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joint.

It's another alliance.

Yan Bugui is the kind of person who won't act until he sees a clear benefit.

There are benefits to joint elderly care; without Yi Zhonghai's prompting, he would rush to join.

The problem is that he doesn't see the benefits of joint retirement planning.

Yi Zhonghai found Qin Huairu to live with in his old age.

As a result, they couldn't even afford to treat him to a meal.

If he were to retire with Yi Zhonghai, wouldn't he be living the same kind of life?

How could Yan Bugui, who was famous for his accounting skills, do such a foolish thing?

Yi Zhonghai stared at Yan Bugui, and seeing that he was only focused on counting the peanuts on the table, he was immediately disappointed.

Elderly care is everyone's responsibility.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui had a son, and he was hoping to get away with it, so he could tolerate it.

For so many years, he has been the sole person responsible for providing for his parents' old age.

Only he knows how much suffering he endured.

He worked tirelessly for the elderly without complaint, never uttering a word of complaint.

He didn't care that Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui would ultimately benefit from the situation.

But he was truly powerless to do anything about it.

Over the years, he has done so much for his retirement.

Every time, they fail at the last minute.

Seeing the growing power of the unfilial forces in the courtyard, even as the reincarnation of Nezha, he was powerless to stop them.

Only through unity, and unreserved unity, can we guarantee old-age security.

"Old Yan, do you know when I started preparing for retirement?"

Yan Bugui gave Yi Zhonghai a strange look.

Yi Zhonghai's attempt to find someone to take care of him in his old age may seem discreet, but it's obvious to anyone with eyes to see.

It's just that everyone is pretending not to understand because they don't want to cause trouble.

Except in recent years, Yi Zhonghai has always disliked people talking about this.

This time, they actually brought it up on their own initiative.

Yan Bugui thought for a moment, then decided it was no longer appropriate to pretend to be deaf and dumb: "From the time you took Jia Dongxu as your apprentice..."

Yi Zhonghai was taken aback.

Although he started preparing for retirement around that time, it's unreasonable that Yan Bugui saw it so early.

"You really figured it out around that time?"

Yan Bugui said, "You've never taken on any disciples your whole life, yet you suddenly took Jia Dongxu as your disciple. Who wouldn't notice?"

Yi Zhonghai was startled, then said defiantly, "Old Liu has taken on more apprentices than I have."

Do you also doubt him?

Yan Bugui took a sip of his wine and said with a smug look, "You're different from Lao Liu."

Old Liu is a simple-minded person.

Although he likes to hit people and lecture them, he teaches you techniques.

You are different.

You always held the mindset that you would rather starve your apprentice than teach them your skills, so you rarely taught others your techniques.

"If Dongxu doesn't formally become your apprentice, you won't teach him the techniques."

There was another thing Yan Bugui didn't dare say: even holding the apprenticeship banquet was useless.

Jia Dongxu never learned much technical skill in his entire life, and neither did Qin Huairu.

In this respect, Yan Bugui is different from Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong.

Yi Zhonghai would never teach, no matter what, while Liu Haizhong would only teach if he pleased Liu Haizhong.

Yan Bugui was somewhere in between the two of them; he was willing to teach if paid.

He teaches you as much knowledge as you pay him.

As a result, none of the many students he taught were grateful to him.

He treated teaching as a business.

Yi Zhonghai was somewhat disappointed. He thought he had done it very discreetly, and that no one would be able to tell.

"When do you think the people in the courtyard figured it out?"

And there's Sha Zhu, he..."

What Yi Zhonghai most wanted to know was when He Yuzhu figured it out.

Yan Bugui was the only scholar in the courtyard, and he kept a close eye on things happening there every day.

It's not surprising that they figured it out early on.

He Yuzhu was only sixteen years old at the time, a teenager. Normally, he shouldn't have been able to tell.

Yan Bugui said uncertainly, "Maybe even earlier than me." "What? That's impossible," Yi Zhonghai exclaimed.

Yan Bugui whispered, "Why can't it be impossible?"

