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Snapped.

Sha Zhu slapped himself.

"I actually mistook the mother of an opposition member for my grandmother, I deserve to die."

The fact that Sha Zhu could slap himself in regret shows that he's no longer so superstitious about the deaf old lady.

After dealing with the deaf old lady, He Yuzhu continued, "Let's move on."

The deaf old lady must have come from a wealthy family.

Since they are a wealthy family, their assets must include more than just houses; they should have some savings as well.

Who received those savings?

“Yi Zhonghai.” Xu Damao said without hesitation, “Don’t look at me, with Sha Zhu’s brain, she definitely won’t give it to Sha Zhu.”

Sha Zhu couldn't refute it because he really didn't receive the deaf old lady's inheritance.

Not to mention the hidden inheritance, even the money the deaf old lady made from reselling grain coupons wasn't left to Sha Zhu.

The deaf old lady said at the time that she wanted to leave that money for Yi Zhonghai as a keepsake.

Sha Zhu felt extremely guilty when he saw that Yi Zhonghai only received a little over a hundred yuan, as if he had stolen something from Yi Zhonghai.

In retrospect, it was all an act for him.

Xu Damao saw that Sha Zhu hadn't spoken, but he didn't let him off the hook: "Come on, the most filial son in the courtyard, tell me, how much money did the deaf old lady leave you?"

Sha Zhu didn't say anything, he just rolled his eyes at Xu Damao.

This glance infuriated Xu Damao: "What are you looking at?"

You did something stupid, and now you don't want people to talk about it?

"Xiao He, let me tell you, that big idiot not only didn't get a single penny, but he also got himself into a lot of trouble."

The phrase "a whole lot of trouble" refers to the funeral arrangements for a deaf old lady.

Sha Zhu's money was all in Qin Huairu's hands, and he was too embarrassed to ask Yi Zhonghai for it.

Then we can only beg Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu wasn't so easily persuaded to hand over the money. In front of Sha Zhu, she almost staged a scene of selling herself into servitude to bury her mother.

Sha Zhu was so moved that he almost sold himself to pay off his debts.

After the funeral arrangements for the deaf old lady were completed, Jia Zhangshi started causing trouble for Sha Zhu again.

In the end, Sha Zhu was forced to sign several unequal treaties, one of which stipulated that no matter what happened, he could not get his wages back.

Also, Sha Zhu can't get too close to any woman while he's out.

These treaties were all forced upon them by Yi Zhonghai.

The goal is simple.

The deaf old lady passed away, and Qin Huairu had not yet married Sha Zhu. Yi Zhonghai was afraid he would not be able to control Sha Zhu.

He Yuzhu then took the opportunity to ask what was going on.

Xu Damao was very enthusiastic about exposing Sha Zhu's past, and vividly described the situation at the time.

He Yuzhu then shared his speculation: "Why do I have a feeling this is a trap set for Sha Zhu?"

Xu Damao slapped his thigh again, hard, but he didn't feel any pain at all.

"Wasn't that a trap set for Sha Zhu? After that incident, Sha Zhu had to report to Liu Lan even if he wanted to speak to her alone."

"You're lying, I didn't."

Xu Damao went too far and embarrassed him too much, which made Sha Zhu unhappy.

Xu Damao chuckled for a while: "You still dare to say you didn't. After that time, you called Ma Hua and Fatty to the courtyard and made Qin Huairu your teacher's wife."

Qin Huairu knows everything you do in the cafeteria.

Sha Zhu blushed and said, "You weren't even working at the steel mill anymore. You don't know anything."

Xu Damao said proudly, "I really don't work at the steel rolling mill anymore. But I know people there."

The fat man told me all of this himself.

Do you remember that time you were joking around with Liu Lan, and someone pushed you, causing you to hug Liu Lan?

In less than half an hour, Qin Huairu arrived at the kitchen.

Do you know who delivered the letter to Qin Huairu?
It's a fat guy.

"It's that damned traitor again," Sha Zhu said through gritted teeth. "When did he tell you?"

