Chapter 105 The Deaf Old Lady's Disappointment
Sha Zhu followed up by saying, "I agree with this, my wife is old and needs someone to take care of her. If she goes to the Intermediate Court, I can visit her often."

When these words were spoken, the deaf old lady was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. Yi Zhonghai also showed a smile, but when he immediately saw He Daqing, he couldn't help but shake his head, wondering why he didn't run away in the first place.

"I agree too. If Li Zhiguo says it's good, then it must be good."

"I also listen to Li Zhiguo. There is nothing wrong with what he says."

"No one in this hospital should object. We just have to wait for the eldest uncle to express his opinion on this matter."

Mrs. Chen and the other aunts gave their full support, and no one dared to object. Maybe it would be the turn of those who objected to take care of the old lady.

Besides, this is a good thing. It allows the children in the family to learn and know that they will provide for their parents in their old age when they grow up.

Jia Zhang also shouted: "Old Yi, this is a good thing. You take care of the old lady in her old age, and let my Dongxu learn well from her."

Jia Dongxu said nothing. What else did he need to learn? He already did laundry and cooked every day. If he continued to learn, would he still have any dignity?

Li Zhiguo suddenly realized that he didn't say anything. Did he get the job done?
Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but speak, "I think this is a good idea. I am the uncle elected by everyone in the hospital, so I should set an example and take care of the old lady in the future.

However, there is no need for the old lady to move to the middle courtyard. Just let Cuiyun deliver meals to her every day."

When these words were spoken, everyone was a little confused. What did this mean? Should they raise the child or not?

The deaf old lady's originally happy face suddenly froze and she stood there in a daze.

Li Zhiguo knew that Yi Zhonghai would not agree so easily. If he really wanted to provide for the elderly in his old age, would he have waited until now?
What's more, in the original drama, the old lady died in the backyard house, and Yi Zhonghai did nothing else except delivering food.

"Snapped!"

He patted Xu Damao on the back and it was time to go into battle.

"no……"

Xu Damao was about to protest, but luckily he reacted quickly and said loudly: "Uncle, what you said is not right. You should not bring the old man home to take care of him.

According to what you said, if I visit my parents during the holidays, it counts as providing for their old age?"

"That's right, can this be considered as retirement?"

"There's an empty room in the old man's house. Can't the old lady live there?"

"What does this mean, uncle? If he doesn't want to retire, just say so. Can we force him to retire?"

The residents have a lot of complaints. They were originally very happy about something and the whole hospital supported it, but something went wrong, which affected their mood.

Li Zhiguo gave Sha Zhu a look at this time. He had just sent Damao out, and the second team must follow.

At that evening, Sha Zhu was helping to stew fish at his house, as he had already instructed.

"Hey, uncle, you can't just bring meals to my wife. She must be so lonely living alone!"

Sha Zhu didn't say anything harsh in the end, he still believed in the character of the old man.

Li Zhiguo shook his head secretly, Shazhu is not good enough at the critical moment.

He now looked at Yan Bugui, a teammate with whom he had a tacit understanding, who should be able to understand his thoughts.

Yan Bugui spoke up immediately, "Lao Yi, the old lady lives in the backyard, and you are in the middle yard. It will be inconvenient for her to take care of her. If you don't want to, just say so. I'm sure everyone will understand."

After Xu Damao, Sha Zhu and Yan Bugui made these three moves, the residents in the courtyard were still talking about it.

Yi Zhonghai couldn't bear it anymore, his face turned red, and he said with a smile: "Why don't I want to take care of my wife in her old age? I just thought my wife likes quietness, and she would be disturbed by the noise if we moved to the middle courtyard. I'm afraid she won't be used to living in a different house."

Li Zhiguo stood up immediately and said, "Uncle, I think you are wrong. Madam obviously likes the hustle and bustle and is happy to be disturbed, right, Madam?"

"My eldest grandson is right. Madam likes the hustle and bustle. The middle courtyard is good. Cuiyun, Cuihua and the others are all here. Madam is happy to talk to them."

The deaf old lady had tried to test Yi Zhonghai before, but when she saw that Yi Zhonghai had no such idea, she gave up the idea. She didn't want to make things difficult for anyone today, but now she wanted to trick Yi Zhonghai.

Sha Zhu said hurriedly: "Uncle, you see, my wife has said that she likes to be lively."

"That's right. Let the wife choose and move to the middle courtyard."

Xu Damao also stood up. He stood together with Li Zhiguo, which didn't make much difference.

