The Courtyard House: Xu Damao's Aunt is the Queen of Women

Siheyuan.

It was nine o'clock at night, and the courtyard was still noisy. When Liu Hao and Ye Juan walked to the door, they heard Jia Zhangshi cursing, Qin Huairu crying, and Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Fugui trying to persuade her.

Liu Hao exclaimed in surprise, "It's so late, what are these demons and monsters still up to!"

Ye Juan was a fun-loving person; she took long strides and ran inside.

Liu Hao, who also enjoys watching the excitement, quickly followed.

In the middle courtyard, a large crowd had gathered. At the entrance of the main house, Sha Zhu's already bruised and swollen face had several new bloody marks, clearly from being scratched by fingernails.

Jia Zhangshi's face was contorted with rage as she jumped up and down cursing Sha Zhu, while the three stewards tried to break up the fight.

The reason was that Jia Zhangshi was furious when she learned that Sha Zhu had been severely punished and would have to work in the foundry for the next year. She blocked Sha Zhu's door and cursed him.

Without lunchboxes, how will the Jia family survive?

"Oh dear, Lao Jia! Dongxu! Open your eyes and see! That little bastard Shazhu is inhuman; he's going to kill us, a widow and her orphan!"

Jia Zhangshi's curses were extremely penetrating and rhythmic.

"Silly Zhu, you're just showing off. You've smashed all the rice bowls in the kitchen! Go back to the sand-making workshop and get covered in filth. Who's going to bring me some vegetable soup?"

"You jinx, you bring bad luck, you've ruined the Jia family's bright future! Bah!"

"You little brat, listen to me! You have to give the Jia family 10 yuan every month, or I'll hang myself on your doorstep!"

Sha Zhu was so angry his hair almost stood on end. "Do I owe you, or do I owe the Jia family anything?"

The onlookers were also greatly shocked and stunned by Jia Zhangshi's shamelessness.

Is this the legendary saying, "A small favor is appreciated, but a large favor is resented"?

As soon as they walked in, Liu Hao and Ye Juan, who were standing at the back of the crowd, watched with great interest.

"This Jia Zhangshi is truly insatiable; I have never seen such a shameless person!"

Liu Hao turned his head to look at Ye Juan. Was the little queen possessed by Zhuge Liang?

"Now that you've seen it, let's make a bet."

Ye Juan asked, "How do we gamble?"

"I bet Yi Zhonghai will definitely organize a hospital-wide meeting to donate money to the Jia family!"

Ye Juan was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in astonishment, "Impossible! How can someone be so shameless?"

"Just tell me, are you going to bet or not?"

"I bet, I don't believe Yi Zhonghai would be so shameless."

"Okay, I bet he can, you bet he can't. Whoever loses has to grant the other one a request."

Ye Juan narrowed her eyes slightly; this guy definitely had ill intentions.

I absolutely want to kiss you!

Forget it, we've already kissed and hugged, and we're meeting each other's parents tomorrow. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll get married this year. Is there any need to be coy?

And kissing feels quite nice; he gets to kiss me when he wins.

I won, so let him give me... what should I do with it?

Laundry and cooking?

"Okay, it's a deal!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xu Damao reappeared like a ghost.

"What do you mean by 'it's a promise'? Where did you go after get off work? I looked in the finance department, the publicity department, and even waited at the factory gate, but I didn't see you."

Liu Hao said with a look of disgust, "Why are you waiting for us?"

Xu Damao looked at his aunt and Liu Hao with a complicated expression.

Liu Hao really stole his aunt away; the speed at which their relationship developed caught him completely off guard.

My aunt was saying last night that she didn't want to date, but today she openly announced it in public. She changes her mind so quickly.

Of course, he has no right to interfere with who his aunt dates, nor does his mother. Last time, his mother wanted Ye Juan to change her surname to Zheng and introduced Ye Juan to his mother-in-law Lou Tanshi's nephew, which had already offended Ye Juan badly. They were worried about how to ease the tension.

