Courtyard House: Starting by inheriting the tradition and suppressing the barbarians.

Now, most of the beastly forces in the courtyard have been eliminated.

The only one who could still act arrogantly in front of Li Xuan was Yan Bugui, the third uncle in the front yard.

Yan Bugui was not a particularly bad or evil person.

But he's too calculating; he's the kind of person who gets stuck in a money-grubbing mindset.

Recently, he watched Li Xuan living a life of great success, and he was extremely anxious.

In particular, I heard that Li Xuan had become the chief expert at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

My monthly salary plus allowances is several hundred, plus a full scholarship from Peking Union Medical College...

Yan Bugui's small eyes were practically bulging with anger.

"This is incredible!"

"This kid's monthly income is more than mine in a year!"

Yan Bugui sat at the door, his abacus clicking away.

Turning to the three older women who were pasting matchboxes together, he said:

"You tell me, the Li family is so rich, shouldn't we try to benefit from their wealth?"

"Our Jiecheng is about to find a partner, and the bride price alone will be several tens of yuan."

"Old man, what do you want to do?"

"That kid Li Xuan is not to be trifled with. Have you forgotten what happened to Lao Yi and the Jia family?" The third aunt said with some concern.

"I'm not robbing you! I'm just borrowing you!"

"Besides, I'm an elder, and he's such a high-ranking official and so rich, how could I possibly refuse?"

Yan Bugui pushed up his glasses, another plan forming in his mind.

......

Saturday evening.

Li Xuangang pushed the cart into the front yard.

Yan Bugui, along with his eldest son Yan Jiecheng and second son Yan Jiefang, blocked the intersection like door gods.

"Oh, Director Li is back! Thank you for your hard work!"

Yan Bugui approached with a fawning expression, "Little Xuan, your Third Uncle has something he'd like to discuss with you."

"Third Uncle, just say what you have to say. I'm in a hurry to get home for dinner," Li Xuan said calmly.

"It's like this."

Yan Bugui rubbed his hands together and pointed to his two sons behind him.

"Look, Jiecheng and Jiefang are both grown up now, especially Jiecheng, who is about to get married through a blind date."

"But you know our family's situation, we're really strapped for cash."

"Now that you've made something of yourself, both a top scholar and a department head, you must have plenty of money."

"My third uncle was thinking, could you please set up a 'Youth Entrepreneurship Fund' for our facility?"

"Or perhaps you could lend us a few hundred yuan to help Jiecheng get the wedding done?"

"Don't worry, we will definitely pay you back."

"Although it might be a bit slow, like ten or eight years..."

Li Xuan laughed upon hearing this.

This old man, does he really think he's a sucker?

Borrow a few hundred yuan?

Ten or eight years?

That's like throwing a meat bun at a dog!

He glanced at Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang standing behind Yan Bugui, and a thought crossed his mind.

Since you're trying to scheme against me, I'll give you a grand gift of "filial piety and parental love"!

"Uncle, I don't like hearing you say that."

Li Xuan feigned surprise and exclaimed loudly, "Everyone in our compound knows you're the real hidden tycoon!"

"Your current monthly salary is 42.5 yuan."

"In addition, you are usually very frugal, even dividing the pickled vegetable strips by the piece."

"How come you're broke after all these decades?"

"You're sitting on a mountain of gold, crying poverty, and you still want to borrow money from a student like me who just started working?"

"That's really unfair!"

"You're talking nonsense! I don't have any money!"

Yan Bugui's face changed drastically, as if he had been stung. "We have a whole family to support, how can we possibly save any money!"

"Yeah?"

Li Xuan turned his gaze to Yan Jiecheng, his tone becoming increasingly seductive and persuasive.

"Brother Jiecheng, you've been working for two years now, haven't you?"

"Your monthly salary of eighteen yuan, you hand it all over to your dad, right?"

"Jiefang, even though you're still doing odd jobs, you're still sending money home, right?"

