Chapter 187

Qin Huiru seemed unable to bear Jia Zhangshi's scheming, so she pretended she needed to urinate and went to the toilet.

Translation: "Qin Huairu seemed unable to tolerate Jia Zhangshi's scheming, and excused herself to go to the toilet claiming she urgently needed to urinate."

We need to keep it concise but faithful. Use "toilet" or "restroom". Use "claimed she urgently needed to urinate". Keep single line.

Watching her retreating figure.

Translation: "Watching her retreating back as she went away."

A hint of ruthlessness flickered across Jia Zhangshi's face.

Translation: "A flash of ruthlessness crossed Jia Zhangshi's face unintentionally."

Killing two birds with one stone.

Translation: "Two birds with one stone."

She openly schemed against Shazhu.

Translation: "She openly schemed against Shazhu."

In reality, she was heading toward Yi Zhonghai.

Translation: "In reality, it was aimed at Yi Zhonghai."

Jia Zhangshi discovered that Yi Zhonghai showed far more concern for Huaihua and the club than for Bangeng and Xiao Dang, especially in his gaze, which was filled with unusual affection.

We must keep the name "Bangeng". The term "little person books" means comic books; we will translate it as "comic books". Keep it to one line.

Thus: "Jia Zhangshi discovered that Yi Zhonghai showed far more concern for Huaihua and the club than for Bangeng and Xiao Dang, especially in his gaze, which was filled with unusual affection."

This affection caused Jia Zhangshi to break out in goosebumps, and she repeatedly felt a terrifying suspicion even she found frightening.

Translation: "Such affection made Jia Zhangshi break out in goosebumps all over, and several times a terrifying speculation arose in her mind, even startling herself."

She suffered from having no evidence.

Translation: "She suffered from having no evidence."

Jia Zhangshi clearly remembered that she had casually slipped the letter under the mattress that day, and after Dong Xu's death, when she went to look for it, the letter had vanished.

Translation: "Jia Zhangshi remembered clearly that she had casually stuffed the letter under the mattress that day, and after Dong Xu's death, when she went to look for it, the letter had vanished."

Jia Zhangshi clearly remembered that she had casually slipped the letter under the mattress that day, and after Dong Xu's death, when she went to look for it, the letter had vanished.

She suspected the letter had fallen into Yi Zhonghai's hands.

Translation: "She suspected the letter had fallen into Yi Zhonghai's hands."

The reason was that after she fainted that day, she heard people say Yi Zhonghai had visited the Jia household during that time, and Jia Zhangshi believed he had taken the letter then.

Translation: "The reason was that after she fainted that day, she heard people say Yi Zhonghai had visited the Jia family home during that period, and Jia Zhangshi believed he had taken the letter then."

Regardless of whether there are dates, he still gives it three strikes.

This is an idiom: "Whether there are dates or not, still strike three times." Means "make an effort regardless of outcome." We'll translate: "Whether there are dates or not, still give it three strikes."

If she can scheme against Shazhu, she will scheme against Shazhu.

Translation: "If she could scheme against Shazhu, she would scheme against Shazhu."

If she cannot scheme against Shazhu, she will scheme against Yi Zhonghai instead.

Translation: "If she couldn't scheme against Shazhu, then she would scheme against Yi Zhonghai."

Inside and out, the Jia family benefits.

Translation: "Inside and out, the Jia family would benefit."

How to scheme.

Translation: "How to scheme."

Need to plan, plan.

Translation: "She needed to plan."

Nothing more than pretending to be pitiful.

Translation: "Nothing more than feigning pity."

One plays the bad cop, the other the good cop.

Translation: "One plays the bad cop, the other the good cop."

"……"

Translation: "……" (ellipsis). Keep as is.

Qin Huiru rushed from the Jia household straight to the toilet.

Translation: "Qin Huairu rushed all the way from the Jia family home to the toilet."

How long ago.

Translation: "Once upon a time."

Whenever she felt angry.

Translation: "Whenever she felt angry in her heart."

The toilet became a harbor of solace for Qin Huiru's spirit.

Translation: "The toilet became a harbor of solace for Qin Huairu's spirit."

That foul smell.

Translation: "That foul smell."

It rushes straight into the nasal passages.

Translation: "Straight up into the nasal passages."

Yet it repeatedly awakens Qin Huiru.

