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

"Holy crap, no way, did Sha Zhu really steal this chicken?"

"Sha Zhu isn't short of food, so why would he steal Xu Damao's chickens?"

“Shazhu has no shortage of food, but he’s a vindictive person. I guess Xu Damao must have offended him.”

“You can’t steal someone’s chicken. It’s an old hen. I heard Xu Damao even picked up two eggs this morning.”

"Who says otherwise? Xu Damao probably intended this chicken to nourish his wife, but now it's ended up in Sha Zhu's pot."

"That's really despicable. Do you think Sha Zhu is just jealous of Xu Damao's beautiful wife and is doing this on purpose?"

"…………"

Yi Zhonghai's face turned very ugly as he listened to the murmurs of the crowd below. He Yuzhu's words had really caught him off guard.

Seeing the people below pointing and whispering about He Yuzhu, Yi Zhonghai glared at him fiercely and shouted directly.

"He Yuzhu, I'll ask you one more time, did you steal Xu Damao's chickens?"

He Yuzhu completely ignored what the people around him were saying and shouted in a very straightforward manner.

"Grandpa, you heard me right."

"I stole Xu Damao's chickens!"

Yi Zhonghai had originally intended to give He Yuzhu a chance to change his testimony, but to his surprise, the kid didn't struggle at all.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui exchanged a glance, surprised that He Yuzhu confessed so readily.

However, since He Yuzhu had so readily admitted it, Liu Haizhong immediately launched his offensive.

"Did you all see that? There's a thief in our yard! A big thief!"

"Come on, let's all tell each other what we should do about this!"

"Let's discuss how to deal with this thief who stole things from our own yard!"

Liu Haizhong's tone was undeniably harsh, directly confirming He Yuzhu's guilt as a thief.

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai frowned. He knew that if He Yuzhu was convicted of theft, he, as an old man, would likely also bear the responsibility for mismanagement.

Just as everyone was discussing this, a person entered the courtyard.

"Rain, what's going on?"

He Yushui, who was sitting in the back, was taken aback when she saw the person who came.

"Jiang Hai, weren't you covering for your colleague?"

The person who came was none other than Jiang Hai, the local police officer who, with Qin Huairu's help, had poached Cao Xu's boyfriend.

It turns out that he was Jiang Hai.

After Jiang Hai appeared, Cao Xu naturally noticed him as well.

He remembered that in the drama, He Yushui married this policeman, and later had two children, and they lived a good life.

The only difference is that this person only existed in the dialogue when he was in the show, but now he has met the real person.

"I just heard someone on the street say that your brother stole someone else's chicken. What happened?"

He Yushui briefly explained the situation in a low voice, and Jiang Hai frowned after listening.

"It's not a big deal, but you'd better settle this privately right here in the courtyard."

"Don't make a big fuss, or things might get messy."

Just as He Yushui was about to speak, she heard Yi Zhonghai's voice coming from ahead.

"He Yuzhu, have you and Xu Damao been having some trouble lately?"

He Yuzhu, who was prepared to be criticized, suddenly brightened up and glanced at Yi Zhonghai, who was sitting in the center.

Damn, this old ginger is really spicier! This old man is indeed an old man!

"Uncle, you're right."

He Yuzhu stopped sitting and stood up, walking over to Qin Huairu.

"Dear uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters-in-law, I have something to tell you all, and you can be the judges."

"As everyone knows, since Brother Dongxu left, Qin Huairu has been working in his place, earning only 27.5 yuan a month."

"You have to support an elderly person, take care of three young children, and pay for their education. Life must be incredibly tough."

"To be honest, the Jia family has received a lot of kindness from the people in our courtyard over the years."

“I personally sympathize with them a lot. Following the old man’s request for mutual help, I have also helped them quite a bit.”

“I am a gay man and Qin Huairu is a gay woman. Since I help her a lot, it’s inevitable that people will gossip.”

At this point, He Yuzhu walked to Xu Damao's side and pointed at Xu Damao's head.

"Xu Damao, he's the projectionist at our steel rolling mill. He always likes to show off to the factory."

“Yesterday, he even said to my face that I had an improper relationship with Qin Huairu, so I kicked him for it.”

"Xu Damao, in front of the entire hospital, I'm asking you, is this true or not?"

Xu Damao looked at the arrogant He Yuzhu in front of him and immediately felt weak.

"Yes...but..."

He Yuzhu interrupted Xu Damao.

"It's fine as long as it's there, don't say 'but'."

He Yuzhu turned around to face the crowd and continued.

"Men, young and old, you all heard it. I kicked him because of this."

"People often misunderstand me and say some unpleasant things, which I can understand."

"It's one thing to say these things in the courtyard as a joke, but Xu Damao shouldn't have gone to the leaders to spread rumors."

At this point, He Yuzhu pointed at Qin Huairu once again.

"Qin Huairu just submitted her application for permanent employment a few days ago. The factory leaders thought that Xu Damao lived in the same compound as us, so they went to him to find out some information."

"You can talk about this son of a bitch. It's one thing to speak well of someone, but to say in front of the leaders that I have an improper relationship with Qin Huairu and that I have questionable conduct."

"Everyone, tell me, isn't Xu Damao a bastard with no morals at all!"

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, the audience erupted again, and Qin Huairu, who was standing to the side, even burst into tears of grievance.

"Xu Damao, you heartless bastard, how dare you slander my daughter-in-law! I'm going to kill you!"

Xu Damao was already somewhat dizzy from He Yuzhu's counterattack, and when he saw Jia Zhangshi rushing over with a stool while cursing, he became even more timid.

"Aunt Zhang, don't take your anger out on me."

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi was about to arrive, Xu Damao got up and ran to Cao Xu's side, shouting loudly.

"The person who said your daughter-in-law was having an affair with Sha Zhu wasn't me, it was Cao Xu!"

Chapter 18 Cao Xu strikes again, knocking He Yuzhu down!

"Xu Damao!"

Before Cao Xu could get angry, Lou Xiao'e, who was sitting to the side, lost her temper.

She stood up and yelled at Xu Damao, who was standing behind Cao Xu.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"You dare to make such baseless accusations against Cao Xu!"

Xu Damao pointed to Cao Xu's back.

“E’zi, I didn’t make this up; he really said those words.”

He Yuzhu gloated from the side.

“Lou Xiao’e, Xu Damao wasn’t lying; Cao Xu said those words.”

Madam Jia looked at the two people not far away and snorted coldly.

"I don't care which of you said it, it's neither of you is anything good."

"I won't let any of you old ladies get away today. I'll tear your mouths apart!"

When Yi Zhonghai saw that Jia Zhangshi was about to fight Cao Xu, he quickly spoke up to stop her.

"Sister-in-law, please don't hit me, this is a misunderstanding!"

"Qin Huairu, stop your mother-in-law right now!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu didn't even bother to wipe away her tears and rushed forward to hug her mother-in-law, Jia Zhangshi.

"Mom, please don't do it."

"There's an old man here. If there's anything we need, let him judge it for us."

Upon seeing that Jia Zhangshi had been stopped, Yi Zhonghai breathed a sigh of relief.