The Boss of the Yan Family in Siheyuan

"Ha! Why is this uncle so active? He is looking for face!" Yan Jiecheng said with a smile.

"I heard from your uncle that in our courtyard, almost all the workers working in your factory have been promoted."

"Yes, except for the second uncle, almost everyone has been promoted to one level. Does the first uncle want these promoted workers to raise funds to treat the people in the compound to dinner?" This is in line with the first uncle's character.

Yan Fugui thought for a moment, "It's possible. If he were to go out alone, he would definitely be reluctant to leave. There are a hundred people in our courtyard who are all here to eat. If we don't have fifty yuan, we can't afford it. This is half a month's salary for him."

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At Shazhu's house in the middle courtyard, the elder opened the door and came in. "Sinzhu, remember to come out for a meeting after dinner. Don't drink. You have something to say later."

"What's going on? I've taken out all the wine." Shazhu said with a dissatisfied look on his face.

"Didn't many people in our compound get a salary promotion this time? I thought, this is a good thing, let's celebrate together." The first man said with a bright face.

"Master, do you want to treat us to dinner? If you don't say you are very generous, don't worry, I will serve you. I will definitely arrange it and make you look good." Silly Zhu said with a smile.

The old man’s head was filled with black threads: “Don’t talk nonsense, when did I say I wanted to treat you?”

Silly Zhu touched his head: "Didn't you just say celebrate? You can't have a meal to celebrate!"

"I didn't say I'd just invite them myself! What I want to do is discuss it at a meeting later and let all the promoted workers jointly contribute money to invite the neighbors in the compound to have a meal together. After all, it's a big deal for everyone.

Happy event."

"Master, I have no money! You know, I still owe you a lot of money." Silly Zhu patted his pocket and said.

"I'll pay it for you. You don't have to pay it back. You just need to agree." The uncle looked at Si Zhu and said that he really couldn't come up with the money.

"As long as you don't pay, I really have no money. If I didn't work in the kitchen, I would starve to death." Silly Zhu said helplessly.

"Why didn't you tell me you didn't have any money? Wait a minute and I'll ask your aunt to send you ten dollars. You spend it first. Don't worry about paying me back."

The old man didn't care. For him, who was about to get an eighth-level salary, this was just small money.

"Then thank you. Sister Qin just borrowed money from me. She said her family didn't have enough money. I don't have any money. If I had money, I would lend it to her."

Silly Zhu wanted his uncle to find a solution for Qin Huairu or lend money to her family. Seeing Qin Huairu's sad face, he felt uncomfortable.

"Okay, I will find a way. Leave her alone. Take care of yourself first. Look at what your family is like."

After saying that, the first man came to Liu Haizhong's house in the backyard again.

"His second uncle will come to the central courtyard for a meeting after dinner."

"What meeting are you having? Did Silly Zhu steal something again?" the second uncle said deliberately.

"Don't talk nonsense about stealing things. Aren't all the workers in our factory working in the factory raised their wages by one level? I'm thinking of discussing how to celebrate."

"Isn't it just a few dollars more salary? There is nothing to celebrate."

The second uncle is so angry that I failed the test and you still want to celebrate. Aren’t you deliberately going against me? When I become an official, I will make you look good.

"What do you mean, it's just a few extra dollars. This can be considered a happy event in the compound, right?"

"Okay, okay, why don't I go?"

"Then I'm going back. Remember to come as soon as possible after dinner." After that, he left.

The back of the second aunt, Mr. Xie, as he left: "I think Yi Zhonghai came here to make you angry on purpose."

"You think I don't know. I don't bother to talk to him. When I become an official, you see how I deal with him. You really think that you will be promoted to heaven after becoming an eighth-level fitter." After speaking, he threw his chopsticks.

Guangfu Guangtian quickly lowered his head, fearing that he would offend Liu Haizhong and receive a severe beating.

At Qin Huairu's house in the Intermediate Courtyard, Ms. Jia Zhang was holding a white-flour steamed bun in her hand and eating the food that Shazhu had brought back. "Huairu, you said that the first uncle was promoted to an eighth-level worker, and he will earn about a hundred yuan a month.

Bar?"

Qin Huairu replied while eating steamed buns and porridge: "Isn't that right? The eighth-level salary, 110 yuan a month, is as much as half of my salary in a year."

"This is a good thing! This idiot Zhu, I have already received a salary increase. If you support us a little from now on, it will be enough for us to eat and drink."

"Don't think about it. I believe that Silly Zhu will help our family. This uncle gave our family money that time, and at most he gave us some stick noodles." Faced with Jia Zhang's greed, he was speechless.

Jia Zhangshi: "Is the First Master going to invite the people in the courtyard to dinner for this meeting? Yes, he should be invited. He is the only eighth-level worker in our entire street. This is worthy of celebration."

"You, you are overthinking it. I am not stupid. He can spend so much money on a treat."

Besides, the wisest one is the widow. Qin Huairu understands this better than anyone. She doesn’t even think about it. The elder is not a fool. The elder knows better than anyone that the Jia family is not short of money, so he always gives some stick noodles.

, just earn some favors, but if you really want real money, I won’t do it.

After dinner, people came to Duzhong Courtyard. The first man stood up and said: "This meeting is a happy event. The wages of the workers in the steel rolling mill in our courtyard have been raised by one level. Yan Jiecheng's salary has been raised by two levels. I will

Thinking of such a big happy event, we have to celebrate it. The last time we had dinner together was when Guangqi, the second uncle’s family, got married last year. It’s been several months. Why do we all have to have a meal together this time?

, everyone said whether it would work or not.”

Silly Zhu saw the uncle looking at him and quickly stood up and said: "I think it's okay. All of us who have received a salary increase can each contribute some money and join together to treat the people in the compound to a meal and celebrate together.

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Some people below are applauding, and some are silent. All the people who don’t have to pay are applauding, and those who have to pay are silent. If you say you agree, you feel bad, but if you say you don’t agree, you won’t let everyone say you are stingy behind your back.

The first man looked at the people who had to pay, and all but Silly Zhu didn't say anything.

The first man said, "Jie Cheng, you have been promoted by two levels of salary this time. Do you want to celebrate?"

"Master, with your current salary of 110 yuan a month, it's not a big deal for you to treat guests to dinner, but we all live with our families, so we definitely can't afford it."

Yan Jiecheng said calmly.

The uncle frowned, "Then what do you think we should do, stop celebrating?"

"There really is a way. The master will pay 50 yuan to treat everyone to a meal. For you, this is less than half a month's salary, so it must be no problem."

Silly Zhu: "This matter is everyone's business. There is no reason to let the big brother take action on his own."