Siheyuan: Security Office of Wude

The evidence for the first two incidents was irrefutable, and there was nothing special about them except that Qin Huairu was willing to forgive Bang Geng, which resulted in a slightly lighter sentence for him. As for the last incident, after being given a "talent show" by the police at the police station, Bang Geng quickly explained why he went to the east to get those merit badges.

He thought those signs looked shiny, a bit like his grandmother's gold rings, and planned to take them off and sell them for money. Bai Wanli's inner thoughts were guessed right.

The case was easy to try. Although Bang Geng was unsuccessful, he was still punished for attempted crime, especially since he had two other serious crimes. In the end, he was sentenced to three crimes. Even if Qin Huairu forgave him for the first crime, Bang Geng was still sentenced to 12 years.

He was educated in a juvenile detention center before he came of age, and was sent to a labor camp after he came of age.

When everyone in the courtyard heard this, they all spitted and no one sympathized with them.

The Jia family was ruined, Shazhu was imprisoned, the deaf man was replaced, and the only beast left in the yard who was good at making trouble was Yi Zhonghai.

However, Yi Zhonghai had listened to the deaf man's teachings before, and in order to accumulate strength, he really resisted the urge to die with Bai Wanli.

Not only did he not plan anything for the time being, he would also greet Bai Wanli warmly when he saw him. This kind of greeting only happened on the day Bai Wanli just moved in. Except for Bai Wanli himself, everyone else was very surprised.

Bai Wanli knew that Yi Zhonghai was pretending to be submissive in order to accumulate capital for revenge, so that he could relax his vigilance and stop staring at him, so he pretended to say a few words to him, asking him to work hard and stop thinking about unnecessary things.

Although Yi Zhonghai was very unhappy after being scolded, he still endured it with his excellent patience and agreed with a smile.

Bai Wanli is speechless about Yi Zhonghai

With such a strong willpower, if he honestly follows the right path and studies technology, he can achieve considerable success. Why does he have to calculate all kinds of things? Yi Zhonghai's lifelong focus is tied to the two words "pension"

Most people in the courtyard were used to Bai Wanli scolding Yi Zhonghai, but Liu Haizhong was anxious again. After he came back home in the evening and learned about this, he walked around the house.

Zhu Xiuying saw him spinning around until he felt dizzy, and said, "Old Liu, why are you spinning around? You're so tired after working all day, why don't you sit down and take a rest?"

"Look at that guy Yi Zhonghai getting close to Director Bai. Can I sit down?"

"So what's wrong? Didn't I tell you that Yi Zhonghai didn't get any benefits and was even taught a lesson by Director Bai? Shouldn't you be happy about this?"

"You don't understand. The key point is not that Director Bai is scolding Yi Zhonghai. The key point is that Yi Zhonghai's tactics are different from before. In the past, he always thought he was very powerful and wanted to lecture Director Bai. He never wanted to curry favor with him. But now he is so eager to curry favor with Director Bai. If Director Bai really thinks highly of him, what should I do?"

Zhu Xiuying said with a puzzled look on her face: "That can't be possible. I think Director Bai doesn't like Yi Zhonghai very much. Even if he wants to curry favor with him, it won't be Yi Zhonghai's turn."

Zhu Xiuying was right. Even Bai Wanli disliked Yi Zhonghai, and that was something the whole courtyard knew.

But Liu Haizhong just wouldn't listen. Although he was very proud of himself recently, he was still very afraid of Yi Zhonghai, the guy who had suppressed him for half his life.

Liu Haizhong was worried that Yi Zhonghai would catch Bai Wanli's eye, and then everything he had now might disappear in an instant.

No one in the Liu family could say anything about Liu Haizhong's problem, except Liu Guangqi.

"Dad, Yi Zhonghai wants to curry favor with Director Bai and you can't stop him. There's no point in worrying here. In my opinion, you have to improve your status and reputation in the courtyard. As long as the residents in the courtyard support you, Yi Zhonghai will not be able to move your position as the uncle. The position of the uncle in charge is under the jurisdiction of the street office, not within the scope of Director Bai's authority."

"As long as everyone supports you, Director Bai doesn't need to get into trouble with the masses and Director Wang over Yi Zhonghai, an old gangster, don't you think?"

"Yes! Guangqi is smart. As long as I have the support of the masses, why should I be afraid of Yi Zhonghai?! Guangqi's mother, have you prepared all the dishes for tomorrow's banquet?"

"The vegetables and noodles are ready. The meat will go bad if left alone, so I'll go buy some tomorrow."

"Okay, okay, let's go buy some meat tomorrow. As long as the hospital supports me, I'll see how Yi Zhonghai will move my position!"

