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Liu Hai slammed his fist on the table in anger: "This is outrageous!"

He Daqing has never contributed anything to the institute, so why is he so popular?

It would have been better if these words hadn't been said; saying them only made things more awkward.

Passersby either looked down or looked up, afraid they wouldn't be able to resist laughing.

He Daqing did not contribute to the courtyard house, but he did not harm it either.

Looking at Yi Zhonghai and the other two, how much harm have they done to the courtyard houses?
Yi Zhonghai often uses moral blackmail to force everyone to support the deaf old lady and the Jia family.

We can't even feed ourselves, so why should we spend money to support these two families?

If these two families were struggling to make ends meet, that would be one thing. But unfortunately, they're doing quite well.

The deaf old lady is a recipient of the "Five Guarantees" (a government-provided social welfare program for the elderly and disabled) in the neighborhood. Regardless of how she obtained this status, the neighborhood provides her with a considerable amount of subsidies.

As for the Jia family, they were doing quite well. Just look at the Jia family members' physiques, and you'll know.

Liu Haizhong usually likes to put on airs, but he doesn't cause much harm to the neighborhood. Everyone can just tolerate that.

But when he's exercising, the things he does are unbearable for everyone.

Yan Bugui is always blocking the door demanding benefits; who can stand that?

There was no other way before; the three old men were cunning and ruthless, and they were not to be trifled with when they joined forces.

Now that we've all reformed and opened up, who cares about them anymore?

If they weren't so old, we would have settled accounts with them long ago.

The three people, however, did not have this awareness; they always felt that they were doing it for the good of the institute.

Yan Bugui then chimed in, "Who says otherwise? We're the managers in this courtyard; even if we haven't done anything outstanding, we've certainly put in the hard work."

As a result, when we get old, nobody cares about us anymore.

Yi Zhonghai concluded definitively, "In the end, it's simply a matter of being unfilial."

Only by upholding the banner of filial piety can he stand up and criticize others.

The older he gets, the more he hopes that the people in the hospital will be filial to him.

Whenever the night is quiet, Yi Zhonghai misses the time he spent making retirement plans with the deaf old lady.

He kept reviewing the events, hoping to find the secret to the deaf old lady's success.

He eventually discovered that the reason the deaf old lady's retirement was successful was because she had met him, a man without descendants.

His retirement plan failed because he couldn't find a widowed elderly person who needed his care.

More accurately, it was He Yuzhu who disobeyed him and insisted on getting married.

The three old men continued to wallow in self-pity.

Laughter and cheerful voices could be heard coming from Li Dagen's house in the front yard.

Not only did people who were close to He Yuzhu welcome He Daqing, but people who were not close to him also welcomed He Daqing.

The reason is actually quite simple: they all wanted to ask He Yuzhu for help through He Daqing.

The three siblings in the He family have good jobs: two work in government ministries and the other works at the post office.

He Yuzhu is difficult to deal with, so the only option is He Daqing.

Regardless of the circumstances, let's at least make an appearance in front of He Daqing first.

Xu Damao smiled and toasted He Daqing, saying, "I didn't expect Uncle He to be so popular."

He Daqing was quite pleased with himself. He hadn't expected to be so popular in the courtyard.

"I didn't expect that either."

Li Dagen could guess what the people in the courtyard were thinking. His family had seen this kind of thing far too many times.

Fearing that He Daqing might be tricked, he quickly reminded him.

"Old He, be careful. The people in our compound don't come here unless they need something. They're flattering you like this because they want something from you."

He Daqing wasn't stupid either, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm sure they can pull off those little tricks. I won't agree to a second wave of the pandemic."

Seeing that He Daqing already knew, Li Dagen stopped talking. He turned to Xu Damao and asked, "What have you been up to lately?"

Xu Damao said, "I didn't do anything, just dealt in some things and made a little money."

Li Zhenjiang said, "This is no small amount of money. You're even wearing a suit and tie." Xu Damao said to him, "If you can convince Yu Li to buy it for you, you'll be dressed better than me."

Yu Li's inherent stinginess remains unchanged. Even after earning money, she only buys nice things for her family and doesn't spend much on other things.

It would be fine to buy Li Zhenjiang some everyday clothes, but it would never be like Xu Damao, who was given a suit.

Li Zhenjiang immediately shut up and stopped talking. Now that Yu Li was rich and he was poor, he lacked the confidence to speak in front of her.

None of them drank too much, and the party ended quickly.

He Daqing left the Li family's house, entered the central courtyard, and met Yi Zhonghai and the other two.

"You're all here. I heard Old Liu also got Qin Huairu to help him with his retirement?"

Liu Haizhong's face darkened, and he ignored He Daqing.

After that conversation with Xu Damao, he became somewhat dissatisfied with the current situation.

Although they didn't break up later, they could never get over it.

He Daqing ignored him and looked at Yan Bugui: "Old Yan, if you ask me, you should join them too. Old Liu's children are unfilial, and your children are about the same."

Yan Bugui said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? My child will definitely be filial."

But you, don't blame me for not reminding you, Sha Zhu is the most unfilial person in our compound.

"When you get old and can't move anymore, just wait and see what happens."

What these two people said struck a chord with Yi Zhonghai.

I won't go into what Yan Bugui said, as that's something he's always emphasized.

He Daqing's words were also what he wanted to say to Yan Bugui.

He's already brought Liu Haizhong into the retirement group; only Yan Bugui is missing.

It was only after Yan Bugui joined that his retirement group truly took shape.

The three of them working together would be absolutely invincible in the courtyard.

He Daqing chuckled: "Whether my son is filial or not is none of your business."

Even if my son is unfilial, I won't lack people who will. MCA's daughter-in-law, are you willing to be filial to me?

He Daqing felt a little guilty after saying that. He'd had too much to drink and had just blurted it out unintentionally.

Mengna gave him face and immediately replied, "Master, your master will definitely be filial to you. Ma Hua and I will also be filial to you."

Xu Damao chimed in, "Uncle He, I have money now. In the future, I'll pay someone to take care of you."

He Daqing laughed heartily: "I don't need you. I have a son, a daughter, and apprentices. If you want to take care of me in my old age, you'll have to line up."

This statement infuriated Yi Zhonghai and his two companions. Unfortunately, they had no way to refute it.

After He Daqing had finished being smug, he prepared to leave the courtyard.

Li Dagen was worried about him going back alone, so he asked Li Zhenjiang to take him.

Xu Damao volunteered, "I'll see Uncle He off and familiarize myself with the place. I can go have a drink with Uncle He when I have time."

Even though he took the initiative, Li Dagen still made Li Zhenjiang follow along.

Xu Damao had just drunk quite a bit of alcohol, and he couldn't hold his liquor.

Don't be fooled by his current good condition; who can guarantee what will happen to Xu Damao once the alcohol takes effect?

After He Daqing left, Yi Zhonghai and the other two breathed a sigh of relief.

The three of them glanced at each other and lost interest in continuing their conversation.

Liu Haizhong went home in a huff and sat in the house sulking.

His second aunt advised him, "Don't be angry. Why are you getting upset with He Daqing?"

He's living a good life now; his son and daughter are both successful, and he has money at home.

We have nothing.

These words reminded Liu Haizhong of the phrase "living under someone else's roof."

Initially, Yi Zhonghai's words had begun to change his mind: "Tell me, should I go into business with Xu Damao?"

After thinking for a while, Auntie Er said, "I think it's right. Xu Damao only worked there for a few days and he's already made a fortune." (End of Chapter)