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Neither Yi Zhonghai nor Qin Huairu had considered marriage.

Yi Zhonghai's purpose was simple; he never intended to take responsibility.

He never thought about being responsible for the Jia family. Everything he did was for his own retirement.

After marrying Qin Huairu, taking care of the Jia family became his responsibility.

He only wanted to reap the benefits without putting in any effort, let alone helping the Jia family.

In reality, he had already helped the Jia family.

But as long as he doesn't marry Qin Huairu, he has the opportunity to back out.

Once you marry Qin Huairu, you'll be bound to the Jia family.

Moreover, not marrying Qin Huairu has another advantage for him: he can rally the people in the courtyard to help Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu's thinking was even simpler: Yi Zhonghai was an old man, and an old man with very little money.

She looked down on Yi Zhonghai.

The two had different thoughts, but their goals were the same.

One only knows how to cry and says nothing; the other makes excuses that he is doing good deeds.

This back-and-forth continued for nearly half an hour.

He Yuzhu said directly, "I was originally thinking of giving you a chance because we're neighbors."

Since you don't want it, then call the police and summon the neighborhood committee officials.

Let them judge for themselves: in the dead of night, the two of you hiding in the house without turning on the lights, you were doing a good deed.

Maybe I'm just not smart enough to understand what kind of good deeds you guys are up to.

Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, you two are always with Yi Zhonghai, and you always refer to the three old men as "the three old men".

Have you ever done a good deed like this? Come on, tell everyone about it.

Xu Damao said with a wicked smile, "That's right. In the past, helping Qin Huairu was always something the three of you discussed together."

Tell us how you helped.

Let's learn from them.

I say you guys are really despicable.

They have such a good solution but don't tell us; all they do is make us pay.

This is so unfair!

The people in the courtyard had long been dissatisfied with the three old men. Before, without anyone taking the lead, they dared not rebel.

Today, He Yuzhu was clearly leading the charge, so they weren't going to hold back.

"Hey three old men, tell us what you think. We'd like to follow your example."

Before he could even finish feeling smug, he was scolded by his wife.

Liu Haizhong defended himself, saying, "Don't ask me, I don't understand how I helped either."

Old Yan, if you know anything, just tell everyone.

Yan Bugui was cursing He Yuzhu in his heart, but after hearing Liu Haizhong's words, he immediately changed the target of his curses.

"Old Liu, what nonsense are you talking about? How would I know?"

He glanced at Yi Zhonghai, but dared not mention Yi Zhonghai's name.

This is clearly because they don't want to offend anyone.

He Yuzhu wouldn't let him off the hook. The more he didn't want to offend anyone, the less likely he was to let Yan Bugui go.

"Yan Bugui, if you didn't know, why didn't you take the keys and call the police?"

"Are you afraid the police will come and find out about you?"

Yan Bugui glanced cautiously at Yi Zhonghai, then prepared to compromise.

He realized that He Yuzhu was clearly using this incident to deal with Yi Zhonghai.

This was a feud between He Yuzhu and Yi Zhonghai. He didn't get any benefits from it, so he didn't get involved.

"I, I'll go call the police right now."

They say they're going, but they don't actually do anything about it.

He also wanted to buy Yi Zhonghai some time.

Yi Zhonghai panicked and shouted, "We can't go!"

He Yuzhu's goal was not to arrest Yi Zhonghai.

They did manage to catch Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu in the act, but they didn't actually catch them in the act.

At most, the two of them will get a scolding; they won't suffer any real loss.

Yi Zhonghai wanted to use his beauty to seduce him, or even set him up in a honey trap.

He told Yi Zhonghai to marry this "fairy" and then see if Yi Zhonghai would have the nerve to let his wife out and set up a honey trap.

He Yuzhu said, "You say we can't go, so we can't go? Who do you think you are? You two did such a shameless thing, what reason do you have to stop us from going to the police station?"

I'd like to see who dares to stop me.

Yan Bugui kept giving Yi Zhonghai meaningful glances, urging him to resolve the matter quickly.

Yi Zhonghai, his face dark, gritted his teeth and said, "You all misunderstood. Huai Ru and I were actually discussing marriage."

Qin Huairu immediately stopped crying and looked at Yi Zhonghai in disbelief.

"Uncle, you..."

He Yuzhu interrupted her: "Oh my, you're all getting married."

Qin Huairu, you're about to marry him, why are you still calling him "Grandpa"?

Isn't this a generational difference?

Qin Huai looked at He Yuzhu with a wronged expression: "Zhuzi, you've misunderstood, sister..."

"What sister? Yi Zhonghai has done so much for you all these years."

Everyone in our compound has seen it.

As soon as you cry, he'll arrange to donate money to you.

Anyone who refused to donate would be met with a lesson from him, along with Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.

You don't think that if you shed a few tears, the people in the hospital will give you money, do you?

Who do you think you are, that you're showering me with golden tears?

These words struck a chord with everyone in the compound. Their donations to the Jia family, including Jia Dongxu's dying wish to entrust his son to Yi Zhonghai, were all forced upon them by Yi Zhonghai.

Without Yi Zhonghai's coercion, no one would have paid any attention to the Jia family.

People in the courtyard started talking about it.

He Yuzhu continued, "He has done so much for you, and you are unwilling to marry him?"
Qin Huairu, as Yi Zhonghai often said, "A person cannot be without a conscience."

Yi Zhonghai schemes against everyone in the hospital every day for your sake.

Putting everything else aside, he endured countless slaps while plotting against me.

Even I, the person involved, can't remember clearly.

He's divorced now and all alone. If he dies someday, no one will even know.

Shouldn't you repay him?

There's a saying that goes, "A drop of water in need deserves a lifetime of gratitude."

I think you should marry him.

Xu Damao immediately expressed his support: "Sister Qin, for the sake of being neighbors, just tell me whether you want to marry her or not."

If you marry him, we'll all pretend this never happened.

"If you say you won't marry, that's fine too. I'll bring the workers' picket line and arrest you all tomorrow."

"Uncle, I think Zhu Zi is right. You two should just get married."

"Yes, sir, if this kind of thing gets blown up, how will the people in our compound ever face anyone again?"

"You two should just get married."

Nobody's stupid.

Once Yi Zhonghai marries Qin Huairu, he will no longer be able to force everyone to take care of the Jia family.

This is extremely advantageous for them.

After a while, even Liu Haizhong wavered: "Old Yi, why don't you just marry Qin Huairu?"

Stop making a scene.

Yan Bugui didn't say anything, but he meant the same thing.

He could understand things that others in the courtyard could understand.

If it weren't for Yi Zhonghai being arrested, he would definitely have stood up and tried to persuade him as well.

Yi Zhonghai was so angry he couldn't speak. He had just said he was willing to marry her, but it was as if he wasn't.

Taking advantage of the situation, He Yuzhu began to sow discord again: "Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai has agreed. What exactly do you mean?"
They disliked Yi Zhonghai because he was old, disliked him because he was poor, and looked down on him.

If you really don't like it, I have an idea for you. When the police come, just say that Yi Zhonghai tried to rape you.

He'll definitely be taken out for target practice then.

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up, but when she caught a glimpse of the fierce light in Yi Zhonghai's eyes, they dimmed again.

Although He Yuzhu's idea was tempting, she dared not.

"Pillar, are you trying to force me to my death? Waaah..."

He Yuzhu wasn't going to argue with her. He turned directly to Yi Zhonghai and said, "Alright. I understand what Qin Huairu means now. Yi Zhonghai, pack your things and get ready to go target practice."

Xu Damao, go call the police. (End of Chapter)