Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

In the courtyard, there aren't many people left who can be taken advantage of by Yan Bugui.

Without the aura of being the "manager," others wouldn't give him face.

He can only pick on the easy targets now.

The Jia family became his target.

It wasn't that the Jia family was easy to mess with, but rather that the Jia family was clearly buying breakfast for Xu Damao.

If they can give it to Xu Damao, then they can also let him get some benefits.

Besides, it's not like Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi are the ones who are showing up, so Yan Bugui has nothing to be afraid of.

There are no elders who are always wrong.

He's not afraid of beating up a junior.

Unable to gain any advantage from Bang Geng, Yan Bugui angrily went to Yi Zhonghai for support.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai remained silent, Yan Bugui continued, "Old Yi, say something! As for Xu Damao and his ilk, it's one thing to be unfilial."

If even a pigeon is unfilial, that would be outrageous.

If that's how he is, then don't ever mention Qin Huairu's retirement to me again.

This hit Yi Zhonghai's weak spot right away.

Yi Zhonghai understands Yan Bugui, and Yan Bugui also understands Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai is a very suspicious person. He hopes that Qin Huairu can help him take care of him in his old age, but he also remains suspicious of Qin Huairu.

This is also why Yi Zhonghai insisted on joining them in their retirement.

Yan Bugui only recently came to this realization; he had always thought that Yi Zhonghai wanted them to pay for it.

Paying money was certainly one aspect, but more importantly, they wanted to use their influence to suppress the Jia family.

Since Yi Zhonghai needed his help, he naturally had the leverage to negotiate with Yi Zhonghai.

Liu Haizhong doesn't understand anything; he just wants to talk.

"Bang Geng is really too unfilial."

Yi Zhonghai didn't bother to reply to Liu Haizhong, but he couldn't ignore what Yan Bugui said.

When caring for the elderly, the first thing to do is to be filial.

A person who is not filial to their parents is absolutely not qualified to be their caregiver in their old age.

He didn't care whether he ate meat buns or not; what he cared about was Bang Geng's heart.

Banggeng bought steamed buns for Xu Damao, also for the sake of the Jia family, and indirectly for his retirement.

He was unhappy, but he could pretend not to see it.

What he couldn't accept was that Banggeng and his wife would personally deliver breakfast to Xu Damao, but never to him.

Even if she was thinking of him and sending him something, it was Qin Huairu who sent it, not Bang Geng.

Doesn't that mean he's inferior to Xu Damao?

This is something he cannot tolerate.

"Alright, it's no big deal. I'll talk about the joke later."

Old Yan, you too, how old are you, still standing guard at the door every day.

No matter how much dissatisfaction Yi Zhonghai had with Bang Geng, he would never express it in front of Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.

Qin Huairu was his caregiver, and Bang Geng was Qin Huairu's son; he couldn't afford to tarnish his reputation.

Once a person's reputation is ruined, they will give up entirely.

In that case, Yi Zhonghai would lose one of his tricks for manipulating the stick.

Yan Bugui sneered inwardly, "He just knows how to smooth things over."

Yi Zhonghai has used this tactic for over thirty years without ever changing it.

However, he also achieved his goal. Yi Zhonghai would definitely find a way to teach Bang Geng a lesson, and he could just wait and watch the show.

Liu Haizhong still couldn't figure it out, and in his eagerness to speak, he started firing off random comments.

"Old Yan, I also have something to say about you. You've ruined the reputations of all three of us uncles."

You're almost eighty years old, and you're always blocking the door demanding things. What kind of behavior is that?

Yan Bugui looked at Liu Haizhong with disdain: "What's wrong with me wanting things?"
I didn't rob them. They couldn't argue with me, and I took advantage of them; they deserved it.

If they feel resentful, they can use their abilities to make up for the loss they suffered at my hands.

This is our family rule.

His words didn't really do anything, but his expression really angered Liu Haizhong.

In his desperation, Liu Haizhong said, "Your child is becoming unfilial because of what you've done." Spending too much time with Yi Zhonghai will give you filial piety anxiety.

Yan Bugui was no exception. His children's lack of filial piety filled him with a sense of urgency.

According to the Yan family's rules, if he wants his children to come back and take care of him, he must have enough money.

This is also why he was so eager for benefits.

Hearing Liu Haizhong say this, Yan Bugui also got anxious: "How dare you talk to me like that? None of your own children are filial."

This really angered Liu Haizhong.

It's not wrong to say that Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu are unfilial.

Liu Haizhong himself didn't think much of his two sons, and he didn't care if Yan Bugui cursed at him.

The key point is that Yan Bugui also accused his eldest son of being unfilial.

This can't be tolerated.

“My Guangqi is the most filial son. Your son is the unfilial one. Look at your Yan Jiecheng, he lives in the same courtyard as you, but he doesn’t respect you at all.”

“Your Liu Guangqi is the most unfilial son. I’m telling you this now, he definitely won’t come to see you in a while.”

Yan Bugui has made up his mind that next time he meets Liu Guangqi, he will definitely have a good talk with him.

With his silver tongue, he can guarantee that Liu Guangqi will never come to see Liu Haizhong again.

Yi Zhonghai felt that both of them were telling the truth, so he had no intention of mediating the fight.

He sees himself as a referee.

There are conflicts between neighbors in the courtyard, and he is needed to act as a referee.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui have a conflict, and they need Liu Haizhong to act as the referee.

This way, he could control the direction of the courtyard house without having to personally offend anyone.

The idea is wonderful.

It's a pity that there's no one to take his place and do the dirty work.

Originally, this role was meant for Sha-zhu.

Sha Zhu did all the dirty and hard work in the courtyard.

He took advantage of this and kept building up his reputation with Sha Zhu, eventually turning himself into the local tyrant of the courtyard.

Without Sha Zhu, Yi Zhonghai would have had to personally handle many things in his life.

He was forced to be both a player and a referee.

Even if you achieve your goal by doing this, you won't gain any reputation.

In the end, it even implicated the deaf old lady, forcing her to personally intervene, even resorting to threatening suicide.

Yi Zhonghai's retirement plan is far too complex; it would be impossible to do it without any one of the necessary steps.

In this lifetime, I've been missing the most crucial link.

The two argued louder and louder, and it turned out that many people were looking inside.

Qin Huairu quickly stepped forward: "The three of them are just arguing, everyone stop watching."

Qin Huairu's voice reached the room, and Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui stopped arguing.

Neither of them would give in, so after sitting down, they turned their faces to one side and refused to look at each other.

Qin Huairu shooed away the onlookers and went inside: "What's going on? Why are you arguing?"

Her main question was about Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai was somewhat embarrassed, having forgotten about the onlookers outside.

"Huai Ru, don't worry, it's just a small matter. I'll talk to them in a bit."

Qin Huairu was also unwilling to get involved in their affairs, so she said, "It's good that nothing's wrong. You are all elders in the courtyard. Don't let the younger generation laugh at you."

Only Yi Zhonghai cares about these words.

Liu Haizhong believes that might makes right, and he will teach anyone who dares to laugh at him a lesson.

Yan Bugui, however, didn't care at all. More than saving face, he cared about whether he could gain an advantage.

Yi Zhonghai sighed: "There's no discipline in the courtyard. There's not a single filial child."

He kept staring at Qin Huairu, making her feel uneasy.

Qin Huairu thought it was about breakfast, so she made up a reason: "Xu Damao paid for Banggeng's breakfast."

I was afraid you'd be angry, so I didn't dare bring it to you.

Yi Zhonghai: "..." He looked down on Xu Damao, but he didn't say he wouldn't eat the things Xu Damao gave him. (End of Chapter)