Grandpa"?
But she's an old woman, how many more years does she have left to live? If she doesn't make plans soon, life will become difficult.
Now, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, Wang Dabao, and Xu Damao are working together to exclude Yi Zhonghai and Shazhu, making the old lady uncomfortable in the courtyard.
Don't be fooled by Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui's respectful demeanor when they meet; they completely disregard their ancestor when they turn their backs.
Not to mention Wang Dabao and Xu Damao, to put it bluntly, they don't even treat her like a human being to her face.
So when she realized He Yushui's intentions, the deaf old lady also started to have her own ideas.
If He Yushui and Wang Dabao really get together, then as He Yushui and Shazhu's grandmother, she can also benefit from it. At least in terms of matters, Wang Dabao will have to take care of her on the surface.
She understood the relationship between Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai better than anyone else.
Although Yi Zhonghai treated Sha Zhu well, Sha Zhu was mostly used. To be fair, the deaf old lady was still on Sha Zhu's side.
Her relationship with Yi Zhonghai was more like mutual exploitation.
Once Wang Dabao becomes Sha Zhu's brother-in-law, Yi Zhonghai will no longer be able to make a move on Sha Zhu, otherwise he won't be able to get past Wang Dabao.
From the perspective of the deaf old woman, don't think that just because Yi Zhonghai has been a big shot for so many years, he is a match for Wang Dabao when it comes to scheming.
She overheard the two old ladies roasting melon seeds in the backyard talking about this today: Yi Zhonghai actually wanted to persuade Sha Zhu to go and get help from the Jia family!
This incident infuriated the deaf old woman so much that she couldn't catch her breath for a long time, and in her heart she cursed Yi Zhonghai's ancestors for eighteen generations.
The deaf old woman asked herself if she could do this, even if it were for the sake of her old age, she couldn't bring herself to do something like ending her family line.
Although both she and Yi Zhonghai were childless, she didn't want to see her "grandson" Sha Zhu become childless!
Even if Sha Zhu agrees, she'll ruin it even if it kills her.
Forming cliques is not something her grandson should do!
She was hoping to live a couple more years so she could see Sha Zhu get married and have a wife.
Sending Yi Zhonghai to find out Wang Dabao's opinion was a last resort, since she and Wang Dabao didn't get along; otherwise, she would have acted as the intermediary herself.
Sha Zhu glanced at the cleanliness of the courtyard and looked a little worried.
Last time it was just sunflower seeds and peanut shells, but this time it's even worse, with sweet potato shells added. Those things are everywhere when you step on them, and they're really hard to clean up.
After glancing at Yu Li's sweet potato stall and then at Qin Huairu's tea stall, Sha Zhu sighed and looked away.
Sha Zhu had carefully considered Yi Zhonghai's suggestion to form a network of allies, and he realized he couldn't bring himself to do such a thing.
The Jia family is indeed in a difficult situation right now, but he can only help them out on ordinary days; there's nothing else to discuss.
He was still dreaming of his own peaceful life, so what was the point of him going to the Jia family to help Jia Dongxu raise his child?
He did indeed like Qin Huairu, but that was based on the desire to take advantage of her.
He gave things to the Jia family and Qin Huairu, hoping to get something back from Qin Huairu as well. After all, he was a bachelor, so why couldn't he have this kind of hobby?
At this moment, Qin Huairu had already begun to pack up the tea stall, thinking about the money she had earned that day, and worrying that Jia Zhangshi might try to take it.
She looked up at the bustling courtyard and, like Yu Li, hoped that another movie would be shown before the New Year, otherwise her family would have a hard time.
Jia Dongxu's disability compensation hasn't been received yet, and she can't start working until after the New Year. Suddenly, household expenses have become a problem. If this small tea stall can get going, at least the adults and children in her family won't go hungry.
Qin Huairu had long known that her husband and mother-in-law were watching her from behind the window, but she didn't care. She would respond to anyone who came to talk to her, because if she didn't hold this family together, it would fall apart.
She can leave then, but what about the child?
If we can't take the piglet with us, are we supposed to let her take the two little ones to live in the countryside?!
All she can do now is take it one step at a time. Once she starts working at the steel mill, she'll become a worker, earn a salary, and be able to support her family.
Xu Damao kept glancing at Yu Haitang, then at the female teachers, and also kept an eye on the film's progress. When he was narrating, he was thinking about how to make himself sound cultured, which kept him very busy.
Judging from Yu Haitang's attitude towards him, he probably has no chance, but since Wang Dabao hasn't made any statement, he still has hope.
Xu Damao was confident in his own qualities; every time he went to the countryside, the commune cadres would try to introduce him to potential partners.
Those girls were just as beautiful as Yu Haitang, they were just from rural areas.
Otherwise, Xu Damao would have already won the heart of a beautiful woman!
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