Jia Dongxu also stood up, not wanting to be forgotten, and said, "Let my wife live in the middle courtyard. I won't be at work, and I can talk to my wife during the day."

"Okay, that's good. Then let your wife move into my house. From now on, I will take care of her until the end of her life."

Yi Zhonghai took on the job of caring for the elderly with a smile, at least allowing Sha Zhu and Dong Xu to see his character.

Li Zhiguo sat down and suddenly understood why the deaf old lady in the original play left the house to Sha Zhu. Yi Zhonghai was not really taking care of the old lady, but just wanted to set an example for Sha Zhu.

Now that you can't run away, you might as well experience what it feels like to be trapped and supported by someone else in their old age.

“That’s it, let’s adjourn the meeting!”

Yi Zhonghai didn't want to say much. He had to take it easy. Having an old person in the family would eventually affect the quality of life.

Li Zhiguo did not mention the matter of the old lady's house. He had to wait and see as others had not moved out yet.

But after today, you can urge it and strike while the iron is hot.

I just wonder if there will be other people who would be interested in the old lady’s house now that it’s vacant?
"Do you think the old man really wants to provide for the old lady?"

"It should be. This is about retirement. If you say it, you have to do it. If you really don't want to, who would be willing to do it?"

The aunties haven't left yet, they are still chatting here.

Li Zhiguo stood up and prepared to leave. He had to walk to the factory to receive the award tomorrow, so he had to ride his bicycle back.

Xu Damao followed with a stool in his hand, and when he reached the corridor, he whispered, "I don't think the old man is willing to do this."

"Whether you are willing or not, you have already agreed."

Li Zhiguo thought to himself that this moral kidnapping really works.

Xu Damao was numb.

After Li Zhiguo finished speaking, he walked away quickly, took a shower and lay down when he got home.

……

Near noon the next day, before Li Zhiguo went out, he took a special look at the house of the deaf old lady next door. She had not moved in yet.

But it's normal. All the healthy young and strong people in the hospital have gone to work. Let Sha Zhu help on Sunday. Let Sha Zhu have a day off. Don't ride a tricycle every week. It's so tiring.

"Li Zhiguo, you're not riding your bike today?"

Aunt Wang in the front yard was washing vegetables and preparing to cook. When she saw someone coming out, she quickly greeted them.

"I have to ride one back to the steel mill. We can talk later."

He left the yard and walked a short distance into the alley when he felt uncomfortable and had difficulty walking.

It felt like it took me a while to reach the factory gate. It would have been impossible without a car.

"Li Zhiguo, you are here to receive the award."

The security guard saw the person from a distance, but the bicycle was not there, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Yes, I wanted to come yesterday, but I was sick, so I stayed at home to recuperate for one more day."

Li Zhiguo made up an excuse and went to the factory, and then ran to the office building. Yes, he could still run, there was nothing wrong with him.

"Tuk-tuk!"

"Please come in!"

"Director Yang, I'm here to receive the award."

As soon as Li Zhiguo entered the door, he stated his purpose and asked them not to chat idly or delay their meal.

He has no plans to develop in the factory, so no matter who the factory director is, he won't flatter you.

"You've come just in time. We had a meeting this morning and decided that the steel mill will also give you a fifty-dollar bonus. We won't announce it."

Director Yang was finally generous for once. He felt that the factory also had to express its feelings. It also had a sense of crisis and was worried that its people would be poached by the Ministry of Agriculture, where they had been offered positions.

"This is a great feeling. My family is in financial difficulty and I have a heavy burden."

It’s not that he wants to pretend to be poor, it’s because being poor is glorious.

"Then you can have a good life this time."

Director Yang took out three envelopes, all filled with money.

Li Zhiguo opened it and counted it. It was all right. The money was legal and could be made as much as he wanted.

Then I went to the warehouse to get the bicycle, tried riding it, and found nothing wrong with it, so I went.

I didn’t even eat in the cafeteria to avoid causing a stir in the workshop.

……

He left his breakfast for Xiao Jingru as lunch, and simply rushed to his concubine's place to eat the staff meal.

"Li Zhiguo, you missed me. You came again so soon."

Chen Xueru was quite surprised, as she was caught off guard.

"Didn't the director ask me for a song? I've written it and will send it to him this afternoon so we can rehearse early."

He wants to be poor, but his financial situation doesn't allow it. This is the trouble of being excellent.

"Doesn't that mean you missed me?"

Chen Xueru pretended to be unhappy, but still prepared food for the man because he had stomach problems and couldn't go hungry.

