Siheyuan: I just came across and wanted to chase me away

Chapter 875 Tiedan’s father spread the news

Tiedan's father, still smiling, responded calmly, "Tiedan is just an apprentice right now, so he doesn't earn much. He'll have plenty of money to spend in the future. I'm just sitting around at home anyway, so I might as well go out for a walk. I can find some scrap to exchange for some money and relax at the same time, which is pretty good."

The neighbor smiled and was about to leave. But at this moment, Tiedan's father spoke again calmly with a mysterious smile on his face: "Hey, do you know what happened recently?"

The neighbor was stunned. He really didn't know what was going on recently. He looked at Tiedan's father curiously and asked, "How's the courtyard house doing recently? I've been busy with other things these days and haven't paid much attention."

Tiedan's father wore a seemingly casual smile on his face. He waved his hand slightly and said, "I heard it from Tiedan as well. I'm not sure whether it's true or not."

When the neighbor heard this, his curiosity was instantly piqued, and he felt an itch in his heart. He looked at Tiedan's father anxiously, his eyes full of urging, and said, "You are not being honest. You are deliberately teasing me. What's going on? Tell me quickly!"

Seeing the other party completely take the bait, Tiedan's father was secretly pleased, knowing that his goal had been partially achieved. He feigned a sigh of resignation, leaned closer to his neighbor, and said in a low, mysterious voice, "You don't know, but my Tiedan heard Banggeng and his grandmother say that the Liu family in the backyard, the Jia family in the middle yard, and the Yan family in the front yard have quietly divided up the house of the deaf old lady in the backyard."

When the neighbor heard this, his eyes widened, his face filled with displeasure. He frowned, thinking about how this matter affected his own interests. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He couldn't help but look at Tiedan's father and complain, "What the hell is going on? Why are only three of them dividing the house? We all live in the same courtyard, how can this house become theirs?"

Tiedan's father smiled, a sly look flashing in his eyes as he slowly explained, "Everyone knows that Liu Haizhong is the eldest uncle, and Yan Bugui is the second uncle. As for the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai is backing them. Now you should understand why they can get a house."

The neighbor wanted to ask something else, but Tiedan's father knew that talking too much would only reveal his true identity, so he quickly said, "I'm going to collect the junk first. If I don't go now, the good stuff will be picked up by others." After that, he turned around and left in a hurry without waiting for the neighbor to speak.

As the neighbor watched Tiedan's father walk away, he felt more and more that something was amiss. He thought, These three families are going too far. They're increasingly disregarding the other neighbors. We all live in the same courtyard, so why should they be the only ones to divide up the house? No, this matter can't just be let go.

The neighbor hurried home and happened to run into Jia Zhang on the way. He opened his mouth to tell her what he had heard, but the words stopped. He suddenly remembered that given Jia Zhang's fiery temper, if he told her now, she would definitely not admit it. She might even turn around and accuse him of making up stories. Besides, he needed to get the other neighbors involved. With more people, they would be stronger. And then he would see how they could deny it.

Seeing the man seemed to be hesitant to speak, Jia Zhang was about to ask when he suddenly turned and ran away. She couldn't help but frown, looking at his back, and couldn't help cursing: "Are you sick? I thought you were in trouble, but you just ran away like that. It's inexplicable!" After cursing, Jia Zhang didn't think about it anymore and turned and left.

The neighbor, upon returning home, began whispering about the incident in the courtyard. He deliberately told the other neighbors everything, hiding it from the Jia, Liu, and Yan families. Everyone was furious. After all, the deaf old woman's house had always been considered public property, and any division should be shared by everyone. How could these three families be allowed to carve it up privately?

"Why should only those few families get to divide it? This is absolutely impossible!" Someone in the crowd shouted indignantly, instantly drawing a wave of echoes. Everyone chimed in, expressing their desire to get to the bottom of this. And so, everyone waited, their anger simmering, to see how things would unfold.

The day passed quietly in the busyness. In the evening, Gu Nan returned to the courtyard as usual. As soon as he stepped through the gate, a neighbor hurried over to greet him. With a mysterious look on his face, he pulled Gu Nan aside and said, "Gu Nan, do you know? Something big has happened in our courtyard!"

Gu Nan had actually heard about this matter a long time ago, but in order not to expose himself, he pretended to be confused and asked, "What's the matter? From the tone of your voice, it seems very serious."

Seeing that he had successfully piqued Gu Nan's interest, the neighbor vividly recounted the story of the house in the backyard. Gu Nan pretended to be surprised, but secretly felt that Tiedan was really capable of making the whole courtyard know about this so quickly. He looked at the neighbor in front of him and deliberately asked, "How should I know about this? What are you going to do?"

The neighbor chuckled, a hint of cunning on his face, and said, "Let's go to Liu Haizhong's house together and see what they're up to. You should come too. We'll feel more at ease with you." In fact, everyone knew that Gu Nan was now the deputy director of the factory, and his status was there. If Gu Nan went with him, Liu Haizhong and his friends would be somewhat apprehensive and would not dare to take too much advantage. This was the real reason why they asked Gu Nan to go with them.

Gu Nan thought to himself that it would be a bit unreasonable not to go and see such a lively event. He might even be laughed at for being timid. So, he smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Okay, you guys go first, I'll be there soon."

Gu Nan felt that if he didn't go and take a look, he really didn't know what the courtyard would become like.

The neighbor wanted to say a few more words, but before he could say anything, Gu Nan had already turned and walked towards his home. Looking at Gu Nan's back getting farther and farther away, the neighbor had to swallow the words on the tip of his tongue, shook his head, and turned away.