Chapter 204

The neighbors in Courtyard No. 95 were buzzing with discussion about the fundraising proposed by Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui. Whenever families in the courtyard had faced hardship in the past, collections had indeed been organized, but those had always been spearheaded by Yi Zhonghai. As a master of moral blackmail in the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai left the residents with little choice, forcing them to contribute whatever they could spare, especially with him leading the charge. Now, though Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui wanted to hold a collection, no one was willing to take the initiative. To make matters worse, the two men were already bickering over whose cause should take priority. Each had their own arguments. People felt genuinely sympathetic to Liu Haizhong because he had lost a massive amount of money. On the other hand, with Yan Fugui currently out of work, his family situation genuinely seemed even more miserable than Liu Haizhong's. Yet Yan Fugui had always been so stingy, constantly trying to take advantage of others, so nobody had the slightest inclination to donate a single coin to him.