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The others chuckled and left.

Yan Bugui grabbed Liu Guangtian and his brother: "Where's your father? Why should Sha Zhu invite your family and not me?"

Liu Guangtian shook off his hand: "Third Uncle, why should they invite you? Because you keep calling him 'Silly Zhu'?"

Yan Bugui stood there, stunned and at a loss, finally letting out a sigh and going home with his head down.

The older woman noticed something was wrong with him and asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"

Yan Bugui sighed again: "Why is Sha Zhu so petty? It's just because he calls him by his nickname in private."

Why would he refuse to invite me to the annual meeting because of this?

The three aunties were unaware of how generous the prizes were at the annual party, and said nonchalantly, "If you don't want to invite me, then don't."

What interesting things could a small restaurant's annual meeting possibly have?

If you want to see it, you can go to the steel rolling mill. I heard the workers there have prepared a lot of performances.

Yan Bugui said angrily, "What do you know? Do you even know what Sha Zhu will give as a gift at his company's annual party?"

As Liu Guangtian just mentioned, at Sha Zhu's annual party, he gave away a refrigerator, a washing machine, two color TVs, and several cameras.

They gave away more than twenty bags of rice, each weighing ten kilograms.

The employees' families can also participate in the prize draw.

The three women were dumbfounded and said sourly, "Is he out of his mind? Why is he giving so much stuff to the workers?"

These things, if given to us old neighbors, will ensure we remember his kindness.

Because of this, the couple couldn't sleep all night, tossing and turning until they finally drifted off to sleep at three in the morning.

I felt like I hadn't slept for very long when I heard a knock on the door.

Looking at the two of them, Qin Huairu asked with some concern, "Old Yan, what's wrong with you? Are you sick?"

If they get sick, they can't work, and it costs money. Qin Huairu couldn't bear to waste money on them.

Yan Bugui sighed again, recalling the news he had received the previous night: "Didn't you hear about Sha Zhu's annual meeting yesterday?"

Qin Huairu looked somewhat bewildered.

When she got up in the morning, she had to make breakfast, do laundry, and clean the Jia family's house. She was busy all morning and didn't have time to ask about the annual meeting.

In addition, she didn't have a good relationship with the companies that attended the annual meeting, so no one came to tell her that.

The only person who might run over is Xu Damao, but that guy hasn't gotten up yet.

Seeing that she didn't know, Yan Bugui told Qin Huairu about it.

He felt heartbroken all night and wanted to make Qin Huairu experience that feeling too.

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu's eyes reddened. Her heart was filled with resentment.

Why?
With so many benefits, why can't she share some with them?

She doesn't ask for much.

Qin Huai had originally intended to call Yan Bugui to work, but upon hearing this news, he forgot all about it.

Qin Huairu returned to the central courtyard as if he had lost his soul.

Yi Zhonghai came out of the house, ready to go to work, and when he saw her condition, he came over with concern.

"Huai Ru, what's wrong?"

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's voice and seeing his appearance, Qin Huairu burst into tears.

Why did you do that to me? Why?

Yi Zhonghai was stunned and quickly grabbed her hand: "What's wrong with you? Tell me clearly."

As if venting his frustration, Qin Huai loudly recounted the news he had heard from Yan Bugui.

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai also felt a surge of dissatisfaction.

He Yuzhu actually spent so much money on unrelated people, but wouldn't give them a single penny.

They're not being treated like human beings at all.

Just then, Ma Hua went out to wash up, and Yi Zhonghai angrily questioned, "Why didn't Sha Zhu invite us neighbors?"

Moral blackmail became his instinct. He could drag everyone in the courtyard into it without even asking.

He Yuzhu invited some of the people, but not the other half. Yi Zhonghai wanted to bring the other half together to confront He Yuzhu.

Ma Hua scoffed, "What do you mean 'why'? It's our company's annual meeting, what does it have to do with you?"

We can invite whomever we want.

This answer completely shut down what Yi Zhonghai was about to say.

Yi Zhonghai glared at Ma Hua and went home with a dark expression.

Qin Huai looked at Ma Hua with tears in her eyes, hoping he would put in a good word for her.

“MCA, no matter what, we are neighbors, and there is no hatred that cannot be overcome.”

There's a saying that goes, "It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester." Couldn't you have advised your master...?

Ma Hua spat and said, "No way. I just don't understand why you always treat others like fools."

Everyone is living a good life, so why should we give up our good days and get involved with you?

Look at our department, those who are close to you aren't doing so well.

Those who don't get along with you are all living better lives than the rest.

Qin Huairu started crying again, feeling wronged.

How could MCA slander her like this?

Why do people say that those who are close to her are not doing well?

In terms of family wealth, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui are among the most wealthy in the compound.

If it weren't for the reform and opening up, there would be very few people in the entire hospital who could compare to the three old men.

Ma Hua ignored Qin Huairu's tears, spat out the mouthwash, and went home.

As Qin Huairu stood in the courtyard, he could still hear Meng Na complaining to him, blaming him for saying so much.

Those words were incredibly grating to Qin Huairu's ears. She stormed off to Yi Zhonghai's room and sat there with him.

After washing up, Yan Bugui ran into the central courtyard and into Yi Zhonghai's room.

"Old Yi, Sha Zhu is going too far. And Old Liu is going too far too."

His sons, Guangtian and Guangfu, went to Shazhu's annual party without even telling us.

Yi Zhonghai was already fuming and had nowhere to vent his anger. After hearing Yan Bugui's words, he began to have a problem with Liu Haizhong.

He stood up, ready to go to the backyard to confront him: "Let's go, let's go see Old Liu."

Yan Bugui meant the same thing.

He blamed He Yuzhu for not having the chance to attend the annual meeting, but he didn't have the guts to cause trouble for He Yuzhu, so he could only transfer his resentment to others.

The two men entered Liu Haizhong's room and immediately questioned him: "Old Liu, why didn't you tell us?"

"That's right. The three of us are one family, you shouldn't have kept it from us."

Liu Haizhong said angrily, "What do you mean I didn't tell you? I didn't even have an invitation myself, what am I supposed to tell you?!"

Yan Bugui pointed at the Liu brothers and asked, "Then how did they get to participate?"

Liu Guangtian said, "Third Uncle, don't talk nonsense. Neither of us has an invitation."

We went there to gather information.

When Brother Zhu saw us, he felt embarrassed to kick us out in front of so many people.

We ate something at the restaurant, and we weren't eligible for the raffle.

Look, this is fried chicken we brought back from the restaurant.

Seeing the fried chicken on the table, Yan Bugui licked his lips: "Did you eat this yesterday?"

Liu Guangfu said, "That's right. There's a long row of them in the corridor; you can take as much as you want."

Before leaving, there was still quite a bit left, which was distributed among the children.

Hearing this, Yan Bugui felt even more heartbroken. If he had known this earlier, he would have insisted on taking his third aunt there no matter what.

That wasn't what Yi Zhonghai was concerned about; he inquired in detail about the annual meeting. The more he learned, the angrier he became, mixed with a hint of regret.

If he had known He Yuzhu would be so successful, he shouldn't have kept He Yuzhu as a backup plan. (End of Chapter)