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Back home, Liu Haizhong was furious and sat there without saying a word.

Auntie was curious, so she asked him why.

Liu Haizhong didn't hide anything and told them everything Yi Zhonghai had said, as well as his speculations with Yan Bugui.

Upon hearing this, the second aunt worriedly said, "Don't listen to Lao Yi."

I won't say anything else, I'll just ask you, if you can't even be filial to your own son, how can you expect other people's children to be filial?

He's dragging you into retirement together; he definitely has ulterior motives.

Liu Haizhong told his second aunt that he hoped she could help him think of a solution, not that he wanted to hear her scold him.

"I'm not stupid, how could I possibly agree? I'm telling you all this so you can help me think about how we'll manage our retirement."

He couldn't accept Yi Zhonghai's invitation to grow old together, but he kept Yi Zhonghai's words in mind.

He knew perfectly well why his two sons had run away when he had money.

Even his eldest son, Liu Guangqi, only contacted him because he was rich.

Even now, Liu Guangqi still doesn't trust him, and he doesn't come back more than five times a year.

In this situation, he must make ample preparations for retirement.

How to ensure retirement security is a very complex issue.

Yi Zhonghai has been trying for over thirty years but has not found a good solution.

Although he has a son, which makes things a bit simpler for him than for Yi Zhonghai, he still faces considerable trouble.

After listening to Yi Zhonghai's analysis, Liu Haizhong had an even bigger headache.

The eldest son, whom he loved the most, was afraid of him and kept his distance from him since childhood.

The two younger sons, who are not loved and have been beaten since childhood, who can guarantee that they will be truly filial to him in the future?

"Hey……"

No other word could express Liu Haizhong's feelings at this moment except for a sigh.

The second aunt wasn't much smarter either; like Liu Haizhong, she didn't have any good ideas.

"How about this, see if it works? Let's call all three sons back and have them write a guarantee for us."

"If anyone becomes unfilial in the future, they will not receive a share of our family fortune."

Liu Haizhong pondered for a long time but couldn't come up with a better solution.

Left with no other choice, Liu Haizhong had to try anything, even if it seemed hopeless.

"That's it."

With a solution in hand, Liu Haizhong felt much more relaxed.

Compared to him, Yan Bugui and his wife didn't have it so easy.

The Yan family's affairs are very complicated.

All of this stems from the family rules established by Yan Bugui.

The family rules can be summarized in one sentence: never let yourself suffer a loss.

No matter who it is, whether it's your parents, brothers, or even your own son, don't even think about taking advantage of me.

Yan Bugui personally taught these family rules to his four children.

From the time children can remember, the first thing they must learn is how to pay off debts.

He should repay Yan Bugui for raising him.

Drinking water, eating, changing diapers—everything requires money to pay for.

Yan Bugui recouped all his investment in cash before their marriage, plus some interest.

In a sense, the Yan family's children have already repaid the debt of gratitude for raising them.

The Yan family's children have no obligation to provide free care for Yan Bugui in his old age.

If Yan Bugui wants his children to support him in his old age, he must pay them for their labor.

The problem is that Yan Bugui is unwilling to spend the money.

Even if he wanted to, he couldn't afford it.

Society is developing so fast these days that it feels like money is worthless.

The couple sat facing each other, you looked at me, and I looked at you.

No one knew what to say.

The third aunt couldn't hold back any longer and complained to Yan Bugui with tears in her eyes: "It's all your fault. You shouldn't have schemed so ruthlessly back then."

Yan Bugui was very indignant: "How dare you talk to me like that? Who asked the child for money to wash clothes and feed the baby?"

"I learned that from you. I was raising your Yan family's child, and when I wanted to eat something nice during my postpartum period, you asked me for money." The third aunt immediately started bringing up old grievances.

Yan Bugui knew he was in the wrong and didn't dare to argue with the third aunt.

He set the family rules, and he's the one who started enforcing them. The root of the problem lies with him.

"What's the point of saying all this now? Instead of complaining about me, you should think about what to do."

"Should we try to get our children to come back and take care of us in our old age, or should we accept Lao Yi's invitation and have Qin Huairu help us in our old age?"

The third aunt rolled her eyes: "How come you don't understand it as well as Old Liu?"

If your own son isn't filial, how can you expect other people's children to be filial to you?

Yan Bugui was speechless. The principle was sound, and the matter was clear.

Since ancient times, apart from families like Yi Zhonghai's that have no descendants, people have relied on other people's children for old age.

"I had no other choice."

The three women were probably angry and didn't give Yan Bugui any face.

"There's nothing you can do; you can't rely on the Jia family."

Don't you know what those two widows in the Jia family are like?

In our compound, besides Lao Yi, who else thinks Qin Huairu is such a filial child?

Even if she is filial and willing to support us in our old age, she still needs to have the means to do so.

Old Yi has always favored the Jia family.

Who can guarantee that he didn't say that to get us to give money to help the Jia family?

The last sentence struck Yan Bugui's heart.

He had consistently refused Yi Zhonghai's invitation to retire, precisely because of this concern.

It's impossible for him to give money to support others.

"If only Sha Zhu could take care of us in our old age."

The three women were stunned for a moment upon hearing this, followed by a deep sense of disappointment.

He Yuzhu is now wealthy and travels by car, making him the natural first choice for retirement.

The problem is that He Yuzhu doesn't get along with them.

They haven't seen He Yuzhu since he moved away.

They went to find He Yuzhu many times, but were unable to meet him.

It was obvious that He Yuzhu didn't want to have anything to do with them.

"It's all your fault for helping Lao Yi plot against Sha Zhu back then."

Yan Bugui was somewhat annoyed.

He blames his own children for being unfilial, and he also blames other people's children for being unfilial. Who can stand that?

"Are you ever going to stop? It's all my fault, don't you think you're blameless?"

When Lao Yi came to see me, you were there too, why didn't you stop him?

Not only did you not stop it, but you even gave me advice afterward on how to divide the money.

The three women wanted to object, but couldn't find a reason. Yi Zhonghai had given them so much that they couldn't bring themselves to refuse.

"Let's stop arguing and start thinking about how to take care of ourselves in our old age."

Yan Bugui didn't want to argue anymore, so he lowered his head and pondered for a moment.

"I think we need to set rules for the family."

The third auntie was furious: "Are you crazy? It's because of your rules that the children don't come home."

Why do you still want to set rules?

Yan Bugui said, "Don't be in a hurry, the rules I set this time are different."

The old rule was that the children would give us money; the new rule is that we give them money.

The three women instinctively clutched their pockets: "Are you out of your mind? That money is what we worked so hard to save, why should we give it to them?"

Yan Bugui was naturally reluctant to part with the child. But without money, the child would never come back.

If his children don't come back, he has no hope for his old age.

"You can take that money with you to your grave; you'll have to give it to them sooner or later."

The three women opened their mouths, but ultimately closed them weakly. Yan Bugui was right; that money would indeed have to be given to the children sooner or later.

Yan Bugui didn't take her thoughts to heart and shared his own ideas.

“In the past, we raised our children by taking money from them. Now that we need them to support us in our old age, we have to give them money.”

This is a family rule.

Everything was done within the rules. (End of Chapter)