As soon as this topic came up, Chen Ming was infuriated. He clenched his teeth and said, "We are all honest people in our family and never hold vendettas against anyone. Yet for some reason, yesterday some child lured my son, Dabao, to the Black Pine Forest and pushed him down a slope. He was covered in mud and injured in several places. Last night, someone even dumped sewage into our courtyard. It's utterly excessive and despicable of these people." After a pause, he continued, "Someone has been eyeing our two parrots — they must be retaliating because we won't give them away."
Upon hearing this, several people from outside the village realized this behavior was typical of Hu Laowu. He had wanted the parrots to sell for money, and when he was rejected, he started threatening the family. So that's why Junior Manager Luo suddenly invited them to the Chens for a meal — he came to support the Chens.
