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"That's enough! Stop it, all of you!"

Just when Liu Haizhong was about to attack Yi Zhonghai angrily, the deaf old lady who had been silent all this time stood up. She pointed at Liu Haizhong and said sternly: "You two are over a hundred years old in total. As the head of the courtyard, you are acting like children. How can you be so disrespectful!"

Yi Zhonghai was relieved when he saw the old lady helping the deaf woman come over. He was even more grateful when he heard that the deaf woman took control of the situation as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Old lady..." Yi Zhonghai was about to speak, but was interrupted by the deaf old lady: "Shut up!"

Then, the deaf old lady turned her gaze towards the residents who were blocking Liu Haizhong's way and gave orders without any politeness: "Let go of your hands, and let him beat him. Just let him beat Xiao Yi to death. Didn't you hear what I just said? Let go of your hands!" Although her voice was not loud, the majesty contained in it could not be ignored.

The deaf old lady's behavior caught everyone by surprise. Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Even the aunt who had originally planned to ask the deaf old lady to mediate the dispute and save Yi Zhonghai was stunned. She never thought that the deaf old lady would say such a thing.

"Old lady..." The lady tried to explain again, but the deaf old lady didn't give her a chance and interrupted her directly, "Don't talk either." Then she turned around and ordered Liu Haizhong with a firm look in her eyes, "Go, beat up Yi Zhonghai for me, do it, didn't you want to beat Xiao Yi just now? Go quickly, I've told them not to stop you, you'd better beat him to death."

Liu Haizhong was completely stunned at this moment. He never expected that the deaf old lady would do such a thing. This made him, who was originally aggressive, instantly become at a loss. His body stood stiffly in place, as if he was firmly fixed by an invisible force.

Looking at Liu Haizhong's frightened expression, the deaf old lady sneered in her heart: Just as expected, this Liu Haizhong is just a weakling!

"Since you don't dare to do it, forget it. Think about it, if you really beat Xiao Yi to death or injured him, what would happen? In the end, you still can't escape the punishment of the law and will be taken to the police station. You have just been rated as an eighth-level worker, and in a blink of an eye you are going to jail for beating someone. Not only will you lose face, but you will even lose your job! Is this the outcome you want?" The deaf old lady asked sternly.

"Of course not!" Liu Haizhong hurriedly shook his head and replied. He knew very well that his good days were about to begin, so how could he give up so easily?

Seeing this, the deaf old lady smiled and said, "In that case, I will be the middleman to help you resolve this dispute and mediate the conflict between your two families. What do you think?"

"Okay, we'll listen to you!" Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong agreed in unison. They knew that the deaf old lady had great prestige in the courtyard, and if she came forward to mediate, perhaps a solution that would satisfy both sides could be found.

The deaf old lady called the two of them into her room, then signaled to an old lady nearby to close the door, and specifically asked her to close the door to prevent the neighbors who loved to join in the fun from eavesdropping. This operation successfully aroused the strong curiosity of the people around.

When Zhang Yuan returned home, the dispute between the Yi and Liu families that had lasted for many years had been properly resolved by the deaf old lady! Liu Haizhong was extremely happy and couldn't wait to run to Zhang Yuan and enthusiastically invited him to his home for dinner. Seeing Liu Haizhong's jubilant look, Yi Zhonghai felt upset in his heart - not long ago, he had just paid Liu Haizhong a full 1,200 yuan to make up for the economic losses Liu Haizhong had suffered in the past five years.

Zhang Yuan followed Liu Haizhong into the backyard. When they passed by the door of the deaf old lady's house, they happened to see the deaf old lady eating lunch. They saw an old lady bringing the prepared meal into the house, and then stayed to help the deaf old lady tidy up and clean the room.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuan had to stop and greet them: "Old lady, Auntie."

The lady was very friendly. She smiled and nodded in response.

However, the deaf old lady had a cold and expressionless face. Obviously, she still harbored resentment towards Zhang Yuan, believing that it was he who caused Sha Zhu to be imprisoned and now detained in a labor camp.

"Come on, come on, Deputy Director Zhang, please come in." After Liu Haizhong greeted the deaf old lady with a smile on his face, he enthusiastically pulled Zhang Yuan into his home.

As soon as he stepped into the house, Liu Haizhong couldn't wait to raise his voice and shout: "You two little bastards, why don't you come out and greet Deputy Director Zhang!"

"Alas, the parents are really unkind and the son is unfilial..." The deaf old lady looked at Liu Haizhong's appearance, shook her head helplessly, and sighed in her heart. As a long-time neighbor, she knew Liu Haizhong's family situation very well.

Liu Haizhong first took out two yuan from his pocket, but then he thought it was a bit embarrassing, so he gritted his teeth and took out five yuan and stuffed it into the hands of Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, and told them to go out and buy some ready-made food.

After arranging the matters with his two sons, Liu Haizhong turned around and called the second aunt: "Go to our room and take out the peanuts, melon seeds and other things and put them on the table. Then hurry to the kitchen and cook two dishes." The second aunt did not dare to delay and hurried to do as she was told.

Liu Haizhong shouted at the top of his voice into the room: "Don't forget to take out my two bottles of fine wine that I have treasured for many years! I must drink with Deputy Director Zhang to my heart's content today, and I won't stop until I'm drunk!"

The second aunt walked out of the bedroom slowly, carefully holding a plate of peanuts and melon seeds and two bottles of Fenjiu in her hands.

"How come you can't even handle such a small matter properly? You're so slow, it's killing me. Now you've even neglected Deputy Director Zhang!" Liu Haizhong angrily reached out and snatched all the items from the second aunt's hands, cursing all the time.

In Liu Haizhong's family, he is like the head of the family and the emperor, with absolute right of speech. Anyone in the family who dares to disobey his will will be scolded.

"Deputy Director Zhang, come on, let's take a sip first, and then chat while we wait." Liu Haizhong unscrewed the bottle cap skillfully, first filling a glass for Zhang Yuan, and then filled his own.

"I really have to thank you today. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to keep the title of eighth-level worker." Liu Haizhong shook his head and sighed, and said to Zhang Yuan with great emotion.

"Old Liu, are you home?" Yan Bugui's voice came from outside.