Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

"..."

The entire room fell silent.

He Yushui nodded firmly at the end: "Brother Da Biao, I'll listen to you."

Yes, no matter how much I compromise and refuse, if I refund once and every time, what does the compensation have to do with me?

If we hadn't split up this time, would I have been able to keep this money?

"I just want to live like a normal person. Is that too much to ask?"

Zhang Dabiao finally breathed a sigh of relief. If the rain were to turn against him, all his efforts would have been in vain.

More importantly—his so-called revenge against Sha Zhu has become a joke.

But just as he was about to tell Director Wang to do it that way, Qin Huairu jumped out: "Shazhu, don't listen to him! That's your He family's private house, meant for your son. How can it be registered under Yushui's name? Once Yushui gets married, won't the house belong to someone else?"

Yi Zhonghai also stepped forward: "Zhang Dabiao, you are trying to seize the He family's property by trickery and force!"

These days, most people think that houses, or rather, most houses, are meant for the eldest son.

As for giving it to a daughter, that's generally impossible, because daughters are expected to marry out of the family. Only wealthy capitalists or families who dote on their daughters would keep one or two rooms for her.

Therefore, in everyone's subconscious, Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai's statements are correct.

Zhang Dabiao looked at Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai with a half-smile, and then slowly analyzed for everyone: "Qin Huairu, don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

"So, now that you can't get your hands on my house, you're setting your sights on the rain-soaked outbuilding, aren't you?"

"I thought Yushui could live on campus and would graduate next year. I figured I could flirt with Shazhu and they could lend the house to your family. But what about Yushui?"

"Whether she has a place to live or not is none of your Jia family's business, is it?"

"Not only that, after your Jia Dongxu became Yi Zhonghai's godfather, you assumed that the houses of the Yi family and the deaf old lady belonged to your Jia family? As for the He family, that idiot Sha Zhu is nothing to you, just a few words away. Do you think their houses are also your Jia family's property?"

Upon hearing Zhang Dabiao's words, a strange look appeared in everyone's eyes. It's true, given the Jia family's nature, there was a real possibility that they were plotting this.

"No, I didn't, you're lying!" Qin Huairu's face turned pale, and she took a step back in fright, then immediately denied it three times in a row.

"I don't care if you scheme against that idiot."

"But if you're going to try and control the rain... hehehe, I'll definitely see it through to the end!"

"Let's see if your Jia family can withstand my, Zhang Dabiao's, revenge!"

A hammer!

Yi Zhonghai, Jia Zhangshi, and Yan Bugui have been nearly killed by Zhang Dabiao, and Qin Huairu has also lost her family. She really doesn't dare to gamble anymore.

So for a moment, the whole courtyard became quiet.

Sha Zhu understood. Although he was being forced to separate from the family, it was also to ensure that Yu Shui had a way out.

Having understood Qin Huairu's scheme, and realizing that Sha Zhu truly felt guilty towards Yu Shui, he gritted his teeth—

"Director Wang, I... I agree, I agree to the separation of the family property. Let's do it today!"

"That side room will be transferred to Yushui's name!"

He said it through gritted teeth, filled with resentment and regret, but he understood that doing as Zhang Dabiao said was actually protecting He Yushui and also a way to atone for his own sins.

It's just too embarrassing.

"Silly Zhu! You can't do this! That's the He family's ancestral home!"

"Silly Zhu, I really didn't plan for the house to leak in the rain, you have to believe Sister Qin!"

"Shut the hell up, all of you!" Sha Zhu suddenly yelled at Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai.

"This is a matter for the He family! It's none of your business!"

This was the first time Sha Zhu had yelled at Qin Huairu. The second time was with Yi Zhonghai, because Sha Zhu had beaten Yi Zhonghai up on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Director Wang nodded. That was the best outcome. He Yushui's survival was secured, the mistakes of the street office and the women's federation were covered up, and the parties involved could accept it.

(The compensation was originally intended for the guardian or head of household, but we didn't consider the He family's special circumstances, so it was a mistake, not a dereliction of duty.)

It's a bit much to cause the family to split up just to get revenge on Sha Zhu...

Director Wang is hard to describe.

But Zhang Dabiao gave Sha Zhu a thumbs up: "Sha Zhu, for that last shout of yours, and for your willingness to split up the family."

"I, Zhang Dabiao, think you're still a man; at least you admit your mistakes."

He then said to He Yushui, "Yushui, the separation of the family is to ensure your future life, so that your silly brother won't impulsively lend out everything in the house."

"Let him lend out his own things and let him do it. Just protect yourself. You can't reason with him."

"Besides, even if the family is separated, he is still your brother. You can get along normally. It's not like you're severing ties. It's just that you're separated by household registration and quotas, and a side room is transferred to your name for protection."

"And that 2000 yuan, I'll deposit a bit more into the bank today, so no one will be eyeing it. Bank interest rates are pretty good right now. You can deposit it for a year, and when it matures, deposit the interest along with it into another fixed deposit. You'll need it when you need to work or take college entrance exams."

With just a few words, she blocked everyone else's path to calculating the rain, and also told her not to dwell on the matter of separating from Sha Zhu.

It's not like we're severing ties, it's just separating our household registration books, what's the big deal?

He Yushui and Shazhu thought about it and realized that what Zhang Dabiao said was true, so they both nodded.

Director Wang breathed a sigh of relief and arranged for someone to go to the street office to find Clerk Ding and bring all the necessary documents, such as the official seal, so that they could process the application for the He family on the spot and avoid any unforeseen complications.

The errand boy was Liu Guangtian, who dashed off in a flash, not giving Sha Zhu even the slightest chance to back out.

Finally, Sha Zhu asked Zhang Da Biao, "Da Biao, regarding my revenge... are we even now?"

Zhang Dabiao nodded.

Sha Zhu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He decided that he would not offer any opinions on Zhang Dabiao's future affairs.

That's terrifying!

If he keeps getting involved in this mess, he'll be a fool!

With Sha Zhu's matter over, Yi Zhonghai snorted and prepared to go back inside, but Zhang Dabiao stopped them.

"Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu's revenge is over, we're even now."

"You've had three chances, and it hasn't even started yet. Where are you going?"

The crowd, who were originally prepared to leave, returned to their seats, secretly packing their things while watching the drama unfold.

Director Wang had no choice but to let Zhang Dabiao continue.

It's like scrambling out a large piece of rice; it's always better to scramble it all at once than to cut it in half and then break it off, right?

What if you suddenly need to poop outside, but there's no toilet and you don't have any toilet paper?

That would catch you completely off guard!

In severe cases, it can cause an unbearable stench that makes one infamous!

At this point, Yi Zhonghai could no longer remain silent: "I, Yi Zhonghai, have lived a life of integrity and upright conduct!"

"I respect the elderly and care for the young, so I voluntarily recognized the deaf old woman as my godmother and took care of her every need!"

"The Jia family is in dire straits, so I've adopted Jia Dongxu as my godson, teaching him skills to help the needy people in the courtyard!"

"Sometimes things go wrong because I meant well, but my intentions were good!"

"That's why I'm not afraid of you, Zhang Dabiao!"