On August 22, at the apprentice-taking ceremony of the well-known crosstalk actor Tang Jiezhong, Hou Yaohua, who was involved in the "Hou Yaowen inheritance lawsuit," also made an appearance. Faced with the media, he did not say a single word about the lawsuit, but left with one sentence: "Some apprentices show gratitude; some apprentices seek revenge." In connection with the actions of Hou Yaowen's former apprentice Guo Degang in this legal case, Hou Yaohua's words seemed to point to something. When the media surrounded Hou Yaohua again at the entrance of the banquet hall, Hou Yaohua said to his friends: "Please tell Mr. Tang's apprentices to be proper apprentices."