Chapter 13 The wisdom of Jia Zhang!

“Brother! Have some candy!” Xiaodang ran to Banggeng with his short legs, holding a White Rabbit milk candy in his hand, and said to Banggeng in a baby voice.

When Banggeng saw the candy Xiaodang handed over, his eyes immediately brightened up and he instinctively wanted to reach out to take it, but he saw Jia Dongming standing in front of him.

Seeing Jia Dongming’s half-smile, Bang Geng’s outstretched hand suddenly stopped in mid-air. He swallowed instinctively and said to Xiao Dang insincerely: “Xiao Dang! Brother won’t eat it, you eat it yourself!”

When Xiaodang heard what Banggeng said, he stuffed the candy in his hand into Banggeng’s hand and said in a baby voice, “Brother, eat it! Xiaodang has more here.”

Seeing Banggeng swallowing his saliva and refusing the candy handed to him by Xiaodang, Jia Dongming found it very funny and his impression of Banggeng changed.

Seeing Xiaodang put a candy into Banggeng’s hand, Jia Dongming smiled and said to Banggeng: “Banggeng! Since your sister gave it to you, you can take it. If you have something delicious in the future, remember to share it with your sister.”

After hearing what Jia Dongming said, Banggeng took the candy from Xiaodang and thanked him happily: “Xiaodang! Thank you! I will share my delicious food with you in the future.”

When Jia Zhang saw the interaction between Bang Geng and Xiao Dang, she showed a proud expression on her face and happily praised Bang Geng, “My good grandson is so good. He knows how to give in and let his sister eat.”

When Jia Dongming heard that Jia Zhangshi almost used the term “money-losing goods” to describe Banggeng, he knew that it would take time to completely change Jia Zhangshi.

Watching Banggeng and Xiaodang happily eating candy, Jia Dongming asked Jia Zhang: “Mom! How have you been living these years since I got lost?”

When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming asking about what happened in the past, the past that she had forgotten resurfaced in her mind, and Jia Zhang’s face revealed a complex and painful expression.

“Dongming! Ever since you got lost, your father and I have been looking for you for more than half a month, and we even went to the mass grave outside the city to look for bodies.”

“Later, your father went to the Lou’s Steel Rolling Mill to recruit workers, so our family moved from the place we rented in the courtyard to where we live now. Your father was always upset because you got lost, and he died of a work-related injury in 1952.”

“After your father passed away, your brother Dongxu took over your father’s job and worked as an apprentice in the steel mill. Later, he became a disciple of Yi Zhonghai from our hospital.”

“That old bastard Yi Zhonghai wanted your brother to take care of him in his old age. When he was teaching your brother, he deliberately suppressed your brother’s work grade, and at the same time gave our family some small favors from time to time, resulting in your brother being only a third-level fitter when he left.”

“Mom! Since Yi Zhonghai deliberately didn’t teach Dongxu any skills, why doesn’t Dongxu find another master?” Jia Dongming naturally knew Yi Zhonghai’s character very well, but what he didn’t expect was that Jia Zhang knew all the twists and turns in it, so he asked Jia Zhang.

When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming’s question, she thought of the days when she lived alone with Jia Dongxu in the courtyard, and replied with a look of resentment: “Dongming! After your father passed away, Dongxu and I were the only ones left. If we didn’t find a backer in this courtyard, Dongxu and I would have been eaten up by others long ago.”

“Besides, Yi Zhonghai is not only the eldest uncle in the courtyard, but also an eighth-level fitter in the steel mill. Even if Dongxu wants to find another master, no one in the steel mill dares to hire Dongxu.” Jia Zhang introduced this with a ferocious expression on her face, and said in a cold tone: “So I thought, since Yi Zhonghai wants to trick Dongxu into providing for his retirement, then I will also trick Yi Zhonghai, who has no family left.”

“Yi Zhonghai is an eighth-level fitter, earning 99 yuan a month, and he has two rooms in the yard. When Yi Zhonghai gets old, I will find a way to cheat him out of his money and house, and then kick him out.”

After Jia Zhang introduced this, the expression on her face finally eased a little, and she said to Jia Dongming excitedly, “Dongming! Since Dongxu passed away, we have been living here with three children. I have always been very worried that someone will eat us out one day.”

“So I became a wicked mother-in-law, beating or scolding Qin Huairu every day. If anyone dared to take advantage of our Jia family, I would go to their house and make a scene, even if they were wrong, I would make them think they were right.”

“It’s all right now! You’re back. From today on, Mom no longer has to worry about being wiped out by the people in the courtyard. Mom promises you that she will never cause trouble in the courtyard and embarrass you again.”

In the plot of Siheyuan, Sha Zhu was obviously very devoted to the Jia family, but in the end he ended up freezing to death under the overpass.

At that time, Jia Dongming was still wondering why Banggeng became an ungrateful person and completely ignored Shazhu’s kindness to him. Now, after hearing Jia Zhang’s true thoughts, Jia Dongming finally understood that the root of the problem was Jia Zhang’s fault.

Just as Jia Zhang was telling Jia Dongming what had happened in the past, the third uncle Yan Bugui finally returned to the courtyard on his second-hand bicycle.

The third aunt, who was standing at the gate of the courtyard, saw the third uncle coming back, and immediately hurried forward and said to him mysteriously, “Boss! A big thing happened in our courtyard today!”

When Yan Bugui heard what Third Aunt said and saw her mysterious expression, he asked her curiously, “Wife! What big thing happened in our courtyard?”

When the third aunt heard Yan Bugui’s question and saw his curious expression, she quickly introduced him, “Boss! The other courtyard where Engineer Xue used to live in our hospital was divided out today, and the person who moved in is the new security chief of the steel mill!”

“What! The villa has been divided out, and it was given to the security chief of the steel rolling mill? You know, the Jia family has been eyeing the house in the villa for a long time. When Jia Zhang knew that a new tenant had moved into the villa, wouldn’t she make a fuss? It seems that there will be a good show in our courtyard tonight.” When Yan Bugui learned the news that the villa had been divided out, a shocked expression appeared on his face, and he blurted out to confirm the news with the third aunt.

When the third aunt heard Yan Bugui’s words and thought of Jia Dongming’s identity, she waited for Yan Bugui to park his bicycle and then took him back to the house. She said to him excitedly, “Master! You guessed wrong this time. Jia Zhang didn’t make any trouble. Instead, she was very happy.”

When Yan Bugui heard the third aunt’s answer, an incredible expression appeared on his face, and he replied in confusion: “How is this possible? Jia Zhang is the kind of person who will make a fuss even if it is unreasonable. How could she not make a fuss?”

When the third aunt heard Yan Bugui’s answer, she smiled and said to Yan Bugui, “Because the new Chief Jia is the long-lost eldest son of Jia Zhang, and now the whole villa belongs to the Jia family, how could Jia Zhang make trouble?”

(End of this chapter)