Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

"Yes, we are all neighbors. If you hadn't come late, would we have been reluctant to give up some leftovers?

Don’t you think so?”

Liu Haizhong looked at the neighbors next to him and spoke loudly.

He appeared to be regretful, but in fact he clearly rejected Yan Bugui's request.

Everyone here who was sharing the leftovers had paid their share.

In other words, even the leftovers were paid for by them.

There is no reason to give away the benefits you have obtained just because of Yan Bugui's casual words.

Moreover, Yan Jiecheng and his family's previous actions had angered everyone and the neighbors looked down on the Yan family and did not want to give face to Yan Bugui.

"Yes, it has been divided. It would be troublesome to divide it again.

Next time, when there is a wedding banquet, come earlier and we will save some for you."

The neighbors all echoed and stood on the side of Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong.

Faced with the neighbors who had the same attitude, Yan Bugui's face fell.

He hadn't expected that his prestige in the hospital had dropped to such an extent that he risked his reputation but didn't get any benefit at all.

If this continues, it will be difficult for the Yan family to gain a foothold in the courtyard.

"Old Yi, there are so many leftover dishes, can't you give me some?"

The last time Yan Jiecheng was caught stealing bacon, it was Yi Zhonghai who helped cover it up. Now Yan Bugui can only pin his hopes on him.

"Old Yan, the reason why the manager of the courtyard is respected by the neighbors is because he understands the rules, talks about the rules, abides by the rules, and uses the rules to mediate neighborhood conflicts and maintain justice.

If you don’t follow the rules, will the neighbors still respect the manager?”

Yi Zhonghai did not answer directly, but instead talked about the rules with Yan Bugui.

People's patience is limited.

Yan Bugui has been making stupid moves recently and committing big mistakes time and time again, especially letting the four children go out and cause trouble, which almost brought shame to the person in charge.

Yi Zhonghai was completely disappointed with Yan Bugui and stopped helping him.

"we……"

Yan Bugui wanted to explain himself but was interrupted by Liu Haizhong.

“Old Yan, your four children are too noisy.

If you really don't have enough energy, just quit your position as housekeeper and stay at home to take care of your children.

The neighbors will understand you.”

The three managers share the same fate. They will not do anything extreme unless it is absolutely necessary, so as not to damage the manager's reputation and affect their prestige in the courtyard.

In other words, when Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong both decided to make drastic measures and cut ties with Yan Bugui, it was clear how critical the situation was.

Yan Bugui's shameless behavior not only ruined his own reputation, but also seriously affected the reputation of the other two managers.

Coupled with the resentment from the neighbors in the courtyard, Yan Bugui lost all his foundation and could no longer continue to be the manager.

Yan Bugui raised his head and glanced at the neighbors around him with a serious gaze, deliberately lingering on Yi Zhonghai for a long time.

Finally, Yan Bugui pursed his lips and said indignantly: "Whoever wants to be the manager can do it, I don't care!"

After saying those harsh words, Yan Bugui snatched the rolling pin from Yi Zhonghai's hand, turned around and walked straight home.

Yan Jiecheng and the other three ignored their father who left in anger, and looked at Yi Zhonghai eagerly.

"Uncle, I've already made two trips, just give me some."

Yi Zhonghai looked down at Yan Jiecheng, who had a humble look on his face, and his heart softened as he was ready to agree.

However, when he looked up and saw that none of the neighbors had any sympathy on their faces, he immediately gave up on his stupid idea.

"Yan Jiecheng, your father is gone, you should hurry back too."

Some holes cannot be opened, because once opened, they will cause endless troubles.

Today, Yi Zhonghai gave food to Yan Jiecheng. In the future, the four of them will definitely come to beg for money often.

Human greed is endless. Yi Zhonghai has no need to cause trouble for himself.

Besides, since we have already fallen out, there is no point in pretending to be a gentleman.

"What are you standing there for? Go home immediately.

Don't catch a cold and get sick like last time when you were locked outside.

Being sick and hospitalized is very expensive.”

Liu Haizhong also ruthlessly drove away the two children in front of him.

Although Yan Jiecheng and the other three were extremely unhappy, how could children defeat adults? In the end, they could only stare at the leftovers on the table and leave helplessly.

After the farce was over, the neighbors divided the leftovers, cleaned up the tables and chairs, and left.

The rest of the people dispersed, leaving only Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong standing there in a daze.

"Old Liu, are we going too far?"

Yi Zhonghai looked towards the front yard and sighed.

When Yi Zhonghai thought of the plight of Yan Bugui's family, he couldn't help but feel sympathy.

“It’s already been done, what’s the point of talking about it now?

If you want to pretend to be a good person, why didn’t you say a few words for Yan Bugui just now?

hehe……"

Liu Haizhong shook his head and sneered a few times, glanced at Yi Zhonghai with disdain, then turned and left.

In his opinion, Yi Zhonghai was so used to pretending to be a moral gentleman that he had even confused himself and couldn't tell the difference.

There is absolutely no such doubt in Liu Haizhong.

Yan Bugui resigned from the position of steward, and the next most important thing was to elect a new steward.

Liu Haizhong has already started thinking about the right candidate.

Who should be nominated to the position that best suits one's own interests?

……

The most troublesome thing after the banquet is the cleanup work. It is really troublesome to clean up the mess on the floor.

Fortunately, with the help of neighbors, Qin Huairu quickly cleaned the central courtyard.

By the time everything was done, it was already deep at night.

While the families in the courtyard were still sharing the leftovers, Qin Huairu was dragging her tired body to feed He Feng.

After finally coaxing the child to sleep and settling him down, Qin Huairu was ready to go to sleep.

Just as I took off my coat, there was a knock on the door.

Qin Huairu sighed helplessly and had to go out to check.

"Old lady, why aren't you at home resting so late at night? What's the matter?"

The deaf old lady had her eyes on He Feng today, and Qin Huairu, as his mother, didn't have a good face towards her.

The deaf old lady was not angry because of Qin Huairu's rejection. She just calmly took out the jade token that she had not given away from her pocket and said lightly: "I want to sell this jade token."

Qin Huairu was startled when she heard this. She thought the deaf old lady was still ruthless and was going to play some tricks again.

Just as she was about to refuse outright, the deaf old lady spoke again.

"This is top-quality jade material, and it can be sold for several thousand yuan if you meet someone who knows the business.

I'm in urgent need of money, I'll sell it if you give me one thousand.

If you are not interested, please tell Cheng Hao for me.

Ask him if he wants it.”

Qin Huairu then realized that the deaf old lady actually came to discuss business.

"Ma'am, what's going on?"

He Yuzhu was sleeping soundly in the room and couldn't be woken up no matter how hard we called him.

Qin Huairu didn't understand what the deaf old lady was up to and didn't dare to agree easily.

"I want to get some money and adopt a child.

To continue the family line, so that when you are old, there will be someone to see you off to the grave.”

The deaf old lady did not hide anything and told him all her thoughts directly.