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Li Pan's wedding came very quickly, and it was finalized in less than a week.

The Lü family didn't plan a grand event; they simply held a tea party, reflecting the characteristics of the era.

People living in courtyard houses naturally don't get any advantage.

The Li family didn't expect anything from the people in the courtyard.

When Li Pan got married, only some of the neighbors sent gifts.

Yi Zhonghai's three uncles all pretended not to know anything.

He Yuzhu guessed that they were waiting for the Li family to invite them.

Li Dagen had no intention of inviting them at all, and simply saw Li Pan out the door.

The wedding went smoothly even without the participation of the three of them.

This made Yi Zhonghai and his two companions lose face.

Yi Zhonghai couldn't swallow this insult and was determined to save face.

"Old Yan, the Li family has gone too far. We must regain our dignity."

Yan Bugui was also unhappy. Li Pan hadn't invited him to her wedding, and he had missed a chance to make a fortune.

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, he immediately intended to echo, "You're right. These young people in the courtyard are becoming more and more outrageous."

Starting with Sha Zhu, people from the courtyard were no longer invited to their weddings.

If we tell others, they'll laugh at us.

Anyone who didn't know better would think the people in our compound had a deep-seated grudge.

Yi Zhonghai nodded in agreement: "That's right. That's why I came to find you."

"What do you suggest we do?" Yan Bugui asked.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Of course it's about saving face. Guangtian from the Liu family, and Jiefang from yours, should both find partners."

I think you should hold a proper wedding and tell everyone in the neighborhood how to do it.

Yan Bugui was immediately displeased. A wedding costs money; who would pay for it?

He didn't care about anything else; he didn't intend to do anything special anyway. At most, he'd just do what Yan Jiecheng did: prepare a couple of tables of food and invite Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong for a meal.

However, he didn't plan to say it out loud; he would wait until Liu Guangtian's wedding was over before revealing it.

"Let's go find Lao Liu first. My husband Jiefang doesn't have a girlfriend yet."

Two days ago, Yan Jiefang came back, then had a fight with his family. He stayed at home for one night, and left without even eating breakfast the next day.

As for what they were arguing about, everyone knew pretty much what it was about even though they didn't hear it all.

Yan Bugui asked Yan Jiefang for money for his meals and lodging.

Yan Jiefang was naturally unhappy. He lived in the factory dormitory and refused to give Yan Bugui any money.

This time, it was Yan Bugui who made him come back, and he was unwilling to pay.

Yi Zhonghai heard Qin Huairu say all this, which is why he came to find Yan Bugui first.

Liu Haizhong's side is easy to fool, but the main one is Yan Bugui's side.

He wanted to use the two weddings of the Yan family and the Liu family to save face for the three old men.

"Old Yan, I know. But I think you should pay more attention to the child."

Not to be rude, but...

You and Lao Liu are the two families with the largest populations in our compound.

Logically speaking, no one in our compound should dare to offend your two families.

But why is it that no one is willing to give you face?

I think the problem lies in the lack of unity between your two families.

As for Lao Liu, I really can't say anything. After Liu Guangqi got married, he stopped coming back, and last year he even went to Shijiazhuang.

Liu Guangtian followed Xu Damao around every day, taking advantage of his master's power to bully Lao Liu at home.

Liu Guangfu also followed Liu Guangtian's bad example.

Do you want to end up like Old Liu?

Yi Zhonghai's words were nothing but nonsense to Yan Bugui.

No matter how nicely you say it, if it doesn't bring him any benefit, he won't believe it.

In his view, a child's disobedience is not due to a lack of filial piety, but rather to a failure to properly distribute benefits.

He also knew that Yi Zhonghai liked to ramble on, so he decided to go along with what Yi Zhonghai was saying.

“You’re right. In a couple of days, I’ll call Jiefang over and have a good talk with him, and find him a partner as soon as possible.” Yi Zhonghai thought his bluff had worked and smiled with satisfaction.

