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Qin Huairu insisted that Tang Yanling marry Bang Geng first.

Asking He Yuzhu for a job was never an easy task.

Whether we can get it or not, we'll leave that aside for now.

If the job were given to Tang Yanling, Tang Yanling would not marry Bang Geng in the end.

The Jia family would be at a huge loss.

Don't say that Tang Yanling wouldn't do that.

Qin Huai, judging others by his own standards, firmly believed that Tang Yanling would definitely do that.

Qin Huairu knew very well how good He Yuzhu's job at the restaurant was.

With such a good job, would Tang Yanling still be interested in Bang Geng?
Anyway, if it were her, she definitely wouldn't marry a Korean guy.

If she hadn't been a rural resident and had been a city resident, she wouldn't have married Jia Dongxu, even if she couldn't find a job.

Bang Geng had no choice but to go back and discuss it with Tang Yanling.

Qin Huairu prepared for two days before bringing wine and food to see Yi Zhonghai.

"Old Yi, you've worked hard these past two days. I've made some food, let's have a drink together."

Yi Zhonghai glanced at the things Qin Huairu had brought and guessed that Qin Huairu must have something to ask of him.

He had lived with Qin Huairu for so many years, he knew her very well.

Qin Huairu wouldn't come to drink with him unless she needed something from him.

Yi Zhonghai didn't know what Qin Huairu was going to do, so he didn't dare touch the things on the table.

He was afraid that Qin Huairu's demands were too excessive, such as wanting his pension.

Qin Huai said with a smile, "Old Yi, don't just stand there, hurry up and try it."

Yi Zhonghai still didn't touch the dish.

Upon seeing this, Qin Huairu's smile gradually faded: "What's wrong? Is it not to your liking?"

Yi Zhonghai sighed: "Huai Ru, tell me, what happened today?"

Qin Huairu felt a little uneasy, but pretended to be calm and said, "Look at what you're saying. Can't you eat something good if there's nothing wrong?"
Our fried chicken shop is finally on track. Business isn't as booming as Sha Zhu's, but it's better than the braised meat shop.

Shouldn't we celebrate properly?

Yi Zhonghai shook his head: "Celebrate what?"

Yi Zhonghai really didn't want to celebrate.

He's so old; he should be enjoying his retirement, but instead he has to work from dawn till dusk to earn money.

No matter how much money he makes, Yi Zhonghai doesn't feel he should celebrate.

The responsibility of making money should fall on his elderly parents.

All he needs to do is be the old patriarch in the courtyard.

"Huai Ru, if you ask me, let Bang Geng come and help out at the fried chicken shop."

You've seen how well the fried chicken shop is doing. If Bang Geng works hard, he earns more than he would at a regular job.

Even without Yi Zhonghai's reminder, Qin Huairu had already thought about this. It's just that Bang Geng wasn't happy about it.

Their shop is too small; Bang Geng doesn't think much of this business.

Besides, Bang Geng is busy pursuing Tang Yanling, so he doesn't have time to keep an eye on things at the store every day.

Qin Huairu said, "It's a bit undignified for a grown man like Bang Geng to do this."

Don't worry, I'll talk to him properly when he gets back.

Yi Zhonghai was somewhat annoyed, but had nowhere to vent his anger. Now he could only go down this path to the bitter end and let Qin Huairu take care of him in his old age.

He couldn't afford to fall out with Qin Huairu.

Thinking about this, Yi Zhonghai felt extremely frustrated. This was not the retirement life he wanted.

The retirement life he wants is like that of the deaf old lady, where everyone in the nursing home treats him like an ancestor.

It shouldn't be like this at all, having to live at the mercy of the Jia family every day.

This isn't retirement; it's living as a dependent.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai remained silent, Qin Huairu spoke up himself: "There's something I'd like to discuss with you."

Yi Zhonghai sighed; he could only remain a dependent when he was living under someone else's roof.

"whats the matter?"

Qin Huairu laughed again, a particularly sweet laugh, just like decades ago when she first met Yi Zhonghai.

