Courtyard House: A Carefree Life Begins with a Lottery of Wish Power

Xu Damao subtly reminded Lin Zhuo that the culprits were Jia Zhangshi and Second Uncle.

Xu Damao smiled awkwardly and said:

"Whether to sit on a chair or a sofa is purely a matter of personal preference; there's no need to make a big deal out of it."

"Oh dear, I have something to do, I'll be going now."

With that, Xu Damao hurriedly left the courtyard, afraid that Shazhu would delve deeper into the matter.

"+10 from Xu Damao's wish power."

The second uncle, who was always concerned about national affairs, also realized the ruthlessness of Lin Zhuo's move.

In this kind of situation, you can only back down; otherwise, if you start arguing, you'll only make things worse.

Too much talk leads to mistakes. If someone with ulterior motives seizes on this and takes things out of context, I'll be in real trouble.

The second uncle met Lin Zhuo's gaze, then looked away, and said abruptly:

"Kobayashi, not bad, keep up the good work."

Then, he ran away without looking back.

"+10 from Liu Hai's wishes."

Seeing that her two allies who had just spoken up for her had instantly turned deserters, Jia Zhangshi cursed them under her breath for being useless, and, with her neck stiff, said:

"Shazhu, stop trying to intimidate me by using the titles of 'leader' and 'foreign guest.' Is Lin Zhuo a leader? Is he a foreign guest?"

He Yuzhu and his second uncle disliked each other, and he and Xu Damao had been fighting since they were children, so he took the initiative to stand up and harass them.

Although He Yuzhu was also annoyed by Jia Zhangshi, he didn't bother with her out of respect for the First Master and Qin Huairu. He turned his head away and pretended not to hear.

Qin Huairu was a shrewd woman. Hearing her mother-in-law's words, she was afraid that Jia Zhangshi would say something even more outrageous, so she quickly tugged at Jia Dongxu's sleeve and whispered:

"Dongxu, you should quickly persuade Mom to let's go home."

Jia Dongxu was unwilling to return in such a dejected manner, but he knew the seriousness of the situation after being outmaneuvered by Lin Zhuo. He was afraid that Jia Zhangshi would say something outrageous and make things even worse.

If he continued to entangle with Lin Zhuo, he would be even more foolish than Sha Zhu, and he would only suffer in silence. He should retreat first.

Suppressing their frustration and anger, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu persuaded Jia Zhangshi to return home.

"+15 from Jia Zhang's wish power".

"+15 from Jia Dongxu's wish power."

"+5 from Qin Huairu's wish power".

Once everyone realized there was no more excitement to be had, they all dispersed.

Liu Haizhong and his two children returned home. As soon as Liu Haizhong sat down, Liu Guangtian said:

"Dad, the sofa Lin Zhuo made is so nice. Can you make me two for my wedding too?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong was immediately enraged.

Just now, I was choked by this broken sofa by Sha Zhu, which made me lose face in front of the whole hospital. That good-for-nothing kid, he still dares to mention the sofa.

"You little brat, you only care about how nice someone else's sofa is."

"Why don't you learn from others? They're about your age, and they've reached level four in blacksmithing and can make sofas."

"I've raised you two brothers for nothing, and all you can do is eat."

The second uncle immediately launched into a tirade against his two sons.

At this time, the Jia family was also in turmoil.

Back home, Jia Zhangshi grew increasingly angry, and exclaimed:

"That kid Lin Zhuo, I think he's deliberately trying to go against our family. Ever since he came to this compound, our family hasn't had a good time."

Qin Huairu thought to herself, "You were the one who started this today, what does it have to do with Lin Zhuo?"

But you certainly can't say that out loud, so you gently persuade her:

"Mom, calm down. Let's not take it to heart. It's not worth getting sick from getting angry."

Lin Zhuo had been thoroughly outmaneuvered by the previous exam, and today's sofa incident had left him humiliated as well. Jia Dongxu was also full of resentment, but when he heard Qin Huairu's words of advice, he finally found an outlet for his pent-up anger.

"Qin Huairu, what do you mean?"

"You saw it yourself, how that bastard bullied us just now."

"It's not right for Mom to scold him, but you're taking the side of this outsider instead."

"Are you regretting it now? Regretting not marrying that bastard back then?"

Towards the end, Jia Dongxu's voice became quite stern.

Qin Huairu's eyes immediately reddened when she heard Jia Dongxu's hurtful words.

He opened his mouth, but his chest felt blocked, and in the end he said nothing. Large tears rolled down his cheeks like beads from a broken string.

Xiao Dang was also frightened by Jia Dongxu's sudden outburst and burst into tears.

Qin Huairu picked up Xiao Dang and carried her into the inner room.

Only Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi were left sighing.

On Lin Zhuo's side, the sofa was already made. Li Kuiyong picked up a broom, cleaned up the sawdust, shavings, and scraps on the floor, and was about to say goodbye.

Lin Zhuo forced the 2 mao into Li Kuiyong's pocket, saying:

"Take this money; consider it your wages."

"If you don't take it, I won't call you again if I need anything in the future."

Li Kuiyong declined a few more times before accepting the money somewhat embarrassedly, then excitedly said:

"Brother Zhuo, if you ever need anything, just let me know."

How could Li Kuiyong not be excited? He earned 2 cents in less than half a day's work. Li Kuiyong usually didn't even have 2 cents of pocket money in a month.

Moreover, making money is secondary. Today, Li Kuiyong has witnessed Lin Zhuo's carpentry skills. If he can help Lin Zhuo often and learn this skill, he might be able to help his father share some of the burden of life in the future.

Thinking of this, Li Kuiyong couldn't help but feel a surge of gratitude towards Lin Zhuo.

"+5 from Li Kuiyong's wish power".

Watching Li Kuiyong's departing figure, Lin Zhuo seemed to be deep in thought, as if a similar situation had occurred before.

The previous scenario of reaping the power of wishes was achieved by stimulating the target to generate negative emotions.

However, I just received 5 points of Li Kuiyong's wish power.

Li Kuiyong didn't seem to have any issues with me. I just gave him two cents, and he's probably more than grateful.

Besides, given Li Kuiyong's personality, he's not the type to be all smiles on the outside while cursing on the inside.

It seems I still need to study this mechanism for acquiring willpower.

If one can gain the power of aspiration from the gratitude of others, then the avenues for reaping the power of aspiration in the future will be much broader.

After working for half a day, Lin Zhuo was also a little tired.

I took out a copy of "Shushan" and sat comfortably in the newly made sofa, reading it with great interest.

As dusk fell, just as Lin Zhuo was about to get up and turn on the light, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

When Lin Zhuo opened the door, he was somewhat surprised to see He Yushui standing there.

He Yushui, with a military green satchel slung across her shoulder, her pretty face flushed red from the cold, kept rubbing her hands and stamping her feet. Upon seeing Lin Zhuo open the door, she said apologetically:

"Brother Lin Zhuo, I went to a classmate's house to study and forgot my keys. My brother isn't back yet either. Can I come to your place for a bit?"

Lin Zhuo naturally had no objections and quickly invited He Yushui in.

"It's too cold outside, come inside quickly."