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

Zhang Dabiao looked at Xu Damao: "Are you really going to stir things up for them?"

Xu Damao's expression was slightly unnatural, but he still waved his hand: "As for meddling, I admit I had that thought."

"We're both practically childless. I'm a full-fledged projectionist and I haven't even found a wife yet. What makes you think you can find one before me, Yan Jiecheng?"

In front of them, Xu Damao didn't hold back; he simply refused to accept defeat.

"but--"

"I really did this to help you and Yu Li."

Upon hearing this, both Yan Jiecheng and Sha Zhu scoffed—[They didn't believe him.]

Xu Damao immediately explained, "Look at Yi Zhonghai in our compound. He's a childless man. How many things has he done? How many people has he harmed?"

"Grandpa Zhang also has no descendants. Da Biao, I didn't mean anything by that, I was just giving an example."

"But Grandpa Zhang didn't harm anyone."

"Think again about how badly Yi Zhonghai has harmed Aunt Liu, Da Biao, Sha Zhu, and Yu Shui. Don't be fooled by the Jia family's current appearance. Jia Dongxu's rank is suppressed by Yi Zhonghai. When he can be promoted depends on Yi Zhonghai's mood."

"We can't harm others before we've fully recovered, right?"

"Even if you two are in love, you can't hide it from the woman, can you? We've all seen what kind of life Aunt Liu lived after she was scammed. Do you really want Yu Li to become the next Aunt Liu?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. After all, there were two victims here, plus He Yushui in the kitchen, making three in total.

Sha Zhu's expression was extremely unnatural, while Liu Guangqi nodded and said, "Jie Cheng, Da Mao is right."

"Regardless of the circumstances, the woman should have the right to know. It's unacceptable that she knew about this problem and then kept it from the other party."

"That's deliberately harming people; it's against all reason and morality."

Yan Jiecheng opened his mouth as if to say something, but finally let out a heavy sigh: "Sigh..."

But Zhang Dabiao suddenly blurted out, "Da Mao, actually, you're more interested in ruining things, aren't you?"

Xu Damao felt no remorse whatsoever—"Absolutely! If we're going to have no descendants, we'll all have no descendants!"

Everyone was speechless. Your arrogant attitude... could it be that having no offspring is a good thing?

Zhang Dabiao shook his head, pointed at Xu Damao, and said to Yan Jiecheng, "He deserves to be beaten. If you want to beat him later, I'll help you."

"Holy crap, Da Biao, you've gone too far! We've never had a grudge against each other!"

Zhang Dabiao is a ruthless man who can break Sha Zhu's arm. If he helps Yan Jiecheng, he'll only get beaten up.

"Seriously, I've reserved the land for you, and Yan Jiecheng even helped turn the soil. When are you going to get the chives?"

"Ah, plant chives in that empty space? Why?" Yan Jiecheng looked back and saw a piece of land, about 50 square meters, that was empty. So it was meant to be used to grow chives.

But chives aren't a proper food, so why grow them?

"Let's take care of our health. Eat more leeks, it helps restore the activity of that thing, it's an aphrodisiac, that's what Da Biao said."

"Don't worry, I've already spoken with the villagers. April-May and September-October are the best months for the chives."

"After their harvest next week, give me some of the best-growing clumps of chives. Planting them with roots means there's no slow-growth period, so they grow quickly and are of better quality."

"I'll bring them back when I go to show the movie next week, but Da Biao, you'd better ride a tricycle with me. My bicycle can't carry that many."

"It took me a lot of effort. If it weren't for the brigade leader on the other side mediating, the farmers wouldn't have been happy to pay me."

Hearing Xu Damao say this, Yan Jiecheng was immediately moved. This was because he had always kept his affairs in mind. Da Biao and Damao treated him better than his own father!

Zhang Dabiao waved his hand: "Don't be pretentious. I like to eat that stuff myself, chive pancakes, stir-fried eggs with chives, chive dumplings. I haven't had them for years."

Yan Jiecheng nodded: "Don't worry, I'll definitely plant it well! Or I can ride my bike with Da Mao to the countryside, and you can stay home and study. Just borrow a tricycle for me."

