Chapter 102

Many people held Liu Haizhong's view, thinking that Jia Zhangshi's crying was the happy tears of being able to remarry after suffering; only the instigator Xu Daming and the sole informed person Shazhu did not think so.

the Jia Zhang clan

It was because Jia Zhangshi discovered she had a bit of lack of autonomy.

As for seeking happiness in her later years, Jia Zhangshi, one of the parties involved, actually went back on her word.

All the residents of the Siheyuan, in the name of looking out for Jia Zhangshi, deprived her of the right to say no, and they all unanimously agreed that Jia Zhangshi should marry one of Wen San, An Jiahe, or Jia Gui.

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What made Jia Zhangshi feel even more helpless.

It was that the people of the Siheyuan still misunderstood her crying.

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Silly Zhu, Silly Mao?

"We are now proceeding with the second item of the meeting, focusing on assisting Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, and at the same time reporting Jia Zhangshi's remarriage to Director Wang."

Liu Haizhong

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He rarely felt that he had really stepped on some people.

His appearance made it seem as if he had already become the Head Steward of the Siheyuan.

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He is nothing but a laughable jumping clown.

"In order to fully let Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu realize this mistake, and let them know they cannot deprive Jia Zhangshi of her right to pursue happiness, the neighbors will start from now on to carry out this assistance for Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu together."

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The gaze fell on Shazhu and Xu Daming.

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It must be Shazhu and Xu Daming who take the lead.

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Thus Shazhu and Xu Daming, unafraid of the Jia Family, seized Jia Zhangshi and beat her mercilessly; if it were anyone else, they would have to worry about Jia Zhangshi's shrewish behavior.

"Shazhu, Xu Daming, you two take the lead."

I must obey whatever the Second Elder says; I'll be the first to act.

Xu Daming lifted his head and walked up to Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, scolding them with a "de de de" sound, hurling every insult he could think of at them: Jia Dongxu being ungrateful, Qin Huairu betraying from within, the bestial couple who don't care whether their mother lives or dies, inhuman things, and so on—any accusation, Xu Daming, without even blinking, firmly pinned on their heads.

Jia Dongxu

Qin Huairu.

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The renowned belle of Qin Family Village, Qin Huairu, had once suffered such a miserable fate.

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Jia Dongxu thought roughly the same; he resented these people of the Siheyuan, resented Jia Zhangshi, and even more resented the hypocrite Yi Zhonghai who stood aside and let things develop.

In the mind of the short-lived ghost, he is Yi Zhonghai's disciple; the disciple's mother remarrying— as Yi Zhonghai, being the teacher and also the Head Steward of the Siheyuan, ought by reason and emotion to step forward and arrange things, helping Jia Dongxu with this favor.

The Siheyuan had set up three Head Stewards for over two years, and had held countless big and small Dayuan meetings; whenever it concerned the Jia Family, Yi Zhonghai would always find ways to favor the Jia Family.

The matter of Jia Zhangshi's remarriage was so big—big enough to embarrass the Jia Family, big enough to be a key topic at the Dayuan meetings—yet Yi Zhonghai chose to stand by and do nothing.

Jia Dongxu didn't care whether Yi Zhonghai had any misgivings; he thought all this was actually Yi Zhonghai's scheming, and his resentment toward Yi Zhonghai once even surpassed his resentment toward Jia Zhangshi.

As Yi Zhonghai's disciple, he was talked back to sharply by Xu Daming.

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Xu Daming's scolding was like sharp needle pricks, viciously piercing the hearts of the short-lived ghost and the scheming white lotus.

"Jia Dame raised you, Jia Dongxu, with her own waste, and got you a wife; that's merit complete, she too should have her own happiness—you can't, for your own face, keep letting First Aunt remain a widow."

Xu Daming lightly slapped himself with his right hand.

"Look at my mouth, I've spoken until it's worn out, I've said the First Elder to death; the First Elder is fine, and the First Elder has nothing to do with Jia Dame."

Yi Zhonghai felt like he was suffering from the city gate fire that harmed the fish in the moat.

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Regarding Jia Zhangshi's remarriage, Yi Zhonghai cannot have any objection, otherwise it would be proven that he had an illicit relationship with Jia Zhangshi.

"Qin Huairu, you really need to persuade Jia Dongxu well; the couple shouldn't obstruct Jia Dame's remarriage, you should let Jia Dame bravely pursue her own happiness."

Xu Daming turned into a victorious hero.

Xu Damao, Silly Zhu

He threw an encouraging glance at Shazhu.

"I'll say a few words: Jia Dame had a tough life—her father died when she was eight, her mother died when she was nine, she grew up living on charity, finally managed to marry Dong Xu's father, but not long after Jia Dongxu was born she became a widow, dragging Jia Dongxu along while dealing with feces and urine. Life was bitter; I hear that the ruffians on the street and the hooligans in the lanes come every now and then, causing the neighbors of the Siheyuan to hold this resentment."

Jia Dongxu

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Shazhu's description almost made Jia Zhangshi out to be a half-closed door.

Bullying people too much.

"Jia Dongxu, what are you trying to do clenching your fists? You even want to hit Jia Damu?"

