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It seems Qin Huairu was right.
He can't go.
But we can't just stand by and watch his mother not come back.
Will she go hungry, freeze, or be terrified inside?
After all, she was a housewife who knew nothing.
Are they locked up inside now?
I wonder how scared they'll be.
But his son can't do anything now.
Thinking of this, Jia Dongxu couldn't help but shed tears.
"Waaaaah, my mom must have been wronged! They must have arrested the wrong person!"
Qin Huairu pinched him hard.
"Keep your voice down. It was Director Ma who arrested her. If others hear this, they'll say Director Ma arrested the wrong person."
The word "680" startled Jia Dongxu so much that he immediately covered his mouth with his hand.
With teary eyes, she looked at Qin Huairu and asked, "What should we do now?"
"Of course, I'd ask someone for help."
"Regarding what happened last time, only the three of us in the courtyard raised our hands. Who can I ask for help?"
"Of course we should ask your master. You always call him master, so now that such a big thing has happened in the family, it's only natural that we should ask him for help."
"But what can he do?"
"Are you stupid? Even if there's no other way, it would be good to borrow some money."
Why should we borrow his money?
“Think about it, your mother has been arrested now, and she definitely won’t keep her job. How can our family survive on your meager salary? Why don’t you take this opportunity to borrow some money from Yi Zhonghai? Otherwise, how will we buy food next month?”
Qin Huairu is right!
Why didn't I think of that?
His mother was arrested, she lost her job, and his family lost 15 yuan.
How are we going to live from now on!
They stared longingly at Yi Zhonghai.
To everyone's surprise, Yi Zhonghai didn't even look this way and tried to walk into the house.
In her haste, Qin Huairu pulled Jia Dongxu to stand before him.
"Master Yi, what do you think we should do now?"
Yi Zhonghai didn't expect them to come begging to him so quickly. He kept giving the old woman meaningful glances, trying to get her to send them away.
But Jia Dongxu couldn't see the trick at all.
She kept pulling at him and begging.
"Master, my mother has been arrested, and she probably won't be able to keep her job. Of the three of us in the family, only I have a ration. Could you lend us some money to help us get through this difficult time?"
What the hell!
She actually asked him for money right away.
Yi Zhonghai's face immediately fell.
"Dongxu, your master's family isn't well-off either."
“There are only two people in your family. Your salary is higher than mine, so you must be doing better than us. Why don’t you lend us some money? I’ll pay you back next month when I get my salary.”
return?
What will he give back?
Jia Zhangshi has been arrested and it's unknown when she will be released.
Qin Huairu in their family is lazy and good-for-nothing at home. She doesn't even do housework, let alone look for work.
How will Jia Dongxu repay his debts if he relies solely on his salary?
So he absolutely must not open that door now!
Once it's open.
I'll probably have to borrow money from his house every month from now on.
Just about to speak.
He saw Liu Haizhong leading his three sons across from him, looking at him with a half-smile.
What does he mean by that? Is he laughing at me?
If I don't help Jia Dongxu, wouldn't others think that I, Yi Zhonghai, am completely incompetent, and they would look down on me even more?
A thought suddenly occurred to me.
He said, "How about this, I'll help you think of a way, and hopefully your family can get through this difficult time."
Jia Dongxu, seeing a glimmer of hope, quickly asked, "What method?"
Then Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and shouted in a loud voice.
"Neighbors, you must all know that the Jia family is in trouble now, and only the two young people, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, don't know what to do."
"As their mentor, I can't just stand by and do nothing. I've come up with a solution, and I'd like everyone to give me some advice."
"Our college is holding a donation drive. Each family can contribute one yuan to help them. What do you think?"
Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu were astonished upon hearing this.
This method is good.
There are more than a dozen households here.
If each family contributes one yuan, that's more than ten yuan, which is equivalent to Jia Zhangshi's salary.
One dollar is something anyone can afford.
Yi Zhonghai's idea is absolutely brilliant!
Jia Dongxu kept nodding and bowing to everyone.
"Neighbors, thank you all for helping us this time. We will definitely pay you back when we have the money."
Qin Huairu pulled him along.