Translation: "Yet it repeatedly woke Qin Huairu up."

Qin Huiru wondered if it was an illusion, but she always felt that behind Jia Zhangshi's scheming lay some other motive—not aimed at Shazhu, but at someone unnamed.

Translation: "Qin Huairu didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that behind Jia Zhangshi's scheming lay another motive—not aimed at Shazhu, but at some unnamed person!"

Several times.

Translation: "Several times."

Qin Huiru kept hearing Jia Zhangshi murmur in her sleep, vaguely uttering a few words.

Translation: "Qin Huairu repeatedly heard Jia Zhangshi murmuring in her sleep, vaguely uttering a few words."

Jia Dongxu!

Translation: "Jia Dongxu!"

The letter!

Translation: "The letter!"

The ignorant fear nothing.

Translation: "The ignorant fear nothing."

If Qin Huiru were unaware and had done nothing wrong against the Jia family, she would naturally not take Jia Zhangshi's few dream words as truth.

Translation: "If Qin Huairu were unaware and had done nothing wrong against the Jia family, she would naturally not take Jia Zhangshi's few dream words as true."

The problem is that Qin Huiru has done something wrong against Jia Dongxu.

Translation: "The problem is that Qin Huairu has done something wrong against Jia Dongxu."

That proved the saying true.

Translation: "This fulfilled that saying."

In the dead of night she worried about ghosts knocking on the door.

Translation: "At midnight, she worried about ghosts knocking on the door."

Her subconscious linked her panic to her, so she sought the chance to go to the toilet to calm down and carefully devise a plan.

Translation: "The panic in her heart subconsciously linked to her, so she sought the opportunity of going to the toilet to calm herself and carefully consider a countermeasure."

One thing Qin Huiru accidentally got right.

Translation: "There was one thing Qin Huairu had done right by accident."

Her affair with Yi Zhonghai, as well as Huaihua's relationship with Yi Zhonghai, is a secret that must never see the light of day, to be buried with Qin Huiru.

Translation: "Her affair with Yi Zhonghai, and Huaihua's relationship with Yi Zhonghai, are secrets that must never see the light of day, even in death, and need to be buried with Qin Huairu."

The incident occurred.

Translation: "Then the incident occurred."

Yi Zhonghai cannot fare well, or Qin Huiru will suffer likewise; the shrewd Jia Zhangshi will link Dong Xu's death to Qin Huiru and Yi Zhonghai.

Translation: "Yi Zhonghai cannot fare well, and Qin Huairu will also suffer misfortune; the shrewd Jia Zhangshi will link Jia Dongxu's death to Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai."

The infamy of Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian has lasted hundreds of years, and people still curse them.

Translation: "The infamy of Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian has persisted for hundreds of years, and people still curse them nonstop."

Qin Huiru does not want to end up with the same eternal notoriety as Pan Jinlian, to be mocked by posterity as Qin. Pan Jinlian. Huiru.

Translation: "Qin Huairu does not want to end up with the same eternal notoriety as Pan Jinlian, being mocked by later generations as Qin. Pan Jinlian. Huairu!"

A faint, inexplicable regret welled up in her heart.

Translation: "A faint sense of regret inexplicably welled up in her heart."

If she had gritted her teeth and not taken revenge on Jia Dongxu, or had chosen someone else to retaliate against the Jia family instead of Yi Zhonghai, she would not be in this passive situation now.

Translation: "If she had gritted her teeth back then and not taken revenge on Jia Dongxu, or changed the target of her revenge against the Jia family from Yi Zhonghai to someone else, she would not be in this passive situation now."

Ah!!

Translation: "Ah!!"

A sigh sounded.

Translation: "A sigh sounded."

All kinds of flavors—sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty—were present.

Translation: "All kinds of flavors—sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty—were present."

Suddenly.

Translation: "Suddenly."

A hand landed on Qin Huiru's shoulder; guilty-conscience Qin Huiru mistakenly thought she had really seen Jia Dongxu, she let out a yell and then jumped up.

Translation: "A palm landed on Qin Huairu's shoulder; the guilt-ridden Qin Huairu mistakenly thought she had really seen Jia Dongxu, and she shouted 'Ah!' and then jumped up."

Her shout.

Translation: "Her shout."

It also startled the other person.

