Chapter 2260
Division of Labor
Seeing Yi Zhonghai's insistence, Qin Huairu dared not offend him and could only reluctantly give up.
That's how it was decided: Yan Jiecheng would be the manager, and Bang Geng would be the deputy manager.
When Yan Jiefang realized that he wasn't involved, he became a little anxious.
"What about us?"
Yi Zhonghai said, "You guys can run errands for now, and we'll arrange things for you later."
Qi Hao, what do you think?
Jin Qihao had no objections and readily agreed.
"It's settled then. You should rent the house as soon as possible."
Yi Zhonghai and his group left the hotel excitedly and returned to the courtyard house.
Throughout the journey, Yan Jiecheng treated Yi Zhonghai with such respect that Yan Bugui had never received such treatment before.
Back at the courtyard house, the matter was not over; the group continued their meeting.
Yi Zhonghai delivered a long speech, but the core ideas were just two.
One benefit he brought was Yan Jiecheng and Bang Geng; we should remember to be grateful.
Another point is that everyone must work together to defeat He Yuzhu.
Since Yi Zhonghai can bring benefits to everyone, no one will oppose him, and everyone will flatter him.
Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai was very satisfied. He decided to strike while the iron was hot and bring up the matter of acquiring the courtyard house again.
"Now I'll assign you tasks. Jie Cheng, Bang Geng, Jie Fang, and Jie Kuang, the four of you will be in charge of setting up the restaurant."
When the Liu brothers saw that they wouldn't get a share, they became a little anxious.
"Grandpa, what about us?"
Yi Zhonghai said, "You have a more important task. How did we get to where we are today?"
"Uncle Jin brought it," Liu Guangfu replied.
Yi Zhonghai was somewhat displeased; the answer he wanted should include his name.
But now is not the time to worry about such things.
"Since you know that it was Jin Qihao who brought it, then you should fulfill his wish."
What is his wish?
It's naturally the old lady's house.
This courtyard used to belong to the old lady.
We need to help him get his ancestral home back.
Your task is to buy the house back.
Whether it's an ancestral home or not, the Liu brothers don't care.
What they cared about was how to please Jin Qihao.
Helping Jin Qihao get the house back is naturally a good way to please him.
Once they understood this, they immediately agreed.
As for whether they would offend He Guoqiang, they didn't care.
After arranging everything, Yi Zhonghai returned home satisfied.
Qin Huairu followed her in: "Zhonghai, why did you make Yan Jiecheng the manager of the restaurant?"
Yi Zhonghai repeated his original reason: "Huai Ru, I did all this for the good of everyone."
There was another real reason, which Yi Zhonghai did not reveal.
That's his damned possessiveness.
Qin Huairu is his elder, and he must ensure that he can suppress Qin Huairu at any time.
If Bang Geng becomes the restaurant manager and makes something of himself, how will he suppress the Jia family?
Qin Huairu was still unwilling to give up: "Then you can make Bang Geng the manager and Yan Jiecheng the deputy manager, to be Bang Geng's assistant."
Yi Zhonghai sighed: "Do you think I don't want to? But have you considered what kind of people the Yan family are?"
If you don't let Yan Jiecheng be the manager, he won't take it seriously, and that will ruin Qi Hao's big plans.
If we want to get rich, we can't upset Qi Hao.
Qin Huairu wasn't unaware of this principle; she was simply unwilling to accept it.
She wanted to try again: "But Yan Jiecheng is unfilial."
Let him have the upper hand, just in case…
Yi Zhonghai said confidently, "There's no 'what if'. Qi Hao trusts me the most."
If he dares to disobey, Qi Hao can kick him out with just one word from me.
"Let Bang Geng learn from Yan Jiecheng first. Once Bang Geng has mastered the ins and outs of running a restaurant, I'll find a chance to get Yan Jiecheng to move Bang Geng to a different spot." Having received this promise from Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu finally felt some comfort and let Yi Zhonghai go.
