I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

Yi Zhonghai paused, cleared his throat, and explained in detail the deaf old woman's plan to hold a general meeting of the entire neighborhood, using her moral high ground to force Sha Zhu to bear all of Bang Geng's expenses. He concluded with a solemn instruction: "You all need to mobilize all the neighbors now. We'll hold a general meeting soon! We must use the fact that Bang Geng was harmed by Yu Li to suppress our shameful acts of getting a marriage certificate and drugging him! Fortunately, outsiders don't know about our marriage certificate yet. We must keep it all a secret and absolutely cannot let it leak out. Otherwise, you won't be able to explain it to Xu Damao or Song Dahua!"

Song Dahua and Xu Damao exchanged a glance, then, as if struck by a sudden realization, their faces fell into a panic. At this point, this was indeed the only way to save face and escape their predicament, so they quickly nodded in agreement.

At that moment, Zhou Weiguo was standing in his own yard. Relying on his senses, he had already heard the conversation between Xu Damao's family members clearly. A playful smile appeared on his lips, and he was overjoyed.

He had long expected that this group would try to cover up their dirty deeds, but he never expected them to come up with this idea. It was ridiculously stupid.

These people have no idea that their embarrassing story has already been secretly spread throughout the entire hospital by him and Sha Zhu. I'm really curious to see what kind of expression Lao Yi will have when everyone knows about it at the general meeting later, and when someone asks Lao Yi why he got a marriage certificate with the deaf old lady.

Zhou Weiguo was even starting to look forward to how Liu Guangtian and the Xu Wude couple would react when they returned to the hospital that night and learned about all this mess. He was sure the scene would be ten times more exciting than it was now!

Before we knew it, it was eight o'clock in the evening. The open space in the courtyard was filled with small stools, and almost all the neighbors in the courtyard had arrived, filling the space to capacity.

There was an eerie silence in the crowd, especially as everyone deliberately moved to the side, keeping a distance from Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangqi, who had just returned to the hospital, as well as Xu Damao's parents, Xu Wude and his wife.

As soon as Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangqi entered the courtyard, they sensed something was wrong. The strange looks from the neighbors felt like needles pricking them, leaving the two puzzled. They looked at each other, completely baffled.

However, the two were relatively calm and did not ask any questions for the time being, but instead quietly observed the situation inside the courtyard.

When Song Dahua saw them, her eyes darted away even more, and she even turned her back to them. This unusual behavior made the two brothers feel uneasy, and they vaguely felt that something bad might have happened at home.

Xu Wude, after all, was more experienced and more perceptive than the younger generation.

He had barely sat down when he noticed something amiss from the whispers and evasive glances of his neighbors. Looking at his son, Xu Damao, he saw him fidgeting, his face full of worry, his brows furrowed tightly. He immediately realized that something must have happened.

Once everyone was seated, Yi Zhonghai cleared his throat, walked slowly to the center of the courtyard, and with a solemn expression of deep sorrow on his face, formally announced the start of the meeting.

"I've gathered everyone here today because I have something important to tell you about neighborhood harmony."

He paused, then deliberately raised his voice, his gaze fixed on Yu Li, who had just been helped back to the hospital from the east wing by Sha Zhu and hadn't even had a chance to catch her breath. He sternly accused her, "Yu Li, now that you're here, tell me properly why you deliberately pushed Bang Geng this afternoon, causing him to suffer comminuted fractures in both legs and now he's lying in the hospital waiting for surgery!"

These words immediately caused a small commotion in the room.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai pressed his advantage, turning to look at the furious Sha Zhu, his tone carrying an undeniable moral blackmail: "Sha Zhu, Yu Li is your wife, so you should naturally bear the consequences of her mistakes! Your family must be fully responsible for Bang Geng's medical expenses, subsequent rehabilitation costs, and future living expenses!"

After hearing this, Yu Li was completely stunned and stood there for a long time without being able to react.

She was picked up from the factory by her uncle Zhou Weiguo in the afternoon. On the way home, she was thinking about making something nice for Shazhu. She was in a great mood. But as soon as she got back to the hospital, she was publicly criticized and accused of hurting Banggeng. Her good mood collapsed instantly, and her eyes welled up with tears. She felt wronged and angry.

Sha Zhu was even more agitated than Yu Li. Before Yi Zhonghai could finish speaking, he suddenly stepped forward, pointed at Yi Zhonghai's nose, and angrily shouted in public, "Yi Zhonghai, you're talking nonsense! Stop falsely accusing me! My wife is pregnant, how could she possibly push the stick? It was clearly that little brat who accidentally tripped and fell, and you, instead, are turning around and blaming me!"

"Silly Zhu, shut up! I'm telling you, don't act tough here!"

Yi Zhonghai, unfazed, straightened his back and adopted a righteous demeanor, continuing his moral blackmail: "Facts speak louder than words! Banggeng is still in the hospital, that's irrefutable proof! How could such a young boy like Banggeng falsely accuse Yu Li for no reason? Regardless of whether Yu Li admits it or not, no matter how much you threaten me, for the sake of the peace of the compound and the rules of respecting the elderly and caring for the young in our courtyard, I, Yi Zhonghai, will definitely take full responsibility for this! I just don't understand, you've only been a leader for a few days, yet you treat us ordinary neighbors like dirt? You let your wife hurt the child at will? What are you trying to do? I really shouldn't have agreed to let Zhou Weiguo return to live in the compound. Look at our compound, and then look at you, look what Zhou Weiguo has ruined!"

Yi Zhonghai's blatant distortion of the truth completely enraged Sha Zhu. He trembled with rage, veins bulging on his forehead, and pointed at Yi Zhonghai's nose, shouting, "You're talking nonsense! Yi Zhonghai, you bastard! You're full of bad intentions, yet you turn around and slander others! Even now, you're trying to smear my uncle! What are you up to? Let me tell you, I regret it terribly now. I shouldn't have been so soft-hearted and let you go! I should have exposed all your dirty deeds and had you arrested and punished, so you wouldn't be causing trouble for the neighbors!"

Hearing this, the neighbors in the courtyard began to whisper among themselves.

"This doesn't seem like something Yu Li would do. She's pregnant; how could she have the strength to push a baby?"

"That's right, given Bang Geng's personality, it's already a favor that he didn't push Yu Li away!"

A bolder neighbor, without bothering to lower their voice, said directly, "Speaking of which, since Zhou Weiguo came to the courtyard, there have definitely been fewer troubles! At least we don't have to be constantly urged to donate to the Jia family anymore. Those days were truly unbearable!"

"Exactly!"

Someone nearby immediately chimed in, "Chief Engineer Zhou is an upright man. Since Sha Zhu started working for Chief Engineer Zhou, he's become much more well-behaved. How could he be like what Yi Zhonghai said?"

Upon hearing these comments, Yi Zhonghai's face instantly changed, turning ashen, with veins bulging on his forehead.

He suppressed his anger and forced a pained expression back onto his face. Just as he was about to continue his moral blackmail, forcing Yu Li and Sha Zhu to admit to the compensation, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the courtyard, "thump thump thump," carrying an undeniable authority.