"What do you want to do?" Yan Fugui had no choice but to ask, having been pestered by her.
"I was thinking of holding a company-wide meeting to criticize them, then making them publicly apologize to me and compensate me."
"That's a bit difficult for you. Holding a hospital-wide meeting isn't easy, let alone getting them to apologize and make compensation." Yan Fugui scoffed inwardly when he heard Xu Damao's request.
"Uncle, I don't want your help for nothing. Here's the deal: for the compensation you get back, I'll give you this amount." Xu Damao whispered in Yan Fugui's ear, then held up one finger.
"One yuan?" Yan Fugui perked up immediately when money was mentioned, his small eyes shining.
“Ten percent. If the compensation can be negotiated to 10 yuan, I’ll give you 1 yuan; if it’s negotiated to 20 yuan, I’ll give you 2 yuan. Of course, if the compensation is less, I’ll give you less,” Xu Damao said.
“That won’t do, it has to be at least 30%.” Upon hearing about this method of rewarding more work, Yan Fugui immediately raised his offer.
After several rounds of negotiations, the commission was finally set at 15%.
"Da Mao, I have no problem with this, but you'll need to go talk to Second Uncle." Yan Fugui reminded him.
After dealing with Yan Fugui, Xu Damao returned to the backyard and knocked on Liu Haizhong's door.
Liu Haizhong was obsessed with officialdom and had long harbored ambitions to usurp power, making him even easier to deal with.
"Second Uncle, I think you are the fairest and most just person in the whole compound. When this happened, the first person I thought of was you to seek justice."
The eldest uncle is always protecting Sha Zhu and his apprentice, lacking leadership skills and unable to treat every resident in the compound fairly. This meeting still needs to be chaired by you, the second eldest uncle. Moreover, this matter involves Jia Dongxu, so I think the eldest uncle should recuse himself, and it is even more necessary for you to take charge.
I believe that by having you host this conference, everyone in our compound will understand your abilities and competence, and we will admire you even more. In the future, if the neighborhood committee asks for the next head of the household, we will definitely recommend you.”
After Xu Damao showered Liu Haizhong with flattery, Liu Haizhong was completely intoxicated and patted his chest, promising to uphold justice that night.
Just after dinner, the sound of a broken gong rang out in the courtyard.
"A hospital-wide meeting is being held! A hospital-wide meeting is being held!" Yan Jiecheng shouted back and forth in the courtyard.
"Old Yi, what's going on at today's conference?" an older woman asked Yi Zhonghai.
"I don't know either. It was Yan Jiecheng who called the meeting. I guess it was Old Yan who convened it. Honestly, he didn't even consult me before holding the meeting. I'll go ask him."
After saying that, Yi Zhonghai, who was shirtless at home, put on a shirt and went out.
Despite the fact that it was supposed to be a large meeting, the tables and chairs in the central courtyard hadn't even been set up yet, so Yi Zhonghai went straight to the front courtyard.
"Old Yan, why didn't you consult me before holding this meeting today? What exactly is going on?" Yi Zhonghai demanded immediately.
"Old Yi, this meeting involves you, and according to the rules you should recuse yourself, so I didn't tell you. Old Liu and I discussed it and decided to convene the meeting." Yan Fugui was cunning and didn't say what it was about.
"What exactly involves me?" Yi Zhonghai pressed.
"You'll find out when the meeting starts. I can't say now," Yan Fugui said without further explanation.
"Fine, do as you please." Yi Zhonghai stormed off.
Actually, even without Yan Fugui saying anything, Yi Zhonghai had a pretty good idea of what was going on. It was probably related to him, and most likely related to Xu Damao being beaten yesterday. Yi Zhonghai wanted to see what kind of tricks this stingy Yan Fugui could pull.
Ten minutes later, the general meeting officially began.
"Today's general meeting is being held by Uncle San and me. Uncle San is recused this time because it involves Sha Zhu and his apprentice. So, everyone can rest assured that Uncle San and I will be absolutely fair and impartial."
Liu Haizhong sat in the middle this time, feeling quite pleased with himself, and took the opportunity to make a sarcastic remark about Yi Zhonghai.
"Today's meeting has only one purpose: to resolve the incident yesterday in which Xu Damao was beaten by Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu. Our compound has always been an excellent siheyuan (traditional courtyard house), but now such a terrible incident has occurred, seriously affecting our compound's image in the neighborhood."
So, the purpose of this meeting today is not to punish any individual, but to educate everyone through this incident. Okay, that's all for now. Uncle, do you have anything to say?
During this conference, Liu Haizhong fully expressed everything he had wanted to say.
"I'll just say one thing: this is a serious matter. Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu need to fully recognize their mistakes and show the right attitude and take action."
Yan Fugui said.
"Hey, gentlemen, how much did Xu Damao pay you to speak up for him like this? That bastard was foul-mouthed yesterday, he deserved to be beaten. I'll beat him again if he says that again." Sha Zhu was immediately dissatisfied when he heard the two gentlemen directly label him.
“That’s right. Xu Damao sowed discord and deserved it. I’ll also seek compensation from him.” Jia Dongxu retorted.
"That's right, Xu Damao, that lecherous scoundrel, spied on my Huairu. He has to compensate my family for the damages." Upon hearing about the compensation, Madam Jia was not afraid of airing her dirty laundry in public.
Xu Damao heard the commotion but didn't respond. He quietly waited for the two elders to handle the situation. He believed that with such a generous reward, Yan Fugui would definitely take action, and Liu Haizhong wouldn't allow the three to challenge his authority.
Sure enough, Liu Haizhong couldn't stand it first.
"What's all the noise about? This is a meeting, isn't it? Today's meeting, which I'm chairing, will absolutely not be like before, showing favoritism towards any one person or family. Alright, Xu Damao, as the victim, tell us what happened first." Liu Haizhong interrupted the group.
"Second Uncle, Third Uncle, since you two are presiding over the meeting today, I believe you will definitely resolve this issue fairly and justly. Many people witnessed what happened yesterday, so I'll just briefly explain the situation."
Yesterday, after get off work, I walked to the courtyard and saw Jia's wife washing clothes in the pond in the yard, while Sha Zhu stared at her with his eyes wide open in a lewd manner, his eyes almost popping out, and his posture was particularly strange. "As he spoke, Xu Damao began to imitate Sha Zhu's appearance, which made everyone present unable to help but laugh, including Yi Zhonghai, who forced a smile.
"You son of a bitch, you're insulting my image!" Sha Zhu said, before Xu Damao could continue, he was about to go up and cause trouble for Xu Damao.
"Second Uncle, Third Uncle, look at this, this is Sha Zhu. He gets into fights at the drop of a hat every day and has become a bully in the courtyard."
The current Xu Damao, naturally, would not have the same masochistic tendencies as before, and walked to Liu Haizhong's side.
"Shazhu, what kind of behavior is this? Don't you allow people to express their opinions? You guys, restrain Shazhu." After saying that, Liu Haizhong pointed at Liu Guangqi and Yan Jiecheng.
Liu Guangqi and Yan Jiecheng, clearly having received prior instructions, led several young men from the compound to surround Sha Zhu. Although Sha Zhu was strong, he didn't resist after being surrounded and quietly waited for what would happen next.
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