Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 10 Conflict
By the time Yan Jiecheng arrived at the central courtyard, most people had already arrived.

The three managers in the center of the yard were also present.

When Yan Fugui saw his son arrive, a trace of worry appeared on his face.

After seeing Yan Jiecheng arrive, Yi Zhonghai coughed and said.

"Now that everyone is here, let's begin the whole college meeting."

"Today we're discussing the matter of Yan Jiecheng in the front yard. Uncle, according to our previous agreement, you have to recuse yourself from today's matter."

Yan Fugui wanted to say something, but seeing the tacit understanding between Lao Liu and Lao Yi, he could only nod dejectedly and agree.

Seeing that Yan Fugui didn't say anything, a hint of pride flashed in Yi Zhonghai's eyes.

"I'm sure everyone knows this. Yan Jiecheng went to the street office to apply for housing without informing anyone. What kind of behavior is this? He disregards our Siheyuan tradition of respecting the elderly and caring for the young, and uniting neighbors."

As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, Liu Haizhong beside him quickly echoed him.

The three families with housing shortages, the Jia family in the middle yard, the Li family in the back yard, and the Wu family in the front yard, all spoke up in agreement.

Yan Jiecheng looked at Yi Zhonghai's righteous look, and at that moment he really had the illusion that he was wrong.

In the early years, when buying or selling a house in Old Beijing, one did have to greet the neighbors.

But it is different now. Most of the houses are allocated by work units, so there is naturally no need to notify the neighbors.

Besides, Yan Jiecheng was a resident of the courtyard house, so he didn't need to greet them at all.

However, Yan Jiecheng did not refute it immediately, but wanted to hear what Yi Zhonghai's next plan was.

"Master, since things have come to this, I wonder what you mean..."

Seeing that Yan Jiecheng did not refute, Yi Zhonghai thought he was giving in, and became even more proud, so he said with a smile.

"As the saying goes, there is no order without rules. Since you, Yan Jiecheng, don't follow the rules of our academy, you must be punished."

"Well, your two side rooms will be disqualified. One will belong to Old Wu in the front courtyard, and one to the Jia family in the middle courtyard. You'll be responsible for the rent. What do you think?"

Most of the residents in the courtyard are employees of the steel rolling mill, so they naturally have to give face to Yi Zhonghai, an eighth-level fitter.

Besides, since it had nothing to do with them, they all expressed their agreement.

When Yan Jiecheng saw this, he couldn't help but sneer.

"Master, since you've arranged it this way, I naturally have no objection. Okay, I'll go get the street people over and sign the contract right then and there."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out.

Yi Zhonghai's face changed when he heard this.

Are you kidding? How good will this end for Yi Zhonghai, the street guy?

So he quickly spoke.

"Jie Cheng, come back. Our courtyard is a civilized courtyard. We can handle this kind of small matter within the courtyard. There's no need to trouble the street."

Yan Jiecheng stopped and said with a sneer when he heard this.

"Since you don't want to trouble the street office, that's fine. Tomorrow morning, I'll go to work and ask the factory leaders to come over and witness it. That way, when we sign the contract, others will feel assured, and it won't affect our reputation as a civilized compound."

Yi Zhonghai didn't expect that Wan Jiecheng spoke so softly but acted so toughly.

But it’s okay, there’s a cannon fodder next to me.

"Old Liu, as the second uncle in the courtyard, please tell me."

Liu Haizhong hadn't expected things to become so tricky. When Yi Zhonghai was discussing things with him, he'd described the situation as very simple, as if Yan Jiecheng was just letting them do whatever they wanted. Just as Liu Haizhong stood up and hesitated about to say something, Yan Jiecheng bared his fangs.

"Uncle Yi, didn't you plan the house for your apprentice? What's going on with Uncle Er? If I don't get a satisfactory answer today, I'm going to go to the street office and the factory to ask if an eighth-grade worker can commit crimes and rob people by trickery. Is this kind of patriarchal behavior allowed?"

Yan Jiecheng's hat was so tight that it made his bangs, which were originally standing up, shrink back.

Yi Zhonghai was also sweating coldly at this time. He really didn't expect that Yan Jiecheng, who had been honest and upright before, would be so powerful.

Yan Jiecheng didn't give Yi Zhonghai a chance to think. Seeing that Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything, Yan Jiecheng turned around and left.

This made Yi Zhonghai very angry, and he shouted directly to Sha Zhu who was standing beside him.

"Zhu Zi, stop him quickly."

Sha Zhu was a very obedient person. After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, he directly grabbed Yan Jiecheng and planned to throw him over his shoulder.

Just kidding, although Yan Jiecheng has never practiced wrestling, his hard work over the past two years has not been in vain. He still has some brute force, so he just used force to resist and prevented Sha Zhu from succeeding.

"Hey, Shazhu, I'm not Xu Damao. If you hurt even a hair on my head today, I won't care about the rules of the compound. Let's go straight to the police station to settle the matter."

Yan Jiecheng immediately withdrew his strength after he finished speaking.

Sha Zhu is used to being arrogant in the courtyard, and he doesn't care about what Yan Jiecheng says.

After Yan Jiecheng stopped exerting his strength, Sha Zhu threw Yan Jiecheng to the ground.

Yan Jiecheng was lying on the ground and happened to see Jiefang standing at the gate of the courtyard, so he spoke loudly.

"Jiefang, go to the police station immediately and tell them there's been a violent incident in the hospital."

Yao Jiefang knew the seriousness of the situation and ran away without any hesitation.

Seeing that Jiefang had disappeared, Yi Zhonghai knew that the matter had become serious and quickly distanced himself from it.

"Silly Zhu, I told you to stop Jie Cheng, how could you do that?"

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Sha Zhu was suddenly at a loss and stood there in a daze.

Yan Jiecheng covered his chest and sneered.

"Yi Zhonghai, it's too late to be a good person now. Let's wait and see."

Yi Zhonghai was at a loss for a moment and could only look at Yan Fugui who was standing beside him and say something.

"Old Yan, look at what a mess this is, please help and say something."

Yan Fugui was excluded from the whole-house meeting and was already very angry. In addition, Yan Jiecheng was his son, so how could he possibly speak for Yi Zhonghai at this moment? He directly refused.

"Lao Yi, I didn't participate in this whole-school meeting from the beginning, so it's not easy for me to say anything now."

Yi Zhonghai had a relatively good understanding of Yan Fugui's character.

Seeing that Yan Fugui was unwilling to help, he quickly pulled him aside and started communicating with him in a low voice.

I don’t know what the family talked about. When Yan Fugui came to the yard again, he changed his tone and spoke to Yan Jiecheng.

"Okay, Jiecheng, the problem has been resolved, hurry up and get up."

As soon as he saw Yan's father's expression, Yan Jiecheng knew that Yi Zhonghai must have promised him some benefits.

Yan Jiecheng has no intention of giving up.

"Dad, my son has suffered such a great injustice today. If I let it go, anyone can step on me in the future. Don't worry, if you don't want to help me, I won't make it difficult for you. I am not helpless. I still have a master at the steel mill, and I believe my master will definitely give me justice."

(End of this chapter)