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Liu Haizhong's home.

The three of them first sat aside and drank tea. After Aunt Er prepared the meal, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui began to eat heartily.

They acted as if they'd never seen anything good before.

Liu Haizhong held his wine glass, looking at the two of them with disdain.

"Old Yi, you're just like Old Yan, all you do at the table is eat."

These words displeased both of them.

However, Yan Bugui was thick-skinned and didn't care about these things.

"Old Liu, you have no idea how much you've hurt me."

Ever since that meeting, my children have been arguing with me about separating from the family.

The eldest son and his wife ate by themselves, and they rarely came back after liberation.

The remaining two are also causing trouble.

My meager savings have all been squandered.

Liu Haizhong was somewhat embarrassed. Yan Bugui had originally asked him for help, but he had ended up making things worse.

"Old Yan, I have no choice. Your child brought up the leader's words, and I can't ignore them."

Yan Bugui paused for a moment, not daring to say anything. He knew better than Liu Haizhong how formidable Hong Weibing was.

Several teachers at the school also suffered as a result.

Yi Zhonghai, with a dark face, said, "Old Liu, you're a leader now, you need to be careful to protect your reputation."

How can someone with a bad reputation become an official?

Huairu's family is in such dire straits, and I'm the only one helping them.

I think that as a leader, you should take the lead in helping her family.

Yan Bugui guessed Yi Zhonghai's purpose: he wanted to bring benefits to Qin Huairu.

He didn't want to offend Yi Zhonghai, so he pretended not to hear it.

Liu Haizhong snorted: "Old Yi, I called you here to help come up with ideas, not to help Qin Huairu complain."

His family's difficulties are not my fault, so why are you telling me this?

Don't think I don't know; that old woman, Qin Huairu, is badmouthing me behind my back. If it weren't for the fact that we're neighbors in the same courtyard, I would have had her arrested long ago.

Yi Zhonghai was even angrier than he expected Liu Haizhong to be so ruthless.

He really wanted to tell Liu Haizhong, "Don't be so cocky today, no one will take care of you in your old age."

However, reason ultimately prevailed over impulse.

At this time, Liu Haizhong was at the height of his fame, and Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were exceptionally well-behaved.

He said that Liu Haizhong would not believe him at all, and would even laugh at him.

"Old Liu, that's just the kind of person your wife is. Actually, she's not a bad person."

Liu Haizhong said dismissively, "She's a nice person, but I wonder who's too scared to go to her house for dinner."

Yi Zhonghai blushed and explained, "I didn't go to avoid suspicion."

Yan Bugui hadn't finished eating yet, and worried that the two would start arguing, so he began to mediate.

"You all should say less. Old Yi, not to be mean, but you should tell Qin Huairu to keep a closer eye on your sister-in-law."

Her sharp tongue has offended so many people. Even Lao Liu and I were beaten up by Sha Zhu for trying to help you.

This old guy is on Liu Haizhong's side.

Yi Zhonghai naturally understood and said with dissatisfaction, "There are no elders who are wrong. Huai Ru is a junior, and the most filial junior in our courtyard. How can you expect her to manage her sister-in-law?"

Liu Haizhong was about to argue when Yan Bugui interrupted him.

Yan Bugui was well aware that Yi Zhonghai's goal was to provide for the elderly, and in order to do so, he wanted to establish the elderly's high status and make the younger generation act as filial sons and virtuous grandsons.

Qin Huairu is the elderly person that Yi Zhonghai values, and he cannot become an unfilial son.

If we keep arguing about this, we won't be able to finish our meal.

"Let's all keep quiet. Don't forget our goal today is to deal with Xu Damao."

Upon hearing that Yan Bugui had omitted He Yuzhu, Yi Zhonghai quickly added, "And Shazhu too. It's all because of him that the courtyard has become such a mess."

Seeing his insistence, Yan Bugui compromised: "Yes, and there's also Shazhu." Liu Haizhong said, "There's no rush with Shazhu. We can deal with him after we've dealt with Xu Damao."

"I invited you all to dinner today because I wanted your advice on how to get Xu Damao out of office."

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui remained silent.

Yi Zhonghai's real target was He Yuzhu. Only by dealing with He Yuzhu and making him obediently take care of Qin Huairu could he himself have an easier life.

Yan Bugui's target was Xu Damao, but this guy was unwilling to take the lead and wanted to follow behind and pick up the profits.

Liu Haizhong felt somewhat dissatisfied upon seeing the two of them.

"Aren't you usually full of ideas? Why are you all silent now?"

Liu Haizhong's arrogant demeanor greatly displeased Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Don't worry. Dealing with Xu Damao is very simple."

"As long as you do more work for Director Li and show him that you're better than Xu Damao, Xu Damao won't have any influence over you."

Liu Haizhong said, "Isn't that obvious? The question is, how did I perform better than Xu Damao?"

Yi Zhonghai is all talk and no action; his actual skills are no match for Liu Haizhong's, and he was immediately stumped by the question.

Of course, this doesn't mean Yi Zhonghai really had no other choice. It's just that he was afraid the news would leak out and Xu Damao would retaliate against him, so he was unwilling to say anything.

No conclusion was reached during the meal.

Yan Bugui packed up his things and went home satisfied.

Yi Zhonghai stood in the backyard, lost in thought. After leaving Liu Haizhong's house, his first instinct was to go to the deaf old lady's room.

He stopped when he heard Wu Tiezhu's voice from inside the house.

At that moment, he couldn't help but think of the deaf old lady. If she were still alive, he wouldn't feel so helpless.

After a long while, Yi Zhonghai turned around and went back to the Intermediate People's Court.

Listening to the laughter and joy of others, Yi Zhonghai felt particularly lonely.

Qin Huairu appeared when he was lonely.

"Grandpa, you're back."

Yi Zhonghai looked at Qin Huairu with relief: "Why did you come here?"

Qin Huairu sensed that Yi Zhonghai wasn't very interested, so he gave up on asking Yi Zhonghai for money.

"I heard you were back and was worried you'd had too much to drink, so I came to check on you."

How did your discussion go with your second and third uncles?

Yi Zhonghai didn't hide anything and gave a brief explanation.

Qin Huai cursed them inwardly, calling them useless. Not only could the three old men not come up with a solution, but they also didn't even bother to bring her some good food.

Despite his dissatisfaction, he said, "Uncle, there's no need to rush this. We can take it slowly."

Yi Zhonghai said with a headache, "I'm afraid Xu Damao will become too powerful."

Old Liu is a fool; he's no match for Xu Damao.

If Xu Damao ousts him, we'll have even less chance of dealing with Sha Zhu.

Qin Huairu sat down helplessly. She knew in her heart that it was unrealistic to expect He Yuzhu to take care of her family.

But she just didn't know why. She always felt that He Yuzhu should take care of her family.

Everything in He Yuzhu's house should belong to her.

After a while, Yi Zhonghai finally composed himself: "Forget it, Xu Damao has many flaws, it's easy to find fault with him."

By the way, where's your cousin? Hasn't she gone back yet?
"I'm not trying to be mean, but your family is already struggling financially; you can't just let her stay home and eat and drink for free."

Qin Huairu didn't actually want to keep her. She originally thought that Qin Jingru's beauty would attract a lot of attention.

As a result, only Xu Damao moved forward a little, but Zhang Yan noticed him and he gave up.

He Yuzhu saw Qin Jingru every day, but he acted as if he had never seen her and never said a word to her.

If He Yuzhu hadn't gotten married, he would have thought that He Yuzhu didn't like women.

Otherwise, how can one explain why He Yuzhu ignores her and never helps her? (End of Chapter)