[{"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-87":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},2151180,3576,"Chapter 87: Yu Li and Lou Xiao'e fight for favor; the courtyard catches fire!","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-87",87,"\u003Cp>\"Yu Li, why are you here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lou Xiao'e was somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was so late, why had she also come to find Chen Tian?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cleaning up didn't need to be done this late, did it?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Having had her good time interrupted by Deaf Old Lady, Lou Xiao'e was planning to start over.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She hadn't expected Yu Li to come and act as a third wheel again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lou Xiao'e felt somewhat depressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Good things come with trials?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What, you're allowed to come find Chen Tian, but I'm not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There was a thick scent of jealousy in Yu Li’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lou Xiao'e was completely confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everything was fine, why was Yu Li speaking with such hostility?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Tian smiled; he hadn't expected Yu Li to be jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Please, both of you are married women.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What are you doing now?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I came to clean up for Chen Tian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This is my job.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Lou Xiao'e so intimate with Chen Tian, Yu Li felt very uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yu Li had become deeply infatuated with Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Then I'll head home first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Chen Tian, I'll come find you another day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lou Xiao'e had already been completely open with Chen Tian and was no longer shy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In any case, Xu Xu Damao often didn't come home at night lately, either drinking all night or going to the countryside to show movies.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She had plenty of opportunities.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at the resentful-looking Yu Li, Chen Tian sighed slightly; he had just sent one away, and here came another sister-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Did Yan Yan Bugui send you?\" Chen Tian asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yu Li snorted and feigned anger: \"What, can't I come find you on my own?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I just missed you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Tian hadn't expected Yu Li to become so bold now.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Want to eat something first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yu Li nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I won't lie to you, my father-in-law did tell me to interact with you more often and build a closer relationship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Now everyone in the courtyard thinks you're powerful and no one dares to provoke you. The Yan family wants me to come clean for you every day and bring back more good leftovers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Tian laughed in spite of himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This Old Man Yan was truly too calculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Pushing his own daughter-in-law out to be a laborer just to bring leftovers back for his family.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He thought he had taken a huge advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Little did he know, he had already been \"stolen from\" by Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This Third Uncle has schemed his whole life; sooner or later he'll scheme himself out of his own pants.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Tian knew that after the reforms, both the Yan Yan Bugui and Liu Liu Haizhong families would go into business with Xu Xu Damao and end up being swindled out of everything they had.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That sounds good, you can come clean for me every night from now on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It's just some leftovers; if you bring back more, I reckon Yan Yan Bugui will be grinning from ear to ear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Deaf Old Lady came out of Sha Zhu’s house, cursing and swearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Passing by Chen Tian’s house and smelling the fragrance coming from inside, Deaf Old Lady broke down.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Damn you, Chen Tian, no amount of money is enough for you to squander!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You fool who doesn't know how to live, you'll get what's coming to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Daring to file a false report about me to Director Wang, I'll definitely kill you this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Deaf Old Lady took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She sniffed hard at the fragrance of the food from Chen Tian’s house.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You little beast, I'll make you kneel and beg me when the time comes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Daring to go against me, the end result is death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Deaf Old Lady leaned on her cane, wanting to break Chen Tian’s window again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"No, if I break the window this time, that little bastard will definitely call the police again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I'm not a Five Guarantees recipient anymore; if I get arrested, I won't even have food to eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Better wait for the Yi Yi Zhonghai matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thinking that she could soon drive Chen Tian out of the Sihe Academy and ruin his reputation, a sinister smile appeared on Deaf Old Lady’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Jia Dongxu, Jia Dongxu, I've come to see you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sha Zhu carried ten pounds of mixed flour and knocked on the Jia family’s door.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu, what are you here for?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu was in a fit of rage; seeing Sha Zhu was like seeing Bang Geng’s miserable state.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This good-for-nothing just watched as Bang Geng was dragged away.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He couldn't help at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had become a complete and utter waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sha Zhu felt somewhat embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This matter was somewhat difficult for him to speak about.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Well, I came to visit Jia Dongxu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"On behalf of your mother-in-law.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"There’s nothing else at home, just this ten pounds of mixed flour, you make do with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"A fire?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Tian’s expression was grave; this was no small matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Get up quickly, I'm going out to take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Tian patted Yu Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the courtyard, the Liu Liu Haizhong family was in chaos, running out in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Their house was engulfed in a raging fire, lighting up the night sky like daytime.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Guangtian, hurry and call for help!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Oh, my house! My furniture!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Haizhong cried out in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Half an hour ago, Liu Liu Haizhong was still smug, enjoying his family’s flattery.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had made a heater, and the whole family admired him endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He hadn't expected that joy would turn to sorrow; before he could even enjoy the heater properly, his house caught fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It’s all your fault, you old fool!