Siheyuan: Pioneer in anti-corruption, fighting against evil!

Aunt Wang's behavior truly embodies the essence of a thrifty family.

"Now the street advocates thrift and diligence, so we don't need to hold a wedding banquet." Aiguo explained with a smile.

“Not holding it?!”

Aunt Wang's reaction was even stronger than he expected.

"Is there anything wrong with that?" Aiguo felt strange.

Aunt Wang shook her finger in denial. "That's not the case. That's not the case."

Aunt Wang hurriedly stuffed the candy into her pocket and went into the house in a hurry. Her behavior looked quite strange.

Aiguo and Shen Xueru exchanged glances, feeling quite confused but that did not stop them from doing things. They pushed their bicycles and walked into the compound.

As they passed by the neighbors, they conveyed the upcoming good news one by one: "Aunt Wang, Shen Xueru and I are getting married this weekend, and I'm sending you some sweet wedding candy;"

And: "Lao Liu, please share our happiness;"

"Dazhu, don't forget to save some candy for your family!"

Along the way, as we shared the news with neighbors passing by, everyone had roughly the same attitude. When they heard that Aiguo had canceled his wedding banquet, everyone showed unusual reactions.

Afterwards, faced with doubts, Aiguo continued to ask questions but people began to avoid the main issue, as if there was something embarrassing that they did not say.

Until even Shen Xueru began to notice something. When they arrived in front of Xu Damao's house, Xueru gently pulled Aiguo's arm and whispered: "Brother Aiguo, do we have to hold a grand celebration to get married in our courtyard?"

"I haven't heard of such a rule. I still remember that when Uncle Zhang's second son got married three years ago, I only got one piece of wedding candy."

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Aiguo saw her nervous look and gently stroked the wrinkles on her forehead. "Don't worry, I'll ask Aunt Liu and I'll get the answer later."

While they were talking, the door of Xu's house opened and the person who walked out was Xu Damao.

Damao looked at the candies piled up on the table, then smiled and said, "Aiguo, so you have already decided on the date for your wedding? When will it be held?"

"Just this weekend."

Aiguo handed the wedding candy to the other party and reminded him, "So we decided not to hold a big banquet to celebrate."

"Hey."

Damao also seemed to show an unusual expression.

"It's not going to be held... What a pity..." Before he could finish his words, he turned around and tried to go back into the house, but was caught by Aiguo.

"Uncle Damao, what exactly is the inconvenience for you? Why did the residents in the courtyard seem to be greatly shocked when I mentioned that I decided not to hold the celebration?"

Xu Damao looked around and said nothing, then led the two people into the house.

Then the door closed gently.

It looked as mysterious as if they were conducting some kind of secret communication in secret.

This also ignited Li Aiguo's curiosity.

Seeing that Xu Damao only mentioned other matters and did not answer his question.

"Da Mao, you don't want Liu Lan to know about this, right?" Li Aiguo asked coldly.

"Oh, brother, grandpa, you can't do that."

Xu Damao seemed very anxious. He grabbed Li Aiguo's arm and replied, "Liu Guangqi got married not long ago. Did you know that?"

"Yes, I married a girl in Baoding." Li Aiguo nodded in agreement.

After graduating, Liu Guangqi was unable to find a satisfactory job in Beijing.

Liu Haizhong used his connections to arrange a job for Liu Guangqi in a factory in Baoding, a suburb of Beijing.

The original intention was to transfer him back to Beijing to work after a few years when he showed results locally.

Unexpectedly, Liu Guangqi fell in love with a girl named Huang, and after only one month, they hurriedly entered the marriage palace.

They settled down and lived in the woman's family, almost like the traditional model of marrying into the woman's family.

The homeowners in the compound all laughed at Liu Haizhong for being too smart.

As a result, he lost his son.

Liu Haizhong lost his dignity and became resentful towards Liu Guangqi, so he did not participate in the wedding activities for him.

Xu Damao curled his lips and said, "Just a few days ago, Liu Haizhong visited everyone one by one and informed everyone that a dinner would be held for Liu Guangqi this Sunday and all household heads would be invited to attend.

However, that was the day after Jia Dongxu was cleaned up, and Liu Haizhong did not report to you.

It was not until this moment that Li Aiguo remembered that the amount of money given by Liu Haizhong looked extremely strange. It seems that being a bad guy also has certain benefits.

"As for whether I host this banquet or not, it actually doesn't matter." Li Aiguo was puzzled.

Just when Xu Damao wanted to say something, he looked at Chen Xueru and felt embarrassed and did not speak.

"It's okay. This is my wife. Before that, you can just tell me what you have to say."

So Xu Damao continued, “As one of the elders in the compound, Liu Haizhong is always known for his domineering behavior.

If it's just a banquet, you can't choose not to attend. It's relatively simple to solve the problem with a few cents.

But if you want to participate, he requires each guest to pay at least two coins."

At this time, Li Aiguo was sweating profusely, laughing and crying.

