Chapter 99

Ye Xiaoning really wanted to move to Yard 40, and this was not the first time she had said this.

However, Li Huaide still has more work to do, and we don’t know what the situation is like in the dormitory building.

If possible, she still wanted to live in Yard 40, after all, Li Jiandong and He Daqing both lived there.

Just when Ye Xiaoning was talking about moving in, Yi Zhonghai had just come back from collecting junk. As he passed the archway, he heard Ye Xiaoning talking about wanting to move in. Suddenly, an idea flashed in Yi Zhonghai's mind.

He knew Ye Xiaoning's identity. If he rented the house to her, he would let her confront the deaf old lady.

Then the deaf old lady would definitely not be a match for Ye Xiaoning and Li Huaide, and would be easily driven out.

And he doesn't have to sell his house, he can just rent it to Ye Xiaoning and Li Huaide.

In this way, the property is still in your hands, but you have to move out.

There is no point in Yi Zhonghai living in Yard 40 now. Not to mention going against Li Jiandong, even other people in the yard, including the younger generations, have ignored him.

Therefore, renting out the house and moving out is his best option, while Ye Xiaoning and Li Huaide already have their own house.

When we reclaim the property in the future, we don’t have to worry about them refusing to leave.

There is no need to worry about the rent of the house, it is just a small amount of money for them.

The more Yi Zhonghai thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good idea, and his mood, which had been depressed for many days, suddenly became cheerful.

"Yi Zhonghai, why did you come back just now? I'm almost dying of greed for the fish stewed by Li Jiandong's family. What delicious food did you bring back for me?"

The voice of the deaf old lady suddenly appeared in his ears, and Yi Zhonghai's good mood disappeared in an instant.

However, when he thought that he was going to rent out the house soon and let Ye Xiaoning and Li Huaide drive the deaf old lady away, the anger that was about to rise up in him dissipated immediately.

He smiled and said to the deaf old lady: "Old lady, I was in such a hurry to come back today that I forgot to buy anything. How about I give you some money and go to the market to see what's delicious and buy something yourself?"

When the deaf old lady saw Yi Zhonghai's hypocritical smile, she felt something was wrong.

But she was not afraid that Yi Zhonghai would plot against her. Would he dare to lock her out while she went out to buy meat?
Yi Zhonghai had done this before, but the deaf old lady couldn't push the door open, so she simply smashed his glass with her crutch.

Yi Zhonghai couldn't stand her madness, and finally had to ask her to go back again.

So the deaf old lady was not worried. This was Yi Zhonghai's plan. She took the money, took a look at it, and walked out of the yard.

Yi Zhonghai returned to the house and sat behind the window, staring at the door of Li Jiandong's house. After a while, Ye Xiaoning came out after dinner.

"Sister-in-law, are you leaving now? Won't you stay for a while?"

Li Jiandong came out to see the guests off, and Qin Huairu also came out holding the child.

Ye Xiaoning waved his hand: "No, I won't sit down. Huaide is still waiting for me at home. You guys should go back and continue eating. I'll come over in two days on the weekend and bring you something new."

Ye Xiaoning walked out while talking.

Li Jiandong and Qin Huairu waited until she walked to the front yard before going back to the house to eat.

Yi Zhonghai saw this as a good opportunity and followed him out immediately.
When Yi Zhonghai saw Ye Xiaoning leaving, he followed her all the way to the entrance of the alley. Seeing that Ye Xiaoning seemed to be about to take a taxi to leave, Yi Zhonghai hurried over.

"Ms. Ye, please wait a moment."

Yi Zhonghai called out twice before Ye Xiaoning turned around, looked at Yi Zhonghai and asked, "Master, are you calling me?"

Ye Xiaoning had been to the courtyard several times, but had never seen Yi Zhonghai. She did see him once through the window when Yi Zhonghai went to her house to find Li Huaide.

So I just felt that he looked familiar, but I didn't recognize who he was.

However, Yi Zhonghai had secretly observed her from the window of his house before, so he already knew her identity.

"Hello, Ms. Ye. My name is Yi Zhonghai. Huaide and I are old classmates. I have been to your house before, but we didn't meet then."

