Courtyard House: In this life, I have a new home!

20

"Fang Chengxuan, still dare to deny it? The enforcement team has already arrested him, and he confessed himself—it was you who paid and instructed them!"

Fang Chengxuan frowned, his eyes darkening.

He truly didn't expect that this matter would involve him.

"Fang Chengxuan, come with us."

The enforcement team stared at him, their patience wearing thin.

Fang Chengxuan nodded: "Okay. Can he wait outside?"

The enforcement team didn't stop them.

Leng Si followed Fang Chengxuan for a while, then asked in a low voice, "What exactly is going on here?"

"I'm confused too. I'll know when we get there."

Fang Chengxuan replied without stopping.

We arrived at the law enforcement office.

The two thugs locked up inside were stunned when they saw Fang Chengxuan and Leng Si.

Fang Chengxuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and his gaze flickered.

"Brother Fang, I'm sorry, it really wasn't my intention to betray you."

The two thugs looked apologetic.

Fang Chengxuan turned his head and looked at Leng Si.

Leng Si was taken aback, then his face darkened: "What are you two yelling about? I don't know you at all!"

"Brother Fang, you can't go back on your word!"

"That day you came to us, we each gave you five yuan, and said we'd go to the meat processing plant to get some blood, splash it in front of your third uncle's house to scare him, since he stole your things."

"We think we have no grudge against you. If you hadn't asked us to, who would have done this stupid thing?"

The two became increasingly agitated as they spoke.

The law enforcement officers watching this scene curled their lips into a sneer—the meaning was clear: Good heavens, they even dare to deceive them?

"Are you sure I told you to do it?"

Leng Si's face darkened, looking like he was about to turn hostile at any moment.

The two thugs nodded vigorously: "It must be you! We brothers have good memories; we remember the money you gave us better than our own parents!"

Leng Si stared at the two of them and sneered.

Yan Shuzhai, who was completely bewildered, finally couldn't hold back any longer: "What's going on? Isn't it Fang Chengxuan? How did it become him?"

The two thugs were still unaware that they had mistaken someone for someone else.

"That's right, it was Fang Chengxuan, he's the one who made us do it!"

To emphasize his point, one of the thugs pointed at Leng Si and shouted, "Even if he were reduced to ashes, we'd still recognize him!"

Yan Shuzhai was completely dumbfounded.

He pointed at Leng Si, his voice trembling: "He's not Fang Chengxuan!"

With a flick of his finger, he pointed at Fang Chengxuan: "This is the real deal!"

The two thugs stood there, their eyes glued to the spot.

Fang Chengxuan sneered: "What, you dare to make false accusations without even seeing the person's face clearly?"

Two law enforcement officers seized the opportunity to step forward: "Tell me honestly, who ordered you to do this!"

After a quick exchange, the thugs glanced at each other.

The law enforcement officers used a combination of intimidation and interrogation, and soon the two men couldn't take it anymore.

"We're just doing this for money. The person who contacted us wasn't Fang Chengxuan, but Zheng Feng, the supplier for Anhua. That old bastard cheated people out of their money, so we're just trying to scare him and make him cough up the money."

Another quickly chimed in, "Yeah! Who knew this old bastard would actually dare to report it to the police? We happened to have a bit of a grudge against Fang Chengxuan, so we just casually pointed him out."

After a long interrogation, everything came out.

The law enforcement officer looked at Fang Chengxuan with pity in his eyes: "You're really unlucky, kid."

Fang Chengxuan smiled.

Yan Shuzhai, standing to the side, froze, his face pale.

As they walked out of the law enforcement office, Fang Chengxuan glanced at him and said, "Third Uncle, I told you long ago, don't reach for money that isn't yours. Do you think someone who can pull out that much money is someone you can mess with?"

Leng Si also sighed.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Uncle, your previous job was also taken away by those people who went to the students' parents and made a scene at the school."

"I advise you to return the money as soon as possible, otherwise this feud will only grow bigger."

After saying that, he turned around and strode away.

He never expected that this seemingly gentle and refined old man, who used to be a schoolteacher, could do such a thing.

They steal petty theft and take bribes.

Yan Shuzhai's face was deathly pale as he walked towards the courtyard with his head down. As soon as he entered, he heard ghostly wails and howls coming from inside.

I lifted the curtain and took a look.

"Boss, Second Boss, what's going on here?"

The two sons had bruises and swelling all over their bodies. The aunt and daughter, with red eyes, were applying medicine to their wounds with cotton balls.

The two sons snorted coldly when they saw their father.

"What happened to us?"

"I'd like to ask you, Father, what despicable thing have you done, and who have you offended?"

"Our house was splattered with blood, and we can't wash it off. Then, when we went out, they ambushed and beat us!"

The two were filled with resentment.

Yan Shuzhai was stunned, feeling guilty: "What have I done? It's all for this family!"

"For the sake of this family? You're doing it for yourself!"

"Why should we brothers have to put up with this? Let me tell you, if you can't resolve this, we brothers will just move out and not stay here anymore."

"That's right."

The two brothers, who had been cooped up at home for a long time, exchanged a glance and got up to leave without saying a word.

The three-year-old woman shouted several times, but no one paid any attention to her. She slumped into a chair, tears streaming down her face: "What kind of mess is this?!"

Yan Shuzhai's face was as black as ink, his feet stomping loudly as he turned and walked into the house, muttering, "Get out, all of you get out, and don't come back."

backyard.

