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"Old Yi, something bad has happened!" Yan Bugui shouted before even entering the courtyard.

He was in such a hurry to return to the courtyard house because he wanted to warn Yi Zhonghai.

As Yi Zhonghai's old buddy, how could Yan Bugui not know what Yi Zhonghai was thinking?

Letting the Jia family support him in his old age was Yi Zhonghai's only option.

Given the Jia family's circumstances, they could barely support themselves, let alone provide for others in their old age.

If you want the Jia family to help you take care of your parents in your old age, you must first make sure the Jia family is well-fed.

The only way to feed the Jia family is to find He Yuzhu.

Whether He Yuzhu directly provides the money or lets the Jia family make money in He Yuzhu's company, He Yuzhu is always involved.

They must see He Yuzhu.

Upon learning of He Yuzhu's whereabouts, Yi Zhonghai was naturally informed immediately.

Yan Bugui wasn't entirely selfless; he had his own ulterior motives for coming to inform on Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai needs to retire, and so does he.

Currently, there are only two options for elderly people living in courtyard houses.

One path Yi Zhonghai chose was to find reliable people in the nursing home to help him with his old age.

Yi Zhonghai selected the Jia family as his candidates, but Yan Bugui did not think highly of them.

The other path is the one Liu Haizhong took.

Work hard to earn money, and when you have money in your hands, your son will come running back on his own.

Just look at Liu Guangqi, and you'll know this path is the right one.

Ever since Liu Haizhong got money, Liu Guangqi, who rarely went home, started coming home more often.

Yan Bugui believed that he was better than Liu Haizhong, and that the son he had raised was also better than the son raised by Liu Haizhong.

If he had money, his sons would definitely be more filial than Liu Haizhong's sons.

If he wanted to be rich, he still had to rely on He Yuzhu, which was why he sought out Yi Zhonghai.

The task of scheming against He Yuzhu was entrusted to Yi Zhonghai. If Yi Zhonghai succeeded in his scheme, he would certainly reap the rewards.

Yi Zhonghai had just finished educating Bang Geng and felt that the educational results were quite good, so he was happily reviewing the lesson in his room.

Upon hearing Yan Bugui's words, he was so angry that his nose almost twisted.

His retirement plan was on track, and he hadn't even enjoyed his retirement life yet, so why is it going wrong?

"Old Yan, how old are you? Why are you making such a fuss?"

Yan Bugui leaned against the wall, panting heavily: "Shazhu, Shazhu is back."

With a bang, a person from the Jia family across the street rushed out; it was Qin Huairu.

"Shazhu is back. Where is he? Is he at Uncle Li's house?"

Qin Huai hurriedly looked around but couldn't find He Yuzhu.

She then thought of Li Dagen's house.

Among the courtyard houses, there were only a few that had the best relationship with He Yuzhu.

Xu Damao and his group had already gone to work.

When He Yuzhu arrived at the courtyard house, he could only go to Li Dagen's house.

Yi Zhonghai also realized what was happening and stared at Yan Bugui: "Are you telling the truth?"

Yan Bugui had recovered by then and told him what he had heard.

He didn't mention that he went to the Duan family to complain, and that he failed in his attempt, which was too embarrassing. He was too ashamed to say it.

“When I went for a walk and passed by No. 87 courtyard, I heard Duan Siyi telling Duan Zicong that the advisor had brought a gift.”

This advisor must be Sha Zhu.

Yi Zhonghai already believed it in his heart, but he wanted to confirm it again.

"You heard me right, didn't you?"

Before Yan Bugui could answer, Qin Huairu interjected, "Zhonghai, I think Old Yan heard correctly. Didn't Xu Damao say the same thing last night?"

Also, I asked Xu Damao this morning.

She only said she would ask Xu Damao, without saying that Xu Damao hadn't told her anything.

This is the same as Yan Bugui not saying he would go and file a complaint himself.

Both of them understood Yi Zhonghai's thoughts, and each of them tried to mislead him with their own ulterior motives.

