Chapter 489: Jia Zhangshi's Disaster from the Mouth

Those who come bear ill intent.

This was the first thought that rose in Shazhu's mind.

He scrutinized closely and found that Jia Zhangshi's gaze toward You Fengxia carried a trace of strong greed.

Is this a plan to target You Fengxia?

Otherwise, Jia Zhangshi wouldn't say such a thing to You Fengxia, whom she had never met.

He let out a cold snort inwardly.

Daring to scheme against You Fengxia, he wasn't afraid of knocking out Jia Zhangshi's big teeth. In his previous life, You Fengxia was a ruthless person who had schemed all the residents of the Siheyuan into her calculations, and even swindled Xu Damu out of all his possessions.

He is now very hesitant.

He hesitates whether to intervene.

He pondered repeatedly.

Still, he felt he should speak up in support, after all You Fengxia stays in the Siheyuan, and outwardly her relation is Shazhu's distant relative; to beat a dog you must look at its owner—scheming against You Fengxia is essentially scheming against Shazhu.

People need to grow.

You Fengxia still has a long way to go before she transforms into that black-hearted woman.

"Fengxia, do you know Bangeng's grandmother?"

You Fengxia is also a remarkable person.

She deliberately used Jia Zhangshi's shameful past, which is hard to look back on, to respond to Shazhu's inquiry.

"Brother, sister-in-law." Because they address Shazhu as brother, they naturally call Li sister-in-law: "This old lady is the one outsiders refer to as our Siheyuan's gluttonous lazybones who spent her life eating and loafing, who killed her husband, killed her son, and wouldn't let her daughter-in-law remarry—the wicked old lady Jia Zhangshi? Indeed, the reputation is not undeserved; she's been kept so white and plump."

Jia Zhangshi never expected You Fengxia to say that about her; she stiffened with an old face, froze on the spot, and fell into a dilemma of advance or retreat.

Let's flare up at You Fengxia.

Worried about ruining the bond with You Fengxia.

Jia Zhangshi still harbored the idea of Bangeng returning to the city to marry You Fengxia, using that connection to get a house from Shazhu for free.

Naturally, she didn't dare to turn against You Fengxia.

Or better not to flare up at You Fengxia.

You Fengxia touched upon her painful past; many in the surrounding Dayuan whispered in private, saying that Jia Zhangshi's mouth, which offends people as soon as she speaks, had ruined the Jia family's feng shui, implicating the Jia father and son, who died early and went to the underworld.

Jia Zhangshi hemmed and hawed for a while before managing to utter half a sentence.

"Fengxia, why are you also saying that about me, this old woman? I was misunderstood."

"Sorry, I'm not acquainted with you, so don't address me so familiarly."

"Fengxia, we're not acquainted now, but maybe we won't be in the future." Jia Zhangshi said shamelessly: "Shazhu, have you seen our Huairu? Let me tell you, today Huairu took leave to go to Dongbei, to bring our Bangeng back to the Siheyuan from Dongbei."

"When Bangeng returns, where will you live?"

"This isn't something to discuss with you, Shazhu."

"Don't say more; there's nothing to discuss, not even paying rent."

"How can there be nothing to discuss? When Bangeng returns, he'll definitely go to work at the Yagangchang."

Jia Zhangshi had no idea what danger this remark would bring to the Jia family.

In Shazhu and others' minds, Bangeng going to work at the Yagangchang would definitely be taking over Qin Huairu's position in the Cleaning Section.

Bangeng is also someone with high aspirations and arrogance.

In his previous life, making him sweep the streets, he'd complain all day, not very happy, daily dealing with people's waste, probably couldn't last more than a few days.

He won't do odd jobs.

The Jia family would then have nothing left but to drink the northwest wind.

"Do you agree to Qin Huairu stepping down internally?"

"What does 'internal retreat' mean?"

"It means taking over the post."

"If Bangeng doesn't take over Huairu's post, our Bangeng is material for a cadre; how could he do this night-soil job? This can't be spoken nonsense, Shazhu—maybe by then your restaurant won't be able to stay open, and you'll have to rely on our Bangeng to lend you a hand."

Not afraid of biting his own tongue.

From Jia Zhangshi's tone, it seems the Jia family has latched onto a big thigh; otherwise she wouldn't keep describing Bangeng's future as a cadre in one breath.

This, damn it, is exactly 'disaster comes from the mouth'.

A typical case of bringing unhappiness upon oneself.

The corner of his eye.

He swept his gaze over several figures.

He hurriedly shouted.

"Er Gou Dan, San Mi Hu, Si Xiao Wa, Wu La Tai, Liu Gou Zi, you guys aren't working, what are you up to? By the way, I remember Si Xiao Wa, Wu La Tai, Liu Gou Zi—you three aren't residents of our Siheyuan."

"Director He, we're on night shift."

"Night shift? Are you playing cards? I tell you, the Yagangchang is currently cracking down tightly; deducting wages is a minor matter." Shazhu, who is used to being a leader, always talks about prospects, etc.: "I'm just afraid it gets recorded in your files, affecting your future prospects."

"Director He, we're not playing cards; we're planning to go to the park to loaf around."

Er Gou Dan seems to be the leader of this group.

He stepped forward to explain.

He spoke eloquently.

His reasons were also well-founded.

But Shazhu still saw through their little tricks; each seemed to be talking to Shazhu, yet the corner of his eye unintentionally glanced toward You Fengxia.

A graceful, virtuous lady.

A gentleman seeks a good match.

He underestimated You Fengxia's appearance.

This bunch of guys.

They all came for You Fengxia.

A slight worry rose in his heart, if someday You Fengxia's parents found You Fengxia, how would You Fengxia face it? Could it be that in the previous life, because of all these messy things, she ultimately became a social butterfly.

"You guys." Shazhu pointed at Ergoudan and the others, "Body in Cao Camp, heart in Han, do you want to let Fengxia go to the park with you?"

Ergoudan and the others were also a bunch with thievish hearts but no thievish guts.

Each with their heads drooping.

Like children who made a mistake.

"Fengxia, these few are all workers at Yagangchang; you just came to the Capital City, do you want to go out for a stroll with them? Get familiar with the Capital City?"

Deliberately provoked Jia Zhangshi.

Just now Jia Zhangshi's remarks made things clear; Bangeng was going to work at Yagangchang and become a leader, so the widow who married Bangeng bringing a child would not be looked upon by the Jia family.

A wife from humble origins finds it hard to rise to the hall.

What's more, she is a widow who remarried midway and brings a child.

In that case.

Jia Zhangshi was just trying to feel things out, wanting to matchmake Bangeng with You Fengxia; no wonder just now she greeted You Fengxia, whom she had never met before, saying that not being familiar now doesn't mean they won't be familiar in the future, an ambiguous remark.

That's what Jia Zhangshi was thinking.

So she deliberately said that You Fengxia should go to the park with Ergoudan and the others; if Jia Zhangshi had already taken a liking to You Fengxia and wanted her to marry Bangeng, then in Jia Zhangshi's view, You Fengxia going to the park with Ergoudan and the others would be You Fengxia not observing wifely virtue, putting a green hat on the Jia family's Bangeng.

That won't do.

You Fengxia is one of the Jia family.

Shazhu's house is also the Jia family's house.

Followed someone else.

Where will Bangeng live after he marries a wife?