Chapter 96: Be a little greedy and suffer a great loss!
When Jia Dongming heard Wang Dapao’s invitation, he originally planned to accept it. However, before he could say yes, he suddenly remembered that Jia Zhang had arranged a blind date for him on Sunday. He then apologized to Wang Dapao and said, “Dapao! Not this Sunday. My mother sees that I am already this age and still have no wife, so she is helping me arrange a blind date. So I am not free this Sunday.”

Wang Dapao invited Jia Dongming to his home for dinner, also intending to arrange a blind date for him. Now that he heard that Jia Dongming’s mother was already helping him with this matter, Wang Dapao immediately said to Jia Dongming, “Dongming! I was planning to ask your sister-in-law to help you with this, but since your aunt is already helping you with this, I won’t bother with it any more.”

Wang Dapao said this, and suddenly remembered that he had something important to do, so he quickly said to Jia Dongming: “Dongming! I still have to go to Director Li to report the results of the interrogation, so I won’t talk to you any more.”

When Jia Dongming heard what Wang Dapao said, he reminded Wang Dapao, “Dapao! If you have any results, remember to call me as soon as possible.”

When Wang Dapao heard what Jia Dongming said, he replied as he walked: “Dongming! Don’t worry, I will call you as soon as there is a result.”

When Jia Dongming left the Dongcheng Branch, it was already past lunch time, so he rode his bicycle towards Tongluoguxiang.

“Chief Jia! How come you have time to come back in the middle of the day?” Jia Dongming had just walked into the gate of the courtyard house while pushing his bicycle. When the door god Yan Bugui saw Jia Dongming coming back, an expression of surprise appeared on his face, and he quickly greeted Jia Dongming with a smile.

When Jia Dongming heard Yan Bugui’s question, he answered as he walked, “Uncle! I went out to do something today and ended up missing the canteen’s meal time, so I went home to eat something simple.”

When Yan Bugui heard what Jia Dongming said, he immediately said to him, “Chief Jia! Your Qin Huairu came back with a lunch box just before you. If you go back now, you should be able to catch up with the meal.”

When Jia Dongming heard what Yan Bugui said, he smiled and said, “Third uncle! See you later!”

At this time, in the main hall of the other courtyard, Jia Zhang was holding a white flour bun in her hand. While eating, she said to Qin Huairu proudly: “Qin Huairu! Since Dongming came back, our family’s life has been getting better and better. You must remember Dongming’s kindness in the future.”

Just as Jia Zhang said, since Jia Dongming came back, the burden on Qin Huairu seemed to disappear overnight. Jia Dongming not only paid for the family, but also gave her a high-paying and easy job. More importantly, she didn’t have to pay for the family, so Qin Huairu was grateful to Jia Dongming from the bottom of her heart.

Qin Huairu, who was eating, heard Jia Zhang’s reminder and nodded subconsciously, and replied: “Mom! I know, I will definitely remember my uncle’s kindness!”

As soon as Qin Huairu finished speaking, the sound of a bicycle came from the yard. Banggeng, who was eating, heard the sound of the bicycle and blurted out, “It must be uncle who is back.”

When Jia Zhang heard the sound of the bicycle, a puzzled expression appeared on her face, and she muttered to herself: “Why would Dongming come back at this time?”

Qin Huairu heard the sound of the bicycle and immediately stood up from the dining table. When she saw Jia Dongming coming into the main room from outside, she immediately asked him, “Uncle! How did you find time to come back? Have you eaten?”

Jia Dongming heard Qin Huairu’s question and saw the family eating. He smiled and replied, “I went out to do some work this morning, so I didn’t go back to the factory to eat. Is there any extra food at home?”

“Uncle! Grandma steamed a lot of white flour buns today. Please sit down. I’ll get you the bowl and chopsticks.” When Banggeng learned that Jia Dongming had not eaten yet, he quickly put down the bun in his hand and ran to the kitchen to get the bowl and chopsticks for Jia Dongming.

After Jia Dongming sat down at the dining table, he remembered what he had done at the street office this morning. He quickly opened his briefcase, took out a file bag from it, and said to Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu, “Mom! Huairu! This time I helped the factory destroy an enemy spy gang. The factory was originally going to reward me with 500 yuan, but I didn’t want it. I!”

