[{"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-18":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},2148763,3576,"Chapter 18","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>\"Oh, my foolish son!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you make your mother so worried?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry up and apologize to Uncle Chen Tian, and admit your mistake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the firmness in Chen Tian’s tone, Qin Qin Huairu also cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to cement her image as a good mother so that others in the courtyard would stand up for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That way, at least her son wouldn't be sent to the juvenile detention center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why should I? Who is he? Why should I apologize to him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why can he eat big fish and meat every meal, while we have to eat coarse flour buns!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma told me that he deserves to be stolen from!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang Geng was stubborn as a mule and refused to apologize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian found Qin Qin Huairu’s performance quite amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she were in his era, she might have won an award for her acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Sha Zhu, he was completely mesmerized by Qin Qin Huairu’s moving appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at her blankly; if there weren't so many people around, he would have already rushed over to embrace her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why doesn't this Chen Tian understand a woman’s heart?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu felt his heart aching; Qin Qin Huairu was the woman he dreamed of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her suffer such grievances, he felt terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, Qin Qin Huairu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your son doesn't seem to want to repent; just do as I say and let him spend some time in the station.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe he’ll be able to turn over a new leaf after he comes out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Chen Tian grabbed Bang Geng by the collar and lifted him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how hard Bang Geng struggled, he couldn't escape his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking the transformation potion, Chen Tian’s physique was much stronger than an ordinary person’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, let alone Bang Geng, even if Sha Zhu joined in, he could lift them both up with one hand each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang Geng was like a cat held by the scruff of its neck, unable to struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Tian, you damn thing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't it just taking a little food? Is it worth bullying us like this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dead-end wretch, even if you have children in the future, they won't have an anus!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Zhangshi simply lay on the ground and started her traditional skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move had always been foolproof in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Second and Third Uncles didn't dare to provoke her because of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you got entangled with this rogue, you would definitely suffer a heavy loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Tian had no such concerns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old fat hag, is your skin itching again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If your mouth is so dirty, I’ll help you clean it up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn you, didn't you get enough of a beating just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian said this, lifted his foot, and kicked her directly in the stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he straddled her again, his fists raining down on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that, joyful screams erupted in the Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having learned their lesson, no one dared to come out and stop Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Letting you spew filth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian said, while smashing his fists into her fat face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu just held her son in her arms, fearing Chen Tian would really take him to the station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you still crying for? Did I bully you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian disdained Qin Qin Huairu’s tear-streaked, moving appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, he suddenly thought of a good way to retaliate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just letting Bang Geng go to the juvenile detention center wasn't satisfying enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't that large steel mill going to be built in a while?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would need a lot of labor, and he could assign Bang Geng to do some heavy lifting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qin Qin Huairu, you should know that if I had just lost some food, I wouldn't be this angry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I didn't just lose that food; I also lost several drawings I’d been researching for months, and now they’re gone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't want me to go to the station, that’s fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same old rule, pay six hundred yuan, and we’ll call it even.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian decided to slowly grind these animals down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he let them get away so easily, he would be doing a disservice to the grievances he had suffered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This few hundred yuan was probably a fantasy for the Jia family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu, at most, made less than twenty-eight yuan a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, there were so many people in the family, all supported by her alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divided up, each person didn't even have five yuan to spend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the daily expenses for food, water, and electricity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also had to give Jia Jia Zhangshi a few yuan for retirement every month.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Qin Qin Huairu, don't struggle; your son was in the wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he really gets locked up, his life will be ruined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget about a job, if he has a criminal record, he might not even be able to find a wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, I say, just pay the money honestly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Uncle felt powerless; he really didn't want to get involved anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just wanted this matter to be over with as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did this fat hag have to go and provoke him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you know who he is and who you are?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai hadn't expected that not only would he fail to help, but he would also get himself dragged into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he felt a massive headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he feared more now was what Chen Tian had said about talking to the factory leadership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the other party was a Senior Engineer, and his words carried weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the factory leadership really found out about this, he would probably be cleaning toilets in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First Uncle, even if I wanted to pay, I don't have the money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, I only make twenty-something yuan a month, and I have to support my husband, my mother-in-law, and those kids.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where am I supposed to find this money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Qin Qin Huairu spoke, tears flowed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For her, being pitiful was the best weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as she squeezed out tears, the people around would start to sympathize with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the reputation of Chen Tian bullying a weak woman wouldn't sound good if it spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Tian wouldn't care about that; he knew exactly what these people were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Tian, Sister Qin Huairu really can't scrape together that much money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you just let my son go this once?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you do, Sister will repay you well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she said this, she rubbed her chest against Chen Tian’s arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The implication was enough to spark imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, with so many people watching, she couldn't go any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she believed that even if she didn't spell it out, the other party would understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was that she really had a crush on Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not only good-looking, but his salary and benefits were good, and he was indeed a bachelor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She considered herself at the age where she needed a man to pick her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the other party was interested, she wouldn't mind...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could really latch onto this big spender, her life would be much easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was much better than that fool Sha Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qin Qin Huairu, take your arm off me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you keep pulling, I’ll report you for harassment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m telling you, there are only two paths: pay the money or go to prison!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian wouldn't fall for her tricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu, watching from the side, was almost drooling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been with Qin Qin Huairu for so long, and she had never said anything like that to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Tian, look, Sister Qin Huairu has said so much, don't you have any sympathy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Jia family relies on her alone; asking for a few hundred yuan is like taking her life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Chen Tian unmoved, Qin Qin Huairu’s tears flowed even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Sha Zhu, seeing her tear-streaked face, was already stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Qin Qin Huairu beckoned, he would be willing to rush up and bark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, Sha Zhu, are you going to stand up for her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re so capable, then pay the money for her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Sha Zhu jumped out, Chen Tian found it funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This idiot really played the role of a simp to perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Dongxu was still lying in bed, and the two of them dared to act like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the other party was treating him as the biggest sucker to be played with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Dongxu kept a very close eye on Qin Qin Huairu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several times, when Sha Zhu was about to take advantage, he was interrupted by Jia Jia Dongxu’s voice from the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a cripple now, constantly worried that his wife would run off with someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that except for going to the factory, if Qin Qin Huairu disappeared from his sight for a few minutes, he would start wailing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right, Zhu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you like Bang Geng so much, then stand up for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it’s for the sake of the Jia family, just grit your teeth and pay the money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Uncle, still hoping to curry favor with Chen Tian, chimed in from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Sha Zhu acted up, no one could control him except the First Uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, the Third Uncle had suffered quite a bit at his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, yeah, Sha Zhu, aren't you known for having the warmest heart?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Guangtian, also enjoying the show, kicked them while they were down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't this the time for you to show it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me pay the money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Sha Zhu was stunned on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remember, I seem to have paid once before...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, when Jia Jia Zhangshi sold all the things from Chen Tian’s house, it was Sha Zhu who paid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now that Bang Geng stole something, they wanted him to pay again; how could he be that stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>",1684,"2026-06-16T18:09:03.510Z","2026-06-16T19:13:34.914Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","7f9047211e5171bb68b7bcf8c7c1b767025d1fdb86634cc254392fc53e5097bf","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-19","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-17",308,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-cover.jpg"]