Chapter 651 Courtyard 27
For someone like Yi Zhonghai who values reputation more than life, if he ends up being socially dead, it would be better for him to just die.
Most importantly, Yi Zhonghai didn’t know that all the money in the family had been taken away by the aunt.
He has nothing now except the money he has on him, otherwise he would not be so calm.
After searching for about a week, Yi Zhonghai finally dragged his exhausted body back to the courtyard.
Only then did everyone realize that the old lady was missing.
Yi Zhonghai began to act out a self-blame drama in front of everyone.
"It's all my fault. If I had waited for her for two more days and came back with her, this wouldn't have happened.
She's probably lost, and I don't know how she's doing now.
I don’t know how much suffering one has to endure out there, it’s all my fault…”
The neighbors all thought that Yi Zhonghai would call the police immediately after discovering that the old lady was missing. They never thought that he just looked for her outside by himself.
Everyone comforted Yi Zhonghai and mobilized their relatives and friends to help find the aunt.
However, after asking around and searching in many places, everyone found nothing.
Yi Zhonghai looks distraught and worried every day.
No matter whether he is sincere or not, everyone who sees him will praise him for being loyal and righteous.
Lin Sui would use his spiritual sense every day to check whether Yi Zhonghaifa had noticed that his money was missing.
But during such a long time, he never thought of looking through the places where he hid his money.
On the day he came back, he took down the food from the beams, but he just glanced at the place where the money was hidden.
Seeing that everything was the same as before and the marks he had made were still there, he did not open it to check again.
Even if he took the money out, he would just find another place to hide it. He felt that the places he had chosen to hide the money were quite safe.
Judging from the situation, he would not open the places where he hid the money for a while.
He earned ninety-nine yuan a month and didn't spend much on a daily basis, so he didn't need to open those places to withdraw money unless he had new money to hide.
I really can't help but want to see what kind of expression he will have when he finds out that all his savings are gone.
Lin Sui has been very busy these days.
On the one hand, she kept an eye on Yi Zhonghai, waiting to see when he would discover that the money was gone.
On the other hand, she also kept an eye on Jia Zhang, to see what the old lady secretly brought back from the factory after get off work every day, and then found ways to make trouble for Qin Huairu.
Even though Qin Huairu had done something like that before and was caught red-handed, Jia Zhang had no intention of letting her go.
Now that Jia Zhang goes to work every day, Qin Huairu is not idle either. She pastes matchboxes, does laundry, cooks, and takes care of the whole family at home.
Every day when Jia Zhang came home from get off work, she would sit on the kang just like the Empress Dowager, waiting for Qin Huairu to serve her a hot towel to wipe her hands and face.
Then the hot tea was served, and Qin Huairu would be scolded if the temperature was too cold or too hot.
After drinking tea, Qin Huairu served the meal. Jia Zhang and Banggeng had to eat separately, while Qin Huairu and her daughters could only eat steamed buns and pickles.
After dinner, Qin Huairu brought water for washing feet, and Jia Zhang had to soak her feet. After doing this, she dried her feet, and Qin Huairu brought her a cup of tea.
At this time, Jia Zhang leaned back on the kang, and Qin Huairu went to pour the foot washing water and clean the kitchen.
The Jia family is now quite proficient in this process.
In ancient times, when the landlord came back from outside, the maids would serve him in this way.
The only difference between Jia Zhang and the landlord now is that she lacks a bed warmer.
When he was in a bad mood, he would be unpleasant to Qin Huairu and find fault with her in all kinds of ways, while Qin Huairu would just listen silently without refuting.
Lin Sui couldn't understand why Qin Huairu didn't find another man to start a new family.
In this day and age, widows remarrying is so common that it is not new at all.
Could it be that she really couldn't bear to part with her children?
Lin Sui didn't believe it.
I don't see her caring much about the children.
After much thought, Lin Sui could only attribute the reason to "the plot does not allow it."
Even though she had been caught red-handed, Qin Huairu didn't stop.
One day, she secretly went to find Yi Zhonghai in the middle of the night, but was rejected by Yi Zhonghai.
But occasionally Lin Sui could see Qin Huairu coming back just before Jia Zhang arrived home.
However, Jia Zhang never noticed it, and Qin Huairu never brought anything home again.
It is obvious that Qin Huairu has started to make plans for herself. It will depend on who is more capable between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the future.
Soon, a month passed.
That day, Lin Suizheng and several colleagues were queuing outside the Finance Department to collect their wages when suddenly, there was a commotion coming from the front.
"My salary isn't right. Why is it so low? It's different from my daughter-in-law's salary, but why is it so much less than other people's?"
Xiao Wang from the Finance Department is a hot potato and he can't stand Jia Zhang's temper.
She responded bluntly, "Then ask your direct supervisor. We've received quite a few notices about salary deductions, and these are the only ones left."
Lin Sui looked over with his spiritual sense and saw that the salary slip in Jia Zhang's hand showed that her salary for this month was only 7.84 yuan.
Lin Sui really didn't know what Jia Zhang had done this month to leave her with only this little salary.
When Jia Zhang heard this, she immediately refused to listen and started yelling at the top of her voice.
"What do you mean by deducting my salary? What right do you have to deduct my salary?
I worked hard in the factory for a month, and the factory should pay me a month's salary!
Where is your leader? Call your leader out! "
Jia Zhang's behavior of throwing a tantrum might still have some effect in the courtyard. Many people are thin-skinned and will give in if they can for the sake of their old neighbors.
But in the factory, this trick doesn't work at all.
Xiao Wang didn't care about her shouting at all. He turned around and shouted into the house.
"Section Chief, Aunt Jia from the logistics department wants to see you. She has a problem with the salary we pay her."
Jia Zhang was so angry that her face turned red. She put one hand on her waist and complained to the people around her.
"I've worked so hard this month. The factory can't deduct my salary just because I'm old and work slowly!
Do you think this makes any sense?
Since the factory asked me, an elderly person, to come to work, how can they pay me so little for such a small matter? Aren’t they afraid of discouraging us old employees?..."
Although Jia Zhangshi was very good at stirring up emotions, no one responded. They all looked at her like a monkey show.
This month, everyone has fully understood Jia Zhang's character. She is someone who never gets enough of taking advantage of others.
If you are polite to her, she will think you are easy to bully and will definitely take advantage of you.
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