Chapter 490

You Fengxia is the link that binds the Jia family's blood‑sucking Shazhu.

Translation: You Fengxia is the link that the Jia family uses to bleed Shazhu dry.

You Fengxia is the link of the Jia family's blood‑sucking Shazhu.

Thus: You Fengxia is the link of the Jia family's blood-sucking Shazhu.

Jia Zhangshi won't let You Fengxia become another man's wife.

Translation: Jia Zhangshi will not allow the fact that You Fengxia becomes someone else's wife to happen.

Jia Zhangshi will not let it happen that You Fengxia becomes someone else's wife.

Even if he were even more stupid.

Translation: Even if she is very stupid.

She also understood the situation before her.

Translation: She also understood the situation before her.

Shazhu is trying to find a husband for Fengxia.

Translation: Shazhu is going to find a husband's family for You Fengxia.

Well, women...

Translation: Women, after all.

No matter how good‑looking she is, she still has to get married.

Translation: No matter how beautiful she is, she still has to marry.

Ergou dan and his coworkers work at the rolling mill, but Gang geng isn't a worker there yet; Fengxia isn't foolish, and Shazhu is sharp, so they naturally know what to choose.

Translation: Ergou Dan and his group are workers at the steel mill, Bangeng is not yet a worker there, You Fengxia is not stupid, Shazhu is also shrewd, so they naturally know how to choose.

If they actually chose one of Ergou dan's group, there would be nothing left for Gang geng.

Translation: If they really choose one of Ergou Dan's group, then there will be nothing left for Bangeng to do.

If Gang geng can't marry Fengxia, how will the Jia family use her to scheme a room out of Shazhu?

Translation: If Bangeng cannot marry You Fengxia, how will the Jia family scheme through You Fengxia to get a room from Shazhu?

He's getting anxious.

Translation: He became anxious.

He blurted out a few remarks that, to outsiders, would seem like petty behavior.

Translation: He blurted out a few sentences that outsiders would see as the actions of a petty person.

"In Ergou dan's family there's also an old mother who takes medicine; Sanmihu likes to drink and even after drinking he still loves to hit people; Sixihudan doesn't care about hygiene, earning him the nickname 'Four Sloppy'."

Translation: "Ergou Dan's family still has a medicine-taking old mother, Sanmihu likes to drink alcohol, after drinking he still loves to hit people, Sihudan is unhygienic, nicknamed 'the four slovenly ones'."

"All right, then your family's Gang geng is the good one."

Translation: "So it's just that your family's Bangeng is good, huh."

Ergou dan fired back.

Translation: Ergou Dan retorted sarcastically.

Others' faces also showed contempt for the Jia family.

Translation: Others' faces also showed contempt for the Jia family.

As someone the same age as Gang geng,

Translation: As someone of the same age as Bangeng,

They know Gang geng's character all too well; calling him trash is not an exaggeration—he steals, fights, looks down on people, and will do anything for money; this is what Jia Zhangshi calls her 'good grandson' Gang geng.

Translation: They know Bangeng's nature too well; calling him trash is not an exaggeration—he steals, fights, looks down on people, and will do anything for money—this is the Jia Zhangshi's so-called good grandson Bangeng.

"That's right." Jia Zhangshi went along with it, seizing on the other's words to lavish praise on Gang geng: "Our Gang geng has been a good child since little; he's handsome and talented; he does things solidly and honestly, never deceives; he respects the elderly, listens to his mother, and is good to his sister."

Translation: "That's right." Jia Zhangshi went with the flow, seizing on the other's remark, and lavishly praised Bangeng: "Our Bangeng has been a good child since little, handsome and talented, down-to-earth in his actions, never deceitful, respectful to elders, obedient to his mother, and kind to his sister."

His gaze fell on Fengxia.

Translation: His gaze fell on You Fengxia's body.

With a hint of fervor.

Translation: With a hint of fervor.

"Fengxia, a woman marrying into a husband's family is like a second rebirth; you must find a family that suits your heart, otherwise you'll suffer for life after marrying in. Let me tell you this: our courtyard house—no, not just that, it's our whole street—go out and inquire; our Gang geng is one of a kind; no matter who, whether a city girl or not, marrying into our Gang geng's family is truly the blessing she cultivated in her past life; you must open your eyes and look carefully; some people put on one face outwardly but another behind the scenes."

Translation: "Fengxia, a woman marrying into a husband's family is like a woman's second rebirth; you must find a family that suits your heart, otherwise you'll suffer a lifetime after marrying in. Let me tell you: our Siheyuan, no, no, no, it's our whole street—go ask around, our Bangeng is one of a kind. No matter who, whether a city girl, marrying into our Bangeng is truly the blessing she cultivated in her past life. You must open your eyes and see clearly: some people put on one face outwardly and another behind the scenes."

Bangeng's grandmother, you mean your family's Bangeng is the best?

