From Siheyuan to Hong Kong Island Tycoon

Yi Zhonghai said to Yan Bugui with a wry smile: "It is precisely because these two brothers and Lao Liu are father and son that they were able to deceive all of us."

"If you think about Lao Liu's attitude and actions towards them before, you will understand what I said."

"This really proves what the deaf old lady said before, that if parents are not kind, their children will be unfilial."

"But this time, not only Lao Liu was cheated, all of us were cheated by these three little bastards."

After hearing Yi Zhonghai's analysis, Yan Bugui felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave and wanted to die.

That money was the savings of the old couple who had lived frugally for most of their lives. He originally thought that this matter was a sure thing, so why did it turn out like this?

Yi Zhonghai didn't hear Yan Bugui speak for a long time, and he knew that this incident was too much of a blow to him.

It was already painful for me to lose so much money, let alone Yan Bugui who always valued money.

"Old Yan, don't be silent. Things haven't reached the worst yet. Maybe they will be back in two days."

Looking at Yan Bugui's empty eyes at this moment, Yi Zhonghai was really afraid that something might happen to him, so he hurriedly used words that he himself did not believe to comfort Yan Bugui.

Yi Zhonghai's persuasion did have some effect. Yan Bugui immediately grabbed Yi Zhonghai's hand and asked anxiously, "Old Yi, do you think there is still room for maneuver in this matter?"

"Yes, yes, yes. The day after tomorrow is the dividend distribution day. Maybe we are worrying too much."

"Who knows, the three of them may come back to the hospital tomorrow to distribute money to everyone."

Yan Bugui is under tremendous psychological pressure. Is it true that all the retirement money he has saved for so many years is going to be wasted?

After saying this, Yan Bugui picked up the cigarette box next to Yi Zhonghai with trembling hands, and then lit a cigarette to calm his inner fear.

The three aunties in the front yard were washing clothes while discussing the dividends for the day after tomorrow with their neighbors. Several of them were smiling from ear to ear.

Yan Bugui waited until the afternoon but Liu Haizhong and the second aunt did not come back. He asked Yi Zhonghai with some concern: "Old Yi, do you think that Old Liu and his wife may have also run away?"

This question stumped Yi Zhonghai, and he began to have doubts in his heart.

About twenty minutes later, the second aunt finally ran back to the courtyard in a panic. Yan Bugui hurried forward to ask where Liu Haizhong had gone.

"When buying groceries in the morning, Lao Liu suddenly fainted, so he is currently being treated in the hospital."

"Mr. Yi and Mr. Yan, do you two have any money? The hospital is asking me to pay the bill, and I don’t have enough money."

"I counted again and again, and I'm still fifty dollars short."

"Don't worry, I will return it to you after the dividends are distributed tomorrow. I will never default on my debt," the second aunt looked at the two of them anxiously.

Yi Zhonghai shook his head and said, "I don't have any money. I have invested the last bit of my pocket money I saved."

Second Aunt knew that Yi Zhonghai was not lying. After all, Yi Zhonghai still relied on them for care.

So the second aunt looked at Yan Bugui expectantly again, and Yan Bugui also began to feel troubled.

He and his wife had saved some emergency money, but there was only one hundred yuan left, which was the last of their family's assets.

Seeing Yan Bugui's conflicted look, Second Aunt knew that there was no hope of borrowing money, but she couldn't tell other neighbors in the yard, otherwise she would definitely be questioned by others.

In addition, if he said something wrong, then the fact that the two Liu brothers had cheated people out of money would probably be exposed.

Liu Haizhong's desperate decision put their family into a desperate situation, and Second Aunt felt like she was about to collapse.

In the end, it was Yi Zhonghai who spoke up: "Old Yan, if you have money, lend it to Old Liu's family first to help them get through this difficult time."

"I definitely can't deny this money. I also get a pension every month."

Yan Bugui decided to lend the money to the second aunt and asked her to write him an IOU.

After writing the IOU, the second aunt hurried back to the hospital. Before leaving, she said, "Lao Yi, there are still some steamed buns and leftovers in the pot. Ask Lao Yan to heat them up for you later."

Liu Haizhong has woken up, but he seems to have lost his soul, staring blankly at the roof of the ward with lifeless eyes.

He had lived for decades, but his two own sons cheated him of all his property. Liu Haizhong just couldn't get over this hurdle in his heart.

Fortunately, Second Aunt was busy all the time and didn't say anything to complain about him.

Lieutenant Liu Hai covered his head with the quilt and burst into tears in the ward. His cry was indescribably miserable.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day for dividend distribution. Yan Bugui couldn't eat or sleep well for the past two days, and he kept praying silently in his heart.

His face was visibly old, and he no longer had the energy and spirit he once had.

The third aunt saw it all and was worried. No matter how she asked Yan Bugui the reason, Yan Bugui just wouldn't tell her.

He was afraid that his wife could not bear such a blow. If she gave up, everything would be over and the family would no longer exist.

By this morning, Yan Bugui had not seen the Liu brothers return. At this moment, even the last glimmer of hope in his heart was shattered.

At around nine o'clock in the morning, all the neighbors in the courtyard happily came to the central courtyard, waiting for Yan Bugui to distribute dividends to everyone.

Yan Bugui came to the center of the crowd and tried to find an excuse to get away with it, but the neighbors in the yard didn't buy it at all.

"Uncle, what benefits did the Liu family give you that you are speaking like this for them?"

"We agreed at the beginning that we would pay the money on time. You said Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu are out on business. What if they don't come back? Do we have to wait for them forever?"

Other neighbors in the yard also began to criticize Yan Bugui, saying that he took money but did not do his job, and was not worthy of being the manager of the yard.

In the end, Yan Bugui finally exploded completely amid the accusations and ridicule of everyone.

"Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu ran away with the money, and that Li Nan is a complete liar."

"Everyone in our hospital has been deceived by them. In fact, Lao Liu and I haven't seen them for many days."

"As for that factory, it is a fabricated scam created to trick people into investing."

After Yan Bugui finished saying these words, he seemed to have lost all his strength and collapsed to the ground.

All the neighbors in the yard who were waiting for dividends were stunned. They all looked at Yan Bugui with incredible eyes, hoping that Yan Bugui was just playing a joke on them.