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

"Well, when Jia Zhangshi returns, punish her by making her sweep the streets for a month. As for Bang Geng, I'll inform Hongxing Elementary School of the situation after school starts, and have him read his self-criticism on the podium on Mondays. What do you think?"

"After all, they didn't manage to steal it, and they've already been punished."

The punishment of Jia Zhangshi sweeping the streets is negligible, but the punishment of making Bang Geng read a letter of self-criticism in front of the whole school under the red flag on Monday is even more important.

Will this kid's mentality collapse?

This can be!

"As for Jia Dongxu, he attacked you because he saw his mother and son being beaten, which is only natural. You acted in self-defense; he didn't even steal anything and you knocked him unconscious. Give Aunt Wang some face, let's just leave it at that, okay?"

She's even calling herself "Auntie," which is a way of getting close to Zhang Dabiao and also sending a clear message to others: "Since Zhang Dabiao calls me Auntie, you'd better think twice before you try to bully him again."

Do you think Zhang Dabiao should give him this face?

You have to give it.

So Zhang Dabiao could only nod: "Okay, for Aunt Wang's sake, let's just let this matter go, I won't pursue it any further."

Yan Jiecheng had a bitter look on his face. A penny was gone just like that.

He had no choice but to hand the money to Zhang Dabiao. No one can take money without doing anything; that's an ironclad rule.

Qin Huairu was dumbfounded. She originally wanted to use this incident to make up for it and get Zhang Dabiao to pay some money, or even some grain or milk. But she didn't expect to have tricked Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng.

This time I'll have to fight myself to the death!

Qin Huairu stood there, completely at a loss.

As for Director Wang, now that the matter was resolved, she decided to leave. She was genuinely afraid of courtyard number 95, which was always in chaos.

"Is there anything else? If not, then let's adjourn the meeting."

Zhang Dabiao was also preparing to leave. He had already filed a police report, and he would cook himself lunch and wait for the results.

Nothing much else has been going on lately. I'll review some material before school starts and then consult with the principal about skipping a grade.

I don't go to work, and I don't dabble in the black market. As long as those beasts don't mess with me, what could possibly happen?

They're all just bored and have nothing better to do all day.

But just as he was about to move the stool back into the house, someone called out to him.

"Wait, I have something to do."

Everyone was taken aback; it was the old man who had been following Qin Huairu.

"Comrade, who are you...?"

Director Wang doesn't know this person.

Yi Zhonghai quickly explained, "This is Huai Ru's father, Qin Dashan."

Upon learning of this, Director Wang asked him, "Comrade Qin Dashan, what can I do for you?"

Qin Dashan had been huddled in the corner, smoking his pipe, when he saw everyone looking at him. He then tapped his pipe and stood up.

Then she turned to Zhang Dabiao, clasped her hands behind her back, looking aggressive.

Zhang Dabiao – [What the hell, is this coming for me again?]

Did I just stir up a hornet's nest?

Qin Huairu had a bad feeling. She instinctively reached out to pull Qin Dashan, but Qin Dashan flicked his sleeve and swayed her away.

"What do you want?"

"This brat ruined my daughter's reputation, what have I done to deserve this?!"

Qin Dashan pointed at Zhang Dabiao and roared.

"Even though we're from the countryside and we're poor, you city people can't treat us like this, can you?"

"This guy said something about my daughter on the first day of the Lunar New Year—thanking my daughter for not marrying? Saying my daughter would become a widow? And he even went to the factory..."

"That's incredibly dirty!"

"I, Qin Dashan, have lived an upright and honest life! Wherever I go, people look up to me!"

"A good woman doesn't remarry! You've ruined my daughter's reputation, and I won't allow it! You'd better explain yourself clearly today, or I'm not letting this go!"

Qin Dashan's image as someone who cherishes his daughter and hates evil is immediately established.

But this matter—

As everyone knows, Zhang Dabiao was pushed to the limit at that time, and he talked nonsense about many things.

To put it simply, he got pushed to the limit and cursed the other party's ancestors for eighteen generations, saying that Qin Huairu was "married twice." What's that all about?

