Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

The two Liu brothers secretly thought that Liu Haizhong was the least intelligent person in the family.

If Liu Haizhong hadn't held a grudge against He Yuzhu and insisted that his family call him that, they wouldn't dare use that nickname.

Back then, Yi Zhonghai was slapped a lot for calling out this nickname.

They dared not say these words.

Liu Guangtian said, "Dad, I think you've been deceived. The truth is definitely not what Xu Damao said."

Liu Haizhong asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Liu Guangtian explained, "Think about it, Xu Damao is just helping to make the connection, why would he need Wu Tiezhu to do the work?"

We all saw with our own eyes how many things he gave Wu Tiezhu before the Chinese New Year.

If Wu Tiezhu hadn't helped him a lot, would he have sent Wu Tiezhu these things?

And Wu Tiezhu's suit. I asked around, and a suit like that only costs 500 yuan.

Liu Haizhong was confused again: "You mean, Xu Damao did the project?"
But he doesn't have the qualifications.

Xu Damao only knows how to show movies; he doesn't know anything about construction.

Liu Guangfu said, "Oh, Dad, why don't you understand? Xu Damao doesn't understand, but that old Gao does."

"Why can't he partner with Lao Gao?"

Liu Haizhong finally understood and was furious, so he went to confront Xu Damao.

Liu Guangtian stopped him: "You shouldn't go. He doesn't want to take us with him, so no matter how much you say, it's useless."

"What should we do then?" Liu Haizhong sat down angrily.

Liu Guangtian said, "Let's go find Brother Zhu. He knows Brother Zhu, and so do we."

Auntie said worriedly, "It's Sha Zhu..."

Before she could finish speaking, Liu Haizhong interrupted her: "I told you, call him He Yuzhu. Don't look at Silly Zhu."

The second aunt quickly changed her tune: "He Yuzhu, you're used to it, aren't you?"

"We don't get along with him, do you think he'll agree to this?"

Without hesitation, Liu Haizhong said, "I'll go talk to Lao Yi about it."

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu quickly stopped him: "You mustn't go. The chances were already slim; if you go to them, there will be no hope at all."

Don't you even consider his relationship with that old man? Do you think he'd agree to that request?

Liu Guangfu asked in confusion, "Why are you so eager to find them?"

Liu Haizhong didn't understand this either. He just subconsciously thought of the two of them and blurted it out.

"Alright, you don't need to worry about this. We brothers will run the errand. Just don't tell Uncle Yi and Uncle Er about this."

Fearing he would cause trouble, Liu Guangtian quickly gave him some instructions.

Across the street, Wu Tiezhu returned from his hometown and was called to Xu Damao's house.

"Brother Tiezhu, I went to the construction site with He Yuzhu today. Construction will start in the next few days. How many people did you hire?"

Wu Tiezhu pulled out a piece of paper: "This is a list, eleven people in total. They used to do this kind of work in the village. There are bricklayers and carpenters."

Xu Damao glanced at the list and smiled with satisfaction: "That's great. You wouldn't believe it, He Yuzhu only gave me a three-month construction period."

Three months later, the machine he ordered will be delivered.

I gave him a strict pledge: the project had to be completed within three months.

Wu Tiezhu said, "Three months is a bit too much."

Xu Damao said, "It's alright. The main thing is to build the workshop first; there's no rush for the office building. He also needs to make money on his end."

After doing the math, Wu Tiezhu felt that three months wouldn't be too tight to build the workshop alone.

"That's alright. By the way, what does his food factory produce?"

"Never mind what he's doing, our task is to build the workshop."

Xu Damao knew that He Yuzhu had money, and Lou Xiao'e also provided funding, so they could do whatever they wanted.

Moreover, he also knew that He Yuzhu didn't value these two factories that much.

What He Yuzhu really valued was the laboratory next to the restaurant.

Xu Damao gave the meat he bought to Chen Xiaofang and asked her to prepare some wine and dishes.

He continued to chat with Wu Tiezhu about the construction progress.

During this construction project, He Yuzhu took care of him and didn't ask him to advance any funds. However, he also required him to use the funds specifically for the project.

If Xu Damao wants to get his own profits, he must first do his job well.

This forced him to take things seriously.

On the Intermediate Court side, Qin Huairu also put forward her own idea. "Old Yi, Old Yan, we've been resting for several days, it's time to reopen."

"How about we start tomorrow?"

Yi Zhonghai was somewhat reluctant. He didn't want to work in the first place; he just wanted to be the old patriarch in the courtyard.

Yan Bugui was different. He was willing to endure any hardship or toil for the sake of money.

"No problem, I also think we should go to work."

Many shops on the street have reopened. Look at Ma Hua, he went to work yesterday.

Hearing that both of them agreed, Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to accept his fate.

Qin Huairu knew that Yi Zhonghai was unwilling, so she decided to do something nice to coax him.

Yan Bugui knew that Yi Zhonghai was unhappy, so he tried to persuade Yi Zhonghai.

"Old Yi, society has changed. Our meager pensions are simply not enough."

If I don't earn some money, I won't be able to afford medical treatment if I get sick.

We must find a way to earn more money while we can still work.

Yi Zhonghai ignored him and turned his head away. He happened to see Li Dagen.

This made him even more uncomfortable.

The life Li Dagen is living now is the life he wants most.

The family's usual expenses are paid by their son.

Every week, their daughter would bring gifts to visit them.

You should know that, according to the original plan, the Li family's children should not be filial.

He has been pursuing something for decades, but he still hasn't gotten it.

Why should Li Dagen be able to obtain it so easily?

This is so unfair to him.

Yi Zhonghai didn't want to see this, so he turned his head back.

Yan Bugui also witnessed this scene and felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

He was the one who felt the most aggrieved.

His son did business with Li Dagen's son.

Li Dagen's son earned money and often bought things for the family.

What about his son? He only talks about being filial, but he won't let him get a single penny of benefit.

He suggested investing in the restaurant, but the two disagreed. He also suggested his daughter-in-law help out at their son's restaurant, but Yan Jiecheng disagreed again.

What could you use to withstand the pressure of public opinion and reject him?

This is a joke.

If you really can't handle the pressure, then give me some money every month.

The Yan family and the Li family already had a bad relationship, and because of this, Yan Bugui became even less inclined to pay attention to Li Dagen.

The two lived across from each other, but Yan Bugui rarely spoke to Li Dagen.

When both people are feeling down, they don't want to talk.

Li Dagen didn't look at the two of them, but he could feel their gazes.

This kind of gaze is not unfamiliar.

He also guessed what the two were thinking.

Li Dagen couldn't be bothered with them. He was living a comfortable life.

His son is filial, his daughter is good too, and the family is doing well. What more could he ask for?

Li Dagen had no desire to get involved in anything that happened in the courtyard house. Yan Bugui ignored him, and he didn't want to talk to Yan Bugui either.

When it was time to eat, Banggeng returned looking unhappy.

Upon entering the Intermediate People's Court, he didn't even glance at Yi Zhonghai before going straight into the house.

Yi Zhonghai was very dissatisfied with this scene, but there was nothing he could do.

Now that things have come to this, he has no other choice but to follow the Jia family down this dark path.

Soon after, Jia Zhangshi's cursing voice came from inside the house. From the cursing, Yi Zhonghai knew what had happened.

The relationship between Bang Geng and Tang Yanling still hasn't come to fruition. (End of Chapter)