"Yi Zhonghai, I have never seen such a shameless person as you!"
Liu Guangtian was agitated, his finger just centimeters away from poking Yi Zhonghai's nose. "What do you think I, Uncle Dabao, am? And what are you? Even if you hadn't stepped down, I, Liu Guangtian, would never have taken you seriously."
"What kind of person are you? You dare to act so arrogantly here? Do you really think everyone in this compound has to listen to you? You don't like it when people say a few words to you. How did you teach others a lesson back then?"
"What? You're wrong and no one can point it out? How can you be so arrogant? I think Yan Jiekuang is right. You're just showing off, but you're full of bad intentions behind the scenes!"
Seeing that Liu Guangtian's speech had come to an end, Liu Guangfu stepped forward, wanting to say a few words to Yi Zhonghai as well. He had already prepared his remarks while the others were giving their speeches, and was just waiting for this opportunity.
After all, even Yan Jiekuang could discipline Yi Zhonghai, so why couldn't he, as the son of a certain old man, do the same?
"The one surnamed Yi..."
However, before Liu Guangtian could finish his sentence, Liu Haizhong grabbed him by the back of the collar and threw him behind him.
"You..." Yi Zhonghai clutched his chest, pointing angrily at the crowd, too angry to utter a single word. His eyes were wide open, and it took him a moment to catch his breath. "You've gone too far! I did nothing, yet you insult me like this. You're all ganging up on me!"
"So what if I bully you?"
Liu Guangfu finally seized the opportunity to stick his head out and shout, only to be slapped back by Liu Haizhong once again.
At this moment, Wang Dabao stepped forward and said, "Everyone, please be quiet. I think Lao Yi acted impulsively. He must know he was wrong, right, Lao Yi?"
Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly and turned his face away.
"Hey everyone, look at Yi Zhonghai's attitude. My Uncle Da Bao gave him a way out, but he not only didn't appreciate it, he also pulled this stunt." Liu Guangtian immediately became indignant when he saw that Yi Zhonghai was ignoring Wang Da Bao's words.
"Sigh, Guangtian, forget it. After all, Lao Yi is used to being an official and can't stand our honest advice!"
Wang Dabao glanced at Yi Zhonghai and said again, "I believe Lao Yi will be more careful in the future. For the sake of harmony in the compound, there's no need to make things so unpleasant. However, for the sake of harmony in the compound, those who do wrong should still be punished."
Everyone agreed with this.
Liu Haizhong nodded in deep agreement, "Da Bao is right!"
The neighbors thought the storm had passed, but little did they know that Yan Jiekuang would jump out again.
"Yi Zhonghai, you think you're rich? If you don't pay up, I'm going to start cursing you."
Yan Jiekuang squinted his small eyes and looked at the other person with sarcasm, "You can buy yourself out of punishment if you have money, but you also have to buy yourself out of being scolded."
Yi Zhonghai felt a chill run down his spine. He calmed down and could tell from Yan Jiekuang's words that something unusual was going on.
Yan Jiekuang's words were very clear: if Yi Zhonghai wanted to avoid being whipped, he had to pay for the scolding. He had to pay for it all; he couldn't buy one and leave the other behind. The other option was not to pay for it at all.
He forced himself to take this beating!
Yi Zhonghai gave Yan Jiekuang a deep look. He didn't believe that this idea came from a ten-year-old child, but Yan Jiekuang's gaze left him no choice but to believe it.
He now understands that his image among the residents of the compound has been affected, and he must pay more attention to his words and actions in the future.
"Jie Kuang, I already explained last night that I really didn't mean to hurt you."
Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath and struggled to push away the middle-aged woman's support. "I'm an adult, I would never lay a hand on a child like you. Besides, your father has already avenged you, and he beat me pretty badly."
Yi Zhonghai looked around, his gaze sweeping over Wang Dabao, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, and others, then over the neighbors, before finally settling on Yan Jiekuang.
"If you, Jie Kuang, still harbor resentment towards me, I'm willing to take ten extra lashes when I'm punished later, as compensation from Uncle Yi!"
Yi Zhonghai spoke with such sincerity that he persisted even when an older woman tried to dissuade him.
Wang Dabao watched from the side and laughed. As expected of Yi Zhonghai, even if he had bad intentions, he was never hesitant to admit defeat when necessary, and he could even say it so politely.
Yan Bugui was stunned. He thought to himself, "It's over. The cooked duck has flown away from the pot."
“Yi Zhonghai, you just said you wanted to buy punishment. I think this is negotiable. After all, you are a person who cares about your reputation, and it's not appropriate for so many people to be watching.”
Yan Bugui was not giving up and tried to persuade Yi Zhonghai to pay up. Although he was only taking a small share, it was still a huge sum of nine yuan. "My third son was just saying things in anger. I will deal with him when we get home. You don't need to pay attention to him. Let's talk about paying money to redeem him from punishment."
Yi Zhonghai shook his head: "There's no need to discuss this matter further. I have already agreed to give Jie Kuang an extra ten belts."
Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong, who were standing nearby, felt a pang of unease and finally understood Yan Bugui's feelings.
However, Yan Jiekuang found it rather pointless when he heard that Yi Zhonghai was willing to accept punishment and even volunteered to add ten leather belts.
Looking at Yan Jiekuang's sullen expression, Wang Dabao couldn't quite figure out what the kid was thinking. Then, a thought struck him, and he said loudly, "Since Lao Yi is willing to be punished and even volunteered to add more for Jiekuang, then let Jiekuang pay for the extra ten belts."
"So, Lao Yi, are you willing?"
After saying that, Wang Dabao turned his gaze to Yi Zhonghai.
"this......"
Yi Zhonghai glared at Wang Dabao resentfully, "This doesn't seem appropriate. Belts don't have eyes; what if they hurt the child?"
Yi Zhonghai immediately regretted adding the ten belts earlier. He wasn't afraid of being beaten, but being spanked by a kid like Yan Jiekuang was not a pleasant thing to say, especially since all the neighbors in the compound were watching.
Sha Zhu was lying on his own doorstep, having seen the situation clearly. When he heard Yi Zhonghai offer to add a belt, Sha Zhu immediately felt the pain in his body lessen considerably.
Upon hearing Wang Dabao suggest that Yan Jiekuang fight personally, he immediately grinned.
If it weren't for the inconvenience, I would definitely be clapping and cheering!
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