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

Yang Dalin finally dragged Sha Zhu to Mi Ya's side: "Sister-in-law, come and see your He Yuzhu, bullying the younger one."

Sister-in-law, you must stand up for me.

Sha Zhu looked at his wife, gave an embarrassed smile, and smoothed out Yang Dalin's clothes: "Wife, we were just joking, do you believe me?"

Miya didn't say anything, she just smiled and looked at Shazhu.

It's hard to explain even for Sha Zhu.

I'm so depressed.

Yang Dalin patted Shazhu on the shoulder: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I won't hold it against him."

These words made Sha Zhu even angrier.

That brat, I never realized he was so bad before.

The two were about to continue their antics.

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Xu Damao's voice could be heard: "You idiot Zhu, you cheated me out of my money?"

Sha Zhu released his hand from Yang Dalin's clothes: "What money? Who lied to you? How much?"

Xu Damao said angrily, "What money are you talking about? The money I give as a gift. Didn't you say we were having a banquet today?"

I've heard everyone say you're not having a banquet anymore. Isn't that just trying to rip me off?

Sha Zhu was quite adept at dealing with Xu Damao, calmly saying, "Hey, let's not misunderstand."

Da Mao, I originally wanted to invite everyone.

But time is too tight. Although I know some people, I can't get that many things all at once.

We can't just say, "Everyone's here, so please only eat cabbage and potatoes."

That's just outrageous!

So it's not that we're not inviting them, it's just that it's temporarily postponed.

Xu Damao laughed angrily: "Really? Then you'll postpone it until your child is a month old, or until your child is three years old?"

Are you kidding me?

No one else gave a gift, are you trying to fool me?

"Do you think I don't know that you only invited everyone after you announced it, and that's how you tricked me into giving a gift?"

When Sha Zhu heard this, he realized that the kid really did know everything.

It's alright, Sha Zhu continued to fool him: "That's right, didn't you say you were my best childhood friend in our compound?"

My best childhood friend can't possibly be short of money when his older brother needs it for something important, right?

Besides, your brother will return it later; it's not like he stole your money.

"What? Were you just spouting nonsense when you were talking to your sister-in-law yesterday?"

Xu Damao was at a loss for words. Damn it, he had given away ten yuan several years in advance.

But he didn't want to mess things up in front of Sha Zhu's new wife.

Xu Damao bent down and lightly slapped his own mouth.

"It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. Sister-in-law, everything I said yesterday was true."

Well, I'm looking forward to your wedding banquet later.

Miya accepted Xu Damao's apology with a smile, grabbed a handful of wedding candies and handed them to Xu Damao: "Brother Damao, have some wedding candies. I'll deliver them to your house at noon, but you're not home."

"It's good that the misunderstanding is cleared up. Come on, eat."

Xu Damao took the wedding candy and glared fiercely at Sha Zhu.

Approaching Yang Dalin, she said, "Dalinzi, you were there yesterday, and you just watched him fool me?"

Yang Dalin ignored the two men's nonsense and blurted out, "You've got to be kidding me. He also took a lot of receipts from me, which are worth more than your ten yuan."

When I got back that evening, I bought him two new thermos flasks.

Yang Dalin claimed that the receipts he had given to Sha Zhu were stolen, which made Xu Damao feel much better.

Sha Zhu understood what Yang Dalin meant and said, "Yes, Da Mao, Da Lin even gave me two new thermos flasks."

"And you came empty-handed tonight?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao, with a piece of candy in his mouth, said, "Didn't I give a generous gift of ten yuan?"

Sha Zhu said, "Money is money, you're just leaving it with me temporarily, I'll have to pay it back sooner or later."

A gift is a gift, and since they've already given one, it wouldn't be right for you not to reciprocate.

"If that's how you want to do it, then when you get married, I'll only give you ten yuan as a wedding gift, nothing else."

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao thought, "Damn it, I lost ten yuan last night, and today I'm going to be ripped off again."

He left with the words, "Wait, I'll go get it."

Not long after Xu Damao left, he returned with a new washbasin.

However, it seems that even though it had been used before, Sha Zhu didn't hesitate to take it and use it as a foot bath basin later.

Who cares if it's been used before?

Besides, Sha Zhu was certain that Xu Damao would come to eavesdrop that night.

We must use the washbasin he gave us to teach Xu Damao a lesson.

It was around 7 or 8 pm, and everyone realized it was getting late, so those who needed to leave left.

Mili was taken to He Yushui's little house to sleep.

Mili wasn't too happy at first, but she was so sleepy.

She was carried there by her older sister.

When she got back, Miya blushed and tidied up the house a little.

Miya could sense Shazhu's burning gaze.

Thinking about what her aunt had taught her yesterday, Miya's face grew increasingly red.

Sha Zhu watched for a while before taking his wife's hand and leading her to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

Then, pointing to the one inside the two blankets, he told her to go to sleep first.

Miya didn't even think about why there were two blankets.

She blushed and crawled into the quilt, intending to take off her clothes after getting in.

Miya whispered, almost inaudibly, "Brother Zhu, turn off the lights first."

Sha Zhu was really getting worked up, but he held back: "It's okay, you go to bed first, I'll be right there."

Then Sha Zhu filled several new basins with water.

Then I turned off the lights, and without taking off my shoes or clothes, I lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Miya was facing inwards, but when the lights were turned off, Shazhu didn't make a sound.

He quietly asked, "Brother Zhu, what's wrong?"

Sha Zhu: "Shh, there are definitely eavesdroppers outside."

I'll tidy them up a bit before I go to sleep.

Miya: "Oh," and then said nothing more, quietly waiting for what was about to happen.

Sha Zhu shook his head, listening carefully to the sounds outside.

Sure enough, very faint noises could be heard at the main entrance and under the windows.

Sha Zhu had already adapted to the darkness in the room.

He quietly got off the ground and picked up the basin that Xu Damao had given him, which was filled with water.

Quietly, he pulled open the door, pushed aside the curtain with his shoulder, and splashed water at the dark figures below the window.

"Ugh, pshaw, you idiot Zhu, are you throwing cold water on me?"

This is Yan Jiecheng's voice.

"Damn, what does this water taste like? Why is it sour?"

This is Xu Damao's voice.

Several of the little ones have now scattered and run away.

Sha Zhu laughed loudly: "This is my foot bath water, tastes good, right?"

You wait, I have plenty of washbasins to wash today.

This washbasin was a gift from you, Xu Damao.

The group of young people were so frightened that they scattered and ran away in all directions.

Sha Zhu hadn't even taken off his shoes, so where would he get the foot-washing water? It was just cold water with a little vinegar added by himself.

Now several people eavesdropping either had their cotton-padded trousers or cotton-padded jackets wet, and they thought it was really just foot-washing water.

They were all so scared that they ran home.

Xu Damao ran home in a few steps, then remembered that the water in the basin he had given him after washing his bottom made him vomit.

Damn it, they've shot themselves in the foot.

Sha Zhu only went home happily after everyone had run away.

Yi Zhonghai and his group, upon hearing of the commotion in the courtyard earlier that day, would not intervene.

No one stops people from making a ruckus in the bridal chamber or eavesdropping, as long as they don't go too far.

As for the Jia family, Qin Huairu, upon thinking of others exercising, became tempted, and her soft little hand reached out to Jia Dongxu.

A warm breath rang in Jia Dongxu's ear: "Dongxu..."