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

Now that things were out in the open, Cao Xu wasn't going to drag it out any longer; it was time to close the net.

"Xu Damao, let's not talk about these trivial things."

"Didn't your second uncle just ask you how you planned to get He Yuzhu to compensate you?"

"Today's hospital-wide meeting is about your relationship with He Yuzhu, so you need to give everyone an answer as soon as possible."

"It's so cold outside, we can't just let everyone stay here freezing."

"If you get sick from the cold, will you reimburse your medical expenses?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"Cao Xu is right. I'm too old to compete with you young people in this freezing weather."

"Xu Damao, you tell me, how much money do you want Sha Zhu to pay you back? Five yuan, or ten yuan?"

Xu Damao, who had just been detained by Yi Zhonghai for retaliation, was actually planning to extort a beating from He Yuzhu.

But now that Cao Xu has stepped forward, he has no intention of asking for money anymore; Xu Damao doesn't need those pittances.

He gave up the chance to sleep with Qin Huairu and made a deal with her to invite Sha Zhu into the game, wasn't it all just to get back at Sha Zhu and settle the score from years of grudges?

Now that the opportunity has presented itself once again, how could he possibly let it slip away?

"money?"

"Second Uncle, please don't joke around. Do you think this matter can be resolved with money?"

Yi Zhonghai said in a deep voice with a gloomy face.

"Then what else do you want? Don't forget, this whole thing started because you spread rumors!"

Cao Xu retorted.

"Uncle, that's not fair of you."

"Yes, I admit it, Xu Damao is a bastard, he talks nonsense."

"But this idiot Zhu isn't a good person either!"

"Everyone heard what he said just now."

"You're saying my sister can't have children? What, are you, He Yuzhu, a doctor?"

"Grandpa, he's slandering my sister like this. I think it's not too much for me to say that he's spreading rumors, causing trouble, and ruining people's reputations!"

Xu Damao jumped out and continued.

“That’s right. I gossiped about him once, and he slandered my family’s reputation once. That’s a fair exchange, and we’re even.”

"But the matter of He Yuzhu stealing my chickens can't just be left like this!"

Yan Bugui nodded.

"An eye for an eye, that settles everything."

"Xu Damao, what are you planning to do about the chicken theft?"

Xu Damao pointed to the heavens.

"I'm going to the police station to report him!"

"I want him to go to jail, to be a convict in a labor camp!"

Xu Damao's hysterical voice startled everyone in the courtyard once again. The crowd watched the dramatic events unfolding one after another and was filled with emotion.

Xu Damao, who is usually a coward who is suppressed by He Yuzhu and doesn't dare to fight back, actually stood up for himself today.

As the saying goes, even a rabbit will bite when cornered; it seems that Sha Zhu has really angered Xu Damao this time.

He Yushui couldn't stay still any longer, and she looked at Jiang Hai beside her and asked.

"Jiang Hai, is what he said true?"

Will my brother really be arrested and put in jail?

Jiang Hai's face was gloomy; what he feared most was that this matter would escalate to the police station.

“Going to jail is a bit of an exaggeration, but if Xu Damao keeps pressing this issue, your brother might end up with a criminal record.”

"Besides, I'm getting promoted to deputy director next year. If something happens to your brother then..."

Although Jiang Hai didn't say what he was going to say next, He Yushui understood it perfectly.

Her brother was just taking the blame for someone else; if she were to be implicated as well, how could she possibly agree to it?

"Xu Damao, why are you accusing my brother? It's not like my brother stole your chickens!"

When He Yushui said that, everyone was completely baffled.

He Yuzhu said in front of the whole courtyard that he stole the chicken, so why is He Yushui now standing up and saying that he didn't steal it?

Yi Zhonghai was the first to react, and he asked anxiously.

"Rain, you just said your brother didn't steal this chicken?"

If we're talking about who least wants He Yuzhu to go to jail, it's probably Yi Zhonghai.

After all, Sha Zhu was someone he had painstakingly cultivated to be his caretaker.

"Grandpa, you heard me right, my brother didn't steal the chicken."

Liu Haizhong was immediately displeased, knowing that he was the one who had exposed He Yuzhu, the thief.

Now that He Yushui says his brother isn't a chicken thief, doesn't that mean he's old and blind and made a mistake in the case?

“He Yushui, your brother admitted to stealing the chicken himself.”

"Now you're saying your brother didn't steal the chicken, then let me ask you, who stole the chicken?"

He Yushui stepped forward, pointed at Qin Huairu sitting in the front row, and shouted loudly.

"The chicken was stolen by Banggeng, and my brother took the blame for someone else!"

Like a stone thrown into a still pond, He Yushui's words caused a huge uproar. It was as if a ladle of water had been poured into a pot of boiling oil, causing an immediate explosion.

Chapter 22 Turning Against Each Other, Madam Jia Zhang Wants to Beat He Yushui

"Stolen by the stick?"

"Is He Yuzhu a scapegoat?"

Qin Huairu felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing these two sentences; she never expected He Yushui to expose the matter.

But how did she find out about this?

Could it be that Sha Zhu told her?

After hearing He Yushui say those words, Cao Xu silently put away his pistol.

Having escaped his restraints, He Yuzhu stood up shakily and roared at He Yuzhu.

"He Yushui, don't talk nonsense!"

"I stole the chicken!"

He Yushui felt a chill run down her spine when she saw He Yuzhu still covering for Bang Geng.

This is her own brother. He's not even afraid of going to jail for an outsider. Has he ever thought about her?

"Brother, what time is it? Why are you still acting foolishly!"

"Xu Damao is about to sue you, and you're still taking the blame for the Jia family."

Even if you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about me!

"I'm about to get married. If you go to jail, how am I supposed to go through with the wedding?"

He Yuzhu, who had originally intended to continue to stand firm, stood frozen on the spot as if petrified upon hearing these words.

Seeing that He Yuzhu was no longer acting foolishly, He Yushui finally felt relieved.

"Sister Qin, tell me yourself, did your family's chickens really get stolen by Bang Geng from Xu Damao's house?"

Seeing that He Yuzhu stopped talking, Qin Huairu was so anxious that she was almost sweating.

"I……"

Qin Huairu stammered and couldn't speak, and Jia Zhangshi immediately rushed out.

"He Yushui, you little brat, don't make false accusations."

“My grandson is a good boy, the best behaved, how could he possibly steal anything?”

“This chicken was stolen by Sha Zhu. You’re trying to pin the blame on my grandson to clear your brother’s name.”

"You're dreaming!"

He Yushui was also angered by Jia Zhangshi's words.

Their family has always helped the Jia family a lot, but now that they've made a mistake, they won't admit it and will make her brother take the blame.

The Jia family is an ungrateful wretch; once she figured it out, He Yushui no longer showed them any mercy.