Chapter 2170
Yi Zhonghai's Method
Yi Zhonghai and his two companions returned to the courtyard house in a disheveled state.
Qin Huairu has already set out food and drinks, preparing to hold a victory celebration banquet.
"How's it going? How much money is Sha Zhu going to give?"
The three men sat down to the side, their faces ashen.
Qin Huairu's heart sank to the bottom.
This situation can only mean one thing: He Yuzhu is unwilling to pay.
"You've been gone for so long, haven't you seen Sha Zhu yet?"
The one with the most temper was the one with the most temper, and said angrily, "What do you mean, 'see'? Sha Zhu didn't even show up."
Liu Lan stopped us in the lobby, and we became the laughingstock of everyone.
"That bastard Xu Damao exposed all our secrets in front of so many people."
"Ah!" Qin Huairu exclaimed in shock, "Why? They're causing trouble at the restaurant. Aren't they afraid of affecting the restaurant's business?"
Liu Haizhong said, "Liu Lan said that they are not afraid of affecting the restaurant's business at all."
"Impossible. Their restaurant makes so much money. If it goes out of business, they'll have to pay a lot of money."
"How dare Liu Lan, a mere lobby manager, say such a thing?" Qin Huairu simply didn't believe it.
Her heart was also filled with jealousy. Jealous that Liu Lan had the audacity to say such things.
Qin Huairu wished he could switch places with Liu Lan.
Yan Bugui sighed: "Why wouldn't he dare? I've calculated it all. Sha Zhu's restaurant not only didn't lose money today, but actually made a lot more."
Calculation had almost become an instinct for Yan Bugui.
While waiting in the hotel lobby, he was bored and even calculated the hotel's customer traffic.
Although he couldn't calculate exactly how much money He Yuzhu could earn, he was certain that he earned a considerable amount.
Liu Haizhong looked at Yan Bugui in surprise: "How did you know?"
Yan Bugui was about to speak when Yi Zhonghai interrupted him: "What's the use of talking about these things at a time like this?"
The people present immediately fell silent.
Yi Zhonghai slammed his fist on the table: "Our problem now is to find a way to raise money for Lao Yan's wife to get medical treatment."
Liu Haizhong said discontentedly, "Why are you slamming the table at us? Don't we want to contribute money?"
"If you're so capable, why don't you slam the table at the Chaoyang Hotel?"
Fearing that the two would start arguing, Yan Bugui advised, "Let's all keep quiet."
I know you all mean well.
We must unite now and not let outsiders laugh at us.
Liu Haizhong dares not argue with Yi Zhonghai now.
His three sons clearly don't want to take care of him.
If they fall out with Yi Zhonghai, and Yi Zhonghai then stops Qin Huairu from managing him, the two of them will really be left without anyone to care for them.
"It's not that I'm angry at Lao Yi, it's just that I'm so angry at Sha Zhu. He didn't even show his face, and he just sent Liu Lan to block us outside."
Yi Zhonghai didn't want to argue with Liu Haizhong either. They were all in the same boat, sharing the same fate.
Arguing won't benefit anyone.
"It's all Sha Zhu's fault, he's so heartless, a typical ingrate. Xu Damao is no better."
The responsibility was shifted to He Yuzhu and Xu Damao, and the group immediately put an end to their differences.
Qin Huairu waited until they calmed down before saying, "What should we do if we can't find Sha Zhu?"
His aunt is still waiting for money for her surgery.
Yan Bugui immediately tensed up. Without a wife, he would be an old bachelor.
With his children being unfilial, it's hard to say how much longer he can live.
Yi Zhonghai sighed helplessly: "Sha Zhu is hiding from us, and I don't have any good ideas."
The most important task now is to find Sha Zhu.
"How are we supposed to find him? We don't even know where Sha Zhu lives," Liu Haizhong asked.
Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath and said fiercely, "Does he think he can escape by hiding?"
"Do you have a way to get Sha Zhu out?" Liu Haizhong asked curiously. Yan Bugui and Qin Huairu were also watching Yi Zhonghai intently, hoping he could come up with a good solution.
Yi Zhonghai said, "I have two options: one is to go to the subdistrict office; the other is to go to He Daqing."
The old men hated dealing with outsiders the most. But this time, they were forced into a corner and had no choice but to go to the neighborhood committee.
As for seeking out He Daqing, that's a last resort.
Although these two methods were not very reliable, they had no other choice but to do as Yi Zhonghai said.
The three of them were starving, so after eating, they agreed to go to the neighborhood office the next day.
Early in the morning, before the street office had even opened for business, several people arrived at the street office.
The people from the neighborhood committee were quite familiar with them. Seeing them meant trouble was brewing.
People were afraid of getting into trouble, so no one came to greet them.
They looked down on others and immediately demanded to see the director of the neighborhood committee.
When Director Qian learned that the three people had come to the subdistrict office, he immediately felt a headache coming on.
He had no way to hide, so he had someone bring the group to the conference room.
The neighborhood committee was on high alert for their arrival and called over a large number of people.
"What do you need me for?"
The group looked at each other, then finally turned their attention to Yi Zhonghai.
Among them, Yi Zhonghai was the most eloquent and adept at lying.
Yi Zhonghai didn't hesitate and stepped forward without hesitation. He did this to take revenge on He Yuzhu himself.
"Director Qian, we've come for help. We're in trouble; someone has swindled all the money from our homes."
Because of this incident, several elderly residents in the facility were hospitalized.
We were discharged from the hospital only after much effort, and then we came to the neighborhood committee for help.
Director Qian was taken aback and quickly asked, "You've been scammed, have you called the police?"
Yi Zhonghai replied vaguely, "The police know."
"Has the swindler been caught? Has the money been recovered?" Director Qian asked.
Yi Zhonghai said, "The swindlers have already run away, and the money is gone forever."
Director Qian felt a pang of sympathy for them: "Tell us what difficulties you have, and the neighborhood office will definitely help you if it can."
Seeing that Yi Zhonghai had dealt with Director Qian, Liu Haizhong became more animated: "Our biggest problem right now is that we don't have the money for surgery."
Old Yan's wife was just diagnosed with a tumor. But the hospital won't perform surgery unless we pay the fees.
Director Qian regretted agreeing so readily. The neighborhood committee had money, but they couldn't use it to pay for their surgeries.
If he dares to show it, the disciplinary committee will come looking for him immediately.
"Don't you have any money left? What about your children?"
Yi Zhonghai said, "We came here to ask you to help us solve this problem."
We're all broke now, but the younger generation in the neighborhood are.
Sha Zhu is the richest person in our compound. We went to him hoping to borrow some money.
He wouldn't even see us.
We hope the neighborhood committee can intervene and bring him over.
Director Qian also knew a lot about No. 95 Courtyard, knew who Sha Zhu was, and knew about He Yuzhu's relationship with them.
"As far as I know, he's just an ordinary neighbor to you. Shouldn't you be looking for your own child when you're in trouble?"
Yan Bugui was afraid that Yi Zhonghai might accidentally reveal that his children were unfilial.
If he did that, he would have completely offended the child.
He was hoping his child would change his mind later, and was unwilling to reveal his child's unfilial behavior.
"Our child's money was also swindled out of."
Liu Haizhong had the same thought and echoed Yan Bugui's words.
Yi Zhonghai saw through their little scheme but didn't expose them; his ultimate target was still He Yuzhu. (End of Chapter)