Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

He Yuzhu then told Xu Damao the news.

Xu Damao was taken aback: "So, the Yan brothers, Jiefang and Yan Jiefang, will also move back."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "I think it's unlikely. The Yan family kids are very shrewd."

Once they come, there will be a lot of expenses, including accommodation, food, Yan Bugui's retirement allowance, and other miscellaneous costs.

With that money, they'd be better off finding a place to stay outside.

Xu Damao also agreed with He Yuzhu's statement: "If the Yan family's children don't come back, then the Liu family's children will definitely come back."

This is also true.

The brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu don't live in a very good place. If houses become available here, they'll definitely come back and fight over them.

Liu Haizhong is older now and doesn't hit them so easily anymore.

Xu Damao said with a smile, "I'll go and chat with Guangtian when I have time."

He went back to prepare to build a house.

The two widows on the Jia family's side also began to plot.

The Jia family's house wasn't big enough. The four women in the family were crammed into one slab.

It's alright in winter, as it's warm when you're huddled together. But it's unbearable in summer.

The dog could only make a makeshift bed in the living room. It was put down at night and put away during the day.

This method is still inconvenient. There are differences between men and women; even changing clothes at home requires watching who's around.

"Qin Huairu, go and discuss with Yi Zhonghai about building a house near the entrance."

It doesn't need to be too big, just big enough for the stick to hold.

Qin Huairu looked worried: "Zhonghai has been blocking others from building these past two days. Will he agree to that?"

“If he won’t agree, then let him find a house for Banggeng. How old is Banggeng? Others his age already have children.”

We can't keep delaying like this.

Qin Huairu naturally understood these principles. But what could she do?

Seeing that Qin Huairu didn't speak, Jia Zhangshi whispered in her ear, "Go stay at Yi Zhonghai's house for the next couple of days and whisper sweet nothings in his ear."

"But I'm afraid of sticky rice..."

Because she was worried that Bang Geng would be angry, Qin Huairu, although Yi Zhonghai's wife, did not live with him.

Jia Zhangshi said, "We're doing this for Bang Geng's own good; he'll understand."

Go find Yi Zhonghai and ask him to think of a way to find Banggeng a job.

I went to persuade Banggeng.

Since Jia Zhangshi was willing to persuade Bang Geng, Qin Huairu felt relieved.

That very evening, she brought food and a bottle of wine to have dinner with Yi Zhonghai.

"Zhonghai, don't be angry. Lao Liu and Lao Yan have already bought the materials. If you don't let them build the house, what will happen to their materials?"

Yi Zhonghai sighed: "They set up the headscarves, and everyone in the courtyard followed suit."

"Will there be anywhere left to live in our courtyard house in the future?"

Qin Huai served him a bowl of rice: "You only think about the courtyard, but have you ever thought about other people?"

In our courtyard house, Sha Zhu and the Li family don't lack houses.

Everyone else is short of housing.

Look at Miao Jianye, his children are all grown up, and he and his wife have been thinking about housing all along.

There's also Zhang Yuping in the backyard and Geng Guangjian in the adjacent yard; there's not enough room in their houses.

If you stop them, they'll definitely hold a grudge against you.

Yi Zhonghai could naturally have foreseen these situations.

But he was afraid.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui have built a house. What will they do if their son comes back?

He was already prepared to persuade the two to invest in the retirement community, so how could he let their son come back?

He couldn't tell these things to anyone else yet.

"Huai Ru, you don't understand."

Qin Huairu said, "How could I not understand? I'm not talking about others, just our family."

I even want to build a house for Banggeng to live in.

Building houses is an inevitable trend now, even the neighborhood committee can't stop it, so how can you stop it?

Since we can't stop them, we should strike first.

I heard that Xu Damao went to talk to Shazhu about building a house.

Yi Zhonghai slammed his fist on the table in anger: "He dares. With me here, Sha Zhu won't be able to build a house."

