Chapter 300

Hahaha.

Hehehe.

Hearing the commotion.

The neighbors who came running out.

All laughed.

The plump Jia Zhangshi, in their view, really was a big fat pig.

In the past.

They feared Jia Zhangshi's shameless shrewishness.

They dared not speak the truth.

They could only seize this chance to vent their inner spite fiercely.

"Don't say, Section Chief He is right; Jia Granny's build, if you don't look closely, really looks like a big fat pig."

"I've figured it out; these three years, every household hasn't been doing well, yet Jia Zhangshi's bulk hasn't slimmed at all."

"Have you forgotten? The Jia family is the richest in our siheyuan; who could store fifty catties of white flour, thirty catties of rice, and a big vat of lard?"

"Enough said." Liu Haizhong struck the pose of a steward, "We are a model civilized siheyuan; why are you chewing the fat?"

Having said that.

Gazing at Shazhu.

Felt a bit guilty.

Shazhu outranked Liu Haizhong by several levels.

Having drunk so much alcohol.

Definitely a drunkard.

Back then, when Shazhu was drunk, he beat Yi Zhonghai several times.

Liu Haizhong wasn't afraid of being beaten by Shazhu; he had two sons nearby, and in terms of fighting power, they far surpassed Shazhu.

His worry was that if he struck Shazhu, Shazhu would give him trouble at the steel mill.

Who doesn't know that the steel mill now belongs to Deputy Factory Director Li, and Shazhu happens to be the person Li favors; it's said that the meals in Workshop Sixteen are personally prepared by Shazhu.

Someone you can't afford to offend.

"Zhuzi, you've drunk too much; this isn't a fat pig, it's Bangeng's grandmother."

"Second Uncle, you're just talking nonsense; how could it not be a fat pig? Don't mess with me—I've drunk a lot but I'm not drunk; I can tell pig from person. Have someone take her to the slaughterhouse, let them leave the pig's head and offal for us, and I'll make braised pig's head and boiled offal for the neighbors."

Jia Zhangshi's head.

Buzzing nonstop.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

I merely wanted to take advantage of Shazhu's drunkenness to say a few words to him about Qin Huairu's job transfer; even if Shazhu disagreed, Jia Zhangshi would the next day insist he had agreed to transfer Qin Huairu's work.

Before Qin Huairu, following Jia Zhangshi's plan, married An Jiahe, I couldn't let slip that I'd been swindled out of 1,500.

The plan wasn't bad.

It had strong feasibility.

Yet I never expected that Shazhu, drunk, would mistake the esteemed Siheyuan spirit-summoner Jia Zhangshi for a pig to be slaughtered, talking about braised pig's head, fried pig ears, and boiling offal for people to eat.

I am a person.

Not a pig.

What upset Jia Zhangshi even more was that Liu Haizhong appeared just in time, thwarting her plan to put a hat on Shazhu's head.

"Shazhu, I'm Qin Huairu's mother-in-law; I'm not saying this to blame you, but how can you drink so much? Yu Li stays home with the kids, working hard, yet you drink every day with Perm Da Mao, and people are drinking themselves stupid."

Seeing An Jiahe's figure in the crowd.

Jia Zhangshi immediately began to establish her persona.

A persona aimed specifically at An Jiahe.

To highlight her virtues, she wanted to link this goodness with the matters she had previously discussed with An Jiahe.

"You now have a child and a wife; you can't keep behaving like this."

"Ay, you little rascal." Shazhu grabbed Liu Haizhong's arm, pointing at Jia Zhangshi and said, "Second Uncle, do you see? The pig has become a spirit; it's speaking."

Liu Haizhong couldn't hold back.

He wanted to laugh.

He realized.

Sometimes when facing Jia Zhangshi.

One still has to act like Shazhu, unreasonably stirring trouble.

"It's not that the pig turned into a monster; this isn't a pig, it's a person."

"Second Uncle, I believe your words; if you say she's not a person, then she isn't."

Jia Zhangshi's lungs exploded with rage.

Shazhu actually, in front of all these people, cursed her as not being human.

"I am a person; I am Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu's mother-in-law."

"All right, you're neither pig nor person; you're Dong Xu's mother, Aunt Jia. Don't sway—you're making my eyes blur; when did you grow an extra head?"

Everyone looked.

Alright.

That was Jia Zhangshi swaying.

Clearly, Shazhu's vision was blurred.

"Shazhu, forget it, I won't say anything else, my lungs hurt."

"Jia Zhangshi felt a sense of helplessness welling up."

"Drunk Shazhu."

"Left her helpless."

"She got a scolding for nothing."

"Felt resentful."

"Turned and went back inside."

"From behind, a faint sound came that kept Jia Zhangshi angry."

"Second Uncle, have you seen this? Jia Zhangshi just grew two brains, her body is so weird, nope, I've seen Bangeng's grandmother—when did she stick her own head onto a pig? Second Uncle, we can't ignore this, we have to help Jia Zhangshi."

"Liu Haizhong was also angered by Shazhu."

"Retorted with a question."

"\"How to help? \""

"Simple, you're the head honcho, everyone in the courtyard listens to you, I Shazhu also listen to you, let's find someone to tie Jia Zhangshi to a tree, you let your sons Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian get a kitchen knife, cut off the head that's stuck on the pig's body, and reattach it to Jia Zhangshi's body—then it's done, right?"

"Liu Guangtian was speechless."

"Liu Guangfu was speechless."

"Everyone was speechless."

"If we really followed Shazhu's method, would Jia Zhangshi still be alive?"

"Forget it."

"First, help Shazhu back inside."

"Liu Haizhong called his two sons over, instructing the children to help Shazhu home."

"Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, following their father's orders, lifted Shazhu with one on the left and one on the right, and walked toward Shazhu's home."

"Liu Haizhong, who had dispersed the onlookers, shouted worriedly toward the Jia family."

"Jia Zhangshi, when you sleep at night, you must bolt the door, understand? Weiguo's father, drunk, insists you stuck your head on a pig, says to chop off your head with a knife and reattach it—do you understand? Bolt the door firmly."

"Put their hands behind their back."

"Walked toward their own home."

"He didn't notice at all."

"An Jiahe's gaze kept falling on him, his face lighting up with a sense of having found a kindred spirit."

"Until Liu Haizhong's figure disappeared from sight."

"Only then did An Jiahe turn and head toward his own home."

"Walked to the doorway."

"Nodded at Liu Jianguo, pushed the door and went inside."

"Liu Jianguo's eyes flashed with a gleam, then he turned his gaze toward the neighboring Shazhu, He Yushui's brother, who seemed somewhat interesting."

"His target."

"It wasn't Shazhu."

"This time moving into the siheyuan, there are two tasks in total."

"The first task."

"Track down the true killer who murdered the deaf old lady."

"Four months have passed since the deaf old lady was killed."

"Yi Zhonghai also bore everything."

"But the true murderer of the deaf old lady remains at large."

"The second task."

"Keep an eye on An Jiahe."

"This person appeared too suddenly; the relevant departments checked all surrounding circumstances—cars, trains, etc. —and found no entry/exit records for An Jiahe."

"It was as if they had appeared out of nowhere in the park."

"An even more crucial point."

"Is that An Jiahe mentioned several places, speaking confidently, but upon investigation, those places turned out to be fictional."