Siheyuan: Qin Huairu is a lucky charm for her husband

Chapter 2152 The people in the courtyard house are full of ideas

Xu Damao and Jia Dongxu, who always loved a good show, were now disappointed and obediently went to pull the electrical wires. After all, they needed lighting for the banquet that night…

With Zhao Lichun's return, Wang Baye and Ma Banjie, who had been running all over Beijing for two days, also happily rushed back.

These past two days, Ma Banban's tricycle chain has been practically sparking from pedaling, but he's finally managed to gather all the medicinal herbs for Uncle Wang.

However, Wang Baye didn't let Ma Banjie know exactly how much it cost. The old man negotiated the price with the old pharmacy owner by gesturing in his sleeves, which was completely invisible to outsiders.

The pharmacy manager completely ignored the matter...

However, the final price was set by Lin Chen: one medicinal herb and one small yellow croaker. Furthermore, no invoice was issued, and he was not responsible for anything after the customer left the counter.

Most people couldn't afford it, but even though it stung, Mr. Wang gritted his teeth and bought it. It was a rare commodity, so there was no other way…

After all, money can be earned back, but if you lose a person, you lose everything!

"Da Peng, you've worked hard these past two days! I won't shortchange you on the five yuan I promised. Once I recover, let's see who dares to bully us then..."

Ma Banjie did make a lot of money from Master Wang, but unfortunately he didn't spend a single penny... it all went to the Lin family, making him nothing more than a laborer.

However, what Lin Chen owes Ma Suqin and her son over the years is far from enough, and he won't let him off easily.

"From now on, I'll have to rely on you, Eighth Master. My legs are about to break from exhaustion these past two days."

Looking at the five yuan, Ma Banjie felt all the hard work was worth it! Little did the young man know, Wang Mazi and the other elders, including Liu Haizhong, had already arranged a gift for him. The people in the courtyard basically already knew that his five yuan was going to be a waste of time!

"Making money is never easy. If it weren't for how well you've taken care of me these past few months, I wouldn't even be giving you this job. Do you believe I can hire Qiangzi for two days for just two yuan?"

The reason Old Master Wang paid such a high price for Ma Dapeng was that he didn't want too many people in the courtyard to know his wealth. Otherwise, he'd be crazy to spend five yuan to hire this kid's tricycle for two days...

Ma Banjie is now sitting and waiting for the banquet to begin that evening, while Wang Baye is waiting for Lin Chen to return and help him make medicine.

Just then, Yan Bugui took the initiative to come to the door, but the old man did not go inside but called out the two people who had just arrived.

This afternoon, everyone in the courtyard reached a consensus: the Lin family's full moon feast couldn't be eaten for nothing. Otherwise, it would be unfair to the old man... That's why Yan Bugui came to inform these bachelors.

"Old Yan, come inside and tell me what's wrong!"

Yan Bugui is still wary of the house and won't go in no matter how much Master Wang invites him.

"Let's... let's talk right here at the door! Eighth Brother, I heard you've been busy looking for medicinal herbs these past few days. Look, Brother Lin even treated you for free! How can you just accept a free meal at someone else's wedding? The Lin family has just had a daughter, shouldn't we show our appreciation?"

Wang Baye glanced suspiciously in the direction of the Lin family. He hadn't intended to freeload! He wanted to host a banquet for the eldest uncle, but the uncle disagreed. What could he do?

"Old Yan, just say what you mean. I'm definitely not going to take advantage of Brother Lin for nothing."

Yan Bugui stopped keeping them in suspense and directly told them the result of their discussion.

"This time it concerns the Lin family and Director Bai. To prevent Xu and his wife from causing trouble again, we old folks have discussed it and decided that each household will give a five-yuan gift. That way, no one will deliberately show off and outshine others. What do you two think?"

When Ma Banjie heard that it was only five yuan, his heart sank. This guy was after the money in his pocket!

"Uncle, what if Uncle Lin refuses to accept it?"

Yan Bugui chuckled and said, "We people in this courtyard are full of ideas. This time, we're going under the guise of visiting Director Bai. The two sisters will stay together for company. They'll naturally be together during her postpartum period too. Brother Lin can't stop everyone from visiting Director Bai, can he? Just wait for our notification. If you don't want to join, that's fine too. We're not forcing you, but just don't say we didn't notify you in advance."

Upon hearing that the Lin and Bai families would only receive five yuan together, Master Wang immediately reached for his wallet to give to Yan Bugui. What did that amount to him?

"Support it! We absolutely must support it! I'll hand it over right now..."

Yan Bugui took a deep breath as he looked at the generous other party.

"No rush, no rush. We'll take this to the hospital when the women of the compound visit the baby in a group after the baby is born. That way, we can have the full-month celebration banquet when the baby comes back... Remember, we're visiting Director Bai, so don't talk nonsense. If anyone messes it up, don't blame the people in the compound for being ruthless..."

Qin Huairu and Bai Ling lived in Nanzhu Hutong, and everyone in the courtyard knew that it was Bai Ling's private courtyard. Many women had been there...

Now, Wang Mazi is advocating that before Qin Huairu returns, the women in the courtyard should go to visit her under the guise of seeing Director Bai, so that they can bring a gift over in a perfectly reasonable way!

"Okay, okay, we both support it 100%. If you ask me, ten yuan per family would be appropriate... after all, it's a matter for both families."

Yan Bugui's face turned green upon hearing this! He was already heartbroken at paying five yuan, and this bastard wanted ten! "You might as well just kill me with a knife!"

"No, no, no, Lao Wang, calm down. Five yuan is already a lot! What if Qin Huairu and Director Bai refuse to accept any more?"

Old Master Wang was cursing inwardly. What a bunch of stingy bastards! They all want help but don't want to pay a cent. If I had the medical skills, you'd all get lost. I wouldn't see you for less than a hundred... Bah!

"Alright then! Let's do it the way everyone wants. I'm all for it..."

Now, Yan Bugui isn't the only one in the courtyard who's heartbroken; someone in the neighboring courtyard is also feeling the pain—the plus-size man.

Jia Zhangshi had barely received the five yuan yesterday when Liu Haizhong tried to take it away from her.

Lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), Jia Zhangshi started cursing Qiangzi, now wanting him to pay for the money. However, Qiangzi refused, claiming he wasn't the head of the household…

After all, Jia Zhangshi always told others that Qiangzi was just there to recruit others, and that she was the real head of the household.

Dongcheng District

At the Red Star Cinema...

He Xiulian was very touched to have met Tian Yezi, her sister, who had just packed a lot of food for her to take back to the farm.

After checking three tickets, Lin Chen led the two girls into the dark screening room.

Today is Sunday, and the movie theaters are packed. However, since Secretary Lin is coming, we must arrange seats in advance.

While a complete shutdown isn't necessary, arrangements still need to be made for those who need them. The main issue is that there are too many workers at the Dongcheng District steel rolling mill…

The two girls are too full from lunch and don't want to move around. Watching a movie to relax is just the right thing to do.

However, as Secretary Lin entered, six of the eight lights in the screening room instantly went out. A commotion immediately erupted in the room…

After entering the screening room, Lin Chen took the opportunity to hold one person in each hand and find his seat.

"It's alright, it's alright, just stay close to me. Our location is over there..."

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