Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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Liu Haizhong said, "You've already discussed the matter, so there's no need to bring it up again. We're all neighbors, what's the big deal?"

Xu Damao had successfully taken his revenge, and today he invited the three old men, He Yuzhu and his son, along with Jia Dongxu, to cool things down and avoid getting entangled in the matter.

Today, I've already shown Jia Dongxu my resolve with the dagger, so my attitude naturally needs to soften now. Smiling, I picked up my wine cup and said:

"Brother Dongxu, I was young and ignorant. Please be magnanimous and let me off the hook. I'll toast you."

After weighing the situation, Jia Dongxu realized that it was unlikely to be feasible to openly ask Yi Zhonghai to help him seek justice, since he hadn't made any attempt to apologize when he broke Xu Damao's nose.

Right now, his mother's nose has been damaged, and it's impossible for him to seek an explanation from Xu Damao. Apart from his master, no one in the courtyard can speak up for him.

This put him in a very passive situation. But if he secretly took action to teach Xu Damao's family a lesson, he didn't know if Xu Damao had a different kind of dagger or a pistol. He couldn't very well just catch Xu Damao's mother and beat her up!

If I really did that, others would criticize me, and I was also afraid that Xu Damao would get angry and actually stab me a few times with a dagger, since Xu Damao was only 18 years old.

After weighing the pros and cons, Jia Dongxu realized that reconciliation was the only option he could take. He could only raise his wine cup and say with a smile, "Da Mao, I was confused before. I'm sorry."

Xu Damao and Jia Dongxu exchanged a smile, then simultaneously brought their wine cups to their lips, tilted their heads back, and drank them down in one gulp.

He Yuzhu nodded secretly beside him. Although Xu Damao was a bad person with many tricks up his sleeve, he had to admit that he was really capable and the most honest person. Among everyone in the courtyard, he lived the best life. If it weren't for the bankruptcy that the screenwriter forced on him at the end, he would have made a fortune long ago.

"it is good!"

"atmosphere."

"It's good that the two brothers have made up. We are all good neighbors in this courtyard. We should stick together no matter what."

Yi Zhonghai spoke words he didn't mean, and at the end he glanced at He Yuzhu. He was completely helpless against He Yuzhu, this oddball who didn't live in the courtyard house.

He Yuzhu felt an unusually strong sensation after learning martial arts. Even without looking up, he could feel Yi Zhonghai's gaze. It seemed that he still needed to teach Yi Zhonghai a lesson.

He raised his wine cup and said, "Come on, Lao Yi, let me toast you."

"this..."

He Yuzhu glared at him: "What? You look down on me?"

What could Yi Zhonghai say? He could only pick up his wine cup and drink one cup. Then He Yuzhu said something about good things coming in pairs and three stars shining brightly, and about making money in all four seasons. He poured four cups of wine in a row, which made Yi Zhonghai unable to hold back any longer. He could only beg for mercy.

He Yuzhu became more and more energetic as he drank, and then he approached Liu Haizhong, and they cleared the levels one after another.

With their feud settled, everyone felt relieved and chatted about topics of interest, drinking and making the table lively.

Xu Damao finally took this opportunity to ask a question that had been bothering him for a long time: why did Jia Dongxu, with whom he had no past grievances or recent feuds, suddenly become so aggressive towards him that day, as if his own father had died?

"Brother Dongxu, there's something I've always been confused about, and I'd like to ask you about it."

"What is it?" Jia Dongxu asked.

Xu Damao said, "Brother Dongxu, we have no past grudges or recent feuds. I just don't understand how I offended you this time?"

Jia Dongxu said somewhat sheepishly, "Sigh, I was wrong this time. I thought it was because you reported us that we were arrested."

Xu Damao finally understood what had happened. It turned out that Jia Dongxu had thought he was the one who reported him. What an undeserved disaster!

I was just using the threat of reporting them to scare them and hoping to get some benefits in return, but I never really intended to report them.

After all, it wasn't just one or two people; there was also a deputy factory director behind them at the time, and I, with my small arms and legs, was no match for them.

Xu Damao hated Jia Dongxu to death. It turned out he was innocent and had suffered this beating for nothing.

He held back and then asked, "So you know I didn't report it?"

"After thinking about it later, I realized it really shouldn't have been you, and there was no benefit in reporting it."

Jia Dongxu acted impulsively at the time. Later, Granny Zhang secretly told him that the person who reported him was actually his own mother.

Of course, this matter couldn't be discussed with Xu Damao. I just thought about it and felt that it wasn't Xu Damao who reported it.

Xu Damao quickly said that it was indeed not him, and since the misunderstanding had been cleared up, there was no need to mention this matter again.

Jia Dongxu was also frightened by Xu Damao's ruthless dagger and did not want to make things too big. He said some nice things, and the two formally resolved their conflict, and then they ate and drank together.

The drinking session lasted until after 10 p.m. Yi Zhonghai was the most heavily plied with alcohol and was already completely drunk. The others were also quite tipsy and were staggering as they walked.

After seeing everyone off, Xu Damao returned to the table and said to Chu Sumei, who was tidying up:

"Mom, it turns out Jia Dongxu actually thought I was the one who reported him. This beating was for nothing."

"Yes, we should think things through before we act in the future, and not make boastful claims," ​​the mother advised, then asked, "Didn't you two talk about who reported it?"

"We talked, but he doesn't know who reported him."

Xu Damao was somewhat helpless. He noticed that Jia Dongxu's expression was a bit off, but after asking him several times, Jia Dongxu still wouldn't say anything.

