Chapter 403: A hole this big—any bit we can plug is better than nothing

Yi Zhonghai hummed and asked, "Do you know why the two of us came here to find you?"

Yan Bu Gui: "Tell Shazhu to come make fun of me."

As he spoke, he set down the junk.

Liu Haizhong: "Forget it, you; we're just going to call your few kids over to have a look, to embarrass them a bit."

Upon hearing this, Yan Bu Gui immediately became anxious.

He darkened his face, pointed at Liu Haizhong, and hurriedly said, "Don't interfere, don't interfere."

"I'm telling you guys."

"If you tell my kids about this, from now on I won't want to see you again."

Yi Zhonghai said in a low voice, "Not saying it is fine."

"But you can't keep doing this."

Liu Haizhong gave a cold snort, pointed around, and said:

"Destroy, destroy this hideout."

Yan Bu Gui frowned, looked at Yi Zhonghai, and said:

"I say, Eldest Uncle."

Having said that, he pointed at Liu Haizhong and continued:

"His Second Uncle being foolish is bearable."

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong's face darkened involuntarily.

Yan Bu Gui, ignoring those, continued:

"How can you also be foolish?"

"Why don't you understand?"

"What do you say, how is Shazhu toward us? Ah?"

"He feeds us good food and drink all day, right?"

"Three days a drink, two days meat."

"In summer there are cold drinks, in winter hot tea."

"What we wear and what we use at home."

"It's all provided by others, right?"

"Just us watching TV at night."

"We eat snacks like peanuts, melon seeds, etc."

"Everything is prepared for you."

"You say, how big an expense must this be?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong couldn't help but exchange a glance.

Yan Bu Gui continued: "You say, just relying on this Shazhu."

"He eats grain without caring if it's sour."

"If the oil bottle spills, he doesn't even lift a finger to help."

"With his temper, he wouldn't even work at a regular eatery."

"You say, with so much money, what do we do?"

Having said that, Yan Bu Gui spread his hands: "So, what do we do?"

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Liu Haizhong, opened his mouth, wanting to speak but stopping himself.

Yan Bu Gui continued: "I and my old spouse calculated."

"Just add our bit of pension."

"Plus Shazhu's money, at least......"

Speaking, he held up two fingers and continued:

"He accounts for twenty percent of the famine."

"I dare say, this money, Qin Huairu definitely doesn't know about."

"I dare say, if Qin Huairu knew, she would surely panic with Shazhu."

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai's brows immediately furrowed.

After exchanging a glance, Yi Zhonghai looked at Yan Bu Gui, shook his head, and said:

"I really haven't calculated this."

Liu Haizhong let out a long sigh, pointed at Yan Bu Gui, and said to Yi Zhonghai:

"Old Yan is Yan Lao Xi, he can figure it out clearly."

"So, I think what he says makes a lot of sense."

"We don't need to waste effort calculating it."

Yan Bu Gui nodded and said:

"I have lived to seventy-nine."

"I understand."

Having said that, he pointed at his left atrium and continued:

"A person cannot lack conscience."

Liu Haizhong tightly bit his lip, nodded, indicating agreement.

Yan Bu Gui continued: "Shazhu, for us, has poked such a huge hole."

"We can't just watch him alone try to plug it, right?"

Liu Haizhong nodded again.

Yan Bu Gui let out a sigh and said, "I calculated it."

As he spoke, he pointed to the junk he had picked up and then said:

"For the work I do, how much money do you think one can earn in a month?"

Yi Zhonghai asked, "How much?"

Yan Bu Gui: "I do this without rushing or panicking."

"It's still considered a contribution to the city's appearance."

"The money I scrape together in a month."

Saying this, he held up two fingers and continued:

"This would cover more than two months of my pension."

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong couldn't help but exchange a glance.

Both of them showed a rather surprised expression.

Afterwards, Liu Haizhong couldn't help but click his tongue and say:

"Ah? You, you really mean that?"

"It can really cover two months of your pension?"

Yan Bu Gui: "Only more, not less."

"I, I just plan to earn back this money."

"Then I'll hand it all over to Qin Huairu together."

"However, you must keep this secret for me."

"I'll tell Qin Huairu that I got it back from my children."

"She also believed it."

"So you also need to keep it secret for me."

Liu Haizhong nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't say anything about this."

Yi Zhonghai: "Hmm, I won't say it either."

Saying that, he let out a long sigh and then said:

"Old Yan, you really gave me a lesson."

Liu Haizhong nodded again and said:

"Exactly, exactly, this is really beneficial."

"I never thought we could still do this."

Yi Zhonghai thought for a moment and asked:

"How about the three of us old brothers work together on this?"

Liu Haizhong nodded and said:

"Fine, I think it's okay."

Yan Bu Gui looked at Yi Zhonghai and asked:

"No, Old Yi, it's fine if Old Liu and I work together."

"Why are you also joining in?"

"You, you have the big boss Lin Shengli."

"Are you still short of money?"

"Besides, could he let you work with us?"

Yi Zhonghai: "While we're still able to work, let's do a bit."

"This would also be fulfilling."

"Just idling all day is boring."

"In this regard, Shengli is still quite open-minded."

"Even if he found out, he wouldn't stop me."

"However, you'd better also keep it secret from me, and absolutely don't let him find out."

"I don't want to ruin his reputation."

"If people found out, they'd say he's unfilial."

Liu Haizhong echoed, "That's also true."

"Let's just be a bit careful."

"Don't let acquaintances see it."

"No matter how you say it, this reputation is never good, right?"

Yan Bu Gui: "Old Liu, if you think that way, you're wrong."

"There's no good or bad about it."

"How to put it?"

"Although our kids aren't that great, they're not that great to us either."

"But after all, they're still our kids, right?"

"We shouldn't just think for ourselves; we should also think for them."

"So the reason I do this secretly and ask you to keep it secret is that I don't want to affect the kids."

"It's that simple."

"As for the idea that picking up junk would affect my own reputation, I don't care about that at all."

We're self-sufficient, right?

We're not stealing or robbing, what's there to be ashamed of?

We're at this age, able to support ourselves without relying on our children; everyone ought to respect us more, shouldn't they?