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As night fell, many residents gathered in the middle courtyard after dinner, sitting together and enthusiastically discussing tonight's meeting. The young people in the neighboring courtyard also lay by the wall, chatting and talking enthusiastically with their acquaintances in the courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, three uncles, came to the middle courtyard early and began to call out names to see whose family members had not arrived yet. Later, Xu Damao, with a smug look on his face, strode into the middle courtyard and sat down at an empty seat. However, Qin Huairu, who followed closely behind him, had a pale face and a solemn expression, as if she had countless worries in her heart. She seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding with Xu Damao, but this tacit understanding made her mood become extremely low.

When Qin Huairu appeared in front of everyone, she realized that there was no seat for her. It turned out that the aunts and daughters-in-law in the courtyard had already formed their own small groups. They were dissatisfied with Qin Huairu's behavior and were unwilling to sit with her. On the other side, those daughters-in-law with families stared at their husbands, fearing that his soul would be seduced away by Qin Huairu. As for the last side, it was composed of single young people and widowers. Unfortunately, Qin Huairu looked down on them.

"Sister Qin, there is a seat here, come and sit with us." At this time, Xu Damao's voice suddenly came, and he waved at Qin Huairu with a smile on his face.

Qin Huairu looked up and saw Xu Damao sitting in an empty seat, with a malicious look in his eyes. She hesitated for a moment, but still walked over slowly and sat next to Xu Damao.

When Xu Damao saw Qin Huairu sitting down, he couldn't help but feel happy. Since the last time, Xu Damao has been thinking about her mature and attractive body. He wanted to save face and control Qin Huairu. Now it was a godsend opportunity. After a little coercion, Qin Huairu finally agreed. At this moment, he was secretly delighted and was thinking: "Hehe, today is a good opportunity. Strike while the iron is hot and call her home later."

When he thought of this, Xu Damao's eyes fell on Qin Huairu involuntarily. He carefully looked at her face, figure and dress, and the more he looked, the more his heart was moved. Especially Qin Huairu's plump breasts and slender waist, which made his breathing become rapid.

As time went by, the conference was about to begin. Xu Damao's heartbeat became faster and his breathing became heavier. He saw Qin Huairu pretending to be calm, and immediately had a very bad idea. His big hand unconsciously reached out to Qin Huairu's waist, trying to gently touch her skin. However, just when he was about to succeed, Qin Huairu suddenly turned her head, glared at him, and then pushed his hand away without leaving a trace.

Xu Damao was startled, and afraid that Qin Huairu would suddenly turn hostile, he quickly withdrew his hand, and explained with an awkward smile: "I'm sorry, I just want to help you tidy up your clothes." Qin Huairu rolled her eyes at him, said nothing, turned her face away and ignored Xu Damao.

"Don't worry, Sister Qin. I promise I won't pursue the matter. You must remember my kindness as your brother. I'll leave the door open for you tonight." Xu Damao leaned close to Qin Huairu's ear and said with a sly smile.

"Yeah." The hot breath from Xu Damao made Qin Huairu's ears itchy. Thinking of herself falling into Xu Damao's hands, she felt full of grievances.

Although Qin Huairu was very resistant, Xu Damao did not give up. Instead, it aroused his competitive spirit. He believed that Qin Huairu, a widow who had been away from her man for so long, could not hold it in.

Sitting opposite Xu Damao were Sha Zhu and his wife. When Sha Zhu saw Xu Damao's cunning face and how close he was to Qin Huairu, he thought that Xu Damao was bullying people again. However, Sha Zhu was just angry that Xu Damao was getting carried away. Instinctively, his feelings towards Qin Huairu had returned to those of ordinary neighbors. Besides, he had a daughter-in-law who loved him dearly, so Sha Zhu was so angry as before.

When Qin Huairu saw Sha Zhu's impulsive look, she thought in her heart that Sha Zhu still had feelings for her as before, which made her feel better and her lips curled up. However, in order to prevent Sha Zhu from misunderstanding, Qin Huairu learned her old tricks again, pretending to be aggrieved and distressed, to make people feel pity for her.

