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Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui alone were enough to fool Liu Haizhong, not to mention Qin Huairu was added to the mix.

Under the persuasion of the three men, Liu Haizhong patted his chest and promised that Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu would take good care of Banggeng.

Qin Huairu, fearing that Liu Haizhong might be tricked back after turning around, said, "Old Liu, won't this put you in a difficult position?"

Guangtian and Guangfu..."

Liu Haizhong was in high spirits, slamming his fist on the table and shouting, "I'm not dead yet! Those two little brats dare to disagree with what I asked them to do!"

Yan Bugui reciprocated by helping Qin Huairu: "Old Liu, then it's settled."

I heard your assurance from Lao Yi and me.

If you change your mind, don't blame us for ignoring you.

"Whoever goes back on their word is a coward." Liu Haizhong was very dissatisfied: "Am I the kind of person who doesn't keep their promises?"
Let me tell you, no matter when, in Lao Liu's house, I'm the one who calls the shots.

Isn't it just about making the Koreans more successful?

As long as Bang Geng is obedient, I guarantee he'll make a fortune.

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu realized that since Liu Haizhong had said so, the situation was basically stable.

"Well, you guys stay inside and chat for a bit. I'll go out and order some food. You three can have a good drink later."

Liu Haizhong was even happier when he heard there was wine to drink: "Please tell my wife for me that I won't be going back for dinner."

Qin Huai said, "I'll send some over to your house once I've finished making it."

Yan Bugui opened his mouth, wanting to say that he would also send some to the Third Aunt.

But after thinking about Qin Huairu's temper, he didn't dare to say anything.

He's already taken advantage of the Jia family by eating and drinking for free.

It's difficult to get all three aunties to join in and take advantage of the situation.

After Qin Huairu left, Yi Zhonghai recovered.

"Old Liu, I have to remind you, Xu Damao is not a good person."

Guangtian and Guangfu should be careful when they follow him.

If there's anything you don't understand, talk to us elders about it.

We've eaten more salt than he's eaten rice.

Xu Damao's petty tricks are no match for ours.

Liu Haizhong said nonchalantly, "Old Yi, why are you still looking at people with such outdated views?"

Xu Damao is focused on making money now; he has no time for bad deeds.

Yi Zhonghai's words were meant to bring up business matters, but he never expected that Liu Haizhong would defend Xu Damao.

He immediately became somewhat angry.

"You're really obsessed with money. So what if Xu Damao has a little bit of stinking cash?"
Where did he get all that money?

Others may not know, but don't you know?

He is now a capitalist, and capitalists get their money by exploiting the poor.

He makes money by doing bad things.

"I...you..." Liu Haizhong was not good with words to begin with, and Yi Zhonghai brought up these words again, so he really had no way to refute them.

Yi Zhonghai displayed a triumphant air, as if he were showing off.

Liu Haizhong couldn't hold back any longer and was eager to find a reason to refute Yi Zhonghai.

He happened to see Yan Bugui and also thought about Yan Bugui's personality.

While others might not support making money, Yan Bugui certainly does.

"I can't argue with your twisted logic. Old Yan, you talk to him."

What's wrong with making money now?

Yan Bugui would not deny his own beliefs just because he shares the same stance as Yi Zhonghai.

This time, he stood on the side with bangs.

"Old Yi, those are theories from over a decade ago. Now the government is encouraging everyone to make money."

"If you use those theories to refute Lao Liu, it's like using a sword from the past to kill someone in the present."

Liu Haizhong was quite pleased to hear Yan Bugui support him: "Did you hear that? Old Yan is right."

The state allows people to make money, which means it allows exploitation to exist.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Yan Bugui with displeasure, appearing ready to turn hostile.

"You mean, Sha Zhu and Xu Damao are both good people?"

Yan Bugui understood Yi Zhonghai's threat and quickly said, "When did I say they were good people?"

Those two are a pair of bastards. Especially Sha Zhu.

We've been his neighbors for decades, living in the same courtyard for so many years.

Since he became successful, he has never shown any respect to us elders.

Everyone says I, Yan Bugui, am stingy, but I think Sha Zhu is a hundred times stingier than me.

Xu Damao is no good either.

In Yan Bugui's heart, the person he hated the most was He Yuzhu.

Since He Yuzhu is rich, we can't stop him from taking advantage of us.

Not only Yan Bugui, but Liu Haizhong also didn't have a good impression of He Yuzhu.

Although Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu made money with Xu Damao, they were indirectly following He Yuzhu.

He still showed no gratitude towards He Yuzhu.

Upon hearing Yan Bugui criticize He Yuzhu, Liu Haizhong said, "That's right. If we're talking about bad guys, Sha Zhu is number one. Xu Damao used to be a scoundrel too, but he changed."

He hasn't done anything bad in the last two years, has he?

On the contrary, they did a lot of good things.

Putting aside everything else, let's just talk about Zhang Yuping's family.

Previously, his family never spoke to Xu Damao, but recently, the two families have become much closer.

My wife told me that Xu Damao did the Zhang family a huge favor.

Yan Bugui also noticed this and was very curious about what help Xu Damao had given the Zhang family.

Just then, Liu Haizhong brought it up, and he wanted to ask about the situation.

"Um, what kind of help did Xu Damao give Zhang Yuping's family?"

Zhang Yuping's daughter-in-law has been quite enthusiastic when she sees Xu Damao recently.

He even bought some gifts for Xu Damao.

Liu Haizhong shook his head: "I don't know. If you want to know, go ask him yourself."

Yan Bugui reluctantly shut his mouth.

How could he not ask?
He had already asked, but no one in the Zhang family could tell him. They all claimed to know nothing.

Yi Zhonghai didn't pay attention to these things.

He liked to lecture, but nobody in the courtyard wanted to listen to his nonsense. When people saw him, they would just greet him and not say a word more.

Qin Huairu and he had been having conflicts recently, so no one told him.

Now, when Yan Bugui mentions it, Yi Zhonghai frowns.

"They're all spineless. They fawn over Xu Damao over a little favor."

Yan Bugui found these words rather harsh, feeling that they were subtly criticizing him.

Thinking about his relationship with Yi Zhonghai, he felt a little better knowing that Yi Zhonghai wouldn't make snide remarks about him.

Yi Zhonghai didn't mean anything by it; he just sensed a crisis.

There were only so many people in the courtyard, and all the promising ones had been won over by He Yuzhu.

If the remaining people are won over by Xu Damao, he will really have no say in the courtyard.

"This isn't right."

"Something's not right." Yi Zhonghai blurted out this out of the blue, and Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui both looked at him.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Don't you think Xu Damao is trying to win people's hearts?"

Xu Damao has almost won over all the people in our compound.

"The only people in the courtyard who haven't been won over are Ma Ruijun, Geng Guangjian, and Zhao Xuejun."

Yan Bugui quickly thought it over and said, "Besides the two families who moved out to live with their sons, there are only those three families, along with us, who haven't been won over by Xu Damao."

Liu Haizhong didn't understand what he meant, so he said, "What do you mean by trying to win them over?"

So what if she has a better relationship with Xu Damao?

The Jia family and my family have a pretty good relationship with Xu Damao.

"Isn't Banggeng's wife also a frequent visitor to Xu Damao's house?"

“That’s different,” Yi Zhonghai said with a dark face.

The thing he least wanted to talk about was his wife trying to please Xu Damao.

"What's the difference?" Liu Haizhong countered. (End of Chapter)