"That's right. As elders, we should set a good example for the children in the courtyard."

"Look at Dongxu's wedding back then, everything was done according to the rules. The rules of the courtyard were all broken by Shazhu."

Yan Bugui thought of how Yi Zhonghai had contributed money and effort when Jia Dongxu got married, and he wanted to see if he could get a better deal.

"Old Yi, you know my family's situation. Our family can't compare to yours and Old Liu's."

"You suggested the wedding, so could you offer me some support?"

Yi Zhonghai wanted to slap himself for bringing up Jia Dongxu.

"Old Yan, when are you going to change your stingy nature?"

Liberation is your son, what's it to me paying for it?
When Dongxu got married, I paid for his wedding because he wanted to support me in my old age.

Would you be willing to liberate me so I can take care of myself in my old age?

"Of course I'm willing," Yan Bugui agreed without hesitation.

Yi Zhonghai is wealthy and owns a house. In Yan Bugui's view, providing for his old age would be very profitable.

Besides, he doesn't need to put in any effort when it comes to taking care of his elders, so why should he be unwilling?

As for the son taking care of Yi Zhonghai in his old age, that's nothing special. No matter how he takes care of him, his son is still his son.

Besides, even if Yan Jiefang is gone, there are still Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiekuang.

He doesn't lack his son to support him in his old age.

Yi Zhonghai was surprised that Yan Bugui agreed so readily. He thought Yan Bugui would be reluctant and refuse outright, so that he wouldn't have to refuse Yan Bugui.

Now that Yan Bugui has agreed, he still needs to find a reason to refuse.

"A gentleman does not take what others love. I now have Huai Ru to support me in my old age, and I don't need your Jiefang."

You'd better stop dreaming.

Yan Bugui knew that Yi Zhonghai had seen through his thoughts, but he wasn't embarrassed at all.

He knew that Yi Zhonghai cared and wouldn't allow anyone to speak ill of Qin Huairu.

He then changed his approach: "I know you've taken a liking to Qin Huairu and want her to take care of you in your old age."

But, Lao Yi, let me tell you, no matter how filial Qin Huairu is, she still has an older sister-in-law above her.

Do you think your sister-in-law, with her personality, would be willing to let Qin Huairu take care of you in your old age?

I'm not trying to be mean, but you should think of other options. Take my family, for example.

I have many children, and I don't lack children to support me in my old age. As long as you're willing, I'll agree to let Jiefang take care of you in your old age.

If he dares to disrespect you, I won't let him get away with it.

what do you think? "

Yi Zhonghai thought to himself, "I don't think it's very good."

The deaf old lady had long said that none of the children in the Liu family or the Yan family were filial.

He had observed this for so many years and confirmed it.

Neither of the children in these two families are filial to their own fathers, let alone to him, their uncle.

"I will not change the caregiver. I believe in sincerity towards sincerity. If I sincerely take care of the Jia family, Huairu will definitely be grateful."

Moreover, Huairu is going through a difficult time right now. If I were to replace her with someone else, what kind of person would I be?

"Stop talking, or I'll get angry with you."

Seeing this, Yan Bugui had no choice but to abandon his idea: "If you don't want to, then forget it. Let's go and discuss it with Lao Liu. If he doesn't agree, no matter how good our ideas are, it's useless."

Despite saying that, the two did not believe that Liu Haizhong would disagree.

If they can't even fool a fool, then they shouldn't be working in this place.

The two left the Yan family's house and walked together toward the Liu family's house.

Seeing them like this, the people in the courtyard became more vigilant.

Everyone knew that they had gone to the backyard to discuss things with Liu Haizhong.

If the three old men get together to discuss something, it's bound to be bad news.

He Yuzhu saw this scene, then glanced at Qin Huairu and noticed that she had a smile on her face.

That means this matter is advantageous to Qin Huairu, but we don't know what it is. (End of Chapter)