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

In the original drama, that bastard used despicable means to ruin Ding Qiunan.

"Thank you, Section Chief Li."

Ding Qiunan's voice was clear and cool, but her words were full of gratitude.

"Let's go eat."

Li Weidong took a lunchbox from his office and also put two cans of food in his pocket.

Only Ding Qiunan went to the cafeteria with him. The three nurses and Dr. Meng brought their own lunches, and Dr. Wang had already slipped away to the cafeteria.

Li Weidong and Ding Qiunan arrived early, and there weren't many people ahead of them in line.

Sha Zhu was serving food at the window, which was the most satisfying moment of his day. Now he dared not shake the ladle anymore, but he could serve the female workers more food and, incidentally, get a little extra benefit from their food.

Just as Sha Zhu was feeling smug, he suddenly heard a howl.

Xu Damao rushed in carrying an iron pipe.

"Idiot Zhu, I'll fucking kill you!"

Xu Damao raised the iron pipe and smashed it down on Sha Zhu's head.

Everyone in the cafeteria was stunned. No one expected that Xu Damao, who usually only talked, would suddenly become tough today and actually take Sha Zhu seriously.

"Oh ho, you've gotten bold, huh? You dare to fight me now?"

Sha Zhu laughed, dodged the attack, and climbed out from behind the counter.

"I'll take your life!"

Xu Damao's horse-like face was contorted beyond recognition as he raised the iron pipe and smashed it down on Sha Zhu's head again. If it landed squarely, Sha Zhu would be crippled, if not an idiot.

But Xu Damao was too weak; even with an iron pipe, it was useless. Sha Zhu grabbed the pipe: "Xu Damao, you provoked me first! I can't beat you up for nothing!"

Sha Zhu kicked out, aiming straight for Xu Damao's crotch.

Xu Damao's mouth was wide open, his eyes almost popped out, but he couldn't utter a sound. He curled up and fell to the ground like a boiled shrimp.

All the men present instinctively squeezed their legs together.

"Zhu Zi, you went way too far!"

Yi Zhonghai leaned closer, his breath emitting a foul odor that assaulted people's nostrils as he spoke.

"Is this my fault?"

Sha Zhu looked completely unconcerned. "This is self-defense, understand?"

Li Weidong pushed his way through the crowd. He already knew that Xu Damao had gotten his test results from the hospital; the doctor had made it clear that Xu Damao's manhood was ruined, a problem caused by the beating. Xu Damao couldn't contain his anger and had come over to start a fight.

"Silly Zhu, you'll be going to jail soon."

Li Weidong coldly retorted.

He bent down and helped Xu Damao up, patting him twice on the back. Xu Damao gasped sharply, then yelled, "You son of a bitch, Sha Zhu, I'll make you pay with your life!"

"You can't escape! I'm going to chop you up and feed you to the dogs!"

Xu Damao's horse-like face was contorted beyond recognition, his eyes filled with hatred, as if he wanted to skin Sha Zhu alive.

Sha Zhu was a little confused at this moment, and his heart started to pound with fear.

"You bastard, you've killed off my entire family line! I'll fight you to the death!"

Xu Damao roared at the top of his lungs, "It's all your fault, it's all your fault, you beast!"

When the security personnel arrived, they all stood still, waiting for Li Weidong to make a decision.

"Mr. Xu, what does it have to do with me if you don't have children?"

Sha Zhu was still being sarcastic.

"I checked, and it's infertility! It's all because you've been kicking me in the groin since we were kids! You kicked me so badly I had to be hospitalized for a week a month before our wedding, do you think I've forgotten?"

Xu Damao roared, spitting as he spoke.

Yi Zhonghai's heart skipped a beat; he knew this matter had blown up. If it were verified, Sha Zhu's life would be over.

"Wait, don't rush into it. How can you prove it was Sha Zhu who hit him?"

Yi Zhonghai quickly interjected, and in his haste, he also called out "Silly Zhu."

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"Proof? There will be evidence when the police arrive."

Xu Damao's eyes were full of malice. "You old bastard won't escape either. Every time Sha Zhu hit me, you always smoothed things over and prevented me from reporting it to the police!"

"If you beat them badly, they'll give you a few measly coins; if you don't go to the hospital, you won't even have any money!"

"You just wait, I'm not done with you yet!"

Sha Zhu was truly terrified at this point, realizing he had caused a huge disaster.

Yi Zhonghai trembled from the scolding, but he knew in his heart that Xu Damao had already shown restraint.

The onlookers stared wide-eyed, utterly excited. In their eyes, neither Sha Zhu nor Xu Damao were good people, and Yi Zhonghai was nothing more than a hypocrite pretending to be a good person.

"Da Mao, how about this?"

Yi Zhonghai lowered his voice and said, "This is in the factory, we shouldn't disrupt production, right? Let's have a company-wide meeting tonight to discuss this properly and make Sha Zhu pay compensation..."

Xu Damao was stunned for a moment, and when he heard that he had to pay compensation, he clearly hesitated.

"Yi Zhonghai, you're really something! This is a criminal case, and you actually want to settle it privately?"

Li Weidong sneered, "I'm truly impressed by you."

"Xu Damao, why are you wasting your breath talking to them? You're alone, and there's a whole group of them. How can you possibly argue with them? Even if you want money, you should call the police first. Once the police arrest them, they'll still have to pay you."

Xu Damao then realized, "That's right, paying compensation and arresting people aren't mutually exclusive."

"Okay, I'll go call the police right now. Oh, right, I need to make a phone call..."

Xu Damao said through gritted teeth.

