Siheyuan: Start with a big car

What does it mean to play dumb?

That's it.

Qin Huairu had already learned from the workers in the steel rolling mill workshop in the compound that Yi Zhonghai was fined 200 yuan.

but.

How could she be willing to return the money to Yi Zhonghai?

Yi Zhonghai looked at Qin Huairu's attitude. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, he still said, "Qin Huairu, I came here today for no other reason than to talk to you about the money I lent to your family. You see, I'm in trouble now and I need money urgently. Can you return the money you lent me before?"

When Qin Huairu heard this, she was stunned for a moment, then a look of embarrassment appeared on her face, and the spatula in her hand almost fell to the ground.

She said quickly, "Uncle Yi, you are kidding, right? You know my family's situation. We have old people and young children, and they all depend on my salary to support us. How can I have the spare money to pay you back? Besides, didn't you always say that the money was to help our family? Why are you suddenly asking for it back now?"

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he became anxious and raised his voice and said, "Qin Huairu, I said I was helping your family because I was kind-hearted. But now I can barely make ends meet. I really have no other choice but to come to you for money. You can't just lie and deny it."

When Qin Huairu heard what Yi Zhonghai said, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she said with a choked voice: "Uncle Yi, you are so hurtful. Am I the kind of person who cheats? I really don't have the money to pay you back. If you don't believe me, you can look around my house. There is nothing valuable that I can use to pay you back."

Yi Zhonghai looked at Qin Huairu's pitiful appearance and was a little shaken in his heart. But when he thought of the consequences of not paying the 200 yuan fine, he gritted his teeth and said, "Qin Huairu, I don't care what difficulties you have. You must pay me back today, even if you can only pay back part of it first. I really need it urgently."

As soon as these words were spoken, Jia Zhang, who had been listening in the inner room with her ears perked up and had no intention of coming out, could no longer bear it.

She ran out of the house in a rage, with a savage look on her face. When she saw Yi Zhonghai, she yelled at him, "Yi Zhonghai, you are such a heartless person! You usually pretend to be a decent person, saying that you are helping our family, but now you think we are easy to bully, so you come here to force us to pay back the money. Do you have any shame?"

Jia Zhang was a notorious scoundrel, and she was ruthless when she acted like a spoiled brat.

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he was furious. He felt that paying back debts was a matter of course, and there was nothing wrong with asking for the money himself. So, he didn't care about any face, and immediately started to curse at Jia Zhangshi.

"Ms. Jia Zhang, you still think you're right, don't you? When I lent money to your family, it was out of kindness. Now that I'm in trouble, it's only natural for me to ask for money. But you, on the other hand, are here calling me heartless. You are the one who has no shame!" Yi Zhonghai was so angry that his face turned red, and he fought back loudly.

Although Jia Zhang was used to throwing tantrums and making trouble on weekdays, she was the one whose family owed money to others after all. She was in the wrong first, and as she kept cursing, she gradually ran out of words and could not defeat Yi Zhonghai at all.

But she was not willing to give up so easily. She rolled her eyes, came up with a plan, turned around and ran to the door, shouting at the top of her voice: "Everyone, come and see, Yi Zhonghai is forcing us to death! We are an orphan and a widow, and life is already difficult, but he still insists on forcing us to pay back the money. This is pushing us to a dead end. Everyone, come and judge!"

When she shouted, the sound echoed in the courtyard. Many neighbors heard the noise and came out of their houses and gathered around the Jia family, wanting to see what was going on. For a while, many people gathered in front of the Jia family's door.

The third uncle didn't know what was going on and felt very strange.

"What? Yi Zhonghai wants to force Jia Zhang to death. What's going on?"

Liu Haizhong took the opportunity to add insult to injury: "Old Yan, you don't know this, right? When Jia Dongxu was still alive, Yi Zhonghai wanted Jia Dongxu to be his son, so he took care of the Jia family. Now that Jia Dongxu is gone, Yi Zhonghai will naturally not take care of the Jia family anymore."

After hearing what Liu Haizhong said, many residents of the surrounding compounds nodded, thinking that what he said made a lot of sense, as if they had suddenly seen through the whole matter.

