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The Liu brothers can ignore Liu Haizhong, but Yi Zhonghai cannot.

As a childless man, his greatest fear was that others would mistreat or abandon him when he was old and frail.

He fears that what Liu Haizhong is experiencing today could be his tomorrow.

He was even more afraid that if he abandoned Liu Haizhong now, the Jia family would follow his example.

Yi Zhonghai was well aware of this. Besides angrily accusing the three Liu children of being unfilial, he arranged for Qin Huairu to take care of Liu Haizhong and his wife.

Qin Huairu still hoped to turn the tide with Yi Zhonghai's help, and she couldn't tarnish her reputation for filial piety, so she had no choice but to agree.

Fortunately, Liu Guangqi paid all the medical and surgical fees, so she wouldn't have to pay anything.

Privately, Qin Huairu found Yi Zhonghai and said, "Zhonghai, it's not that I'm heartless, but we're all in trouble right now."

With so many people in the family, everything costs money, from food and drink to basic necessities.

"Over with Lao Liu..."

Fearing that Qin Huairu might back down, Yi Zhonghai could only reassure her: "Old Liu's side is fine, nothing serious."

Liu Guangqi has already paid all the medical expenses. The only remaining issue is living expenses.

Old Liu has his own pension and some savings, so there's not much of a problem.

Huairu, this is our most difficult time, and we must unite all forces that can be united.

There is strength in numbers.

The government helped us because they saw so many of us were helpless and alone.

Liu Guangqi and his two brothers ran away. Knowing Old Liu's personality, he definitely won't give his house to those three unfilial sons..."

In order to persuade Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai used Liu Haizhong's house as bait.

Qin Huairu is indeed clever, but his cleverness is superficial and he lacks foresight.

She was blinded by the slightest bit of profit.

“I’m not after his house. I’m just worried that we won’t have any income and won’t be able to take good care of him.”

I had completely forgotten that he had a pension.

Since he still has a pension, that makes things easier.

I may not have many other skills, but I do have the ability to take care of your food and drink.

Seeing that Qin Huairu had agreed, Yi Zhonghai felt much relieved. As for Liu Haizhong's house, he wasn't just trying to fool Qin Huairu.

As long as Qin Huairu honestly supports him in his old age, he will definitely help Qin Huairu get Liu Haizhong's house.

Once the Jia family gets Liu Haizhong's house, they will definitely be grateful to him and will pay their respects to him during festivals.

This is also the source of his confidence and ability to persuade Liu Haizhong.

These people are getting old, and besides hoping for a happy old age, their only worry is whether anyone will remember them in the future.

He believes that Liu Haizhong also shares this concern.

He forgot that Liu Haizhong was different from him; Liu Haizhong had a son.

Even if his son is unfilial, Liu Haizhong will still rely on his son.

That's how Sha Zhu's life was.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, sensing that they were about to die, had Shazhu call their son over.

She used her savings to ensure her son could pay respects to their ancestors in the future.

Sha Zhu paid for their funerals, and the sons of both families were only responsible for crying a few times.

Is there anything cheaper in the world?

No.

Both sons agreed.

In the end, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui gave all their savings, including the money from selling their house, to their children.

Whether Qin Huairu made a scene or not, Sha Zhu didn't know. What Sha Zhu knew was that Yi Zhonghai was in a particularly bad mood during the days after the two died.

Sha Zhu thought Yi Zhonghai was heartbroken over two people, so he drank with Yi Zhonghai and was then fooled again.

Regardless of what happens, the problem with the bangs is solved.

With the good medicine, Liu Haizhong recovered, but the second aunt's condition was more serious and she needed to be observed in the hospital for a few more days.

"Old Liu, are you feeling better?"

Liu Haizhong already knew everything and looked at Yi Zhonghai with gratitude.

"Old Yi, I've been so grateful to you in my life. If it weren't for you, I..."

Yi Zhonghai felt a little awkward. Liu Haizhong's current predicament was indeed caused by him. Whether it was his son's unfilial behavior or his current hospitalization, it was all related to him.

For the sake of his retirement, he couldn't care less about anything else.

"Old Liu, don't say that. We've been neighbors for decades. We're not relatives, but we're closer than relatives."

I would never abandon you.

Liu Haizhong held Yi Zhonghai's hand: "I never thought that in my whole life, I could only rely on you and Lao Yan, since I can't rely on my children."

Old Yan, thank you too.

Yan Bugui looked worried and didn't say anything.

Liu Haizhong belatedly noticed something was wrong: "Old Yan, what's wrong with you?"

Yi Zhonghai explained, "Old Yan's wife was just diagnosed with a tumor and needs to have surgery."

"Then let's do it. Let me tell you, you can't skimp on this money." Liu Haizhong had been hospitalized several times, so he was quite clear about this.

He also thought that Yan Bugui was reluctant to spend money.

Yan Bugui sighed: "I also want to perform surgery on Yang Ruihua, but I..."

"What's wrong with you?" Liu Haizhong asked hurriedly. "What time is it? Don't come here with that nonsense about how you can get poor by eating or dressing poorly, but by not being able to plan ahead."

Yan Bugui's image as a stingy person is so deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Liu Haizhong couldn't help but suspect him.

Yi Zhonghai defended Yan Bugui, saying, "It's not Old Yan's fault. His family's savings have all been lost this time."

Yan Jiecheng and his group passed the buck to each other, none of them willing to pay.

Old Yan was worried about where to get the money for the surgery.

Liu Haizhong opened his mouth, then closed it.

He was about to offer to cover the cost himself when he quickly realized he didn't have any money himself.

He felt a little guilty because Yan Bugui was helping to take care of him.

“Bring them here, I’ll talk to them myself.”

Yi Zhonghai recalled the scenes of his negotiations with Yan Jiecheng, and his face immediately darkened.

"Don't mention them. Whatever they say, it's all the rules set by Old Yan."

Mentioning money would be against Lao Yan's rules.

This left Old Yan in a bind, caught between a rock and a hard place.

Liu Haizhong looked at Yan Bugui speechlessly: "I told you long ago that you can't be so calculating, but you just wouldn't listen."

Yi Zhonghai didn't want to discuss this issue. If things were really investigated, the blame would fall on him.

Whether it's the Liu family or the Yan family, they are all inextricably linked to him.

"Let's not talk about the past. Let's talk about what to do next."

Liu Haizhong said, "Xu Damao has money. Let's borrow some money from him."

“He ran away a long time ago,” Yi Zhonghai said angrily.

If Xu Damao hadn't run away, he wouldn't have been able to find him, and he wouldn't have had to put up with the tantrums from the Yan and Liu families' children.

He believed that if Xu Damao were in the courtyard house, he could definitely get Xu Damao to pay for it.

"He ran away? What did he run away from? Could it be that our current troubles are related to him?" Liu Haizhong asked suspiciously.

Yi Zhonghai said, "It's hard to say whether it's related to him or not. Li Huaide has run away, and nobody knows where the problem lies."

He moved house so that he wouldn't help those in need.

Not only did he move, but Chu Yurong's family and Zhang Yuping's family also moved away.

Liu Haizhong was slow-witted and couldn't think too much. He hadn't realized that this was a precaution against their scheme.

"Why are they moving out of nowhere?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Liu Haizhong's foolish appearance with some helplessness.

Yan Bugui had already figured it out, but Liu Haizhong couldn't see it and had to explain it to him personally.

"They are all a selfish bunch. With such a big incident happening in the hospital, it's a time when money is needed."

They're moving now because they don't want to spend any money.

Otherwise, Old Yan wouldn't be so worried. (End of Chapter)