"One day without seeing you is like three autumns!"

Li Zhiguo took the lunch box and started eating.

Chen Xueru is also a lunch box. It’s like this now. Sometimes, without a lunch box, the food doesn’t taste good.

"Li Zhiguo, grandma wants to ask when you will come to our house for dinner next time."

"Uh, about this matter, wait a minute, I'll choose the gift and come back."

Last time he went empty-handed because he didn’t want to appear too enthusiastic and also wanted to see what kind of personality his grandmother had.

"Do you want me to help you prepare a gift?" Chen Xueru just wanted to go home earlier, as she hadn't yet checked on her room upstairs.

"That's not necessary. Only if you prepare it yourself will it show your sincerity."

He had lunch quickly, and half a day later, he took a nap here and went to the street in the afternoon.

Chen Xueru tiptoed out of the office and went to the front hall with a smile on her face.

"Chun Tao, do you think I am becoming more and more attractive?"

"Of course, Sister Xueru, you are the most beautiful on our Qianmen Street."

Chuntao was holding a feather duster in her hand and seemed quite busy.

"I like to hear that."

Chen Xueru was fiddling with an abacus at the counter and touched her belly. She was almost three months pregnant and was starting to show.

……

In the afternoon, Li Zhiguo woke up with a start. Fortunately, he had not overslept. He said hello and went to the street office.

I was lucky. The director had just come back from outside. If I had come earlier, I might have been able to see him.

"Li Zhiguo?"

The director pushed the frame of his glasses and asked, "Are you dazzled?"

"It's me, Director. Didn't you have an appointment for a song on Monday? I sent it to you right after I finished writing it. Please take a look at it first."

Li Zhiguo handed over the playlist and sat down on the chair. It was a bit sudden and he didn't even ask for the wages.

"So fast?"

The director made sure that he was not dazzled, so he lowered his head and looked at the playlist.

As soon as I saw the title of the song, I thought it was good. It’s a good use of the word “successor”. Is it also a children’s song?

"We are the successors, carrying on the glorious traditions of our ancestors, loving our motherland and our people, with bright red scarves fluttering on our chests..."

"Okay, okay! The lyrics are really well written, very suitable for a chorus. But aren't the lyrics a bit short with only two paragraphs?"

The director felt that the song was good, except that the subject was not shown long enough.

Li Zhiguo had no choice as there were only two paragraphs. If he added more, it would be superfluous.

"Director, the advantage of a shorter song is that it's easier to rehearse. Just sing it twice in a row and it becomes a song."

"Your idea is also feasible. Treat the second take as the chorus and add some instruments."

The director smiled and said, "Li Zhiguo, you are really a talent. Don't worry, the cost of this song will be settled with you on the third of next month."

"No problem. I'm not waiting for the rice to cook."

He didn't pretend to be poor in front of the director. Everyone knew his background clearly.

The director looked at the song again, and when he encountered a part that was not sung well, he hurriedly asked, "Don't wait until the student leaves, you really have to wait until next week."

Li Zhiguo simply taught him once. He knew how to sing and he was once a glorious Young Pioneer.

"This melody is great even if you sing it continuously, not to mention twice."

The director learned it quickly, and became more and more satisfied the more he watched. He sang it several times, and when he came to his senses, Li Zhiguo had already run away.

"This kid, I think he's just lazy, but he still has to be spoiled!"

Director Li muttered a few words, then hurriedly took the song list to the neighborhood committee and asked them to help arrange and select a team of elementary school students from the schools within their jurisdiction to rehearse in advance.

At the same time, the streets and neighborhood committees also have to select some people to sing together. After all, this is a program submitted by Qianmen Street.

That day, Li Zhiguo went to the photo studio to get the photos back. They were pretty good, and the photos of him were taken very well. They were memories of youth!

I specially developed an extra copy of each copy and kept it together with the film in the space to ensure that nothing would go wrong.

When it was evening, I sent the photos to several brothers, leaving no one out.

"Hey, I'm fine."

Sha Zhu took a photo of himself standing in the middle and showed it to his future wife. How handsome he looked.

“I’m not bad either!”

Xu Damao was also happy, holding a photo with Sha Zhu on the left and Cai Quanwu on the right. Didn't this set him off?

Jia Dongxu didn't say anything, and there was no one standing in the middle.

Cai Quanwu put the photo away with a silly smile. He, a poor man, was living a good life.

"It's all ready! Let's go take some photos in a few years and compare them."

