Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

Director Wang from the Sub-district Office quickly received the news and came to the courtyard with a staff member from the Sub-district Office.

The security guard explained the situation to Director Wang in detail, and also told him about what Li Tianyi had reported about the old man in the courtyard secretly organizing a fundraising campaign.

This made Director Wang very angry, and he glared at the three old men in the courtyard. The three old men shrank back in fear and dared not say anything.

Seeing that things were not going well, the old lady next to them immediately ran to the backyard, intending to ask for help from the deaf old lady. Li Tianyi had been paying attention to her but did not stop her.

Director Wang pulled Li Tianyi aside and asked, "Tianyi, how do you want to solve this problem?"

Li Tianyi saw that Director Wang did not want to bring the matter to the Public Security Bureau, so he said, "Auntie Wang, since Sha Zhuge did not do anything, then we will not report this matter to the Public Security Bureau. You can handle it. I trust you."

Director Wang nodded with satisfaction, then walked over to the security guard. The two of them whispered something, and then the security guard left the courtyard.

After Director Wang sent the security guard away, his face darkened. He looked at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Yi Zhonghai, what do you want to do? The street office asked you to be the manager so that you can handle the conflicts between neighbors in the courtyard, not to dominate and oppress the people. What right do you have to ask others to give up their houses?"

"And you two, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, you are also the masters of the courtyard. When Yi Zhonghai made a mistake, couldn't you give him some advice or come to the street office to report directly?"

Liu Haizhong lowered his head and said nothing, but his body was shaking a little, while Yan Bugui looked aggrieved, "Director Wang, I want to take care of it, but I can't talk to Lao Liu in the yard."

Liu Haizhong also quickly echoed, "Yes, Yi Zhonghai has the final say in this courtyard. We have no power to speak, and Yi Zhonghai has three helpers. Jia Zhang from the Jia family is the one who throws tantrums, and Sha Zhu is his thug, known as the God of War in the Siheyuan."

At this moment, an old voice sounded, "Liu Haizhong, what nonsense are you and Yan Bugui talking about?"

"If you dare to slander Zhonghai again, be careful that the old woman will smash your windows."

When Liu Haizhong heard the deaf old lady's voice, he was so scared that he didn't say a word, just like a mouse seeing a cat.

Director Wang looked over and saw an old lady helping a deaf woman walk into the crowd. "Old lady, why are you out here instead of resting in the house?"

"Xiao Wang, this is not because the courtyard is not peaceful, so I came out to take a look. You see, Xiao Yi usually works diligently and serves this courtyard. I didn't expect that the people in the courtyard have no conscience and slander him here."

The neighbors in the yard stopped talking when the deaf old lady came out, and he of course heard that the "heartless people" the old lady was talking about were Li Tian's family.

"Old lady, who did he serve? For you, for the Jia family, and for you. Look at the other people in the courtyard and see which family has benefited from him."

"The courtyard often organizes donations, and all the money goes to the Jia family. Is this what you call serving everyone?"

The deaf old lady's face changed. No one in this yard had ever dared to talk to her like this.

"Little boy from the Li family, is this how you treat the elders in the courtyard?"

Li Tianyi rolled his eyes and was about to retort when his mother stopped him. "Old lady, what are you talking about? My family's last name is Li, and we are just neighbors. How can we be called elders? Besides, what did you do in the yard deserve respect?"

Director Wang stopped both parties and said, "Okay, stop talking. I'll handle this matter."

"Yi Zhonghai, I will now relieve you of your position as uncle."

"Xiao Wang, look at this..." The deaf old lady was about to say something when she was stopped by Director Wang.

"Old lady, don't worry about this matter."

"Second, return all the money that was previously donated to the Jia family to others."

"Ah? Oh, my God, this is so unfair. Old Jia, come and take a look. Someone is bullying us, an orphan and a widow."

When Jia Zhang heard that she had to pay back the money, she sat on the ground and started howling, crying and slapping her thighs, calling out "Old Jia" and wanting to take everyone away.

Director Wang's face was dark. "Jia Zhang, if you dare to promote feudal superstition here again, I will take you back to the street office and put you through labor reform."

Jia Zhang ran back to the house with a swoosh and dared not make a sound again.

Qin Huairu looked down upon Jia Zhang's behavior, even though she didn't want to pay back the money.

"Director Wang, our family is really out of money, and we don't know how much anyone has donated?"

Qin Huairu looked so delicate and weak that Director Wang frowned. She was from the military and had been very heroic when she was young. This was what he disliked the most.

But her words also made Director Wang embarrassed. At this time, Yan Bugui next to him suddenly said, "Director Wang, I have a record here. I will record every donation in the book."

"Okay, Yan Bugui, you did a good job on this."

Director Wang appreciated Yan Bugui's approach and said, "Then you should organize it and get it done today."

"Okay, that's all for today. If you have any problems in the future, you can report them to the neighborhood office. Don't be afraid."

The people in the courtyard looked at Yi Zhonghai with amusement, and Yi Zhonghai felt he was too embarrassed to stay any longer, so he went straight back to the house.

Director Wang took his people away, but the courtyard was in an uproar. The neighbors immediately urged Yan Bugui to go to the Jia family to ask for money.

Yan Bugui calculated the total donations and then took people to the Jia family. Of course, Liu Haizhong was indispensable.

In the Jia family's house, Jia, Zhang and the other two dared not say a word even though the people outside were banging on the door. Finally, when they had no other choice, Qin Huairu opened the door crying, and everyone rushed in at once.

"Ms. Jia Zhang, please return the money quickly. The total amount is 278 yuan."

Jia Zhang was so scared that she dared not speak. When everyone was about to move Jia's things, Qin Huairu stepped forward to stop them, and then whispered to Jia Zhang to take the money.

Jia Zhang took out the money hesitantly and mutteringly, and then everyone started to divide the money.

As for Jia Zhang's shouting and cursing, everyone pretended not to hear it.

At this time, at Yi Zhonghai's house, the deaf old lady was scolding Yi Zhonghai, "Zhonghai, what can I say? I told you before not to provoke the Li family, why didn't you listen?"

"Also, don't treat others as fools. You have offended the entire courtyard for the sake of the Jia family. Do you know that?"

Yi Zhonghai lowered his head and said nothing, but he could not hide the hatred in his eyes.

It's all because of the Li family that I was dismissed from my position. After some time, I will definitely take revenge.

"Alas," the deaf old lady sighed. She knew that Yi Zhonghai was not convinced and wanted to retaliate, but was the Li family easy to mess with?

At this time, Yan Bugui walked into the house with the money donated by Yi Zhonghai, "Old Yi, this is your family's donation, please keep it."