"Oh, so that's what's going on. I was wondering why Yi Zhonghai cared so much about the Jia family before. It turns out that he had this in mind."

"Humph, you think of yourself as a moral role model all day long, preaching to others everywhere, but now you've been exposed as a hypocritical villain."

"That's right, you usually pretend to be so nice, but now you're causing such a fuss with the Jia family just for a little money. How hypocritical."

Everyone was talking at once, and the looks they gave Yi Zhonghai were full of disdain and ridicule.

Yi Zhonghai stood there, listening to these rumors, his face flushed red, angry and anxious. He wanted to refute, but didn't know where to start. After all, the matter was distorted by Liu Haizhong, and everyone believed it preconceivedly. Even if he explained now, no one would listen. He could only stare blankly, feeling very angry.

Seeing that everyone was on her side, Jia Zhang became even more excited. She sat on the ground, slapping her thighs and crying, "Everyone please help us. Yi Zhonghai is trying to push us into a dead end, wuwuwu..." The scene was a complete mess.
"This old man seems very smart on weekdays, but why does he become confused and at a loss every time he encounters matters of the Jia family?" An aunt who had been hiding nearby and was worried about Yi Zhonghai, looked at the chaotic scene in front of her that was unfavorable to Yi Zhonghai, and couldn't help but complain secretly.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai being manipulated by Jia Zhangshi and being misunderstood and ridiculed by everyone

The aunt couldn't stand it any longer, so she ran out from the corner and said to the neighbors around her: "Everyone knows that I never lie. Old Yi is really desperate now, so he came to ask for the money. Jia Zhang has taken advantage of our family a lot on a daily basis, and now she owes us money and still refuses to pay. How can this be justified in this world!"

After hearing what the aunt said, the residents around also felt that Jia Zhang had gone too far, but they could do nothing about it. After all, no one could really force her to pay back the money. They could only continue to persuade her, hoping that Jia Zhang would be reasonable and pay back the money.

But Jia Zhang continued to do as she pleased, constantly complaining that she had no money. The situation was extremely awkward and tricky.

Are you kidding? When will Jia Zhang ever pay back the money she borrowed?

Isn’t this rebellion against Tiangang?
Yi Zhonghai could only stand aside, his face livid.
The third uncle Yan Bugui now understood the whole story and realized that Jia Zhang had gone too far. Yi Zhonghai was really in trouble and needed the money urgently, so he came to collect the debt. But she not only didn't want to pay back the money, but also made a scene and slandered Yi Zhonghai by confusing right and wrong. This was really unreasonable. So, the third uncle cleared his throat, walked up to Jia Zhang, who was still crying on the ground, and persuaded her, "Jia Zhang, you are wrong. No matter what, Old Yi lent your family money to help you. Now he is in trouble, and it is reasonable for him to ask you to return the money.

Even if you really don't have money, you should explain it to him. There's no need to cry and make a fuss here, and you can't confuse right and wrong. Just return the money to him. We are all neighbors, and we will see each other every day. It's not good to make such a fuss. "

When Jia Zhang heard what the Third Master said, she immediately flew into a rage.

She didn't care about her face anymore, she pointed at the third uncle and started to curse: "Yan Bugui, you old man, stop pretending to be a good person here! You are Yi Zhonghai's lackey, helping him to bully us orphans and widows, right? Bah, my family's affairs don't need you to point fingers here, get out of here!"

The third uncle Yan Bugui was so angry at Jia Zhang's scolding that he trembled all over and his face instantly turned red, like a ripe persimmon. He widened his eyes, pointed at Jia Zhang, and said with trembling lips: "How shameful! You are unreasonable, woman, and so uneducated!"

Although he was angry, the third uncle knew in his heart that he really had no way to deal with a scoundrel like Jia Zhang.

On weekdays in school, the students are very respectful to him.
The students would listen to whatever he said, but Jia Zhang would never buy it. She never took his words to heart. No matter how he tried to persuade her with kind words or to argue with her, it was like playing the lute to a cow and had no effect at all.

