The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai quickly said, "Alright, Dalinzi, say no more. Teacher Yan is, after all, an elder. How can a junior be so disrespectful to an elder?"

Yang Dalin's eyes turned cold as he glanced at Yi Zhonghai. "What's wrong? Are you finally going to resort to your moral blackmail stick?"

"Master Yi, he's not my elder at all. I've never drunk a drop of water or eaten a bite of food from his house since I came to this courtyard. He's not my elder at all."

All I saw was him scheming against our family, yet he stubbornly refused to admit it, and he tried to use his poverty as leverage to put pressure on us.

Why should I respect him, just because he's old?

Er Tuzi is also old, do I need to respect him too?

His wife is also old, do I also need to respect her?

Or are you saying that you, Master Yi, are just an old man for the older people, not an old man for everyone in our courtyard?

I'm sorry, but I don't have the habit of calling anyone "uncle" without permission. In my hometown, I only call my father's eldest brother "Uncle Yi." Someone like you can just be called "Uncle Yi" at most.

Don't blame me for being impolite in the future; I will address the people in the courtyard according to the customs of my hometown.

However, the premise is that he is worthy of respect. If someone does that again, I'm sorry, but I'll just call him by his name as a sign of respect.

Yi Zhonghai never expected that just by saying one more sentence, he would draw all the criticism to himself.

Just as he was about to retort, Sha Zhu jumped out and said, "That's right, what Da Linzi said. Why should Yan Bugui be respected? Does a teacher act like that?"

Are there any teachers who take advantage of all the neighbors in the college?

The neighbors in the courtyard were bullied and didn't see him, but when people came to give him gifts, he started showing off.

They didn't get any advantage, but they're trying to pretend to be poor and pressure the victim's family by manipulating everyone else?

Grandma, does being old mean you can be unreasonable? From now on, I'll just call Yan Bugui "what a piece of trash."

Yi Zhonghai not only didn't speak up for Sha Zhu, but also aided and abetted the evildoer.

"Pillar, have you forgotten what I taught you?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu's rebellious spirit kicked in: "Of course I haven't forgotten about the old man, but the premise is that he is an elder whom I need to respect. As for Old Yan being so stingy, I won't accept that."

Yi Zhonghai was furious. He hadn't completely gotten under control of Sha Zhu yet, and Yang Dalin wasn't working at the steel rolling mill.

Yang Dalin didn't give him face, so he really didn't have any particularly good solutions.

Moreover, he has been recognized as a role model of bravery by the local street office and the railway station police station.

It's clearly a losing proposition for me to speak up for Yan Laokou, who has already lost his position as a liaison officer.

This move today was a terrible blunder. Why say such things for Yan Laokou, who has lost the support of the people?

Haven't you heard the residents in the courtyard complaining?

Yi Zhonghai gave Liu Haizhong, who had been watching the commotion, a wink.

Liu Haizhong was enjoying watching Yi Zhonghai get the short end of the stick, but seeing Yi Zhonghai's expression, he had no choice but to step in.

After all, they are now a community of shared destiny, where one's fate is intertwined with the other's.

Liu Haizhong stood up and pulled Yi Zhonghai: "Ahem, he's an old man, come sit down first, don't rush, have some water."

Zhu Zi and Da Lin Zi were also eager to protect their family. The higher-ups had already made a decision about Comrade Yan Bu Gui's matter, so why bring it up again today? It was Old Yan's family who begged us to plead for him that night.

We only went because we've been neighbors for over ten years and couldn't bear to do it.

How can someone give you a letter of understanding and then turn around and deny it to the death?

"They're just kids, young and impulsive, that's understandable, don't get angry with them."

Liu Haizhong played exceptionally well today, which gave Yi Zhonghai a way out.

Yi Zhonghai knew he couldn't bring up Yan Bugui's age at this point.

The main problem is that Yan Bugui has done such disgusting things that he has offended everyone in the compound. It's really not worth offending other people in the compound for his sake.

So Yi Zhonghai calmed down at this point.

But Yan Laokou wasn't satisfied. Seeing that Yi Zhonghai remained silent, he turned his attention to the Jia family.

"Alright, let's not talk about the Qi and He families and our family today."

It's all in the past. I don't know where Yang Dalin heard about my family's class background.

He may be too young to know some things. It's true that our family comes from a small business class, but everyone who experienced that era knows about the Gold Yuan policy implemented by Er Tuzi.

Back then, if a family had any gold or silver, they had no choice but to exchange it; it was a real beating, a real arrest, a real killing.

My family did have some savings at the time, but we exchanged them all for gold yuan notes, which later became worthless.

I couldn't afford to rent a shop anymore, so I took advantage of my literacy and arithmetic skills to find a job as a primary school teacher to support my family.

I've taught many of the children in our school. I, Yan Bugui, don't have that much ability; I can only make ends meet by scheming.

But what's wrong with the Jia family? I haven't offended your family, have I?

The police station and the neighborhood committee officials, out of consideration for my family's financial difficulties, did not notify our school.

Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, tell me, why did your son ruin my reputation at school and cause me to be fined half a month's salary?

You have to compensate for this loss.

Well, this is Yan Bugui's real purpose.

This is to demand that the Jia family compensate for the loss of half a month's salary.

In this day and age, people are starving, and they have to be extremely careful with every penny they have.

Losing half a month's salary in one go, no wonder Lao Yan was anxious.

For Lao Yan, he could lose face, but he couldn't afford to lose money.

The Jia family members who had been hiding behind the crowd were now forced to fight back.

Yi Zhonghai's heart pounded; it would have been better not to hold this conference at all.

Yang Dalin and He Yuzhu just made me very angry.

It also involved his apprentice's family. Yan Bugui didn't mention it before the meeting. If he had known his purpose beforehand, he wouldn't have bothered to hold the meeting at all.

At the crucial moment, Jia Zhangshi made her move.

A savage charge burst forth from the crowd.

"Old Man Yan, I'll beat you to a pulp."

At the critical moment, Yan Jia's guardian beast, Yang Ruihua, stepped forward to fight.

The two old women started tearing each other apart.

Jia Zhangshi truly lived up to her title as the "female war goddess of the courtyard": "You son of a bitch Yan Bugui, you're talking nonsense. My Banggeng would never talk about your family's bullshit."

Even if you did say it, you deserve it. You dare to do it, but you're afraid to let people talk about it?

"I'll tear your wife's mouth apart, and I'll tear your stinking mouth apart too!"

Yi Zhonghai saw that a real fight was about to break out on the court.

He hurriedly called out, "Dongxu Huairu, why aren't you grabbing your mother? Jiecheng Jiefang, you hurry up and grab your mother!"

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's call, several people immediately stepped forward to help.

When the two separated, Jia Zhangshi was still cursing and swearing while holding a large handful of Yang Ruihua's hair, but fortunately, she was pulled back by Jia Dongxu and his wife.

Some of Jia Zhangshi's facial skin tissue remained on Yang Ruihua's fingernails, and he continued to spew excrement without stopping.

When shrewish women fight, it's not like this—one pulling hair and the other scratching the face.

Yi Zhonghai shouted, "Shut up, all of you! What kind of talk is this? Let's talk things out instead of resorting to violence!"

"If you keep doing this, I'll call the neighborhood committee and the police. If you want to stay inside, I don't care."

These two places still have a deterrent effect.

The two shrewish women stopped talking, panting heavily, and only then did Yi Zhonghai open his mouth to say, "Yan Bugui, what makes you think that Bang Geng said your story? He's just a child, what does he know?"