Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

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"Alright, everyone here, be our witnesses for Yu Bin and Zhang Feng. We'll see who wins tomorrow. Now, everyone can go home and get back to what they've got."

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After Li Xiangdong finished speaking, the crowd dispersed. Zhang Feng beamed with joy, as if he had won some great prize.

Are He Yuzhu and Xu Damao home?

"They're...they're all here...what's wrong?"

He Yuzhu had just entered the courtyard when the supervisory team members followed him in, startling him so much that his legs went weak and he immediately began to stammer.

Where is Xu Damao?

"He...has difficulty moving around, he's lying down inside..."

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"Okay, let's go to his room and talk then."

Two members of the inspection team followed He Yuzhu into Xu Damao's house, and a group of nosy neighbors gathered around.

"Don't be nervous. We're just following normal procedures to conduct a follow-up visit to find out if the victim, Xu Damao, has received the corresponding compensation as agreed in the settlement agreement."

"Hey comrades, you've finally arrived! Let me tell you, this idiot Zhu... this He Yuzhu isn't following the settlement agreement at all!"

Upon hearing what the supervisory team members said, Xu Damao immediately perked up and said in a tearful voice.

"Xu Damao, don't make baseless accusations! I rushed back to cook for you when I was halfway through my work at the factory. Even my own sister doesn't get this kind of treatment. What more do you want?"

Seeing Xu Damao complaining, He Yuzhu was not to be outdone. But in reality, the reason he ran home for lunch was not entirely to take care of Xu Damao. The main reason was that he smelled terrible and was disliked wherever he went, and he would be kicked out of the cafeteria.

"You have the nerve to say you serve me? Yesterday I was starving from morning till eight or nine at night, did you even care if I lived or died?"

Chapter 221 Jia Zhangshi Knows the Truth

"And the four hundred yuan you promised me yesterday, I haven't seen a single penny of it, let alone four hundred!"

Xu Damao blurted it all out.

"Comrade He Yuzhu, this is where you are wrong. No matter what difficulties you have personally, since you have accepted the settlement and signed the agreement, you must fulfill your promise."

"I...I understand..."

He Yuzhu said, his head drooping.

"Comrade, you need to make him explain clearly how he is taking care of me, and when he will give me the four hundred yuan compensation."

“This… four hundred yuan is indeed not a small amount. I’ll raise it slowly in five-three-three increments. It will take at least half a year… As for taking care of Xu Damao, I also have to work every day. I can only guarantee to prepare three meals a day for him.”

Seeing that Xu Damao was still relentless, and that it was in front of the supervisory team, He Yuzhu had no choice but to honestly make a promise.

"Whoa, what's going on here? Why is Xu Damao bedridden? What's the inspection team doing here? Looks like it's quite lively even when I'm not here!"

Jia Zhangshi stood with her hands on her hips in front of her window, unable to contain her curiosity.

Qin Huairu hid inside the house, scrubbing the floor, sweating profusely with nervousness, terrified that the inspection team would call her over for a talk as well. If her mother-in-law, Jia Zhangshi, found out about this, she would skin her alive.

"I'm asking you a question! What's going on between those two?"

"I...I don't know either...They never get along, maybe they fought..."

Qin Huai replied hesitantly.

“I really don’t know what you do at home all day. They’re making such a commotion and you didn’t even hear it? Could it be that you’re never home and don’t care about the kids when I’m not here? No way, I have to go out and find out what’s going on.”

"Oh, Mom, let's just live our own lives. Why do we always meddle in other people's business? Besides, the steamed buns in my pot will be ready soon. Go wash your hands and get ready to eat."

Upon hearing that Jia Zhangshi was going out to investigate, Qin Huairu hurriedly dropped the cloth and ran over, grabbing Jia Zhangshi's sleeve tightly and refusing to let go.

"Are you sick in the head, Qin Huairu? Since when have I needed your permission to do anything? Don't talk to me about living a good life. Give me back my son, or this life will never be good!"

Jia Zhangshi flung Qin Huairu's hand away and strode off.

Qin Huai knew he was doomed. The old women in the courtyard would surely embellish what happened the night before and tell Jia Zhangshi the whole story. In that case, Jia Zhangshi would probably tear the whole house down.

"Tsk tsk tsk, why is she out here to watch the fun too?"

"Who knows? She probably doesn't know what her daughter-in-law has done..."

When they saw Jia Zhangshi stagger out, everyone else in the courtyard was surprised and instinctively avoided her.

"Hey, what happened to Xu Damao and Shazhu? Why did the supervisory team get involved?"

“I’ve noticed that they usually bicker a lot, so why is it making such a big fuss this time?”

"Is Xu Damao already paralyzed in bed after being beaten? That idiot Zhu really went all out."

Jia Zhangshi muttered with a puzzled look on her face.