Ye Xiaoning remembered him immediately. No wonder he looked familiar. This man had been to his home before and had conspired with Li Huaide to frame Li Jiandong.

Now Ye Xiaoning is friends with Li Jiandong, so she certainly won't care about Li Huaide. However, Ye Xiaoning doesn't have a good impression of this guy who conspired to frame Li Huaide.

"I remember you, do you have something to ask me?"

Ye Xiaoning's tone turned cold.

Yi Zhonghai naturally understood why her attitude changed so much, and said with a wry smile: "Ms. Ye, you can't blame me. It was Huaide who came to me for help. He and I have been classmates for many years. It is really hard to refuse him. I can guarantee that I will not personally participate. This is the biggest bottom line I can do."

Yi Zhonghai described himself as a decent man, but in fact he did not participate personally simply because he was afraid of being retaliated against by Li Jiandong afterwards.

Ye Xiaoning was not so easily fooled, but what happened in the past was in the past and she was not willing to bring up the past.

He just said coldly: "Don't talk about the past. That was between you and Huaide. Just tell me what you want from me?"

"Yes, yes, let's not talk about the past."

Yi Zhonghai quickly turned the page and said,
"Ms. Ye, this is the case. I just heard you say you wanted to move to our courtyard when you were having dinner at Li Jiandong's house. I wonder if you were just being polite, or if you really wanted to do so?"

Ye Xiaoning frowned, looked at him and said, "What do you mean?"

Yi Zhonghai quickly said:
"It's like this, Li Jiandong and I live across the street, and I want to move out recently, but I don't want to sell the house, I just want to find someone to rent it out first.

So I chased after you and wanted to ask if the house I bought met your requirements."

Ye Xiaoning's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that Yi Zhonghai came out just to tell her about this.

Yi Zhonghai's house is in the central courtyard together with Li Jiandong's and He Daqing's houses.

Whether she went to Li Jiandong for treatment or to He Daqing for cooking, it was quite convenient. Of course, she was interested in Yi Zhonghai's house.

But why would Yi Zhonghai rent out such a nice house?

Didn’t Li Jiandong say that there are no empty houses in the entire Nanluoguxiang?
Where will he live after he rents out the house?
Ye Xiaoning was still somewhat wary of Yi Zhonghai.

So I asked, "Master Yi, can I ask you why you rent the house to me?"

Yi Zhonghai saw that Ye Xiaoning didn't seem like someone who could be easily fooled, so he had to tell the truth in order to rent out the house.

"Ms. Ye, you also know that I had a quarrel with Li Jiandong because of Huaide. Now because of him, no one in our courtyard talks to me anymore. What's the point of living in such a courtyard? So I want to move out and change the environment."

"In addition, there is an old lady in our courtyard. This old lady is totally unkind. I took her in with good intentions, but she ended up relying on me. She eats my food and lives in my house all day long. She also curses, beats and smashes things all day long.

I was forced to rent out the house because I had no other choice. This way I would have no house and she wouldn’t be able to keep pestering me.”

"Although this house is rented to you, I will tell others that I sold it to the street. I hope you can cooperate and say that I rented it from the street. I will also give the street a heads up."

What Yi Zhonghai said was all true. He was going to move away anyway, so he was not afraid of Ye Xiaoning laughing at him.

Ye Xiaoning fell silent. If the facts were really as Yi Zhonghai said, then she could really rent this house.

"Master Yi, I need to go home and discuss this matter with Huaide. Can you wait for me for two days? I will give you the news by the weekend at the latest."

Ye Xiaoning has personally decided to rent the house. Her only worry now is what Li Huaide thinks.

Yi Zhonghai nodded repeatedly: "Okay, then I'll wait for your news. I'll also look for a new place to stay in the next few days. If you want to find me, it's best to do so in the evening. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to find me at other times."

"Okay, then it's settled."

After Ye Xiaoning finished speaking, a rickshaw happened to pass by, so she got on it and headed towards Luogou Hutong.

at the same time.

At Li Jiandong's house, He Daqing took a sip of wine and said,
"Old Li, I just saw Yi Zhonghai follow Miss Ye out. Do you think he is planning to do something?"

