Siheyuan: I live next door to Xu Damao, my last name is Cao

Just then, the third aunt saw that something was wrong and became extremely anxious. She stamped her feet and hurried over to talk.

She was seen waving her hands in the air and shouting, "I say, you two, stop quarreling! It has only been a short while since we started quarreling, why are you quarreling again? Old Yan, Haizhong, we are all neighbors. We see each other every day. If you have anything to say, why don't you sit down and talk it out? Why do you have to keep quarreling like this? What a shame!"

However, at this moment, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were already furious, with red eyes, and they could no longer listen to the advice of the third aunt.

Yan Bugui showed no sign of weakness. He stiffened his neck and opened his mouth like a machine gun, spitting everywhere: "Liu Haizhong, you must give me an explanation for what happened today! What right do you have to slander the way I educate my children? Let me tell you, my children are obedient and sensible, I don't know how many times better than yours! I think you are just jealous and deliberately looking for trouble!"

When Liu Haizhong heard this, he was immediately furious. Veins popped out on his neck and he roared at the top of his voice: "An explanation? Humph, I want to ask you something! You came here to cause trouble for me for no reason. With your mediocre skills, what qualifications do you have to point fingers at me? Let me tell you, you don't need to interfere in our family affairs!"

At this moment, Liu Haizhong was almost furious. The anger in his heart was like a volcano about to erupt, but he couldn't find a suitable outlet to vent it.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai came slowly towards them with steady and calm steps.

He had a serious face, his brows were furrowed, and every step he took seemed so hurried and powerful.

As soon as he approached the crowd, he coughed violently. This cough seemed to carry a tremendous force, shaking the hearts of everyone present.

He shouted in an unquestionable and authoritative tone: "Be quiet! Look at what you are like, making so much noise here, how disgraceful! Don't you think it's embarrassing enough?"

Although Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were still burning with anger at this moment, facing the profound prestige that Yi Zhonghai had accumulated over the years, they both shut their mouths involuntarily.

However, from their rapidly rising and falling chests and heavy breathing, it can be seen that the anger of the two has not subsided. The rage in their eyes is still burning fiercely, and it is obviously difficult to subside in a short period of time.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at everyone, his eyes fell on Liu Haizhong, and he spoke slowly: "Liu Haizhong, your family's affairs have caused unrest in the whole courtyard, and it's time to calm down. The child is grown up, and we can't use the old methods anymore. Everyone is advising you for your own good. Although Old Yan's words are a bit hasty, his logic is not rough. Can't you calm down and listen to him?"

I saw that his bangs were tightly clenched with teeth, and his cheeks were bulging high with anger, as if there were two big walnuts stuffed in them.

He squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, his voice low and suppressed: "Yi Zhonghai, stop pretending to be a good guy here! You always put on that sanctimonious look, as if you are the most fair and selfless person in the world. My child, I know how to discipline him, and you don't need to interfere!"

When mentioning Yi Zhonghai, an unknown fire surged in Liu Haizhong's heart.

This man always likes to act like a dignified person, strolling around the courtyard, and showing a friendly smile to everyone he meets, as if he is the patriarch of the entire courtyard.

Whenever there is a minor dispute or conflict in any family and the neighbors cannot reconcile, everyone will think of asking this "peacemaker" to come and judge the right and wrong.

However, as time went on, this kind of treatment like being the center of attention made Yi Zhonghai gradually become a little arrogant, and he began to speak and act in a condescending tone.

But something happened some time ago, and Yi Zhonghai has been dismissed from his position as an uncle.

But this guy is so shameless that he is still preaching here.

At this moment, there was a faint smile on Yi Zhonghai's seemingly kind face, but every word he spoke was full of thorns, like a sharp dagger piercing straight into the heart in Liu Hai's bangs.

"Hmph, in my opinion, the reason why your family is in such a mess and there is no peace right now is because of you as a father! As the old saying goes, 'Unkind parents, unfilial children'. You are so tough and overbearing, do you really want to kick your own child out of the house?"

These words were like a spark burning with raging fire, which suddenly fell into Liu Hai's already furious heart and instantly ignited all his emotions.

He threw the cigarette butt to the ground, clenched his fists and crushed it hard, as if he wanted to vent all his anger on the cigarette butt. Veins bulged on his forehead, his eyes widened, and the veins on his neck also bulged.

"Yi Zhonghai, listen to me, don't act so pretentiously here! Open your eyes and take a good look at yourself to see what your status is. Nowadays, the eldest uncle in this yard is me, Liu Haizhong, how can you give me instructions? Let's talk about the matter of raising children. I have really raised my three sons little by little. Over the years, no matter what they eat, drink, defecate, urinate, sleep, or when they have a headache or a fever, which one of them is not done by me as a father and I worry about everything?"

"Look at you now. You don't even have a son, and you haven't figured out how to give birth to a child. Yet you have the leisure to come and teach me how to educate my own children? Humph! How ridiculous! In my opinion, you should rack your brains to find a way to give birth to a son or daughter first. Only when you really have a child, you will be qualified to argue with me about these things!"

Liu Haizhong roared angrily, and his angry roar was like thunder, resounding throughout the yard.

This sudden roar was so powerful and earth-shaking, and its volume was so huge that it was simply jaw-dropping.

In an instant, the originally noisy courtyard became silent as if it was cast by magic.

All the busy people stopped what they were doing and turned their eyes towards the direction of Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai.

For a moment, the whole scene seemed to fall into an eerie silence. Everything around became unusually quiet, even giving people an illusion that time had suddenly frozen at this moment.

Only the extremely angry roar from Liu Hai was like a thunder that split the sky and kept echoing in the air.

