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On the other side of the Earth, the sun is still high in the sky.

Xu Damao strolled back from outside, carrying a lot of breakfast in his hands.

The first thing to do upon entering was to deal with Yan Bugui's harassment.

This is an essential step.

Especially those wealthy people in the compound who frequently buy nice things, even if they come empty-handed, Yan Bugui will still pull them aside for a chat.

"Why did you buy so much breakfast? Can you finish it all?"

Xu Damao was already used to this. He put the item in his other hand and moved it away from Yan Bugui.

Then, he used the hand closest to Yan Bugui to intentionally or unintentionally block Yan Bugui.

"I bought this for Brother Tiezhu. He's been working overtime every day to meet the deadline these past few days, it's been really tough for him."

Hearing that the item already had an owner, Yan Bugui felt a pang of regret. It's already difficult to take back something, and it's even more difficult to take back something that already has an owner.

"You're really good to Wu Tiezhu."

Xu Damao said with a smile, "Brother Tiezhu helps me look after the business, how can I not treat him well?"

These are Xu Damao's true feelings.

He's good at finding connections, but keeping an eye on construction sites and ensuring the work goes smoothly isn't his forte.

Xu Damao also managed the construction site independently for two days, and made a complete mess of it.

After that, he handed over the construction site entirely to Wu Tiezhu.

His job was simply to find opportunities and secure projects from the outside.

It must be said that the two have worked quite well together, and their business has grown bigger and bigger.

Yan Bugui's heart was filled with envy.

No one could have imagined that Xu Damao and Wu Tiezhu would get along so well.

Back when Wu Tiezhu first moved into the courtyard house, he even got into a fight with Xu Damao.

"Since you're making so much money, why don't you mentor me? You know me, when it comes to accounting, no one can beat me."

Yan Bugui knew that Xu Damao might not agree, but he still had to speak up.

Because if you speak up, you still have a chance; if you say nothing, you have no chance at all.

These are all old tricks, and everyone is familiar with them.

Xu Damao was extremely familiar with it.

He thought to himself, "Dream on."

Letting Yan Bugui interfere in his business is like putting rats in the granary.

More importantly, Yan Bugui's knowledge of his business meant that Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu also knew about it.

Xu Damao then retorted: "I think we should probably give up."

Aren't you waiting for the policy of letting some get rich first to help others get rich later?

If you become wealthy, that's considered getting rich first. The neighborhood committee asks you to help those who are still wealthy, what will you do then?

Yan Bugui instinctively said, "Why should I?"

Taking his money is like taking his life.

Don't forget his motto.

The law of life is to enjoy wealth and honor. Accumulate wealth first, enjoyment later. Do not covet the money of others. Do not give your own wealth to others.

In this passage, Yan Bugui embodied the principles of finding joy in wealth at the beginning and refraining from giving money to others at the end.

As for enjoying oneself and not being greedy, that's just talk.

If he truly had no greed, he wouldn't be standing guard at the door every day, eyeing the little things his neighbor had.

Xu Damao chuckled and replied, "Of course it's because it's a national policy."

"That's what you said."

Yan Bugui blushed, unsure how to respond.

They did say those things, and they were even reprimanded by the neighborhood committee for it.

If they weren't so old, they would have been arrested long ago.

The neighbors passing by in the courtyard covered their mouths and snickered, which only made Yan Bugui look even more unsightly.

In order to save face, Yan Bugui had no choice but to say, "Didn't the subdistrict office refuse to agree?"

They also told everyone not to mention it.

Xu Damao didn't intend to hold onto it.

If we keep pressing the issue, we'll drag Yi Zhonghai into it, which will only escalate the situation further.

If things escalate, it won't do him any good.

Yi Zhonghai and the others have retired and have plenty of time; he doesn't have time to deal with these things.

"Alright, I was just joking with you, why did you take it seriously?" Yan Bugui was annoyed again. What did he mean by taking it seriously?

"You can't joke like that."

Xu Damao laughed and didn't bring up the topic again. If Yan Bugui caught him in a compromising situation, he would start arguing again.

"I'm not going to say anything more. I heard your fried chicken shop is doing quite well."

Yan Bugui looked at Xu Damao warily: "Why are you asking this?"

Xu Damao said with a serious expression, "If business is really that good, I also plan to open a fried chicken shop in Nanluoguxiang."

They imitated the model of "fragrance spreading throughout half the city."

Yan Bugui immediately became anxious: "You can't drive it."

He was fairly familiar with how the "Fragrance Spreads Half the City" business was doing.

If Xu Damao really opened such a store, they would absolutely not be able to compete.

After being frightened like that, Yan Bugui lost his desire to take advantage of the situation.

Xu Damao saw Yan Bugui's frightened expression and a smug look appeared on his face.

He said that on purpose; he never intended to open a fried chicken shop.

There are many fried chicken restaurants in Beijing now, but only Xiangpiao Bancheng is truly making big money.

Others, while capable of making money, don't earn much, far less than his construction company.

Xu Damao successfully carried the things back to the backyard.

The people in the courtyard all looked at him with admiration.

Throughout the entire courtyard, quite a few people managed to pass by Yan Bugui unscathed.

But the others, relying on their tough attitude, bullied Yan Bugui's children and wouldn't help Yan Bugui.

Only Xu Damao, instead of relying on a tough attitude, deliberately engaged Yan Bugui in rambling conversations and used his wisdom to get rid of him.

Xu Damao also enjoyed the attention and greeted the people in the courtyard with a smug look on his face.

After Xu Damao left, Yan Bugui immediately left his house to find Yi Zhonghai.

"Old Yi, something bad has happened. Xu Damao says he wants to open a fried chicken shop."

If it were anyone else opening a fried chicken shop, Yi Zhonghai certainly wouldn't care, but since it's Xu Damao, he's not happy about it.

"I knew Xu Damao was a petty person who couldn't stand seeing others doing well."

"Don't rush, tell me what he said."

Yan Bugui disguised his highway robbery as intelligence gathering.

He emphasized his own brilliance and resourcefulness before recounting the process.

Who is Yi Zhonghai? He couldn't be fooled by such a small trick. He filtered out the useless information and quickly grasped the key points.

Yan Bugui tried to rob someone on the road, but Xu Damao made a fool of him.

It's truly shameful for a dignified old man to be tricked like this by a petty person.

"Alright. Didn't you realize that Xu Damao was just saying that on purpose?"

Yan Bugui said, "I can tell. But you've forgotten, he's a scoundrel."

Aren't you afraid he'll deliberately cause trouble, like opening a fried chicken shop to go against us?

This question stumped Yi Zhonghai; he really wasn't sure.

In his mind, Xu Damao was a traitor and a villain.

A petty person will naturally not do good deeds.

Such selfish acts that harm others are exactly what petty people like to do.

However, Yi Zhonghai was not in a hurry.

He also had his share of complaints about the fried chicken shop and had long since given up on running it.

He wouldn't feel sorry if someone ruined the fried chicken shop's business.

This is a clear example of Yi Zhonghai's double standards.

He always said that one shouldn't be too selfish and demanded that others be selfless.

He himself couldn't do it.

You should know that this fried chicken shop is their means of making a living.

Regardless of Qin Huairu and Yan Bugui's motives, the money made from the fried chicken shop will ultimately be used to improve their lives.

Yi Zhonghai, because of his own selfishness, was unwilling to put in any effort and even hoped that the fried chicken shop would go out of business.

He didn't even consider what his family would eat if the fried chicken shop went out of business.

Relying on Yi Zhonghai's meager pension? (End of Chapter)