Siheyuan: After I moved in, the compound became a mess

The fingertips of Yi Zhonghai's hand holding the pen turned white due to excessive force. Liu Haizhong's words sounded like bragging, but more like a provocation.

Once upon a time, the person sitting in the middle of the table and speaking condescendingly was Yi Zhonghai, but now he has to sit below with everyone else and listen to Liu Haizhong's sarcasm.

"Uncle..."

Yan Jiecheng stood beside Yi Zhonghai and reminded him, "Look at my mouth. It's Uncle Yi. Please hurry up. There are people waiting for the pen at the back."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's eyes wandering and then in deep thought, Yan Jiecheng beside him hurriedly reminded him, but his tone was obviously mixed with impatience, and the expression on his face was not as good as before.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Yan Jiecheng, as if trying to intimidate the boy with his eyes as before, but he obviously overestimated himself after losing the aura of a big boss.

"Could you please stop wasting time? Why would you spend so much time thinking about a name? We are all waiting for the pen."

Not only was Yan Jiecheng not frightened by Yi Zhonghai's eyes, on the contrary, he took a step forward, as if he was going to snatch the pen if the other party didn't write anymore.

Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly, feeling mixed emotions. He regretted making such an unwise decision on impulse, but in the end he took a deep breath, wrote down a name, and handed the pen behind him.

Watching Yan Jiecheng leaving, Yi Zhonghai gritted his teeth and decided to take back his position as the boss, otherwise all the bad guys in this compound would dare to ride on him and shit on him.

After returning home last night, Yi Zhonghai explained to his wife until dawn, and only then did he dispel the suspicion in the aunt's mind.

Seeing Yan Jiecheng's attitude, the aunt patted Yi Zhonghai's arm, sighed and consoled him: "Master, don't take it personally. This child of the old Yan family is just like this. Before, you were the uncle in charge, so he had to smile at you. We just need to get used to it from now on."

Yi Zhonghai wanted to refute, but after thinking for a moment, he didn't say anything. He just forced a smile and nodded at the aunt.

Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian, like two clerks assigned a mission, carefully watched everyone write their names on pieces of paper, and then threw them into the box one by one starting from the front row.

Xu Damao, Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu were also nervously watching the neighbors who were filling in their names on the spot. Whenever a neighbor looked over here, the three of them would show their signature ingratiating smiles.

"Shabi!"

Looking at Sha Zhu's wrinkled old face, Xu Damao couldn't help but curse.

"Xu Damao, don't force me to beat you up here." Sha Zhu instantly stopped smiling, turned his head and glared at Xu Damao, "Don't think that just because you gave them something, they will choose you. Who knows how they will scold you in private, you shameless grandson."

"That's better than going door to door selling smiles."

Xu Damao was not angry either. He sneered and retorted, "A poor cook wants to compete for the position of the manager. What a crazy idea. Go ahead and throw your spoon!"

Sha Zhu was so angry that his fists clenched and crackled: "Xu Damao, sooner or later you will fall into my hands, and when that happens, don't beg me to call you grandpa."

Jia Dongxu happily watched Xu Damao and Sha Zhu swearing at each other, his heart was filled with joy. How could one not feel happy physically and mentally when watching two dogs barking and biting each other!

"What are you so happy about, you idiot? If Shazhu becomes the manager, the first thing he will do is to cuckold you."

Xu Damao glared at the smirking Jia Dongxu through Zhou Shengli, "It has to be a green hat. Winter is coming, and you can still wear it to keep warm. Shazhu and Qin Huairu are so thoughtful."

"Xu Damao you..."

Jia Dongxu almost couldn't hold back his breath, "You are such a piece of shit, I was just having fun and provoked you, don't think that because my master is not a big shot now, I can't deal with you."

"Jia Dongxu, don't be ungrateful. I was kind enough to remind you, but you scolded me instead. You're really a good person. Don't let your wife run away with someone else and you won't have anywhere to cry."

Xu Damao snorted coldly, turned his head away and ignored Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu glared at Xu Damao, then looked at Sha Zhu, and fell into deep thought.

Zhou Shengli, who was stuck in the middle, kept an eye on everything, didn't respond to others, and didn't laugh at anyone. He was like a bystander and didn't look like someone who was running for election at all.

As everyone stuffed the notes into the box, Liu Haizhong stood up and pressed his hands.

"There are a total of 22 households in our compound. Anyone who chooses to live alone will be counted as one household. As the earliest mediators in the compound, Lao Yan and I have the authority to supervise and manage this election."

"So our two votes count as two. I think everyone should have no objection to this, right?!"

"Okay, since everyone has no objection, then..."

"Wait a minute, I personally think this is unfair." Yi Zhonghai said solemnly, "Old Liu, I think everyone should be treated the same. How can the manager use one vote to replace two votes? This is beyond his authority."

Yi Zhonghai stood up and said, with his hands behind his back facing the neighbors behind him: "If Lao Liu and Lao Yi use one vote to replace two votes, it will almost catch up with one-fifth of our votes. If they support the same person, they can even decide the mediator."

"Everyone think about it, is this the truth?!"

Yi Zhonghai appeared humble and spoke in a gentle tone, but his words were meant to sow discord.

Wang Dabao put another piece of candy in his mouth and chewed it vigorously. He didn't expect that the election had just begun and Yi Zhonghai couldn't wait to jump out and make trouble.

"Old Yi, please sit down first."

Yan Bugui adjusted his glasses and waved his hand impatiently at Yi Zhonghai, "What Lao Liu said just now may not be comprehensive, let me supplement it here."

"Our one vote is worth two votes, but it's not a privilege. If you think so, you're wronging us. What Lao Liu meant is that the two of us should bear most of the responsibility for the mediator who was elected."

"After all, our appointment of a promising young person this time is a precedent. The opposite of taking the majority of the responsibility is the decision-making power of two votes."

Everyone turned their eyes to Yi Zhonghai again, wanting to see what this former old man would say.

However, the person who spoke was Liu Haizhong in front.

"Yi Zhonghai, don't judge others by your own standards. You have a precedent of favoring one family. Ask the neighbors in this courtyard, who hasn't been bullied by the Jia family? Now that you are no longer the boss, you want to overturn the table?!"

"Liu Haizhong, stop talking nonsense."

Yi Zhonghai's face turned red, saying that he flipped the table like a slap in the face, "I do everything according to my conscience, serve my neighbors wholeheartedly, and never seek personal gain for myself."

"You act entirely on your conscience, but you put your conscience on the Jia family."

Liu Haizhong slammed the table with anger, causing the lid of the teacup on it to tremble. "You have never sought personal gain, but you have shared the power with your apprentice Jia Dongxu. The Jia family relies on your power to look down on everyone in the courtyard. You still dare to say that you serve the residents wholeheartedly? Don't you care about your dignity?!"

"Liu Haizhong you...you are a mad dog!"

Yi Zhonghai was gasping for breath after being scolded by Liu Haizhong. He had no choice but to curse loudly and then sat down with his hands thrown aside.

Yi Zhonghai stopped talking, but Jia Zhang, who was sitting in the back, couldn't stand it anymore. She stood up and walked to the front.