Chapter 72

"Silly Hai, go to hell. Bang Geng and Xiao Dang aren't my offspring, why should I care? They've only been hungry for a day, they won't die."

"Back in the day, when He Yushui and I were hungry for three days, I didn't see you give us a bite to eat. Not only did you not give us a bite, you even forced everyone else not to help us. What, Bang Geng and Xiao Dang have only been hungry for one night, and you're already in such a state?"

"Oh, I understand! It seems the rumors circulating these past two days aren't fake after all. I was wondering why you were so anxious after Bang Geng was hungry for just one night; it turns out Bang Geng really is your son, that's why you're so anxious."

"From now on, whoever calls you a 'dead-end' again, I will definitely give them two big slaps. Silly Hai clearly has a son. Congratulations to Silly Hai for having a successor," He Yuzhu said coldly.

"Boom~" With a sound, the people in the Siheyuan began to whisper and discuss.

Yi Zhonghai's various behaviors all proved that Yi Zhonghai had an extraordinary partiality toward the Jia family, or rather, toward Bang Geng, which made people increasingly certain of the truth of the rumors.

"What rumors? What rumors have been circulating recently? Old Yan, you tell me," Yi Zhonghai demanded sternly.

Yi Zhonghai and his group were either at the guesthouse or the hospital, and had no chance to hear the rumors, so they couldn't help but feel confused.

Yan Bugui didn't hide it; such things couldn't be hidden anyway, so Yan Bugui told him about the rumors circulating over the past two days.

Yi Zhonghai, who was already furious and extremely angry, couldn't help but see stars and feel his whole body go soft after hearing rumors like Bang Geng being his own son, and with a "Wah~" sound, a large mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out.

Yi Zhonghai knew that he was completely finished, his reputation was completely ruined, and even if the Rolling Mill caught the culprit who distributed the pamphlets and used the broadcast to clear his group's name, it would be useless.

When it comes to rumors, you don't fear them being fake; you fear them being a mix of truth and lies, lies and truth, plus the distortion by people with ulterior motives.

Yi Zhonghai certainly understood that all of this was fake, and that everything he had planned was for his old age, leading to many behaviors that caused misunderstandings, but others didn't know that.

He Yuzhu consciously guided it, piecing many things together and forming a perfect closed loop in theory, so everyone naturally believed these rumors.

They say rumors stop with the wise, but can you expect these gossiping women and animals who don't know a single character to be wise?

It would be a miracle if they didn't spread your rumors all over Sijiucheng.

"Lao Yi! Lao Yi!" Yi Dama was anxious and dared not let Yi Zhonghai be stimulated anymore, so she hurriedly shouted to Yan Jiecheng: "Jiecheng, hurry!"

Yan Jiecheng immediately went to pull the flatbed cart, while Yan Jiekua stepped forward to help Yi Dama support Yi Zhonghai as they walked out. Yan Jiekua naturally wasn't doing it for free; Yi Dama would definitely give him money, and even if she didn't, Yan Jiekua would ask for it.

"Yi Geng, what are you still doing here? Why don't you follow your Yi Daddy? Aren't you hungry? Go find your biological father Yi Zhonghai, he'll definitely buy you something good to eat, hahahaha..." He Yuzhu laughed loudly.

"Zhuzi, how did you become like this?" the Deaf Old Lady roared angrily.

"How did I become? I've always been like this! Do you expect me to be treated as a fool, be fooled by you, work hard and serve you like an ox or a horse for a lifetime, and become a puppet in your hands?"

"Besides, you've all done this, why can't I say it? Just because one of you is the First Grand Uncle and the other is the Old Ancestor, you can cover the sky with one hand in the Siheyuan?" He Yuzhu sneered.

The Deaf Old Lady frowned and looked deeply at He Yuzhu. Seeing that He Yuzhu's eyes were clear and he looked like he had already seen through everything, she understood that He Yuzhu had already wised up, so she stopped nagging and followed Yi Dama closely.

"Brother, what should we do?" Xiao Dang asked. Bang Geng thought for a moment and said, "Silly Zhu definitely won't care about us anymore, and the group of animals and ungrateful wolves in the courtyard won't care about us either. Let's go, let's follow Yi Zhonghai."

The reason Bang Geng made this decision was that he knew there was no money at home, no food at home, and he knew even better that Yi Zhonghai would definitely not ignore them.

After Bang Geng finished speaking, he pulled Xiao Dang and followed the Deaf Old Lady out of the Siheyuan. Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was already lying on the flatbed cart, he also climbed onto the cart with Xiao Dang.

Yi Dama just wanted to chase Bang Geng and Xiao Dang down, but Yi Zhonghai waved his hand, signaling that it was fine for Bang Geng and Xiao Dang to sit on the cart. Yi Dama didn't object anymore, so she supported the Deaf Old Lady and sat on the cart as well. Anyway, the ones pulling the cart were Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiekua, so they might as well sit.

After arriving at the hospital, Yi Zhonghai asked Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiekua to send Bang Geng and Xiao Dang to the Rolling Mill's guesthouse.

"First Grand Uncle, it's not that we brothers don't want to take them, but we aren't people from the Rolling Mill, so we can't get into the Rolling Mill at all," Yan Jiecheng said.

Yi Zhonghai thought for a moment and felt that what Yan Jiecheng said was also correct. The Rolling Mill was currently investigating the pamphlet matter and management was very strict; people who weren't from the Rolling Mill couldn't get in at all.

Yi Zhonghai first had Yi Dama find a doctor. After the doctor examined Yi Zhonghai, he stated that the surgery was already done and he just needed to go home and recuperate.

Yi Zhonghai then asked Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiekua to send his group to the Rolling Mill's guesthouse.

"It's not close from here to the Rolling Mill," Yan Jiecheng said with a chuckle.

"I'll give you each one yuan," Yi Zhonghai was too lazy to argue with Yan Jiecheng and directly asked Yi Dama to give the money.

Although Yi Dama felt the pinch, she had no choice but to give it.

"Sigh!" Yi Zhonghai let out a long, helpless, and sorrowful sigh. This was the fate of having no children.

"If I had children, when something like this happened, they would naturally step up, and I wouldn't have to pay Yan Jiecheng and the others to do things for me."

"Although they did things for me, it's ultimately not as convenient as ordering my own children, and I have to watch their expressions from time to time. This is also a disguised form of 'eating the dead-end'," Yi Zhonghai sighed inwardly.

Yi Zhonghai became even more determined in his heart to control He Yuzhu!

When Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiekua sent Yi Zhonghai's group to the entrance of the Rolling Mill, Yi Zhonghai showed his ID. Apparently, the security personnel knew Yi Zhonghai, so after registering, they let them through.

After Yi Zhonghai's group arrived at the guesthouse, Yi Zhonghai handed Bang Geng and Xiao Dang over to Qin Huairu, and Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiekua left after receiving the money.

"Old Lady, wife, this is the fate of having no children. You have to pay people to help you with everything, and you have to watch their expressions," Yi Zhonghai said with a gloomy face and an angry voice.

Yi Dama's face instantly turned pale; she heard Yi Zhonghai's resentment toward her.

"It's all my fault. If it weren't for the fact that I can't give birth, we wouldn't be suffering like this. It's all my fault..." Yi Dama said, crying.

"Alright, I've said it hundreds of times, aren't you tired of it? We've been an old married couple for so long, we've gone through so many storms together. Don't you understand what kind of person I am? I'm not blaming you, I'm just sighing," Yi Zhonghai said.

"How about we adopt one?" Yi Dama said.

(End of chapter)