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Good words can't persuade a damned ghost.

Sha Zhu was blinded by Qin Huairu's tricks and refused to listen to anyone's advice.

He would hit anyone who tried to persuade him.

He deserved to be leeched off by Qin Huairu.

Similarly, Yi Zhonghai was determined to provide for Qin Huairu in her old age and wouldn't listen to anyone else.

He deserved to be leeched off by Qin Huairu.

It was Yi Zhonghai's right to offer himself up to Qin Huairu and let her enjoy him.

He Yuzhu respected his rights and supported him in pursuing his dreams.

Xu Damao went even further than He Yuzhu, actually wanting to help Yi Zhonghai fulfill his dream.

“I think it’s not enough to just watch. If Yi Zhonghai wants to jump in, we should dig the pit deeper and bigger so that he can jump in.”

He Yuzhu asked, "What do you plan to do?"

Xu Damao said excitedly, "Of course it's because they don't have any money."

Qin Huairu takes care of Yi Zhonghai simply because he has money.
Let's find a way to get all the money out of Yi Zhonghai's hands, that should solve the problem.

I know Qin Huairu very well. If you have money in your pocket, she will be with you.

If you have no money in your pocket, she'll turn on you faster than flipping through a book.

Xu Damao couldn't help but think back to decades ago.

That's how he and Qin Huairu interacted back then.

When she had money in her pocket, Qin Huairu would try every means to get close to him.

When she's out of money, Sister Qin isn't Sister Qin anymore; she's Jia's sister-in-law.

The same thing happened when the steel rolling mill switched to steamed buns.

Once they got the steamed buns, they couldn't find Qin Huairu anymore.

Xu Damao believes that this principle applies equally to Yi Zhonghai.

When Yi Zhonghai was rich, he was a big shot; now that he's broke, Qin Huairu is probably his neighbor.

This is a good idea. Generally speaking, it should succeed.

But the situation might be different for Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai appears to be very generous, but in reality he is even stingier than Yan Bugui.

Yi Zhonghai is indeed more expensive and knows how to spend money than Yan Bugui.

But every penny he spends must be meaningful. He won't spend money that has no meaning.

For example, the money he spent on the Jia family was all because he used leverage over the Jia family to threaten them into supporting him in his old age.

For example, his investment in Sha Zhu was also aimed at securing his retirement.

Yi Zhonghai will absolutely not spend money he is unwilling to spend.

For example, if he was unwilling to pay for taking care of the Jia family, he would simply pass the burden to the people in the courtyard.

All this boils down to one point: Yi Zhonghai will absolutely not reveal his true intentions until the very last moment.

Outsiders have no way to get Yi Zhonghai to willingly hand over the money.

Sha Zhu served Yi Zhonghai his whole life, yet he never knew when Yi Zhonghai revealed his true intentions to Qin Huairu.

Yi Zhonghai said that he had already given it to Qin Huairu, and Qin Huairu also admitted it.

But He Yuzhu didn't believe that Yi Zhonghai would reveal his hand so early.

That's very likely a play put on by Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai.

"What methods do you have to extract all of Yi Zhonghai's assets?"

Xu Damao said, "I don't have that ability, but Qin Huairu does."

Yi Zhonghai was always ready to grant Qin Huairu's requests.

He Yuzhu shook his head: "If Qin Huai had that ability, he would have already emptied Yi Zhonghai's family fortune."

In this lifetime, Qin Huairu became Yi Zhonghai's wife. This made it much easier for her to enter and leave Yi Zhonghai's house.

If she were truly capable, she would have already uncovered Yi Zhonghai's assets.

The fact that it hasn't been found can only mean one thing: Yi Zhonghai hid it very well.

Even Qin Huai couldn't get Yi Zhonghai's trump card out of him.

Let alone Qin Huairu, even the old lady who went through thick and thin with Yi Zhonghai couldn't figure out Yi Zhonghai's financial situation.

That's all the older woman knows about Yi Zhonghai's salary; she doesn't know anything else.

This was proven during their divorce.

If the older woman had really known, she wouldn't have only gotten such a small share of the family property in the divorce.

