Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

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Well then, I, Sha Zhu, will reluctantly accept this task from Uncle San, but let me make this clear first! I, Sha Zhu, am a rough man, and I might not even be able to handle my own family matters properly.

So please forgive me if I do anything wrong!

After exchanging pleasantries, Second Uncle was satisfied. Although Third Uncle's position wasn't Ye Jianchuan's, Sha Zhu was considered one of Ye Jianchuan's men. If Ye Jianchuan was one of their own, and Sha Zhu was one of Ye Jianchuan's men, then wasn't that the same as being one of their own?

After settling the seating arrangements for the three gentlemen, Second Master felt that the matter was almost over and completely forgot about Jia Zhangshi's affair.

(Although the location of the old men has changed, let's not change how we address them, otherwise it will cause confusion.)

"Uncle One" still refers to Yi Zhonghai, "Uncle Two" still refers to Liu Haizhong, and "Uncle Three" still refers to Yan Bugui.

In certain special situations, such as during conversations, we may use the current address system. Please understand.

Fortunately, although Uncle Er had forgotten, Ye Jianchuan had not forgotten this matter and immediately reminded him.

"Second Uncle... no, no, you're First Uncle now! You must have forgotten something, right?"

Although Yi Zhonghai is no longer the old man of the courtyard, we haven't even discussed the issue of compensation for Jia Zhangshi yet! "Damn it."

Chapter 184 This has crossed Uncle Yi's bottom line.

Ye Jianchuan's reminder made Uncle Er immediately realize what was happening. He then noticed that Jia Zhangshi's gaze towards him was already somewhat unfriendly, and Uncle Er inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

If forgetting to help Jia Zhangshi get some benefits causes her to turn against him halfway through and ruin the whole thing, then I'll really regret it!

So Uncle Er immediately continued, "Yes, yes, Jianchuan is right. Besides removing Yi Zhonghai from his position as Uncle Yi, we also need to help Sister-in-law Jia get justice!"

No one really responded to this, since Jia Zhangshi's popularity was indeed a bit weak. However, since things had already come to this point, it wouldn't be unreasonable to offer a little more support.

So there were still sporadic responses from the audience. It didn't matter how loud the voices were, as long as the topic could continue.

So Uncle Er immediately continued, "Yi Zhonghai has caused considerable losses to the Jia family, so I think Yi Zhonghai should compensate the Jia family with some money so that the Jia family can have a slightly better life in the future!"

Furthermore! I think Jia Zhangshi should take back Bang Geng. Didn't Yi Zhonghai go to great lengths to get Bang Geng to take care of him in his old age?

We can't let this treacherous fellow get away with it! So Banggeng has to go back and live with Jia Zhangshi! Lest he be led astray by Yi Zhonghai!

As soon as Uncle Er said that, Uncle Yi objected. "You want me to stop being Uncle Yi? Fine! You want me to pay some more money? No problem! But you want me to give up the stick?"

This concerns my future retirement; this is my bottom line! If I really let Banggeng go back to live with Jia Zhangshi, then it won't be long before all my 'tutoring' during this period will be in vain!

So Grandpa Yi immediately stood up and said, "No way!! I can agree to everything else! But this last condition is unacceptable!"

Not only did Uncle Yi object, but Bang Geng also objected. In Bang Geng's opinion, he was almost able to figure out where Uncle Yi hid his money.

Uncle Yi's family may not have a lot of money, but over the years they've saved up, it must be at least a thousand yuan, right? This thousand yuan is practically a piece of meat delivered right to his mouth, and you want to take it away now? No way!

So as soon as Uncle Yi finished speaking, Banggeng immediately stood up and said, "I don't want to go back! I want to live with my godfather!"

As soon as Bang Geng said that, the audience erupted in an uproar, and the Second Uncle on stage was at a loss as to how to handle the situation.

Are we just going to let it go like this? Let Yi Zhonghai pay a little money, and then let him get a grandson for free?

Just as Uncle Er was struggling with this, Ye Jianchuan stepped in and helped him out of the predicament.

"At first I didn't think this matter was that serious, but now it seems that it is urgent!"