"Think about it, you've paid so much money, and what do you usually eat? Cornbread and pickled vegetables!"

"What are you wearing? This outfit has been patched up for three years, hasn't it?"

"Where did all your money go? Your 'good' dad saved it all up!"

Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang were stunned, their eyes starting to flicker.

Yes!

They hand over their entire monthly salary without fail, yet they never even see a scrap of meat!

I get scolded for being wasteful just because I want to buy a new pair of shoes!

Li Xuan added fuel to the fire: "Brother Jiecheng, you're getting married soon, and your dad still needs to borrow money?"

"Is he saving all that money to have a baby?"

Or perhaps...

Li Xuan leaned closer and whispered, "Is he planning to take all this money to his grave, leaving you not a single penny?"

"Or perhaps he intended to leave it to the third or fourth son, and didn't care about you at all?"

"This isn't a real father at all!"

"Even landlords and rich men don't treat their farmhands this cruelly, do they?"

"They're treating you like free money-making machines!"

"boom!"

These words were like a spark falling into a powder keg, instantly igniting the resentment that the Yan brothers had been holding onto for years.

"Dad! Li Xuan is right!"

Yan Jiecheng suddenly raised his head, staring at Yan Bugui with bloodshot eyes!

"I've worked for two years and paid over four hundred yuan!"

"You said you were saving money for my wedding, and now that I'm getting married, you still want to borrow money?"

"Where's my money? Where's your savings?"

"Exactly! Dad, you're so biased! You're so stingy!"

"We're starving and freezing, and we still have to pay you money? I can't take this anymore!" Yan Jiefang roared.

"You...you guys..."

Yan Bugui trembled with rage, pointing at his two sons, "You've rebelled! You've rebelled! I'm your father!"

"How I spend my money is my business!"

"That was saved up for you... saved up for you!"

"What a load of crap!"

Yan Jiecheng completely snapped, "From today onwards, I'm not paying my salary!"

"I'm going to save up to get married myself!"

"You must return half of the money I paid before! That's my hard-earned money!"

"Me too! I'm not paying anymore! If you don't refund my money, we're splitting up!"

"Separate the family?"

Yan Bugui felt a sudden darkness before his eyes.

His system of calculation is based on the exploitation of his children.

If his children refuse to contribute any money and still want to divide the family property, wouldn't that be the death of him?

"You unfilial sons! You beasts! I'll beat you to death!"

Yan Bugui raised his hand as if to hit someone.

But Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang are no longer the children who could be beaten and scolded at will.

The two men grabbed Yan Bugui from both sides and pushed him so hard he stumbled.

"Ouch!"

Yan Bugui plopped down on the ground, so angry that he couldn't catch his breath.

"Well..."

He rolled his eyes, clutched his chest, and slapped himself hard.

She was so angry she fainted!

"Old man! Old man, what's wrong?" The third aunt cried out in fright.

"dad!"

Although they had fallen out, the two brothers still panicked when they saw their father faint.

They quickly lifted the person up and rushed them to the hospital.

Li Xuan stood aside, pushing the cart, quietly watching this farce.

"Tsk tsk, this is what they call being too clever for one's own good, and ending up losing one's life."

"Uncle, you've been scheming your whole life, but in the end, you've only hurt yourself."

After that night, the Yan family was completely thrown into chaos.

Although Yan Bugui survived, he suffered a stroke, resulting in a slightly crooked mouth and difficulty speaking.

More importantly, his authority completely collapsed.

The children resolutely implemented the policy of dividing the family property and stopped handing over their wages.

Even meals were eaten separately, and the Yan family, that "scheming extended family," had completely fallen apart.

In the courtyard, the last big monster was also eliminated by Li Xuanbing without bloodshed.

Li Xuan returned to the backyard, looked at the warm lights of his home, and smiled slightly.

"Finally, some peace and quiet."

"From now on, we should take a longer-term view."

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