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The Jia family children listened to Qin Huairu's plan and thought it sounded pretty good.

Tang Yanling was the first to react: "Mom, you're right."

We and Sha Zhu are both victims.

Not only back then, but even when Lou Xiao'e was forced to leave, it was done by those three old men.

We paid for all of Liu Guangtian's houses.

That money was forced upon us by Yi Zhonghai and his two companions.

Seeing her daughter-in-law react so quickly, Qin Huairu smiled with satisfaction.

Xiao Huaihua reacted quickly, adding, "That's right. Back then, Yi Zhonghai and the other two were afraid that Sha Zhu wouldn't agree to pay, so they forced Sha Zhu to transfer the house to our family."

That's not what our family wants.

Not to be outdone, Xiao Dang chimed in, "Back then, it was Liu Guangtian and his gang who wanted money, so they approached Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui."

Then those two old bastards went after the old man who had no descendants, and finally forced Sha Zhu to break up with Lou Xiao'e.

It has nothing to do with our family.

Qin Huairu looked at her children with an expression that suggested they were teachable.

"That's exactly what I mean. Sha Zhu definitely hates Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui."

Liu Guangtian and the others are their sons, so Sha Zhu must hate them too.

We're doing this to sow discord among them.

Only if they fall out can we win over Liu Guangtian and his group.

After hearing Qin Huairu's plan, her children all began to flatter and fawn over her.

Qin Huairu enjoyed this feeling, and the image of the deaf old lady appeared in her mind.

Of all the people in the courtyard, the one she envied the most was the deaf old lady.

That was truly a position where one could command a hundred followers.

Unfortunately, although she was much richer than the deaf old lady, she couldn't compare to her in terms of treatment.

The deaf old lady had over a hundred people calling her "Grandmother," but she only had a few children of her own.

After a moment of reflection, Qin Huairu recovered.

"In addition to that, we need to take a two-pronged approach. We also need to find a way to restore our relationship with Sha Zhu."

Bang Geng and the others were taken aback, their faces showing impatience.

"How can we get back together with him? He treats us like enemies now."

Qin Huairu said, "We still need to find a way. Don't forget, he still owns half of the family's property."

If he wants a divorce and takes all the assets, we'll be at a huge disadvantage.

For the sake of their half of the family fortune, Jia's children began discussing how to be filial to Sha Zhu.

Their methods were nothing new; they still planned to take advantage of Sha Zhu's soft heart to deceive him.

Before that, they need to sow discord.

Bang Geng went out and paid someone to help spread the word. In less than three days, the rumors fabricated by the Jia family spread throughout the alley.

After finishing his own business, Ma Hua came to the courtyard house.

When Sha Zhu saw MCA, he asked, "What have you been up to lately?"

Ma Hua said, "Something came up at home."

"What's the matter?" Sha Zhu asked.

Ma Hua explained, "It's nothing. The child was just unwell and was hospitalized. He's better now."

Sha Zhu was relieved to hear that everything was alright: "I heard you made your apprentice resign?"

Ma Hua said with shame, "Master, I'm sorry. Of all the disciples, only Peng Cheng was willing to resign."

Even though he already knew the result, Shazhu was still a little angry.

"Those ingrates."

Xu Damao was more rational than Sha Zhu and didn't get angry.

Back when he was working at the steel rolling mill, Ma Hua didn't want to continue, so he went to the workshop with Sha Zhu.

That won't work now.

Those apprentices who were unwilling to work would have no choice but to go home and starve.

Everyone here has elderly parents and young children to support; without income, they can't make ends meet.

"What are you cursing for? Do you think everyone else is like you? They also have families to support."

Instead of getting angry at those people for not resigning, you should ask Peng Cheng how he's going to live after he resigned.

"What is Peng Cheng doing now?" MCA is a bit more reliable than Sha Zhu; at least they know to help Peng Cheng find a job.

The pay is far worse than at Chuanweiju.