Yi Zhonghai breathed a sigh of relief, then remembered the humiliation he had suffered at the Chaoyang Hotel.
"I must take revenge."
In the front yard of the Yan family home, Yan Bugui and Yan Jiecheng were arguing heatedly, their faces red and necks bulging.
Yan Bugui used his father's status, while Yan Jiecheng followed the rules of the Yan family.
Both sides argued back and forth, neither willing to back down.
Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang stood to the side, neither of them saying a word.
This time, Yan Jiecheng benefited, and they got nothing. They were already being generous by not trying to take advantage of the situation; they certainly wouldn't help Yan Jiecheng.
Yan Jiecheng stood up angrily: "Dad, don't even think about it. I earned my salary through my own abilities."
"You didn't do anything, so there's no way I'm giving you 30%."
"Then it'll be 20%." Yan Bugui took the initiative to lower the price.
Lowering prices is essentially admitting defeat.
Yan Jiecheng was even less likely to agree to his unreasonable demands: "Not a single cent."
No matter what, Yan Jiecheng insisted on not giving it to him, so Yan Bugui could only point to the door and say, "Get out of here."
"Fine, let's go." Yan Jiecheng was unwilling to go with him anyway, so he got up and left.
Yan Bugui angrily cursed, "Damn old Yi, would it kill him to say it a little later?"
"My meager 30% salary is pitiful."
The three aunts also felt sorry for Yan and helped Yan Bugui scold Yan Jiecheng for being outrageous.
The couple only remembers the good times and never the bad ones.
The three sons had only been back for a few days, and their schemes were already unfolding one after another.
In comparison, the backyard is much better.
Liu Guangfu asked, "Should we go find the other people in the courtyard, or go find He Guoqiang?"
Liu Guangtian didn't dare to go directly to He Guoqiang, and instead chose to go to other people.
However, the fact that they didn't go to He Guoqiang doesn't mean that He Guoqiang wouldn't go to them.
The next day, as soon as he stepped out the door, he was taken away by He Guoqiang's men.
"Brother, we were wrong, please forgive us."
He Guoqiang's men ignored the two men and continued to punch and kick them.
After the reprimand was over, Xu Damao came out and asked, "Tell me, what did you do wrong?"
Upon recognizing Xu Damao, the two men flew into a rage: "Xu Damao, release us right now!"
"Keep hitting them." Seeing that the two were not behaving themselves, Xu Damao ordered his men to take action.
After hitting him for a while, Xu Damao finally called a halt: "Do you know you were wrong?"
Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu didn't expect Xu Damao to actually be able to fight, which is why they said those things.
Now that they know they'll get beaten, they've naturally become obedient.
"Brother Da Mao, we were wrong, please forgive us."
Xu Damao snorted: "You two are quite something, daring to bring Yi Zhonghai to the Chaoyang Hotel to cause trouble."
"You think I wouldn't dare touch you?"
"No. We're just errand runners, we can't make the decisions."
"Yes, an old man led us there."
The two quickly shifted the blame.
Xu Damao continued his interrogation: "Tell me, what does Jin Qihao want to do?"
The Liu brothers had no sense of loyalty or righteousness whatsoever. In order to avoid being beaten, they revealed everything they knew.
When Xu Damao learned that Jin Qihao wanted to deal with He Yuzhu, he was very puzzled: "Why does he have to target He Yuzhu?"
"I heard it was to avenge the deaf old lady. He gave her that cane before he left."
There are some things the Liu brothers are unaware of. In particular, the things that Yi Zhonghai and the others fabricated have never been said to anyone else.
When Xu Damao heard that he wanted to avenge the deaf old lady, he didn't have much doubt.
He Yuzhu had never shown any respect to the deaf old lady, which could be considered as offending her.
It's not surprising that Jin Qihao, as the son of the deaf old woman, wanted to avenge her. (End of Chapter)