The imprisonment of Bang Geng and the death of Zhang Cui Hua, the two most troublesome individuals in the courtyard, have fallen silent.
The turbulent courtyard has also gradually returned to tranquility.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three years had passed.
In these three years, Liu Kai Xuan's two little ones had also gradually grown into big children.
Little Hu, as his name suggested, was tall and strong for his age, resembling a little tiger.
Little Xue, the girl, was also aptly named.
She had delicate features and fair skin, a perfect embryo of beauty.
For several years, life in the courtyard had been peaceful.
Until this day, a fight between two children completely shattered the courtyard's tranquility.
It was Little Hu and Little Zhuang from the back courtyard who started fighting over a small dispute.
Little Zhuang was actually the son of the current First Master, Wang Da Peng, whose full name was Wang Zhuang.
This little fellow was a chubby child, tall and stout, a miniature overlord in the courtyard.
Normally, the other children in the courtyard had to be his "henchmen."
Little Zhuang was three years older than Little Hu and significantly stronger.
At the beginning of the fight, Little Hu was at a disadvantage.
But during the fight, Little Hu picked up a stone from the ground and smashed it onto Little Zhuang's forehead.
This heavy blow directly broke Little Zhuang's head.
Little Zhuang's father, Wang Da Peng, was relatively open-minded.
As adults, he couldn't say much about children fighting.
But his wife, Li Xing Gai, was a shrew of the highest order.
Seeing her precious son's head bleeding, how could Li Xing Gai swallow such an insult?
Li Xing Gai wanted revenge for Little Zhuang and came to the courtyard to make a scene.
Although Zhao Fei Yan was not a shrew like Li Xing Gai, she would never stand by and watch her son suffer, nor would she allow others to bully her child.
When Liu Kai Xuan returned to the courtyard from work, the two women were arguing fiercely in the courtyard.
Li Xing Gai's roar was loud: "Zhao Fei Yan, don't think you can protect that murderer!"
"Now, have your son come out and apologize to Little Zhuang immediately, or I'll report you to the police!"
Zhao Fei Yan retorted defiantly: "I'm going to report you, Li Xing Gai!"
"Your family's little brat is like a bandit, bullying people every day!"
"Don't think everyone is afraid of your husband's status as First Master, we're not!"
"Our Little Hu has also been greatly wronged, and you still want us to apologize? Dream on!"
As Li Xing Gai continued her rampage, Wang Da Peng rushed over and said: "Little Gai, let's go home!"
"Liu Kai Xuan is back, so stop making a scene!"
Upon hearing that Liu Kai Xuan had returned, Li Xing Gai started to feel a little apprehensive.
But a shrew is a shrew after all. With things having escalated this far, how could Li Xing Gai compromise?
"So what if Liu Kai Xuan is back? I'm going to have a good talk with him about this matter!"
At this moment, Liu Kai Xuan had already arrived.
"Fei Yan, what happened?" Liu Kai Xuan inquired.
Zhao Fei Yan immediately replied: "Little Hu and Little Zhuang were fighting, and Li Xing Gai insisted on coming here to cause trouble!"
"Am I causing trouble?" Li Xing Gai retorted indignantly. "Little Hu broke my son's head!"
"Such a ruthless blow at such a young age, what will he be like when he grows up?"
Liu Kai Xuan glanced and saw that Little Zhuang's head did indeed have a wound.
Little Hu, on the other hand, was unharmed, hiding behind Zhao Fei Yan, afraid to show himself.
"How about this!"
Liu Kai Xuan suggested: "Let's take Little Zhuang to the hospital to get his wound bandaged first!"
"Children fight, and it's not appropriate for us adults to interfere too much!"
Li Xing Gai stubbornly replied: "In that case, give us 5 yuan for medical expenses, and I'll take Little Zhuang to the hospital myself!"
"Hahaha..."
Liu Kai Xuan shook his head and chuckled: "Comrade Li Xing Gai, your demand is excessive!"
"My son injured your son, and I'll pay for the medical expenses at the hospital!"
"Two children fighting, and you insist on making a fuss with me here, it's really meaningless!"
"Your Zhuang Zhuang is three years older than our Little Hu!"
"Would you believe it if I said Little Hu deliberately provoked Zhuang Zhuang?"
"I..." Li Xing Gai was speechless, but still stubbornly replied, "But it's my son who is injured now!"
"Alright, Li Xing Gai, are you done or not!"
Wang Da Peng glared at Li Xing Gai and said: "Kai Xuan has already agreed to pay the medical expenses!"
"Let's go to the hospital quickly, are you trying to embarrass yourself here?"
"Wang Da Zhuang, you... you wait for me!"
Li Xing Gai glared fiercely at Wang Da Zhuang, clearly indicating she would settle the score later with Wang Da Zhuang.
But at the same time, she didn't continue to make a scene and took Little Zhuang to the clinic to treat his wound.
Bandaging Little Zhuang's wound and prescribing some medicine cost a total of two mao.
After Liu Kai Xuan paid the two mao, Li Xing Gai was still somewhat unwilling and grumbled a few more words.
But in the end, she was forcefully dragged away by Wang Da Peng.
After returning home, Li Xing Gai immediately became furious: "Wang Da Peng, what are you afraid of?"
"Our Little Zhuang has been beaten like this, so what if I ask Liu Kai Xuan to compensate for some medical expenses?"
"Even if he has that much influence at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, he can't bully people like this!"
"Who is bullying you?"
Wang Da Peng glared at Li Xing Gai and questioned: "Li Xing Gai, what are you thinking about all day?"
"Who is bullying you?"
"When Liu Kai Xuan got home, he immediately told us to take Little Zhuang to get his wound bandaged!"
"And the doctor just said that Little Zhuang only has a minor external injury and it won't leave a scar!"
"At most, in ten days to half a month, once the wound scabs over, it will be completely fine!"
"But..."
Li Xing Gai replied: "Back then, when Bang Geng and Liu Xiao Yue had a small conflict, Liu Kai Xuan sent Bang Geng to prison!"
"Now that Little Zhuang has been beaten like this, can we just let it go?"
"If we report this to the police station, Liu Kai Xuan will definitely panic!"
"Then, he might compensate us with a large sum of money!"
"That kid Liu Kai Xuan is rolling in money..."
"Enough!"
Wang Da Peng said sternly: "Li Xing Gai, stop talking!"
"We are all neighbors in the same courtyard. If you continue to stir up trouble like this, it will completely change the atmosphere!"
"If your reputation is ruined in this courtyard, it will be very difficult to recover."