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After hearing He Yuzhu's explanation, Lou Xiao'e said, "You mean it's because you didn't listen that you ruined their retirement plan?"

“Yes.” He Yuzhu nodded: “You don’t really think it’s because of money, do you?”

Initially, they saw me as a thug. Only after Jia Dongxu died did their perception of me change.

Xu Damao said, "That's not right. The deaf old lady has always treated you like her eldest grandson, and has said many times that you are the most suitable person to take care of Yi Zhonghai in his old age."

He Yuzhu said, "That's the difference I'm talking about. The retirement plan for the deaf old lady is different from Yi Zhonghai's retirement plan."

The deaf old lady looked down on the Jia family and was unwilling to let Yi Zhonghai select the Jia family.

Yi Zhonghai didn't think much of me; he chose Jia Dongxu instead.

This is not something He Yuzhu made up.

After He Daqing left, Sha Zhu and He Yushui picked up trash for two years.

For the past two years, the deaf old lady has never given up on fooling Sha Zhu, but she hasn't provided him with much help.

Because Yi Zhonghai looked down on Sha Zhu at the time, he didn't force Sha Zhu to take care of the Jia family.

Two years later, the Jia family's appetite grew so large that Yi Zhonghai couldn't stand it anymore. That's when he remembered Sha Zhu and helped him get a job at a steel rolling mill.

It was from that time on that Sha Zhu truly began to help the Jia family.

Xu Damao thought about it carefully and felt that something was off about what He Yuzhu had said.

His feeling was right. Because He Yuzhu was talking about Sha Zhu's original fate.

In the original history, when the retirement plan was formulated, Sha Zhu was just a clueless young man.

Not to mention Yi Zhonghai looking down on it, even a deaf old lady might not be interested.

If it weren't for Sha Zhu's excellent cooking skills, he might have been molded into another Xu Damao by them.

In this lifetime, He Yuzhu replaced Shazhu.

When the retirement plan was formulated, He Yuzhu was not exactly young and promising, but he was certainly capable of supporting a family.

After this change, the deaf old lady's perception of him will also change.

At that time, Yi Zhonghai regarded Jia Dongxu as a rare commodity, and the deaf old lady regarded him as a rare commodity.

In order to prevent Yi Zhonghai from paying attention to He Yuzhu, the deaf old lady even praised Jia Dongxu.

"I still feel like something's not right," Xu Damao said, voicing his thoughts.

He Yuzhu asked him, "Think about it, when Yi Zhonghai had the most control over the courtyard house, wasn't that when Wu Tiezhu listened to him the most?"

After a while, Xu Damao finally believed He Yuzhu's words.

"That's true. Back then, if anyone didn't listen to Yi Zhonghai, he would have Wu Tiezhu beat them up."

As long as they don't provoke you, Yi Zhonghai can do whatever he wants in the courtyard.

After hearing Xu Damao's admission, no one present doubted He Yuzhu's words.

Lou Xiao'e concluded: "This is the principle that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. Yi Zhonghai lost one henchman but gained one person who opposed him, so he was never able to fully control the courtyard house."

Is this the real reason his retirement plan failed?

He Yuzhu shook his head: "No. The reason they failed was because they were selfish."

The members of the retirement group are all extremely selfish.

Yi Zhonghai, in particular, has an extremely strong desire for control and does not allow others to go against his will.

He wasn't looking for someone to care for him in his old age; he was looking for an obedient puppet.

Luckily, he met a naive and obedient man named Shazhu.

No one else believed his words, but only Shazhu believed them completely and treated them as gospel.

With Sha Zhu as a safety net, Yi Zhonghai's retirement plan can proceed.

The death of Jia Dongxu did not have much impact on his retirement plans.

But Sha Zhu was only a key figure while the deaf old lady was alive.

It's impossible for Sha Zhu alone to provide Yi Zhonghai with a peaceful retirement.

After the reform and opening up, the social environment changed.