The tone was intensified.

The voice also rose quite a bit.

"Jia Damu has the right to pursue her own happiness; if you, because you lost face, obstruct Jia Damu's remarriage, I think the neighbors of the Siheyuan would not agree."

Well said.

"Why would Jia Damu remarry after you, Jia Dongxu, took a wife? The real reason is that she originally wanted to remarry, but she worried you, Jia Dongxu, would be upset by this stepfather, so she planned to raise you alone, feeding you with her own blood and sweat. She thought that once you grew up and married, you would understand her pain, and Jia Damu could confidently welcome her new spouse amidst your blessings. But you, Jia Dongxu, disagreed, and so did you, Qin Huairu."

Looking at this enemy from a past life.

Shazhu's emotions became inexplicably agitated.

"Qin Huairu, you are Jia Dongxu's wife, but you are also Jia Damu's daughter-in-law. As a woman, ask yourself: what would it be like to become a widow, dragging a burden, how to make a living? Isn't it hard? People, you should think more for others, not be so selfish."

Yi Zhonghai stared unblinking at Shazhu; Shazhu's earlier agitation toward Qin Huairu was not missed at all by Yi Zhonghai's eyes.

A strange idea floated into the hypocrite's mind.

Shazhu couldn't possibly have designs on Qin Huairu, could he?

Otherwise, how would his agitation be explained?

He is seventeen years old.

If it were before.

They already have children.

Shazhu is taking a wife!

How can we prevent Shazhu from taking a wife? Or let Shazhu marry a woman approved by Yi Zhonghai and obedient to him as his wife?

This is also why Yi Zhonghai introduced Qin Huairu to Jia Dongxu; the hypocrite must ensure his old-age plan is flawless, making whoever he approves—whether husband or wife—willingly help Yi Zhonghai with his old-age care.

The same method can be used on Shazhu.

Shazhu is Yi Zhonghai's old-age backup, and his wife is especially important.

If Shazhu takes a wife, and Shazhu agrees to support Yi Zhonghai in his old age but his wife opposes it, then Yi Zhonghai's later years are destined to be unhappy.

Everything needs to be considered carefully.

Yi Zhonghai painstakingly pondered this problem, thinking all the way until the conclusion of the Dayuan meeting, still without finding an effective solution.

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Shazhu's home.

The Dayuan meeting concluded.

Xu Daming, sticking out his butt, followed Shazhu back to Shazhu's home.

Seeing the busy indoor scene, the little girl He Yushui, who pretended to do chores to avoid doing homework.

Xu Daming's eyes lit up suddenly.

This little girl.

She's also too diligent, huh?

Take a look at Shazhu's place, cleaned spotless by He Yushui; then look at his own backyard dog kennel, filthy and chaotic, with hardly any space to step.

The bastard Xu Daming had a strange idea flash through his mind.

The little girl can help Shazhu clean his place.

He had never been able to clean his own place.

His perception of He Yushui changed in an instant; he felt the little girl before him was no longer the snot-nosed, braided little girl.

She has grown into a young lady.

After seeing the little brat leave, Xu Daming gave Shazhu a sneaky, hehe smile.

Knowing Xu Daming through and through, Shazhu, upon seeing this bastard Xu Daming's conduct, knows this jerk has no good intentions.

He pulled a face.

He glared.

Just let out the fart already.

"Shazhu, you could at least be nicer to me; maybe we could become relatives after all."

Relatives.

My surname is He.

Your surname is Xu.

And we're both men.

What the hell kind of relatives?

After thinking it over, Xu Daming this bastard couldn't have also transmigrated, right? Otherwise, how could the statement 'becoming relatives with Shazhu' be so meaningful?

Shazhu is called He Yuzhu, and Shama is called Xu Daming. One lives in the Zhong Yuan, the other in the Hou Yuan. Shazhu, honest and simple, also has a belly full of bad ideas, while Xu Daming is full of scheming thoughts but has no son.

The two have nothing to do with each other.

In fact.

They actually are relatives.

This relationship must be reckoned from Lou Xiaoe.

Xu Daming's former wife, Lou Xiaoe, later married Shazhu and bore him a son named Hexiao.

Following some logic, Xu Daming and Shazhu really are these brothers.

Shazhu stared silently at Xu Daming, making Xu Daming inexplicably nervous.

"Shazhu, what's wrong?" Xu Daming touched his own cheek, "I have nothing on my face, what's wrong with you?"

"You just said we could still become relatives."

What Silly Zhu means

It's Lou Xiaoe

The siheyuan's plot: Xu Daming married Lou Xiaoe; Qin Huairu, wanting to suck blood from Shazhu, wanted to have it both ways, used a scheme of borrowing Xu Daming to exterminate Shazhu in a matchmaking ploy; Xu Daming settled Qin Jingru; Lou Xiaoe and Xu Daming divorced; Long Laotaitai took the opportunity to bring Lou Xiaoe and Shazhu together; Lou Xiaoe and Shazhu had an actual relationship; Xu Daming couldn't bear it, took revenge on the Lou family; Shazhu used connections to rescue the Lou family members and sent the Lou family away.

