The winner of life in the courtyard

Chapter 214 The Thief Comes
"You mean, this child has learned bad things?"

When Liu Wanqing heard Shen Zhiping's words, her expression changed slightly, and her eyes became a little fierce. For her, if the stick stalk might affect her daughter, she would never tolerate it.

“There’s a high probability!”

Shen Zhiping nodded. "Banggeng has been away from home for such a long time. He looks much thinner and seems to have suffered a lot."

"But don't forget what time it is now!"

This was the 1960s, and the streets and neighborhood committees were all very responsible in their work. Seeing a beggar with a stick as big as this on the street, they would not sit there and do nothing.

So, where has Bangteng been all this time?
Liu Wanqing was silenced by Shen Zhiping's simple words.

This is indeed a problem!
"How about we go talk to the street?"

Liu Wanqing glanced at Shen Zhiping.

Shen Zhiping sighed and said, "What do we have to do with that child?"

"Even her own mother doesn't care!"

"This matter is just a mess!"

"But what if Bang Terrier really did something bad?"

Liu Wanqing’s ideas are different from Shen Zhiping’s.

In the era when Shen Zhiping lived in his previous life, there was no such saying as "a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor." Everyone lived in the same building, and they might not even recognize all the neighbors on the same floor, let alone help each other.

At this age, Shen Zhiping doesn’t interact with people much. On the one hand, it is because of the special period that is about to come, and on the other hand, it is because he is used to quietness.

Liu Wanqing was born in this era, so her ideas are naturally characteristic of this era.

"Makes sense!"

Shen Zhiping just thought about it and agreed with Liu Wanqing's idea.

Since he has come to this era, he has to integrate into this era, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble.

The two of them just said that today is New Year's Day, and although there are people on duty at the street, the staff on duty can only make a record, and someone will come to understand the situation after the new year starts.

No one knows what the exact situation is with Banggeng. What if he does something during the Chinese New Year?

In the end, the people from the street office directly notified the police.

When Shen Zhiping and Liu Wanqing arrived at his father-in-law's house, the police station's public security comrades came to the courtyard. They originally just wanted to understand Banggeng's situation, but when Banggeng saw the police coming, he ran away.

When he ran away, even a fool would know that something must be going on.

Qin Huairu was questioned by the public security comrades, but she really knew nothing about anything.

Banggeng came back after hiding for such a long time. She really hated Banggeng at first, but when she saw how miserable Banggeng looked, Qin Huairu couldn't help but feel some sympathy for him.

"Comrade, I really don't know anything!"

"This kid took his sister to the street and lost her last time. He never came home and has been hiding ever since. He only came back today!"

Qin Huairu was so angry when she thought of Bang Geng at this moment.

Sha Zhu also echoed, "Comrade Public Security, everyone in our hospital knows about these things. If you don't believe it, you can go and investigate!"

"So, after the child came back, was there anything wrong?"

"no!"

Qin Huairu thought for a moment and answered affirmatively, "After he came back, I changed his clothes and washed his face. I also thought about boiling a pot of water for him to take a bath!"

"In the end, I didn't have to wait long before you guys came!"

"Comrade Qin Huairu, the problem with Jia Geng might be a little serious. If he comes back, please make sure to keep him and notify us!"

The public security comrades didn’t know what Banggeng had done, but if he hadn’t done anything, he wouldn’t have run away when he saw them. Only a thief would feel guilty.

"Yes, yes, Public Security Comrades, we will!"

Sha Zhu responded repeatedly.

After the public security comrades left, all the residents in the courtyard knew that Banggeng had done something wrong, but no one knew what Banggeng had done, and no one could guess.

Qin Huairu sat on the stool with a blank expression. She really hated Banggeng, the unfilial son, but she never expected that Banggeng would do something illegal.

"Sister Qin, please be more positive!"

Sha Zhu looked at Qin Huairu, "Before, when Bang Geng took Xiao Dang away, we knew that he had a dark heart."

"Zhu Zi, tell me, why do I have such a miserable life?"

Qin Huairu hugged Shazhu and cried loudly.

When Xiaodang saw Qin Huairu crying, he started crying too.

It was New Year's Day, but the He family was filled with sorrow.

He Yushui came back from playing outside and was confused when he saw the situation at home, but at Sha Zhu's signal, he went forward to comfort Qin Huairu and Xiaodang.

