Chapter 2 Crowdfunding for House Purchase
Yi Zhonghai directly mentioned Wang Mengde's name and asked him to lend an ear room to the Jia family.
This made Wang Mengde speechless. He had no relationship with the Jia family, so why should he lend the house to others?
"Meng De, in our courtyard, among the neighbors, everyone has always helped each other. If your parents knew about this, they would definitely agree.
If you help others now, others will help you when you are in trouble."
Seeing that Wang Mengde did not agree immediately, but sat there in silence, Yi Zhonghai frowned, then quickly regained his smile and continued to persuade him.
When Jia Dongxu went to see him at noon today, he originally planned to buy the ear room. Of course, most of the money for buying the house must be "borrowed" from him.
Yi Zhonghai directly denied it.
The two rooms in the yard of Wang Mengde's family are private property. He is not short of money, and he will get married and have children in the future. How could he sell them easily?
Looking at his apprentice's disappointed expression, Yi Zhonghai thought for a moment and came up with an idea, which led to the scene of borrowing a house at the whole academy meeting.
"Uncle, you must know the reason why my parents moved out. They moved out to make room for me because I am old enough to get married and will be having children in the next one or two years.
This house will be used soon, and I want to help, but I am powerless. "
Wang Mengde quickly found a reason to refuse.
He is not a fool. He would never do such a stupid thing as sacrificing himself to help others.
Besides, what he said was true. His parents bought two houses in Yuer Hutong last year and moved there in a hurry because he was already 20 years old and it was time for him to find a partner and get married.
"Haha, Meng De, I know your situation. The Jia family is in trouble right now, so we're temporarily borrowing your place. When you get married and have kids in the future and need a house, you can ask the Jia family to move out. It won't interfere with your use of the house."
Yi Zhonghai said happily.
He planned to cut the Gordian knot while Wang Mengde's parents were not in the yard and settle the matter today. Even if Old Wang found out and came to find him in a few days, he would have something to say.
Besides, with the facts already established, could Old Wang just kick the Jia family out? If that happened, his reputation would be ruined.
"Yes, we are just renting this house. We will definitely return it to you in the future." Jia Zhang also spoke up.
She had a fake smile on her chubby face, trying to make herself look a little more "kind".
"Yes, Meng De, my mother-in-law and Bang Geng are just staying here temporarily, and they will move out when you need them.
Well, it’s mainly because our family is in such a difficult situation right now. We have to live in one room with several people. I’m newly pregnant and I often have to get up at night, which makes my mother-in-law and Banggeng unable to sleep well. ”
Qin Huairu, who was standing behind Jia Zhang, also raised her pretty face, looked towards Wang Mengde with moving eyes, and played the emotional card with a soft voice.
Wang Mengde sneered in his heart. He was about to find other reasons to refuse, but Sha Zhu beside him could no longer sit still.
When Sha Zhu saw his sister Qin asking for help, his heart almost broke, and he quickly said, "Meng De, just agree to it. It's not easy for sister Qin."
Glancing at his mature face, Wang Mengde thought to himself: What a bastard Shazhu is. He is usually such a smart guy, why does he become like this every time he meets Qin Huairu?
It would be a pity if the deaf old lady were still alive, otherwise, with his servile attitude, all his belongings would have been swindled away by Bai Lianhua before he reaches middle age.
His guess was right. When Jia Zhang heard that they wanted to borrow a house to live in, she first thought of borrowing the main house of Sha Zhu's family. And she also had another thought, thinking that He Daqing ran away with the widow, and Sha Zhu might repeat the same mistake. If that was true, it would be great, and the main house would belong to the old Jia family in the future.
But he was stopped by Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu's original words at that time were: As long as the deaf old lady is here, even if Sha Zhu is willing, he can't even think about borrowing the He family's house.
Jia Zhang opened her mouth to refute, but she didn't know what to say. She was not stupid and knew that her daughter-in-law was telling the truth.
The deaf old lady is very cunning and her little tricks will definitely not be hidden from the other party.
"Zhu Zi, can you call Meng De too? Although you two were born on the same day, Meng De was born an hour earlier than you. You have to call him brother. Have you forgotten our tradition of respecting the old and loving the young?"
Yi Zhonghai pretended to scold.
There is a lot of moral preaching in his words.
Sha Zhu scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed, but did not say anything else. He and Wang Mengde were born on the same day of the same month of the same year, both born on March 1935, 3.
But Wang Mengde was born an hour earlier than him, so he really couldn't call him brother.
Wang Mengde was planning to say no directly, but when he heard Yi Zhonghai's moral quotations, his heart moved and his words changed as he spoke: "Uncle is right, neighbors should help each other."
"So, you agree to lend the annex to the Jia family?"
Although Yi Zhonghai was greatly surprised, he did not expect things to go so smoothly, but he still nodded approvingly and praised: "Meng De, you did the right thing this time. This is how you should be as a person. You can't just think about yourself."
The three members of the Jia family also looked very happy, and Jia Zhang was so impatient that she couldn't wait to move into her new home.
This house, which I borrowed with my own ability, must belong to me, and will be passed on to my eldest grandson Banggeng in the future.
The neighbors had different thoughts. Some felt regretful in their hearts that the house would probably belong to the Jia family in the future. Some did not care about it and some were thinking whether they could take advantage of it like the Jia family in the future.
"Uncle, I didn't say I wanted to borrow this house. The Jia family's behavior of borrowing a house to live in is only a temporary solution, and they will have to move out in the future.
I think we should help them to the end, and it would be best to come up with a permanent solution to completely resolve the Jia family’s difficulties.”
Wang Mengde didn't let them be happy too early, and then spoke slowly.
"Meng De, if you have any good ideas, just say them directly, don't beat around the bush."
Before Yi Zhonghai could speak, Liu Haizhong became a little restless. The eldest uncle had been talking for half a day and he, the second uncle, was almost marginalized. This made him, who had a strong desire for power, feel a little uncomfortable, so he took this opportunity to interrupt.
"Haha, Second Uncle, my idea is to have the three uncles in the courtyard take the lead and donate money to the Jia family so that they can buy a house to live in.
This not only solved the Jia family's housing difficulties, but also demonstrated the unity and spirit of mutual help in our courtyard."
Wang Mengde said with a malicious smile.
As soon as the voice fell, Jia Zhang opened her eyes wide, with a look of surprise on her face, but before she could speak, Yi Zhonghai, Yan Bugui and Qin Huairu said in unison:
"No."
(End of this chapter)