“Our vote is worth two votes, but that’s not a privilege. If you think that way, you’re wronging us. What Lao Liu means is that we two should bear most of the responsibility for the mediators we were elected to.”
"After all, our appointment of promising young people this time is a precedent, and the two votes are the opposite of bearing the majority of the responsibility."
Everyone turned their attention back to Yi Zhonghai, wanting to see what this former patriarch would have to say.
However, it was Liu Haizhong who spoke.
"Yi Zhonghai, don't judge others by your own petty standards. You've set a precedent by showing favoritism to one family. Ask the neighbors in this courtyard, who hasn't been mistreated by the Jia family? Now that you're no longer the head of the household, you think you can overturn the table?!"
"Liu Haizhong, don't talk nonsense."
Yi Zhonghai's face turned red. He said that flipping the table was like slapping him across the face. "I do everything according to my conscience and serve my neighbors wholeheartedly. I have never sought personal gain."
“You acted entirely on your conscience, but you left your conscience with the Jia family.”
Liu Haizhong slammed his fist on the table in a fit of rage, making the lid of the teacup rattle violently. "You may not have sought personal gain, but you've delegated power to your apprentice, Jia Dongxu. The Jia family, relying on your influence, looks down on everyone in the neighborhood. And you still dare to say you're wholeheartedly serving the residents? Have you no shame?!"
"Liu Haizhong, you...you're a mad dog!"
Yi Zhonghai was panting heavily after being rebuked by Liu Haizhong. He could only curse loudly before sitting down with a thud.
Yi Zhonghai fell silent, which angered Jia Zhangshi, who was sitting in the back. She got up and quickly walked to the front.
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