Translation: "Also startled the other person."

Two sharp female voices overlapped.

Translation: "Two sharp female voices overlapped."

"Scared me to death, Qin Huiru, it's me, I'm Zhao Hongxia."

Translation: "\"Scared me to death, Qin Huairu, it's me, I'm Zhao Hongxia. \""

The visitor quickly identified herself.

Translation: "The visitor quickly identified herself."

Little did she know.

Translation: "Little did she know."

Her revealing her identity this time gave Qin Huairu a shock no less than seeing Jia Dongxu return from hell.

Zhao Hongxia!

How did she come?

Upon thinking of Zhao Hongxia's threat to her and her own scheming, hypocritical deeds behind Yi Zhonghai's back, Qin Huairu instinctively panicked a bit.

She glanced left and right.

She saw no one in the women's toilet.

At that moment, her heart still having some season, she asked Zhao Hongxia, "How did you come?"

"Of course I'm here to see you, and incidentally to check on certain people."

Zhao Hongxia, speaking.

She extended her right hand in front of Qin Huairu, making a rubbing gesture with her thumb, index, and middle fingers.

Very obvious.

She wants money.

"Wasn't it supposed to be a month later? It's been less than a day, and I also need to figure out how to scrape together money!"

Qin Huairu expressed her difficulties.

With money, money talks.

Without money, words feed people.

"I know, I'm just here to remind you. That's it, nothing else—I'm leaving now. Your Siheyuan really has shallow water and many turtles, full of strange things. When I came by, an elderly lady was taken away; supposedly she ruined someone's marriage. Do you think she's lacking virtue or not?"

The two words "lacking virtue" were deliberately emphasized by Zhao Hongxia in her tone.

Without waiting for Qin Huairu's reaction, she strode away, and as she reached the toilet door, she waved at Qin Huairu from afar with her back turned.

Qin Huairu fell into deep thought.

She truly forced herself to calm down.

She suddenly understood a bit of Yi Zhonghai's behavior in sending Jia Dongxu away: "I didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren repeatedly sought his own death."

Just like Zhao Hongxia.

Once she feels easy to bully, they occasionally come to extort her, leaving her with no good days—ten today, twenty tomorrow.

This is a bottomless pit.

Before the two hundred yuan was even settled, they came again to disgust her.

Kill to silence!

Qin Huairu was startled by her own thoughts, shook her head vigorously, and stepped out of the toilet.

On the way back to the Siheyuan, Qin Huairu still pondered how to solve Zhao Hongxia's two hundred yuan, wondering if she should really sell her own bicycle as she had previously thought.

The bicycle's deed was clenched in Yi Zhonghai's hand.

Not easy!

Qin Huairu had just stepped over the Siheyuan when a figure appeared before her eyes, and the problem that had been troubling her was instantly resolved.

Bangeng!

Qin Huairu, possessed by a whim, set her sights on her own son, the little thief Bangeng.

Nine-year-old Bangeng, sturdy and lovable, a bit mischievous, spends his days messing with the neighbors' food—sometimes he takes the cabbage hearts from the east family with his sister to eat, sometimes he roasts the west family's potatoes and shares them with Xiao Dang.

This child doesn't eat alone; without being told, he naturally learned to look after his sister.

An idea filled Qin Huairu's mind.

Bangeng could steal the Yan family's cabbage, steal the Liu family's potatoes and tomatoes, and thus could steal the Yi family's bicycle deed.

His eyes lit up.

The more she thought about it, the more feasible the plan seemed.

If Bangeng stole the deed, Qin Huairu would solve the problem; if he didn't, there'd be little loss—she could just think of another way.

Nor did she worry about Bangeng being caught by Yi Zhonghai and his wife.

Jia Zhangshi was quite right: Bangeng is just a nine-year-old child; if you treat him like an ordinary kid, you'll lose face, lose status, and act unreasonably.

Although stealing is wrong, Qin Huairu consoled herself in an Ah Q manner: "My child steals for my sake as his mother; this is filial piety."

The white ape stealing peaches is truly filial.

Even the immortals agree that stealing for filial piety is right.

Qin Huairu instantly felt free of psychological burden.

"Bangeng."

Qin Huairu waved at Bangeng.

Bangeng, who was playing with Xiao Dang in the mud, seeing Qin Huairu call him, abandoned Xiao Dang and ran over to her.

