I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

Inside the room, Li Cuilan and Yi Zhonghai sat on either side of the table.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at the child in Li Cuilan's arms.

The child is rather thin, has not fair skin, and is of average appearance; he is just an ordinary child with no outstanding qualities.

It's not very old, probably only about two years old.

The child was awake and staring intently at the unfamiliar environment that was so new and exciting to him.

Yi Zhonghai felt that this child was not likable at all, and was far inferior to Bang Geng when he was a child.

The two are not even in the same league!

Bang Geng has been smart since he was a child!

Hey~

Yi Zhonghai sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat melancholy.

"Zhonghai, this is my biological son. You always said I couldn't have children and forced me to drink Chinese medicine for so many years. It turns out you were lying to me all along."

Li Cuilan's tone was very calm, and most people couldn't tell whether she was filled with hatred or joy.

But Yi Zhonghai had been married to her for many years, and he could easily hear the blame Li Cuilan had for him.

However, this blame is also suppressed and has not yet erupted.

It might only take a single fuse to cause an immediate explosion.

It's obvious without even guessing: the trigger was this child.

The child has absolutely no relation to him; he is not his child at all.

Therefore, although Yi Zhonghai was not particularly guilty about these words, he had not yet decided what to say.

Li Cuilan continued:

"We're not divorced yet, we're still legally married, and I only ended up like this because I was bringing you food."

Now, I only have one question for you: do you acknowledge this son?

As long as you accept it, then we can still live a good life together, raise our son to be filial to us, and at least have something to look forward to.

Li Cuilan asked the question that Yi Zhonghai was most worried about.

Yi Zhonghai is now extremely conflicted.

Even though it's already October and the weather in the capital has long since turned cool, fine beads of sweat still appeared on his freckled head.

He now faces two paths:

One option is to reconcile with Li Cuilan, acknowledge the son whose father is unknown, find some work to do, and raise the child.

The second option is naturally to get a divorce, divide the property, and live separately.

If he had four thousand dollars, he would definitely choose the second option.

But he only has less than two thousand yuan now. If he gives half of it away, he will only have a little over nine hundred yuan left.

In eight or nine years, all this money will be spent, so what will happen to his retirement?

Yi Zhonghai placed his hands on the table, sometimes clenching them into fists, sometimes relaxing them.

In the end, the obsession with retirement prevailed.

He took a deep breath, slumped his shoulders, and loosened his fists:

"I admit it..."

Li Cuilan was secretly delighted, though she was actually very worried that Yi Zhonghai would not acknowledge this son.

If Yi Zhonghai doesn't acknowledge it, how could a 50-year-old woman with little ability possibly have the capacity to raise a child?

Although Yi Zhonghai is already 55 years old this year, as long as he is willing to work hard, he should be able to support his family for another ten years without much problem.

When he gets old and can't work anymore, won't the family still have savings?

With that much money, raising a child until they're seventeen or eighteen shouldn't be a problem.

As long as he's not lazy, he'll definitely be able to support himself.

"Old Yi, it's getting late. You must be hungry. Wait here, I'll go cook you something to eat."

Li Cuilan skillfully went to the grain storage area to get the ingredients for cooking.

Her little son followed behind her timidly, his small body following closely behind.

Yi Zhonghai looked at the two figures, his feelings incredibly complex.

I never expected to encounter such a messed-up thing in my old age.

Here, the Yi family has finalized their arrangements and plans to resume their normal lives.

Meanwhile, the other families in the courtyard were all gossiping about the Yi family's affairs.

In the front yard of the Yan family's house, Yang Ruihua sat at the table looking at Yan Bugui:

"Old Yan, could Li Cuilan's child really be her biological child? Didn't Yi Zhonghai always say that she had health problems and couldn't have children?"

Yan Bugui picked up a piece of pickled vegetable and put it in his mouth to savor it.

"Judging from the way you're saying it, it can't have escaped; it must be their biological child!"

He wasn't in the yard at the time and didn't see what happened.

Yan Jiecheng revealed a mocking smile:

"It turns out that Yi Zhonghai has been lying to everyone all along; the one who can't lay eggs is actually himself!"

As for Aunt Li Cuilan, she's like an old hen laying an egg—and isn't that egg a bad omen? Haha~"

Yang Ruihua reached out and slapped her son.

"What's so funny? Speaking of which, Jie Cheng, you and Yu Li have been married for quite a while now, why hasn't there been any news about marriage?"

"Gah."

Upon hearing this, the smiles on Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li's faces vanished, and the expressions shifted to someone else's face.

"Go away, Old Yang, if you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all!"

Seeing the awkward situation, Yan Bugui immediately said something to his wife.

In the Jia family compound, Jia Zhangshi also mentioned this matter to Qin Huairu, but Qin Huairu didn't want to listen at all.

She was troubled by something else.

When I went back to my parents' home last time, my cousin Qin Jingru asked me to introduce her to a guy from the city.

She actually wanted to introduce her cousin to Yan Jiefang.

After all, Yan Jiefang graduated from a vocational school and now holds the status of a cadre with such a high income.

My cousin Qin Jingru is also so beautiful; the two of them are a perfect match, a match made in heaven.

If the two of them can get together, then if they ever need anything from their family, the other party won't be able to ignore them and will have to give them an explanation.

Before she could even speak, Yan Jiefang had already found some cunning old woman from who-knows-where and registered their marriage!

Moreover, this vixen is actually the sister-in-law of Sha Zhu!

Originally, Sha Zhu had always been Qin Huairu's personal blood bank, but not only was he snatched away by the man surnamed Liu, now her sister has also snatched away Yan Jiefang!

Including the old woman, this whole family are vixen women!

She has no skills other than seducing men.

Qin Huairu gritted her teeth.

A few days ago, my cousin asked someone to pass on a message to her, asking about her boyfriend. She couldn't answer and could only give a vague answer.

Now most of the eligible people in the courtyard are married, and Liu Guangfu and Yan Jiekuang are not old enough to be left. What can she do?

Especially Yan Jiekuang, who has the best relationship with his second brother Yan Jiefang, is definitely a good match.

But she's only 15 now, while her cousin Qin Jingru is already 19. How can they wait?

Why don't we just find any worker at a steel rolling mill?

The Liu family in the backyard has become completely deserted since Liu Guangfu joined Liu Guangtian's side.

The three sons are scattered all over the world, and none of them stay at home.

They were just the two of them, the old couple, relying on each other for survival.

But today is different!

After wasting so many years, he never expected that he would finally be appreciated by Director Li, who would discover his true talents.

He finally became the team leader-level cadre he had always dreamed of!

He has now become the head of the special task force in charge of the workers' picket team of the steel rolling mill's revolutionary committee!

He was happy just thinking about it.

"Honey, go fry me another egg, and I'll have a couple more drinks."

"Okay, almost done."

Liu Haizhong's wife scrambled eggs very quickly, and soon brought them out and placed them on the table.

Old Liu took a bite of the hot scrambled eggs and felt that life was really good.

From today onwards, the Liu family has been established, and Liu Haizhong will have the final say in the courtyard!

Old Liu's wife hesitated for a moment, but still told him about what happened at Yi Zhonghai's house today.

After hearing the story, Liu Haizhong felt that the wine was so delicious that he couldn't help but take another sip.

You, Yi Zhonghai, have finally met your match?

Absolutely deserved it!