Silly Zhu Acts Tough, Deaf Old Lady Protects Her Own

Xu Damao immediately stood up and pointed at Silly Zhu, roaring, "Get on your knees and kowtow to me!"

Silly Zhu glared, "I'll castrate you!"

Xu Damao shivered, then turned to the three elders to complain, "Elders, look how aggressive he is!"

Yi Zhonghai angrily said, "Zhu, shut up!"

Silly Zhu had a defiant expression, still tilting his head to look at the sky.

Qin Jingru said, "Send Silly Zhu to the neighborhood committee!"

Xu Damao said, "Have the security team from the steel rolling mill arrest him!"

Although Xu Damao wasn't popular in the courtyard, this time the neighbors were all on his side, and they all blamed Silly Zhu.

Even Qin Huairu complained, "Silly Zhu, what are you doing? Go apologize quickly!"

Silly Zhu stubbornly said, "No, Xu Damao disturbed the peace!"

Liu Haizhong arrived and said, "Alright, since Silly Zhu doesn't realize his mistake, we'll send him directly to the security team. Lin Zhen, Yan Jiecheng, Liu Guangtian, arrest Silly Zhu!"

Silly Zhu panicked when he heard this, "Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing! Second Elder, what are you showing off your authority for? If you're going to investigate, shouldn't you ask about the cause and effect first?"

Yan Bugui scornfully said, "Silly Zhu, can the things you did be discussed openly? Aren't you ashamed?"

Yi Zhonghai angrily said, "Zhu, you're being outrageous. I'll ask you, do you want us three elders to resolve this for you in the courtyard, or go to the security team, or the neighborhood committee, or even hand you over to Director Zhang of the local police station?"

Silly Zhu saw the situation and realized he was cornered by everyone in the courtyard; his usual troublemaking wouldn't work.

He quickly put on a smile and said, "Don't do that. Xu Damao and I have been fighting since we were kids, it's not that serious, right?"

Liu Haizhong sneered, "The severity of it will be defined by everyone in the courtyard, not by you. As for the punishment, it depends on whether Xu Damao and Qin Jingru forgive you!"

Qin Huairu quickly kicked Silly Zhu's foot, "Aren't you going to apologize yet?"

Silly Zhu scratched his head, then slowly got up and walked in front of Xu Damao and Qin Jingru, nodding slightly, "I'm sorry~"

"Useless! Silly Zhu, this matter isn't over!" Xu Damao was determined not to let it go this time, insisting on making Silly Zhu pay dearly.

Silly Zhu, like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, asked with a smile, "Then what do you want?"

"Legal action!"

"Even with legal action, you'll be charged with disturbing the peace!"

"I'm not afraid, I'll go down with you today!"

"Hmph! You..."

"Zhu!"

Yi Zhonghai interrupted their argument and asked the people in the courtyard, "Everyone, regarding this matter, if you believe He Yuzhu is at fault and should be punished or compensated, please raise your hands to vote!"

Swish!

Over ninety percent of the people in the courtyard raised their hands, all pointing and blaming him.

"Silly Zhu, you're not a six or seven-year-old child, what you did was childish."

"To put it bluntly, it's immoral."

"Exactly, why are you still being stubborn?"

Silly Zhu was finally honest. Except for the Deaf Old Lady and the Jia family, everyone else blamed him.

"Hey! Lin Zhen, why did you raise your hand too? Help your buddy out."

"Get lost. In my eyes, your relationship with Xu Damao is the same. Wrong is wrong, and you should be punished!"

Hearing Lin Zhen's statement, Xu Damao felt even more confident.

"Lin Zhen is right, he should be punished!"

Lin Zhen scornfully said, "You too. Keep your voice down in the future. There are elders around. You disturb their sleep every day, so why wouldn't they smash your window?"

Lin Zhen's words enlightened everyone in the courtyard.

They all looked at the Deaf Old Lady in unison, finally realizing that Silly Zhu's misbehavior was instigated by the Deaf Old Lady.

The Deaf Old Lady's expression remained unchanged, still smiling innocently, looking at everyone with a confused expression as if she couldn't hear anything.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Zhu, Xu Damao, Qin Jingru, do you want us to help mediate, or should it be handled legally? Think carefully. Once it's handled legally, both sides will suffer losses, especially Xu Damao and Qin Jingru, as it will sound bad if it gets out. I suggest you resolve it within the courtyard."