Several years later, the successful Lou Xiaoe returned to the siheyuan, opened her own restaurant, took the opportunity to compete with Qin Huairu for Shazhu; Yi Zhonghai refused to let Shazhu see Hexiao no matter what; afterwards, Lou Xiaoe happily spent money to support a bunch of scumbags, who praised Qin Huairu's dog-blood antics; the key point is that among the scumbags Lou Xiaoe supported were those bastards who had almost driven the Lou family to death, such as Liu Haizhong.

Reborn.

Shazhu then pondered Lou Xiaoe; he definitely couldn't let Xu Daming have all the glory; even if Shazhu ended up with a broken head and bloodied face, he must marry Lou Xiaoe back.

He rushed to divorce Lou Xiaoe a few years earlier, letting her go south with her parents.

After those few years ended, Lou Xiaoe and they returned; at that time Lou Xiaoe was definitely a rich woman, and Shazhu also spent a few days living off soft meals.

"Explain it to me clearly—how did we become relatives?"

"Shazhu, I am eighteen this year, but my household registration says sixteen; Yushui is ten this year; calculating by nine years old, I am seven or eight years older than Yushui."

Shazhu's brain really isn't enough.

Just even more stupid.

He also caught this meaning in Xu Daming's words.

Damn bastard.

He actually set his sights on He Yushui.

Damn it.

To be Shazhu's brother-in-law.

Who gave you the gall, you damn dog?

His face instantly darkened.

"Shazhu, what are you doing? What I said is also true: I am seven or eight years older than Yushui; when Yushui reaches marriageable age, I will be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight, in the prime of life, and I know how to cherish people—what's wrong with me being your brother-in-law?" Xu Daming was utterly shameless, earnestly expressing his wish to marry He Yushui and become Shazhu's brother-in-law, and then he called Shazhu "brother" three times.

He Yushui can marry anyone.

Except she cannot marry Xu Daming.

Damn bastard, full of petty schemes; in his past life, relying on being a film projectionist, he was either the little widow of Dong Village or the little daughter-in-law of Xi Zhuang, and he even stole the original matchmaking partner for Shazhu, Qin Jingru.

He probably also had something to do with Qin Huairu.

The type who won't act until seeing profit.

The truth of Qin Huairu repeatedly sucking blood from Xu Daming is that Xu Daming and Qin Huairu have made some substantive progress.

A wave of nausea rose for no apparent reason.

Not aimed at Xu Daming.

Aimed at Qin Huairu.

This woman.

Clearly having engaged in some immoral, dirty dealings with Xu Daming, yet she still runs to Shazhu's face, crying and telling all kinds of bad things about Xu Daming, causing Xu Daming to be beaten by Shazhu time and again; their grudge comes from this; in the dead of night she finds Shazhu and asks him to help steal cafeteria items, without any regard for whether Shazhu might get caught.

Brain-dead.

In his previous life, he was utterly devoted to this thing.

"Brother."

"Smack." Shazhu slapped the table, glaring with a pair of fierce, man-eating eyes, "Xu Daming, I warn you: to become my brother-in-law and marry Yushui—don't even think about it in this lifetime; if you dare to do it, I dare to bury you."

"Shazhu, you look down on me?"

"I really do look down on you; tell me, over the past half year or so, how many female comrades have you openly discussed life ideals with?"

"Slander, blatant slander—am I that kind of person, Xu Daming?" Xu Daming stood tall and chest out, mighty in spirit, "I, Xu Daming, stand upright, walk smoothly, I support heaven and stand on earth, I am down-to-earth, I am open and aboveboard; all you say are total slanders against me, Xu Daming; Shazhu, I misjudged you."

"Slander, pah." Shazhu spat a mouthful of phlegm at Xu Daming's feet, "I don't even know you—let alone female comrades; even in a hurry to see an old sow, you can't walk."

"You're talking nonsense."

"Xu Daming, I can joke with you about anything else, but about Yushui there's no discussion; you can aim at anyone else, I can pretend not to see, but if you aim at Yushui, I'll risk my life—I'll have to finish you."

Shazhu was getting into the rhythm of tearing faces apart.

Xu Daming, seeing how impatient Shazhu was, realized that Yushui truly is Shazhu's reverse scale.

He gave a heh heh laugh.

He changed the subject.

"Shazhu, what are you doing? I'm just joking with you, yet you're still in a hurry."

"Any joke is fine, but this joke isn't; let me tell you, Xu Daming, Yushui is the He Family's flagship for rising in the world, and she's destined to go to college."

"Make a sentence with 'brave': my brother heard someone shout 'ai you' in the women's toilet, he bravely rushed in and fell into the cesspool; with this level of language, still wanting to go to college—don't kid. Three apples, ate two, ask how many left, answer is none, reason being the last apple she ate."

"Hurry up and get lost."

"Get lost then get lost." As Xu Daming walked to the door, he suddenly shouted 'brother' at Shazhu, not giving Shazhu time to react, and ran off.

"Pathetic." After cursing, Shazhu lay on the bed and began to consider the matter.