Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 787 Generous with other people's money!
Upon hearing Qin Huairu's question, Jia Zhangshi pointed angrily at Yang Ruihua and said loudly, "It's Yang Ruihua from the Yan family. She said Dongming was arrested and that our Jia family will become one of the five black households in the future."

Upon hearing the news from Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu's face also revealed anger. Her eyes were like sharp swords as she stared at Yang Ruihua, and she asked Yang Ruihua in a very cold tone, "Aunt Yang! Just how much hatred do our Jia family have for your Yan family that you would spread rumors in front of the neighbors that my brother Dongming has been arrested? If you don't give our Jia family an explanation today, don't blame us for being impolite to your Yan family."

Hearing Qin Huairu's question and feeling her overwhelming anger, Yang Ruihua suddenly felt a pang of guilt, but still stubbornly insisted, "Qin Huairu! There are rumors circulating outside that Jia Dongming has been arrested. Don't try to smear me by saying I'm spreading rumors."

Upon hearing Yang Ruihua's explanation, Qin Huairu immediately grabbed Yang Ruihua's wrist and pulled her towards the courtyard, saying, "Okay! You say it's being spread outside. In that case, let's go out together and see who's spreading this rumor."

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words and seeing that Qin Huairu was about to drag her outside to confront someone, Yang Ruihua panicked and hurriedly replied, "Qin Huairu! I heard it from my husband. As for who he heard it from, you'll have to ask my husband."

Qin Huairu, who was about to drag Yang Ruihua out to confront someone, heard Yang Ruihua's explanation and learned that the rumor came from Yan Bugui. She immediately searched for Yan Bugui in the crowd and soon spotted him retreating to the back of the crowd. She then let go of Yang Ruihua's wrist and shouted at Yan Bugui, "Yan Bugui! Where do you think you're going? Since you dared to spread rumors about our Brother Dongming, saying that he was arrested, why are you hiding?"

Just now outside the courtyard gate, Yan Bugui had only heard that someone had written a letter of complaint against the security department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He had not heard that Jia Dongming had been taken away. The reason he said these things in front of Yang Ruihua was entirely due to jealousy. He did not expect that his own woman would rush to Jia’s house to kick him while he was down before he could finish speaking.

Hiding behind the crowd, Yan Bugui saw Qin Huairu pulling Yang Ruihua to confront someone, and he was immediately at his wit's end. Just as he was thinking about how to quell the Jia family's anger, to Yan Bugui's surprise, Yang Ruihua betrayed him.

Upon seeing his own wife betray him in front of the entire courtyard, Yan Bugui was immediately overwhelmed with anxiety. He tried to sneak home to avoid the limelight before anyone noticed him, but just as he was attempting to escape home, Qin Huairu's angry roar made him instinctively stop in his tracks.

When Yan Bugui saw the angry Jia family mother and daughter-in-law and the disdainful expressions on everyone's faces in the courtyard, a guilty look appeared on Yan Bugui's face. He explained with a forced smile, "Huai Ru! I heard from Zhang Dashan and Lin Qing from the next courtyard that someone wrote a letter of complaint against the security department. They didn't say that Director Jia was arrested. Your Aunt Yang misunderstood and made such a big misunderstanding."

"Master! You were the one who told me that Jia Dongming was arrested and that the Jia family would be implicated and become even worse off than us!" Yang Ruihua looked incredulous upon hearing Yan Bugui's explanation and quickly asked him.

Yan Bugui was already furious at Yang Ruihua's betrayal, but what he didn't expect was that Yang Ruihua would insist in front of everyone that it was him who spread the rumors.

Faced with Yang Ruihua's rebuttal, Yan Bugui felt extremely angry. His face darkened and he asked Yang Ruihua in a very stern tone, "Yang Ruihua! When did I say these things to you? Don't talk nonsense here. Get home and cook right now."

