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The three old men's attempt to mediate failed.

The Yan brothers, Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiedi, refused to back down. Instead, Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi sided with their two older brothers for their own benefit.

Even with Yi Zhonghai's help, Yan Bugui couldn't force the children to give in.

Of course, he didn't back down either; the meals at the Yan family's house remained the same, and they didn't give up their bicycles.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai was fuming every day. He had known for a long time that the Yan family's children were unfilial, and he was happy to see it.

However, the unfilial behavior of Yan's children is seriously affecting his retirement.

He hasn't taken control of the courtyard house yet, and the issue of elderly care is still unresolved. The way the Yan family children are causing trouble will corrupt the atmosphere in the courtyard.

These past few days, he has focused almost all his attention on dealing with the Yan family's affairs, and has forgotten about the deaf old lady.

It's not that I forgot, but rather that I entrusted the deaf old lady to Qin Huairu with peace of mind.

The deaf old lady can now go out, and she can come to him if she needs anything.

The fact that the deaf old lady didn't come looking for him proves that Qin Huairu took good care of her.

He Yuzhu knew, however, that Qin Huairu was taking a particularly perfunctory approach to caring for the deaf old lady.

This was something Xu Damao specifically told him.

If Qin Huai went to the deaf old lady's house, he would only stay for ten minutes or so at most. The so-called tidying up of the house was just organizing the things that were visible.

Some things that are difficult to organize are put under the bed.

This is the same room that Sha Zhu cleaned up back then.

Xu Damao was puzzled as to why the deaf old lady had kept quiet and hadn't made a scene.

He Yuzhu, however, had no doubts. The deaf old lady could cause trouble because she had Yi Zhonghai's support.

However, between Qin Huairu and the deaf old lady, he clearly supported Qin Huairu.

This is similar to the situation of the deaf old lady in her later years.

At that time, both Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu supported Qin Huairu.

The deaf old woman suffered unfair treatment but dared not express it. The only thing she could do was trick Sha Zhu into secretly getting her some good food.

Taking advantage of his visit to Xu Damao's house, He Yuzhu went to the backyard and glanced at the deaf old lady.

At this point, the deaf old woman's condition was similar to that of her later years. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, she wouldn't live much longer.

Back home, He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said to Lin Jinghan, "When you see Aunt Wang, tell her to be careful of the deaf old lady."

Lin Jinghan asked, puzzled, "What's wrong? What kind of trouble can a deaf old lady cause now? Even if she wanted to cause trouble, she should go to Yi Zhonghai, shouldn't she?"

He Yuzhu said, "If you think like that, your view of the deaf old lady is too superficial."

The deaf old lady was not one to give up easily.

Her honesty is really unusual.

He Yuzhu couldn't fathom the deaf old lady's thoughts, so he could only be on guard.

He Yuzhu really couldn't imagine what the deaf old lady would do.

In his opinion, the wisest course of action for the deaf elderly woman at this time would be to go to a nursing home.

The conditions in the nursing home are indeed not very good, but it depends on the context.

When Sha Zhu was around, she was indeed very comfortable in the courtyard. Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu wouldn't treat him too badly so that Sha Zhu wouldn't find out.

Even without Sha Zhu, Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu's situation is much worse than when Sha Zhu was around. They won't have much patience for the deaf old lady.

Putting aside everything else, let's just talk about Yi Zhonghai.

He lived in the same courtyard as the deaf old lady, and it was really unreasonable for him not to visit her in the backyard for several days in a row.

He Yuzhu felt that he did it on purpose. As for his purpose, only he himself knew.

After getting off work, I entered the courtyard and found Yan Bugui and his wife, along with Yi Zhonghai, blocking the entrance.

"He Yuzhu, what exactly do you want?" The third aunt stepped forward angrily.

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Yan Bugui's wife, what do you mean? I haven't offended your family recently, have I?"

I'm afraid Yan Bugui will report me, so I avoid your family whenever I see them.

"I also want to ask, what exactly do you want in order to let me go?" The third aunt was speechless, choked by He Yuzhu's words.

Yan Bugui had no choice but to speak up: "Zhuzi, I did act impulsively about the whistleblower letter."

But my report didn't affect you at all. You didn't suffer any loss.

Why are you so fixated on our family?

He Yuzhu was displeased: "Yan Bugui, what do you mean? When did I start targeting your family?"

“Our Jiecheng and Jiefang are being harassed every day. Do you dare say you didn’t do it?” the third aunt angrily questioned.

He Yuzhu said, "What does it have to do with me that they are being harassed?"

To paraphrase Yi Zhonghai, the factory is deliberately making things difficult for him, not others, so they must be at fault.

You can just have them change it, that would be fine.

Also, I'm just a cook who serves others. The factory promoted me to a higher position to compensate for my lost wages.

Actually, I have no power at all; I still have to cook in the kitchen.

I don't have the ability to deal with Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang.

At most, I'll just find someone to help Yan solve the problem of flipping a wok.

But I was afraid. I was afraid Yan Bugui would write a letter of complaint, so I didn't dare let anyone stir-fry the food for him.

"Look, I didn't even toss the food for him, so why are you saying I'm targeting him?"

Miao Jianye shouted, "Brother Zhu is right. Yan Bugui, don't even think about throwing mud at Brother Zhu."

His words startled He Yuzhu. It was clearly directed at Yan Bugui, and he wondered how Yan Bugui had offended him.

Xu Damao also voiced his support for He Yuzhu. His feud with Yan Bugui was still unresolved.

Seeing that no one was supporting him, Yan Bugui was speechless and looked to Yi Zhonghai for help.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at him and knew that the original method would not work.

"Zhu Zi, the matter of the whistleblower letter is all in the past. Tian Nian is an elder who is always right. Old Yan wrote the whistleblower letter for your own good."

Since you haven't suffered any losses, don't bring this up again.

"No matter what, you're a leader in the factory now. You're familiar with the leaders, so put in a good word for Jie Cheng and don't let Director Jin make things difficult for him."

He Yuzhu sneered, "What do you mean? When did Director Jin ever make things difficult for Yan Jiecheng?"

I've heard that those tasks are your apprentice's responsibility. If Qin Huai is unwilling to do them, then Yan Jiecheng will have to.

If you think it's unfair, you can help Yan Jiecheng. You helped Qin Huairu a while ago, why can't you help Yan Jiecheng?

Yi Zhonghai said with dissatisfaction, "What do you mean by saying that those tasks are my apprentice's responsibility?"

"What do you think? Qin Huairu slacks off in the workshop every day, and it's you who pleads for her."

Director Jin gave her face and didn't let her do it, but someone still had to do those jobs.

Isn't it normal for this to be assigned to another apprentice of yours?

Otherwise, why would your apprentice receive such a high salary?

This is so unfair to the other workers.

These are all lies by He Yuzhu, intended to get Yan Bugui to target Yi Zhonghai.

The whistleblower letter was originally Yi Zhonghai's suggestion. Yan Bugui was tricked, so he must be dissatisfied with Yi Zhonghai.

Given the opportunity, he would definitely target Yi Zhonghai.

He Yuzhu said those things to give Yan Bugui a reason.

Yan Bugui did not disappoint him. His eyes held a greedy glint as he looked at Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai naturally sensed this and immediately chose to flee.

"You're talking nonsense. I'll go ask Director Jin tomorrow."

After saying that, he tried to push through the crowd and go home.

However, Yan Bugui was faster, grabbing his sleeve and refusing to let go. (End of Chapter)