[{"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-37":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},2148782,3576,"Chapter 37","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>Sha Zhu hadn't seen He Great Qing for over a decade, let alone the money he sent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu, the money your dad sent was collected by the First Uncle; your dad told him to take good care of you and your sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Over all these years, it should add up to at least 2,000 or 3,000 yuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for whether the First Uncle gave you the money, I wouldn't know,\" Chen Tian said with a shrug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, for the sake of a widow, He Great Qing abandoned his children, Sha Zhu and He Yushui, and ran off to Baocheng to live with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although He Great Qing left home, he still sent money to Sha Zhu every month, but he always had Yi Yi Zhonghai collect it on his behalf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian had no affection for Yi Yi Zhonghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the entire courtyard, he was the most sanctimonious, an out-and-out hypocrite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did this specifically to sow discord between Sha Zhu and his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If there was anyone in the Sihe Academy who could truly keep Sha Zhu in check, it was the Deaf Old Lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady treated Sha Zhu like her own grandson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhuzi, don't be a fool; things can be discussed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you forgotten how good your First Uncle has been to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady was a bit angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Sha Zhu, why was he so stubborn?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was counting on Yi Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu to provide for her in her old age; she couldn't just watch them have such a falling out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Playing deaf and dumb was her specialty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When something happened in the courtyard, the Deaf Old Lady usually didn't interfere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it involved Sha Zhu, she was very concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady was much shrewder than Sha Zhu and saw at a glance that Chen Tian was the one causing trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, this brainless Sha Zhu was jumping right into the trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma, Yi Yi Zhonghai has been hiding this from me for so many years and withholding my money. He has ulterior motives; he's treating me like an idiot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, he has to cough up this money,\" Sha Zhu said, clenching his fists in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For so many years, he had been deceived by Yi Yi Zhonghai’s hypocritical mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhuzi, calm down and listen to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been saving your money for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reason I didn't tell you was because you were young at the time, and I was afraid you’d spend it recklessly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After you started working and had your own salary, the First Uncle thought about saving it for you to use when you get married.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai had been beaten black and blue by Sha Zhu, sporting a pair of panda eyes and wincing in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cut the crap, pay up now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu was in a fit of rage and couldn't hear a word of it, constantly urging Yi Yi Zhonghai to return the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, to pay compensation to Chen Tian on behalf of Jia Jia Zhangshi, Sha Zhu had contributed all his savings meant for a wife, and now he was penniless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that Yi Yi Zhonghai had embezzled his alimony for over a decade, his eyes had long since turned red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai was so angry his mouth was twisted; this blockhead Sha Zhu was truly impossible to reason with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the whole courtyard, his old face was completely lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's how it is. I was just saying, Yi Yi Zhonghai is the First Uncle of the Sihe Academy, how could he do such a thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yi Yi Zhonghai is truly warm-hearted, keeping the money for Sha Zhu for over ten years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu, Yi Yi Zhonghai treats you like his own son; this is for your own good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must remember this in the future and provide for Yi Yi Zhonghai in his old age,\" Chen Tian said loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd listened with strange expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai’s face turned even darker; Chen Tian was adding fuel to the fire, wanting him dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd had almost been fooled by the Deaf Old Lady and Yi Yi Zhonghai’s double act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Chen Tian said that, they understood again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder Old Yi is so good to Sha Zhu; it turns out he had his eyes on his money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's more than just money. Old Yi isn't short of money; he wants to firmly bind Sha Zhu to him so that Sha Zhu will provide for him in his old age—that's the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss~ I didn't see that coming; Old Yi is so insidious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise? In a courtyard with so many people, Yi Yi Zhonghai only favors Sha Zhu. No matter how much trouble Sha Zhu causes, he always cleans up after him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai was practically about to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people in the courtyard were employees of the steel mill; by tomorrow, the news of him embezzling Sha Zhu’s alimony would spread throughout the factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, the moral model and advanced worker, would be pointed at and cursed behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu was desperate with anger, jumping up and down and cursing, demanding Yi Yi Zhonghai return the money immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Chen Tian stirring the pot again, the Deaf Old Lady stared viciously at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Tian, can't you say less?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young people not working properly and just wagging their tongues!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve only been back a few days, and you’ve already turned the courtyard upside down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That dog Sha Zhu, didn't he say he was going to finish off Chen Tian?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qin Qin Huairu, you really are a piece of trash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Dongxu lay on the bed, furious. Qin Qin Huairu’s face was full of bitterness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had thought she could plot against Chen Tian and pin a hooliganism charge on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't expected Sha Zhu to be so useless that he couldn't even handle such a small matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she had made a fool of herself in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Jia Jia Zhangshi came back and found out her underwear had been taken by Sha Zhu, she would definitely cause a huge scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu made up her mind to push all the blame onto Sha Zhu when the time came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who told that dog to have money and not lend it to her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Qin Qin Huairu had returned empty-handed from Sha Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that Sha Zhu has suddenly become smart?