Chapter 80: Plotting Strategies

He Yuzhu saw Yang Qing looking angry and took the chance to speak.

Right, for someone like this, what are you hesitating for? Hurry up and tell me how we should deal with him.

Yang Qing glanced at He Yuzhu in surprise.

How is Sha Zhu so impatient? Logically, over all these years Yi Zhonghai has seemed fine toward Sha Zhu, of course except He Yushui.

Does Sha Zhu really have such a temper?

According to side sketches in other novels, Sha Zhu is a bit heartless; as time passes, shouldn't his hatred for Yi Zhonghai be decreasing?

In the TV drama it's portrayed that way; didn't He Yuzhu eventually forgive Yi Zhonghai too?

Is this my own meddling too successful?

Yang Qing didn't think he had that much charm.

Yang Qing didn't know what had happened during this period; the blow to He Yuzhu was huge, utterly scrambling his cognition.

Moreover, the truth unfolded bit by bit continuously, causing He Yuzhu's inner hatred to gradually accumulate more and more, with no chance to dissipate on its own.

Yesterday he was again struck by one of Yang Qing's big secrets, Yang Qing's saying about training dogs.

Thoroughly dragging He Yuzhu into an abyss with no way back.

Dog……

Sha Zhu recalled the bits and pieces of these years.

Everything seems to prove that he really is a dog.

And he has been trained by others for many years.

He himself remains unaware, still smug, still mistaking a thief for his father.

He Yuzhu now feels ashamed and wants to dig a hole to bury himself.

If he doesn't kill this great demon, how can he be a person?

As long as Yi Zhonghai lives, he can never raise his head to be a person; Yi Zhonghai is like constantly reminding him that he is Yi Zhonghai's dog.

Yi Zhonghai has already become his heart demon.

This is the backlash.

Of course Yang Qing doesn't know these, so he is surprised.

But being surprised doesn't delay him from continuing to put down nails.

"What makes a person suffer the most is necessarily destroying what he cares about most."

"He Yuzhu, do you know what Yi Zhonghai cares about most?"

He Yuzhu looked toward Yang Qing, thinking hard.

But he didn't sleep well yesterday, making his brain stiff and unable to turn.

"What is it?"

Yang Qing said unhappily.

"What else could it be? For someone who has cut off his lineage, what he cares about is just supporting the elderly and seeing to their burial."

He Yuzhu also suddenly realized.

"Yes, it's supporting the elderly and seeing to their burial."

Yang Qing smiled and looked at him.

"Have you thought of something?"

"Is Yi Zhonghai always emphasizing respect for the elderly?"

"Does he often say there are no bad parents in the world?"

"Has he been constantly lifting up the deaf old lady? Even raising her to the status of the courtyard's old ancestor."

Sha Zhu thought of these, and another chill wind blew.

"Is this another trap he set?"

Yang Qing nodded.

"Others have parents, naturally their parents teach them; few will listen to Yi Zhonghai."

"Only a child like you, with no parents and no one to teach, would think what he says is right."

"After years of indoctrination, by the time he retires, you'll have been basically raised by him, addled."

"Then you will regard him or them as your own parents and be filial."

"How great—you, a big chef, never lack food and drink; Jia Dongxu has a master-disciple relationship, so you can't ignore him either."

"Just thinking about that life makes me envious."

"Damn, even raising a biological son couldn't reach this level."

The more He Yuzhu listened, the darker his face grew; the more he thought, the more he felt this possibility was great.

He still understands himself; he's not dark-hearted, otherwise he wouldn't treat the deaf old lady as a grandmother.

And it is precisely this kindness that has become others' weapon against him.

Suddenly He Yuzhu became puzzled—is kindness also wrong?

Why is it like this?

"Yang Qing, is it only someone like Xu Damao who won't be schemed against?"

Yang Qing snorted in contempt.

"Is Xu Damao schemed against little? Have you forgotten that you often beat Xu Damao?"

"Why do so many target Xu Damao?"

"Because he sees clearly, he's not easy to fool."

"So we need to target him."

This has nothing to do with being kind or unkind; it only has to do with whether one is easy to bully.

Xu Damao is weak and isolated, so he gets bullied.

You are easy to deceive, so you get schemed against.

Yang Qing's words gave He Yuzhu a feeling of sudden awakening.

What morality, what quality, what good and bad—turns out they are all tools used to deal with people.

And he once took these as his life principles.

He Yuzhu took a deep breath, looked at Yang Qing, and said firmly.

Yang Qing, you speak—what should we do?

Yang Qing laughed inside; it seemed his deception had succeeded.

It's simple: whatever he cares about most, you just need to find a way to destroy it.

Isn't he wanting Jia Dongxu to support him in his old age?

Then secretly stir up trouble between them.

And Jia Zhangshi will show up soon.

As for Yi Zhonghai's money and house, she should be very interested; you two can cooperate.

And you—treat the old lady well; her property and house will be yours.

By then, Yi Zhonghai's efforts will be like drawing water with a bamboo basket—all for nothing, enough to make him miserable for a long time.

Finally, when the time comes that background doesn't matter so much, expose the fact that he embezzled your maintenance fees.

By then, if he doesn't want to go to jail, he'll only be able to lose money to ward off disaster; such a deed is so heinous the factory will definitely punish him, and by then his pension will probably be gone too.

He's old, has been drained by the Jia family for over ten years, will cost a lot of money, plus the compensation for you.

Then there won't be anything left.

Without money, do you think Jia Zhangshi would still let her son support him in his old age?

Although Yang Qing's plan is not bad, He Yuzhu wants to deal with Yi Zhonghai right now.

How long would that take? I want to deal with him now.

Yang Qing spread his hands.

Then I can't do it; he's now an eighth-level worker—it's not that simple.

But you can learn from Xu Damao and make use of rumors.

For example, the story that Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi cannot avoid telling.

For example, the love-hate entanglement between Yi Zhonghai and his daughter-in-law.

For example, why Yi Zhonghai cut off the line of descent? The elders in this courtyard should know.

Anyway, feel free to improvise.

Or you could also cooperate with Xu Damao.

After all, the enemy of an enemy is a friend.

Xu Damao? Just thinking about Xu Damao makes He Yuzhu angry—how could he possibly cooperate with him?

But Yang Qing's method is not bad.

We can think of a way.

But He Yuzhu finds all this unsatisfying.

He wants Yi Zhonghai to die.

Are there any other ways?

Yang Qing thought for a moment.

Undermine his status—you stir up trouble between him and Er Da Ye.

Er Da Ye has always wanted to be Da Ye.

But he can't outplay Yi Zhonghai, so you can give him a little help.

If Er Da Ye establishes himself, Yi Zhonghai should feel miserable.

Also, don't bring the lunchbox anymore; without your support, the Jia family can only drain Yi Zhonghai.

He Yuzhu felt he couldn't get anything more from Yang Qing, so he decided to leave it at that for today.

Anyway, Yang Qing will still be in his hands for many more days.

I understand.

Someone's coming—go get busy.