"What do you mean, 'repay'? It was supposed to be a donation. Since they helped us voluntarily, we don't need to repay them at all!"
She kept calculating with her hands.
If a donation drive is held every month in the courtyard, and each family donates one yuan, wouldn't they be able to earn more than ten yuan a month without having to do anything?
It was so good!
Why didn't we think of this method before?
Their idea was good, but others were not.
Why should they be asked to donate money just because their family is in trouble?
Furthermore, regarding the matter concerning Jia Zhangshi, it was entirely her own fault.
She should pay the price for her mistakes. Should the entire courtyard pay for her actions?
“I’m not donating. We don’t even have enough money to live on. Why should I donate to them? It’s shameless. It’s practically begging.”
"This isn't begging, it's blatant robbery! How can they even say that? One yuan from each family? Our family isn't well-off either, why don't they donate to us?"
"Judging from this situation, whoever made the mistake is in the right. If every household gives us this dollar from now on, I'd rather go to the police station."
“Look at how happy Qin Huairu is. She’s practically begging everyone for money. She’s lazy and doesn’t do anything, yet she expects us to support her. She’s the daughter-in-law of the Jia family, not all of us. Why should we support her?”
"The Jia family is scum, and Yi Zhonghai is even worse! I clearly heard Jia Dongxu borrow money from him just now, but I didn't expect him to share the burden with all of us. Why should he be the one to be the good guy!"
"He's just pretending to be a good guy when he's actually doing this; we're not going to listen to him!"
"You're right. Yi Zhonghai has a terrible reputation in our neighborhood now. He can't even protect himself, yet he still wants to stand up for the Jia family. Dream on!"
Yi Zhonghai saw that not a single person stood up, let alone donated money.
Didn't they hear what he just said?
Or is it that nobody listens to him anymore?
Has he lost his authority in this courtyard?
This cannot be done!
Saving face is more important than anything else.
He's going to fight for his pride today.
He took two yuan directly out of his pocket.
"I'll start by donating two dollars, not one. The rest is up to you."
“Neighbors, we all live in the same courtyard. Can you just stand by and watch the Jia family go down in misery? I know you all have kind hearts and you absolutely cannot stand by and watch them die.”
"Shazhu, isn't your He family quite well-off? I've already donated to the three families in our Intermediate People's Court. Now it's your turn!"
Sha Zhu never expected to be called out.
His older brother isn't home right now, and he doesn't know what to do.
Logically speaking, this one dollar shouldn't be a big deal for their family.
But he felt uneasy that the money was going to the Jia family.
Why should we give money to his family?
"Sister-in-law, what do you suggest we do about this?"
Before Wang Liying could speak, Yi Zhonghai came over directly.
He Hongyang happened to be away today, so he planned to target the He family.
"Why are you asking a woman? In our courtyard house, it has always been the man who is in charge."
“Although your He family has not split up, you two brothers each live in a main room. If you ask me, you should be considered two households. You donate one yuan, and then let your eldest brother’s family donate one yuan.”
“For the He family, one yuan is nothing. Don’t forget that your family has three full-time employees and three bicycles. Now that the Jia family is in trouble, shouldn’t you help them?”
These words left Sha Zhu completely at a loss for what to do.
He had a dollar in his pocket, and there would be absolutely no problem taking it out now.
But he just didn't feel right.
He looked at Wang Liying, wanting her to make a decision.
Wang Liying was preoccupied with what He Hongyang had said before.
He refused on the spot: "Our family has no money, and even if we did, we wouldn't donate it to them."
Others chimed in.
"That's right. Even if we had money, we wouldn't donate it to the Jia family."
"Their family members have been arrested, why should we donate money? What kind of logic is that?"
"Hongyang's wife is right, we will not donate!"
Yi Zhonghai saw that his decision was opposed by so many people.
Of course, they wouldn't give up so easily.
Pointing to the bicycles parked outside the He family's house.
“Your family has three bicycles, so why do you say you have no money? Why don’t you donate them?”
"I think you all have no love, no compassion, and no pity for others!"
“One yuan is nothing to your family, but it’s a life-saving sum for the Jia family. Why can’t you save that one yuan to save their lives!”