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The old men went out happily, but when they returned, not one of them had a smile on their face.

A group of people went to Xiangpiao Bancheng with the intention of having a big meal, but they didn't even get to eat anything, let alone have a big meal.

As an unconventional couple, Liu Haizhong and his wife were criticized by Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui on the road.

They felt that Liu Haizhong was too selfish and had become detached from the collective.

Liu Haizhong was unhappy, feeling he had done nothing wrong. He was eating his own food and hadn't taken advantage of anyone else, so how could he be selfish?

"If you want to eat it, just pay for it yourself. It's not like restaurants don't serve it."

"You two are clearly stingy and unwilling to spend money, so why are you pretending to be so important?"

These words made Yi Zhonghai and the other man blush deeply.

Yi Zhonghai said with dissatisfaction, "Who wouldn't be willing to spend money? I just didn't want Sha Zhu to take advantage of me."

Liu Haizhong sneered, his voice laced with disdain: "Then don't go with me."

Yi Zhonghai was furious and couldn't find a reason to defend himself. He could only flick his sleeves and turn to leave.

Liu Haizhong didn't tolerate this. He had eaten his fill at noon and had plenty of energy, so he led his second aunt and overtook Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai was even angrier, but his rumbling stomach wouldn't allow him to fight back against Liu Haizhong.

Yan Bugui followed behind helplessly, listening to the three women's accusations.

They hadn't eaten breakfast in preparation for this meal.

"Look at the mess you've made!"

Yan Bugui said with dissatisfaction, "How can you blame me? Who knew that Lao Liu was so cunning, taking his wife to eat in the back."

Normally, he wouldn't have the brains for that.

The third aunt said, "If you ask me, it's all the older sister-in-law's fault. It's one thing for her to take the seats that Lao Liu found, but she even sat in two seats by herself."

This left Old Liu with nowhere to sit, so he had to sit to the side.

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui also felt that it made sense and began to criticize Jia Zhangshi.

With a worried look on her face, Qin Huai said to Jia Zhangshi, "Mom, you should have saved a seat for Lao Liu back then."

Madam Jia said, "Why didn't I leave any for him? There's still some space."

Liu Haizhong and Jia Zhangshi were both very fat, and there was simply not enough room for them to sit together.

That's exactly what Qin Huairu was thinking.

Madam Jia continued, "If you ask me, it's also Yan Bugui's fault. When there's trouble, you can't find him, but when it comes to taking advantage, he's more eager than anyone else."

If those two were to give way, wouldn't Liu Haizhong have a place to sit?

Qin Huairu was also good at shifting blame, and immediately felt that Jia Zhangshi's words made sense.

This is all Yan Bugui's fault; he was too eager to take advantage of others.

"Keep your voice down, I'm going to try and talk to Zhonghai."

Qin Huai jogged a few steps and caught up with Yi Zhonghai: "Zhonghai, everyone is at fault in today's matter."

My mother-in-law is so old, and she walked such a long way; she must be exhausted.

You know her temper. She didn't mean it.

Old Yan must have realized it at the time, but in order to gain an advantage, he pretended not to see it.

Old Liu, he should have said something when he was eating.

Yi Zhonghai didn't want to get involved in the topic, so he just kept walking with his head down.

Qin Huairu kept talking because she was worried that Yi Zhonghai was uncomfortable.

Yi Zhonghai wasn't stupid; he knew exactly why. Ultimately, they wanted to rip off Liu Haizhong.

But is it okay to say that?
can not say.

If he were to say it out loud, he would have completely fallen out with Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.

Ten years ago, he wasn't so worried, but not now.

He's already so old, he doesn't have much time left to waste.

"Huai Ru, if you're not going to unite, then don't say anything. If you ask me, today's incident is all Sha Zhu's fault."

Whose restaurant is this, with such small tables?

If he had made the table bigger, everyone could sit down, and there wouldn't have been so many problems.

