Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

He Yuzhu didn't want to see the people in the courtyard, but the people he least wanted to see were mainly the three old men and Qin Huairu.

He didn't even try to avoid seeing that idiot in the bangs.

He Yuzhu only avoided seeing Liu Haizhong because he thought it was too much trouble, since Liu Haizhong was in cahoots with Yi Zhonghai.

As for the Liu family's children, He Yuzhu didn't actually have that much prejudice against them.

I don't see them simply because there's no need to.

They are not important people, and it is not worth He Yuzhu meeting them.

Since the beginning of this year, the two of them have been traveling around with Xu Damao, and they have had many more opportunities to meet him.

Sometimes when we run into each other, we'll have a meal together.

The group met again that day and were about to go out for a meal when Liu Guangqi appeared.

"Brother Zhu, Xu Damao, you're at the restaurant."

Seeing Liu Guangqi suddenly was quite surprising.

The Chaoyang Hotel is considered high-class in Beijing. Ordinary people wouldn't eat there.

Liu Guangfu asked curiously, "Brother, what brings you here?"

Liu Guangqi naturally wouldn't say that he came here specifically for this purpose.

He pretended to be relaxed: "I was just craving something sweet, so I came here for a meal."

Do you want to eat too?
"Perfect timing! It's been a long time since we've gotten together. It's my treat today."

It's not that we haven't gotten together in a long time, it's that we haven't gotten together at all.

When they lived in the courtyard house, the three old men were the most active.

No matter how much Liu Haizhong dotes on Liu Guangqi, he can't let him have the position of head of the family.

Even when they went out to eat, it was Liu Haizhong who went first. Liu Guangqi never had a chance.

He Yuzhu didn't even remember having a meal with Liu Guangqi.

Once Liu Guangqi started working, he moved out and rarely returned to the courtyard house, let alone eat together.

However, since he had brought it up, He Yuzhu couldn't very well refuse him.

"Would I let you spend money at my restaurant? Come on, this meal is on me."

Liu Guangqi pretended to be polite.

Xu Damao pulled him along, saying, "It doesn't matter who's paying. Come on, let's go to a private room, so we don't have to watch the show."

Liu Guangqi readily agreed: "Alright then. Next time, I must treat you."

Liu Guangtian curled his lip behind his back, clearly unhappy to hear this.

Once they entered the private room, they began chatting. Liu Guangqi was particularly active.

Before they knew it, Liu Guangqi had steered the conversation to Liu Haizhong's head.

"Guangtian, Guangfu, don't resent our father. He actually had his reasons."

These days, those with power are more reliable than those with money.

He Yuzhu and Xu Damao exchanged a glance and guessed Liu Guangqi's purpose.

The two remained silent for the time being, waiting to see what methods Liu Guangqi would use.

Liu Guangtian had a few drinks and couldn't control himself: "What's his troubles?"

If someone wants to be a leader, you should also see if they have the ability.

In the courtyard, two old men treated him like a fool.

"If he actually became a leader, wouldn't that be a joke?"

Perhaps because he had suffered too many grievances, Liu Guangfu couldn't help but start complaining.

"Is it our fault that he can't become a leader?"

It was clearly an old man who tripped him up, but instead of resenting the old man, he took his anger out on the two of us.

He deserves not to be a leader.

Liu Guangqi listened to his two younger brothers' complaints without expression.

He had seen through all of this long ago, and he understood the resentment in their hearts.

In truth, he also harbored resentment towards Liu Haizhong.

But he couldn't stop Liu Haizhong.

If they were to forcibly stop them, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu would only suffer more.

He had tried to stop her once before, but the deaf old lady saw it and started to stir things up.

He was insulted by Liu Haizhong, and then Liu Guangtian was beaten for three consecutive days.

He understood, and never dared to do it again.

When he got a job, thinking he had a voice, he tried again. The result? With Yi Zhonghai's intervention, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were beaten even more severely.

From that moment on, Liu Guangqi was truly disappointed in this family.

He saw it clearly: Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady would never allow their family to be a harmonious and filial father and son.

He never understood why Yi Zhonghai would target the Liu family, since the Liu family wouldn't interfere with Yi Zhonghai's retirement.

Now, Liu Guangqi understood.

Yi Zhonghai, fearing he would be left without any inheritance, wanted to take Liu Haizhong with him in his old age.

If the Liu family were harmonious, Yi Zhonghai would fear being wiped out by them.

Only if Liu Haizhong and his son turn against each other can Yi Zhonghai feel at ease joining forces with Liu Haizhong to live out their old age together.

The methods for dealing with the Yan family are actually quite similar.

The only difference is that Liu Haizhong uses force, while Yan Bugui uses a softer approach.

Ultimately, the result was that the children of the Liu and Yan families became unfilial.

As it turned out, Yi Zhonghai's method was effective.

Not only the Liu and Yan families, but other families were also affected.

The only exception was He Yuzhu.

It was precisely because of He Yuzhu's resistance that Yi Zhonghai's plan did not go smoothly.

Back when He Yuzhu rebelled against Yi Zhonghai, Liu Guangqi didn't think highly of He Yuzhu.

He understood all too well the deaf old woman and Yi Zhonghai's treachery.

Many times, he would sit at the deaf old woman's doorway, listening to her and Yi Zhonghai's schemes.

Liu Guangqi knew he couldn't possibly handle their schemes.

This also intensified his desire to leave.

"Guangtian, Guangfu, what you see is only the surface. Can't you see what's really going on inside the courtyard house?"
"If Dad didn't become a leader, he'd be oppressed by that deaf old lady and that old man his whole life."

This is clearly a sophistry.

Even with Liu Haizhong's brains, if he became a leader, he wouldn't be a match for Yi Zhonghai.

Liu Guangtian spat and said, "It's no use him becoming a leader."

During the exercise, wasn't he the group leader? What happened?
"I was easily fooled by a few words, and in the end, I even lost my team leader position."

During the movement, Liu Guangqi was not in Beijing and did not have a clear understanding of what happened back then.

He knew that Liu Haizhong had been the team leader for a few months, but was eventually removed from his position because he had offended He Yuzhu.

As for what happened, he had no idea.

After he returned, he had very little contact with the people in the hospital, and no one talked to him.

Liu Haizhong was even less likely to tell him about the despicable things he had done back then.

Liu Guangqi wanted to ask He Yuzhu for help, so he didn't want to bring up the matter of offending He Yuzhu.

"But you can't blame Dad entirely. It was all the work of the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai."

He doesn't even call me "Grandpa" anymore.

Liu Guangfu said with dissatisfaction, "Brother, don't put all the blame on Yi Zhonghai."

"Given Dad's temper, if he didn't believe Yi Zhonghai, would Yi Zhonghai have been able to force him?"

Liu Guangqi sighed: "I'm not trying to excuse Dad, he really fell for a scheme."

"It broke my heart to see you all get beaten back then."

Ha ha.

Two cold laughs came from Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu respectively.

These two harbored resentment towards Liu Hai and also had little affection for the older brother who stood by and did nothing.

They were beaten for many reasons back then. Liu Haizhong would beat them whether he was happy or unhappy.

If Liu Guangqi does well on the exam, they will also be beaten.

Liu Guangfu was in a better position; by the time he was in school, Liu Guangqi had almost graduated.

When his grades were bad, the beatings he received had little to do with Liu Guangqi.

Liu Guangtian is in a terrible situation.

When Liu Guangtian was in school, there were many top students in his department.

Seeing other children getting such good grades makes Liu Haizhong feel ashamed.

Comparing the two brothers, Liu Haizhong's beating was much more brutal. (End of Chapter)