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

After Jia Jia's Qin Huairu pretended to faint and went back home, Yi Zhonghai's wife, Wen Xiumei, helped Jia Dongxu put Qin Huairu on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Qin Huairu knew her mother-in-law might not say anything nice, so she pretended not to wake up.

Wen Xiumei glanced at Jia Zhangshi, whose complexion wasn't good, and said a few kind words in her defense.

"Sister-in-law Jia, Huai Ru is suffering too. Please stop nagging her. Give her some food and let her rest early."

After saying that, Wen Xiumei left.

Wen Xiumei knew that Qin Huairu was faking her fainting spell, and she didn't want to stay in the Jia family any longer.

To be honest, Wen Xiumei was also quite annoyed with Qin Huairu, but after all, she was her husband's apprentice's wife, so she couldn't show her disgust.

All I can do is put on a show.

Sometimes it's true, women can be natural-born actresses.

Yang Dalin remembered that many women in his village in his previous life were master-level actresses. They would gossip about your family behind your back, but when you met them, they would be polite and courteous without leaving a trace.

Jia Dongxu thanked his teacher's wife, and Jia Zhangshi also politely said, "Thank you for your trouble, Zhonghai's wife."

"You go back first, I'll take good care of Huairu."

Wen Xiumei has left.

Seeing her son sitting at the table looking depressed, Jia Zhangshi first served Jia Dongxu his meal.

After all, they hadn't eaten yet when they went out.

My son can't go hungry; he has to go to work tomorrow.

Banggeng has been quite clever since he was little. Sensing that the atmosphere was not right, he obediently protected his younger sister Xiaodang and sat there eating.

Madam Jia walked to the kang (a heated brick bed) and patted Qin Huairu's thigh: "You're awake. Stop pretending and get up to eat."

Qin Huairu then sat up and called out in a wronged tone, "Mom..."

Jia Dongxu forgot to chew the steamed bun in his mouth and turned to look at Qin Huairu, who had sat up.

Jia Dongxu put down his chopsticks, about to slam his fist on the table. He was genuinely angry today; Qin Huairu had utterly disgraced the Jia family.

Seeing this, Qin Huairu, who was really good at acting, immediately pretended to be weak and dizzy and lay down.

Seeing this, Jia Dongxu decided not to get angry anymore and wanted to check on the person first.

After all, even the biggest fire has to give way to human health.

Jia Zhangshi saw that her son was about to get up and check on Qin Huairu.

She said to her son, "Dongxu, you eat yours."

I'll do it.

After saying that, Jia Zhangshi climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and helped Qin Huairu up.

He led Qin Huairu to the dining table and had her sit next to Jia Dongxu.

Madam Jia served Qin Huairu another bowl of soup and gave her a cornbread to put in her hand.

There was only one small pickled vegetable on the table.

Qin Huairu picked up a little pickled vegetable and ate it slowly with her cornbread.

Jia Zhangshi also sat down opposite.

Jia Dongxu stared blankly at Jia Zhangshi, wondering how his mother would explain herself.

Clearly, his own mother knew something.

Seeing her son staring blankly at her, Jia Zhangshi had no choice but to put down her chopsticks and say to Qin Huairu, "You messed up, didn't you? I told you not to rush things. You rushed out today, and look what happened."

Mom knows you were wronged. You were hit twice, and the last time your face was stabbed with many small cuts.

I told you to find solid evidence first, but you insisted on acting impulsively. Now look what happened; you've made Dongxu lose face in the yard.

Qin Huairu knew that Jia Zhangshi said that on purpose.

Because if Madam Jia doesn't scold him, Dongxu will get angry soon.

Qin Huairu was quite the actress; her eyes immediately welled up with tears, and she choked out, "Mom, I...I..."

Seeing that his wife was about to cry, Jia Dongxu immediately softened. After all, his mother had just mentioned that Huai Ru had been beaten twice, and the last time her face was disfigured.

Jia Dongxu softened and had to suppress his anger, looking at Jia Zhangshi and saying, "Mom, did you know beforehand?"

Madam Jia sighed and said, "Yes, the two times Huairu was beaten, Huairu and I discussed it back and forth, and we only had one suspect: Yang Dalin."

Unexpectedly, one evening after turning around, Huai Ru chatted with Zhang's wife in the backyard about their family, and the next evening, Huai Ru's face was pierced by a stone again.

This is the last time, and Huai Ru hasn't offended anyone recently, so it can only be his family.

Besides Yang Dalin, I can't think of anyone else in his family.

Dongxu, don't blame Huairu.

Although Huai Ru did something wrong, it was all for Bang Geng and Xiao Dang to have something good to eat.

No matter what, Yang Dalin shouldn't have hit someone, right?

Don't even mention that you have a good relationship with him. Even if we're wrong, can't we talk things out properly, or at least give Huai Ru a piece of our mind?

To act directly and secretly—how ruthless is that person?

Fortunately, it wasn't a big deal, but what if the pebble had hit Huai Ru on the head?

Did it poke your eye?

Jia Dongxu was a little confused and said stupidly, "Mom, the police came today too. Yang Dalin gave several witness testimonies, and the police said it couldn't be him."

"Didn't you think about how I'd be able to face people in the neighborhood after doing this?"

Madam Jia did not go directly to the front yard tonight, but she eavesdropped in the passageway of the middle yard.

She added, "Dongxu, don't be fooled by Yang Dalin."

Although he claimed to have witnesses, they all appeared after Huai Ru was beaten. What if he had hit someone and then quickly ran away, or what if he had hit someone and then quickly fled back into the house?

At the moment Huairu was beaten, no one could prove where Yang Dalin was.

As for why he ran so fast, we don't know. But Dongxu, sometimes you shouldn't be deceived by people's appearances.

Jia Dongxu was speechless after hearing Jia Zhangshi's words.

Although Yang Dalin and he had a good relationship, these were, after all, his wife and mother.

No matter how good the friendship is, it can't compare to family.

Jia Dongxu still listened to Jia Zhangshi.

Seeing that her son couldn't say anything, Madam Jia continued, "Dongxu, everyone in the world will lie to you, but your mother won't."

You should listen to your mother.

Your wife did something wrong; she acted too impulsively. But you should try to understand Huai Ru; after all, she's been hurt three times.

If you don't catch Yang Dalin red-handed this time, you can do whatever you want from now on.

You can scold Huai Ru in the yard in front of others from now on.

Just pretend you were also scammed.

You can later say that the women in your family are ignorant and naive to excuse yourself.

Just treat the people in the yard the way you normally would.

If others see that you are still reasonable, they won't say anything more.

This is the wisdom of life.

Back then, after your father passed away, I caused a lot of trouble in the yard for you, all to protect our family and to protect my daughter and me from being bullied.

Because if I had only been reasonable and easy to talk to back then, we would have been bullied to death.

Since you got married and started your own family, when have I ever been unreasonable again?

Am I always listening to you and putting you first when we're out in the world?

I was trying to establish your authority as the head of the household.

Huai Ru meant well but did something wrong, making you lose face.

You can scold her if you want to in public, and sometimes it's okay to hit Huairu a few times in front of the neighbors.

Just know that Huai Ru is also devoted to this family.