Chapter 2193
The Secrets of the Yan Family
There are no filial sons at the bedside of a chronically ill patient.
Even biological children cannot bear the sight of parents who are hospitalized for extended periods.
Not to mention those ungrateful wretches from the Jia family.
He Yuzhu was certain that if Yi Zhonghai and the others really did have their legs broken, they would be lying in bed.
Qin Huairu will definitely take the children and send those old guys away.
They definitely won't live to see next spring.
Yan Bugui dared not gamble on whether He Yuzhu would do such a thing, so he dared not provoke He Yuzhu again.
“In the past, it was Lao Yi who wanted to deal with you; I was forced into it.”
He Yuzhu laughed out loud: "Don't make yourself sound so innocent."
"If it weren't for your support of Yi Zhonghai, how would he, a man without an heir, have dared to bully the people in the courtyard?"
Throughout his life, Yi Zhonghai relied on Sha Zhu's fists.
Without Sha Zhu as his henchman, Yi Zhonghai's confidence in this lifetime came from the support of Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong.
Especially Yan Bugui, that old guy has helped Yi Zhonghai quite a bit.
The deaf old woman's threat of suicide was indeed frightening, but that alone wouldn't make her obedient.
The combined power of the three old men was what silenced everyone in the courtyard.
Yan Bugui would naturally not admit: "I was afraid of offending the deaf old lady."
He Yuzhu spat and said, "Don't use a deaf old lady as an excuse."
She was just a replacement.
She'll only step in to plead for you when you three bastards can't handle things.
Yan Bugui blushed and said with dissatisfaction, "Why are you cursing?"
The deaf old lady only ever helps Old Yi. She's never helped me.
He Yuzhu said dismissively, "You should hurry back to the courtyard and fool those idiots there."
Don't tell me you didn't realize she was faking being a martyr's relative.
Yan Bugui wanted to retort, but seeing He Yuzhu's mocking gaze, he immediately lost his confidence.
He had already seen it when Yi Zhonghai was still spreading the word.
In order to gain an advantage, I pretended not to know.
In his opinion, the people in the courtyard were not very educated and did not read newspapers at all.
Those people wouldn't know the problem.
Yan Bugui never expected that He Yuzhu would marry Lin Jinghan, and he never expected that several college students would come from the courtyard.
In the end, He Yuzhu saw through the deaf old lady's scheme and sent her to a nursing home.
Since the deaf old lady went to the nursing home, the three old men have lost their dominant position in the courtyard.
During the period when Liu Haizhong was the group leader, they regained some of their power.
But it disappeared very quickly.
Although the deaf old lady rarely appears in public, she is the pillar of strength for her three uncles.
He Yuzhu said to Yan Bugui, "After you finish eating, you should leave. It's best not to come looking for me."
Seeing He Yuzhu about to leave, Yan Bugui pleaded, "You can't just stand by and watch him die. Your third aunt is waiting for the money to save her life."
I won't let you spend it for nothing; consider this money a loan.
He Yuzhu said coldly, "I didn't stand by and watch her die, because I didn't even see her."
As for borrowing?
What will you use to repay it?
Don't you have this inkstone?
Let's find a place to sell it.
The money from selling this should be enough for her medical treatment.
After He Yuzhu finished speaking, he left immediately.
There is always a reason why someone is pitiful.
This statement may be somewhat absolute, but it applies perfectly to courtyard number 95.
The problems in the Yan family involved Yi Zhonghai's scheming, but ultimately, the problem lay with Yan Bugui himself.
If he is innocent, Yi Zhonghai will not find an opportunity to take advantage of him.
Over the past few decades, Yan Bugui has had many opportunities to make a difference.
But how did he make his choice?
Yan Jiecheng's marriage plans didn't go smoothly, but he didn't change.
Even after Yan Jiefang moved away, he didn't change anything.
Even after Yan Jiekuang returned from his rural assignment, he hadn't changed.
