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The food was prepared one by one, and He Yuzhu and the others were ready to sit down and eat.

Liu Haizhong, along with Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui, arrived at He Yuzhu's house.

Those two old guys wanted Liu Haizhong to stand out, so they didn't compete with him for the first place.

"Old Xu."

Xu Damao stood up when he saw them come in.

"Liu Haizhong, what are you doing?"

Liu Haizhong said with dissatisfaction, "Xu Damao, what did you call me?"

Xu Damao said dismissively, "What's wrong with calling you Liu Haizhong?"

You are the leader of the workers' picket line, and so am I.

You think you can threaten me?

Liu Haizhong was taken aback. His passionate heart, which had been somewhat stirred up by Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui, calmed down a bit.

He also knew that since their official positions were equal, he couldn't show off his power in front of Xu Damao.

Liu Haizhong then looked at Xu Fugui and said, "Old Xu, just watch like this."

Xu Fugui is now quite pleased with himself. His son has become a leader, and his daughter has a good job.

He looked down on Yi Zhonghai and the other two.

"Old Liu, what do you want me to do? You're a leader now, don't you know you can't go to someone else's house for a meal?"

Liu Haizhong was stumped by the question and didn't know how to answer it.

To say he didn't know would be too embarrassing. Beijingers value face above all else.

He's a leader now; he can't lose his status.

He said he knew, but he didn't know how to explain it, so he came over at this time.

Yan Bugui quietly retreated, trying to hide.

He was blinded by greed, only thinking about taking advantage, and forgot that Xu Damao was also the leader of the workers' picket team.

Yi Zhonghai did not back down and stepped forward despite his fear.

"Old Xu, we've come here to catch up with you."

“Yes, we’re here to catch up with you.” Liu Haizhong came back to his senses and said to Yi Zhonghai.

Xu Fugui smiled and said, "There's no need for reminiscing. I have nothing to say to you."

Yi Zhonghai waited a while, hoping Liu Haizhong would step forward. However, Liu Haizhong was momentarily speechless and didn't speak.

He had no choice but to step in himself: "Don't say that. No matter what, we've been neighbors for over ten years."

As the saying goes, a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. Even though you don't live in this courtyard, Da Mao and Xiao Ling still do.

Xu Fugui, being such a shrewd person, had long seen through Yi Zhonghai's intentions.

He has no intention of continuing the fight with Yi Zhonghai now.

The reason I entangled with Yi Zhonghai before was out of respect for Old Madam Long.

Now that the deaf old lady has been sent to a nursing home, why should he still give Yi Zhonghai face?

"My child lives in my house, what's it to you?"

Alright. Speak your mind.

Yi Zhonghai's anger flared up, and he completely forgot to ask Liu Haizhong to stand up for him.

"Old Xu, we came here to welcome you, and this is how you treat us?"

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Yi Zhonghai stepped into He Yuzhu's room.

He Yuzhu said coldly, "Yi Zhonghai, get out of here. You are not welcome in my home."

If you want to catch up, that's fine too. I'll prepare a special feast for Uncle Xu and invite him for drinks.

I believe Uncle Xu will definitely give you that face.

Upon hearing this, Xu Fugui immediately said, "That's fine then. Zhuzi, I won't drink at your house anymore."

Old Liu, Old Yan, which of you two will be in charge of hosting this banquet today?

Let's just leave Old Yi be; he begs for food at the Jia family's house every day, so we won't make things difficult for him.

Yan Bugui took another step back. Asking him to treat everyone would be tantamount to asking him to pay for the meal.

He's here to take advantage; he absolutely can't afford to lose out.

Liu Haizhong was also unhappy. As a leader, he was always the one being treated to meals. Why should he be the one to treat Xu Fugui? Yi Zhonghai was equally displeased. What did he mean by begging for food from the Jia family? He was the one supporting the Jia family, wasn't he?

Without him, the Jia family would have been unable to survive long ago.

If He Yuzhu knew what he was thinking, he would definitely scoff at it.

Even without Sha Zhu's help, the Jia family's life hasn't been that bad. Don't take yourself too seriously.

They saw Xu Fugui walking towards them.

Yan Bugui couldn't help but exclaim, "Old Xu, you've bought so much stuff!"

Xu Fugui said, "I bought these things myself, what's it to you? I didn't say I'd treat you to a meal."

"Then why did you buy so much stuff?" Yan Bugui said, dissatisfied.

Xu Fugui generously replied, "My Xiaoling got into university and got a job."

All of this was thanks to Zhu Zi's help. Shouldn't I thank him?
Stop nagging. Come to think of it, I haven't even had a proper drink at your house yet.

If you ask me, this meal is on you. Let's go to your place.

Yan Bugui knew very well that Xu Fugui was truly capable of doing something like going to his house.

He was not willing to invite Xu Fugui and said directly, "I have some things to take care of at home, so I'll go back first."

After saying that, he ran away quickly.

Xu Fugui then turned to look at Liu Haizhong: "Looks like it's your turn to treat us to drinks today."

Perfect timing! Congratulations on your dream finally coming true!

Normally, I would just treat people to a meal.

Given Liu Haizhong's wealth, he wouldn't care about this meal at all.

However, he had just been fooled by Yi Zhonghai and the other man, and was also angered by Xu Damao, so he was unwilling to invite Xu Fugui.

"I don't need your congratulations. Let your Xu Damao wait for me."

After leaving those words behind, Liu Haizhong stormed off home.

Yi Zhonghai was the only one left at the scene.

Xu Fugui's expression changed: "What's wrong, Lao Yi? What are you still doing here? There's no deaf old lady to stand up for you now."

Yi Zhonghai glared angrily at everyone, then finally flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

His two allies had both fled, and if he stayed, he would only bring shame upon himself.

Xu Damao spat at the three men, "I'll teach them a lesson sooner or later."

Xu Fugui said, "Be careful, those three old guys are cunning."

Xu Damao didn't listen at all. Although he hadn't been an official for long, he was highly regarded by Li Huaide and wouldn't take Yi Zhonghai and the others seriously.

Xu Fugui didn't really take Yi Zhonghai and the other two seriously.

Of the three men, only Yi Zhonghai himself was capable of fighting, but unfortunately, Yi Zhonghai had no descendants.

Without the deaf old lady as his protector, Yi Zhonghai has nothing left.

He got up and went to the front yard to invite Li Dagen.

When Yan Bugui saw Xu Fugui walking towards the front yard, he was so frightened that he immediately hid back inside.

Xu Fugui curled his lips, turned around and went into Li Dagen's house: "Old Li, Zhenjiang, let's go, come with me to Zhuzi's house for a drink."

Li Dagen said, "Old Xu, let's forget it. I'm not in the mood these days."

Xu Fugui said, "Alright, don't worry. Isn't it normal for young couples to quarrel?"

Look at my son, Damao, hasn't he argued with his wife many times?
It's good to let the young couple calm down.

"Come on, Zhenjiang, Panpan, sister-in-law, you all go."

Only after Xu Fugui's strong invitation did Li Dagen's family go to He Yuzhu's house.

He Yuzhu had already prepared two tables of dishes and greeted them with a smile, inviting them to come in and sit down.

Xu Damao also went to the backyard and invited Wu Tiezhu and his wife over.

The room suddenly became chaotic. The children, upon meeting, gathered together, chattering excitedly.

Xu Fugui took the initiative and said, "Speaking of which, it's been a long time since we've gotten together for a drink. Today, I'd like to ask you guys to take care of Da Mao for me."

Xu Damao was somewhat reluctant, worried that Xu Fugui would bring up the topic of having children. (End of Chapter)