"Mom, you're looking for me."

"Bangeng, Mom asks you: have you ever seen a letter?"

Bangeng's heart.

It gave a thump.

He naturally understood what Qin Huairu meant by the letter; earlier, Jia Zhangshi had also asked Bangeng about it, but Bangeng, who wanted to be like Yanzi Li San, had glossed it over with lies.

As a child of the Jia family.

Inheriting the talent for lying without a draft, he gasped not, his face not red, and said: "I haven't seen it!"

After saying that.

He even deliberately muttered to himself.

"My grandmother also asked me about a letter earlier."

This time.

It was Qin Huairu's turn to feel anxious.

After Bangeng said that, Qin Huairu increasingly believed that Jia Zhangshi had begun to suspect the cause of Jia Dongxu's death; otherwise she wouldn't have questioned Bangeng about the letter.

"How did you answer?"

"I told the truth, I haven't seen it."

Bangeng was also puzzled.

Where did that letter go!

No one would have thought that the letter ended up at Shazhu's home, where Yu Li locked it inside a cabinet.

"Mom, what do you need me for?"

"Bangeng, Mom heard you stole someone's cabbage again; I've told you many times, petty theft of needles, grand theft of gold—this behavior is not good."

"My grandma told me that to fill my stomach, taking the neighbor's cabbage isn't shameful."

"Listening to your grandma all the time will eventually be ruined by her." Qin Huairu suddenly lowered her voice: "Bangeng, Mom begs you for one thing."

Bangeng froze.

Qin Huairu used a pleading word.

He blinked his eyes, feeling a bit unsure.

"Mom, what's up?"

"Bangeng, promise Mom that only we mother and child know this, no one can tell, let's join hands."

"I promise not to tell anyone." Bangeng actually showed a bit of mature attitude, taking responsibility and giving Qin Huairu confidence: "I am the Jia Family's man of the house."

Qin Huairu smiled faintly, patting Bangeng's pot-lid head: "Yes, yes, you are the Jia Family's man of the house; now I, as mother, have a matter that needs you, the Jia Family's man of the house, to step up—I don't know if my son Bangeng can manage it."

"Of course I can, I'm your son, Mom, what is it?"

Having seen too much of the genuine Swallow Li San.

Self-taught without a teacher.

Bangeng's voice became very soft; only Qin Huairu and he could barely hear it.

A flash of praise appeared in Qin Huairu's eyes.

My son is just clever.

"Did you see Mom's bicycle?"

Qin Huairu employed a tactic.

She didn't explicitly tell Bangeng to steal the bike license.

After Bangeng nodded.

"That bicycle was bought for our Jia Family by your godfather; when you grow up and enter middle school, the bike will be yours to ride."

Bangeng's face lit up with surprise.

He had always been clamoring to learn to ride a bike, but Jia Zhangshi felt sorry for him, worried Bangeng would break the bike, so she never let him.

If they really gave him the bike, he would ride it to school.

Those bastards would be envied to death.

"But the bicycle's registration is not at our Jia Family's home; it's at your godfather's house."

Bangeng's thief-saint genes instantly kicked in; he immediately understood why Qin Huairu had stopped him—aside from stealing, it was stealing.

Speaking of which.

No matter if it's stealing watermelons or stealing potatoes, all variations boil down to one thing: theft.

In Bangeng's mind, these are petty tricks; there's still a considerable gap between him and becoming the next-generation thief-saint Swallow Li San.

If he could follow Qin Huairu's instructions and steal the bicycle registration from Yi Zhonghai's home, succeeding would make him, Bangeng of the Jia Family, a proper thief-saint Swallow Li San.

He lifted his head.

He puffed out his chest.

A sense of pride welled up.

"Mom, don't say more—I get what you mean. Wait for me; in a few days I'll steal the bicycle registration from Yi Zhonghai's home."

The always strong-willed Bangeng used 'steal' in place of 'pilfer'.

His pride also stemmed from this.

After hearing about it for a few days.

Qin Huairu's face actually flashed a hint of loss.

This was also because Zhao Hongxia had pressed her urgently.

Long nights bring many dreams.

If Zhao Hongxia were to show up early and reveal that Qin Huairu had entrusted her with adopting the hammer, Yi Zhonghai, realizing he'd been fooled, would likely explode.

