Moreover, she knew very well what kind of person Xiao Guoqing's second sister and brother-in-law were.

She knew before she came that this wouldn't work out.

Hearing Wu Qian's words, Xiao's mother felt somewhat embarrassed.

Xiao Guoqing's second sister and brother-in-law were quite decisive; they stood up, said something, and left.

After they all left, even Zheng Juan, who has a very good temper, couldn't help but say, "What kind of people are these! Bingkun, don't be angry."

"I'm not angry, I just find it funny," Zhou Bingkun said with a smile.

The next day, Xiao Guoqing personally found Zhou Bingkun and apologized to him with great shame.

No matter what Zhou Bingkun said, he looked ashamed, which eventually made Zhou Bingkun feel embarrassed.

After seeing Xiao Guoqing off, Zhou Bingkun returned to his room and tagged Zhang Chulan in the chat group.

Zhou Bingkun: "@Zhang Chulan, Brother Chulan, the college entrance examination will be reinstated here next year. Could you help me get some materials from the first year of the reinstated college entrance examination in the world?"

Zhang Chulan: "No problem! I'll send it to you when it's done!"

Group admin Xiao Shan: "Bingkun, are you preparing to take the college entrance exam?"

Zhou Bingkun: "Hmm! I want to give it a try!"

Yue Buqun: "Bingkun, I have high hopes for you!"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "Sect Leader Yue, how is the Huashan Sect developing now?"

Yue Buqun: "Now our Huashan Sect is the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sects! As soon as the Five Mountains Sword Sects Alliance Conference is held next time, I will be able to bring down that guy Zuo Lengchan!"

Ying Zheng: "Sect Leader Yue, I think you should be careful about Shaolin and Wudang! These two major sects seem to be keeping a low profile in your world!"

Ying Zheng: "I even think that Zuo Lengchan's ability to develop the Songshan Sect in such a short time may not be without the secret support of these two sects!"

Yue Buqun: "Thank you for the reminder, Emperor Qin. I will be careful!"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "Qin Emperor, what's the current situation with the rebellion started by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang?"

Ying Zheng: "It's basically pacified! However, I still need their help to lure out all the remaining noble forces of the six states, so I haven't had Meng Tian take them down yet!"

Zhang Chulan: "Historically speaking, by the time you pacify the country, the Xiongnu in the north will have almost completed their internal unification and will then be ready to repel the invaders!"

Ying Zheng: "Hmph! These mere Xiongnu, I will make sure they never return!"

The world of courtyard houses, the city of Beijing.

At this point, more than a month had passed since Xu Damao's wedding.

Li Caijuan is pregnant again!

This made Xu Damao extremely jealous, and he would constantly ask Qin Jingru if she felt like throwing up.

Qin Jingru is also a weak-willed person who relies on Xu Damao for everything and has no status at home.

It was almost time to get off work in the afternoon, and Xiao Shan was resting while chatting with everyone in the chat group.

Seeing how well everyone in the chat group was making their lives thrive, Xiao Shan felt a little envious.

When it was time to leave work, Xiao Shan left the workshop without hesitation and rode his bicycle home.

Upon entering the courtyard, Xiao Shan saw Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru talking by the pool.

"Jingru, I need to borrow some money from you. I'll pay you back when I get my salary next month."

Qin Jingru reached into her pocket and said to Qin Huairu, "Sister, I have no money! My husband, Da Mao, doesn't want me to have much contact with your family, so I have to go."

Watching Qin Jingru's retreating figure, Qin Huairu opened her mouth, but in the end, she said nothing.

Xiao Shan pushed his bicycle over to Qin Huairu and asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, are you short of money again? That shouldn't be the case! Doesn't Uncle give your family money every month?"

"Does this old man say one thing and do another? That won't do! I'm going to criticize his hypocritical behavior right now."

Qin Huairu quickly said to Xiao Shan, "Xiao Shan, Uncle Yi is not two-faced. He helps us out every month! The main problem is that my mother-in-law's medicine costs too much. Even with Uncle Yi's help, life is still a bit difficult."

Xiao Shan nodded; he didn't believe Qin Huairu's words at all.

Jia Zhangshi only had money for painkillers and retirement savings; she had no other expenses.

It's likely that Qin Huairu wanted to save some money for Bang Geng, so she saved her own salary and pretended to be pitiful to borrow money.

