Zhao Cuihua stood up with a jerk, her face flushed. "Comrade Wang, you're mistaken. We just agreed with Aunt Li, and now it's 20,000!"
She slapped her thigh anxiously and pointed at the bag of five thousand yuan she had just taken out on the table, "Look, the money is all here."
Old Mrs. Ji was also panicked. She tremblingly grabbed Li Guifang's sleeve and said, "Li, Li family, we have been neighbors for decades. We can't do things like this! Didn't we agree on this just now..."
Li Guifang suddenly shook her hand off, her voice suddenly rising: "Who told you guys this? Huh? Did I agree?"
Her eyes widened. "Your son smashed my shop like that, and you want to get rid of me with just 20,000 yuan? You're dreaming!"
Sun Li was so angry that veins on her forehead were throbbing: "Aunt Li, you are being unreasonable! Just now..."
"I'm reasonable?" Li Guifang sneered, her voice even louder, "Why weren't you reasonable when your family smashed the store?
Why were you so unreasonable when you beat people? Are you scared now? It’s too late!
Li Guifang snorted coldly and crossed her arms: "Comrade Wang, please give me some advice!
The Ji family has been talking to themselves for a long time, but I never agreed to the 20,000 yuan figure!
She glanced at the pile of money on the table and said, "I haven't even touched this money. Whoever agrees can take it!"
Zhao Cuihua stamped her feet anxiously: "But just now clearly..."
"Mingming what?" Li Guifang's voice suddenly rose. "Why didn't you say Mingming when your Ji family smashed the store? Are you worried now?
Either you pay me 28,000 today, or we go through the legal process! I, Li Guifang, have never been bullied like this in my life!
Seeing the situation deadlocked, Zhao Cuihua wanted to say something, but Li Guifang raised her hand and said, "Why didn't you think about the consequences when you smashed the shop?"
Sun Li opened her mouth but was blocked before she could say anything: "Why didn't you discuss it before you hit someone?"
Gradually, the room fell into a long silence, with only Mrs. Ji's heavy breathing as the sound.
The Li family members looked at each other, all shocked by the old lady's fierceness - with such a fast expression change, it would be a shame if she didn't go to act in a movie!
Seeing that mediation was hopeless, Wang Gongan stood up with a sullen face and said, "Since negotiation can't work out, let's not waste time here."
He took out a notebook and quickly wrote a list, "Everyone report to the mediation room of the police station at 2 pm!" After saying that, he slammed the list on the table and strode out.
When he reached the door, he suddenly turned around and pointed at everyone, warning: "Remember this! If anyone dares not come..."
He didn't finish his words, but that meaningful look made everyone shudder.
The Ji family's mother and three daughters were speechless and could only walk out with their heads hung.
Before leaving, Zhao Cuihua hurriedly wrapped the stack of "Great Unity" notes on the table in her handkerchief, muttering to herself, "If I had known, I wouldn't have taken this money out. At the credit union, the interest is at least a few cents a day..."
After everyone else left, Li Mingyu quickly stepped forward and said, "Mom, you were so impressive just now!
Even more amazing than Zhao Qiannan in Huo Yuanjia!
Li Guifang was drinking water from an enamel pot with the words "Advanced Worker" printed on it. When she heard this, she almost choked: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
She wiped her mouth, turned around and called towards the kitchen: "Xiaomei, is the meal ready?"
Wu Xiaomei, wearing a blue apron, emerged from the kitchen, a spatula clutched in her hand. "Mom, I just put the cabbage in the pot. Your 'negotiation' ended too quickly..."
"Hurry up!" Li Guifang sat down in front of the peeling paint on the eight-immortal table.
"Just make something. I have to go to the police station this afternoon to complain!"
She lowered her voice and said, "I have to eat my fill before I can have the energy to continue the fight with the Ji family!"
Li Minghua suppressed his laughter and whispered to Li Mingyuan, "Mom is preparing to go to the police station and fight a long battle!"
Wu Xiaomei knocked the iron spatula against the stove and said, "Would you like me to steam some buns for you to take with you? I heard that at the police station, you even have to bring your own teacup to get hot water..."
"Hit!" Li Guifang took it seriously. "If I could get a few more, I don't know how long it would take those Ji family members to finish them off!"
The room suddenly burst into laughter. Only Li Jianghai silently took out a half-bottle of bulk white wine from the chest of drawers and said quietly, "How about... a couple of sips to boost your courage? This 'Xifeng' is still left over from the last time I did business at Old Wang's house..."
"Drink your head, and when I come back tonight, we'll celebrate!"
The sizzling sound of cooking in a large iron wok came from the kitchen. "In the Field of Hope" was playing on the radio, and the small flowers on the windowsill were swaying gently in the afternoon sun.
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At exactly two o'clock in the afternoon, Li Guifang stepped onto the terrazzo floor of the police station on time, carrying a canvas bag with the words "Guifangzhai" printed on it.
She sat on the long wooden chair for a full quarter of an hour before she heard the sound of plastic sandals tapping outside the door - the three women from the Ji family came reluctantly.
When Wang Gongan, with a stern face, brought the Ji brothers out from the back room, Old Lady Ji yelled "Ah" and rushed over.
"My son! He has become so thin..."
Although he only stayed in the police station for one night, Mrs. Ji felt that the time her son spent in the police station was longer than her foot binding!
Her skinny hands tightly grasped her son's floral shirt, and her tears and snot were all stuck to his suit.
"That's enough!" Wang Gongan pulled the old lady away. "If you want to cry, go home and cry! Are we going to talk about business now?"
He patted the mediation agreement on the table and said, "You two have negotiated for 28,000 yuan. If you agree, please sign and seal it!"
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