[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-divorced-and-penniless-yet-you-still-ex":3,"chapter-siheyuan-divorced-and-penniless-yet-you-still-ex-siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-45":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Siheyuan: Divorced and Done with Your Old-Age Schemes",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2002582,2946,"Chapter 45","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>If the police are called, this matter will blow up completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have to go to a labor reform camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once sent to labor reform, his job would be as good as lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao thought the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not afford to lose this job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a projectionist at the Steel Rolling Factory, his monthly wage was over thirty yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could also go to the countryside to screen movies for the locals, pocketing a little extra profit every Third Third Third Third Time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he thought about it, the more true it seemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao hurriedly confessed everything: \"Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, brother, I had no choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That day, First Uncle and Sha Zhu dragged me over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I hadn't said you gave me the idea, they would have beaten me to death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, I came up with all this on my own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao truly confessed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, when Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had grabbed him by the back of his collar, he had been terrified into a stupor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, with the threat of calling the police?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao was completely cowed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spilled everything, true or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few short minutes, the entire situation had reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just earlier, Sha Zhu had pinned everything on Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao had confessed, it was Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai who were in trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao's pitiful account, the crowd began pointing fingers at Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really didn't see it coming; Yi Zhonghai actually did such a thing. He's inhuman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And he still wants to lead us? Teaming up with Sha Zhu to beat Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is forcing a confession through torture; to frame Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, they actually resorted to such tactics.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is outrageous; who would dare offend Sha Zhu in the future? We'd be scared to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are utterly despicable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao is also a bad seed, actually framing Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai were completely stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was wrong; yesterday, Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao hadn't said any of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai, still somewhat clear-headed, immediately said, \"Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao, you're talking nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must take responsibility for your words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did I ever force a confession from you? I just invited you to my home for tea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not slander us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu also came to his senses and said, \"Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao, you bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're just afraid of Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye; there's no need to dump this mess on the two of us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you know clearly enough what you said yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao immediately objected and retorted, \"You fool, Sha Zhu! If you hadn't threatened me with that club, would I have said anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I said wasn't even the truth; it was just to protect myself. Yes, just self-preservation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me tell you, I used to fear you, but now I'm not afraid anymore. If you have the ability, hit me again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you dare lay a hand on me, I'll extort you until you're ruined!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, he didn't know the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he knew, Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao was truly no longer afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai still wanted to hush things up, but that was impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they've started biting each other like dogs, shedding fur everywhere?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good, good, good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after the three of them had argued until they were gasping for breath did Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye finally speak: \"Enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The three of you should stop arguing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it's better to call the police and let the Public Security comrades handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Public Security comrades will never wrong an innocent person, nor will they let a guilty one go free.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye insist on calling the police, the three who were quarreling immediately panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They shouted in unison, \"No, you can't call the police!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the police were called, all three of them would be finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew best in their hearts what they had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not calling the police?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That won't do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't sort this out; I've been wrongly accused, and I won't rest easy unless the police are called.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye insisted on calling the police.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu, and Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao were all in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai especially said right then, \"Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, this whole matter is just a misunderstanding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about this: the two of them will compensate you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're all neighbors in the same courtyard; asking for too much wouldn't be proper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let's say twenty yuan each.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though reluctant, both Sha Zhu and Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, however, did not agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty yuan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn't even look at that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, compensation from just the two of them won't suffice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just now you wanted to drive me out; you need to compensate me too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My demand is this: Sha Zhu and you each pay me one hundred yuan, and Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao pays me one hundred fifty yuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Short by even a single fen, and this discussion is over!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye was doing this on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keeping these beasts around to play with slowly, raking in hundreds of yuan at a Third Third Third Third Time, beat working a job by far!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three were dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye was making outrageous demands again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye received three hundred and fifty yuan in compensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't do it again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm a good person; you've forced me into becoming a bad one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye went home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the strange gazes of everyone, the three slunk back to their own homes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Yi Zhonghai's home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu, why do you only remember the food and forget the beating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't I tell you not to provoke Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye for now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has your brain been caught in a door, or have you suddenly come into money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1091,"2026-06-15T15:25:36.529Z","2026-06-15T15:59:10.777Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","d3404abebcbed77fa453656b04c05589495c60af462ed2a5ec2fdad69fafee1e","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-46","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-44",75,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-cover.gif"]