Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

"This is my home. I can come back whenever I want. What's it to you?"

"That stupid thing is nothing like me. He got sold out and is still counting money for the other person."

"Scatter, or I'll beat you up too!"

Yi Zhonghai covered the wound on his face and said.

"Old He, what are you doing? You've been gone for almost thirteen years."

"It's one thing to hit me this time, but why are you hitting the child?"

He Daqing glared at Yi Zhonghai and shouted.

"It's none of your business how I discipline my own son!"

"Mind your own business. You're meddling in my affairs, He Daqing 4.6's business."

"Yi Zhonghai, let me ask you this: when did it become your place to make decisions about the He family's affairs?"

"What business is it of yours whether my son or daughter gets married or whether I adopt a godson!"

"Let me tell you, Yi Zhonghai, open your dog eyes wide and look carefully, this kid's name is He Yuzhu."

"His surname is He, and he is a person. He has absolutely no relation to you, Yi Zhonghai."

As they were talking, He Daqing shook off He Yuzhu and shoved him so hard he stumbled.

Upon regaining his freedom, He Daqing grabbed a belt and lashed it at Yi Zhonghai, who immediately fled outside.

He Daqing grabbed his belt and chased after Yi Zhonghai, who was hit five or six times during the chase.

Despite wearing cotton clothes, Yi Zhonghai could still feel the pain; the belt almost made him cry.

"Stop right there, Yi Zhonghai. If you run away again, I won't be so polite."

But Yi Zhonghai dared not stop. If he stopped, wouldn't he be waiting to get beaten up?

The two chased each other, attracting many onlookers, including Cao Xu and Yan Bugui.

As Yi Zhonghai ran toward them, the people in the courtyard quickly made way for him, afraid of being accidentally injured.

Cao Xu did use a little trick, and Yi Zhonghai immediately lay down two meters in front of Cao Xu.

"Oh, Comrade Yi Zhonghai, it's only New Year's Eve today, and we haven't even had our New Year's Eve dinner yet, and you're giving us such a big greeting."

No sooner said than done, He Daqing caught up quickly and swung the belt in his hand at He Daqing's back.

"Ouch..."

I don't know if He Daqing used too much force and hit the spot, or if he was hurt from the fall.

Anyway, as soon as He Daqing lashed out with his belt, Yi Zhonghai burst into tears.

Chapter 97 Old He's Scheme Against Qin Huairu, Xu Damao Reports His Own Father! [Please Subscribe]

"Brother Daqing, stop right now! What are you doing?"

The older woman initially didn't pay much attention to the commotion outside, but once she saw what was happening, she couldn't sit still any longer.

As she ran out to stop them, Uncle Liu Haizhong, who had just run over from the backyard, and Yan Bugui, who was next to Cao Xu, could no longer pretend to be ignorant and just watch the show.

"Old He, Brother He, let's talk this out. Don't get angry, or you'll hurt yourself."

Ignoring Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, Yi Zhonghai glared fiercely at the old woman who was helping him up, his eyes red.

He cursed Yi Zhonghai with a tone that suggested he wanted to devour him alive.

"Who are your brothers from the Qing Dynasty?"

"He, Yi Zhonghai, is no brother at all!"

"I treated him like my most trusted brother, and entrusted my child to him. Look at what he did! Is that even human?"

"You withhold the child support I give you, and then spend money on favors every now and then. What, do you think I, He Daqing, can't afford to raise a child?"

An older woman brushed the dust off Yi Zhonghai's clothes, but she knew that her husband hadn't done a good job.

“Brother Daqing, your wife knows that Lao Yi made a mistake in this matter.”

"So we've already given the money to Zhu Zi, and we've also paid an extra thousand yuan in interest."

"We're both already in our fifties, why should we dwell on the past?"

“In the years you’ve been away from the hospital, Lao Yi and I have treated Zhuzi like our own son. We’ve given him just as much money and affection as you have.”

"It's because of you that we haven't taken Sha Zhu as our godson all these years..."

Biological son, godson!

