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

35

"What was the Rong family's background before? They were ridiculously wealthy. If they go there, and someone secretly stirs things up, it'll escalate quickly."

"Why don't you come to my place?"

"First, my parents are honest and simple people. Even though they say they don't acknowledge me, blood ties are undeniable, and their character is decent. They wouldn't bully anyone."

"Secondly, most of my relatives live there. My eldest brother is honest and simple, my second brother is lazy and doesn't care about anything, but no one can mess with him, and my third brother can't cause any trouble."

"If anyone causes me trouble there, or tries to harm my grandparents, it'll be easier for me to intervene. After all, I'm not an outsider."

After listening, Rong Wenyao pondered it carefully for a while.

He ran his fingers along the rim of the teacup and said, "Now that you think about it, you do have a point. In that case, my plans will have to be rearranged."

"But your place is too close to Beijing."

Rong Wenyao frowned.

Fang Chengxuan nodded: "If we really want to investigate you, it doesn't matter how far or near."

Rong Wenyao: "Hmm"

He said, "That makes sense."

"But if that's the case, we don't necessarily have to send the two elderly people to the countryside. They are too old, and forcing them to go to the countryside would just be an eyesore."

"I plan to—"

Rong Wenyao finished explaining his new plan.

Fang Chengxuan nodded after listening: "Either way is fine. Whether in the city or in the village, I will not let my grandparents and Xinrui suffer."

"Okay, it's settled then."

"I'll leave the two elders to you when the time comes. You can handle things yourself; I trust you to do things right."

Rong Wenyao looked at Fang Chengxuan with eyes full of trust and patted him on the shoulder.

I laughed along.

"So this is what it feels like to have more brothers. It's so much easier than carrying it all by myself."

Fang Chengxuan also laughed.

After finishing their business and having dinner at the Rong family's house, he rode his bicycle back to the courtyard house.

Just entered the door.

The way people in the courtyard looked at him was strange.

He had a bad feeling about it, and as he walked through the courtyard, he bumped into Xu Damao's gloating face.

Xu Damao, when do you plan to marry Shu Qianxue? I heard that her father almost broke her legs trying to stop the marriage.

These words, uttered by Fang Chengxuan, sounded like casual conversation, but Xu Damao felt there was a barb in his tone.

Xu Damao curled his lip and retorted on the spot, "We're doing great, what's it to you? Take care of yourself first. You can't even afford a nanny, and you still have the nerve to talk back!"

Fang Chengxuan's heart tightened.

As expected, the nanny incident was brought up again and people started gossiping about it.

He looked up and saw Chang'an, then quickly waved and called out, "Chang'an, can you run a errand for me? Go find Director Wang and tell her that someone on my side is causing a scene over the nanny issue. Ask her to come and support us."

Zou Chang'an nodded: "Okay, Brother Fang, I'll go right away."

Fang Chengxuan turned and walked towards the backyard. As soon as he stepped inside, he saw He Yuzhu sitting at his door with several people.

The door to the house behind us was smashed, and the inside was ransacked.

"It's him! It's Fang Chengxuan!"

He Yuzhu pointed, a smug smile on his face, looking like a dog relying on its master's power.

Fang Chengxuan stared at He Yuzhu, suppressing the anger in his heart.

He hadn't gone far enough with this guy. This kind of scum deserves to be dealt with severely!

"I am Fang Chengxuan, what do you want?"

This was the first time Fang Chengxuan had encountered such a situation, but he didn't show any panic on his face.

All the things in his house that couldn't be seen in the light of day were kept in his small courtyard.

These people are hopeless.

The only thing he could bring up was the matter of hiring a nanny. He had sensed something was wrong early on and had paved the way for things with Director Wang beforehand.

Although it's not appropriate to hire a full-time nanny, it's still acceptable to ask a relative for help.

Where is Shu Xiuying?

Fang Chengxuan shook his head: "I just came back from outside, so I don't know either. But it's already this late, she should be back by now."

"Come back? You probably already sent them away!"

He Yuzhu shouted at the top of his lungs.

Fang Chengxuan was too lazy to pay him any attention.

"Why are you running away? You never come up with anything good. If she doesn't come back, I'll have to report her to the police!"

He coldly tossed out a sentence and turned to look at the archway.

Upon closer inspection, they saw Xu Damao covering Zou Chang'an's mouth, looking over with a smug expression and eyes full of provocation. Zou Chang'an struggled desperately under his grasp.

Fang Chengxuan's eyes darkened.

These people, if you don't deal with them thoroughly, they'll all jump out and cause trouble!

They all deserve a beating!

"Xu Damao, why are you throwing a tantrum over a child? Chang'an, come here!"

Fang Chengxuan's voice was as cold as ice shards as he beckoned to Zou Chang'an.

Zou Chang'an bit Xu Damao's hand hard, then ran towards Fang Chengxuan with a guilty look in his eyes: "Brother Fang, I'm sorry, I didn't do a good job of what you asked me to do."

"It's alright, go home."

Fang Chengxuan casually offered a reassuring remark.

No sooner had Zou Chang'an left than Fang Chengxuan's mind went completely blank.

He figured it out—sending this kid to find Director Wang earlier was a calculated move, taking advantage of Ying's presence. Now Ying was nowhere to be seen, and considering what they said last night…

Ying probably went to see Director Wang.

These two are bound to go back to the courtyard house together. He Yuzhu wants to take this opportunity to get rid of him? He'll have to ask Director Wang for permission first!

