Yan Jiecheng, his finger broken, lay on the ground glaring fiercely at Sha Zhu. But as a resident of the courtyard house, he naturally had his own way of doing things. Seeing Yan Jiecheng's defiant attitude, Sha Zhu went over again and started punching and kicking him. Yan Jiecheng's mouth was clearly not as tough as his eyes, and he soon began to back down.
After realizing they had been taken advantage of, the three women quickly ran out of the courtyard house. They soon brought the police back inside. As a result, Sha Zhu and the three members of the Yan family were all taken to the police station.
The three women initially thought they were in the right because their family had been wronged. However, when they arrived at the police station, the situation was completely different.
It was Yan Jiecheng who started the fight with two members of his family. The incident stemmed from Yan Jiecheng's extortion of Sha Zhu. As a result, all three members of the Yan family—father and sons—were detained for half a month.
Administrative detention will be recorded in your personnel file. Yan Jiefang, who doesn't have a formal job, is in a better position, but Yan Bugui and Yan Jiecheng both received a major demerit. Especially Yan Bugui, who has already received two major demerits; if he makes another mistake, he will be expelled from school.
Without exceptional merit, Yan Jiefang would never have been promoted in his lifetime. Sha Zhu didn't benefit either; he had to pay for the medical expenses of the Yan family father and son.
Especially since Sha Zhu had suffered quite a few injuries at the beginning. After all, one man can't fight four people alone, and Sha Zhu had to take on three people, so he had more injuries than anyone else. If it weren't for his ruthlessness, Sha Zhu would probably have been beaten to a pulp by the three members of the Yan family.
But compared to the Yan family father and son, Sha Zhu actually came out on the better side. At least this won't have much of an impact on Sha Zhu's future. Besides, Sha Zhu only suffered superficial injuries, and he'll be fine after ten days to two weeks of rest.
After this incident, the Yan family father and son dared not provoke Sha Zhu anymore. However, their hostility towards Sha Zhu only intensified, and the hatred between the two families reached a point where it could not be resolved.
The happiest person was Yi Zhonghai, since Sha Zhu had taken so many advantage of him in the past. Yi Zhonghai wished Sha Zhu would empty his pockets. Knowing that Sha Zhu had already paid over 200 yuan in medical expenses, Yi Zhonghai laughed several times while lying in bed.
But the laughter faded as he tried to laugh. He was still the most miserable person in the courtyard. Even the deaf old lady looked down on Yi Zhonghai now, thinking he was nothing but a troublemaker.
The deaf old lady had talked to Yi Zhonghai about this matter many times. But Yi Zhonghai always ignored her. It was impossible for him to give up his revenge against the Jia family. The only reason he hadn't taken any action was because he was still in bed recovering from his injuries.
Knowing that Yang Tao was pregnant again fueled Yi Zhonghai's anger. He felt that all his luck had been sucked away by someone else.
He used to be the most dazzling presence in the courtyard, but now his situation was similar to Qin Huairu's. Yet, no one in the entire courtyard cared about Yi Zhonghai's thoughts.
After learning that Yang Tao was pregnant with her second child, Wei Hua focused all his attention on his wife and child, and even neglected the affairs of Sha Zhu and the Yan family.
Others are outsiders after all, and no matter what, they are not as important as one's own family. As long as others don't provoke him, Wei Hua is too lazy to bother with the people in the courtyard.
If they try to take advantage of you, then you can't blame yourself. He spends all his time devoted to his wife and children; everyone envies Yang Tao for marrying such a good husband.
The most jealous one was Qin Huairu, who hadn't enjoyed any happiness after marrying into the Jia family, while Yang Tao was pampered like a princess by Wei Hua.
Qin Huairu wished she could take Yang Tao's place and enjoy the good fortune herself, while Yang Tao suffered the misery she endured.
Qin Huairu wasn't the only one who envied Yang Tao. Even Qin Jingru and Yu Li envied her. Fortunately, they only envied her and weren't jealous of her.
Yu Li was more concerned about her husband and children. Ever since she became enemies with the Yan family, Yu Li had been worrying about this and that all the time.
Fortunately, Yu Li never complained about her husband. After all, it was always the Yan family who started the trouble. For the sake of her own family, Yu Li could only ask He Yushui to bring her boyfriend to the courtyard more often.
Since He Yushui brought her boyfriend to the courtyard house a few times, the Yan family has indeed become much more restrained. Ordinary people do have some respect for the police.
