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After the crowd dispersed, He Yuzhu and Lin Jinghan lay on the bed talking.

"I never expected that Aunt Miao would be so determined to help our family this time."

He Yuzhu said, "What firmness? It's just opportunism. She must think that Yi Zhonghai and his two companions can't accomplish anything, so she's helping our family."

Lin Jinghan said, "That can't be. This incident was so dangerous."

"If Yi Zhonghai had been any more ruthless, and you had arrived any later, our family would have been in serious trouble."

He Yuzhu explained, "Don't be fooled by her past behavior."

Someone who could share a bed with Yi Zhonghai for so many years must be no ordinary person.

Yi Zhonghai began planning his retirement in 1951, and that's when he started to have his statue made.

Before that, the couple had no children, and he was also taking care of Aunt Miao.

Tell me why.

"You mean...she really thinks highly of our family?"

He Yuzhu said, "It's not that she's optimistic about our family, it's that she had no other choice."

After her divorce from Yi Zhonghai, she only had one path left: to move closer to us.

If Yi Zhonghai really gets rid of me, I'll take revenge on her immediately.

There is no doubt about this.

Lin Jinghan said, "It's not that simple. She's also thinking about her retirement."

He Yuzhu put his arm around her and said, "We don't need to worry about that. She won't live to see retirement."

Lin Jinghan asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

He Yuzhu did not explain.

In his quest to have a child, Yi Zhonghai gave the older woman numerous folk remedies. Coupled with the ongoing stress, this caused the woman to develop heart problems.

Shazhu passed away the year after the earthquake.

He Yuzhu's life will probably be pretty much over. Even if her health improves, she won't last more than a few years.

The next day, Xu Damao actually took out his money and asked He Yuzhu to help him buy groceries.

The other people in the courtyard, seeing that the three old men had completely stepped down, also began to celebrate.

The entire No. 95 courtyard was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

For reasons unknown, the two widows of the Jia family had Qin Huairu bring a large bowl and borrow meat to eat in the courtyard the next day.

This time, the people in the courtyard stood their ground, and no one lent her any money.

Yi Zhonghai didn't come out to support her either.

Because Yi Zhonghai knew that at this point, it would be useless for him to step forward.

The other two old men also did not step forward.

This scene marks the end of the three old men's lives in the hearts of others.

From then on, the people in the courtyard began to secretly rebel against the three old men and break the rules they had previously established.

People found that without the constraints of those rules, life became exceptionally easy.

In contrast, Yi Zhonghai and his group had a particularly awkward time.

They felt that everyone in the entire courtyard was against them.

In this environment, the group of people who were originally blaming each other showed signs of uniting.

If we're talking about the most difficult one, then Qin Huairu is the one.

Everyone witnessed what happened that day.

Qin Huairu's opportunistic behavior shattered her image.

The golden image that Yi Zhonghai had built for her over a decade was shattered in a single day.

When others mention her, they no longer say that she had a hard life, but instead add the label of hypocrisy.

Qin Huairu had no more options to use weakness to gain sympathy.

Without the three old men causing trouble in the courtyard, time flies by.

Xu Damao felt like a fish in water and was doing very well at the steel rolling mill.

He gained Li Huaide's appreciation and was promoted to the position of vice chairman of the song committee.

The reason for this speed is that Li Huaide wanted to secure his position.

The steel rolling mill was already under Li Huaide's control long ago.

Li Huaide didn't want anyone to compete with him for power and profit, so he frantically installed his own people in power.

The steel rolling mill's song committee had one director and five deputy directors. Except for Deputy Director Nie, the others were all Li Huaide's confidants. This was different from the time of Sha Zhu.

At that time, in order to control the steel rolling mill, Li Huaide had to compromise with his superiors and install many opportunistic people in his position.

Xu Damao also lost himself in the pursuit of power and became arrogant.

Zhang Yan and Xu Xiaoling tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen at all.

Enraged, Xu Xiaoling moved out of the Xu family home and started living in the same house as Li Pan.

Xu Damao didn't care at all; he was only focused on climbing the ranks.

He got to know many high-ranking leaders by following Li Huaide, which made him even more arrogant.

I reckon that sooner or later he'll still think the same as before, wanting to say to Li Huaide, "I can take his place."

He Yuzhu tried to persuade him once, but seeing that it was useless, he stopped paying attention.

Xu Damao is a despicable person. After gaining power, he began to take revenge on Yi Zhonghai and his associates.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were frequently pulled aside for "education."

Having a common enemy, the two put aside their hatred and came together.

Liu Guangtian then joined Xu Damao's side and became Xu Damao's loyal henchman.

When he returned home that day, he saw that Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui had come to his house again.

A sense of fear crept into his heart.

When those three old guys get together, nothing good ever comes of it. They're either going after He Yuzhu or Xu Damao.

He was afraid of being implicated by Liu Haizhong.

"Dad, are you sick? Do you want to ruin our family so you can be happy?"

As the leader of the workers' picket line, how many people did you offend? If I hadn't sided with Brother Da Mao, you would have been sacked long ago.

"It hasn't been that long, and you've already fallen back into your old habits."

Liu Haizhong glared angrily at Liu Guangtian, but dared not reprimand him as he had before.

Yi Zhonghai said with dissatisfaction, "Guangtian, how dare you talk to your father like that?"

There are no elders who are always wrong.

Others can talk about Old Liu. But you, his son, can't."

Liu Guangtian scoffed, "Bullshit. What kind of elders are always right?"

So, just because someone is old means they can do whatever they want?

If you did everything right, why would the factory punish you?

The three old men were united in their stance. If one of them was insulted, the others would all stand up to help.

Moreover, Yan Bugui wasn't afraid of Liu Guangtian. In his mind, Liu Guangtian was still that little brat who got beaten up at the drop of a hat.

He stepped forward and said, "Guan Tian, ​​are you trying to rebel? Don't forget, it was Old Liu who raised you with his own hands and feet."

Liu Guangtian chuckled: "You forgot to mention a few things. There's also a stick and a belt."

Guangfu and I are truly grateful to him for surviving to this age.

Yan Bugui was speechless.

Liu Guangtian turned to his second aunt and said, "Mom, are you going to cook for these guys so they can eat and drink their fill and then scheme against Brother Zhu and Director Xu?"

Do you think our family can afford to offend either of them?

After hesitating for a moment, the second aunt decided to follow the Liu family's rules.

"Old Liu, I'm standing by Guangtian this time. Our family can't take any more trouble."

You only earn thirty-five yuan a month now; you can't use it all to treat Lao Yi and Lao Yan to drinks.

If you want to drink, then take turns treating each other.

Liu Haizhong hesitated, then turned to look at Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui shrank back. Before his salary was docked, he was reluctant to treat others, let alone now.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at it. Although he was reluctant to treat everyone, he understood even more clearly that he could no longer discuss matters at Liu Haizhong's house.

He believed that if Liu Guangtian found out, he would definitely betray them.

He even suspected that Liu Guangtian had tipped off He Yuzhu because he knew the news so quickly last time.

He values ​​safety more than drinking at Liu Haizhong's house.

"Alright, Lao Liu, you stay home and rest. Lao Yan and I are heading back now. We'll talk again when we have a chance." (End of Chapter)