AWB Chapter 149: Learned to be smarter.
Chapter 149: Learned to be smarter.
"I believe you all know why we are holding this plenary meeting today."
"Jia Dongxu, the pillar of the Jia family, has unfortunately passed away. Now, the Jia family is left with only a widow and an orphan, and there is also an unborn child."
"So I suggest that everyone donate some money to help the Jia family, at least to get them through this difficult time."
What Yi Zhonghai said wasn't wrong; at least at this point in time, it was indeed a good time to seek help.
"No problem, I'll donate 5 yuan!"
Sha Zhu has learned his lesson this time.
Well, he made a foolish mistake regarding Qin Huairu, but he's really shrewd at other times.
Now that Qin Huairu is a widow, he can't let people gossip, so he can't just ask for tens of kilograms or tens of yuan like he did before.
If word gets out, not only will he be unable to get together with Qin Huairu, but his reputation will also be ruined.
"Hey, why did you donate so little, Sha Zhu? That's not like you."
“You used to be the first to rush to help whenever the Jia family had any problems, but now that Dongxu has passed away, you don’t donate much anymore.”
Lou Xiao'e stayed home to take care of the children, while Xu Damao went out to attend a meeting. He saw that Sha Zhu had changed his mind and only donated 5 yuan. Although he didn't understand why, he still decided to dismantle the platform.
"Xu Damao, what nonsense are you spouting!"
"Is 5 yuan not enough for me? Then you should donate more!"
Sha Zhu was still fantasizing about his future with Qin Huairu, but Xu Damao's sudden interruption naturally dampened his enthusiasm.
“I also have two children to raise, and I don’t even have a dollar in my pocket right now. Anyway, I’ll just donate 50 cents.”
Xu Damao speaks with more confidence now, because he has children, and moreover, twins!
As expected, Xu Damao's words instantly stung Yi Zhonghai.
Huh?
Actually, this is normal. People are just embarrassed to talk about Yi Zhonghai's childlessness, but who hasn't discussed it behind his back?
Sha Zhu didn't care because he felt that he would definitely have children after getting married, so why would he get upset about this?
"Xu Damao, get to the point."
"If you don't donate yourself, why do you call other people 'stupid Zhu'?"
Yi Zhonghai's expression was extremely unpleasant.
"Sorry, sir, I'll donate 5 cents. That's all. I'm going back to take care of my child."
Xu Damao ignored Yi Zhonghai, left the money, and went back.
Seeing Xu Damao like this, Yi Zhonghai would definitely have given him a good talking-to under normal circumstances.
But Xu Damao's words made him really not want to see that horse-faced man, so he didn't say anything more.
"Then I'll donate 1 yuan too."
Yang Ke did the same thing as usual, only donating a little more than the lowest-paid people, without much difference.
"No, Yang Ke."
“You took 300 yuan from my Dongxu last year.”
"If it weren't for you, how could my Dongxu have made a mistake?"
"I won't ask you for compensation, but you only donated 1 yuan. How can you live with yourself?"
"Oh, sir, you must stand up for our Jia family, or I won't live anymore."
Jia Zhangshi, who was originally a proponent of keeping quiet, immediately broke down when she heard that Yang Ke was only donating 1 yuan.
In her view, Jia Dongxu's troubles were caused by Yang Ke.
It was he who upgraded Jia Dongxu to Level 2 fitter, but Jia Dongxu's skills were lacking, which led to the operational error.
It's already kind of them not to ask him for compensation, let alone donate 1 yuan?
"Jia Zhangshi, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Before Yang Ke could even speak, Xu Damao, who had just walked back to the backyard, rushed back in, cursing and swearing.
"Exactly, what kind of thing is this? Helping your family is considered wrong?"
Liu Haizhong also got anxious.
Are you kidding me? I paid for this too. Aren't you messing with me?
"Hmph, I don't care, Yang Ke has to return the money."
Madam Jia was still agitated about Jia Dongxu's death and naturally no longer cared about Yang Ke's identity.