Look at this! This guy has only been living at the Yi family's house for less than half a month! And look how much Yi Zhonghai has brainwashed him!

You're even abandoning your own grandmother! Even if you don't want to go back to live with your grandma, you still have your mother! How could you possibly want to live with a godfather?

"Isn't it obvious that Bang Geng has been brainwashed by Yi Zhonghai? Fortunately, we discovered it early. Now that we've sent Bang Geng back to live with Jia Zhangshi, there's still a chance to correct him."

Otherwise, this grandson of the Jia family might have to change his surname to Yi someday!

After Ye Jianchuan said that, Uncle Yi was so angry that he wanted to grab Ye Jianchuan by the neck and fight him to the death.

"Ye Jianchuan! Don't make false accusations! What brainwashing nonsense! I treated Bang Geng like my own grandson!"

The reason this corn cob is willing to follow me is because Jia Zhangshi only feeds the children cornmeal and the like when she's alone at home.

"He's at the age where he's growing rapidly; how can he stand eating cornmeal every day?! And you call it brainwashing just because I'm making him some food? You should speak with a clear conscience!"

Ye Jianchuan didn't really want to provoke this trouble, but he had no choice. With Second Uncle's idiot brain already shut down, he had no choice but to step up and continue the attack.

Otherwise, Jia Zhangshi would probably have been satisfied with the compensation, and since Uncle Yi's core interests weren't affected, paying to avoid trouble was just a minor inconvenience for him...

So perhaps Uncle Yi won't hold a grudge against Jia Zhangshi because of this incident. In that case, I originally found Jia Zhangshi to be Uncle Er's helper.

As a result, after the gang fought, they took the money and ran away, leaving Uncle Er to deal with two old foxes from both sides. How could he possibly hold his own?

What if Uncle Er falls from grace and Uncle Yi and Xu Damao have no rivals left? What if they turn around and scheme against me?

So Ye Jianchuan had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward to be the one to deliver the blow.

However, even though he was up to cause trouble, Ye Jianchuan was still very 'reasonable'. He wanted to at least prevent Uncle Yi from holding a grudge against him too much, and also allow Uncle Yi and Jia Zhangshi to continue their scheming against each other over the matter of the stick.

So Ye Jianchuan continued, "Uncle Yi... that's not how it works. Perhaps your intentions were good."

But it's true that Bang Geng would rather acknowledge you than his biological grandmother and mother, right?

This is wrong both morally and logically, so we should correct it immediately!

"As for what you said about the skeletal carp needing nutrition to grow, I don't think it has any impact!"

If Banggeng wants to eat with you guys in the future, or even if your two families team up as a 2.5 group, I think that's something you two should discuss yourselves.

The solution we just proposed is for Banggeng to at least go back and live with Jia Zhangshi, after all... she's family.

Although you are the godparent, it's really not right for the child to live with you and not go back to his own home. What do you think?

Ye Jianchuan's words are tantamount to betrothing one family's daughter to two families. According to Ye Jianchuan's plan, would you say Banggeng is considered a child of the Yi family? Nominally, no!

But you're saying Bang Geng has gone back to the Jia family? In reality, Bang Geng will probably still eat with Yi Zhonghai in the end, and nothing will be delayed.

This way... Yi Zhonghai won't be happy, and neither will Jia Zhangshi. Aren't they going to cause trouble then?

Chapter 185 Everyone is satisfied, Ye Jianchuan's 'small suggestion'

And most importantly, under this arrangement, although Uncle Yi would still feel a little uncomfortable, it wouldn't cross his bottom line.

In other words, Uncle Yi would definitely agree to such conditions. Since he could accept them, he naturally wouldn't hate Ye Jianchuan for it.

Ye Jianchuan was thus able to successfully extricate himself from the conflict among this group of people.

As expected, since Ye Jianchuan had said so, Uncle Yi was too lazy to argue about it anymore. In any case, it didn't really matter to him.

As for Bang Geng, who was just clamoring to live with Uncle Yi, he quieted down at this moment because he realized that Ye Jianchuan's suggestion seemed better for him!

If I eat at Uncle Yi's house, my quality of life won't be affected. And if I don't have to stay at Uncle Yi's house anymore, it means I don't have to try so hard to act like a good boy in front of Uncle Yi at night. Perfect!