The moment Fang Chengxuan stepped inside, Fang Lianyun rushed over and hugged his neck: "Brother!"

"Lianyun was frightened? Don't worry, it's alright."

His sister picked him up, walked over and sat down beside him, and smiled at Leng Si: "Thanks to your cooperation today."

"Don't mention it, it's nothing."

Leng Si waved his hand.

Before the words were even finished...

Then I saw He Yuzhu walking towards me with a big smile on his face, carrying a net bag for lunch boxes in one hand and holding Lou Xiao'e's hand in the other.

When He Yuzhu passed Fang Chengxuan, he didn't give him a friendly look at all. He even deliberately turned his head, shook Lou Xiao'e's hand as if to show off, and went straight into the room of the deaf old lady.

Just then, Liu Ying brought over a plate of melon seeds and, watching the two people walk into the deaf old lady's house, said, "He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e got married."

"They went door-to-door distributing wedding candy this afternoon, but they didn't give any to our family. I heard they gave some to Xu Damao's family too, but Xu Damao wasn't home. They said they'd wait until he came back to give us some, and they even said something about thanking Xu Damao."

Fang Chengxuan didn't even lift his eyelids, and chuckled lightly: "Thank Xu Damao? I wonder whose idea it was, maybe they both thought the same thing."

"Can they possibly have a good life together?"

Leng Si frowned deeply. Wasn't this just blatantly looking for trouble?

Leng Si knew perfectly well the messy affairs between He Yuzhu, Qin Huairu, Uncle Yi Zhonghai, and Xu Damao.

Although he didn't know anything about the plot, he felt that none of these people were easy to deal with, and they were not the kind of people who could live a stable life. He was sure they would cause trouble in the future.

"A couple's life together is never something that can be accomplished by one person putting in all their effort. If you don't understand this, either one of you will suffer in silence, or you will break up and go your separate ways."

Fang Chengxuan's words were devoid of emotion.

"Lou Xiao'e is a good person. How their lives will turn out depends on whether He Yuzhu can make sense of things."

Of course, it's okay if you don't understand.

As long as He Yuzhu listens to Lou Xiao'e when they argue, it's not a big problem.

The question is, can He Yuzhu do it?

Xu Damao and Qin Huairu, which one is easy to deal with? With He Yuzhu's brains, can he handle it?

"Let's not talk about other people's troubles. Let's talk about you. You're not getting any younger, have you been thinking about finding a partner?"

Fang Chengxuan changed the subject and turned to look at Leng Si.

Leng Si looked about the same age as Fang Chengxuan, tall, and had served in the military, so his frame was well-developed. His dark skin made him look older.

With this comparison, she actually looks older than Fang Chengxuan.

Leng Si shook his head: "Women are such a hassle. I don't have any thoughts about them right now."

"What a hassle?"

Fang Chengxuan laughed.

I thought about what I used to be like, and then looked at myself now.

"That's because you haven't met the right person yet. Once you do, you won't think that way anymore."

Leng Si raised an eyebrow: "Before you and Xinrui got together, didn't you also find women annoying?"

When Fang Chengxuan mentioned Rong Xinrui, the tenderness in his eyes was impossible to hide. His lips curved upwards, making it sweet to the point of being cloying.

He nodded. "Mm."

"Before I met her, I always felt that it was scary to put all my feelings and trust in another person."

"But when you actually encounter it, you think about going all out and taking a gamble."

"I'm lucky."

Fang Chengxuan's lips curled into a beautiful smile.

Leng Si pursed his lips. To be honest, seeing Fang Chengxuan like this, he felt a pang of jealousy.

"Weren't you afraid back then that Xinrui wasn't worth it?"

"Of course I'm scared when I haven't met the right person. But once I have, I think, 'I'd risk my life for someone I truly love, how could it be not worth it?'"

"That's amazing."

"That feeling, you probably won't understand it in your whole life until you meet the right person."

Fang Chengxuan finished speaking with a smile.

Lou Xiao'e stood at the door of the deaf old lady's house, having heard and seen everything she said.

Her heart suddenly began to waver.

She couldn't figure out if marrying He Yuzhu was the right thing to do.

Her parents don't want her to remarry, saying they're preparing to go abroad so the three of them can go together.

But now...

Lou Xiao'e took a breath, clenched her fists, and thought to herself, "I'm married now, I can't think about those things. Sha Zhu and I can definitely make a living together, and no one can laugh at me."

Thinking about it that way, I did feel a little more relaxed.

She walked towards the central courtyard and bumped into Leng Si and Fang Chengxuan. She nodded to them as a greeting, and then went about her own business.

Fang Chengxuan glanced at Lou Xiao'e and blinked slightly.

Lou Xiao'e's eyes are completely different now. The naivety she used to have is gone, replaced by a more composed demeanor. That innocent, sweet air has dissipated, replaced by a hint of fierceness and toughness.

We chatted for a few more minutes.

He Yuzhu came out of the house, saw Fang Chengxuan, and snorted, "Fang Chengxuan, I heard you've got a girlfriend?"

"It's been so long, and you still haven't married her? Maybe she never intended to be with you at all?"

Fang Chengxuan watched He Yuzhu jumping around in front of him, showing off and mocking him, and blinked slightly.

I felt a surge of reluctance to bother with it.

Sha Zhu, he's a real idiot.

"Are you living too comfortably and have to make yourself unhappy?"

Fang Chengxuan stared at He Yuzhu, his gaze growing colder with each passing moment.