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Li Meng refused to budge, and Yi Zhonghai was in a dilemma.

The residents of the compound were all under his control, and there was no one who did not respect him. However, the arrival of such a new heretic made Yi Zhonghai very unhappy.

"Li Meng, you can't be so selfish. Your family is doing well, but you can't help but watch your neighbors starve to death. Can you really swallow the meat in your mouth with a clear conscience?"

Li Meng chuckled: "Master Yi, you are right. We should not be selfish. Unfortunately, I don't see the power of role models. I don't know how to learn to be a good person. How about this, Master Yi, you take out 50 yuan every month and distribute it to all the needy residents in the hospital. Set an example for me. You can't spend all your monthly salary, right?"

Seeing Li Meng pressing his acupoints, Yi Zhonghai's face changed: "My wife takes medicine every day, which costs a lot every month. How can I have so much spare money..."

"Taking into account your length of service and your level, and rounding off your salary, you only make a hundred dollars a month. Even if your wife takes medicine as food, she will die of starvation! How come you don't have any spare money?"

"I!"

"What about me?" Li Meng sneered, "Don't be so righteous when you are generous to others. Isn't Jia Dongxu your apprentice? I won't say much, but you can easily give his family 20 yuan every month, right? Are you willing to do that? Well, let's not talk about 20, just say he owes my family money, and you can take out 5 yuan every month to help your apprentice pay it back. There will be absolutely no pressure on this, right?"

Yi Zhonghai was choked and didn't think of how to refute Li Meng for a moment. Instead, Jia Dongxu's eyes lit up after hearing what Li Meng said.

"Yes, Master. How about you help me pay back his family's money first? I will pay you back when I am well off."

"Bullshit!" Yi Zhonghai glared at him and pulled his arm: "Let's go!"

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai wanted to leave, Li Meng refused to do it.

Damn, you tried to show off, but now that you failed, you want to run away?

Li Meng stopped in front of Yi Zhonghai and said with a smile: "Master Yi, you haven't finished talking yet, why are you in such a hurry to leave? I always think that what you said is right. This person should not be too selfish. The residents in the courtyard are all pale. You earn so much every month, and you hold it all in your hands. Isn't it hot?"

"You have only one daughter-in-law in your family. You are an old, childless person. Your parents and grandparents must have died, right? You don't have a heavy burden now. Neighbors should help each other and not destroy unity or hurt harmony. If someone in your family gets into trouble someday, we, the neighbors, won't just ignore you, right?"

"Let's not talk about the distant past, let's talk about the near future first. Your apprentice Jia Dongxu owes my family... well, round off the amount, even if it's 140 yuan, help your apprentice pay the money back first."

Li Meng hugged his shoulders and said calmly: "This is your closest apprentice in the courtyard. If you don't help your apprentice, how can you talk about helping other neighbors? Then I have to talk to everyone in the courtyard. Yes, let's hold a meeting for the whole courtyard, talk about helping each other, talk about who earns the most and who has the lightest burden, and then based on the income, take out a fixed amount of money every month to help the residents in need. It's no problem for my family to take out 5 yuan a month, but I think Master Yi is highly respected and earns a lot, so it should be no problem for him to take 50 yuan a month. I believe everyone, especially those residents in need, will be very happy..."

Yi Zhonghai:? ? ?

What he said were all my words!

Yi Zhonghai stared at Li Meng.

Li Meng was not willing to be outdone and just looked at him quietly.

The two looked at each other for about half a minute.

Yi Zhonghai then gritted his teeth and said, "Dongxu is my apprentice. An apprentice is half a son. His affairs are my affairs. I will help him pay back the money. You wait."

Yi Zhonghai could still tell the difference between taking 140 yuan in one go to shut Li Meng up and doing his apprentice a favor, or having to spend dozens of yuan every month to help outsiders. Which was more cost-effective?

If a whole-house meeting is held as Li Meng suggested, the residents will definitely agree with Li Meng once everything is discussed.

Because Li Meng kept saying, "My family gets 5 yuan, your family gets 50 yuan!" These are all about interests. The residents are not on Li Meng's side, but will definitely stand on the side of interests!

Yi Zhonghai went home to get the money. Jia Dongxu glared at Li Meng angrily and said, "Just wait!"

After saying something harsh, Jia Dongxu also left.

After a while, Yi Zhonghai came back again, threw down 140 yuan, and left without saying anything.

Holding the 140 yuan in her hand, Zhang Chunmei felt like she was dreaming.

This money...is it that easy to get it back?

"Boss, you are really capable!" Zhang Chunmei swallowed her saliva and sighed, "This is the first time I have seen Master Yi being persuaded by others. In the past, he was the only one who talked about others..."

"He's just an old hand who wants to use moral blackmail on me. He doesn't know what fancy bondage is! By the way, wife, speaking of fancy bondage, we can discuss this topic together when we have time."

"Okay!" Zhang Chunmei giggled. She didn't understand the meaning of these fierce words.

She was happy to receive the money. 140 was not a small amount.

But besides being happy, there was also a trace of worry: "Boss, we have made a feud with the old man. He is a senior worker in the factory. If he takes the opportunity to make things difficult for me in the future..."

"Don't worry, wife." Li Meng said with a smile, "This is what his apprentice owed us. It is only natural to pay back a debt. We are not wrong. If he dares to trip me up behind my back, you will see how I will deal with him."

"Don't worry, just eat. After dinner, I'll give you acupuncture."

......

Middle courtyard, Jia's house.

After hearing what Jia Dongxu said, Jia Zhang couldn't even believe her ears.

An old man actually lost the battle?

"Mom, you didn't see that Li Meng has a lot to say. He threatened my master that if he didn't pay back the money, he would hold a meeting of the whole hospital, and proposed that my master take out 50 yuan every month to help the needy residents!"

Qin Huairu was incredulous: "Li Meng is so bold, 50 yuan? Does he think other people's money comes from the wind? By the way, Dongxu, didn't you use this sentence to confront him?"

"How can I say that?" Jia Dongxu rolled his eyes helplessly: "If I say that, then he can also say that his family's money didn't come from the wind, so he should let us pay back the money!"

Spitting and taking a puff of cigarette, Jia Dongxu smacked his lips and said, "My master has fallen into his hands this time, but this matter is not over yet. If I don't punish Li Meng properly later, he won't know who has the final say in this compound!"

"He must be punished!" Jia Zhang said fiercely, "We must punish that bastard! A country boy is bullying us women, we won't agree to it!"