Yan Jiekuang chimed in, "My mom always said, 'You have to spend your own money, and you have to bear the consequences of your own actions...'"
Yan Jiedi couldn't stand it anymore and shoved them both away: "Stop talking nonsense and get it done!"
Yan Jiekuang pulled a hammer from his satchel, shoved aside the obstructing Yan Jiecheng, and roared, "Tear it down!"
As soon as Yan Jiekuang finished speaking his threat, he felt a dizzying sensation, followed by the intense pain of his body crashing to the ground, which made it difficult for him to breathe. He groaned and couldn't get up for a long time.
Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang saw it clearly; just now, the fat man suddenly made a move, grabbed Yan Jiekuang by the collar, and then, without him even exerting any force, Yan Jiekuang was sent flying.
I almost flew from the earthquake shelter to the front yard gate!
The two brothers were badly beaten by the fat guy back then, and they still have psychological trauma from it.
Eight years have passed, and they have all grown up, at the age when they are strong, healthy, and full of self-confidence; Yan Jiedi is no pushover either, and she shoved her husband: "Go get him!"
Two men, each holding a hammer, swung it at the fat man's head without hesitation!
Chen Yan screamed in fright. Yu Li had been holding Chen Mengqi tightly in her arms, preventing her from seeing anything.
Shi Bowen and Sha Zhu also snatched it out...
The others only had time to clearly hear two "snap" sounds, each louder and louder than the last!
Sha Zhu, who was at the front, only saw the fat man swing his arm and slap Yan Jiefang across the face. Yan Jiefang was spun around several times until he crashed into a collapsed half-wall and finally came to a stop.
The fat man easily took half a step back, making way for Yan Jie to see his man's attack. He then used the same trick again, swinging his arm in a wide arc and striking the boy, knocking him up instantly!
Upon landing, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
Sha Zhu arrived at this moment; he knew how to fight! After mentally assessing the battle, he sadly admitted that he couldn't beat Fatty back then, and he was even less likely to be able to now…
If I were to go up against that fat guy again, I'd only get hung up and beaten to a pulp!
Sha Zhu muttered under his breath, "What a fucking idiot!"
After finishing his rant, Sha Zhu slapped his forehead, turned to the old lady, and said, "I wasn't targeting you."
Then, pointing to the earthquake shelter, he said, "All the wood was provided by Yu Li!"
That scoundrel deliberately only mentioned Yu Li and not the fat man.
The Yan family children were completely intimidated by the fat man. Yan Jiedi forced a smile and said, "Why should we believe what you say?"
Yan Jiecheng pointed into the room with a look of exasperation: "I already told you, all that wood you got is under Dad's bed! Why don't you just go in and take a look?"
At this point, they also helped Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang, and Yan Jiedi's husband to their feet.
Yan Jiedi stamped his foot: "Come inside with me!"
Throughout the entire process, Yan Bugui and Yang Ruihua, the parents, remained completely silent.
Seven or eight people entered Yan Bugui's room, lifted the bed sheet, and pulled out all the old books, newspapers, and other items from under the bed. Looking inside, they saw that all the pieces of wood were still there, perfectly intact, placed under the bed!
Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang looked at each other, bewildered...
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A farce unfolded right under everyone's noses.
Only then did the dozen or so people in the front yard realize the fat man's foresight.
Fortunately, they didn't use the wood from Yan Laoxi's family, otherwise they wouldn't even have a place to live now!
Shi Bowen was extremely ashamed. He walked up to the fat man, lowered his head, slumped his shoulders, and whispered, "Fatty, I'm sorry, I'll..."
The fat man impatiently interrupted him: "What do you mean 'you'? It's all resolved now, isn't it? But this incident did serve as a reminder to me. Go and close the gate later, and don't let anyone who isn't involved into the courtyard."
Shi Bowen finally returned to his area of expertise: "No problem! I'm very familiar with this!"
"..."
At noon, Sha Zhu volunteered to cook.
The fat man gave Shi Bowen a few instructions and then rode his bicycle out the door.
When they left, Yu Li and Chen Yan were both worried. Fatty comforted them, saying, "It's alright. I'm just going to check on Aunt Fatty and Zhao Lao Er's house to see if there's anything I can do to help."
Yu Li knew, of course, what these people meant to the fat man, so she stopped trying to persuade him and just kept telling him to be careful.
After leaving the courtyard, Fatty headed straight for Aunt Fatty's house.
Her family is doing alright; although they got caught in the rain, they've now set up a makeshift shelter.
She looked quite disheveled; Aunt Pang's hair was still wet, clinging tightly to her scalp in strands.
Her husband was in a similar situation; his cloth shoes were soaked through, and he was currently drying them while wringing out the water from his clothes.
When the fat man arrived, the fat aunt turned around and asked him how his family was doing and whether they had set up a shed.
If you have nowhere to go, bring your wife and kids to her house.
The fat guy was incredibly touched...
After leaving Aunt Pang's house, I headed straight for Liu Lan's house.
After all, a woman with whom he had been intimate held a more important place in the fat man's heart than Zhao Lao Er.
Liu Lan's family is not in a good situation; the walls are cracked, and those who could stay with relatives and friends have all tried to leave.
The fat man learned from a neighbor that Liu Lan had taken her child to visit relatives.
In those days, there were no cell phones, and telephones weren't something people like Liu Lan could afford. Trying to find someone in the vast capital city was like looking for a needle in a haystack, and Fatty didn't have that kind of ability.
Just as he was getting anxious, the fat man suddenly slapped his forehead and remembered something.
This thing has been sitting in Stardew Valley gathering dust for ages; it's the hummingbird that the workshop used to produce.
The hummingbird's design is similar to that of an ultra-small drone from another dimension, entirely black, powered by two small propellers in front of its blades.
The fat man input Liu Lan's image, and the hummingbird's engine emitted a barely audible roar before silently taking off and quickly turning into a tiny black dot invisible to the naked eye.
It circled twice above the fat man's head, then flew off in one direction.
He had just arrived near Zhao Lao Er's house on his bicycle when the hummingbird gave him a response.
The fat man found a secluded corner and went back to Stardew Valley. He could clearly see the situation of Liu Lan's family on the plasma TV in the cabin.
She should be at a relative's house now, sitting alone in the yard with her child. She wasn't included in the earthquake shelter, and the mother and child could only cover themselves with a plastic sheet.
After the fat man came out, he sighed and pushed the cart into Zhao Lao Er's house.
Every family faces minor difficulties, but now neighbors are all trying to find ways to overcome them together.
After exchanging a few words with Zhao Lao Er, the fat man, preoccupied with Liu Lan, took his leave.
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