Li Renzhong and his family of three left after settling on the compensation. Seeing that the matter had temporarily concluded, the captain also beat a hasty retreat, afraid the mother-daughter duo would say something else outrageous. His poor heart just couldn't take the shock.
The crowd that had been packed three layers deep in the courtyard to watch the commotion dispersed when they saw there was nothing left to see. A few considerate people, however, stayed behind to help tidy up the courtyard and kitchen that Li Shitan had trashed.
The old woman had rolled around on the ground for quite a while and was now a complete mess. Zhou Shumei, her niece-in-law, was very perceptive. She asked Wang Danfeng to keep an eye on things outside while she helped the old woman into the house to change her clothes and wash her face.
