Courtyard house: Just the right amount of pressure, leaving you bewildered but not brain-damaged.

Gao Xiaosheng, holding Xiaoyushui's hand, took the lead and entered Yi Zhonghai's house without hesitation.

"Rainwater, do you remember where they were checking just now?"

"Yes, Brother Sheng, I've noted it all down: the coal stove, the corner of the bed, the gap behind the cabinet, and Aunt Jia even had to feel under the cabinet."

Gao Xiaosheng nodded and turned to look at Yi Zhonghai, whose face was ashen.

"Okay, then go and see if Yi Zhonghai's house is clean."

Without hesitation, He Yushui skipped and hopped into the inner room.

The little girl is much smarter than Sha Zhu; she knows that Gao Xiaosheng is standing up for her.

After working hard all morning, before I could even boast to Gao Xiaosheng about my achievements, Yi Zhonghai and his gang started finding fault with everything, pointing out that this wasn't wiped clean and that there was dust.

It's as if she's not careful at all when she does her work.

"Hey, Brother Sheng, look, it's all covered in dust."

"It's so dirty here."

"And here, here, here..."

He Yushui didn't care about Yi Zhonghai's titles; all she knew was that neither of them were good people.

Yi Zhonghai kept trying to trick his brother He Yuzhu into helping the Jia family. Wu Guizhen took the money but did nothing, just fooling people and leaving her hungry every day.

"Tsk tsk," Gao Xiaosheng said, grabbing Yushui's wrist as he approached the crowd.

"Yi Zhonghai, didn't you say the neighborhood management should set an example for everyone? Look at this mess the rainwater makes! Is this how you clean your house?"

"Rain, hurry up and go wash yourself in the pool."

Wu Guizhen was embarrassed and took two steps forward, about to retort, but Yi Zhonghai raised his hand to stop her.

"My wife hasn't been feeling well these past few days, so we haven't been able to clean the house. I'll give it a thorough cleaning this afternoon, and if you're free tomorrow, you can come over and take a look."

The moment the words left his mouth, the room fell silent.

Gao Xiaosheng frowned slightly, exchanged a glance with Yi Zhonghai for a moment, and then slowly nodded.

Liu Haizhong stared wide-eyed in surprise at Yi Zhonghai, dumbfounded.

Is this still the same Lao Yi he knows?

The two had a lot of verbal battles in the past, and he was always left speechless by their arguments, but he had never seen Lao Yi back down.

Behind his glasses, Yan Bugui's beady eyes scanned Yi Zhonghai and Gao Xiaosheng, his gaze revealing a short-sighted shrewdness as he frantically tried to see through the underlying logic beneath the veneer of compromise.

Xu Fugui stared at Gao Xiaosheng with deep worry in his eyes.

Although he dared not openly support Gao Xiaosheng, he secretly hoped that Gao Xiaosheng would win a great victory and, ideally, completely suppress Yi Zhonghai, so that the Xu family could breathe a sigh of relief.

Yi Zhonghai's move to publicly back down does have some merit.

The other party's attitude in admitting their mistake was sincere, and their reasons were also valid. If Gao Xiaosheng continued to be aggressive, not only would it be unreasonable, but it would also lose them even more points in terms of personal relationships.

But if it ends like this, it's at most a minor victory and won't fundamentally harm Yi Zhonghai.

"E-House management must remember to leave no blind spots."

After Gao Xiaosheng finished speaking, he strode out of the Yi family home.

Just when everyone thought the day was over and they were preparing to go home, Gao Xiaosheng spoke up again.

"Let's go check on the Jia family next, then the Liu family and the Yan family. Since Yiju Management proposed mutual inspections, we can't just do random checks like the neighborhood committee. Anyway, there aren't many households, so it won't take long to check them all."

"what?"

"What? Door-to-door inspections?"

"That won't do."

Li Caiyun and Yang Ruihua were both flustered. They were in good health, but with many children at home, they couldn't even keep things spotless, let alone tidy.

The things I just tidied up were soon turned into a mess by the kids again.

Only the living room looks somewhat decent; the bedrooms and kitchen are simply unbearable to look at.

Jia Zhangshi jumped up and down, loudly objecting and spreading her arms to block her doorway, shouting, "No way! What right do you have to inspect my house!"

