The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

Li Kaixin had seen everyone's reactions.

Today he certainly has the ability to send Zhu Xiaohua, and even her son, to the police station to vent his anger.

But if I really do that, after I move into this No. 94 courtyard, the neighbors will probably have to go out of their way to avoid me, and I might end up being completely isolated.

This is not the outcome he wanted.

These days, people who are unconventional often don't have a good ending.

Li Kaixin is just an ordinary person with some abilities, not an omnipotent superman.

The proposed punishment is different. It will make Zhu Xiaohua feel the pinch, like cleaning the yard, while also bringing tangible benefits to the neighbors in courtyard number 94. At the same time, it will also establish authority, achieving three goals at once. Why not do it?

After waiting for a while, they saw that Zhu Xiaohua was still not moving on the ground.

Officer Xu frowned and took two steps forward: "Comrade Zhu, what are you still sitting there for? Hurry up and get the money!"

"Could...could we postpone the payment?" Zhu Xiaohua forced a smile, glancing cautiously at Li Kaixin.

She was thinking to herself that she would wait for her husband to return and discuss whether she could renege on the debt later.

Li Kaixin saw through her thoughts and didn't indulge her: "Fine, I don't want the money. Let's just go find the police to handle this!"

"No, no! I'll go get it right now!" Zhu Xiaohua immediately got up from the ground, lowered her head and walked out.

People outside the door quickly made way for them.

Li Kaixin, Officer Xu, and Officer Sun also came out of the house.

While Zhu Xiaohua went home to get the money, the people in the courtyard didn't leave; they were all waiting to see what would happen next.

When she returned with the money and handed it to Li Kaixin, the reluctance in her eyes was impossible to hide.

"Thank you, Aunt Zhu." Li Kaixin smiled as she accepted the money, adding, "You're so keen on this house; you're probably planning how to get your hands on it, aren't you?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Zhu Xiaohua's pupils contracted sharply, and he blurted out, "How did you know...?"

She quickly covered her mouth halfway through her sentence.

"How would I know?" Li Kaixin leaned closer to her and lowered his voice:

"You probably don't know, but I bought these two rooms when I was going through the formalities. As long as I don't agree, no one can take them away from me."

"What!" Zhu Xiaohua exclaimed, freezing on the spot.

Li Kaixin felt extremely pleased to see her like this.

He wanted to show her what it meant to try to steal a chicken but lose the rice instead.

Li Kaixin didn't look at Zhu Xiaohua again, turned around and walked to the two officers, a sincere smile on his face: "Officer Xu, Officer Sun, thank you both for your hard work today!"

"You're too kind, Comrade Li. This is just part of our job."

Officer Xu smiled, his tone becoming much more relaxed. "We should thank you for not insisting on reporting this to the police. Otherwise, we would have certainly received a scolding when we got back."

"Yes!" Sun, the clerk beside him, nodded in agreement. "Comrade Li is reasonable, which is why our work went so smoothly this time."

"Not at all, not at all!" Li Kaixin waved his hand, then asked, "By the way, this matter is all taken care of now. Would you like me to give you two a ride home on my bike?"

"No need, Comrade Li!" Officer Xu declined with a smile, then turned and walked to Aunt Ye. "Comrade Ye, I'll entrust Comrade Zhu's supervision of cleaning the yard this year to you."

"Don't worry, Officer Xu." Aunt Ye nodded, looking very serious. "I will definitely supervise properly."

Officer Xu nodded and walked out of the courtyard with Officer Sun.

Not long after the two officers left, Zhu Xiaohua snapped out of her daze.

She whirled around, glaring fiercely at Aunt Lu, and shouted shrilly, "Lu Chunhua, did you tell on me?!"

"Pah!" Lu Chunhua spat at her, her eyes full of contempt. "Do you think everyone's like you!"

The crowd, which was about to disperse, was drawn back by the argument and stopped to look.

Zhu Xiaohua was emboldened by her retort:

"I saw it clearly from the window! As soon as Li Kaixin came in, you immediately went over to him. You must have tipped him off! You have to pay me back that two hundred yuan!"

These unreasonable words made the onlookers secretly shake their heads at Zhu Xiaohua.

However, his gaze toward Lu Chunhua was tinged with suspicion and distance.

"Can't Aunt Lu go up and greet me when she sees me?"

Li Kaixin, who was standing nearby, then spoke up loudly, "Besides, if I had known it was you who did it, would I have needed to trouble Aunt Ye to call everyone in the yard?"

After Li Kaixin said that, everyone nodded, and their gazes toward Lu Chunhua returned to normal.

After all, no one wants to deal with someone who spreads rumors behind their back, even if that person is right.

Lu Chunhua looked at Li Kaixin with eyes full of gratitude. She hadn't expected that Zhu Xiaohua had been peeking through the window at the time.

That's why I specifically sought out Li Kaixin beforehand, let alone the reason she revealed it.

"You, you all..." Zhu Xiaohua was choked and speechless, her face turning bright red.

At this moment, Aunt Ye also stepped forward, her tone revealing impatience:

"Zhu Xiaohua, what are you still causing trouble for? Haven't you already made our courtyard lose face enough today?"

The people who were gathered around only came to their senses after Aunt Ye mentioned it.

With this incident today, their compound is probably out of luck for any awards or commendations given to them by the neighborhood committee this year.

This is a matter that concerns the actual interests of each party.

The gazes of everyone towards Zhu Xiaohua immediately turned annoyed.

Zhu Xiaohua dared not utter another word when faced with the dagger-like gazes of the people in the upper courtyard. She glared hatefully at Lu Chunhua before turning around and slinking back into her own house.

After Zhu Xiaohua went inside, the onlookers gradually dispersed.

"Kaixin, I'm sorry you had to go through this today." Aunt Ye stepped forward, her tone full of concern. "If Zhu Xiaohua causes you any more trouble in the future, just come to me, and I'll help you deal with her."

She was also grateful to Li Kaixin for not insisting on reporting the incident to the police.

If things really escalate to that point, with such a mess in the courtyard, she'll probably lose her position as manager.

"Okay, thank you, Aunt Ye." Li Kaixin nodded.

Aunt Ye looked at his two rooms again and saw that the walls and floors were covered with hand and footprints: "Kaixin, your rooms are such a mess, do you need any help? I'll call everyone to help you clean them up."

"No, no! Thank you for your kindness, Aunt Ye." Li Kaixin quickly waved her hand, "This little task won't take much effort, so please don't trouble yourself."

Seeing that Li Kaixin was so insistent, Aunt Ye didn't say anything more and turned to go to the backyard.

For a moment, only Lu Chunhua and Li Kaixin remained in the front yard.

After saying goodbye to her, Li Kaixin pushed her bicycle toward the courtyard house at No. 93.