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Insisting on tinkering with some heater, the house is almost burned down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Second Aunt was so anxious she was almost crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She didn't know why, but the fire suddenly flared up, giving them no time to react at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was all caused by the shoddy heater Liu Liu Haizhong had made.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing that Chen Tian’s house had a heater installed, Liu Liu Haizhong had become jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Following the design of Chen Tian’s house, he had welded a few radiators himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The materials were all steel stolen from the factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The boiler for Chen Tian’s heater was something he had designed and built with precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Haizhong wanted to copy it, but he only learned half of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The heater didn't work, and it directly caused a fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Haizhong still wanted to save his valuable items, but was dragged out by Li Guangtian and Liu Liu Guangfu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Otherwise, he would have been done for inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing that it was Liu Liu Haizhong’s house on fire, Chen Tian couldn't be bothered to care.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Haizhong, this sinister and vicious little man, deserved his bad luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had three sons, and in the end, not one was willing to support him in his old age, which proved a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In order to become a leader in the factory, he followed Xu Xu Damao to raid Lou Xiao'e’s house.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After retirement, no one supported them, and the old couple were so angered by their sons that they both ended up in the hospital, relying entirely on Sha Zhu’s relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He dreamed his whole life of being an official and getting rich, but in the end, he couldn't even afford to eat and had to shamelessly go to Sha Zhu’s for meals.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even then, he was arrogant and looked down on Sha Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao was such a despicable little man, yet Liu Liu Haizhong turned around and got involved in business with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Later, he was swindled out of everything and had the nerve to come back and ask Sha Zhu to join him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Haizhong was exactly the same as the other animals in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They were simply a group of vampires.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Except for Yi Yi Zhonghai, which of Liu Liu Haizhong and Yan Yan Bugui didn't have three or four children? Did it fall to Sha Zhu to support them?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What was the reality?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Haizhong supported three sons, and after they got married, the three sons looted everything valuable in the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They even moved away the gas tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yan Jieceng opened a restaurant, and the old couple Yan Yan Bugui hadn't even eaten a single bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A failure as a person, and naturally a failure in educating his children.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Chen Tian, you heaven-slaying bastard, what are you standing there watching for!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Come and help put out the fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Haizhong was furious; watching his house about to be burned down, Chen Tian was actually indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He couldn't help but curse immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Old thing, if you dare to spout filth again, I'll kill you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It’s not my house that’s on fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Tian snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since this old bag of bones dared to curse, there was no need to help; just watch the show.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Tian was somewhat puzzled; how could it catch fire for no reason?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Guangtian ran to the front courtyard and shouted, and the animals immediately gathered around.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A fire in the courtyard wasn't something you could see every day; like Deaf Old Lady falling into the latrine, this was big news.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Old Liu! What’s the situation here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai was stunned; he had never seen such a big fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hey, this is the first time I've seen such a big fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yan Yan Bugui pushed up his glasses, still feeling lingering fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The fire was so big that no one dared to go up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Oh my, Old Yi, Old Yan! Don't make cold remarks, come and help me put out the fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Haizhong struggled to carry a water bucket, throwing it desperately at the raging fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Quick, Jieceng, go help your Second Uncle put out the fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yan Yan Bugui didn't dare to go up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With such a big fire, with his old arms and legs, he might get burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I'll help you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai glanced at Chen Tian, who was standing to the side, bored, and couldn't help but speak: \"Chen Tian, Old Liu’s house is on fire, why are you still watching?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hurry up and help put out the fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Tian glanced at him indifferently and didn't respond to Yi Yi Zhonghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>These animals, when something happens, they think of relying on me?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bah!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What the hell were they doing earlier?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Tian didn't consider himself a \"goody-two-shoes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Whether Liu Liu Haizhong’s house caught fire or whether the house would be burned down had nothing to do with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Chen Tian unmoved, Yi Yi Zhonghai was so angry his face turned green.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was a great opportunity for him to rebuild his image.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As long as he helped Liu Liu Haizhong’s family put out the fire, his impression in the hearts of the people in the courtyard would definitely improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This old guy Liu Liu Haizhong would also owe him a favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai performed very diligently, carrying water back and forth to put out the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Haizhong hadn't expected Yi Yi Zhonghai to help him put out the fire regardless of past grievances.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Old Yi, you’re a good man!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Haizhong was somewhat moved; at critical moments, you have to look to these old friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned, as if it were their own house on fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hey, Yi Yi Zhonghai is not bad, working so hard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Is this a change of heart, or is he deliberately doing it for us to see?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This old guy is selfish; I don't believe he has such a kind heart to put out a fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Probably calculating some little scheme in his heart again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The fire is too big; even if it’s put out, there won't be anything left in the house, and the house is ruined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"In this winter, is the Liu Liu Haizhong family going to sleep on the street?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2002,"2026-06-16T18:39:18.796Z","2026-06-17T08:56:13.387Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","6db79f4ad1b776a23d44c4751d62a29045482f6e593f7d80ca1f0b43260c47f1","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-88","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-86",308,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-cover.jpg"]