Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

After finally managing to fool the people outside the courtyard, the others surrounded Yi Zhonghai again.

The reputation of No. 95 compound is bad, and everyone in the compound suffers as a result.

When I go out, I often get pointed at and gossiped about by my neighbors in the alley.

Although no one said it, they all kept it in mind.

Now that No. 95 Courtyard has become successful, they are naturally unwilling to share the benefits they have gained through enduring hardship with others.

“Uncle, we can’t let them join.”

"When the deaf old lady was alive, they never showed her any respect."

Our nursing home has nothing to do with them; we can't let them join.

Hearing the dissenting voices in the courtyard, Qin Huairu felt much more confident.

She agreed to let the other people in the courtyard join, with the aim of getting the houses that those people owned.

Those people outside of courtyard number 95 get no benefit whatsoever.

Qin Huai would never agree to this, no matter what.

“Zhonghai, I think you should let the minority submit to the majority and not agree to their joining.”

Yi Zhonghai himself did not intend to agree.

Everything he did was for his retirement. The people outside No. 95 compound only added to his burden and served no other purpose.

He couldn't be bothered to pay attention to those people.

Having built up the atmosphere to this point, Yi Zhonghai still had to put on an act.

"But we're all neighbors."

"What neighbors? They're just old men who come here to take advantage of others."

"We're running a nursing home to take care of the elderly people there, what does it have to do with them?" someone objected.

Liu Haizhong added, "Old Yi, I don't care what you think. I disagree. Our money didn't grow on trees."

Why should we support them for free?

"Yes. We support Uncle Liu." Uncle Liu Haizhong's intervention immediately garnered the support of the entire hospital.

Yan Bugui was equally unwilling to agree. The cake is only so big; if too many people share it, each person will get less.

As a skilled calculator, Yan Bugui calculated things very clearly.

"Old Yi, just accept everyone's opinions."

Fearing that going too far might backfire, Yi Zhonghai readily agreed: "Well, since everyone disagrees, I can't object either."

Don't worry, I won't agree.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai readily agreed, everyone in the courtyard breathed a sigh of relief.

An old man's wise slogan resounded throughout the entire No. 95 courtyard.

Seeing that the morale of the troops was high, Yi Zhonghai suggested that they go to the street office together and ask them to help buy the house from He Guoqiang.

Yi Zhonghai had suggested it when everyone first moved in.

However, everyone was afraid of offending He Guoqiang and dared not agree.

Yi Zhonghai has been looking for an opportunity to try to persuade everyone.

"As everyone can see, our nursing home is a piece of fat meat."

A few of Lao Zheng's friends came today, and a few of Lao Sun's friends will come tomorrow.

We can't afford to offend everyone.

What I mean is, we should all go to the neighborhood office together and report the matter to them.

Let's make our nursing homes more standardized.

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai immediately gave Yan Bugui and the others meaningful glances.

Several people, having received Yi Zhonghai's hint, immediately stood up to support him.

"Old Yi is right, we must get things organized."

With the three elderly men and Qin Huairu all expressing their support, the pressure fell on the rest of the residents.

Those people looked at each other, but not one of them dared to object.

"Boss, this is our idea."

The current director of the subdistrict office is Du Dongliang, who was recently transferred here.

After listening to the ideas of Yi Zhonghai and his group, I felt they were very good.

Nowadays, there are indeed many elderly people in the hutongs who are left without care.

It's not that the children are unfilial.

The main problem is that the conditions in the alley are not as good as outside, and the children are all working outside, so they can't take care of the elderly at home.

If every large courtyard could spontaneously form a mutual aid group for the elderly, the workload of the neighborhood committee would be greatly reduced. If this kind of mutual aid for the elderly in courtyard No. 95 could be promoted, it could be considered a political achievement for the neighborhood committee.

Moreover, even if it fails, the neighborhood office will not actually suffer any losses.

Du Dongliang felt it was worth a try: "Uncle Yi, your idea is excellent."

I personally support it.

However, this matter must be based on the principle of voluntariness.

Yi Zhonghai thought to himself, "Now, even if you chase people away with a whip, no one in the courtyard will leave."

"Director Du, please rest assured, we are all volunteers."

Du Dongliang glanced at the others.

The others immediately indicated that they were volunteering.

What a joke! You don't have to spend a penny, and you can eat better than you would at home. Who wouldn't want that?

Upon seeing this, Du Dongliang immediately asked, "Then how will you solve your funding problem?"

Should we all pool our money, or...?

Yi Zhonghai immediately stated: "No need for fundraising. The Happy Family Fried Chicken restaurant outside is our company, and we're also opening a restaurant across from the Chaoyang Hotel soon."

The profits from these shops will all go towards the nursing home.

Du Dongliang finally understood why Yi Zhonghai and the others were so willing to do it.

With the support of these two companies, is there any need to worry about retirement?

According to Yi Zhonghai's statement, the nursing home was destined to succeed.

This is a political achievement that's practically handed to him; he'd have to be out of his mind to refuse it.

Not only should he not push them away, but he should also provide some support.

Otherwise, there would be no way to claim this achievement as one's own.

"Uncle Yi, is there anything the neighborhood committee can help you with?"

Yi Zhonghai was waiting for these words: "Director Du, we really do have something we need to trouble you with."

Du Dongliang thought this was Yi Zhonghai giving him a way out, so he labeled Yi Zhonghai as sensible.

"Tell me what you think is best. If it's within my power, I'll definitely do it for you."

Seeing Du Dongliang's positive attitude, Yi Zhonghai's confidence soared.

"Here's the thing. We want to build a fitness area in the yard."

"That's great. Are you having trouble buying gym equipment? I can find a place that sells equipment and help you get in touch." Du Dongliang felt this request was too easy.

Yi Zhonghai said: "It's not a problem with the equipment, it's a problem with the house."

Many people now live in temporary housing. These temporary houses take up all the space in the yard.

We don't have the space to build a gym.

Du Dongliang was at a loss. He wasn't a god; he couldn't conjure up a new place.

Moreover, temporary buildings cannot be demolished at will.

This is a problem left over from history.

If you make any moves, it will cause big trouble.

"There's nowhere to build anything around there."

Yi Zhonghai continued, "Director Du, this is what I'm thinking: we want to buy all the other houses in the compound."

Let the neighbors living in the temporary housing move into those houses.

This frees up the temporary buildings, which we can then demolish.

Du Dongliang asked curiously, "Didn't you buy all the houses?"

Who owns the remaining houses?

Yi Zhonghai has learned his lesson and no longer dares to beat around the bush; he tells the truth directly.

That's the situation. Those houses are now in He Guoqiang's hands.

He didn't stay.

We would like to ask the neighborhood committee to help persuade him to sell the house to us.

Don't worry, we can buy it at 10% above the market price.

As long as the nursing home can be established, Yi Zhonghai doesn't mind spending a little more money.

This statement will leave a good impression on Du Dongliang.

Upon hearing that Yi Zhonghai was willing to pay a high price, Du Dongliang felt there wouldn't be any major problems and agreed.

"Don't worry, the neighborhood committee will take care of it for you." (End of Chapter)