Xu Bowen was pressed under the door panel, and his calves were turning red and purple due to poor blood circulation. Lin Ye couldn't wait for everyone to come up with a better solution, so he used his own body to protect Xu Bowen and pulled him out.

Despite running away quickly, he was still hit on the back by a falling red brick.

Lu Wanqing looked miserable as Luo Hao lifted the shirt off her back, revealing her blood-soaked back.

She immediately covered her mouth with her hand, tears falling like broken beads. She stepped forward and hugged Lin Ye's face.

"How could you be so silly! Your back was injured a while ago, and the doctor told you to take good care of it."

When Lin Ye saw his wife crying, he quickly wiped her tears with his rough fingers. "Honey, don't cry. So many people are watching! I dodged quickly. I wasn't hit much, it doesn't hurt at all. I'll take care of it later!"

Luo Hao took a clean towel from somewhere and helped wipe away the bloodstains on her back. Sure enough, there were only a few small wounds. Lu Wanqing stopped crying, sniffling and still looking distressed.

Lu Wanqing was about to help Lin Ye home when He Shujuan stormed up in front of them, blocking their way.

"You think you can just run away after damaging people? My grandson was injured like this today, you have to give us an explanation."

After speaking to Lin Ye with a ferocious expression, she shouted at Yu Guanghui, who had already retreated back into the house, "Secretary Yu, don't be a coward at a time like this. My grandson was hit by your house, and you must compensate me today!"

Li Miaolian, supporting Xu Bowen, also came over. Her attitude was the same as He Shujuan's—very firm—that Yu Guanghui and Lin Ye should both come up with money to compensate them.

Luo Hao was furious at their unreasonable behavior.

"Aren't you being unreasonable? The house construction is stalled, and we're busy working in the fields. Who knew he would come here on his own? If you're going to talk about responsibility, how did you adults supervise him? Why didn't you keep an eye on the child?"

Hearing Luo Hao's words, Li Miaolian jumped up and cursed, "Luo Hao, you bastard! The house has crushed people, and you still think you're right? Now the child's leg is injured, and if we complain to the commune, it will be that the person was crushed and we are in the right. If you don't compensate us, then forget about building this house in the future. I will come here every day to cry and wail!"

The onlookers gasped; it seemed the Xu family was determined to continue their unreasonable argument.

The house was about to be built, and now this has been disrupted. How can we continue building it?

Yu Guanghui felt a surge of anger rising in his throat, as if his lungs were about to explode. He stepped forward and shoved Li Miaolian aside, saying in a low, impatient voice, "What are you doing! Is it really appropriate for you to do this in front of the child?"

Li Miaolian shook off his hand, seemingly to avoid suspicion, a mocking look appearing on her face, "Secretary Yu, stop pulling and tugging, it doesn't look good to others! What could we possibly want? Our child was damaged by your house, we just want some medical expenses!"

You built such a big house for Yu Xiaojun, it must have cost at least a thousand yuan. I won't ask you for more now, just give me five hundred yuan, and I promise I'll never get in your way again!

Five hundred yuan?

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd; Li Miaolian was truly audacious!

At two yuan a day as a laborer, it would take almost a year to work like that! And that's assuming there's work available!

However, everyone is hoping that Secretary Yu can resolve Li Miaolian's matter. Only when the matter is resolved can construction continue and the construction team be able to take on other jobs. Otherwise, if this matter gets out, it will be a huge blow to the construction team. How will they be able to take on projects in the future?

Clearly, Yu Guanghui had seen through Li Miaolian's motives and had no intention of satisfying her. "Li Miaolian, you're asking for too much. Bowen was rescued by Lin Ye in time, and his leg will be fine after a few days of rest. The medical expenses won't be that much! Besides, I just used the money to build a house, and I'm broke. Where would I get the money to give you?"

He realized that Li Miaolian and He Shujuan were using the child to extort money from him!

Xu Bowen is also his son, but he used the money to build a house for Yu Xiaojun, so they were naturally furious!

But they were far too greedy. These days, he had secretly given the Xu family a lot of money. Whenever he had the chance, He Shujuan and Li Miaolian would hang around in front of him. In order to prevent the matter from being exposed, he had no choice but to keep satisfying their appetites, from a few yuan at the beginning to dozens of yuan later.

Unexpectedly, this time, they asked for five hundred right off the bat.

These days, he's been so tormented by these things that he can't sleep at night, and his mental state has been poor. They're even pushing him further!

Even if you force him to his death, he still won't be able to come up with that much money!

At this moment, He Shujuan, who had been massaging Xu Bowen's calf that had been pressed down, spoke up.

“Secretary Yu, we’re not unreasonable. It’s okay if you can’t come up with the money now, just write a guarantee that you’ll give us the money within a year. Otherwise, don’t blame us for being impolite!”

She emphasized the last few words, which others took as a simple threat, but to Yu Guanghui it meant something clear: if he really couldn't come up with the money, then things would really come to a head.

At that point, not only will his wife Miao Hongmei tear him apart, but he won't be able to continue as the village secretary either!

There's nothing he can do! It's his own fault for not controlling his lower body a few years ago, leaving this hidden danger behind!

Yu Guanghui's sharp gaze swept over He Shujuan and Li Miaolian, finally landing on Xu Bowen.

At this moment, his small body was sitting on the ground, his face pale, as if he had not yet recovered from the fright he had just experienced.

He Shujuan massaged his calves, and he would occasionally groan in pain.

Yu Guanghui's heart wasn't made of stone. Seeing his youngest son, who had never been loved by him since childhood and was now suffering such a great injustice, he suddenly felt a pang of heartache.

Five hundred it is!

He can spend money on his eldest son, so why can't he spend it on his youngest son?

Thinking this, he shouted towards the other end of the room, asking Miao Hongmei to fetch paper and a pen.

Miao Hongmei was naturally unwilling, "It's just a leg injury, why does it cost so much money? You old senile!"

Yu Guanghui was focused on doing something for his youngest son, and her sarcastic remarks made him angry.

"Just go get it when I tell you to! Do you still want to build your son's house?!"

When Miao Hongmei thought of He Shujuan's tantrum-throwing nature, she stopped talking and grumbled as she brought out paper and pen.

Yu Guanghui waved his hand and wrote a guarantee for them, and even pressed his fingerprint on it.

He Shujuan quickly snatched the guarantee and stuffed it into her pocket, a barely perceptible look of smugness flashing across her face.

"Alright, Secretary Yu, I won't make things difficult for you."

Yu Guanghui breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had temporarily escaped a disaster, and hurriedly turned around and went back into the house.

The crowd whispered among themselves, thinking the matter was finally over, and prepared to disperse.

Unexpectedly, He Shujuan coldly addressed Lin Ye again, "Lin Ye, what about yours?"