Chapter 40: He Just Wants His Mother and Sister to Worry Less About Him

When Jia Dongxu held the broom in his hand, Shazhu was stunned, and Qin Huairu was also stunned.

Jia Dongxu let out a cold snort, pointed the broom at Shazhu, and shouted angrily:

"Shazhu, why are you in my house?"

"Why did you close the door?"

"Did you do something shameful again?"

Jia Dongxu went "tap tap tap", firing three rapid questions like a machine gun.

Shazhu was bewildered, and Qin Huairu was bewildered as well.

What on earth is this?

Jia Zhangshi was still at home.

"I... I, Dong Xu brother, I... I didn't!"

Although Jia Zhangshi was at home, and although Shazhu and Qin Huairu hadn't had any substantive relationship.

However, he was indeed thinking about Qin Huairu, and there was indeed occasional ambiguity between them.

So, faced with Jia Dongxu's interrogation, he couldn't help feeling as if he had done something wrong and been caught.

His speech therefore became a bit stammering.

But soon he forced himself to calm down and continued:

"Um, it was... it was Qin Jie who closed the door."

Qin Huairu: "Yeah, Dong Xu, what are you doing?"

"What could we possibly have?"

"Mom is still inside."

Hearing this, Jia Zhangshi had no choice but to step outside.

She had originally wanted Jia Dongxu to give Shazhu a scolding.

Although Shazhu's combat power was formidable, unbeatable throughout the Siheyuan.

But with her present, Shazhu didn't dare do anything.

Even their mother and son couldn't deal with a single Shazhu?

Shazhu always stared at Qin Huairu.

She didn't believe him when he said nothing was wrong.

"W-what's going on?"

"It's not even dark yet, why close the door?"

With Jia Zhangshi there, Jia Dongxu felt relieved.

He glanced at the broom in his hand, walked to the corner, and set the broom down.

Qin Huairu exhaled a long breath and said:

"Dong Xu, this makes me so sad."

"How could you suspect me and Shazhu?"

Jia Dongxu forced a smile and said, "No, I didn't."

"I... I just... I care about you too much."

"You closed the door... sigh, never mind, it's all a misunderstanding."

Qin Huairu felt irritated inside, but she didn't want to say anything more.

Jia Zhangshi was no pushover.

Whatever she said, Jia Zhangshi would still side with Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu glanced at Qin Huairu, then shifted his gaze to Jia Zhangshi, changing the subject:

"Mom, you shouldn't have offended my master today."

Jia Zhangshi pursed her lips and said, "Now it's already offended, what do you suggest?"

Jia Dongxu looked at Jia Zhangshi and said, "Mom, you should go apologize to my master."

Jia Zhangshi let out a low hum and said nothing.

Lin Shengli and Yi Dama arrived at the Houyuan.

At a glance, they saw Zheng Guangming, Zheng Juan's younger brother, sitting on the steps in front of the door.

He let out a light sigh and walked over.

Although in his previous life he hadn't finished watching "The World Between Us", he had read the plot summary.

He was fairly familiar with the storyline and characters of that TV series.

Zheng Guangming was sensible and obedient, and also quite handsome.

Unfortunately, he had been blind in his eyes since childhood.

He was abandoned by his biological parents shortly after birth.

It was Zheng Juan's mother who took him in and raised him.

Although he had long known that he and Zheng Juan were not blood siblings, his feelings for her surpassed those of actual siblings.

He was also very filial toward his adoptive mother.

When he grew up, to avoid burdening Zheng Juan, who shared a hard fate, he chose to become a monk.

Even though Zheng Juan was extremely reluctant, she was powerless.

They were all kind-hearted, hard‑luck people.

If possible, he wanted to change their destinies.

He wanted to use the system to study medicine, cure Zheng Guangming's eyes, and also Yi Dama's heart disease.

"Guangming, is your mom at home?"

Walking up to Zheng Guangming, Yi Dama let out a soft sigh and asked gently.

She has always felt sympathy for this family.

She even felt that this family was the most pitiable in the courtyard.

Because Zheng Guangming has been blind since childhood.

Moreover, the three of them are very kind.

So she and Yi Zhonghai have often helped them.

Upon hearing Yi Dama's voice,

Zheng Guangming couldn't help but break into a happy smile, stood up, bowed slightly, and said:

"Guangming sends his regards to Yi Dama, replying to her: my mom went out and hasn't come back yet."

Yi Dama looked at Lin Shengli and said: "This child has a sweet mouth, has been well-behaved since young, is very likable, alas."

Saying that, she looked at Zheng Guangming and asked again: "And your sister?"

Zheng Guangming hadn't yet had a chance to answer when a sweet female voice suddenly came from behind him:

"Hello, Yi Dama, I just got off work and came back."

Her voice came, and she appeared.

A girl wearing a somewhat oversized blue work uniform quickly appeared before Lin Shengli's eyes.

She was even younger and prettier than what he had seen on TV.

Lin Shengli recognized her—she was exactly the girl he had seen riding a phoenix bicycle on the bus today, Zheng Juan, the female lead of 《In the World of People》.

"Xiao Juan is back."

Yi Dama said, pointing at Lin Shengli, and introduced:

"Xiao Juan, this is your Eldest Uncle's nephew, Lin Shengli, who just arrived today."

Zheng Juan smiled generously at Lin Shengli, extended her right hand, and said:

"Hello, I'm Zheng Juan."

Lin Shengli nodded, gave a polite smile, and said: "Hello, I'm Lin Shengli."

He then extended his right hand, lightly shook hers, and immediately let go.

Zheng Juan nodded at Lin Shengli, then turned to Yi Dama:

"Yi Dama, when I came back at noon, I heard people in the courtyard talking about it."

"I was planning to wait until after work this afternoon to congratulate you and Eldest Uncle in person."

"That's wonderful; from now on, your and Eldest Uncle's days will surely become happier and happier."

Yi Dama happily said: "Ah, this child, you speak so well, truly delightful."

Zheng Guangming: "Yi Dama, Guangming is also happy for you and Eldest Uncle."

"Right, Yi Dama, Guangming has a request: can I call him Shengli Ge?"

Lin Shengli gave a light smile and said: "Of course."

"From now on, I will be your Shengli Ge."

Zheng Guangming jumped up excitedly, clapping his hands and shouting:

"Today I'm so happy, Guangming has a brother, Guangming has a brother."

"From now on, no one will dare bully me."

Zheng Guangming is eight years old this year.

Because he can't see, he also can't go to school.

In the whole hutong, aside from a few kids from Liang Ladi's family who are willing to play with him, no one else wants to play with him.

Not only are they unwilling, they often call him a blind person, even tease him, hit him......

He feels that the Yi Zhonghai couple are good people.

Lin Shengli is their nephew, so he must be a good person too.

If he could take Lin Shengli as his brother, from now on no one would dare bully him.

Then his mother and sister would have less to worry about.