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Perhaps out of guilt, or perhaps for other purposes, Chai Ning and Cui Xin bought some milk powder and went to the courtyard house.

Liu Haizhong was scratching his head, trying to figure out how to use his ultimate move, holding a cannon but not firing it.

Yan Bugui urged him several times, but to no avail, and it even made Liu Haizhong unhappy.

He had no choice but to turn around and chat with Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai was angry again and didn't want to talk.

Yan Bugui looked around the courtyard out of boredom.

Across from him, Li Dagen sat at the doorway, listening to the radio.

Li Dagen usually doesn't get involved in the affairs of Yi Zhonghai and his two companions.

He now has money, his children are filial, and he is living the life that the three of them could only dream of.

Chatting with three people at this time could easily be misunderstood as showing off.

Yi Zhonghai and his two companions were also unwilling to chat with Li Dagen.

They used to be so powerful and influential; even Li Dagen would avoid them.

Who would have thought that as they got older, the three of them would suddenly be no match for Li Dagen?

This is not just a slight inferiority; there is a huge gap between the two sides.

The children from the Wu and Miao families, in particular, would affectionately call him Grandpa Li every time they saw him, which was the most heartbreaking thing for the three of them.

Suddenly, two women's voices came from the doorway. Yan Bugui recognized the voices, but couldn't quite place them.

For some reason, Yan Bugui said to Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, "Listen to the sounds outside. Don't they sound familiar?"

"Could it be that Sha Zhu has brought his wife back?"

Yi Zhonghai immediately perked up his ears, finding the voice familiar as well.

He knew it wasn't He Yuzhu after hearing just one sentence.

"The voices of two women outside, how could it be Sha Zhu?"

Yan Bugui said, "Don't you think the voices sound familiar? If it's not Shazhu, then it's Shazhu's wife and his daughter."

Liu Haizhong said, "Impossible. I heard from Guangtian that Shazhu's daughter went to study in the United States."

It will be two years before he can come back.

Who's outside?

The person had already entered the courtyard house, so the three of them no longer needed to guess.

The visitors were Tang Yanling's two best friends.

After the two met Tang Yanling at Fragrant Half City that day, they took Tang Yanling's words to heart.

After spending a few days at their respective homes, they agreed to visit Tang Yanling together.

They had visited the courtyard house before and had met with Yi Zhonghai and two others.

The three old men recognized their voices and found them familiar, which wasn't surprising.

"Uncle One, Uncle Two, Uncle Three," the two greeted Yi Zhonghai and his two companions.

Upon seeing the two of them, Yi Zhonghai immediately turned his head away.

Yi Zhonghai looked down on Tang Yanling, and consequently, he didn't have a good impression of either of them.

Liu Haizhong didn't have much contact with them; just hearing them call him "Second Uncle" was enough for him.

Yan Bugui's old habit resurfaced; he couldn't take his eyes off the things in their hands.

"What brings you two here?"

Chai Ning smiled and said, "We heard that Yanling gave birth, so we came to see her."

"Uncle, we're not going to talk to you anymore, we're going inside."

Yan Bugui's gaze followed the items in the hands of the two men into the central courtyard.

It was only when Liu Haizhong called him "General" that he snapped out of his daze.

"Old Liu, wait a minute, how did you checkmate him?"

Liu Haizhong said, "Why can't I checkmate? I can checkmate just by moving my cannon over."

Yan Bugui glanced at the chessboard and retorted, "When did your car get here?"

I remember it being in this location.

Liu Haizhong said, "I just walked over from the previous step."

You moved your chariot, then your horse, and now it's my cannon's turn.

Yan Bugui was a little dizzy. He had been lost in thought and hadn't noticed this.

It's impossible to determine whether what Liu Haizhong said is true.

"Old Yi, tell me, is this how Old Liu's car drove?"

Yi Zhonghai was sulking, thinking about his own affairs, and his mind was not on the chessboard at all.

He couldn't say it either.

"I don't know." Liu Haizhong said smugly, "Old Yi said something fair."

"Old Yan, are you going to admit defeat or not?"

Yan Bugui was unwilling to give up and racked his brains trying to figure out how to break the deadlock.

Tang Yanling was a little surprised to see her two best friends coming over, but she quickly came to her senses and greeted them warmly.

"Why are you here?"

Cui Xin put down the milk powder in her hand and said, "We came to see you."

“Yes, we’re best friends,” Chai Ning added.

The term "best friend" is a joke to Tang Yanling.

After experiencing pregnancy, Tang Yanling gained a deeper understanding of the meaning of the word "best friend".

So-called best friends are nothing more than tools for mutual exploitation.

She used to be naive and believed her best friend's words, which caused her to suffer a lot.

This time, she won't be foolish enough to listen to her best friend again.

Tang Yanling said without showing any emotion, "You're being so polite."

I'm busy taking care of the kids every day, so I don't have time to go out.

Otherwise, I would have come looking for you already.

"We've come to see you, just like you. And the child, let us see him/her."

"I've been sleeping the whole time, I don't know when I'll wake up."

The three of them started chatting somewhere, looking very close.

Qin Huairu was somewhat worried, fearing that Tang Yanling would get involved with these two people again.

She got a lot of information out of Banggeng.

Tang Yanling's previous sabotage was all due to the machinations of these two people.

Seeing all the things the two of them brought back, she felt embarrassed to send them away.

With mixed feelings, Qin Huairu could only leave with the fruit wine in her hand.

Madam Jia was sitting inside when she saw her come in, take a piece of fruit, and eat it.

"Where did you buy these apples? They don't taste as good as the ones I brought back from Xu Damao's house."

Qin Huairu explained helplessly, "The fruit at Xu Damao's house was obtained from Sha Zhu."

"You know who Sha Zhu's father-in-law is; he eats specially supplied fruit."

Madam Jia said enviously, "It's true that fools have foolish luck."

Sha Zhu, a cook who serves others, why should he marry such a wife?

If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have let Dongxu get married so early.

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes.

She worked hard for the Jia family her whole life, but all her efforts and contributions went unrewarded, and she was even branded a sinner.

Jia Zhangshi realized that she had inadvertently revealed her true feelings and quickly tried to cover it up.

"Those officials really know how to enjoy themselves. Their cigarettes are specially supplied, their alcohol is specially supplied, and even their fruit is specially supplied."

"They've taken all the people's hard-earned money to fund special supplies for them."

Qin Huairu had no interest in arguing with Jia Zhangshi. Jia Zhangshi's dissatisfaction with her had been brewing for a long time, starting from her arranged marriage with Jia Dongxu.

She couldn't blame Jia Zhangshi. Marrying Jia Dongxu was her choice.

If anyone is to blame, it's Yi Zhonghai.

It's because Yi Zhonghai didn't tell her the truth and deliberately lied to her.

It's also her fault; she was too eager to get married back then.

If only we could find out more about it properly.

Upon further reflection, Qin Huairu shifted the blame to someone else.

What happened back then wasn't really her fault.

All the girls from the nearby villages hooked up with the workers from the city and got married.

She's the prettiest one; if she doesn't get married soon, she'll definitely be gossiped about by the locals.

If her reputation is ruined, she'll have even less chance of marrying into the city.

As Jia Zhangshi's words became increasingly absurd, Qin Huairu quickly stopped her, saying, "Don't talk nonsense."

If people find out, our family will be in trouble.

Things are different now; China Overseas can help us solve our external problems.

Jia Zhangshi ultimately dared not criticize the government, but she didn't forget to criticize Yi Zhonghai. (End of Chapter)