As for not living in his house, there's no way to figure out where he hides his money. That's not really a problem.

Even if I stayed at their house, the time I would have to find the 'treasure location' would be very limited.

Basically, it's just a few minutes each day when Aunt Yi goes to deliver lunch to the old lady in the backyard.

In the meantime, Banggeng has already checked many places in Uncle Yi's house in just a few minutes.

Although the location where the money was hidden was not found, Grandpa Yi's house is only so big. After eliminating the places he had already searched, there weren't many places left in the house where he could hide things.

So, taking advantage of the school holiday, I continued to go to Uncle Yi's house every noon to freeload, and also used the opportunity to continue searching for this 'treasure location'.

I believe it won't be long before I'm able to find where Grandpa Yi hid his money!

Seeing that Uncle Yi and Banggeng had no objections, Uncle Er turned to Jia Zhangshi and asked, "Sister-in-law Jia, are you satisfied with this arrangement?"

Madam Jia was naturally satisfied. Although she had planned to 'sell' her grandson, he was still her grandson after all!

If I can keep him by my side and win him back, then I won't have to worry about my retirement anymore.

As for what Bang Geng really thought, Jia Zhangshi didn't really care! If you're willing to come with me, I can support you. Anyway, your mother will pay for it, and you can even mooch meals from the neighbors next door.

If you don't want to come with me, I won't force you. At worst, I'll just put my previous idea into practice and 'sell' you to Uncle Yi, and you'll be adopted directly.

This way, I can also get some money to prepare for my future retirement!

Therefore, Madam Jia had no objection to this result. Since that was the case, Second Master was relieved and spoke up.

"Okay!!! Since that's the case, then it's decided. You two can discuss the specific amount of compensation privately."

If you can't reach an agreement through private negotiations, then we'll help you resolve it. If you can solve it yourselves, then you should do it yourselves!

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and announced the official end of the plenary meeting. However, before everyone could even carry their stools home, Ye Jianchuan called them back.

"Please wait a moment, everyone. Although the general meeting of the entire college has ended, I still want to take advantage of the fact that everyone, young and old, is here to say something."

First of all, it's about what happened in our compound during the New Year period. Ever since Xu Damao brought people to search my house, similar things have happened many times in our compound.

I think our initial idea was good—to resolve the matter within our courtyard. Therefore, both I and Uncle Yi have signed this letter of understanding.

"But I feel that we can't keep doing this in the future; we still need to follow some rules."

Otherwise, if people who commit crimes in our institute can be given lenient punishments, or even go unpunished, what if they become bolder and bolder in the future?

If something like murder or arson really happens in our compound, are we just going to laugh it off like we did with these previous incidents?

Everyone responded enthusiastically to Ye Jianchuan's words. Seeing that everyone agreed with him, Ye Jianchuan continued to speak.

"Since everyone thinks what I said makes sense, then I suggest that if anyone in our compound commits any crime and gets arrested, then..."

Whether it's a big deal or a small matter, we have to make a note of it! For example, if you beat someone up and have to go to jail for three to five days, or if you stole a bottle of vinegar or a pair of shoes.

This is a minor friction between neighbors, so we can give him more chances. The first time, the second time, we'll still write the letter of understanding.

"But for those who repeatedly fail to correct their ways, we don't need to be polite. If they should stay in there for a few more days, we can't be soft-hearted!"

As for those who made significant mistakes in 217, I don't think it's our place to judge them, like the case of Jia Zhangshi administering laxatives.

I don't think there's anything wrong with what Grandpa Yi did. Handling this kind of thing with the authorities is the right thing to do. As for the nature of the matter, the government will naturally make its own judgment.

"If it's classified as retaliation like this time, or a neighborhood dispute, then we'll treat it as a minor matter and write a letter of understanding as required."

However, if the authorities classify such an incident as a criminal case, then even if we want to intervene, we won't be able to.

Therefore, I think it's better to leave serious matters to the government to handle. After all, there will always be people who are unhappy with the results we come up with ourselves.

Instead of doing that, wouldn't it be better to let more credible government officials make the judgment? What do you think?