After the two police officers left, Section Chief Liu, seeing that his mission was accomplished, prepared to return to the subdistrict office.
But then, for some unknown reason, Yan Bugui stopped the group.
Section Chief Liu looked at Yan Bugui with a puzzled expression and asked in a calm tone, "Old Yan, is something wrong?"
"Hehehe!" Yan Bugui rubbed his hands together sheepishly and made a gesture as if asking for money.
"Section Chief Liu, as you know, our family has almost no source of income, so I'd like Qin Huairu to settle the bills first, otherwise, I'm afraid we'll have to make ends meet..."
Upon hearing this, Section Chief Liu realized what had happened and didn't say much more.
Since these were all agreed upon beforehand, he could only look at Qin Huairu, meaning that she should handle it as she saw fit.
Qin Huairu was also helpless when she saw this. After all, she couldn't deny it in front of everyone, but it wasn't in her nature to take out money voluntarily.
Adhering to the principle of delaying as much as possible, she had no choice but to shed tears, feign pitifulness, and plead desperately.
"Uncle Yan, why don't you wait a bit? You saw it yourself, I paid such a large sum of money, and I really don't have any at home. How about I pay it back slowly when I get back to work? What do you think?"
Although Qin Huairu's words were indeed pitiful, who exactly is Yan Bugui?
If he's unsure whether you have money and would do something that puts him at a disadvantage, he won't buy into that.
"Huai Ru! Everyone's struggling these days. If this is your attitude, then you should take the children with you! I can't support them either!"
Well! Qin Huairu's expression froze when she saw Yan Bugui preparing to give up.
Now she's in a bit of a dilemma. If she gives it to them, she's already complained about being poor and saying she has no money at home.
If we don't give it to him, judging from Yan Lao's stingy attitude, he'll definitely just give up and abandon us.
I can't possibly take my daughter with me to a labor camp, can I?
Left with no other option, the two engaged in a new round of competition. Yan Bugui seized the opportunity, played steadily, and showed no sign of backing down.
Qin Huairu ultimately couldn't withstand the pressure and had no choice but to compromise, choosing to obediently go home and get the money.
Although it was a small matter, it served as a reminder to the neighbors.
That means it's best to avoid any financial dealings with the Jia family in the future, because that woman really does renege on her debts.
Soon, Yan Bugui, having received the money, proudly counted it.
"That's good, 54.6 yuan in total. Section Chief Liu, I'm all done, you guys get back to work."
"Okay!" Section Chief Liu nodded and led his men toward the door.
But then, he suddenly remembered something, stopped in his tracks, and turned to the crowd to speak.
"Oh! By the way, there are two things I want to tell you all."
First, before the Lunar New Year, we received a letter of complaint stating that no one in Aunt Zhou's family was working at their workplace, and therefore they should lose their current housing eligibility.
I want to clarify here that Aunt Zhou's house is private property, so there's no question of it being taken back. Please don't keep bringing this up in the future.
"What?" Aunt Zhou in the crowd was so frightened that she turned pale and staggered, but fortunately her daughter caught her.
She never expected that someone would report her. Luckily, this was her private property; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Yan Bugui, who was just about to go back, was very disappointed after hearing what Section Chief Liu said.
Because he wrote the letter of complaint, his purpose was very simple: if he couldn't have a good time, others couldn't have a good time either—a typical case of harming others without benefiting himself.
As for the other neighbors, they were somewhat unhappy, but they didn't show it.
Section Chief Liu glanced at the crowd briefly, found nothing unusual, and then continued speaking.
"Secondly, the house in the backyard belonging to the deaf old lady, although it was also private property, has been taken back by our neighborhood committee since she has passed away and has no relatives."
Now that her case is closed, the house has been unsealed. If anyone needs more space, they can register with Director Lin, and we'll see who truly needs it and we can rent it to them.
Boom!
As soon as Section Chief Liu finished speaking, a commotion arose in the crowd, with everyone whispering among themselves.
The first thing I did was to stay out of it and not get involved.
But the second thing is different; everyone needs a house, and everyone wants one.
Don't be fooled by the fact that a murder happened in that house. So what? These days, which old house hasn't had a dead body? It's just that the way people died was different.
Who cares about these things?
Therefore, everyone was eager to register and looked at Lin Wencui, ready to seize the opportunity.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Section Chief Liu knew what they were thinking.
But these people aren't smart enough. Smart people wouldn't think about renting a room; they would use connections to secure it.
Of course, Section Chief Liu wouldn't tell them. After announcing these two things, he led his men away from the courtyard.
As soon as he left, Yan Bugui was the first to jump out.
"He's an old lady, you know our family's situation, could you rent that room to my family?"
Seeing Yan Bugui's impatient look, the surrounding neighbors were not to be outdone, and Liu Haizhong followed suit and stood up.
"Hehe! Director Lin, both of us work, and Guangtian is of marriageable age. This house is right next to ours, so I wonder if we could be given priority consideration?"
After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, the other neighbors also stood up.
"Auntie, we don't have enough room in our house, please count me in when you register."
“Hey ma’am, my daughter-in-law is about to give birth, and we’ll have one more person in the family soon. Could you please register our family as well?”
...
Finally, the entire courtyard erupted in chaos. Except for a few households that remained silent, all the other residents joined in.
Seeing that it was as chaotic as a vegetable market, Lin Wencui had no choice but to forcibly interrupt everyone.
"Stop, stop, stop. There's only one room available. You can register first, but I don't have the authority to make a decision. You can go back now. If you need to, register at my house."
After saying that, Lin Wencui ignored the neighbors and led the way home.
As soon as they got home, before they could even settle in, people came to register them. This continued intermittently until noon, and it was basically the same group of people who had been shouting the loudest earlier.
...
After lunch, Sun Zhengguo came over with his wife and children to visit.
Since Sun Dajiang had nothing to do, the three of them sat in the main room drinking tea and chatting, while Lin Wencui, along with her daughter-in-law and grandson, kept Yu Li company in the side room to keep her company.
Through casual conversation, Sun Zhengguo learned about what had happened that morning.
He was notified by phone yesterday about the sentencing and compensation for the gangster, so it is not surprising.
He was even less concerned about the fact that a room in the backyard had been vacated.
So far, all of his relatives who were eligible for housing have already received theirs, while the rest are still a bit short of being allocated housing.
Sun Zhengnan could get a house, but there was only one room in the backyard, and a murder had happened there, so his family really didn't want it.
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