Of course. At the very least, we're better than you; you're not even worthy to give my grandson Bangeng a shoe-shine. Jia Zhangshi glanced sideways at Ergou dan and them, a look of pride on her face. "I, the old woman, have laid down the words: this time our Bangeng returns, he'll go straight into Yagangchang as a leader, and then you few won't have any good days."

Shazhu chuckled inwardly a bit.

He didn't know whether Bangeng could get into the factory.

But he knew that Jia Zhangshi had already stirred up trouble for Bangeng.

An anonymous letter was written and sent over.

Bangeng is just Bangeng.

And still enter Yagangchang.

Go on dreaming.

You've been eating lazily and doing nothing all your life, day after day not doing anything, either you're the landlord's long-winded complaints or the west side's short criticisms, you add fuel to the fire in every aspect; any woman who marries into your family has had eight generations of bad luck.

You're talking nonsense.

I'm talking nonsense, you guys know whether your family's Bangeng is good or not? From a young age he's been a good kid, yes yes yes, he's been a good kid who steals things since childhood, for money he even introduced a partner to their teacher, that's what you Jia Zhangshi call a good kid. As for Jia Zhangshi's claim that Bangeng looks after his sister, we admit Bangeng really is good to his sister, taking his two sisters to steal an old hen from Xu Daming's family, and even made the old hen into beggar's chicken, then afterwards Jia Zhangshi instructed Bangeng to make Bangeng deny stealing the chicken.

Fengxia, don't listen to their nonsense; they're just jealous. Our Bangeng will be back soon, and then you can take a good look at him.

Jia Zhangshi, believe it or not, I'll go to the street office to report you? Bangeng already has a wife, and he's still checking out Fengxia.

Who said our Bangeng got married?

Let alone the fact that everyone in our Siheyuan knows, even the street office knows, your family's Bangeng in Dongbei has an unclear relationship with a widow who brings a child, he goes to her house at night to cause trouble, and was caught by the widow's parents-in-law; they wanted to hand Bangeng over to the police station, but you paid a thousand yuan to settle it. Why can they come back in broad daylight but Bangeng can't? It's because they won't let him go; the widow said either bring her back with him, or Bangeng must stay in Dongbei for life. Your Jia Family is far and near known as a widow family.

The four words 'widow family'.

It truly stimulated Jia Zhangshi.

Laoqianpo instantly turned into a frizzed-up chicken.

Glaring with a fierce stare, she looked viciously at Ergou dan and them.

Believe it or not, I, the old woman, will tear your mouth?

Believe it or not, we'll beat you, you son of a bitch?

You still dare to hit an elder?

Shazhu found it somewhat amusing.

Jia Zhangshi has become a Yi Zhonghai who is not Yi Zhonghai, copying over Yi Zhonghai's old tactics of tricking Shazhu word for word.

He's simply a complete bastard.

What kind of elder are you? Never mind senior or not, our family doesn't have an elder like you. Comrade You Fengxia, do you see this? This is the Jia Family's style; if you marry in, you'll probably become the second Qin Huairu sucked dry by the Jia Family.

Ergou dan, you dare to ruin my grandson Bangeng's marriage? I'll fight you to the death.

Jia Zhangshi thrust her head forward, charging at Ergou dan.

At the instant her head struck Ergou dan's body, Ergou dan slightly shifted his body, and Jia Zhangshi's head went straight into the wooden pillar beside him.

Then came a 'ka-cha' sound.

Jia Zhangshi's head slammed hard into the wooden post, and she immediately fainted on the spot, unconscious.

Jia Zhangshi was gone.

The Siheyuan instantly fell silent.

Everyone looked at each other, in unison they ignored the fainted Jia Zhangshi on the ground, and each went about their own business.

Good people don't live long, while misfortunes last a thousand years.

Jia Zhangshi won't die.

Nor are the neighbors cold-blooded.

Rather, he simply didn't want to be disgusted by Jia Zhangshi.

Earlier, there had been an incident where Jia Zhangshi fainted and someone sent her to the hospital; logically, when someone brings you to the hospital, you ought to properly express your gratitude.

After all, they had saved a life.

Jia Zhangshi acted contrarily, claiming that person had disturbed her sweet dream, insisting she hadn't fainted but was merely napping in the courtyard; the person who had sent Jia Zhangshi to the hospital was extorted by her for the hospital fees, and furthermore Jia Zhangshi made a scene and had him pay a few dollars.

Suffer a setback.

Gain wisdom.

Whether Jia Zhangshi lives or dies is none of their business.

Or rather, more than thirty minutes later, Huaihua returned to the Siheyuan, found Jia Zhangshi collapsed on the ground, called out to wake her; upon waking, Jia Zhangshi immediately grabbed Huaihua's arm, saying Huaihua had bumped into her, but once she saw clearly that the person pulling her arm was Huaihua, Jia Zhangshi's face flushed red, and she asked the other people in the Siheyuan where they had gone.

How would Huaihua know?

She glanced around at the locked rooms.

He shrugged helplessly at Jia Zhangshi, then helped her up and headed toward the Jia Family.