So what if he directly said that Qin Huairu was selling her body?

Can you take someone's words seriously when they're pushed to the limit?

No way.

Besides, it was the Jia family and Lao Yi who did something unethical, trying to swindle the Zhang family out of their house and workspace.

What's wrong with scolding someone? It doesn't count.

Zhang Dabiao looked at Qin Dashan with a half-smile, then glanced at Qin Huairu.

"Qin Huairu, are you sure you want your father to argue this matter with me?"

Seeing Zhang Dabiao's expression, Qin Huairu suddenly felt a little scared.

The deaf old woman, the old man, and the mentally challenged man were all the victims of his revenge...

The deaf old lady's five-guarantee household status was revoked, and the old man lost more than 7 yuan in compensation, was demoted, and was beaten! Sha Zhu's arm was broken from cooking!

He had only said it casually, and his mother-in-law and son were about to be in big trouble, but now his father was determined to argue with Zhang Dabiao...

This……

Director Wang stepped forward and explained to Qin Dashan, "Brother Dashan, the matter on the first day of the Lunar New Year was actually a scheme by the Jia family against Zhang Dabiao. Moreover, Zhang Dabiao was drunk at the time and was just talking nonsense. Don't take it seriously."

"You see, if the Jia family hadn't schemed against them, none of this would have happened, right?"

"This is all in the past. The kid was just talking nonsense when he was pushed to the limit..."

Director Wang's point is that if your daughter's family hadn't pushed them to the edge, they wouldn't have been talking nonsense.

That's about enough.

If we really investigate this, we'll have to look into how the Jia family and Yi Zhonghai schemed against Zhang Dabiao, which means we're back to square one.

But before she could finish speaking, Qin Dashan waved his hand dismissively—"That's impossible!"

"How dare you ruin my daughter's reputation!"

"Why should my daughter suffer?"

"This is how you city people bully others!"

Sha Zhu nodded repeatedly from the side: "That's right, what kind of skill is it to bully a woman! Sister Qin is such a good person, if you have a grudge against Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu, go find them, why are you bullying Sister Qin?"

Zhang Dabiao was speechless. "Are you out of your mind, you idiot Zhu? What's it to you?"

As if he had found Zhang Dabiao's weakness, Yi Zhonghai calmly said, "Putting aside the facts, no matter what you say, you can't take your anger out on Huai Ru."

"You got carried away and started hurling insults, which might have made you feel good. But you've ruined Huai Ru's reputation. How is she supposed to face anyone now?"

Zhang Dabiao was so angry he laughed, and directly retorted to Yi Zhonghai, "What are we talking about if we're ignoring the facts? A romantic relationship with you?"

"Hahahahaha—" Everyone was amused by Zhang Dabiao's remarks. Yes, if the facts aren't being discussed, what's the point of talking about anything else?

"Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu, you two still owe me a sum of money. We'll settle that later."

"Are you sure you still want to speak up for Qin Huairu?"

Zhang Dabiao pulled out the notebook again, and then Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu chickened out.

The old deaf man grabbed Yi Zhonghai, and He Yushui yelled "Silly Zhu!"

Zhang Dabiao can turn a two thousand in compensation into twelve thousand at the drop of a hat. Why are you provoking him?

How desperate could someone be?

I was going to make a note of it, but the other party neither "made a decision" for me nor backed down, and Director Wang was watching from the side.

So Zhang Dabiao had no choice but to give up; he couldn't be too arrogant in front of "Aunt Wang."

He put away the notebook and then asked the "angry" Qin Dashan, "Yes, I talked nonsense and insulted Qin Huairu, I admit it. But we've already settled that matter."

"Just tell me what you want."

This is what Qin Dashan has been waiting for.

"I'm not trying to extort you. Since you've ruined my daughter's reputation, you should at least apologize and offer some kind of token of appreciation, right?"

"I don't want your money. I heard your family has milk and milk tablets."

"I give my daughter a pound of milk and half a pound of milk tablets every week."

"It won't take you long, just half a year, so that she can raise Xiaodang to be one year old smoothly."

"These compensation terms,"

"Isn't that a bit much?"