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Chapter 2578 A Reasonable and Justifiable Reason

What angered Yu Haitang even more was that her older sister, Yu Li, also played a disgraceful role in it.

While Yan Bugui was helping Yi Zhonghai plot against He Yuzhu, Yu Li not only didn't warn him, but also helped him with many things.

After He Yushui's death, Yu Haitang broke off her relationship with Yu Li in a fit of anger and went to live in Fengtai.

Yu Haitang was overjoyed to hear that Yi Zhonghai's grave had been dug up.

Then, seeing the people around him, he decided to deliberately annoy them.

"I remember that Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were next to Yi Zhonghai."

Why didn't he just dig up those two bastards' graves and throw them into the ditch?

"Yu Haitang, how dare you speak like that? Liu Haizhong is my father."

"Yes."

The Liu brothers made statements one after another.

The Yan brothers exchanged glances, each waiting for the other to speak first.

Yu Haitang waited for a while, but seeing that the Yan family didn't speak, she gave up waiting.

"You still remember he was your father? They've been dead for years, have you ever gone to pay your respects to him?"

Yu Haitang was unsure whether the group had actually visited their graves.

But based on her understanding of these people, she was certain that none of them had ever gone to pay their respects.

Liu Guangtian and his brother were beaten every day since they were young, and their hearts were filled with hatred for Liu Haizhong.

In his later years, Liu Haizhong and the other two made the trip twice.

If it weren't for Sha Zhu running the nursing home, the two of them would never have come back.

It's impossible for them to go and pay respects to Liu Haizhong.

As for the Yan family, Yu Haitang was even more confident.

What are the rules of the Yan family?

You won't get poor from eating or dressing, but you will get poor if you don't plan ahead.

Yan Bugui's scheming can be described as equal to all beings; even Jesus would be skinned alive by him.

Yan Jiecheng and several others were never born, yet Yan Bugui kept their accounts.

The Yan brothers had to pay for everything from food and drink to their personal care to Yan Bugui's expenses.

Once they grew up, they immediately separated from Yan Bugui's family.

During the earthquake, they even turned against Yan Bugui in order to take shelter under the rain shelter.

There is only one possible reason why they would want to pay homage to Yan Bugui: Yan Bugui himself would appear in their dreams and send them all the money needed for the homage.

They absolutely will not go if Yan Bugui doesn't pay them.

Just as Yu Haitang had guessed, these people had never gone to pay their respects to Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.

To this day, all they remember is which cemetery Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui are buried in; they don't remember the exact location.

Of course, none of them would admit it.

Yu Li said, "Whether you worship or not is just a formality. As long as you have the heart for it, it doesn't matter whether you go or not."

"So, you never go to pay respects to your parents?" Yu Haitang showed Yu Li no mercy whatsoever.

This is also one of the reasons why Yu Haitang is dissatisfied with Yu Li.

From childhood to adulthood, Yu Li has always been a well-behaved daughter in her family, and whenever others talk about Yu Li, they all give her a thumbs up.

Later, Yu Li married Yan Jiecheng, but her life was not good.

Feeling guilty towards Yu Li, her parents showed her more favoritism.

Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng's sons were both raised in the Yu family.

The parents never complained when taking care of their grandson.

Yu Li and her husband, on the other hand, always carefully planned what to bring when they went back to her parents' home.

It's nothing.

The money was spent on Yu's parents' own savings, and as long as the elderly couple was happy, Yu Haitang couldn't say anything.

What angered Yu Haitang was that when her parents were sick and hospitalized, Yu Li changed her attitude and started arguing with her over trivial matters.

Yu Li looked embarrassed, and Yan Jiecheng stepped forward: "Sister-in-law, you can't say that. Paying respects to our parents is a matter for the Yu family, which means it's what my brother-in-law should do."

"Now that your sister has married me, she's a member of the Yan family. If there's any worship ceremony, it should be for our Yan family."

