Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

In the end, it was Tang Yanling who stepped in and asked Xu Damao for help.

Xu Damao, that bastard, agreed after asking for the reason.

He went to He Yuzhu's place specifically to tell him about the farce that had happened in the courtyard.

"Yi Zhonghai isn't as bad as he seems."

“He doesn’t really care about sticks anyway,” He Yuzhu said.

Let alone the jokes, Yi Zhonghai didn't even have genuine feelings for Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu.

Yi Zhonghai always had a purpose in everything he did and with everyone.

He seemed to be doing his best for the Jia family, but the Jia family was never able to break free from his control.

He didn't teach Jia Dongxu any skills, forcing Jia Dongxu to constantly beg him.

Allowing Qin Huairu to slack off was also a way to control the Jia family.

There was also the donation to the Jia family. It seemed that the Jia family received money, but in reality, the Jia family offended everyone in the courtyard.

If something really happens, without Yi Zhonghai, the people in the courtyard won't care about the Jia family at all.

This move is a classic case of killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own.

Yi Zhonghai thought that the Jia family had offended the people in the courtyard, but he didn't consider that forcing others to pay money would also offend people.

And as for how to treat Sha Zhu, it goes without saying.

Forcing Sha Zhu to marry a widow in order to secure his retirement is utterly despicable.

In this respect, she's not even as good as a deaf old lady.

The deaf old lady at least knew that she should first get Xu Damao and his wife divorced, and then lock Shazhu and Lou Xiao'e in the same room.

Xu Damao said, "That's right. If a hypocrite could be sincere to others, then the sun would rise in the west."

Call MCA and tell them to go to the train station and find Bang Geng, and make sure he comes back right away.

He Yuzhu looked at him suspiciously: "Why are you getting involved in this?"

"I'm just annoyed by them, aren't I?" Xu Damao said. "It's such a trivial matter, and they keep pushing me around."

Is this some kind of world war?
Hurry up and bring Banggeng back, so that Banggeng can know how wholeheartedly Yi Zhonghai is helping the Jia family.

Didn't you say that Banggeng wouldn't take care of Yi Zhonghai in his old age and would kick him out of the house?

Perfect, this gives us a reason to give the stick-shaped dwarf a chance.

That's one way to put it, but no matter how He Yuzhu looked at it, he felt that Xu Damao was a little guilty.

“If Bang Geng wanted to come back, he would have come back long ago. If he doesn’t want to come back, do you think MCA can make him come back?”

Xu Damao said directly, "Tell MCA to tell Bang Geng that if he doesn't come back, Tang Yanling will run off with someone else."

He Yuzhu thought it wasn't a big deal, so he didn't stop her and called Ma Hua instead.

The MCA side, naturally, agreed without saying a word.

He never asked for the reasons why He Yuzhu asked him to do things.

"Come back when you have some free time."

Finally, He Yuzhu gave him one last instruction.

He Yuzhu hung up the phone and asked Xu Damao, "How are Guangtian and the other two?"

Xu Damao said, "They were angered by Liu Haizhong yesterday and left. The two of them took their things and went home to see their wives. I haven't seen them yet."

People say that you learn from your mistakes.

This statement had absolutely no effect on Liu Haizhong.

Just a few days ago, I had a conflict with Yi Zhonghai, and then I was tricked into having the two of them go to Shanghai.

He didn't even consider that Liu Guangtian and his wife had just returned and hadn't even seen their son yet.

Can we continue our journey to Shanghai?

Liu Guangtian and his companion were so angry that they left immediately.

He Yuzhu thought about it and realized that this was quite normal.

Although the Liu brothers still live in the courtyard house, it is clear that their motives are not pure.

In addition, Yi Zhonghai constantly spread rumors that his children were unfilial.

Deep down, Liu Hai must be having some doubts too.

He had no other choice but to team up with Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui to ensure his retirement.

The three old men, wanting to maintain a semblance of dignity, had no choice but to unite. "What do you care about them? Have you seen Li Huaide lately?"

"No. It seems that Li Huaide has been scared away by his old rival."

"Hmm." He Yuzhu asked curiously, "What old rival?"

"His ex-wife. I heard he ran into her in Wangfujing. She saw him with You Fengxia." Xu Damao chuckled, a look of schadenfreude on his face.

Li Huaide's father-in-law did indeed fall from power, but even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse.

He was investigated for a period of time, and then he retired.

He may have lost power, but he still has connections.

Li Huaide's ex-wife seems to have remarried. Her new husband comes from a poor family, but he has power.

One reason Li Huaide's father-in-law fell from power was that Li Huaide reported him in order to escape punishment.

Therefore, Li Huaide's ex-wife particularly disliked He Yuzhu.

"Who told you that?"

Xu Damao said, "Li Huaide went out to hide, but You Fengxia didn't. She's still in Beijing."

You Fengxia approached me privately, saying she wanted to do business with me.

Do you want to get involved?

"I'm too busy to deal with those things right now." He Yuzhu knew that this was the beginning of Li Huaidiao's efforts to win over Xu Damao.

I estimate that it won't be long before they bring up the smuggling issue with Xu Damao.

This was also the beginning of dragging the people in the courtyard into the mess, and He Yuzhu didn't intend to stop them.

However, he still reminded Xu Damao: "I had someone check in Hong Kong, but they couldn't find any information about Li Huaide."

I don't think what he said is true.

You need to be more vigilant when doing business with him.

Xu Damao is no longer a novice, nor is he the hothead who was provoked by Sha Zhu and was determined to surpass him.

Hearing He Yuzhu's words, he became serious: "You haven't found any news about Li Huaide? What about You Fengxia?"

Didn't Li Huaide say that You Fengxia usually takes the lead while he stays behind the scenes?

He Yuzhu was afraid that Xu Damao would be scared away, so he said vaguely, "I do have some news about You Fengxia, but all I can say is that she's a socialite."

As for the others, we haven't found anything yet.

Xu Damao said, "There's no need to investigate. I could tell at a glance that she's a social butterfly."

Don't worry too much.

During the years Li Huaide was the director, he amassed a fortune. Those things were worthless back then, but they're incredibly valuable now.

He was, after all, a former steel rolling mill manager. With that kind of money, as long as he's honest and hardworking, he'll definitely do well.

Xu Damao had followed Li Huaide for several years and knew Li Huaide quite well.

Little did he know that all the valuable items that Li Huaide had embezzled had been acquired by He Yuzhu.

Li Huaide took those things with him, and he sold them.

He Yuzhu simply snatched it away.

He Yuzhu spent money to buy some of the remaining items.

When Li Huaide left this world, he took far less with him than Sha Zhu had in his entire life.

He Yuzhu didn't tell Xu Damao any of this.

He was afraid that if Xu Damao knew the truth, he would give himself away during the performance.

You should know that there was another person in the courtyard who couldn't stand Xu Damao no matter what.

Even if Xu Damao helps an old lady cross the street, Yi Zhonghai will think that Xu Damao is trying to take advantage of the old lady.

If Yi Zhonghai knew that Xu Damao was involved, he would definitely not join Li Huaide's business.

The person He Yuzhu really wanted to frame was Yi Zhonghai.

Only if Xu Damao was unaware could Yi Zhonghai possibly fall for the trap.

Of course, it doesn't matter if he doesn't fall for it.

As long as Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, and Qin Huairu fall for the trick, Yi Zhonghai will not be able to escape.

These people are all in the same boat; if you catch one, the others won't escape. (End of Chapter)