Chapter 346

Before mentioning the green‑hat human‑life incident.

Qin Jingru still felt a bit uneasy about not helping Qin Huairu.

One stroke can't write two Qin characters.

They knew about this.

Upon realizing that Qin Huairu had done something sorry to the Jia family and had also smeared the Qin family, the unease disappeared, and refusing Qin Huairu became justified and confident.

I, Qin Jingru, have no cousin who does bad things.

This lawsuit.

Take it all the way to heaven.

Also, Qin Jingru is in the right.

She once again assured Xu Daming.

「Head of the household, I know what to do now. From now on, whether it's Jia Zhangshi or Qin Huairu, if they come to borrow anything, even just a needle, we won't lend it to them. We won't even go eat their dumplings tomorrow night; eating their dumplings makes me feel ill-omened. People in the village dress up as if she were glamorous, but in reality it's worse than dog shit, tormented by the wicked old woman into this state, yet she still doesn't dare to resist. 」

The young can be taught.

On Xu Daming's face.

Showed a hint of joy.

Just as he was about to act, he heard several abnormal sounds from outside; instinctively he wondered, could someone be lurking at the base of Xu Daming's wall?

Also felt it was impossible.

Who is he?

Xu Daming!

Within the Siheyuan, who dares to offend him?

Shazhu?

The cafeteria manager who oversees the food and drink of tens of thousands shouldn't do such a despicable thing.

Yan Fugui?

Even less appropriate; he is the Siheyuan's steward, and he even holds a grandchild.

「Wife, listen outside, is there any movement? 」

Xu Daming, doubtful in his heart, asked Qin Jingru for a sentence.

He had no idea that his words brought infinite pressure to the three people listening at the windowsill outside.

Liu Guangtian, Shazhu, and Yan Fugui all thought Xu Daming had discovered them; their hearts leapt to their throats, and they hesitated whether to seize the chance before Xu Daming rushed out the door to catch them, and slip away first.

At this point, returning home in a sorry state is still better than being caught on the spot by Xu Daming.

One is the cafeteria manager of Yagangchang.

One is the steward of the Siheyuan.

His face was utterly without glory.

Unlike Liu Guangtian, he is just an ordinary apprentice worker, recently made permanent, truly the kind of barefoot-not-afraid-of-shoes attitude.

Finally.

A lucky mindset gained the upper hand.

Maybe Xu Daming was deliberately shouting at them from inside; think about it, just now the three of them hadn't made much noise, even their voices were low.

The three looked at each other, nodded, and strained their ears to listen to the movement inside.

Just as they focused and held their breath, a small figure squeezed in between them.

This sudden scene caused Shazhu and the others to misunderstand, thinking something else had happened; while their spirits were highly tense, their mouths opened and the sound to shout rapidly built up in their mouths.

Just as the sound was about to fly out of their mouths, Shazhu and the others reacted, hurriedly covering their mouths with their hands, thus preventing the sound from escaping and thereby alarming Xu Daming and his wife inside.

By the faint moonlight.

The unexpected guest's cheeks and figure entered their view; the three who recognized the listener at the wall all inwardly groaned.

Had they known it would end like this.

It would have been better to be caught on the spot by Xu Daming.

Dragons beget dragons.

Phoenixes beget phoenixes.

Rat offspring are born knowing how to dig holes.

This one who scared them half to death is not someone else; it is Qin Huairu's son, Jia Zhangshi's grandson, the Siheyuan's many neighbors despised, and who bears the nickname 'Holy Thief'—the strongest white-eyed wolf, Bangeng!

Shazhu and the others were all dazed.

They had considered various scenarios, but never imagined that the thirteen- or fourteen-year-old Bangeng would join their group listening at Xu Daming's wall as an outsider.

Shazhu didn't care; anyway, he has nothing to do with Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi, so toward Bangeng he is completely a stranger's attitude.

Liu Guangtian fears Bangeng even less; a few years ago, Bangeng was blocked by him in the alley and given a sound beating, let alone the present Liu Guangtian—whether height, strength, or weight, fighting experience, or ruthlessness, all have significantly improved compared to a few years ago.

If Bangeng dares to talk nonsense, directly beat him up.

The one who truly feels embarrassed.

It is Yan Fugui.

Although Bangeng is no longer under his education, after all they are at the same school, one is a teacher, the other a student.

Yan Fugui, who always puts on a teaching-and-nurturing persona in front of Bangeng, at night organized a group to listen at the corner of Xu Daming's wall.

Is face still face?

Has become buttocks.

He unconsciously turned his head to the side.

Covering one's ears while stealing a bell—this is Yan Fugui's final stubbornness.