"Did you offer sacrifices?" Yu Haitang asked in return.

Yan Jiecheng said matter-of-factly, "Our Yan family does not need to perform sacrifices."

The rules of the Yan family were all personally set by my father. What are these rules?

"You won't get poor from eating or dressing, but you will get poor if you don't plan ahead." The three Yan brothers recited this in unison.

Yan Jiecheng continued, "According to our family rules, unnecessary money should not be spent."

Clearly, spending money to worship them is unnecessary.

I know you will say that worshipping parents is an act of filial piety.

But filial piety doesn't bring benefits, which doesn't conform to the rules set by my father.

If we go to pay our respects to him, we will be going against his last wishes.

If he knew, he would definitely feel uneasy.

The greatest act of filial piety we can show him is by not going to pay our respects to him.

Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang both agreed with this statement.

"My father also said that the law of life is to enjoy wealth and honor. Accumulate wealth first, and enjoyment later. Do not covet other people's money. Do not give your own wealth to others."

As the one who set the rules, he certainly wouldn't be after our money.

We miss him, but thinking about him in our hearts is enough.

Yan Jiekuang added, "Actually, we learned this from him."

He never paid respects to our grandparents.

Other people go to sweep the tombs of their elders during Qingming Festival and Spring Festival, but my dad has never done so.

Seeing the three brothers' eloquent words, Yu Haitang couldn't find any loopholes in their rebuttal.

Although she hadn't witnessed it firsthand, Yu Haitang believed that Yan Bugui had indeed done it.

This is the word-of-mouth effect.

Yan Bugui lived his entire life proving the creed of being stingy. Even on his deathbed, he never forgot to scheme against his children.

Of course, this is also something Yu Haitang was too lazy to refute.

She even wished she could dig up Yan Bugui's grave and throw his ashes into a stinking ditch to keep Yi Zhonghai company.

There was no way she could force Yan Jiecheng and the others to go and pay respects to Yan Bugui.

The Liu brothers, standing to the side, looked at the three Yan brothers with admiration. They never imagined that the Yan brothers could speak of filial impiety so eloquently.

At the same time, the behavior of the three Yan brothers also served as a reminder to them.

They also have reason to refute the label of being unfilial.

Liu Guangtian said, "Haitang, you don't know. It's not that Guangfu and I don't want to go and pay respects to my father, it's just that my father doesn't want us to go and pay respects to him."

He only ever had eyes for our eldest brother; he never treated us like sons.

He had said long ago that my older brother should be responsible for his old age and for his funeral arrangements.

Liu Guangfu then explained, "My dad wanted to be an official, but he didn't know how to be one."

He tried to emulate the officials of ancient times, but his attempt was neither fish nor fowl.

In ancient times, men had three wives and four concubines. The wives bore legitimate sons, while the concubines bore sons born to concubines.

He only has my mother as his wife, and he also wants to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate children.

My eldest brother was his legitimate son, while my second brother and I were his illegitimate sons.

That means my family genealogy is no longer available.

Even if there were a family genealogy, he wouldn't be willing to include our names in it.

The two of us were his punching bags.

He never expected us to pay our respects; he only expected our eldest brother to do so.

If we go to pay our respects to him, he will be unhappy. We are afraid of upsetting him, so we don't go to pay our respects.

Hearing such shameless words, Yu Haitang was not angry, but instead laughed.

Yi Zhonghai and his two companions committed numerous evil deeds throughout their lives, and finally, they received their retribution. However, this retribution came a little late.

"Don't tell me this. Whether you like to worship them or not is your own business."

I asked my sister why she didn't go to pay respects to my parents. There's no such custom in our Yu family.

The conflict has returned to Yu Li's shoulders.

Yu Li said, embarrassed and annoyed, "I'll go later."

We didn't call you here so you could criticize us. We've come to you because we have a chance to make a fortune. (End of Chapter)