On the other side, Zhang Yuan, the protagonist of this conference, was teaching his three pets a lesson; it turned out that after Banggeng stole the chicken, he forgot to close the chicken coop in a panic, and the hen cleverly escaped from the coop, and then happened to meet Tom and his friends, who were also very greedy for the chicken soup stewed by Zhang Yuan. Unfortunately, Zhang Yuan was only concerned with taking care of He Yushui and ignored them, and as a result, an indescribable thing happened to the mouse, cat, dog and chicken, and the poor hen became a roast chicken and was eaten by Tom and his friends. After Zhang Yuan had a dispute with Yi Zhonghai and his friends, they hurried to tell Zhang Yuan the truth, and it turned out that what Banggeng slandered him was actually true.

"You three guys only know how to cause trouble for me!" Zhang Yuan stared at Tom, Jerry and Spike in front of him with wide eyes, and said angrily: "There are so many food at home, but you don't want them. Now you are stealing chickens. This is simply lawless!"

The three pets hung their heads, looking as if they had done something wrong. They admitted their mistakes and stared at Zhang Yuan with watery eyes.

"How dare you pretend to be innocent?" Zhang Yuan became even angrier, pointing at Tom and the others and saying, "Stand still and reflect on your actions!"

Just then, there was a commotion in the yard. It turned out that Yi Zhonghai and his men saw that most people had arrived, but Zhang Yuan had not come yet, so Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Bugui came in with a group of people.

"Isn't this Zhang Yuan? I heard that you stole the old hen from Xu Damao's house. Is that true?" Liu Haizhong asked loudly.

Zhang Yuan frowned and looked at the group of people in front of him, feeling very unhappy.

"Uncle, you have to provide evidence when you speak! How could I steal the chickens from Xu Damao's house?" Zhang Yuan replied calmly.

"Evidence? What other evidence do you want? Banggeng has admitted it, and he saw you stealing his chickens with his own eyes. Isn't that enough?" Liu Haizhong said proudly.

Zhang Yuan sneered in his heart, it seemed that this group of people had already started to act. But he was not worried, because he had enough confidence to deal with this farce.

"Uncle, you can't just listen to Bang Geng's one-sided story! Maybe he framed me on purpose. He admitted to stealing the chickens. How can we believe the thief's words? Besides, which thief would see two chickens in a chicken coop, steal one and keep the other? Does he want to wait until he has time to steal again?" Zhang Yuan said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Hearing this, the neighbors in the yard began to talk: "Yes, this makes sense."

"Indeed, how can one steal a chicken like this..."

"Maybe it really wasn't Zhang Yuan who did it."

"Haha." When everyone heard this, they felt that what Zhang Yuan said made some sense. After all, Banggeng was a thief, and the thief's testimony was not valid at all.

At this moment, Qin Huairu walked out of the crowd. Her face was gloomy and her eyes were flashing with anger. She pointed at Zhang Yuan and shouted, "Zhang Yuan, stop quibbling! It was obviously you who stole the chicken from Xu Damao's house! My Banggeng is very well behaved. You stole a chicken first, and Banggeng accidentally picked it up later."

Qin Huairu's voice was full of anger and accusations, as if she wanted to put all the blame on Zhang Yuan. Her eyes seemed to confirm that Zhang Yuan was the chicken thief.

"Qin Huairu, stop slandering me! I, Zhang Yuanxing, am upright and would never do such a thing!" Zhang Yuan responded without showing any weakness. His voice was just as loud and resolute, with a hint of anger and indomitable spirit on his face. He stood up straight, staring directly at Qin Huairu, without flinching.

"Alright, stop arguing!" Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and stopped the quarrel between the two. "This matter must be investigated thoroughly, and no good person can be wrongly accused!"

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai looked at Zhang Yuan and asked, "Zhang Yuan, do you have any evidence to prove that you didn't steal the chicken?"

Zhang Yuan thought about it and suddenly came up with an idea.

"Of course there are!" Zhang Yuan said confidently, "People in the market can testify for me. I bought it there and asked someone to help me deal with it. You can go to my kitchen and see that there is no way there is Xu Damao's chicken feathers there."

When everyone heard this, they nodded in agreement. So, they went to Zhang Yuan's kitchen and checked it carefully.

After a while, Liu Haizhong and others walked out of the kitchen with embarrassed looks on their faces.

"So what? Didn't you find any evidence?" Zhang Yuan said with a proud smile.

"Hmph, you're lucky!" Liu Haizhong said unwillingly, "But your cat and dog might have stolen the chicken."