These two titles lingered around He Daqing, and the words "auntie" pierced He Daqing's heart like a silver needle.

This is practically a slap in the face to He Daqing, implying that he is unworthy to be Sha Zhu's biological father.

"Well done, Sister-in-law Yi, you haven't lived in vain all these years."

"You learn a skill from the person you follow. You've become quite eloquent these past few years working with Yi Zhonghai."

The people in the courtyard were pointing and whispering among themselves.

"This He Daqing is really something. He looks so polite and amiable, but he started a fight as soon as he walked in."

“That’s right. Look at how 18 spoke in the front yard just now. He was so polite and dignified. But now he’s a completely different person when he’s talking to this old man.”

"What does this mean? It means that Yi Zhonghai has angered people."

"Who says otherwise? Even a rabbit will be desperate and still need people. Take what Lao Yi did, it was really inhumane."

"That's right, that's right. If it weren't for Lao Yi stirring things up and using Sha Zhu as a pawn, the He family wouldn't be in this situation."

"Why did He Daqing suddenly come back?"

"Yes, Lao Yi's incident happened last month, why is it taking so long for him to come back?"

"You guys don't know this, do you? In my opinion, He Daqing didn't take Yi Zhonghai's deduction of pay too seriously. He probably came back because Sha Zhu was injured."

"Injured? I just had a fight with Xu Damao, how badly could I be injured?"

"Yeah, the two of them have been fighting since they were kids, but Sha Zhu has always had the upper hand. I'm a little unaccustomed to him suddenly being beaten this time."

"Let me tell you, I heard that Sha Zhu injured his lower body this time and had to have surgery. He only has one son in the He family, how can He Daqing not be anxious?"

"Really? I've never heard anyone mention this before?"

"Who would talk about this kind of thing in public? It's not something to be proud of."

"........."

Much of the discussion among the surrounding crowd reached He Daqing's ears.

The things He Daqing just gave me had some effect; as the saying goes, "He who takes a man's money is bound to be grateful."

After eating He Daqing's pastries and sweets, these people would intentionally or unintentionally lean towards He Daqing.

For Yi Zhonghai, an old man who has already stepped down, a token gesture is enough.

"Yi Zhonghai, listen to this, listen carefully, this is the will of the people!"

"I didn't intend to pursue the matter of you embezzling money when I returned today. After all, we've been brothers for many years, and I don't want to turn against you because of this."

"But what you did today is something I just can't swallow."

"Silly Zhu is so ignorant, but are you, the old man, also ignorant?"

"You went to the Jiang family to discuss my daughter's marriage on my behalf. Where do you put me? How will the Jiang family view me and my daughter?"

“You didn’t send me a single letter when my daughter broke off her engagement and engagement; you handled everything for her.”

"What, in your eyes, I, He Daqing, am dead?"

At this point, He Daqing scanned the crowd and shouted.

"Who is Qin Huairu? Come out and answer!"

He Yuzhu originally didn't want to get involved in their affairs, and he also planned to talk about his own affairs with He Daqing after everyone had left.

After all, he wasn't like He Daqing; he was a man who cared about his reputation and believed that family scandals shouldn't be aired in public.

But now that he heard He Daqing was looking for Qin Huairu, he couldn't remain silent.

"You two should go back inside and talk about your business. Don't embarrass yourselves in front of others."

"Also, what do you want with Sister Qin? Don't drag others into your business."

He Daqing glanced at his son, whom he hadn't seen for twelve or thirteen years. He was still a simpleton, showing no improvement whatsoever.

"When did it become your place to lecture me when I'm just talking?"

"He Yuzhu, you just wait and see, the only person your father has wronged is your sister, I don't owe you anything!"

"I raised you for eighteen years and taught you all my skills. Before I left, I told the factory to leave the job to you."

“Look at all these people in the yard who are about your age. How many of them learned their skills from their parents? And how many of them got their jobs from their fathers?”

"Over the years, no matter how I've been doing, I've sent money to you siblings on time every month, just so that your sister wouldn't be a burden to you."