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"You're trying to extort so much money from an old man who only said a few words to her?"

"Could you lower it a bit? Let me help you figure it out..."

Madam Jia, however, was not buying it at all. She glared at Sha Zhu and said, "Sha Zhu, what business is this of yours? What, the old man hasn't even said anything yet, and you're already complaining?"

"No rush! Your turn will be here soon!"

"Hey..." Sha Zhu chuckled upon hearing this, "There's such a good thing?"

"You want to make up some stories about me and Qin Huairu too?"

"Then I really thank you, a grown man who's almost thirty."

"Aren't you afraid of spreading rumors about Qin Huairu?"

"Maybe what you're saying will actually do us a favor!"

"You!" Upon hearing Sha Zhu's shameless words, Jia Zhangshi was so angry that she glared at him!

His mouth was so tight it was as if it had been stitched up, leaving him speechless!

But seeing that the old man was almost being dragged back to his senses by the old woman, she thought for a moment, then softened her expression and said, "Silly Zhu, I was just joking with you, why did you take it seriously?"

"Don't worry, I know your character, Auntie."

"I would never do such a thing!"

The old man, who had already been pulled to the door by an older woman, immediately objected upon hearing this!

"Hey...you crazy woman!"

"What, you don't know what kind of person I am?"

"We've been neighbors for decades, why would you want to harm me?"

"Stop talking nonsense, give me the money!" Madam Jia Zhangshi was completely unyielding!

Sha Zhu quickly stepped forward and stopped an old man who was walking this way, saying, "Grandpa, Grandpa, please calm down. Let me think of a way to get Grandma Jia to ask for less..."

After he calmed down, he put on a smiling face and returned to Jia Zhangshi's side.

“Aunt Jia, ten yuan is indeed excessive.”

"How about this, you take less?"

"I advised the old man to just give it to him readily... how about that?"

"Let's get this sorted out quickly, after all, Xudong is still in the hospital!"

Madam Jia's face remained stiff for a long while before she slowly said, "It's not impossible for me to ask for less."

"But, sir, you have to agree to one condition!"

Before Yi Zhonghai could speak, Sha Zhu quickly asked, "What are the conditions?"

"It's not convenient to discuss these conditions here."

"Sir, please come inside with me. I need to talk to you privately."

Having said that, Madam Jia, looking confident and unafraid that he wouldn't come, got up and went straight back to her room.

Seeing that Sha Zhu was about to follow, he stopped him, saying, "Don't follow!"

Sha Zhu stopped, turned around, and gave Yi Zhonghai an awkward smile. "An old man..."

"It seems you'll have to discuss this with Aunt Jia yourself..."

Yi Zhonghai remained silent, stood there for a moment, then stepped onto the stairs and entered the Jia family's residence...

The crowd standing in the courtyard watching the commotion were stunned for a moment, thinking to themselves, "This old man is really bold!"

You should know that Jia Zhangshi just falsely accused him of having an affair with Qin Huairu.

Turning around, he surprisingly went into the house with Jia Zhangshi...

Aren't you afraid that Jia Zhangshi will turn around and accuse the eldest uncle of bullying her in the house?

Some of those with less-than-ideal intentions even seem to have images in their minds!

Ugh, that's an eyesore!

Immediately, the people in the courtyard began whispering and discussing among themselves again...

Embarrassed and unable to stay still any longer, Qin Huairu lowered her head, clutched her bedding, and hurriedly squeezed through the crowd towards the front yard...

Not long after the old man went inside, the two people inside said something and soon came out again. Moreover, the old man who came out was no longer as furious as before.

Instead, she was all smiles...

It's as if nothing had happened before!

This is a bit unusual!

While everyone, including Sha Zhu, was stunned, Jia Zhangshi stood on the steps and spoke loudly.

"Everyone, please disperse. The old man just explained it to me."

"He just asked about my son's injury."

"I didn't do anything out of line, nor did I say anything offensive!"

"I was just guessing, I'm so sorry. I've made such a big fuss and everyone is laughing at this old woman!"

Everyone standing in the yard was dumbfounded!

If Li Chaoyang were there, he would definitely blurt out "It's a conspiracy..."

But he wasn't there, and for a moment everyone started talking in a buzzing voice, saying all sorts of things!

Shazhu also vaguely sensed that something was very wrong...

Even based on his understanding of the old man and the old woman, Jia.

He felt that this matter was definitely not going to end so simply!

The old man definitely wouldn't hand over that ten yuan so readily!

And it's certainly not possible that Aunt Jia suddenly realized her mistake and thus so readily admitted it...

...Um...could these two be turning their anger on me, the peacemaker?

Sha Zhu suddenly became a little worried!

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he was so frightened that he quickly and stealthily hid in the crowd...

And they retreated step by step towards their own house; they couldn't stay there any longer!

There's definitely some kind of conspiracy going on here!

He had just quietly slipped into the house when he heard an old man outside shout, "Alright, everyone, disperse! This whole thing was a misunderstanding from beginning to end!"

"Besides, I've already explained it to Aunt Jia."

"Go back to your rooms and rest..." After saying this with a smile, Yi Zhonghai pulled his wife back into the house without looking back. Seeing that the old man had left, Jia Zhangshi did not give anyone a chance to ask questions.

He turned around and went back to his own home...

Everyone present looked at each other, completely baffled.

What happened in the end?

You'd better figure it out, because the person involved has already left.

Even Sha Zhu, who is usually the most active at times like this, has disappeared without a trace!

However, everyone was just there to watch the excitement, and when they realized there was nothing more to see...

They then went home in twos and threes, whispering amongst themselves.

Just then, Uncle Yan Bugui stepped through the middle gate into the courtyard.

Yan Bugui was also surprised to see everyone bustling home.

But then she quickly turned around and gestured to her second son.

He was made to hide the seven or eight food boxes he was carrying...

With something on his mind, the third uncle had no interest in finding out what had just happened.

It's more important to deliver the food to Li Chaoyang's house first!

After everyone had left, they quietly led their eldest son, Yan Jiecheng, to the backyard.

.......

After returning, Li Chaoyang stopped paying attention to what had happened at the front.

I've been discussing with these old carpenters whether or not to repaint the doors and windows.

The paint on the doors and windows of this old house is so faded that it's almost unrecognizable.

Li Chaoyang thought about simply repainting it.

However, several experienced carpenters said that the paint would be difficult to apply...