[{"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-72":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Courtyard House: Cursing Out Old Lady 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},2151165,3576,"Chapter 72","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>\"You want me to pay for your mental distress?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being bagged and beaten by Chen Tian was a bitter pill he had to swallow, and that was that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they actually wanted him to pay money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were simply dreaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why should I pay money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You beat me into this state, and I haven't even settled the score with you yet!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu shouted angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian sneered, \"You dog, don't you know you've broken the law?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You pried open my door and let Bang Geng break in; not only is that trespassing, but you also incited a minor to commit a crime!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I beat you, that's legitimate self-defense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is only right that you compensate me for my mental distress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you don't want to compensate, then we'll call the police and let the officers handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dealing with a stubborn fool like Sha Zhu, no amount of beating would be useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he called the police, Sha Zhu would surely back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Liu Haizhong and Yan Yan Bugui exchanged a glance, the two of them understanding each other perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, Sha Zhu, there's a reason we beat you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who told you to pry open someone's door and break into their house early in the morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then get mistaken for a robber by Chen Tian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the first time our courtyard has encountered such a thing; everyone was worried, so we were a bit impulsive, which caused a misunderstanding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at you, it would have been fine if you just gave Bang Geng New Year's money yourself, why did you incite a few children to go and demand money from people early in the morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if they didn't give it, you cursed them for not having sons; Sha Zhu, that's a bit wicked of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Liu Haizhong put on the airs of a Second Uncle and began to lecture Sha Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had also hit quite hard just now, and fearing Sha Zhu's retaliation, he defined Sha Zhu's behavior first, pushing all the blame onto him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yan Bugui pushed up his glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a teacher, and he had never laid a hand on children while teaching at school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had four children at home, and none of them had ever been beaten from childhood to adulthood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was because he considered himself a scholar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his first time ever hitting someone, and he couldn't lose face because of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu, your Second Uncle is right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you did was really not decent; Bang Geng and Xiao Dang are still children, how could you do such a thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's lucky it was us this time; if it had been someone else's house, it wouldn't have been too much to beat you to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think you'd better honestly pay the compensation and don't blow this out of proportion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yan Bugui looked righteous as he told Sha Zhu to pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way, the matter could be resolved within the courtyard without needing to go to the police station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yan Bugui was worried that Sha Zhu would act like a fool and refuse to pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that happened, Chen Tian would definitely call the police, and if the police came, his own involvement in the beating wouldn't be hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yan Bugui cared a great deal about his reputation and naturally didn't want this matter to spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yi, you should state your position too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Liu Haizhong pulled on Yi Yi Zhonghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You old fox, wanting to stay out of this, it's not that easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beating was a collective effort, and he had to come out and say a few words now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai's eyes were gloomy, and he glared fiercely at Liu Liu Haizhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not even the First Uncle of the courtyard anymore; I have nothing to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The advanced courtyard award for this year hasn't been decided yet, and for our courtyard to have such a thing happen on the New Year is truly shameful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it's best if it can be resolved within the courtyard and not blown out of proportion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai had his own little schemes in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he could maintain the stability of the courtyard and not let it reach the neighborhood office, there was still hope for him to become the First Uncle again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they could be rated as an advanced courtyard this time, it would prove that he had contributed during the year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with the model examples of the previous two years, Yi Yi Zhonghai was confident he could become the First Uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When that time came, the first person he would deal with was Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then that despicable, shameless villain Liu Liu Haizhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You old immortal, you're talking nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did I not see before that you were a sanctimonious hypocrite!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It serves you right that you're a dead-end, childless your whole life, with no descendants!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu was furious and pointed at Yi Yi Zhonghai, cursing him roundly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he beat him, but he also helped Chen Tian frame him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu hated Yi Yi Zhonghai to death and wished he could kill him with one punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not having children was the pain of Yi Yi Zhonghai's life, and Sha Zhu had plunged a knife directly into his most painful spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai was so angry his face turned red, and he almost couldn't catch his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should have beaten this bastard Sha Zhu to death just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dog, if I don't finish you off today, I'm not the First Uncle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai suppressed his anger; Sha Zhu was brainless and only knew how to rely on his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a little bit of strategy, he could play him to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang Geng, I'm asking you, was it Sha Zhu who incited you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lying will land you in jail.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai's face was dark as he intimidated Bang Geng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, he didn't want to deal with this mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since that dog Sha Zhu called him a dead-end, then he was sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to finish him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu leaned in Qin Qin Huairu's arms, his face covered in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was beaten black and blue, and his left eye had been turned into a panda eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of his front teeth had also been knocked out.\u003C\u002Fp>",1076,"2026-06-16T18:39:18.796Z","2026-06-16T19:13:34.914Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","882a7a4bc997b16c6a4bb665ee000dfed5a6fcd2679c8368e8772bd0e2ba13a3","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-73","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-71",308,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-cover.jpg"]