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After get off work, the people in courtyard number 95 all behaved themselves when they entered the courtyard.

Yan Bugui stopped blocking the door.

Because people from the neighborhood committee were standing at the door.

It seems the neighborhood committee is very efficient; they found out the truth so quickly.

Once most of the people had arrived, a meeting was held in the courtyard.

Director Wang immediately lectured everyone in the courtyard. Everyone knew what he meant and no one objected.

Compared to this scolding, getting a house or compensation is the most practical thing.

However, they were disappointed.

After Director Wang finished his reprimand, he began calling out names, summoning those who had spread rumors.

“You all tell me, why are you ruining the reputation of the institute?”

"We're innocent, Director Wang! How could we possibly tarnish the reputation of our own institute?"

"Yes, how could we possibly smear ourselves?"

Those whose names were mentioned all offered their own explanations.

Qin Huai stood out strangely among the crowd. While others were crying out for justice, she was weeping.

He Yuzhu was taken aback; she really hadn't expected that she would personally get involved for the sake of a house.

Yi Zhonghai, on the other hand, has remained unchanged and has not personally intervened.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Qin Huairu crying in pain, he felt extremely distressed.

Although he despised Qin Huairu's greed, he did not give up his plan to provide for her in her old age.

In his view, Qin Huairu's greed was all caused by He Yuzhu. If He Yuzhu had been willing to take care of Qin Huairu, she wouldn't have needed to scheme at every turn.

After glaring at He Yuzhu, Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and said, "Director Wang, is there some misunderstanding here?"

It's normal for neighbors to have some disagreements.

Director Wang showed no respect for Yi Zhonghai: "Yi Zhonghai, don't think you can get away with this just because you haven't made a name for yourself."

Everyone knows why this happened. Don't treat us like fools.

After reprimanding Yi Zhonghai, he looked at the other people in the courtyard.

"Anyone who feels wronged, step forward. The neighborhood committee will call over those who wish you to come so you can confront them."

Those who had cried foul immediately fell silent.

Some things may not weigh four ounces on a scale, but once weighed, they can weigh a thousand pounds.

The people in the courtyard, feeling guilty, dared not speak again.

Director Wang snorted: "Given that you have spread rumors and caused a bad influence on the neighborhood, your eligibility for housing allocation in your compound has been revoked."

The deaf old lady's house has nothing to do with you.

The people in the courtyard were all indignant and looked at the three old men.

Yan Bugui panicked and, forgetting to hide behind, immediately said, "Director Wang, you can't do this."

Director Wang looked at him coldly: "Yan Bugui, I haven't even said anything to you yet. Last time your family used illegitimate means to get the house, and now you want to do it again?"

Yan Bugui froze, trembling and unable to speak.

Liu Haizhong shouldn't count on it; he's not that obsessed with houses anymore. Looking at the imposing Director Wang, his desire for officialdom only intensifies.

Now only Yi Zhonghai remains.

He didn't want to stand out, but he couldn't.

"Director Wang, the old lady once said she wanted to give me the house. What do you think..."

Director Wang turned to look at him: "What am I looking at? The deaf old lady's house belongs to the state. When did it become her place to allocate it privately?"

Also, when you, Yi Zhonghai, took care of her back then, didn't you say that you didn't want anything from her?
Why are you suddenly interested in the house she lives in?

Yi Zhonghai, unwilling to bear this stigma, immediately explained, "I didn't."

I asked this on behalf of Huairu.

Her family is large, and there's not enough room for everyone.

Director Wang questioned, "There are four people in her family, one adult and three children. How come they can't fit everyone in?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "You're mistaken, her family has five members..."

Director Wang interrupted him: "If I remember correctly, Jia Zhangshi has a rural household registration, so she wasn't included when the houses were allocated."

Yi Zhonghai couldn't continue speaking.

People in the city don't even have houses to live in, so naturally they won't consider people in the countryside. If he dares to insist, and others find out, he'll definitely be in big trouble.

