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After being misled by Yan Bugui, Liu Haizhong's mind went blank again.

It's pathetic that Liu Haizhong is such a good person; he's almost been fooled into a daze by Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui.

"Old Liu, if we can re-elect the head of the household in the future, I will definitely support you to be the head of the household."

Liu Haizhong said with a smile, "Then it's settled."

Yan Bugui patted his chest and said, "A gentleman's word is as good as his bond."

Oh, and there's something else I need to ask you. Where did your Guangfu get his job? Could you help my Jiekuang get one too?

Liu Haizhong wasn't completely stupid; he knew he couldn't do it himself.

"Old Yan, don't think about it anymore. This job in Guangfu was hard-won."

There's only one job available in that factory.

Yan Bugui was somewhat skeptical: "You're not lying to me, are you? Guangfu's job wasn't arranged by Xu Damao and Shazhu."

I saw it myself, Guangfu went to find Shazhu.

Liu Guangfu did not reveal He Yuzhu's instructions. He told Liu Haizhong that he had asked someone to help him find a job.

This way, I can ask Liu Haizhong for more money.

He knew very well that He Yuzhu would not reveal this information.

Liu Haizhong said, "Don't mention Sha Zhu. Don't you think about it? In all these years, when has he ever helped anyone in our compound?"

Guangfu went to see him, and he said, "The steel rolling mill isn't hiring."

Yan Bugui felt extremely helpless upon hearing this. It wasn't that He Yuzhu didn't help the people in the courtyard, but rather that he didn't help the three old men.

He would lend a hand to anyone else in the courtyard, as long as it didn't harm his interests.

Only with those three old men's families would He Yuzhu never help them with anything.

Even if it's just a matter of saying a few words, He Yuzhu will pretend he didn't see it.

Yan Bugui really couldn't understand why He Yuzhu was targeting them so much.

Yi Zhonghai's scheme against He Yuzhu was discovered, so it's normal that he's being targeted.

He didn't scheme against He Yuzhu.

On the contrary, if He Yuzhu was willing to curry favor with him, he could even help He Yuzhu deal with Yi Zhonghai.

However, He Yuzhu refused and deliberately targeted him, forcing him to help Yi Zhonghai.

"Old Liu, there's something I've been wondering about. Why does Sha Zhu want to go against us?"

"It was clearly Lao Yi who offended him, so why is he targeting us?"

Liu Haizhong snorted: "Why? Because he doesn't know the difference between superiors and inferiors."

The leaders in our institute are also the elders in the institute.

He should respect us.

"This is all He Daqing's fault. If you don't know how to teach children, then don't teach them at all. Why make Sha Zhu learn to fight?"

Yan Bugui felt annoyed upon hearing this. He shouldn't have asked Liu Haizhong that question in the first place.

He had a meal and drinks at Liu Haizhong's house before leaving.

Back home, Yi Zhonghai was sitting awkwardly eating.

Yan Bugui was not home, so only the third aunt and two children from the Yan family were home for dinner.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Yan Bugui enter, it was as if he had seen a savior.

"Old Yan, what did Old Liu say?"

Yan Bugui finished cooking and said to the third aunt, "Put my food out. We'll eat it tomorrow morning."

After explaining all this, he finally spoke: "What else can I say?"

Liu Guangfu got his job through a classmate's introduction. The factory wasn't big; there was only one opening.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Didn't you go and ask Xu Damao and Shazhu? Others might not be able to get job openings, but they definitely can."

Yan Bugui looked up at Yi Zhonghai, making Yi Zhonghai feel uneasy.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Yan Bugui said, "Old Yi, do you think they will help me? Because of you, I have offended them terribly."

Yi Zhonghai said with dissatisfaction, "What do you mean by offending them terribly because of me? I didn't ask you to offend them."

Yan Bugui said, "If I hadn't helped you, would I have offended them?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "That's unreasonable of you. Everything I asked them to do was for their own good."