Hearing Yan Bugui's angry rebuke, Yang Ruihua felt wronged. She had initially intended to retort, but seeing Yan Bugui's gloomy expression, she immediately swallowed her words and replied guiltily, "Oh! I'll go back and cook right away." Seeing Yan Bugui and Yang Ruihua about to go home, Jia Zhangshi immediately became enraged, yelling at the couple, "Yan Bugui! Yang Ruihua! You two damned devils! You framed my Dongming and now you want to run home? There's no such thing as a free lunch! If you don't give me an explanation today, I'll tear your Yan family apart!"

"Sister-in-law Jia! What's wrong with you?" Just as Jia Zhangshi tentatively stepped forward to stop Yan Bugui and Yang Ruihua, Yi Zhonghai, carrying some vegetables, walked into the courtyard from outside. When he saw Jia Zhangshi trying to cause trouble for Yan Bugui, he asked her with curiosity.

Since Yi Zhonghai's true colors were completely exposed by Sha Zhu, and because he adopted two children from the orphanage, Yi Zhonghai has become much more low-key in the courtyard over the years. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe him as a transparent person.

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's question, Jia Zhangshi, remembering the rumors spread by Yan Bugui and his wife that Jia Dongming had been arrested, became furious and said to Yi Zhonghai, "Old Yi! Tell me, are these Yan Bugui and his wife even human? Our Dongming is perfectly fine, and they actually spread rumors in the yard that our Dongming has been arrested."

Many workers in the steel mill had heard the news that the security department had been investigated that morning, and Yi Zhonghai had also heard the rumor. At first, Yi Zhonghai thought that the investigation team coming to the security department of the steel mill must be investigating Jia Dongming.

It wasn't until he was about to leave work that Yi Zhonghai saw Jia Dongming walking nonchalantly towards the canteen and the guards at the factory gate discussing something. Only then did he realize that Jia Dongming was actually perfectly fine.

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Yi Zhonghai learned that Yan Bugui and his wife had actually spread rumors in the courtyard that Jia Dongming had been arrested. This truly surprised Yi Zhonghai, who curiously asked Yan Bugui, "Old Yan! Someone is envious of the security department's benefits and wrote a letter of complaint to the security department's superiors, which is why the investigation team came to verify the contents of the complaint. What does this have to do with Dongming? How could you spread such rumors?"

At this moment, Yan Bugui was undoubtedly filled with regret. Why had he, in a moment of carelessness, spread the rumor that Jia Dongming had been arrested in front of Yang Ruihua? Faced with Yi Zhonghai's questioning and seeing the murderous glares of the Jia family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, he could only lower his head and admit his mistake, saying, "Sister-in-law Jia, Huai Ru! I'm sorry! I didn't hear what Lin Qing and the others were saying clearly, so I mistakenly thought Dongming had been arrested. I hope you can forgive me this time."

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui have been neighbors for many years. Yi Zhonghai undoubtedly understands Yan Bugui's personality very well. More than ten years ago, Yan Bugui had already made enemies with the Jia family by trying to get a job quota from Jia Dongming. Now, Yan Bugui is spreading rumors in the courtyard that Jia Dongming has been arrested, which has undoubtedly offended the Jia family to the core. Yi Zhonghai can guess the general idea of ​​what Yan Bugui and his wife are thinking when they spread rumors about Jia Dongming's arrest without even having to think.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Yan Bugui apologize to Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu, he immediately acted as a peacemaker, smiling and comforting the two women, "Sister-in-law! Huairu! Old Yan misunderstood, which is why he mistakenly thought something had happened to Dongming. We are all neighbors living in the same compound, so please forgive Old Yan this time."

"Yi Zhonghai! As the old saying goes, 'Don't advise others to do good if you haven't experienced their suffering!' It's been so many years, and I thought you had gotten rid of your old habits, but I didn't expect you to still like to be generous with other people's money!" Just as Yi Zhonghai's words of advice fell, He Daqing's mocking voice came from the direction of the courtyard gate.

(End of this chapter)