Chapter 65: Yan Jiecheng's Bewilderment
Chapter 65: Yan Jiecheng's Bewilderment
Seeing that Yan Jiecheng was still pretending to be stupid, Yan Fugui got angry and told him everything that had happened in the yard.
Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng's eyes widened in disbelief as he exclaimed, "How is this possible? I've been working odd jobs all day. When did I report you? I know absolutely nothing about this silver ingot thing!"
Yan Fugui sneered and pointed at his nose, saying, "You don't know? You don't know why Director Wang of the neighborhood committee specifically mentioned you? Don't you know what kind of person you are? You want me to learn from you? Learn my ass! Do you think I don't know what you're capable of?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng was completely stunned, his mind a jumbled mess. He quickly asked, "Dad, did Director Wang really say that?"
Yan Fugui snorted coldly and said irritably, "Don't worry, your dad isn't deaf. Oh, and by the way, the courtyard has decided that you'll sweep the yard for a month and empty the old deaf woman's bedpan for another month."
Yan Jiecheng jumped up, yelling at the top of his lungs, "What? How can this be? I didn't do anything!"
Yan Fugui was too lazy to argue with Yan Jiecheng anymore. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, I don't care whether you did it or not, this matter is settled. If you feel wronged, go and argue with Director Wang. Otherwise, you won't be able to stay in the courtyard house anymore."
Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng immediately looked wronged, his eyes reddening: "Dad, you can't let them frame me like this! I really didn't do anything!"
Yan Fugui glanced at him and said coldly, "Didn't do anything? Can you produce any evidence? If you can, I'll go and tell everyone."
Yan Jiecheng was filled with a thousand curses. He hadn't done anything, so why should he be asked to produce evidence?
At this moment, he looked at the other people in the room and was met with eyes full of incomprehension. He was speechless and turned to run to his room, slamming the door shut with a loud bang.
The three women looked at the closed door, then at Yan Fugui, and whispered, "Old Yan, do you think Jie Cheng is really innocent? With his personality, I really don't believe you're the one who reported him."
Yan Fugui glanced at her, his face grim, and said, "It's not a matter of believing or not. Everyone is convinced he did it, so he did it. Unless we can produce evidence, all the talk is useless."
Upon hearing Yan Fugui's words, the third aunt opened her mouth, but in the end, she swallowed her words and shut her mouth without saying another word.
Meanwhile, at the Liu family home, Liu Haizhong was in a great mood and directly instructed his second aunt, "Cook two more dishes tonight, and fry two more eggs. Oh, and give Guangqi an extra one too!"
Liu Guangqi was a little confused. He scratched his head and asked, "Dad, what's the good news today?"
Liu Haizhong puffed out his chest and said with a smug look on his face, "Today your dad can finally hold his head high!" He then embellished the story of how the silver ingots were dealt with and Yan Jiecheng was punished in the courtyard.
Looking at the dishes on the table, Liu Guangtian figured that Liu Haizhong was in a good mood today, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to take a bite of an egg. As he spoke, he reached out his chopsticks to pick up an egg from the plate.
The moment the chopsticks touched the edge of the plate, Liu Haizhong slapped them back hard with his chopsticks, glaring at them and yelling, "What are you doing? Do you think you can eat this egg?"
Liu Guangtian frowned, feeling wronged: "Dad, you're being too biased. You only give eggs to my brother. We want to eat eggs too."
Liu Guangfu quickly nodded in agreement, "Yes, Dad, we want to eat too."
Liu Haizhong was furious. He slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Eat, eat, eat! All you know is how to eat! Do you even deserve to eat? Your brother uses his brain a lot to study, so it's only right that he eats more. Do you two even use your brains to study? Besides, your brother made a name for himself in front of the whole college today, and what have you two done? What have you accomplished?"
Liu Guangtian muttered under his breath, unconvinced: "That didn't count as him showing off at all. He was just praised by Zhang Lei."
Liu Haizhong's eyes widened immediately, and he reprimanded sharply, "What do you know? If your brother weren't so outstanding, would he be praised? Would people praise him for no reason?"