Yi Zhonghai was clearly trying to favor Silly Zhu, and Xu Damao could tell.

But he thought about how the matter would spread outside the courtyard, even outside the alley, and throughout the steel rolling mill, which would indeed be bad for his reputation.

It felt like hurting the enemy by a thousand, but also hurting oneself by eight hundred.

After thinking about it, he said, "As long as it can be resolved to my satisfaction within the courtyard, I'm okay with it not being handled legally."

Yi Zhonghai nodded and asked Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui beside him.

"Old Liu, Old Yan, how do you think he should be punished?"

Liu Haizhong pouted, "A public apology is a must, and he also needs to compensate Xu Damao for the broken glass, and perform community service for the courtyard."

Yan Bugui immediately added, "Then let Silly Zhu clean the courtyard for a month and compensate Xu Damao with 10 yuan!"

Silly Zhu's eyes widened. "What? Ten yuan? I'll replace all the glass in the courtyard!"

Xu Damao insisted, "Ten yuan isn't enough, it needs to be fifty!"

Silly Zhu impatiently retorted, "Not a single cent. Do whatever you want, just arrest me!"

Yi Zhonghai slammed the table in anger. "It's settled then. Zhu, if you're not willing, we'll arrest you right now!"

Silly Zhu glanced at the Deaf Old Lady. She subtly shook her head.

He then looked at the people in the courtyard. Lin Zhen, Yan Jiecheng, and Liu Guangtian were rolling up their sleeves, ready to grab him.

He wasn't afraid of Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian, but if Lin Zhen made a move, he'd be finished.

Qin Huairu stared at him with a look of disappointment, and Jia Zhangshi also shook her head.

"Alright, alright! I'm sorry! Fine, take the ten yuan! I'll... I'll sweep the courtyard for another month. I'll back down!"

Silly Zhu was furious. He had been defeated too easily this time and couldn't turn the situation around.

Qin Jingru snatched the money and put it away. Xu Damao still wasn't satisfied. "Silly Zhu, you have to call me Master Xu. I, your grandson He Yuzhu, was wrong!"

"You're insufferable when you're right. Do you want me to hit you?"

Xu Damao tilted his head. "Come on, hit me!"

"Damn it, I will!"

"Alright, what are you doing! Stop!"

Seeing the enraged Silly Zhu about to beat up Xu Damao, the courtyard immediately erupted.

"Oh dear! My chest! I... I can't breathe..."

The Deaf Old Lady threw down her cane and shouted.

Startled, Silly Zhu stopped his aggressive stance and quickly ran over to ask, "What's wrong, Old Lady?"

The three elders also panicked. They couldn't let her die at this critical moment.

"Quick! Zhu, carry the Old Lady to the hospital!"

"No... no need... I just choked..."

As she spoke, the Deaf Old Lady leaned close to Silly Zhu's ear and whispered, "Silly grandson, take me back to the backyard!"

Only then did Silly Zhu understand that the Deaf Old Lady was acting.

"Don't worry, everyone, don't panic. The Old Lady just choked. She's fine. I'll take her back to the backyard."

Yi Zhonghai, filled with disappointment, angrily declared, "Zhu, add another punishment. You'll be responsible for providing the Old Lady's food and drinks for a month. Meeting adjourned!"

The farce ended, and Lin Zhen had enjoyed the spectacle.

He watched the chaos unfold, truly experiencing the "Full House" atmosphere.

Lou Xiao'e shook her head. "Why didn't I notice before? The Deaf Old Lady really does show some unreasonable favoritism towards Silly Zhu."

Lin Zhen replied, "That's why you should stay away from her in the future."

Silly Zhu carried the Deaf Old Lady back to her room and complained, "It's all your fault for giving me such a stupid order, causing me to be criticized by the whole courtyard."

The Deaf Old Lady pouted. "You really are an idiot. Did I tell you to smash it? You should have taught Xu Damao a lesson during the day. Smashing the new resident's window at night, no one would have sided with you. And you dared to act tough at the meeting. Luckily, I coaxed you back, or Lin Zhen would have beaten you again if you'd kept going!"

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