To prove that what Xu Damao said was true, he did not hide anything.

"Later, when he was unemployed, he wanted to work at Lou Xiao'e's restaurant and beg Qin Huairu for a job."

Qin Huairu resented his betrayal of you at Yan Jiecheng's restaurant back then, which prevented you from making money and caused you to refuse his advances. I saw him and invited him for drinks; he told me this himself.

It must be admitted that Xu Damao is a capable person; he has done so many things in private.

Sha Zhu no longer wanted to hear about the past. A little thought revealed that he had been made a fool of.

He has a problem right now that he can't figure out.

"Why? If Yi Zhonghai wants someone to take care of him in his old age, I can agree. I don't even need anything from him."

Why did he treat me like that?

"Who told you to be a fool?" These were the words spoken by Xu Damao, Xu's mortal enemy.

Sha Zhu ignored him and turned to look at He Yuzhu.

After what just happened, he thought He Yuzhu was smart and could help him solve his problem.

He Yuzhu didn't mince words, saying directly, "Yi Zhonghai is selfish and doesn't trust anyone."

He only trusts himself.

No matter how sweet your words are, he won't believe you.

He doesn't want an elderly person to care for him; he wants an obedient puppet.

Think about it yourself, do you have no choice but to do what he asks?

If anything is even slightly wrong, even if you've done it right, he'll criticize you.

Sha Zhu slowly lowered his head, seriously thinking about He Yuzhu's words and Yi Zhonghai's past.

He had to admit that He Yuzhu was right.

To put it simply, let's talk about when Yi Zhonghai was lying in his hospital bed.

He was so tired from staying up all night taking care of Yi Zhonghai that he fell asleep and didn't hear Yi Zhonghai calling for help.

When he woke up, he became an ingrate and an unfilial son.

In front of the hospital nurses, they scolded him.

At the time, he thought Yi Zhonghai was in a bad mood and didn't argue with him.

But now that I think about it, it wasn't that I was in a bad mood, it was that I was dissatisfied with him.

The matter wasn't serious, and he apologized, but Yi Zhonghai still wanted to escalate it.

And then there's Liu Haizhong. When Yan Bugui was hospitalized, he stayed up all night taking care of the two of them, and he was so tired that he could barely keep his eyes open.

When the two men said they wanted to see their son, Yi Zhonghai immediately arranged for him to go.

He simply said he'd go after he ate, and he got a lecture for it.

He initially thought Yi Zhonghai was a good person and didn't think much of it.

Now that I think about it, Yi Zhonghai was angry because he didn't listen to him.

For this reason, Yi Zhonghai treated him like a fool for his entire life.

Sha Zhu found it extremely ridiculous.

"Is that all? Is there any other reason?"

He Yuzhu retorted, "Isn't this enough?"

Sha Zhu admitted that this was enough, but he couldn't accept being treated like an ox just for this reason.

"Doesn't he consider me at all?"

He Yuzhu said, "How could I not have considered you? The deaf old lady asked him to take care of her in her old age, and he raised you, the one who took care of her."

He imitated the deaf old lady, and in doing so, he also raised a caregiver for you. What a jerk!

"A stick?" Sha Zhu gave a bitter laugh.

He Yuzhu nodded: "That's right, it's a 'bang geng' (a type of Chinese comedic idiom)."

Xu Damao said disdainfully, "That kid Banggeng has been an ingrate since he was a child."

He can provide for Sha Zhu in his old age; pigs can fly.

Yi Zhonghai tried to imitate the deaf old woman, but his attempt was clumsy and ineffective. The plan was good, but the wrong person was chosen to execute it.

He Yuzhu thought of his life as "Silly Zhu" and the things that happened in society during his final years.

He thought Qin Huairu was vicious enough, but there were others even more vicious than her.

Qin Huairu's methods seemed somewhat soft-hearted compared to those of the other women.

Regardless of the circumstances, Qin Huairu only made her move after Yi Zhonghai died.

Some people, upon acquiring the restaurant and courtyard house, would have been eager to put them into action. (End of Chapter)