Chapter 2186
Defeat
Yi Zhonghai's moral blackmail is most afraid of people who lack morality.
His tactics are naturally ineffective against people like Sha Zhu and Liu Haizhong.
However, he was not quite up to the task of dealing with people like Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, Xu Damao, and Yan Bugui.
If Yi Zhonghai wants to deal with these people, he must use other methods.
To deal with Xu Damao and Yan Bugui, we need to use Sha Zhu's help.
Without Sha Zhu, he couldn't take down the two of them.
As for the two widows of the Jia family, on the surface, it seems that he is the one controlling them.
In reality, whatever he does depends on what the two widows of the Jia family want.
In front of the two widows of the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai only gained face. The Jia family took all the substance.
Unfortunately, He Daqing and Xu Fugui are also immoral people.
Yi Zhonghai's approach was ineffective against the two of them.
He Daqing was originally a rogue, and in the past two years, having become accustomed to being a patriarch, his temper has become even worse.
He wouldn't tolerate Yi Zhonghai; he wouldn't give him any face at all.
In front of everyone, he revealed all the things Yi Zhonghai had done.
Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to leave with a dark expression. If he didn't leave, his past would be exposed.
Yi Zhonghai was the backbone of the retirement group. With his departure, the others were no match for He Daqing.
Liu Haizhong stormed off in a huff.
Qin Huairu stood still: "Uncle He."
He Daqing quickly interrupted him: "No, you are Yi Zhonghai's wife now."
"I don't deserve to be called Uncle He by that title."
Qin Huairu was afraid that He Daqing would reveal that she had married Yi Zhonghai as his apprentice's wife, so she dared not pursue the matter any further.
In the end, only Yan Bugui remained.
Yan Bugui pleaded, "Old He, Old Xu, I beg you, please help me."
My wife is desperately needing money to save her life.
"If you're waiting for money to save your life, then go find your son." Playing the victim won't work on He Daqing.
He Daqing was able to ruthlessly run off with Widow Bai and not return for decades. Only someone with a ruthless heart could do that.
His soft heart only extends to beautiful women.
Yan Bugui is not included in this list.
"Yan Jiecheng and the others don't care about us at all. Old He, Old Xu, consider this a loan from me."
He Daqing asked, "You don't even care about your son, so why should I? You said you borrowed it from me, so how are you going to pay it back?"
Yan Bugui had no intention of paying it back.
In his opinion, He Yuzhu was so rich that he didn't need his money at all.
Why should I repay money I borrowed through my own abilities?
Even his son doesn't care about him, so even if he has money, he'll save it for his retirement.
This is different from Sha Zhu's life.
Throughout Sha Zhu's life, Yan Bugui relied on Qin Huairu for his retirement, and that money couldn't be left unpaid.
Moreover, throughout his life, he was allied with Yi Zhonghai, and with Sha Zhu helping him in his old age, it didn't make much difference whether he had money or not.
Bearing the stigma of being in debt, Yan Bugui lacked the confidence to speak among the group.
This life will be different.
Without Sha Zhu's support, even if Qin Huairu were willing to provide for them in their old age, it wouldn't solve the problem of not having money.
No matter how filial you are, it's useless if you don't have money.
Xu Fugui noticed that many people were watching them, so he wanted to get rid of Yan Bugui as soon as possible.
He and He Daqing will still be working in this area in the future, and they can't let Yi Zhonghai and a few others ruin their reputations.
"How about this, you sell the house to us, and we'll help you pay for it."
Although your house isn't enough to cover the surgery costs.
But since we used to be neighbors, we'll just have to accept this disadvantage.
He Daqing looked at Xu Fugui with a puzzled expression, then saw Xu Fugui's look and didn't rush to speak.
Yan Bugui agreed without hesitation: "I can sell the house to you. Just give me the money."
Although he said he was going to sell the house, Yan Bugui had no intention of actually selling it. His goal was to get the money first, and then deal with the house issue later.
With Yi Zhonghai around, they certainly wouldn't stand by and watch He Daqing and Xu Fugui take his house away.
Xu Fugui smiled and said, "Don't worry. Once we've transferred the property title, I promise Lao He will give you the money."
"What, we need to transfer the ownership?"
Yan Bugui shouted out in dissatisfaction.
Xu Fugui said, "Nonsense, of course the ownership needs to be transferred. You're not unwilling, are you?"
Yan Bugui was definitely unwilling; once the house was transferred to his name, it would truly no longer be his.
"The house has been transferred to my name, where am I supposed to live now?"
Xu Fugui smiled and said, "You can stay at your son's house, or you can rent a place outside."
If all else fails, we can rent the house to you; you just need to pay us rent each month.
Yan Bugui remained silent, clearly indicating his unwillingness.
He Daqing understood what Xu Fugui meant and said directly, "Do you agree or not? If you agree, we'll go through the formalities. If you don't agree, then forget it and don't waste our time."
"Are you really that heartless?" Yan Bugui questioned loudly, trying to label the two of them as ruthless and heartless.
He himself was not doing well, so he was not happy to see the two of them doing well.
Xu Fugui saw through his thoughts at a glance and said directly, "If we're talking about being heartless and ruthless, I can't compare to you."
"You've forgotten how you spread rumors everywhere that our Da Mao couldn't have children."
He Daqing added, "I haven't forgotten how you, Yi Zhonghai, and Liu Haizhong, those two bastards, cheated our family."
Yan Bugui discovered that he had no advantage whatsoever in front of a large audience.
In the end, having no other choice, they could only slink away in disgrace.
As he left, people gathered around him: "Old Xu, what's going on? Don't you have a granddaughter?"
"That person just now, why did they say your son can't have children?"
Xu Fugui then briefly recounted the events at the courtyard house, focusing on several of the bad things Yi Zhonghai had done.
"Several people have done terrible things, and the children don't even want to acknowledge them."
They're now scheming against their old neighbors, hoping they'll take care of them in their old age.
This incident shocked everyone who was watching the spectacle.
They simply couldn't believe that there were such people in the world.
Next, He Daqing and Xu Fugui became the focus of attention on the field.
Everyone wanted to know what had happened at No. 95 Courtyard.
Meanwhile, Yi Zhonghai and the others gathered together in an open space along the way.
When Yan Bugui arrived, they immediately asked, "Old Yan, how is it?"
Yan Bugui shook his head: "They told me to sell the house."
Yi Zhonghai immediately became anxious upon hearing this: "You agreed?"
“How could I possibly agree to that? If I sell the house, where will I live?” Yan Bugui said.
Hearing that Yan Bugui had not agreed to sell the house, Yi Zhonghai felt much relieved.
"A house is our last resort. Without a house, we will be homeless."
You absolutely cannot agree to sell the house.
Yan Bugui naturally understood this.
How many Manchu bannermen didn't know how to manage their money and gradually sold off all their family property?
He didn't want to be that kind of unfilial son.
Liu Haizhong remained silent for a while before saying, "He Daqing and Xu Fugui refuse to help."
What about the surgery fees for Lao Yan's wife?
We can't just stand by and watch someone die.
Yi Zhonghai hesitated for a moment and did not speak. He still had some trump cards up his sleeve, his last trump cards, which he could not easily reveal.
Qin Huai said softly, "Let's ask someone else."
Yi Zhonghai said, "That's the only way."
Over the next few days, the group contacted everyone they could think of. But as soon as they heard they wanted to borrow money, everyone refused.
If you lend money and it's obvious you won't get it back, nobody's going to be foolish enough to lend money. (End of Chapter)