Chapter 2277
Longing in the Bangs
After Yan Jiedi stated her position, the situation reversed.
Yan Bugui and his wife went from refusing her to join to trying to persuade her to join.
They promised Yan Jiedi that if she was willing to hand over 30% of her salary, they would help her get 5,000 yuan in back wages.
Unfortunately, no matter how they tried to persuade her, Yan Jiedi did not fall for their tricks.
While the couple were busy scheming, she secretly inquired about Yi Zhonghai's plans.
Yan Jiedi didn't eat at the courtyard house; after asking for the news, she left.
Yan Bugui came out looking dejected and chatted with Yi Zhonghai.
Yi Zhonghai was somewhat pleased to see Yan Jiedi leave.
He has two goals now: one is to retire, and the other is to deal with He Yuzhu.
Yan Jiedi played no role in either of these objectives.
In short, Yan Jiedi is useless for elderly care.
Yi Zhonghai naturally wouldn't want to waste his energy on a useless person.
"Old Yan, what's wrong?"
Yan Bugui naturally couldn't tell the truth, so he made up a lie.
"I just wanted to have Jie Di stay at home for a meal."
But that girl insisted on going to work and absolutely refused to stay.
Yi Zhonghai never expected that, even at this point, Yan Bugui was still on his side and had no suspicion of Yan Bugui.
He advised Yan Bugui: "A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup."
He's a member of the Luo family now, and he's not on your side.
If you have time, you should pay more attention to how many parts it can be broken down into.
"We'll be counting on them to help with our retirement in the future."
Yan Bugui thought to himself, those few wouldn't let him gain any advantage, so why should he care about them?
When the topic of retirement came up, Liu Haizhong thought of his eldest son, Liu Guangqi.
He hadn't seen Liu Guangqi for a long time.
He was unhappy with his life and angry that Liu Guangqi was unfilial, so he didn't want anyone to mention Liu Guangqi.
After his life improved, he forgot the bad things Liu Guangqi had done to him and remembered the good things Liu Guangqi had done.
"Old Yi, Old Yan, help me think of a way to get Guangqi back to support me."
Yi Zhonghai was somewhat afraid of Liu Guangqi and did not want Liu Guangqi to come back.
Liu Guangqi is much smarter than Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiecheng.
He was afraid that if Liu Guangqi came, he would give Liu Haizhong advice that would cause him to lose control of Liu Haizhong.
This is different from Sha Zhu's life.
Throughout his life, with Sha Zhu in charge of suppressing the rebellion in the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai was not afraid of Liu Guangqi.
After learning that Liu Haizhong wanted Liu Guangqi, Yi Zhonghai took the initiative to trick Sha Zhu into bringing Liu Guangqi back.
He wanted to use Liu Guangqi's brain to deal with Sha Zhu in order to consolidate his retirement foundation.
"If he doesn't want to come back, can I force him to come back?"
Liu Haizhong said, "Tying him up is definitely not going to work. But Lao Yi and Guang Qi are much more promising than Guang Tian and the others."
If he comes back, we'll be much more confident in dealing with Sha Zhu.
Don't you think that makes sense?
Yan Bugui was immediately displeased upon hearing this.
Liu Guangqi is indeed promising, which also means he poses a greater threat.
The power dynamics within the Siheyuan (courtyard house) system have largely stabilized.
Yi Zhonghai was in power, and he favored the Jia family, giving them most of the benefits.
The remaining benefits were divided between the Liu and Yan families.
The Yan family now has two advantages: one is its large number of members, and the other is that Yan Jiecheng has the advantage of running a restaurant.
If Liu Guangqi returns, given his abilities, the Yan family will have very few advantages left.
Under Liu Guangqi's leadership, the Liu family will definitely seize profits.
There's no need to worry about the Jia family; the real concern is the Yan family.
"Old Liu, everyone understands what you're saying. It's just that Guang Qi is now a leader in a state-owned enterprise, a proper leader. Would he be willing to come?"
I just tried to persuade my daughter, Jie Di, to come and help Yanling.
She refused because she couldn't bear to give up her status as a state-owned enterprise worker.
Yi Zhonghai was unaware of Yan Bugui's ulterior motives and had never considered them.
In his mind, the good life the courtyard house enjoys now is his doing, and everyone else should fawn over him and try to please him.
He is the true center of the courtyard house; everyone else should have their own agendas.
He was already reluctant to agree, and when he heard Yan Bugui object, he took the opportunity to refuse.
"Old Liu, Old Yan is right. Guangqi is a leader now. If he doesn't want to, we can't force him."
If you push him too far, he'll hate you even more.
"Yes. Bringing Guangqi back is easy, but we can't guarantee he won't hate you for it."
Liu Haizhong started to panic.
His purpose was to see his eldest son and ease tensions with him; he never intended to offend his eldest son.
Liu Haizhong was afraid of offending Liu Guangqi, so he gave up.
"Then let's forget about it."
Seeing Liu Haizhong give up, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui both breathed a sigh of relief.
When Liu Haizhong returned home, his second aunt came up to him and asked, "How did it go? Is there any way to get Guangqi back?"
Liu Haizhong shook his head dejectedly.
Aunt Erda's face turned sour, and she started to cry.
The reason Liu Haizhong brought up the matter of bringing Liu Guangqi back was not only because he missed Liu Guangqi, but also because of his second aunt's persuasion.
"How could this be? All three of Old Yan's sons have come back. All I want is for our family to be reunited. Why is it so difficult?"
Liu Haizhong sighed: "Don't cry. When Guangtian and Guangfu come back, let them go and have a talk with Guangqi."
"Yes, let them go and persuade Guangqi." Aunt Er wiped away her tears and sat at home waiting for the two of them.
It wasn't until evening that the two Liu brothers returned.
The fried chicken shop needed renovations, and the two of them, having worked on construction sites with Xu Damao before, were assigned to be in charge of the renovations.
They are responsible for the construction projects of several stores.
Upon returning, they would have to report the progress to Yi Zhonghai and also be questioned by Qin Huairu.
Only after dealing with these two can I go home.
"Brother, this is so unfair! We've been working so hard, and they're treating us like thieves!" Liu Guangfu said indignantly.
Just now, because they had a meal with someone and spent a bit too much, Qin Huairu interrogated them for a while.
They not only interrogated them, but also complained about their slow progress.
Liu Guangtian was also very angry, but there was nothing he could do, since Yi Zhonghai offered him a higher salary.
"Stop complaining. This is what we do for a living. If we offend them, who will pay us such high salaries?"
Liu Guangfu said, "I know, but for the sake of money, I have to swallow this insult even if I can't."
But I think we shouldn't continue like this; we must find a qualified company as soon as possible.
We hope Lao Fan can give us some news soon.
Liu Guangtian whispered, "Don't say anything. This needs to be kept secret; we can't let them know."
"Once they find out, the credit won't be ours anymore."
Liu Guangfu nodded: "I understand, let's go home."
The two brothers went back to the backyard together, intending to change their clothes at the temporary house first.
Aunt Erda had been watching the yard, and when she heard them return, she came out of the house.
"You two are back. Come here quickly, your dad and I have something important to tell you."
"Mom, what's wrong? My brother and I have been running around all day, we're exhausted."
"You can talk to this old man. He's rich now."
Auntie Er said discontentedly, "Just come over when I tell you to. Why all the nonsense?"
Helpless, Liu Guangtian said, "Let's go inside and change our clothes first, then we'll go over, okay?" (End of Chapter)