I am doing well in the Siheyuan

Xu Damao was immediately frightened when he saw Banggeng wielding a kitchen knife, as if he was determined to kill him. The arrogant aura he had just shown disappeared without a trace.

As the saying goes, the tough ones are afraid of the desperate ones, and this is absolutely true. Moreover, Xu Damao was not a tough person to begin with, and his ferocity just now was entirely the result of alcohol emboldening him.

Faced with the ferocious stick, Xu Damao didn't dare to confront it head-on and could only dodge it desperately.

Seeing Xu Damao dodging, Bang Geng chased him closely with a knife.

Suddenly, Xu Damao's house was bustling with activity.

The noise at Xu Damao's house attracted people in the compound. Uncle Yi Zhonghai, second uncle Liu Haizhong, third uncle Yan Fugui, as well as Ye Ming and He Yuzhu all rushed to Xu Damao's house.

When everyone arrived, they were all shocked to see Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang who were beaten badly, and Bang Geng chasing Xu Damao with a kitchen knife.

No one expected such a thing to happen in Xu Damao's family.

Even Ye Ming, the instigator, was shocked. Originally, he just wanted to trick Xu Damao into provoking Qin Huairu so that he could watch the fun, but he didn't expect things to turn out like this.

I didn't expect things to develop to this point. The teenage Bang Geng was like a desperado and was determined to hack Xu Damao to death.

"This matter seems to have become a bit of a fuss..."

Ye Ming muttered secretly.

Although Yi Zhonghai and others were surprised, they would definitely prevent such a thing from happening. No matter how unpopular Xu Damao was on weekdays, Yi Zhonghai and others would not sit idly by and let Xu Damao be hacked to death by a stick.

Yi Zhonghai was seen yelling at Bang Geng:

"Bang Geng, stop it!"

Bang Geng's eyes were red at this time. He ignored Yi Zhonghai's scolding and continued to wave the kitchen knife towards Xu Damao.

Seeing that Banggeng ignored him, Yi Zhonghai's face darkened. Then, he took a few steps forward and snatched the kitchen knife from Banggeng's hand.

Although Banggeng's eyes were red at this time, he was just a teenager after all. How could he be a match for Yi Zhonghai?

After snatching the kitchen knife from Bang Geng, Yi Zhonghai accurately grabbed Bang Geng with his other hand, and no matter how he struggled, he could not escape.

After controlling the stick, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

With Bang Geng being subdued, the melee in Xu Damao's house finally ended.

Xu Damao was also sent to the hospital by his neighbors to treat his wounds. Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang hugged each other and cried bitterly.

……

An hour later, a meeting of the whole hospital was held to discuss the incident that occurred in Xu Damao's home.

There was a table in the middle of the yard. Yi Zhonghai sat at the first seat, and the second uncle Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Fugui sat beside him.

Standing opposite Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong were Bang Geng, Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, and Xu Damao, who had just returned from the hospital after having his wound bandaged.

Ye Ming, He Yuzhu, Old Lady Long and others sat on the benches, while some neighbors stood because there were no seats available.

Yi Zhonghai cleared his throat and said to everyone:

"I called everyone here today for only one purpose, which is to discuss the incident in which Bang Geng stabbed Xu Damao with a knife."

"Qin Huairu, tell me first, what's going on?"

As Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, Qin Huairu replied in a trembling voice:

"Uncle, neighbors, this is what happened."

"This evening, Xu Damao came home from get off work. I don't know what went wrong with him. He started finding faults as soon as he entered the house. He was dissatisfied with everything he saw."

"He deliberately picked a quarrel with my mother-in-law, and we couldn't stand it anymore, so we said a few words back."

"Who would have thought that when Xu Damao heard our rebuttal, he got so angry that he started beating us."

"Look at the wounds on my mother-in-law's face and body. They were all done by Xu Damao."

Qin Huairu pulled Jia Zhang over as she spoke and showed her the scars on her body.

At this moment, Jia Zhang's face and body were covered with bruises, and she looked very miserable.

When the neighbors saw Jia Zhang's injuries, they couldn't help but criticize:

"Xu Damao, you are too cruel."

"Yes, Xu Damao, Jia Zhang is your elder after all, how could you be so cruel?"

"Yes, Xu Damao, you are too cruel."

Facing everyone's accusations, Xu Damao couldn't help but defend himself.

"You only see Jia Zhang's injuries, why don't you look at mine?"

"I was almost chopped to death by a stick stalk just now."

Those who had just criticized Xu Damao were speechless after hearing his words and seeing the injury on his arm.

Yi Zhonghai witnessed this scene and said:

"Okay, don't rush to express your opinions. Let's listen to what Qin Huairu has to say first."

When everyone heard Yi Zhonghai's words, they all turned their eyes to Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu continued:

"Xu Damao beat my mother-in-law, and I tried to stop him, but he also beat me."

"Xu Damao was beating me like crazy. Bang Geng saw me and my mother-in-law being beaten, and in a fit of rage, he took a kitchen knife and chopped at Xu Damao."

“That’s how it happened.”

After listening to Qin Huairu's statement, Yi Zhonghai nodded, looked at Xu Damao and asked:

"Xu Damao, do you have anything else to add?"

Xu Damao quickly responded:

"Yes, uncle."

"Qin Huairu's words are too one-sided. I quarreled with her when I got home from get off work, but I didn't mean to pick a fight."

"This is all because of Qin Huairu."

"Everyone has seen how I have treated Qin Huairu's family since we got married."

"I helped Qin Huairu raise her three children and took care of her mother-in-law, Jia Zhang. Everyone, do you think I didn't do a good enough job?"

When the neighbors heard this, they all nodded in agreement. Regardless of whether Xu Damao was popular or not, he had been very nice to Qin Huairu's family this year.

Xu Damao has done his best to help Qin Huairu raise her three children and support Jia Zhang.

Seeing the reactions of the neighbors, Xu Damao continued:

"Logically speaking, since I've been so good to Qin Huairu's family, she should be content and live with me wholeheartedly."

"But Qin Huairu is not only ungrateful, but she also dislikes me every day. Recently, she even hit me many times."

"I am a man, how can I tolerate such cowardice?"

"So, today, after arguing with Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi about drinking, I didn't tolerate it anymore and took action directly."

"I have to let Qin Huairu know who is the head of this family."

"I admit that I was the one who caused the injuries to Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu. But if Qin Huairu hadn't forced me to this point, would I have done it?"

"Also, that kid Bang Geng was about to chop me with a knife. If it wasn't for the uncle who stopped him in time, I would probably be playing mahjong with the King of Hell right now."

"So in this case, I am the victim."

"Uncle, I'm done."

After listening to Xu Damao's narration, Yi Zhonghai nodded slightly, and then suggested:

"Now that the matter between Xu Damao and Qin Huairu has been made clear, please share your opinions."

As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, his third uncle Yan Fugui took over and said:

"Lao Yi, I want to talk about my opinion on this matter."

"First, let's talk about Xu Damao."

"Da Mao, you and Qin Huairu have been married for a year, and you have taken great care of her."

"But this doesn't justify you using violence against her and Jia Zhang."

"If you are dissatisfied with Qin Huairu, you can communicate with her. If communication is ineffective, we can make the decision for you."

"No matter what, you were wrong about taking action. You have to admit that."