Yi Zhonghai analyzed for Yan Bugui: "How old was he at that time? He didn't know anything except cooking."

At that time, I hadn't even decided who to choose as my caregiver.

How could he possibly see that?

They were here even earlier than you.

I can't expect Dongxu to know I'm looking for someone to take care of me before I've even accepted him as my apprentice.

"He can tell fortunes."

This is also what puzzles Yan Bugui the most.

At that time, Yi Zhonghai was not yet forty years old, and no one could be sure that he would end up without an heir.

If Yi Zhonghai hadn't taken Jia Dongxu as his apprentice, Yan Bugui wouldn't have dared to think that way.

How could He Yuzhu, a fool, possibly think more clearly than these people?

However, all indications suggest that He Yuzhu did know earlier than he did.

"Then why did he turn against you?"

Yi Zhonghai is not someone who easily admits his mistakes.

He subconsciously shifted the blame onto others: "At most, he resents me for scheming against He Daqing."

Yan Bugui shook his head, not believing it was that simple.

Yi Zhonghai did indeed scheme, but he failed. In the end, He Daqing chose to leave on his own.

Even if He Yuzhu harbors hatred, he won't leave no room for retaliation.

However, they couldn't find the answers to these questions unless they asked He Yuzhu.

"I haven't even asked you yet. You were perfectly fine back then, so why did you scheme against He Daqing?"

He and you have a good relationship.

Yi Zhonghai sighed: "I didn't want to scheme against He Daqing, it was all the old lady who forced me to."

The old lady wanted He Daqing to take care of her in her old age, but that bastard He Daqing refused.

“That doesn’t make sense either. Old He didn’t agree, but you did,” Yan Bugui asked.

Yi Zhonghai naturally wouldn't say that he wasn't sure at the time either.

No one wants to serve a stranger.

Yi Zhonghai was no exception.

Later, when there was no other way, he actually went with the deaf old lady.

"I did agree. But my wife... Miao Cuilan's cooking skills are not as good as Sha Zhu's."

Although Yi Zhonghai married Qin Huairu, he never treated her as his wife.

Every time Miao Cuilan is mentioned, he subconsciously calls her "wife".

As for Qin Huairu, he always treated her as a tool for his retirement.

Yan Bugui also knew that the deaf old lady had a craving for food.

However, he felt that things were not so simple.

Yi Zhonghai himself must have wanted to scheme against He Daqing.

As for the reason, he had already guessed it.

He Daqing has a son, but Yi Zhonghai does not.

The two lived in the same courtyard, and Yi Zhonghai would be jealous if he watched He Daqing discipline his son every day.

It just so happens that Yi Zhonghai is also a petty person, so it's not surprising that he agreed to the deaf old lady's request.

Yan Bugui was drinking in Yi Zhonghai's house, so naturally he couldn't criticize Yi Zhonghai.

He then accused the deaf old lady: "If the old lady hadn't been so greedy, we wouldn't have had such a bad falling out with Sha Zhu."

Yi Zhonghai happened to be someone who was unwilling to take responsibility. When he heard Yan Bugui push the blame onto the deaf old lady, he took the opportunity to slam the pot lid on.

"Who can argue with that? I tried to persuade the old lady myself. But with her temper, no one could change her mind."

I am someone who deeply respects and honors the elderly.

I was worried that the old lady would get sick from the anger, but I also thought that it wouldn't hurt Lao He.

I agreed.

Actually, if you think about it, Old He wouldn't have lost out if he had agreed to Widow Bai's request.

He gained a beautiful wife; in all respects, he's the one who got the better deal.

Thinking about it this way, Yi Zhonghai felt that he hadn't made a mistake back then.

He Daqing will definitely take care of He Yuzhu when he goes to Baoding with Widow Bai.

With his care, He Yuzhu wouldn't have become the unfilial person he is today.

"Damn idiot Zhu."

Without any apparent reason, Yi Zhonghai cursed at He Yuzhu. (End of Chapter)