It's too difficult to get Yi Zhonghai to hand over his family assets.

Xu Damao said, "Don't underestimate Qin Huairu's abilities."

“Don’t underestimate Yi Zhonghai,” He Yuzhu retorted. “Other families that have no heirs have all been exploited.”

Yi Zhonghai, on the other hand, not only isn't worried about that, but he also wants to take advantage of someone else's ill-gotten gains. Do you really think he's a fool?

Xu Damao insisted, "That's not necessarily true."

Since ancient times, heroes have been sad for beauty.

As long as Qin Huairu knows that Yi Zhonghai is rich, she will use every means possible.

Yi Zhonghai…

Seeing his disdainful look, He Yuzhu wanted to laugh.

This guy has the nerve to talk about Yi Zhonghai; he's not even as good as Yi Zhonghai himself.

He Yuzhu said, "You need to understand one thing: what Yi Zhonghai is attracted to Qin Huairu is not her beauty."

What Yi Zhonghai truly valued was Qin Huairu's obedience.

Just like when he first took a liking to Jia Dongxu.

Do you really think that Jia Dongxu can win Yi Zhonghai's favor just by being a little filial?

Were there really not a single filial person among those who wanted to become Yi Zhonghai's disciples?
Do you still remember Mu Baolin?

Mu Baolin was an orphan; his parents were killed by the Japanese in 44.

At that time, an elderly neighbor adopted him.

After liberation, Mu Baolin grew up and went to work in a steel rolling mill.

At that time, Mu Baolin was an apprentice and received an apprentice's salary.

The old lady was elderly and hospitalized due to illness.

Mu Baolin took out all his savings to pay for the old lady's medical treatment.

He wanted to become an apprentice in order to earn more money to treat the old lady's illness.

The old lady's health was failing, so money was useless to her.

Mu Baolin's filial piety has been proven. In theory, such a person perfectly meets Yi Zhonghai's requirements for providing for his elderly parents.

But Yi Zhonghai didn't think so.

why?
Because Mu Baolin did not live in courtyard number 95, Yi Zhonghai had no control over her.

Jia Dongxu's greatest virtue is not filial piety, but obedience—obedience without any principles.

This is what Yi Zhonghai is most satisfied with about Jia Dongxu.

The same applies to Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai.

Qin Huairu did not rely on filial piety and diligence.

He washes his family's clothes in the yard every day, and people say Qin Huairu is filial? That's a joke.

Everyone in the courtyard knew exactly when Qin Huairu did her laundry.

Yi Zhonghai must have known that as well.

Yi Zhonghai is lying through his teeth because Qin Huairu is obedient.

Obedience is the greatest form of filial piety in Yi Zhonghai's heart.

Even the deaf old lady didn't notice this.

Everyone thought that Yi Zhonghai was attracted to Qin Huairu's beauty, but that was just a facade.

He Yuzhu did not deny that Qin Huairu's beauty was indeed a plus.

If Qin Huai weren't beautiful, Yi Zhonghai wouldn't have been so dedicated to helping the Jia family.

But this is by no means the main factor.

Xu Damao retorted, "Didn't we only find out about Mu Baolin's matter later?"
Perhaps Yi Zhonghai didn't know that at the time.

He Yuzhu said, "We're not in the workshop, so we don't know the situation."

Yi Zhonghai was in the workshop; at that time, he was the head foreman.

How could he not know?

Xu Damao had no way to defend himself now: "So, that old bastard Yi Zhonghai doesn't trust anyone."

Does Qin Huairu know this?

He Yuzhu said, "What do you think? If Qin Huairu didn't know, would he have put on such a great show in front of Yi Zhonghai?"

There are few secrets in the world, especially those that have been exposed.

Yi Zhonghai is childless, so anyone would know he would seek a retirement.

It's obvious without even thinking about it that he sought out Jia Dongxu for retirement.

People don't say anything because they don't dare offend him.

Not to mention everyone else, even Sha Zhu could see that he needed to retire.

Sha Zhu was willing in his heart as well.

I never imagined Yi Zhonghai would be so ruthless; he himself would be childless, and he wanted Sha Zhu to be childless too. (End of Chapter)