Just when the situation was at a stalemate and the atmosphere was awkward and chaotic, suddenly, a "beep beep beep" sound of a motorcycle came from afar. The sound came from far away and was particularly loud outside this quiet courtyard.

When the aunt heard the voice, she knew it must be Li Weidong who came back.

Her eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had seen a savior, and she quickly ran in the direction where the sound came from. After a while, she ran to the gate of the compound and blocked Li Weidong's way.

Li Weidong had just parked his motorcycle and was about to enter the compound when he was suddenly stopped by the old lady. He was stunned for a moment. He looked at the old lady in confusion and asked, "Auntie, what's wrong with you? You are so anxious. Did something happen?"

The aunt panted heavily, her face full of anxiety and helplessness, and hurriedly said to Li Weidong: "Weidong, you don't know, my old Yi saw that the Jia family was having a hard time, and out of kindness, he lent them a lot of money.

But now my husband, Lao Yi, has committed a crime at the factory and was fined two hundred yuan. He is anxious to pay the fine, so he wants to ask the Jia family to return the money he had lent him before, even if it is just to pay back part of it first.

As a result, Jia Zhang was playing dirty and refused to pay the money back no matter what. She also threw a tantrum and cursed Old Yi, which made us very worried. We really had no idea what to do, so when I saw you coming back, I hurried to stop you and asked you to help us get justice."

As the old lady spoke, her eyes became red. She looked aggrieved and anxious. Anyone who saw her could feel the helplessness and resentment in her heart.

After hearing what the old lady said, Li Weidong frowned even more.

Generally speaking, Li Weidong is unwilling to take care of these messy things. Wouldn't it be better to have that little time to come up with a few more epoch-making technological products?
In particular, Li Weidong didn't have a good impression of Yi Zhonghai.

The confrontation between Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family is a dog-eat-dog situation.

but.

The Jia family has been going beyond their means lately. Several residents have come to complain to them, saying that Jia Zhang had the audacity to borrow food from them and not return it.

If her arrogance is not curbed, the compound will be in chaos in the future.

In this way, Li Weidong followed the aunt to the middle courtyard. Yi Zhonghai was very surprised when he saw that Li Weidong was willing to come forward to take care of this matter.

If it were in the past, Yi Zhonghai would have been very critical of Li Weidong and would never have given Li Weidong a good look. But now he had to ask for help from others, and he had no choice but to awkwardly explain the borrowing and repayment situation in detail again. At the end he looked at Li Weidong and said, "Uncle, tell me, is Jia Zhang's behavior particularly excessive?" There was a hint of flattery in his tone, which was completely different from his usual behavior.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai had finally given in, Li Weidong nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to Jia Zhang who was still making a scene, and said in a serious tone: "Jia Zhang, stop making a scene here. Yi Zhonghai lent money to your family to help you. Now that he is in trouble, you should return the money to him. This is only natural."

When Jia Zhang heard this, her heart skipped a beat. She didn't dare to say she would not pay the money back. She rolled her eyes and argued, "Humph, who said we borrowed money from him? He has no evidence. Does he have any proof? If he doesn't have any evidence, he should not slander us, an orphan and a widow."

Li Weidong frowned, looked at Yi Zhonghai and asked, "Old Yi, do you have any evidence?"

Yi Zhonghai hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, I have the IOU. I came here to ask for money today, so I brought the IOU with me." As he said that, he took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Li Weidong.

Li Weidong took it and looked at it. Qin Huairu's name was clearly written on the IOU, as well as the loan amount, date and other information.

When Jia Zhang saw the IOU, she knew she couldn't argue anymore, but she still refused to give up. She pouted and said, "This IOU is signed by Qin Huairu. It has nothing to do with me. I can't control it. You can find whoever you want."

After saying that, she turned around and ran away, fearing that someone would stop her and continue to argue with her. Her panicked appearance was quite funny.

But everyone knew that she was just being dishonest and didn't want to pay back the money, but she was afraid of being caught.

The residents around watched this scene, and some couldn't help laughing.

….(End of this chapter)