While the Jia family mother and son were laughing at home, Yi Zhonghai was frowning at home.
“Old Yi, are you really going to force Wei Hua for the sake of the Jia family? You need to know that once the reputation of bullying the children of martyrs gets out, you, an old man, will be completely finished, and you won’t even be able to stay at the steel mill.”
But Huang Xiaojuan's response was a resounding slap.
"It all comes down to you. If you could give me a son or daughter, would I need to scheme like this?"
"I deliberately prevented Jia Dongxu from learning real skills in order to scheme against the Jia family. But who would have thought that Jia Dongxu would advance in his level so soon after I was injured? And Jia Dongxu also found out about my scheme. If I don't appease Jia Dongxu and his mother, do you think they will still take care of me in my old age?"
"Do you think I don't know how difficult this is? But do I have a choice now? I've been planning this for over 10 years. Now that I've finally achieved some results, are you going to tell me to give up halfway?"
Hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Huang Xiaojuan was speechless. She could only blame her own womb for not bearing her a son or daughter. If she could give birth to a child, she could hold her head high.
Yi Zhonghai looked at Huang Xiaojuan, who remained silent, and left the Yi family home. He then went directly to the deaf old lady's house. No one knows what Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady talked about. In any case, Yi Zhonghai stayed at the deaf old lady's house for more than an hour before coming out. When he did, Yi Zhonghai had a faint smile on his face. From his expression, it was clear that Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady got along quite well.
The next day, Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady arrived at the Wei family's house. The deaf old lady even affectionately called Wei Hua her eldest grandson in front of everyone.
Although Wei Hua didn't know what they wanted to do, he didn't refute the deaf old woman's words. He just stared at them with a cold face.
Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady didn't immediately turn against Wei Hua. They would visit Wei Hua's house from time to time. Since they wanted Wei Hua to move out of the front yard, they naturally wouldn't take advantage of Wei Hua at this time.
Instead, they would often talk about Wei Hua's childhood. Sometimes they would even talk about Wei Baoguo and his friends. It was better if they didn't talk about his parents; as soon as they did, Wei Hua felt like tearing them to pieces.
To cooperate with their acting, Wei Hua's dark expression gradually returned to normal. In Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old woman's eyes, this meant that they had already moved Wei Hua.
In order to better implement her plan, the deaf old lady would often say to others that after she passed away, she would leave everything to Weihua.
Seeing that the deaf old lady had done as he had said, Yi Zhonghai didn't sit idle either, and immediately found Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.
"The main reason I called you two here today is to try and resolve something. The deaf old lady treats Weihua like her grandson, but Weihua lives in the front yard while the old lady lives in the back yard. This makes it inconvenient for Weihua to take care of her."
"So I came up with a good idea. I plan to have Weihua and the Jia family swap houses. This way, Weihua can take good care of the deaf old lady, and the Jia family can also get a better living environment."
“Our community has a long tradition of respecting the elderly and caring for the young, and we are doing a good deed. Do you think there is any room for maneuver in this matter?”
Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui remained silent. If it weren't for the Jia family and Wei Hua exchanging houses, they might have agreed.
But once Wei Hua was involved, the two of them sat there like statues, not saying a word, their eyes fixed on Yi Zhonghai.
Seeing them staring at him like that, Yi Zhonghai knew it was time to reveal his final trump card. He wouldn't speak up for him without offering them some benefits.
"You'll each get 10 yuan after it's done. All you need to do is agree to it. You won't need to do much."
“Yi Zhonghai, do whatever you want. I, your third uncle, am not going to play along with this. Wei Baoguo and the others are martyrs. I believe you know better than I do the consequences of bullying the children of martyrs.”
“Although I, Yan Bugui, love money, there’s no need for me to risk it for 10 yuan. I earn at least forty-odd yuan a month now. I’m not so greedy that I can’t get out of my sight.”
Hearing Yan Bugui's words, Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to continue. This situation was also within Yi Zhonghai's expectations.
"Don't forget, Wei Hua isn't the only family member of a martyr in the courtyard. We're using the righteous cause to coerce Wei Hua this time. Even if others find out, we can say that we're taking care of the deaf old lady who is also a family member of a martyr."
“I’ve already thought of a reason. All I need to do is get the deaf old lady to say that she wants Weihua to take care of her in the backyard. Then we can set a time limit, such as returning the house to Weihua when he gets married.”
“If Weihua agrees to change houses this time, we can also get the two job positions that Weihua has in the same way. Each of you has three sons. Even if you don’t think about yourselves, you should think about your sons.”
"If you help me make this happen this time, I will definitely help you next time you want a job opening."
Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Yan Bugui began to waver. According to Yi Zhonghai, there was indeed room for maneuver in this matter.
"Old Liu, I think this is something worth a try."
"Let's give it a try."
Seeing that Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui had both agreed, Yi Zhonghai headed towards the deaf old lady's house. After Yi Zhonghai left, Liu Haizhong finally voiced his doubts.
"Old Yan, are we really going to do this?"
"It all depends on the situation. If things are impossible, then we shouldn't be the bad guy. If Wei Hua's attitude isn't particularly tough, then we'll go with the flow. However, while handling this matter, we should try not to get ourselves involved. Otherwise, we might be gossiped about behind our backs. And once things escalate, we won't be able to extricate ourselves. The best way is to try to extricate ourselves from this matter and push all the blame onto Yi Zhonghai."
"This way, no matter what, we still have room to maneuver. This way, we can benefit without offending Wei Hua too much, and we also won't offend Yi Zhonghai."
"Brilliant, you're truly brilliant. Only someone like you, Yan Bugui, could come up with something like this, where you can benefit from both sides."
"Tell me, why is Lao Yi helping the Jia family like this?"
"What else could it be? It's because Old Yi doesn't have a son. Old Yi is a very calculating person, but his only weakness is that he doesn't have children. He's become obsessed with this."
"Otherwise, given Lao Yi's personality, he would never do something so foolish. Even if Lao Yi succeeds in this, his reputation will probably be completely ruined."
"So we shouldn't get too involved in this matter, or it might get us killed."
"Do you really think I, Liu Haizhong, am a fool? As long as that brat Wei Hua causes trouble outside, Yi Zhonghai will definitely be in deep trouble."
"Judging from Yi Zhonghai's expression, he must have gone to see that old woman in the backyard. I'm too lazy to offer my opinion until things settle down. Anyway, we won't offend either side. We'll take what's good for us, and we'll just watch if there's nothing to gain."
Hearing Liu Haizhong's words, Yan Bugui smiled. Then the two of them waited there to watch Yi Zhonghai's performance.
Yi Zhonghai had no idea what the two of them were thinking. Right now, all he wanted was to quell the anger of Jiajia and her son as quickly as possible. With his retirement plans in mind, Yi Zhonghai had no time to consider the consequences of this matter.
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