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Besides feeling frustrated, Yi Zhonghai felt mostly angry.

He never expected that Yan Bugui would do this in secret.

That very night, Yan Bugui said he wouldn't do such a thing.

The very next day, Yan Bugui specifically sought him out, asking him to persuade Liu Haizhong not to do that.

He never expected that Yan Bugui was just giving him a smokescreen.

They publicly said they wouldn't do this kind of business, but secretly they'd already been doing it for a while.

"Old Yan, what should I say?"

Facing his only old friend, Yi Zhonghai didn't know what to say.

To put it mildly is to say nothing at all.

If he goes too far, Yan Bugui will definitely turn against him.

At this critical moment, he absolutely cannot afford to fall out with Yan Bugui.

Without Yan Bugui as an outsider, how will the Jia family treat him?

Just by looking at the Jia family members, you can pretty much guess what's going on with his eyes.

Especially the way Qin Huairu looked at him.

Qin Huairu had no other hobbies in this life except money.

Yan Bugui blushed when he saw everyone pointing and whispering about him.

He glared at Liu Haizhong resentfully, blaming him for making a big fuss about it.

If Liu Haizhong hadn't blown things out of proportion, he wouldn't have been so embarrassed.

That's how beasts are; they never look for the cause within themselves, but only push the blame onto others.

"I just want to earn money for my retirement, what's wrong with that?"

Yi Zhonghai naturally saw the people in the courtyard, as well as the neighbors nearby.

Not wanting to be laughed at, he said to the people around him, "Everyone, disperse. What's there to see?"

The people in the courtyard didn't dare to provoke him, so they pretended to leave.

But those people outside the courtyard wouldn't listen to him.

His status as the steward was only useful within the courtyard house; once outside the courtyard house, no one paid him any attention.

Helpless, Yi Zhonghai could only turn his head to look at Liu Haizhong.

"Old Liu, let's go inside and settle this. Let's not let outsiders laugh at us."

Matters within the institute should be resolved within the institute.

These are the rules that Yi Zhonghai established for the courtyard houses.

This rule seems to be ingrained in the bones of the people living in the courtyard houses; when something happens, their first thought is to find the three elders.

As a rule-follower, Liu Haizhong naturally has the instinct to uphold the rules.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai spoke, he subconsciously agreed.

"Guangtian, Guangfu, let those people out."

Having no other choice, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu had to step in and drive everyone outside the courtyard out.

They were both wealthy, so naturally, people listened to them.

The No. 95 courtyard was cleared out very quickly.

Although the person is gone, the news has spread.

People in the neighborhood are talking about treasury bonds, and many more are trying to find out how to make money from them.

Liu Haizhong was among the first group of people in courtyard No. 95 to become wealthy.

Regardless of his character, people generally approve of him when it comes to making money.

The business that could cause him to fall out with Yi Zhonghai must naturally be a profitable one.

Those nearby who were eager to get rich would certainly not miss this opportunity.

The affairs outside the hospital are beyond Yi Zhonghai's control for the time being; they need to resolve their internal conflicts first.

Yi Zhonghai's house was too small, the Jia family had children and couldn't go, and Yan Bugui was unwilling to spend money on tea and water, so he didn't want to invite everyone to his home.

The group of people had no choice but to go to Liu Haizhong's house.

Once inside, Qin Huairu was the first to confront us: "Old Yan, did you already plan this out, afraid that we would steal your business, so you're blocking us from doing it?"

You are truly shameless.

For Qin Huairu, money was the most important thing in his life.

When Sha Zhu was working at Yan Jiecheng's restaurant, Qin Huairu immediately changed her expression when she heard that Sha Zhu had been fired, and complained that Sha Zhu was useless.

She simply couldn't accept Yan Bugui's trickery towards her this time.

Seeing Qin Huairu make trouble, Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, and Tang Yanling also started to make trouble.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong sat to the side watching, showing no intention of helping Yan Bugui.

They were both genuinely furious at Yan Bugui's actions, especially Yi Zhonghai.

He actually wants to make money; the more money he has, the more secure his retirement will be.

He naturally understood this principle.

He was only stopping Qin Huairu because he was unwilling to spend the money.

If he had known that Yan Bugui was willing to do this business, he wouldn't have stopped him.

Yan Bugui argued, "I didn't mean to hide it from you. I just wanted to acquire the treasury bonds around us ahead of schedule."

As you know, I'm getting old and can't go to places that are too far away.

I was planning to tell you tonight anyway.

Really.

Old Yi, you have to believe me.

Yan Bugui looked at Yi Zhonghai and began to make a deal with him.

Yi Zhonghai saw Yan Bugui's pleading and ultimately had no choice but to forgive him.

Not forgiving is not an option either.

I'll still need Yan Bugui for my retirement in the future, so I can't afford to fall out with him over this little bit of money.

"Alright, that's enough. Old Yan has his reasons."

He is indeed too old to compete with you.

There are no elders who are always wrong; you younger generations shouldn't hold grudges against them.

In an effort to save Yan Bugui, Yi Zhonghai even resorted to one of his trump cards: the theory that being old is not a bad thing.

However, this statement is not very convincing.

None of those present, including Qin Huairu, were convinced.

Upon seeing this, Yi Zhonghai glared fiercely at Yan Bugui.

It's all Yan Bugui's fault. He handled things too harshly and offended everyone.

Most importantly, he also offended Qin Huairu.

If Qin Huairu doesn't agree to support Yan Bugui in his old age, he'll have to rack his brains for a lot of time.

"Huai Ru, you are the most filial person in our compound. Make a statement."

With just one sentence, Qin Huairu was put on a pedestal.

Qin Huairu wanted others to perceive her as filial. With the reputation of being filial, she could do many things.

Similarly, others can use his filial piety as a weapon to attack him.

Yi Zhonghai had this plan in mind when he helped Qin Huairu gain fame.

For Yan Bugui's sake, he had no choice but to use it ahead of schedule.

Qin Huairu naturally understood this, but it was impossible for her to forgive Yan Bugui so easily.

As Liu Haizhong just mentioned, Yan Bugui bought it for 95 yuan and then resold it to Li Huaide, making a profit of seven yuan.

Yan Bugui made so much money, but it had nothing to do with him, so of course he wouldn't be happy.

"What stance am I taking? The money was earned by Lao Yan; it has nothing to do with me."

If I can't make money, I can only blame my incompetence.

Yi Zhonghai sighed inwardly. He knew Qin Huairu had been wronged.

If it were someone else, he could have helped Qin Huairu seek justice.

But Yan Bugui is not an option.

If he dares to make Yan Bugui bleed, Yan Bugui will definitely turn against him.

However, he quickly came up with a solution.

To be honest, he was envious of Yan Bugui's wealth.

Seeing this as an opportunity, he changed his tune and supported the buying and selling of treasury bonds.

"If you ask me, let's not argue. There are quite a few people who have treasury bonds. Old Yan only bought a few."

Let's try to figure out how to buy treasury bonds.

There are only a few days left until the 21st.

"Once everyone finds out, we won't make much money."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu knew that Yi Zhonghai was willing to pay.

“Zhonghai, you’re right. We can’t miss such a good opportunity.”

Her saying this meant that she had forgiven Yan Bugui.

Yi Zhonghai was now more confident: "Since everyone agrees, let's leave it at that. No one can bring this up again."

As for the three members of the Liu family, they were conspicuously ignored by Yi Zhonghai. (End of Chapter)