"What money? I don't know anything about it."
Yang Ke wouldn't be foolish enough to admit to this. Anyway, everyone is just speculating, so what's the point of saying it without any real evidence?
“Mrs. Jia, you can’t talk nonsense about this. We’re discussing how to help your family right now, so don’t talk rubbish.”
Yi Zhonghai has seen through Yang Ke in the past two years, knowing that he is someone who doesn't usually compete or fight for anything.
But how many of the children from large families, who are also college graduates, are actually fools?
He didn't want Jia Zhangshi to be resented because of this, and he wouldn't dare to help the Jia family then.
"Oh dear, why is everyone bullying us orphans and widows? Mingming..."
When Jia Zhangshi saw that no one was helping her, she immediately started wailing and howling.
"mom."
Qin Huairu wasn't stupid; she knew that Jia Zhangshi was acting this way because she was provoked, so she quickly tried to make her shut up.
"Get out of here. You're not sad at all that Dongxu died? Now I'm taking back the money that belongs to the Jia family. What are you trying to persuade me of?"
Jia Zhangshi didn't care about anything else; she just wanted to get back the 300 yuan that belonged to her.
She only felt at ease when she had money to rely on; otherwise, she would really worry about the family without Jia Dongxu.
If she didn't have the money, even if she was reluctant, Qin Huairu would have to leave the Jia family and remarry, which would mean the Jia family line would end.
"The meeting is dismissed!"
Yi Zhonghai knew why Jia Zhangshi was acting this way, but if he continued, the Jia family would be in big trouble, so he had no choice but to adjourn the meeting.
The people in the courtyard are all shrewd; they all know Yang Keya is easy to mess with.
Besides, today we're here to donate money. Yi Zhonghai has already said to disperse, so everyone can save money and naturally make a quick getaway.
"No, grandpa, you're donating money! Why did everyone leave and then come back to donate money?"
Jia Zhangshi was dumbfounded.
She was a bit out of her mind just now, but she also intended to keep the old man in check. She never expected that even the mighty Moral Celestial Venerable wouldn't dare offend Yang Ke, so what about her...?
"Mom, stop shouting, just shut up."
Qin Huairu really wanted to shut Jia Zhangshi up.
With the way she's doing things today, most of the neighbors will probably stay far away from her house.
"Um, Sister Qin, I'll bring the money over in a couple of days. Let's forget about today."
Sha Zhu didn't dare to cause any trouble, mainly because he was one of the people who knew how capable Yang Ke was.
Why? Because last year, he felt that He Yushui's situation had improved after Yang Ke recognized her as his sister, so he wanted to use some of He Yushui's ration to help the Jia family. As a result, he was beaten up by Yang Ke.
He fought back, but got beaten even worse.
If he were to report it to the police, firstly, it wouldn't be that serious, and secondly, he might end up being taken in first because of the fight.
Under these circumstances, how could Sha Zhu dare to directly provoke Yang Ke?
After the college-wide meeting ended, Yang Ke went home for a while before heading to the Jia family's house. He made sure to pick and choose who he was seen with, wanting to show off his magnanimity.
No one wanted Dongxu to pass away. Please accept our condolences.
Yang Ke handed over a one-yuan red envelope and some food to Qin Huairu.
"Thank you very much, Brother Yang."
Qin Huairu was both surprised and delighted, but worried that Yang Ke was two-faced.
If they hold a grudge against the Jia family, their lives won't be easy.
"It's okay, you can come to me if you have any difficulties."
Yang Ke winked at Qin Huairu and hinted, then glanced at Jia Dongxu's profile picture and muttered to himself, "I will take care of your wife," before returning home.
The fact that Yang Kegang could still go to offer his condolences that very night after being spoken to by Jia Zhangshi made many people wary.
I'm not afraid of people who are open about good and evil; what I'm afraid of is people who always have the same expression on their face, because that's what makes them hard to understand.