Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

In the original story, the Yan brothers could no longer tolerate Yan Bugui's scheming and proposed to divide the family property.

Yan Bugui thought Liu Haizhong would help him, and even gave Liu Haizhong a gift.

As a result, Liu Haizhong took it upon himself to help the Yan family divide their assets.

After the family split up, Yan Bugui lost all say in the household. He only regained his footing after relying on Xu Damao.

However, Xu Damao didn't take him seriously and even embarrassed him.

He then hung out with Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, and the three of them spent every day together writing letters of complaint against Xu Damao.

He Yuzhu simply brought this matter forward.

The Yan brothers, including Yan Jiecheng, have long suffered under the influence of Yan Bugui.

Even Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi, two children still in school, wanted to join the uprising.

"Dividing the family property? Are you trying to rebel?"

Yan Jiefang was the most furious and was the first to speak: "If we don't separate now, I'm going to starve to death."

Are you only happy when I starve to death?

Yan Jiecheng chimed in, "Of course we're happy. If we starve to death, the factory will give us a pension, and that money all comes from Dad and Mom."

Yan Jiekuang chimed in, "We have to split up. Every time I'm in class, my stomach rumbles, and the whole class laughs at me."

“Me too,” Yan Jiedi chimed in. “My classmates don’t want to play with me because of this.”

Hao Min chimed in, "They should have separated the family a long time ago. They promised to nourish us. It hasn't been long, and the meals at home have already reverted to the way they were before."

I don't want to be childless.

"If we don't separate the households, I'll divorce Yan Jiecheng."

The cowardice of intellectuals was fully embodied in Yan Bugui.

Surrounded by several children, he chose to back down.

Yan Bugui went to Yi Zhonghai's house and asked him for help.

"Old Yi, I can't live like this anymore. This morning, Yan Jiecheng and the others wanted to split up the family business with me."

Yi Zhonghai's eyes held a hint of inexplicable excitement.

"This is outrageous. How can they demand to separate the family? With their parents still alive, not separating the family is incredibly unfilial."

Yan Bugui thought Yi Zhonghai supported him, so he said, "I raised them and put in so much effort. They haven't even repaid me yet, how can they be clamoring to separate from me?"

"If they want to split the family property, I'll be at a huge disadvantage."

When Yi Zhonghai heard that Yan Bugui was still calculating money at this time, he felt disdain.

With so many children, not a single one is filial; that's quite a character.

If he had a child, he would be far superior to Yan Bugui.

"Old Yan, although I am also dissatisfied with the behavior of Jie Cheng and the others, this is your family matter after all, and it is not appropriate for an outsider like me to interfere."

"Then you should go home and discuss it with them properly."

Yan Bugui said helplessly, "What's there to discuss? If I had a solution, I wouldn't have come to you."

Now, only you can help me.

Although this is a matter for my family, it is also a matter for the neighborhood.

If everyone starts following the example of my kids, won't the neighborhood fall into chaos?
Also, if Jie Cheng separates from me, he won't listen to me anymore.

They're disobedient, and I won't be able to help you anymore.

Yi Zhonghai was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that Yan Bugui was right.

When they were trying to win over Yan Bugui, they were attracted by the large number of children in his family.

With many people, there is strength, which makes it easier for him to control the courtyard house.

If the family really splits up, his power will be much weaker.

This is absolutely not okay.

Yi Zhonghai followed Yan Bugui to the Yan family home and immediately began to reprimand Yan Jiecheng and the others.

"There are no bad elders in the world, only inconsiderate juniors. In any case, you should not be talking about dividing the family."

Yan Jiefang shouted angrily, "If we don't separate now, I'll starve to death!"

"Grandpa, I beg you, please spare my life!"

Yan Jiecheng was afraid, but seeing Hao Min's threatening gaze, he had no choice but to step forward.

"Uncle, if we don't separate our households soon, my wife is going to divorce me."

"You can't expect me to be childless." Upon hearing the words "childless," Yi Zhonghai's face immediately darkened.

In his entire life, the thing he hated most was having those two words spoken by someone.

Next, all of Yan's children began to defend themselves.

Even with Yi Zhonghai's quick wit, he was no match for a few children.

He turned and left angrily.

Yan Bugui was dumbfounded.

Even Yi Zhonghai's personal intervention couldn't solve the problem; they couldn't really split up the family business.

"Old Yi, wait for me."

After Yan Bugui left, the children turned their anger towards the third aunt, demanding that she cook more food.

The three women disagreed, so the group of people tacitly restrained them and started to take action themselves.

When the three women saw the grain they had prepared, they were so heartbroken they almost fainted.

After breaking free, she ran to Yi Zhonghai's house: "Old Yan, something bad has happened. Jie has been accused of rebelling."

They gathered a lot of food to cook.

Yan Bugui slammed his hand on the table in surprise: "They've gone too far!"

He ran back home and saw his children cooking, which made him furious.

He tried to reason with them, but the children ignored him and instead asked, "If you're so capable, then don't eat it."

Not eating is impossible.

Yan Bugui vowed in his heart that once he had done a good job, he would eat his fill and make up for the losses.

Looking at the grain, Yan Bugui felt heartbroken and ran back to Yi Zhonghai's house.

The third aunt followed him in, and he said with displeasure, "What are you doing following me? Stay home and keep an eye on things, don't let them cause any more trouble."

That's our family's food supply for the rest of the month.

The three women were taken aback, then immediately went home and kept an eye on the children.

It took Yan Bugui a while to recover, and he said with a wry smile, "Old Yi, look at this. The kids in the yard have all rebelled. If we don't do something about it, we old folks won't have a chance to speak anymore."

Yi Zhonghai no longer felt any schadenfreude. He knew full well that Yan Bugui was right.

We must teach the Yan family's children a good lesson; we can't let them continue causing trouble like this.

Otherwise, the prestige of those three old men would be completely lost.

"Old Yan, you're right, we really should keep a closer eye on them."

What do you think should be done to discipline them?

Yan Bugui thought about it seriously. He and Yi Zhonghai had both intervened, and the children at home were acting like crazy, refusing to listen to them.

All that's left is to call Liu Haizhong over.

But even if Liu Haizhong's brain were brought here, it wouldn't be of any use.

The only effective solution now is a hospital-wide meeting. That's where the three old men truly reign supreme.

"Or we could hold a hospital-wide meeting."

Yi Zhonghai felt the same way. However, being rather cunning, he wouldn't bring it up himself.

He feared that Yan Bugui would eventually hold a grudge against him.

"Holding a meeting is a good idea. But I'm afraid Sha Zhu and Xu Damao will cause trouble."

You know, those two just love to go against the three of us old men.

Yan Bugui hesitated for a moment: "Then what do you suggest? I'll do whatever you say."

There's not much Yi Zhonghai can do right now. He has no way to solve this problem.

The only thing he could think of was to bring up the deaf old lady and rely on her prestige to deal with He Yuzhu.

"The only thing we can do right now is to get the old lady out. With her there, she can stop Sha Zhu from interfering."

Yan Bugui said, "Alright. Let's do it that way. Go and tell the deaf old lady."

Yi Zhonghai frowned. He then realized that he hadn't visited the deaf old lady for several days.

The deaf old lady must have had a problem with him.

"The old lady has been quite stubborn lately, and I'm not confident I can persuade her. Maybe I should wait a couple more days; once I've convinced her, things will be much easier." (End of Chapter)