Whether man or woman, when they like each other, they see only good qualities. But when conflicts arise, all those good qualities become invisible, and all they see are the flaws.
Feelings are different from other things. Other things can be repaired when they break, but when feelings develop cracks, they can't be replaced like other things.
Once they argue, they'll argue again. As long as one person is restless, the family will never be harmonious. Liu Guangtian, who had been married for less than a year, was already in a relationship crisis.
Although Liu Guangtian took Yu Haitang back, the two of them still harbored some resentment. Yu Haitang, eager to improve herself, spent more and more time with Xu Damao.
Xu Damao may not have many other skills, but he is quite adept at manipulating women. Although Xu Damao is infertile, it doesn't stop him from finding women.
Everyone in the courtyard knew Xu Damao's personality. Seeing Yu Haitang and Xu Damao getting closer and closer, Liu Guangtian felt uneasy.
Although nothing happened between the two, Liu Guangtian felt as if he had been stabbed in the heart. Sha Zhu and Yu Li had tried to persuade him, but the strong-willed Yu Haitang simply wouldn't listen.
She still kept in touch with Xu Damao every day. Sha Zhu had even approached Xu Damao about this. This led to an argument between Yu Haitang and her sister and brother-in-law. After that, Sha Zhu stopped getting involved, because he knew he couldn't control it anyway.
Driven solely by ambition and a desire to rise above others, Yu Haitang had long since lost her senses. She was unaware of the profound damage her frequent contact with Xu Damao was inflicting on Liu Guangtian.
The couple's relationship deteriorated. They would argue every few days. After each argument, Yu Haitang would choose to continue seeing Xu Damao.
No one knows how to deal with a woman who lacks boundaries. Yu Li has tried talking to her sister, but each time it ends badly.
Everyone knows that Liu Guangtian isn't to blame for this. Even Yu Haitang's parents couldn't do anything about their daughter.
It wasn't that no one had approached Xu Damao. Even if Xu Damao ignored Yu Haitang, Yu Haitang would still try to get close to him. Besides Xu Damao, Yu Haitang also frequently approached the head of the publicity department and other leaders.
Although he knew Yu Haitang was restless and didn't want to be alone, he never expected her to go to such lengths for advancement. Wei Hua could only watch helplessly as Yu Haitang's situation unfolded.
He didn't have a deep relationship with Yu Haitang. If it weren't for Liu Guangtian and Sha Zhu, Wei Hua might not have even said hello if he had seen her.
Other people's business is their business. Wei Hua wouldn't meddle in other people's affairs, but would instead focus on the other Yan family's business.
Seeing that the repayment date had arrived, Wei Hua first went to the local street office and then explained the situation again.
The written agreement was, after all, written in the presence of street office staff. The street office staff also acted as guarantors. Now that the repayment date has arrived, the street office staff accompanied Wei Hua to the courtyard house.
"Yan Bugui, it's time to pay back the 500 coins you borrowed from Weihua. You've only paid interest for less than six months, so give me back both the interest and the principal now!"
"If you don't return it, then your house will have to go to Weihua. After all, you used the house as collateral back then."
Upon hearing the words of the street office staff, Yan Bugui's face darkened. Despite the Yan family's efforts for over two months, they hadn't even raised the initial capital. In those two months, everyone in the Yan family had worked extremely hard, but they had only managed to scrape together about 100 yuan.
Of this, over fifty yuan was Yan Jiecheng's salary. The rest of the Yan family only earned about forty yuan in two months.
The Yan family's total wealth amounted to only about 460 yuan. Even if Yan Bugui wanted to repay the money, he didn't have that much.
“Hua Zi, we can’t give you another year or two. Our family really can’t pay back that much money. Let alone the interest, we can’t even raise the principal.”
“You’re now the workshop director of the steel rolling mill, earning a little over a hundred yuan a month. Can’t you just let it go like this? It’s not that we don’t want to pay back the money, it’s just that our family can’t afford to pay it back.”
“500 yuan is an astronomical figure for our family, but it’s only three months’ salary for you. Can you please let it go for the sake of our past relationship?”
Hearing Yan Bugui's words, everyone in the courtyard was amused. If it were just a few dollars, they would have waived it. But this was nearly 600 dollars, including principal and interest, and Yan Bugui had just casually made it disappear.
Even the people from the neighborhood committee couldn't stand it anymore. They never expected Yan Bugui to be so shameless.
"Yan Bugui, although I know your Yan family is shameless, I never expected you to say such things. Wei Hua lent you the money because he felt sorry for you. Not only are you ungrateful, but you also want to avoid paying it back."
“I’m telling you that the IOU is legally binding. People from our neighborhood committee are here to witness it, and we’re acting as guarantors. Now I’m giving you two choices: either pay back the money as soon as possible, or move out of the house immediately.”
Upon hearing the words of the street office staff, Yan Bugui looked at Wei Hua expectantly, hoping that Wei Hua would soften his heart. After watching for a long time, Wei Hua did not make any move.
"Hua Zi, can you really bear to watch our family end up homeless? No matter what, we are neighbors in this courtyard."
"Please give us a few more months! Don't worry, we will definitely pay you back in a few months."
“Yan Jiegui, it’s written in black and white here. Do you still want to deny it? You said you would pay back the money within two years, and two years have already passed.”
"It's been half a month since the due date, and I haven't seen any sign of you paying back the money. Given your family's current situation, do you think you can afford to pay it back?"
"The situation of the three aunties is getting more and more serious. What's the point of you holding onto that little bit of money? Is money really more important than life?"
“I know you still have some money. If you lose the house, you can buy another one later. But once you're gone, you're really gone.”
“There are plenty of people without houses right now. You can easily rent a room at the neighborhood office. It might cost a few yuan a month in rent, but it would alleviate the old lady’s condition. As for what you think, that’s your own business.”
Upon hearing Wei Hua's words, Yan Bugui involuntarily looked at the Third Aunt. Seeing the Third Aunt's haggard appearance, even though Yan Bugui was unwilling, he could only nod to Wei Hua and the others.
"Hua Zi, can I ask you for a favor? Your family already owns two houses. Could you rent this one to us? We have so much stuff, and moving won't be easy. Since you're not going to live in this house now, it's just renting it out anyway, so why not rent it to us?"
Hearing Yan Bugui's words, Wei Hua nodded.
"Then let's go to the subdistrict office to complete the formalities now! You can talk to the people at the subdistrict office about renting the apartment. I'm entrusting everything to them; I don't know anything about this myself."
Wei Hua wasn't unaware of the risks, but he wanted to eliminate all potential problems. Although he had acquired the house through proper procedures, he couldn't rent it out himself. When trouble came, any hidden danger could become a fatal weakness. Wei Hua had no choice but to be cautious.
Upon hearing Wei Hua's words, Yan Bugui glanced at Yan Jiecheng. Although Yan Jiecheng was very unwilling, he had no choice but to return to his room and take out the land deeds and household registration book.
When the people from the neighborhood office saw that Yan Jiecheng had the household registration book and land deed in his hands, they took Wei Hua back to the neighborhood office.
Because the neighborhood committee officials were present when the loan was made, and because all the paperwork was complete, the property transfer procedure wasn't too complicated and was finished quickly.
After completing the property transfer procedures, Wei Hua entrusted everything else to the subdistrict office and then left.
The rental process wasn't complicated. A few minutes later, Yan Jiecheng returned to the courtyard house with the rental documents. The Yan family had suddenly gone from being residents to tenants. This was somewhat hard for them to accept, but they had no choice but to face reality.
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