Chapter 52: Do You Know What Picking Quarrels and Provoking Trouble Means?

"Ms. Xia, you are the landlord after all, and I haven't changed the locks. I can't stop you from doing whatever you want, but I must remind you that the right to use that house now belongs to me. Even if you are the landlord, you cannot just enter as you please!"

"Otherwise, you will be responsible for the consequences, okay?"

After finishing, Zhou Yi hung up the phone directly; he couldn't be bothered to say more to someone with such a muddled brain.

At the farmhouse resort, Xia Ziyan hung up the phone and hurriedly shouted: "Honey, hurry up and check if there is something called... a de facto contractual relationship?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Wucheng hurriedly went on Baidu to start searching... Don't laugh, many people nowadays are like this.

Using Baidu as the benchmark, Baidu for legal advice, Baidu for medical diagnoses; in any case, everything is Baidu.

Sometimes, even when you are in a Debate, the other party will suddenly pop up and say, "Look, I checked this on Baidu."

They never stop to think that the things on Baidu are uploaded by netizens just like you and me; there is a lot of incorrect information in there, and the medical side of things is even more problematic...

However, fortunately, such a legal term is easy to find. Xia Ziyan looked at the explanation of the content, and even though she didn't understand the law, she understood that it seemed... it really was the case.

Now Xia Ziyan was in a bit of a bind. She didn't understand these things and just looked at it in a daze; it seemed the other party was right.

Moreover, for a rented house, the landlord really cannot enter as they please; she still knew this much.

But he is so rich, why can't he just let them go abroad for a trip?

Just at this moment, Wang Wucheng, who had been silent on the side, said: "Yanyan, I think we should stop getting involved in this. The house has already been rented to him; at the very least, we should just stay here and have a good time for this month."

"This farmhouse resort is also quite nice. We would never be able to play for this long usually."

Hearing this, Xia Ziyan shouted again: "You're scared again? I'm telling you, you are just too unmanly. He says it is, so it is? How do you know he isn't just trying to scare you? Is he really going to file a Lawsuit against us over this?"

Wang Wucheng was silent for a moment, then roared directly: "How is it impossible? Don't you know he previously filed a Lawsuit against Xu Yufeng because of that matter? And it was twice, you know!"

"Can't you tell that little Zhou is a very pedantic person? He has money, so filing a Lawsuit against us is like child's play to him, and he's even scaring us—what are you thinking!"

Wang Wucheng really couldn't understand why his wife always thought this way. People don't owe them anything, and for someone that rich, isn't it very easy to start a lawsuit?

Seeing his own husband roaring at her, Xia Ziyan froze, and her face quickly turned bright red.

"We've only just gotten married, Wang Wucheng, and you're already showing your true colors, right? You've started roaring at me, right? Do you think that just because we're married, you've got me figured out?"

Wang Wucheng: "..." Who am I, where am I, what am I doing?

Just at this moment, the phone rang. Xia Ziyan picked it up and saw it was the Property Management Office again.

"He won't agree, stop calling."

"You are the landlord, if he doesn't agree, can't you just go in directly?" said Ma Lili on the other side of the phone.

"That's easy for you to say, but I signed a contract. Will you pay the Breach of Contract penalty for me?" Xia Ziyan said with a blank expression.

Inside the Property Management Office, Ma Lili was stunned for a moment, but still said: "There's actually a Breach of Contract penalty? This... it should be fine, nothing will happen..."

"How could it be fine? What kind of person is that Zhou Yi? His pettiness is barely larger than a needle's tip. He could file a Lawsuit against Xu Yufeng, so why couldn't he file one against me? You guys at the Property Management Office really think I'm easy to talk to, don't you!"

After hanging up the phone, Ma Lili rolled her eyes. You're easy to talk to, my foot...

Looking at Xu Yufeng, who was once again waiting early at the Property Management Office, she still said: "Xu Dama, look, he can't go in either, after all, a contract was signed. If there is a Breach of Contract, money has to be paid."

"You see, this matter is really hard to handle... why don't you..."

Xu Yufeng exploded as soon as she heard this: "What do you mean? Are you trying to make me pay? What does it have to do with me? Why should I have to pay?"

"How does it not have to do with you? He is renting the house normally, and you keep saying you want to go in; isn't that just looking for trouble? If no one pays, this matter cannot be handled." Ma Lili was also getting irritated.

"What kind of attitude is that? I came to you to solve the problem. I'm being forced to the point of jumping off a building, you know!"

Yesterday, when this middle-aged woman said she wanted to jump off a building, Ma Lili endured it, but today she couldn't take it anymore.

Every other word is "I'm going to jump off a building," every other word is "I've been bullied," as if she had suffered some great injustice.

