Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

By the time we finished drinking, it was already dark.

Liu Haizhong had no choice but to wait until he was at work to deliver it to Li Huaide.

However, the next day was a day off, so we had to postpone it for another day.

Early that morning, Xu Fugui and his wife arrived at the courtyard house with a lot of things.

"Old Xu, why are you back?"

When Xu Fugui saw Yan Bugui, his face was full of helplessness: "I came back to see my son and daughter. Old Yan, why are you still blocking the door?"

Yan Bugui's eyes showed some displeasure. So what if he blocked the doorway? He wasn't stealing or robbing.

Who says you can't block the doorway?

"Can't I just sit outside and cool off?"

Xu's mother said, "Alright, why are you arguing with him?"

Xu Fugui took the opportunity to get rid of Yan Bugui and entered He Yuzhu's house.

Yan Bugui's eyes turned to greed as he looked at the things Xu Fugui was carrying.

With so much food, it's obvious this is a treat.

However, he knew that Xu Fugui definitely hated him and wouldn't invite him to dinner.

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up, and he went to Yi Zhonghai's house.

Qin Huairu had just entered Yi Zhonghai's room and was talking to him about Xu Fugui.

Yan Bugui didn't knock on the door, which startled the two of them, and they quickly separated.

Yi Zhonghai said with dissatisfaction, "Old Yan, don't you know you have to knock before entering someone else's house?"

Yan Bugui cursed the shameless old man in his heart, but said aloud, "You didn't knock before entering my house."

Yi Zhonghai was speechless. He didn't knock on the door on purpose; he wanted to create the impression of a family gathering in the courtyard.

Qin Huai calmed down at this moment, knowing that Yan Bugui would not dare to speak recklessly.

"Third Uncle, you're looking for First Uncle..."

Remembering his purpose, Yan Bugui said, "I just saw that Lao Xu came back with a lot of things, so I came to tell Lao Yi."

Yi Zhonghai also adjusted his mindset and said, "Didn't you ask him why he came back?"

Yan Bugui said with a regretful look, "I was just about to ask when his wife urged him to come in."

Qin Huai said, "Uncle, I saw Uncle Xu go to Sha Zhu's house. It seems he's going to treat us to a meal."

Yi Zhonghai slammed his fist on the table in anger: "They're definitely up to no good."

Once the items entered He Yuzhu's house, it meant they had nothing to do with him anymore.

Given his relationship with He Yuzhu, He Yuzhu would definitely not agree to let him go out to dinner.

Yan Bugui and Qin Huairu rolled their eyes simultaneously. Their purpose in coming to Yi Zhonghai was to get him to take the lead and see if they could benefit from it.

I didn't come here to hear Yi Zhonghai get angry.

"Old Yi, don't be angry. Why don't you go and ask him?"

"Yes, sir, Uncle Xu hasn't been back for a long time. You really should go and ask him."

The two men's intentions were too obvious; it was impossible for Yi Zhonghai not to see them.

If it were in the past, when the deaf old lady was still living in the courtyard house, he would definitely have asked her without even thinking.

With a deaf old lady in charge, he can fully exploit the reputation of respecting and caring for the elderly.

But isn't the deaf old lady gone?
He's not an old man anymore. He can't find a reason to go.

Yi Zhonghai was afraid that if he went there to cause trouble, he would be beaten up by He Yuzhu.

"It's no use coming to me; this is Old Liu's responsibility. He's the leader of the workers' picket team."

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was unwilling to take the lead, Yan Bugui and Qin Huairu began to encourage him to go find Liu Haizhong.

Yi Zhonghai, not wanting He Yuzhu and his group to have a good time, agreed and went to the backyard.

If Qin Huairu wasn't qualified to go, he would just stand in the courtyard and watch longingly.

She saw He Yushui and the other girls killing chickens and fish by the pond, so she went over to them.

"Rain, let me help you."

He Yushui dodged her hand: "No need."

Qin Huairu was unwilling to give up and continued to try to get closer to him: "By the way, Yushui, I haven't asked you which company you work for yet."

