Siheyuan: The road to counterattack for the little transparent

Lin Donglai vaguely saw a lot of people gathered in the central courtyard. Fearing that something had happened in his family again, he quickly parked the car and walked towards home.

After opening the door, I saw my sister squatting beside the bed, stroking Hei Dou and saying something to comfort him. Hei Dou listened to her and wagged his tail from time to time, as if he understood.

Seeing this, Lin Donglai breathed a sigh of relief: What happened in the courtyard had nothing to do with his family, and that was the best thing.

He was worried that the malicious Jia Zhang would bear a grudge against him for paying money to treat Hei Dou, and would take advantage of his absence to bully his sister.

He sat down, poured a bowl of water and drank it all in one gulp. He had been dealing with some things at the factory for a long time in the morning and didn't even have time to drink the water.

When Lin Donglai finished drinking the water and was about to lie down on the bed, there was a knock on the door. The voice of the third uncle Yan Bugui came from outside the door: "Donglai, are you home?"

It turned out that when he pushed the cart back to the yard, he was seen by the sharp-eyed Yi Zhonghai. He thought that Lin Donglai would go to the central yard after parking the cart.

Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, he still didn't see his figure, so he said to Yan Bugui: "Old Yan, why did I see Lin Donglai coming back from the front yard just now? Can you go and see if it's him?"

Yan Bugui was listening to the people around him discussing the affairs of Sha Zhu's family with great interest, but was suddenly interrupted by Yi Zhonghai, which made him inevitably feel unhappy.

Putting away the expression of watching the fun, she replied: "Old Yi, you are dazzled, I am sitting right in front of the courtyard gate, I didn't see Dong Lai."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's face change, he quickly stood up and said, "I'll go to the Lin family to check. If he's at home, I'll call him over for you. That's ok, right?"

When Yan Bugui saw that the person who opened the door was Lin Donglai, it was as if he had found a life-saving straw, and his face was instantly filled with smiles.

"Hey, Donglai, it's not the Third Uncle who wants to talk to you about something, it's the First Uncle who wants to talk to you about something. You should go to the Central Courtyard and take a look." Yan Bugui said hurriedly.

After Lin Donglai opened the door, he did not invite him in, but asked directly: "Uncle, what's the matter?"

Hearing that it was Yi Zhonghai looking for him, Lin Donglai frowned slightly, thinking that he must be up to no good reason, especially with so many people watching.

Yan Bugui seemed to see through his concerns. He lowered his voice and told him everything about Jia Zhang's illness, the money the hospital was collecting, and how much money everyone in the hospital had contributed.

Afterwards, Yan Bugui warned him, "Dongli, you must be prepared when you go there. Uncle thinks your family is well-off, so he probably wants you to pay more."

As he expected, Lin Donglai couldn't help feeling annoyed after hearing what Yan Bugui said.

He had long seen through the true faces of these people in the yard, especially Yi Zhonghai, who always did things that made people uncomfortable under the banner of doing good for everyone.

Lin Donglai replied calmly, "Uncle, I understand, but I may not pay for it."

When Yan Bugui heard this, a trace of anxiety and disbelief appeared on his face: "Donlai, don't be confused."

"Everyone has to contribute to the affairs of this courtyard. If you don't, it will be difficult for you to live here in the future. Look at my family, who is in such a difficult situation, and I have contributed one dollar."

Yan Bugui felt pained when he thought about giving away the money he had saved through his frugal life to the Jia family.

When Yan Bugui heard Lin Dong say that he would not pay, he felt even more upset. The Lin family was much better off than his own family, so if he didn't pay, then he was nothing.

Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, Lin Donglai not only did not relax, but sneered: "Third Uncle, don't persuade me anymore."

"When Aunt Zhang got sick, that was her own business. Why should she ask everyone to chip in money? Besides, I don't owe her anything."

After saying that, Lin Donglai turned around and was about to close the door. Yan Bugui quickly stretched out his hand to stop him: "Donlai, don't be anxious. Listen to what the third uncle said. This money collection is not just for Jia Zhang alone."

"This is for the harmony of our entire courtyard. If no one pays, this matter will get out of hand and it won't be good for anyone."

Lin Donglai stopped what he was doing and looked at Yan Bugui: "Third Uncle, I don't like what you said. What do you mean by for the harmony of the courtyard? Is the harmony of our courtyard achieved by collecting money?"

Yan Bugui was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai couldn't wait any longer to see Yan Bugui and Lin Donglai walk back to the central courtyard together, and finally he couldn't hold back any longer.

He shouted towards the front yard: "Old Yan, didn't I ask you to call Dong Lai over? Why hasn't he come yet? Everyone is waiting."

Lin Donglai took a deep breath and decided to go to the Intermediate Court to see what Yi Zhonghai was trying to do.

So he followed Yan Bugui to the central courtyard, only to see that the courtyard was full of people. Everyone was looking at him, their eyes filled with expressions of watching the fun.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Lin Donglai, he immediately walked up to him and greeted him with a smile: "Donlai, I heard that you went to the factory for something urgent. How is everything going?"

Lin Donglai nodded and asked, "Uncle, I heard you have something to talk to me about. What is it?"

Yi Zhonghai first glanced at Yan Bugui, then said seriously: "Lin Donglai, Jia Zhang is ill and is still in the hospital."

"Our hospital has always been a place where everyone helps out when one family is in trouble, so now everyone is pooling money to treat the Jia family, and you are no exception."

Yi Zhonghai thought that as long as he finished speaking, Lin Donglai would immediately take out the money, but he didn't expect that Lin Donglai just frowned slightly and didn't make any move to take out the money.

"Uncle, Aunt Zhang's illness is indeed sympathetic, but this is not a reason for me to pay, right? I don't have any special relationship with the Jia family."

After Lin Donglai finished speaking calmly, Yi Zhonghai's face darkened instantly:

"Donlai, you can't say that. People in our courtyard should help each other. This is our tradition. You can't be so selfish."

"Besides, this matter has something to do with you. If you hadn't insisted that Jia Dongshi pay compensation, she wouldn't have been so angry that she had a seizure in the middle of the night."

Lin Donglai sneered: "Uncle, you are putting too much on me. How am I selfish?

I earned my money through hard work, not by force of will. Besides, since Aunt Zhang injured my dog, it is only natural for her to compensate my family."

"She got sick because of her poor health. You can blame me for it. That's nonsense."

After hearing what Lin Donglai said, Yi Zhonghai was so angry that his face darkened and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Donlai, don't go too far. I just want to ask you one question. Will you help me with this matter today?"

"Uncle, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. I don't want to pay a penny. If you insist, I'll pay one dollar and deduct it from the fifty dollars owed."