Fang Chengxuan glanced at He Yuzhu out of the corner of his eye, his gaze coldly landing on the other's still-healing hand. His eyelids drooped slightly, and he snorted inwardly: That claw, it'd better be crippled as soon as possible.

He Yuzhu was completely unaware of Fang Chengxuan's thoughts. He raised his chin, his eyes full of smugness, and kept stirring up trouble.

"Fang Chengxuan, today I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!"

He Yuzhu sneered.

Before long, a commotion came from outside the archway, coming from a group of people shouting in the courtyard.

"England is back!"

Before the words were finished, Ying walked in from outside, carrying Fang Lianyun and accompanied by Director Wang.

Ying was taken aback by the scene in the courtyard.

The man who was leading the troublemaking looked her up and down: "You're Ying?"

"Yes."

"Are you employed by this company?"

Ying's eyes widened first, then her face turned pale, and she shook her head vigorously: "That's not true! Nonsense! I'm a distant relative of Fang Chengxuan. After my husband died, I was kicked out by my adopted son. I had nowhere to go, so I came here to seek refuge."

She paused, then added, "Director Wang of the neighborhood committee knows the most about this."

Fearing that she would cause trouble for Fang Chengxuan, Ying quickly nudged Director Wang's arm, anxiously asking her to testify for her.

Director Wang glanced at the group of people and frowned.

She recognized who these people were.

There's a gang in this part of Beijing called the Green Dragon Gang. They prey on people's fear of trouble, robbing and seizing their property. Several families have been ruined and killed by them.

"This has nothing to do with you, right?"

Director Wang frowned even more deeply. "This place is next to the steel rolling mill, and the residents are all workers with impeccable political backgrounds."

The man who was in charge originally intended to use the fact that someone in the compound had hired a nanny as a pretext to make trouble, hoping to extract some "benefits" from these people.

.

Unexpectedly, I was met with a cold shoulder.

His eyes darted around. "Director Wang, right? I was robbed today. I lost a lot of money, tickets, and other things. Someone in your compound said it was Fang Chengxuan who did it. I'm here to get my money back. Is there a problem?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Chengxuan frowned.

This person is clearly here to cause trouble. He was just trying to bring up Ying's matter, but now that that's no longer an option, he's resorting to making up stories and spreading rumors.

"Then you must have mistaken me for someone else. I've never seen you before."

The man glanced at Fang Chengxuan and snorted, "You haven't seen me before, but I have. I've already searched your house—sewing machine, watch, TV—tsk, you've stolen quite a lot. As for the rest, they're definitely hidden in your compound. Brothers, search!"

He waved his hand, and the people behind him started to move.

Inside the compound, chickens and dogs were running around in chaos.

A group of people swarmed in like locusts, smashing everything in their path, and then rushed into the house of the deaf old lady and the old man.

"Xu Damao, where are you going to sneak off to? Afraid of being caught stealing the gold bars?"

Fang Chengxuan stared at Xu Damao with an unfriendly look in his eyes.

They still dare to cause him trouble, deliberately blocking Chang'an to pick a fight.

Okay, so you want to cause trouble, huh?

At this point, it's obvious to everyone that these people have come.

Someone in the courtyard tried to stop them, but was kicked away. Everyone else looked at Director Wang of the neighborhood committee.

Director Wang's face scrunched up in a frown.

"Your courtyard is truly something else. Others would avoid it like the plague, but you've managed to bring them in. From the day they stepped into this courtyard, the outcome was already decided."

"Let them do what they want."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu was still stunned, looking completely bewildered: "Weren't we here to deal with Fang Chengxuan? Why are we ransacking the yard?"

The man glanced at him, then kicked him, saying, "We're working, what right do you have to talk?"

Someone rummaged through the deaf old woman's house and found gold and silver jewelry. Holding it up high, they shouted, "Hey, look at this!"

The man glanced at it, grinned, and said, "Your run-down yard has something like this? You're obviously stealing it from me."

"Do you live in this house?"

"You old fool, are you tired of living? You dare touch my things?"

The man showed no respect and kicked the deaf old woman.

Everyone around was stunned, and gasps of shock filled the air.

The deaf old woman was kicked to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time.

Director Wang couldn't hold back any longer: "Don't go too far!"

The man gave her a cold look, his eyes like knives, and shouted to the men below, "Keep searching! Anyone who dares to stop you, beat them to death!"

The courtyard was filled with people, who watched helplessly as the group ransacked the place, digging out all the belongings that everyone had hidden away.

"Ha, you dare steal my gold bars?"

"You poor wretches, you think you deserve to have gold bars in your homes?"

The man stared at the gold bars he had found in Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong's house, sneered, and then proceeded to beat the two of them mercilessly.

Fang Chengxuan stood to the side, expressionless.

After the group had searched enough, before leaving, someone forcibly snatched the bicycle from his hand and pushed it away.

Once the person leaves.

The courtyard was deathly silent.

Before long, several long-time residents whose homes had been ransacked collapsed to the ground and began wailing.

"What kind of mess is this?!"

"My money, my sewing machine—"

Upon hearing the word "sewing machine," Fang Chengxuan suddenly remembered that he had some things in his room. He strode inside to take a look.

empty.

His lips slowly parted, his smile chillingly cold.

He Yuzhu helped the deaf old lady stand up, his teeth grinding together.

"You're something else, He Yuzhu, daring to mess with just anyone. That deaf old lady was so good to you, and you did the opposite, causing her things to be stolen and even getting kicked."