Courtyard House: The Frog Boy Brings Back a Genetic Potion at the Start

Yi Zhonghai glared at Sha Zhu, understanding his concerns, but paid little attention to them, and simply turned to Zhao Xianjuan with a smile.

Zhao Xianjuan clearly had a strong liking for Sha Zhu.

"Yeah, Sha Zhu is a really honest guy, he's got a strong build, and his cooking skills are impeccable."

I've tried a lot of people's cooking before, but Sha Zhu's level is truly rare.

As she spoke, a hint of coquettishness crept into her voice, "I'm starting to worry. If we really end up together and he feeds me like this every day, I'm afraid he'll fatten me up."

Fatten up?

Sha Zhu almost vomited when he heard that.

With your physique, there's no need for me to fatten you up.

Sha Zhu wasn't really stupid; he naturally understood the implication behind those words—things were probably about to be done.

He suddenly felt his eyes sting and he almost cried.

"Hey Shazhu, don't just stand there! This guy may be honest, but he should at least say something, shouldn't he?"

Seeing that he remained silent, Zhao Xianjuan took the initiative to urge him on.

Uncle Yi shoved Sha Zhu with displeasure: "You're usually quite talkative, aren't you? Why are you being so shy in front of Xian Juan today?"

Yi Zhonghai was determined to pair the two up, which is why he spared no effort in speaking well of Sha Zhu.

But the more he did this, the more desperate Shazhu felt.

As for Xu Damao and the others watching from outside, they were already trembling with suppressed laughter when they heard the commotion inside.

"Tsk tsk, Uncle Yi's move is ruthless. How can he say such things? Doesn't his conscience hurt?"

Yan Jiecheng muttered, suppressing a laugh.

Xu Damao immediately glanced at him: "I don't like hearing what you said. Isn't our Shazhu shy? Look at how silent he is, I'm starting to wonder if he's suddenly gone mute."

Liu Guangfu chimed in, "You guys are really nasty. I wonder what Sha Zhu is feeling right now."

The group immediately started discussing animatedly, speculating about Sha Zhu's current mood.

Under Yi Zhonghai's repeated urging, Sha Zhu finally opened his mouth.

He intended to just give a few perfunctory words to get it over with, but the words that came out of his mouth completely changed his tone:

"The guy in front of you, you didn't just sit on him and he died, did you?"

Clearly, Hao Jianguo's "truth symbol" was...

It's in effect now.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xianjuan was first taken aback, then flew into a rage.

She slammed her hand on the table with such force that the bowls and plates shook several times: "What? What did you just say, Sha Zhu?"

Hearing this, Xu Damao and the others outside all gave a thumbs up to the house, secretly marveling at Sha Zhu's courage.

Even Xu Damao was somewhat impressed that he dared to speak like that in front of this tigress.

Yi Zhonghai was also stunned. Sha Zhu's nonsensical remark left him speechless for a moment.

He glared at Sha Zhu and quickly tried to smooth things over: "Xianjuan, don't misunderstand. Sha Zhu doesn't know how to talk. You've misunderstood him."

He's complimenting your voluptuous figure! I know that guy's just not good with words.

Yi Zhonghai managed to salvage what Sha Zhu had just said.

Zhao Xianjuan frowned and sized up Sha Zhu: "You're complimenting my figure? Are you serious? Sha Zhu, do you really think that?"

Her anger subsided a little—after all, what woman doesn't like to have her figure complimented?

However, Shazhu simply rolled his eyes at her.

"Stop talking nonsense, okay? Don't you know your own limitations? Do I need to explain further?"

Sha Zhu shouted this out with almost all his might.

"You should take a look in the mirror! You're not worthy of being called Pigsy's aunt—you're more like Pigsy's biological mother!"

The shout startled Yi Zhonghai so much that he dropped the bowl he was holding with a loud crash.

It crashed to the ground and shattered into several pieces.

Xu Damao and his friends, who had been listening intently outside, burst into laughter upon hearing the commotion, rolling on the ground and clutching their stomachs, unable to straighten up. "Pigsy's mother!"

This description sounded both harsh and surprisingly apt to them; they never expected that this scoundrel, Sha Zhu, could be so "insightful" when he was being sarcastic.

"You...you bastard!"

Zhao Xianjuan had never been so humiliated. She was so angry that she trembled all over and slapped Sha Zhu hard across the face.

