The two entered Yan Bugui's house and saw Yan Bugui discussing the purchase of sweet potatoes with Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li.
Seeing them come in, Yan Bugui hurriedly invited them to sit down, found two small jars, poured in hot water, and brought them over.
Even someone as wealthy as Da Bao can't drink tea for long periods, so he shouldn't try to compete.
"Da Mao, how much wine did you drink? Why does it smell so strong?" Yan Bugui asked, fanning his nose.
Xu Damao scratched his head and mumbled, "Eating alone is no fun, so I had a couple of drinks."
Seeing that his explanation was vague, the others didn't press him further.
Yan Bugui checked the time, told Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao to wait for him a moment, and said he would finish discussing it soon. He then turned to Yan Jiecheng and his wife and continued to talk about the details of roasting sweet potatoes.
Tomorrow is the movie screening day, so we need to hurry up and finish making the tools for roasting sweet potatoes.
After making them, you need to bake them twice to test the heat and see how cooked the sweet potatoes are.
Yu Li had never done this before, so she stood next to Yan Jiekuang and carefully wrote down all the details of the discussion between Yan Bugui and Yan Jiecheng.
Xu Damao stared at Yu Li with wide eyes, and the more he looked at her, the more attracted he became. He wondered why he hadn't thought of this before. It turned out that Yu Li was so feminine, no less so than Qin Huairu!
After Yan Bugui, Yan Jiecheng, and Yu Li had made their arrangements, they came to Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao's side.
The three of them went over the matter again, as they had agreed upon at Wang Dabao's house, and then headed to Yi Zhonghai's place as planned.
Sure enough, the lights were still on in Yi Zhonghai's house.
Even in the dark, the group would knock on the door.
When Yi Zhonghai opened the door and saw that the three old men in the courtyard had arrived, he was completely confused.
Yi Zhonghai politely invited them into the house and busied himself having his wife make tea for the three of them.
"Old Yi, just drink some hot water, why bother brewing tea? You're such a particular person after all." Yan Bugui chuckled, smacking his lips as he eyed the small packet of tea in Yi Zhonghai's hand.
Xu Damao chuckled and said, "Old Yi, just put in a little less, just enough to taste it."
Yi Zhonghai's hand trembled; Xu Damao's address of him as "Old Yi" had infuriated him.
How old is Yan Bugui? How old is Xu Damao?
Besides, Yan Bugui has been called "Old Yi" for so many years, while you, Xu Damao, used to call him "Grandpa" all the time. Now that you've become the acting manager, you're suddenly "Old Yi"?!
If he officially takes office tomorrow, then he will inevitably become "Xiao Yi".
However, Yi Zhonghai really couldn't show his displeasure in public. He was a man of principle, especially since this was happening in his own home.
These three people have arrived and haven't even said what they want yet; we can't just turn around and say we're not welcome them.
"Da Mao, you should still call him Uncle Yi. No matter what, you are a junior in the family, and you should still be respected."
Liu Haizhong, who was listening nearby, also felt uncomfortable. It wasn't that he was arguing on behalf of Yi Zhonghai.
Xu Damao's unauthorized calling him Lao Liu was already enough to make him uncomfortable, and now that he's used to being called Lao Yan, he's being called Lao Yi too.
"That's right, Damao, you need to know some manners."
Yan Bugui took the cigarette from Yi Zhonghai and said, "Don't call him Old Yan or Old Liu anymore. It sounds awkward to me. If you really can't, just call him Grandpa and Grandpa Liu like everyone else in the courtyard."
Xu Damao was a little confused. We came here to talk to Yi Zhonghai, so why are you two attacking me in front of others?
But he dared not disobey; if he were stubborn now, he would offend both of them and make a fool of himself in front of Yi Zhonghai.
"Alright, we can talk things over. I'll listen to my... second uncle."
After Xu Damao finished speaking, Yan Bugui's lips twitched. It sounded like he was being insulted.
While sipping his tea, Liu Haizhong started the conversation: "Old Yi, the biggest thing in our hospital recently is Jia Dongxu's injury and paralysis. Fortunately, he survived. As long as he's alive, his family can be together."
Seeing Yi Zhonghai nodding incessantly with his head down, Liu Haizhong continued.
"But now the Jia family is facing many problems. We're doing our best to solve the economic issues. Da Bao came up with a plan: have Qin Huairu set up a tea stall while the movies are playing. You know about this."
"Yes, Huai Ru's stall setup was entirely thanks to everyone's ideas and support."
Yi Zhonghai nodded with a grave expression.
Liu Haizhong pondered for a moment and looked at Xu Damao: "Let Damao handle this matter."
Sure enough, Xu Damao was standing there like he had thorns in his side, just waiting for this opportunity to chime in.
Upon hearing Liu Haizhong's words, Xu Damao quickly took over the conversation.
"Old...Uncle Yi, it's like this, this afternoon..."
Xu Damao launched into a long-winded explanation, recounting how Sha Zhu had been trying to curry favor with Qin Huairu that afternoon.
Yi Zhonghai only knew the back, not the front, and after hearing this, he understood the situation.
"Uncle Yi, everyone in our compound knows how Sha Zhu feels about Qin Huairu. Now that Jia Dongxu is bedridden, do you think Sha Zhu won't have any wicked thoughts?!"
"Given the Jia family's situation, if Sha Zhu really pushes things out, the Jia family might just fall apart. Do you believe it or not?!"
Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was still listening calmly, Xu Damao was a little confused. The matter had been explained so clearly, why wasn't the old man in a hurry?
"Uncle Yi, let me put it this way, if Sha Zhu really causes something, he might anger the paralyzed Jia Dongxu to death. If Jia Zhangshi lets Sha Zhu go, she'll definitely fight to the death. If things go wrong, there might be a murder case in our compound."
Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai followed Xu Damao's train of thought, and his face turned deathly pale.
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