To prevent He Yushui's boyfriend from abusing his position for personal gain, the Yan family dared not take advantage of the other residents of the courtyard. They were afraid of giving He Yushui's boyfriend any leverage over them, because the Yan family could not afford any more problems.
If the Yan family runs into any more trouble, they'll be unable to make ends meet. Not only did the Yan family members become more obedient, but everyone else in the courtyard also became more subdued.
The courtyard house enjoyed a rare period of peace for over a month. Once Yan Bugui and the others recovered from their injuries, the courtyard house returned to its original state.
It wasn't just Yan Jiegui and his group who recovered; Yi Zhonghai's injuries were also almost healed. However, despite his recovery, the conditions the doctor had mentioned still persisted, such as his inability to stand for extended periods.
As long as he stood for long periods of time while working, Yi Zhonghai felt that his feet and back were becoming unbearable. The pain didn't subside for a while. After working for less than half a month, Yi Zhonghai took three days off to rest.
Originally, Yi Zhonghai had hoped to earn merit and regain his previous treatment, but now he dared not even dream of such things. He could only hope his health would recover quickly, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to keep his Level 4 fitter's license.
If this situation can't be improved, the only option left is to change jobs. Once I change jobs, I won't be able to keep my salary either. Right now I at least have more than 50 yuan a month, but if I change jobs, my salary will have to be recalculated.
At best, I can retain my current seniority, but the salary won't be much different from that of a new employee. Moreover, given my current situation, I'm afraid I won't be able to get promoted in the future.
Not only is Yi Zhonghai troubled by this matter, but the deaf old lady is also worried. Yi Zhonghai's health is deteriorating, how will he take care of himself in the future?
If things continue like this, she might have to take care of Yi Zhonghai herself. For the sake of her future, the deaf old lady decided to test Wei Hua's attitude again. Anyone with half a brain knows that Wei Hua's future is limitless.
Wei Hua is two years younger than Sha Zhu, but Wei Hua is already the deputy director of the workshop. I heard that the reason why Wei Hua has not been promoted is simply because he has only been the deputy director of the workshop for a short time.
In order to establish a connection with Wei Hua, the deaf old lady would often stroll around the front yard, taking the opportunity to get acquainted with Yang Tao.
While the deaf old lady was getting involved with Wei Hua, the Yan family was worried about Yan Bugui, because Yan Bugui, like Yan Jiefang, had become a cripple.
The school isn't close to the courtyard house; if you had a bicycle, it would only take a few minutes, and even walking wouldn't take more than half an hour. The problem is that Yan Bugui is now lame, and he can't walk as fast as a normal person.
What takes others half an hour takes Yan Bugui at least an hour. That's two hours round trip, and if you add in lunch time, the short lunch break is simply not enough.
With the Yan family's current financial resources, they could certainly afford to buy a bicycle. However, this would require Yan Jiecheng to pay for it, but Yan Jiecheng had long harbored deep hatred for Yan Bugui and would never pay for him. Even though the fight had somewhat eased their relationship, it wasn't to the point where he would buy Yan Bugui a bicycle.
If he didn't buy a bicycle, he would have to eat at school, which would be another expense. This made Yan Bugui set his sights on Wei Hua's bicycle.
In Yan Bugui's view, Wei Hua's bicycle was just for show. Wei Hua would only ride it occasionally, and mostly walked to the steel mill. Since Wei Hua didn't ride it, it wouldn't hurt for him to borrow it for a while.
It's not that Wei Hua doesn't ride a bicycle. It's just that the distance between the courtyard house and the steel mill makes little difference whether he rides a bicycle or not.
The courtyard house is only about three kilometers away from the steel rolling mill, which is about a ten-minute walk. Riding a bicycle is a little faster, but not by much.
Walking also provides exercise. So, when he had nothing else to do, Wei Hua would walk to work at the steel mill. But Wei Hua never expected that he would be targeted by Yan Bugui again.
When he returned from get off work at the steel rolling mill, Yan Bugui blocked him at the door.
"Hua Zi, can I ask you something? My leg was broken by that bastard Sha Zhu last time, and it's a bit inconvenient for me to go to school to teach now. Could I borrow your bicycle?"
"Bicycles need to be ridden regularly. If you don't ride them, they'll easily rust and break down. Since you're just leaving them at home anyway, why don't you lend them to me? Don't worry, I'll maintain them for you every month from now on."
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