Xu Fugui's eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

He knew that Gao Xiaosheng was not someone Yi Zhonghai could dismiss with a few words.

This tactic of spreading the benefits evenly is brilliant, truly brilliant!

In particular, the statement "E-House management proposed mutual inspection" directly put Yi Zhonghai on the opposite side of everyone.

If things continue like this, according to Wu Guizhen and Jia Zhangshi's standard of "inspecting ash with a lantern," these old women won't have to do anything every day but bend over and wipe ash on the ground.

Although the Xu family couldn't escape it either, Xu Fugui believed that as long as everyone was on the same level, he would have benefited.

Gao Xiaosheng turned to look at Yi Zhonghai, spread his hands, and revealed an infuriating expression that was neither a smile nor a frown.

The "川" (river) shaped lines on Yi Zhonghai's forehead became more and more obvious. Feeling the scrutinizing gazes of Gao Xiaosheng's old neighbors behind him, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Everyone knows that the matter started because of him, and no amount of explanation will change that.

Yi Zhonghai wanted to end this farce as soon as possible, but Gao Xiaosheng wouldn't cooperate.

He publicly admitted his mistake, acknowledging that he acted out of selfishness and wanted to teach Gao Xiaosheng a lesson, which led to the incident.

Let's wait and see. Maybe the hospital will stop after Gao Xiaosheng finishes his examination.

After much deliberation, Yi Zhonghai finally made a difficult decision.

"Sister-in-law Jia, open the door."

"Yi Zhonghai, what did you say? You made me..." Jia Zhangshi's eyes widened, bigger than her belly.

"I said, open the door!" Yi Zhonghai shouted sharply, startling Jia Zhangshi into quickly shutting her mouth.

Jia Dongxu timidly approached the door. "Mother, listen to Master, open the door quickly."

Qin Huairu clung tightly to the stick that was trying to get down, hiding in the crowd and not daring to go out, occasionally stealing a glance at Gao Xiaosheng.

It seems like things are about to change in the courtyard.

The day Gao Xiaosheng moved in, although he caused a lot of trouble, none of it had anything to do with Yi Zhonghai; the old man was just implicated.

Today is completely different. This is the first time the two have clashed head-on, and judging from the current situation, the old man who took the initiative has already fallen into a disadvantageous position.

Perhaps she should be more proactive and try to get along with Gao Xiaosheng as soon as possible.

"Mom, you're hurting me." Jia Geng complained, interrupting Qin Huairu's train of thought, and quickly loosened his arms a little.

"Investigate, investigate however you want." Jia Zhangshi was seething inside. She quickly unlocked the door, pushed it open, and made way for herself.

"Rainwater, go in and see where it's not clean."

Gao Xiaosheng once again sent his henchman to handle the matter. Just now, Jia Zhangshi had said a lot of bad things about He Yushui at his house, calling her a little brat and a money-loser, which almost made Yushui cry.

"Hey, Brother Sheng, don't come in. It stinks in here. The chamber pot is full of Bang Geng's poop."

He Yushui's words caused everyone to stop in their tracks, with those nearby even quietly moving back.

"Aunt Jia's house is dirtier than Uncle Yi's house. There's dust on the floor, and the cabinets aren't clean either."

"There's a spider web in the corner, and oh, there's a little spider too."

Less than two minutes later, He Yushui ran out with her little hands outstretched, her originally fair and tender fingers now all gray and dirty.

"Your house is filthy, and you don't even bother to clean properly, yet you have the nerve to come to my house and complain about the rain? Pah!"

Gao Xiaosheng spat a mouthful of thick phlegm at Jia Zhangshi's feet.

Jia Zhangshi had never been treated like this before. In a fit of rage, she recklessly tried to carry out a brutal assault.

Fortunately, Jia Dongxu, who was standing next to her, held onto his mother's arm tightly and refused to let go. Yi Zhonghai also took two steps at a time to block the "pig rush" route.

"Sister-in-law Jia, this afternoon you and Dongxu's wife should tidy up the house properly, so that everyone can't laugh at us."

It must be admitted that Yi Zhonghai's appearance does indeed fit the upright and dignified temperament of someone who commands respect without anger.

If it were Gao Xiaosheng instead, it would definitely be the prelude to a massacre by evil forces.

"Rain, whose house do you want to check on next? How about we see if your brother's been slacking off lately?"