Zhang Dabiao thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but let's talk about it later. I still want to go to the countryside to collect some things."

Liu Guangqi nodded: "That's more like it. That's what brothers should do, supporting and helping each other. Why fight?"

"So you're just going to let this beating go?"

Yan Jiecheng and Xu Damao exchanged a disapproving glance and could only snort, "Oh well."

Then the two of them stared at Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu panicked a little: "What's wrong? Why are you all looking at me?"

Liu Guangqi said with a grin, "Silly Zhu, you're a straightforward person too. It's understandable that Da Mao interfered in Yan Jiecheng's affairs, and they've reached an understanding."

"But what about you? Why did you blindly join in? Shouldn't you give an explanation?"

As they spoke, Xu Damao, Yan Jiecheng, Liu Guangqi, and Zhang Dabiao silently formed a four-corner encirclement around Shazhu.

Sha Zhu was dumbfounded. He had only come in to watch and join in the fun, and hadn't taken the fight seriously.

But they were fine when they came, and now they can't go back?

With four against one, plus that reckless Zhang Dabiao, Sha Zhu really had no confidence left.

Moreover, Zhang Dabiao is not only strong and resistant to blows, but also has a special quality that Sha Zhu noticed – his recovery ability is extremely strong!

For example, if someone gets beaten up and their face is bruised and swollen, it will take at least 5-7 days for Sha Zhu's face to fully recover.

But Zhang Dabiao will recover completely in just two days. That's the kind of physique young people have—it's unmatched. Fighting him is a pure loss; it's not worth it.

So Sha Zhu had no choice but to back down.

"Yeah, you kicked him like that, and then you showed off in front of that girl. That's not fair, is it?"

"Aren't you afraid they'll ruin your blind dates later?"

Sha Zhu initially didn't take it seriously, stubbornly refusing to admit his mistake. Asking him to apologize to Xu Damao was worse than just killing him.

But what if these two mess up my blind dates later...?

Zhang Dabiao added another sentence—

"You wouldn't want them to ruin every blind date you go on, would you?"

Sha Zhu immediately snapped out of his daze: "Okay, okay, everyone, everyone!"

"I was wrong, I was wrong! I'll never do it again, buddy!"

He could handle Yan Jiecheng alone, but with the addition of the cunning Xu Damao, he definitely wouldn't be able to withstand him.

Not to mention the clever Liu Guangqi and the "calculating without missing a single detail" Zhang Dabiao!

Then I'll have to grow old alone!

Sha Zhu simply put his hands together in prayer and bowed, admitting defeat outright.

I dare not deny it!

I was so stupid today, why did I go along? Why did I have to be so talkative?

Xu Damao's eyes lit up: "Hey, Sha Zhu, you can cook the day I treat everyone, is that alright?"

Sha Zhu didn't say anything, he just kept nodding. What else could he say?

Yan Jiecheng was about to speak, but he didn't know what he wanted. But Sha Zhu had to compensate him with something, right?

Otherwise, would I have taken this beating for nothing?

"Silly Zhu! I..."

"I'll treat Yu Li to dinner then, and you can cook for us!"

Zhang Dabiao slapped him across the face: "Are you stupid?!"

"what?"

"What if Yu Li falls for his cooking skills? And then he says his salary is only 27.5 yuan, you'll lose your wife, believe it or not?"

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Everyone burst into laughter. Finally, Yan Jiecheng gritted his teeth and said, "Shazhu, I can't let this beating go unpunished. You were in the wrong to begin with, so you owe me two yuan!"

What else could Sha Zhu say? "It has to be you, Yan Jiecheng. I see that's all you're good for. It's just two yuan, I'll pay you, okay?"

After rummaging through his pockets for a while, he finally managed to find: "..."

"Rain, lend me two dollars."

"..."

Everyone was speechless. Damn, you can talk a good game about looking down on this and that, but you're just as bad as Idiot Zhu.

I don't even have two dollars!

That's a real talent.

As they parted ways, Zhang Dabiao sighed once more—

"You idiot, Zhu, you'd better be more careful!"