Courtyard House: She got anxious when He Yushui wasn't licked.

He Yuzhu felt sorry for Qin Huairu's troubled expression. He wanted to tell Wang Lin that he would pay, but when he thought about how he had no house, no job, and no money, he decided to give up. He could only look at Qin Huairu helplessly and say, "Sister Qin, this matter was indeed wrong. Why don't you just pay Wang Lin and let it go?"

Qin Huairu looked at He Yuzhu in disbelief, never expecting that this kind-hearted fool would one day turn his back on her. She immediately began to wipe away her tears, saying, "I'm just a widow..."

Wang Lin retorted dismissively, "Stop, stop, stop! Everyone knows you're a widow. There's no need to brag about it every day, making it seem like it's shameful for others not to be widows. Hurry up and pay up."

"I'll pay!" Qin Huairu's words caught in her throat. It was impossible to continue playing the victim to gain sympathy. Wang Lin was extremely cold-hearted and unafraid of moral blackmail. It was too difficult to make Wang Lin suffer a loss.

"What compensation?! We have no money!" Jia Zhangshi started throwing a tantrum again, resolutely refusing to pay Wang Lin any compensation.

"Mother-in-law, if you don't pay compensation, will you take the blame when the police come?" Qin Huairu looked at Jia Zhangshi, feeling that her mother-in-law was extremely selfish.

“No way.” How could Jia Zhangshi agree to take on this responsibility? She made an excuse, saying, “Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, and I have to stay home to celebrate the New Year with my precious grandson.”

"That's right, my grandma is going to stay home with me for the New Year, and we're going to have meat tomorrow," Jia Banggeng said, still clinging to his beautiful dream.

Qin Huairu looked at Wang Lin and said with great difficulty, "Wang Lin, how about this, I'll write an IOU and pay you back first."

Wang Lin wasn't buying Qin Huairu's act. He took out the IOU he had written last time and demanded that Qin Huairu settle the debt, saying, "The New Year is coming soon. Settle the debt at the end of the year. Don't force me to make your New Year celebrations miserable."

Looking at the IOU in Wang Lin's hand, Qin Huairu felt even more distressed. Wang Lin's relentless pursuit showed he had no intention of letting her family off the hook. She looked at He Yuzhu with pleading eyes, but before she could speak, He Yuzhu turned his head away.

Borrow money?

How could he possibly have money to lend you? He Yuzhu doesn't have much savings at all. He saved that money to get married, and he would never use it unless it was a matter of life and death.

Seeing that she had no chance of borrowing money, Qin Huairu still wanted to stall for time. Wang Lin said, "How about this, I'll go borrow some from an old man and pay you back tomorrow."

Wang Lin, however, wasn't buying it. He said, "Qin Huairu, it seems you don't want a good New Year. Fine, I'll grant your wish." Then he left.

Qin Huairu immediately stepped forward to stop Wang Lin, crying and pleading, "Wang Lin, I'll pay! I'll pay!"

Wang Lin reached out his hand and said, "Hurry up, I need to go back to sleep."

Qin Huairu took out a wad of cash from her pocket and was about to count out a ten-yuan note for Wang Lin when Wang Lin snatched it away, counted it, and said, "Oh, thirty yuan, give it all to me."

"No, we need the remaining twenty to buy groceries for the New Year." Qin Huairu stepped forward to snatch it.

After dodging the attack, Wang Lin ignored Qin Huairu and said, "You haven't even finished paying back the money and you still want to celebrate the New Year? You're dreaming. You'll start paying back the money every month from next month. I'll come to collect the debt on time. That's it."

"You little bastard! You dare to steal money!"

When He Yuzhu saw that Wang Lin had actually tried to rob him, he was displeased and stepped forward to ambush Wang Lin and take the money back.

"go away."

Wang Lin punched He Yuzhu right out the door.

The strength of a Bajiquan master is no joke. Wang Lin's punch, which landed on He Yuzhu's heart, was enough to make him feel pain for a while.

As for returning the money to Qin Huairu?

impossible!

Wang Lin is no saint; he was already showing great mercy by not beating up this kind of naive woman.

Qin Huairu wanted to pursue Wang Lin, but was stunned into standing still by a sharp glare from Wang Lin as he turned around.

Seeing how fierce Wang Lin was, and knowing she couldn't beat him in a fight (she had suffered losses at his hands several times before), Jia Zhangshi could only watch helplessly as Wang Lin took the money away.

Jia Banggeng wanted to chase after him, but he was no match for Wang Lin. Rather than getting beaten up, he decided to turn back and think of a way to win.

Seeing that she had lost thirty yuan, Qin Huairu pulled Jia Banggeng over and slapped him on the buttocks, scolding, "How could you be so naughty!"