He clenched his fists and repeated the same words several times, as if he was possessed by a demon.

"By the way, Guangqi, have your in-laws agreed to hold the wedding next Wednesday? That's the best day in the first half of the year."

"My father-in-law has agreed. He said it's OK to hold it in our yard. He will also bring some old friends over."

Liu Haizhong's eyes suddenly lit up: "Friends of the relatives, aren't they all leaders?"

"Of course," Liu Guangqi replied, thinking to himself, "I just don't know if he came for our family or for the one from the Bai family."

"That's great! That will be our chance to show off!"

Liu Haizhong didn't know what Liu Guangqi was complaining about, but for him, being able to meet several leaders was probably even happier than when he got married. He rubbed his hands back and forth and didn't know where to put them.

"We must not miss such a good opportunity. I will find a way to buy a few bottles of good wine tonight, and then we will entertain the guests!"

Chapter 121 The Liu Family is about to have a feast

The next day, Sunday, the aroma of meat and vegetables wafted out from the courtyard of No. 95.

This is not intentional bragging, but now there is no such thing as a range hood. Generally, you have to open the window when cooking at home, otherwise the quilts and clothes in the house will be marinated. When cooking a big pot, you just set up a stove in the yard and start cooking in the open air. Naturally, the smell will spread far away.

The aunties who were about to cook in the next yard smelled the smell. A few curious aunties followed the smell to find the direction. When they saw it was the No. 95 courtyard, they became even more curious and went back to tell the people in the courtyard about the matter.

"Don't you think it's strange? Several prisoners suddenly came out of the No. 95 yard next door. If it were me, I wouldn't even dare to go out because I was too embarrassed. But they are having a seat at the table today. I can smell meat. What do you think is going on?"

"Is it their Director Bai's wedding? Didn't he bring his girlfriend home a few days ago to buy a lot of furniture? That scene is just like the "Ten Miles of Red Wedding" in the opera."

"How can that be possible? Director Bai's courtyard is still under renovation. A bunch of workers are coming in and out, and the courtyard is covered in dust. How can you marry a wife at this time?"

"Don't make blind guesses. I've asked around. It was the original third uncle of their yard, Yan Bugui, who pretended to be poor and pitiful and cheated other residents for food and drinks. He was discovered. In order to calm the public anger, he took out 100 yuan to host a banquet for everyone."

"Oh, so that's what happened."

Everyone understood, and then looked at the third uncle in their yard.

The third uncle from Yard 94's face darkened instantly: "Why are you looking at me?! I didn't do anything like that to get food and drinks for free!"

A young man said with a grin: "Uncle, why don't you just cheat one of us? We don't mind."

"Haha, I cheated you and then used a hundred dollars to treat you to a meal, right? Do you think my money came from the wind? Roll, roll, roll, roll! Go home and eat your meal!"

Everyone in yard 94 sighed in disappointment, then went home to cook, smelling the smell coming from yard 95.

Not long after, the people from Yard 95 returned from the execution ground.

Smelling the fragrance wafting from the yard, everyone had already forgotten the execution scene they had just seen.

"This smells so good. Oh, there are even dumplings?"

Corn flour is too coarse to make steamed bread, but it is absolutely impossible to make dumplings with it. Only fine white flour can be used, but the price of white flour is much higher than corn flour. Most people can only afford to eat dumplings made of pure white flour during the Chinese New Year.

Zhu Xiuying, who was busy making dumplings, said quickly: "Of course not. Old Liu has put a lot of effort into making this meal for everyone."

Although Liu Haizhong doesn't have much prestige on weekdays, everyone is happy that he can prepare a good meal for everyone.

Someone shouted: "Uncle Yi is really great, he treats us much better than Yi Zhonghai!"

Liu Haizhong, who had returned from the execution ground with the others, was even more flushed. When he walked into the courtyard, he walked with his head held high. Even though there were only a hundred people in the courtyard, he looked like he was facing tens of thousands of people.

"Thank you for your kindness. As a great uncle, I absolutely cannot let you live a hard life. Everyone, eat and drink well today. If there are any leftovers, please take them home and don't waste them!"

"Thank you, uncle!"

"Uncle Yida is our best leader!"

"We will always listen to our uncle!"

Normally, no one has ever said this to Liu Haizhong. This is really the ultimate interpretation of the saying "whoever gives you milk is your mother".

Yan Bugui in the crowd looked unhappy. He paid for the meal.

But he also knew that he couldn't say this, because he paid the money to make up for the previous cheating on food and drinks. If he said such a thing, he would definitely be scolded. Helplessly, Yan Bugui could only endure it and try to eat more after the meal started, so as to recover some of his losses.

