The current village head's surname is Li, and he's nearing retirement age.

His way of handling things is essentially to avoid any faults rather than seeking any achievements.

Even though he cares about the village's various matters, he generally prefers to smooth things over rather than stir up trouble.

As soon as he heard the complaint from Yue Jiannan's side, he immediately looked troubled.

"To be honest, people have been complaining since early morning, including Zhang Qianhai's family. But setting off firecrackers is their freedom, and it doesn't violate any law, so how can I manage that?"

Yue Jiannan wasn't convinced, "People are sleeping in the middle of the night. If it were just anyone, that'd be fine, but don't you think it's scary for a pregnant woman to hear the crackling? Who's to blame if something happens to the baby?"

Village head Li sighed, "Let me talk to them, then."

He then went back to Zhang Daming's house with Yue Jiannan and Yue Qingqing.

He Zhenzhen was, as usual, making a scene.

"Who cares! It's the New Year, and I can't be happy and set off fireworks?"

Village head Li tried to persuade her, "There's a pregnant woman here, can't you discuss things properly if there's an issue? Why resort to such means? We're all neighbors, just let things slide when you can."

"So what if she's pregnant? Who hasn't been pregnant before? What's so delicate about it? I was pregnant twice, and in our days, even if we were due, we'd still be out planting rice. Kids these days are just spoiled and lazy."

Village head Li couldn't stand her unreasonable arguments and earnestly tried to reason with her.

"Xingjie used to call you 'mom' and called Zhang Caidie 'sister,' and treated you sincerely. The villagers can testify to this. Now you're pushing the wife to this extent over some demolition compensation; isn't that inappropriate?"

Zhang Xingjie's wife also came from the same village. She was quite introverted and timid from a young age.

He Zhenzhen, sharp-eyed, saw through the girl's character and deliberately used firecrackers to upset her.

If the other party was as assertive as she was, He Zhenzhen wouldn't have done this.

After hearing village head Li's words, her heart didn't waver at all.

"You're just saying this because it doesn't affect you. The money's supposed to include my share, and since they're not being fair to me, why should I let it go? No way!"

He Zhenzhen stared maliciously at the village head.

"If you're so keen on being just, why don't you cover the cost yourself? I won't set off fireworks then."

This irritated the village head greatly.

"He Zhenzhen, don't go overboard."

Zhang Caidie sat on the bed, her eyes glaring poisonously at them.

Her foot was wrapped in a white bandage.

"How am I being over the line? Which law did we break?"

"Why can't people set off firecrackers during the New Year? What kind of village head are you? If you have the capability, arrest us. I'll go appeal and see which rule says you can treat us like emperors, Yue Family."

The village head, trembling, took out his quick-relief heart pills.

After a long shake, he finally spoke, "This is too much!"

Zhang Caidie rolled her eyes at him.

Maybe in the eyes of the ignorant and unenlightened in Daye Village, the village head's words held some power.

But Zhang Caidie and He Zhenzhen considered themselves worldly people and weren't afraid at all.

This is why it's feared when a shrew becomes educated.

In the end, village head Li was assisted by Yue Jiannan as they left.

Yue Jiannan and Yue Qingqing didn't say much on the way back, fearing that bringing up the issue might upset the aging village head.

After returning home, the village head sighed repeatedly.

"Alas, it's my incompetence. I really don't know what to do; it's the festive season after all. If she insists on being so annoying, there's nothing to be done."

Yue Qingqing comforted him, "Forget it, let's deal with it later."

As they were speaking, someone knocked on the door again.

"Village head Li, are you managing this or not? What was He Zhenzhen doing last night? Setting off firecrackers in the middle of the night?"

It turned out another family had come to complain.

Village head Li felt troubled and, after calming down for a while, opened the door.

He could only explain the situation.

The others listened helplessly and left disappointed.

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