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Soon, at Xiao Shan's instruction, those prominent figures who had criticized Taishan Group were all purged by the group.

After realizing it was retaliation from Xiao Shan, these guys all tucked their tails between their legs and ran over to apologize to Xiao Shan.

From then on, everyone knew one thing: never offend the Taishan Group in Hong Kong!

As 1979 drew to a close, global gold prices surged due to the impact of the US hostage crisis in Iran!

Xiaoshan, which had already purchased a large amount of gold, has made a fortune.

Moreover, in order to stabilize the Hong Kong market by having Xiaoshan sell some of its gold reserves, the Hong Kong government directly transferred the controlling stake in Taikoo Aviation to Xiaoshan.

In this way, Taishan Group will have its own airline.

As for the remaining gold, it was snapped up by Goldman Sachs, the American company.

Of course, the US also paid a price in order to acquire this gold from Xiaoshan.

That is to allow Taishan Group to acquire stakes in companies such as ABCD, ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus, Apple, and IBM.

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The main reason Xiaoshan invested in these companies was for the technology they possessed.

As long as I obtain the technology I need from them, I can ask Zhou Bingkun and his team to help me acquire the technology for the next few decades, allowing me to overtake the United States!

In the early 1980s, with the year drawing to a close, Xiao Shan finished his business and returned to Beijing with his family.

After all, everyone's parents-in-law, master, and mistress are getting old, so if I have time, I should go back and spend the New Year with them.

Upon returning to Beijing, Xiao Shan naturally received a warm welcome from relatives and friends.

Tan Chengjia even took Xiao Shan to meet the leaders above.

The higher-ups knew that Xiao Shan was doing very well in Beijing, so they wanted to hear Xiao Shan's opinions on reform and opening up.

Xiao Shan had discussed this issue with Zhou Aimin before, so this time he was simply repeating what he had said before.

After finishing his conversation with the leader, Xiao Shan and Tan Chengjia had another meal outside.

During the meal, Xiao Shan asked Tan Chengjia to help him find a courtyard house for sale in Beijing, as he wanted to buy two.

Now there are six people in my family. If my parents-in-law or my master and mistress come over, the house in the No. 95 compound won't be enough for them.

Tan Chengjia said there was no problem and that she would find someone for him after she got back.

Back home, Xiao Shan told Ding Qiunan about his desire to buy a house.

Ding Qiunan naturally agreed with this.

Although Ding Qiunan has lived in Hong Kong with Xiaoshan for several years and has gotten used to life there, she still considers Beijing her hometown.

If she gets old in the future, Ding Qiunan would still be willing to return to Beijing to retire.

After discussing the house purchase, Ding Qiunan said to Xiao Shan, "When I came back from my parents' house with the children today, I heard that Yi Zhonghai tripped and twisted his leg. No one cared about him. In the end, He Daqing couldn't stand it anymore and took him to the hospital."

Xiao Shan sighed and said, "He got what he deserved. Our family has no connection with him, so we don't need to worry about him. After I buy the house, I'll do some renovations and move in. Then I can bring my parents-in-law, master, and mistress to live with us!"

"Okay!" Ding Qiunan nodded.

Early the next morning, Tan Chengjia called Xiaoshan to tell him that he had found a suitable courtyard and asked him to come and take a look.

After having breakfast, Xiao Shan went to the small tavern where Tan Chengjia and he had agreed to meet.

About ten minutes later, Tan Chengjia arrived, accompanied by an old man in his sixties.

Tan Chengjia introduced Xiao Shan: "Xiao Shan, this is Grandpa Mao, the seller of the courtyard house! Grandpa, this is Xiao Shan, the buyer who wants to purchase the courtyard house."

"Grandpa, have you eaten yet? Why don't you grab something to eat first?" Xiao Shan said with a smile to Grandpa Mao.

Grandpa Mao waved his hand: "No, let's go look at houses first! If it's suitable, I hope to get the money as soon as possible."

Xiao Shan wasn't one to dawdle; he was quick to agree with the other party's quick decision.

After arriving at the courtyard house, I looked around and was generally satisfied.

It occupies nearly 800 square meters, which is not small!

"Grandpa, what price are you planning to sell it for?" Xiao Shan asked Grandpa Mao.

Grandpa Mao said without hesitation, "One price, eighty thousand! No less."

Xiao Shan thought for a moment and said, "Okay!"

