"Silly Zhu, what's wrong with you? Why are you always causing trouble everywhere?"
Xu Damao glared at him, frowned, and said sarcastically, "Things have only been peaceful in this courtyard for a few days, and you're already causing trouble again. Can't you just stop causing everyone so much trouble?"
Sha Zhu blinked hard twice, pulled up his thick cotton pants, and said, "Hey, Xu Damao, you son of a bitch, which idiot didn't fasten his pants properly and exposed you? Let me tell you, don't kick me when I'm down, or next time I'll make sure you're skinned alive."
These two sentences from Sha Zhu made Xu Damao's eyelids twitch.
"Hey, everyone listen up! What I just said wasn't too much, was it? And that's really what happened, right? But listen to what he's saying! What is he even saying?! Is he even speaking human language?!"
"No wonder Guangtian wanted to beat you up, you stinky cook, you deserved it."
As he spoke, Xu Damao rolled up his sleeves, turned to look at Liu Guangtian, and said, "Guangtian, all talk and no action is useless. If you really have the guts, come with me and beat this bastard up, let him know that He Yuzhu can't turn the world upside down in this yard."
Liu Guangtian was immediately provoked by Xu Damao.
But he wasn't stupid. He took a small step forward, but his eyes were fixed on Xu Damao's movements.
"Xu Damao, don't forget who you are now."
Yan Bugui shouted loudly, walked out with a tense face, pointed at Xu Damao, and then glared at Liu Guangtian, "What do you two want? Xu Damao, do you not want to be a mediator anymore?"
"Remember your role: you are a mediator, not a fighter."
"And you, Liu Guangtian, although I haven't figured out what happened yet, what were you doing? How could you rush over and attack me? As the son of Liu Haizhong, the head of our compound, why can't you learn some noble virtues from your father!"
Yan Bugui waved one hand at Liu Haizhong and continued, "Your father, Liu Haizhong, is a top-notch technician in the factory. He is respected by the workers and admired by his apprentices. Back in the compound, he is the big boss of this compound. He has worked tirelessly for the compound for so many years without complaint, and I have never heard him utter a single word of complaint."
"Your father is such a respected man, what are you doing? Can't you study?!"
Liu Haizhong was already quite dissatisfied with Yan Bugui's loud shout and leaping out.
He's still alive and kicking, what are you trying to do, Yan Bugui, making such a racket?
As a result, Yan Bugui went even further, scolding his son in front of his father, which was unethical.
It wasn't until Liu Haizhong heard what Yan Bugui said next that he realized Yan Bugui was right!
That makes perfect sense!
Every word makes perfect sense!
Wang Dabao, standing to the side, facepalmed, thinking to himself, "Old Yan, are you serious? You're supposed to be my uncle, why are you acting like a door-to-door technician, so eager to please me?"
However, after seeing Liu Haizhong's face full of approval, Wang Dabao felt that he had acted hastily.
Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong have been neighbors for many years and have even worked together as mediators for a long time. Yan Bugui has a very good grasp of Liu Haizhong's preferences!
Liu Haizhong just likes this kind of thing.
Yan Bugui, catering to Liu Haizhong's tastes, fed him a bite of seafood, but fed Wang Dabao, Xu Damao, Shazhu, and Qian Shifu, who was watching the commotion, a mouthful of excrement.
"Old Yan, let's find out the situation first before we talk about it."
Wang Dabao stepped forward and pulled Yan Bugui back, who was about to continue speaking, thinking to himself, "No matter how much you flatter Liu Haizhong, you should at least consider everyone else's feelings."
Are we even allowed to have lunch?
"Everyone, stop arguing. Here's what happened."
Just as Liu Haizhong was about to speak with his hands behind his back, the Jia family's door opened, and Qin Huairu came out carrying a bowl. "I heard it was quite a commotion outside. What's causing this argument?"
While they were talking, Qin Huairu walked up to Sha Zhu and handed him the bowl: "Zhu Zi, thank you for the noodles. The two kids loved them. The fact that you made these noodles like this shows that you are really good at cooking."
Sha Zhu grunted and took the empty bowl with his head down.
The atmosphere at the scene immediately froze.
By this time, even Liu Guangtian knew what was going on, let alone Yan Bugui, Xu Damao, Wang Dabao, and others.
This must be because Sha Zhu caught Qin Huairu eating noodles and Liu Haizhong got in the act.
Qin Huairu also sensed that something was wrong, but before she could ask, she heard Bang Geng calling her from inside the house, so she could only turn around and go back inside.
Logically speaking, there's nothing wrong with Sha Zhu bringing a bowl of noodles to the Jia family. The Jia family is in a difficult situation now, and it's just that the neighbors are helping each other out.
The problem is that last night, the three old men in the compound, plus Yi Zhonghai, all went to Sha Zhu's house and explicitly forbade Sha Zhu from getting close to Qin Huairu for any reason.
Sha Zhu had agreed at the time, but he broke his promise as soon as the night was over.
That's a bit unreasonable.
For a moment, no one spoke, and all eyes turned to Sha Zhu.
Sha Zhu knew he was in the wrong, so he would lower his head for a while, then raise it again defiantly, basically showing a "I know I'm in the wrong, but this is how I am" attitude.
"Silly Zhu, tell me, what exactly happened?"
Yan Bugui angrily took off his glasses, pulled out a handkerchief and wiped them, "Did the dog eat all the words you said last night?!"
Sha Zhu almost threw the bowl in his hand at Yan Bugui: "Yan Bugui, have I given you face? How dare you talk to me like that? Yu Shui asked me to deliver these noodles. I just delivered a bowl of noodles, what can you do to me!"
Upon seeing Sha Zhu's imposing manner, Yan Bugui couldn't help but take a step back: "Sha... Sha Zhu, I'm warning you not to do anything reckless. My family's Jie Cheng will be back soon, so don't go looking for trouble."
After speaking, Yan Bugui turned his gaze to Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao.
Xu Damao received the order and knew that Yan Bugui was standing with him at this time: "Shazhu, don't play the fool again. I'm telling you, how can you be so dishonest? You promised last night, and you went back on your word this morning. Who in this courtyard will dare to talk to you in the future?"
"Silly Zhu, you said the rainwater sent you here, right? Then why doesn't the rainwater come here by itself?"
Liu Haizhong felt it was time for him to step in and take charge.
Sha Zhu felt he had angered everyone, and blinked repeatedly: "I don't know, maybe he went to study after eating."
Liu Haizhong shook his head. "Silly Zhu, who would believe you if you asked them? How long does it take to deliver a bowl of noodles? No matter what, you broke your promise from last night, which is wrong. But considering your kind heart, I think I'll punish you by making you clean the compound for a week."
Upon hearing this, Liu Guangtian grinned and almost burst out laughing.
He thought to himself, "Although he was quite harsh when he hit me, he's still my father."
You know, they're showing a movie tonight, and tomorrow morning the ground will be covered in sunflower seed and peanut shells—it'll make your eyes dizzy just looking at it.
Last time, he, Liu Guangfu, Yan Jiecheng, and Yan Jiefang spent three or four hours cleaning it, and were so tired that they collapsed on the kang (a heated brick bed) for the whole afternoon.
Now that his father, Liu Haizhong, has suggested that Shazhu do the cleaning, isn't that just because he feels sorry for his son?
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