It turns out it was just for this matter.

Is it necessary for so many residents to be so secretive and cautious?

However, if you think about it carefully, you will understand why, because everyone is worried about taking the lead.

If Liu Hai were to detect their actions and thoughts, they might be hated and blamed.

Confucianism is deeply embedded in the hearts of the Chinese people.

After knowing the reason,

Chen Xueru returned home still confused.

"Brother Ai, the red envelopes are now voluntary, right?"

"The rich pay more, the poor pay less, and no one will complain."

Li Aiguo smiled as he drank his tea: "If everyone followed the rules, there wouldn't be so many disputes in the world."

"It's not fair for Liu Haizhong to force the residents to pay a small gift of two yuan."

"If he dares to do so, the streets and the steel mills will deal with him tomorrow."

"Because he only needs to spread the message among the crowd through Second Auntie - we are all family, and we can't let this cousin get away with it."

Recalling what happened in the community a few days ago, Chen Xueru nodded quietly.

Yi Zhonghai, as the head of the family, dared to question the fairness of her birth.

The "soft threat" tactics in Bangs are much milder.

"This matter has nothing to do with us. Hurry up and prepare the meal. We have to go to everyone's home in the hospital this afternoon to collect money for sewing wedding cloths."

After resting,

Li Aiguo pulled Chen Xueru into the kitchen and started to get busy.

at the same time,

The news that Li Aiguo had not prepared a banquet had spread throughout the entire Siheyuan neighborhood.

After hearing the news, Liu Haiyang's family

Liu Dahai specially invited Second Aunt to make peanuts and opened a bottle of ancient Fenjiu. He raised the jug and drank half of it, then chewed a fried peanut.

"Saturday is the only good time to hold a wedding banquet this month. What I am worried about is that if Li Aiguo holds a wedding, all the residents will go to attend his wedding banquet. How much money will we spend? Now it seems that this kid should reflect on himself."

After sitting at the table,

The second aunt said worriedly: "Haiyang, isn't the amount of two yuan per person a bit too much?"

"What do you know?"

Liu Dahai nodded with disdain.

The red and white gifts accumulated over the years are enough to cover our expenses. Now is the best time to recoup the costs, isn’t it? "

Noticing that Second Auntie was still worried, Liu Dahai spread his hands to show his understanding: "Let's not hold the banquet in a restaurant.

Hire a few chefs to run the kitchen and set up a few tables.

By the way, buy some cheap and delicious ingredients such as cabbage and radish.

It is estimated that one dish will cost only about three yuan.

The dining table can accommodate four families, and the average profit is five yuan.

There are about twenty households in the community.

We estimate that we can reap at least one hundred yuan in profit.

"Twenty-two dollars."

“That’s a huge price!”

The eldest mother's eyes flashed with careful thought, and she nodded repeatedly, "I will wait until tomorrow to check other stores. In case they don't come by then."

"That's right! Who dares to play around in this courtyard under Liu Haizhong's hands?!"

Liu Haizhong drank the white wine on the table with great enthusiasm.

Greedy Xiao Ming stared at the plate of peanuts on the table, "Dad, I..."

He didn't finish the sentence, but just showed a longing expression.

So, Liu Haizhong thought, "If you want it, you have to be obedient."

He quickly pulled out the leather belt beside him and twisted it around his fingers.

"Don't worry, I'm in a good mood today, I'll show you how I can do ten laps with my belt!"

Xiao Ming quickly shrank his head, looking alert.

As he walked to the corner, he deliberately stuck out his butt.

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At the gate of Yan's house,

Yan Bugui's brows were furrowed like the fine wrinkles in Yanshi City, and his face was gloomy.

The food in front of him no longer seemed tempting. The two-dollar entrance fee was enough to buy twenty kilograms of corn noodles, but it was taken away by Liu Haizhong.

It is a huge sin.

At this time, the third aunt came back and approached him quietly after asking about the gossip, muttering in a low voice:

"I just heard from Li Zhu's family that she passed by Liu Haizhong's house and learned that the latter was planning a big banquet to celebrate his success.",

“I heard that we need to buy radishes and cabbages.”

Yan Bugui slammed the table and shouted angrily, "I can't stand this! I used to let others take advantage of me, but now I have to be bullied like this!"

Faced with the situation in the slum, I cannot just fall out with Liu Haizhong.

The third aunt also angrily agreed: "But we are all in this yard. Do we have to completely cut off our relationship with Liu Haizhong?"

Two silver coins were enough to buy a decent and sumptuous meal at a high-end restaurant, but now these cabbages and carrots seemed like an insult.

Yan Jiecheng, who had been sitting silently, suddenly raised his head and said, "Father, Li Aiguo has always been active in asking for a step forward. He is unwilling to hold a banquet, perhaps out of caution and fear of leaving any negative impact."

Yan Jiecheng analyzed. "How about we all raise money together to help him arrange a banquet?"