With Xiao Shan's current wealth, he doesn't care about this amount of money.

After completing the handover procedures, Xiao Shan asked Tan Chengjia to continue keeping an eye on things.

Tan Chengjia naturally said there was no problem with that.

After returning home, Xiao Shan specially brought Ding Qiunan and their children to see the courtyard.

The family toured the house from front to back before eating out and returning to courtyard number 95.

Xiaoshan has contacted a renovation team, and they will start renovating the newly purchased yard tomorrow.

The toilets in traditional courtyard houses are still dry toilets, and many rooms don't even have electricity. Without renovations, they are simply uninhabitable.

Back at courtyard number 95, Xiao Shan happened to see Yi Zhonghai in the central courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai, leaning on a cane, was washing vegetables by the pool. His hair was completely white, and he had lost all the energy and spirit he had when he was an old man.

My spouse died, and I'm now lame; I have no one to take care of me.

They could have relied on Qin Huairu, but she remarried.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Xiao Shan briefly before quickly lowering his head to continue washing the vegetables.

Xiao Shan seemed not to have seen anything at all, and returned to the backyard with his wife and children.

Because Xiaoshan provided enough money, the courtyard was renovated before the Chinese New Year.

It is equipped with a range of modern appliances, and the toilets all have flush toilets.

After the renovation was completed, Xiaoshan hired people to start moving in.

Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong came out of the house after hearing the commotion.

"Xiao Shan, are you moving?" Xu Damao asked, looking at Xiao Shan.

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Seeing the curious Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong, Xiao Shan smiled and nodded, saying, "Brother Mao, now that my family of six is ​​back, this house is really not enough, so we bought a courtyard house outside. Moving to the new house will be more spacious."

After a slight pause, Xiao Shan said to Xu Damao, "Brother Mao, if you have money, you should buy a bigger house! There are so many people going into business now, and there are tons of rich people in the capital. Take advantage of the fact that housing prices haven't skyrocketed yet and buy one or two for yourself. Even if you don't live there yourself, Duofu will need to live there when he grows up!"

Hearing Xiao Shan's words, Xu Damao nodded: "What you said makes sense. I'll go and look around and see if there are any suitable courtyards to buy one or two!"

"That's right! You definitely won't regret buying a house!" Xiao Shan said with a smile.

Liu Haizhong, who was standing nearby, overheard their conversation and was also wondering if he should consider buying a house.

In the past two years, he and Xu Damao have made some money from doing business.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai, leaning on a cane, strolled over from the Intermediate People's Court.

Yi Zhonghai is now extremely thin, hunched over, with a face full of white hair.

I have to cook all three meals a day myself.

I had a lot of money saved up, but after the reform and opening up, prices skyrocketed, and that little bit of money was simply not enough to cover my expenses.

Even with retirement pension, it's still barely enough to make ends meet.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Xiao Shan with some difficulty and said, "Xiao Shan, are you moving?"

Xiao Shan was surprised that Yi Zhonghai would take the initiative to greet him.

Xiao Shan didn't bother arguing with an old man who didn't have many years left to live: "Yes, Master Yi, I bought a house outside and plan to move there. My family is too big now, even if I only come back to stay for a while, it's still too crowded! As for this house, I'll leave it for now!"

“Okay, it’s good that you’re moving out. It’ll save me from seeing you every New Year! Xiaoshan, do you know how much I hate you after all these years? Ever since you went to Hong Kong, I feel like the air in the courtyard has gotten much better.”

Xiao Shan wasn't angry and said, "Master Yi, you've finally told the truth."

“Master Yi, ever since I was old enough to understand, you’ve always had this hypocritical look on your face. You’re always saying that there are no bad elders in the world, only bad sons. Everything you do in the courtyard is for your future care. You speak so righteously and use moral blackmail. The old lady said that sincerity begets sincerity, but you haven’t listened to a word of it. All you know is how to scheme.”

"You schemed against this and that, and now that you're old, nobody will care about you. People used to say you were good to Banggeng and the Jia family, no wonder you were Banggeng's godfather. Master Yi, ask yourself honestly, were you truly good to Banggeng and the Jia family? Wasn't your ultimate goal still to provide for your old age?"

"Bang Geng made a mistake, and you immediately planned to sever ties with the Jia family. But then you found that no one else would take care of you in your old age, so you reconciled with the Jia family. The reason why Bang Geng later refused to talk to you is because he saw through your hypocritical nature."