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Second Uncle, my cats and dogs are always locked up at home. It's impossible for them to steal other people's chickens. Besides, I just asked them and they said they didn't steal the chickens."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Haha, Zhang Yuan, can you understand what cats and dogs say?" Liu Haizhong said sarcastically.

"Uncle, if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense." Zhang Yuan said seriously, "I have raised these pets since they were young. They are very loyal to me and will never steal other people's chickens. If you don't believe me, you can ask other people. I, Zhang Yuan, have never done such a thing."

Everyone was silent, obviously convinced by Zhang Yuan's words.

"Okay, in that case, I'll trust you for now." Liu Haizhong said helplessly, "But if I find a similar situation again in the future, I will definitely punish you severely!"

"Wait." Just as Liu Haizhong and his men were about to leave, Zhang Yuan suddenly shouted.

Hearing the voice, Liu Haizhong stopped, turned around and frowned and asked: "Zhang Yuan, do you have anything else to say?"

"Of course there is something." Zhang Yuan smiled coldly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes. "Now that I have cleared the suspicion, it is my turn to settle accounts with you."

"Settling accounts? What accounts?" Liu Haizhong looked at Zhang Yuan in confusion, bewilderment.

"You've forgotten that Banggeng is a chicken thief. As a public security officer, I can't just turn a blind eye to it, right?" Zhang Yuan said lightly, with a sense of majesty in his tone.

"Also, you just set up a private court. This kind of thing is absolutely not allowed. You should give me an explanation. I have warned you before, but you have been committing crimes knowingly. Your uncle in charge does not have the power to enforce the law and cannot deal with these illegal and disorderly matters."

"Hiss!" Liu Haizhong took a deep breath and realized that he had overlooked Zhang Yuan's identity.

"Zhang Yuan, I'm really sorry, but you're late." At this time, Xu Damao squeezed in from the crowd with a smile, took Qin Huairu's hand, and then explained to Zhang Yuan and the others: "Qin Huairu came to me before and told me about her son stealing a chicken. Our two families have reached a private settlement. I have withdrawn the case and do not intend to pursue Bang Geng's responsibility."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuan's heart sank. He knew he was a step too late, but he couldn't help but ask, "Xu Damao, what's going on with you? When will you reconcile?"

Xu Damao smiled and patted Zhang Yuan on the shoulder: "Haha, Zhang Yuan, I am also a reasonable person. After all, we are neighbors in the same yard. There is no need to make things so awkward! Qin Huairu also agreed to compensate me for my losses, so I decided not to pursue Bang Geng's responsibility anymore."

Qin Huairu glanced at Xu Damao with gratitude, and then said to Zhang Yuan: "Zhang Yuan, please don't worry about the Banggeng matter anymore. The problem has been solved now, so don't worry."

Zhang Yuan frowned, feeling a little unhappy. He felt that it was inappropriate to leave the matter unresolved. But seeing Qin Huairu's sincere expression, he didn't know what to say.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai hurriedly said: "Yes, yes. Zhang Yuan, this is what happened. Since Xu Damao and Qin Huairu have reconciled, everyone can go home. The meeting ends here."

"That's right, Zhang Yuan, no one has reported the case now, so it has nothing to do with you and we won't bother you." Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong echoed.

Zhang Yuan sighed helplessly, and felt a little disappointed as he watched everyone disperse. However, he still had a backup plan.

"Okay, let's put this matter of Bang Geng stealing the chicken to rest for now. Now it's my turn to deal with Bang Geng and me."

"What?" Everyone first breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Zhang Yuan would not pursue the matter any further, but then they heard Zhang Yuan bring up another matter.

"Well, wasn't the matter of Zhang Yuan and Bang Geng stealing the chicken resolved? Why is there still a problem?" Yi Zhonghai asked, suppressing his anger.

"Yes, Zhang Yuan, don't take it too seriously. Banggeng is still young, and he has been educated. He won't steal things again in the future." Qin Huairu hinted that Zhang Yuan was narrow-minded and had always been picking on Banggeng's weaknesses.

"Yes, Zhang Yuan, don't be angry. How can a grown-up like you mess with a child?" Yi Zhonghai also added fuel to the fire and pointed the finger at Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan said: "Bang Geng ruined my reputation, are we going to just let it go? I am a cadre after all, and I was slandered as a chicken thief by Bang Geng. If this gets out, how much will I lose?"

Everyone was speechless. They had truly forgotten about Banggeng's perjury.