Qin Huairu cried for a long time, then slowly stopped crying and went to make lunch.

Since Banggeng has gone astray, so be it!

Anyway, she had long given up on having any expectations for this son.

……

Central courtyard, Yi Zhonghai’s home.

After Wang Shufang and Yi Zhonghai had lunch and coaxed their adopted child to sleep, they got together to talk about Banggeng.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai looked at Wang Shufang with a particularly different look in his eyes.

When Jia Dongxu got into trouble, Yi Zhonghai still wanted to keep in touch with the Jia family. After all, the Jia family still had Qin Huairu and Bang Geng, who could provide for their retirement.

But with Wang Shufang's insistence, he finally took another path.

Now, the situation in Banggeng has proved that Wang Shufang was right, which makes Yi Zhonghai feel really emotional.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai no longer had the same ambition as before.

He once wanted to sleep with Qin Huairu. His purpose was not only to take revenge on He Daqing, but also out of his own determination.

"Shufang, thank you!"

With so many things to say, Yi Zhonghai could only say this.

Wang Shufang smiled and said, "We are a couple, isn't this what I should do?"

"I was stupid before!"

"From now on, let's live a good life!"

Yi Zhonghai was also a little scared.

If he had insisted on his own way and done according to his original idea, he might still be struggling in the quagmire of the Jia family!

"it is good!"

Doesn’t Wang Shufang have any resentment towards Yi Zhonghai?
The answer is of course yes!

However, Wang Shufang knew that now she could only rely on Yi Zhonghai. Without Yi Zhonghai's ability to make money, her life would be very difficult, not to mention raising a child.

"Qin Huairu, you...?"

Wang Shufang still remembers what Yi Zhonghai said about sleeping with Qin Huairu.

Yi Zhonghai smiled bitterly and said, "Let's not talk about the past. From now on, our family will just be ordinary neighbors with the Jia family and the He family!"

Past grudges?
In fact, if he hadn't been so greedy and calculating, their family wouldn't have had any grudges with the He family.

As expected, people should not be too greedy.

...Front yard, Yan's house.

Yan Bugui, Yang Ruihua, Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang, Yan Jiedi and their family of five were sitting at the dining table and eating lunch.

Because of Yan Jiecheng, Yan Bugui didn't know how to face his own children.

In the past, he was the one who shared the food, but today, Yan Bugui did not continue to share the food. Instead, he had a large pot of vegetables and a large pot of rice, allowing everyone to eat as much as they could, doing it themselves.

However, after Yan Bugui finished speaking, Yang Ruihua did not take action. Instead, he looked at Yan Bugui and said, "Boss, if we do this, isn't it against the rules?"

Yan Bugui looked at Yang Ruihua expressionlessly and said, "We did have rules before, but they were useless. From now on, let's just live like this!"

After speaking to Yang Ruihua, Yan Bugui looked at his two sons and one daughter and said, "Your eldest brother has grown powerful now. I can't control him anymore!"

"As for what will happen to you in the future, I don't know and I can't guess!"

"But I'm saying this!"

"Since your mother and I gave birth to you, we will fulfill our responsibilities and raise you!"

"If you have the ability and can study for as long as you want, I will continue to support you. If you don't have that ability, I will help you find a formal job if possible!"

"If you can't find it, then you have to work hard on your own!"

"In the future, whether you are filial to me and your mother or not, I can't control it!"

"Okay, let's eat!"

After saying this, Yan Bugui started eating.

Seeing this, Yang Ruihua said nothing more, just nodded, glanced at the three children, and said, "Let's eat!"

Yan Bugui did not pay attention to the Banggeng incident and did not say much about it.

That's not what he needs to worry about.

He even planned to resign from his job as the manager when the next meeting of the whole institute was held. How could a man who couldn't even manage his own affairs be qualified to manage other things?

People must know themselves!

……

Compared with Yan Bugui's indifference, Comrade Lao Liu from Liu Haizhong's house in the backyard did express his views on Banggeng's matter.

By the way, he also gave his sons a good scolding!
In Liu Haizhong’s opinion, the reason why Banggeng became like this is that he was spoiled!
"You're all good. If anyone doesn't learn his lesson in the future, I'll break his legs!"

"Did you hear everything?"

"heard it!"

