Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

Xu Damao was worried that Zhang Yan was angry, so he didn't dare to go to her and went back to the courtyard with Wu Tiezhu and the others.

Upon entering the courtyard, Li Zhenjiang was chatting with Li Dagen at the entrance.

"Da Mao, you're back."

Xu Damao turned to look at him: "Li Zhenjiang, you're going to cut ties with us brothers, right?"

They promised to go to the gathering, but now they're not going.

Li Zhenjiang smiled awkwardly: "Da Mao, I was wrong this time. I'll treat you all another time when I'm free."

Xu Damao snorted: "No need. Who would pay attention to you if it weren't for Uncle Li's sake?"

Uncle Li, this is a dish I specially got for you from He Yuzhu Restaurant.

"This was made by He Yuzhu himself, please try it."

Li Dagen said with a smile, "Zhu Zi's cooking? I haven't had this in a long time."

Miao Jianye pushed Xu Damao aside: "Did you tell him to do it? You're just trying to steal the credit."

Xu Damao pushed him aside without giving an inch: "How could it not be because I asked him to do it? If I didn't ask, would he even cook?"

Li Zhenjiang stopped the two from arguing.

"It was Brother Zhu who cooked. Didn't they usually have Ma Hua and Zi Cong cook?"

Xu Damao quickly added, "Originally, it was Ma Hua and his partner who did it, but then Chairman Lou had an accident, so we went to the hospital."

"What happened?" Li Dagen asked worriedly.

Just as Xu Damao was about to speak, he suddenly caught sight of Yan Bugui.

At some point, Yan Bugui came over. He wasn't trying to eavesdrop, but rather he had been staring at the lunchboxes the group had brought back.

"Yan Bugui, stop pushing! If you keep pushing, people will crawl into their lunchboxes."

Yan Bugui said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Xu Damao, do you have any sense of public morality?"

"Your father and I are from the same generation. What's the meaning of you calling my name every day?"

Xu Damao chuckled: "Calling you by your name is a sign of respect."

Yan Bugui glared at Xu Damao with resentment before giving up.

Given the current situation, he doesn't dare to confront Xu Damao head-on.

The three old men have less and less say in the courtyard.

Unlike when Sha Zhu was around, with Sha Zhu backing them up, even now that they're old, no one dares to underestimate them.

Yan Bugui knew that among all the people in the courtyard, only Li Dagen could keep Xu Damao in check.

The thought of this made Yan Bugui feel suffocated.

Back then, among his peers, Li Dagen was not considered particularly outstanding.

In front of his three uncles, Li Dagen had no right to speak.

He never imagined that Li Dagen would become the number one person in the hospital.

Everyone in the courtyard admired Li Dagen.

On the contrary, the words of the three old men became less and less effective.

“Old Li, you should also keep an eye on Xu Damao. Respecting the elderly and caring for the young has always been a traditional virtue of our country.”

Xu Damao said disdainfully, "You know it's about respecting the elderly and caring for the young."

Do you love children?

Yan Bugui felt a pang of regret; he had spoken too quickly and accidentally let something slip.

In the past, in order to maintain their authority, they always talked about respecting the elderly but never about loving the young.

In my haste, I brought Aiyou out with me.

Fortunately, this was no problem for Yan Bugui.

He quickly replied, "You're not exactly young either."

Li Dagen was afraid the two would start arguing, so he said, "It's the New Year, so you should say as little as possible."

Yan Bugui's eyes darted around as he stared at the lunchbox: "Old Li, I'll give you face."

During the Lunar New Year, it's time to eat and drink.

"I have a bottle of good wine at home, let's have a drink, you two old buddies."

Li Dagen quickly refused, "No, I'm not feeling well, so I won't drink."

joke.

Yan Bugui's liquor is so strong that even young people can't handle it, let alone him.

Yan Bugui licked his lips: "Don't worry, it's really good wine."

Jie Di brought it to me when she came to visit before the New Year.

