Chapter 16 The Will of the Deaf Old Lady
"father!

I think you should just marry another wife.

So you don't have to go to the Eight Great Hutongs every day.
If you hadn't been going to the Eight Great Hutongs every day, with your cooking skills and the salary from Fengze Garden, how could our family not have saved any money?"

After saying this, seeing He Daqing looking at him strangely, He Yuzhu immediately added fuel to the fire.

"Mom has been gone for more than two years. In these two years, your salary at Fengze Garden can be exchanged for at least 500 yuan on the black market.
You spent all this money in the Eight Great Hutongs.

That's all my money, if you don't feel bad about it, I do!"

Seeing He Yuzhu say such outrageous words, He Daqing glared at him angrily.
"You little bastard, your father is not dead yet.
As long as I stay awake for a day, all the money in the family is mine. I have the final say on how to spend it. When will it be your turn to make comments?
Besides,

Do you think those silver dollar dealers who exchange silver dollars for dollars on the black market are good people?
What has the French currency become in the past two years?
With my salary, I'd be lucky if I could get 300 dollars on the black market, but I don't have 500 yuan.

If it is not replaced by the ocean,
Those fiat currencies are probably only worth a few dollars now, so I might as well spend them!"

After finishing his talk, He Daqing looked at He Yuzhu with some worry.
"Zhu Zi, could it be that Xu Damao really beat you up a little bit the other day? Why are you suddenly saying something so ridiculous as to ask me to get married?"

"What the hell, do you think I've been a fool these past two days?"

Seeing that He Yuzhu could talk back, He Daqing knew that there was really nothing wrong, so he laughed.

"If you ask me, you are just living too comfortably.

Why are you just standing there acting hysterical?
There have been so many disputes over family property in Nanluoguxiang.
If I marry another wife, how can you and Yushui live happily? "

This is true.

Nanluoguxiang is located next to the Forbidden City. It has been a gathering place for dignitaries since the Ming Dynasty. There are countless anecdotes about the wealthy families that happened here.
Even though it is dilapidated now, it is still incomparable to other places in Beijing.

He Yuzhu naturally has his own understanding.

"Since I was a kid, I have been listening to the gossips of my neighbors in the alleys. My ears are almost callused from hearing all the stories of wealthy families fighting over their inheritance.

As the saying goes, if there is a stepmother, there is a stepfather.
If you marry another wife and have children after a long time, Yu Shui and I will definitely be raised by a stepmother.

When you die, you will have to sort out all the jars and cans at home."

"Then you want me to marry again?"

Looking at He Daqing who seemed to be smiling, He Yuzhu couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"That's right,

But if we want to argue, we need to have jars and cans at home. Do you think we have money now?

After collecting money for Uncle Jia's funeral, how much money do you have left in your pocket?"

He Daqing was quite surprised to hear his son directly expose the truth that his family had no money.
He always thought He Yuzhu didn't understand the situation at home.
But I didn't expect that my son, who seemed a bit stubborn, had already understood it.
He was even more patient, and only said it now.

It is true that he is a bit of an insider.

"You're really good! You look stupid, but I didn't expect you to understand more than anyone else!"

Actually, Shazhu is not stupid at all. He has almost never suffered any loss since he was a child. He is best at taking advantage of the situation. Later, he removed Xu Damao from the position of deputy director of the steel mill.
Xu Damao probably never knew that it was his work.

However, He Yuzhu didn't want to argue with He Daqing about whether he was stupid or not, so he brought the topic back to the topic.

"Let's not talk about these nonsense.
I let you marry again, but it's not without conditions."

"Then tell me!"

"If you marry another wife, won't you be able to save the money of going to the Eight Great Hutongs every month?

First, you buy a big house for me and Yushui, and then divide our monthly salary in half.
We won’t suffer any loss then!”

After He Yuzhu finished stating his conditions, He Daqing's expression softened, and he looked at him thoughtfully and said,
"You mean to say,
The precondition for you to let me remarry was that I buy a house for you and Yushui, and divide the property in advance.
When I die, no one should count on the other's share."

Seeing that He Daqing understood, He Yuzhu nodded and said with a smile,
"Oh, that's what I mean.
You won't suffer any loss.

You can't save your monthly salary anyway, so give half to me and Yushui, and you can keep some for yourself.

It's better than giving it to those brothel owners in the Eight Great Hutongs!"

Hearing He Yuzhu's description, He Daqing couldn't help but glare at him.
"The more I listen, the more I feel like you're like a pimp in a brothel.
Who did you learn these tricks from?"

When He Daqing said that he was like a pimp in a brothel, He Yuzhu was very dissatisfied.

"Don't talk nonsense, I look like a pimp.
If I let you marry a wife, she can give you a son in the future. If a pimp introduces you to girls, can those girls also give you a son? "

People these days believe that having many children brings happiness.

After hearing He Yuzhu talk about getting married and having a son, He Daqing immediately felt that the girls in the Eight Great Hutongs were not attractive anymore.

In addition, he was stimulated by Lao Jia's incident and agreed to it.
"Okay, although I have never planned to remarry, now that you have brought it up, I will take it seriously.

Don’t regret it.”

Seeing that He Daqing's attitude had become positive, He Yuzhu gave him a shot of prevention.
"As long as you give us what we deserve, I and the rain, I will never regret it.
But you have to buy a house for me and Yushui first, otherwise if you marry a wife and don’t acknowledge it, who will I go to for justice then?”

But as soon as he finished speaking, He Daqing smiled and shook his head.

"Don't worry about the house.
The old lady in the backyard said that after she dies, all the houses in the courtyard will be left to you.
Although she sold the house rented by your uncle Yi to them a few years ago, there happened to be three large tiled houses left in the front yard.
Clean up well.
You and Yushui can just move over there."

Speaking of this, we have to talk about Nanluoguxiang and the courtyard house at No. 95 Maoer Hutong.

The owner of the courtyard is the deaf old lady.
This deaf old lady originally came from a wealthy family, and her family was very prestigious in the area.

However, because she was unwilling to cooperate with her daily life, her family members were ruined by it, leaving her as the only lonely old woman to guard the yard.

As for why the house should be left to Shazhu a hundred years later,
Of course, it was because the deaf old lady had been taken care of by He Daqing and his wife all these years.

Even though Zhuzi's mother passed away two years ago and Yi Zhonghai's wife took over some of the trivial matters, He Daqing was still responsible for the deaf old lady's food and drink.

In addition, Yi Zhonghai was a traitor and had no intention of competing for the house.
So it does not affect the ownership of the house.

(End of this chapter)