Director Wang was too lazy to argue with the people from the courtyard house, so he gave them another warning and left with his men.

After Director Wang left, the people in the courtyard were in an uproar, and they all surrounded Yi Zhonghai and the other two, demanding an explanation.

It was those three who came up with the idea to ruin the reputation of the courtyard house.

This is a classic case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead.

Wu Tiezhu and his companions were still shaken, but thankful that they had listened to He Yuzhu and hadn't gotten involved.

Yu Li, in particular, was covered in cold sweat. She actually wanted to join in the promotion as well.

Even if they don't get the house, they can still receive compensation.

Fortunately, Li Zhenjiang kept a close eye on her and didn't give her a chance.

The older woman was equally relieved.

He Yuzhu watched for a while, realizing that the people in the courtyard couldn't do anything to Yi Zhonghai and his two companions, so he turned around and went home.

Xu Damao watched the commotion with great interest, and even went to He Yuzhu's house, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and sat down at He Yuzhu's door.

He Yuzhu said with dissatisfaction, "Clean up after you're done eating."

Xu Damao agreed without turning his head and continued watching the excitement.

Actually, there was no excitement at all. Yi Zhonghai and his men simply used the old methods to subdue these people.

The people in the courtyard were not united and were no match for the three old men.

They could only slink away in disgrace.

In the end, only Yi Zhonghai and two others remained in the courtyard, along with the two widows from the Jia family and Xu Damao, who was watching the commotion.

The three men stared at Xu Damao, who was cracking sunflower seeds, with dark expressions.

Xu Damao, however, was not afraid of them and deliberately smacked his lips.

The three of them really couldn't do anything about Xu Damao. They were completely unaware of Xu Damao's underhanded dealings outside.

Yi Zhonghai snorted heavily, flicked his sleeves, and went home.

Liu Haizhong, however, was absent-minded as he walked home. His mind was filled with thoughts of becoming an official.

Only Yan Bugui and the two widows from the Jia family remained in the courtyard. The three of them stared intently at the melon seeds in Xu Damao's hand.

Yan Bugui licked his lips: "Da Mao, what flavor are these melon seeds? Let me taste them for you."

Xu Damao spat out the sunflower seed shells in his mouth and said smugly, "If you want some, go buy them yourself. I'd rather throw them away and feed them to the dogs than give them to you."

Yan Bugui retreated in defeat, leaving with a livid face.

Qin Huairu smiled broadly: "Da Mao, Bang Geng has been craving sunflower seeds these past few days. Could you give me some?"

Xu Damao's body felt a little weak, but he remained rational. He dared not give himself to Qin Huairu and could only refuse.

“If Banggeng wants to eat it, go buy it for him. He’s not my son, what are you talking to me about?”

Qin Huairu immediately burst into tears of grievance, while Jia Zhangshi began to curse loudly.

Xu Damao didn't hold back and also cursed at Jia Zhangshi.

Jia Zhangshi had never suffered such humiliation before, and she ran over to bump into Xu Damao.

Xu Damao cleverly went into He Yuzhu's room to hide.

Jia Zhangshi slipped on the melon seed shells on the ground and fell heavily to the ground.

She sat down on the spot and began to summon the soul.

He Yuzhu glared fiercely at Xu Damao: "Look what you've done."

Feeling a little guilty, Xu Damao shouted through the door, "Qin Huairu, if you don't take care of your mother-in-law, I'll report her for practicing feudal superstition."

"Don't come begging to me when you get arrested."

According to the original plan, Yi Zhonghai should have stood up at this point and righteously stood up for the Jia family.

But that's not possible now.

Without the deaf old lady as his protector, almost no one in the courtyard listened to him.

Furthermore, having just offended someone in the hospital, no one would be willing to help him.

Yi Zhonghai didn't want to embarrass himself by coming out, and seeing that Qin Huairu wouldn't suffer any loss, he stayed at home and didn't come out.

Seeing that no one came to help, the two widows could only awkwardly go home. (End of Chapter)