This matter.

Better early than late.

Once the registration is obtained, transferring the bicycle takes time, and buying and selling a bicycle also takes time.

One month.

Really not up to the trouble.

Bangeng, like a little adult, patted Qin Huairu's shoulder to comfort her.

"Mom, you probably don't get this—the registration is so valuable, Yi Zhonghai surely hid it well; my observation is to see when Yi Zhonghai is out, when the aunt goes out; only when they're both absent can I enter the house to get the registration—this is called scouting."

Qin Huairu froze.

Who did you learn all this from?

And still scouting.

She suddenly recalled something—Bangeng seems to like reading comic books; maybe he learned all this from them.

Translation: She suddenly thought of something; it seemed Bangeng really liked reading comic books, maybe he learned all that from those comic books.

We must keep the name "Bangeng". The term "little person books" means comic books; we will translate it as "comic books". Keep it to one line.

…… (ellipsis). Should translate as "……" maybe as "..."? Usually we keep ellipsis as "...". The source has three dots? Actually Chinese ellipsis is "……". We'll output "……" as is? Probably keep same. We'll output "……". Single line.

Shazhu's home.

Shazhu's home.

The couple who put the four characters "continue the family line" into practice.

Interpretation: The couple who actually put into practice the four words "continue the family line". So translation: The couple who actually put into practice the four words "continue the family line". We'll output: The couple who actually put into practice the four words "continue the family line". Keep as single line.

They were also arguing about the child's name.

Translation: They started arguing again over the child's name. Or "Again they began to argue about the child's name." We'll output: They started arguing again over the child's name.

Mainly because Yu Li disliked the names Shazhu thought of, finding them not very pleasant.

Translation: Mainly because Yu Li disliked the names Shazhu thought of, finding them not very pleasant. We'll output: Mainly, Yu Li disliked the names Shazhu thought of, finding them not very pleasant.

Following Shazhu's idea, if they have a son, his name would be Jian Guo, Jian Jun, Wei Guo, Wei Min, Jian She, Xiang Hong, etc.; if a daughter, her name would be Hong Xia, Hong Mei, Bai Xue, Hong Xue, etc.

Translation: According to Shazhu's idea, if they had a boy, his name would be Jian Guo, Jian Jun, Wei Guo, Wei Min, Jian She, Xiang Hong, etc.; if a girl, her name would be Hong Xia, Hong Mei, Bai Xue, Hong Xue, etc. We'll output: According to Shazhu's idea, if they had a boy, his name would be Jian Guo, Jian Jun, Wei Guo, Wei Min, Jian She, Xiang Hong, etc.; if a girl, her name would be Hong Xia, Hong Mei, Bai Xue, Hong Xue, etc.

Yu Li thought these names, while fitting the era, were a bit cliché; shouting "Jian Guo" would get seven or eight kids responding at once.

Translation: Yu Li thought these names, while fitting the current era, were a bit cliché; shouting "Jian Guo" would get seven or eight kids responding at once. We'll output: Yu Li thought these names, while fitting the current era, were a bit cliché; shouting "Jian Guo" would get seven or eight kids responding at once.

Her idea was to pick a fresh, unconventional name that still keeps up with the times.

Translation: Her idea was, why not pick a fresh, unconventional name that also keeps up with the times? We'll output: Her idea was, why not pick a fresh, unconventional name that also keeps up with the times?

Chatting and chatting.

Translation: As they chatted on. We'll output: As they chatted on.

Not knowing what was going on.

Translation: I don't know what's going on. We'll output: I don't know what's going on.

The conversation turned to Bangeng.

Translation: The conversation turned to Bangeng. We'll output: The conversation turned to Bangeng.

The 'Bandit Saint' is, in the courtyard, second only to Jia Zhangshi in being detestable.

Translation: The "Thief Saint" is, within the Siheyuan, the second most disliked person after Jia Zhangshi. We'll output: The Thief Saint is, within the Siheyuan, the second most disliked person after Jia Zhangshi.

Jia Zhangshi is a shrew.

Jia Zhangshi is a shrew.

Bangeng is a thief.

Translation: Bangeng is a thief. We'll output: Bangeng is a thief.

