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

"otherwise……"

Cao Xu fiddled with the enamel mug in his hand, and he naturally understood the threatening meaning in He Yuzhu's words.

When he was watching the show, he felt sorry for He Yuzhu, thinking that he was tricked and manipulated by the scheming Qin Huairu, and that he almost ended up childless, which was quite pitiful.

But after experiencing it now, Cao Xu felt that He Yuzhu had brought it all on himself; it was a case of one willing to hit and the other willing to be hit.

As for He Yuzhu's threat, Cao Xu didn't take it to heart at all. If he were to be manipulated by this kid, wouldn't that be a disgrace to the transmigrated army?

Cao Xu put down his teacup with a playful expression.

"What else?"

Before He Yuzhu could speak, Xu Damao's voice came from outside.

"It won't be anything serious, it'll just be that people talk about how incompetent I am."

"The wife your parents arranged for you has run off with someone else, Cao Xu. You're going to be utterly humiliated."

Xu Damao lifted the curtain and walked into the room, looking at He Yuzhu with an angry expression and said sarcastically.

"Silly Zhu, I was wondering why you're running to the backyard so early in the morning instead of going to work."

"So you're here to break off your sister's engagement? What, you've managed to snag a better catch?"

Xu Damao walked to the stove and warmed his hands.

"Silly Zhu, you did something really dishonest."

"Now that you've found a good family, you want to dump Cao Xu? That's incredibly ungrateful."

Ignoring He Yuzhu, whose face had darkened, Xu Damao saw that Cao Xu was still sitting there motionless and began to provoke him.

"Cao Xu, can you still tolerate this?"

"Why don't you find a brick and beat him to a pulp!"

He Yuzhu, who was sitting to the side, suddenly stood up and pointed at Xu Damao's nose, cursing.

"Fuck off!"

"Xu Damao, what business is it of yours what our two families' affairs are?"

"Go somewhere cool and stay there, don't stand here looking for trouble."

"If you push me too far, I'll take care of you too!"

Xu Damao and He Yuzhu are mortal enemies who fight all the time and never miss an opportunity to get rid of each other.

Cao Xu knew that Xu Damao's words implied a desire to stir up trouble, but in the end, he had spoken up for him, which was much better than kicking someone when they were down.

As for He Yuzhu coming to annul the engagement today, it's all for the sake of a name, so that he, the groom, can cancel it. That has nothing to do with the He family.

To outsiders, it was perfectly normal for Cao Xu to cancel his engagement and for He Yushui to marry Jiang Hai; if anything went wrong, it was Cao Xu's problem.

Cao Xu ignored the argument between He and Xu and spoke directly.

"He Yuzhu, you've really got a brilliant plan."

"All these years everyone's called you 'Silly Pillar,' it's really been a disservice to you."

Chapter 5 Silly Pillar, is Bang Geng your son? [Seeking flowers and ratings]

Is Sha Zhu stupid? Of course not.

Whether it was the three old men in the courtyard, the deaf old lady, or Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi, no one would treat Shazhu as a fool.

He Yuzhu glanced at Xu Damao and then turned his head.

"Stop talking nonsense. Men, be straightforward. Just state your conditions."

clap clap clap...

Cao Xu stood up and clapped.

"Alright, that's great. You truly deserve to be a descendant of the Tan family cuisine; your words are so generous."

"If you want to annul the engagement, that's fine."

"However, you have no say in this marriage. Let He Yushui handle it herself. She can come out and talk to me about what she has agreed to."

He Yuzhu was taken aback at first, then laughed.

"That's it?"

"Alright, the rain will be back tomorrow, so don't go back on your word then!"

Seeing that Cao Xu had agreed, He Yuzhu thought he had intimidated him and threw a punch at Xu Damao before preparing to leave.

"Wait!"

Seeing that Cao Xu had given in so easily, Xu Damao was about to speak when he heard Cao Xu call out to He Yuzhu. He then shut up and leaned against the door to continue watching the show.

"He Yuzhu, have you forgotten something?"

He Yuzhu turned around and asked with a puzzled look.

"what's up?"

Cao Xu walked up to He Yuzhu.

"What do you say?"

He Yuzhu knew what Cao Xu was talking about, but looking at the man in front of him who was taller than him and had an annoying face, he felt annoyed.

"How would I know if you don't tell me?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Xu couldn't help but feel more contempt for He Yuzhu, and even Xu Damao, who was standing next to him, looked on with a mocking expression.

"Silly Zhu, what are you pretending to be stupid for? Have you wasted your thirty years? Have you forgotten all the old rules?"

"Since you broke off the engagement with Cao Xu, shouldn't you return the betrothal gifts too?"

"I remember that the bicycle your daughter rides was bought with money from Uncle Cao, and the watch she wears was also given to her by Aunt Cao."

"There are also some other miscellaneous things that we don't know about. According to the rules, shouldn't you return them all?"

Cao Xu glanced at Xu Damao, not expecting that this guy had a hobby of acting as a mouth double, and actually said what he wanted to say.

"bride price?"

What kind of bride price?

"Cao Xu and my sister only made a verbal agreement in front of the old folks in the courtyard. Our family did not accept any gifts from them!"

At this point, He Yuzhu pointed at Xu Damao and shouted.

"Grandson, I am twenty-nine this year, not thirty."

"If you're not thinking straight, go to the hospital to get it checked out. Don't just mess around here."

He Yuzhu came to see Cao Xu today so that he could propose annulment of the engagement. This way, they could not only preserve the reputation of the He family, but also keep those things.

After all, it's rare for the groom to return the gifts when he cancels the engagement, so he can openly leave these things as dowry for He Yushui.

In recent years, most of his money has been used to subsidize the Jia family, and he doesn't have much money left.

He Yushui is going to marry not only a local from Beijing, but also a family with good social standing.

As the woman's brother, He Yuzhu naturally had to provide some dowry. Maintaining this relationship would also be beneficial.

However, if he were to spend money to buy a new one now, his own wedding would be delayed.

Don't be fooled by his arrogant claim to Xu Damao that he's only 29. He knows the truth: he was born in 1935, and his 30th birthday was already more than half a year ago.

After making a few sarcastic remarks about Xu Damao, He Yuzhu turned to leave.

"Wait!"

He Yuzhu stopped in his tracks.

"Just say what you have to say, or shut up. I'm in a rush to get to work, I don't have time to waste with a nobody like you!"

"Cao Xu, if it's about the bicycle and the watch, then don't mention it. Those things were gifts from your parents, not something our He family wanted."

"Also, your parents said before they passed away that my sister has a share in this house."

“My sister is married and won’t be living here anymore. You can pack up and I’ll have Banggeng move in.”

Cao Xu was stunned when he heard this, and for a moment he thought there was something wrong with his ears.

He Yuzhu seemed to be quite sensible and reasonable in the show, so why is he saying such outrageous things now?

Cao Xu subconsciously looked at Xu Damao beside him and asked.

"Brother Xu, did I hear that right?"

Xu Damao, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, was now somewhat unsettled.

"Cao Xu, you heard me right!"

Xu Damao looked at He Yuzhu with disdain.

“Silly Zhu, I usually consider myself a shameless person.”