1952: Walking through Nantongluo Alley

Following Yan Bugui's loud shout, many people came out from various households in a short while.

Among them are Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong.

As the two elders of the courtyard house, they were naturally the first to be affected when encountering such things.

Behind them were Sha Zhu, Xu Damao and others walking towards this place.

Chen Xiao didn't want to go out at first, but when he heard it was Yan Bugui, he went over to take a look out of curiosity.

In this compound, there was actually someone who could make Yan Bugui feel so humiliated that he had to call for help. This kind of thing was rare.

And today there is a rare guest.

That's the deaf old lady in the backyard.

I don’t know what kind of wind brought her out of the mountain today.

"Uncle San, what happened?" Yi Zhonghai asked as he walked.

"Uncle One, Uncle Two, you two are finally here."

Upon learning that Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong had arrived, Yan Bugui was excited.

"Old Yan, what on earth is going on? Why are you holding on to Dongxu's bicycle and refusing to let go?"

Liu Haizhong exclaimed.

It seems that Yan Bugui is having a conflict with Jia Dongxu.

He laughed secretly at this.

Let’s take a look at this old man Yi Zhonghai today. Who should he choose to help?

Jia Dongxu didn't take it to heart.

How dare you blatantly steal a bicycle in broad daylight?

Do you really think that the Jia family has fallen on hard times and anyone can provoke them?

Today, he wants to establish his authority in front of so many people.

"Dongxu, what exactly happened?" Yi Zhonghai asked.

We cannot trust the words of one person in this matter. We must ask all the parties involved clearly.

Jia Dongxu answered angrily.

"Master, you are finally here."

"This morning, Uncle San came to me and gave me a bicycle. I thought he was being kind and fixed my bicycle."

“Who would have thought that this old guy…”

"How can you talk like that, Dongxu!" Yi Zhonghai said seriously.

Jia Dongxu quickly changed his words.

"Who would have thought that the uncle was helping me fix my bike out of kindness, but actually had ulterior motives."

"He actually tried to buy my bicycle for 50 yuan. You know, I spent more than 100 yuan on it. How could I sell it to him for 50 yuan?"

"I told him I didn't want to sell it, but he grabbed it and snatched it away. You all saw what happened next. He's still holding onto the back of my bike and won't let go."

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai understood the whole story.

He believed what his apprentice Dongxu said.

Then she frowned and looked at Yan Bugui.

"Third Uncle, you are wrong about what happened today."

"How could you, a person of the older generation, do such a thing?"

Yan Bugui shook his head and explained.

"Uncle, that's not the case."

"Have you all forgotten about the bicycle?"

"Half a month ago, my sister-in-law came to me to discuss buying her bicycle. You and my second uncle were present at the event."

Yi Zhonghai thought about it and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

"If I discuss buying it with you, then you can go ask my mom for the bicycle. I'll buy this bicycle with my own money. My mom agrees to sell it to you, but I, Jia Dongxu, don't agree."

"Dongxu, it's a bit immoral for you to say that."

Hatred was accumulating in Yan Bugui's eyes.

"Morality? Uncle Third, tell me what's wrong with me?"

"Is there anything wrong with me taking back my bicycle?" Jia Dongxu shouted angrily.

It has come to this, but I didn't expect that old man Yan Bugui would be so shameless.

Lies came one after another without a pause. As expected of an elementary school teacher, she has a very flexible tongue.

"Dongxu...you..."

"Did you and your sister-in-law discuss this in advance? One of you verbally agreed to let me fix the bike first, and then after the bike was fixed, you let the other person play the good cop."

Jia Dongxu shrugged.

"I've already told you, my mom has promised you, so go and talk to her."

"I bought this bicycle with my own money. Uncle, I'm telling you, this bicycle is new. I spent over a hundred dollars on it."

"I won't sell this bike for less than 150 yuan!"

After such a serious accident some time ago, he was thinking of selling this bicycle and buying a new one.

"Uncle, what do you think about this? Don't just stand there and say nothing! Come out and say something fair. You are the uncle of our courtyard!" Liu Haizhong urged with a smile on his face.

Today he wanted to see whether Yi Zhonghai favored Jia Dongxu or Yan Bugui.

"this......"

For a moment, Yi Zhonghai was in trouble.

For a moment, he really didn't know what to do.

What Jia Dongxu and Yan Bugui said just now were both correct and quite reasonable.

After thinking for a while, he slowly spoke.

"Cough cough..."

"Dongxu, Third Uncle, what you two said just now makes sense."

"I, Yi Zhonghai, have been a big boss for so many years, and I have always adhered to the principle of not favoring anyone, so..."

"Why don't we wait until my sister-in-law comes out to solve this matter..."

"Third uncle, please return the bicycle to Dongxu first. When the old sister-in-law comes out, I will give you a fair solution to this matter."

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Yi Zhonghai is trying to smooth things over again.

Are you still waiting for Jia Zhang to come out?

That will take at least half a year, by which time the daylily will be cold.

"Uncle?" Yan Bugui looked at Yi Zhonghai with resentment.

Yi Zhonghai turned his head away guiltily, then told the others to disperse.

"Everyone, go home if you have nothing else to do."

“Uncle!!!” Yan Bugui shouted again.

Yi Zhonghai still pretended not to hear.

Liu Haizhong smiled, walked to Yan Bugui, patted his shoulder and said.

"Just let go. What's the point of holding onto someone's bike?"

Then he muttered again quietly.

"I told you a long time ago, why don't you believe me? You want to buy my sister-in-law's bicycle for 50 yuan?"

"Haha...you're overthinking it."

Yan Bugui curled his lips, feeling extremely regretful in his heart.

He had worked in vain for most of the night. Not only did he not buy the bicycle, he also didn't get any benefits.

He grunted in anger and let go of the bike.

"Humph! Let's settle this account after my sister-in-law comes out."

Then he walked home without looking back.

"Settling the score? When my mother comes out, I'll say the same thing!" Jia Dongxu sneered at Yan Bugui's back.

"My mom promised you, go find my mom, it has nothing to do with me, Jia Dongxu!"

After saying that, Jia Dongxu looked at Tingting and waved for her to come over.

"Tingting, push the bike over here. I want to try riding it."