Those words weren't said randomly. Today, for example, being so angered by the Jia family, I'd live at least a month less. If this happens several times a year, I wouldn't even live a year.
Furthermore, if people in the courtyard have disputes and start fighting, do you, the head of the household, need to intervene? Once you intervene, those who are fighting furiously wouldn't care if you're the head of the household. They'll give you a beating without any regard. You can only blame yourself for that!
So what are the benefits of being the head of the household? The peace and order of the courtyard are gone. There's no benefit at all being the head of the household. You'll have to take the lead in everything. Why did Yi Zhong Hai want to be the First Elder? He wanted to control everyone in the courtyard, manipulate them, and use them to support him when he's old!
But does Liu Hai Zhong have that ability? He can't even speak clearly, and he can't even handle the Jia family. How can he make everyone in the courtyard obey him?
Liu Hai Zhong remained silent for a long time, then he snorted coldly and said again, "The next matter is also about Yi Zhong Hai. Old Yi secretly deducted the living expenses of Yu Cheng and Yu Shui. Yi Zhong Hai, do you admit it? How do you explain it?"
Yi Zhong Hai is being paraded again for public humiliation. After glancing at He Yu Cheng, he stood up and said, "This is a matter between me and the He family. It has already been resolved, so I won't bring it up anymore!"
Won't bring it up anymore? How can that be? I want the entire courtyard to know the truth and then pull you down from the position of First Elder!
"Yu Cheng, Yu Shui, what do you say?"
He Yu Shui glanced at He Yu Cheng. She knew that her second brother was capable, and Yi Zhong Hai, that old fox, couldn't take advantage of him. It was better to leave the matter to her second brother.
He Yu Cheng also understood that even if they brought up the matter, they couldn't completely ruin Yi Zhong Hai. Besides, there were still many days to come. If they got rid of Yi Zhong Hai, how boring life would be? Moreover, he had already received compensation, and he knew that Yi Zhong Hai had two thousand yuan at home. Later, if he caused more trouble, he could make Yi Zhong Hai pay everything, wouldn't that be better!
"It has already been resolved. There's no need to mention it again!"
When Liu Hai Zhong heard He Yu Cheng's words, he was dumbfounded. He wanted to expose Yi Zhong Hai, but Yi Zhong Hai was unwilling to bring it up, and the victim didn't want to mention it either? This wasn't what he expected.
The neighbors in the courtyard had the same thoughts as Liu Hai Zhong. They also wanted to know how the matter was resolved. Did Yi Zhong Hai threaten He Yu Cheng again?
Thinking of this, everyone looked at Yi Zhong Hai, but saw a smile on his lips, making him look sinister.
"Ugh, Yi Zhong Hai is really not a good person. He actually went to threaten Yu Cheng and Yu Shui. We should stay away from him in the future."
If Yi Zhong Hai knew what the people in the courtyard were thinking, he would probably be so angry that he would spit blood! Was that a threat? He went to beg them!
Naturally, Liu Hai Zhong also thought that He Yu Cheng might have been threatened. He said with a heavy heart, "Yu Cheng, were you threatened? If you were, just speak up, everyone in the courtyard will stand up for you!"
He Yu Cheng sneered in his heart. You want to stand up for me? What can you do to Yi Zhong Hai? Do you think you can bring him down with your little bit of power? You're dreaming. I'm fine. I'll secretly hit him every few days. When I'm in a bad mood, I'll beat up Yi Zhong Hai. How satisfying!
"No one threatened me. Don't forget, even though I'm a temporary worker at the street office, Director Wang has already said that if there are any openings, he'll give them to me. I'll be a street office worker soon. Who can threaten me?"
Now, not only Yi Zhong Hai felt that he had encountered a terrible year, but even Liu Hai Zhong felt that things were not going his way. Nothing went according to his plan.
The meeting continued, and Yi Zhong Hai said, "Everyone knows that there have been many incidents in our courtyard recently. From the donation to the injury and hospitalization due to fights, and the deduction of the children's living expenses, all of this is related to one person, and that person is Yi Zhong Hai. Tell me, everyone, can such a person still be the First Elder of our courtyard?"
"No! We need to re-elect the First Elder!"
As for the matter of re-electing the First Elder, Yi Zhong Hai had already made preparations. At this moment, the deaf old lady sitting next to Sha Zhu stood up and came behind Liu Hai Zhong. She raised her cane and struck Liu Hai Zhong!
The cane hit Liu Hai Zhong on the head, stunning him. He was just about to curse when he heard the deaf old lady's voice!
He turned around and saw that it was indeed the deaf old lady who had hit him!
Liu Hai Zhong was so wronged. Nothing he wanted to accomplish today went his way. He wanted to remove Yi Zhong Hai's position as First Elder, and finally some people agreed with him, but then this deaf old lady jumped in. He really couldn't do anything about this old lady. He couldn't hit her or scold her. She relied on her age, and she would smash her own windows if she wanted to. So he said with grievance, "Old Lady, what are you doing? We're having a meeting. Old Yi has done so many wrong things, the neighbors in the courtyard are already dissatisfied with him. I'm just responding to public opinion!"
"You're responding to a fart's worth of public opinion! You just want to be the First Elder! I'll beat you to death, you bad thing! You have little ability but a big ambition. You actually want to be the First Elder. Zhong Hai has been the First Elder and has supported me for so many years. If you become the First Elder, you'll be responsible for supporting me. I'll come to your house to eat and drink!"
Liu Hai Zhong was dumbfounded. It was true that his salary was high, but he had three sons. Besides, why should he support an old lady who was not related to him?
He knew from experience that this old lady was too difficult to deal with. He didn't agree, "No, Old Lady, why should I support you?"
"Why? Because you want to be the First Elder of the courtyard. You have to serve the people in the courtyard. I'm an old lady, I need someone to take care of me. Is this reason enough?"
No, that wasn't enough. He wanted to be the First Elder so he could show off his authority. He wanted to be like Yi Zhong Hai, just talking and not doing anything. If he had to take care of the deaf old lady's food and clothing, wouldn't that be like bringing a living ancestor into his home?
He was so angry. Seeing Yi Zhong Hai gloating, Liu Hai Zhong wanted to grind his back teeth. No one in the courtyard spoke up for him. He was so angry that he poured all the water in his teacup out and angrily said, "Dismiss!"
The deaf old lady snorted coldly, "A dog barking at the moon - you don't know how high the sky is! You actually want to be the First Elder. What a joke!"
The courtyard meeting ended with the deaf old lady's power display. Liu Hai Zhong was so angry that he trembled, but he couldn't do anything to Yi Zhong Hai. The people in the courtyard knew very well that if they really got rid of Yi Zhong Hai, this old lady would definitely come to their door whenever they had some meat at home!
Only Yi Zhong Hai could restrain this old lady! Actually, they didn't know that this was also Yi Zhong Hai's idea. The old lady was so old, she loved to eat. But whose family had so much meat? What if they ran out? In the courtyard, he constantly preached about respecting the elderly and loving children. Those with good things would think of the old lady. He could spend less money and let the courtyard support the old lady for him. In addition, over time, everyone would follow his rules. When the time came, wouldn't he be worry-free about his old age?