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

Just as Jia Dongxu was about to step forward, the police officers behind him pulled him back.

They also wanted to hear if there were any clues.

Jia Dongxu was also thinking, "Yeah, Yang Dalin has no grudge against me, so why would he hit Qin Huairu?"

That doesn't make sense.

Although Banggeng went to ask for meat yesterday and came back last night, Jia Dongxu beat Banggeng and heard that Yang Dalin handed Qin Huairu a stick to beat Banggeng, but Jia Dongxu believed that Yang Dalin and his brother were concerned about their child's education. He did not believe that Yang Dalin and his brother beat Huairu.

Huai Ru is such a gentle and virtuous wife, and Yang Dalin and his brother are also sensible and reasonable.

Impossible, impossible.

Of course, Jia Dongxu was kept too well in the dark by Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu; he had no idea what Qin Huairu was doing.

After hearing Yang Dalin's words, many voices rose from the crowd.

"Yeah, I just got home too. Does that mean if someone gets home late, they become a suspect?"

"That's right, Old Man Yan is just making baseless accusations against people."

"Da Linzi was fed meat yesterday, how could he hit a woman? Yan Bugui wouldn't be deliberately picking a fight and dragging Da Linzi into it, would he?"

"I think so."

"I think so too."

Public opinion was very unfavorable to Yan Bugui, who saw that everyone was showing signs of losing control.

He quickly replied, "Who said you had no motive?"

I suspected you the moment Qin Huairu was beaten, Yang Dalin, because Qin Huairu went to your house for lunch that day, and when she came out, Banggeng and Xiaodang were each carrying a steamed bun. She was beaten that very night.

The second time, which was yesterday, Qin Huairu sent Banggeng with a group of children to your house demanding meat. You were upset about that, so you took the opportunity to beat Qin Huairu today.

Yan Bugui exposed Qin Huairu's true colors, and Jia Zhangshi could no longer tolerate it.

He slapped Yan Bugui across the face and spat at him: "Damn it, ptooey, Yan Bugui, you're talking nonsense."

My family has such a good reputation; Huai Ru is not that kind of person.

While scratching Yan Bugui, Jia Zhangshi cursed him.

When Yang Ruihua saw Jia Zhangshi, an old woman, riding on top of Yan Bugui and beating him, he cursed inwardly, "That's my place, I'm the one who usually rides on top of you, who gave you the right to do that?" Then he yelled back, "Jia Zhangshi, how dare you hit my husband, I'll scratch you to death!"

The onlookers, including the police officers, were surprised that the situation had turned out this way so quickly.

Moreover, Jia Dongxu couldn't stand it when Yang Ruihua was about to rush over and hit his mother, and when Yan Bugui slandered his family and behaved improperly, even begging for food at other people's houses twice during mealtimes. Jia Dongxu, who was extremely concerned about his reputation, couldn't tolerate this.

They rushed up as well.

Fortunately, there were many onlookers, and the police intervened in time.

Jia Zhangshi, who was riding on Yan Bugui, was finally pulled away.

Yang Dalin's lips curled into a wide smile that he could barely contain.

He knew that the Jia family wouldn't dare to expose this mess, and they wouldn't acknowledge it no matter who else did.

Otherwise, wouldn't that be admitting that his family has a bad reputation? In these special times, not only does he send his child to beg for food at other people's homes, but he also leads the way. His words could drown Qin Huairu.

Not to mention Jia Dongxu, who is so concerned about his image. Doesn't this mean that Jia Dongxu can't support his family and doesn't deserve to be a man?

Then Jia Dongxu would dare to divorce Qin Huairu when he got home.

It's not like it's a widow's house where the man has died or an old person's house where there are no able-bodied men.

They've been neighbors for so many years, and Jia Dongxu has so many coworkers; he has to save face.

So even if Qin Huairu really did it, the Jia family wouldn't spread the word or admit it.

Otherwise, from Jia Zhangshi to Banggeng Xiaodang, they would all be unable to hold their heads up.