The only difference is that Qin Huairu is no longer an eighteen-year-old girl. "It's a happy occasion. Banggeng is getting married."

Yi Zhonghai was taken aback, then his heart tightened. Marriage was a good thing, but for him, it might not necessarily be a good thing.

Qin Huairu had prepared a whole table of dishes; she couldn't possibly just be talking to him about this.

A simple notification doesn't need to go to such lengths.

"Is it with that Tang Yanling?"

Qin Huairu nodded: "I know you're worried that Tang Yanling won't be filial. Now there's an opportunity, I guarantee she will be filial to you."

Yi Zhonghai looked at Qin Huairu with confusion, but quickly understood.

In his philosophy, there is only one way to make others filial: to do good deeds.

Use gratitude to suppress others.

Banggeng has already found a wife, so what other opportunity is there for him to do favors?
There's only one thing: to hold a wedding for Bang Geng.

The opportunity was presented to him, but Yi Zhonghai was unwilling. He wasn't dead yet, and his retirement wasn't completely settled.

He can't spend all his pension money.

Once he thought he had figured it out, Yi Zhonghai lost all interest.

If he runs out of money, who can guarantee that Bang Geng will support him in his old age?

Knowing he couldn't persuade Qin Huairu, and that he wasn't like Quan, Yi Zhonghai got up and went back to bed to sleep.

Qin Huai looked at all this with suspicion: "Zhonghai, what's wrong with you? Bang Geng is getting married, aren't you happy?"

"Happy," Yi Zhonghai replied calmly.

Qin Huairu wasn't stupid; she knew very well that Yi Zhonghai was definitely not happy.

She sat down by the bed: "What's wrong? Banggeng is also your child. The woman he married is your daughter-in-law. You should be happy."

Yi Zhonghai really wanted to say that he didn't want this child. If it weren't for the old woman being possessed and insisting on finding her nephew to support her in her old age, he wouldn't have wanted to marry Qin Huairu.

He always treated Qin Huairu as an elder in his old age, never as a daughter-in-law.

Everything he and Qin Huairu did was for their retirement.

Qin Huairu sighed and stroked Yi Zhonghai: "Zhonghai, you don't believe Bang Geng, but you don't believe me either?"
With me here, Bang Geng will definitely take care of you in your old age.

What do you have to worry about?

Qin Huairu's words sounded ordinary, but they actually contained a hidden murderous intent.

She wanted to tell Yi Zhonghai that she and Bang Geng were mother and son, that they were one.

Yi Zhonghai stared blankly at the beams on the roof and said weakly, "I've used all my money to open a fried chicken shop. I really don't have much money left."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huai laughed heartily: "Zhonghai, you've misunderstood. I'm not here to talk to you about money this time."

Upon hearing that it was free, Yi Zhonghai immediately recovered considerably.

"What do you want from me?"

Qin Huai thought to herself that Yi Zhonghai was incredibly contemptible. Such an old man, yet he still valued money above all else.

Why not just give her the money sooner and let her enjoy a comfortable life at home?

"Tang Yanling made a condition to Bang Geng: if Bang Geng could do it, she would marry him."

I also made a condition to her: she had to marry Bang Geng first before I would fulfill her condition.

Don't worry, we won't lose out this time.

Once she marries Banggeng, she will be a member of the Jia family.

One sentence made Yi Zhonghai very uncomfortable.

Marrying Banggeng was indeed a member of the Jia family, but what did that have to do with him?

"What exactly are the conditions?"

Qin Huairu said cautiously, "Actually, it's not a difficult condition."

Yanling wants to work at Shazhu's restaurant as a waitress.

I just want you to think of a way to get Sha Zhu to arrange for her to get a job at the restaurant.

After hearing this condition, Yi Zhonghai's expression changed several times.

He Yuzhu didn't get along with them and hadn't communicated with them since he moved away.

It's virtually impossible to get He Yuzhu to agree.

However, Yi Zhonghai ultimately agreed. (End of Chapter)