"I am this..." Yan Jiecheng's emotions suddenly became frantic again.
"In short, I will find a way to make her submit to me!"
Yan Bugui replied with a mournful face, "Yan Jiecheng, you absolutely must not act recklessly!"
"Yu Li is already divorced from you!"
"You two are no longer husband and wife, and if you are reported for hooliganism, the consequences will be very serious!"
Yan Jiecheng said loudly, "Dad, what are you always thinking about?"
"Who told you I was going to be a hooligan?"
"My plan is to find a time to have a good talk with Yu Li!"
"After all, we were husband and wife, if we open our hearts and communicate, misunderstandings can be quickly resolved!"
"I..." Yan Bugui wanted to say something, his mouth twitched a few times, but he couldn't speak.
In the end, Yan Bugui could only brace himself and add, "In short, you must take care of yourself and absolutely not act recklessly!"
Yan Bugui actually had more to say, but he didn't say it on the spot, to save face for Yan Jiecheng.
Yu Li was now a mid-level technician, while he, Yan Jiecheng, was a released convict!
The difference in their status was miles apart.
Yan Jiecheng's pursuit of Yu Li now was purely a toad wanting to eat swan meat.
But after all, Yan Jiecheng was his own son.
If Yan Bugui said too harsh words, he was worried that Yan Jiecheng would become dispirited and fall completely, which would not be good.
Therefore, Yan Bugui ultimately saved him some face.
At Yi Zhonghai's house.
Qin Huairu brought a bowl of rice and two steamed buns to Yi Zhonghai.
Yi Zhonghai enjoyed the free service of Qin Huairu, this "old maid," every day, which was extremely satisfying.
Unfortunately, today Qin Huairu finally had a showdown with Yi Zhonghai.
"Old Yi, all the money in our family is gone!"
"I can't bring you meals anymore, take care of yourself!"
Yi Zhonghai was furious, "Qin Huairu, what do you mean?"
"Your damned son broke my leg, and you're just going to dismiss such a big matter with a few words?"
Qin Huairu said loudly, "What do you want now?"
"You want me, a woman, to support you, a grown man? Do you have any shame?"
Yi Zhonghai shamelessly replied, "Didn't I give you five yuan a while ago? How did you spend it so quickly?"
"That's right, I've already spent the five yuan you gave me!"
Qin Huairu replied righteously, "Now I really have no money!"
"Even if you kill me, I have no money to support you!"
For more than a year, Yi Zhonghai had almost lived off Qin Huairu's blood.
Of course, to encourage Qin Huairu to be his maid in his old age, Yi Zhonghai would occasionally give Qin Huairu a few coins.
But undoubtedly: "The money he gave was definitely less than what he consumed!"
In the end, Qin Huairu was still at a disadvantage.
Qin Huairu didn't dare to abandon Yi Zhonghai, after all, she had scammed him out of over 800 yuan.
Later, it was Bang Geng who crippled Yi Zhonghai, and if Qin Huairu didn't appease Yi Zhonghai, she was worried that Yi Zhonghai would jump over the wall in desperation and fight with her.
Now that Sha Zhu was out of prison, Qin Huairu should consider a new strategy.
Seeing that Qin Huairu was starting to be disobedient again, Yi Zhonghai immediately pulled out his trump card.
"Qin Huairu, if you dare not listen to me!"
"I'll kill your whole family!"
"Anyway, I am now..."
Before Yi Zhonghai could finish speaking, Qin Huairu interrupted him, "If you want to kill our whole family, do it now!"
"Stop threatening me with these words, I've had enough of you!"
"I..."
Qin Huairu's unprecedented stubbornness with Yi Zhonghai today completely baffled him.
A year ago, Yi Zhonghai had indeed thought about taking revenge, killing all the Jia family members, and perishing with them.
But the situation now was different from then.
Yi Zhonghai's fractured leg had recovered, and he was capable of living independently.
If he killed Qin Huairu's family now, he would be shot too.
Yi Zhonghai wanted to live a few more days; dying like this would mean the Yi family would be truly without descendants.
"If you don't want to take care of me, fine, give me back the 1,000 yuan you owe me, and we'll completely sever ties!"
Yi Zhonghai's "retention" of Qin Huairu was unsuccessful, so he could only bring up the money.
It was better not to talk about money. As soon as Yi Zhonghai talked about money with Qin Huairu, Qin Huairu immediately exploded.
"You old geezer Yi Zhonghai, are you done or not?"
"You lay in bed and had me take care of you for a year after your injury!"
"I haven't even divorced you yet, and you're already treating me like this, right?"
"If it were someone else, would anyone be willing to take care of you for a year when you were sick in bed?"
"Or, let Xu Damao take care of you for a year, and see how much money Xu Damao would ask you for?"
Qin Huairu's series of soul-searching questions made Yi Zhonghai feel guilty.
When Xu Damao took care of Yi Zhonghai before, he charged two yuan a day.
Although Yi Zhonghai had given Qin Huairu some negligible living expenses from time to time over the past year,
the overall expenses for Qin Huairu's care averaged only fifty cents a day, which was only a quarter of Xu Damao's rate.
If Qin Huairu didn't "change her mind" and could maintain this state long-term, it would definitely be a good thing for Yi Zhonghai.
In the future, when Yi Zhonghai got old, there was still hope of relying on Qin Huairu for support.
Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai's stern attitude finally softened slightly.
"Xiao Ru, my attitude was indeed a bit harsh before!"
"But you must understand my difficulties. I did this not to target you, but to educate Bang Geng!"
Yi Zhonghai said earnestly, "Tell me honestly, is Bang Geng really not responsible at all for that bowl of poisonous pufferfish soup?"
"I..." Qin Huairu's expression changed slightly.
Bang Geng claiming not to know pufferfish was understandable.
But catfish and pufferfish were completely different creatures. If Bang Geng didn't know pufferfish, didn't he know catfish?
It was impossible to say that Bang Geng didn't know catfish.
Because on the day of the poisoning, Bang Geng had told Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai himself that the bowl contained catfish soup.
Since he could recognize catfish, he should know that pufferfish were not catfish.
Unless the kid was blind and couldn't see anything.
So, if Qin Huairu spoke according to her conscience, she really couldn't deny Yi Zhonghai's question.
But she couldn't say this directly, or it would give Yi Zhonghai leverage.