The courtyard house, without the script of Sha Zhu.

He Daqing took out a cigarette, lit it, and didn't hide anything from Sha Zhu.

"We got tricked by that old bastard Yi Zhonghai. I even considered him a brother..."

After hearing He Daqing's account of Yi Zhonghai's schemes against him and his father, Sha Zhu...

He slammed his hand on the table, his eyes bloodshot, his chest heaving, and spoke viciously.

"I'm going to kill him."

As he spoke, Sha Zhu prepared to walk to the kitchen to grab a cleaver and chop Yi Zhonghai.

It's important to understand that Yi Zhonghai's actions essentially amounted to taking away his father.

Then they scheme against themselves, promising to provide for the other party's old age without compensation.

To be honest, this hatred is almost as intense as killing one's father and wife combined.

It would be strange if he could remain calm.

At the same time, He Daqing said in a deep voice, "Zhu Zi, sit down."

Sha Zhu didn't dare disobey his father's words, but as he turned around, he still looked indignant.

"Dad, are we just going to let that old bastard scheme against us like this? Do nothing?"

"Ha, of course that's impossible, so we have to move. Your impulsive actions have severed our family's roots. Besides, I have to leave now. Before I leave, I need to settle you in properly, since you're playing in this yard, but those beasts..."

Sha Zhu was aware of this, but he still asked out of curiosity.

"Dad, then we're just going to give up these three main rooms?"

"Don't worry, I've arranged a good person for these beasts, your senior brother Cao Wei."

"Oh, Dad, haven't you just put my senior brother in a difficult position?"

Sha Zhu scratched his head, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"You really think your senior brother is like you? He's smart enough to handle these beasts. If you had half of his cooking skills or half of his intelligence, I wouldn't need to think about moving."

He Daqing spoke in an annoyed tone. Sha Zhu would probably just nod dumbly upon hearing this, since Cao Wei was smarter than him, not only in cooking skills but also in his cunning, which was a well-known fact.

The following night, near the No. 95 compound, two flatbed carts and four movers were parked.

Nowadays, because He Daqing is still around and has not become the third uncle, Yan Fugui's habit of acting as a door god at the gate is not so blatant, or rather, not so frequent.

This gave the father and son an opportunity to move the house little by little under the cover of night.

Both of them were well aware of this news and knew it couldn't be leaked.

Otherwise, who knows what these beasts will do?

After moving all the necessary items away, six-year-old He Yushui stood at the door, looking at all her family's belongings on the cart, her eyes still filled with confusion, and couldn't help but look at her father, He Daqing.

"Dad, why are we moving at night?"

"Because this whole yard is full of beasts, and Dad's worried it might affect you?"

He Daqing's words made He Yushui nod as if she understood but not quite.

Beiluoguxiang.

He then entrusted these belongings, along with his son and daughter, to his brother, Zhang He, who was also Zhu Zi's master.

After He Yushui fell asleep, the three of them gathered together.

"Well, never mind, I won't say anything more to you. When are you planning to come back?"

Zhang He glanced at He Daqing with a hint of helplessness, his disdain undisguised.

He Daqing scratched his head, unable to help but think of the White Widow, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

"Five years at most. They want me to help them out? Screw them."

"Zhu Zi, when that place is built, you and your sister will live there by yourself. From today onwards, you are a proper man and you have to support the family."

Hearing He Daqing's warning, Sha Zhu nodded.

"Don't worry, once he's ready, I'll find him a place, the farther away from here the better."

After receiving Zhang He's promise, He Daqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, his brother was a true sworn brother, and he genuinely regarded Sha Zhu as his son, or rather, his culinary successor.

Not long after, He Daqing temporarily left Beijing.

As for Sha Zhu, I don't know why, but it seems like he's been gone since moving out of the No. 95 compound.

It's as if a burden or a mysterious shackle in my heart has been lifted, and I feel much lighter.

After learning that He Daqing had left, Cao Wei tidied up his small, dilapidated courtyard.

They headed towards the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang.

"Heh heh, you beasts, I'm coming."

With Cao Wei's reminder, the He family managed to escape the chessboard of the retirement group led by Yi Zhonghai. However, this new and exciting drama in the compound was only just beginning to unfold.

Meanwhile, what are the beasts in compound number 95 doing?

The next morning, Yi Zhonghai looked radiant.

Finally, through the combined machinations of the old deaf man...

He Daqing finally left the courtyard, and He Yuzhu, the backup plan for his retirement, could finally fall into his hands.

For him, having only Jia Dongxu as a backup plan wasn't enough; Sha Zhu's personality made him easier to control.

What about Jia Dongxu? He's also considered my apprentice, and Sha Zhu will act as a check and balance.

In one's old age, one should live a comfortable life.

Just thinking about it makes Yi Zhonghai incredibly happy.

But the moment he pushed open the door, he saw the empty He family home.

He seemed to have turned into a statue. After a long while, his voice cracked and was filled with disbelief.

"The He family has been robbed!"

Yi Zhonghai's exclamation quickly attracted the attention of the others in the compound, who all came over and saw the empty He family house.

They started discussing it amongst themselves.

"Which thief stole so cleanly? I bet they moved house."

These words made Yi Zhonghai's face turn completely dark.

Good grief, they moved.

This does not mean that his painstaking efforts in joining forces with the old deaf man to set up this trap for the Qing Dynasty were in vain.

The backup plan he wanted for old age, Sha Zhu, is gone too.

After going through all that trouble, only to have it all for nothing, who wouldn't feel good about that?

However, no one paid attention to Yi Zhonghai's expression at the moment, because everyone was looking at the empty He family house and couldn't help but chatter. Although it was a bit chaotic, everyone's heart was filled with their own calculations.

Among them, a plump woman quickly came to Yi Zhonghai's side and couldn't help but tentatively speak.

"Dongxu's master, look, He Daqing has moved out, so this room that's left behind is perfect, isn't it?"

"Sister-in-law, we can't be sure yet. And the key question is, He Daqing just moved out like that. Does he really think he'll just leave this house here and not care about it?"

Yi Zhonghai was no fool. To be precise, after so many years of getting along with He Daqing, he knew that the other party was also a cunning old fox, not much less shrewd than Xu Fugui of the Xu family.

If it weren't for his liking for widows, and the fact that the old deaf man was craving the chef's cooking skills, he wouldn't have even considered He Daqing.

After all, he could only become a big shot after Xu Fugui and He Daqing left, which shows how powerful he was.

However, it seemed as if his words were not heard by Jia Zhangshi, who was standing to the side.

Meanwhile, Madam Jia continued to daydream on her own.

"Dongxu is getting married soon, and we only have one room. How can we possibly fit everyone in? Luckily, the He family made room for the Jia family. They're quite sensible..."