Jia Banggeng was hit by Qin Huairu. Instead of crying, he glared at Qin Huairu with his eyes rolled and roared, "You hit me! When you get old, I won't let you get old and leave you all alone."

Madam Jia stepped forward, pushed Qin Huairu away, and hugged Jia Banggeng with heartache, saying, "Qin Huairu, why did you hit my precious grandson if you're not capable of it? If you hurt my precious grandson, I'll fight you to the death."

"Mother-in-law, you're still protecting him like this! Sooner or later, something terrible will happen."

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Zhangshi, who was fiercely protective of her son, and she had no words to express her bitterness. Jia Banggeng was so spoiled by Jia Zhangshi that he was almost no longer close to his own mother. If this continued, he might really not recognize his own mother in the future.

Chapter 147 Qin Huairu's house window is broken

Madam Jia Zhang wouldn't listen at all and continued to do as she pleased, saying, "Qin Huairu, listen carefully, Banggeng is the apple of our Jia family's eye. If anything happens to him, I'd like to see how you explain it to Jia Dongxu later."

Hearing these frightening words from Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu was still somewhat frightened, especially since she had been dreaming about Jia Dongxu for the past few days.

Seeing his mother being scolded by his grandmother, Jia Zhangshi, Jia Banggeng rubbed his eyes and said, "Grandma, I'm hungry."

Jia Zhangshi tenderly stroked Jia Banggeng's head, then fiercely questioned Qin Huairu, "You went to the factory's annual meeting and didn't even bother to bring back some leftovers. Do you even care about this family?"

Qin Huairu felt even more aggrieved after hearing this, and tears streamed down her face as if they were worthless. She said in a pitiful voice, "Shazhu was fired by Director Yang. The canteen helpers bought all the leftovers, so there was no chance to pack them up. They even kicked me out of the factory."

Upon hearing this, Madam Jia sneered, "Didn't you have a good meal? What, all the meat on your table was eaten by others? You dare to say that you, Qin Huairu, didn't get any meat?"

Qin Huairu wiped away her tears. Jia Zhangshi became even more indignant when she mentioned this, saying, "You don't know, the four temporary workers from the factory who were at our table hogged all the meat as soon as it was served, leaving us not a single bit. Uncle Da and Uncle Er can both testify to this."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi was even more amused and said, "Qin Huairu, how come someone as clever and quick-witted as you is only capable of this much? Why don't you ask the kitchen helpers to serve meat to you instead?"

"Grandma, go find Uncle one of the old men another day. He'll tell you whether we ate meat or not."

Qin Huairu had of course thought of that, but the kitchen helpers simply wouldn't listen. It was as if it had been pre-arranged, with all the meat and vegetables being given to the temporary workers, leaving no chance for the people from the compound.

Madam Jia simply didn't believe it. As Qin Huairu's mother-in-law, she knew her temper perfectly well.

However, Qin Huairu did not get to eat meat this time. But Jia Zhangshi wouldn't believe her anyway, so she might as well pretend she ate it herself to avoid listening to Jia Zhangshi's incessant lecturing.

"Sister Qin!"

He Yuzhu took a while to get up. He clutched his chest, looking pained. He was about to come in when Qin Huairu closed the door and said, "Silly Zhu, it's getting late. Go back and rest."

Jia Zhangshi impatiently cursed Sha Zhu, "Useless trash! You can't even beat a little kid."

He Yuzhu got a cold shoulder outside, and he gently rubbed his chest, muttering, "No good deed goes unpunished."

Qin Huairu's attitude was completely different from before, as if she was deliberately distancing herself from him.

He Yuzhu isn't stupid. Judging from Qin Huairu's current attitude towards him, it's obvious that she thinks He Yuzhu has no house and no job, and his future survival is a problem. What if the two of them really end up living together?

Just as He Yuzhu left, lost in thought, to stay temporarily at an old man's house.

At Qin Huairu's home, Jia Zhangshi said to Qin Huairu, "Shazhu is a useless person now. You should have less contact with him in the future. Since he can't help our family anymore, it's better to sever ties."

Jia Zhangshi vividly portrayed the principle of "using people first, using people later."

Qin Huairu naturally had her own thoughts on her mother-in-law's words. Although He Yuzhu was temporarily useless, he was still capable and had excellent cooking skills. He might do well in the future. She replied perfunctorily to Jia Zhangshi, "I understand, Mother-in-law."

Jia Banggeng doesn't get involved in adult matters; he's very hungry and is making a fuss about wanting to eat.

Jia Zhangshi felt sorry for Jia Banggeng and ordered Qin Huairu to prepare something for Jia Banggeng as a late-night snack.

