Chapter 207 Jia Zhang’s advice!

After hearing what Banggeng said, Jia Dongming asked him curiously, "Banggeng! Where are Douding and Douzi's father and mother?"

Banggeng heard Jia Dongming asking about Douding's father and mother, and he introduced them to Jia Dongming: "Uncle! I heard from grandma that when Douding's father and mother went to the outskirts of the city to dig wild vegetables, they encountered bandits and were killed by them."

After hearing what Banggeng said, Jia Dongming turned his head while pedaling his bicycle to look at the brother and sister who were picking up trash in front of the trash can. Then he rode his bicycle towards Compound No. 95.

"Dongming! How do you have time to pick up Baogeng from school today?" The bicycle soon stopped outside the gate. After Jia Dongming and Banggeng got off the bicycle, he pushed the bicycle into the courtyard. Yan Bugui, who was watering the vegetables in the front yard, saw Jia Dongming and Banggeng and immediately greeted Jia Dongming with a smile.

Jia Dongming saw Yan Bugui watering the vegetables and found that Yan Bugui was in much better condition than yesterday. Facing Yan Bugui's question, Jia Dongming politely replied, "Uncle! I just met Banggeng at the entrance of the alley, so I took the opportunity to bring him back."

Yan Bugui heard what Jia Dongming said and said to him with a smile: "Dongming! Since you were demobilized and came back, the Jia family's life has been getting better and better. Even the little guy Banggeng has become much more obedient and studies very seriously in school. Even the teacher in his class praised him for his great change and his willingness to study."

Bang Geng, who was standing by, saw Yan Bugui praising him, and immediately raised his head proudly, as if he was saying to Jia Dongming: "Uncle! Come on, praise me!"

Seeing Yan Bugui praising Banggeng, Jia Dongming smiled and said to Yan Bugui: "Uncle! In feudal society, scholars are useless, but in a socialist country, knowledge is an opportunity to change your destiny. If Banggeng wants to stand out in the future, he must study hard and read good books. Only then will he have the opportunity to contribute to the country in the future."

Yan Bugui nodded in agreement when he heard Jia Dongming's remarks and replied, "Dongming! You are right. Knowledge is an opportunity to change one's destiny. If our children can understand this, I won't have to worry about their jobs."

When Jia Dongming heard Yan Bugui suddenly mention the Yan family's children, he immediately became alert and said to Yan Bugui with a smile, "Uncle! Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. As an old father, you have raised the children and provided them with education. You have fulfilled your father's obligations. The future can only rely on their own efforts."

Just as Jia Dongming expected, Yan Bugui mentioned his own children in front of Jia Dongming because he wanted to ask Jia Dongming for help in finding a job for his second son, Yan Jiefang. However, before he could tell his purpose, he was blocked by Jia Dongming's words, and he didn't know how to respond for a while.

Seeing Yan Bugui's expression, Jia Dongming deliberately changed the subject and said to Yan Bugui with a smile: "Uncle, you are busy! I will take Banggeng home first."

When Yan Bugui saw Jia Dongming pushing his bicycle towards the middle courtyard, he immediately showed an annoyed expression on his face and muttered to himself, "This Jia Dongming is simply a monkey spirit. Before I even asked him for help, he directly blocked my question with words."

Banggeng walked into the middle courtyard and saw Jia Zhang sitting at the doorway sewing shoe soles. He immediately shouted happily, "Grandma! Grandma! My uncle and I are back."

When Jia Zhang heard Banggeng's shout, she subconsciously looked up and saw Jia Dongming and his nephew Banggeng pushing their bicycles into the middle courtyard. She immediately put down the screwdriver in her hand and said to Banggeng kindly, "My dear grandson! You're back. Look at how sweaty you are. Come here quickly and let grandma wipe it off for you."

Seeing Jia Zhang using her sleeve to wipe Banggeng's sweat, Jia Dongming pushed his bicycle under the eaves and parked it. He smiled and asked Jia Zhang, "Mom! Where's Xiaodang? Why can't I see her?"

"Uncle! Are you looking for me?" As soon as Jia Dongming finished speaking, Xiaodang ran out of the house and asked Jia Dongming in a baby voice.