Even after Yan Jiedi severed ties with him, he remained unchanged.
Today's result is yesterday's cause. Yan Bugui has brought himself into his current predicament.
Yan Bugui felt resentful as he watched He Yuzhu leave.
"There are so many rich people in Beijing, I refuse to believe that I can't find someone who appreciates good things."
He packed up the leftover food and took it to the hospital.
When the third aunt saw Yan Bugui carrying the inkstone, she said, "Why are you carrying such an expensive thing around?"
If it gets bumped or scratched, it's worthless.
Yan Bugui sighed and told the Third Aunt about what had happened that day.
"Shazhu doesn't want it."
The three women were equally unable to accept this result, and exclaimed, "He must have been lying to you."
We even sold our old shop and moved to No. 95 Courtyard for this inkstone.
"If this inkstone wasn't used by Emperor Qianlong, wouldn't we be at a huge loss?"
Yan Bugui said helplessly, "Shazhu and that expert both said that this inkstone was just a gift from Emperor Qianlong, not something he used himself."
maybe……"
The third aunt said, "It's not certain. Have you forgotten that Manchu man who came looking for us later, wanting to redeem the inkstone?"
Yan Bugui thought back to when he first obtained this inkstone.
At that time, his family also ran a bookstore, and he was the bookstore owner.
Since the fall of the Qing Dynasty, life has been difficult for those who remained in the old regime, and many of them have had to sell their ancestral property to make a living.
The inkstone was purchased from a Manchu who claimed to be a descendant of Heshen.
It cost five silver dollars back then.
Later, the Manchu wanted to redeem the inkstone, but Yan Bugui refused and asked for a thousand silver dollars.
When the two sides failed to reach an agreement, the Manchu man brought his clansmen to cause trouble.
In order to get rid of the Manchus, after the People's Liberation Army entered the city, he reported them for selling opium.
As a result, those people were arrested and made to eat peanuts.
Fearing retaliation from other Manchus, Yan Bugui sold the bookstore and moved into Nanluoguxiang with his family.
No one else knew about this except for the two of them.
Their explanation to the public was that the bookstore wasn't profitable, so Yan Bugui closed it and became a teacher.
Only the couple knew that it was out of fear of retaliation, and more importantly, they wanted to keep the inkstone as a family heirloom.
He sold his ancestral bookstore for this inkstone.
If he hadn't sold the bookstore, and it had later become a joint public-private enterprise, he would at least have been the private manager.
Although he may suffer some hardships, the bookstore will eventually be returned to him after the public-private partnership.
Two years ago, he visited his family's bookstore, which has now been converted into a small shop and is doing very well.
These all originally belonged to him.
And his children.
If he hadn't moved into courtyard number 95, he wouldn't have been so calculating, and his children wouldn't have become so unfilial.
The couple sacrificed so much for this inkstone.
Thinking of that Manchu who claimed to be a descendant of Heshen, who came to him many times asking for an inkstone, and even offered ten silver dollars.
Yan Bugui's wavering resolve hardened. He was convinced that his inkstone was genuine.
If the inkstone was fake, why would Heshen's descendant redeem it for double the price?
He Yuzhu said that in order to lower the price.
He was a master of the trick of asking for an exorbitant price and then haggling over the difference.
He Yuzhu used this tactic on him.
Seeking reassurance, Yan Bugui asked the third aunt, "Was he trying to lower the price on purpose?"
Without a second thought, the three women said, "It's definitely to drive down the price."
He's a capitalist now.
Don't we know what kind of people capitalists are?
They were a group of monsters who drank the blood of workers.
Look at Sha Zhu, just because of that little thing in the past, he turns a blind eye to us elders.
What's the difference between him and those capitalists?
Yan Bugui had been looking for an excuse, and the third aunt's reasoning completely convinced him.
He became even more convinced that He Yuzhu was deliberately trying to drive down the price. (End of Chapter)