Liu Haizhong doesn't care about Yan Bugui's mood, nor does he care whether the residents are "whoever gives him milk is his mother". Anyway, he is happy when someone praises him like this.

Today's meal didn't just cost the 100 yuan from Yan Bugui. Liu Haizhong also spent several dozen yuan himself, hired a skilled chef, and bought some white flour to make dumplings. This was the face Liu Haizhong wanted.

Judging from the reactions of the crowd, the purpose of the bangs was achieved.

Liu Haizhong enjoyed the flattery from everyone until Liu Guangqi reminded him. Then Liu Haizhong announced the start of the meal before everyone got impatient.

With the dozens of dollars added by Liu Haizhong, the average cost for the whole hospital banquet is about one dollar per person, which is indeed enough to prepare a good banquet.

There are two meat dishes on the table, dumplings with cabbage and pork, and pork and potatoes

Although the amount of meat was not much, it was enough to satisfy the appetite. The remaining vegetable oil and sauce were also sufficient. In addition, the chef’s cooking skills were good. Compared with everyone’s usual meals, this meal was much better in both quality and quantity.

Moreover, you don’t need to pay for this meal, and you can take the leftovers home after eating.

Except for Yan Bugui, Yi Zhonghai and a few others, everyone else ate to their heart's content.

When the meal was almost over and the men were about to go home to smoke and the women were about to start cleaning up the leftovers, Liu Haizhong stood up and asked, "Are you satisfied with the meal today?"

At this moment, everyone must have answered with satisfaction. Liu Hai was very satisfied and felt that the few dozen dollars he added was really worth it.

"Then I have another piece of good news to announce to everyone. My son Guangqi is getting married soon. The wedding banquet will be held in the yard on Wednesday. Everyone can come and show their support. I guarantee that everyone will be more satisfied with the meal than today!"

As for the quality of today's meal, they rarely have one in a year, this is better than today's... Everyone in the courtyard knows that Liu Haizhong only loves his eldest son Liu Guangqi at home. When they heard Liu Haizhong say that he could organize Liu Guangqi's wedding banquet better than today's, they definitely believed it.

Many people were obviously full, but they still swallowed their saliva.

Someone directly asked a key question: "Uncle, we must attend Guang Qi's wedding, so how much gift money should we give?"

Many people hold banquets hoping to make some money from gifts. Even if they don't make any money, at least they have to offset their costs and not lose too much. How much gifts should be given in a courtyard is indeed a science.

If you give too much, you will feel bad, if you give too little, you will be embarrassed later.

Liu Haizhong had spent a lot of money on Liu Guangqi's wedding banquet this time. However, there would be several leaders from his in-laws' side coming, and he also wanted to invite Bai Wanli to attend. By then, the presence of a group of leaders would be worth it to Liu Haizhong. The amount of gifts from these neighbors would not be a big problem. Liu Haizhong waved his hand generously.

"Everyone's willingness to attend Guangqi's wedding banquet is the best blessing. The amount of the gift money is just a token of your appreciation. When the time comes, just give as you see fit!"

After hearing this, everyone in the yard was excited.

Although Liu Guangqi's wedding day is not a day off, he can ask for leave from the factory.

Their salaries are not as high as Liu Haizhong's. If they take a day off, they will only be deducted a little over one dollar. If they give a gift of two or three cents, they can take their whole family to have a better meal than today. The total cost is less than two dollars. It's a good deal.

Only a fool would not go to the Liu family's banquet.

Chapter 122: Report letter, Liu Guangqi was humiliated when sending an invitation

Life is hard, and everyone has their own plans. The Liu family's meal is definitely worth it. No one in the yard is willing to miss it, and they all expressed their support for Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong wanted to make Liu Guangqi's wedding banquet as big as possible. Everyone was so supportive, Liu Haizhong was very happy, and went home humming a little song.

When Zhu Xiuying came home after cleaning up outside, she saw Liu Haizhong smoking a cigarette, so she said to him: "Old Liu, weren't you too generous just now? Our family spent a lot of money on Guangqi's wedding banquet. If the gift money was too little, we would lose money."

Liu Haizhong would never listen to Zhu Xiuying's opinion, especially since he had already made a decision, and he would not allow a woman to question him. He said unhappily:

"What do you know? My in-laws and Director Bai will all come to the wedding. As long as we can establish relationships with a few leaders, our family will be rich and prosperous in the future. We won't need these three people in the yard. They can create a good atmosphere and make Guangqi's wedding banquet more lively."

Zhu Xiuying could hear Liu Haizhong's displeasure, but she didn't dare to say anything, or she would be beaten.

Liu Guangqi said:

"Mom, please stop trying to persuade me. Dad is definitely right about what he decides."