Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

"Hahahaha!" Everyone was amused by Sha Zhu's words, and the serious atmosphere was instantly swept away.

Yan Bugui, enraged, retorted, "Shazhu! You're promoting feudal superstition! You're talking nonsense!"

Sha Zhu said dismissively, "Third Uncle, I'm praising you. Don't be so dense as to not be able to tell the difference between a compliment and a lie!"

"You idiot! You can't expect anything good to come out of your dog's mouth!"

Sha Zhu's face stiffened. I praised Yan Bugui for his accurate prediction, and he actually insulted me?!

Just as he was about to snap, he saw Zhang Dabiao next to him picking his nose and muttering expressionlessly, "You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth, can you? Go ahead and spit one out for me!"

Sha Zhu's eyes immediately lit up, and he pointed at Zhang Dabiao, shouting, "A dog's mouth can't produce ivory! You try and show him! Zhang Dabiao said it himself, that Third Uncle Zhang Dabiao is calling you a dog!"

Zhang Dabiao was stunned: "?!"

"Holy crap, you idiot Zhu, what the hell did I do to you?!"

Yan Bugui, hands on his hips, pointed at Zhang Dabiao and shouted, "Zhang Dabiao, how dare you call me a dog?!"

Zhang Dabiao panicked a little: "Teacher Yan, I was just giving an example, an analogy..."

Although he was very unhappy with Yan Bugui, Zhang Dabiao was indeed Yan Bugui's student, a student he had taught for nearly 10 years...

Therefore, he was somewhat restrained when facing Yan Bugui. This is an instinct of later generations, or rather, the Chinese people's instinct to respect their teachers.

He'd pull out a knife and slash anyone who offended him, but when it came to his teacher who had taught him for nearly ten years...

It naturally possesses a level-based suppression buff.

(Although I have encountered teachers who treated me very badly, I would never dare to hit a teacher. I can call the police directly, but I cannot physically assault a teacher.)

Yan Bugui, relentless and extremely angry, said, "You actually dared to call me a teacher, your Chinese teacher, and your homeroom teacher of ten years, a dog?! Do you even know what respecting teachers means? You're going against the natural order! I'm going to punish you by making you copy page..."

"Everyone... am I saying we've gone off-topic?" Seeing Yan Bugui's somewhat erratic behavior, Dong Dabao's words brought everyone back on track.

"..."

【Our Dong family is on the verge of collapse, so who the hell cares if he's truly a master scheming manipulator or if he's truly incapable of uttering anything meaningful?】

It seems I really can't vomit...

"Secondly, even if my father gets out, he won't have his job anymore. He was arrested and imprisoned, and none of us four brothers can take over his job."

"So, you have to compensate our family with a workstation, and it has to be a permanent position."

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock!

A regular employee's workstation?

As the Great Leap Forward approached in 58, a large number of workers and urban residents were laid off in 59. Why? Natural disasters struck, and there wasn't enough food in the cities. People needed to return to the countryside to farm.

At this time, factories and neighborhoods were clearing out workers, and job quotas were extremely difficult to obtain; it was a stroke of luck to keep them.

Not to mention that 99% of the young people in this compound right now can't find jobs!

Liu Guangqi graduated from a vocational school, so that's another story. Xu Damao graduated from high school and is now a projectionist apprentice, a temporary worker, learning projection techniques from his father.

In short, even this temporary worker required a lot of connections and money, and he's been a temporary worker for over two years. We've already spoken with Xu Fugui; unless Xu Fugui leaves, Xu Damao can't be promoted to a permanent position, and the factory doesn't need two projectionists.

So these days, it's really difficult for an ordinary family to "get" a workspace.

Not to mention that Yi Zhonghai is only a level 7 worker. Even if he were a level 8 worker, he might not be able to get a formal worker's position.

Let alone the fact that he's now "a criminal under investigation" and has been demoted, how can he possibly get a permanent position?

Does anyone up there know who he is?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Yi Zhonghai shook his head repeatedly: "I can't do it, I really can't do it."

Dong Dabao rolled up his sleeves and walked forward: "Then let's die together. I'll beat you to death, and then I'll turn myself in."

If we can't do it, what's the point of discussing it?

His face was expressionless, which frightened Yi Zhonghai. And it wasn't just him; all four brothers joined in!

