The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

Some neighbors in the crowd were gossiping about Qin Huairu. Some knew about Qin Huairu's usual behavior, but they were reluctant to speak out because they were neighbors.

It's not appropriate for them to tell Jia Dongxu directly, since doing so would seem like they're looking down on him.

Everyone knows that Jia Dongxu is very concerned about his image, and he is also insecure and sensitive.

This implies that Jia Dongxu can't even support his family, and his wife and children are now begging for food.

Saying this would immediately make him an enemy of Jia Dongxu.

It's a matter of a man's dignity, so it's really hard to say.

Besides, Jia Dongxu was a decent person in the courtyard, and I never saw him argue with anyone.

If anyone in the family needs a small favor, they can just call on him, and he's usually happy to help, showing consideration for Jia Zhangshi, an old widow.

Therefore, everyone knows that Jia Dongxu is the head of the Jia family, and out of consideration for their relationship, they don't say anything.

This resulted in Jia Dongxu not actually knowing the inside story.

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui had actually thought of this long ago.

This might be a warning from someone else to Qin Huairu.

Don't push your luck. In normal times, it would be fine, but these days food is life. You wouldn't be wronged if I beat you up.

It's already good enough that they didn't directly attack your family's Bang Geng and Jia Dongxu.

Moreover, both Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui were thinking that other people's women were the ones who did it.

This doesn't seem like something the gentlemen of Beijing would do.

They never imagined that Yang Dalin, who didn't play by the rules, would make the move.

That's why Yi Zhonghai just pointed out that perhaps the wrong person was called.

Because it's common for neighbors to get into fights or outside these days, the police station sometimes doesn't care if no one reports it.

But who knew that Liu Haizhong, being so clever, seeing the murmurs below and no one stepping forward, spoke up again: "Everyone, do you have any leads to report?"

Everyone shook their heads: "No."

"Second Uncle, no."

"have no idea."

However, someone in the back of the crowd added in a high-pitched voice, "Second Uncle, in our courtyard, only Sha Zhu loves to beat people up."

Sha Zhu immediately recognized that the voice was definitely Xu Damao's.

"You bastard Xu Damao, are you slandering me?"

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, he prepared to squeeze out of the crowd to find Xu Damao.

Xu Damao ran around the crowd, and since it was nighttime, it was really difficult for Sha Zhu to catch him in one go.

Liu Haizhong slammed his hand on the table: "Silly Zhu, stop fooling around. Tell me, was it you?"

Sha Zhu temporarily gave up on chasing Xu Damao. It was indeed difficult to catch him at night, and besides, there were many women and children watching nearby. It would be troublesome if they ran into someone's family or children.

Sha Zhu pulled up a long bench and sat down in the middle: "Second Uncle, are you getting senile? Why would I hit Qin Huairu for no reason? She didn't provoke me. Even if her family did, I wouldn't hit a woman. I would talk to Brother Dongxu!"

Jia Dongxu believed this. Sha Zhu was just a child without parents who often acted recklessly, but he had never been seen hitting the women or children in the courtyard. If the Jia family really offended him, he would only cause trouble for Jia Dongxu.

Unexpectedly, Liu Haizhong, whether to establish his authority or something, said again: "Who knows about you? Anyway, you're the one who loves to beat people the most in our department, so you're the prime suspect."

At this moment, Liu Haizhong wanted to find the murderer. If the people on the street knew about his abilities, and that he had found someone the police hadn't been able to find, wouldn't that prove that he was capable?

So Liu Haizhong prepared to interrogate Sha Zhu.

Of course, Sha Zhu wouldn't tolerate him: "What nonsense! I, Sha Zhu, am just being reckless. Everyone in the yard is here. Think about it, when have I, He Yuzhu, ever hit anyone first? Isn't it always someone who provokes me first before I take action? I'm not good with words and can't win an argument, so I'm forced to fight. Even when I fight, I don't hit women or children."

Besides, Dongxu's sister-in-law also helped take care of Yushui, so why would I hit her for no reason?

I haven't hit anyone in ages, Liu Lao Er. You think everyone beats your kids like you do, hitting them so hard?

Anyone who didn't know better would think you were hitting an enemy.

I, He Yuzhu, am a grateful person. I even help out my neighbor's wife when I have nothing better to do!

Liu Haizhong was speechless after being rebuked, and held up a finger, saying "You, you, you..." for a long time without being able to say anything.

The neighbors thought about it and chimed in, "Yeah, Sha Zhu, he really hasn't been fighting much lately."

"Indeed, Sha Zhu will never do anything reckless unless you provoke him."

"That's right, Sha Zhu even helped my second son fight off those guys from the other courtyard who wanted to bully him."

"That's right, Second Uncle is making baseless accusations without any evidence."

In fact, Sha Zhu is not stupid at all. In the show, he used his words to drive away Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, and Xu Damao, who had just dismissed Yi Zhonghai, which shows his verbal skills.

He has a foul mouth, is long-winded, and talks a lot of nonsense.

In the show, he dared to belittle their canteen director, but have you ever seen him dare to belittle Director Yang?

This guy is pretty smart.

He was just pretending to be stupid so that no one would dare to bully him and his sister.

However, as time went on and no one taught him, he developed a foul mouth.

Liu Haizhong repeated "you" several times, and then, for reasons unknown, blurted out, "If it wasn't you, then who was it? This kind of beating of women has never happened in our department before. If it wasn't you, then who is it, the new guy?"

Everyone turned their attention to Yang Dalin, the newest person to arrive in the courtyard.

Yang Dalin, who was originally just observing, has now become the subject of this gossip.

Just as Sister-in-law Yulan was about to speak, Yang Dalin stopped her and stepped forward to stand next to Shazhu.

"Liu Er, right, Grandpa? I've only been in this compound for three days. During the day, I go out with Grandpa Qi to carry heavy loads and do odd jobs to earn a living."

I usually get back home after dark, exhausted from a long day, and still not enough to eat.

I haven't even gotten to know everyone in our compound yet. I'm someone who doesn't have a ration and has to find food every day. How could I possibly be so bold as to go looking for trouble if I were to beat up an old resident of the compound without any grudge against me?

Besides, I had witnesses last night.

Yan Bugui spoke up at this moment, feeling that this little guy in front of him was unusual.

Having taught so many students and met so many people, his vision is truly exceptional.

Many of his students came from rural areas, but none of them were like him. In just three days, they dared to speak to so many people with neither arrogance nor servility, and they did so in a logical and reasoned manner.

His second child is the same age as other children, but there's a huge age gap between them.

The two families usually lived across from each other, but Yang Dalin was never very friendly to him, so he decided to show off his power.

Yan Bugui: "Xiao Yang has a witness, but who is the witness?"

It seems that Yan Bugui also has doubts about himself.

Yang Dalin remained completely calm and said, "Gentlemen, I heard from the people at the freight station outside that the old men in the courtyard are just liaisons, relaying notices from the street office, mediating neighborhood disputes, and keeping an eye out for enemy agents. They never said you had the right to interrogate, did they? Why are you interrogating me, your new neighbor?"

These words sent chills down the spines of the three old men sitting in the middle opposite them.

Yi Zhonghai quickly explained, "Xiao Yang, Lao Yan didn't mean that. We were just verifying each other's information. It's good that you've explained it clearly, since we're not familiar with you anyway."

Not interrogating someone.

Yang Dalin nodded: "That's right. Although the three old men don't have the right to interrogate, I'll still cooperate with everyone in the courtyard to avoid anyone suspecting me for no reason."