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

Liu Haizhong was furious! He told Liu Guangqi what had happened, and Liu Guangqi was speechless. It was obvious that Zhang Dabiao was just making a casual remark, but Liu Haizhong felt that Zhang Dabiao was teasing him...

This is such a shameful mess!

Liu Haizhong slunk back to the backyard, where he called Liu Guangqi and You Hongjuan together to formally discuss his grandson's name.

Liu Haizhong wrote down all the good names he could think of on the paper: Liu Huan, Liu Ye, Liu Qingyun, Liu Xiang...

Which one should I choose?

The three of them struggled with a string of names for several days, and in the end, they were completely baffled.

"Oh, Dad, don't think about it anymore!" Liu Guangqi slapped his thigh. "After looking at it from all angles, 'Andy Lau' is still the best-sounding name! It's easy to pronounce and has the character 'Hua' in it, which has a good meaning too."

"Yes, yes, I also think Andy Lau sounds good," You Hongjuan chimed in.

Liu Haizhong looked at this and then at that, and finally gave up.

"Alright! It's settled then! We'll call him Andy Lau!"

It wasn't until later that I realized I had messed around with the name, not only that, but I also went out and embarrassed myself. In the end, I still used my original name. What was I even trying to achieve?

孽 孽!

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Days passed by amidst the joy of the Liu family and the silence of the Jia family.

On August 20th, an unexpected guest shattered the tranquility of the courtyard.

Jia Zhangshi has returned.

She endured only a month in that poor, remote village of Jiajiawazi before she couldn't take it anymore.

The countryside is short of food and clothing. In recent years, the harvest has been bad, and many people have starved to death or run away from the village. The brigade secretary is so worried that his hair has turned white, but he dares not report it to his superiors.

How could they expect Jia Zhangshi to work in the fields to earn work points? She couldn't even lift a hoe handle; after two days, her back ached, and she lay on the kang (heated brick bed) pretending to be dead.

The most ingenious thing was that, in order to return to the city legitimately, she gritted her teeth and, on a rainy day, secretly loosened the load-bearing pillars of the dilapidated shack in her hometown.

The house, "due to years of neglect," collapsed with a loud crash.

She also ate all the remaining relief food in the house in one go.

And he even stole the chickens raised by the neighbor next door, so he got a good beating! It almost killed him!

Now, they have nothing to eat, nothing to live in, and are hated by both people and dogs.

The brigade secretary was driven to desperation by her daily tantrums and crying at the door. He accepted a gold ring she had secretly hidden as a bribe and finally had no choice but to reluctantly issue her a letter of introduction to return to the city and join her children.

With the amulet in her hand, Jia Zhangshi boarded the bus back to Beijing.

When her plump face appeared at the gate of the courtyard house, Qin Jingru was holding a locust flower and sunbathing in the yard, while Qin Huairu was washing Xiao Dang's diapers by the pool.

When Qin Huairu looked up, she saw the face that haunted her nightmares day and night. The diaper in her hand fell into the basin with a "plop," and the splashing water soaked her clothes.

"Huai Ru, Mom's back!" Jia Zhangshi grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, smiling like a potato that had just been dug out of the ground and had come to life.

"The house in the countryside collapsed and we can't live there anymore. You'll have to support Mom from now on."

Qin Huairu felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, her body swayed, and she almost fell headfirst.

The nightmare is back.

The neighbors in the entire courtyard were stunned by what they saw.

Why is that old hag back again? Wasn't she deported?

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Soon, Director Wang from the subdistrict office arrived after hearing the news, followed by two uniformed officers with serious expressions.

When Jia Zhangshi returned, she didn't report to the neighborhood office immediately. Director Wang rushed over after hearing the news. But when she saw the letter of introduction with a bright red seal in Jia Zhangshi's hand, she was also in a dilemma.

With all the paperwork in order and the reason valid, there was nothing she could do.

Upon receiving the news, Yi Zhonghai hurriedly came out of the house, bowing and scraping as he greeted him: "Director Wang, what brings you here? Please come in and have a seat."

"I won't sit." Director Wang waved his hand, his clear voice carrying throughout the courtyard, "Yi Zhonghai, strike the gong, call a hospital-wide meeting!"

Upon hearing that a meeting was to be held, everyone stuck their heads out.

Jia Zhangshi has only been back for a few days. She hasn't had enough of a peaceful life yet, so why does she need to hold another meeting?

Soon, the people from the entire hospital gathered sparsely in the center of the courtyard.

Jia Zhangshi was dragged out of the house by Qin Huairu, looking very unwilling, and muttering under her breath.

Director Wang's eyes swept over her like knives, and Jia Zhangshi immediately shut her mouth.

"I've gathered everyone here today to reiterate the outcome of the case involving Bang Geng, or rather, Jia Geng." Director Wang took out a piece of paper from his bag, which was the "Family Guardianship Responsibility Agreement" signed by Qin Huairu.

"This letter of responsibility isn't just for Qin Huairu; it's for the entire hospital!"

Director Wang's voice suddenly rose, and pointing at Jia Zhangshi, he said, word by word, "Especially you, Jia Zhangshi! I'm going to make myself clear to you today!"

"First, Jia Geng has been listed as a 'key person to watch' in our jurisdiction, and is being jointly supervised by the police station, the subdistrict office, and Hongxing Primary School! If he commits theft or assault again, he won't have to wait until he's fourteen; he'll be sent directly to a juvenile detention center!"

"Secondly, this letter of responsibility clearly states that the guardians bear joint liability! Qin Huairu, you are his mother, you are responsible! Jia Zhangshi, you are his grandmother, you are even more responsible! Especially you, Jia Zhangshi! If Jia Geng gets into trouble again, you will be the first to be prosecuted for instigation!"

"Don't think you're all set just because you got a certificate from the countryside! Let me tell you, the gates of the labor camp are always open for people like you! When they make you dig sand and carry manure, let's see how you throw a tantrum then!"

His words were spoken with such force that the entire courtyard fell silent.

Jia Zhangshi's face flushed red and then turned pale. She wanted to throw a tantrum, but when she saw the two menacing officers beside Director Wang, her legs trembled.

She knew that Director Wang didn't try to reason with her again, but instead drew a clear line.

"Director Wang... Director Wang..." Jia Zhangshi's voice trembled as she forced a smile that looked more like a grimace. "Don't worry, I... I promise I'll behave myself from now on and never do it again... I'll definitely discipline Bang Geng properly..."

"That'd better be it!" Director Wang sneered, shoving the responsibility agreement into Yi Zhonghai's hands. "Yi Zhonghai, as the oldest person in the compound, you're in charge of keeping this document and reminding their family constantly! If there's any more trouble in the compound, I'll be the first to fire you!"

Yi Zhonghai is no good either. If it weren't for him, the Jia family wouldn't have ended up like this. So we might as well stick together and deal with everything that happens!

Yi Zhonghai nodded hurriedly in agreement, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

Zhang Dabiao, at the back of the crowd, leaned against the door frame of the east courtyard, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, watching with great interest.

Beside him, Xu Damao lowered his voice and said gloatingly, "Biaozi, look at that cowardly old woman, she deserves it!"

"This is nothing." Zhang Dabiao lazily spat out the foxtail grass. "A leopard can't change its spots. Believe it or not, once Director Wang leaves, she'll be back to her old ways."

Xu Damao nodded in deep agreement, but the Jia family's future antics would be somewhat limited and wouldn't go too far.

But the Jia family certainly wouldn't shy away from doing anything disgusting.

They're just born to be masochistic; they can't change it.