In the Courtyard nowadays, Second Uncle Liu Haizhong was the only one whose sons were as good as none. After finishing Yi Zhonghai’s birthday banquet, the old couple returned home only to stare blankly at each other.
Liu Haizhong was retired now. His pension arrived on schedule, so he had money in his pocket, and Second Aunt Liu took care of him when he fell ill. It was just that as people grow older, they start to worry about the future. After working hard all his life, he found himself completely alone in his twilight years, which left him deeply unsettled.
Yet what could Liu Haizhong do? He sat at home sighing heavily, then discussed the matter with Second Aunt Liu. Not that Second Aunt Liu had much choice; back in her youth, she listened to Liu Haizhong in everything. Even when she felt his treatment of their sons was inappropriate, the prevailing notion of the husband as heaven in those days led her to tacitly accept his behavior.
Chapter 151