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Some time has passed since the competition, and Morning Star Restaurant's business has been somewhat affected, but not significantly.

However, this outcome was unacceptable to Yi Zhonghai.

He refused to allow himself to be defeated by He Yuzhu time and time again.

So he kept advising Jin Qihao, urging him to deal with He Yuzhu.

In order to win over Jin Qihao, Yi Zhonghai kept fabricating stories about He Yuzhu bullying the deaf old lady.

As Yi Zhonghai repeated the mantra over and over again, Jin Qihao began to waver.

“Brother Yi, I know we need to deal with Sha Zhu, but to do that, we need to find a good opportunity.”

We don't have a chance now.

Upon hearing that Jin Qihao was interested, Yi Zhonghai naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.

“Li Huaide has a way. If you’re talking about the person who knows Sha Zhu best, it’s him.”

Jin Qihao had a good impression of Li Huaide, and had initially doubted Li Huaide's motives.

However, Li Huaide did not pester him, and rarely even took the initiative to contact him.

Jin Qihao's suspicions about Li Huaide have diminished considerably.

What has he been doing lately?

Yi Zhonghai had no idea. His mind was entirely focused on deceiving Jin Qihao, and he hadn't paid any attention to Li Huaide at all.

"I don't know. Just call him over and ask him."

Jin Qihao shook his head: "Don't say that. Li Huaide is a big boss after all. He's definitely not happy if you call him around like that."

Yi Zhonghai said nonchalantly, "I certainly wouldn't say that to his face."

Actually, he's not much of a big boss.

I heard from Guangtian that Li Huaide used his past misdeeds to threaten government officials into giving him preferential treatment.

Jin Qihao knew he couldn't reason with Yi Zhonghai, so he stopped talking to him.

"Mr. Li, what have you been busy with lately?"

When Li Huaide received Jin Qihao's call, he knew the time was almost right.

"Oh, it's Mr. Jin. I've just been busy with something. By the way, Mr. Jin, do you have some free time? I'd like to pay you a visit."

Jin Qihao laughed heartily: "I'll be waiting for you at home."

After hanging up the phone, Li Huaide invited You Fengxia to visit Jin Qihao together.

"Take all the documents with you. Whether we succeed or not depends on this."

As You Fengxia tidied up the documents, she asked, "Why did you take the initiative to suggest visiting him?"

Wouldn't it be better to let him bring it up himself?

Li Huaide said, "It's all the same. Bang Geng drives every day, taking Yi Zhonghai to see him."

Yi Zhonghai has been persuading us for so long; it should have had some effect by now.

You Fengxia curled her lips: "It's a miracle that that old guy Yi Zhonghai is still alive."

The more I learned, the more I realized how reckless Yi Zhonghai was.

You Fengxia had frequent contact with Liu Guangtian and several others. She was a woman, and a beautiful one at that.

Liu Guangtian and the others were extremely attentive to him, vying to show off and recounting past events.

After hearing this, You Fengxia simply couldn't imagine it.

So many people in courtyard number 95, yet they were all controlled by a childless man.

In other places, anyone like Yi Zhonghai, who has no heir, would be quite obedient.

Li Huaide brought You Fengxia to Jin Qihao's residence, where Yi Zhonghai was already waiting.

Over there, Jin Qihao was still chatting with Li Huaide.

Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but interject, "Director Li, we want to teach Sha Zhu a lesson."

Do you have a good idea?

Li Huaide was extremely dissatisfied with Yi Zhonghai's unreasonable behavior and had already sentenced him to death in his heart.

"Who do you think you are, telling He Yuzhu to teach him a lesson just because you say so?"

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that his face turned ashen, and he cursed Li Huaide in his heart for not respecting the elderly.

The older he gets, the worse his temper becomes.

He felt that because of his age, no one dared to mess with him.

Jin Qihao said with a smile, "Brother Li, don't be angry. You have a lot of ideas, help me think of a solution."

We don't expect Sha Zhu to suffer a major setback, but we also can't let him have it too easy.

Li Huaide said, "Brother Jin, why are you like Yi Zhonghai? He schemed against the He family, suffered in the end, and harbors resentment towards He Yuzhu."

You have no grudge against He Yuzhu.

Jin Qihao sighed: "I really have no grudge against him."

However, as a son, it is already unfilial not to serve one's mother.

If I don't stand up for my mother now, how will I face her after I die?

Li Huaide pretended to be helpless and thought of a solution: "If that's the case, I do have a solution."

To be honest, that's also why I came to see you.

"Go ahead and tell me," Jin Qihao said, intrigued.

Yi Zhonghai was even more interested and wished he could crack open Li Huaide's brain to examine it himself.

Li Huaide gestured for You Fengxia to take out the documents: "These are the documents from the Fourth Cotton Mill."

The No. 4 Cotton Mill was not doing well, and the workers in the factory could not be paid their wages.

The factory leaders then proposed reforms to the city.

I heard that Xu Damao is planning to get involved in this matter.

Jin Qihao is very clear about the current state of the reforms.

Many leaders use their power to engage in activities that transfer funds from one hand to the other.

Jin Qihao immediately understood Li Huaide's meaning and carefully examined the documents in his hand.

Yi Zhonghai, not understanding the situation, said, "Director Li, I asked you to deal with Sha Zhu, why are you mentioning the Fourth State-Owned Cotton Mill?"

I know you won't do this for nothing.

But if you want benefits, you should get things done first before asking.

Li Huaide showed no respect for Yi Zhonghai: "Mr. Jin, why don't you let Yi Zhonghai leave?"

His presence here is wasting our time and energy in our discussions.

Yi Zhonghai stood up angrily: "Li Huaide, what did you say?"
You want me to leave?
Who do you think you are?

I'm Qi Hao's sworn brother.

Jin Qihao looked up at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Brother Yi, you should go out first."

"Qi Hao." Yi Zhonghai looked at Jin Qi Hao in disbelief.

Jin Qihao did not change his mind, his tone firm: "Go out and calm down."

Yi Zhonghai sensed Jin Qihao's displeasure and dared not stay any longer, so he obediently left.

Banggeng was sitting outside when he saw Yi Zhonghai come out, so he went up to him eagerly and asked, "Dad, what's wrong?"

Yi Zhonghai angrily belittled Li Huaide.

Banggeng patted his back and comforted him, saying, "Li Huaide is a despicable person."

He's just a petty person who's gotten ahead; don't bother with him.

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai felt somewhat better.

"I don't mean to stoop to his level. I'm just worried that Qi Hao might be fooled by Li Huaide. He doesn't know Li Huaide, but we do."

"What good deeds do you think Li Huaide could possibly do?"

Banggeng coaxed Yi Zhonghai from the side, then asked, "Tell me in detail what exactly Li Huaide said."

Yi Zhonghai then relayed Li Huaide's words to Bang Geng: "You know, he hasn't done anything, yet he wants benefits?"

Now that Bang Geng has met many more people, his knowledge and experience are much greater than before.

He had heard about the shady dealings involved and immediately became suspicious.

“Dad, you don’t know what’s going on. Those state-owned enterprise leaders call it reform, but they’re actually secretly selling off assets at rock-bottom prices.”

Yi Zhonghai asked, puzzled: "What good does it do them if they sell it cheaply?"

Bang Geng said, "Do you know who they sell to? They sell to themselves."

They can sell something worth ten million for two million.

They made their profit from the eight million difference in price.

More importantly, they won't pay the two million.

They found someone else to pay for it.

Li Huaide meant that Xu Damao did exactly that.

"Isn't this a termite?" Yi Zhonghai said angrily. (End of Chapter)