Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

Just as Father Li was sighing inwardly, Yi Zhonghai was still brainwashing the people in the courtyard. No one spoke, only Sha Zhu echoed him.

Everyone in the academy who passed the exam hated Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu to death. He Yushui, who was sitting next to Sha Zhu, was so embarrassed that she buried her face in her arms. She secretly pulled Sha Zhu's clothes, signaling him to stop talking.

But Sha Zhu acted as if he didn't notice anything and just kept making a fuss. With Jia Zhang's encouragement, those who failed the exam in the yard also started to agree with Yi Zhonghai.

This made Yi Zhonghai feel as if the world was unified, as if he was the head of the courtyard house and his words were law. He enjoyed this feeling so much that he had the illusion that he could compete with the Li family.

"Li Youde, I heard today that your Li Tianyi passed the Level 5 engineer exam. Would you like to pay a little more and treat everyone to a meal?"

Li's father and mother were watching the fun from below, but they didn't expect Yi Zhonghai to dare to point at their own family! This made Li's father very angry.

"Yi Zhonghai, who do you think you are? Calling you an uncle is a compliment to you, but you don't understand the situation and even dare to force the residents in the courtyard to donate money. Tell me, do you want to act like a feudal patriarch? Do you want to restore feudalism?"

Just a few words from Father Li made Yi Zhonghai sweat profusely. Although he wanted to make the Siheyuan his own place of authority, he couldn't say such things openly.

"Li Youde, what nonsense are you talking about? When did I become a feudal patriarch? Our courtyard is a civilized courtyard, where neighbors love and help each other. What's wrong with asking your family to give some money to help the Jia family?"

"Then why don't you take out money to help the Jia family? Jia Dongxu is still your apprentice?"

"Humph, you just don't want to spend money on your apprentice and want a good reputation, so you set your sights on your neighbors in the courtyard. You have such a high salary and you don't have any children, why do you keep all this money? In the end, all this money will be given to Jia Dongxu."

Yi Zhonghai was speechless after hearing what Li's mother said. Jia Zhang also looked at him with sharp eyes, as if to say, yes, take the money quickly, it will be given to our Dongxu in the end anyway.

The other neighbors were also talking about it. At this time, an old voice sounded, "Be quiet, you have no conscience. Zhong Hai helped you so much before, but now you are talking about him. If I hear it again, I will smash their windows."

The deaf old lady walked slowly to the table with the help of an aunt. It turned out that when the aunt saw Yi Zhonghai speechless after being told by the Li family, she immediately ran into the backyard quietly and asked the deaf old lady who was about to rest in the house to come out.

"Li family, what did you just say? Zhonghai asked you to take the money, so just take it. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

"That's right, Li Tianyi earns so much every month, what's wrong with him taking out some money?" Sha Zhu was jealous of Li Tianyi to begin with, and now with the support of his old deaf grandmother, he shouted even more fearlessly.

Mother Li glanced at Father Li, who said, "Old lady, our two families don't interfere with each other. Do you really want to get involved in this mess today?"

The deaf old lady was unmoved and said, "I don't understand what muddy water is or isn't. Anyway, it's not okay to bully Zhong Hai."

"Well, since the old lady doesn't care, then I won't be polite. Old lady, you, Yi Zhonghai, and Sha Zhu are all going to be the tyrants of the Siheyuan. Together with the Jia family, you are the cancer of the Siheyuan."

"You old man, do you think you are still in the Qing Dynasty? Don't you know how you became a five-guarantee household?"

The deaf old lady's face changed a little when he mentioned the Qing Dynasty. Later, when he mentioned the five-guarantee households, the old lady became completely panicked.

"What did you say? I can't hear you. Zhonghai, help me go back. It's getting late. I'm too old to bear it." The deaf old lady was helped back to the backyard by Yi Zhonghai and his wife.

Liu Haizhong, who was sitting at the table pretending to be a transparent man, Yan Bugui finally breathed a sigh of relief. They really couldn't afford to offend the deaf old lady, and Yi Zhonghai didn't tell them the purpose of this meeting, which made them very passive.

Liu Haizhong announced the adjournment of the meeting, then went back to the backyard angrily. Yan Bugui and the Li family went to the front yard. On the way, Yan Bugui told Li's father about this matter. Li's father expressed his understanding. Yi Zhonghai knew that Yan Bugui and the Li family were on good terms, and he was afraid that Yan Bugui would reveal the news to the Li family, so he did not tell him the purpose of the meeting.

Father Li didn't take the matter to heart. After saying goodbye to Yan Bugui, he went home with Mother Li.

In the backyard, after Liu Haizhong returned home, he pulled out his belt and started to beat Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu. Soon, the sound of ghosts howling was heard from the backyard. Liu Guangqi, who was staying in his room, looked at his parents' room with disgust. He secretly swore in his heart that he must escape from this home that made him embarrassed all the time, and his children must not grow up in such a family in the future.

At the deaf old lady's house, Yi Zhonghai sat opposite the old lady without saying a word. The old lady looked at Yi Zhonghai with a gloomy look. After a long time, the old lady's gloomy words came out, "Zhonghai, I know what I said, don't provoke the Li family, don't provoke the Li family, why don't you listen?"

"I'm here to calm you down this time, so this matter is over. What about the future? Why do you have to make things difficult for the Li family?"

Yi Zhonghai lowered his head, hatred in his eyes overflowing. Why did he hate the Li family so much? At the beginning, he and the Li family only had some minor frictions, but later, Li Tianyi and his two siblings became more and more outstanding, and his heart was like grass growing in it. When he saw the Li family, he wanted to kill them.

He knew that he was jealous. He was jealous that the Li family lived better than him. Li Youde was an eighth-level worker like him, but Li Youde's children were very promising.

Although the Li family usually keeps a low profile and rarely gets into conflicts with others, he just doesn't like his family, especially during the past six months that Li Tianyi has been working, so whenever he gets the chance he wants to discipline the Li family.

"Grandma, I know I did something wrong this time, but when I see the Li family is doing well, I feel uncomfortable." Yi Zhonghai gave up and spoke out his true feelings.

The old lady sighed, "Zhong Hai, what can you do if you are not feeling well? Don't you already have Jia Dongxu to take care of you in your old age?"

"Hmph, Jia Dongxu? This loser, I've taught him for so many years, but he's still just a third-level fitter. And Jia Zhangshi, she has that special skill written all over her face. She's really bullying me and leaving me with no descendants." As he spoke, Yi Zhonghai began to cry.

The old lady was also feeling miserable. She did have a son, but he died during the war. She had to take care of such a large yard and live on the rent.