Siheyuan Shangpeng

Chapter 159 The Vanguard Arrives

At this time, Shang Peng stood up and said to Liu Haizhong, "Second Uncle, I have to interrupt you. You keep saying that my brother made a mistake. May I ask, what mistake did my brother make that made you so angry? Why do you have to criticize my brother? Also, what right do you have to criticize the head of the security department of a steel rolling mill?"

Liu Haizhong didn't care whether he was the section chief or not, and directly asked: "Who is following Shang Qi? Everyone knows that your brother is not married, and now he is following a woman who came from nowhere. What do you call this? This is called..."

"Shut up! Liu Haizhong, didn't we give you face? You dare to say anything. Don't you really know that slandering leading cadres is also illegal? My eldest brother cares about the relationship of a courtyard and won't say anything, but if he, as the head of the security department, says something, can you, Liu Haizhong, still show off your power here? So as a younger brother, I must make it clear to everyone.

Let me formally introduce to you all here. This Comrade Shang Qi, my eldest brother, is the head of the security department of the steel rolling mill. I won't tell you what rank of cadre he is. The one next to him is my eldest brother's wife, Wang Nan. They are a formal revolutionary couple approved by the state to get married. If I hear anything inappropriate there, don't blame me for not being aware of it in advance.

Now, Comrade Liu Haizhong, I demand that you apologize to my brother and sister-in-law right now." Shang Peng shouted before Liu Haizhong could say that word.

Then Wang Nan stood up confidently, bowed to everyone and said, "Hello, neighbors. My name is Wang Nan. According to the saying in our city, I am from Shang Qi's house. Today I get to know you all. Please don't treat me as a bad person in the future!" After that, he sat back down.

Xu Wude, a resident in the courtyard, took the lead in shouting "good", and then went on to say: "She has the demeanor of a daughter-in-law from our city." After saying that, he took the lead in applauding, and the people in the courtyard followed suit.

Liu Haizhong couldn't tell right from wrong at this time. He felt that Shang Peng had challenged his authority. Shang Qi's uncle, Wang Nan, was also a troublemaker. He had to suppress him today. Director Wang would have to see him clearly when he came. So Liu Haizhong shouted directly, "Why are you clapping? Shang Peng, you said your brother is getting married. Did he get the consent of the three of us? He is disorganized and undisciplined. I... um... um!"

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Fugui couldn't stand it anymore, so they went up and covered Liu Haizhong's mouth. While covering Yi Zhonghai's mouth, they said, "Shang Qi Lao Liu is drunk and acting crazy. I apologize to you on his behalf. You see, no one knows that you are getting married. I wish you a happy wedding. Just ignore Lao Liu." This almost pleading tone came out of Yi Zhonghai's mouth, which made Shang Peng unable to react for a while. Shang Peng was thinking, is this Yi Zhonghai? Or is it Yi Buqun who has controlled the courtyard for decades? It seems that the threats have been too much recently, especially the one in the factory, which scared Shang Peng. Shang Peng still likes Yi Zhonghai's unruly look in his heart. Now Shang Peng suddenly feels bored.

Yan Fugui looked at Shang Peng hesitantly, as if to plead for mercy. Shang Peng looked at Wang Nan and asked, "Sister-in-law, you see..."

Wang Nan said, "Ignorance is not a crime. Let's forget about it today."

Shang Peng quickly said to the three uncles: "Okay, my sister-in-law said that let's forget about it today, but..." Yi Zhonghai and Yan Fugui breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Wang Nan say forget it, but when they heard Shang Peng say forget it, they became worried again.

Shang Peng continued, "But Master Yi, Third Uncle, you two should let go of Liu Haizhong first. I'm almost suffocated to death by you two!"

The two men then realized that they were still covering Liu Haizhong's mouth. Liu Haizhong's face became even redder, so the two men let go of their hands. After Liu Haizhong was released, he quickly took a few breaths, and when he calmed down, he wanted to talk to Shang Peng. Yi Zhonghai and Yan Fugui covered Liu Haizhong's mouth again. Yi Zhonghai whispered to Liu Haizhong: "Old Liu, don't say anything for now. Old Yan and I can't hurt you. Just listen first, okay?" Then Liu Haizhong nodded violently and continuously, and the two men let go of Liu Haizhong. Liu Haizhong really didn't say anything this time when he was released. It was not known whether he had calmed down or was afraid of being covered by the two men again.

Shang Peng looked at the three uncles, shook his head and felt that he was also quite boring, then continued: "Although my family moved in later and has not participated in such meetings in the courtyard, I know that my family is not someone that can have a say. My family does not get involved, but it does not mean that my family does not know what is going on in the courtyard. If I don't tell you about some things, you will be quiet.

Don’t blame me for being blunt. I welcome people who want to come and visit and get close to my family. As for those with ulterior motives, haha…” The most essential part lies in the last two words “haha”. At this time, the people in the courtyard finally understood that although the Shang family’s parents were not at home, these two guys were not easy to mess with. It would be better to get close to them and not cause trouble.

I don't know if Liu Haizhong has regained his senses, his face turned pale, and his legs were shaking. Yi Zhonghai and Yan Fugui both curled their lips in disdain when they saw Liu Haizhong like this. He still wants to manipulate the businessman like this. I really don't know where he got the courage from. Did Liang Jingru give it to him? (Is this joke old? Haha...)

Just then a voice came from outside: "I'm sorry, I'm late. Something happened at the subdistrict office. How far has the meeting progressed?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was Director Wang from the Street Office. Shang Peng was quite surprised that Director Wang dared to get involved in this matter. It seemed that he was really abandoned by his superiors and came here to be a pawn. Haha... interesting!

Everyone looked at each other, no one knew what Director Wang meant by this, but the three uncles stood up to greet Director Wang, and everyone in the courtyard also stood up, except for the Shang family and He Daqing, who sat there motionless.

Director Wang looked around and found that neither the merchant nor He Daqing stood up. In particular, when he saw He Daqing sitting there steadily, he frowned slightly and then disappeared.

The three old men exchanged a few polite words with Director Wang, then escorted Director Wang to the square table. This time Director Wang sat where Yi Zhonghai had sat before, Yi Zhonghai sat next to Liu Haizhong, and Liu Haizhong sat next to Yan Fugui. As for Yan Fugui, he did not move forward this time, but went straight down to sit next to his family. Yi Zhonghai looked at Yan Fugui, feeling something was wrong, and quietly sat next to his wife. In this way, only Director Wang and Liu Haizhong were left in front of the square table.