Chapter 385

Yu Li's parents.

Seeing the son-in-law bring his daughter and niece to the door.

Their mood instantly underwent a qualitative elevation.

Under the influence of that kind of affection for relatives across generations, the two immediately tossed Shazhu and Yu Li, the two adults, aside and paid no attention to them; the old couple rushed straight to the little girl.

One took the little girl from Yu Li's hands, while the other stood before her, examining her closely.

Shazhu glanced at Yu Li.

Yu Li glanced at Shazhu.

Finally, they smiled helplessly.

Since one's own daughter-in-law is dear to one's own family, Shazhu helped Yu Li onto the bed, realizing that the old couple's thoughts were not on the two adults, he then busied himself automatically.

A son-in-law is half a son.

Nor is he considered an outsider.

Shazhu saw a pig's trotter in the kitchen.

Knowing this was something the parents-in-law had bought especially for Yu Li to nourish her body, he skillfully got to work, preparing to make her a pig's trotter soup.

After dozens of minutes.

The pig's trotter soup, steaming hot and fragrant, came fresh out of the pot.

Shazhu ladled the pig's trotter soup into a small bowl and brought it to Yu Li.

Considering that Yu Li had just given birth, he wanted to feed her, but ultimately, due to various unforeseeable factors, this idea was not successfully carried out.

After attending to Yu Li's food and drink.

Shazhu glanced at the old couple.

The little girl truly is a treasure close to the heart; the smile on his parents-in-law's faces, from the moment the little one entered the door, has never ceased.

After giving Yu Li a few instructions and greeting his parents-in-law, he stepped away.

He returned to the siheyuan.

Before his eyes appeared a relatively familiar scene.

Watching the show.

Besides the original residents of this big courtyard, there were also more than ten households from the neighboring big courtyard, neighbors with children in arms, crowding inside the courtyard to watch the excitement.

Shazhu originally thought it was the Jia family's affair, such as Jia Zhangshi causing a disturbance, Bangeng stealing, or Xiao Dang being unfilial, or perhaps the An Jiahe family's affairs, like an abusive man hitting a scheming woman, and so on.

He had lived in the siheyuan for so many years.

Many matters were either not caused by the Jia family, or were related to them.

He had grown accustomed to it.

When encountering matters.

He would mindlessly blame the Jia family, and he was always right.

But when he stopped his bicycle and, following the gaps in the crowd, looked toward the middle of the crowd, his whole person was instantly stunned in place, unable to calm his emotions for a long time.

The sun rose from the west.

The family causing the trouble was not the Jia family, nor the An Jiahe family, but the Yan family, which had never had any major conflict within the courtyard.

Third Aunt sat on the ground holding her own grandson, her face full of desolation, her eyes reddened, silently shedding tears.

Yan Jie Di squatted on Third Aunt's left side, lifting his little face, not knowing what he was saying to Third Aunt.

Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiefang, like uninvolved persons, one sat on the left side of the house door, the other stood on the right side.

Yan Jiecheng and Yan Fugui, this father‑son pair, glared at each other with flushed faces and thick necks, each eye flashing a hint of indeterminate meaning.

What major matter happened to the Yan family?

Why did this situation arise?

Shazhu looked around, but did not see Ran Qiuye's figure in the crowd, and a terribly bad thought immediately sprang to mind.

Could it be that he had brought trouble upon himself?

He vaguely recalled that in his previous life, when Ran Qiuye met with misfortune, it had already been several years later.

Of course.

At that time, it was also the most intense moment.

Could it be that, because he was reborn, he triggered some butterfly effect, causing certain events to happen earlier?

Otherwise, in his previous life, Ran Qiuye, who should not have married Yan Jiecheng, became the Yan family's eldest daughter‑in‑law in this life, while Yu Li, who should have been the Yan family's eldest daughter‑in‑law in his previous life, became his wife in this life and bore him two children in succession.

Third Aunt on the ground, holding her big grandson and wailing, looked exactly like how Ran Qiuye looked when she met with misfortune.

Ran Qiuye did encounter something, but it was not the kind of thing Shazhu imagined; rather, because of him, she learned she was a substitute, abandoned her child, and returned to her natal home without looking back.

This is one reason for the Yan family's farce.

The other factor.

It is the matter of the Yan family reporting Shazhu, which everyone in the courtyard's neighbors knows.

Taking a dislike to someone.

One can report, but cannot reveal one's own identity, otherwise the neighbors will look down on one in various ways.

The Yan family members committed a taboo.

A more important factor.

It is that Shazhu's relationship with Yan Fugui is not bad; last night, when Yu Li gave birth, Shazhu also temporarily entrusted his eldest son to Third Aunt, and this morning Yushui brought Weiguo to Yu Li's parents' place.

The neighbors could not stand it.

Although they themselves are beasts, they consider reporting one's own friend to be the kind of deed that is eating someone to their face and stabbing them in the back.

"You say this is San Daye's idea, or Yan Jiecheng's idea?"

Yan Jiecheng — we just said it, didn't we? This is all his doing; San Daye was unaware from start to finish.

You believe that empty talk? I think San Daye should know.

Shazhu pricked up his ears.

The neighbors' whispered gossip.

Finally, Shazhu's doubts were put to rest.

Actually it wasn't Ran Qiuye who had an accident; it was Yan Jiecheng, who, after writing two letters of accusation and being lectured a few sentences by Yan Fugui, then in front of the neighbors brought up old matters again, raking up some old scores from the past.

In this.

It also involved Yu Li.

Shazhu had to step forward.

He pushed his bicycle into his own room, set down his shoulder bag, turned and went to the scene.

Sharpening the knife does not delay the woodcutter.

Since Yan Jiecheng mentioned Yu Li, Shazhu, as Yu Li's husband, had to defend her reputation; he pushed aside the neighbors blocking the road with his hand, and in a few steps reached the center of the scene, his gaze fixed on Yan Jiecheng.

Yan Fugui squeezed out an embarrassed expression toward Shazhu.

There is a wayward son in the family.

What is ruined is also the Yan family's reputation.

Yan Jiecheng, there were some things I originally didn't want to bring up, after all the matter is over ten years past, bringing it up again would be pointless, but I find I really can't not mention it; as a man I must take responsibility for Yu Li's reputation, the neighbors are all here, they saw what happened back then, I just want to ask you, Yan Jiecheng, what exactly are you thinking?

Shazhu, San Daye apologizes to you; it's San Daye's fault for not educating the child well.

San Daye, this is no longer a matter of educating the child well or not; Yan Jiecheng is how old this year, just a few years younger than me, his child is already three, and you still call him a child as a metaphor—that's inappropriate; an adult who makes a mistake must bear responsibility.

Yan Fugui let out a sigh.

He paid no attention to Shazhu, yet he also did not leave.

He worried that Shazhu would lash out and violently beat Yan Jiecheng.

He was angry at Yan Jiecheng's inaction, but as a father he could not stand by and watch Shazhu violently beat his son.

So he wanted to stay at the scene.

If Shazhu really were to lash out and violently beat Yan Jiecheng, Yan Fugui could grab Shazhu right away, so that Yan Jiecheng wouldn't have to take Shazhu's punches.