Siheyuan: I'm a Law-Enforcement Pioneer, Bringing the Vermin to Justice

The deaf old lady is a recipient of the "Five Guarantees" (a government-provided social welfare program for the elderly, disabled, and orphans), and she never loses a drop of alcohol. There are plenty of people receiving the "Five Guarantees."

The entire story revolves around the protagonist, who only makes things difficult for himself. He knows the minor characters are trying to mess with him, but the protagonist doesn't care and even portrays the third uncle as a good person – pure masochism.

Teacher Ran is a snob. He first looked down on Sha Zhu, then after Sha Zhu became a "stinking intellectual," he started thinking about finding Sha Zhu.

An orphan who has lost both parents is insulted as an unwanted child and can't even fight back; he has to bow his head, apologize, and beg for forgiveness from those who insult him. It's truly heartbreaking to watch.

What the hell is this author's brain? Who the hell is Xu Yang? I only got to the second chapter, how can I possibly continue reading this?

He's patriotic and concerned for the people, acting like a saint, but he doesn't seem to understand life; he just seems conflicted.

Jia Dongxu was seventeen or eighteen years old. Is this written in 1950? The country had just been founded and was still under military control. Where did this "grandpa in the courtyard" come from? And "ancestor"?

Did the state not provide these martyrs' children with any compensation?

What year is this passage actually about? It describes Jia Dongxu as seventeen or eighteen years old, which should be around 1950. Chapter sixteen describes the three-year great disaster, which should be around 1959. So what year is it?

Well, it's hard to explain in a few words.