Yi Zhonghai considered himself an elder in the compound because of his age. No one else dared to scheme against him.

People like Qin Huai took advantage of this, playing a trick on Yi Zhonghai in the dark, and constantly scheming against him. Yan Bugui suddenly remembered Jin Youcai's matter and quickly told him.

“We all know that Jin Youcai’s things were meant for Sha Zhu. If Sha Zhu wasn’t coming back, why would he have taken them out?”

With this evidence, Yi Zhonghai was completely convinced.

But after believing it, he got a headache again.

He Yuzhu is back, but so what?
They couldn't even see He Yuzhu, so no matter how many methods they had, they couldn't use them.

Qin Huairu couldn't sit still when he saw that Yi Zhonghai was silent.

"Zhonghai, what should we do? Say something!"

Yan Bugui also stared longingly at Yi Zhonghai.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai was their backbone.

Yi Zhonghai was quite satisfied to see the two of them like this. This was the kind of status he wanted.

Only with such a status could he become the patriarch of the courtyard house.

Once he becomes the patriarch, he won't have to worry about retirement.

He was satisfied, but that didn't solve his problem.

"What do you want me to say? We can't do anything since we can't see Sha Zhu."

One sentence shattered most of Qin Huairu and Yan Bugui's spirits.

Both of them knew that their biggest problem was not being able to see He Yuzhu.

They can't even see anyone, what can they do?

Qin Huairu, unwilling to miss this opportunity, said, "Since Jin Youcai went to Chaoyang Hotel, it means that Sha Zhu is at Chaoyang Hotel."

"Let's go to the Chaoyang Hotel and wait for Sha Zhu. I refuse to believe he won't see us."

Yi Zhonghai felt that doing so was somewhat shameful, and he was unwilling to go.

But then he thought, if he didn't take the initiative, he might never see He Yuzhu again before he died.

He's had enough of going to work every day. He's almost eighty; he should be enjoying his retirement long ago.

"Then let's go now."

Yan Bugui hesitated, partly because he wanted to find He Yuzhu, and partly because he couldn't bear to give up the fried chicken shop business.

"Not going to the fried chicken shop today?"

Qin Huairu was still able to distinguish between what was important and what was not: "I'm not going today. Finding Sha Zhu is the priority."

Old Yan, Sha Zhu is a rich man now. Even a single hair on his head is thicker than our waists.

Didn't you hear what Xu Damao said?

Sha Zhu spends hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars a day in Hong Kong.

"What we earn in a lifetime can't compare to what he spends in a single day."

Thinking of the good life He Yu was living, Yan Bugui couldn't sit still any longer: "Then I'll go with you. Let Yang Ruihua go to the fried chicken shop first."

This is very much in line with Yan Bugui's personality.

You won’t be poor if you have enough food and clothes, but you will be poor if you don’t plan well.

Even a small fried chicken business still makes money.

Ignoring him, Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu walked straight outside.

Yan Bugui ran home, said a few words to the third aunt, and then ran to catch up with them.

The three women were quite happy. Most of the money the fried chicken shop earned that day went straight into their personal savings account.

When Liu Haizhong came out of his house to look for Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui, the two had already left Nanluoguxiang.

Liu Haizhong was bored and had no choice but to chat with Li Dagen.

"Old Yi and Old Yan, are they at the fried chicken shop so early?"

Yan Bugui's voice was very loud just now, and Li Dagen heard it too, so he told Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong was immediately displeased: "Why didn't you tell me you were going to find Sha Zhu? Don't you even consider me your second uncle anymore?"

In short, he successfully made Li Dagen unwilling to talk to him.

What era are we living in? Still trying to call himself Second Uncle?

Li Dagen went out and went straight to the phone booth, where he called Chaoyang Hotel.

He Yuzhu was not at the Chaoyang Hotel at the time. Antiques are private collections, and it was inconvenient to keep them at the Chaoyang Hotel.

When Jin Youcai arrived at the Chaoyang Hotel, He Yuzhu led him to a nearby courtyard. (End of Chapter)