"My office isn't far from here, you can go there to make the call."

Li Weidong smiled.

A telephone had just been installed in his office. Xu Damao dashed out in a flash, though his gait was a little awkward.

"Chief Engineer Li, we're all neighbors, why make such a fuss..."

Yi Zhonghai looked grim.

"Neighbors? Does being your neighbor mean you deserve to die?"

Li Weidong said coldly, "Now you remember we're neighbors? When Sha Zhu was beating people up, why didn't you think of us as neighbors?"

"They beat someone so badly they'd be childless, and then tried to shirk responsibility, only to remember they were neighbors?"

"Yi Zhonghai, you're really shameless. You talk a good game, don't you? You think you're the one who calls the shots? Who do you think you are?"

"You're just a mediocre, low-level worker, and you expect everyone to listen to you?"

Sha Zhu's legs were trembling with fear. He may look simple-minded, but he's very shrewd and knows he's definitely going to jail this time.

"Let's go get food!"

Li Weidong carried a lunchbox and got two vegetarian dishes, and also bought four steamed buns.

Ding Qiunan bought a vegetarian dish and a steamed bun, followed behind him, and found a corner to sit down.

Let's eat together.

Li Weidong told her, "I can't eat two cans of food by myself."

"Thank you, Section Chief!"

Ding Qiunan's fair cheeks flushed.

Her face, in today's terms, was both innocent and alluring. Just that shy blush alone was enough to captivate anyone's gaze.

"Hey, Chief Engineer Li, you have something good to eat?"

Li Huaide brought over the lunchbox, saying, "Then I'll have to try it."

"Just two cans of food, one with braised pork and one with sardines."

Li Weidong smiled and said, "Director Li, let's go together..."

Before he could finish speaking, a pretty girl sat down next to Ding Qiunan, put her lunchbox on the table, and stared intently at Li Weidong.

"Alright, I'm not eating this. Let's take it away and eat in the office."

Seeing this scene, Director Li realized it was clearly a battleground and quickly grabbed his lunchbox and fled.

The one who sat down was Yu Li. She saw a beautiful woman eating with Li Weidong, and she made up her mind and sat down.

Although she knew there was a big gap between her and Li Weidong, she was strong-willed and determined to fight for it no matter what.

Li Weidong was completely at ease and didn't take those two women seriously at all. With his goddess-like sister by his side, why would he be interested in anyone else?

He helped Ding Qiunan and Yu Li simply because he couldn't bear to see these beautiful girls ruined by life.

Sha Zhu watched from the side, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets, his heart bleeding.

Sha Zhu dreamed of getting married, and he was so eager that he almost went blind, but he just couldn't find a pretty girl to marry.

Yes, he's very picky; it has to be someone like Qin Huairu.

He had a pretty plan: find a beautiful young woman like Sister Qin to be his wife, and then take care of Sister Qin as well. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?

As for Qin Huairu herself? Sha Zhu never even considered it; he wanted a virgin!

He never thought his demands were excessive. He's a head chef, earns thirty-seven yuan and fifty cents a month, has a place to live, and is self-sufficient!

As for He Yushui, Sha Zhu had long since selectively forgotten about her.

But now, the thought of being locked up and finding a wife would be even harder, made Sha Zhu feel more and more depressed.

"Damn it, when I get out of jail, I'll be lucky to find a widow, let alone a young virgin."

Just as Sha Zhu was getting really worried, Xu Damao arrived with two police officers. The police station was right across from the factory gate, just a few steps away.

"Zhu Zi, don't panic! Follow the police officers, I'll definitely find a way to get you out."

Yi Zhonghai shouted at Sha Zhu.

When Sha Zhu saw the police officers approaching, his first reaction was to run. Fortunately, Yi Zhonghai called out to him in time, which helped him regain his composure and prevented him from moving.

When Sha Zhu was handcuffed and taken away, the entire cafeteria was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone initially thought it was a joke, but the police actually came and made arrests. Those gleaming silver handcuffs on Sha Zhu's wrists couldn't be fake!

While everyone was still stunned, Sha Zhu was taken away. Xu Damao followed.

Li Weidong walked leisurely behind Yi Zhonghai. Ding Qiunan took his lunchbox to the office, and Yu Li left satisfied.

Yu Li had already realized during dinner that Li Weidong didn't have any special feelings for Ding Qiunan.

Yi Zhonghai went to the workshop to ask for leave. He needed to hurry back and discuss with the deaf old lady how to get Sha Zhu out.

"Why are you following me?"

Yi Zhonghai turned around and saw Li Weidong, and frowned.

Li Weidong said in a calm tone, "Yi Zhonghai, I just want to say one thing to you."

"I orchestrated this whole thing from beginning to end."

"How's it going? Sha Zhu's in there, right? Hehe, once he's in, he won't be out for at least ten years."

"Next up is your turn, Yi Zhonghai."

"I'll personally send you in with me. But this is just an appetizer; there's more to come."

Yi Zhonghai felt the hairs on the back of his head stand on end, and only then did he belatedly realize that Xu Damao's trip to the hospital last night was a trap set by Li Weidong from beginning to end.

"We live in the same compound, why did you have to be so cruel?"

Yi Zhonghai is a master of sarcasm; he always tries to morally blackmail people as soon as he opens his mouth.

"Oh, from the same courtyard?"

Li Weidong sneered, "You old bastard who'll never have a son, when you saw Xu Damao getting beaten to death by Sha Zhu, why didn't you remember you were from the same courtyard?"

"When you were plotting against our family, why didn't you mention the whole courtyard?"