Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

Banggeng felt he had been fair enough.

But neither of the two women was satisfied.

Tang Yanling felt that Bang Geng favored Qin Huairu, while Qin Huairu felt that Bang Geng had forgotten his mother after getting a wife.

The meal ended awkwardly.

Tang Yanling finished her meal quickly, then put down her chopsticks and went back to her bedroom to rest.

Banggeng quickly put down his chopsticks and followed Tang Yanling back into the room to coax her.

Madam Jia glanced at Qin Huairu indifferently before returning to her room.

Only Qin Huairu, with tears in her eyes, sadly cleared away the dishes.

After leaving the Jia family home with her bowl and chopsticks, Qin Huairu placed them by the pond, her eyes still wet with tears, and entered Yi Zhonghai's room.

She deliberately stood next to Yi Zhonghai and spoke to him with a wronged expression.

"Zhonghai, have you finished eating?"

Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu were quite familiar with each other.

Even Jia Dongxu couldn't compare to Yi Zhonghai's familiarity with Qin Huairu.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai heard Qin Huairu's tone, he knew that Qin Huairu had been wronged.

Looking up, I saw that Qin Huairuo's eyes were indeed filled with tears.

In the past, Yi Zhonghai would have stood up immediately to check on Qin Huairu.

However, that won't happen now.

He wanted to teach Qin Huairu a lesson, to let her know that without him, the Jia family would not have a good life.

Yi Zhonghai didn't show any particular concern, but said very calmly, "Did Banggeng's wife make things difficult for you again?"

Qin Huairu sensed Yi Zhonghai's attitude and was very dissatisfied.

In her view, Yi Zhonghai's behavior was heartless.

If Yi Zhonghai is asking the Jia family to support him in his old age, then he should wholeheartedly help the Jia family, and ideally give them all his money.

Knowing that Yi Zhonghai disliked Tang Yanling, Qin Huairu would not use Tang Yanling as a bargaining chip.

She's now using Wutong as leverage: "It's not Yanling, it's Wutong."

The sycamore tree is currently growing rapidly; it wouldn't be good if it didn't get enough nutrition.

In Qin Huairu's view, children are the most important thing.

Even if Yi Zhonghai harbors resentment towards Tang Yanling, he should still offer assistance for the sake of Wutong.

But Qin Huairu overlooked one point.

That means Yi Zhonghai doesn't care about his children at all.

Yi Zhonghai only cares about one thing now: retirement.

Apart from this, there is nothing of great importance.

Even if the sky falls, it won't affect his retirement.

When Yi Zhonghai heard Qin Huairu trying to please him by mentioning the child, he thought of the deaf old lady again.

I thought of the deaf old lady because of her adoption of a child.

Although he didn't really want to adopt a child, he was somewhat influenced by the deaf old lady.

It was only with the unwavering support of the deaf old lady that he was able to stop the older woman from adopting the child.

The deaf old lady stopped him from adopting a child because if he adopted the child, he would inevitably be unable to wholeheartedly take care of the deaf old lady in her old age.

Subsequent events proved this point.

He did not adopt any children, but he treated Jia Dongxu as his own.

He focused his energy on Jia Dongxu, so he took less care of the deaf old lady.

This is also the long-standing conflict between him and the deaf old lady.

Because of this conflict, he and the deaf old lady could never trust each other.

Ultimately, the deaf old lady was forced to go to a nursing home, and he also lost a supporter.

Without the deaf old lady, the courtyard house would have completely fallen out of control.

This old man, who was supposed to be an old man, has become an old man in name only.

The situation now is very similar to that back then.

The only difference is that the roles have changed.

He became the deaf old lady, and Qin Huairu became him.

Qin Huairu focused her energy on Wutong and had no energy to care about him.

Even Qin Huairu didn't notice that his coat hadn't been washed for half a month.

"Take some time to talk to Banggeng and teach him how to manage his life."