When Yan Jiedi came, she did buy wine. However, it wasn't specifically for Yan Bugui. It was for Li Dagen, but she couldn't leave Yan Bugui without giving him two bottles, so she brought him two bottles as well.

Zhou Sujuan knew that Li Dagen was shy and embarrassed to refuse Yan Bugui.

She should still play the bad guy.

Moreover, the dishes that He Yuzhu makes are different from those made by others.

Zhou Sujuan was unwilling to let Yan Bugui take advantage of this.

She came out of the house and took the lunchbox directly: "Old Yan, my husband Li drank yesterday, so he absolutely cannot drink today."

"Don't hold him back."

The Li family disagreed, and Yan Bugui couldn't do anything about it. If things really escalated, he wouldn't gain anything either.

Fearing that Yan Bugui would pester him relentlessly, Li Dagen followed Zhou Sujuan into the house.

Xu Damao called to Wu Tiezhu, "Let's go to my house and have a good drink."

Li Zhenjiang said, "I'll go get some vegetables."

Wu Tiezhu couldn't refuse, so he agreed.

When the group arrived at the central courtyard, Tang Yanling came out of the house.

The timing was perfect.

"Uncle Xu, you're back. No one has lived in your house for several days, and the stove hasn't been lit either."

I'll light the stove for you right away.

Without waiting for Xu Damao's reply, she took a burning honeycomb briquette from her own honeycomb briquette stove.

So they followed Xu Damao and the others to Xu Damao's house.

Incidentally, we also invited Bang Geng to join us during the meal.

With the Jia family present, there were many things that couldn't be said, so they only talked about things that weren't very important.

Tang Yanling wasn't satisfied with that. She seized an opportunity to steer the conversation toward work.

"Uncle Xu, the New Year is almost over. What are your plans for the future?"

Xu Damao understood what she meant, and a thought flashed through his mind, reminding him of his casual conversation with He Yuzhu before the New Year.

Since the Jia family hasn't yet received Yi Zhonghai's assets, they can only continue to pretend to be filial sons and grandsons in front of Yi Zhonghai.

In Xu Damao's opinion, the Jia family was utterly useless.

Yi Zhonghai's house is only so big; if it were him, he would have already taken over Yi Zhonghai's assets.

The Jia family is in a bad situation. Qin Huairu has been married to Yi Zhonghai for more than ten years, but she still hasn't gotten her hands on Yi Zhonghai's wealth.

The whole family is useless, and he still has to help them add fuel to the fire.

"After the fifteenth, we'll finish up the work on the construction site."

That's not what Tang Yanling wanted to ask.

There isn't much work left at the construction site in Wangfujing, and they don't need many people.

They won't gain anything by following along.

She wanted to ask Xu Damao if he had taken on any new projects. Only new projects offered more opportunities to make money.

"Uncle Xu, that project is almost finished. Haven't you taken on any new projects?"

Xu Damao deliberately said, "Whether or not we've taken on any projects is a trade secret. Can I tell you?"

Tang Yanling smiled and poured Xu Damao a glass of wine: "We're not outsiders."

Uncle Xu, if you ever have a chance to make money, don't forget us.

Chai Ning and Cui Xin even asked me. They said, "If you need their help, they'll come and assist you."

Xu Damao laughed heartily: "Don't worry, I will definitely not forget you guys when there is an opportunity to make money."

If you want to make money, you need to prepare some capital.

"They run errands for me all day, and they barely make any money."

After getting started, Xu Damao stopped talking about work.

Tang Yanling had no choice but to accept that Xu Damao wouldn't speak.

She regretted not calling Chai Ning and Cui Xin. If they had stepped in, they definitely could have gotten the information.

Meanwhile, at the Intermediate People's Court, Yan Bugui went to Yi Zhonghai's house again.

Two old men sat there drinking with a small handful of peanuts.

"Old Yi, how did the courtyard become like this? We're still alive, but nobody cares about us anymore."

Yi Zhonghai's eyes were filled with resentment, but it was unclear who he resented.

"It's all because you and Lao Liu are unwilling to team up with me." (End of Chapter)