Chapter 421

Having lived two lifetimes.

Shazhu knows the serious connections involved.

He also knows the gravity of the situation.

He knows Liu Jianguo means well, and fears Shazhu will end up like those people.

He nodded.

He then gave Liu Jianguo a few words of advice, urging him to be careful in everything, seeing Yushui also there, not reassured, he gave a few more words of advice, and finally, after eating and drinking his fill, he left Yushui's home.

When they returned to the courtyard.

It was already past three in the afternoon, nearing four.

People had not yet entered the main courtyard.

The voices of the two squads arguing about 'returning to righteousness' and 'correcting mistakes' flew into their ears first, and they were too lazy to bother with all this messy nonsense.

All in all.

The couple, holding their son and daughter, went to the parents' home.

An identical scene.

It unfolded before Shazhu and his wife.

The parents' courtyard, which had been peaceful until recently, is now engulfed in warfare, surpassing even the Red Star Courtyard.

At the Red Star Courtyard, there are basically two factions butting heads, all just to order Er Da Ma around.

The big courtyard where Yu Li's parents live, for some unknown reason—perhaps out of jealousy—has split into several teams, each claiming to be the orthodox, loudly accusing the other teams of being counterfeit, demanding they disband on the spot.

Shazhu and his wife, like taking a post-meal stroll, returned along the same route to the Red Star Courtyard.

It was still the same noisy scene as before.

The only difference.

Is that Qin Huairu also joined the fray, in her capacity as head of the Yagangchang 'Correcting Mistakes' team, ordering Liu Haizhong to help the neighbors wash clothes in the courtyard.

Sunday.

Everyone rested.

They were all angry at Liu Haizhong, wishing they could kill him, and seeing Qin Huairu let Liu Haizhong help them wash clothes.

They all started scheming.

Every household piled their accumulated dirty clothes at the water tap in the middle courtyard.

Liu Haizhong initially wanted to show a proactive attitude of admitting fault, trying to leave a good impression on Qin Huairu, so that his Yagangchang would be a bit better off.

But when he saw the mountain-like pile of dirty clothes before him, his spirit instantly drained; he knew this was Qin Huairu's punishment on him.

With so many clothes, they'd have to wash until the Year of the Monkey and Horse Month.

Even more horrifying for Liu Haizhong was that some neighbors, hearing he would wash their clothes, took off their outer garments, fearing to tire him to death, and before changing clothes they rolled on the ground a few times, doing all this right in front of Liu Haizhong.

When they brought the dirty clothes, they spoke in a commanding tone, telling Liu Haizhong to wash their clothes clean, otherwise they'd hold Liu Haizhong responsible.

Liu Haizhong wanted to retort a few words.

As soon as he thought of his current status.

He immediately gave up the idea.

He is not the team captain.

What's he pretending to be, a lame calf?

Better to just honestly follow Qin Huairu's instructions and work.

There are policies from above.

There are countermeasures below.

Faced with the dirty clothes thrown by the neighbors, Liu Haizhong came up with the idea of slacking off.

That is, the kind of dragging his feet.

Qin Huairu threw out a harsh sentence: 'You won't rest until you finish washing these clothes.'

Liu Haizhong's face changed instantly.

He muttered a few words under his breath that Qin Huairu couldn't hear, then got to work washing the clothes.

Shazhu and his wife exchanged a glance.

They went out again.

Liu Haizhong was washing clothes, but the two of them weren't at ease; they didn't let Liu Haizhong wash clothes, fearing Qin Huairu would cause trouble and label them as his accomplices.

Can't afford to provoke.

I can avoid.

Holding that thought, the couple carried their child and walked aimlessly down the street, where passersby were rushing about, but there were even more young people.

Looking at them.

Shazhu genuinely felt his hair stand on end.

From far away, he pulled out the gadget from his pocket, and Yu Li imitated Shazhu, also holding a gadget; whenever someone looked at them, they habitually raised the hand holding the gadget and waved it a few times; seeing Shazhu and his wife so well-behaved, the other person also gave up the idea of bothering them; thus they walked and stopped, stopped and walked, all the way until around six or seven in the evening, before they entered the courtyard one after another.

They had thought the chaos in the courtyard had already subsided.

As it turned out, it was still being staged.

Liu Haizhong sat alone on a stool, huffing and puffing as he washed clothes, while Er Da Ma stood by helping to pour water, wring clothes, and hang them to dry.

Around them squatted some neighbors who loved to watch the spectacle, not minding the trouble.

Among them was Jia Zhangshi, the captain of the courtyard's 'Correcting Mistakes' squad; diagonally opposite her were several squad leaders of the 'Reforming Evil and Returning to Righteousness' supervisory squad; and Qin Huairu, the head of the Yagangchang 'Correcting Mistakes' team.

Members of the three major organizations in the courtyard stared tigerishly at Liu Haizhong and his wife as they washed clothes.

It's also lacking in virtue.

Insist on Liu Haizhong sitting while washing clothes.

Just being the fattest official fan in the Siheyuan, sitting here for an afternoon is really a kind of ordeal.

Shazhu and his wife nodded to the folks in the courtyard as a greeting, and were about to push the door to enter their own home when they heard Qin Huairu say to Shazhu: "Shazhu, today the folks in our Siheyuan are giving Liu Haizhong and his wife an educational criticism; why aren't you participating?"

Damn.

Trouble has come.

This tone is exactly the same as when Liu Haizhong first became team captain and came to cause trouble for Shazhu; only the wording inside has been changed a bit.

Block soldiers with generals, flood with earth.

Shazhu is not afraid at all.

He gave Yu Li a reassuring look saying "Don't worry, I've got everything," then pointed indoors, put Weiguo on the ground, and muttered quietly.

"Son, go inside with your mom; Dad has a few things to take care of."

Weiguo walked in on his short legs, and Yu Li followed behind holding their daughter.

Shazhu stood up.

He turned around.

He calmly looked at Qin Huairu.

"Qin Huairu, what did you say? Please repeat the question just now; I didn't hear clearly!"

"Please call me Team Leader Qin!"

Qin Huairu corrected Shazhu's address to her word by word.

She inexplicably felt resentment toward Shazhu.

Probably jealousy was at work.

The better Shazhu treats Yu Li, the more Qin Huairu envies Yu Li; both are women, why did she painstakingly scheme to marry from the countryside into the city, while Yu Li easily realized that dream; both are women, why is Qin Huairu's life so miserable: her first husband died, her mother-in-law Jia Zhangshi made things difficult in every way, after marrying her second husband An Jiahe, he constantly criticized her, until An Jiahe suddenly disappeared, which is why.

She hates.

She hates that Shazhu treats Yu Li well, she hates that Shazhu and his wife have a happy marriage.