Xu Damao shook his head: "Your apprentice is just as foolish as you were back then."

Sha Zhu was a little embarrassed: "Here's what you'll do, you tell Peng Cheng that I'll make up the shortfall in his salary."

This time, MCA did not refuse.

Sha Zhu's money is too good to pass up. If he doesn't take it, it will benefit Qin Huairu's family.

Clearly, the MCA is unwilling to let Qin Huairu's family benefit from this.

“Master, I feel like the rumors outside have changed a bit.”

They said the Jia family was also a victim.

Sha Zhu and Xu Damao were stunned: "Are you serious?"

Ma Hua then told Sha Zhu and the other man about the rumors he had heard on his way there.

After hearing this, Xu Damao said, "How could it have been spread like this?"

Sha Zhu was puzzled: "Xu Damao, that's not right. Yi Zhonghai chose Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu to be his caretakers, so why would he scheme against the Jia family?"

Xu Damao said, "That old widower, what kind of despicable things wouldn't he do?"

Sha Zhu was too lazy to pay attention to Xu Damao, so he said, "I'll call Xiao He and ask him."

He Yuzhu answered the phone and learned about the rumors.

Sha Zhu asked, "Since he wants Jia Dongxu to support him in his old age, why does he still scheme against Jia Dongxu so much?"

Even if he didn't want Jia Dongxu to have a good life, he shouldn't have suppressed Jia Dongxu like that.

For those three years, I even gave the Jia family the food rations from the rainwater.

The Jia family wasn't having an easy time either. Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng were particularly big eaters.

Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu were both hungry.

He Yuzhu explained with a smile: "Yi Zhonghai really didn't intend to scheme against Jia Dongxu like that."

His initial idea was to gradually suppress Jia Dongxu and prevent him from having too good a life.

But he forgot that people are inherently lazy.

In order to do Jia Dongxu a favor, he helped the Jia family without any scruples.

Basically, the Jia family can reap benefits without having to give anything in return.

Do you think someone who gets used to this kind of life will still be willing to work hard?

Sha Zhu knew immediately that He Yuzhu was right.

"You mean Jia Dongxu himself doesn't want to learn anymore?"

“Yes.” He Yuzhu continued, “You’ve worked in the workshop before, so you should know how tiring the work is.”

Do you think Jia Dongxu is willing to work hard?

"Him?" Sha Zhu's tone was full of disdain: "He's the laziest person in the courtyard, even lazier than Xu Damao."

Then, the sound of Sha Zhu and Xu Damao arguing came from the other end of the phone.

The arguing finally stopped after a while.

"Xiao He, I understand. At first, Yi Zhonghai didn't want Jia Dongxu to learn, and later Jia Dongxu didn't want to learn, right?"

I remember now, before Jia Dongxu died, Yi Zhonghai forced Jia Dongxu to work every day, just so he could learn a skill.

Upon learning that Qin Huairu was pregnant with Xiao Huaihua, Yi Zhonghai was not happy at all, and even worriedly pulled Sha Zhu to drink.

Sha Zhu thought Yi Zhonghai was worried that the Jia family would not be able to make ends meet.

There was indeed some concern, but there was another layer of meaning that Shazhu didn't understand.

In order to help the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai tricked Sha Zhu into lending He Yushui's food rations to the Jia family.

He Yushui fainted from hunger several times.

People in the courtyard were talking about it, and the school teachers also went to talk to Sha Zhu.

Yi Zhonghai could suppress the discussions within the college, but he couldn't suppress the discussions within the school.

Helpless, Yi Zhonghai could only remind Sha Zhu to take care of He Yushui.

At that time, relying solely on Sha Zhu was no longer enough to support the Jia family. If another child were to be born, Yi Zhonghai was certain that He Yushui would most likely starve to death.

He didn't care whether He Yushui lived or died. But if He Yushui really starved to death, the matter of the courtyard house would definitely not be able to be suppressed.

At that time, all his schemes will be exposed to the world. (End of Chapter)