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The two Liu brothers soon returned to Nanluoguxiang.

Liu Guangfu was in a hurry to go home, but Liu Guangtian stopped him.

"Wait a minute. We'll be home soon, you know what to say."

Liu Guangfu said, "I know. I'll tell Mom and Dad that my older brother is coming back to see them tomorrow."

“No,” Liu Guangtian rejected his suggestion.

"What's wrong?" Liu Guangfu asked, puzzled.

Liu Guangtian explained, "We need to tell our parents that we went through a lot of trouble to persuade our eldest brother."

Our eldest brother was moved by our sincerity, which is why he agreed to come back and visit them.

Upon hearing this, Liu Guangfu immediately understood what Liu Guangtian meant.

"You're trying to show off. Aren't you afraid that when our eldest brother comes back tomorrow, he'll expose us?"

Liu Guangtian said nonchalantly, "What's there to be afraid of? We're on the same side as our elder brother now."

Liu Guangfu thought about it and realized it made sense.

Their current goal is to preserve the Liu family's assets.

Under this premise, even if Liu Guangqi knew, he wouldn't expose them.

After the two rehearsed their statements, they went into the courtyard house together.

When they arrived at the courtyard, Li Dagen and Yan Bugui were both sitting there.

The two men first called him Uncle Li, and then called him Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui immediately sensed that something was wrong.

The basic rule in the courtyard is to call him Third Uncle first, then Uncle Li.

Especially the children of the three old men, whose official identities must be addressed.

Liu Guangtian and the other man suddenly changed their tune, which immediately affected Yan Bugui's self-esteem.

"Guangtian, Guangfu, what's wrong with you two?"

Liu Guangtian and his companion feigned ignorance, saying, "We didn't do anything."

This nickname was also intentional on their part.

They've finally made contact with He Yuzhu today, and they're hoping to get rich by working with him in the future.

He Yuzhu disliked the three old men, and they disliked him too.

In order to curry favor with He Yuzhu, they also followed Xu Damao's example.

The three old men were ranked behind Li Dagen.

Seeing that the two denied it, Yan Bugui became even more convinced that they were doing it on purpose.

Unfortunately, this was an unspoken rule established by the three old men, and it couldn't be discussed openly.

If you really said it out loud, people would definitely laugh at them for arguing over something as trivial as the order in which they address each other.

Yan Bugui didn't want to fight for these things, but if they didn't, the three old men wouldn't have much left.

Now things have changed.

Almost no one in the courtyard cared about the old man in charge anymore.

They have no power whatsoever except for this title.

"You guys went out all day, did you just run around playing again? I'm not trying to be mean, but you're all getting on in years, it's time to do something productive."

You can't just think about spending your dad's money.

The two Liu brothers curled their lip, unconvinced.

Seeing that the two were unyielding, Yan Bugui became even angrier and thought to himself that he should find Liu Haizhong and have a good talk with him.

Liu Guangtian and his companion did not continue arguing with Yan Bugui and went straight home.

Upon arriving home, the two immediately began sharing the good news.

"Dad, Mom, I have good news for you. We ran into my older brother today."

The couple with bangs had very calm expressions.

"If we ran into each other, we ran into each other. What's the big deal?"

After Liu Guangqi's series of actions, Liu Haizhong and his wife also developed dissatisfaction with him.

With Yi Zhonghai's persuasive words, the two of them almost regarded Liu Guangqi as an unfilial son.

In other words, she still felt some resentment and didn't want her efforts on Liu Guangqi to go to waste.

That's why they didn't treat Liu Guangqi as an unfilial son.

If Liu Guangqi continues like this, he will become an unfilial son sooner or later.

Liu Guangtian and his companion exchanged a glance, sensing that something was amiss.

This couple really doesn't care about Liu Guangqi at all.

This is so different from before.

Liu Guangtian quickly explained what had happened.

"After Guangfu and I persuaded him, my brother agreed to come and see you two tomorrow."

Hearing this news, Liu Haizhong and his wife felt much better.

However, Liu Haizhong is rather aloof and unwilling to show his inner joy.

The second aunt was less reserved and excitedly asked, "Is what you're saying true?"

"Of course it's true?" Liu Guangfu said, "Would we lie to you?" Aunt Er said, "I'm not afraid you'll lie to me, I'm afraid Guangqi will lie to me."

Every time I call him, he says he'll come over once he's not busy with the two proposals.

As a result, you basically couldn't see him until the Chinese New Year.

“This time it’s for real. He’ll definitely come tomorrow. If he doesn’t come, the two of us will go to his workplace and drag him here,” Liu Guangtian assured him.

The second aunt believed it, and then her attitude changed.

"Old man, did you hear that? Guangqi is coming back to see us tomorrow."

What do you think we should prepare to entertain him?

I don't know if he'll bring the child over tomorrow.

No.

I need to prepare properly.

The Liu brothers felt a little jealous.

I know I can't compare to Liu Guangqi's stature, but the difference is still too great.

Liu Haizhong didn't say anything, but the smile on his face betrayed his inner thoughts.

"What are you preparing? He's a very important guest."

Finally, seeing that the second aunt was really going too far, he deliberately picked a hole in his bangs.

“I’m willing.” Auntie Er wasn’t intimidated by him: “If you’re so capable, don’t stay home tomorrow, go sell fried chicken with Lao Yi and the others.”

Liu Haizhong snorted: "I'm not talking to you anymore."

He got up and went for a walk.

Yan Bugui was waiting for him. When he saw Liu Haizhong, he told him about the disrespectful behavior of Liu Guangtian and the other man.

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai became extremely angry.

The less you have, the more you care about it.

Yi Zhonghai has no children of his own, so he is particularly concerned about other people's children and their attitudes toward elders.

He hoped the Liu family's children would be unfilial, but that would be unfilial to Liu Haizhong.

He couldn't accept that Liu's two sons were also unfilial to him.

That's just how surreal things are.

Yi Zhonghai doesn't even consider that if someone isn't filial to their own father, why should they be filial to you?

"This is outrageous. Old Liu, see? I wasn't wrong."

You should really think about what I said.

Normally, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui would have said that.

To save face for the two, Liu Haizhong would also give Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu a few words of advice.

But this time is different.

Liu Guangtian and his companion persuaded Liu Guangqi to come back and see them.

These are meritorious officials.

Liu Haizhong had also been a leader and knew the principle that merit should be rewarded.

Even if we don't intend to reward them, we shouldn't punish them at this time.

"It's just a form of address, isn't it? It doesn't matter who you address first."

Maybe they saw Old Li first, and then they saw Old Yan.

Don't make a fuss.

This answer put Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui in a very difficult position.

Both of them suspected that they had encountered a fake Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong is not usually like this; he never praises the Liu Guangtian brothers.

Upon confirming that it was Liu Haizhong in front of them, the two became even angrier.

Yi Zhonghai took Liu Haizhong's behavior as disloyal.

He and Liu Haizhong have had a relationship for decades.

The two of them had been beaten by He Yuzhu together, and they had also donated money to the Jia family together.

We'll grow old together in the future.

With such a relationship, how could Liu Haizhong betray him?

"Old Liu, what are you saying?"

To put it mildly, their behavior is disrespectful to their elders.

To put it bluntly, it's unfilial.

If they can treat Lao Yan like this today, they can treat you like this in the future.

Have you forgotten what I told you?

My eldest son, on whom I have high hopes, will be back tomorrow. He came especially to see me.

Liu Haizhong naturally wouldn't believe Yi Zhonghai's words.

"They're in a hurry to get home and are telling me about Guangqi. You should all keep quiet." (End of Chapter)