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After watching Xiao Shan enter the backyard, Qin Huairu also returned to her own home.

When Jia Zhangshi learned that Qin Jingru refused to lend her money, she immediately flew into a rage.

After all, Qin Jingru had promised to help their family, but now she's turned her back on her promise!

So Jia Zhangshi went straight to the backyard and started cursing at Xu Damao's house.

Just as Jia Zhangshi was cursing, Xu Damao returned!

Xu Damao was not one to suffer a loss, and immediately retorted with insults.

Listening to the two hurling insults at each other, Xiao Shan, who was cooking at home, was speechless.

In the end, it was the deaf old lady who stepped in and stopped the two from arguing.

After returning home, Xu Damao became increasingly angry.

So while Qin Jingru was making dinner, he took out paper and pen and started writing a letter of complaint.

Report that Jia Zhangshi is addicted to painkillers!

Everyone in the courtyard knew that Jia Zhangshi was taking painkillers.

However, no one associated painkillers with opium smoking.

As someone working in the publicity department, Xu Damao naturally knew the dangers of painkiller addiction and that the neighborhood committee would subject those addicted to painkillers to mandatory detoxification programs.

So, in order to get revenge on Jia Zhangshi, he planned to report her and make her stay at the neighborhood office for a few days.

After dinner, Xu Damao went out through the back gate and secretly threw the letter of complaint at the entrance of the street office.

The next day, the weekend.

Xiao Shan was still cultivating when he heard a commotion coming from the courtyard.

Xiao Shan, somewhat curious, came out of the house.

Then it was discovered that Director Wang from the subdistrict office had arrived at the Intermediate People's Court with two staff members.

Yi Zhonghai greeted him with a big smile: "Director Wang, what brings you here? Just tell me what's on your mind, and I'll call a meeting right now."

"I'm not here to deliver policy information, but for other matters. Is Jia Zhangshi at home?" Director Wang asked Yi Zhonghai with a serious expression.

Seeing Director Wang's demeanor, Yi Zhonghai knew it was definitely not going to be good!

Could it be that Jia Zhangshi has gotten into trouble again?

Although he had a bit of a headache, Yi Zhonghai still forced a smile and asked, "Director Wang, what do you need Jia Zhangshi for?"

He then asked Qin Huairu, who came out of the house, "Huairu, is your sister-in-law home?"

"At home, at home!" Qin Huairu nodded quickly. "Director Wang, my mother-in-law has a headache and is lying in bed. She can talk to me if she needs anything."

Director Wang looked at Qin Huairu and asked, "Qin, let me ask you, does your mother-in-law often take painkillers?"

Upon hearing Director Wang's words, Qin Huairu was taken aback.

Seeing this, Director Wang immediately said to the two officers behind him, "You two go in and see if Jia Zhangshi has overdosed on painkillers!"

The two officers nodded and entered the house despite Qin Huairu's attempts to stop them.

A moment later, two officers came out, holding two boxes of painkillers: "Director Wang, we do have painkillers! And judging from Jia Zhangshi's appearance, she's already addicted to painkillers!"

Yi Zhonghai asked with some confusion, "Director Wang, what's wrong? Can't I even take painkillers?"

"She can eat it, but not in excess! It's easy to become addicted if she overdos it!" Director Wang said seriously. "Since Jia Zhangshi is already addicted, we need to take her back for compulsory detoxification!"

Hearing Director Wang's words, Qin Huairu became anxious: "Director Wang, can we quit at home? My mother-in-law is not in good health, and I'm afraid something might happen! Don't worry, we will definitely keep an eye on her and not give her any painkillers."

Yi Zhonghai chimed in, "Director Wang, what Huai Ru said makes sense. It's not convenient to take an old lady to the street."

"It's better to quit at home. There are so many people in our compound, we can keep an eye on her."

Yi Zhonghai knew very well that once Jia Zhangshi was taken to the street office, everyone in the street would know about it.

In that case, the reputation of their No. 95 courtyard will be ruined!

Therefore, for the sake of the courtyard's reputation, Yi Zhonghai naturally did not want Jia Zhangshi to be taken away for forced detoxification.

Liu Haizhong shared the same thought as Yi Zhonghai: "Director Wang, Lao Yi is right. We don't need to trouble the neighborhood committee with this matter. We can keep an eye on things in our own compound and we will definitely not let her do it again!"