When Jia Dongming saw Xiaodang running out of the house, he immediately bent down, picked up Xiaodang, and asked him kindly, "Xiaodang! Have you been good at home today? Did you listen to grandma and help grandma take care of your sister?" When Xiaodang heard Jia Dongming's question, he pretended to be a little adult, patted his chest with his hand, and answered in a baby voice, "Uncle! Xiaodang is so good, so good, and he even helped grandma feed my sister."

After hearing Xiaodang's answer, Jia Dongming smiled and asked Xiaodang, "Xiaodang! Did you secretly drink your sister's milk?"

When Xiaodang heard Jia Dongming's question, he immediately showed a shy expression on his face and answered in a baby voice, "Uncle! When Xiaodang was helping my sister feed her milk, I only tasted a small sip, and I didn't steal my sister's milk."

When Jia Zhang heard Xiao Dang's answer, she felt distressed when she thought about how Xiao Dang almost drank up the milk she had prepared for Xiao Huaihua. She complained to Jia Dongming with dissatisfaction, "Dongming! You don't know, this girl said she wanted to help feed Xiao Huaihua, but she ended up drinking it herself, making Xiao Huaihua cry non-stop because of her greed."

By signing in through the system, Jia Dongming obtained many bags of milk powder, so he had no shortage of milk powder. Facing Jia Zhang's complaints and seeing her distressed look, Jia Dongming smiled and comforted her, "Mom! I can get some milk powder. If you want to drink it, you can also make some."

"Dongming! I heard that even if you have a ticket, you may not be able to buy this milk powder in the department store, and a bag costs seven or eight yuan. Although you can make money, you can't let these two little girls do whatever they want! I think you can just feed Huaihua with porridge in the future." When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming's comfort and thought about the price of milk powder, she felt distressed and couldn't help complaining about Jia Dongming's waste of money.

Jia Dongming knew Jia Zhang's character very well. When he saw Jia Zhang's distressed complaint, he changed the subject and asked Jia Zhang, "Mom! When I came back just now, I saw two children in the backyard picking up trash from the trash can at the entrance of the alley. What's going on?"

When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming's question, she immediately understood whose children the two children were, and immediately introduced them to Jia Dongming: "Dongming! You should be talking about the two children of the Zhang family in the backyard. Speaking of the old lady of the Zhang family, she is also a miserable person."

"When Mrs. Zhang was young, her husband was conscripted by the Kuomintang and sent to the front line. He has not been heard from since. Mrs. Zhang raised her son with great difficulty and even found him a wife. But two years ago, because there was not enough food, her son and his wife went to the mountains to dig wild vegetables. They ran into bandits and were killed by them."

"Now the old lady of the Zhang family relies on the subsidies from the street every day, and she also picks up some garbage outside to sell, and she can barely support the two children."

After hearing what Jia Zhang said and learning about the Zhang family's actual situation, Jia Dongming felt sympathy for the old lady's plight. After thinking about it, he asked Jia Zhang, "Mom! The Zhang family is having such a hard time. Why don't the people in the courtyard help the old lady?"

"Of course they didn't help. It's because the old lady of the Zhang family is a strong-willed person and is unwilling to accept help from the neighbors in the yard." When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming's question, she thought of the old lady of the Zhang family's character, and a look of contempt flashed in her eyes. She told Jia Dongming that the old lady of the Zhang family was unwilling to accept donations.

After hearing what Jia Zhang had said, Jia Dongming thought of the plan in his mind and asked Jia Zhang, "Mom! We are planning to hire a vegetable washer for our security department's canteen. I want to arrange for Mrs. Zhang to be a kitchen helper in our security department's canteen. Do you think this is appropriate?"

When Jia Zhang learned of Jia Dongming's thoughts, she immediately reminded him, "Dongming! It's not that Mom doesn't have sympathy, but you must never have this idea."

"There are so many people living in our courtyard. If you arrange a job for old lady Zhang, then when other people come to you for jobs, will you help them? Or not? Even though our courtyard is a civilized courtyard, when it comes to interests, these people only think about themselves. They are all selfish."

(End of this chapter)

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