Chapter 619

Yi Yi Zhonghai frowned and said, "Xu Xu Damao, you sowed discord—you got beaten, and you deserved it!"

Liu Haizhong waddled out, his belly bulging: "Old Yi! Xu Xu Damao didn't stir up trouble!"

"Don't you know what you did yourself?"

"You were caught late at night with Qin Qin Huairu in the cellar."

"Many neighbors saw it with their own eyes."

"Do you think swearing an oath can fool everyone?"

Yi Yi Zhonghai glared venomously at Liu Haizhong: "I'm not fooling anyone!"

"I and Qin Qin Huairu are completely innocent!"

"I, Yi Yi Zhonghai, have a clear conscience!"

"Watch your tongue, or I'll sue you for defamation!"

Liu Haizhong was nothing but a hollow fool.

He was firmly shut down by Yi Yi Zhonghai.

Not a single word could escape his mouth.

He stood there, face ashen, speechless.

Cao Cao Weiguo sneered: "Old Dog Yi, how dare you claim a clear conscience?"

"Your conscience was long ago eaten by dogs!"

"Do you even have a conscience?"

"Late at night, alone with a widow in a cellar."

"You say it's innocent—and that's enough?"

"Who would believe you?"

"Do you think everyone here is a three-year-old child?"

Yi Yi Zhonghai glared poisonously at Cao Cao Weiguo, suppressing the urge to strike:

"Cao Cao Weiguo, don't you dare smear me!"

"Whether you believe me or not!"

"That night was a misunderstanding!"

"The steel mill and the street committee have already punished me!"

"The matter has long been settled."

"Why are you all still hounding me?"

"Is there any neighbor in this world as heartless as you?"

"Leave a little room! You never know when you'll need to meet again!"

"I advise you not to drive things to the extreme!"

After speaking, Yi Yi Zhonghai turned to look at Jia Jia Zhangshi: "Auntie!"

"That night was truly a misunderstanding."

"I know you're upset."

"But this matter concerns the reputations of both our families."

"You can't act foolishly."

"Come inside with me—I'll give you a satisfactory explanation."

Jia Jia Zhangshi's eyes lit up instantly, and she followed Yi Yi Zhonghai toward his house:

"Hmph! I'll hear what explanation you have."

Cao Cao Weiguo watched the two leave, one behind the other.

He knew the matter was nearly over.

Jia Jia Zhangshi was greedy to the core.

She came out to cause a scene only to extract benefits from Yi Yi Zhonghai.

How could that old fox not see through her?

The two entered the house; Yi Yi Zhonghai's face was grim:

"Old Auntie, speak plainly!"

"What do you want to bury this matter?"

Jia Jia Zhangshi had been waiting for Yi Yi Zhonghai to say exactly that.

Her triangular eyes greedily fixed on Yi Yi Zhonghai as she sneered with contempt:

"Yi Yi Zhonghai, Yi Yi Zhonghai!"

"I've known all along you're no good!"

"But I'm a sentimental person."

"For the sake of Old Jia and Jia Dongxu."

"I'll give you a chance to make amends."

"A thousand yuan!"

"Then this matter is settled."

"We'll remain good neighbors."

Yi Yi Zhonghai bit back his rage, his face twisted in bitterness:

"Old Auntie, you've just returned from outside."

"You may not know what's happened in the courtyard lately."

"I'm strapped for cash right now, I can't put up a thousand yuan."

"Even if I scrape the bottom of the barrel, I can only come up with three hundred yuan!"

"If you agree, I'll go get the money for you right now."

"Three hundred!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi widened her triangular eyes:

"You take me for a beggar!"

"When I say a thousand yuan, I mean a thousand yuan!"

"Not a cent less and this matter won't be settled!"

"If you don't pay up, I'll come to your house every day and splash urine around!"

"I'll still go to your factory every day and make a scene!"

"If you don't believe me, just try me!"

Yi Yi Zhonghai may be a hypocrite, sure, but Jia Jia Zhangshi is a real shrew.

A shrew battling a hypocrite — truly a worthy match.

Facing Jia Jia Zhangshi's aggressive pressure, Yi Yi Zhonghai was a bit intimidated too.

Forget it!

Just consider it losing money to avert disaster!

Yi Yi Zhonghai took three hundred yuan and a gold bracelet out of the big wardrobe:

"Old auntie!"

"Here's three hundred yuan."

"This gold bracelet was my wife's dowry."

"If you agree to turn the page, this money and the gold bracelet are both yours."

"If you're not willing, then go ahead and make a scene."

"Turned the page, turned the page!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi's eyes went straight at the sight of the money and gold bracelet: "Give me the stuff quick."

Yi Yi Zhonghai's heart was bleeding; with trembling hands, he gave the things to Jia Jia Zhangshi.

The family coffers are empty!

The retirement money is gone!

How are we going to get by from now on!

Jia Jia Zhangshi couldn't care less how much Yi Yi Zhonghai's heart ached.

Roughly snatching the things over in one grab.