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After get off work in the evening
Yan Bugui blocked He Yuzhu at the door.

"What's going on? Blocking the door again, huh?"

Yan Bugui said, "No, Zhuzi, I have something to ask you."

Everyone knows Yan Bugui's temper. He only shows up when there's something in it for him. When there's no benefit, he doesn't care at all.

He Yuzhu didn't want to talk to him, her face full of impatience: "What else could you possibly want?"

Yan Bugui looked somewhat annoyed, but still smiled and said, "It's a good thing."

He Yuzhu could only listen as he watched him cling to the bicycle, refusing to let go.

"Speak, what is it? Let's make it clear first, if you're asking for my help, then forget it."

We're enemies, I won't help you. If you need help, go find Yi Zhonghai.

He always says that neighbors should help each other.

This is precisely his chance to shine.

Yan Bugui noticed that passersby kept looking in his direction, and he looked somewhat embarrassed.

"How about we go to your house to talk?"

He Yuzhu chuckled: "What, are you going to pull this trick on me again?"

Want to go to my house? Are you trying to frame me?

Everyone knows what you're thinking.

Is it really meaningful to treat others like fools all the time?

Do you realize that people see you like clowns?

Yan Bugui was furious, feeling that He Yuzhu shouldn't have looked at him that way.

He wanted to argue back, but he was afraid of offending Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong.

"If you don't want to go to your house, then come to my house."

He Yuzhu said, "Do you have something to say or not? Can't you say it in public?"
Is it something shameful?

Yan Bugui couldn't help but say, "Why are you so angry?"

"Isn't that thing over?"

He Yuzhu spat and said, "You've already passed by. I haven't passed by yet."

Please pass on a message to your two old buddies for me.

From now on, I will never have anything to do with you again.

Anyone who bothers me again, don't blame me for being ruthless.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, He Yuzhu directly broke off his conversation with Yan Bugui and Liu Hai.

The children in the orphanage are all about the same age; it's time for them to find jobs.

It's time to start fulfilling the promises made by Yi Zhonghai and the other two back then.

If those people are unwilling to send their children to the countryside, they can only come to Yi Zhonghai to fulfill his promise.

Given the current situation, even if they weren't punished, their future prospects would be the same as Sha Zhu's back then—they wouldn't be able to find jobs for the children in the orphanage.

Back then, Sha Zhu suppressed the people in the nursing home by relying on the combined efforts of the nursing home community and Sha Zhu's own strength.

This time, the elderly care group is not so easy to handle.

Although He Yuzhu knew they wouldn't take the phrase "never see each other again" seriously, he still had to say it.

They may not take it seriously, but He Yuzhu must take it seriously, and everyone outside must know.

Yan Bugui's expression changed: "Zhu Zi, you..."

"What do you mean 'you'? Are you going to talk or not? If you're not going to talk, let go of me."

Don't think that I can't walk just because you're pulling my bicycle.

If you push me too far, I'll kick you aside.

Startled, Yan Bugui immediately let go of He Yuzhu's bicycle and then quickly stopped him.

"Here's the thing. I have two things to discuss with you today."

One reason is that the Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and according to our department's rules, we have to hold a meeting before the New Year..."

He Yuzhu interrupted him before he could finish speaking: "You can open it if you want, it has nothing to do with me. If you want to talk about this, then don't say anything."

Yan Bugui had intended to start by saying good things to make He Yuzhu happy. However, He Yuzhu didn't appreciate it at all.

"I'll take that as a yes. There's something else, Teacher Ran Qiuye wants to talk to you about."

He Yuzhu paused for a moment, then remembered. Back then, Ran Qiuye had also approached Yan Bugui, wanting him to help cook. He Yuzhu was in a bad mood at the time, and had been tricked by Qin Huairu into offering her help; he didn't want to talk to Yan Bugui at all.

You mean Ran Qiuye?

"Yes. She wanted you to cook a meal for her, and knowing that we live in the same courtyard, she asked me to tell you."

He Yuzhu nodded: "Doesn't she know why you were punished?"

Yan Bugui said awkwardly, "I already said that I was just helping Lao Yi and Lao Liu that day."

He Yuzhu said, "Take your words to other people. You can't say them to me."

I'd like to ask, what kind of favor did you ask Teacher Ran for before you agreed to help her with this?"

Yan Bugui said angrily, "How could I possibly ask her for any benefits?"

What kind of person do you take me for?

He Yuzhu didn't say anything, just stared at him. Even his own son asked him for help, and he always asked for money; he didn't believe he would help Ran Qiuye.

Yan Bugui's anger turned to embarrassment, and he explained, "I really didn't ask Teacher Ran for any benefits."

She's currently being punished by cleaning at school, and her family relies on her meager salary to make ends meet.

How could I possibly kick someone when they're down?

Thinking about how Yan Bugui had taken the initiative to pick up trash, He Yuzhu reluctantly believed it.

But he was still unwilling to help.

Because Ran Qiuye will come looking for me on her own.

He was unwilling to let Yan Bugui earn this favor.

"Okay, I get it."

Seeing that He Yuzhu was about to leave, Yan Bugui stopped him again: "Hey, Zhuzi, when you go out to cook for others, do you have to charge them?"

He Yuzhu said, "Isn't that obvious? I rely on this skill to support my family. If I don't take money, I'll starve."

Do you know where the meat in my house comes from?
"They were gifts from those leaders."

A glint of shrewdness flashed in Yan Bugui's eyes as he grabbed He Yuzhu's arm.

"Look, I helped you find a job this time, shouldn't you give me some referral fee?"

There's never been a reason for someone to work for free, don't you think?

He Yuzhu nodded: "You're right. When others introduce work to me, I always give them some benefits."

Yan Bugui felt there was a chance, so he laughed: "That's exactly right. I'm not greedy, just give me a dollar and bring me a lunchbox."

Let's agree on this first: it has to have meat in it.

My family hasn't eaten meat for months.

He Yuzhu said, "Of course. I'll give it to you next time I agree."

Yan Bugui was so overwhelmed by the good news that he didn't listen to anything that followed.

He let go of her hand, and He Yuzhu, without caring whether he heard her or not, pushed the bike away.

Seeing this, the third aunt quickly nudged him: "Zhu Zi didn't agree, what are you grinning about?"

Yan Bugui snapped out of his daze and asked, "He just agreed to my conditions, didn't he?"

"What's the point of agreeing to your conditions if he didn't agree to cook?"

By the time Yan Bugui understood what had happened, He Yuzhu had already entered the house.

Unwilling to give up, he ran to He Yuzhu's door and said, "Zhu Zi, why won't you agree?"

He Yuzhu said irritably, "I told you, I'm never going to have anything to do with you bastards again. If you don't get lost, don't blame me for slapping you."

Hearing He Yuzhu's firm refusal, Yan Bugui had no choice but to give up.

Lin Jinghan asked, "What's wrong?"

He Yuzhu then told her about it: "I saw that the three old guys were about to make a comeback, so I took this opportunity to cut ties with them."

Lin Jinghan said, "It's not a big deal to cut ties with them completely."

However, regarding Teacher Ran Qiuye…”

He Yuzhu said, "Ran Qiuye is a fool too. I don't believe she doesn't know why Yan Bugui was punished."

Knowing the reason, he even asked Yan Bugui for help, but he just wasn't clear-headed.

Even though I was supposed to help, I wouldn't have agreed.

Seeing He Yuzhu's attitude, Lin Jinghan stopped trying to persuade him. After all, it was just cooking a meal, not a big deal. (End of Chapter)