The two sides hurled insults at each other even more fiercely. Aunt Yuan yelled, "Alright, are you two ever going to stop? All of you, shut up! We're here to resolve a problem, not to escalate the conflict. Nobody wanted things to turn out this way. Let's all back down."

Seeing that things had calmed down enough, Zhu Lin stepped forward. "I didn't originally want to comment on this matter today, since it's my mother who's been hurt. If I side with her, everyone will say I'm the son of the person directly involved and lack credibility. If I take pity on the Wang family and say let it go, it would also hurt my mother, considering her age and the fact that she's truly suffered. She had a high fever last night and spent the whole day in the hospital on IV drips. I know my mother's words aren't pleasant, but she was genuinely furious. Imagine how you would feel if you were in her shoes. Things were stolen, and all that was said was..." They haven't even paid compensation yet, and now they're being retaliated against. She's so old, being pushed into a cesspool at night—that's practically murder! If they push an elderly person now, what will they do next when the kids are arguing? Who will be responsible if they drown? Actually, my mom doesn't just want money; she's just upset and holding her anger in. This matter really needs to be discussed. My mom just wants to vent her anger; she definitely doesn't want to get any money out of this. After all, we know Aunt Wang's family is struggling financially. Even if we want some justice, we can't force them to live a life of misery, can we?

They said everything, good and bad, and hit the mark every time. Almost every household has children, and they're all neighbors. Who knows if they'll argue? It's perfectly normal for children to argue. What if someone gets pushed down because of revenge? People will only stand up when their own interests are involved.

Sure enough, a commotion arose from the crowd, indicating that punishment was necessary.

Aunt Yuan finally made her decision, "Enough! Don't push your luck. If you don't want to deal with this, go to the neighborhood committee and see who cares about your old, trivial matters. You're all so irresponsible. Don't you have any shame? How can this be considered a respectable matter? The Wang family must pay compensation, and they need to discipline their child properly and get rid of his sneaky habits. To put it bluntly, a child who steals a needle will steal gold when he grows up."

The matter ended with the Wang family compensating Aunt Zhu for her medical expenses and five yuan for emotional distress.

But because of this incident, those who suffered undeserved misfortune also demand an explanation. Not only were they splattered with excrement while saving the three brothers last time, but they also got covered in it while helping this time. The ropes used to pull people up last time and this time were also taken into consideration. Originally, no one would have bothered with it, but the three Wang brothers went too far this time. They even cursed everyone in the compound while they were out playing today, and everyone in the compound heard it. So, no one was going to be a fool and act like a fool.

In the end, after compensating everyone, Widow Wang had essentially worked for nothing for half a month, losing almost half a month's salary.