Qin Huairu said, "If he really wants to build houses, who can stop him? In terms of power, he's currently the logistics director, and I heard he's going to be the deputy factory director as well."

In terms of fighting skills, there are a few people in our compound who can beat us.

Not to mention, his eldest son has grown up too. Even with Wu Jianguo and Li Jian working together, they were easily defeated by him.

If you go and stop him, aren't you afraid that Sha Zhu will take action?

Yi Zhonghai said venomously, "If he dares to make a move, I will definitely make him pay the price."

Qin Huai threatened Yi Zhonghai: "If he really makes a move, it will be a deadly one."

"We ordinary folks like us don't have the power to go against China Overseas."

A feeling of fear welled up in Yi Zhonghai's heart. At his age, he was particularly afraid of death.

He was just saying it offhand. If he were really asked to go, he wouldn't have the guts.

"We can't let him build the house. If his family wants to build a house, I..."

He didn't say what I meant, but Qin Huairu could guess.

He was simply unhappy because he saw that He Yuzhu's family was living a good life.

Not to mention Yi Zhonghai, even Qin Huairu was unhappy.

But what can you do if you're unhappy?
They had absolutely no way to deal with He Yuzhu.

Even writing a letter of complaint couldn't bring down He Yuzhu.

Qin Huairu held Yi Zhonghai's hand and said, "My idea is that we build a house in front of him."

You know my family's situation.

Banggeng is too big now, he can't live in the same room as us anymore.

Let's build a house for Bang Geng and take over the place where Sha Zhu is building his house.

By the time Sha Zhu came to his senses, there was nowhere left to go. He could only stay at home, seething with anger.

This is a way for us to vent our anger.

Yi Zhonghai wasn't stupid; he understood that Qin Huairu's real intention was to have him build a house.

Originally, he didn't intend to agree. But when he heard that it would cause trouble for He Yuzhu, he became somewhat tempted.

Qin Huairu knew Yi Zhonghai too well; she could tell at a glance that he was interested in her.

She continued, "Zhonghai, Banggeng is not young anymore."

He's just being stubborn.

Let's get him a house and then find him a job.

Once all of this is done, we'll find him a wife.

Once he has a wife, he won't be so willful.

He can understand our suffering now.

Living our own lives well is more important than anything else.

Yi Zhonghai did not agree immediately, but instead ate his meal in silence.

Qin Huairu did not give up and continued to persuade Yi Zhonghai.

She knew very well that Yi Zhonghai was angry.

This is also impossible.

I thought Yi Zhonghai could get Bang Geng a job through Yang Peishan.

Who would have thought that Yi Zhonghai was so useless?

He couldn't even get a job, yet he kept pointing fingers at Bang Geng. It's a miracle Bang Geng didn't fight back.

That evening, Qin Huai stayed at Yi Zhonghai's room. She continued to stay there for the next few days.

This greatly shocked everyone in the courtyard.

Despite being married to Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu rarely lived with him.

Especially after Bang Geng's argument with Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu became cold towards Yi Zhonghai.

Xiao Dang was responsible for taking care of Yi Zhonghai, and she rarely went to Yi Zhonghai's room.

He Yuzhu knew that this was Qin Huairu's basic tactic. She had used the same method to deal with Sha Zhu back then.

Bang Geng tries to learn how to project movies from Xu Damao, but Sha Zhu is unhappy about it.

Qin Huairu, for the sake of the joke, directly said that she wanted to sever ties with Sha Zhu.

After that, he wouldn't greet Sha Zhu when he saw him, hoping to force Sha Zhu to back down.

At the same time, she also had Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua take turns going to Sha Zhu's place to monitor him.

When Bang Geng tried to use tricks and was kicked by Xu Damao, Qin Huairu immediately went into Sha Zhu's house.

This time, it seems they've asked Yi Zhonghai for something again. (End of Chapter)