Chapter 2226
Transition
Xu Damao, filled with anger, came to He Yuzhu's side.
Before He Yuzhu could ask, she recounted everything about the courtyard house.
"Those three old bastards, they've finally learned to use their brains."
He Yuzhu was also quite surprised.
Society really can teach people; even the three of them changed their tactics.
Sha Zhu quit his job at Lou Xiao'e's restaurant for their sake. And he searched everywhere for work to support them.
With Sha Zhu's temper, only Lou Xiao'e could tolerate him; no other restaurant would put up with him.
The longest I worked at a restaurant was only two and a half months.
Sha Zhu is not suited to working for others. Opening a small restaurant would be better than looking for work everywhere.
As a result, no one supported Sha Zhu opening a restaurant; instead, they insisted that he find work everywhere.
Sha Zhu always makes one condition when looking for a job: that you bring your own lunchbox.
I brought the lunchbox back for them to eat.
But how many bosses can tolerate this?
That's why Sha Zhu couldn't last long.
Without wages, there will be famine.
They knew it in their hearts, but never thought of changing it.
Don't they know that opening a restaurant is profitable?
Of course they know.
Leaving aside Lou Xiao'e's restaurant, Yan Jiecheng's restaurant alone is quite profitable.
With Sha Zhu's skills, if he really opened a restaurant, could it be inferior to Yan Jiecheng's restaurant?
They all knew this, but they were afraid of change because running a restaurant was not a familiar field for them.
They were afraid that if Sha Zhu became rich, he would become unfilial.
They hate change.
Another example is how he dealt with He Yuzhu throughout his life.
Countless times, they've used almost the same tactics.
Unexpectedly, the tactics have changed, leaving Xu Damao with no way to deal with the situation.
Seeing Xu Damao's exasperated expression, He Yuzhu couldn't help but laugh.
"I've already told you, it's no use going there, but you just won't listen."
If you want to annoy them, you should at least call on everyone else.
Let them take the lead.
Xu Damao stood up: "You're right, I'll go and gather the people right away."
He Yuzhu stopped him: "What are you going to do now?"
Didn't you see they were already prepared?
"We don't live in the courtyard, so can we stop them from using the common areas?"
"So we're just going to watch like this?" Xu Damao was somewhat unwilling.
He Yuzhu said, "Just watch, eventually someone will give up."
Soon, the demolition documents will be issued by Beijing City.
When the neighbors hear the news, they will definitely be restless.
Let's talk about it then.
He Yuzhu then talked to Xu Damao about the resort in Fangshan.
The concept of a resort is still too advanced for this era. Moreover, the transportation and infrastructure development in Fangshan area is lagging behind.
For the past two years, He Yuzhu has not been in a hurry to build.
Now that the environment there is much better, He Yuzhu has this idea.
If it's not for any other reason than to have a place to live, it's not bad.
But there's no rush.
Since He Yuzhu didn't build a resort, Bang Geng naturally didn't find out.
Yi Zhonghai was unwilling to give up, so he persuaded Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui to go and find He Daqing together.
Instead of going to the residential area, they went to the place where He Daqing exercises.
In the small square, He Daqing and Xu Fugui were chatting and laughing with several old ladies.
Upon seeing them, He Daqing and Xu Fugui walked over.
"You three are quite something, picking up trash all the way here."
Yi Zhonghai snorted: "We earn our own living. Unlike you, who have no shame at all despite your age."
"Old Yi, you're here to cause trouble on purpose, aren't you?" He Daqing looked at Yi Zhonghai with displeasure.
Yan Bugui quickly stopped him: "Old He, we're not here to cause trouble."
We've come to you because we have a very important question to tell you.
Xu Fugui was also afraid that He Daqing would take action.
Yi Zhonghai is over eighty years old and is now looking for someone to take care of him.
If He Daqing makes a move and then takes the opportunity to cling to him, it will only cause trouble for He Yuzhu.
"What terrible idea have you come up with this time?" Liu Haizhong said, "Old Xu, we called you here because we really have something important to discuss."
"Then tell us," Xu Fugui asked.
Liu Haizhong glanced at Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui, noticing that neither of them intended to speak.
He then spoke up without hesitation: "Let me tell you, we've heard some news. Sha Zhu is going to build a nursing home."
"I'll send you all to a nursing home then."
These words confused He Daqing and Xu Fugui.
They had never heard of He Yuzhu's plan to build a nursing home.
"Whose nonsense are you listening to now?"
Yi Zhonghai looked at the two of them with a pitying gaze.
"You're still in the dark, aren't you? We've all heard that Sha Zhu and Xu Damao are planning to build a nursing home in Fangshan."
Xu Fugui immediately thought of the resort and couldn't help but laugh.
"You're still laughing." Liu Haizhong looked at him in confusion: "Once the nursing home is built, you will all be sent there."
After Xu Fugui finished laughing, he said, "What nursing home? They call that a resort."
Do you know what a resort is?
That's a place for leisure and entertainment.
Damao told me that he plans to buy a piece of land there, build a few villas, and create a lake.
When we move there, we can go fishing on the lake when we have free time.
There are other places to visit.
Seriously, I don't know what you guys are thinking.
They treat the resort like a retirement home.
Yi Zhonghai and the other two were stunned, staring at Xu Fugui in disbelief.
Those were the days they dreamed of.
He Daqing understood what was going on and pointed at the three of them.
"They've already fallen so low as to collect scraps, and they're still thinking about causing trouble."
Do you think everyone is like you, needing someone to take care of them in their old age?
"Get out of here, all of you!"
The three of them were verbally abused by He Daqing.
He Daqing is a complete scoundrel. He's good at fighting, and he's also good at swearing.
The deaf old lady was afraid of him, which is why she plotted to get rid of him.
The three of them couldn't stand it and slunk away.
Once they were a distance away, Liu Haizhong complained, "I told you not to come, but you wouldn't listen to me."
"That's really embarrassing, I've lost face big time."
Yi Zhonghai's face was ashen: "What's so shameful about it? Those who deserve shame have already lost it all."
Liu Haizhong was indignant and wanted to argue with Yi Zhonghai, but Yan Bugui stopped him.
"We're all this age, why are we talking about being ashamed?"
"Let's go, there's still time, we can still collect some recyclables."
Liu Haizhong said, "What time is it? You're still thinking about making money."
"If I'm not thinking about making money, what am I thinking about?" Yan Bugui retorted.
Liu Haizhong sighed helplessly.
The children in the family are all unfilial, so if they want to survive, they have to think about making money.
"Let's go, don't delay."
Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to go back with the two men.
Qin Huairu could tell from the three men's pale faces that things had not gone well.
She got used to it and acted as if nothing had happened.
"You're back, let's eat quickly. After lunch, we'll go out together."
In the blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed.
Yi Zhonghai and his group had always made a living by collecting recyclables.
During this period, the children from the Liu and Yan families never came back to visit them.
Yan Bugui secretly visited the Yan family's children several times.
But now that the Yan family's children have some power, they asked him if he intended to use the Yan family's possessions to support the people in the courtyard.
Yan Bugui didn't dare to agree, so he couldn't take advantage of the situation.
When the other residents of the courtyard learned that even Xu Damao couldn't stop them from collecting recyclables, they all wisely kept quiet.
They only returned to the courtyard house after news of the demolition spread. (End of Chapter)