[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-standing-up-to-jia-zhang-sending-her-to":3,"chapter-siheyuan-standing-up-to-jia-zhang-sending-her-to-siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-12":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Siheyuan: Confronting Widow Jia and Sending Her to Labor Reform",{"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},2148757,3576,"Chapter 12","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-12",12,"\u003Cp>After a long while, he finally exhaled that foul breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party had humiliated him to this extent, and he still had to lower himself to cook a banquet for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu felt incredibly aggrieved, but he had no reason to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he said he wouldn't do it, Deputy Factory Manager Li would definitely jump out to discipline him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Factory Manager Li was the one managing all the logistics affairs in the factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His power behind the scenes was quite large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he really angered him and got himself sent to be some kind of workshop worker,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then wouldn't he lose the chance to take advantage of Qin Qin Huairu in the future?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Sha Zhu was furious inside, he could only helplessly stand up and start cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in Chen Tian’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Bang Geng snuck into his house, he started searching all areas for those things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something's not right; didn't he stir-fry meat last night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember smelling eggs this morning, why aren't they here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching a circle, he found nothing resembling meat or eggs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unwilling to return empty-handed, he walked toward the inner room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter how well you hide it, I can turn it upside down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang Geng saw pork and bread placed on the stove and was instantly overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian had still underestimated the shamelessness of Jia Jia Zhangshi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought that by beating Sha Zhu down yesterday, the people in the Sihe Academy would be obedient for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jia Jia Zhangshi’s grandson was clearly not an ordinary character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the famous \"stealing master\" of the Sihe Academy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His courage was so great that he even dared to pry into public property.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone breaking and entering to steal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang Geng stood quite excitedly on a stool and lifted quite a few good things from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can eat better for a while now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang Geng felt a bit smug at this moment, and just as he was about to take those things away, his feet suddenly wobbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was getting carried away, he fell directly from the stool, face-first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah ah ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My tooth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his face hit the ground, one of Bang Geng’s front teeth was knocked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he couldn't even speak clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was also worried about making too much noise and didn't dare to cry out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he hugged the things tightly and ran out of Chen Tian’s house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma, I'm back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang Geng ran home excitedly and started taking the things out one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as soon as Jia Jia Zhangshi walked out, she saw her precious grandson covered in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately grabbed him in a panic to check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my, precious grandson, what happened to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who beat you up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang Geng pushed her away impatiently, and while pushing, he showed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at how many good things I brought back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This tooth fell out because I fell down just now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look quickly, there’s so much meat and vegetables.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Chen Tian really has a lot of good things at home!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Zhangshi looked over quickly and indeed saw many colorful things; her eyes went straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, she patted her grandson’s head and said quite proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of my precious grandson, you’re so efficient!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the future, if we don't have food, we'll go to Chen Tian’s house; if he won't give it, we'll steal it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s not a good person!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems he extorted money from our family back then, so he could buy these things!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This heartless old thing, he doesn't see how difficult our family is, and he doesn't know how to help out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He just wants to enjoy it himself; precious grandson, we’ll deal with him like this from now on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Zhangshi’s eyes were full of those things, and she kept cursing in her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Jia Jia Dongxu became a cripple, Jia Jia Zhangshi had become even more lazy and gluttonous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spent all day using her family's difficulties as an excuse to sponge off others in the Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And First Uncle, in order to maintain his image of being great, upright, and righteous, would also call on others to provide for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But after entering, he saw Chen Tian sitting in the main seat, and a nameless fire rose up instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the dishes were served, Deputy Factory Manager Li waved his hand, signaling that he could go out first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu, don't be in such a hurry to go home, in case we need to add more dishes later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu’s face sank the moment he heard this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was working hard to cook and prepare dishes, while Xu Xu Damao and Chen Tian could sit inside and enjoy the fruits of his labor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now he couldn't even leave, he could only wait in the kitchen area for the summons of Factory Manager Yang and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chief Engineer Chen, I heard from Xu Xu Damao that you live in the same Sihe Academy as them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you really must try Sha Zhu’s skills; not to mention anything else, the food he makes tastes quite good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Factory Manager Yang said this while his chopsticks kept putting food into Chen Tian’s bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so enthusiastic that Chen Tian felt a bit embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chief Engineer Chen, Factory Manager Yang, Deputy Factory Manager Li, and all the leaders present!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, Xu Xu Damao, am truly lucky to be able to sit and eat with so many leaders!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not to mention anything else, I’ll finish this cup!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao said this, stood up, and drank the wine in his cup clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian knew that Xu Xu Damao was going to show off again, but he didn't intend to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao was usually a guy full of crooked ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was idle all day, and even in front of leaders, he would only try his best to flatter them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be able to eat with so many leaders, my Xu Xu Damao’s ancestral grave must be smoking with good fortune!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, when I, Xu Xu Damao, toast, I have a rule of 'one day, three smalls'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, what kind of saying is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing him say this, Factory Manager Yang became a bit interested and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone who could liven up the atmosphere, they were always lacking at the dinner table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The 'one' refers to the leaders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are the leaders? They are our heaven, the heaven of our factory!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as the leaders drink one cup, someone like me, who isn't worth mentioning, has to drink three!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao loved to show off at such banquets and talk eloquently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he was just a foil, he could save face by talking like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At such banquets, he was particular about pouring and drinking for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others at the banquet wished that others would toast them less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this kid was different; he was particular about the fact that if he didn't get himself drunk, then this meal was for nothing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo, you, this Xu Xu Damao, are actually not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, come, everyone, let us raise our glasses to celebrate Chief Engineer Chen joining our factory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Factory Manager Yang was also amused by Xu Xu Damao’s flattery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his glass directly, signaling others to stand up and toast Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three rounds of drinks and five flavors of dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Factory Manager Yang took out a stack of bills and notes from his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chief Engineer Chen, this is prepared by the factory for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, you are the technical chief engineer of our factory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If such a Senior Engineer goes out, how can he not have these things to save face?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the future, if you have any needs, just ask directly; the factory will try its best to satisfy them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian saw that Factory Manager Yang was a bit tipsy later, so he took the bills and notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones on top were ordinary grain coupons, fabric coupons, watch coupons, and inside, there was even a bicycle coupon mixed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, bicycles were not as common as they would be in later generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, a bicycle cost nearly two hundred yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this price was something some families could afford if they gritted their teeth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in this era, having money alone was not enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To buy a bicycle, one also needed a bicycle coupon and industrial vouchers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then could one go to the place where bicycles were sold to purchase one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The factory only had less than twenty coupons a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And who these bicycle coupons were given to was all decided by the factory leaders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even First Uncle, a veteran worker of the factory for many years,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and even a senior fitter, hadn't received one in all these years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a good thing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing these coupons, Chen Tian’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For himself, having a means of transportation for commuting in the future would be much more convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Xu Xu Damao was also quite tipsy at this moment, seeing that bicycle coupon, he couldn't help but feel envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Factory Manager Yang, I’ll toast you again, you drink as you please, I’ll finish mine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Xu Xu Damao picked up the wine glass in front of him, raised his neck, and finished it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were people invited out, how could there be such a big difference between people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao couldn't figure this out, so he could only pour his depression into his stomach like wine.\u003C\u002Fp>",1615,"2026-06-16T18:09:03.510Z","2026-06-16T19:13:34.914Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","45d411ef80c3a4145f603e5ab48296e2d6bad16cd300dc8b3da04c2fc4de0ee2","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-13","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-11",308,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-cover.jpg"]