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

Upon hearing the words "pay compensation," Liu Guangtian's previously furious eyes instantly lit up, like a wolf spotting its prey. His tone softened, and his eyes betrayed his anticipation: "Pay compensation? How much?"

The deaf old woman quickly waved her hand, indicating with her eyes that there were too many people around and too much chatter, and whispered, "This is not the place to talk. Come back to the back room with me and I'll make sure you're satisfied."

After saying that, he leaned on his cane and moved unsteadily toward the back room, with Liu Guangtian quickly following behind.

Upon reaching the back room, the deaf old woman gritted her teeth, reluctantly pulled out two heavy little yellow croakers from under her pillow, and handed them over.

When Liu Guangtian saw that it was a small yellow croaker, and even two of them, his eyes lit up.

He took it, quickly put it in his pocket, and turned around to go straight home.

Someone in the Intermediate People's Court looked up as Liu Guangtian returned home and said in bewilderment, "Why did Liu Guangtian go straight home without even saying goodbye?"

Zhou Weiguo knew exactly what was going on. He walked up to Liu Haizhong with a smile, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a playful tone, "Old Liu, you're the real victim. Are you just going to let this go? Aren't you going to take this opportunity to demand some compensation? In my opinion, you should at least make Yi Zhonghai kowtow to you! Otherwise, can you swallow this insult?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong's eyes lit up instantly, and he realized that he had almost forgotten about this! Over the years, he had been suppressed by Yi Zhonghai and could not lift his head. Now that he had finally gained the upper hand, how could he let it go so easily?

He cupped his hands in thanks to Zhou Weiguo and whispered his thanks. Then he turned and walked up to Yi Zhonghai, his tone carrying an unquestionable command: "Yi Zhonghai, kneel down and kowtow to apologize! Otherwise, I'll call the police right now and make you regret it!"

Yi Zhonghai had just managed to sit up when he heard this and suddenly looked up, his resentful gaze fixed on Zhou Weiguo, hating him for deliberately stirring up trouble and kicking someone when they were down.

But when she turned to face Liu Haizhong's cold eyes, and thought about how the consequences would be unimaginable if her killing with an axe were brought to the attention of the police, she could only grit her teeth and swallow her anger, suppressing all her hatred in her heart.

He braced himself against the cold ground, bending his knees little by little, and slowly knelt down in humiliation. With each step he sank lower, the hatred in his heart deepened.

He kowtowed heavily to Liu Haizhong, his forehead hitting the blue bricks with a dull thud. His voice was hoarse, like a broken gong, as he squeezed out a sentence full of resentment: "I'm sorry."

This kneeling completely shattered Yi Zhonghai's last shred of dignity and self-respect.

He was once a highly respected elder in the courtyard, admired by all, but now he has to kneel before Liu Haizhong, whom he has always looked down upon, and kowtow to apologize, becoming a laughing stock.

He kept his head down, unaware of the sinister and crazed look in his eyes. At that moment, he had only one thought: all the humiliation he had suffered today would be repaid tenfold in the future! Liu Haizhong, Liu Guangtian, Zhou Weiguo... he would not let any of those who laughed at him and forced him to bow his head go. He would kill them all and make them pay for their blood debts!

Zhou Weiguo stood aside, watching Yi Zhonghai finish kowtowing, and then seeing Liu Haizhong just standing there with a cold face, not mentioning the money at all. The smile on his face instantly froze, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He had expected Liu Haizhong to take this opportunity to make exorbitant demands and squeeze Yi Zhonghai for a large sum of money, but to his surprise, the other party was only satisfied with kneeling and had completely forgotten about the most practical compensation. In his view, money was far more real than this empty face.

Little did he know what Liu Haizhong was thinking. Liu Haizhong had been overshadowed by Yi Zhonghai for most of his life, always being outshone in the courtyard. Yi Zhonghai was always the respected elder in everyone's eyes, while he was just a second elder who loved to show off but repeatedly ran into obstacles and was secretly ridiculed.

For Liu Haizhong, money was far less satisfying than kneeling down.

This kneeling was proof that Yi Zhonghai had bowed his head to him; it was the first time in his life that he had overpowered Yi Zhonghai; it was the release of pent-up resentment and unwillingness accumulated over most of his life.

Liu Haizhong looked at Yi Zhonghai, who was kneeling on the ground, with disdain and said directly, "Get out."

Yi Zhonghai suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with such resentment that they almost overflowed, like a poisoned knife, staring intently at Liu Haizhong.

But he dared not say another word. He could only support himself on the ground and struggle to get up. His legs were still stiffly clamped together, and he staggered with every step. The pain in his groin was intertwined with the humiliation in his heart. He slowly staggered towards the back room.

Just then, a sharp scream suddenly came from the east courtyard. He Yushui's panicked voice, tinged with tears, was particularly piercing: "Sister-in-law! What's wrong? Brother! Brother! Come back quickly!"

The sudden shout shattered the relaxed atmosphere in the courtyard. Everyone froze instantly, their expressions shifting from relaxed onlookers to astonishment.

Zhou Weiguo was also startled and subconsciously turned to look at the east wing. He saw Sha Zhu scrambling into the east wing toilet. His panicked appearance clearly indicated that something serious had happened.

A moment later, he rushed out again like a madman, heading straight for Zhou Weiguo. His face was filled with panic, his complexion was deathly pale, and he stammered incoherently, "Uncle... Uncle! Yu Li... her water broke, she... she might be going into labor!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo's heart tightened: "What? Isn't the due date still half a month away? How could she suddenly be going into labor?"

Sha Zhu was sweating profusely, his eyes filled with panic and confusion. He stammered, "I...I don't know either! Yu Shui said she just needed to go to the toilet, she just stretched, and then...her water broke! I...I'm so confused!"

Seeing his hopeless state, Zhou Weiguo was both anxious and angry. He raised his hand and gave him a loud slap, the sound echoing throughout the courtyard.

"What's the panic! The sky's not falling! Why don't you hurry up and get him into the car, we're going straight to the hospital!"

Sha Zhu was jolted awake by the slap. He covered his face and responded repeatedly. He turned around and rushed back to the east wing like a madman. He carefully picked up Yu Li and carried her horizontally, afraid of jostling her.

Zhou Weiguo had already quickly gotten into the car. As he started the engine, he said to Lou Xiao'e and the other women, who looked flustered, "Don't worry about them. I'll take them to the hospital. You all stay home and rest."

Seeing the women nod, he then said to the female guards beside him, "You two ride those motorcycles and follow, the rest of you stay here."

Cars and motorcycles roared out of the compound, and Zhou Weiguo gripped the steering wheel and slammed on the gas, speeding toward the Sixth Hospital.

Fifteen minutes later, with a screeching sound of the brakes, the car came to a steady stop in front of the Sixth Hospital's emergency building.

Zhou Weiguo opened the car door first and said in a deep voice to the back seat, "Quick, be careful!"

He then turned to the female guards behind him and instructed them, "Park the car properly, then come in and help."

After saying that, he quickly went around to the back seat and helped Sha Zhu and Yu Li carefully get out of the car. The three of them hurried towards the emergency building.

But as soon as they stepped into the hospital, a sharp and angry curse suddenly rang out: "Qin Huairu! You heartless ingrate! You cheated us out of our Jia family's job, occupied our Jia family's house, and now you dare to pretend you don't know and deny it?"

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