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Liu Haizhong and his wife were afraid that Liu Guangqi would leave, so they kept a close eye on him.

Liu Guangqi had no choice but to go home with the two men.

Auntie Er said excitedly, "Guangqi, your father and I have missed you terribly all these years. Do you see the house outside?"

"Your dad built this specifically for your family; it's all for i."

Liu Guangqi said, "Mom, actually I've wanted to come back for a long time."

But what my dad did back then had a huge impact on our family.

If my colleagues find out about our family situation, I'll lose my job.

Auntie Er said, "You're right. Our family has also been affected."

"If it weren't for those things, your dad's salary wouldn't have been docked."

Liu Haizhong was a little embarrassed and complained to his second aunt, "Guangqi finally came back, why are you saying all that?"

The second aunt quickly corrected herself: "Yes, I shouldn't have said those things."

Guangqi, when are you planning to move back home?

Liu Guangqi didn't want to go home. Although Liu Haizhong hadn't hit him, the shadow in his heart was even greater than that of Liu Guangtian and his brother.

He really didn't have the guts to stay at home, nor did he want his children to live there.

"Mom, I want to come back to live here too. But my workplace is too far from our home."

It's inconvenient for my wife and me to go to work.

Also, my father-in-law used his old connections to get me a house.

If I don't move out, I'll lose the house.

Liu Guangqi was unwilling to come back, so he used this excuse to fool Liu Haizhong and his wife.

That was the reason he used back then.

Liu Haizhong and his wife were fooled once, and then they were fooled a second time.

“You’re right. Housing is scarce these days, and we’ve finally been allocated a house, so we can’t just give it up.”

Liu Guangqi said, "Don't worry, I'm back now, so it will be easier for us to visit each other in the future."

I will often bring my wife and children back.

With this promise, Liu Haizhong and his wife felt even more at ease.

After so many years apart, Liu Haizhong and his wife had a lot to say. But when the words reached their lips, they didn't know how to say them.

Liu Guangqi, after dealing with the two of them perfunctorily for a while, wanted to leave.

"I just got back and haven't visited my boss yet. Dad, Mom, I'm going back now."

Amidst the couple's reluctant gazes, Liu Guangqi left the courtyard house.

Liu Haizhong and his wife personally escorted Liu Guangqi out of the courtyard house and all the way to the entrance of the alley, where Liu Guangqi boarded a bus.

The couple were overjoyed to finally see their eldest son, and they smiled much more when they met others.

Inside the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai and his group sat in the central courtyard, staring at the entrance.

When they saw Liu Haizhong and his wife return, they invited them to sit down.

Yi Zhonghai asked the question that had been on his mind: "Old Liu, why did only Guang Qi come back? Where are his wife and children?"

Liu Haizhong had no idea that Yi Zhonghai secretly hoped Liu Guangqi wouldn't come back, and thought Yi Zhonghai was just concerned about his family.

"Guangqi's factory allocated him a room, where he and his wife live."

Yan Bugui said, "You have two spare rooms in your house, why don't you let him live there?"

Auntie Er said, "Look at what you're saying. It's so difficult to get housing these days. If no one lives there, the factory will take it back."

Yan Bugui, who was fond of scheming, understood immediately after thinking about it.

Yi Zhonghai was relieved. Others might not remember, but he did: Liu Guangqi had used this very reason to move away.

Based on his understanding of Liu Guangqi, he knew Liu Guangqi would never come back and would not affect his retirement plans.

Just in case, Yi Zhonghai took several more opportunities to talk to Liu Haizhong and finalize the arrangements for his retirement.

Seeing this, Xu Damao didn't continue looking for Liu Haizhong. He firmly believed that Liu Haizhong would never be content to live under someone else's roof.

He continued preparing to start the company.

He Yuzhu and his family arrived at the train station, where sisters He Yushui and He Yuqing also came with their families.

The reason they came so orderly was simple: He Daqing had returned.

After several attempts to persuade him, He Daqing finally agreed to return. This time, he was brought back by his apprentice, Liu Tao, and his wife. They had also come to work as head chefs at the restaurant.

"coming."

He Yuqing saw He Daqing at the exit from afar.

"Dad, over here."

He Daqing heard the sound and came over.

The children, those who should call him grandfather, did so; those who should call him maternal grandfather, did so.

Once everyone had gotten to know each other, He Yuzhu said, "Let's stop chatting here and take Mom and Dad to their place first."

He Daqing asked, "Where are you going to put us up?"

"Over there in the courtyard." This had been planned long ago.

Ma Hua had always lived in the house in the courtyard, and He Yuzhu hadn't asked him to move out.

When He Daqing returned, he was assigned to the small courtyard.

There are too many problems at the courtyard house; we can't let He Daqing move there.

Upon hearing this, He Daqing became unhappy: "No, I want to live in a courtyard house."

He Yuzhu said, "Why live in a courtyard house? People live in courtyard houses."

Everything's been prepared for you in the courtyard; you won't need anything. You can stay there.

Fearing the two would start arguing, He Yushui quickly said, "Dad, the house in the courtyard is too small. How will Liu Tao live here?"

The house in the courtyard has been cleaned up for you, and the refrigerator, TV, and washing machine are all set up.

"Can these things be brought into the courtyard house?"

He Yuqing then said to Hou Yajie, "Mom, try to persuade Dad."

"There are so many unpleasant things happening at the courtyard houses, why live there?"

Hou Yajie naturally listened to her daughter, and said to He Daqing, "Do whatever you arrange for the child. There's nowhere the child can't stay."

Seeing that no one agreed, He Daqing had no choice but to compromise: "I just wanted to go have a drink with some old friends."

Hou Yajie snorted: "What old friends? They're all a bunch of shameless bastards."

"Do you think I don't know what kind of people they are?"

He Daqing's face darkened immediately, and he remained silent.

No one cared about his opinion and led them to the courtyard.

The He sisters, He Yushui and He Daqing, went to help He Daqing tidy up the house.

He Yuzhu was talking to Liu Tao. This was the first time the two had met.

"Thank you both for taking care of my father all these years."

Liu Tao said somewhat apprehensively, "These are all things we should do."

Liu Tao's wife, Xiao Ting, chimed in, "It's our duty to take care of our master."

He Yuzhu was very reassured that these two people were of good character, as their character had been tested.

If he wanted to continue handing He Daqing over to the two of them, he couldn't remain silent.

"No matter what, I thank you all. From now on, Liu Tao will take Dad to the restaurant to be in charge of the kitchen. You'll get the head chef's salary."

Xiao Ting stayed home as before. "I'll give you fifty yuan every month as your wages."

Xiao Ting quickly refused, "I can't accept it."

He Yuzhu said, "Take it, this is what you deserve. You've helped me take care of my parents, I can't let you work for nothing."

Also, I'll be responsible for all household expenses from now on, and I'll give you the money in advance every month.

The couple were honest people, and they didn't dare to breathe loudly when they saw He Yuzhu.

In the end, we could only listen to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu didn't say much: "You'll be living in this room from now on. Everything inside is ready."

The two went inside to unpack their luggage.

In no time, everything was tidied up.

Lin Jinghan took out an envelope containing money and handed it to Xiao Ting: "This is your resettlement allowance and living expenses for this month. Please keep it safe."

He Daqing didn't need He Yuzhu to give him the money; the He Yushui sisters had already given it to him long ago. (End of Chapter)