The slap was extremely powerful, making Sha Zhu's cheeks tremble several times.

But Zhao Xianjuan had no intention of giving up.

She grabbed Sha Zhu by the collar and, to Yi Zhonghai's astonishment, lifted him up with one hand, as if he were a skinny chicken.

"Go ahead and say that again if you dare! And you, Yi Zhonghai, are you two teaming up to make fun of me?"

Zhao Xianjuan was truly enraged this time, and her demeanor made Yi Zhonghai tremble with fear.

"No, no, that's not true! Xianjuan, please don't misunderstand!"

Yi Zhonghai frantically waved his hands, cold sweat beading on his forehead. Looking at Sha Zhu, whose feet were lifted off the ground, he hurriedly explained, "Sha Zhu... he's confused! He had a high fever last night, it must have damaged his brain, that's why he's talking nonsense!"

He felt he had been badly tricked by Sha Zhu, and he was both flustered and angry.

To everyone's surprise, Sha Zhu not only didn't appreciate it, but also stubbornly started yelling:

"Pah! Uncle, I'm perfectly sober! Every word I'm saying is the absolute truth! Isn't that what you think too? The way she looks, she's like she was just pulled out of a cesspool!"

That's like pouring oil on a fire.

Zhao Xianjuan was already furious, and upon hearing this, she became even more enraged.

With a flick of her arm, Sha Zhu was thrown out like a rag doll, slamming heavily onto Yi Zhonghai, causing him to stagger backward and nearly fall.

Zhao Xianjuan's fierceness far exceeded expectations.

Before Sha Zhu could get up from the ground, she had already taken a few steps forward and sat down on his back.

The force of that slam was so strong that Sha Zhu felt as if his internal organs had been crushed, and a metallic taste rose in his throat.

But it's not over yet.

Zhao Xianjuan swung her thick hands and slapped Sha Zhu's face repeatedly, "slap slap!"

The slap was crisp and loud.

After a few blows, Sha Zhu's face was swollen beyond recognition, looking like a steamed bun.

"Stop, stop hitting him! He'll die if you keep hitting him!"

Yi Zhonghai was terrified and shouted, trying to pull her away, but Zhao Xianjuan shoved him hard, causing him to fall to the ground with a thud, crying out in pain.

Call it directly.

Zhao Xianjuan was still seething with anger.

She was a perfectly good widow, and she was ridiculed and humiliated like this for no reason, being called the mother of Pigsy and a dung heap girl. How could she swallow this insult?

She suddenly stood up from Sha Zhu, kicked over the table next to her, then picked up the stool next to her and smashed all the tables, chairs and cabinets in the room.

Amidst the crackling and shattering sounds, Sha Zhu huddled in the corner, watching helplessly as his house was destroyed, too afraid to move for fear of incurring another beating.

What chilled him to the bone was that his mouth seemed to have broken free, and those sharp thoughts in his heart were uncontrollably gushing out:

"Smash it all! Smash it all! Even if you tear this house down, you still won't change your ugly appearance!"

I think I understand now. Your man probably died because of what you did to him—no, he died from being scared by the way you look.

You widow, you've come here to act all high and mighty? I bet nobody wants you.

Sha Zhu's mouth was like a machine gun at this moment, spewing out all sorts of nasty words.

"You...you dare to..."

Zhao Xianjuan glared at him, her chest heaving violently. She had never been so humiliated in her life.

As each word became more and more grating, she finally couldn't hold back anymore. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she turned and rushed out of Sha Zhu's room.

She felt stifled if she stayed in this place for even a moment longer.

But before she ran away, she left behind a harsh remark:

"Fine, you idiot Zhu, I've got it! I'm going to find my brother right now, let's see how he deals with you all, no one's going to get away with this!"

The voice disappeared outside the courtyard gate as the figure vanished, and the farce finally came to a temporary end.

Yi Zhonghai struggled to his feet, rubbing his aching back and waist, feeling a lingering fear – he hadn't expected this woman to have such strength.

When he turned to look at Sha Zhu, his eyes were full of annoyance:

"Silly Zhu, what are you doing? Did you completely ignore what I just told you?"

Yi Zhonghai grew angrier the more he thought about it; today's matter had been completely ruined by Sha Zhu.

To everyone's surprise, Sha Zhu still looked bewildered, scratching the back of his head:

"Huh? I... what did I just do? What did I say?"

No sooner had he said that than a burst of snickers came from the doorway.