Liu Hao is quite good and deserves his aunt, but it's unclear whether his aunt's adoptive parents will agree.

However, disagreeing was useless. Knowing his aunt as he did, once she made up her mind, nothing could change it.

"I'm waiting for you to come home for dinner! The food is still warm by the fire. Xiao'e and I haven't eaten yet, we're just waiting for you. Come on, let's go back and eat."

Ye Juan felt a little embarrassed, realizing she had forgotten to tell Xu Damao she wouldn't be home for dinner.

"Uh, we've already eaten. Let's go to a restaurant!"

Xu Damao: ? ? ?

Are you still human?

It's one thing for them to go out to a restaurant without taking me, but they didn't even tell us in advance so we wouldn't have to wait.

Never mind, she's just my aunt, don't be angry!

"Tell me in advance next time, I'm starving..."

"Awooo!" Jia Zhangshi let out a loud cry, startling Xu Damao so much that he trembled.

"I won't listen! Sha Zhu has to pay compensation! If he doesn't, I'll wear red and hang myself at the gate tonight!"

Everyone looked disgusted; this old hag was going to annoy the whole courtyard.

As the saying goes, "Better to die for your friend than for yourself," how many good people live in this courtyard?

Even good people, infected by birds, can evolve into beasts.

"Silly Zhu, this really is your fault. Who told you to give the boss such a hard time? If you had obediently accepted the punishment, you would have been demoted to the foundry workshop for a month. Now look, you've been demoted for a year. Tell me, isn't this your fault?"

"That's right! In the end, it's all because of your temper that the Jia family is starving, and you have to take responsibility for that."

"It's just ten yuan a month, let's just give it to them and consider it a lesson learned, so we don't make the same mistake again!"

"Hurry up and agree to Jia Zhangshi's request. It's getting late, everyone's tired, and we have to go to work tomorrow!"

Listening to the cacophony of advice from the crowd, Sha Zhu trembled with anger. He pointed his finger at his nose and asked incredulously, "My fault? It's my fault that the Jia family can't afford to eat?"

Ma Wangshi, Ma Chengcai's wife, said confidently from the west wing of the front yard.

"Isn't it your fault? Don't be so selfish. You give her ten yuan every month, and you still have eight yuan left. You're not married yet, so spend it wisely. Eight yuan is enough."

"You gave the Jia family ten yuan, and they'll remember your kindness, right everyone?"

Holy crap, what kind of outrageous statement is this?

Liu Hao was shocked, his eyes widening like saucers.

What shocked him even more was that the residents unanimously agreed.

Holy crap, this is truly a den of beasts!

"Fuck you! I don't owe the Jia family a single penny, why should I give them my salary?"

Sha Zhu exploded, roaring in fury, "No! Not a single cent! Go die wherever you want! I'm not afraid of you while you're alive, and even if you die and become a ghost, I'll make sure your soul is scattered and you're never reincarnated!"

Jia Zhangshi got furious, like a mad dog whose tail had been stepped on.

He plopped down on the ground, slapped his thighs, and wailed loudly, his two thick, short legs kicking the ground.

"Oh my god, God has no eyes! You damned idiot Zhu! You heartless beast!"

She cried and wailed, spitting as she cursed, chanting incantations as if she were reciting a spell.

"Silly Zhu, so ruthless! He's ruined all past favors. He smashed a bowl in the kitchen and sent him to suffer in the foundry."

"No vegetables, no rice, you're trying to drive this old woman to her death! You jinx, you broom spirit, may you trip and fall flat on your face the moment you step outside! You're cutting off the Jia family's meals! May you be struck by lightning and never have peace!"

When she got really into it, she rolled around on the ground, getting her cotton-padded clothes covered in mud and grime, and continued cursing at Sha Zhu.

"You heartless bastard! If you don't compensate my family, you're cutting off my family's livelihood! I'll fight you to the death! I'll die right here at your doorstep today, so you'll live with that infamy for the rest of your life!"