1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

"No, don't do that, Weiguo. Didn't the uncle say that if things can be solved in the compound, we should solve them in the compound!"

Yan Bugui was extremely anxious. He knew very well that he must not let Li Weiguo report the matter to the street office, otherwise his family's reputation of Yan Jiecheng would plummet, and that would be a big trouble.

So, he rolled his eyes and said with a smile on his face, "It is indeed our Yan Jiecheng who did something wrong today.

But everyone knows that when people are extremely hungry, they will inevitably do some inappropriate things.

As for me, I will ask Yan Jiecheng to apologize to Xiaohong properly now.

We are neighbors who live next door to each other. Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors.

Dajiang, let's just let this matter go."

Yan Bugui skillfully and tactfully threw the problem to Li Dajiang, trying to completely shirk the responsibility and put Li Dajiang in a dilemma.

If Li Dajiang disagrees, he will appear petty and disregarding the feelings of his neighbors; but if he agrees, the Li family will obviously suffer a great loss, and this will also set a bad example for the children in the compound.

Before Li Dajiang could even open his mouth, Li Weiguo's eyes widened with anger and he was determined not to do it.

He stepped forward and said righteously, "Uncle, you can't handle this like this.

The nature of this incident is extremely bad. Yan Jiecheng, a 20-year-old young man, actually robbed a child's things in broad daylight and in public. How could this be disgraceful?

If we let him go so easily, what will we do if the kids in the compound follow his example?

You can't favor him just because he is your family member. You have to consider the serious consequences of this matter.

If the children in the courtyard think that they can get away with stealing things as long as they apologize, then wouldn’t the whole courtyard be in chaos?

If all the children in the compound become bad, who will be held responsible?"

Li Weiguo stared at Yan Bugui and refused to give in. He was determined to put this matter in front of everyone so that everyone could clearly realize the seriousness of Yan Jiecheng snatching food from the children.

Li Weiguo wanted to escalate the seriousness of the matter and make all families with children in the hospital pay attention to it.

There is not only Yan Jiecheng in the compound, but also a guy named Bang Geng who loves to steal things. Today he wants to talk about this matter openly.

After hearing what Li Weiguo said, the neighbors in the courtyard nodded in agreement.

"Yes, today Yan Jiecheng stole someone's food, so he just apologized and let it go. Tomorrow the children will follow suit."

"I have three children at home. I can't just let this go. Otherwise, if my children learn bad habits in the future, who will I turn to for justice?"

"That's right, not only this, isn't it the same in other families? We should have a good talk about this matter in our courtyard!"

As for which family they are talking about, everyone knows it. It’s the Jia family!

Yan Bugui's face turned red after being criticized by everyone, but he was unwilling to make a big deal out of this matter.

Yan Jiecheng stood aside, still looking unconvinced, but under such powerful pressure, he dared not say a word.

Li Weiguo stared at Yan Bugui without relaxing, waiting for him to give a reasonable and fair solution.

"Let's do this! Let's hold a meeting of the whole institute tonight to discuss this matter!"

"Yes, this matter is very serious, we must talk about it, Third Uncle, you won't

Since Yan Jiecheng is your son, you should be partial to him!"

"Yes, let's do this. Let everyone in the hospital pay attention and not set a bad example for the children!"

"Yes, let's do it this way..."

The neighbors in the courtyard expressed their opinions one after another. Everyone had his or her own view on the dispute caused by steamed buns.

In Courtyard No. 95, there has always been an old tradition that when something happens, the entire courtyard will gather together for a general meeting. The purpose is to talk things out thoroughly and then deal with them fairly.

In the past, meetings were always forced by the three uncles, but today, everyone in the courtyard was very active.

Yan Bugui had originally planned to quietly put the matter behind him, but he did not expect that the public's reaction would be so strong.

He was full of helplessness and threw the problem to Li Dajiang again.

"Dajiang, what do you think we should do about this?"

Li Dajiang frowned, knowing that Yan Bugui was giving him a difficult problem, so he could only turn his eyes to Li Weiguo.

Li Weiguo looked determined, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Okay, I believe that the three gentlemen will handle this matter fairly and impartially. If this matter is not handled fairly, I will never give up easily."

After saying this, he turned to face the crowd and said loudly: "Then I'd like to trouble everyone to seek justice for our Li family tonight."

"Weiguo, this is all right. If this matter is not handled properly, it will affect the children at home. We are also doing this for ourselves..."

"Yes, my second son is only eight years old. If he learns bad things, who can I cry to?"

Everyone dispersed as they were talking, but the way they looked at the Yan family was different from before.

At this moment, Yan Bugui felt his face burning and was filled with regret.

He had seen the Li family across the street eating meat buns, and felt indignant for a moment, so he decided to reduce the family's food rations by half. He wanted to vent his dissatisfaction, but he never expected that it would lead to such serious consequences.

This kid Yan Jiecheng couldn't rob anyone else's buns, he had to steal a child's buns.

If this matter were to be brought to light at the whole hospital meeting, Yan Bugui would have no chance to save his reputation.

His eyes widened in anger, and he glared at Yan Jiecheng fiercely, cursing in his heart, "What a troublemaker."

"Why are you looking at me? If you hadn't withheld our rations, would I have been so hungry that I would have to steal other people's buns?"

Yan Jiecheng muttered to himself, looking unconvinced, and turned around and walked home angrily.

He was so sore from the beating that he had no strength to go out to work.

The third aunt looked at her son's appearance and felt both distressed and angry.

I felt sad that my son was injured, and I was angry that he had done such a shameful thing.

She helplessly supported Yan Jiecheng and walked slowly towards home step by step.

On the Li family's side, everyone returned to the house and was stunned.

All the buns that were originally placed on the table were gone.

Just now, when everyone heard the noise outside, they all ran out in a hurry, leaving Li Quanzhen alone in the room.

At this time, Li Quanzhen was sitting at the table, looking very satisfied, with greasy stains on the corners of his mouth.

He burped and asked cheerfully, "Brother and sister-in-law, what's going on outside that's so lively?"

Seeing his appearance, Grandpa Li looked gloomy and said nothing.

The village chief snorted coldly and said with disdain: "You just remembered to ask what happened? Why didn't you go out and take a look just now? You really haven't eaten yet..."

He didn’t even know to leave some for others. He was full, but what about others?

When Li Quanzhen heard this, his old face suddenly turned red.

But he felt aggrieved in his heart. It wasn't his fault because the big bun was so delicious.

He ate just one but it didn't satisfy his craving at all. He couldn't help himself and ate all the buns in the bag.

Grandma Li was angry and anxious, glaring at Li Quanzhen.

But at this moment, she was more distressed about her tearful granddaughter and didn't bother to blame Li Quanzhen too much.