The sound was as deafening as thunder, directly hitting the eardrums of everyone present, causing their hearts to tremble and their ears to feel a buzzing, and they were unable to recover for a long time.

Looking at Yi Zhonghai again, his originally calm face was now turning blue and white, changing like a chameleon.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly and his eyes were wide open, full of disbelief and anger.

Obviously, Mr. Yi, who always regarded himself as a highly respected person, never expected that Liu Haizhong would be so ruthless and angry at him in front of everyone. This was simply a loud slap in the face to him!

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai only felt that his cheeks were as if they were burned by fire, and the burning pain was unbearable.

And his usual arrogant and conceited air collapsed in an instant.

The people around looked at each other, their eyes filled with astonishment and fear.

Faced with such a sudden situation, none of them dared to say a word for a moment, for fear of accidentally getting into trouble.

The whole scene was eerily quiet; even the slightest sound of a needle falling to the ground seemed audible.

At this extremely embarrassing moment, it was the second aunt who reacted first.

She was seen hurriedly jogging out of the house, wiping her hands hastily on the apron in front of her, then rushing to Liu Haizhong's side in two steps, and reaching out her hand without hesitation, tightly grabbing Liu Haizhong's arm.

"Boss, why are you arguing with others? Everyone is doing this for our own good. Although Yi Zhonghai's words were a bit harsh, his point is not harsh. We really need to think about how to get along with the children in the future. Look, Guangqi quarreled with you like that over the marriage, and Guangtian and Guangfu hide when they see you. If the atmosphere in this family continues like this, what will happen?"

Yi Zhonghai had a dark face and was filled with anger. He cursed Liu Haizhong in his heart.

He was a childless man, so whenever others mentioned his children, intentionally or unintentionally, it was like salt sprinkled on his wounds, causing him to itch with pain.

At this moment, he was filled with resentment and indignation. He felt that Liu Haizhong was just relying on the fact that he had three sons to show off every day without caring about other people's feelings.

"Humph, the way he educates his sons is simply ridiculous! When he gets old, what good will it be even if he has three sons? There will still be no one willing to take care of him in his old age! I think he will have to spend the rest of his life alone!"

As Yi Zhonghai spoke indignantly, he deliberately lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of being heard by others.

But even so, the strong bitterness in his words still poured out like a flood that broke through a dam.

Seeing this, an old lady standing nearby couldn't help but groan inwardly.

She quickly reached out her hand, gently tugged at the corner of Yi Zhonghai's clothes, and softly comforted him: "Come on, old man, we are all neighbors, why do we have to make the relationship so awkward? If it gets out and other people laugh at it, it will be so bad! Besides, there is no need to get angry with others over such a small matter. If you get angry and hurt yourself, it will be really not worth it!"

However, Yi Zhonghai was already furious at this time, so how could he listen to his wife's advice?

He just snorted coldly, shook off the old lady's hand without looking back, and then strode towards his house.

There was a loud "bang" and Yi Zhonghai slammed the door shut. The huge impact force even caused the dust on the door frame to fall down.

After entering the room, he sat down heavily on the chair, his hands clenched into fists. Due to excessive force, his finger joints had turned pale and bloodless.

His chest was rising and falling violently, as if he had just finished a marathon, and it was obvious that the anger in his heart showed no sign of dissipating.

Not only that, he kept muttering, pouring out all his dissatisfaction and accusations towards Liu Haizhong.

On this side, Liu Haizhong was also dragged back to the house by the second aunt.

His face was filled with anger, and he kept muttering, "Who the hell is Yi Zhonghai? How dare he scold me like that today? He usually pretends to be a gentleman, but he would say sarcastic things at the critical moment! I educate my own children, it's none of his business!"

Second Auntie's eyes were red with anxiety. She hurriedly poured tea for him while giving him earnest advice: "Master, calm down. It's not worth it to get hurt. Yi Zhonghai's words were harsh, but everyone in the courtyard advised you with good intentions. We really need to change our approach to Guangqi's and Guangtian's affairs. We can't let the quarrel with our children become worse and worse. Who can we rely on when we are old?"

Liu Haizhong took the teacup and drank it in big gulps. The scalding hot tea slid down his throat, making him frown, but it also slightly suppressed his anger.

He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and the images of the children unconsciously emerged in his mind - Liu Guangqi's stubbornness, talking back to him for the girl he liked, and refusing to give in.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were timid, and every time they saw him, they looked away like frightened rabbits. All these things made him upset and confused, with mixed feelings in his heart.

In the yard, the turmoil did not subside, and the neighbors continued to talk about it.

The third aunt and Yan Bugui were standing at the gate of the yard, still whispering.

The third aunt smacked her lips and said, "Now that things have gotten so tense, I'm afraid there will be no peace in this yard from now on. Liu Haizhong's temper and Yi Zhonghai's personality are not good people."

Yan Bugui held the account book between his legs, shook his head, and analyzed shrewdly, "If you ask me, the fight between the two of them today is also a long-standing grudge. Liu Haizhong's family affairs are already a mess, and Yi Zhonghai is adding fuel to the fire. How can it not be a mess? However, in the final analysis, this is also a matter for the children. As parents, who doesn't want their children to be successful? It's just that the methods are different. As bystanders, we can only be anxious and hope that they can calm down soon and deal with the family affairs well."

This storm was like a huge rock thrown into the lake of the Siheyuan, causing ripples that lasted for a long time. Everyone in the courtyard, young and old, was waiting to see what kind of waves would be stirred up next, hoping that there would not be a bigger mess that would make this Siheyuan, which was once full of fireworks, lose its former peace.

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