[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life":3,"chapter-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-171":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Courtyard House: A Salted Fish's Good Life",{"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},2104628,3398,"Chapter 171","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-171",171,"\u003Cp>\"I didn't steal anything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Mom! Save me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu hugged Bang Geng with heartache and then said pitifully:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Comrade, my child is timid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"He is a good child, he is very obedient and well-behaved, he wouldn't steal anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bang Geng's resistance made the police comrade even more suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But because Cao Cao Weiguo had told them in a whisper that no footprints were actually found in the room,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>everything said before was just to trick the thief and make the thief feel guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So the police comrade just continued to trick Bang Geng and didn't force Bang Geng into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Confirming Bang Geng's abnormal reaction, he turned to test other relevant suspects.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The police comrade asked with a straight face: \"This female comrade, can you tell me where this candy came from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu didn't know what Jia Jia Zhangshi had said in the room, and she didn't dare to make it up randomly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The police comrade looked at Qin Qin Huairu not speaking, and his expression immediately became stern:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This comrade! I hope you can cooperate with the investigation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Concealing and deceiving law enforcement personnel is also an illegal act!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Now I ask you to answer immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu was scared until her face was pale: \"I! I!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The police comrade said with a cold face: \"Then have you eaten this candy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu remained silent and didn't make any answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The police comrade asked again: \"Then have you seen this candy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu remained silent and didn't speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She didn't dare to speak randomly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She was afraid that what she said would be different from Jia Jia Zhangshi's.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But if she kept not speaking, the police comrades wouldn't let her go.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This candy was found in your cupboard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But you don't know where this candy came from, and you haven't even seen it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I now suspect that this candy and other things found are exactly what was lost from Cao Cao Weiguo's house today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu said nervously: \"Comrade! I! I!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The police comrade looked at Qin Qin Huairu and Bang Geng: \"Now I ask you, your son, and your mother-in-law to return to the police station to cooperate with the investigation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I'm not going!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I'm not going!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I didn't steal this candy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bang Geng shouted and screamed in fear as soon as he heard he was going to the police station.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the police comrades had already found the things Cao Cao Weiguo reported lost from the Jia house.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although Jia Jia Zhangshi said those things were bought by her, after some questioning,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>whether it was the grandson or the daughter-in-law, none of them could explain it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>No matter how resistant Bang Geng was, how Qin Qin Huairu sold misery, or how Jia Jia Zhangshi splashed,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the police comrades wouldn't soften their hearts toward the three members of the Jia family.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Watching the three members of the Jia family being taken away, the residents exploded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xiao Dang and Little Huaihua stood alone in the courtyard crying, making people feel pitiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai pointed at the pitiful Xiao Dang and Little Huaihua:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Cao Cao Weiguo! Look at the good things you've done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Is this how you treat your neighbors?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Just for some food, you've made the neighbor's family not like a family!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Do you have any human touch? Do you have any compassion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because Xiao Dang and Little Huaihua were too pitiful, some neighbors with holy-mother hearts also began to whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Whispering that Cao Cao Weiguo was mean, cold-blooded, petty, and heartless...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo had sharp ears and eyes, and heard every word clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, he didn't explode on the spot, but wrote everyone down in his little notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For those ridiculous and annoying residents, Cao Cao Weiguo ignored them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But for the aggressive Yi Yi Zhonghai, Cao Cao Weiguo didn't tolerate it:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You dog who can't distinguish right from wrong and is hypocritical!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you beep one more word, do you believe I'll finish you off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo didn't take action, just a threat with an expressionless face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was like a bone-chilling cold wind blowing past, making Yi Yi Zhonghai close his mouth in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If an ordinary person threatened him, he would mostly take it as a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Cao Cao Weiguo was no ordinary person!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This guy was in the same unit as him and was also a hot cadre.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If he really wanted to fix him in the dark?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just thinking about it made him feel guilty and timid!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Regardless of Jia Jia Zhangshi bullying the weak and fearing the strong, Yi Yi Zhonghai was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You! You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai was angry and afraid, and fled in a sorry state.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You! You!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>These two words were his last bit of stubbornness!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Yi Yi Zhonghai suffer a setback and admit defeat, Liu Haizhong was so happy he wanted to sing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yan Yan Fugui sighed with sorrow; this was the helplessness of the common people!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So what if Yi Yi Zhonghai was the First Master?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In front of Cao Cao Weiguo, this cadre, he had no face at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The three masters could shout and order people around in the courtyard, but what were they outside?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Once Yi Yi Zhonghai left, the other residents also dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Those residents who said Cao Cao Weiguo was cold-blooded didn't take care of Xiao Dang and Little Huaihua.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the end, it was Seeing Shazhu who took Xiao Dang and Little Huaihua home.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sihe Academy\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Wei’s home\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo and his wife were warmly hosting the four members of the Lu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A table of sumptuous food and wine left five-year-old Lu Fei with a mouth full of grease.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhang Xue and Auntie Du tried their best to restrain themselves so as not to lose face, but they still ate until their bellies were round.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It wasn’t that they were gluttonous; it was truly that the dishes Cao Cao Weiguo cooked were too sumptuous and delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kung Pao Chicken, Twice-Cooked Pork, Moo Shu Pork, Shredded Potatoes in Vinegar and Chili, Tiger Skin Green Peppers...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Whether it was meat or vegetables, everything was cooked to perfection in color, aroma, and taste.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was so delicious that one couldn’t bear to put down their chopsticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The family ate happily at Cao’s home, occasionally denouncing the Jia family.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After they were full of food and wine, Cao Cao Weiguo and Lu Jinpeng went to the study to discuss matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhang Xue stayed behind to help Song Song Yulan with the housework, chatting while they worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Auntie Du took her grandson home; when they left, both grandmother and grandson were carrying a plate of leftovers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Don’t look down on leftovers; the residents along the way were drooling with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>",1152,"2026-06-16T06:54:30.193Z","2026-06-17T08:52:03.356Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","7f41f030ca255acc8343485820dba5f643222ec3b22eca8663d5e7dda256a4c6","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-172","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-170",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-cover.jpg"]