Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

At that moment, Yu Shui ran over and hugged Sha Zhu's leg.

Her eyes quickly reddened, and it looked as if golden and silver tears were about to fall.

"Brother, does Dad really not want me anymore?" After saying this, tears streamed down her face as if they were free.

When Sha Zhu first came into the house, the rain was fine and he didn't seem like he was going to cry. How did he suddenly start crying?

At this moment, Liu Haizhong no longer displayed a fighting or murderous demeanor.

Sha Zhu released his grip on Liu Haizhong's shirt and hugged Yu Shui tightly. Seeing Yu Shui crying, he quickly comforted her.

"How could we not need rain? Even if Dad didn't want your brother anymore, we still couldn't do without rain."

Don't listen to their nonsense. Dad just went to work in another city. Look at the new clothes you're wearing.

"It was money from Dad to buy this for Yushui. Okay, stop crying." Shazhu comforted Yushui for a while.

The middle-aged man who had been sitting there also stood up at this moment.

Sha Zhu vaguely remembered that the middle-aged man's surname was Ma.

The couple, who work at a machinery factory near the steel rolling mill, have three children. The one who was beaten and hospitalized was their youngest son.

Seeing that Liu Haizhong had calmed down, he said to Liu Haizhong,

"Old Liu, we're all from the next courtyard. Now your son has beaten our youngest son so badly he's in the hospital."

His head was bleeding, and we still don't know the specifics. I was originally going to call the police immediately.

The school principal stopped them, saying, "If my son's condition gets serious in the hospital, our two families will never be friends again."

Liu Haizhong was so angry that he didn't know what to say. He looked at his son and wanted to rush up again.

At this moment, the old man wearing glasses also came over.

"Alright, stop arguing. I'm the school principal. You can just call me Principal Guo."

I called you here to resolve a problem. Let's talk things out calmly; arguing won't solve anything.

At this moment, Sha Zhu, holding the rainwater, turned to look at the middle-aged man, staring straight at him, "Uncle Ma, what are you going to do about this? I'll play with your family for a bit."

The middle-aged man was surprised that Sha Zhu could speak. He turned to Sha Zhu and said, "Sha Zhu, this is none of your business. You'd better shut your mouth."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu slowly replied, "Oh, so you say it's nothing, then it's nothing?"

Why didn't Liu Guangtian just kill your son outright? Why did he even have to go to the hospital?

If you ask me, a brain is a good thing, it's a pity your son doesn't have one, that's why he's in the hospital.

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, the middle-aged man was so angry that he almost jumped up. His face turned red as he pointed at Sha Zhu and said, "Sha Zhu, you're asking for death."

Sha Zhu calmly said, "Uncle Ma, don't be angry. We don't even know who's courting death yet."

The teacher once said that the people are now in charge and everyone is equal.

State organs and the People's Government actually encourage widows to remarry; they're from the Eight Great Hutongs (a notorious brothel district in Beijing).

The government even arranged for my dad to get married and have children. I, as his son, didn't object to him remarrying.

"Besides, my dad didn't abandon my brother and me." After Sha Zhu said this, the middle-aged man fell silent.

Sha Zhu looked at him and continued, "Your son ran up to my sister and said that a vixen had seduced my dad."

My dad ran off with the widow, abandoning Yushui, saying she was some unwanted wild child, a money-losing burden.

Sha Zhu looked at the middle-aged man with suspicion, "What, Uncle Ma, did you raise this child at home?"

Is your family dissatisfied with the teacher, or are you trying to rebel against the government?

"Are you all Chiang Kai-shek's men, left behind to sabotage the people?"

"Silly Zhu, you're talking nonsense! You can't just spout off like that! My son only heard what the neighbors were saying,"

The middle-aged man panicked upon hearing what Sha Zhu said. If this got out, it would be a devastating blow.

"Alright, Uncle Ma, I'm not going to waste my breath on you. Ultimately, it was your son who started slandering my sister."

Liu Guangtian was just standing up for my sister, and I don't think Liu Guangtian did anything wrong.

If you want to downplay the situation, you should go to the hospital and check on your son.

Tell the hospital to use some good medicine. As long as your son is alright, that's all that matters. Just bring me the receipts for all medical expenses, and I'll reimburse them.

If you insist on making a fuss, fine, I'll go to the gate of your factory.

Publicize what your son does at home, and express your dissatisfaction with the teacher.

If you go against the government, let's see if you can keep your job. I'm not lying; I'm telling the truth.

Also, Uncle Ma, I heard your eldest son is of marriageable age and looking for a job, right?

I'll also go around the neighborhood and spread the word about what your family has done, to ruin your reputation.

If you lose your job, Uncle Ma, and your son can't find a job, don't blame me.

Anyway, my family's reputation is already ruined, so as a cook, I won't have to worry about food or drink anywhere.

"You dare, you fool!"

"Alright, I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you. You should go to the hospital to see your son."

Don't think that just because my dad abandoned us siblings, we're easy to bully.

My dad went to my master to ask for help with my siblings and me, and we siblings are currently living at my master's house.

My master is my dad's senior apprentice, and he's also the head chef at Fengzeyuan Restaurant. He knows a few leaders there too.

If you want to lose your job, I don't mind my mentor standing up for me.

I don't even need to ruin your family's reputation. You'll lose your job anyway.

At this moment, Yan Bugui stepped forward and said to Shazhu and the middle-aged man,

"Alright, we're all neighbors, it's not that serious. They're just kids, everyone, Old Ma."

Calm down. Sha Zhu already said he'd cover all your son's medical expenses.

You should go to the hospital first to see how your son is. Or, Zhu Zi, why don't you come with me to the hospital?"

Sha Zhu shook his head, "I'm not going. You've all seen what's going on with my sister at school."

I need to talk to Principal Guo and Yushui's homeroom teacher about how to resolve this matter.

I don't want my sister to experience something like this at school again.

Therefore, we hope that Principal Guo and the homeroom teacher will take measures to prevent this from happening again.

If this happens again, I wouldn't mind personally getting involved and making sure the other family has no peace.

If it causes any negative impact on our school...

I can't worry about that anymore. My family has been farming for three generations, so I'm in the right and have no choice but to be unforgiving.

After saying that, he looked at the middle-aged man and said, "Uncle Ma, Liu Guangtian is standing up for my sister."

I've taken full responsibility for hitting your son. Going to Uncle Liu, Liu Guangtian's father, won't do you any good.

"If you want to make a big scene, I'm all for it. But I advise you to go to the hospital and see your son first. I'll wait for you at the school."

The middle-aged man was at a loss; he didn't even know if Sha Zhu would go to his master.

He was also afraid that Sha Zhu would actually go to the streets and factories and ruin his family's reputation.

Dissatisfaction with teachers and confrontation with the government is terrifying. If it really comes to that, not only will their reputation be ruined, but...

How can one survive when people point fingers at them and shout for them to be killed every day?

In this day and age, face and reputation are more important than one's life. Of course, this excludes the scoundrels in the courtyard houses and local ruffians.