After hearing Xu Damao's words, Yi Zhonghai frowned and tapped his fingers incessantly on the table.
He had come up with a brilliant idea at Sha Zhu's house: to match Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu together.
Based on the idea that Sha Zhu was deeply in love with Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai brought it up with Sha Zhu without much thought at the time.
The result, however, was a cold shower for him.
Looking back now, it seems he was too hasty. At the time, he was thinking that Jia Dongxu wouldn't be able to support him in his old age, but Qin Huairu was a good-natured, filial, and obedient girl, and most importantly, she was submissive to her fate.
He could absolutely be groomed as the next Jia Dongxu.
Although Sha Zhu may seem reckless, he was someone Yi Zhonghai had watched grow up since he was a teenager. Yi Zhonghai knew him well and that if he agreed to take care of him in his old age, he would never abandon him halfway through.
I can definitely take care of those two old folks until they leave!
But after hearing Xu Damao's words, Yi Zhonghai suddenly realized that he had oversimplified things. Or rather, he had been too idealistic.
Yi Zhonghai frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Da Mao, what you said is rough, but it's not entirely unreasonable. However, Zhu Zi isn't the kind of person who acts without considering the consequences; he might just act impulsively and lose his temper. So, what do you think we should do now?"
Xu Damao's eyes lit up, secretly pleased that his words had worked.
“Uncle Yi, we need to take precautions. First, we need to warn Sha Zhu to stay away from Qin Huairu. Then, we need to arrange for someone to keep an eye on Sha Zhu’s movements at all times.”
Yan Bugui blinked, shook his head, and said with a sneer, "Da Mao, this kind of surveillance is inappropriate. As a primary school teacher, I have to remind you that we still need to respect human rights in this compound."
"Old Yan is right."
Liu Haizhong pointed twice and echoed Yan Bugui, saying, "Monitoring people is no good. If word gets out, it will have a bad impact on the compound. It'll make it seem like we're guarding against enemy agents."
Xu Damao panicked, "Gentlemen, don't underestimate Sha Zhu's lust. He's been eyeing Qin Huairu for so many years, and now that he finally has a chance, how could he not make a move!"
"What do you suggest we do? Are we just going to stand by and watch things get worse?"
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai, who had been pondering silently, spoke up, "Da Mao, your idea may be extreme, but your intentions are good. You can talk to Zhu Zi first and reason with him. If he doesn't listen, then you can think of other ways."
"As for surveillance, I agree with Lao Yan's point of view; it is absolutely unacceptable."
Then, Yi Zhonghai changed the subject, "However, going to Zhu Zi's door to say this without any evidence will only make him resentful, and things might get worse."
"Old Yi, now that we've reached a critical point, how can we still be thinking about whether Sha Zhu likes it or not?"
Yan Bugui sighed and said.
Liu Haizhong picked up the jar and slurped down two large mouthfuls. To be honest, Yi Zhonghai's tea was quite good.
“Yes, Sha Zhu has already taken action. We caught up a long time ago. I suggest that after we discuss it, we go and have a chat with Sha Zhu together.”
"I agree."
Xu Damao stated.
Yi Zhonghai wanted to say something more, but seeing the resolute attitude of the other three, he could only sigh and swallow his words.
Moreover, he realized that the three of them hadn't come to him to discuss anything; they just wanted to take him along to Sha Zhu's place.
If something tricky happens, I'll definitely push myself to the front to take the blame.
But Yi Zhonghai couldn't refuse!
Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, and Xu Damao have given him a lot of face today. If he says he won't go now, he'll lose face.
Don't be fooled by the fight they had earlier; it's all over now.
But if you make a mistake in this matter, it won't be resolved quickly. Even if the two of you meet, they'll still talk behind each other's backs.
With a sigh, Yi Zhonghai filled the teacups of the group: "Go talk to Zhu Zi, but we need to carefully plan how to say it, lest it backfire."
Liu Haizhong picked up his teacup again, quite satisfied with Yi Zhonghai's attitude in pouring the tea: "That's why I came to talk to you, Lao Yi. You were the one who got close to Sha Zhu the most before, so you should be the person in the compound who knows Sha Zhu the most."
Yi Zhonghai nodded: "I think we need to guide them gradually..."
After discussing some details, the group left Yi Zhonghai's house.
As Xu Damao walked, he thought to himself that he absolutely could not let Sha Zhu succeed. He had to find a way to stop Sha Zhu from getting close to Qin Huairu.
When the four arrived at Sha Zhu's door, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, and Xu Damao tacitly gave up their place to knock.
Yi Zhonghai glanced at it and had no choice but to go up and knock on the door.
Sha Zhu opened the door, looked around, and chuckled, "Hey, gentlemen, what brings you all here today?"
Having learned his lesson from the afternoon, Yi Zhonghai didn't dare to speak too harshly: "Zhu Zi, Lao Liu and the others came to find me. They have something they want to talk to you about."
"Alright, let's chat then."
Sha Zhu gripped the door frame, glancing sideways at Liu Haizhong and the other two, his gaze lingering on Xu Damao.
Xu Damao retorted, "Hey Shazhu, is this how you talk? At least let us in. You don't even know the basic etiquette of hospitality. You're really bringing shame to our compound."
"If you don't care about losing face, take the person to your home. What are you yelling about here for?"
Sha Zhu didn't even blush; he directly retorted to Xu Damao.
"Hey, you're something else, you're really something else." Xu Damao was speechless for a moment after being roasted, and could only look at Liu Haizhong, "Hey old man, you all saw this, right? What kind of person is this?"
"Alright, that's enough. Sha Zhu, we didn't come here to argue. Let's talk calmly."
Liu Haizhong spoke with the air of someone in charge of the compound.
"It would have been better if you had said so earlier."
Sha Zhu chuckled and stepped aside to make way for the group.
When it was Xu Damao's turn, Sha Zhu stretched out his arm to stop him.
Before Xu Damao could speak, Shazhu interrupted, "Xu Damao, let me tell you, my arm isn't fully healed yet. If you retaliate and it flares up again, you'll have to pay for the medical bills."
"Hey, Sha Zhu, where did you learn these crooked tricks?"
Xu Damao swallowed hard, tilted his head back and shouted into the house, "Uncle, Uncle, come and take a look! This Sha Zhu is really dishonest. He's blocking the doorway trying to extort money from people."
"Zhu Zi, forget it, let him in. We can talk things over."
Yi Zhonghai intervened and made a peace statement.
Sha Zhu snorted and said, "Fine, I'll give Master Yi face today and let you in. But you'd better watch your mouth."
Everyone found benches and sat down around the stove.
Yi Zhonghai cleared his throat, about to speak, when Xu Damao interrupted, "Shazhu, don't you have any sense? We have guests here, don't you know to pour us a cup of tea, or even just plain water?"
"Get out of here, go home if you want to drink."
Sha Zhu's irritable shout made Xu Damao blush bright red.
Xu Damao's mouth was agape, but he couldn't utter a single word for a long time, his expression extremely interesting.
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