Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

While admiring Qin Huairu's idea, Yi Zhonghai had to admit that it was quite plausible.

Know thyself, ever-victorious.

Yi Zhonghai wants to sabotage the Jia family's scheme to destroy Sha Zhu's house. The key is to understand the process behind it so that he can counter it effectively.

But Qin Huairu wasn't stupid. Even if Yi Zhonghai was on her side on the surface, she wouldn't easily reveal her entire plan to him, just to be on the safe side.

In this situation, it would be much more difficult for Yi Zhonghai to disrupt Qin Huairu's plan, and he might even be unable to do so.

After much deliberation, Yi Zhonghai decided to take the initiative and have Qin Huairu plot against Sha Zhu according to his own ideas. This way, he could have a plan to know his enemy and himself, thwart Qin Huairu's plan, and prevent the Jia family from taking over Sha Zhu's house.

Under the watchful eyes of Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi, he pondered for a full five minutes before frowning and speaking: "Huairu... if we're talking about Shazhu's weakness, there really is one now..."

"Although He Yuzhu was foolish in the past, he didn't have any worries."

"He doesn't even care much about his own sister, He Yushui."

"Although Sha Zhu is not as foolish as before, he has a lot more concerns now."

“The biggest concern is Liang Lati and his own son and daughter.”

“If Liang Lati divorces him and they go their separate ways, there will be no one to help him take care of his two children at home.”

"If you approach it from this angle, you should be able to get Sha Zhu to comply."

"If we could get one or two pieces of evidence that could break Liang Lati's divorce from He Yuzhu, and to avoid the divorce and the loss of their son and daughter without a mother, Sha Zhu would definitely agree to all your requests, and even sell the house in the backyard to the Jia family at a low price."

After listening to Yi Zhonghai's analysis, Qin Huairu instantly thought of the words: "Old ginger is spicier..."

In just a few minutes, the old man Yi Zhonghai had analyzed He Yuzhu's weaknesses perfectly.

Following Yi Zhonghai's line of thought, Qin Huairu's eyes lit up after a moment's thought, clearly having already come up with a way to deal with He Yuzhu.

Since the idea came from Qin Huairu herself, Yi Zhonghai took the opportunity to ask Qin Huairu for her specific plan and promised to fill in any gaps in it, so it wouldn't seem so abrupt. Qin Huairu also suspected that he had ulterior motives.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai immediately asked, "Huairu..."

"Have you thought of a solution...?"

Tell me what you think, and I'll help you analyze it and fill in any gaps in your knowledge.

“Shazhu is getting smarter and smarter now. He wants to get his hands on that house in the backyard. We only have one chance.”

"Otherwise, once Sha Zhu becomes alert, it will be difficult for him to plot against the house in the backyard."

"So if we don't make a move, we don't make a move at all, but if we do, we must firmly grasp Sha Zhu's weakness and not give him any chance to recover."

Qin Huairu was clearly convinced by Yi Zhonghai's analysis.

After thinking for a moment, he replied, "Old Yi..."

“Our relationship with He Yuzhu is very bad, even worse than that of enemies.”

"But no matter how bad the relationship between the two parties is, it can't change the fact that I used to be Sha Zhu's wife."

"If Liang Lati finds out that Sha Zhu slept with me outside and wants to rekindle our old flame... do you think, given Liang Lati's independent personality, she would still continue to be with Sha Zhu?"

"To keep Liang Ladi from finding out about this, Sha Zhu will definitely make us keep it a secret. At that time, let alone the house in the backyard, we can easily get Sha Zhu to give us another thousand yuan as compensation."

Yi Zhonghai seemed dissatisfied with this ambiguous answer.

Because Qin Huairu hadn't told him how she had schemed to get Sha Zhu to sleep with her, Yi Zhonghai was at a loss as to how to stop it. He could only stare at Qin Huairu and continue asking, "It's easier said than done..."

“Shazhu is now at odds with us, he won’t even bother to say a word to us, how could he possibly sleep with you…”

"If he doesn't want to, are you going to tie him to the bed?"

Qin Huairu seemed very confident in her method, and without elaborating, confidently replied, "Old Yi..."

"If the hard approach doesn't work, try the soft approach..."

"Didn't you just say that He Yuzhu's biological son and daughter are his weaknesses? Then let's start with his biological son and daughter..."

“As long as Sha Zhu and I are in the same room, I have a way to make him submit and listen to me, Qin Huairu, from now on.”

Yi Zhonghai was afraid that Qin Huairu, his only caregiver, might do something too outrageous and get arrested, so he quickly reminded him.

"Huairu, it's not that I don't trust you..."

Things are different now than before...

"No matter what method you use to deal with Zhu Zi, you must be careful and not go too far in anything you do. If you can avoid it, don't hurt the children."

“If Shazhu and the others report you to the police and you get arrested, no one will care about Banggeng when he gets out, and no one will help him find a wife.”

Qin Huai replied confidently, "Don't worry, Lao Yi..."

"The guy's already been sent in, I definitely won't send myself in..."

"What I'm about to do will definitely go smoothly. Just wait and see if Sha Zhu will sell me the house in the backyard at a low price..."

Seeing the confident smile on Qin Huairu's face, Yi Zhonghai didn't dare to ask any further questions and could only nod.

…………

The next morning, after sweeping the streets, Yi Zhonghai took an hour off to rush to Dongjun Hotel, where He Yuzhu worked.

Sha Zhu was in the kitchen arranging for the chefs and kitchen helpers to prepare Chinese food when he heard someone calling him at the door. His first thought was that his wife, Liang Lati, needed to see him.

Because almost all of his friends now work in the kitchen.

Even if they really need to talk to me about something, they'll come directly to the kitchen, not wait for me at the back door of the restaurant.

Apart from my wife who works at a steel rolling mill, it seems that very few of my friends work outside the home.

I hurried toward the back door of the restaurant to avoid taking too long and affecting my lunch later.

Stepping out of the restaurant's back door, Sha Zhu didn't see his wife Liang Lati, but instead saw Yi Zhonghai, who seemed a little uneasy.

His brows instantly wrinkled.

If he remembered correctly, although the two were neighbors in a courtyard house, they would not greet each other even if they saw each other face to face in the courtyard house for various reasons.

They haven't really spoken to each other for at least four or five years.

When Yi Zhonghai came to find him, his first thought was that the old man was up to no good again and wanted to scheme against him to support him in his old age.

His first instinct was to turn back to the hotel, not wanting to deal with Yi Zhonghai, his enemy, and not even bothering to say a word to him. (End of Chapter)