Courtyard House: Inheriting the Restaurant, the Jia Family Wants to Get It for Free

After saying that, Sha Zhu took his sister back home.

The others were still discussing the matter.

Yan Bugui touched his chin and then returned home.

At Yan Bugui's home.

"Cheng Shuhai's skills are so good that even the apprentices at Fengzeyuan are ashamed of themselves. If you could learn that, wouldn't it be a golden opportunity?"

Yan Bugui glanced at his eldest son, Yan Jiecheng, who was squatting down playing with something.

Yan Jiecheng is twelve years old this year. His academic performance is mediocre, and he doesn't seem to be cut out for studying.

Rather than letting him continue wasting his time at school, it would be better for him to find a trade to learn as soon as possible.

"It's solved."

Yan Bugui cleared his throat.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Yan Jiecheng looked up.

"What do you think of Cheng Shuhai's cooking skills?"

Yan Bugui asked patiently and persuasively.

"Amazing!" Yan Jiecheng's eyes lit up at the mention of it. "Dad, you didn't smell it! It smells amazing! I heard from Shazhu that it's even better than his master's!"

"Hmm." Yan Bugui nodded in satisfaction. "So, do you want to learn?"

"Yes, I do!" Yan Jiecheng answered without hesitation, but then immediately lowered his head. "But can anyone teach me? I've heard it's very difficult to find a master to teach you."

"It all depends on human effort."

"This Cheng Shuhai looks young, but he's not someone you can easily get along with."

"We can't go directly. We need to find an opportunity to make him owe us a favor. It will be much easier to bring up the matter of him becoming our apprentice then."

A calculating glint flashed in Yan Bugui's eyes behind his glasses.

He was plotting how to create an opportunity for Cheng Shuhai to owe him a favor.

Intermediate People's Court.

Yi Zhonghai carried a bottle of wine, walked through the middle courtyard, and headed straight for Liu Haizhong's house in the backyard.

At Liu Haizhong's home.

The two younger brothers, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, were kneeling on the ground, their faces still streaked with tears.

With a dark expression on his face, Liu Haizhong sat in a chair, panting heavily.

Liu Haizhong's wife, Sun Dali, sighed and didn't dare to say a word.

"Knock knock knock".

A knock came at the door.

"Who is it?! Get lost!"

Liu Haizhong was in a bad mood and shouted angrily.

"Old Liu, it's me."

Yi Zhonghai's deep voice came from outside the door.

Liu Haizhong paused for a moment, then stood up and opened the door.

Upon seeing that it was Yi Zhonghai, the anger on his face subsided slightly, but his tone remained aggressive.

"Old Yi, what are you doing here? Came to see me make a fool of myself?"

Yi Zhonghai wasn't angry. He shook the wine bottle in his hand and went into the house.

"Old Liu, look at what you're saying. We live in the same courtyard, and with such a big thing happening to you, how could I not come and see you?" He put the wine on the table, patted Liu Haizhong's shoulder, and said, "I know you're feeling down. Let's have a drink today, just the two of us."

Looking at the wine on the table and then at Yi Zhonghai's "sincere" face, Liu Haizhong's anger subsided considerably.

He really needs to talk to someone right now, and Yi Zhonghai, his neighbor of more than ten years, is undoubtedly the best choice.

"Sigh!" Liu Haizhong sighed heavily, plopping back into his chair. "Old Yi, what did I do to deserve this? All I wanted was to show off in front of the boss! What did I do wrong?"

"You're not wrong." Yi Zhonghai unscrewed the bottle cap and filled the broken bowl in front of the two men with wine. "The one who's wrong is that Cheng Shuhai; he's a complete scoundrel!"

He picked up his bowl and clinked it against Liu Haizhong's.

"Old Liu, I feel so bad for you about this!"

Liu Haizhong tilted his head back and gulped down a bowl of wine. The spicy liquid burned his throat, making him cough uncontrollably.

"Ahem... Old Yi, you're right! It's that Cheng Shuhai!"

"He's deliberately trying to make things difficult for me! In front of so many people, he kicked me to the ground and then pressured Deputy Factory Director Yang to make me clean the toilets! That guy is so ruthless!"

Liu Haizhong grew angrier as he spoke, slamming his fist on the table, making the bowls and chopsticks clang loudly.

"I'm not done with him! I'm going to kill him!"

That's exactly what Yi Zhonghai wanted to hear.

He sneered inwardly, but put on an empathetic expression and poured Liu Haizhong another bowl of wine.

"Old Liu, calm down. It's not worth getting angry over someone like that." He advised, but then changed the subject, "But on the other hand, this Cheng Shuhai is indeed a menace."

Liu Haizhong nodded at this moment.

"Since he came to our compound, look how many incidents have happened!"

"He ruined the Jia family, leaving Jia Zhangshi paralyzed, and Jia Dongxu is still undergoing reform through labor at a farm."

"Now, he's screwed you over again. If this keeps up, will there ever be any peace in this courtyard?"

Yi Zhonghai's words struck a chord with Liu Haizhong.

He recalled the tragic state of the Jia family when Cheng Shuhai first arrived, and then thought about his own predicament today, a chill rose from the soles of his feet.

"Old Yi, you're right! That kid's a jinx!"

"We can't let him continue to be so arrogant!"

Liu Haizhong clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth.

"But... what can we do with him?" Liu Haizhong sighed again. "That kid is really strange. Even with all the commotion from the Jia family, they couldn't do anything to him, but they got themselves into trouble. You saw it today, even Deputy Factory Director Yang is on his side. What do we..."

"A direct confrontation is definitely not going to work." Yi Zhonghai lowered his voice and leaned forward. "This kid is ruthless and vicious. We need to think of another way."

He already had a plan in mind.

He came to find Liu Haizhong this time because he wanted to use this brainless brute as a pawn.

Cheng Shuhai is currently riding high, and with the factory leaders as his backers, I certainly can't make a move rashly.

If I just give that idiot a little nudge, he'll definitely rush up and fight Cheng Shuhai to the death.

At that time, regardless of who wins or loses, it will be beneficial to oneself.

If Liu Haizhong were to injure Cheng Shuhai, Cheng Shuhai would definitely be in trouble, and he would finally get his revenge.

If Cheng Shuhai were to seriously injure Liu Haizhong, Cheng Shuhai would also be implicated. He could then go to the Military Control Commission and have Cheng Shuhai arrested!

This is called killing two birds with one stone.

Yi Zhonghai was proud of his own intelligence, and looked at Liu Haizhong with the same eyes he would give a foolish fish about to take the bait.

"Then... what should we do?"

Liu Haizhong asked anxiously.

"Don't rush," Yi Zhonghai said, feigning seriousness. "This matter needs careful consideration. Doesn't he own a restaurant? We'll have our chance!"

He didn't finish his sentence, but gave Liu Haizhong a meaningful look.

Although Liu Haizhong isn't very bright, he's not completely stupid.

He instantly understood what Yi Zhonghai meant.

"Old Yi, what do you mean...?"

Yi Zhonghai neither nodded nor shook his head, but simply picked up his wine bowl and took a sip by himself.

"Old Liu, I didn't say anything."

"I just felt that since he owns a restaurant, we would always have a chance."

Yi Zhonghai acted as if he hadn't done anything.

Liu Haizhong looked at Yi Zhonghai, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.