Zhu Fanfan fell silent. Her grandmother had truly planned everything for her. She couldn't let those who had hurt her get away with it. Zhu Fanfan looked at the tenants' rooms with a deep gaze.
This is a two-courtyard house. The environment was originally quiet and the houses were built in a dignified and grand manner. However, because my grandfather felt sorry for the situation of his old comrades, he rented it to them at a very low price.
According to the market price here, a room costs three yuan. Apart from the main house and the room she lives in, there are thirteen other rooms. No one told her grandfather this, but he naively thought that renting the whole room would only cost fifteen yuan. There are three households living in the house. One yuan per month for each household is considered a friendly price. In her opinion, it is more than just a friendly price. It is a rock-bottom price.
Zhu Fanfan suddenly said, "Grandpa, I want to kick these tenants out."
She's so petty. She couldn't stand being kicked out of her own home. If she didn't show her teeth, people would really think she was a pushover. Besides, because she was her grandfather's comrade-in-arms, she couldn't lay a hand on her. She could only kick her out to avoid feeling aggrieved when she saw her in the future.
Zhu Jiabao sighed: "It's your house, you can decide for yourself."
Strictly speaking, this is not the ancestral home of the Zhu family. The original Zhu family compound was much larger than this. This place is just a small part of the Zhu family's property. However, when the new China was founded, there was a large population and limited housing space. He donated his own home, and the state gave him this small compound as a supplement, as well as the compound in the military region. He directly registered the name of this compound under his wife's name.
Although they don't come back often, this is their home after all. They always come back to stay for a few days each year, so they take great care of it. They don't ask the tenants for much money, but they must treat this place as their own home and maintain it. No one expected that they would be prevented from returning to their own home by the tenants. It's really ridiculous. How could he possibly favor those ungrateful wretches and hurt his granddaughter's feelings?
As they were talking, someone came over. The person was about the same age as Zhu Jiabao. Upon seeing him, he simply bowed deeply and said, "Old leader, I'm sorry I wasn't home today. I didn't expect my son to be so disrespectful to you. I apologize on his behalf and hope you will forgive his rudeness."
Zhu Jiabao replied, "You don't need to apologize to me. Hurry up and move out! I don't want to see you."
The visitor was moved to tears, filled with remorse: "I'm so sorry! I'll find a place right away. I'm so sorry to you, I'm so sorry to Vice President Liu."
After saying that, he knelt down heavily in front of Liu Yumin's coffin: "It is my fault for not teaching the child well. I have no face to stay here. I will apologize to you in the afterlife after I die."
The three families who lived here were all veterans who had retired from the battlefield. At that time, their health was failing, and many veterans left without asking for compensation. Their only goal was to drive the enemy away. Once the enemy was driven away, they had no regrets. Therefore, most of the veterans did not ask for extra subsidies. The country had just been established and was facing difficulties. Some people did not even want subsidies or welfare.
Because they had many children and no powerful connections, the three families shamelessly asked the government to arrange jobs for their children. They had nowhere to live, so their former leader told them to live in his house. Now, their house costs 15 yuan for the whole family, but the former leader only symbolically charged them 1 yuan, which was already a great favor. Unexpectedly, his grandson dared to kick them out when he wasn't around, forgetting that this was his home.
Even if he were allowed to stay, he wouldn't have the face to do so. Besides, he was afraid that his former boss would hold a grudge against him, so he had no choice but to move out. He couldn't let his former boss look down on him or feel that he had trusted the wrong person.
Zhu Jiabao quickly helped him up, saying, "You're all so old, be careful not to bump into anything."
The man was in tears: "Back when we were fighting, it was you and Vice President Liu who saved me. It was my fault for not staying in the army. I will never forget your great kindness. My grandson is a scoundrel. If he dares to block the door, I would deserve to die here. I deserve to die!"
Zhu Jiabao comforted him, "It's not your fault. They did something wrong. Just teach them a lesson in the future and don't let the child go astray."
The person who came felt even more guilty after being comforted. After saying a few words, they left, their backs hunched over considerably as they went, and even just their backs looked pitiful.
Soon the representatives of the other two companies arrived and promised to move immediately. One company tried to plead to stay, but Zhu Fanfan chopped down the millstone in front of their door with her bare hands, and they shut up and slunk away.
Zhu Fanfan asked doubtfully, "Are they really all Grandpa's men? You're all about the same age."
Zhu Jiabao sighed helplessly: "On the battlefield, what matters is ability, not age. Those with strong abilities are naturally respected."
His former boss was about the same age as him! Yet he still respected him like an elder in his own family. All the merits he had earned on the battlefield were real, and age isn't everything.
Zhu Fanfan asked, puzzled: "Are you so sure they'll listen to you? Those young guys don't seem like they'll give up so easily."
Zhu Jiabao sneered: "If I can't even subdue a few greenhorns, what kind of general am I? I might as well just be a foot soldier."
Those guys were clearly spoiled rotten; even his clothes were patched! The other guys were all dressed in brand new clothes, and they were so arrogant. They were obviously street thugs who had stolen a lot of chickens and dogs. His intuition was right.
The father and son stopped worrying about these people and fell silent again.
Zhu Fanfan asked, "After Grandma was diagnosed with a brain tumor, is there anything she wanted to accomplish?"
Zhu Jiabao's eyes welled up with tears: "She submitted an application, wanting to see old friends in the remaining time she had left, and since the country had been liberated, she wanted to leave her mark on the motherland."
His wife suffered with him, and her last wish was to travel all over the country so that her life would not have been in vain. He applied for retirement, but it was not approved because he had not found a successor. He could not accompany his wife to the afterlife.
His wife's application for Fanfan's travel permit was approved, and the permit had been issued. After she went to Shanghai to meet Brother Fu and his wife, she would take Fanfan to travel all over the country. But he never expected that Fanfan would be killed before they even started their journey. How could he get over this?
Zhu Fanfan fell silent again. Nowadays, you need a letter of introduction or a certificate for everything. Without a letter of introduction, you can't move an inch. You can't even enter the neighboring village. Her grandmother was able to get the pass and take her with her. It was entirely because of her contribution to the country. As far as she knew, very few people in the country could get the pass.
Zhu Fanfan asked a crucial question: "Grandpa, why do you think they wanted to kill Grandma?"
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