Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

Yi Zhonghai looked at Liu Haizhong who looked like a clown and really wanted to kick this fool down. But he also knew that the three of them should not quarrel among themselves. He didn't know what Liu Haizhong was capable of, and he actually competed with him for the position of the boss. It was really ridiculous. He heard that his friends in the street office saw Liu Haizhong going to Director Wang every day to complain about his bad deeds.

If Yi Zhonghai didn't think that Liu Haizhong, this idiot, was still somewhat useful, he wouldn't want to pay attention to him. Yi Zhonghai coughed, thought for a moment and said, "Okay, what are you laughing at? Everyone, listen to the speech of the second uncle." Yi Zhonghai knew Liu Haizhong very well, this petty person, and knew that if he didn't let him speak, Liu Haizhong would definitely hate him for a long time.

Although he was not afraid, he would never offend others for no reason. Yi Zhonghai's prestige was obviously much higher than Liu Haizhong's. After he said this, everyone in the courtyard shut up except for a few people who were not afraid of Yi Zhonghai.

Liu Haizhong's old face turned black and red, and he didn't think Yi Zhonghai was helping him by rescuing him. Instead, he felt that it was a disgrace to him. Liu Haizhong looked at Yi Zhonghai's half-smiley face and wanted to have a good duel with him.

He hated his two sons very much. After all, the hot water in the teapot was made by his sons. If the water was not so hot, would Liu Haizhong have made such a big mistake? Liu Haizhong coughed and pretended to be a big leader and said, "Everyone, please be quiet for a while. Everyone, please be quiet for a while. I have something to announce. Tomorrow is the old lady's birthday. The old lady is the ancestor of our courtyard. We can't just stand by and watch."

"Everyone can think about their future. Everyone will grow old in the future. We must respect the elderly and give them preferential treatment..."

Liu Haizhong was giving a speech like a big boss. Anyway, He Yuzhu didn't know what Liu Haizhong wanted to say. He kept talking about this and that. Liu Haizhong didn't notice that everyone else in the courtyard was feeling very helpless. Xu Damao said with a dark face, "Second uncle, you are talking about this and that. You can repeat a sentence two or three times. What do you want to say? I'm tired from working all day today. I have to go home and have a good sleep."

The neighbors in the courtyard nodded one after another, thinking that Liu Haizhong was a talkative old man. Liu Haizhong's face turned red, and he glared at Xu Damao fiercely. Xu Damao was naturally not afraid. Why would he be afraid of Liu Haizhong, a fool? If it was Yi Zhonghai, Xu Damao would be a little afraid. But Liu Haizhong, a man who only wanted to be an official, Xu Damao would not be afraid of him at all.

Liu Haizhong's old face turned red, and he looked at Xu Damao with gritted teeth. Xu Damao was not afraid at all, but smiled and said, "Don't stare at me, old man. You will say the same thing if you stare at me again. What do you want to say? If you can't say anything, we brothers will withdraw."

He Yuzhu also agreed very much, thinking that Liu Haizhong was just a waste. Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and said to the people in the courtyard, "You just listened to the second uncle. Tomorrow is the 60th birthday of Mrs. Long. I originally wanted to honor the old lady by myself and set up a banquet for her in the courtyard."

"But I think this filial piety and good deeds cannot be done by me alone, so I decided to hold a general meeting to raise funds. How about we hold a banquet for the old lady? I am the eldest uncle in the courtyard, and I will pay 20 yuan myself."

Old lady Long was stunned. How come this was different from what she had just thought? Shouldn't Yi Zhonghai pay for the banquet? How could he let the neighbors in the courtyard pay? Yi Zhonghai coughed and said to the second uncle Liu Haizhong who was in charge of the courtyard, "Old Liu, you are the second uncle in charge of our courtyard. The old lady is the ancestor of our courtyard. As the younger generation, we have to be filial to the old lady."

Liu Haizhong's face was so dark. He hadn't mentioned the donation at all in Yi Zhonghai's house. But since the conversation had come to this point, Liu Haizhong had no choice but to bite the bullet and took out 10 yuan from his trouser pocket and said, "I'm the second uncle who manages the courtyard, so I'll give him yuan."

Qin Huairu saw this scene and felt that if their family didn't pay for today's incident, the old man Yi Zhonghai would definitely ruin their family's reputation. So she told her concerns to her husband and Xu Damao beside her. The two looked at each other and felt that what Qin Huairu said was really reasonable. She nodded helplessly, and she still had to be more careful later.

"He Yuzhu and Xu Damao, you two are the most capable young people in the courtyard. The old lady is the ancestor of our courtyard. Don't you want to show your respect?" Yi Zhonghai looked at the two of them and felt that he must take a piece of meat from them today.

Xu Damao was about to take money out of his pocket when he was stopped by He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Of course we two brothers have to pay, but I listen to my dad the most. My dad said that Mr. Yan, the third uncle in the courtyard, is the most powerful person and my role model in the future. So I decided that no matter how much money the third uncle donates, I, He Yuzhu, will follow suit."

Xu Damao sat up straight immediately after hearing this. He smiled and nodded, saying, "Yeah, that's right. You know I, Xu Damao, haven't read much. I also respect intellectuals like Third Uncle. No matter how much money Third Uncle donates, I, Xu Damao, will have no comment. Third Uncle is also someone I admire in the future, so I will naturally learn from him in terms of the amount of donations."