Chapter 1452 - 1451: Granny Long Regrets Deeply

Chapter 1452: Chapter 1451: Granny Long Regrets Deeply

Chapter 1451: Granny Long Regrets Her Actions

Granny Long was very regretful.

With her face flushed, she said to Mengyu, "Xiao Nan, I, I just—"

Mengyu interrupted her, "Granny Long is well-intentioned but tends to mess things up. However, since you later organized everyone to inspect my courtyard, it’s considered making amends. So, if your family competes for a position in my company, they can be given priority."

Granny Long was immediately pleased, "Thank you, Xiao Nan."

Mengyu glanced at everyone, "I believe, after today’s events, everyone will realize there is a price for stirring trouble. I also hope that our neighbors in this alley won’t gossip anymore and disrupt our community’s unity."

The neighbors of Yang’an Alley finally understood. Now that Nan Mengyu lives in the alley, everyone has to be careful with their words. Damaging others without benefiting oneself and disrupting unity should be avoided.

Granny Long was very proactive, "Xiao Nan, should we send these three to the police station now?"

Mengyu said, "No hurry, there’s still one person missing."

Just then, Qingshan brought over a sleazy man in his thirties and dropped him at Mengyu’s feet, "Master, this man is the mastermind behind organizing this pollution incident."

The two women saw the man and immediately tried to rush over, but they were detained by people assigned by Granny Long and couldn’t get through.

The two women yelled at the man, "Ah San, you bastard, you said we wouldn’t be in trouble, but now we’ve been caught and will be sent to the police station, spending New Year in the detention room. You must compensate us for our losses."

Jiang Xiuying also pointed at him and cursed, "It’s all you, you evil man, bribing me with money, letting me face jail time."

The man rolled his eyes at the three women, "Why are you complaining? I paid you for the work. It was a transaction between us. You took my benefits and should do the task for me; what is there to blame?"

Listening to Ah San’s words, the three women were all speechless.

But soon, one of the two outsiders pointed at the man and cursed again, "You said even if we said something, nothing would happen, so we spoke. You also said that even if there was trouble, you could help us avoid issues. But now, even you’re caught. How do you plan to reassure us?"

The man rolled his eyes toward the sky: How can assurances hold any value when even I’m going to jail?

No matter how they caused trouble, in the end, they were sent to the police station. Since New Year was approaching, the police station had no time to handle them; after collecting solid evidence, they directly threw them into the detention center, waiting to deal with them after the New Year.

After this incident, the people of Yang’an Alley dared not believe rumors or spread them indiscriminately anymore. They also abstained from rashly discussing anything about Mengyu!

After dealing with the pests, Mengyu and the others started to set up the New Year’s goods they had just bought.

At the courtyard entrance, two large red lanterns were hung, and couplets were pasted on the doorpost: "Spring brings beauty to the human world, flowers in full bloom; fortune graces the courtyard, peace in every season." Across the top, it read: "Celebrate Spring Festival!"

On the doors, as per tradition, two large "Fu" characters were also pasted.

Inside the courtyard, celebratory couplets were pasted on the door frames of each room. The doors were either adorned with paintings or words. Qing Wen even pasted images of gate guardians Qin Shubao and Wei Chigong on his room door, which Qingshan laughed at for a long time before removing them and replacing them with a chubby child holding a carp.

The pomegranate tree in the courtyard was adorned with paper-folded small lanterns.

Indeed, just with these decorations, the whole courtyard had the distinct feel of New Year’s festivities.