He pointed at the eggs on the table, then glanced at the Liu brothers, his tone even more disdainful: "Why don't others mention you two? You want eggs? Wait until you can make me proud and give me some dignity before I ask your mother to fry eggs for you!"
Xu Damao, who was at home, felt a pain in his testicles from being kicked by Zhang Lei and had drunk a lot of water. Suddenly, he felt the urge to urinate and wanted to go to the public toilet outside.
But as soon as he reached the central courtyard, he bumped into Ye Shuhua walking towards him.
Xu Damao's eyes widened, and he immediately mistook Ye Shuhua for Ye Shuqi. He stiffened his neck, stepped forward, and blocked her path, saying fiercely, "You stop right there! This isn't over yet!"
At this moment, Ye Shuhua looked at the person in front of her, frowned, and asked curiously, "Who are you? Why are you stopping me?"
Xu Damao rubbed his still throbbing hip and glared at her, saying, "Ye Shuqi, you're pretending not to know me after just a short time? Get to know me properly, and I think this isn't unforgivable."
Ye Shuhua was furious when she heard him spouting nonsense and mistaking her for Ye Shuqi. Without saying a word, she threw Xu Damao over her shoulder.
With a muffled thud, Xu Damao fell heavily to the ground, immediately wincing in pain and screaming in agony.
This clean and decisive move stunned everyone watching the spectacle in the central courtyard, and the courtyard fell silent for a few seconds.
At this moment, Ye Shuhua saw that Xu Damao still had the strength to shout, and she was immediately furious. She shouted "Pervert! Pervert!" while kicking him.
Xu Damao was writhing on the ground in pain, howling in agony. The pitiful commotion startled the onlookers in the yard. No one expected that the seemingly lively and cute Ye Shuhua was so skilled.
Zhang Lei, who was in the backyard, vaguely heard Ye Shuhua's shouts and rushed over. He saw Ye Shuhua kicking Xu Damao and was relieved to see that she was not at fault.
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai looked directly at Ye Shuhua, frowned, and shouted, "What are you doing? Stop right now!"
Hearing the shout, Ye Shuhua immediately stopped. Seeing Zhang Lei, Ye Shuqin, and Ye Shuqi beside her, she quickly ran over and said, "Brother-in-law, eldest sister, second sister, you're here!"
Zhang Lei and the other two nodded, about to speak.
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and said sternly, "Zhang Lei, aren't you going to control your family? How could you hit someone in public?"
Zhang Lei immediately retorted, "Yi Zhonghai, instead of asking me to manage my family, you should first understand the cause and effect of the matter. Don't just spout nonsense without knowing the facts!"
Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Yi Zhonghai's face turned red with anger. He slapped his thigh and shouted, "Well said! Then let the person who just hit someone stand up and explain what exactly happened!"
Looking at the three girls in front of him, Yi Zhonghai couldn't actually tell who was who.
At this moment, Ye Shuhua stepped forward and said loudly, "It's me! I was just passing by the Intermediate People's Court after get off work when this sleazy guy suddenly stopped me and started spouting nonsense, saying things like I should date him and talking about whether I should forgive him or not!"
Upon hearing Ye Shuhua's words, Zhang Lei instantly understood the whole story. He turned and glared at Xu Damao on the ground, shouting angrily, "Xu Damao, haven't you been taught a lesson yet? You still dare to bully my family!"
At this moment, Xu Damao looked at Ye Shuqin, Ye Shuqi, and Ye Shuhua, and was immediately dumbfounded. He clutched his sore spot and exclaimed, "How come you all look exactly the same?"
At this moment, Zhang Lei sneered and said, "Xu Damao, this is no excuse for you to act like a thug!"
At this moment, Ye Shuqin stepped forward and said to Zhang Lei, "Husband, you stand aside first. The three of us sisters will teach him a lesson."
As they spoke, the three sisters surrounded Xu Damao. Ye Shuqin kicked Xu Damao, who was still trying to argue, to the ground. The three sisters then kicked him in a circle, making him spin like a top on the ground.
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