Chapter 61: The Hypocrite Wants to Cry

Watching Shazhu stand before me, posing as if ready to talk smoothly.

In Yi Zhonghai's heart, a sudden feeling of impending disaster arose.

He realized that the Shazhu standing before him now seemed somewhat different from the Shazhu he knew.

With so many people present.

Yi Zhonghai couldn't not let Shazhu speak; he had no reason or authority to shut him up.

All we can do is leave it to fate.

Hope Shazhu says something beneficial to Yi Zhonghai.

Seeing the hypocrite looking as if sitting on pins and needles.

Shazhu gave a slight smile.

Such a moment of glory—this is exactly the highlight he has long dreamed of!

Who says only Yi Zhonghai can manipulate them? These people can also turn the tables on Yi Zhonghai, as long as they take the moral high ground, raise the banner of moral blackmail, the hypocrite will have no choice but to submit meekly!

"Just now, during our meeting, I was late—not intentionally, but because I heard some words in the toilet that I could not tolerate."

On Shazhu's face, an expression of blazing fury appeared, his anger burning as if he wanted to devour someone.

"I don't know who said it, claiming that the old lady hadn't eaten all day because the eldest uncle deliberately starved her; if I hadn't been in the toilet at the time, I really wanted to slap him into the latrine!"

Yi Zhonghai's heart.

Whoa, chilly!

His premonition was correct.

Shazhu was indeed doing something to trap Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai wanted to stop him but dared not.

Because of Shazhu's tone, he seemed to be standing up for Yi Zhonghai.

Secondly.

At this moment, in Yi Zhonghai's mind, Shazhu completely appeared as an honest, simple fellow; Yi Zhonghai thought anyone could backstab him, anyone could scheme against him.

Only Shazhu would not.

In Yi Zhonghai's eyes, Shazhu was just an honest, naive child.

"Eldest uncle, you don't know, it was you who made me angry then." Shazhu deliberately turned to Yi Zhonghai to claim credit, saying, "Anyone can say that, but not you, eldest uncle—your kindness to the old lady is obvious to all the neighbors; who among us doesn't know that the old lady's daily life is looked after by you and your wife? To say you and your wife are starving the old lady just shows you lack common sense!"

Shazhu's voice suddenly rose.

"I've laid down my words—if you have any issue, come straight at me, not at the eldest uncle and his wife; they're old and can't withstand your scheming, so scheme against me instead! Claiming that the eldest uncle and his wife want to starve the old lady to death to seize her property is utterly baseless."

Shazhu took another breath.

He continued to counter the moral blackmail against Yi Zhonghai.

Today, whatever happens, Yi Zhonghai must be given a heavy lesson.

"Today the old lady missed breakfast and lunch, not because the eldest uncle and his wife want to starve her to death, but because they were busy and forgot her—who hasn't forgotten something? To make amends, the eldest uncle and his wife will stew chicken for her tonight!"

Yi Zhonghai really wanted to cover Shazhu's broken mouth.

They had bought a chicken.

That chicken was New Year's provisions.

They planned to eat it on New Year's Day.

Originally, Yi Zhonghai and his wife wanted to have something light in the evening—steamed corn buns and sorghum millet porridge—and if the deaf old lady didn't want to eat, she could go to Shazhu's place.

In Yi Zhonghai's heart.

Shazhu will eat well tonight.

Now that Shazhu has said this.

The neighbors will surely wonder what Yi Zhonghai gives the deaf old lady to eat tonight; if it's actually steamed corn buns, his reputation will fall into the mud.

It has a bit of the feeling of forcing ducks onto the shelves.

Shazhu's words have put him over a fire; not giving the deaf old lady stewed meat is simply unacceptable.

"From now on, to prevent those people from tarnishing the eldest uncle and his wife's reputation, we will speak with facts—we will use the fact that the eldest uncle and his wife care for the old lady in every detail to shut those people up, so they know that claiming the old lady was starved for a day by the eldest uncle and his wife is wrong."

Yi Zhonghai and his wife even felt like dying.

They were also helpless.

Yi Zhonghai and his wife cared for the deaf old lady.

This was out of concern for reputation.

After all, they have no descendants.

When they find that their returns are not proportional to their efforts, they will regard this effort as a burden and want to push it away.

Why does Yi Zhonghai constantly want Shazhu to care for the deaf old lady?

One reason is that Yi Zhonghai has already gained the reputation he deserves by caring for the deaf old lady.

Another reason is that, through deep contact with the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai has seen her true nature and knows she is just a greedy glutton.

This habit of craving meat at the drop of a hat cannot be satisfied by Yi Zhonghai and his wife.

The target for old-age support.

It was set as Jia Dongxu.

Out of precaution.

Shazhu was listed as a backup for old-age support.

There is also money.

"When the eldest aunt learned that the deaf old lady had persuaded Yi Zhonghai not to let her adopt a child, out of revenge against the deaf old lady, she told Yi Zhonghai about saving money."

The reason given.

If Jia Dongxu is unreliable, and Shazhu is also unreliable, then their couple's old-age support can only rely on money.

Today the two of them designed a trap.

They deliberately pretended to be busy to give the deaf old lady a show of force.

As a result, they were the ones who got intimidated.

Shazhu's words.

This made Yi Zhonghai and his wife uneasy.

"Uncle, Aunt, don't worry so much, it's fine. Your taking care of the old lady has been seen by everyone in our courtyard. Even if someone slanders your reputation, we neighbors can serve as witnesses to speak up for you."

Shazhu's voice grew increasingly loud and high-pitched.

He wants to seize the opportunity to tightly bind Yi Zhonghai, his wife, and the deaf old lady together.

That's all there is to it.

The deaf old lady's daily life—you Yi Zhonghai couple still have to look after.

Want to pass the buck.

Not even a door.

"The neighbors all bear witness for Uncle and Aunt: the old lady's daily life has always been taken care of by Uncle and Aunt, in the past, now, and in the future. Not striving for a steamed bun or arguing over breath, it's just to let the person who says Uncle and Aunt have ill intentions see, see how Uncle and Aunt actually care for the old lady."

Shazhu moved over to the deaf old lady's side.

"Old lady, don't worry, your later years ought to be happy—Uncle and Aunt will take care of you. We're not afraid of gossip; in a moment Uncle and Aunt will stew chicken for you to eat."

The deaf old lady, unusually, did not put on airs.

"Zhonghai is a good person, Zhonghai's wife is also a good person; my old lady will eat chicken tonight."

"Old Yi, although I'm not happy with you as the elder, regarding this matter of the old lady, I am convinced by you."

"Old Yi, I, like Old Liu, am convinced by you as the elder; Shazhu can be too—just because someone speaks ill of you, he's ready to fight."

Yi Zhonghai was so moved he felt like fainting!