Because he was bullied by Wang Dabao at the donation site last time, Yi Zhonghai gritted his teeth and bought four ounces of pork belly after get off work today.
I was thinking of asking my wife to make some peanuts so we could have a nice drink tonight.
Just as he handed the meat to the old lady and sat down to have a sip of tea, Sha Zhu helped the deaf old lady lift the curtain and come in.
Sha Zhu was still wearing a brace on one arm, and the curtain was lifted by the deaf old woman with her cane.
Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai put down his teacup and went to greet them. "You two are here at the perfect time. I just handed the meat to his aunt. We'll have braised pork belly with bok choy for dinner tonight. Zhu Zi, call Dong Xu over to have some with us later. He has to go for the fitter's assessment tomorrow. I'll give him a few words of advice tonight."
Yi Zhonghai realized that today's meal had been a waste of time, so he decided to invite Jia Dongxu over as well, since he was the first choice to take care of him in his old age.
"Okay, I also have a bottle of baijiu, I'll bring it over in a bit."
Sha Zhu was delighted when he heard this. This old man was a big spender; why not take advantage of him?
The deaf old woman sighed, "Zhonghai, let's put the meal aside for now. Zhuzi and I came here hoping you can give me justice."
When Yi Zhonghai heard the deaf old woman say that she was upholding justice, his heart skipped a beat.
For a deaf old woman to say something like that, she must have suffered a loss.
During the day, the neighbors all go to work. Of course, there are also many housewives in the courtyard, such as Jia Zhangshi, Auntie Yi, and Auntie Er, but these women will not provoke the old lady.
Even Jia Zhangshi wouldn't dare to act unruly or domineering towards the deaf old woman.
Those who can be found in the hospital on weekdays include Jia Dongxu, who is recovering from a foot injury; Sha Zhu, who is recovering from an arm injury; Wang Dabao, who is unemployed; and Xu Damao, who has flexible hours.
After careful consideration, the only person who dared to offend the deaf old lady and could make her suffer was Wang Dabao.
Yi Zhonghai has been trying to avoid any conflict with Wang Dabao lately. In fact, he is planning to try to win him over.
But now he's faced with the fact that he's already established a reputation for respecting the elderly in the compound, and he can't ignore the deaf old lady's situation. If he just walks away, Sha Zhu won't be so obedient in the future.
"Grandma, don't rush, sit down and tell me slowly."
Yi Zhonghai took the deaf old woman's arm from Sha Zhu and helped her to a chair. "Isn't Zhu Zi recuperating at home? How could you have suffered such injustice?"
"Oh, don't even mention that old man."
Sha Zhuteng rubbed his orange-peel-like old face. "It was no fun being home alone at noon. I drank some wine, and it wasn't until the old lady knocked on the door in the afternoon that I woke up."
Immediately afterwards, Sha Zhu's face hardened, and he gritted his teeth: "Otherwise, we wouldn't have let that grandson Wang Dabao bully the old lady!"
"Grandma, don't worry at all. Even though my arm isn't very strong, my uncle and I will definitely get justice for you."
The deaf old woman nodded in satisfaction: "I knew Grandma hadn't spoiled you for nothing."
Yi Zhonghai's eyelids drooped: "Grandma, please tell me what happened."
As the deaf old woman was speaking, Sha Zhu's temper flared up again. "If the old lady hadn't stopped me, I would have taken a stick and gone to Wang Dabao's house long ago."
"That's enough, Zhu Zi. You know how skilled Wang Dabao is. Even if you were fully equipped, you might not be his match, let alone with your arm like this."
With a gloomy face, Yi Zhonghai finished scolding Sha Zhu and sighed, "Wang Dabao is a martyr's family member and a war hero. We need to have a reasonable basis to go to him, otherwise, given his personality, we might be bitten back."
"The old lady is proof."
Sha Zhu stiffened his neck, looking ready to fight Wang Dabao to the death.
Looking at Sha Zhu's appearance, Yi Zhonghai sighed. Sha Zhu used to be a bully in the compound, and now that he had run into Wang Dabao, he still wanted to use the same old tricks, but it was completely useless.
"Grandma, you said it was Liu Haizhong's wife who helped you back to your room, but did she see Wang Dabao throw dirty water at you?"
"You...you must have seen it, right?"
The deaf old woman hesitated.
Yi Zhonghai continued, "Could it be that we're overthinking this? Perhaps Wang Dabao never intended to splash water on the old lady; it was just a coincidence."
"Impossible! That little bastard did it on purpose. He splashed me with dirty water. He's insulting me."
The deaf old woman glanced at Yi Zhonghai without leaving a trace, "Zhonghai, you can't side with outsiders. Don't forget the time Wang Dabao attacked the three of us, Zhuzi, with dirty tricks."
"That's right. If he hadn't secretly kicked me, I might be at work by now."
Mentioning this, Sha Zhu wanted nothing more than to beat Wang Dabao to a pulp. He hadn't thought of it yesterday, otherwise he definitely wouldn't have given him the money when he lost the bet, and would have just considered it as the bastard's medical expenses.
Yi Zhonghai slapped his forehead and pointed at Sha Zhu: "There's one more thing. Your cafeteria manager came to see me today and told you to hurry up and get to work, even if you're just directing others to cook."
Just then, an older woman came out of the kitchen and asked, "What are you talking about? Is Zhuzi going to work?"
"Hey, this old lady's ears are still the best. See? Without me, the second canteen can't function at all."
Sha Zhu immediately became smug. "Uncle, if he comes looking for you again, tell him that he can go to work, but he has to bring back a lot of leftovers."
Yi Zhonghai nodded: "Don't take it to heart about the time your Aunt Jia wronged you. Their family has it tough, so we should continue to share some of the food we brought back with them."
"I'm only refusing to lower myself to their level because of Sister Qin's sake."
Sha Zhu snorted coldly.
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