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When Liu Guangtian got home, he told her about his meeting with You Fengxia.

"Brother Da Mao means to stall them and try to gain more benefits for ourselves."

This is for making money, and Liu Haizhong couldn't possibly object.

“It’s okay to delay it. By the way, You Fengxia said to sell it to the workers at Sha Zhu’s factory.”

Will this work?

"It should be fine. Dad, you don't know, the workers at Brother Zhu's factory have really good wages and benefits."

"Buying a TV is nothing," Liu Guangfu explained.

Liu Haizhong was somewhat skeptical: "Shazhu is so stingy with us neighbors. How could he be generous?"

Liu Guangfu inwardly scoffed, thinking to himself, "Don't you even know what kind of people your neighbors are?"

He himself looked down on his neighbors in the courtyard.

They just don't dare to tell the truth.

"The factory pays exceptionally high wages. They even provide meals during the day, a standard three dishes and a soup."

We ate there with Brother Da Mao at the beginning of the year.

Liu Haizhong said dismissively, "He just has money to burn, but he doesn't know how to spend it."

What's the point of feeding those workers so well?

It would be better to take care of us, our old neighbors who know us well.

The two Liu brothers exchanged a glance, knowing that Liu Haizhong had been fooled by Yi Zhonghai again.

Not wanting to argue with Liu Haizhong, the two made an excuse to go to Xu Damao's house and left home.

Not long after the two arrived at Xu Damao's house, Yan Bugui came to the backyard.

"Old Liu, what are you doing?"

"Old Yan is here, come in and sit down."

Yan Bugui entered the house, looked around, and didn't see Liu Guangtian and his brother: "Where's your son?"

"I went to Xu Damao's house for drinks," Liu Haizhong said casually.

Yan Bugui said, "The two of them went to Xu Damao's house for drinks, why didn't they invite you?"

This is outrageous!

How could they only care about their own enjoyment and not think about you?

Xu Damao, too, does he even respect you, his second uncle?

Liu Haizhong's family has no shortage of food and drink, so they don't really care about this issue.

Hearing Yan Bugui say that made him feel uneasy.

He doesn't care about food and drink, but he cares about what others think of him.

He could choose not to eat, but Xu Damao couldn't ignore him.

Liu Haizhong's mood suddenly soured.

Yan Bugui seized the opportunity to say, "They are rich people and look down on us old men."

Let's just play by ourselves.

Old Yi has prepared a feast at his house, would you like to come along?

Liu Haizhong was bored, so he naturally didn't refuse the invitation.

Upon arriving at Yi Zhonghai's home, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui began urging him to drink.

The two of them said things that Liu Haizhong wanted to hear, and soon they had him completely confused.

"Old Liu, are there any profitable businesses lately? You could help us out, we can't all be eating alone."

Liu Haizhong said in a daze, "Let me tell you, I actually have a business that makes money."

"what business?"

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui dared not breathe loudly, for fear of waking Liu Haizhong.

The two stared at Liu Haizhong, eager for him to tell them.

Liu Haizhong chuckled, picked up his wine glass again, and drank a glass of wine.

"Of course it's a business that makes money."

Yi Zhonghai's face turned red with anxiety: "Why are you still keeping us in suspense?"

Yan Bugui was afraid that his quick temper would offend Liu Haizhong, so he said, "Don't be impatient. What kind of person is Lao Liu? He's the most loyal and righteous person in our compound."

"He certainly won't forget us once he's benefited."

Liu Haizhong was pleased and reached out to pat Yan Bugui on the shoulder.

"Old Yan is the best at talking. Of the three of us old men, Old Yi is all talk, while Old Yan is all scheming."

In terms of generosity and loyalty, none of you can compare to me.

Yi Zhonghai thought disdainfully that they were far more foolish than him. He saw the wink Yan Bugui gave him and immediately fell silent.

Yi Zhonghai was also aware that he was being too hasty.

There's nothing he can do about it. He's almost eighty, and he still hasn't figured out how to retire. How can he not be anxious?

Moreover, Qin Huairu has been putting a lot of pressure on her lately.

Every night when he closes his eyes, the image of Qin Huairu crying and begging for money appears in his mind.

He simply couldn't take it anymore.

To deal with Qin Huairu, he's ready to fight anyone who dares to stop him from making money.

Yan Bugui was genuinely afraid of Yi Zhonghai getting angry, so he took the initiative.

"Isn't it because your family is rich? If I were as rich as you, I wouldn't be so calculating."

Liu Haizhong laughed: "Don't be silly. Even if you had a lot of money, you wouldn't be generous."

This is what they mean by "It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature."

Despite feeling frustrated, Yan Bugui could only continue to coax Liu Haizhong.

"I changed a long time ago. Old Liu, if you don't believe me, just take me and we'll make money."

"Once I have money, let's see if I'll still be stingy."

Liu Haizhong was now so easily fooled that he had almost forgotten himself.

He let his guard down around Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui: "Let me tell you, this time there really is a chance to make a lot of money."

"What opportunity? Just say it!" Yan Bugui grew impatient when he saw Liu Haizhong remain silent and continue eating.

Liu Haizhong laughed and said, "Look how anxious you are, you're just greedy for money."

Let me tell you. This time, I'm going to do a big deal with Li Huaide.

If this deal goes through, I'll make at least tens of thousands.

Yan Bugui and Yi Zhonghai knew the sex scene was coming, and they both waited cautiously for Liu Haizhong to appear.

Liu Haizhong didn't disappoint them: "Do you know what Li Huaide is doing now?"

He smuggled television sets from Japan.

I'm going to work with him this time.

Having finally received the information they wanted, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui both breathed a sigh of relief.

“Smuggling television sets is illegal,” Yi Zhonghai couldn’t help but say.

After saying that, he regretted it.

At this point, who cares about breaking the law?

Fortunately, Liu Haizhong had drunk quite a bit, so he didn't hold it against him.

"Old Yi, you're just too timid. Let me tell you, nothing will happen this time."

Do you know what idea You Fengxia came up with today?

"What idea?" Yan Bugui stepped forward to play the straight man.

Liu Haizhong said mysteriously, "You Fengxia told Xu Damao to go find Sha Zhu."

We'll just deliver the goods to Sha Zhu's factory and sell them to his factory workers.

Do you think there are still risks?
Sha Zhu has his father-in-law standing behind him; would the police dare to investigate him?

"Once we sell everything at his factory, we'll get our money back."

Yi Zhonghai asked, puzzled, "Can the workers at Shazhu Factory afford it?"

Liu Haizhong laughed heartily, without telling Yi Zhonghai that he had asked the same question as well.

"You don't know, the wages at Sha Zhu's factory are exceptionally high. More than 80% of the people at his factory can afford to buy a television."

Upon hearing Liu Haizhong's words, Yi Zhonghai's first reaction was disbelief.

He didn't refute, but turned to Yan Bugui: "Is Sha Zhu really willing to pay the workers such good wages?"

Yan Bugui began to make calculations. He didn't calculate anything else, just the living standards of Hu Yaohua's family.

In the courtyard, only Hu Yaohua worked at He Yuzhu's factory.

The calculated results greatly surprised Yan Bugui.

Unbeknownst to them, the Hu family had also become wealthy in the courtyard.

"Old Yi, think about Yaohua's family. Although the appliances in their house were given to them by Wu Tiezhu."

But the food his family usually eats is not bad.

Hu Yaohua's son, in particular, always wore new clothes.

"Eating a chicken leg, and still complaining there's too much meat."

Yi Zhonghai also remembered, and his face turned ugly. (End of this chapter)