Clothes are not for eating or drinking, just enough to wear.

There's no need to buy clothes every day, and even less need to buy such expensive clothes.

I also looked at the down jackets that Chen Xiaofang bought.

Can such thin clothes keep you warm? I think a cotton overcoat is warmer.

Huairu, Yanling is now your daughter-in-law. You should teach her your excellent qualities.

In particular, your filial piety should be passed on to her.

Think back to those days, when you gave birth to Bang Geng, you started taking care of household chores just three days later.

This is what a daughter-in-law should do...

Qin Huairu patiently listened for a long time, hoping that Yi Zhonghai would finish speaking and then provide the money.

But she was going to be disappointed.

Yi Zhonghai talked endlessly about filial piety, but never mentioned his children.

“Zhonghai, although Yanling is not as good as me, she is much better than Chen Xiaofang and the others.”

I will definitely teach her well.

The question now is, what to do with the sycamore trees?

He is our hope.

Yi Zhonghai chuckled to himself.

How old is he? How old is Wutong?

Even if he lives to be a hundred, Wutong will only be in her twenties.

He couldn't rely on Jia Wutong to support him in his old age.

That's why I asked you to teach Yanling properly.

Now that Yanling is good at managing her finances, Banggeng no longer needs to revolve around her.

When Banggeng calms down, he can work with peace of mind.

As long as I work hard, I believe Bang Geng can support this family.

Qin Huairu realized that Yi Zhonghai wouldn't provide the funds.

Since Yi Zhonghai wasn't going to spend any money, Qin Huairu decided not to waste her time on him.

Yi Zhonghai watched Qin Huairu leave with a complicated expression on his face.

He believed Qin Huairu was filial, but he also had to be wary of her.

He alone cannot guard against Qin Huairu.

He is in good health now and can still move around, so he is not afraid that Qin Huai might have ulterior motives.

The real trouble will come when he gets old and can no longer move.

Therefore, we still need to find a way to drag Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui into this mess.

It took the combined efforts of three old men to suppress the evil spirits and monsters in the courtyard.

The children of the Liu and Yan families are unfilial, but they are still suitable as supervisors.

If Qin Huai dares to be unfilial, the children of these two families will definitely not let it go.

After resting for a while, Yi Zhonghai got up and went to the Yan family's house.

Liu Haizhong had his two sons by his side, showing concern and care.

Yi Zhonghai knew that this was a disguise by Liu Guangtian and his companion, but Liu Haizhong did not.

Even when told, Liu Haizhong didn't believe it.

Unable to persuade Liu Haizhong, Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to target Yan Bugui.

"Old Yan, give me two rounds."

Yan Bugui was also bored, so he set up a chessboard in the room.

After making a few moves, Yan Bugui spoke first: "Old Yi, have you noticed that the Wu Tiezhu and Miao Jianye families have been particularly happy these past few days?"

Yi Zhonghai didn't pay much attention to this.

The Wu and Miao families returned too late, and apart from people like Yan Bugui who kept an eye on the door even while sleeping, few people knew anything about their situation.

"Maybe Sha Zhu is having another annual party."

Yan Bugui shook his head: "It's only November, it's too early to hold an annual meeting."

I'm sure it wasn't because of the annual meeting.

Yi Zhonghai didn't want to deal with this matter, so he said, "Why do you care about this?"
None of them are filial; they never tell us when they have something happy to share.

Yan Bugui said, "Old Yi, you can't do this."

There's a saying that goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

You don't understand them, you don't know their weaknesses, so how can you deal with them?

Yi Zhonghai was unwilling to hear others say he was incompetent, and said coldly, "You've been watching them every day, have you found their weaknesses?"

Yan Bugui was a little embarrassed: "I'm just discussing this with you."

Why are you so angry?

"Am I short-tempered?" Yi Zhonghai denied this claim.

He felt he had already been very approachable. (End of Chapter)