“Honey, I just don’t understand. It’s one thing to treat your fellow workers to a meal, but why did you invite Yan Bugui? After all, his reputation isn’t great these days.”
Aunt Yi said, feeling displeased.
"What do you, a mere woman, know? Don't say things like that that are detrimental to unity."
Hearing her husband's scolding, Aunt Yi didn't respond. Instead, she angrily picked up the bowl and chopsticks and headed to the kitchen.
Seeing his wife storm off, Yi Zhonghai didn't care. Instead, he sat down at the table, lit a cigarette, and started thinking about something.
The next morning, Grandpa took his two sons, Sun Zhengguo and Sun Zhengdong, to the furniture market early in the morning to buy some furniture for the new house.
The rest of the people returned to the courtyard house to help tidy up the two rooms.
The people in the courtyard were already used to seeing Ning Xiaowei and her group arrive, so they didn't take it seriously and just gave them a casual greeting.
When Aunt Chen saw her niece coming over, she happily took the child from her arms and then followed her to the Sun family's house, ready to chat for a while.
However, before she could catch up on the everyday conversation, she was surprised to find that her niece skillfully opened the doors to the two rooms opposite, and then a group of people began cleaning.
While surprised, Aunt Chen had a bold idea in her mind.
So she quickly grabbed her niece and whispered, "Aifang, how did you get the Yan family's key? These two rooms wouldn't happen to be...?"
Wang Aifang smiled and nodded, "Auntie, Zhengdong just got these two rooms yesterday. From now on, we'll all live in the same courtyard."
"Really?" While happy, Aunt Chen was also a little worried. After all, this place used to belong to the Yan family. Would that old man Deng cause trouble?
"Aifang, does the Yan family know about this?"
“Hey! Auntie, this is a house allocated by the factory. What does it have to do with the Yan family? Do you think they have the right to take it back?” Wang Aifang said nonchalantly.
Because the Sun family is behind her, no one can change her mind.
After listening to her niece's analysis, Aunt Chen nodded happily. Because she was still holding her child, she chose to stand aside and watch.
Sure enough, such a commotion couldn't be kept secret from the people in the courtyard.
Several older women saw this and came over to ask what was going on.
This question has some serious implications. The two houses that everyone has been longing for already have owners. You know, who wouldn't be envious of these two houses?
When the older women learned the truth, they quickly ran around the courtyard spreading the word, hoping someone would cause trouble and that no one would be able to live there anymore.
When Yan Bugui learned of this news, his eyes bulged like a toad's, and he immediately led his family to attack.
Seeing that there was something to see, the other neighbors immediately followed, ready to see what was going on.
So, a large group of people came to the west wing of the front yard.
When Yan Bugui saw that the two doors were wide open, he knew that the old women had not spread rumors. He was furious and immediately gave his wife a wink.
Yang Ruihua was already furious; even without her giving him a meaningful look, she wouldn't ignore it.
Then she yelled, "Stop! All of you, stop! Who told you to clean up here?"
Hearing the shout, everyone inside the house put down what they were doing and came outside.
When Wang Aifang saw the scene outside, she knew that they were here to cause trouble, but she was not flustered at all and just waited for the old lady to handle it.
Lin Wencui first threw the broom aside, and then said casually.
"What? I was helping my nephew clean up, who did I bother? Why do you need to stop?"
“Hey, you old lady, this house clearly belongs to the Yan family. Everyone in the courtyard knows that. What right do you have to clean here?” Yang Ruihua retorted sharply.
Some onlookers nodded in agreement, indicating their approval.
"Oh! Since it's your Yan family's house, then produce proof. As long as your family can produce proof, we will vacate the house immediately."
Lin Wencui maintained her initial polite approach before resorting to force, and did not appear particularly aggressive.
"What proof? As long as my husband Yan returns to his post, this house will be re-allocated to us. Isn't that proof enough?"
Hehehe!
Lin Wencui chuckled in response to Yang Ruihua's words.
"Since your family can't produce any proof, what are you still trying to argue about?"
"Aifang, show them your house certificate so that some ignorant people won't talk nonsense here."
"Okay, ma'am."
After Wang Aifang finished speaking, she took out the certificate issued by the subdistrict office from her bag, showed it to the audience, and then put it back into her bag.
The neighbors at the scene could immediately tell whether the certificate was genuine or not.
Because their family also has such proof.
"It seems the house has been allocated to the Sun family. Old Man Yan is in for a real mess this time!"
"That's right. Who wouldn't want these two houses? How could they be left empty for long? As long as they see the right opportunity, anyone with the ability will try to get a piece of the action."
"..."
"..."
Hearing the neighbors' comments, Yan Bugui knew that he probably wouldn't be able to get the house back.
But expecting him to remain silent is not his style.
Therefore, Yan Bugui personally took charge and began the second round of the competition.
“Hey, you old lady, you know perfectly well that these two rooms used to belong to my family, so why did you let your nephew come and take them away?”
"Yan Bugui, watch your words." Lin Wencui was too lazy to explain anymore and directly scolded loudly, "What do you mean by 'robbery'? Come on, explain it to me. If you can't explain it clearly, believe me, I'll send someone to explain it to you?"
“He’s an older woman, don’t be so unreasonable. You should know that I was so anxious that I made a slip of the tongue.”
After Yan Bugui finished explaining, he turned around and addressed the neighbors behind him.
"Everyone, you be the judge. Our two houses, while not the biggest in the compound, are not small either."
"Why should her nephew, a young man who has only been working for a few years, be allocated such a house? Isn't there something wrong with this?"
Yan Bugui's words regained the upper hand and stirred up everyone's emotions, prompting the neighbors in the courtyard to start discussing it.
"Yes, yes, I've been working here for seven or eight years and I've only been assigned one room. There must be something fishy going on here."
"Oh well, that's their skill, you can't be envious of it."
"Bullshit, there might be something shady going on inside. Let's see how she explains it."
"..."
Seeing that Yan Bugui had started a frenzy of speculation, Lin Wencui didn't tolerate it and directly asked him a question.
"Yan Bugui, my nephew is now a mid-level worker, a key talent being groomed by the factory, and also an outstanding individual in the company. I would like to ask you, which law stipulates that he cannot be allocated two rooms?"
Lin Wencui's question left Yan Bugui dumbfounded; no one had told him these things!
Seeing that the situation had changed, the group of neighbors behind them, a bunch of opportunists, turned their attention to the Sun family, thinking it was all reasonable.
Just then, Sun Zhengguo returned to the doorway.
It turned out they had already bought the furniture, and the old man was delivering it back to the courtyard.
Grandpa and the others are in charge of escorting the vehicle, but he had nothing to do, so he rushed back first.
Who would have thought that as soon as I returned to the courtyard, I would encounter this grand spectacle.
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