Chapter 228: Kick the Ball Back

The neighbors were not surprised to hear what Jia Zhang said.
But Yi Zhonghai, who took the lead in making the decision yesterday, had a face as black as the bottom of a pot.

What Jia Zhang meant by this was not to scold Yi Zhonghai for meddling in other people's business, but also forcing Jia Dongxu to spend money in vain.
She totally took his kindness for granted.

However, Jia Dongxu beside him also noticed his expression and had already advised his mother before Yi Zhonghai opened his mouth.

"Mom! Stop talking.

It was my idea to pick you up yesterday, and I agreed to pay for the groceries. It has nothing to do with the neighbors. How can you falsely accuse me?"

After persuading his mother, Jia Dongxu then apologized to the neighbors on the street.

As the saying goes, the hand that takes from others is short, and the mouth that eats from others is soft.

In addition, since Jia Dongxu's attitude was so good now, the neighbors gradually calmed down and no longer argued with Jia Zhang.

But they have all made up their minds that if there is anything happening in the Jia family in the future, they will not get involved and will just watch the fun from the sidelines.
Otherwise this old woman will not keep her word in the future and I will not be appreciated for my hard work.

The matter of the pork belly had been settled, and the neighbors were about to begin their meal.
At this time, Xu Fugui cursed loudly,
"Xu Damao, you little bastard, your uncle Yan clearly bought so much pork, how could you wrongly accuse him of embezzling the money for the vegetables?

Just wait, after dinner, I will show you how I will deal with you."

When the neighbors heard Xu Fugui scolding his son, they remembered that Xu Damao and Liu Guangqi were also involved in this incident.
So he just watched the show with a smile on his face.

He even specifically mentioned Liu Haizhong's name,
"Old Liu, your Guangqi is really capable. He has started to lie and accuse people along with Xu Damao.
You have to take good care of it, don’t let it grow crooked, or it will be all over.”

"That's right, Lao Liu, you really need to take good care of Guangqi.

Don’t be reluctant to teach Guangqi a lesson just because he is your eldest son. If you don’t discipline him properly, you will suffer a great loss sooner or later!”

When Xu Damao heard his father say he was going to teach him a lesson, he didn't care at all.
It's not the first time anyway.

But Liu Guangqi was different. He had seen his father beat his mother.
When Liu Guangqi heard his neighbors asking his father to teach him a lesson, he immediately shouted in grievance,

“I’m not lying!

Uncle Yan really saved a lot of money when he bought groceries today. He really put the money into his own pocket.
If you don’t believe me, ask Zhuzi. Zhuzi also knows what happened today!"

After Liu Guangqi finished speaking, Xu Damao also stood up and loudly testified for him, proving that Yan Bugui had indeed embezzled the remaining money for vegetables.

Hearing the two men say that He Yuzhu could testify for them,

The neighbors all believed it to some extent, and then looked at He Yuzhu at another table.

Then they found that He Yuzhu, who was sitting next to the deaf old lady, was silently eating the meat in the bowl with his younger brothers and sisters.

There was only some soup left in the bowl on the table.

Seeing that He Yuzhu's three siblings and the deaf old lady had almost finished eating the meat on the table,
The neighbors reacted immediately.

Then, regardless of whether Yan Bugui had embezzled the money for the dishes, they all picked up their bowls and chopsticks and scooped the meat and vegetables from the basin into their own bowls.

He kept on complaining about He Yuzhu.

"Zhu Zi, you are really outrageous.

We are here to help everyone fight for justice, but you are the one who took the rain and the green mountains away and ate almost all the meat. How can you be like this!"

"Of course! You are such a bad boy. You ate so much without saying a word and didn't even leave some for us."

The neighbors scolded He Yuzhu while picking at the meat on the table. After picking up the meat, they took the basin and fished it out of the pot.

Until all the meat in the pot and basin is scooped into his bowl,
This is the time to calm down.

Seeing that no one was fighting for it, He Yuzhu served a bowl of rice to the deaf old lady and He Yushui, and scooped a little pig's trotter soup.
Then he ate and slowly told his neighbors about it.

"I just saw what you guys were saying and thought you weren't hungry, so you weren't in a hurry to eat.
But I was busy at the branch office all day today, and I worked overtime in the afternoon, but I was really hungry.

Isn't it time to eat it yourself? "

After giving himself a plausible excuse for eating so much meat, He Yuzhu asked the question even though he knew the answer.

"By the way, what were you talking about just now?"

The neighbors were busy dealing with the few pieces of meat in their bowls, fearing that they would be snatched away if they were not careful, so when He Yuzhu was talking, they just listened to him talking quietly.
He opened his mouth but did not say anything.

However, Liu Guangqi was afraid of being punished by his father, so he repeated what he had just said and asked He Yuzhu to testify for him.

Seeing Liu Guangqi talking, He Yuzhu smiled and nodded and said,

“That’s it!

Uncle Yan bargained with the butcher when he was buying vegetables today, and saved some money on the vegetables, which he also put into his own pocket.
But I think Uncle Yan has already bought enough ingredients as we discussed yesterday.
The money saved is obtained through hard bargaining, so there seems to be nothing wrong in putting it into one’s own pocket.”

As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, Yi Zhonghai took the lead in standing up to oppose.

"Zhu Zi, what you said is not right.

Since Old Yan can help everyone bargain and buy things at a lower price, he will naturally use the money saved to buy more meat for today's banquet.

You can’t pocket the money you save just because he bargains.”

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was the first to stand up and oppose, Liu Haizhong, Xu Fugui and others also stood up.

For He Yuzhu,
The money didn't go into his pocket, and the deaf old lady told him not to meddle in the affairs of the Siheyuan.
So when he saw that Yi Zhonghai and the others did not agree with his statement, he did not argue, but naturally chose to give in and passed the ball to Yan Bugui, the person involved.

"I think what the uncle said is quite right. What do you think, Uncle Yan?"

When Yan Bugui heard that He Yuzhu agreed with his opinion, he decided to let him take the lead and then reap the benefits.

Unexpectedly, Yi Zhonghai and the others just said a few words casually.

He Yuzhu actually betrayed us.

Seeing that he had thrown the question back to himself, Yan Bugui had no choice but to step up and said to Yi Zhonghai with his neck stiff,

"Old Yi, if you say so, then I have to ask you carefully,

Did I buy you the 5 jin of pork belly, 4 carps, and 4 pig's trotters that you requested last night?
Did I not delay your banquet?
Now that I have done everything, what is the rest of it got to do with you?"

(End of this chapter)