Chapter 70: Sha Zhu Submits

Yang Qing struggled to keep his angry, ferocious face, and indignantly said to everyone.

We were just eating when He Yuzhu came over with the old lady.

My wife gave up her seat without a word.

I was also serving, handing over chopsticks and rice.

I don't know where He Yuzhu got offended, but instead of thanking us, he said we had good food and didn't send any to the old lady, which is unfilial.

Xu Damao said, the old lady is his adoptive grandmother, so he should be the one serving her, not passing her off to someone else.

He might have been struck in his heart by what Xu Damao said.

He flew into a rage out of shame and threw a punch at Xu Damao's head.

At that time Xu Damao was still sitting; if he got hit, he wouldn't just come away unscathed.

My wife pulled him a little to protect Xu Damao and keep things from getting worse.

He himself used too much force and fell to the ground.

He got up, accused my wife of sneaking up on him, and then lunged at my wife to strike.

How could I tolerate this?

Everyone, if someone hits your wife, can you bear it?

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze toward He Yuzhu was filled with contempt.

In this era, laying hands on a woman is itself disgraceful.

So it was only natural for Yang Qing to hit Sha Zhu.

That cannot be endured; if you endure it, are you still a man?

Exactly, Sha Zhu really makes people look down on him; he usually beats people, which is bad enough, but now he's even hitting women.

Damn it, nice hit; why not kill this turtle grandson.

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Everyone despises Sha Zhu.

Yang Qing saw that his words had a good effect, he felt more confident, and continued speaking.

Over the years, Sha Zhu hasn't bullied me little; I've tolerated that, but now he's even bullying my wife.

I can't put up with this; whoever bullies my wife, I'll fight him to the death.

If it weren't for my wife and the old lady advising, Sha Zhu and I would already have one dead.

Yang Qing's words were spoken with firm coldness, bloody and brutal; each word told everyone he was serious and would only do worse.

My wife pulled me apart.

Originally, this matter would be settled if he just apologized.

As a result, the old lady told him to apologize, but he refused.

You've seen what happened afterward.

Sha Zhu brought this on himself.

If he won't accept it, we'll keep fighting to the death.

How about it, you can ask Guangtian, Guangfu, and Xu Damao.

See if I've said a single false word.

Liu Guangtian was the first to stand up.

That's right, it's all Sha Zhu causing trouble; we were eating fine, and he came over and hit Xu Damao.

If it weren't for Chen Hong's sister-in-law, Xu Damao would already be down.

Guangfu also nodded and said.

It's true, it's true; Sha Zhu made it so we couldn't finish our meal.

Everyone looked at Yang Qing's stove.

The stove was adorned with broken porcelain pieces, full of a high-end feel.

On the stove were laid out five dishes.

The rest were not many left.

But that large plate of stir-fried mole crickets still attracted a crowd's desire.

No way, Chen Hong doesn't like bugs, and Xu Damao doesn't either, so most of it remains.

Mom, I want to eat meat.

Bang Geng has endured for a long time.

Sweetie, Xiao Dang, Yan Jie Di……

They also drooled, looking at Yang Qing's stove.

The solemn atmosphere was disrupted by a bunch of kids.

An elder took the chance to speak.

All right, since it's Sha Zhu's fault, I'll have him apologize to you.

No way, today's public opinion is not on their side.

Continuing would only bring self-inflicted humiliation.

Sha Zhu then also gathered his strength.

He clamped his legs, one arm dragging the other, stood up, and his gaze at Yang Qing changed, becoming a little fearful.

Yang Qing's mad dog fist; only someone who truly faces it can understand its terror.

He seemed to have just walked through the Gates of Hell.

Although he lost to that person, he hadn't lost the fight; he still had a few things to say, otherwise his reputation would really be ruined.

The new person he was talking to, Liu Shumin, might be gone again.

He raised his hand.

"I didn't mean to hit Chen Hong; it's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."

"She helped Xu Damao knock me down; I got up to confront her, I reached out not to hit her, just wanted to push her a bit."

"Who knew they'd react so strongly."

Liu Guangtian still said the same thing.

"You push a woman and you still think you're in the right?"

One sentence left Sha Zhu speechless.

Yi Zhonghai still thought Sha Zhu had some solid evidence that could turn the tables—who knew it would just be this?

"Zhuzi, apologize—right is right, wrong is wrong; if you did something wrong, you must apologize."

The old lady patted him and began to take responsibility onto herself.

"It's all because of me, because this old woman's cravings—if it weren't for me, this wouldn't have become such a big deal."

"Yang Qing, Chen Hong, I'm sorry."

"I apologized on Sha Zhu's behalf."

Chen Hong wouldn't let the old lady apologize.

He grabbed the old lady.

"Old lady, what you said—among neighbors, coming to blows over a mouthful is quite normal."

"What's wrong with that?"

"Forget it, this matter, forget it."

Saying that, he gave Sha Zhu a disdainful look.

"I'm not going to argue with a lowlife."

"Come on, old lady, let's keep eating."

Saying that, he still wanted to lead the deaf old lady toward the stove.

Sha Zhu felt looked down upon by Chen Hong's contemptuous gaze.

"Each person bears responsibility for their own actions."

"I will express this humility."

Saying that, Sha Zhu bowed to Yang Qing and Chen Hong.

"Yang Qing, Chen Hong, just now I acted rashly and caused you trouble."

"Please forgive me."

Yang Qing said nothing, just gave him a cold glance.

Chen Hong waved her hand.

"Forget it, forget it—can neighbors really hold a grudge against you?"

"But since you've learned martial arts, you should have some discipline; you can't just attack ordinary people at will."

"Otherwise people will look down on you."

Sha Zhu heard Chen Hong talk about martial arts and discipline for the second time.

He wanted to ask, but the situation wasn't suitable for staying any longer.

"Thanks."

After saying that, he wanted to leave.

Chen Hong called out to him.

"Wait."

Then she came up to He Yuzhu, grabbed his dislocated arm, pulled hard upward—with a crack, the joint popped back into place.

"Don't strain your arm for the next two days."

Only then did everyone realize Sha Zhu's arm was dislocated.

Seeing this, the old lady felt embarrassed and had no face to stay any longer.

"Ah, Chen Hong, thanks—I won't eat, sorry for the trouble."

Saying that, she grabbed Sha Zhu and they walked out together.

He Yushui arrived late at this time.

She didn't want to come, but who knew her brother never returned, and the other people in the courtyard also ran to the back yard.

She just followed along.

When she arrived and looked, her brother was limping, hunched over, supporting the old lady, walking out step by step.

She asked concernedly.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

He Yuzhu didn't want to say much.

"Come help me up, let's go home."

The protagonist left.

The three elders exchanged a glance and also left.

After that, the adults from each household also left.

Left behind, a group of kids stared at Yang Qing's plate.