Under Liu Haizhong's high-pressure rule, even Liu Guangqi, who was highly regarded by Liu Haizhong and had never been beaten, was trembling with fear.

Although Liu Guangqi had never been beaten, in his opinion, Liu Haizhong beating his younger brothers was just killing the chicken to scare the monkey, and he was the monkey!
"It's Chinese New Year today, otherwise I'll have to teach you a lesson!"

Liu Haizhong looked at his two younger sons sharply, scaring them so much that they almost ran out the door.

"You all remember what your father said!"

"One by one, learn it well!"

Liu Haizhong's wife is a typical traditional wife. She does whatever her husband says and she is determined to uphold her husband's authority as the head of the family.

Liu Guangqi's wife felt that the atmosphere at home was not right, but she didn't dare to say anything. She just held her daughter and concentrated on eating.

Although she, as the eldest daughter-in-law, had some say in the family, she could only listen obediently after her father-in-law spoke.

This home is so depressing!
She had urged Liu Guangqi to leave more than once.

……

Shen Zhiping and Liu Wanqing simply spent the New Year at their father-in-law's house. After all, their father-in-law had gone to the army to visit them, their mother-in-law was alone at home, and their brother-in-law was also out of town and hadn't come back yet.

On the night of New Year's Eve, the courtyard was robbed.

To be precise, there was a fire in the backyard of the courtyard. When the residents of the courtyard went to put out the fire, a thief broke into the courtyard and stole from several houses.

However, when the thief was stealing in the East Courtyard, he was bitten by two dogs raised by Shen Zhiping.

It was also because of this that a thief was caught.

After being interrogated by the public security comrades, the arrested thief confessed and was given a lenient sentence.

They are a gang, and Bang Geng is one of them.

Their original plan was to rely on Bang Geng as an insider, and wait until night to open the courtyard gate to steal things. However, because the police came during the day, Bang Geng was frightened and fled, so they changed the plan.

As for why this group of thieves dared to come over after Bang Geng escaped, it was because there was a military strategist among them who said that this was called a surprise attack!
It was indeed unexpected!
If Shen Zhiping had not taken the two dogs to his father-in-law's house, the thieves would probably have returned with a full load.

"Little beast!"

"An inhuman thing!"

The residents whose homes were stolen cursed loudly and even found Qin Huairu, demanding that she compensate them for their losses.

Can Qin Huairu refuse?
No!

As the guardian of Banggeng, who is a minor, Qin Huairu is liable for civil compensation for what he did.

"Sister Qin, don't be too anxious. This money is actually not much!"

"I'll pay for it!"

Sha Zhu accepted the compensation generously.

This is because Banggeng and his gang failed to successfully steal from Shen Zhiping in the East Cross Courtyard. Otherwise, Shazhu would definitely not be able to afford the compensation.

"Pillar, wuwu..."

Qin Huairu really felt that she had a miserable life. What sin had she committed to have such a son?

"Sister Qin, this is not your fault!"

"It's all because Jia Zhang didn't teach Bang Geng well!"

"Let's pay for this first, and when Jia Zhang comes back, we'll settle the accounts with her!"

For Qin Huairu's sake, Sha Zhu can pay the money first, but, as the old saying goes, every wrong has its perpetrator, and the culprit in this matter must be found!
"Besides, once Banggeng and the others are caught by the police, we won't have to pay much money if we recover the things they stole!"

Qin Huairu cried bitterly.

Does she care about how much compensation she gets?

What she cared about was that with a son who was a thief, she didn't know what her reputation in this courtyard would be like.

……

Shen Zhiping and Liu Wanqing returned to the courtyard the next day, which was the first day of the Lunar New Year. They met Yan Bugui in the front yard. After wishing each other a happy new year, they learned what had happened in the courtyard.

"Engineer Shen, thank you for this!"

"If it weren't for those two dogs you have, my bike would have been stolen too!"

Yan Bugui was really grateful.

The thieves' original plan was to steal from the East Courtyard and take away Yan Bugui's bicycle, but they didn't expect that there were two dogs in that yard.

"This is called the vast net of heaven, nothing can escape it!"

After hearing what Yan Bugui said, Shen Zhiping felt a little scared.

If they had come back yesterday and knew that the backyard was on fire, they would have definitely gone to put out the fire. At that time, only the daughter would be left at home...

Thinking of that situation, Shen Zhiping felt a little angry.

(End of this chapter)