Upon hearing Xiao Shan's words, Yi Zhonghai's face turned ashen. Clearly, Xiao Shan's direct exposure of his actions over the years had stripped away his last shred of decency.

Yi Zhonghai pointed a finger at Xiaoshan, trembling and unable to speak, clearly furious.

Xiao Shan slowly said, "Actually, I shouldn't be telling you this, since you don't have many days left to live! But since you've come looking for me, I'll tell you why, after planning for so many years, you still don't have anyone to take care of you in your old age. This is the truth. Think about it carefully at home when you have nothing to do!"

After saying that, without waiting for Yi Zhonghai's reaction, he left the courtyard with his wife and children.

After watching Xiao Shan's family leave, Xu Damao went to his own home to discuss buying a house with Yu Haitang.

As for Liu Haizhong, he patted Yi Zhonghai on the shoulder and said, "Old Yi, all these years, you've been confused!"

He Daqing also came over and said, "Old Yi, what was our relationship before? When I left the courtyard house to send money to Zhuzi, the first person I thought of was you! But what you did disappointed me. You hid the money, made my son hate me, and then you did him a favor, hoping he would take care of you in your old age. How can anyone do that? You know Zhuzi's character best. If you were sincere to him, he would definitely be willing to take care of you in your old age. But what did Zhuzi's sincerity get him? He got deception, blatant deception. You took the living expenses I sent to him and his siblings, watched them go hungry, and then you came out to play the good guy. Old Yi, you can't be like this as a person, and you can't do things like this."

He Daqing's words struck a chord with Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai and Xiao Shan already had a conflict. Even if his secret was exposed, he would comfort himself by saying that Xiao Shan was making it up and he was deceiving himself.

But He Yuzhu was the person Yi Zhonghai had genuinely chosen to care for him in his old age, yet now they are like strangers.

Yi Zhonghai silently went home, leaning on his cane.

Looking back on all my actions and calculations over the years.

There is regret, regret that I did not consider the consequences of my actions.

There is resentment, resentment that after scheming for so many years, I am still alone in my old age, and I don't even have anyone to take care of me.

Regret and resentment gnawed at his heart, and suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

Yi Zhonghai seemed to see the old lady and the middle-aged woman smiling at him, reaching out to take him away.

"Xiao Yi, come with us."

“Old Yi, I’m doing well with the old lady. Why don’t you come over? There’s no one to take care of you over there. I’ll take care of you when you come over.”

The piercing pain in his chest seemed to disappear, and Yi Zhonghai smiled as he slowly took the hand of an older woman.

The next morning, someone came to Yi Zhonghai's house to borrow something and found Yi Zhonghai dead, clutching his chest.

Xiao Shan happened to be back at the courtyard house to clean the house that had just been emptied.

Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, and He Daqing were all gathered in the central courtyard, along with many other elderly people from the courtyard houses.

Seeing the indecisive crowd, Xiao Shan said, "Yi Zhonghai has no children. Let's notify the neighborhood committee and have them take the house back. It would be a good deed for him."

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui had originally been eyeing the house, but after hearing what Xiao Shan said, they gave up the idea.

He Daqing sighed and said, "I didn't expect Lao Yi to leave like this. You guys should take care of yourselves. Zhu Zi, go and inform the neighborhood committee. We've been neighbors for so many years. Now that he's gone, all the old conflicts have faded away. Let's leave it at that."

He Yuzhu nodded, then turned and walked away with his head down.

Yi Zhonghai's sudden death was something He Yuzhu had not anticipated.

He felt quite bitter. Back then, Yi Zhonghai held a similar position in his heart as his father, but later the two drifted further and further apart, even becoming like strangers.

He Yuzhu still remembered the old lady's words: when the Jia family treated him badly and he had no food to eat, they would give him a meal.

As a result, the Jia family was destroyed, and Yi Zhonghai died.

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Watching He Yuzhu leave, Xiao Shan couldn't help but sigh.

Now, there are fewer and fewer familiar people in this courtyard house.

How many years has it been?

If we wait another few decades or a hundred years, I'm afraid all the people I know will have returned to dust and ashes!

In that instant, Xiao Shan seemed to sense the loneliness of a cultivator!

Unfortunately, this era was not suitable for cultivation at all. Even though Xiao Shan passed on his cultivation techniques to his wife and children, they still couldn't master them.