When Liu Haizhong heard Yan Bugui say that, he was furious.
Why did you have to bring up that sore spot? Ugh, but then I saw the old lady's encouraging look.
Suppressing his anger, he spoke slowly.
"Old Yan, stop talking nonsense. I want to be the boss of this compound."
But I'm not jealous of you. What would I be jealous of? Your lack of responsibility and your tendency to run away when things go wrong?
And you say you didn't bully us? Old Yan, you haven't forgotten, have you?
Back when you were still the third uncle of the courtyard house, you loved to squat and wait at the entrance of our courtyard house.
But ever since you became the only old man in the courtyard, things have gotten even worse.
Now, whenever you see someone enter our courtyard house, you try every possible way to take advantage of them.
Don't you think you're going too far? What's wrong? I've never heard of that.
You even have to pay taxes to the steward to enter a courtyard house, do you know what people are saying about you?
Even if you're Yan Laoxi, you, Yan Bugui, would stop the night soil cart passing by our courtyard gate.
Tasting it to check the saltiness—do you realize how much damage your actions have done to the image of our courtyard house?!
"You're making us so ashamed to even hold our heads up in the alley!" Liu Haizhong said, getting angrier and angrier.
But inside, he was practically bursting with joy. No wonder Yi Zhonghai and his ilk always criticized others like that.
That feels so good, so good! Look how you've silenced Yan Bugui completely.
"What's wrong? Don't say I'm slandering you. Otherwise, ask everyone yourself."
"Aren't you going a little too far lately?" Liu Haizhong sneered, directly pointing the finger at the crowd.
When Liu Haizhong mentioned Yan Bugui as the goalkeeper, everyone present also remembered...
Indeed, things have been going on for me lately; Yan Bugui has been getting increasingly outrageous.
Previously, they would only try to gain some advantage verbally, but now they're going too far.
Now, whenever I come back from shopping, I have to check if Yan Bugui is standing at the door first.
If there wasn't anything there, then I wouldn't dare come back. Right now, going home is practically like stealing.
But these days, nobody was rich, and everything was rationed.
Who else but Xu Damao would be willing to give gifts to Yan Bugui? But if he didn't give them, Yan Bugui would use words to belittle him.
What are you saying? In our department, only Xu Damao is the best. What, what is that? It's really disgusting.
The crowd was already somewhat dissatisfied with Yan Bugui, and now, hearing Liu Haizhong's instigation,
The anger in my heart surged up.
Yes, what contributions has Yan Bugui, as the elder of our courtyard house, made?
They'll find ways to take advantage of us every day.
Especially just now, they actually hid at home; that's absolutely unforgivable.
That Yan Paopao (a derogatory term for a man who has fled from public life) has made us lose face in the alleyways. He doesn't deserve to continue being the patriarch of the courtyard house.
Yan Bugui naturally heard the murmurs of the crowd and looked at Yi Zhonghai for help.
But Yi Zhonghai no longer cares about Yan Bugui.
Ultimately, the incident of someone causing trouble in the courtyard was something he himself provoked.
Seeing that everyone was only condemning Yan Bugui and not mentioning him, Yi Zhonghai didn't dare to speak up for Yan Bugui.
Yi Zhonghai is now like a frightened ostrich.
I simply lower my head and remain silent. If I don't look at you, if I don't speak, then I don't exist. You can't see me!
Yan Bugui saw Yi Zhonghai lowering his head and pretending not to see, and he immediately understood.
What does Yi Zhonghai mean by this? I feel an overwhelming sense of desolation. You, Yi Zhonghai, you bastard!
Wasn't it when you were begging me before? Now you're just standing by and doing nothing.
Okay, fine, I, Yan Bugui, have remembered this.
Only Xu Damao noticed something was wrong and quickly spoke up, "Everyone, I know Uncle Yan..."
He certainly had many shortcomings in what he did before, but after all, he was appointed by Director Wang of the subdistrict office.
Even if we don't give Yan Bugui face, we should at least give Director Wang face, right?
Hearing Xu Damao say this, everyone gradually calmed down.
Yes, Yan Bugui was appointed by Director Wang of the Subdistrict Office, after all.
Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Xu Damao slowly said, "I think that no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes."
I think we should give Uncle Yan a chance now. We can also use this time to observe him carefully and see if he's truly competent.
Moreover, we can take this opportunity to... within our courtyard house.
Let's select and evaluate the backup manager. If Uncle Yan doesn't perform well, then we'll replace him directly. What do you all think?
Yan Bugui was initially very grateful to Xu Damao for speaking up for him.
Da Mao is so good to me. He's always been the one to take care of me, and he's the one who speaks up for me in crucial moments. Yeah.
I will remember Da Mao's kindness in the future.
However, upon hearing the rest, Yan Bugui began to feel hatred towards Xu Damao.
What does it mean to observe? What does it mean to judge whether I'm doing a good job or not, and to identify where I'm not doing a good job?
I, Yan Bugui, finally outlasted Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, and now I hold absolute power. What's wrong with enjoying some of the benefits that power brings?
If it weren't for this, I wouldn't bother taking the position.
Yan Bugui had no idea what Xu Damao was planning, while Xu Damao was also making his own calculations.
Now that Yan Bugui has stepped down, does that mean I, Xu Damao, can also act like a big shot?
Xu Damao hadn't originally intended to do this, but seeing that he had spoken up for Yan Bugui,
The hostile looks from the crowd immediately vanished, replaced by a change of heart.
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