To be fair, it was perfectly normal for neighbors to quarrel. When Chu Chen was little, he had seen neighbors argue over all sorts of things, only for the two families to make up after some time. Generally, everyone considered that they would have to keep living alongside each other in the future. If they could be more accommodating, they would be more accommodating. After all, taking a step back opened up vast horizons.
Of course, there were also people who suffered a loss to someone's face, only to be harmed by them behind their back. But this was the first time Chu Chen had ever seen things escalate to the point where someone took away the other party's child.
And now, the other party had merely been frightened, yet you were going to spend several years in prison because of it. What was the point?
Chu Chen sighed inwardly. People should be broad-minded while living in this world. Whatever grudges they had, they should talk them out at the time. Life lasted only a few dozen or perhaps a hundred years. Wasn't it exhausting to keep all those unpleasant things bottled up?
Gu Gongyi invited everyone into the reception room and brewed a cup of tea for each of them. Then, with an apologetic look, he said to Song Weiqing, "Brother Song, I'm truly sorry. I dragged you into what happened just now."
"What are you talking about? We're practically family!"
Song Weiqing waved his hand and asked, "But what exactly happened with Cai Xiangming just now? How did he manage to anger you enough to make you hit him?"
"Speaking of that, I'm still rather upset."
Gu Gongyi said indignantly, "That fellow came to me first thing this morning and said he wanted to cooperate. His character is