Li Zhiguo went home after posting the photo, without having dinner yet.

"Brother-in-law, are you going fishing tomorrow?"

During the meal, Xiao Jingru took the initiative to bring up this matter.

"I haven't been there recently. I have to save my luck."

Li Zhiguo picked up a bottle of white flour and gave half to Xiao Jingru, saying that they could not finish it.

"Thank you, brother-in-law!"

Xiao Jingru picked up the white flour and took a bite. It was so delicious.

She was reluctant to go back to the countryside. When she arrived at her brother-in-law's house, she never ate any coarse grains and could see meat every day, which was better than the Chinese New Year.

Qin Huairu said at this time: "Jingru has eaten a bowl of white noodles. I don't know where she got the stomach from. She is almost eating as much as adults."

"Eat more and grow taller. Our family can afford to raise him, and when our son is born, Jingru can help take care of him."

Li Zhiguo himself doesn't have a big appetite, and he has no shortage of oil and water, so he won't overeat whenever he gets the chance.

"By the way, Huairu, it's already June. After the wheat is harvested, find some time to go back to the village and bring our mother to the city.

After the old lady next door moves to the Central Court this weekend, I will rent a house and let Mom live next door, so that she won’t be delayed in taking care of you or in our business.”

Qin Huairu knew what the man was planning when she heard it, and nodded slightly and said, "Well, I'll do as you say."

In the capital, wheat harvest usually starts in mid-June, so it’s time now.

"Huai Ru, how about we go back to the village this Saturday? It just so happens that you have your pregnancy test and you don't have to work on Saturday."

He became interested and decided to stay in the countryside for two days. He had seen a fish pond in the village last time, so he decided to try his luck.
"Okay, I guess we're harvesting wheat when we go to my house this week."

Qin Huairu was still working in the fields last year and did not forget the busy farming season.

“That’s great, I’ll also go and see the autumn harvest and accumulate some creative inspiration.

It’s settled. On Saturday, our dad, Guangming, and Third Uncle will all go back to the village. It’s the busy farming season, so they can take leave.

When we got to the village, it was more lively with more people around, and I also took care of Guangyou and Jingru's admission procedures."

Li Zhiguo was thinking that he would go to school tomorrow to take care of some small matters.

Jingru went to Red Star Primary School and lived in a courtyard house, and she got used to it.

As for my brother-in-law Qin Guangyou, he went to Qianmen Middle School. It was a small matter because of the relationship with the street office, but the necessary procedures had to be followed.

"Yes! Brother, my family has a good life thanks to you."

Qin Huairu looked very happy. Now her whole family had moved to the city and lived in a large courtyard with three entrances. From now on, they would all be city dwellers.

"No, the future will be good."

After dinner, he went out for a walk, and when he came back he saw Xiao Jingru was asleep. This was possible.

After a day, I felt pretty good today, and after a day, I finally took a break.

"Brother-in-law, it's nine o'clock."

In the morning, Xiao Jingru woke her brother-in-law up. This was the time her sister had instructed last night.

"so fast."

Li Zhiguo yawned. He had to get up early today. He had made an appointment with Yan Bugui to go for a walk last night. In the morning, he would go to Hongxing Primary School, which was also his alma mater.

"Jingru, are you going out with me or staying home?"

"Brother-in-law, I want to go out with you."

Xiao Jingru can also play at home, but the day is too long.

"Okay, I'll take you to the elementary school."

Soon, after Xiao Jingru finished washing the dishes, he locked the door and pushed his bicycle out.

When passing by the central courtyard, I saw Jia Dongxu hanging clothes to dry, and his movements were very skillful.

"Good morning, Dongxu!"

"Good morning, Li Zhiguo. Are you going out now? Are you going to eat out again for lunch?"

Jia Dongxu was full of envy. When would his hard days end? He had registered at the street office yesterday and was told that his illness had improved and he could go back to work.

But there are currently no jobs available on that street, so I have to wait.

He is almost done writing that song, so he will be able to live a good life soon.

"Yeah, you can only eat out if you're outside. If you work hard, you'll be as good as your buddies sooner or later."

Li Zhiguo gave some encouragement and then left. There was still a lot of time in the future, and the Dongxu brothers couldn't stay at home forever. They just didn't know what their next job would be.

But maybe he will really become a househusband, it all depends on luck.

After leaving the yard, he hugged little Jingru and sat her on the front bar, then set off on his bicycle. After a while, they arrived at the elementary school. There was no gatekeeper, so they went straight in.

(End of this chapter)