He Daqing has very good eyesight. Although Yi Zhonghai followed Ye Xiaoning out, it might not be because he was targeting Ye Xiaoning. He might also be going out to the toilet.

However, He Daqing could still tell from Yi Zhonghai's expression that his target was Ye Xiaoning.

Besides, does it take so long to go to the toilet?
It has been more than 15 minutes since Yi Zhonghai went out. Unless he fell into a pit, he would have finished defecating even if he had diarrhea.

Yi Zhonghai has been out for so long and hasn't come back yet, so there is only one conclusion: he really went to chase Ye Xiaoning.

As for why he wanted to pursue Ye Xiaoning, He Daqing could not understand it.

Li Jiandong spat out a fish bone and said indifferently: "It's okay, don't worry about him."

Li Jiandong knew Yi Zhonghai very well. He was a sinister and cunning person with a lot of bad intentions, but lacked courage.

When it comes to giving advice, he is better than anyone else, but when it comes to hurting people, he is absolutely incapable of doing so.

Not to mention, this person is Ye Xiaoning.

Since Yi Zhonghai followed him out, it means that he knew Ye Xiaoning's identity. This can also be inferred from his relationship with Li Huaide, so he dared not do anything bad to Ye Xiaoning.

…………

Ye Xiaoning took a bus back home and Li Huaide was standing at the door waiting for him.

Seeing his wife coming back, Li Huaide hurried forward and helped her down from the rickshaw.

The voice asked anxiously: "Xiao Ning, where have you been?"

Ye Xiaoning no longer needed to avoid him and told him the truth directly.

"I went to Li Jiandong's place. He Daqing from his hospital cooked really delicious dishes. I was craving for food so I ate a bowl. By the way, have you eaten yet?"

Li Huaide said depressedly: "How can I eat if you are not back?"

Ye Xiaoning smiled and said, "You idiot, if I'm not at home, will you not eat?"

Li Huaide suddenly became affectionate: "Of course, I can't eat at noon at work every day because I can't see you at noon.

Xiao Ning, please stop running around outside. I will get really panicked if I can’t see you.”

"Okay, okay, I get it."

What Ye Xiaoning couldn't stand the most was his affectionate look.

This is also Li Huaide's forte and his secret weapon for successfully pursuing girls.

Otherwise, just based on his identity, although the director of the Propaganda Department is attractive enough.

But women of this era are still very resistant to married women, and it is almost wishful thinking to expect someone to be with him without sweet talk.

The two walked into the house together, and Ye Xiaoning said to him casually:
“Huaide, Courtyard 40 is really good, with Li Jiandong who knows medical skills and He Daqing who is such a good cook.

And the people there are very welcoming. We have been living in this shabby yard for such a long time, and I don’t even know any of my neighbors.

I've only been there a few times, and I've made quite a few friends. I want to move to Courtyard No. 40. Do you support me?"

Li Huaide certainly didn't support it.

"Xiao Ning, a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as our doghouse. Although the house here is not good, it is our home."

"Only people with money can have a home. As long as you move there with me, then that will be our home."

Ye Xiaoning said happily, and then thought of Li Huaide's concerns, took his hand and encouraged him,

"Huide, I know what you are thinking. I will ask my father to treat Li Jiandong to a meal at our house.

Wouldn't it be enough to help you two resolve your grudge?

You two didn't have any deep hatred, weren't you good friends before? "

Before Li Jiandong became the director of logistics, he was a target of Li Huaide's efforts to win over.

At that time, Li Huaide specially brought him back to meet Ye Xiaoning. It was from then on that Li Jiandong knew that Ye Xiaoning was suffering from a terminal illness.

Thinking back to what he did back then, Li Huaide almost regretted it to death.

If he hadn't brought Li Jiandong home and met Ye Xiaoning in order to show goodwill, there wouldn't be so many troubles now.

In fact, if he hadn't been brought back, the position of director of the political department of the steel rolling mill would have been his now.

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world. Li Huaide made a mistake and it is too late to say anything now.

The next day, evening.

Ye Xiaoning came to the courtyard again, but this time she was not looking for Li Jiandong, but for Yi Zhonghai.