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu resented Sha Zhu; he had gotten 1,000 yuan from Yi Yi Zhonghai and still wasn't willing to lend her a few hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu wasn't willing to let Sha Zhu off just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sihe Academy had been very lively lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Zhangshi slandered Chen Tian as a spy and was taken away by the security department for solitary confinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was even more spectacular; Jia Jia Zhangshi's underwear was actually found in Sha Zhu's house, and Sha Zhu couldn't explain it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All signs pointed to Sha Zhu and Jia Jia Zhangshi having an affair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What shocked everyone in the Sihe Academy was that Yi Yi Zhonghai was actually an out-and-out hypocrite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The residents of the Sihe Academy had plenty of topics for conversation after tea and meals, adding much joy to their dull lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That idiot Sha Zhu, thinking he could trap Chen Tian with such small tricks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yi and Sha Zhu combined aren't Chen Tian's match; we must act cautiously in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Chen Tian is truly formidable; with just a few words, he caused Sha Zhu and Old Yi to break up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Liu Haizhong was a bit worried; he wanted to be the First Uncle of the courtyard, but with Chen Tian in the way, it was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Yan family, Yan Yan Bugui was warning Yu Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the future, you must never anger Chen Tian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even the Deaf Old Lady was tamed by him; we should provoke him less.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Li, just focus on cleaning Chen Tian's room; he definitely won't treat you badly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, I know,\" Yu Li nodded. She liked going to Chen Tian's house and being with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Li felt very relaxed and comfortable being with Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was called cleaning, but there was hardly any work; it was mostly chatting and eating fruit with Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the backyard, at the Deaf Old Lady's house, both Sha Zhu and Yi Yi Zhonghai were there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sat on opposite sides of the table, ignoring each other; the atmosphere in the room was very oppressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu, Yi Yi Zhonghai has returned the money to you; you should let go of your anger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't you forgive him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady sighed and said to Sha Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu was the heir she had chosen; when she grew old, this house would be Sha Zhu's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, Sha Zhu would have three rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Yushui would get married sooner or later, and Sha Zhu would become a wealthy man in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai was also an important part of her retirement plan; she couldn't watch Yi Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu harbor resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma, Yi Yi Zhonghai has deceived me for so many years, and you still want me to forgive him?\" Sha Zhu was a blockhead and couldn't wrap his mind around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to beat Yi Yi Zhonghai to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Treating him like an idiot and deceiving him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady shook her head, speaking earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My silly Brother Zhuzi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you see it yet? This is Chen Tian playing tricks, deliberately plotting against you two!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu was a bit confused, \"Chen Tian?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady connected all the bad luck Sha Zhu had recently and analyzed it for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu realized it belatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai was also fuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That dog Chen Tian is truly too insidious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma, don't worry. Now that I have money, I'll slowly finish him off,\" Sha Zhu said with a vicious face; Chen Tian’s life was better than his, and he was jealous of Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Sha Zhu had money, he wanted to squander it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai smiled bitterly to himself, just hoping Sha Zhu wouldn't cause any more trouble and offend Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu, only by joining forces with Yi Yi Zhonghai can you deal with Chen Tian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady urged the two to make up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu still had anger in his heart and reluctantly shook hands with Yi Yi Zhonghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai had been beaten quite badly by Sha Zhu, so the handshake was just going through the motions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his room, Chen Tian was studying Sha Zhu's family recipes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This idiot, losing such good recipes to me. If his ancestors knew, they would definitely be so angry they'd jump out of their coffins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian now had master-level culinary skills, and this cookbook contained many detailed cooking methods for specialty dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Tian, can I come in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the room, Lou Xiao'e's voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Xiao'e, come in and sit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian welcomed her and let Lou Xiao'e sit down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Xiao'e, thanks to your reminder today, I discovered Sha Zhu's conspiracy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, I really might have been set up by Sha Zhu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take this box of candy back to eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian stuffed a box of candy into Lou Xiao'e's hands, feeling very grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Xiao'e put down the candy, indicating that wasn't why she came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lou Xiao'e looking somewhat decadent and worried, Chen Tian was a bit puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong, Sister Xiao'e? Is something on your mind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Xiao'e hesitated, her expression wavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that Xu Xu Damao hadn't returned home yet, Chen Tian asked, \"Is it because Xu Xu Damao drank too much at the celebration banquet today and hasn't come back yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Xiao'e nodded, then shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>",2012,"2026-06-16T18:09:03.510Z","2026-06-16T19:13:34.914Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d4c68ad859b4666dd82f3a5d20466abe9bc1f31bc105a69a153e95c0a740af96","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-38","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-36",308,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-cover.jpg"]