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Upon arriving at the restaurant, Xu Damao vividly recounted the events.

Lin Jinghan asked curiously, "That Tang Yanling is quite formidable; she managed to make Yi Zhonghai look utterly humiliated."

Outside, if you don't take Yi Zhonghai seriously, he won't hold a grudge against you.

But inside the courtyard house, if anyone dares not call you "Grandpa," he'll have a word to say to you.

Tang Yanling, as Bang Geng's wife, actually dared to confront Yi Zhonghai like that; her courage is truly admirable.

Xu Damao said with a smile, "That Tang Yanling is a carbon copy of Qin Huairu, but her methods are even more ruthless."

Xu Damao then told everyone what he had found out in the courtyard.

Tang Yanling's shrewdness is very similar to Qin Huairu's.

Qin Huairu knew perfectly well that if she wanted to live well in the courtyard house, she had to rely on Yi Zhonghai. She would become whatever Yi Zhonghai liked.

Tang Yanling also knew that if she wanted to have the final say in the Jia family, she had to master the art of persuasion.

Therefore, Tang Yanling had a firm grasp on the stick.

Bang Geng listened to Tang Yanling, so Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu dared not touch Tang Yanling.

As for Yi Zhonghai, Tang Yanling doesn't even need to lift a finger. If you want to deal with Tang Yanling, you have to get past Qin Huairu first.

Inside the hotel lobby, Tang Yanling and her two companions searched the area but couldn't find Xu Damao.

Tang Yanling stopped Liu Lan: "Aunt Liu, Uncle Xu just came in, but I didn't see him."

Liu Lan said, "He went to his office upstairs."

Tang Yanling's eyes lit up, and she quickly thought of He Yuzhu.

She found out from the courtyard that Xu Damao and He Yuzhu had a good relationship.

This is a more polite way of saying it.

According to Yi Zhonghai and several others, Xu Damao was He Yuzhu's lackey.

On their previous visits, Xu Damao never went to his office upstairs.

This time I went to the office, so He Yuzhu must have returned.

"Aunt Liu, is Uncle He back?"

Liu Lan is a master of gossip; when it comes to gossip skills, no one can match her.

She had already seen through Tang Yanling's thoughts.

Liu Lan knew very well that He Yuzhu disliked the Jia family, including their daughter-in-law.

She didn't know how Tang Yanling had offended He Yuzhu; she could only blame Tang Yanling for marrying Bang Geng.

Since she knew that He Yuzhu disliked Tang Yanling, she dared not reveal any news about He Yuzhu.

"Xu Damao's ex-wife is one of the restaurant owners, and he went to her office with her."

"You need to see him about something, I'll call him down for you."

Tang Yanling's eyes suddenly lit up: "Aunt Xu is also a shareholder of the restaurant?"

Liu Lan nodded.

Zhang Yan is indeed a shareholder of the restaurant, but her shareholding is not large. She only has the right to receive dividends and no other rights.

Not only Zhang Yan, but also Liu Lan, Ma Hua, and Duan Zicong all have some dividend-paying shares.

I won't tell Tang Yanling about these things.

"A little, but not much. Zhang Yan's family is wealthy; they own a factory and often bring guests over for meals."

This was the first time Tang Yanling had heard of it, so she asked about it out of curiosity.

Liu Lan figured it wasn't a secret, so she gave her a brief introduction.

Chai Ning asked in surprise, "No, what kind of people live in that courtyard house?"

The factories Aunt Liu mentioned are very profitable.

Cui Xin said, "That's nothing. The Jia family is the real troublemakers. They've offended several wealthy families in the courtyard."

If you ask me, Yanling shouldn't have married Banggeng.

"Those wealthy families, marrying any of them would be better than what I'm doing now."

As she spoke, her own eyes lit up first.

Tang Yanling can remarry, and so can she.

"Hey, Yanling, let me ask you, is He Yuzhu's son married yet?"

