Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

The spring of 55 had not yet passed, and following the He family’s full-moon banquet, another big event broke out in the courtyard.

The childless deaf old lady who had been living in the backyard actually brought back a little girl of five or six years old from outside.

This move immediately attracted the attention of neighbors.

Adopting a child is not an uncommon thing. Yi Zhonghai adopted a baby boy a few months ago.

What shocked everyone was that the deaf old lady was already half buried in the ground. It was a bit too late to think about raising a son to take care of her in her old age at this time.

What if in a few years, the child hasn’t grown up yet and the deaf old lady passes away, what will happen to the little girl?

I don’t know how much trouble it will cause to the neighbors in the yard.

Thinking of this, some neighbors approached the two uncles in charge, hoping that they would persuade the deaf old lady to send the child back quickly and not to act stubbornly and cause trouble for everyone.

Yi Zhonghai rarely goes against public opinion, but this time he broke with his usual attitude and stood out clearly in support of the deaf old lady.

"The old lady has no children and is all alone. She feels miserable living alone in the backyard.

Bringing a child home not only reduces the burden on the orphanage, but also provides a companion.

Killing two birds with one stone, isn't that great?

You don’t have to worry about it.”

Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady are in a similar situation. They are both wanderers in the world. Even if there is no conflict of interest, he will help by saying a few words.

Besides, the deaf old lady is not someone you can easily mess with.

Yi Zhonghai would not do anything thankless just because of a few words from his neighbors.

"Old Yi, you can't say that."

Several people were discussing at Yi Zhonghai's house when a strong and rough voice came from outside.

Yi Zhonghai knew without even looking that the person coming was Liu Haizhong, another manager of the courtyard.

It is said that ever since Yan Bugui abdicated, the court has been unable to elect a third uncle. As a result, the three-way balance of power was broken and turned into a situation of two strong forces competing against each other.

As the saying goes, there can't be two tigers in one mountain, unless they are one male and one female.

No matter whether the remaining two managers want to or not, they have to compete to decide who is the leader.

Only in this way can the situation in the hospital be completely stabilized.

Since Yi Zhonghai chose to support the deaf old lady, Liu Haizhong would naturally oppose it.

"Second uncle, what do you think?"

Yi Zhonghai focuses most of his attention on taking care of his son and actually doesn't want to compete for power with Liu Haizhong.

However, the situation was stronger than the person. Liu Haizhong was aggressive and pressed forward step by step, forcing Yi Zhonghai to endure and retreat.

Given Liu Haizhong's consistent strong attitude, once Yi Zhonghai loses his voice in the courtyard, he will definitely have a hard time, and Yi Cunxiao will also suffer.

Even for his son's future, Yi Zhonghai has to continue fighting with Liu Haizhong.

“It’s not about my opinion, it’s about what everyone else thinks.

The manager is elected by everyone in the courtyard and is responsible for serving the people.

Since everyone thinks that the deaf old lady's behavior is inappropriate, we should go and talk to her."

Liu Haizhong spoke in a high-sounding manner, which attracted the attention of the neighbors present.

Yi Zhonghai sneered disdainfully and said, "Second Master, then go and talk to the old lady yourself."

Liu Haizhong spoke in the name of everyone, obviously feeling apprehensive.

Not wanting to lose the support of the people, nor wanting to incur the anger of the deaf old lady, he asked for it from both sides.

Don’t you know that since ancient times, those who sit on the fence and play both sides have never had a good ending.

"We are both in charge, so we have to go together.

I would be so embarrassed if the old lady asked me about it if I went there alone."

Liu Haizhong laughed and tried to smooth things over.

Liu Haizhong came over just to express his stance in front of everyone and to put on an act so as to take the opportunity to win people's hearts.

There was no intention of causing trouble for the deaf old lady at all.

The deaf old lady is old and could easily get into trouble. I couldn't get close to her.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. The deaf old lady came to me to report this morning when she brought the child back to the hospital.

I've already talked to her about it.

I have no objection to her adopting a child.

If you have any opinions, just talk to her directly."

The main responsibility of the manager is to monitor the population flow in the community.

Normally, if there are strangers in the courtyard, they have to inform the manager.

The deaf old lady is an old resident of the courtyard, so of course she will not forget this.

"Oh, the old lady is really...

Why didn't you tell me when you brought someone back?

We are all neighbors living in the backyard, how can you not trust me?"

Liu Haizhong, whose bangs were caught, quickly changed the subject, trying to get away with it.

But since he came to cause trouble, Yi Zhonghai would never let him go easily. He immediately said, "You came to me because you were afraid that you would not agree and be kicked out of the courtyard. We are all the senior officials in charge of the courtyard. It is not a small matter to have one more person in the courtyard.

It's not done until we both agree.

You might as well go over and have a look, and talk to the old lady before making a final conclusion."

Yi Zhonghai just wanted to force Liu Haizhong to visit the deaf old lady's home.

If Liu Haizhong dared to confront the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai would just sit back and watch the fight and reap all the benefits.

If Liu Haizhong didn't dare to do so, he would be slapping himself in the face and his prestige in front of his neighbors would be greatly damaged.

No matter what, Yi Zhonghai will definitely make a profit.

If we really talk about skills, Yi Zhonghai is much better than Liu Haizhong.

Before Yi Zhonghai had children, he was still an uncle, with his hair covering his bangs.

Now that Yi Zhonghai has a child, he has made up for his shortcomings and is no longer afraid of bangs.

As soon as Liu Haizhong entered the house, he confronted Yi Zhonghai, and the neighbors' eyes were always lingering between the two of them.

At this time, Liu Haizhong was at a disadvantage and felt that there was a bit of sarcasm and mockery in the eyes of his neighbors, and he couldn't help getting angry.

Liu Haizhong's eldest son died for his country. As a relative of a martyr, he usually thinks he is a bit more noble than ordinary residents.

In addition, he had just defeated Yan Bugui a few days ago, and became even more arrogant.

How could he tolerate that his neighbors dared to look at him like this?

Liu Haizhong gritted his teeth and said, "I'll persuade the deaf old lady to send the child back. She's old, she should just stay in the orphanage. Why is she making such a fuss?"

After saying that, Liu Haizhong ignored Yi Zhonghai and the neighbors and turned to go to the backyard.

After Liu Haizhong left, the neighbors who stayed in the house looked at each other in bewilderment. For a moment, they couldn't figure out whether Liu Haizhong was pretending or was serious.

"It's getting late, let's all go.

When Second Master comes back, I will discuss this with him and give you an explanation.”

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave.

After arguing with this group of people for so long, Yi Cunxiao was hungry. It was time to make some porridge to feed his son.

The neighbors nodded, said goodbye to Yi Zhonghai and left.

After some discussion, the neighbors went back to their homes, but Liu Haizhong stood in front of the deaf old lady's door, feeling stuck.

He regretted it when he left Yi Zhonghai's house.

Logically speaking, the safest thing to do would be to continue to fool Yi Zhonghai until the matter is over.

It's very risky to run over and confront the deaf old lady, and you might get into big trouble.

But since he had already made the harsh statement and arrived at the deaf old lady's house, there were some things that Liu Haizhong had no control over.