Besides, I didn't ask you to help me for nothing.

Yan Bugui looked at Yi Zhonghai and finally sighed. Yi Zhonghai hadn't let him help for nothing, but the benefits of helping far outweighed the losses. If he had befriended He Yuzhu, the benefits he would have received might not have been less than what Yi Zhonghai gave him.

Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now.

He didn't want to argue with Yi Zhonghai, fearing that Yi Zhonghai would turn on him and stop eating with his family.

"Never mind. I'm not going to say anything more."

The three women disagreed, saying, "Old Yi, Qin Huairu is also a leader of the steel rolling mill."

Could you talk to her and ask her to help Jie Kuang get a job?

Our family used to help her family a lot.

Yi Zhonghai could see the resentment in Yan Bugui's heart.

He felt wronged as well.

If He Yuzhu had listened to him and helped take care of the Jia family, none of this would have happened.

The responsibility absolutely does not lie with him.

Yi Zhonghai had a sudden thought, feeling that this might be an opportunity for him to ease the tension between himself and Qin Huairu.

If Qin Huairu is willing to listen to him, he won't hold it against her.

Moreover, he could also take the opportunity to gain some benefits from Qin Huairu.

If there are benefits to be gained, I don't believe Qin Huairu wouldn't listen to him.

"As you all know, job openings are hard to come by these days. Huai Ru isn't going to give your family a job opening for free. If your sister-in-law finds out, she'll definitely cause a huge uproar."

“We don’t want it for free, we can pay for it,” the three women said.

Yi Zhonghai was pleased with what the three women said and asked, "How much money are you planning to offer?"

The three aunts couldn't make the decision on this matter, so they turned to look at Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui quickly calculated and knew he couldn't spend too little.

If he gives too little, no one will help him.

But he didn't want to spend too much, because that would cost him his life.

"Five hundred dollars."

Yi Zhonghai frowned: "This is far too little. We can't even afford to hire someone to clean the toilets in our factory."

Yan Bugui said, "This is already quite a lot. Old Yi, you also said that we should help each other in our courtyard."

Over the years, our family has provided Qin Huairu with a great deal of help.

She earned five hundred yuan without putting in any effort, isn't that enough?

Yi Zhonghai thought for a while and said, "Give me eight hundred yuan, and I'll go ask Huai Ru."

Yan Bugui wanted to negotiate the price, but seeing the unfriendly look in Yi Zhonghai's eyes, he gave up.

After leaving Yan Bugui's house, Yi Zhonghai was in the Intermediate People's Court, deliberately waiting for Qin Huairu.

After waiting for quite a while, Qin Huairu finally came out of the house.

"Huai Ru, come here for a moment, I need to talk to you about something."

Qin Huairu followed Yi Zhonghai into the house: "Uncle, what do you want to see me about?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "It's about Jie Kuang. He doesn't want to go to the countryside. You happen to be the leader of the steel rolling mill."

"I've made the decision. He'll give you eight hundred yuan; you help Jie Kuang get a job."

Qin Huairu sneered, "Old man, do you know how much a job at a steel rolling mill costs these days?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "I know it's not enough, but asking Lao Yan for two thousand yuan is too much."

Don't forget how I taught you before.

One should not only think of oneself.

Old Yan used to help your family a lot.

Now is the time for you to repay your kindness.

If you don't repay the kindness, what will others think of your family?

Even worse, no one in the hospital will be willing to help you anymore.

Qin Huairu looked disdainful and didn't take Yi Zhonghai's words to heart.

She's now a leader at the steel rolling mill, living a very comfortable life, and doesn't need anyone's help at all.

There's no need for Yan Bugui's help. If Yan Bugui offered help, he'd charge money, which wouldn't be considered help.

"Grandpa, you're trying to kill me. If Sha Zhu and Xu Damao can't find work, I'm even less likely to." (End of Chapter)