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Banggeng returned home dejectedly, knowing without a doubt that he had been humiliated by Tang Yanling.

Upon seeing this, Qin Huairu felt even more inclined to let Bang Geng find a different partner.

Her precious son, whom she had never dared to raise his voice since he was little, was being treated like a fool. It was simply outrageous.

Qin Huairu thought that Banggeng had always been an obedient child since he was a child, and that as long as she spoke, Banggeng would obediently break up with Tang Yanling.

She forgot that back then, Jia Dongxu was even more obedient than a stalker, and in order to marry her, he still quarreled with Jia Zhangshi.

“Bang Geng, Mom thinks you should break up with that Tang Yanling. She's obviously just playing you.”

Banggeng said angrily, "Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? Yanling is the best girl I've ever met."

I will marry no one but her in this lifetime.

Jia Zhangshi felt that the sentence sounded familiar, and when she saw Qin Huairu, she understood why it sounded so familiar.

Jia Dongxu said the same thing when he wanted to marry Qin Huairu.

At that time, those words made her furious.

Now, Qin Huairu is about to experience the taste of those words.

If the occasion hadn't been inappropriate, Jia Zhangshi would have loved to celebrate with drums and gongs.

Qin Huairu said somewhat angrily, "You child, you've been bewitched."

That Tang Yanling clearly doesn't like you. If she did, she wouldn't have used our family's circumstances to reject you.

Banggeng retorted, "How can you blame her? Our family's circumstances were never good to begin with."

If she wants to marry me, she can only live with me in that temporary building outside.

What will her friends think of her?

Mom, why don't you talk to Yi Zhonghai and ask him to move to the temporary housing outside?

I moved into his house.

"Now that I have a house to live in, I can talk to Yanling about marriage."

Qin Huai looked at Bang Geng helplessly, thinking that her son was too naive.

Who is Yi Zhonghai? He's the kind of person who won't act until he sees a clear benefit.

He would never give up the house before he died.

They wanted Yi Zhonghai's house, so they had to resort to force.

With so many people watching in the courtyard, would they dare to use force?
They could only coax Yi Zhonghai to die sooner.

This will take a long time.

On the surface, Yi Zhonghai's health seems quite good. It would take at least several years to outlive him.

"Don't even think about it. Yi Zhonghai is your stepfather now. What kind of son kicks his father out?"

If you do that, the whole family will criticize us.

"At that time, our family won't have any place to stand in the yard."

Banggeng said angrily, "He's not my father."

Qin Huairu, fearing that the incident might escalate, quickly said, "I was just saying that, don't take it seriously."

Bang Geng, Mom is telling you to break up with that Tang Yanling for your own good.

You've known Tang Yanling for quite some time now. There was even a period when you were discussing marriage.

Both out of courtesy and reason, she should come to visit your grandmother and me during the Chinese New Year.

Her not coming means she is unfilial.

Your grandmother and I don't want you to marry a wife who is unfilial.

In order to persuade Bang Geng, Qin Huairu brought out Jia Zhangshi.

In Qin Huairu's view, Jia Zhangshi would also hope that Banggeng would marry a filial daughter-in-law.

This time, however, she was disappointed.

The real caregiver for Jia Zhangshi was Qin Huairu. As long as Qin Huairu took care of her, she wouldn't care whether Banggeng's wife was filial or not.

"Qin Huairu, what nonsense are you spouting? Who uses filial piety as the standard for choosing a wife?"

When choosing a wife, the first thing to consider is her background. Look at Sha Zhu, didn't he just marry a good wife?

If he hadn't married a woman with a powerful background, would he be where he is today?
Secondly, I need to marry someone from a wealthy family. Our family is barely scraping by; how can we survive without a rich wife? Next, I should choose someone capable. A virtuous wife is better than a vast tract of fertile land.

Look at Xu Damao and Li Zhenjiang, they live a good life because they married capable wives.