Because Bangeng suddenly joined, the scene's atmosphere fell into a strange, inexplicable state; Shazhu looked at Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangtian looked at Yan Fugui, and Yan Fugui glanced at Shazhu — all three's eyes conveyed these few meanings.

Damn, this isn't Qin Huairu's son Bangeng — when did he also learn to eavesdrop on Xu Daming's wall base and join them in doing such disgusting things?

The second meaning.

It is asking how to wrap up.

This question was mainly raised by Yan Fugui, who felt embarrassed and asked Liu Guangtian and Shazhu whether the plan to eavesdrop on the wall base should end here.

Liu Guangtian answered Yan Fugui with a glance: "What's the point of stopping? Even if you go back now, Bangeng has already exposed your eavesdropping; going back is as good as not going back."

Anyway, our reputations are already ruined.

Not doing one.

Not resting two.

Even with Bangeng present, what else can we do about eavesdropping on Xu Daming's wall base?

Shazhu's opinion is similar to Liu Guangtian's; Bangeng has already seen everything, hiding back inside might not stop his mouth, so let's keep listening.

Having understood Shazhu and Liu Guangtian's intentions, Yan Fugui helplessly glanced at Bangeng, decided to go to school the day after tomorrow to find Bangeng's homeroom teacher and have the teacher assign him more homework.

Little bastard.

It's already past midnight.

Instead of thinking about sleeping, they actually went to eavesdrop on someone's wall corner.

Truly worthy of being the Jia family's bloodline.

In some respects, it's truly innate, like Bangeng's lock-picking skill — completely self-taught, he had an epiphany and mastered the lock-picking art.

I don't know who taught him, but Bangeng also knows the rule that when eavesdropping on a wall base, one must not speak loudly.

He spoke in a very low voice to Shazhu and the others: "Shazhu, Lao Kou, Er Liu, you wouldn't have guessed — I, Bangeng, came back to eavesdrop on Xu Daming's wall base. This bastard, so stingy even at his wedding, didn't set up a banquet in the courtyard, causing me to miss out on their feast. I heard from my mom that Xu Daming's wife is my aunt — my aunt, yet she didn't give me a few pieces of wedding candy. My grandma was right: they're all heartless junk. Tonight I'll listen to their movements, and tomorrow I'll tell my friends about it."

What Liu Guangtian and Yan Fugui were thinking.

Shazhu didn't know.

Anyway, he felt numb.

He was thoroughly shocked by Bangeng's white-eyed wolf's words.

As the canteen head of Yagangchang, among the older people in the compound, aside from Yan Fugui calling him Shazhu, the rest of the old men and women called him Zhuzi; peers called him He Manager or He Comrade; those younger than him, whose elders had taught them, were to call him Uncle.

Only Bangeng, upon seeing him, kept calling him Shazhu.

And there's Xiao Dang.

Copycat.

Also called him Shazhu.

Shazhu, being older than Bangeng and the specific person in charge of the canteen, couldn't be bothered with those two white-eyed wolves; some people in the compound, out of a desire to curry favor, blocked Bangeng and Xiao Dang halfway, sternly educated them several times, and then deliberately caused trouble in the factory so that Qin Huairu would be evaluated more often.

A thirteen- or fourteen-year-old brat, learning to squat by a wall corner.

His facial expression was one of smug satisfaction.

His tone of voice was full of boastful words.

Damn, it's useless.

Liu Guangtian noticed Shazhu's off complexion, also knew Shazhu couldn't conveniently intervene, and naturally took over the task of backing Shazhu up.

The last time he helped Shazhu teach Bangeng a lesson, afterward Shazhu gave him a factory admission slot.

"You little bastard, how dare you talk like that? Get lost!" He waved his fist a few times in front of Bangeng, "If you don't scram, I'll beat your ass."

Usually, it would be different.

Liu Guangtian blocked Bangeng halfway.

Such a threat.

Bangeng would surely obey his words, rolling away as far as told.

Now the four of them are at the scene of eavesdropping on Xu Daming's wall base; using a nonsensical phrase to describe it, they're like several grasshoppers tied to the same rope — nobody can escape.

They were driven to desperation.

They shouted loudly a few times.

That would be the outcome of mutual destruction.

Everyone present, each and every one, had better not think about eavesdropping on Xu Daming's wall corner.

This is Bangeng's reliance.

He didn't take Liu Guangtian's threat to heart at all, and even replied in a low voice.

"You listen to yours, I listen to mine — what right do you have to chase me away? Liu Guangtian, I used to fear you, but not now; if you're able, hit me."

Liu Guangtian made a motion to swing his fist at Bangeng.

At the instant the fist was swung.

