Liu Haizhong came to the subdistrict office full of hope and explained everything about his family situation.
I thought Director Zhao would approve it immediately and provide housing subsidies.
Unexpectedly, Director Zhao shook his head slightly and said: "Comrade Liu Haizhong, your situation is different from that of Lin Zhen. Lin Zhen is from a native family and the children have not yet married and separated. However, Liu Guangqi has already married and started a family. He has a house and a job in other places.
I was deceived by you writing a fake letter, and later I was assigned a house at the Thermos Factory. I can't approve your application for your eldest son who already has a house."
"Ah? This..."
Liu Haizhong was extremely disappointed. He was happy just now, but now it felt like a basin of cold water was poured on his head.
Director Zhao continued: "One more thing, according to the standard, Lin Zhen's house is only 45 square meters, and eight people can live in it, while your house is 58 square meters, and only four people can live in it. If I don't approve Lin Zhen's house,
If you add a building, you will have to mediate and change it. Now it is a collective system. The house is jointly owned by the street office and the steel rolling mill, not private property. And Lin Zhen should live in a big house regardless of his position and actual needs. What do you think?
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The cold sweat in my bangs instantly ran down.
"Just, just, even if I want to change, I should change with the deaf old lady or stupid Zhu. The second son in my family has always wanted to get married, but he can't find a house."
"Okay, don't be nervous. I'm just saying that the country doesn't have the documents to redistribute houses. I won't let you change it on purpose. I just want you to understand that it is really helpless for Lin Zhen to build an additional house. You
I'm much luckier than him, and he's an old comrade. I hope you won't get jealous."
"Yes, yes, I, I, I was confused for a moment, and I didn't have enough ideological awareness. I will definitely reflect on it when I go back."
Liu Haizhong blushed and left the street office in shame.
He never dared to mention building a house again. He believed that Director Zhao could really switch houses for him and Lin Zhen.
In a blink of an eye, Sunday is here.
Lin Zhen began to build new houses. You can tell at a glance how popular he is.
Except for the Jia family who didn't come to help, everyone in the courtyard came to help, ranging from one person to all of them.
Ma Hua came over and was responsible for cooking and entertaining the helpers.
Sun Antang, along with Er Chen, the acting director of the fitter workshop, and several people from the security department also came to help.
Ye Qi came over and made a pot of soup to relieve summer heat and quench thirst.
Lin Zhen took out 20 yuan and ordered Xu Damao to ride a tricycle to the Dongdan vegetable market early to buy vegetables.
Not to mention paying wages to the neighbors who help, it is necessary to feed them.
Qin Huairu felt a little sorry when she saw that everyone in the courtyard had gone to help.
He said to Jia Zhang: "Mom, I can't help you glue the matchbox today. After I take Bangeng to see Shazhu later, I have to make a show of helping Lin Zhen for a while when I get back."
Mrs. Jia Zhang was so angry that her liver ached: "The people in this yard are all cowards and sycophants. Seeing as he is an engineer, they all fawn over him!"
"Okay, mom, don't be angry. Who asked us to be in the hospital? If we really want to go against the whole hospital, no one will help us if we have difficulties in the future. Have you forgotten? Dongxu was in trouble at that time.
At that time, the whole hospital donated money, but now? Do you think anyone else will help us besides Silly Zhu?"
Jia Zhang was so angry that the corners of her mouth twitched several times.
Looking back carefully, it is true that when Dongxu was alive, his family's life was pretty average.
Relations with neighbors are also relatively relaxed.
Ever since Dongxu was injured at work, life has been difficult and he couldn't get along with his neighbors.
The first time she had a fight with her neighbors was when Qin Huairu asked Lin Zhen to borrow money because she suspected her of being unfaithful.
He insulted Lin Zhen and was slapped in the face, which offended the most helpful neighbor in the yard.
Then when the neighbors went to the hospital to visit Dongxu, Liu Haizhong said one more sentence to let Dongxu know the fact of paralysis because he did not give instructions in advance.
Instead of reflecting, he slapped Liu Haizhong, offending the second uncle in charge of the courtyard.
Later, Banggeng's fingers were pinched off after stealing something. The third aunt made some remarks and was spat in her face, which also offended the third uncle who was in charge of the courtyard.
In the end, the first steward, needless to say, speeded up his burial and regretted it not once or twice.
Nowadays, it is indeed very difficult to restore the previous neighborly relationship.
When I heard Qin Huairu say that she wanted to help Lin Zhen, she felt very reluctant in her heart, but she couldn't say it out loud.
Finally he gritted his teeth and said: "Go, go, eat more at his house, don't lose money. I'll go talk to your second aunt later. This man named Lin built a house, and Liu Haizhong and his wife were very angry. In the future,
In terms of neighborhood relations, you cast a wide net, and I focus on cultivating and trying to find a few close confidants!"
Qin Huairu smiled happily, "Mom, I'm very happy that you think so. I won't say anything. I'll hurry up and go out and try to come back before lunch to help Lin Zhen. You can buy some boiled peanuts for lunch with these two cents.
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Mrs. Jia Zhang said happily: "Hey, good, I understand, do you still have money? We have spent a lot this month?"
"Don't worry, I still have some left."
"Do you have the things for Silly Zhu?"
