Chapter 400 Let’s Talk About Money

Chapter 400 Let’s Talk About Money

"Qin Huairu is back? How does she look?"

Yi Zhonghai asked.

"You're back. You look fine. You don't look like you're seriously ill."

An aunt said coldly.

"What happened? Did she give you the cold shoulder?"

Yi Zhonghai was puzzled.

"No, I took care of her child for a day, provided her with food and lodging, and even lent her ten dollars for hospitalization. She only thanked me verbally, but didn't take any real action."

"Who has the sense to do things this way?"

The old lady was very angry.

She takes care of Banggeng and Dingdang, and provides the two children with a day's meals and snacks.

Not to mention the time and energy spent on raising the child, the Jia family should provide the child with food.

When inviting guests to a dinner, guests have to bring their own food to the host's house.

This is the rule.

Under the quota system, rice does not fall from the sky for anyone, and every bite you eat means one less bite.

"Hey, that's it. If we talk too much, people will accuse us of being petty."

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand.

"I'm just not happy. That's not how things are done. If she gives birth to a child in the future, don't bring the work to our house."

"She has to take care of the kids and feed them. I'm just too full to eat."

An old lady complained.

Yi Zhonghai didn't know what to say.

The way the Jia family handled this matter was really inappropriate.

It’s not just one aunt who has the same idea.

When Lao Ding got home, his wife also criticized him.

"Yesterday you sent Qin Huairu to the hospital, and today you picked her up again without paying her a penny. Is she your wife or your mother?"

"If we don't make money, what will our family eat?"

Lao Ding's wife was in the room, looking gloomy and speaking rudely.

"It's an emergency, isn't it?"

Old Ding was also unhappy, but he wanted to save face and didn't want to be like his wife at home and talk about trivial matters openly.

"It was indeed an emergency last night. I didn't say anything when you sent Qin Huairu to the hospital."

"Is it still urgent today? What's the urgency?"

"I don't care. If you want to save face and refuse to ask for the money, I'll go."

Lao Ding's wife's face turned red with anger.

I took Qin Huairu to the hospital twice, and it took an hour each way.

Normally the fare for one trip is 30 to 50 cents, and for two trips it would be 60 to one dollar.

For the sake of neighborhood relations, it’s just 60 cents.

For the Ding family, sixty cents is a lot of money.

You can buy a pound of eggs at the black market.

A pound of eggs is the best meat for the Ding family.

Lao Ding endured it for the sake of his face, but his wife couldn't.

"No, no, no, I'm going."

Lao Ding said quickly.

He has all his limbs intact and is not bedridden, so it is impossible for him to ask his wife to go out and do errands.

"Hurry up, be firm, and don't let the Jia family get away with it."

"Sixty cents is the bottom line. Start with eighty cents and see if the Jia family will bargain."

Lao Ding’s wife gave instructions.

"Row."

Old Ding nodded and walked towards the Jia family.

He arrived at the door of Jia's house, and Sha Zhu just came out of Jia's house.

"Hey, silly pillar."

Lao Ding greeted him.

"Ah."

Sha Zhu responded and handed Lao Ding a cigarette without stopping.

Old Ding continued walking towards the Jia family.

"Hey, old Ding, what are you doing?"

Sha Zhu turned his head and asked.

"I want to talk to Qin Huairu about something."

Old Ding said with a smile.

"Sister Qin is asleep. What's the matter? What did you talk about with Sister Qin?"

Sha Zhu looked puzzled and even a little wary.

He felt that now was his chance to show off, and was wary of any men who wanted to approach Qin Huairu.

"I took Qin Huairu to the hospital and brought her back. Logically, she should pay me."

"You know, I rely on transporting goods to support my family..."

Old Dingtou explained.

Before he could finish, Sha Zhu looked surprised and asked, "You want to ask Sister Qin for money?"

"I'm not asking for money. I rely on pulling carts to support my family. If I pull Qin Huairu..."

Lao Ding felt that what Sha Zhu said was wrong.

He didn't ask for money, he asked for labor fee.

"Aren't you just asking for money?"

Sha Zhu rudely interrupted Lao Ding again.

"So you think I want money, right?"

