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While the Yan brothers were discussing it, the Liu brothers were also discussing the matter.

"Brother, what are you thinking?"

"You can tell me what I'm thinking. Once Dad's house is finished, I plan to move there."

"Then it's settled, two rooms, one for each person, and no one can take one."

"OK, no problem."

The two brothers quickly reached an agreement.

Because they were often beaten together when they were young, the relationship between the two Liu brothers was much better than that of the Yan brothers.

Under normal circumstances, the two will not have any conflicts.

"But Dad won't let us move in so easily, will he?"

"That's easy. We'll just deliberately start fighting and make a big scene."

Our dad is a proud man, and to avoid losing face, he'll definitely agree.

If all else fails, we'll threaten Mom. If she doesn't let us stay, we'll cut ties with her altogether.

"This is a good idea. But I'm worried that an old man might stand up and stop it."

“There’s nothing to be afraid of. Xu Damao told me that nobody in the compound listens to him anymore.”

The people in the courtyard were all building houses at that time.

Although Yan Bugui was the first to build, his house was actually the slowest to be completed.

The reason, of course, is that he was unwilling to spend money to ask someone for help.

The Miao people across the street didn't spend much money either.

However, the Miao family and the Li family have a good relationship.

Li Dagen retired and had nothing to do, so he helped the Miao people.

The Miao family's house quickly surpassed the Yan family's.

The fastest builders in the courtyard were Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong.

Xu Damao was willing to spend money to get the materials, and then he paid someone to help him.

Liu Haizhong always wanted to be number one in everything. When he saw that Xu Damao was building quickly, he also spent money to hire someone to help him.

However, his house was large and involved a lot of construction work, so it couldn't compare to Xu Damao's.

Xu Damao finished building his side, but he only completed half of his side.

The house belonging to the Jia family was originally agreed to be owned by Yi Zhonghai, who brought the barley.

As a result, Jia Zhangshi felt sorry for Bang Geng because he was too tired, so she let Bang Geng rest after working for a while.

As a result, Yi Zhonghai ended up building the house for the Jia family all by himself.

He Yuzhu developed a new hobby: every day when he came home, he would watch Yi Zhonghai huffing and puffing as he worked for the Jia family.

Xu Damao's house was finished, so he prepared to host a celebration.

"Brother Zhu, I bought some good food, let's celebrate."

He Yuzhu said, "Sure. I'll bring two bottles of good wine over in a bit."

Xu Damao chuckled: "No, I'm here to ask you to cook."

My skills are nowhere near as good as yours.

He Yuzhu shook his head: "Then I won't go."

Xu Damao looked at He Yuzhu with confusion, and following his gaze, he saw Yi Zhonghai working.

Why are you looking at him?

He Yuzhu said, "Isn't it strange that Yi Zhonghai built a house for the Jia family?"

Xu Damao said, "That's really strange. Wait a minute. Where's that kid Banggeng? We built him a house, but where is he?"

He Yuzhu said, "I was just called away by Jia Zhangshi to rest."

Xu Damao was taken aback: "He's resting? I just went to the bathroom, and he only came out to work after that. It's only been half an hour. He's gone to rest again?"

He Yuzhu said, "To be precise, he came out to work ten minutes ago. After working for less than ten minutes, Jia Zhangshi complained of back pain and asked him to come inside and massage it for her."

Xu Damao chuckled: "Yi Zhonghai is really unlucky."

He contributed both money and labor when the Jia family built their house.

"They're enjoying it."

Xu Damao laughed and said, "That's right, I really enjoy it. Yuanhang, come to my house, bring my things over, and cook at your place."

I can't miss such a lively scene.

He went to his maternal grandfather's house.

After graduating from high school, He Yuanhang stayed at home, either taking care of his younger siblings or visiting Lin Zhijie.

Having no other option, Xu Damao ran home and asked Zhang Yan to bring the things back.

He Yuzhu had no choice but to get up and cook.

Yi Zhonghai was unaware that He Yuzhu was watching his performance. All he wanted right now was a good rest. At this moment, what he desired most was for everyone in the courtyard to respond to his call and come to his aid.

Unfortunately, this can only be a fantasy.

When Qin Huai gets off work, he will pretend to help Yi Zhonghai for a while.

While it was said to be helping Yi Zhonghai, it was actually just encouraging and motivating him to work harder.

The sooner the house is built, the sooner Banggeng can move in.

The houses were not completed until October, when the houses of the Yan and Jia families were finally finished.

Yi Zhonghai was so exhausted that he lay in bed for several days and didn't want to move.

During this time, Liu Haizhong did advise him to spend money to find some people.

He looked for other jobs, but no one was willing to do them.

When Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong were looking for people, they offered high wages and good food.

Yi Zhonghai couldn't meet either of these conditions. Except for things he simply couldn't do, he had no choice but to do them himself.

Fortunately, he had Yan Bugui to keep him company, so he wasn't too lonely.

Yan Bugui was exhausted and lay on the bed, letting the third aunt massage him.

"Our houses are all built, do we still need to paint the inside?"

Without hesitation, Yan Bugui said, "No, let whoever wants to stay there swipe their card."

"The people in our compound are so heartless. When other compounds build houses, the neighbors all help out, but in our compound, not a single person helps."

The three aunties rubbed Yan Bugui's hands tenderly, then complained to He Yuzhu, "It's all He Yuzhu's fault. He's corrupted the atmosphere in the courtyard."

He Yuzhu was caught in the crossfire again.

Yan Bugui sighed: "Why talk about this now?"

"Did you spread the word? Why aren't those two little rascals back yet?"

"They were released a long time ago. Who knows why they didn't come?"

As the two were talking, Yan Jiecheng walked in.

The couple showed no kindness whatsoever when they saw Yan Jiecheng.

He didn't help Yan Bugui build his house.

The three women said with dissatisfaction, "What are you doing here?"

Yan Jiecheng smiled and said, "I just came to ask if our house is finished yet."

The three women said, "Whether it's covered properly or not is none of your business."

Your dad is so tired, don't you know how to help him?

Yan Jiecheng said, "Mom, Dad is retired, he has plenty of time. But I still have to go to work."

After Director Yang resumed work, he focused intensely on production. Anyone who failed to meet their targets would be punished.

What if I help Dad and get punished?

"Can't you help your dad when you're off work?"

Yan Jiecheng asked, "You didn't tell me either. Besides, how are we going to calculate how much we'll get for helping out?"

"Of these two newly built houses, could I have one of them?"

"You're dreaming," the third aunt said angrily.

Yan Jiecheng said, "See, I knew the house wasn't mine."

My dad always taught me to be independent and to do things for myself.

If I had a room in the house, I would definitely work my ass off.

But you never intended to give me a house.

Not only did you not intend to provide a house, but you also didn't intend to pay me for my work.

I have nothing, so what can I do to help?

Our family tradition dictates that there's no such thing as helping out for nothing.

Yan Bugui said with a dark face, "If you're not here to help, then what are you doing here?"

Yan Jiecheng smiled and said, "I'm just asking you out of kindness. Now that the house is built, what do you plan to do with it?"

You two old folks live in three rooms in the west wing. The two rooms outside are definitely not enough for you.

This newly built house can't be left uninhabited.

Do you need my help?

Yan Bu sat up from the bed curtains with an air of superiority: "Get out. Even if the house is thrown away, don't even think about taking advantage of me."

Yan Jiecheng said, "If you don't want to give it to me, then don't. Why are you getting angry? Don't think I don't know that you built these two houses for Jiefang and Jiekuang."

"Get out." (End of Chapter)