"I'm taking it with me. Don't worry, he will be moved to tears this time!"
After saying that, Qin Huairu hurried out to visit Shazhu.
Her current salary is no longer enough, and she has finished all her monthly food stamps. Since she relaxed her appetite, she has never gone to Sister Sun to sell food stamps.
Thanks to the large savings in the past, otherwise it would be impossible to imitate Lin Zhen and Xu Damao to improve their lives.
Therefore, she became more and more interested in going to the detention center to emotionally invest in Silly Zhu.
Just wait until Silly Pillar is released from prison and hold it tightly in your hands, otherwise you really won’t be able to survive.
This is the first time that Banggen followed Qin Huairu to visit Shazhu after he came out of the juvenile detention center.
Originally, Shazhu was not looking forward to Qin Huairu's arrival, but he wanted to know what Liu Yuhua had become.
But he was still very happy when he heard that Banggeng had come with him, and hurriedly followed the correctional comrades to the visiting room.
When he opened the door, he saw that Qin Huairu had gained weight again as expected.
The current weight is almost the same as Jia Zhang's, and a little thinner than the second uncle Liu Haizhong.
Bangge is a bit thinner than before. I don’t know if it’s because he didn’t eat enough in the juvenile detention center.
"Coming?" Shazhu said with a slight smile.
"Well, didn't you say the cloth shoes were bad last time? My mother-in-law made them specially for you."
"Oh, this, this, this is rare! Isn't she just gluing the matchbox?"
Silly Zhu's eyes widened. He really didn't expect Jia Zhang to make shoes for him.
This is not the sun coming out from the west, but the explosion of the sun riding on the horse!
"Here, you bought these, right? Aunt Jia will make shoes for me? I guess she will scold me every time you come to see me."
"Good intentions are like donkey liver and lungs, do you want it?"
"Yes! Of course, I have to provide these shoes!"
Bangge said on the side: "Uncle Silly, these are indeed the shoes that my grandma took the time to make."
"Oh, this, this, this, I misunderstood the old lady, I really shouldn't have."
Qin Huairu smiled and said: "Forget it, she can't hear it anyway. She heard that Yu Yu never gave you anything, so she felt distressed. She also thought of her lost son Dongxu, and she unconsciously regarded you as her son. Although this pair of shoes is not precious, it is the beginning of her changing attitude towards you."
Silhu felt strange after hearing this. His nose felt sour and his eye circles were almost red.
"Go back and tell her that I'll keep it in mind. When I get out, I'll thank her properly!"
"You don't need to thank me. Just stay in there and don't make mistakes. You will be out in less than five months. There is no uncle in the courtyard, and there is no man who can do anything. No matter whether it is Aunt Yi or us, we will not be able to do anything." Waiting for you to go out."
Silly Zhu was moved and said: "Don't say anything. Alas... I was not really looking forward to your coming a few days ago, but now I don't want you to go."
Qin Huairu was overjoyed and finally persuaded her mother-in-law to make shoes for Sha Zhu because Sha Zhu behaved indifferently to her during this period.
I don’t have the feeling I had before that I could be manipulated casually.
She guessed that it was because she had gained weight, but she couldn't lose weight for a while, and instead her weight kept increasing.
Now seeing that Si Zhu was moved, she said with a fake smile: "What are you talking about? I won't stay with you, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
"Oh, wait!"
"What's wrong?"
"You...from now on..." Shazhu hesitated and was embarrassed to say it.
Qin Huairu said impatiently: "Say, I'm waiting to leave."
"Can you eat less in the future? You should weigh 170 pounds now, right? Overeating is not good. Even if you eat whole grains, eating too much is not good."
Qin Huairu frowned and said helplessly: "When I'm in a bad mood, I can only get through it if I eat enough. Otherwise, I can't find support and feel helpless."
"Is your salary enough to feed your family?"
"It's not enough now, but I still have savings. Don't worry, I won't lend you any."
"I'm not afraid that you'll borrow money. I've never been afraid of that. I'm afraid that you'll keep getting fat like this!"
"I understand. I will try to eat as little as possible from now on. After you come out, I will have someone to rely on and won't be overwhelmed by eating every day."
These words made Silhu's heart move, and he felt an inexplicable desire to protect him.
He looked at the cloth shoes in his hand again, and couldn't help but feel grateful to Qin Huairu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
When Qin Huairu returned to the courtyard, Lin Zhen was leading people to dig the foundation.
"Deeper, dig deeper, it must be able to withstand earthquakes. I bought more bricks, enough to lay the foundation."
"Hey, I'm already busy. If I can do anything, Lin Zhen, just give me your orders!"
"Ouch! Sister Qin? Do you want help? From your mother-in-law's side?"
"It's okay. I made an agreement with her this morning. The neighbors have all helped, so I must come too. You can't do anything special, right?"
"Haha, okay, thank you very much. You and Yu Yu can choose the vegetables together and start cooking for MCA. Let us men do the work of digging the foundation."
Qin Huairu helped make a big pot of rice, and she took out two small pots during the meal.
Xu Damao was dumbfounded and touched Qin Jingru lightly.
"Hey, does your sister also eat so much when she's not out to meet her daughter?"
Qin Jingru frowned and said: "No, no, there is not so much food in the countryside for her to eat like this."
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