Bangeng spoke softly: "If you hit me once, I'll shout, saying that Shazhu, Yan Fugui, and Liu Guangtian are crouched outside Xu Daming's window, eavesdropping on their movements, to see whether it's you who lose face or me who loses face. My grandma told me I'm a child and I don't fear losing face; people won't hold a child to the same standard, but you're adults — you'll be gossiped about."

Yan Fugui blocked Liu Guangtian's fist with his hand.

The four people present.

He was the one most afraid of causing a disturbance.

Who let him be the oldest among the four and even have a grandson.

"Bangeng, wait." Liu Guangtian pulled back his fist, feeling resentful, and threw a harsh warning at Bangeng: "Don't let me catch you."

Bangeng turned his gaze toward Shazhu.

Seeing Bangeng move his lips, Shazhu guessed this guy thought he had impunity and wanted to use this chance to extort him thoroughly.

As expected.

Indeed it is.

Shazhu, you're the cafeteria's person in charge; if I shout, everyone in the courtyard will come running—do you think you'd lose face or not? My grandmother said the one who most fears losing face in the courtyard is actually you, and only you can help our Jia Family. As long as you follow my grandmother's wishes and help our Jia Family, I won't tell anyone about tonight's incident.

Liu Guangtian stared, his eyes wide round.

What the heck.

He actually witnessed Bangeng threatening Shazhu with words.

Truly worthy of being Jia Family's bloodline.

Such a fearless spirit is worthy of being learned by countless people.

If you don't enter Yagangchang, you won't know how formidable Shazhu is.

This is Liu Guangtian's greatest realization: because Deputy Factory Director Li inadvertently heard Liu Haizhong badmouthing Shazhu behind his back, he outright nullified Liu Guangtian's factory admission quota.

Or it was Er Da Ma who took Yu Li's path and thus obtained that factory admission quota that originally belonged to Liu Guangtian.

Entered the factory.

Only then did they realize Shazhu is the second-in-command after Deputy Factory Director Li; although he holds the cafeteria chief position, his words carry more weight than those of the deputy director in charge of logistics.

Bangeng, in front of him and Yan Fugui, manipulates Shazhu; no matter how things turn out, it's tantamount to slapping Shazhu in the face.

This is meant to make Qin Huairu suffer.

Qin Huairu has been cleaning toilets at Yagangchang for three or four years; after a while, based on seniority, she could escape the toilet-cleaning pit and take charge of the factory area road sanitation worker position.

A good environment is one aspect.

High wages are another aspect.

Liu Guangtian guesses that Qin Huairu probably continues sweeping toilets at Yagangchang.

Truly a fine son of Qin Huairu.

Filial piety has reached its utmost.

Yan Fugui opposite also looks at Bangeng with that same gaze.

"Helping the Jia Family? Simple! I oversee the management of ten cafeterias; in your Jia Family's terms, just a little leak from my fingers would be enough for your Jia Family to have food and drink without worry. As long as you satisfy me, I'll agree to your terms."

Really?

I don't think I'd lie; tell me, you came here just to eavesdrop on Xu Daming's wall?

Nonsense, why else would I come here if not to listen to the wall?

Second question: Is your eavesdropping on Xu Daming's wall your own idea, your grandmother's insistence, or your mother Qin Huairu's intention?

My own idea.

Bangeng's face showed boundless pride.

To him.

He had taught himself how to eavesdrop on people's walls.

It is glorious.

It is delightful.

"My grandmother doesn't know, my mother doesn't know either; I'm just furious that Xu Daming married my aunt—why didn't he hold a wedding banquet? Why didn't he give melon seeds and candy? The neighbors didn't give, the neighbors didn't invite; that's because the neighbors have no relation to him. Who am I, Bangeng? I call Xu Daming 'uncle-in-law', yet he does this—isn't he looking down on me, Bangeng? My grandmother scolded him, saying he's a white-eyed wolf, secretly listening to what he does at night with my aunt; the next day I told my classmates, I just want Xu Daming to know that offending me, Bangeng, is something he can't bear."

Shazhu glanced at Liu Guangtian.

For Shazhu, Liu Guangtian, who understood the glance, grabbed the triumphant, boastful Thief Sage Bangeng who kept showing off his glorious past.

Bangeng was dazed.

I didn't expect Liu Guangtian to grab him.

Yan Fugui was stunned.

Why grab Bangeng out of the blue?

Just as the two of them were filled with doubt, Shazhu let out a loud shout.

"Well done, Bangeng, young as you are, not sleeping late at night, actually imitating those bad folks, running to Hou Yuan of Xu Daming's house to eavesdrop on the wall."