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Inside the courtyard, three old men went from house to house borrowing money.

"Uncle, it's not that I don't want to lend you the money. I've already used the money from selling my house to buy another one."

"Uncle, my son is getting married, but my daughter-in-law insists on having a house and a car. We've spent all our money."

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When disaster strikes, everyone flees for their lives.

There are no fools in a courtyard house.

The neighbors in the courtyard all understood.

Yi Zhonghai has suffered a major setback this time, and there is no chance for him to recover.

Naturally, no one would lend money to Yi Zhonghai again.

Yi Zhonghai and his two companions thought that by personally stepping in, they could get the money back.

But reality told them that no one would give them face anymore.

Seeing these heartless and ungrateful neighbors, Yi Zhonghai's heart sank to the bottom.

He spent his entire life planning for his retirement.

They used to constantly promote respect for the elderly in the courtyard, and even set an example by portraying the deaf old lady as an ancestor.

His purpose is simply to hope that these people will lend him a helping hand when he gets old.
But now?

These people eat his food and drink his water, yet they chose to stand idly by when he faced difficulties.

For the first time, Yi Zhonghai began to have doubts about his retirement plan.

These neighbors in the courtyard house could stand by and watch him die without offering any help.

What about the Jia family?
Will the Jia family really continue to be filial to him as always?
he does not know.

The thought of the Jia family becoming unfilial was unacceptable to Yi Zhonghai.

He dared not think about it and quickly extinguished the flame that had just ignited in his mind.

"Old Yi, what do we do now?"

Liu Haizhong's voice pulled Yi Zhonghai out of his fear.

Yi Zhonghai shook his head, trying to shake off those inappropriate thoughts.

"If they're not willing to lend it, are we going to rob them?"

"We can't just ignore it, can we?" Liu Haizhong complained.

Liu Haizhong was never a good person. It was only because his son was unfilial and he lost his support that he had no choice but to behave himself.

If everything goes smoothly, he might really become that kind old man in the nursing home.

Yi Zhonghai snorted: "Since they've distanced themselves from us, why should we meddle in their business?"

"What do you mean?" Liu Haizhong didn't understand.

Yi Zhonghai walked home with a livid face.

"Hey, can't you explain yourself clearly?" Liu Haizhong pressed from behind.

Yan Bugui pulled him back: "Stop shouting. Old Yi means that since they are unwilling to help us, there is no need for us to let them continue living in the courtyard house."

Don't forget, the house they're living in now belongs to Old Yi.

Yan Bugui's voice was loud enough for all the neighbors in the courtyard to hear clearly.

The three old men in the courtyard were all incredibly cunning. They never let their revenge linger overnight.

In the past, if anyone dared to offend them, a hospital-wide meeting would be convened immediately.

They would publicly criticize that person in front of everyone in the entire hospital, forcing them to apologize.

Liu Haizhong immediately understood and turned to shout at the rooms, "A bunch of ungrateful wretches, get out of the courtyard right now!"

Geng Guangjian and the others naturally heard the threats made by Yi Zhonghai and his two companions, and they felt very uncomfortable.

They didn't feel they owed Yi Zhonghai anything, because it was Yi Zhonghai who begged them to stay.

When it was time to eat, Qin Huairu's side hadn't prepared any food for them.

Geng Guangjian and his group became anxious.

They lived in a courtyard house and always ate with Yi Zhonghai and a few others.

They didn't prepare any cooking utensils at all.

If Qin Huai doesn't prepare food for them, they will either go hungry or have to go out to buy food.

The group didn't dare to cause trouble, so they went out and bought some food.

After finishing their meal, they gathered together for a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

"Yi Zhonghai and his group are clearly trying to force us to pay back the money. What should we do?"

Because of their resentment towards Yi Zhonghai, the group even changed their way of addressing him as "Uncle Yi." "They were the ones who tricked us into coming back to stay, so why are they kicking us out?"

"Are we the kind of people who come when called and leave when dismissed?" someone boasted.

However, few people agreed with this statement.

Although they didn't want to admit it, they all knew in their hearts that they were far from being a match for Yi Zhonghai and his group.

Despite Yi Zhonghai's advanced age, his children are still unfilial to him.

The more this is the case, the more difficult it becomes for Yi Zhonghai and his associates to deal with.

Nobody wants to be taken advantage of by a few people.

Especially after seeing He Yuzhu constantly avoiding them, this thought became even more profound.

"Then what should we do? We can't really move away."

To be honest, I only agreed to come because I was coerced and lured by Yi Zhonghai.

After staying with Yi Zhonghai and his group for a while, they became reluctant to leave.

Living in a courtyard house, they don't have to do any chores except for washing clothes.

I get plenty of fruit and snacks every day, and I don't have to put up with any bad temper.

This is much more comfortable than living in my own home.

Why should we be the ones to move?

If anyone disagrees, they should speak up.

"Can we not move? They're not cooking for us today. It's obvious they don't want to take care of us."

Several people started talking at once, sharing their own thoughts.

The core idea is the same: to continue enjoying the life I have now.

Geng Guangjian said, "Stop dreaming. Didn't you see those guys from Da Dao coming to demand the house?"

Yi Zhonghai can't pay his debts, and he doesn't even have a place to live. How can he possibly take care of us?

"Old Geng, what do you suggest we do? Do you want to move back and live with your daughter-in-law?"

I'm not trying to expose your shortcomings.

"With your daughter-in-law like that, it's no wonder she'll give you a hard time."

Geng Guangjian said with dissatisfaction, "Your daughter-in-law gives you a nice look."

"I admit, my daughter-in-law doesn't give me a friendly look."

Yi Zhonghai's constant promotion of the theory of respecting and caring for the elderly has had the opposite effect.

The children in the courtyard house didn't learn how to be filial to their elders from his theories.

Instead, what they learned was how to be unfilial.

"Alright, stop talking. Let's think of something to do."

Those present were all intelligent people, and they quickly came up with a solution that they believed was feasible.

"Let's go find Sha Zhu and Xu Damao. They can support those unrelated people, so why can't they support us?"

Isn't this just making things difficult for Yi Zhonghai?
We are much better than those people.

They already knew that the elderly people He Guoqiang brought were not only living in He Yuzhu's and his group's houses for free, but also receiving a monthly salary.

This treatment is far better than what Yi Zhonghai received at his nursing home.

Yi Zhonghai's nursing home only provides them with food and drink, but doesn't give them money.

They were just waiting for Yi Zhonghai to make a fortune so they could approach him about his compensation.

Instead of hearing news of Yi Zhonghai's fortune, they received news of his business failure.

There's no way I can bring up this idea now.

In fact, even if Yi Zhonghai becomes rich, he won't pay them wages.

This isn't like the time of Sha Zhu. Back then, the money belonged to Lou Xiao'e.

They were worried that Lou Xiao'e might change her mind and cut off their money at any time.

To secure his own future, he tricked Sha Zhu into giving out pension money to the elderly in the nursing home.

The money now belongs to Yi Zhonghai, so why would he be willing to share it with the people in the hospital?

If the people in the compound have money, will they still listen to him?
Yi Zhonghai had already planned it out. He could support the people in the compound and provide them with food and drink, but he couldn't give them money.

As he gets older, his mobility becomes increasingly limited, and money becomes his weapon to control the people in the compound.

What they could think of, Yi Zhonghai had already thought of long ago. (End of Chapter)