Sha Zhu's personality was simply not suited to the society of that time.

If you don't adapt to society, you won't earn money. If you don't earn money, how will you support all those elderly people in the courtyard house?

At this point, another fool appeared and solved the problem.

This fool is Lou Xiao'e.

It was thanks to the funds brought by Lou Xiao'e that Sha Zhu was able to support them in their old age. Without these two fools, their retirement plan would be a joke.

The people present had all lived in courtyard houses and knew Yi Zhonghai and his group quite well.

None of Yi Zhonghai and his group were likable.

Even their own children are unwilling to support them in their old age, let alone outsiders.

Xu Damao laughed and said, "Yi Zhonghai's whole life is a joke."

I doubt the Jia family will support him in his old age.

This cannot be taken too absolutely.

If Yi Zhonghai can raise enough money, the Jia family will definitely be happy to support him in his old age.

But is it possible?

He Yuzhu was not optimistic about this.

As for how much money Yi Zhonghai has, He Yuzhu doesn't know either.

That bastard Sha Zhu supported Yi Zhonghai his whole life, but got nothing in return.

Yi Zhonghai kept saying that after he died, he would leave all his money and house to Sha Zhu.

As a result, Yi Zhonghai gave these things directly to Qin Huairu.

The reason is simple: Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu are husband and wife, so giving it to Qin Huairu is the same as giving it to Sha Zhu.

At that time, Sha Zhu was still standing aside, laughing happily.

Little did they know that when Qin Huairu obtained Yi Zhonghai's assets, Sha Zhu's fate was sealed.

The winter that Yi Zhonghai passed away, Sha Zhu was evicted from No. 95 courtyard.

A moment later, Ge Zhiyu knocked on the office door.

"Mr. He, the car you requested is ready."

He Yuzhu said, "I understand. You drive tomorrow and come with me."

After Ge Zhiyu left, Lou Xiao'e asked curiously, "What do you need the truck for?"

"Let's go to the countryside to buy some furniture," He Yuzhu explained.

"Let's go buy antiques." Lou Xiao'e quickly realized.

He Yuzhu didn't hide anything and told him directly.

Lou Xiao'e then suggested, "I'll go take a look tomorrow too."

Lin Jinghan and Zhang Yan were curious and wanted to go and see for themselves.

Then the group started talking about the auction house.

Xu Damao, who was listening from the side, was stunned: "Are antiques that valuable?"
He Yuzhu bought a bunch for ten thousand yuan.

Upon hearing that He Yuzhu had bought a large quantity of goods, Lou Xiao'e said, "We're not going to steal from you, why are you being so sneaky?"

He Yuzhu explained, "I didn't mean to hide it from you. Those antiques are from the late Qing Dynasty, they're not very valuable."

Lou Xiao'e didn't believe it and turned to ask Lin Jinghan where He Yuzhu's collection of treasures was hidden.

He Yuzhu kept the truly valuable items in his spatial storage, and no one knew about them.

The items displayed outside are not very valuable.

Lin Jinghan then told Lou Xiao'e what she knew.

Lou Xiao'e still didn't believe it, and even during dinner, she was still discussing it with Lin Jinghan.

After finishing their meal, the group prepared to leave. When they reached the first floor, three women suddenly appeared.

"Uncle Xu, Aunt Xu."

He Yuzhu knew who these three people were as soon as he saw them.

These three people were Tang Yanling and her two best friends.

Unexpectedly, the three of them had been waiting for Xu Damao here all along.

He Yuzhu gave Xu Damao a warning look: "Mr. Xu, thank you for your hospitality today. We'll be leaving now."

Xu Damao received a warning from He Yuzhu and dared not reveal He Yuzhu's identity.

"Well, I apologize for the poor hospitality today. I'll treat you another day."

Tang Yanling looked at He Yuzhu with curiosity, unaware that this was the person she had been waiting for all along. (End of Chapter)