"Master Yi, Huaide and I have discussed it. When do you think you can vacate the house?"

Ye Xiaoning finally convinced Li Huaide.

After all, if Li Huaide wants to maintain his affectionate personality, he must make sacrifices for Ye Xiaoning's preferences.

Yi Zhonghai was a little embarrassed.

"Ms. Ye, I asked the street today, and there are no extra houses at all. I even asked other streets, but there is really no place to move. Do you think we can wait a few more days?"

Yi Zhonghai also wanted to move out earlier. If he left one day later, he would have to be tortured by the deaf old lady for one more day, but there was no house on the street and he had no choice.

As for other streets, he also looked, but there were no houses even on Nanluoguxiang Street.

Of course, it is similar in other places, and even if people have houses, they will give priority to people in their own streets, so it will never be Yi Zhonghai's turn.

“Master Yi, if you really can’t find it, why not move to the tavern dormitory building.

Although the people living there are also from your hospital, at least we can get rid of that deaf old lady."

Ye Xiaoning also learned about this from Li Huaide. Just from what Li Huaide said, the deaf old lady was very hateful.

So now she understands Yi Zhonghai very well, as he was forced by her to rent a house and move out.

“Well, if we really can’t find a place, we can only do this for now, but Li Jiandong and I don’t have a very good relationship.

See if you can rent the house first, and then we can just move in together, it will be the same."

Yi Zhonghai has a lot of ideas, but sometimes they are indeed very practical.

Ye Xiaoning agreed without hesitation, and went straight to Li Jiandong to rent a house.

When Li Jiandong heard that Yi Zhonghai wanted to move out and get rid of the deaf old lady, he couldn't help but sigh that Yi Zhonghai was indeed a smart man.

In this way, No. 40 Courtyard can get rid of both Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady, two bad apples, and Li Jiandong is quite happy.

Therefore, even if Yi Zhonghai still lived in the dormitory building of the tavern, Li Jiandong agreed to rent the house to him.

Ye Xiaoning went back to tell Yi Zhonghai the result, and the two discussed officially moving this weekend.

The weekend is here soon.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai got up that morning, he went outside to find some shelter and then started packing his things.

This confused the deaf old lady, and she didn't understand why Yi Zhonghai was packing up the bedding.

Could it be that he was so poor that he had to sell his bedding?
"Master, please go slowly. There are too many things. Don't fall."

Yi Zhonghai was directing the move. There were a lot of things at home and it might not be possible to move them all in one trip.

In fact, this kind of work shouldn't be too much of a hassle. An ordinary family can just find a few neighbors to move in. Even if they are not living in the same courtyard anymore, the neighbors who have lived there for so many years will definitely help before they leave.

But Yi Zhonghai couldn't do that. He was doing so poorly that no one would even respond when he said hello, let alone asking his neighbors to help him move.

So even if he moved to the tavern dormitory building, strictly speaking he was still in this compound and the distance was not that far.

But no one in the yard offered to help him move anything, so he had to pay two servants to come and help with the moving.

It costs 2 cents to move a box, which is not expensive, but not cheap either.

After all, a rickshaw puller only earned 5 cents per kilometer, and Yi Zhonghai moved from the compound to the outside of the alley, a total distance of only a few dozen meters.

But it won't work without finding help. Yi Zhonghai can move by himself, and he has the strength to do so. But if he moves by himself, the deaf old lady will definitely stop him, and it would be a miracle if he can move at all.

At this moment, the deaf old lady also reacted. Yi Zhonghai was not selling waste, he was moving.

"Zhong Hai, what are you doing? Are you planning to move? Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing? Do you still take me seriously?"

The deaf old lady said angrily.

Although she didn't want to continue living here, after all, the residents in the yard no longer took her seriously.

She couldn't even get food and drinks from him, and Li Jiandong, this old man, was not someone she could easily deal with, and he might send her to jail at any time.

If she were to move to another bigger compound, she would have the chance to continue bullying other residents and it would be so cool to eat at hundreds of people's houses.

However, Yi Zhonghai moved without consulting her, which made the deaf old lady feel that she was not respected.

"Old lady, who are you to me? Why should I tell you that I'm moving?"

(End of this chapter)