Chapter 2219
A Watching-the-Fun Mentality
How is He Daqing supposed to deal with these old men?
Either He Daqing flaunts his wealthy life, while others can only listen quietly.
I couldn't get a word in edgewise.
Or perhaps He Daqing will be the audience.
To put it bluntly, it's just a bunch of old men sitting together.
Yan Bugui and his group saw someone of their age discussing it.
He Daqing, however, was only stealing glances at the young woman and showed no interest in anything else.
Why should he look at anything that still exudes charm? He'd rather go home and look at his two wives.
His daughters, Da Feng and Xiao Feng, are only in their thirties.
At first, He Daqing felt it was a novelty when he moved in.
Now that the novelty has worn off, we really can't play together anymore.
"That's not how it works, Lao Yan, what you're saying is a bit sarcastic."
Old He has never pretended to be deaf or dumb about anything that happens in our alley.
"They contributed money when they needed to, and helped a lot." Liu Haizhong retorted, still remembering the two hundred yuan that He Daqing had given him when he came home.
"Hmph!..." Yan Bugui snorted coldly, he really couldn't refute these words.
In the past two years, whenever someone in the alley had an emergency, He Daqing was always the one who contributed the most money.
On the contrary, he was the most enthusiastic about freeloading, but when it came to helping out financially, he still habitually complained about being poor.
He was afraid that if he continued talking about this topic, he would get himself into trouble.
Su Manyun opened the two doors, her business suit perfectly accentuating her figure.
There's also a reason for having two doors.
The He family's three-courtyard house is relatively well-preserved.
Therefore, things like the courtyard gate, apart from the two door panels, the other parts such as the door leaf, the retaining panels on both sides of the door frame, including the door studs, thresholds, etc., are all removable.
The He family usually only opens one door when they come and go.
If a very important guest arrives, then everything that can be disassembled will be taken apart.
This is similar to the ancient saying of opening the central gate wide to show honored guests that "the door is wide open and there is nothing to be reserved."
The Chen family is related by marriage, so we can simply open both doors and greet them with the usual courtesy.
This also shows that the courtyard house that He Daqing acquired belonged to an ordinary family.
If a high-ranking official is to emerge from the family, then the affairs of the household become more complicated.
For example, when Lin Daiyu entered the Jia Mansion, she entered through the West Corner Gate.
He Daqing probably wouldn't understand the rules there.
The three old men's eyes lit up when they saw Su Manyun.
Beautiful women are something everyone, young and old, enjoys looking at.
The term "pleasing to the eye" specifically refers to the beauty of the human world.
"Could it be that Lao He has found someone else?" Liu Haizhong whispered a speculation.
When He Daqing registered his household registration, he must have only registered one wife – Dafeng.
The other one came to stay with her sister.
But many people in the alley knew that this was because He Daqing had married two concubines.
The key is that this kind of thing doesn't depend on envy or jealousy.
Unless caught red-handed, no one can do anything about He Daqing.
Who dares to arrest me here?
The neighborhood director is a friend of He Yuzhu, and now he can only serve He Yuzhu tea and water.
Of course, that specifically refers to the homes of high-ranking leaders.
The factory leaders naturally knew He Yuzhu's identity, and no one wanted to cause trouble.
To put it bluntly, He Daqing's return from Hong Kong was unusual.
And at his age,
Nobody was thinking of messing with him.
If He Daqing were a young man at this time, the situation would be different. "It shouldn't be! Even if Master He doesn't think about himself, he should at least think about Principal He!" Butcher Song expressed his disapproval.
"Heh, who knows? He Daqing is just an old scoundrel. If he gains power, what wouldn't he do?" This must be Yan Bugui, the person in this alley who hates the He family the most.
He couldn't benefit from the He family's influence at all.
Both Liu and Song gave Yan Bugui a disdainful look.
I understand his mentality quite well.
A short while later, He Yuzhu's old car arrived.
There are now two vehicles available for He Yuzhu's use.
One of them is a new model produced in Beijing.
However, He Yuzhu usually only uses that car for official business and for formal occasions.
He Yuzhu didn't return the old Eastern European car that he had replaced; he continued to use it at the school.
He Yuzhu often drives this car when he has personal matters to attend to.
Of course, you'll have to pay for the gasoline yourself.
He Yuzhu was not the only one involved in these matters.
Any leader who reaches a certain position will not be greedy for such a small advantage.
Those who misuse official vehicles are actually mostly lower-level leaders or drivers.
It's like a joke from a past life.
He Yuzhu got out of the car, and Su Manyun greeted him politely.
He Yuzhu smiled and politely said to Su Manyun, "Thank you for your trouble, Miss Su."
I heard that you were supposed to take a vacation, but due to my family's personal matters, you were unable to return to Hong Kong to enjoy time with your family.
Su Manyun was furious at He Yuzhu's insincere words, but she said in a coquettish tone, "Mr. He, you're too kind!"
If you really want to thank me, just treat me to a meal sometime.
She knew perfectly well that He Yuzhu would never agree, but she just liked to tease him.
As expected, He Yuzhu's expression immediately froze upon hearing this.
He felt an itch in his nose and said as he walked inside, "This is Xinghua's business. When he gets married, have him invite you to the wedding candy."
Su Manyun rolled her eyes at He Yuzhu and stomped her foot to show her anger.
He Yuzhu didn't care, but the three old men not far away saw it all.
"Hiss..." Liu Haizhong took a cold breath. What He Yuzhu and Su Manyun did just now was not much different from flirting.
“No, Principal He isn’t that kind of person.” Butcher Song was quite straightforward, as if he had guessed what the two neighbors were about to say.
Strangely enough, Yan Bugui didn't utter a sound or make any sarcastic remarks.
He learned from his mistakes.
In the past, if anyone gossiped about He Yuzhu and it reached his ears, his family would always suffer some misfortune.
He couldn't be certain that He Yuzhu was retaliating against his family, but he couldn't deny it either.
On the contrary, when he occasionally said a few idle words to He Daqing, even if they reached He Daqing's ears, He Daqing would just laugh it off.
In his opinion, He Yuzhu's magnanimity was much smaller than He Daqing's.
"By the way, Lao Yan, I heard your business is booming lately. Have you hired some people?" Liu Haizhong knew that some things were better left unsaid, so he changed the subject.
His family had also been dealt with by He Yuzhu, and he didn't want to cause trouble.
That's how it is; all the problems, after being fixed a few times, make these people feel the pinch.
Then there won't be any problems.
"Huh? I don't know!..."
"My eldest son and his family have been so busy lately that they haven't had time to come over." Yan Bugui was clearly taken aback.
What he heard was completely different.
According to what Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiedi said when they got home, the business at the Boss Restaurant was not good, so Yan Jiecheng went back to work.
As for the restaurant's resurgence in popularity, nobody told him! (End of Chapter)