Oh, and that good-for-nothing Yan Jiecheng. If he hadn't married Hao Min, he'd be completely swindled out of his underwear by now by Yan Bugui.

Qin Huai looked at Jia Zhangshi in shock, as if he didn't recognize her at all.

"Mom, isn't filial piety important?"

Jia Zhangshi said, "I didn't say that filial piety isn't important. You are indeed filial. Yi Zhonghai praised you to the skies, saying you're the best in the world."

What good is being filial? Can it fill your stomach?

"But..." Qin Huairu still felt that what Jia Zhangshi said was wrong.

If a daughter-in-law is not filial, how will she support herself in her old age?
Having lived with Yi Zhonghai for a long time, Qin Huairu was also influenced by him.

Taking care of her elderly parents became the most important thing in her mind, even more so than her son, Bang Geng.

"There's no 'but' about it," Jia Zhangshi said with dissatisfaction. "These are the words that Yi Zhonghai said to you, aren't they?"

He's a childless man, and he'd love for everyone to be as foolish as you, treating him like an ancestor and being filial to him.

Don't forget, we're different from him. Our Jia family isn't extinct.

Bang Geng didn't want to break up with Tang Yanling. If Qin Huairu pressured him, he would definitely argue with her.

After listening to what Jia Zhangshi said, he felt that what Jia Zhangshi said made sense.

"Mom, listen to what Grandma said, that's the truth."

Yi Zhonghai is a hypocrite; what good things could he possibly say?

Go out and ask around, see if any family is looking for a daughter-in-law who is specifically filial.

If Sha Zhu had listened to him back then, he would have ended up a bachelor like him sooner or later.

Look at Sha Zhu, he never listens to him, and he's living a great life.

Look around our compound; those who listen to him are all having a hard time.

Those who disobey him are all living better and better lives.

After thinking about it, Jia Zhangshi realized that Bang Geng's words made a lot of sense.

In the courtyard house, He Yuzhu had the worst relationship with Yi Zhonghai. Yet, He Yuzhu also lived the best life among the residents.

Xu Damao and Yi Zhonghai didn't get along well either, and his life was worse than He Yuzhu's.

Looking at the others who didn't get along with Yi Zhonghai—Li Zhenjiang, Wu Tiezhu, and Miao Jianye—these people are all doing quite well.

Even Liu Haizhong, who often tries to arm wrestle with Yi Zhonghai, is doing quite well.

Let's look at it from the other side.

The Jia family had the best relationship with Yi Zhonghai, yet they ended up living the worst lives.

Bang Geng was destined to be a literary star descended to earth, but Yi Zhonghai has ruined his life and he's still unmarried.

Yan Bugui, who was close to Yi Zhonghai, didn't have an easy time either.

Qin Huai stood there, seriously considering what Jia Zhangshi and Bang Geng had said.

She wanted to say something in defense of Yi Zhonghai, but she couldn't find a convincing reason.

Reality is just as they said: the better the relationship with Yi Zhonghai, the worse life becomes.

"How could this happen? Shouldn't our family be avoiding getting so close to Yi Zhonghai?"
"Without Yi Zhonghai, would our family be doing so well?"

Madam Jia snorted, "Why not? If it weren't for him dragging us down, our family would be living a much better life."

I believe that Dongxu's death was caused by him.

If he had genuinely wanted to teach Dongxu the technology, Dongxu would have become an eighth-grade worker in the factory long ago.

"It's all because of that old, childless man, Yi Zhonghai."

The more Jia Zhangshi spoke, the more she felt that her words made sense. And the more she hated Yi Zhonghai.

Qin Huairu's resolve wavered, and she felt that what Jia Zhangshi said made a lot of sense.

Their family offended He Yuzhu because they got too close to Yi Zhonghai.

Otherwise, with He Yuzhu's help, their family's life would definitely be better than it is now. (End of Chapter)