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We sent out quite a few invitations, and most of the people who couldn't come due to other commitments showed up.

Nearly half of the people from courtyard number 95 came: the Li family, the Ma Hua family, the Wu family, the Miao family, and the Hu family.

He Yuzhu didn't plan to invite the others, so they didn't receive the news.

If those people get the news, they'll definitely cause a scene.

He Yuzhu had no idea that Xu Damao, after enduring for several days, couldn't hold back at the last moment and started showing off.

He Yuzhu only realized this when he saw the Liu brothers, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangtian.

Besides glaring at Xu Damao, there was nothing else he could do.

The Liu brothers, Guangtian and Guangtian, lost the courage they had at home when they saw He Yuzhu.

"Brother Zhu, Xu Damao told me you're having your annual meeting today?"

He Yuzhu nodded: "That's right. They all invited people who are related to our restaurant."

He meant that the Liu family had no connection with the restaurant, so they weren't invited.

Even without this reason, the two Liu brothers wouldn't dare to cause trouble for He Yuzhu.

Liu Guangfu said with a smile, "We came to support you after we heard about it."

Since both of them had arrived, He Yuzhu allowed them to enter.

As Liu Guangfu said, they had no conflict with He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu was too lazy to target them.

If Yi Zhonghai and the others came, He Yuzhu would definitely not let them in.

Soon everyone arrived, the restaurant closed, and the annual meeting officially began.

For convenience, He Yuzhu didn't ask him to cook any dishes tonight, but instead prepared fried chicken and some other easy-to-eat snacks.

He Yuzhu went on stage first, briefly talked about the company's development this year, and then announced the official start of the annual meeting.

Then the actors went on stage and began their performance.

He Yuzhu sat with Tao Shuyu and whispered his thanks to him.

As the annual meeting began, Yi Zhonghai and the others dragged their tired bodies back to the courtyard house.

Making braised meat doesn't require getting up early or working late, but it's not an easy job either.

They are all too old to be doing this kind of thing.

Yi Zhonghai had long wanted to quit, but he couldn't bring himself to say so.

It's easy not to work, but if you don't work, you have no income. Without income, how will he support himself in his old age?

Yi Zhonghai still believes that Qin Huairu is a filial person who can support him in his old age.

However, Qin Huairu's weakness was too obvious: he couldn't make money.

Without money, no matter how filial Qin Huairu is, there's no way to make him live a good life.

To live a good life, he must work hard to earn money.

Whenever he was so tired that he couldn't straighten his back, Yi Zhonghai felt immense resentment towards He Yuzhu.

He blamed He Yuzhu for all of this.

Because He Yuzhu was disobedient and did not follow the plan set by the deaf old lady, his retirement was always incomplete.

He even blamed He Yuzhu for Jia Dongxu's death.

He firmly believed that if He Yuzhu listened to him and helped take care of the Jia family, Jia Dongxu would not have gotten into trouble.

Compared to Yi Zhonghai, the others were experiencing both pain and pleasure.

Pain is natural. It would be strange if a group of old men and women who do so much work every day weren't tired.

Happiness is happiness, especially when we finish settling accounts and dividing the money every night, that's real happiness.

Yan Bugui, Qin Huairu, including the Third Aunt and Jia Zhangshi, were all incredibly greedy and loved money more than anyone else.

They're willing to do anything for money.

Upon entering the courtyard, the group suddenly found it eerily quiet.

The doors to Li Dagen's and Miao Jianye's houses in the front yard were tightly closed, and there wasn't a single ray of light inside.

This is so strange.

Li Dagen and his wife rarely go out, especially today, which is the eve of the Lunar New Year, so there's no way they should be going out.

Just then, Yan Jiecheng came out of the house.

Yan Bugui called out to him, "Where are the people in the courtyard?"

By this time, the news that Xu Damao and his group had attended He Yuzhu's restaurant annual meeting had spread throughout the courtyard through Second Aunt's mouth. Yan Jiecheng directly told them about it.

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai and the others looked very upset, feeling that He Yuzhu had done something wrong.

If we don't invite people from the hospital, they won't say anything.

Why invite so many people from the hospital but not them?

In what ways are they inferior to those who were invited?

Yan Bugui felt he had missed out on hundreds of millions and anxiously asked Yan Jiecheng, "Where's Lao Liu?"

Yan Jiecheng had just returned. If it weren't for the fact that fewer people eat out during the Lunar New Year, he wouldn't have come back at this time.

"I don't know, I haven't seen him at all, maybe he went with us."

Hearing that Liu Haizhong might have gone with him, Yan Bugui became even more anxious.

"Old Yi, this won't do. Shazhu Restaurant is having its annual meeting, why shouldn't they invite us?"

"How about we go check out his restaurant?"

Qin Huairu was also somewhat tempted, gazing longingly at Yi Zhonghai. She had long wanted to visit He Yuzhu's restaurant, and had even considered finding a job there.

They didn't take any action because they were worried that He Yuzhu wouldn't agree.

Yi Zhonghai stood there, his expression shifting between light and shadow as he pondered for a moment before giving up.

They didn't get along with He Yuzhu, and He Yuzhu never paid any attention to them.

When the restaurant opened, we invited people from the courtyard, but not these few.

The fact that they weren't invited this time means that there were no plans to let them go.

Even if they go to the restaurant, so what?
When He Yuzhu lived in the courtyard house, he wouldn't let them into the house.

Who can guarantee that He Yuzhu will let them in after they arrive?

How embarrassing it would be to travel such a long way only to not be able to get in!

Yan Bugui is shameless, but he is someone who cares about his reputation.

"What were you going there for? Sha Zhu is a heartless ingrate."

"If you go, will he let you in?"

Yan Bugui thought to himself, "It's just a suggestion. If you don't want to accept it, then forget it. Why keep pressing him?"

It's as if you, Yi Zhonghai, could get in after you went there.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was unwilling to take the lead, Yan Bugui simply took the three aunts home.

Qin Huai sighed in disappointment: "Zhonghai, don't say that. If Sha Zhu can invite Lao Liu, why can't he invite us?"

Maybe it's because we're at the braised meat shop, and he's afraid of interfering with our business..."

Yi Zhonghai raised his hand to interrupt her: "Huai Ru, don't you know who Sha Zhu is?"
He's a selfish and petty person. He only ever cares about himself.

"In all these years, when has he ever helped us neighbors?"

When he said "we," he was specifically referring to those few people, not including the others in the compound.

As long as He Yuzhu doesn't listen to him and help the Jia family, he won't do anything for He Yuzhu.

Qin Huai sighed helplessly and had no choice but to go home.

The braised meat shop can indeed make money, but the amount she earns is far from meeting her expectations.

Without money, even her most beloved son couldn't find a wife.

"Zhonghai, why don't we go and have a proper talk with Shazhu..."

Yi Zhonghai snorted and walked back to his own home. There was no way he would bow down to He Yuzhu.

Qin Huai sighed and returned to the Jia family. Now, only the two widows remained in the Jia family.

Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua both live in the dormitory and rarely go home.

Bang Geng should go find Tang Yanling.

Since Qin Huairu couldn't get any money, he gave Banggeng an idea: to pester Tang Yanling.

He claimed he was pursuing Tang Yanling and wanted to have a free and open relationship with her.

In reality, her goal was to have Bang Geng drag Tang Yanling along.

When Tang Yanling gets older and can't find a good partner, she'll have no choice but to marry a scoundrel.

This was the trick she used to deal with Sha Zhu in her past life. Now she's passing it on to Bang Geng, so Bang Geng can use it against her daughter-in-law from her previous life. (End of Chapter)