The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu Returns with Boundless Hatred for Revenge

On a crisp winter morning in Beijing, the sky was just beginning to lighten, and the air was bitterly cold. He Yuzhu, wearing only a pair of trousers and shirtless, walked out of the house. His muscular physique was strikingly defined; his bronze skin exuded explosive power, and steam rose from his upper body.

Reaching a more open area in the central courtyard, he lowered his waist and assumed a stance, then unleashed a set of punches. The movements were fierce and violent, the power deep and ruthless, the wind whistling through the air – it was Bajiquan. Each punch carried a sonic boom, his feet firmly planted on the ground, steady and powerful, as if the entire courtyard was trembling slightly.

This drew stares from the residents who gathered in the courtyard that morning to wash up and prepare for the day.

"He Yuzhu knows martial arts? No wonder he's so good at fighting."

"With that kind of flesh... one punch from him could kill a bull."

"Whether it could kill a cow or not, I don't know, but that night I took on ten people with just one slap."

"I'd better stay away from him from now on, and try not to provoke him. My family and he don't clash, so there's no need to make trouble for ourselves."

The crowd whispered amongst themselves, their faces filled with fear. They hadn't seen He Yuzhu's fighting prowess that night because it was too dark and his movements were too fast, so they hadn't had a clear view and didn't have a direct sense of it. But now, witnessing the visual impact up close, they truly felt that menacing, ferocious aura.

He Yuzhu remained focused, his punches growing faster and faster. With a final roar, he slammed his right fist into a large, long-standing blue stone brick beside the pool!

"Snap!"

A stone brick, three or four inches thick, was smashed in half by a single punch, sending stone chips flying everywhere!

The entire courtyard was completely silent.

Everyone who witnessed this scene froze, as if time itself had stopped. "Such a thick rock with just one punch? Is this idiot He Yuzhu a monster?!" At this moment, everyone looked at He Yuzhu as if he were a monster, their fear seeping into their very bones.

In the west wing, Qin Huairu was also peeking through the window. When she saw He Yuzhu's powerful physique, her heart skipped a beat for no reason, her face flushed slightly, and an indescribable, strange feeling quietly arose within her.

It was a kind of masculine oppression that he had never felt from Jia Dongxu before, and...

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"Clap clap clap!"

The sudden, loud slaps stunned her.

Madam Jia Zhang suddenly appeared, her triangular eyes filled with resentment, and cursed, "You little slut! What are you looking at! Your eyes are practically popping out! What, you can't resist that little beast and you're already in heat? Don't forget you're pregnant! Don't you even know whose wife you are! How could our Jia family have married such an unfaithful slut like you?"

"Mom, how can you say that? If people outside hear this, how am I supposed to face them?"

Qin Huairu covered her face, tears streaming down her cheeks, looking extremely aggrieved.

Jia Zhangshi leaned forward, staring intently at Qin Huairu with a vicious look in her eyes, and uttered each word clearly, "What kind of person are you? I saw right through you when the matchmaker brought you from the countryside!"

"If it weren't for your big butt, and the hope that you'd carry on the Jia family line, would a country bumpkin like you even deserve to enter our Jia family? Don't keep whining like this; I don't buy it! You'd better stop with your underhanded tricks and behave yourself. If you dare to have any more ideas, I'll tear your face to shreds!"

Qin Huairu appeared obedient on the surface, but inwardly she was seething with hatred. A cruel mother-in-law, an incompetent husband—she must have been blind to marry into this family. If she had gone on a blind date with He Yuzhu, those three main rooms, the aroma of meat every day, and that physique of his—she and He Yuzhu could have been so spacious at night…doing whatever they wanted…she wouldn't have had to constantly worry about her old hag's coughs.

He Yuzhu stopped his stance and walked into the house, ignoring the terrified stares around him. Yes, he did it on purpose. Whether he practiced martial arts or not was irrelevant to him; his physique had long surpassed the scope of changes martial arts could bring. He wanted to instill fear in the people of this courtyard. When someone truly fears you, they're less likely to cause you trouble, thus reducing everyday problems and providing a potential layer of protection for his sister.

For the next ten days or so, He Yuzhu continued to go to and from get off work as usual, his face expressionless, ignoring the rumors circulating inside and outside the factory. His nonchalant attitude rendered the rumors seem like they hit empty air, appearing weak and powerless.

What infuriated the beasts even more was that the quality of food at He Yuzhu's house was visibly improving. Every night, the aroma of meat wafted out of the He family's house in ever-changing ways, so enticing that it became a form of torture for the Jia family next door and the entire courtyard of beasts.

Bang Geng was making a fuss almost every day, crying and demanding meat. Jia Zhangshi cursed under her breath at home, her eyes practically green with envy. Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, and a few others gathered together, their faces growing increasingly grim each day.

They discovered that spreading rumors seemed to have absolutely no effect on He Yuzhu himself! He continued eating, drinking, and going to work as usual, completely unconcerned about his reputation. Moreover, rumors are only temporary; once the initial hype died down, the attention naturally decreased. It seemed that mere words couldn't sway him in the slightest.

That evening, He Yuzhu made another braised chicken dish, adding some spiritual spring water. The flavor was incredibly potent, permeating every household.

"Wow! I want to eat chicken! I want to eat the chicken from Sha Zhu's house!" Bang Geng's screams almost lifted the roof off the Jia family's house.

"That damned little brat! He deserves to die a horrible death! He eats meat every day, how come he doesn't choke to death! We can't live like this anymore! Old Jia, come up here quickly and take that little beast Sha Zhu away, he's trying to drive our whole family to our deaths!"

Since He Yuzhu stopped bringing his lunchbox, the old woman hasn't eaten meat for over half a month. She's also reluctant to use her retirement savings. Although Jia Dongxu earns a little over thirty yuan a month, honestly, he could afford to eat meat every few days. The problem is that he has to give his mother ten yuan a month for her retirement, then he needs a pack of medium-grade cigarettes every day, plus he often goes out gambling with his friends, losing more than he wins, leaving him struggling financially.

"Mom, how about you take out some money first, and we'll go buy some meat to satisfy our craving?"

Jia Dongxu was also craving it; going from luxury to frugality is incredibly difficult. The Jia family, a bunch of bastards, were used to Sha Zhu's boxed lunches, and now that they couldn't have them anymore, they were starting to feel the pinch. Seeing his crying son and his cursing mother, he finally couldn't help but speak up.

Before she could finish speaking, Jia Zhangshi exploded, her old eyes glaring at her. "I have no money! Where would I get money? That's all my retirement money! How dare you, you heartless wretch, covet it? You good-for-nothing! You can't even get a piece of meat, and you still have the nerve to ask me for money? Oh dear, Old Jia, take a look at your son! He's so unfilial!"

After a few bursts of howling, the focus shifted to Qin Huairu, who was huddled in the corner: "It's all because of you, you jinx! You can't even handle a simpleton like Sha Zhu! You're a waste of your good looks. Our Jia family is incredibly unlucky to have married you..."

Leaving aside the chaos at the Jia family's house, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui finally reached their breaking point and erupted! As if by prior arrangement, the three of them arrived together at the He family's door.