Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

Xu Damao explained, "It's not that high. You know, he built two basement levels."

The building uses the best materials, and there's even one elevator in each unit.

Moreover, the houses are all fully furnished.

All of these factors combined naturally increase the cost.

Li Zhenjiang originally thought the price would be similar to the market price, and given his relationship with He Yuzhu, he could get a set at a cheaper price.

After hearing Xu Damao's explanation, he was about to give up.

He couldn't possibly come up with that much money.

Although the couple made money from the restaurant, they didn't actually receive much in return.

Worker wages, food costs, and rent—these make up the bulk of the expenses.

And the most crucial point is that Yu Li might not agree.

It wasn't that Yu Li held a grudge against He Yuzhu or was unwilling to buy his house.

The main problem is that there's too much money involved, and Yu Li might not be willing to spend it.

Li Zhenjiang also had a lot of headaches about his daughter-in-law, Yu Li.

Who would have thought that his wife would learn to be stingy like Yan Bugui from across the street?

What Xu Damao didn't tell Li Zhenjiang was that He Yuzhu had already reserved a house for Li Dagen.

As long as Li Dagen wants it, it will be sold to him.

He was just teasing Li Zhenjiang on purpose.

Li Zhenjiang, unaware of the situation, returned home feeling dejected.

Yu Li saw this and asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Zhenjiang said with a hint of panic, "It's nothing. We have to get up early tomorrow, let's rest."

Having been friends for decades, Yu Li knew very well what kind of person Li Zhenjiang was.

Li Zhenjiang's behavior is definitely not right.

"What are you thinking? Tell me. Did someone say something?"

Li Zhenjiang said with a helpless expression, "It's nothing."

There are just too many troubles in our courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui are both quite old, yet they still can't seem to settle down.

I don't want to live in this courtyard anymore.

Once Yu Li heard about this, she had no more doubts.

Not only did Li Zhenjiang dislike living here, but she also disliked living here.

The environment of the courtyard house was really terrible.

The key issue is that the people in the compound are still causing trouble.

"Who can argue with that? Yi Zhonghai wanted Qin Huairu to support him in his old age, and Qin Huairu even married him and became his wife."

His wish has been fulfilled, but who knows what else he'll cause trouble for.

And then there's Yan Bugui across the street; his own children are unfilial, yet he shows no remorse.

They're always scheming to take advantage of their neighbors' meager earnings.

That's just plain crazy.

I heard He Yuzhu's house in Wangfujing is almost finished. How about we try to buy one?

Li Zhenjiang thought to himself, "I'd like to buy it, but the problem is I can't afford it."

He just put that matter aside and doesn't want to think about it anymore.

"Let's talk about it when we have a chance."

Yu Li was somewhat embarrassed. Because of her, the Li family had a falling out with He Yuzhu.

"Let's wait until the house is built before we talk about it."

When He Yuzhu arrived at Chaoyang Hotel, Duan Zicong followed him to his office.

Seeing that he looked like a thief, He Yuzhu asked, "What's wrong?"

Duan Zicong whispered the rumors about the courtyard house.

"Master, there's a lot of trouble around here. When you see Xu Damao, have a good talk with him."

He Yuzhu looked at him incredulously: "Is it really true that Xu Damao has women on both sides?"

"I don't know. But the people around the courtyard house are talking about it in a very detailed way."

"Some people say that Yan Bugui saw it with his own eyes, so it should be true," Duan Zicong said uncertainly.

He Yuzhu was still somewhat skeptical.

If Xu Damao really wanted to have two women on his left and one on his right, would Yan Bugui be able to find out?

He's not that stupid.

Duan Zicong continued, "By the way, I heard that Uncle Xu went back to the courtyard house yesterday."

There was quite a commotion in their courtyard.

Some people even said that someone was deliberately slandering Xu Damao. When He Yuzhu heard that Xu Fugui had been alarmed, he knew that the matter had become quite serious.

He hasn't seen Xu Damao in the past few days and doesn't know what he's been up to.

It's possible that the hugging and cuddling was real.

As for anything more outrageous, He Yuzhu thought it was impossible.

Xu Damao was willing to act recklessly, but his health wouldn't allow it.

"You work at a restaurant every day, how do you know these things?"

Duan Zicong didn't hide anything: "Qiuye told me all of this when I got home."

Perhaps it's because she's getting older, but Ran Qiuye, that young lady from a scholarly family, has started to gossip.

After all, she was his apprentice's wife, so He Yuzhu couldn't tease her.

"By the way, how is your brother?"

Duan Zicong said, "He wrote back; he might be changing careers."

Duan Ziming has been serving in the military for many years, and last year he was promoted to regimental commander.

With his older brother Duan Zicong keeping him in check and his sister-in-law Ran Qiuye guiding him, Duan Zicong has certainly made something of himself in this life.

"Why did you suddenly change careers?"

Duan Zicong explained, "He's not young anymore; he can't stay in the military forever."

He Yuzhu thought about it and understood. Duan Ziming had reached the rank of regimental commander in the army, which was about the end of his career.

His talent lies here; if he stays in the military, he can only accumulate seniority.

"It's good that you've been transferred back. When your grandmother passed away, he was the one she missed the most."

"Let me know when he's transferred to civilian work. I'll use my connections to get him a good job."

Duan Zicong was well aware of the weight of He Yuzhu's promise.

“Master, thank you so much. I can never repay your kindness in this lifetime.”

He Yuzhu said, "Alright, stop trying to be sentimental with me."

In my entire life, you and MCA are my only two disciples.

You two are so loyal to me, how could I possibly mistreat you?

Now that Ziming is back, we'll reserve one of the newly built houses for him.

Now that you have a house, you can find him a partner.

After explaining these things, He Yuzhu went to the construction site to find Xu Damao.

Xu Damao asked, "How did you find out about this kind of mess so quickly? Who told you?"

He Yuzhu said, "Never mind who told me."

Just tell me, what exactly happened?

Xu Damao glanced outside and, after confirming that no one was around, said, "What could possibly happen?"

They wanted to use their feminine wiles on me, so I played along.

I never expected that my daughter-in-law, Qin Huairu, would be even more ruthless than Qin Huairu herself.

She actually used her own friend as bait.

He Yuzhu thought to himself, "What is this? It's far inferior to Qin Huairu."

It's worth noting that Qin Huairu used her own cousin as bait.

Throughout Sha Zhu's life, Qin Huairu used Qin Jingru to lure Sha Zhu.

When all else failed, he personally pushed Qin Jingru to Xu Damao's lips.

Xu Damao was adept at dealing with women, so how could Qin Jingru, a girl from the countryside, be a match for him?

She was easily deceived by Xu Damao and took advantage of him.

Throughout her life, Qin Huairu used this trick. However, no one fell for it, which is why it went unnoticed.

He Yuzhu said, "They're just two of a kind, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."

"You've forgotten why Qin Huairu brought Qin Jingru to Beijing in the first place."

Xu Damao also thought of what happened back then and said, "It really is true."

When it comes to ruthlessness, Qin Huairu is the best.

Back then, Qin Jingru was...

Hearing footsteps outside, Xu Damao immediately shut his mouth.

"Brother Da Mao, you called me." The person who came was Qin Jingru.

Xu Damao said, "No, I was just talking to He Yuzhu about the courtyard house and you came up in the conversation."

What are you doing here?

Qin Jingru quickly said, "Isn't this Brother Zhuzi here? I wanted to ask if he's having lunch here?"
If it's time to eat, I'll prepare the dishes.

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "Let's eat here then."

Qin Jingru had nothing else to do, so she turned and left. (End of Chapter)