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Xu Damao and his group ate a little something, packed up their belongings, and went back to the courtyard house together.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, they were blocked by Xu Fugui and his wife.

"You little rascal, you finally decided to come back."

Xu Damao had already prepared himself mentally and said, "Dad, don't you know what kind of things are in our yard?"

How could you believe what those people say?

When he said this, he didn't look at Xu Fugui; his eyes were fixed on Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui had originally wanted to come out and watch the excitement, but after seeing Xu Damao's reaction, he retreated.

Xu Fugui snorted: "Is it up to me whether I believe it or not?"
Go out and find out what's going on outside.

Some people in the compound have made a mess of their lives and are disliked by everyone.

Instead of reflecting on their own problems, they like to blame others for having a good life.

Don't you know this, kid?
I understand. You should keep a low profile and not let them see you.

"If they see this, they'll spread rumors and smear you."

Xu Fugui's voice was quite loud, and he didn't try to hide it from people.

Yan Bugui hid in the house, his face flushed with anger.

"Nonsense. Who's jealous of his family?"

No matter how rich Xu Damao is, so what? His fortune will belong to someone else sooner or later.

The third aunt nodded in agreement: "That's right. It would be best if his Xu Zhenbao found a heartless ingrate."

"After the Xu family is wiped out, let's see who can take care of them."

At the Intermediate Court, Yi Zhonghai was alone at home, unable to complain, but he was still quite angry.

He knew very well that he was one of the people Xu Fugui was talking about.

Yi Zhonghai absolutely refused to admit that he was jealous.

He insisted that he was doing it for the good of the people in the hospital.

Look at how dilapidated the traditional courtyard houses have become now.

After the children in the orphanage started working, they found excuses to move out.

The entire courtyard house is now empty except for a group of elderly people.

If this continues, no one will care about the elderly in the nursing home.

Everything he did was for the sake of ensuring that the elderly in the nursing home had a place to rely on in their old age.

He was doing a good deed.

After figuring these things out, Yi Zhonghai felt much better.

This is how he's been comforting himself lately.

Only this reason can sustain me to continue my efforts.

After putting on a charade, the Xu father and son entered the Li family.

Tang Yanling, carrying a bag of groceries, placed the packed dishes on the table.

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Dad, Mom, I heard you were coming, so I brought back some dishes."

Let's sit down and have a drink together.

Xu Fugui glanced at Tang Yanling and Banggeng beside him, but ignored Xu Damao.

Tang Yanling knew that Xu Fugui was not very welcoming to them, so she said, "Uncle Xu, Banggeng and I are going home first."

Xu Damao understood what was going on and said, "You guys go back first."

Please take these two dishes home.

Tang Yanling thanked Xu Damao, then pulled Banggeng away from the Li family.

Xu Damao explained to Xu Fugui, "I know they're trying to scheme against me. I just want to know what methods they'll use."

Xu's mother grabbed Xu Damao's ear and said, "You're playing with fire and getting burned."

Why don't you think about Zhang Yan and Zhenbao?

If Zhang Yan finds out about this, do you think she'll still agree to remarry you?

Upon hearing that he was going to remarry Zhang Yan, Xu Damao paused noticeably.

He and Zhang Yan were husband and wife, having been together for many years and had a child.

Xu Damao still has feelings for Zhang Yan.

He's working so hard now so that he can catch up with Zhang Yan and have the confidence to propose to her.

But it seems he has slowly forgotten his original aspirations.

Xu Damao felt a pang of regret and wished he could slap himself.

These past two years have been too smooth for him, and his old problems have relapsed.

Xu Damao was already regretting his actions, but he was too embarrassed to show it in front of Xu Fugui. "Dad, I really didn't do anything out of line. Except for this evening, we always bring the Guangtian brothers with us when we eat out."

With so many people in front of me, what do you think I could do?

Xu Fugui stared at Xu Damao for a while, but couldn't see through him.

The two are father and son, but they have been living separately since 1959.

Xu Damao rarely visited the couple.

Xu Fugui really didn't know much about this son.

Now, Xu Damao is even more unfathomable.

"Is everything you said true? Then let me ask you, what's the story behind Lao Yan saying that when he went to your room, he saw Tang Yanling's two friends snuggling into your arms?"

Xu Damao mentally made a mental note of Yan Bugui's actions.

"What else could it be? Don't you know who Yan Bugui is?"
He went to my house just to take advantage of me.

I didn't let him take advantage of me, so he deliberately slandered me.

At the time, they wanted me to plead with He Yuzhu to let them work at He Yuzhu's company.

Given He Yuzhu's relationship with the Jia family, do you think they would agree to that?
They wanted to get me drunk so I would agree to something, just as Yan Bugui pushed the door open and went in.

You tell me, we're a group of people drinking together, why is Yan Bugui, an old man, getting involved?

Didn't you see? Liu Haizhong didn't participate?

When we disagreed, he started spreading rumors.

These words are reasonable.

Xu Fugui couldn't find any fault with it either.

Li Dagen thought for a moment and then said, "Old Xu, don't be angry."

What Da Mao said is basically true.

You don't live in the courtyard, so you don't know what's going on there.

In the past two years, as everyone has gotten older, Lao Yi and Lao Yan have become increasingly outrageous in their actions.

"Has Da Mao mentioned to you that Lao Yi wants to retire together with Lao Liu and Lao Yan?"

Xu Fugui nodded: "Da Mao told me about it when he came to visit my wife and me a while ago."

Li Dagen continued, "Old Yi is almost obsessed with retirement."

He not only tripped up Zhu Zi and his gang, but also secretly played tricks on Lao Liu and Lao Yan.

As for Lao Liu, Guangtian and Guangfu live in the courtyard, while Guangqi comes back once a month now and hasn't agreed to retire with him.

After the children visited Old Yan a few times, they stopped coming.

I heard that he reached an agreement with his children to spend money on his retirement.

In his pursuit of money, he has become increasingly unscrupulous.

He and Lao Yi spent every day plotting and scheming against their neighbors.

There's never a moment's peace.

Xu Fugui spat and said, "I knew it, those guys wouldn't have a good ending."

They deserve it.

Look at what they did over the years.

Yi Zhonghai wanted Jia Dongxu to support him in his old age, but he was unwilling to teach Jia Dongxu any skills.

If he seriously teaches Jia Dongxu the skills, even if Jia Dongxu only passes the third-level worker exam, he can still support his family.

Jia Dongxu won't have any problems because he doesn't have enough to eat.

Xu Damao said, "Dad, you're wrong. Even if Jia Dongxu passes the eighth-level worker exam, the Jia family's life will still be the same."

The Jia family's money is all in Jia Zhangshi's hands; she will never take it out.

Furthermore, Qin Huairu is no good either; once money falls into her hands, she'll skin you alive.

"Tell me, how much does Jia Dongxu earn to afford to skin these two widows alive?"

This question, no one can answer.

At the time, influenced by Yi Zhonghai, no one thought seriously about it and assumed that the Jia family didn't have enough money.

But now that I think about it, I know that's not the case at all.

The Jia family didn't have enough money to spend; they just didn't have enough to divide among themselves.

Most of the money Jia Dongxu earned went to Jia Zhangshi. The rest was for the family's living expenses.

If Qin Huai were to be stripped of its skin, how much would be left?

If Qin Huairu hadn't relied on Yi Zhonghai to rob people in the courtyard, the Jia family would have been in trouble long ago. (End of Chapter)