They in the Property Management Office are the vulnerable group!

"Then go ahead! This property building is right here, go jump! No one is stopping you. Go on, go! If you go up, I'll call the police. Do you know what Picking Quarrels and Provoking Trouble is? Go on, hurry!" Ma Lili also shouted.

"I've already said that the Property Management Office and the Community Office can't manage this and told you to go through legal channels, yet you're still pushing it. I'm telling you, do whatever you want, we at the Property Management Office are done with it!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yufeng immediately lunged forward to scratch her, but was quickly held back by the security guard nearby.

Ma Lili had been at the Property Management Office for so many years, and her temper wasn't that good either; she was about to retaliate as well, and suddenly the entire Property Management Office was in a mess...

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In Lincheng, not long after Zhou Yi hung up the phone, Liu Nainai's call came in.

"Little Zhou, it's like this. The Property Management Office just called me, saying that Xu Yufeng has been forced to the point of wanting to jump off a building. They really have no other way and wanted me to... let me tell you, don't keep at it. Look at this..."

There was embarrassment in Liu Nainai's voice, but Zhou Yi already understood; the Property Management Office was actually putting in this much effort.

It seems that Xia Ziyan was also instigated by the Property Management Office earlier. This Property Management Office has some skills; they even know how to "achieve their goal by a roundabout way."

And the Property Management Office prescribes the right medicine when persuading people.

To Xia Ziyan, they say how well others are living and look at you, you're just a farmhouse resort; and to Liu Nainai, they say someone is being forced to jump off a building, and so on...

Zhou Yi didn't know what Xia Ziyan was like before, but Liu Nainai is a good person.

Therefore, Zhou Yi smiled and said: "Liu Nainai, you are having a good time, right? The Property Management Office must have said that if I don't agree, they would have you come back and bring them in, right? You, you think too well of people."

"You saw it from beginning to end and know what the situation is like with Xu Yufeng's family. For me, as long as her family gives me a proper apology and says they will never disturb the neighbors again, there is no problem!"

"But, from the time you moved out until now, that Xu Dama has been calling the police and finding the Property Management Office and the Community Office, throwing tantrums and acting shamelessly in every way. In any case, she just wants to force me to stop, but from beginning to end, she has never contacted me. You tell me, has it reached the point of jumping off a building?"

It's truly ridiculous. If she could really be forced to the point of jumping off a building, wouldn't she call me herself?

Matters between neighbors are big, but they are also small.

Why people often get particularly angry over these small things is because those neighbors seem to think they haven't done anything wrong at all; it's just a little bit of noise, and you're just being precious.

Originally, it was indeed a trivial matter that could be solved with an apology, but they insist on feeling pain before they are willing to apologize.

Obviously, Xu Dama still doesn't think she is wrong, so then we shall continue.

Liu Nainai also understood, told Zhou Yi to be careful not to run into any problems, and then hung up the phone.

Zhou Yi also couldn't understand; this Property Management Office is truly speechless. They all know he did this because of that little matter, so how dare they still interfere? Aren't they afraid that if he gets pedantic, he'll deal with them too?

Is it because the knife didn't cut their own bodies, so they don't feel the pain?

Just as he was pondering, the door was knocked.

"Xiaoyi, go open the door!"

Zhou Yi hurried to open the door and saw a couple standing at the entrance with a little brat.

"It's Xiaoyi, right? Long time no see. This is Xuanxuan. Come on, Xuanxuan, call him Uncle."

The little brat didn't say a word, just stomped inside.

It really has been a long time; I don't even know what your name is... Zhou Yi complained to himself.

"Come, come, come, Cousin, and Sister-in-law, come in and sit. I'll go pour you both a glass of water."

"No need for formalities, Xiaoyi. Xuanxuan is just shy."

Soon the water was poured, and both sides sat down to start... awkward small talk.

Zhou Yi's father had gone out, and his mother was preparing a meal, so only he could keep the guests company.

As it turned out, this cousin's first sentence was...

"Xiaoyi, I heard you quit your job and are planning to go freelance? Take a piece of advice from your cousin: find a place to work. Don't be afraid of hardship; it's just working overtime. Staying at home every day, what's the point of that..."

Zhou Yi let out a soft breath; he felt his blood pressure rising.

Second update. Thanks to You Shang De Si Nian and Xu Feng 77, the two big brothers, for the tips. Thank you. In the comments, people are saying Jiu Jian is a dead loser who is too slow and will abandon the pit. Everyone, give Jiu Jian a little time. It goes live next week. Jiu Jian will have a massive release upon launch and then ten thousand words a day. I'm just afraid you'll go bankrupt from reading it, so don't worry about the speed.

(End of this chapter)