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

"Come on, Yi Zhonghai, let's see how you're going to spout this nonsense now. If you don't give everyone an explanation about the Jia family matter, then private fundraising is illegal!"

Ye Juan continued to fan the flames, and didn't forget to remind the legally illiterate people in the hospital that private fundraising was illegal.

The residents in the courtyard were even more furious, and they all started to accuse Yi Zhonghai and curse the Jia family for being shameless.

"Sir, we only donated money to the Jia family because we respect your integrity. Don't tell me you don't know the Jia family is richer than us!"

"Qin Huairu is utterly shameless. She's saved up so much money and still cries about being poor and playing the victim. I used to praise her as a good wife, but you can never truly know a person's heart!"

"She's such a show-off! Even my burlap sacks can't hold as much as Qin Huairu!"

"Look at her, she cries and whine every time something happens. Anyone who didn't know better would think she'd suffered some terrible injustice. She's disgusting!"

"Give us our money back!"

"Yes, refund the money. If they don't, we'll report them. Ye Juan said that private fundraising is illegal!"

Hearing the curses coming from all directions, Qin Huairu turned pale, knowing that the persona she had painstakingly built was completely ruined.

Seeing that she couldn't pretend to be poor, Jia Zhangshi simply tore off the mask and yelled, "Look at your poor, wretched appearance! What's wrong with donating some money to my family? Taking your money is doing you a favor, don't be ungrateful!"

"You want me to pay you back? No way! It's not like I asked you to donate to my family, so don't give me any nonsense!"

After cursing, she rushed to the three calves to snatch the money back, but the three calves dodged her.

"Get out of the way, I'll give you the money after we've counted it!"

"you……"

Jia Zhangshi was a typical bully who preyed on the weak. When faced with the three burly young men, she immediately cowered and dared not provoke them.

But fearing her money would be stolen, she shouted, "This red cloth wrapping is my retirement money, 1594 yuan and 43 fen. If even a penny is missing, I'll report it to the police!"

"Don't worry, I don't care about your money."

Liu Hao took out two packs of Daqianmen cigarettes he bought from the system store and distributed them to the men in the courtyard one by one, but he didn't give any to Liu Haizhong's father and his family, Yan Fugui's father and his family, Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu.

After handing out cigarettes, he stuffed the remaining eight into Boss Niu's hand and announced loudly, "Everyone, watch closely. My wife and I are going to count the money now. Don't let the Jia family say I stole your money!"

Everyone nodded in unison, urging Liu Hao to hurry up and sign, eager to know just how much money the Jia family had.

Niu Laoda ran to the door and carried the table that Qin Huairu had just dug out of the ruins to Liu Hao.

The three brothers then placed the cloth and paper packages on the table, smoking cigarettes and acting as bodyguards to prevent the Jia family from coming to rob them.

Liu Hao and Ye Juan stepped forward. Liu Hao ordered the larger bag, and Ye Juan ordered the smaller bag.

With a clatter, the money scattered on the table, making everyone's eyes gleam with envy.

Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of people, Liu Hao first categorized the denominations, then counted them with lightning speed, a pace that was dazzling to behold.

"2542.8 yuan, grain coupons, cloth coupons, cotton coupons, wool coupons, liquor coupons..."

After Liu Hao finished reading the total, the whole room erupted in uproar, and everyone looked at Sha Zhu in unison.

The red cloth bag belongs to Jia Zhangshi, so the bag Liu Hao ordered must belong to Qin Huairu.

Two thousand five hundred? Where did the money come from?

The night before last, Jia Zhangshi confronted Sha Zhu, demanding compensation. Sha Zhu admitted that he had no savings. They were still wondering, since Sha Zhu's salary wasn't low, how come he had no savings at all?

Now the truth is out: Qin Huairu had taken all the money and stored it away!

Ye Juan has finished ordering.

"Wow, it really is 1594.43 yuan. Let's not even talk about the receipt. This gold ring is quite big."

Ye Juan picked up the gold ring and shook it, then smiled and wrapped up the money and ring, before picking up two small paper packets.

「这个是24块2，这个是14块8毛2分。」

After the inventory was completed, Ye Juan looked at Yi Zhonghai with a beaming smile and extended her palm.

"Yi Zhonghai, give me the money, 2000 yuan!"

Yi Zhonghai's face was ashen, worse than if he'd eaten shit. He turned to look at Li Meihua, who was supporting the deaf old woman, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Wife, go get the money!"