"Hey sis, you really don't know? Your Qin Huairu is quite the secretive guy!"

Finally, someone who couldn't resist the urge to speak up approached Jia Zhangshi.

"What do you mean? Does this have anything to do with my Qin Huairu?"

The amused smile on Jia Zhangshi's face gradually froze, and her eyes narrowed as she asked fiercely...

"Hey, don't worry about it, it's all in the past now."

"Hurry up and tell me, I want to hear what this slut has been doing behind my back this time!"

The neighbor's wife spoke calmly, which only made Jia Zhangshi more agitated.

"It's because Lou Xiao'e recently went back to her parents' home, and your Qin Huairu somehow got involved with Xu Damao. That night, seeing that no one was in the yard, Qin Huairu left the child at home and ran to crawl into Xu Damao's bed."

"Who knew it would be so unlucky, Sha Zhu saw it. Sha Zhu is probably related to your Qin Huairu too, because he rushed in and beat Xu Damao without saying a word."

"Oh my, I was there at the time. Xu Damao was beaten so badly. Then the supervisory team came, and that silly Zhu fainted from fright. This really worried your Qin Huairu."

"We didn't see much since it was late at night, just this much."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi's face turned bright red. She was too embarrassed to continue watching other people's commotion and ran straight back into her own house.

"what!"

Seeing Qin Huairu still pretending to wipe the floor inside the room, Jia Zhangshi raised her big hand and slapped her, which made Qin Huairu scream in fright.

"You shameless slut, I knew you were hooking up with men behind my back and doing nothing good, but I didn't expect you to be so indiscriminate, not even letting go of trash like Xu Damao and Sha Zhu?"

"Even rabbits don't eat the grass near their burrows, yet you've come to your in-laws' house to steal their man. Go out and ask around, is there anyone more shameless than you?"

Chapter 222 The Headache of the Supervisory Team

Madam Jia cursed Qin Huairu relentlessly, completely ignoring the two children beside her.

"Mom... let me explain..."

Qin Huairu covered her face and choked up.

"What's there to explain? I'm not senile. The mess you've made is already laid bare before me!"

After saying that, Madam Jia raised her hand again, ready to strike.

"Don't hit my mom!"

Suddenly, Banggeng rushed out from behind and blocked Qin Huairu's way, leaving Jia Zhangshi somewhat at a loss.

"Silly child, your mother doesn't care about you, she runs off to date other men, and you still protect her."

"If you ask me, you're just like your stupid father. If it weren't for her, your father wouldn't have died, and our family wouldn't be like this now!"

　26 “Grandma is going to teach her a lesson today on behalf of your father and the Jia family.”

After saying that, Jia Zhangshi pushed the stick out the door, and immediately the sound of Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu fighting came from inside the house.

"You, Qin Huairu, now you even dare to hit me? I think you want to send me and my son to reunite so you can be free. Let me tell you, you can forget about it!"

"I didn't hit you, you just weren't paying attention!"

Gradually, the people who had been gathering to watch the commotion outside Xu Damao's house moved to Jia's house.

"Your courtyard is quite lively now, what's going on?"

The supervisory team members had just left Xu Damao's house after completing their follow-up visit when they heard a commotion coming from the Jia family's house next door.

"Hey, Xu Damao and He Yuzhu fought because of Qin Huairu, right? Qin Huairu's mother-in-law will definitely not let her off the hook if she hears about it!"

The neighbors who were watching the commotion laughed.

"Come on, stop hitting me, open the door."

Hearing the inspectors knocking on the door, Jia Zhangshi shuddered. She'd been so angry that she'd completely forgotten the inspectors were still in the yard. She'd only been out for less than half a day; if she got arrested again, she definitely wouldn't be able to celebrate the New Year.

Seeing this, Qin Huairu quickly ran to open the door. Since Madam Jia already knew the truth, she had nothing to hide anymore.

"What's going on here? The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are fighting and making such a fuss. Don't you see that outsiders are laughing at you?"

"Comrade, please don't mention it... My son died, and I was just released. I hadn't even had a chance to sit down at home before I heard that my good-for-nothing daughter-in-law had gotten together with another man. How could I not be angry?"

Before Qin Huairu could even speak, Jia Zhangshi began to complain.

"We already criticized Qin Huairu for her inappropriate behavior that night. We understand that you are angry, but it should still be handled properly. Hitting someone is definitely wrong."

"It's fortunate that you hit your own daughter-in-law. You can discuss and handle it internally. If it were like those two next door, where you had to pay compensation and work for free, you wouldn't be able to handle it at your age, would you?"

"What if there's another case of manslaughter? You said you just got out today, you must know how tough it is inside, right? Do you want to go back?"

The supervisors advised her, and Jia Zhangshi, who was seething with anger, dared not show it after hearing their words.