Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

After a quick thought, everyone understood what was going on.

"But, but Zhang Dabiao changed rooms. His original two side rooms are under the jurisdiction of the street office, so he should continue to follow the rules of queuing for renting rooms." Jia Dongxu hadn't figured this out yet, but he was already panicking.

"I rented the room before he moved, so the two side rooms, along with me as the tenant and five years' rent, were directly transferred to the neighborhood office."

"The neighborhood committee isn't at a loss either. The rental contract is legally binding, and the neighborhood committee can't kick me out as a tenant, so that's how it is."

Liu Guangqi answered fluently; these procedures had been discussed with Zhang Dabiao long ago, and there were absolutely no mistakes.

So those who were supposed to go to work went to work, and those who were supposed to go to school went to school. The contracts, procedures, and property deeds were all complete, so what else is there to say?

Jia Dongxu was trembling with anger and cold, but no one cared about him. He even wanted to imitate Jia Zhangshi by sitting on the ground and patting his hips to summon his soul, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.

So early in the morning, I went to find Director Wang again, and Director Wang had no choice but to come over and explain.

At this point, Jia Dongxu completely gave up.

Regardless of the contract period, what they did was indeed not against the rules!

There was no cutting in line, no back-door dealings, and Liu Guangqi didn't even bother to register in the queue book!

Completely reasonable and legal!

Jia Dongxu felt a metallic taste of blood stuck in his throat, unable to spit it out or swallow it down.

Finally, Yi Zhonghai started finding fault again—

"Director Wang, we accept the arrangement of changing rooms or renting a place."

"But Zhang Dabiao has fenced off the courtyard. What if everyone needs to go to the side courtyard?"

"Isn't this blocking the way?"

He just can't stand seeing others do well. You hide in your little courtyard and live in your own world. What gives you the right?

Zhang Dabiao chuckled and immediately produced another land deed—

"I bought the adjacent courtyard; it's my private property!"

Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai — [?!]

"You...you...what gives you the right to buy it, Director Wang? I remember the government doesn't allow private sales of houses, right?"

Zhang Dabiao: "That's right, the yard is wasteland, there's no house there. I bought the yard, not the house—it's perfectly legal and reasonable!"

Director Wang looked helpless. She knew Zhang Dabiao was just playing around, but it was legal and legitimate, so what could she say?

"Why didn't you say so sooner?"

"Do I need to report to you to buy a yard? Who do you think you are?"

"Why did you buy a yard after moving to a new house?"

"Will you build houses in the future? There won't be enough houses to live in."

"Where did you get the money to buy the yard?!"

"You, Yi Zhonghai, paid for it, and then there was the money we paid for the theft at the Jia family's house to get a letter of forgiveness, the money we paid for the fight with Sha Zhu and the others, and the money we paid for Captain Chen from the security department... You guys paid for it, oh, He Daqing even gave me 200, and Guang Qi also sponsored some money for me. The total for the yard is 1200 yuan, we can afford it!"

"Thank you all so much for your generous gifts, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to afford it!"

--puff--

--puff--

Double Kill!!

Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai were so angry they almost vomited blood!

Double kill achieved!

Director Wang was helpless—

"Shazhu, Qin Huairu, find someone to pull a cart and take him to the hospital."

Judging from the situation, he probably wouldn't die, so Director Wang didn't care.

This has happened several times already; you'll get used to it.

If one or two people die of anger, arrest Zhang Dabiao and let the court decide his case. If he deserves to be executed, then that will be the end of it.

Clean and quiet.

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At the hospital, just as the doctor started IV drips for Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu suddenly realized what was going on; he was indeed a bit slow to react.

"Oh dear, that bastard Zhang Dabiao managed to take advantage of a loophole!"

"No one said you can't buy a yard, they just don't allow the private sale of houses!"

"He bought the yard so he can build his own house later! That scoundrel really knows how to exploit a loophole!"

"And Liu Guangqi's move to rent Zhang Dabiao's house was brilliant!"

"Zhang Dabiao's house is privately owned; he can rent it out whenever he wants, and fill in any date he wants without needing to go through the neighborhood committee!"

"Then if he moves to a different place, wouldn't the tenant and the rent be handed over to the neighborhood committee?"

"This eliminates the need for queuing! What the hell is wrong with their brains? How could they even come up with something like this?"

"It must have been that bastard Liu Guangqi who instigated this! He's the only one in our compound with that kind of brain!"

"But... he got married and needs to rent a place, which is a basic necessity, so you really can't blame him."

The slow-witted Zhu was analyzing the situation, talking to himself as he went.

Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai remained silent... and gave up.

What else is there to say when things are in this terrible state?

I guess I'll just have to accept it.

Sha Zhu was still muttering to himself, reviewing and analyzing the situation: "Although Zhang Dabiao lost out in the house-for-house exchange, the neighborhood committee should at least do some repairs, otherwise they're just taking advantage of the people."

"So it's perfectly normal for the construction team to come and fix the house before."

"He buys a plot of land for 1200, and then builds a house, at least two rooms, right?"

"It'll probably cost at least 400-500 per room, right? That means the cost is over 2,000?"

"That house is way too expensive!"

"But the courtyard is so big, Zhang Dabiao can totally wait until he gets married and has kids before building a house. He owns the land!"

"He'll never lack houses again; that bastard's so cunning!"

Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai were also calculating that if they had bought an abandoned yard and built a house there, it would have been a bit expensive, but given Yi Zhonghai's financial situation at the time, they could have afforded it.

But these days, nobody would spend money to buy wasteland. If you buy wasteland, you still have to spend money to build a house. Other people's houses cost three or four hundred, but yours will cost at least a thousand... Isn't that just burning money? You can't be a sucker like that.

Yi Zhonghai was naturally reluctant to part with it.

And he really has no money now.

Meanwhile, Jia Dongxu was still blaming Yi Zhonghai in his heart. If he hadn't schemed against Zhang Dabiao on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he would have just taken out the money to buy the courtyard and build a house.

With Yi Zhonghai's financial resources, he could easily build ten or eight rooms in that small courtyard house!

But he just wanted something ready-made and refused to spend money, and the result was...

Hey—

Jia Dongxu didn't know what to say.

Sha Zhu continued to stab him in the heart: "Jia Dongxu, if you look at it from a positive perspective, if Zhang Dabiao hadn't moved, the side room wouldn't have been renovated by the neighborhood committee. And if it hadn't been renovated, you wouldn't have thought that the side room was part of your family's house."

"So whether Zhang Dabiao changes houses or not, the side room has nothing to do with your family."

Jia Dongxu's throat tightened—[Is this what they call thinking positively?]

Just as he was feeling frustrated and considering other ways to build the house, Sha Zhu suddenly slapped his thigh!

"broken!"

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu quickly stood up and asked nervously—

"What's wrong, you silly Zhu?!"

"There are no abandoned courtyards left in this alley."

"Even if someone wanted to follow Zhang Dabiao's example and buy wasteland to build a house, it would be impossible now."

"So forget about building houses, there's no possibility of even renting out houses—there are no vacant houses!"

"Jia Dongxu, it seems you'll have to wait a few more years..."

Jia Dongxu — [?]

[I sat up so excitedly, and this is what you tell me?]

[Forget it, I'll just die.]

--puff--

Jia Dongxu coughed up another mouthful of blood and fainted.

"Dongxu?!"

"Doctor! Doctor!"

"Silly Zhu, call a doctor right now!"