The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

Besides, everyone knew that at that time, we had just moved in together and were not familiar with each other.

They barely interacted, and after the military control ended, the neighborhood committee took over their management.

Only then did everyone realize that their neighbor was not an enemy agent.

After all, there were many enemy agents at the time, and everyone was wary of their neighbors.

We greet each other with a polite nod, but there's no other real connection.

The days He Yuzhu mentioned were before the military control ended.

The people here all came from that day.

Of course, you know what everyone's situation was like at that time. They have nothing to do with you. What happened to your family has nothing to do with He Yuzhu.

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Jia Zhangshi loudly proclaimed:

"I don't care, anyway you're my neighbor, and anyway you're rich now."

"Our family is in trouble, and you're the only one who can help us. Who else can we turn to if not you?"

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, everyone understood that she had come to ask for a favor.

But everyone was also quite surprised. Was this how you asked for help?

There are all sorts of weirdos out there!

He Yuzhu said disdainfully:

"Jia Zhangshi, I don't owe you anything. I already said, even if your family is doing poorly, or even if your entire family dies, it has nothing to do with me. Get out!"

Chapter 248: Moral Blackmail That Was Never Learned

Hearing He Yuzhu's words, Jia Zhangshi was surprised that He Yuzhu would say such a thing.

Jia Zhangshi pointed at He Yuzhu and said to him:

How could you be so heartless!

He Yuzhu said with a smile:

"What, you haven't even learned how to use moral blackmail yet, and you're already doing it? And you're so heartless. You should go to school and learn some lessons."

What do you mean by being heartless? I'm just too lazy to care about your family's affairs, but that's heartless. There were so many families in that compound before.

There are so many unemployed people, how can I possibly manage them all?

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Jia Zhangshi was stunned. How could Yi Zhonghai's words be so effective?

"So saying it myself doesn't work anymore?"

Jia Zhangshi recalled what Yi Zhonghai had said in the courtyard, and then imitated Yi Zhonghai's mannerisms:

"How could you do this? Don't you have any sense of teamwork! Don't you...?"

Before Jia Zhangshi could finish speaking, He Yuzhu said:

"Old hag, are you out of your mind? First of all, we're not in the same compound anymore."

I stopped living in the courtyard house in the winter of 1950, although I would go back sometimes.

That house in that compound was bought by my father; nowadays, houses can't be bought and sold privately.

So the house has been rented out; I'm not from your courtyard house.

You don't need to mention any group to me; we're not in the same group.

I now have my own neighbors, and we get along very well!

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Jia Zhangshi was speechless, unsure of what was going on or what to say next.

Suddenly, Madam Jia thought of something and said:

"Okay, you're no longer in our compound, but Banggeng is still your junior, so he'll still call you that..."

He Yuzhu said to Jia Zhangshi:

"Stop! When I left, your son wasn't married yet. When your son gets married, I'll just attend the wedding."

As for your grandson, I've only met him a few times, and he's nothing like what you described.

If you're going to slander me, you should think carefully about what happened to Yan Bugui.

Don't say I didn't warn you!

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Jia Zhangshi knew that Yan Bugui had been imprisoned for half a year.

If he were to speak nonsense, then He Yuzhu would then accuse him of making false accusations or slander.

Then I'm doomed.

Thinking of this, Jia Zhangshi said weakly:

"Yes, you haven't met him. Does that mean he's not your nephew? You should at least call Jia Dongxu 'brother'."

Since that's the case, and you're Banggeng's uncle, you can't just ignore what happened to Banggeng!

Before anyone else could speak after hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, they burst into laughter.

What a weirdo! He Yuzhu has never even seen a Korean movie, yet you keep calling him "uncle" and then you just ignore it?

Very few people in the entire steel rolling mill are unaware of the bar stalk incident.

After all, there's not much entertainment in this era, so any gossip will spread like wildfire.

So everyone knows what Jia Zhangshi meant by "bang geng"!

So it turns out that Jia Zhangshi made such a fuss over this very reason. Yesterday, Qin Huairu went to see He Yuzhu because of this very issue.

He Yuzhu did not agree, and now Qin Huairu's mother-in-law is making trouble because of this.

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, He Yuzhu said to her:

“Mrs. Jia, I know what you mean, but how Bang Geng got in there is something that I believe no one else knows.”

You must know this yourself, right? When Jia Dongxu was around, he was such a good person with such a good character.

Even if they starve to death, they won't steal anything. The fact that Bang Geng is in this state is entirely your responsibility.

I haven't been to the courtyard house many times, but on the few times I did, you always praised Banggeng for stealing things well.

I heard that the first time he was arrested was because of a robbery on the street, and the three children adopted by Yi Zhonghai couldn't stand it anymore, so they called the police.

Later, Yi Zhonghai, considering that everyone was from the same compound, wrote a letter of understanding before he was allowed to leave.

He was released and then imprisoned again in less than three days.

Bang Geng is indeed a child, but who taught him to become like this?

You have the nerve to come looking for me?

"If I were you, I wouldn't be able to live either. You've ruined our only son like this!"

Hearing He Yuzhu's hurtful words, Jia Zhangshi was at a loss for words. She knew that the matter of the stick was similar to what He Yuzhu had said.

Moreover, Jia Zhangshi knew that Bang Geng was basically taught by her, and he never admitted his mistakes after stealing.

If it weren't for Bang Geng's arrogant attitude, he wouldn't have been sentenced so severely.

It's important to understand that while the laws of this era were strict, human compassion still existed.

If it's truly not a deliberate crime, the sentence will be lighter.

Just like Yan Bugui, who frantically admitted his mistakes in the later stages, driven by the idea of ​​serving the country.

Otherwise, as a teacher, I wouldn't have made a formal complaint under my real name.

He Yuzhu works for a classified unit, which I didn't know, and I also knew about He Yuzhu's income.

She felt that He Yuzhu's spending was disproportionate to his income, which is why she reported him and asked someone to investigate.

He admitted he didn't know He Yuzhu could make cars, and then he went on a rampage of apologizing.

Only under the watchful eye of Guo Kaijiang was he sentenced to six months in prison.

If things were like Yan Bugui and Bang Geng, it would probably take them three to five years to recover.

This is a characteristic of this era.

In this day and age, only those who are exemplary are severely punished in order to educate people about the law.

That includes the pheasant, which is the quintessential example.

That's why he was sentenced to ten years.

After thinking for a long time, Jia Zhangshi said to He Yuzhu:

How can you argue with a child?

Hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, He Yuzhu was stunned, and then asked Jia Zhangshi:

“I told Jia Zhangshi that you have something wrong with your head, but you didn’t believe me. When have I ever argued with your grandson Banggeng?”

This has nothing to do with me?

First, we've only met him a few times.