Courtyard House: Report enemy agents at the start, and you'll take off immediately.

Chapter Forty-Two: Not a Single Coin Lost!

Zhao De was too lazy to argue with Jia Zhangshi any longer.

This person is clearly being unreasonable and is trying to extort money.

"Uncle, uncle, I can't reason with her, you two be the judges!"

As for Yan Bugui, Zhao De didn't take him seriously at all.

After all, he had already sided with the Jia family.

"Zhao De, are you treating me like I don't exist?"

Yan Bugui was dissatisfied.

Hey, do you think you can even respect an old man like me?

"If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute. Don't make trouble for yourself."

Zhao De didn't give Yan Bugui a friendly look.

This infuriated Yan Bugui.

He was about to speak in rebuttal when Yi Zhonghai stopped him.

Yi Zhonghai said:

"Old Yan, don't say anything yet. I think it's about time to hold a general meeting."

"The conflict between Zhao De and the Jia family must be resolved today, otherwise there will be no peace in this courtyard."

Liu Haizhong originally intended to chime in and try to gain favor with Zhao De.

But it was only after listening to Yi Zhonghai's words that I realized...

Yes! We need to make our stance clear about this matter today.

But the matter couldn't be easily resolved, so he chose to remain silent.

"We must lose money, we absolutely have to lose money!"

Jia Zhangshi demanded compensation, saying that to resolve the issue, she had to pay money.

Sha Zhu also chimed in to help.

"Zhao De, an old man, a pregnant woman, and a child, their lives are already difficult enough."

"How can you be so heartless? Do you think you can justify not paying compensation?"

Zhao De sneered.

"So, according to you, what if one day Bang Geng runs into your house and steals something?"

"If you get injured accidentally, you still have to pay for it, right?"

I see that Brother Sha and Brother Zhao are at odds.

He Yushui used to try to mediate fights, but now she doesn't care anymore.

Sha Zhu isn't really stupid.

"That depends on the situation. Anyway, there's no way I'd put mousetraps in my house."

"Then why do you have so many paintings hanging on your walls? Did you bring them from Dunhuang?"

"Shut up, everyone."

Yi Zhonghai stopped the two from arguing.

"This kind of arguing won't solve the problem."

"Okay, sir, please speak, I'm listening."

Zhao De believes that Yi Zhonghai has been trying to ease tensions between them recently.

They should be on my side.

"I think it's like this, Dezi, the Jia family isn't having an easy time either."

"Although they caused trouble themselves, they also suffered a lot and endured all the hardships they deserved."

"How about we give them a hundred yuan?"

"If this continues, no one will ever be able to live a peaceful life."

Yi Zhonghai had clearly given this matter considerable thought.

In his view, the Jia family was a typical example of his ideology.

Helping Zhao De might result in gaining an excellent partner for retirement.

But this would cause the collapse of the ideals he has been advocating for many years.

For him, it was more important than a partner in old age.

He places even greater emphasis on his own beliefs.

Therefore, under the premise of trying not to anger Zhao De.

He chose to support the Jia family and uphold their principles.

If you only gain a partner for retirement, but lose the support of your beliefs.

How can one devote oneself fully to matters of elder care?

Furthermore, Zhao Degang was promoted to a level seven fitter, earning a monthly salary of over seventy yuan.

For him, one hundred yuan was nothing.

Seeing this, Jia Zhangshi immediately began to garner sympathy.

After all, Lao Yi has already given a fair explanation, so shouldn't we hurry up and use all our skills now?

"Old Jia! How could you be so heartless, leaving me behind like this?"

"I'm the only old woman left being bullied! Come and see! The whole compound is bullying your son and daughter-in-law!"

Qin Huairu quickly cooperated, sobbing as she tried to comfort her.

"Mom, let's go home. We've made it through such tough times in the past few years, haven't we?"

"It's so hard on Bang Geng, Xiao Dang, and my unborn child... they've suffered so much... Waaaaah..."

Bang Geng was a seasoned actor; he grabbed Xiao Dang and started crying loudly.

The crying of this family, including a pregnant woman, did indeed have a very good effect.

Of course, the main reason is that Qin Huairu has indeed worked hard for the Jia family over the years.

Everyone has seen that he leaves early and returns late every day.

So when she pretends to be pitiful, everyone sighs along with her.

I felt sorry for her hardships.

At this point, Yan Bugui saw the shift in public opinion and immediately began to exert pressure as well.

“Zhao De, look, we’re all from the same courtyard, why make things so tense?”

"Just do as the old man says, give him a hundred yuan, it's nothing to you anyway."

Liu Haizhong understood in his heart, but he didn't say anything; he wasn't stupid.

Zhao De was stunned by Yi Zhonghai's sudden betrayal.

After realizing what was happening, he let out a cold laugh:

“Master Yi, Jia Zhangshi’s current unruly behavior is all because you spoiled her.”

"If you want to indulge her, go ahead, but I won't spoil her."

"Besides, the Jia family is living in such dire straits, why don't you, as their elder, go and help them?"

"Everyone knows your monthly salary, and you don't have any children."

“Even Sha Zhu can do it better than you; at least he brings a lunchbox.”

"But besides calling meetings to ask us to donate to the Jia family, what else have you done?"

"Come on, Master Yi, tell me, what else did you do?"

Zhao De changed his address to Yi Zhonghai as Master Yi and directly targeted him.

Since it's going to cost me money.

Then don't blame yourself for being ruthless.

And Zhao De's words.

It immediately brought everyone to their senses.

In an instant, the scene became exceptionally quiet, and Jia Zhangshi stopped making a fuss.

Qin Huairu stopped crying, and even Banggeng and Xiaodang stopped calling out.

Everyone was misled by Yi Zhonghai into believing that he was helping the Jia family.

First they blamed Zhao De, then they blamed Sha Zhu.