Siheyuan: Let Yourself Go He Yuzhu

Chapter 10: The Mockery of Jia Zhang

As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, everyone looked towards the room where Jia Zhang was, and everyone seemed to be thinking about something.

Because what He Yuzhu said was true. Jia Zhang was indeed lazy and greedy. She had to eat her fill first before every meal, and Jia Zhang was a big eater.

Whenever Jia Dongxu asked Jia Zhangshi to eat less, Jia Zhangshi would become unreasonable, rolling around in the yard and cursing Jia Dongxu for being unfilial.

This happened so often, too many times to count.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai jumped out, in the name of filial piety, standing on the highest moral point and using his own twisted logic to accuse Jia Dongxu.

How could Jia Dongxu not know that Yi Zhonghai’s twisted logic was wrong?

I know. But what's the use of knowing?

Jia Dongxu is Yi Zhonghai's apprentice and must listen to Yi Zhonghai. If he doesn't listen, Yi Zhonghai has plenty of ways to deal with Jia Dongxu.

In order to provide for his retirement, Yi Zhonghai deliberately trained Jia Dongxu to be an obedient dog. Jia Dongxu was not well fed and suffered from this kind of mental attack. It would be strange if nothing happened if this continued.

The old people in the courtyard couldn't help but feel terrified when they thought about Lao Jia's death again.

"This Jia Zhang is such a ruthless person. In the past, she worked herself to death just to have enough food. Now she has killed Jia Dongxu just to have enough food. Bang Geng and Qin Huairu will be miserable in the future. I wonder what they will become after being tortured by Jia Zhang..."

"Yes, I used to think that Jia Zhang was unreasonable and rude, but I didn't expect her mind to be so vicious..."

"Yes, I really didn't realize that Jia Zhang cheated both Old Jia and Dongxu. In the future, Banggeng will also be cheated. What sin has the Jia family committed..."

"Tell me, Jia Zhang is so cruel. Is it true as He Yuzhu said that Jia Dongxu is not her biological son? Otherwise, it doesn't make sense."

"Yes, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Take our second uncle in the backyard for example. No matter how much he beat Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, at least he didn't mistreat them when it came to food. He tried his best to feed them every day and never let them go hungry, unless there was really no food to buy..."

"Yes, yes. I used to think that the Second Master beat his son too harshly. Now I think that was just because the Second Master believed in the idea that a good son is made out of a stick. He was not like Jia Zhang, who was really cruel."

"This is just the beginning. Jia Zhang is even more cruel, vicious and insidious. Not only did she kill Jia Dongxu, she also hid it from Jia Dongxu's family. If it weren't for Zhuzi's reminder, we would have been fooled by Jia Zhang."

"Tell me, if Zhuzi hadn't reminded her, would Qin Huairu have been foolish enough to take care of Jia Zhang until her death? Would Banggeng have been foolish enough to be filial to Jia Zhang?"

"It seems that Jia Zhang's so-called kindness to Bang Geng is also a premeditated vicious plot. No wonder Jia Zhang often tells Bang Geng that his mother Qin Huairu is not a good person. This is to sow discord between Bang Geng and Qin Huairu."

"It's so damn vicious. Those black dogs and those little people are not as vicious as Jia Zhang..."

For a moment, there was a lot of discussion in the courtyard, and everyone subconsciously stayed away from the Jia family's house, looking at Qin Huairu and Bang Geng with pity.

Qin Huairu and Banggeng naturally heard these words. Qin Huairu was a little confused. Qin Huairu came in from the backyard and had no idea about the past events in the courtyard. She only heard that her father-in-law, Lao Jia, died of a work-related injury in the steel mill.

Qin Huairu was also wondering in her heart whether Jia Dongxu was Jia Zhang's biological son.

If someone had said such words to Qin Huairu in the past, she would have definitely slapped that person in the face.

