socalfunplaces Chapter 512 The Prediction Comes True
Chapter 512 The Prediction Comes True
Chapter 512 The Prediction Comes True
Li Qin was drinking tea, resting, and reading when the time passed quickly.
With only ten or twenty minutes left until five o'clock, Li Qin put down the book in his hand and looked up at the direction outside the door.
The sky outside grew increasingly gloomy.
"The two young men who deliver the coal briquettes should be arriving soon."
A glint of light flashed in Li Qin's eyes.
He was quite certain that the two young men wouldn't be late.
For no other reason than that he could tell that the two young men really wanted to make money, and that they could only earn more hard-earned money by delivering the coal briquettes within the agreed-upon conditions.
Li Qin then got up and walked outside.
Given the habits of some people in the courtyard, if he didn't go out, it wouldn't be so easy for those two young men to deliver the coal briquettes to the backyard.
Putting aside everything else, the Yan family in the front yard are not easy to deal with.
As Li Qin arrived at the passageway between the middle courtyard and the front courtyard, he heard what seemed to be a dispute taking place in the front courtyard.
A thought suddenly struck him.
Li Qin's intuition told him that what happened in the front yard was most likely related to him.
Li Qin quickly walked through the passageway to the front yard.
Immediately, they saw Yan Bugui blocking two young men.
Those two young men were none other than the two young men who had agreed with Li Qin to deliver coal briquettes.
At this moment, both young men were holding a neat pile of coal briquettes in their hands.
Li Qin sighed inwardly and glanced at Yan Bugui with a complicated expression.
"As I predicted, it came true."
He had previously guessed that if he didn't step in, the two young men might not even be able to get into the courtyard, let alone deliver the coal briquettes to the backyard.
What is happening now has just confirmed his guess.
He then quickly walked over to the group;
"What are you two doing? Didn't you say you'd move the coal briquettes to my house as soon as possible? Why are you chatting here instead?"
It seems you all think I'm paying too much.
Li Qin walked straight up to the two young men.
He ignored the people around him and did not directly target Yan Bugui.
When the people around saw Li Qin appear, and considering what he had just said, as well as the coal balls on the two young men, they immediately guessed what had happened.
Although Li Qin did not target Yan Bugui, he did not even say a word to him.
But the moment Yan Bugui saw Li Qin appear, his expression changed slightly, and a sense of unease flashed through his heart.
Upon hearing Li Qin's words, the two young men immediately became anxious.
He then subconsciously said, "Comrade, it's not that we don't want to help you move them, but we were stopped by this old gentleman as soon as we were carrying the coal briquettes into the courtyard."
Upon hearing this, a look of anxiety flashed in Yan Bugui's eyes.
He hadn't realized the coal briquettes belonged to Li Qin, which was why he stopped the two men. Now that he knew, he was naturally afraid that Li Qin might say something terrible.
Before Li Qin could speak, Yan Bugui quickly interjected, "What do you mean I should stop you? As the third master of this courtyard house, what's wrong with me not letting you in just to prevent any accidents since you're unfamiliar faces?"
Upon hearing the two young men's words, the people around Yan Bugui began to look at him with a hint of suspicion.
But after hearing Yan Bugui's explanation, I suddenly felt that it did make some sense.
Yan Bugui was the third uncle of the courtyard house and lived in the front yard. It was perfectly reasonable for him to guard against strangers entering the courtyard house. In fact, they thought the third uncle was very competent.
Yan Bugui's words were indeed plausible, so Li Qin didn't say anything directly.
He then asked the two young men again, "Didn't you know to tell Uncle San that you were delivering coal briquettes to me?"
Of the two young men, the slightly older one, presumably the elder brother, quickly nodded and said, "Of course we told him."
"Yes, when this old gentleman stopped us, we told him that we were delivering coal briquettes to Comrade Li in the backyard."
The younger brother chimed in at this point.
Upon hearing their words, Li Qin frowned immediately, then looked at Yan Bugui with a cold gaze, his eyes full of questioning.
Although he didn't say anything, Li Qin's eyes made it very clear;
Since these two young men have made it clear that they are delivering coal briquettes to him, why is Yan Bugui still blocking them from entering the courtyard?
Those around them also sensed that something was amiss; it seemed that Yan Bugui wasn't as kind as he had claimed.
The gazes directed at Yan Bugui instantly changed.
Yan Bugui's expression had relaxed slightly, but after sensing the change in the gazes of Li Qin and the people around him, his expression immediately stiffened.
"Third Uncle, if you have any complaints about me, you can say them to my face, or you can come at me directly."
There's no need to make things difficult for these two young people; after all, they're doing hard work too.
Li Qin's tone became increasingly indifferent.
Although there were no harsh words spoken, Yan Bugui still felt a lot of pressure.
Yan Bugui knew very well that regardless of whether he was targeting Li Qin this time, or whether he really had a problem with Li Qin, he could not admit it at this moment.
This matter needs to be explained clearly.
Otherwise, he, as the third uncle, wouldn't be able to continue working in the courtyard house.
Yan Bugui quickly smiled apologetically at Li Qin while shaking his head: "Li Qin, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. I stopped them earlier because these two young people didn't explain things clearly."
It's not that I have a problem with you.
Li Qin simply looked at Yan Bugui quietly, neither saying he believed him nor that he didn't.
But the two young men who had been stopped said indignantly, "You're talking nonsense. We just clearly told you that these coal briquettes were for Comrade Li in the backyard. We even described Comrade Li's appearance and clothing to you."
We've explained everything so clearly, yet you still say we haven't explained it clearly enough? What else do you want us to say? Do you want us to drag Comrade Li over for a face-to-face confrontation?
Even if that's the case, you should at least let us into the courtyard house first, but you won't even let us in the courtyard house.
Actually, everyone knows that what Yan Bugui just said was just him trying to shift the blame.
Under normal circumstances, this matter could have ended there, albeit barely.
As for the two laborers carrying coal briquettes, in order not to offend anyone and affect their future job prospects, they would certainly acquiesce to Yan Bugui's words.
Unfortunately, Yan Bugui was wrong this time.
If the person doing the work this time is an "experienced" middle-aged person, or even an elderly person.
Naturally, he wouldn't utter a rebuttal.
But this time it was two young people, the kind whose rough edges hadn't been smoothed out yet.
Of course, they wouldn't let Yan Bugui splash dirty water on them.
With his fig leaf torn away, a look of shame and anger flashed in Yan Bugui's eyes.
He subconsciously glared at the two young men with a fierce look.
The impulsive young man, instead of being afraid when Yan Bugui stared at him, was instead enraged.
The younger brother immediately spoke up again: "Not only that, this old gentleman just stopped us from delivering the coal briquettes to the backyard, and instead told us to put them at their house first."
They said they would wait until it was confirmed that the coal briquettes truly belonged to the backyard resident before having them removed.