Xiao Dang woke up and got up to say to Jia Zhangshi, "Grandma, I'm hungry too!"

Jia Zhangshi glared at Xiao Dang and said irritably, "What are you eating? You're a money-loser. Go to sleep."

After being scolded, Xiao Dang didn't cry or make a fuss. She just rolled her eyes and went back to sleep, knowing that she wouldn't get any midnight snacks that night.

"Mother-in-law, Xiao Dang can't eat much, so I'll cook more."

Qin Huairu couldn't bear to see her daughter go hungry. After all, Xiaodang was still young, and both her daughters were equally dear to her. As a woman, she felt even more sorry for her daughter.

"What are you eating!"

As always, Jia Zhangshi was arrogant and domineering, and Qin Huairu had no say in making decisions.

Helpless, Qin Huairu had to go outside and get some food for Banggeng to stop him from making a ruckus late at night.

Xiao Dang lay in bed silently shedding tears. She hated her mother, hated her grandmother, and hated her brother even more. Everything belonged to him, and she never got anything.

Jia Banggeng was happy to have a late-night snack, so he ran around the house excitedly and even wanted to go out to retrieve his slingshot.

Just as Jia Banggeng was about to leave, there was a loud "bang".

No one knows where the pebble came from, but it broke the window of Qin Huairu's house.

Jia Banggeng was startled and almost fell to the ground.

Seeing the broken window of her house, Jia Zhangshi immediately chased after the bastard and shouted, "Which heartless bastard broke my window! Show yourself so I can see!"

Qin Huairu looked at the broken window glass and searched in front of the door, but couldn't find anyone. She was so angry that she started crying again.

When Jia Zhangshi saw that she couldn't find Qin Huairu, she scolded, "Useless! You don't even know who broke our window? All you do is cry and cry all day long."

Qin Huairu, no longer holding back her insults, launched into a tirade into the courtyard.

The neighbors who heard the shouting came out to take a look, but none of them saw who had broken Qin Huairu's window.

An old man named Yi Zhonghai also came. At first, he suspected that Wang Lin was taking revenge for personal reasons. However, Wang Lin had already gotten the money for the window from Qin Huairu, so there was no reason for him to break someone else's window. Nevertheless, the old man still led Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi, mother and daughter-in-law, to the backyard to confront Wang Lin.

After opening the door, Wang Lin said nonchalantly, "Go ahead and report it to the police if you dare. Anyway, I didn't break your window."

Jia Zhangshi refused to let it go and insisted on accusing Wang Lin of hitting her, claiming that he had broken her window with stones because he held a grudge.

Wang Lin acted like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water, simply telling them to call the police, and not bothering to say anything more.

An elderly man named Yi Zhonghai asked the deaf old woman across the street and Lou Xiao'e. Lou Xiao'e told Yi Zhonghai that Wang Lin had not gone out since he returned. Since they lived so close, they could tell whether he had gone out or not by listening. Therefore, Yi Zhonghai believed that Wang Lin had not broken the window glass of Qin Huairu's house.

But if it wasn't Wang Lin, then who could it be?

Chapter 148 Qin Huairu reports the case, but the search yields no results.

Wang Lin didn't bother with those beasts; he simply closed the door and went back to his room to sleep.

An elderly man named Yi Zhonghai wanted to help Qin Huairu's family get justice, but there was no evidence to prove that Wang Lin broke the window, so he could only advise Qin Huairu's family to go home first and talk about it tomorrow.

After Qin Huairu's family was persuaded to go back, Wang Lin accessed the surveillance footage from the courtyard in his high-tech room.

The surveillance footage showed that the glass in Qin Huairu's house was broken by a figure. By zooming in, it was revealed that the person who broke the glass in the video was Chen Amao.

Wang Lin was quite surprised; he hadn't expected Chen Amao to be so brave!

Moreover, it is not difficult to see from the video that Chen Amao is holding the slingshot that Qin Huairu threw out.

"This kid has been well-trained, but his mind isn't quite quick enough."

Wang Lin stroked his chin, guessing that Chen Amao might have picked up the slingshot that Qin Huairu had thrown away while passing by, and then, after Wang Lin left, made sure no one was around before using a stone to break Qin Huairu's window to avenge Wang Lin.

Although Chen Amao avenged Wang Lin, he also exposed himself. If the police came to search the house, Jia Banggeng's slingshot would become important evidence.

Given the Qin Huairu family's personalities, they'll probably really go to the police tomorrow.

To resolve this matter for Chen Amao, Wang Lin left his room and went to the room of the two mythical beasts, calling out, "Prince."

A little kitten walked out with graceful steps.