Since they were best friends, Chai Ning also thought of it and stared at Tang Yanling: "That's right. How come I've never heard you mention He Yuzhu's son?"

Tang Yanling also saw through her two best friends' thoughts and felt disdain.

"If there's any benefit, why should we let them have it?" "I don't know. I've never even met Uncle He, how would I know?"

The two best friends didn't believe her and looked at Tang Yanling with suspicion.

Tang Yanling wasn't intimidated, because she genuinely didn't know.

When the Jia family mentions He Yuzhu, they curse and complain, rarely mentioning anything about the He family.

It's like the Jia family doesn't understand He Yuzhu.

The two best friends looked at it for a while and found nothing unusual, so they believed it.

"Alright. You really were fooled by the Jia family quite a bit. When you went to Banggeng's house, how come you didn't notice they were lying?"

"Yes. Putting everything else aside, the way they address He Yuzhu is definitely not normal. You didn't notice at all, did you?"

Tang Yanling blushed: "It's not that I didn't notice. I asked them at the time, and they told me that they've been calling me that since I was little, and they're used to it."

Only close friends and family members know this nickname.

When I thought about it, I realized that made sense. Who would dare call someone that nickname if they weren't close to them?

How was I supposed to know that their family and the He family had such a bad relationship?

The three of them stared at each other in silence.

They considered themselves shrewd, never expecting to be taken advantage of by the Jia family.

Tang Yanling wants a divorce, but Bang Geng won't budge.

The two families argued many times but couldn't reach an agreement.

Tang Yanling's brother and sister-in-law were also fed up with their younger sister and were no longer willing to help her.

Lou Xiao'e asked curiously, "I just don't understand, it's been so many years, why is Yi Zhonghai still bothering you?"

What did you do to make him hate you so much?

Xu Damao said, "What else could it be? Yi Zhonghai wants He Yuzhu to support him in his old age, but He Yuzhu is not willing."

Now that he sees He Yuzhu getting rich while he himself is struggling, he's even more unhappy.

Lou Xiao'e shook her head: "No, it can't be that simple."

Xu Damao was puzzled. The matter was obvious; what could be wrong?

He Yuzhu said, "Actually, it's not that complicated. The reason is what Xu Damao said."

It's just because I disobeyed him and ruined his retirement plans.

Xu Damao said, "What's the difference?"

“The difference is huge,” He Yuzhu explained. “It all started with the elderly deaf woman’s retirement plan.”

The retirement plan for the deaf elderly woman should actually be very meticulously planned.

Yi Zhonghai is responsible for taking care of the elderly deaf woman and also serves as a role model for the other residents.

To give Yi Zhonghai a guarantee, they joined forces to control the courtyard house.

Controlling a courtyard house is not easy; many conditions are required.

First, there's the overall environment.

They were fortunate to live in a time when the social atmosphere was very favorable to them before the deaf old lady passed away.

Secondly, there are all sorts of suitable people.

This is even more valuable than the prevailing trend, because there are so many people who need it.

Apart from Courtyard No. 95, no other courtyard can meet this condition.

Once these two conditions are met, Yi Zhonghai, as the person in charge of the retirement plan, will also need to control the entire courtyard house.

To control the courtyard house, Yi Zhonghai needed to unite with Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui and ensure that the two men obeyed him.

After uniting them, we still need two troublemakers.

One is Xu Damao, and the other is the Jia family.

The Jia family is close to Yi Zhonghai, so they won't suffer losses if they cause trouble; Xu Damao is at odds with Yi Zhonghai, so he will suffer losses if he causes trouble.

This way, the people in the courtyard will know how to make their choice.

If you want everyone in the courtyard to obey, you need Sha Zhu, the thug.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Sha Zhu is the gun in Yi Zhonghai's hand.

Without Sha Zhu, no matter how eloquently Yi Zhonghai speaks, he cannot control the courtyard house.

In this life, Yi Zhonghai has all the necessary conditions, except for the gun that is Sha Zhu. (End of Chapter)