"If he insults me, I'll kill him," Yi Zhonghai blurted out. He would never normally say something like that, but he was so enraged that he lost his mind.
"Good heavens, you'd kill someone just because they were insulted a few times? I don't have your guts. I, MCA, am a law-abiding citizen. At most, I'd just slap her a few times."
MCA quickly added insult to injury, giving Yi Zhonghai no time to react.
Yi Zhonghai then realized what he had just said and immediately defended himself, "I said that extortionists deserve to die, cough cough, even if Aunt Jia said a few unpleasant things to you, Ma Hua, you can't hit an old woman!"
"Yi Zhonghai, you little punk, your household registration book is only one page long. You still have the nerve to talk to me like that? Bah." Ma Hua looked at Yi Zhonghai expressionlessly.
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai was furious and completely lost his usual kind demeanor. He pointed at Ma Hua's nose and cursed, "Ma Hua, you little brat, I'll fuck your grandma! Zhu Zi, beat him up!"
That damned MCA, they actually said they had no descendants in front of so many people! This move by the MCA completely drove Yi Zhonghai crazy.
“Look everyone, Yi Zhonghai got angry when he was scolded. So why are you pretending to be a coward? Those who curse others have foul mouths and deserve to be beaten,” Ma Hua shrugged and glanced at the crowd.
Yi Zhonghai then realized that he had fallen into the trap set by the MCA. However, since it was too late, he could only endure the strange looks from everyone and ask, "Putting aside the matter of Aunt Jia scolding you, tell me why you hit the old woman?"
“Yi Zhonghai, you piece of shit, you’ve already ignored the facts, what’s the point of me saying anything?” Ma Hua was also furious, “You’ve already ignored the facts.”
“Ma Hua, let me tell you, our courtyard is an advanced and model courtyard. We respect and care for the elderly. Under no circumstances should we lay a hand on the elderly, you know that?” Yi Zhonghai said to Ma Hua in a condescending manner.
Before Ma Hua could reply, Yi Zhonghai continued, "I think this is entirely Ma Hua's fault. Fine, considering it's your first offense, you should apologize to Aunt Jia in public and compensate her 10 yuan for medical expenses."
“No, his coal must also be given to my family,” Jia Zhangshi shouted anxiously from the side. Ten yuan is not enough.
"Fine, then so be it. Ma Hua, do you have any concerns?" Yi Zhonghai sneered. Even if you're right, I'll still say you're wrong.
"Pah, now I know why you, Yi Zhonghai, are childless. It turns out you've done too many dirty things. Tsk tsk tsk," Ma Hua said, looking Yi Zhonghai up and down.
“Ma Hua, let me tell you, I’m the oldest man in this compound. You have to listen to what I say, whether you like it or not, you know that?”
Yi Zhonghai tried to calm himself down and said with a gloomy face that if he didn't subdue Ma Hua this time, how would he manage the courtyard house in the future?
"Tsk tsk, what a show of official arrogance! What's wrong, Yi Zhonghai? The Qing Dynasty is long gone. Now it's the people who are in charge, not the era of a vermin like you."
"An old man? How can there be an old man like you in this modern era? You just jump in and label people without even asking questions. I think the people at the neighborhood committee are blind! If you're not going to do this, replace him quickly. Don't tarnish the title of 'old man'!"
Ma Hua unleashed a torrent of abuse on Yi Zhonghai. He was simply too angry. He had intended to keep a low profile since he was new to the country, but his humility was misinterpreted as weakness.
I, MCA, am no longer pretending. I'm laying my cards on the table. If you push me too far, I'll bury you all in the small courtyard the system has given me as fertilizer.
Yi Zhonghai never expected that the Ma Hua would use his usual moral blackmail tactics so skillfully, starting with the Qing Dynasty and the new era. How was he supposed to respond?
Seeing this, the deaf old lady sighed and said, "Ma Hua, even if Zhong Hai has done something wrong, as long as the neighborhood committee hasn't been abolished, he's still a respected elder in our compound."
"Besides, I know you're new here, and there are probably many things about our department that you don't know, so I'll forgive your nonsense just now."
"Furthermore, to be fair, even if Yi Zhonghai has done something wrong, everyone has seen what has happened over the years."
It is thanks to Zhonghai's hard work over the years that our courtyard has become a model and advanced courtyard house in the entire neighborhood. They deserve credit, if not praise, for their hard work.
Ma Hua, I know you're new and have suffered a lot, but you can't say things like that. You're questioning our neighborhood committee!
"And what you just said may not seem like a big deal, but if word gets out, all the hard work of so many people in our department over the years will have been wasted."
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