Qin Huairu was taken aback, then revealed an expression of admiration.

The reasons she gave were just shifting the blame onto others. But ultimately, they still offended people.

Yi Zhonghai's reasoning is quite reasonable.

This isn't anyone's fault but He Yuzhu's. I've never seen restaurant tables so small before. "Zhonghai, you're absolutely right. It's all He Yuzhu's fault. He clearly did it on purpose."

In an attempt to appease Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu scolded He Yuzhu several times.

Hearing He Yuzhu being scolded made Yi Zhonghai feel much better.

The Liu brothers, Guangtian and Guangtian, were assigned by Liu Haizhong to run errands and did not go to the fried chicken shop with him.

The two had been there several times before, so there was nothing new about it.

The two of them ran around all day but still couldn't find a way.

Xu Damao had already made arrangements. He specifically asked He Yuzhu for a bunch of coupons and gave them out to everyone he met.

This isn't just about giving money, it's also about saving face.

On the contrary, Liu Haizhong was much worse off. Relying on his relationship with Lan Jianyun, he didn't take the clerks seriously.

Those clerks certainly didn't dare disobey Lan Jianyun's orders, but they had plenty of ways to make things difficult for Liu Haizhong.

The shipment was delayed by two days, and the equipment broke down during loading...

These are not individual problems, but when added together they become a major problem.

Why should the business owners who buy the goods cause trouble for themselves? Gradually, even with the notices in hand, Liu Haizhong couldn't sell any more goods.

The Liu brothers, Guangtian and Guangtian, stood at the door, chatting with their neighbors.

Seeing Liu Haizhong from afar, I quickly went to greet him.

"Dad, Mom, you're back."

The two men were startled when they saw the dark look on Liu Haizhong's face.

A face like that in bangs often means someone is about to hit someone.

The two dared not approach Liu Haizhong and instead stared at the second aunt.

"Mom, what happened? Who upset Dad? Could it be Brother Zhu?"

The second aunt said angrily, "It's not Sha Zhu. It's Lao Yi and Lao Yan."

She angrily recounted everything that had happened during the day, and finally asked, "Tell me, did your father and I do anything wrong?"

Even if they were wrong, neither of them dared to say it.

Besides, Liu Haizhong was not at fault in this matter.

Once the two brothers understood what had happened, they knew how to comfort Liu Haizhong.

Back home, Liu Guangtian said, "Dad, it's not worth getting angry over this."

I'm not trying to be mean, but you should know what kind of people Uncle Yi and Uncle San are.

Everyone knew how stingy Uncle San was. He would even taste the manure carts that passed by his door to check their saltiness.

Do you think he'd be willing to eat at a restaurant?

Liu Haizhong thought it made sense and felt a little better.

Liu Guangfu then added, "The eldest uncle is not much better than the third uncle."

When it comes to being stingy, he's even more ruthless than the Third Uncle.

Putting everything else aside, let's just talk about the Jia family. If he wanted to rely on the Jia family for his old age, he would obediently pay money to take care of them.

But how did he do it?

He asked the people in our compound to donate money to take care of the Jia family for him.

Do you think he'd be willing to spend money on a restaurant meal?

Not to mention, that restaurant belongs to Brother Zhu.

Auntie Er couldn't help but say, "That's exactly right. Those two from the Jia family are stingy too."

I think they never intended to pay anything; they were just trying to get our family to pay.

After this analysis, Liu Haizhong understood the problem.

He slammed his fist on the table in anger: "Old Yi and Old Liu lied to me again."

Liu Guangtian said, "That's for sure. Dad, I'm not saying this to be mean, but you really should stay away from those two."

Over the years, tell me, how many times have those two lied to you?

You trust them too much.

Liu Guangfu said, "That's right. When things are going well, they won't think of us. But when there's trouble, they'll ask you to step in."

"Dad, we should learn from Brother Zhu and ignore them." (End of Chapter)