Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui shifted their gazes slightly, looking a bit awkward.
Damn it.
They had agreed to be peacemakers, to help resolve conflicts, so why had the conflict landed on them?
Both of them knew about their family members taking items from the Chen Family.
Lao Chen was gone, Xiao Chen was a kid who couldn't even fart out a stick, and Chen Mother was a woman.
The Grandpas had helped arrange Lao Chen's funeral.
It was quite reasonable for the Chen Family to give a small compensation for all their hard work, wasn't it?
Now Xiao Chen wanted those items returned to their original owners; this was burning the bridge after crossing the river, truly lacking in proper conduct.
Of course, Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui only thought these thoughts to themselves and dared not say them in front of Chen Jianye.
What if Chen Jianye went crazy again?
“If someone from a family took your items, why don't you go talk to them about it?”
Yi Zhonghai replied irritably.
He couldn't be bothered with Chen Jianye's affairs.
He hadn't taken any items from the Chen Family, so his words were very firm.
“That's right, Second Master, Third Master, shouldn't my family's items be returned now?”
Chen Jianye's gaze was playful.
“You two took items from the Chen Family?”
Yi Zhonghai was somewhat incredulous.
“It was the younger generation in the family who took them.”
“They were just playing with them. I already told Yan Jiecheng to send them back, but maybe he hasn't finished playing yet.”
Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui explained.
“See, your Second Master and Third Master never intended to take your family's things.”
“You, ah, you have too many petty thoughts, it's bad for your brain.”
Yi Zhonghai said unhappily, even with a hint of a curse.
“First Master, my family lost items, and out of respect for you, I told you about it.”
“If you don't want to get involved, then from now on, I'll handle my own family's affairs, and you won't have to bother.”
Chen Jianye said calmly.
Not only had his body returned to normal, but he was also strong and robust.
Naturally, he wouldn't take Yi Zhonghai's small curse to heart.
“All matters in the Courtyard must first be reported to me; it's best to resolve them in the Courtyard.”
“Tell me who else took your family's items.”
Yi Zhonghai quickly changed his tune; he couldn't give up his authority.
“And the Jia Family.”
Chen Jianye had been waiting for these words and immediately followed up.
“Alright, I'll go talk to the Jia Family and have them return the items to you.”
Yi Zhonghai took on the task and then said to the two Grandpas, “You two better hurry up.”
Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui agreed repeatedly.
Given Chen Jianye's current state, they truly didn't dare to provoke him.
An adult man, with no parents, no wife, and no children.
And a disease hanging over his head that could flare up at any time.
Isn't it normal for him to go a little crazy?
Yi Zhonghai opened the door and walked out first.
“First Master, have you settled things with the Chen Family boy?”
“How are Jianye's injuries? Are they stable now?”
“First Master, with your mediation, Sha Zhu won't have to go to jail, right?”
The residents gathered at the Chen Family's doorway asked one after another.
“Chen Jianye and I have settled things, and Chen Jianye and Sha Zhu have also settled things; everything is fine.”
“Matters in the Courtyard are resolved within the Courtyard; there's nothing that can't be settled.”
“Jianye's injuries are recovering very well. Heaven bless him, leaving the Chen Family with a sole heir. It's also the result of Lao Chen doing good deeds and accumulating good karma.”
“Everyone should do good deeds and jointly build our advanced Courtyard.”
Yi Zhonghai replied loudly to everyone's questions.
His polite words were very well-spoken.
Everyone then asked how it was resolved, but Yi Zhonghai glossed over it, not elaborating much.
Everyone looked from outside the door at Chen Jianye inside the house.
Seeing the blood-soaked gauze wrapped around Chen Jianye's head, they were secretly alarmed and marveled at Chen Jianye's great fortune, lamenting that the Chen Family should not have been wiped out.
Chen Jianye stayed in the house.
Soon, Yan Jiecheng from the Yan Family returned a bedside table, placing it by the main door.
“I've put it here for you.”
“Just a piece of junk, who cares about it?”
Yan Jiecheng grumbled a few words, then shook his hand and left.
Liu Guangtian from the Liu Family brought over an enamel basin, also placing it by the door.
