“Who else but you would do such a barbaric thing?” Clara was obviously furious.
She seldom speaks ill of others.
And the word “barbaric” might also be the most offensive word she could think of.
However , Donna was not bothered at all. She just put her hands on her hips and sneered: “Barbaric? That’s barbaric? You haven’t seen anything more barbaric!”
“You admit it? You did it?” Clara’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Donna’s eyes flickered: “Be careful what you say. What did I admit? Where’s the evidence? Do you have any evidence?”
“Besides, even if I did it, so what? If you have the guts, why don’t you ask the police to arrest me and put me in jail? The law stipulates that a case can only be filed if the damage is over 500 dollars. Do you think I don’t know the law?”
Clara was so angry with her.
Elton quickly went over to protect his wife behind him: ” Donna , don’t be so bullying! My wisteria flowers don’t bother you at all. We are all neighbors, why do you have to be so harsh?”
Myrna glanced around and saw the whole yard full of withered wisteria flowers. The flower stand near the two public courtyard walls was broken and damaged, and was now half hanging in the air.
The entire yard was in a mess, like a large-scale destruction site.
“You said it’s okay, so it’s okay?” Seeing Elton’s support, Donna was not afraid and rolled up her sleeves to get to work. “Your flowers are blocking my vegetables from the sun, so they don’t grow well and are prone to insects. You say it’s okay?”
“And these shelves,” Donna pointed at the ground, “They are angular and facing my window. They affect the feng shui of my house. You say they are not a problem?”
Elton laughed angrily: “First of all, the open space between the two houses is for public use and cannot be used to grow vegetables. You said your vegetables have insects, and I said that because of your vegetable garden, our house is full of mosquitoes in the summer. Did we say anything?”
“Secondly, these shelves are set up in my yard. Even if they extend a little, they don’t exceed the empty space, let alone extend to your house. The flower shelf in the teacher’s house across the street is also facing your window. Why don’t you lift hers?”
Teacher Hao is well-known in the staff community for his bad temper and being difficult to deal with.
Donna didn’t dare to say a word when she saw her.
In the final analysis, it means bullying the good and fearing the evil.
Donna pouted, “I don’t like to criticize her family, I just can’t stand yours, what’s wrong? Such a big yard, plant some flowers and plants, pretending to be elegant! If you have the ability, you can buy a big villa, plant whatever you want in the front and back yards, and you don’t have to compete with me for space here, don’t you think, Teacher Wagner ?”
“you–”
“The poor’s life has to cause the rich’s illness, bah!”
Elton was a man who had no experience in quarreling. Just a few words from the other party almost made him lose his temper.
Clara couldn’t even get a word in.
Myrna is not good at cursing either, but …
She walked to the corner and picked up the mop she had used yesterday. Elton had just washed it and it was still wet.
” Auntie , it seems that the mop that cleaned the bathroom yesterday still didn’t teach you a lesson. It’s okay, let’s continue today-”
Having said that, without giving Donna a chance to react, Myrna swung her hand.
“What are you trying to do?! Ah–” Donna screamed.
When he was stepping back, he tripped and fell backwards, landing on his back.
“Pfft–” Clara couldn’t help but laughed out loud.
Elton had experienced this yesterday and was already familiar with the situation: “Oh, Donna , I’m so sorry, the child was willful, I hope he didn’t fall you? But the law states that if you fall yourself, it doesn’t count. It’s useless to call the police, they can’t file a case.”
Myrna curled her lips, the output of cultured people depends on her father!
He has figured out how to treat others in their own way.
Donna’s face darkened.
Elton : “By the way, I just used this mop to clean the toilet, and I haven’t had time to wash it yet, but it should be okay. Our squat toilet is not dirty, so it’s not a big deal. Donna shouldn’t mind, right?”
Don’t mind your head!
“Ah! Dad, did you forget … ” Myrna continued, “I flushed the leftovers down the toilet yesterday. Even though I flushed them, they still felt greasy … ”
” Auntie , do you smell like sewage?”
The father and daughter kept talking to each other in a disgusting way, and Donna’s originally smug face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
“You, you guys–” Her nose moved, as if she really smelled the sewage smell that Myrna mentioned.
“Just wait for me!”
After saying this, she walked away quickly.
Take a shower! You must take a shower immediately!
At that moment, Myrna felt like she was the “ancient Greek god in charge of mops”!
Clara felt relieved about her daughter’s behavior , but she still disagreed: ” … it’s not decent for a girl to always lift a mop.”
“Who made her so annoying … ” Myrna looked at the wisteria flowers all over the ground, her eyes full of heartache.
Elton has quietly started cleaning up the scene: “When the weather clears up, I’ll nail the flower stand back up and move it to the yard.”
He thought that it was better to have less trouble than more, and it was not a big issue of principle.
He didn’t mind the grievance like today, but he didn’t want Clara to experience it again.
Myrna was silent for two seconds: “Dad, have you ever thought that people will push themselves further?”
Donna dared to do this today, and she will dare to do it in the future.
Just like she said herself, as long as the amount does not exceed 5, 000, the police will not file a case and no one can do anything to her.
Elton sighed, “What else can we do? We’ve been neighbors for decades, and I know her better than anyone. But we live here, and we see each other every day. If we quarrel every day, it won’t have a good impact.”
Clara also advised: “Forget it, she has been making a fuss more than once or twice, let’s keep things quiet. Let’s be magnanimous and not argue with her.”
“Then … ” Myrna thought for a moment, “What if I don’t live here?”
Clara and Elton just thought it was just a child’s idea and didn’t take it seriously.
Don’t live here?
Where do you live?
Change house?
The two of them didn’t even dare to think about it!
The Second Middle School is located in the most prosperous area of Jef City . The housing prices in this area are now high. With the savings that the couple has now, it is only enough to buy a small commercial house with two bedrooms and a living room in the suburbs.
Elton commutes between school and home every day. How can it be as convenient as the faculty and staff community where he lives now?
…
early morning.
After a night of snow, it finally stopped and golden sunlight shone through the clouds.
Myrna got up very early.
When Elton and Clara got up, a hot breakfast was already on the table.
“Delicious!” Elton gave a thumbs up, “That’s quite a bit like me!”
Clara rolled her eyes: “My daughter’s cooking is much better than yours.”
Elton : “Isn’t it because I inherited good genes? I have this talent!”
Clara : ” … Yes, yes, you can always praise yourself.”
After the family finished breakfast and Myrna cleaned up, she asked her parents to go out for a walk with her.
Elton couldn’t sit still, so he agreed immediately.
The warm sun in winter is the most comfortable. Clara likes this kind of weather very much. Her daughter hasn’t been home for a long time, so the three of them took a leisurely stroll along the river near their home.
Myrna led them to another road without leaving any trace. When the couple came to their senses, they found that their daughter was taking them to the sales office of a popular real estate project.