The Yan family's tomatoes, hidden so securely, I don't know how Bangeng found out; taking Xiao Dang, he went on a rampage and ate all the tomatoes the Yan Fugui family used to make sauce.

The Yan family's tomatoes, hidden so securely, I don't know how Bangeng found out; taking Xiao Dang, he went on a rampage and ate all the tomatoes the Yan Fugui family used to make sauce.

Third Aunt went to Jia Zhangshi, but ended up being scolded back by Jia Zhangshi's shrewishness.

Translation: Third Aunt went to find Jia Zhangshi, but ended up being scolded and talked back to by Jia Zhangshi. We'll output: Third Aunt went to find Jia Zhangshi, but ended up being scolded and talked back to by Jia Zhangshi.

Yan Fugui kept shouting angrily.

Translation: Yan Fugui was so angry he kept shouting. We'll output: Yan Fugui was so angry he kept shouting.

Hey, women and petty people are hard to please!

Hey, women and petty people are hard to please!

Looking at Yu Li's puzzled expression.

Translation: Looking at Yu Li's puzzled expression. We'll output: Looking at Yu Li's puzzled expression.

Shazhu secretly thought, you probably don't know that besides the nickname 'Bandit Saint', Bangeng also has the alias 'the biggest white-eyed wolf'.

Translation: Shazhu silently thought to himself, "You probably don't know that besides the nickname 'Thief Saint,' Bangeng also has the alias 'the biggest white-eyed wolf.'" We'll output: Shazhu silently thought to himself, "You probably don't know that besides the nickname 'Thief Saint,' Bangeng also has the alias 'the biggest white-eyed wolf.'"

What kind of good child could Jia Zhangshi raise?

Translation: What kind of good child could come from Jia Zhangshi's teaching? We'll output: What kind of good child could come from Jia Zhangshi's teaching?

He gave a cold snort.

Translation: He let out a cold snort. We'll output: He let out a cold snort.

"Wife, we'd better not meddle in Jia family affairs; you know what kind of person Jia Zhangshi is—even if she profits, she won't say a good word about you. As for Bangeng, be more careful from now on; keep valuables safe, like money and tickets, lock them in a cabinet, lock the cabinet, and when you go out, lock the door, so Bangeng gets no chance."

Yu Li thought it over.

Translation: Yu Li thought for a moment. We'll output: Yu Li thought for a moment.

She could only follow Shazhu's advice.

Translation: She could only follow Shazhu's instructions. We'll output: She could only follow Shazhu's instructions.

Be diligent about locking the door.

Translation: Be diligent about locking the door. We'll output: Be diligent about locking the door.

Clearly there is a petty thief constantly stealing in the courtyard, yet Yi Zhonghai is scatterbrained and even proposed the idea of not locking doors.

Translation: Clearly there is a petty thief, the Thief Saint, constantly stealing in the courtyard, yet Yi Zhonghai, out of his mind, even brought up the suggestion of not locking the door. We'll output: Clearly there is a petty thief, the Thief Saint, constantly stealing in the courtyard, yet Yi Zhonghai, out of his mind, even brought up the suggestion of not locking the door.

He was rebuked back by Third Aunt.

Translation: He was talked back to by Third Aunt. We'll output: He was talked back to by Third Aunt.

"Head of the household, the letter!"

Translation: "\"Head of the household, a letter! \"" We'll output: "Head of the household, a letter!"

Yu Li's meaning.

Translation: Yu Li's meaning. We'll output: Yu Li's meaning.

It was a letter left behind by Bangeng in the room.

Translation: It was a letter left behind by Bangeng in the room. We'll output: It was a letter left behind by Bangeng in the room.

Shazhu mistakenly thought the letter Yu Li mentioned was the reply letter from the elders.

Translation: But Shazhu mistakenly thought the letter Yu Li mentioned was the reply letter written to him by the elder. We'll output: But Shazhu mistakenly thought the letter Yu Li mentioned was the reply letter written to him by the elder.

The misunderstanding thus arose.

Translation: And thus the misunderstanding arose. We'll output: And thus the misunderstanding arose.

"You put the letter away and it becomes."

You put the letter away and it becomes.

Upon hearing Shazhu say that, Yu Li mistakenly thought he knew about the letter, so she stopped pressing the issue, shifted her tone, and turned the conversation to Yu Haitang, saying that He Yushui had told her he would come to the siheyuan.