Now, Qin Huairu hesitated. Qin Huairu had heard of the story of the cat-substitute prince, and had also seen families with stepmothers. This kind of thing was too common. Qin Huairu made a careful comparison and found that the Jia family and the family with stepmothers were really a bit similar.

As long as it involves money and food, Jia Zhang is more excessive than a stepmother. Some things cannot be thought about in detail. The more Qin Huairu thought about it, the more she realized that Jia Zhang was wrong to Jia Dongxu.

Every family wants their son to be successful, including the Jia family. Jia Zhang wants absolute control and wants Jia Dongxu to obey her. When the family has no money and not enough food, most families encourage their sons to work hard and strive for a promotion, so that their lives will be better.

Jia Zhang forced Jia Dongxu and herself to go to Yi Zhonghai or He Yuzhu's house to beg for food. This in itself is not normal. What is even more abnormal is that no matter how strict the family discipline is, the pillar of the family will be fed first. Only when the pillar of the family is well fed can he have the strength to go to work and earn money to support the whole family.

The Jia family is not like that. It’s the opposite. Jia Zhang must be full first.

This situation was too abnormal, and coupled with He Yuzhu's instigation, Qin Huairu couldn't help but think about it.

The more Qin Huairu thought about it, the more frightened she became. The key point was that Jia Zhang was not the scary thing. What was scary was that behind Jia Zhang stood Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai was not only an eighth-level worker in the steel rolling mill, but also a big boss appointed by the street.

Qin Huairu thought she had no ability to resist, so she could only endure it and wait until Jia Dongxu's funeral and her family members arrived.

At this time, Qin Huairu still instinctively believed in her mother's family.

Banggeng was a very hot-tempered person, and he really took He Yuzhu's words to heart. He was looking at the door of the Jia family with a resentful look on his face. Banggeng jumped up and was about to fight Jia Zhang to death. Qin Huairu was quick-witted and grabbed Banggeng and hugged him in her arms.

"Banggeng, don't be stupid! What Shazhu said may not be true. Let's wait until your grandma and the others come and talk about everything." Qin Huairu whispered.

He Yuzhu did not expect that his words would have such a great effect. They directly made Qin Huairu suspicious of Jia Zhangshi and made Banggeng believe his words and fight with Jia Zhangshi.

"Shazhu, what nonsense are you talking about? I thought you were an honest kid, but I didn't expect you to be... full of lies." Yi Zhonghai forced himself to stay alert and shouted loudly.

Yi Zhonghai originally wanted to call He Yuzhu a beast, but suddenly he remembered that Sha Zhu was no longer the same as before. He might have become wise after being enlightened by others, or he might have gone crazy. Yi Zhonghai did not dare to provoke Sha Zhu again, for fear that Sha Zhu would rush over and beat him up.

Once Shazhu rushed over to hit me, I wouldn't be able to say the next words.

"Don't listen to Sha Zhu's nonsense. The old lady and I know the things that happened back then best. How could Sister Jia be Jia Dongxu's stepmother?"

"That year, when Sister Jia gave birth to Jia Dongxu in the hospital, it was Old Jia, my wife and I who personally sent Sister Jia to the hospital and stayed with her there," Yi Zhonghai said in a deep voice.

"Yi Zhonghai, you are talking nonsense and full of lies! What time was it back then? At that time, there was chaos and war. Who would go to the hospital to give birth? Could we go to the hospital? What qualifications do we have to go to the hospital? We just need to find a midwife to deliver the baby."

"The Jia family is not a wealthy family, so what qualifications do they have to go to the hospital?" He Yuzhu sneered.

Everyone suddenly understood and nodded.

It was the old world at that time. Old Jia worked in a steel rolling mill and the Jia family were just ordinary workers. Given the social status of the Jia family, how could Jia Zhang possibly go to the hospital when she gave birth to Jia Dongxu? At that time, hospitals were places for dignitaries to go.

Ordinary people would seek help from midwives when giving birth, which resulted in many cases of two lives being lost. There was no other way because ordinary people had no money and could not afford to go to the hospital.

(End of this chapter)