He Yushui looked at her warily: "What do you want to do?" Qin Huairu smiled and said: "I don't want to do anything, I just want to ask you if there's anything I can help you with."

Actually, you should ask your brother to get you a job at the steel rolling mill. It's close to home and the pay is decent.

He Yushui said coldly, "No need. Qin Huairu, go do what you're supposed to do. Don't hang around in front of me."

Faced with He Yushui's stubbornness, Qin Huairu was completely at a loss.

She could only curse He Yushui in her heart as a money-loser.

He Yushui ignored her, packed her things, and called He Yuqing out to help carry them back to the house.

She was afraid to put things down. Once, she couldn't carry something, so she put it by the sink, thinking she would put it down and come back for it later.

In just a short while, Banggeng took the things home.

The two families had a falling out.

The only problem was that the Jia family had touched the items, and they found it disgusting, so they had no choice but to make Yi Zhonghai pay compensation.

Don't ask why it's Yi Zhonghai; the answer is that the Jia family is broke.

Qin Huairu glanced at the He family with red eyes, and finally went home crying.

Before long, the sound of Jia Zhangshi cursing came from the Jia family.

Xu Fugui said helplessly, "The Jia family hasn't changed at all."

Xu Damao said, "A leopard can't change its spots. Dad, don't take it personally."

He Yuzhu said, "As long as Yi Zhonghai is in the courtyard, they will not behave themselves."

Anyway, if something goes wrong, Yi Zhonghai will take the blame for them.

Xu Fugui sighed, "How did Old Yi become like this?"

Of all the old men in the courtyard, he was the most sinister. Who would have thought he'd be manipulated to death by the two widows of the Jia family?

He Yuzhu thought to himself that Yi Zhonghai deserved it. He might as well spend the rest of his life as Qin Huairu's workhorse.

Without Sha Zhu and Lou Xiao'e, the old folks can forget about having a comfortable retirement.

He Yuzhu estimated that they would not live to be nearly ninety years old like before.

Yi Zhonghai and his two companions were truly resilient. Several of the older women in the courtyard had died long ago, and even He Daqing hadn't outlived them.

"Uncle Xu, he brought this on himself. If he doesn't have children, he should adopt one from a nursing home. That's better than scheming to take advantage of other people's children all the time."

He wanted to eat something hot, but didn't want to pay for it.

"There's no such thing as a free lunch."

Xu Fugui said, "It's all the fault of the deaf old lady. She taught him that. By the way, has Yi Zhonghai visited the deaf old lady?"

He Yuzhu thought for a moment: "I heard that I went there once, when the deaf old lady had just gone to the nursing home."

However, I must say that Yi Zhonghai's current state cannot be entirely blamed on the deaf old lady.

Yi Zhonghai is a selfish person to begin with. The deaf old woman simply amplified his selfishness.

Xu Damao said, "Anyway, none of them are good people. Relying on the protection of the deaf old lady, they've made a mess of the courtyard."

Haven't you noticed?

Since the deaf old lady left, the atmosphere in the courtyard has improved a lot.

He Yuzhu looked at him strangely. What kind of eyes did he have that made him realize the atmosphere in the courtyard had improved so much?

The atmosphere in the courtyard has been corrupted by Yi Zhonghai and his two companions; everyone has become selfish.

Without a leader, there's virtually no chance of recovery.

Xu Damao saw He Yuzhu's look and said, "Where did I say something wrong?"

He Yuzhu didn't want to argue with him, so he didn't say anything, and the group continued to chat about other things.

In the backyard, Liu Haizhong got a little carried away after being easily fooled by Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui.

He considered himself the leader of the steel mill workers' disciplinary team.

Xu Fugui is treating us to a meal, so we must invite him; not inviting him would be disrespectful.

"I'll go and teach them a lesson later."

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui exchanged a glance, a strange smile appearing on their lips.

Yan Bugui still wanted to take advantage, but fearing that Liu Haizhong had gone too far, he said, "Old Liu, just have them treat us to a meal and apologize to us."

Yi Zhonghai also wanted to find an opportunity to talk to He Yuzhu, and he also joined Yan Bugui in persuading him. (End of this chapter)