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Besides the two routes mentioned earlier, Yan Bugui also went to find He Daqing.

However, he didn't even get inside, let alone see He Daqing. He was yelled at and kicked out by Hou Yajie at the gate.

When I went to find He Daqing, he wasn't empty-handed; he brought his family's heirloom wine.

Hou Yajie was furious.

The last time He Daqing was hospitalized was because of the wine that Yan Bugui brought over.

Hou Yajie saw it clearly: He Yuzhu respected her and treated He Yuqing well because He Daqing was He Yuzhu's biological father.

Her task was to take care of He Daqing.

The better He Daqing's life was, the better her life was.

It can be said that He Daqing was Hou Yajie's guarantee for the rest of her life.

Hou Yajie could not allow He Daqing to get into trouble.

She immediately snatched Yan Bugui's wine and showed it to the neighbors.

When those people saw Yan Bugui's wine, not one of them spoke up for him.

Unable to defend himself, Yan Bugui fled in shame, not even managing to retrieve the bottle of wine he had taken with him.

After that, he didn't dare to go to He Daqing.

Going there wouldn't make a difference.

He Yuzhu arranged for someone to take He Daqing out for fun.

Hou Yajie told He Yuzhu, and He Yuzhu, fearing that Yi Zhonghai and his group would target He Daqing again, sent them on a trip.

Yan Bugui stormed home. The crowd dispersed, still buzzing with discussion.

The three women advised, "Why don't you just forget about it? Call Zhuzi back. What if your sister-in-law doesn't want to return the cellar?"

How are you going to explain this to him?

Yan Bugui said, "What do you know? It's precisely because my sister-in-law won't agree that I'm determined to see Shazhu."

If she were truly willing to return the cellar, I wouldn't need to go looking for Sha Zhu; instead, Sha Zhu would come to see me with wine.

The third aunt said discontentedly, "I don't understand. If you understand so much, why don't you just ask the Jia family to give up the cellar?"

Yan Bugui was speechless.

Let alone Jia Zhangshi, even Qin Huairu's side might not be willing to give up the cellar.

Once the benefits have been realized for the Jia family, there's no reason for them to give them up.

Now that things have come to this, Yan Bugui has become ruthless. Since Xu Damao is unwilling to help, he has turned to Ma Hua.

There has to be a result, no matter what.

By the time Ma Hua got back from get off work, it was already 10 p.m.

Yan Bugui kept blocking the entrance to MCA.

“MCA, did you actually tell Zhu Zi what I asked you to tell him?”

Ma Hua said helplessly, "I already told you. My master is too busy to see you. If you have something to say, just tell me."

Yan Bugui said, "What's the use of telling you? Can you really make decisions for your master?"

Ma Hua said, "Say it or don't, my master doesn't have time to see you."

If you're alright, I'll go back and rest.

Yan Bugui stopped him, not letting him leave: "What exactly did you say to Zhuzi? Did you say that my matter was important?"

MCA didn't want to get entangled with him any further. Yan Bugui was retired and didn't need to work, so he had plenty of time to think about these things.

But he can't.

He Yuzhu treated him so well that he wished he could be at the restaurant 24 hours a day, helping He Yuzhu expand the restaurant's business.

He has no time to deal with these things with Yan Bugui.

“I’ve already spoken to my master, and he made it clear that it has nothing to do with you. He has absolutely no interest in what you’re talking about as important matters.”

"You should just stay home and enjoy your retirement, and stop causing trouble, okay?"

Qin Huairu had just come out of Yi Zhonghai's room when she overheard Ma Hua's words and almost burst out laughing.

Yan Bugui was somewhat stunned. He never expected the outcome to be like this.

In his view, He Yuzhu should be somewhat interested in what he was saying, no matter what.

But He Yuzhu's answer was simply that he wasn't interested.

How could he accept this?

In a fit of anger, Yan Bugui lost his temper and forgot to keep the secret.

"What I want to talk to him about is the cellar. I can help him get the cellar back, don't he care?"

Ma Hua was taken aback, and then he realized what the big deal Yan Bugui was talking about was.

A look of disdain crossed his face. "Is this the important thing you were talking about?"

By the moonlight, Yan Bugui saw the disdain on Ma Hua's face, which made him even angrier.

"Isn't this important? Old He paid for that cellar back then."

This is considered ancestral property of the He family; doesn't he want it back?

Qin Huairu hid to the side, her ears perked up.

Ma Hua, however, didn't care at all: "The cellar originally belonged to my master."

You don't know this, do you? My master's property deed clearly states that the cellar belongs to the He family.

Just because the Jia family used it doesn't mean the cellar belongs to them.

My master was simply too lazy to argue with you.

Yan Bugui was still in the dark, but Qin Huairu's mind went blank.

She always thought that since the Jia family had owned the cellar for so many years, the cellar was 100% hers.

She never expected that the He family's property deed included a cellar.

Yan Bugui quickly remembered.

When He Daqing bought this house, the seller clearly stated that the cellar belonged to the He family.

The cellar was purchased by He Daqing with real money.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, everyone re-registered their property deeds.

He Daqing held the property deed, which clearly stated that the new government could not possibly deny it.

When He Yuzhu was cornered by Yi Zhonghai, he had no choice but to give up the cellar, but he never mentioned the property deed.

They were all deceived by He Yuzhu.

The cellar has always belonged to the He family.

The Jia family merely seized the property and used it temporarily.

The Jia family are merely users, not owners.

His offer to help the Ho family get their cellar back became a joke.

The He family doesn't need him to show his face at all.

If the Jia family dares not to give it to him, He Yuzhu can just call the police.

Yan Bugui returned home dejectedly, a bitter smile on his lips.

Qin Huairu snapped out of her daze, barged into Yi Zhonghai's house, and pulled the sleeping Yi Zhonghai out of bed.

"Zhonghai, sob sob..."

Yi Zhonghai was stunned. He was fine when he left his room, so why did he suddenly start crying?

"Huai Ru, don't cry. Tell me, what happened?"

Qin Huairu, sobbing and weeping, finally managed to explain the situation clearly.

Yi Zhonghai's mind went blank: "That damned idiot Zhu, how dare he play me for a fool."

What truly angered Yi Zhonghai was not the ownership of the cellar, but that He Yuzhu had used the cellar to deceive them for decades.

Yi Zhonghai always thought that He Yuzhu gave up the cellar because he was scared.

Now they tell him that the cellar still belongs to He Yuzhu, and that they are nothing more than bandits who have taken over the place.

How could he accept this?

When this news spreads throughout the courtyard tomorrow, he will become the laughing stock of the entire courtyard.

Qin Huairu's thoughts differed from Yi Zhonghai's. She genuinely couldn't accept this fact.

She knew the cellar belonged to the Jia family from the very first day she married into the family.

She always considered the cellar to be hers. If it weren't for Yi Zhonghai's help to them, she wouldn't have let him use the cellar.

Now they're telling her that she has nothing to do with owning the cellar.

Isn't this bullying?
It's important to know that over the years, the cellar hasn't remained intact; it's broken down several times.

She personally asked Yi Zhonghai to help repair the cellar.

The cellar isn't hers. Then all the work she did was for nothing.

All her efforts and sacrifices were ultimately for He Yuzhu's benefit.

"Zhonghai, this is too much! When the cellar was damaged, why didn't Shazhu say it was his?"

I've had it repaired several times, and it's cost me a lot of money.

This… (End of Chapter)