Courtyard Houses: Starting with the principle of hard work paying off

Chapter 126 Jia Zhangshi harms her son, but in a way, she gives him a helping hand!
Upon hearing Li Hongbing's revelation of this matter, Xu Fugui felt as if his world had collapsed.

How dare that brat Xu Damao?
This grudge is no less than the previous grievances between Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family and Li Hongbing.

The key point is that Xu Fugui knew for certain that Xu Damao had a criminal record, so when Li Hongbing told him about it, he already believed it halfway.

Previously, because of Qin Huairu's matter, Jia Zhangshi had made a scene, but at that time, because there was no evidence, especially since the matchmaker Sun refused to testify for the Jia family, they managed to get away with it.

After this incident, Xu Fugui naturally gave Xu Damao a severe beating.

I just didn't expect that he would start causing trouble again, and the worst part is that he's even causing trouble for Li Hongbing.

Xu Fugui couldn't understand why Xu Damao was picking on Li Hongbing now, since Xu Damao's attitude towards Li Hongbing had changed significantly recently.
“Hongbing, is there some misunderstanding here? Da Mao has no grudge against you, and you two have been getting along well lately. There’s no reason for him to do something like this.”

Despite his own doubts, he couldn't admit to it, whether for the sake of his family's reputation or for Xu Damao's sake.

Xu Fugui only hoped that when Xu Damao was slandering Li Hongbing with Chen Xueru, there was no one else around, no one heard or even saw it.

Thus.

They might be able to deny it stubbornly, just like last time, and get through this.

Regardless of the circumstances, this feud with Li Hongbing was now firmly established.

Li Hongbing is not as easy to deal with as the Jia family; just look at the current relationship between the Jia family and Yi Zhonghai with him, and you'll know.

This matter cannot be let go.

Thinking about this, Xu Fugui felt an immense headache.

"Uncle, I'm not an unreasonable person. I certainly wouldn't have come to you before I understood the situation. This just happened. While I was in the courtyard paying New Year's visits, your Xu Damao went to my girlfriend and said all sorts of bad things about me. He told Xueru himself. His name is Xu Damao, and he lives in our courtyard..."

Regardless of whether Xu Fugui believes it or not, or whether he acknowledges it or not, Li Hongbing must stick to his "stance".

"Wow, did Da Mao really make this?"

“I believe Hongbing. He wouldn’t lie, and he has no reason to lie about something like this.”

"Old Xu, you really need to keep a closer eye on your son Da Mao. What will happen if things continue like this?"

"Exactly! How can anyone do things like this?"

"That's so unruly, we're all from the same courtyard."

"..."

Upon hearing Li Hongbing's words, the people in the courtyard couldn't help but speak up and express their opinions.

No one thought Li Hongbing would lie about something like this, and Li Hongbing had no reason to deliberately frame Xu Damao.

Although Li Hongbing had several conflicts with the Jia family and Yi Zhonghai before, which caused quite a stir, everyone had their own judgment on who was right and who was wrong.

Aside from the Jia family and Yi Zhonghai, plus a deaf old woman, Li Hongbing had never had any conflicts with anyone else in the courtyard, and they usually got along very harmoniously.

The relationship wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either.

For no reason at all, Li Hongbing would certainly not smear Xu Damao and offend Xu Fugui, this old man.

More importantly.

Although the previous incident of Xu Damao disrupting the Jia family's matchmaking was not confirmed, everyone had a feeling it was true. Now that the same thing has happened again, it's hard not to be suspicious.

They didn't want Xu Damao to continue like this.

These two things may not concern them right now, but apart from Yi Zhonghai and his wife, who in the compound doesn't have children? Does that mean they'll stop going on blind dates and finding partners? What if Xu Damao pulls a similar stunt on them? Who could stand that?
“Hongbing, you go back first. Give me some time. I’ll definitely give you an explanation for this! When Xu Damao comes back, I’ll ask him myself. If he really did it, I’ll hang him up and beat him, and then make him apologize to you…”

Hearing the voices of his neighbors, Xu Fugui's face turned somewhat grim, but he had no choice but to speak out.

Regardless, we need to keep Li Hongbing calm and prevent him from escalating the situation.

This matter is very tricky.

Even if they stubbornly deny it in the end, and Li Hongbing can't produce any evidence, and no one can help prove it, it will still have a great impact on their family's and Xu Damao's reputation.

Fortunately, Xu Damao is still "young". If Li Hongbing can really prove this, his own father can step in, beat Xu Damao up, and teach him a lesson in public. Maybe that will calm Li Hongbing down and let the matter drop.

Stubbornly resisting may not be a good thing.

“Uncle, I think you should send someone to find Xu Damao. Since it’s New Year’s Day and everyone is here, let the neighbors be witnesses so we can clarify things face to face and avoid any disputes later.”

At this point, how could Li Hongbing possibly leave?

If Xu Damao doesn't appear, how can he continue the play?
"Uncle, what Hongbing said makes sense."

"That's right, isn't Hongbing's girlfriend right here? Just go and bring Da Mao back, and any misunderstandings will be cleared up."

“Speak clearly. If it really was Da Mao who did it, he should be taught a lesson.”

"Uncle, we can't be soft-hearted about this. We still have to hit him if he deserves it."

"..."

As soon as Li Hongbing spoke, almost everyone believed that Xu Damao had done it; that's the power of word of mouth.

Who told Xu Damao to have a "criminal record"?

People spoke up not only to help Li Hongbing, but also for their own benefit.

If Xu Damao isn't properly disciplined, who will dare to go on blind dates in this courtyard in the future?

Just at this time.

Someone who no one expected appeared.

“I testify that Xu Damao was the one who did this today.”

Following the sound, everyone looked and was shocked to see Jia Zhangshi appear, bringing Qin Huairu with her in a menacing manner, loudly accusing, "Don't forget what happened when our Dongxu and Huairu went on a blind date before."

Xu Damao did something similar to what happened today. Later, I went to the Xu family to demand an explanation, but because the matchmaker Sun refused to come forward to testify, Xu Damao managed to get away with it.

Today, I brought Huai Ru along so everyone can hear what Xu Damao did back then…”

The appearance of Jia Zhangshi surprised Li Hongbing greatly.

Her words just now gave Li Hongbing an incredibly interesting expression.

And there's a fucking surprise!
Li Hongbing knew that Jia Zhangshi was not doing this to help him, but to retaliate against what Xu Damao had done before.

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi brought Qin Huairu over to dredge up old grievances and wanted to take the opportunity to kill Xu Damao, Li Hongbing really couldn't help but want to give her a thumbs up.

This assist was a gift...

Things suddenly got interesting.

(End of this chapter)