Sha Zhu and the surrounding neighbors quickly stepped forward to stop the person, but they couldn't hold him back at all!

"Brother Dong, calm down! Calm down!"

"There must be a solution. Let's discuss it again!" Fatty Liu hurriedly went up to pull people away. He had only been the new head of the household for two days. If someone were to die in this courtyard, would he still be able to keep his job?

At this moment, Zhang Dabiao grabbed a handful of melon seeds and was eating snacks. He didn't like eating melon seeds, and there were no melon seeds in his little nest. There were only raisins and small snacks like Three Squirrels nut gift packs, and he would occasionally share a few with the two Liu brothers.

This is going to be a big show!

He's happy when Yi Zhonghai is down on his luck!

In his panic, Yi Zhonghai happened to spot Zhang Dabiao, who was eating nuts and grinning strangely.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind—

[I'm in this mess, and you, the culprit, are still gloating?! And you're still eating nuts?!]

If I'm not doing well, you won't live either!

We'll die together!

They all have to die!

"Dong Dabao! I've got a solution! I don't have a workstation—"

"But Zhang Dabiao has it! He was the one who reported it, so he has to take responsibility too!"

"You can use his workstation!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole room fell silent, and then everyone turned to look at Zhang Dabiao, who was still eating nuts.

Zhang Dabiao: "?!"

[What the hell? Do I even have anything to do with this?]

[That old bastard Yi is trying to harm me again!]

The four Dong brothers turned to look at him, their eyes cold.

This time, Sha Zhu didn't say anything sarcastic. Although he also felt that Zhang Dabiao had to bear some responsibility for this, Zhang Dabiao only received a living allowance of 5 yuan a month!

If we take away his workstation, how will he survive?

On one side was an old man, and on the other side was Zhang Dabiao...

He didn't know which side he should support.

"So your name is Zhang Dabiao?"

Dong Dabao walked towards Zhang Dabiao.

The two Liu brothers exchanged a glance and then stood in front of Zhang Dabiao.

Not only that, even Yan Jiecheng, who had been watching the show with his arms crossed, came over. Zhang Dabiao was just starting to feel touched when Yan Jiecheng beckoned him with his finger under his armpit—

Hook with two fingers.

Zhang Dabiao's face immediately fell—

[Holy crap, it has to be Yan Jiecheng again!]

[What the hell?! How can you still be thinking about this at a time like this?]

He slapped Yan Jiecheng's hand, telling him to get lost.

Are you trying to blackmail me?

nonexistent!

Not only that, He Yushui also came over, as did Xu Xiaoling from the backyard, and Liu Gen and Hu Zi, who hadn't gone out yet.

Dong Dabao was stunned, then chuckled softly, "Oh, I didn't realize the people in your courtyard were so united?"

Zhang Dabiao pushed the crowd aside, indicating that he would handle the situation himself.

He stepped forward, stood at the very front, took out a Blue Tower cigarette and lit it for himself, ignoring Yan Jiecheng who was watching him expectantly from behind.

With his head held high (this was what he hated most right now—he was only 170cm tall, and too many people were taller than him), he arrogantly declared, "I will not change my name or surname."

"I am Zhang Dabiao."

"Although I didn't report your father, I did expose Yi Zhonghai's interception of letters and embezzlement of living expenses."

"I have a workstation, but—"

"I won't give it to you, because I don't owe the Dong family anything."

Dong Dabao frowned, and his four brothers surrounded him. The young people in the courtyard also stepped forward in unison, giving off a feeling of gangsters preparing to start a fight.

"Young man, you're pretty arrogant, aren't you?"

"Can you call yourself a young person if you're not arrogant?"

These words sent a jolt through all the young people present!

That's what they said—

That makes so damn right!

Just as Dong Dabao was about to say something, Zhang Dabiao suddenly waved his hand: "Wait, let me say a few words to that old widower first."

Zhang Dabiao pointed at Yi Zhonghai and started cursing him without any politeness: "Old dog Yi, you and the Jia family plotted to take my house and job but failed. I also exposed your despicable deeds that will make you childless. Logically speaking, we are even."

"Let's keep our distance and never see each other again."

"You shameless old bastard, you're still plotting against me, aren't you? You only care about your own escape, you don't care about anyone else's life or death, huh?"

"Then when I get my revenge, don't cry."