“I took it back to hold water and make ice; I really didn't steal your family's things, so don't ruin my family's reputation, okay?”
Liu Guangtian specifically cautioned him.
Neither of them entered the house, and Chen Jianye didn't invite them in for a cup of hot water or anything.
They disliked each other.
Moreover, Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian were both quite afraid of Chen Jianye going crazy and were unwilling to enter the house and stay with Chen Jianye alone.
At the same time, Yi Zhonghai hit a snag at the Jia Family's place.
“Return what? My family is innocent; we didn't take any items from the Chen Family at all!”
“He says my family took it, so my family took it? He's nothing!”
Jia Zhangshi yelled in a fit of rage.
Jia Dongxu also had a look of righteous indignation.
What the hell!
Chen Jianye actually said that the Jia Family took items from the Chen Family and demanded that the Jia Family return them.
The Jia Family was a prominent family in the Courtyard.
Could they do such a dirty thing?
Master was truly senile.
It was only because Yi Zhonghai came to ask; if it were anyone else, Jia Dongxu would have slapped them a few times.
“Jia Family Sister-in-law, how do I remember this bamboo basket belonging to the Chen Family?”
Yi Zhonghai casually pointed to the bamboo basket by the stove.
“That's mine. When Lao Jia was still alive, I wove it myself.”
“You say this is from the Chen Family? Is the Chen Family's name written on it?”
Jia Zhangshi's spit flew everywhere.
“I remember there was indeed writing on the back.”
Yi Zhonghai said seriously.
“Is that so?”
Jia Zhangshi immediately felt guilty; she had taken the bamboo basket from the Chen Family and hung it at home, but she hadn't really examined it closely.
“Mom, our family didn't take any items from the Chen Family at all. Whoever wants the items, let them come themselves.”
Jia Dongxu offered a suggestion.
“That's right, whoever wants the items must come themselves.”
Jia Zhangshi's arrogance flared up again.
Items brought into the Jia Family were the Jia Family's.
There was no reason to take them out.
Yi Zhonghai pursed his lips; facing the rogue-like Jia Zhangshi, he didn't have a very good solution either.
Lao Jia died early, and Jia Zhangshi raised Jia Dongxu, her only son, as an orphan and a widow.
Her temper was extremely fierce.
Her reputation had long spread throughout the Siheyuan (Courtyard) area.
However, Jia Zhangshi was smart. Since her reputation was already ruined, she looked for a wife from the countryside.
As long as the matchmaker was eloquent, tricking a country girl was simply a piece of cake.
And Jia Zhangshi truly succeeded.
She married Qin Huairu, a country girl, and brought a son and a daughter into the Jia Family.
There was still one more in her belly.
As the Jia Family prospered, Jia Zhangshi's arrogance grew even more rampant.
She would argue first, whether she was in the right or not.
“Chen Jianye's mental state hasn't been normal recently, and a few items aren't worth much, there's no need to…”
Yi Zhonghai continued to try.
“Let Chen Jianye come and talk to me.”
Jia Zhangshi acted tough.
Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui stood in front of the Jia Family's main gate, their eyes full of smiles.
They knew Chen Jianye's condition wasn't right and he was not to be provoked.
But there was the old rogue of the Jia Family in the Courtyard.
There was a show to watch.
“Granny Jia, are you really not returning my Chen Family's items?”
Chen Jianye walked out of the house, holding a cleaver.
The Chen Family and Jia Family houses were next to each other, and Jia Zhangshi's shouting was very loud; even without the baptism of the Dragon-Tiger Vitality Pill, Chen Jianye could hear clearly.
Not to mention his sharp hearing and vision now.
“No return! Bah! No, wait! I didn't take your Chen Family's at all…”
Jia Zhangshi grumbled, puffing out her cheeks.
Before she finished speaking, there was a whoosh.
The sound of something cutting through the air.
Thud!
A cleaver brushed past Jia Zhangshi's plump face and plunged into the Jia Family's main door.
The cleaver vibrated a few times, then fell silent.
Jia Zhangshi immediately felt as if her soul had been pulled out, her body trembling uncontrollably, her upper and lower teeth chattering.