Suddenly, Chu Sumei had a thought and said, "Before the incident, did Jia Dongxu lose a batch of money?"

"Yes, what's wrong?" Xu Damao asked.

Chu Sumei stopped clearing the dishes and sat down, saying, "I heard that a total of 340 yuan was lost. Jia Dongxu must have paid for all of that, right?"

Xu Damao nodded. He hadn't thought much about it before, only assuming that someone else had reported them, which led to the arrest of the entire group.

But after hearing her mother's reminder, she suddenly suspected Jia Dongxu. After losing the money, Jia Dongxu should have made up the 340 yuan, but he only made up 100 yuan.

Then everyone was caught, and Jia Dongxu no longer needed to pay up this sum of money.

After all, Gao Jun and the others are still in prison and won't be out for three to five years. Without creditors, there's no one to collect the debt.

In other words, although Jia Dongxu was also detained, he actually saved 240 yuan of debt, making him the biggest beneficiary of this scheme.

Xu Damao said hesitantly, "Do you think it might have been Jia Dongxu who reported it?"

Chu Sumei shook her head and said, "It shouldn't be Jia Dongxu. I think it was Jia Dongxu's mother who reported it."

Chapter 152 Yi Zhonghai harbors evil intentions, He Daqing reaps the benefits.

"What? You mean Granny Zhang?" Xu Damao was somewhat surprised.

Chu Sumei nodded and said, "Given Widow Zhang's personality, I think she would never be willing to spend that money. It's normal for her to grit her teeth and secretly report it."

Xu Damao was indeed shocked at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that if he had lost more than 300 yuan, he really wouldn't want to spend his own money to make up for it.

Both Jia Dongxu and Granny Zhang could secretly report them, thus avoiding the need to come up with such a large sum of money in a short period of time.

Moreover, Gao Jun and the others have all gone to jail, and Jia Dongxu has actually escaped this calamity and no longer needs to come up with money to cover the hole.

Xu Damao said bitterly, "Now that you mention it, it must have been those two who were behind this."

Previously, Xu Damao was confused and didn't understand, but now he completely understands. It turns out that the big incident at the steel rolling mill was all due to the report made by Jia Dongxu and his mother.

With so many people arrested in the factory, their relatives and friends are completely baffled, not knowing what went wrong, and unable to find anyone to retaliate against.

Now he finally knew. This wasn't a police investigation where a guess was enough. Xu Damao wasn't afraid of wrongly accusing Jia Dongxu and his mother, since they were enemies anyway.

Xu Damao reached out and touched his nose, gradually forming an idea in his mind. The next day, he went to work at the steel rolling mill as usual.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and a rumor suddenly spread in the steel rolling mill that the person who reported Gao Jun was Jia Dongxu and his mother. The reason was actually very simple: Jia Dongxu had lost 340 yuan and had no money to cover the loss, so he had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure and report everyone.

Although Gao Jun and his group had already been arrested, they still had relatives and friends. After hearing the news, they secretly made contact with each other.

There's no need to verify this; as long as there's a reasonable explanation, everyone quickly reached a consensus.

They quickly found out that Jia Dongxu's mother was recuperating in the hospital, which meant that Jia Dongxu went to get off work and back every day as usual, making it easy for them to get stuck in traffic.

That afternoon, as usual, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu walked home together after get off work. They chatted casually on the way, passing Dongzhimen and entering the alley.

As Yi Zhonghai passed by the alley, he suddenly said, "Last time, Xu Wude put a sack over my head here. So, people shouldn't do bad things, or they'll be in big trouble."

Yi Zhonghai used Xu Wude's greed to teach Jia Dongxu that one should be an upright person and not do anything messy. Xu Wude was just greedy. If he hadn't taken anything back, it wouldn't have been considered robbery, and he wouldn't have gone to jail for four years.

Jia Dongxu nodded in agreement and was about to say a few words of comfort to his master when he suddenly caught sight of two dark figures approaching from behind him.

"Be careful, Master."

After Jia Dongxu called out, he turned around and saw the sack being brought over his head. Unfortunately, it was too late, and he was completely trapped inside.

"Fuck, what's going on?"

Yi Zhonghai heard the noise and was about to turn around when his head was already covered. Then he heard hurried footsteps, followed by a beating with sticks.

"Stop hitting us! Are you sure you've got the right person? Why are you hitting us?" Jia Dongxu asked, his voice muffled from inside the sack.

"I'm going to beat you up. I told you not to report me, I'll break your legs today."

Jia Dongxu suddenly had a bad feeling. This... how could this be? He didn't report it. Why is he being blamed for this?

No, it was his own mother who reported him. It's understandable that they came to him, since it's reasonable for children to pay for their parents' debts.

A flurry of thoughts flashed through Jia Dongxu's mind when suddenly a wooden stick struck his left shinbone heavily.

"Ouch!!!"

Jia Dongxu let out a scream, and then fainted from the excruciating pain.

"Pah, I'll teach you a lesson today. Let's see if you'll still report me in the future."

After saying that, the group of thugs quickly left. Yi Zhonghai endured the pain and took the sack off his body. Without bothering to check the places on his body where he had been beaten, he went to Jia Dongxu, who was not far away.

The left leg was twisted into an abnormal position, and it was clear that the leg had been broken with a stick.

Yi Zhonghai immediately burst into tears, his heart aching terribly, and he shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Help! Murder!"

He Yuzhu only received the news the next day, and only then did he learn that the previous incident was reported by Jia Dongxu. Some groups organized themselves, put the master and apprentice in sacks, and broke Jia Dongxu's left leg.