"Silly Zhu, you're really something."

Xu Damao strolled in, glanced at the mess in the room, and gave a thumbs up.

"I know that woman. She's known as the nemesis of men. She's the one who always makes others cry by scolding and beating them. But today, you've made her cry."

"I admire you. I, Xu Damao, am ashamed of my own inferiority."

Yan Jiecheng and a few others also gathered around the door and started making sarcastic remarks:

"Wow, that woman is really strong."

"Silly Zhu, you don't know what's good for you! If you marry her, you won't have to do any of the heavy lifting!"

"Look at this mess! The destructive power is truly terrifying!"

Liu Guangfu and the others joined in the laughter.

"Get out! All of you, get out!"

Sha Zhu was so angry from their teasing that he gradually came to his senses and remembered what he had just said.

But he was also frustrated—those words were in his heart, but why couldn't he control his mouth? Just now, it was as if he was possessed, one sentence after another just kept coming out.

Xu Damao and the others, all smiles, didn't linger and ran outside to continue chatting about Sha Zhu's "heroic deeds."

I went.

"Uncle Yi... what... what are we going to do now?"

Sha Zhu became increasingly panicked, especially remembering that Zhao Xianjuan had said before leaving that she wanted to settle accounts with her brother.

That's the deputy director of the police station; he can't afford to offend him.

"What am I supposed to do? You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? Don't come to me with these kinds of trivial matters anymore. Let whoever wants to deal with them do it!"

Yi Zhonghai was truly angry.

Now that something's happened, you're asking for solutions? Where were you when I told you to shut up?

He Yushui ran in from outside at that moment.

She originally intended to disrupt Sha Zhu's blind date, but she missed Zhao Xianjuan's performance and only found the room in complete disarray.

Her confused eyes stared blankly for a while, then she secretly chuckled—although she didn't know the specifics, judging from the situation, her silly brother must have had a falling out with his blind date, and maybe even gotten into a fight.

That's great, the marriage proposal is naturally off, and I don't even have to bother to cause trouble.

The story of He Yuzhu's blind date in the courtyard was just a passing fad; it quickly disappeared without a trace, at most becoming an occasional topic of conversation among neighbors.

Time flies by like flowing water, and several more days have passed in the blink of an eye.

The Yu family was very proactive, approaching Hao Jianguo several times to discuss the date for obtaining their marriage certificate.

They didn't care about the bride price at all; they just hoped that Hao Jianguo could marry Yu Li as soon as possible.

This is practically like giving away a daughter for free.

Hao Jianguo was also eager to get married, so the next day as soon as he got to work, he went to the factory to get a marriage introduction letter.

Back then, you couldn't get married without this piece of paper.

The factory leaders had always valued Hao Jianguo, and when they saw him come to open the letter, they not only did not make things difficult for him, but also congratulated him with smiles.

"We've finally waited for you to get married! Congratulations! Don't forget to invite us to your wedding banquet."

The leader patted Hao Jianguo on the shoulder, his face beaming with smiles.

"Definitely, definitely. Your presence is an honor for me."

Hao Jianguo felt a sense of relief upon receiving the letter of introduction.

Back in the workshop, the news somehow spread.

His coworkers gathered around to congratulate him, and even some of his close friends from the next workshop came over to offer their congratulations.

The entire workshop suddenly became as lively as if a pot had boiled over.

Qin Huairu was huddled in a corner, working silently, when she heard that Hao Jianguo was getting married, and she was stunned.

For some reason, my chest felt like it was blocked by something, heavy and suffocating.

Thinking back on those things, a wave of grievance suddenly welled up – if she hadn't made a scene about breaking off the engagement back then, she would be standing by his side now, and their lives wouldn't be so tight.

This thought haunted her all morning, leaving her listless and without any energy for her work.

"Hao Jianguo...wait a minute!"

As lunchtime approached, Qin Huairu finally couldn't resist and chased after him to stop him.

She stared at him for a long while with a complicated expression before biting her lip and squeezing out, "You...you're really getting married?"

There was an undisguised sourness in his voice.

Hao Jianguo ignored him and simply retorted, "What's it to you?"

After saying that, he turned to leave, as he really didn't want to have anything to do with this woman anymore.

Unexpectedly, Qin Huairu took two steps closer and said through gritted teeth, "Listen to me... I was wrong before, but now that you're getting married, I'm happy for you."

I want to give you a gift, a very big gift.