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong had both spoken, Yan Bugui naturally wanted to make his presence known as well: "Director Wang, I think this matter is actually quite simple. Just make sure Qin Huairu doesn't buy painkillers for her mother-in-law."

Director Wang glanced at Qin Huairu: "Xiao Qin, I've heard about your family's situation. Although you are filial, you can't be blindly obedient. You can't listen to everything your mother-in-law says."

“When it comes to things like buying painkillers, you absolutely cannot listen to her! If you cut off her painkillers, your family's life will be easier. This isn't the old society anymore; there's no such thing as a mother-in-law exploiting her daughter-in-law.”

"Xiao Qin, you need to have your own opinions. You can be filial, but you must have the courage to refute some wrong things and make Jia Zhangshi realize her mistakes!"

"Go and call Jia Zhangshi out. I need to give her a few words of advice. If she doesn't listen, next time we'll take her to the street for forced withdrawal!"

Hearing Director Wang's words, Qin Huairu nodded repeatedly.

Upon entering the room, Qin Huairu discovered that Jia Zhangshi was hiding under the covers: "Mom, hurry up and go out to apologize to Director Wang and swear that you will never take painkillers again!"

“We can quit at home, we don’t need to go to the neighborhood committee. If you don’t go out, Director Wang will have someone take you directly to the neighborhood committee.”

In fact, Qin Huairu had long been dissatisfied with Jia Zhangshi taking painkillers.

Things were fine before; Jia Zhangshi knew to be moderate in taking painkillers.

But ever since her husband died, Jia Zhangshi has become somewhat uncontrollable.

Qin Huairu could understand; after all, she was grieving the loss of her son.

But now it has reached a point where it must be controlled.

She really felt the pinch of spending four or five yuan a month on painkillers.

If this money were used for living expenses, it could at least allow Banggeng and the others to eat better.

However, since her public persona is that of a dutiful daughter-in-law, she doesn't feel comfortable speaking out against her mother-in-law, Jia Zhangshi.

It's important to know that Qin Huairu's filial piety was a significant reason why Yi Zhonghai was willing to recognize Bang Geng as his godson.

If Banggeng becomes unfilial in the future, at least he will have the filial Qin Huairu to back him up.

Although she didn't know how Director Wang knew that her mother-in-law was taking painkillers, Qin Huairu actually felt that this was a good thing for her family!

Of course, Qin Huairu would not show any emotion on the surface.

Hearing Qin Huairu say this, Jia Zhangshi was afraid of being taken to the neighborhood office, so she could only obediently put on her clothes and follow Qin Huairu to the central court.

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Looking at Jia Zhangshi coming out of the house, Director Wang asked with a gloomy face, "Jia Zhangshi, where did you buy your painkillers? Regular hospitals have regulations that limit the number of painkillers you can buy each month. There's no way you could have bought so many!"

Madam Jia opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Because Qin Huairu always went to buy medicine for her, she had no idea that the hospital had such a rule.

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi was stumped by the question, Qin Huairu quickly said, "Director Wang, I bought all these medicines myself. I went to different hospitals to buy them, and that's how I ended up buying so many."

Qin Huairu did not betray the connections she had painstakingly cultivated at the hospital, because she might need them in the future!

Director Wang looked at Qin Huairu with exasperation: "This is the last time. If I find you buying painkillers for Jia Zhangshi again, I will punish you as well."

Qin Huairu nodded quickly to indicate that she understood.

Director Wang turned to look at Jia Zhangshi: "Jia Zhangshi, given your situation, we should have taken you to the neighborhood committee for compulsory detoxification! But your daughter-in-law and the old men in the courtyard pleaded for you and said they could keep an eye on you, so I can give you a chance!"

"Now I need you to tell me yourself, can you quit taking painkillers and promise not to force your daughter-in-law to buy you medicine?"

Jia Zhangshi hurriedly replied, "Yes, yes, Director Wang, I definitely can!"

"Alright, then I'll believe you this time!" Director Wang said sternly to Jia Zhangshi, "But if I find out you're still taking painkillers, no amount of pleading will help!"

"Everyone in the yard can supervise, and they should report to me immediately if they find anything."

Xu Damao, who was watching the commotion with Qin Jingru by his side, immediately shouted, "Don't worry, Director Wang, as soon as Aunt Jia takes the painkiller, I'll definitely run straight to the street to tell you."

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