"this……"

Li Meihua looked distressed, unwilling to give it.

"Give me the money!"

Yi Zhonghai let out a low roar, and Li Meihua dared not disobey. Wiping away her tears, she turned and ran home.

Sha Zhu was still in a daze, his mind blank.

He seemed to have a sudden realization, wondering if he had been deceived by Qin Huairu all these years.

Given the large amount of money found in the Jia family's search, coupled with Qin Huairu's unusual reaction earlier, anyone who still couldn't tell that Qin Huairu was guilty would be a complete fool.

But Sha Zhu is no different from a real fool. With Qin Huairu's dog-training skills, she can easily coax him with tears, let him touch her little hand, or throw herself into his arms and cry: "I saved money for you! You squander it and won't have any money when you get married, then you'll have to rely on me."

Or perhaps: "Zhu Zi, I'm saving money for our future wedding. Once Jia Zhang Shi gives the word, I'll marry you right away."

Or perhaps it's like this: I'm devoted to you, but you're thinking of marrying a virgin. I'm afraid you won't want me anymore, so I want to save some money so I can have security when I'm old. Did I do something wrong?

This series of moves will not only calm Sha Zhu down in no time, but will also make him slap himself in the face and curse himself for being a terrible person. How could he suspect that Sister Qin was treating him like a fool and was lying to him?

Grandpa Niu walked up to Liu Hao and whispered, "Accountant Liu, you've made Yi Zhonghai suffer such a huge loss. You have to be careful in the future. That man is treacherous and vicious. Don't fall into his trap."

"Thank you for reminding me, Master Niu. I understand now."

Grandpa Niu didn't say anything more, just looked at Liu Hao and Ye Juan with a smile.

"You two are a perfect match. When are you going to have your wedding banquet? I'd love to have a drink and share in the joy."

"It should be before the New Year; I'll come to invite you then!"

"Haha, good, good. I can help you buy meat for the banquet. My eldest and second sons both work at the meat processing plant. I'll pick out the best meat for you. As for cooking, my third son can cook. He's the head chef at the meat processing plant's canteen, and his skills are no worse than Sha Zhu's."

Liu Hao was delighted; he had been worried about where to find a chef for his banquet.

"Thank you so much, Master Niu! And to the three of you, we're incredibly grateful for your help!"

The three Niu brothers were very filial and honest, and they always obeyed their father's every word from childhood to adulthood.

The fact that my father took the initiative to befriend Liu Hao shows that he must have seen something extraordinary about Liu Hao, so he must treat him with sincerity.

Boss Niu patted his chest and said, "Brother Liu, you're too kind. Leave the work of buying meat and vegetables and preparing the feast to us three brothers. We'll make sure you get it all done perfectly."

Niu Lao Er laughed heartily: "That's right, you can have as much meat as you want, it's no trouble at all."

Niu Laosan exhaled a puff of smoke and threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stomping it out.

"How many tables do you need? I'll find you the tables and chairs!"

Liu Hao thought for a moment and said, "I don't have parents or relatives, so I'll just invite my close coworkers. Five tables at most!"

what?

Grandpa Niu and his three brothers were stunned. No parents or relatives?

The onlookers around Liu Hao were a little surprised when they heard him say this, but after thinking about it, they admired him quite a bit.

As an orphan, he is so successful and married Ye Juan, who is incredibly beautiful. It would be hard to find a young man in Nanluoguxiang who is more outstanding than Liu Hao.

"Master!"

Li Meihua walked over quickly with a stack of large black 10s, handing it to Yi Zhonghai with a pained expression.

"This money...this money, Sha Zhu has to pay half of it!"

Yi Zhonghai took the money, looked at the absent-minded Sha Zhu, exchanged a glance with Qin Huairu, and stepped forward to give Ye Juan a stiff smile.

"A bet's a bet, Ye Juan, give me your opinion."

Ye Juan smiled, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons. She borrowed the money and counted it; there were exactly 200 bills, no more, no less.

"Master Yi, you must have known that Liu Hao and I were getting our marriage certificate today, so you deliberately made a bet with me, right?"

"As expected of our courtyard's kind-hearted and highly respected steward, he generously gave a gift of two thousand. When we hold our wedding banquet, you must come and sit at the main table. Liu Hao and I will toast you then!"

"..."

Yi Zhonghai's blood pressure spiked, and he wanted nothing more than to tear Ye Juan's mouth apart.

Why can't you just take the money and get out of here? Why do you have to hurt me and humiliate me like this?