Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

The Intermediate People's Court, the Jia family.

Qin Huairu returned to the Jia family home carrying ten jin of cornmeal. She was about to push the door open when she couldn't, so she knocked on the door.

"Knock knock knock".

"Bang Geng, Bang Geng, are you home? Open the door for Mom!"

After a long while, Banggeng finally opened the door.

Qin Huairu went inside and put the cornmeal away. Seeing the corn stalks trembling, she quickly went over and asked:

"Bang Geng, is something wrong? Why are you shaking all over?"

"N-nothing... I just made Yaya cry." Banggeng stammered, not daring to tell the truth.

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu didn't take it to heart and said nonchalantly:

"Hey, it's just kids fighting, why are you all so worked up? Hey, let me tell you, you can't just hit other people like that, understand?"

"Um."

......

At 6 p.m., Jia Dongxu returned to the hospital after get off work and heard that Bang Geng had beaten Ya Ya and knocked her unconscious, taking her to the hospital. He was furious and ran back to the Jia family home.

Seeing Banggeng playing in the mud with Xiaodang on the ground while Qin Huairu was cooking cornmeal porridge in the kitchen as if nothing had happened, he was immediately furious.

"Hey, tell me, what did you do this afternoon?"

"No...it's nothing."

Qin Huairu walked over and asked, "Dongxu, what's wrong? I asked Banggeng before, and he said it's just kids playing around, nothing to worry about."

"fine?"

"Smack."

Enraged, Jia Dongxu laughed and slapped Qin Huairu hard across the face.

"Banggeng pushed Yaya to grab her White Rabbit candy, and Yaya hit her head on a brick. She bled and fainted, and was taken to the hospital. Aunt Wu and the others haven't come back yet, and you're saying it's nothing? Then tell me, what would be a big deal? Huh?"

Qin Huairu covered her swollen cheeks and looked at Banggeng in shock. She had asked Banggeng before, and she thought it was just children playing around and nothing serious. She was just using a sewing machine to make clothes for others to supplement her family's income. She never expected that Banggeng would lie to her.

"Dongxu, I asked Banggeng before, and he said he only made Yaya cry. I didn't expect Banggeng to lie to me. Dongxu, what should we do now?"

"What should we do?"

Jia Dongxu found a stick, grabbed the handle, and whipped it hard across the man's buttocks.

"Clap clap clap".

"Wow wow wow."

The stick was whipped and screamed loudly.

Qin Huairu was heartbroken to see Bang Geng being beaten, and quickly stepped in front of him, saying to Jia Dongxu:

"Dongxu, Banggeng is still a child. How could you hit him so hard? What if you hurt him?"

"Get out of here! I'm going to teach him a lesson today, so he won't cause me any more trouble."

Jia Dongxu shoved Qin Huairu aside and began to beat Banggeng's buttocks with the stick in his hand.

"Wow wow wow!"

"Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! I know I was wrong. If you keep hitting me, I'll hit you every day when you're old!" Bang Geng shouted.

"Fine, fine, you're going to wait until I'm old to hit me, huh?"

Enraged by the stick, Jia Dongxu swung it even harder.

"Clap clap clap".

"I'll teach you to wait until I'm old to beat me up. I'll let you hit me, I'll beat you to death, you beast!"

Seeing that Jia Dongxu was truly enraged, Qin Huairu quickly hugged him and shouted:

"Jia Dongxu, Banggeng is your own son! Aren't you afraid of beating him to death? Now that Banggeng has made a mistake, we should teach him properly. What's the point of beating him like this?"

......

Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Ya Ya has regained consciousness and is receiving an IV drip in her hospital room. She has fallen asleep again.

The doctor entered the ward and said to Aunt Wu, "The child is fine. After this IV drip is finished, he can go home."

Hearing this, Aunt Wu felt somewhat relieved and thanked the doctor:

"Thank you, doctor. Why was Ya Ya unconscious before? I tried pinching her philtrum but it didn't help. Will Ya Ya suffer any lasting effects?"

"Don't worry, the child's coma is due to temporary shock caused by pain, and there will be no lasting effects," the doctor explained.

"Thank you, thank you, doctor."

After the doctor left, Aunt Wu sincerely said to Qin Jingru, "Jingru, thank you."

Qin Jingru smiled and waved her hand: "Aunt Wu, you're being too polite. I also really like such a well-behaved girl like Yaya. It's so good that Yaya is alright now."

"By the way, Aunt Wu, it was Banggeng who pushed Yaya down, which is why Yaya hit her head. What are you going to do about it?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Wu gritted her teeth and said, "I'm going to report this to the police. Even if we can't send that little bastard Bang Geng to the juvenile detention center, we'll make the Jia family pay compensation."

When Ya Ya woke up earlier, she had already found out what had happened. It was Bang Geng who tried to steal Ya Ya's White Rabbit candy and pushed her down. From beginning to end, it was Bang Geng's responsibility.

"Yes, Aunt Wu, I support you. Banggeng has been corrupted by his grandmother. He's always either stealing things in the yard or bullying other children. It's time to teach him a lesson," Qin Jingru said.

……

7 PM.

After Ya Ya finished her last IV drip, Aunt Wu and Qin Jingru took her to the Nanluoguxiang Police Station to report the incident to the police.

Back at No. 95 courtyard, Aunt Wu, accompanied by two police officers, headed straight for the Jia family's house.

These two police officers were very familiar with No. 95 Courtyard; this was their fifth visit to the courtyard in recent times.

When the people in the courtyard saw that the police had come to the courtyard again, they all followed to see what was going on.

"Knock knock knock".

Is Jia Dongxu there?

Jia Dongxu opened the door and, seeing the police officers, quickly asked, "Officers, what can I do for you?"

The young police officer was speechless looking at Jia Dongxu. This family was really causing trouble. Last time, his mother was caught stealing, and this time his son beat someone up and sent them to the hospital.

"Jia Dongxu, where is your son Jia Geng? Last time, Jia Geng helped his grandmother move stolen goods. We didn't send him to the juvenile detention center because he was young and we had a letter of forgiveness from the victim. It's only been a few days, and he beat up the children in the compound and sent them to the hospital. Call him out. We need to take him back to the police station for investigation."

When Qin Huairu heard that Banggeng was going to be taken to the police station, she trembled with fear and quickly grabbed Aunt Wu's arm, pleading:

"Aunt Wu, I know Banggeng was in the wrong this time. Please forgive him for the sake of us being neighbors. Dongxu just came back and gave Banggeng a good talking-to."

Aunt Wu yanked Qin Huairu's hand away and said coldly, "Qin Huairu, you make it sound so easy. You think you can get my forgiveness with just a few words? My Yaya was perfectly fine when Banggeng not only snatched her White Rabbit candy but also pushed her down, causing her to hit her head. If we hadn't taken her to the hospital in time, Yaya might have died."

Qin Huairu knew that this matter couldn't be resolved with just an apology, so she quickly said:

"Aunt Wu, we'll reimburse your medical expenses. I'll also buy half a pound of White Rabbit milk candy tomorrow to apologize to you and Ya Ya. Is that alright?"