People are poor now, but most of them are poor but ambitious.

Of course, if Jia Dongxu is gone, that's a different story.

At that time, she was a widow with two children, and Qin Huairu only wanted to take advantage of Sha Zhu.

People won't care if it's harming them.

Jia Dongxu was pulled back before he could even hit Yan Bugui. Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu huddled together and cursed Yan Bugui for tarnishing their family's reputation.

Two police officers arrived and separated the two families, stopping them from continuing to hurl insults at each other.

One of the police officers, who was in his thirties, stood in the middle of the courtyard and said, "Everyone, please be quiet. Comrade Jia Dongxu has gone to report the incident to the police, and we now have a general understanding of what happened."

We will investigate the matter thoroughly, so please do not interfere with our investigation.

Comrade Yang Dalin, everyone was just questioning you. Do you have anything else to say?

Yang Dalin recognized the man's face and guessed he had seen him at the Jiaodaokou Police Station. When the man asked him, Yang Dalin quickly stood on the moral high ground and said a few words: "I think Aunt Jia is right. Yan Bugui slandered good people. I'm already working, so I'm an adult. I will follow the advice of our court mediator, Uncle Yi."

I enjoy helping others, respect the elderly and care for the young, and I will help the people in the community whenever I can.

Can I bully Jia's sister-in-law, who has no conflicts with my family?

I fed Banggeng meat yesterday. If I really didn't get along with his family, would I still feed Banggeng and Xiaodang meat?

It's obvious that Yan Bugui has a conflict with my family and deliberately made Aunt Jia misunderstand me. He wanted to cause trouble between my family and the Jia family so that he could benefit from it.

I hope Aunt Jia won't fall for Yan Bugui's tricks, and I also hope the police can investigate thoroughly and clear my name.

Yang Dalin's words not only made Yi Zhonghai and the crowd of onlookers nod in agreement, but even made Jia Zhangshi waver, wondering if she had really guessed wrong.

Especially after his teacher's wife reminded him last night, Jia Dongxu immediately realized that Yang Dalin was right.

He said directly, "Brother Dalinzi, I believe you. You're a good person. I think so too. Yan Bugui has a conflict with your family and is deliberately trying to drag your family into this."

He wanted us to fight, and he just wanted to watch the show from the sidelines.

Look how smart our Dongxu is.

Yang Dalin gave Dongxu a thumbs up: "That's right, Dongxu, I think so too. You're really smart, you understand immediately."

The police officer, who was in his thirties, felt that something was wrong, but he wouldn't say anything without evidence.

He instructed his apprentices who had come with him to take statements from several people who had returned late that day, indicating that they would question the witnesses one by one the next day.

The matter will be thoroughly investigated. As for Yan Bugui being beaten, Jia Zhangshi also said that Yan Bugui should first compensate for the expenses incurred in slandering her family.

Another mess ensued. The older police officer made the two bow to each other and apologize, then mediated the situation. Neither of them paid the other any money. He then checked Qin Huairu's injuries and, seeing that she was awake, asked her some questions.

When asked if she had seen the murderer, she shook her head. When asked if she had any suspects, Qin Huairu also shook her head. When asked if she had offended anyone recently, she still shook her head.

The reason she kept shaking her head was because she couldn't speak at all; her mouth hurt.

With no leads at all, the two police officers could only leave with the words, "We will solve the case as soon as possible."

Before leaving, he instructed the Jia family to take Qin Huairu to the hospital for a check-up, and then took a flashlight to inspect the scene of the incident.

The incident occurred on solid, frozen ground, and since it hadn't snowed, there were no footprints to be found.

There were no witnesses, the victim did not see the murderer, and there were no traces of the murderer.

There was nothing they could do, so the two police officers left first, as they needed to go back and investigate.

In the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong instructed everyone: "In the future, don't make things up without evidence, and don't slander other people's reputations."

This concludes the conference.