The applause stopped abruptly, and neighbors craned their necks to look ahead.
Jia Dongxu stood there, eyes wide, face red and neck thick, panting heavily, his raised hand still outstretched.
“I said I was not convinced. Xu Damao wants to be the mediator? He’s dreaming.”
Jia Dongxu turned to look at Xu Damao, who was filled with shock and anger. At this moment, he was also willing to go all out. Since he couldn't be the mediator himself, he would at least make sure that someone else couldn't be either. "Everyone knows how Xu Damao got this mediator position. He traded eggs and mountain produce for it. Does that even count?!"
"Don't be fooled by this guy's facade. You've taken his eggs and mountain produce now, but once he becomes the mediator, he'll definitely take those benefits back from you."
Jia Dongxu pointed at Liu Haizhong: "And this old guy, he took bribes from Xu Damao, otherwise why would he be so protective of Xu Damao?!"
"I saw Xu Damao carrying eggs to Liu Haizhong's house with my own eyes. What is that?"
"They accepted bribes. We, the neighbors, should ask ourselves honestly, can we really rely on mediators selected this way?!"
As if struck by lightning, Jia Dongxu unleashed a barrage of attacks, leaving Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao completely bewildered and unsure where to begin their rebuttal.
Below, Yi Zhonghai's eyes were full of smiles.
Sha Zhu's eyes darted around, and he immediately chimed in, "What are we choosing mediators for? It's to prevent conflicts between neighbors. Mediators need to have good character to be competent. But look at Xu Damao, he's always loafing around. He's just a scoundrel. What do you think someone like that can do? Lead you into fights?!"
Xu Damao felt like he was being burned alive, and he wanted nothing more than to grab a gun and shoot the two things in front of him.
"Shazhu, Jia Dongxu, what are you two yelling about here!"
Before Xu Damao could speak, Liu Haizhong objected. They were slapping him in the face by talking like that!
“Let me tell you, I was elected by the residents of this compound, one vote at a time. It’s not up to you two losers to ramble on.”
Xu Damao rushed up and pointed his finger at Jia Dongxu's nose, "What kind of trash are you two? You dare to compete with me here? It's a favor to even look at you."
To be honest, Xu Damao's murderous stance really scared Jia Dongxu half to death.
Jia Dongxu was never a very bold person to begin with. He had only relied on Yi Zhonghai's power in the compound to bully others. It was only after Wang Dabao praised him that he gained his current courage. In fact, he owes all of this to Wang Dabao.
And what Xu Damao said was also correct.
Xu Damao is one of the eight projectionists, he has no shortage of food or drink, how can a little Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu compare to him?!
Like I said, even giving them a second glance is an insult to them!
Since he failed to win the election, Sha Zhu felt that he and Jia Dongxu were now in the same boat, and he absolutely could not let Xu Damao take office for nothing. Without Yi Zhonghai's protection, he could not bear the consequences of the latter's retaliation.
What do you want to do?
Liu Haizhong rushed over and faced Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu, saying, "If you have opinions about the voting results, you can raise them in front of everyone. But what are you doing now? You lost the vote, and you're going to lose your integrity too?"
“That’s right, Xu Damao did give me eggs, but I also gave him an IOU. Everyone in this compound knows that I, Liu Haizhong, like to eat scallion eggs. My family needs a lot of eggs, so it’s perfectly normal to borrow eggs from the neighbors in the compound.”
Liu Haizhong leaned closer to Jia Dongxu: "Jia Dongxu, you little bastard, you dare to accuse me of accepting bribes based on this? Let me tell you, even if your father, Old Jia, were still alive, I would still beat you up."
"Smack!"
Before Jia Dongxu could recover from his panic, Liu Haizhong slapped him hard across the face.
Liu Haizhong's strength was all in his arm, and this slap was delivered in anger, sending Jia Dongxu tumbling backwards and heading straight for Yi Zhonghai.
"Dongxu..."
"Dongxu, my son..."
Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi roared at the same time.
Before Yi Zhonghai could go to catch him, Jia Dongxu flew directly into his arms.
Jia Zhangshi rushed over and saw that her son's left cheek was swollen and there was blood at the corner of his mouth. She immediately became furious and turned to pounce on Liu Haizhong, ready to scratch him again.
"Smack!"
Another crisp sound.
Just like her son Jia Dongxu, Jia Zhangshi staggered and spun around as she rushed back towards Yi Zhonghai.
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai was dumbfounded. It was better to catch Jia Dongxu, after all, he was light, and it was fine to catch him in his arms.
However, Jia Zhangshi was different. She was as solid as a cannon. If this hit her, even if Jia Dongxu could block it, she wouldn't be able to withstand it!
These thoughts only flashed through Yi Zhonghai's mind for a moment before he barely had time to push away the old woman next to him. Then, with a thud, Jia Zhangshi came crashing down on him.
The neighbors quickly moved aside to make way for the three people.
Glug glug, the three of them hugged each other and rolled around in a ball.
After rolling twice, Jia Dongxu was unexpectedly thrown out.
In the blink of an eye, no one cared who was thrown out. The remaining two clung to each other like drowning people grasping at a straw, wishing they could squeeze the other into their own bodies.
Finally, after the wheels had traveled five or six meters, the two people who were entangled together came to a stop.
The neighbors in the compound were stunned, staring blankly at the two people on the ground like idiots.
Yi Zhonghai was below, and Jia Zhangshi was above. Both of them had their eyes closed and were breathing heavily, their hands tightly embracing each other.
Wang Dabao leaned closer and looked at the scene before him, then burst out laughing!
If only I had a phone or camera, I could freeze this heartwarming moment forever and look back on it later. Unfortunately, that thing hasn't been made yet.
"Yi Zhonghai, what are you doing, openly having an affair in front of everyone?"
Wang Dabao retreated behind the crowd and shouted loudly, while constantly winking and making faces at Yan Jiekuang beside him.
Yan Jiekuang didn't understand at first, until Wang Dabao grinned and kicked Yi Zhonghai on the head, shouting, "Yi Zhonghai is an old rogue, down with the old rogue!"
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