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The greatest skill of Yi Zhonghai and his group is their shamelessness.

The reprimand from the neighborhood committee only had an effect for three days.

Three days later, Yi Zhonghai acted as if nothing had happened. He was wandering around the courtyard again.

For the past three days, Yi Zhonghai has kept a distance from strangers and hasn't interfered with anything in the courtyard.

During these three days, Qin Huairu kept trying to persuade Yi Zhonghai to come out.

After Tang Yanling left that day, she never came back. Bang Geng went to look for Tang Yanling, but he couldn't find her.

Without seeing Tang Yanling, Banggeng couldn't eat or drink properly.

If Bang Geng wasn't doing well, Qin Huairu's life naturally wouldn't be any better.

“Zhonghai, you're a grown man, why are you getting angry with two kids?”

I know the two children shouldn't have scolded you, but aren't they young?
Don't bother arguing with them.

Yi Zhonghai said angrily, "Do I care that they scold me? What I care about is their attitude towards their elders."

Didn't you see how they treated me?

What's more terrifying than being scolded is the lack of filial piety shown by the Banggeng couple.

At Yi Zhonghai's age, he doesn't have many wishes left. His only wish is to fulfill his retirement plan and have Qin Huairu take care of him in his old age and see him off in his final days.

He thought Bang Geng was just immature, but still a filial son.

The scolding that day woke him up.

He could no longer deceive himself.

Qin Huairu looked at the furious Yi Zhonghai and felt quite helpless.

She taught Bang Geng from a young age that with Yi Zhonghai, he could do anything, except be unfilial.

Little did she know that Bang Geng would make a mistake at the crucial moment.

She had wasted too much time and energy on Yi Zhonghai, and now that he was about to pass away, she couldn't let his fortune slip away.

"Zhonghai, don't be angry. I'll have Banggeng come over and apologize to you."

Yi Zhonghai snorted but didn't say anything.

It wasn't that he didn't want to talk, but rather that he didn't know what to say.

He had no choice; he had to rely on the Jia family for his old age.

At this moment, he could only hope that Bang Geng's filial impiety was just a momentary impulse.

Qin Huairu returned to the Jia family and captured Banggeng.

"Hurry up and come with me to the other side. I've already spoken to Zhonghai. You come with me to apologize to him, and he'll forgive you."

The pheasant was no longer as obedient as before, and instead showed extreme impatience.

“I’m not going. He’s an old man who lives by our family’s thumb, why should I go and apologize?”

"Mom, Yi Zhonghai is useless now. There's no need for us to associate with him anymore."

Qin Huairu once again expressed her helplessness.

Of course she knew that Yi Zhonghai was no longer of much use to her.

But what could she do?
Break with Yi Zhonghai?

It's easier said than done.

Yi Zhonghai has taken great care of the Jia family over the years. Everyone in the courtyard knows this.

If the Jia family falls out with Yi Zhonghai, what will the people in the courtyard think of them?

Even if they can disregard the opinions of the people in the compound, what about Yi Zhonghai's family fortune?
Qin Huai searched through all of Yi Zhonghai's assets but couldn't find where they were kept.

She had given so much to Yi Zhonghai, how could she be willing to leave empty-handed?

These reasons cannot be given to Bang Geng. Doing so would damage her illustrious image.

Qin Huairu could only find another reason: "You child, don't be willful."

Everyone in the compound knows that he took special care of our family.

If our family were to turn against him, we would be seen as ungrateful.

Do you think Tang Yanling would still dare to live with you after we got that kind of reputation?

"Listen to me, go and apologize to him."

In the end, Banggeng reluctantly went to apologize to Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai, too, followed the example of the deaf old lady, selectively forgetting and forgiving Bang Geng.

No sooner had they reached a settlement than Qin Huairu began putting pressure on Yi Zhonghai.

"We haven't been to the fried chicken shop for days. If we don't go soon, we won't be able to make ends meet."

Looking at Qin Huairu's pitiful face, Yi Zhonghai's heart softened. But the thought of going to work every day gave him a terrible headache.

He really didn't want to go.

At his age, the deaf old lady should have been enjoying a peaceful retirement in her courtyard house.

He never enjoyed a single good day.

He felt extremely ashamed every time he worked at the fried chicken shop.

"Huai Ru, can you let me rest for two days? The officials in the neighborhood committee are protecting each other, and they caused such a scene in our compound."

Everyone around here is laughing at us.

Opening a shop at this time will not only fail to make money, but will also make you a laughing stock.

Qin Huairu was aware of this, of course, but her inner greed wouldn't allow her to let her guard down.

Actually, she didn't want to work so hard.

She had no ambition in her life; she just wanted to rely on a man and live a good life.

Since Yi Zhonghai, as her man, was unwilling to give her money, he could only work for her.

"That's better than the whole family starving to death."

Yi Zhonghai retorted directly, "How can you starve to death? What about my pension and your salary?"

Qin Huairu shed tears of grievance, but remained silent.

Yi Zhonghai is smarter than Sha Zhu, so the best way for Qin Huairu to deal with this is to keep quiet.

In the same situation, Qin Huairu dealt with it by eating noodles.

The methods may differ, but the essence remains the same.

They were all putting pressure on each other, forcing the two of them to find ways to make money.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai felt an immense headache coming on. If Qin Huairu were to speak, he could at least find a reason to refute her.

Qin Huairu remained silent, and if he persisted in pressing her, it would seem like he was forcing her into a corner.

Left with no other option, Yi Zhonghai thought of his two old buddies.

After such a long time, he felt that his two old buddies should have figured things out by now.

The wisest choice is to live with him in our old age.

"Don't worry, I'll go find Old Yan and see if he can help."

Without giving Qin Huairu a chance to refute, Yi Zhonghai went directly to Yan Bugui's house.

His decision to go to Yan Bugui was one he had carefully considered.

On Liu Haizhong's side, his son is obedient and shows no signs of being unfilial.

Only Yan Bugui's child came once and never came again.

This was his chance to win over Yan Bugui.

"Lao Yan."

Yan Bugui was not surprised at all to see Yi Zhonghai come out.

We've all been friends for a long time, and we know each other too well.

He had long suspected that Yi Zhonghai would come out soon.

"Old Yi, are you feeling better now?"

Yi Zhonghai hummed in agreement and sat down next to Yan Bugui: "What have you thought about what I told you the other day?"

"What is it?" Yan Bugui didn't understand for a moment. He had long forgotten about the joint elderly care project.

Given the Jia family's situation, he really didn't feel comfortable letting them take care of him in his old age.

Yi Zhonghai said with a hint of pride, "Of course it's about retirement. When your children came over the other day, were you discussing retirement?"

If I'm not mistaken, your children probably haven't agreed to your request for support in your old age.

Yan Bugui refused to admit it and stubbornly said, "You guessed wrong. My child has promised to take care of me in my old age."

But I can still move around now, so I don't need them.

They'll come when I'm too old to move.

Yi Zhonghai dismissed his behavior as a stubborn refusal to admit defeat.

"You're still keeping things from me. The old lady has long since decided that Huairu is the only one who can take care of us in our old age."

Yan Bugui chuckled: "The deaf old lady has been dead for so many years, so don't use her name anymore."

Let's forget about relying on the Jia family for our old age.

No matter what, Yan Bugui refused to agree, which angered Yi Zhonghai, who then returned home. (End of Chapter)