Afternoon.
1 pm.
Inside the courtyard house.
Dong Xuebing had bought some duck neck from outside and ate it for lunch. It was a waste of time, and he ate it while watching a movie in the study room of the East Wing.
Bang … bang …
Someone knocked on the door.
Someone shouted from outside. "Xiao Dong, are you at home?"
Dong Xuebing quickly took off his plastic gloves and wiped the grease off his hands. He kicked the door open and shouted. "I am at home, Aunty Zheng. Please wait for a while. I will be there soon." The only drawback was that the road was too long. He had to walk through the long courtyard, make a turn, and walk a few more steps to reach the door. He even wanted to install an electric door like the villa, but that would not do. That would ruin the atmosphere of the courtyard. Moreover, this was a protected area. If he wanted to remove the wooden door, the government would definitely not allow it. After thinking about it, he decided that the simplest way was to leave the courtyard door unlocked when there were people in the house. When people came, they could just push the door open and come in.
At the entrance of the courtyard.
The door creaked open.
Dong Xuebing laughed. "Aunty Zheng, Sister Ci, you are here?"
Sister Ci smiled. "Are you taking a nap?"
"No." Dong Xuebing waved his hand. "I had just eaten some duck neck and got grease on my hands. I wiped them with a tissue before I opened the door."
"Why are you not eating? How can you eat duck neck? "Aunty Zheng grumbled.
Dong Xuebing replied. "Sigh … I am alone. I will make do if I can."
Aunty Zheng held Dong Xuebing's hand and placed a lunch box on the table. "I had brought you some beef. My husband stewed it, and it is delicious. Our family has a heavy palate, and it is a little salty. I don't know if you like it, but it is best to eat it with noodles."
Dong Xuebing replied. "Thank you and Sir."
Aunty Zheng replied. "We are neighbors. Don't mention it."
"Alright. I will return it to you after I finish my lunch." Dong Xuebing said and quickly move aside. "Hurry up. Please come in."
Aunty Zheng nodded and entered the courtyard.
Sister Ci looked around curiously and followed Dong Xuebing into the courtyard.
"Have a seat first. I will pour a cup of water for both of you." Dong Xuebing entered the north room and poured a cup of water for both of you.
She saw Auntie Zheng and Big Sister Ci pointing at the courtyard.
"How nice."
"Yeah, it's much better than ours."
"It's not just better. Look at how big the courtyard is. Our small courtyard is not even one-tenth of this. Look at the north room, it's so spacious!"
"This is the best courtyard in our alley."
"That's right. Look at this big house. It's almost as big as our two courtyards combined. The house is also big. Oh, the east room has been changed into a study?"
"That one seems to have a bathroom."
"That's the guest room? You really know everything. "
Auntie Zheng and Big Sister Ci looked at it with admiration. It was indeed different from their courtyard. The area was too large. Not to mention the north room or the west room, just the kitchen in the south room was as big as the house that Auntie Zheng's family lived in. The kitchen might even be a little bigger than their house. One had a few people squeezing into a room the size of a kitchen, and the other had one person occupying a big courtyard. The difference was huge.
Dong Xuebing smiled and placed the water on the stone table. "Have some water and fruits."
"Xiao Dong, your house is so nice." Auntie Zheng said sincerely. "If I had a courtyard like this, it would be enough for the rest of my life. Haha."
Big Sister Ci also sighed. "Look at this courtyard. The children can even play football."
Dong Xuebing knew how good his house was, but he could not say that. He immediately replied humbly. After a while, the three of them sat in the middle of the courtyard under the shade of a Chinese toon tree, chatting while drinking tea. Dong Xuebing has nothing to do and is willing to chat with his neighbors.
They were chatting happily.
Beep, beep, beep. A car horn sounded!
Following that, there was a long series of horns!
The courtyard had no roof, and the sound was very ear-piercing. Dong Xuebing could feel his eardrums hurting. He frowned.
"Let's go inside?"
"Sure. It's a little noisy."
The three of them went to the north room and continued chatting.
But before he could finish his sentence, the horn sounded again. This time, it was a little overwhelming, as if four or five cars were honking at the same time. There was also a faint sound of cursing.
"How did they stop?!"
"It's those cars again?"
"Other than them, who else could it be?! Bastards! "
"That's right! Don't you think that's immoral?! This is too immoral! "
The curses continued, and it seemed to be very lively outside.
Dong Xuebing did not understand the situation. "Sister Ci, Auntie Zheng, what's wrong?"
Auntie Zheng's face was also not looking good. "It must be those government officials' cars blocking there again. I don't know how many times it has happened in the past few months."
Sister Ci said angrily, "Let's go out and take a look?"
The three of them walked to the entrance of the courtyard and opened the door.
Dong Xuebing frowned. The entire alley was blocked, and there were five to six cars squeezing in front and behind. Tricycles, electric bikes, and bicycles had to squeeze through the gaps between the cars. Dong Xuebing looked at the front and saw three Audi cars. Dong Xuebing recognized the license plates and knew these three cars belonged to the Western District Government. The three Audi cars were parked at the entrance of the alley, and one of them was blocking the entrance of a courtyard house. The other two cars were parked next to each other, and there was only an arm's length between them. Bicycles could pass, but cars could not, unless they flew over. This was equivalent to blocking the entrance of the alley.
"Why did they park their cars like this?" Dong Xuebing said. "There is no space in the alley. Find another place to park your car. How can they block the road?"
Auntie Zheng said, "We don't have many parking spaces here, and it's the same outside. Look, there's an office not far away from here. Every time there's a meeting, they will park their cars randomly and block up the entire place. It's especially infuriating. As old neighbors, we have already reported this to the Neighborhood Committee, but those cars belong to government officials. The Neighborhood Committee can't do anything about it.
Sister Ci snorted. "There must be another meeting today! These people! "
Dong Xuebing said. "It's been half a day. Why didn't anyone move the cars? "
Dong Xuebing asked. "A few months ago, they moved the cars unwillingly. But after that, they pretended not to hear anything. After the meeting, they drove the cars away slowly as if nothing had happened!"
An old man with a walking stick beside her said angrily. "This is too immoral! My legs are not good, and I can't even squeeze my way out. I still have to walk around the alley! "
Sister Ci said. "Someone should teach them a lesson! They are bullying us! "
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