Yan Bugui chuckled twice, cleared his throat, and looked slightly smug, which made Wang Dabao frown.
While the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are locked in a fierce battle, which family are you so smug about?
"To talk about this, we have to start with the Jia family's financial situation. When Old Jia died, he had a sum of money, which was kept by Jia Zhangshi as retirement money. Even when the Jia family was struggling to make ends meet, Jia Zhangshi never offered to give the money to her son and daughter-in-law. Now that Jia Dongxu is dead, it's even less likely that she will give it to them."
"After that, Jia Dongxu was even worse off than his father, Lao Jia. He didn't make any money, and after he passed away, he didn't leave any pension or anything for his family. He just died like that."
"Last time, because of Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai's affair, didn't Jia Zhangshi extort three hundred yuan from Yi Zhonghai? Now Qin Huairu isn't earning much in the kitchen, and Bang Geng needs to pay tuition, so Qin Huairu is thinking of getting some money from Jia Zhangshi."
"Guess what?"
Yan Bugui stared at Wang Dabao with a wide, mischievous grin.
Wang Dabao looked at it and thought, "Hey, I'm listening to this, and you're already keeping me in suspense."
"Hey Lao Yan, you can't do this to me, hurry up!"
Seeing that Wang Dabao was anxious, Yan Bugui chuckled and said, "Actually, Jia Zhangshi has been controlling the family's money for a long time, and Qin Huairu has been dissatisfied with it for a long time. Now it's just an excuse, but as soon as Qin Huairu opens her mouth, Jia Zhangshi not only refuses to give money, but also asks Qin Huairu for alimony, saying that Qin Huairu can't take care of the family and children while she is working, and demands that Qin Huairu give her three yuan every month."
"That's ridiculous. Qin Huairu has to cook after get off work. Now she's asking you for money, but Jia Zhangshi is turning the tables on her and she has to give her some money back. Who can stand that?"
Yan Bugui frowned. "Oh, Da Bao, you don't know, the two of them fought quite a bit. Jia Zhangshi is powerful, isn't she? Before, with Yi Zhonghai protecting the Jia family, she was able to run rampant in the courtyard. But who would have thought that Qin Huairu was no pushover either, and the two of them ended up fighting each other."
"In the end, Banggeng pulled the two apart. Everyone had just finished eating, and by the time they got there, the fight was over."
Wang Dabao breathed a sigh of relief, "So you guys didn't see it after all this time."
"At that time, Qin Huairu's face was covered with scratches and bloodstains, and Jia Zhangshi was not much better off; her face was swollen. Everyone was dumbfounded. They never expected that Qin Huairu, who had endured so much for so many years, would suddenly explode."
"In front of everyone, Qin Huairu laid out all the household expenses and did a thorough accounting with Jia Zhangshi, asking us uncles to judge the matter. Everyone in this courtyard knows that Jia Zhangshi is lazy, gluttonous, and prone to throwing tantrums."
"When the neighbors saw this, they realized that Qin Huairu was right and began to criticize Jia Zhangshi for asking for such an unreasonable amount of alimony. Besides, Qin Huairu's apprentice salary in the kitchen was only a dozen yuan. How could she possibly find three yuan to give to Jia Zhangshi when she was supporting her whole family?"
"In the end, Qin Huairu gritted her teeth and decided that Jia Zhangshi would no longer need to take care of the family. As for the children, Xiao Dang would take care of Huaihua, and Banggeng would also look after his younger sister after school. She decided to send Jia Zhangshi back to her hometown in the countryside to live out her old age. Anyway, Jia Zhangshi had money and wouldn't starve."
Wang Dabao laughed, and couldn't help but sigh that Qin Huairu still had some tricks up her sleeve after turning to the dark side. Jia Zhangshi definitely wouldn't want to go to the countryside to live a hard life. Although she had money, these days money can't buy everything.
I reckon the Jia family is about to undergo a major upheaval.
Yan Bugui smacked his lips, "We tried to persuade her for a long time, but it was no match for Qin Huairu's one sentence. Jia Zhangshi was dumbfounded. She immediately sat on the ground and started throwing a tantrum, refusing to leave no matter what, and even cursed the dead Jia Dongxu."
"But Qin Huairu wouldn't listen to her. She said she would go back to the village tomorrow and call her brothers to send Jia Zhangshi back directly."
"After that, needless to say, Jia Zhangshi finally agreed to take out some money to help the family and give it to Qin Huairu for safekeeping, but Qin Huairu had to promise to take care of her in her old age and not drive her away."
Wang Dabao nodded and stubbed out his cigarette: "I estimate that Jia Zhangshi has at least six or seven hundred yuan on her, right?"
"You're underestimating it. I'd guess it's more than that!"
Yan Bugui held up one finger and gestured to Wang Dabao, saying, "You'll have to come up with at least three to five hundred. Qin Huairu is really putting on a show this time; she definitely won't give up until she gets a satisfactory amount of money."
"Hey, that's not our business. They're just keeping to themselves and not making any money."
After hearing about the Jia family's affairs, Wang Dabao lost interest and wanted to hear something else: "Old Yan, tell me about the most serious of these things?"
Yan Bugui sighed, his expression turning serious, and continued, "Dabao, your question has stumped me. To be honest, the next two things are quite serious. Let me tell you about them in order."
"Alright, stop being so mysterious and just get on with it."
Wang Dabao almost burst out laughing when he saw Yan Bugui's serious face. Anyway, it has nothing to do with you, Yan Bugui, so why are you being so serious?
Yan Bugui got up and ran into the house: "Wait a minute, Da Bao, I'll go pour two cups of tea. I'm thirsty after talking for so long."
A short while later, Yan Bugui came out carrying a teapot and two cups.
"Da Bao, don't mind. This tea is the same one you gave me last time. It's really good. After we finish this one, I'll save it for the New Year."
Wang Dabao almost spat out his tea. "It's only a few months now, and you're already saving it for the New Year?"
"Hurry up and tell me, or I'm leaving."
"No, no, I'll tell you after I have a sip of water."
After pouring the tea, Yan Bugui gulped it down. "When Xu Damao's wife, Qin Jingru, got married, she was pregnant. But when she and Qin Huairu went out, they were hit by a bicycle, and she lost the baby!"
"ah?"
Wang Dabao was a little surprised that it was gone so quickly. But upon closer inspection, it made sense. It was the same old trick; it wouldn't have been able to be hidden any longer.
Yan Bugui said in a way that suggested, "Let me explain in detail: At the time, Qin Jingru was in excruciating pain. She went home and lay in bed for a day. When she went to the hospital for a check-up, she found out that the baby was gone."
"Xu Damao didn't go to work for those two days; he just stayed home drinking. Sigh, what a mess this was. In the end, Xu Damao blamed it all on Qin Huairu, and they ended up fighting again."
"This must have happened more than ten days ago. After that, Da Mao's temper changed. He would ignore everyone and act as if he couldn't see or hear the neighbors talking to him."
Wang Dabao nodded, understanding.
It's undeniable that Qin Jingru faked her pregnancy, and Qin Huairu was definitely involved in it as well.
They must have promised her some benefits, otherwise Qin Huairu wouldn't dare to offend Xu Damao, this "Third Master".
Wang Dabao had no interest in the two things Yan Bugui had mentioned earlier. "And what's next?" he asked.
"Da Bao, wait a minute while I have some tea..."
Yan Bugui picked up his teacup and blew on it. Not daring to keep Wang waiting for long, he poured it down in one gulp.
"That's how it is..."
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