Courtyard House: Wudang Disciple Sweeps Through the Compound

"Truly living up to his name, he really is a brainless idiot—there are no wrong nicknames, only wrong names!"

"Why should I give away the fish I caught myself to others for no reason?"

"If you feel sorry for your Sister Qin and want her to eat fish, then buy some for her yourself!"

"Why do you resort to moral blackmail, forcing others to be gullible like you?"

"Besides, Jia Dongxu is still alive and well. What right do you, Sha Zhu, have to stand up for his wife?"

After Chen Wenqi finished speaking, his gaze suddenly turned to Jia Dongxu, his tone filled with sarcasm.

"Jia Dongxu, can't you even support your own wife?"

"Do we still expect her to carry a big bowl around the yard begging for food?"

"You've really disgraced all the men of Beijing!"

"You...you..." Jia Dongxu was so choked by Chen Wenqi's words that his face turned red and his neck thickened. He couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time, feeling both angry and resentful.

He cursed inwardly: Qin Huairu, that spendthrift woman, has really made him lose all face!

Upon seeing this, the neighbors began to whisper among themselves, their eyes filled with disdain.

"Speaking of which, if anyone in the courtyard stews some meat or cooks any meat dishes, hasn't Qin Huairu come to ask for some?"

"That's right! If anyone doesn't give it to them, this old man will stand up and accuse them of not being cooperative with their neighbors and lacking compassion—he'll use all sorts of moral blackmail tactics!"

"Who is bullying my precious grandson?"

Just then, an older woman named Wang Guihua helped the deaf old lady slowly walk out of the house.

It turned out that an older woman had seen the commotion in the yard and, fearing that Sha Zhu had been wronged, quickly ran to ask the deaf old lady to come out and calm things down.

At first, the deaf old lady thought that even if Sha Zhu hit someone, it wasn't a big deal. After all, in her eyes, Sha Zhu was the person who would take care of her in her old age and see her off when she died.

But when she heard the older woman say that Sha Zhu not only didn't get any advantage, but was also beaten by Chen Wenqi, she immediately became unhappy—how could the person she had chosen to take care of her be bullied like this?

Moreover, Chen Wenqi is just a kid, yet he dares to be so presumptuous?

When Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu, and Qin Huairu saw the deaf old lady arrive, they were overjoyed and their worries were relieved.

That's great! With the old lady stepping in, let's see how this little brat can still cause trouble!

You know, the deaf old lady is the matriarch of the courtyard, and everyone has to show her respect.

"Silly Zhu, where are you hurt? Is it serious?" The deaf old lady immediately noticed the bloodstains at the corner of Silly Zhu's mouth and quickly stepped forward, asking anxiously.

"Grandma, I'm fine, it's alright." Sha Zhu endured the sharp pain in his chest and forced himself to speak, not wanting the old lady to worry.

"Grandma, you have no idea, Sha Zhu was beaten so badly by Chen Wenqi that he vomited blood!" Jia Dongxu said, fanning the flames and adding fuel to the fire, hoping to make the deaf old lady feel even more sorry for Sha Zhu and thus punish Chen Wenqi severely.

Upon hearing these words, the deaf old woman's face instantly darkened, and her sharp gaze immediately turned to Chen Wenqi. She angrily rebuked him, "You little brat from the Chen family, you're so young and already behaving badly, daring to hit people for no reason?"

"Today I'm going to teach you a lesson on behalf of your parents, so you'll know what rules are!"

"Grandma, you can't say that. You have to be reasonable, right?" Seeing this, Chen Wenqi's mother, Zhou Shuqin, quickly stepped forward and stood in front of Chen Wenqi, saying to the deaf old lady.

"Zhou girl, look at the fine son you've raised!" The deaf old woman glared at Zhou Shuqin and said in a harsh tone, "He's so vicious at such a young age, what will he be like when he grows up?"

"I'll beat this wretch to death today!"

As the deaf old woman spoke, she suddenly swung her cane and struck Chen Wenqi and his mother.

Chen Wenqi reacted quickly, shielding his mother behind him while simultaneously catching the cane that was being swung at him.

With a slight twist of his wrist, he snatched it away—and with a crisp "crack," the sturdy mahogany cane was broken in two!

"Chen Wenqi! You little beast, how dare you lay a hand on an old lady! You've really gone too far!" Yi Zhonghai was furious when he saw this and shouted angrily.

"That deaf old lady is the matriarch of our courtyard house, how dare you behave like that?"

Chen Wenqi casually threw the broken half of his cane onto the roof of the deaf old woman's house, completely ignoring Yi Zhonghai's roar.

He stared coldly at the deaf old woman and said sarcastically, "Ancestor? The last person addressed like that had their grave dug up by Sun Dianying long ago!"

"The Qing Dynasty has been gone for so many years, what era are we living in now, and there are still people who dare to call themselves our ancestors?"

"Who gave you the audacity to act so arrogantly and domineeringly here?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the courtyard fell silent instantly. The deaf old woman's face turned ashen, and a barely perceptible glint of coldness and murderous intent flashed in her eyes.

This little beast, how dare he utter such blasphemous words!

Yi Zhonghai was trembling with rage, pointing at Chen Wenqi and roaring, "Chen Wenqi! Do you know what nonsense you're spouting?"

"The old lady was a true family member of a martyr; she even gave straw sandals to the Red Army back in the day!"

"If you don't kneel down and apologize to the old lady today, sincerely admitting your mistakes, this courtyard house will no longer tolerate your Chen family!"

As Yi Zhonghai spoke, his gaze swept over each of the neighbors watching in the courtyard, trying to put pressure on them to stand on his side.

Chen Wenqi immediately retorted without backing down, "Yi Zhonghai, who do you think you are? You think you're worthy of making me kneel down and apologize?"

"You say the deaf old lady is a martyr's family member? Fine, then where's her martyr's certificate? Show it to everyone!"

"If you can't produce it, do you know what crime it is to impersonate a martyr's family member?"

"Soldiers risked their lives and shed their blood on the front lines, sacrificing themselves for the country, yet some people use the guise of being martyrs' families to swindle and deceive others in the rear, enjoying special treatment!"

"Do you know what kind of problem this is? This is a desecration of the martyrs!"

Whoosh—

Chen Wenqi's words were like a thunderclap, instantly stirring up even bigger waves among the neighbors, with discussions rising and falling, making it even more lively than before.

"No way? Could the old lady's status as a martyr's family member be fake?"

"Who can say for sure? For so many years, it's always been this old man who's insisted on saying this, but we've never seen any proof of being a martyr."

"Look at the old lady's panicked face. Maybe Chen Wenqi is right; her identity might be fake!"

Upon hearing these comments, Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady panicked, their eyes darting around nervously, and their previous confidence vanished without a trace.