Lao Ding also became famous.

How did it become that I have to ask for money from others when I earn money by pulling the cart myself?

"No, how can you have the nerve to ask Sister Qin for money?"

"We live in the same courtyard. Sister Qin has an urgent matter and asked you to help. How can you ask for money?"

"What? Can you guarantee that you won't run into any emergency? Aren't you too selfish?"

Sha Zhu criticized him harshly.

Old Ding was confused.

It was as if I had committed an unforgivable crime.

"Come on, just get out of here."

"I've seen through you. Next time I have something to do, I promise I won't look for you."

"Is it so hard to ask you to do some work? You are too petty. I can't get along with you."

Sha Zhu waved his hands as if to drive away a fly.

Lao Ding felt ashamed and quickly walked towards the front yard.

"Pooh!"

Sha Zhu spat on the ground towards Lao Ding's back, expressing his contempt for people like Lao Ding.

Helping the needy residents in the compound and actually talking about money.

It's so inhumane.

Old Ding walked halfway, then remembered what his wife said and stopped again.

That's not right. I fucking drove Qin Huairu twice, so why can't I ask for money?

He turned and walked towards the Jia family again.

"Hey, you're still coming?"

Sha Zhu said somewhat unhappily.

"Silly Zhu, no matter what you say, I have to earn money to pull the cart. Without money, my family will starve."

This time, Lao Ding was very determined.

"No, what's wrong with you? You're obsessed with money and can't get out of it, right?"

"Believe it or not, I'll beat you up?"

Shazhu rolled up his sleeves.

A sense of mission arose in my heart to protect the princess as a white knight.

We must never allow people like Lao Ding to disturb Sister Qin's rest.

"Even if you beat me up, I still need money. The Jia family is in trouble, so isn't my family also in trouble?"

Lao Ding said he would not leave no matter what.

If he doesn't get the money, his wife will scold him when he gets home.

"Hey, you old man, are you getting too bold? Do you think I'm embarrassed to hit you because you helped Sister Qin?"

Shazhu laughed angrily.

"Silly Zhu, this has nothing to do with you, get out of the way."

"If you stop me again, I'll go to the compound to seek justice."

Old Ding was also furious.

"Then go ahead and see if the elders in the compound support you or look down on you."

"Why are you so shameless? I'm embarrassed to say that you and I are from the same courtyard. You act like a woman."

Sha Zhu crossed his arms over his chest, looking confident.

He was so confident that it made Old Ding feel a little less confident.

He was worried that if he really went to the old man in the compound, everyone in the compound would know that he was asking the Jia family for money, and he would be despised by others.

"Uncle Ding, go find the old man in the compound and he will give you the money you deserve."

Chen Jianye stepped out of the Chen family's gate and spoke loudly.

"Chen Jianye, this matter has nothing to do with you."

When Sha Zhu saw Chen Jianye intervene, he shuddered in his heart.

"Uncle Ding asked the Jia family for money to pull the cart. What does that have to do with you? Who are you to the Jia family?"

"You are allowed to mind your own business, but I am not allowed to mind my own business?"

Chen Jianye sneered.

"That's different. The Jia family is in such a difficult situation. Sister Qin is pregnant. It's only natural for the people in the compound to help the Jia family."

Sha Zhu defended himself.

"Uncle Ding doesn't even have a formal job. His situation is even worse than the Jia family. Are you blind?"

Chen Jianye said sarcastically, and continued, "Come on, I'm too lazy to talk to you anymore. Uncle Ding, go and call the old man from the compound over. I'll help you get the money today. If I can't get any, I'll pay it out of my own pocket."

Old Ding ran towards the Yi family, briefly explained the situation, and then ran to the next house.

"Not only did Qin Huairu not give me food for my two children, she even refused to pay Lao Ding for his cart."

"That's enough of her."

The aunts were very united in their hatred of the enemy.

"This is really not a good thing to do. I'll go take a look."

Yi Zhonghai echoed and walked towards the Jia family.

An old lady also followed.

Due to her status, she was embarrassed to ask the Jia family for food for her child's custody, but when she saw someone asking the Jia family for money, she absolutely supported it in her heart.