“Dongming! Are you stupid? Five hundred yuan, why don’t you want it?” When Jia Zhang learned that Jia Dongming gave up the 500 yuan reward, she immediately became anxious. Without waiting for Jia Dongming to finish his words, she asked him impatiently.

Jia Dongming was speechless when he saw Jia Zhang’s greedy look. He complained to her, “Mom! Can you let me finish what I’m saying?” Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming’s complaint, smiled awkwardly, and said to Jia Dongming, “Dongming! Go ahead and I promise I won’t interrupt you.”

After hearing what Jia Zhang said, Jia Dongming opened the file bag in his hand, took out a house deed from it, and placed it in front of Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu, and then introduced: “Mom! Huairu! The reason why I gave up the reward from the factory is mainly for the house we live in.”

“The house we live in is public property. If something unexpected happens in the future, the factory can take the house back. To avoid similar things from happening, I gave up the reward the factory gave me and asked the factory to sell me the house we live in now. This is the title deed to Dongxu’s house.”

Jia Zhang was illiterate. When she learned that the piece of paper Jia Dongming put in front of her was the title deed of their house, she excitedly picked up the title deed and asked Jia Dongming for confirmation: “Dongming! Is what you said true? Is this really the title deed of our house?”

When Jia Dongming heard what Jia Zhang said and saw the excited Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu, he nodded very affirmatively and replied, “Mom! This is absolutely true. Because Huairu works in the factory, I gave the house deed to Huairu, and you can also use this house deed to transfer your household registration from the countryside to the city, and you can eat commercial grain in the future.”

When Qin Huairu learned that Jia Dongming had put their house under her name, she showed an incredible expression on her face. She excitedly and gratefully asked Jia Dongming, “Uncle! What did you say? You put this house under my name?”

When Jia Dongming heard Qin Huairu’s words, he nodded subconsciously and replied, “Huairu! You are Dongxu’s wife. After Dongxu is gone, his property should be inherited by you.”

Although Jia Dongming said that Jia Dongxu’s property should be inherited by her, Qin Huairu knew clearly that the property rights of the house they lived in belonged to the steel mill. Jia Dongming gave up the reward from the steel mill and bought the house for her. At this moment, Qin Huairu felt her heart was hit by a warm electric current, and a silent touch quietly grew in her heart.

Jia Zhang put down the deed with trembling hands and asked Jia Dongming, “Dongming! Tell me, how much did you spend on this yard and the house in Dongxu?”

This was originally a very heartwarming thing, but when Jia Zhangshi mentioned money, Jia Dongming was speechless. He asked Jia Zhangshi unhappily, “Mom! Is money really that important to you?”

When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming’s complaint, she knew she had said something she shouldn’t have said again, and replied with a guilty look on her face: “Dongming! It’s not that Mom is greedy for money, but Mom thinks it’s not cost-effective for us to spend so much money to buy the house that we originally lived in.”

When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang’s answer, he could only say that Jia Zhang had long hair and short vision, so he took advantage of Jia Zhang’s weakness and said to her speechlessly, “Mom! Have you ever heard of the saying, ‘If you try to gain a small advantage, you will suffer a big loss?'”

“Mom! Do you still remember the 1960s? At that time, because the city’s rations were insufficient, the subdistrict office asked people with rural household registration to stay in the countryside or return to the countryside? I don’t know if you returned to the countryside at that time. If something like this happens again, would you like to go back to the countryside? Or continue to stay in the city and enjoy life?”

When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming mention what happened in 1960, she thought that she was taken care of by Yi Zhonghai and was not sent back to the countryside, but she knew exactly what the situation was like in the countryside.

Thinking of this memory, Jia Zhang’s body twitched a few times involuntarily, and she said to Jia Dongming with fear on her face: “Dongming! You are a cadre. Since you made this decision, there must be a reason for it. Mom will listen to you.”

After hearing Jia Zhang’s answer and seeing the fearful expression on her face, Jia Dongming nodded with satisfaction and instructed Qin Huairu, “Huairu! Find a time in the next few days to move Mom’s household registration to the city.”

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