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

After the police left, Yi Zhonghai returned to the ward. Jia Dongxu, with a long face, recounted what had happened during the interrogation, especially mentioning that he had confessed to everything about playing cards, and that the police said they would report it to the factory.

"What?! You idiot! You moron! How could you tell the police something like this? Is your brain filled with shit?!" Yi Zhonghai felt his blood boil, and the usual harmonious scene of master and disciple being kind and respectful was long forgotten. He pointed at Jia Dongxu and started cursing. This was the first time he had spoken so harshly to Jia Dongxu since he became his disciple. It could only be said that the deeper the love, the deeper the hatred. Now, Jia Dongxu had completely lost his value in his heart, and there was no affection left for him.

"Didn't I tell you before that I told the police you had a grudge against Sha Zhu? Are you out of your mind? Instead of throwing dirty water on Sha Zhu, you've exposed your own dirty secrets! Gambling in a group, do you still want your job? Without your job, your whole family will starve!"

Yi Zhonghai was also filled with fear. If Jia Dongxu were really fired from the factory, the Jia family would be completely without income. Given Jia Zhangshi's unreasonable and nagging nature, she would surely pester him to death! If he resolutely refused to help his apprentice, the banner of mutual assistance within the courtyard would fall, and the reputation he had painstakingly built over the years would be ruined. Now he was caught in a dilemma.

He now seriously doubts his choice back then. Why did he choose such a stupid and incompetent family to take care of him in his old age? His mother is more trouble than she's worth, and his son is a brainless idiot! Only Huai Ru is a good person, capable and filial. What a pity.

Qin Huairu watched Yi Zhonghai's furious outburst with immense anxiety. She knew better than anyone that if Jia Dongxu really lost his job, the Jia family would be finished, and so would she! Despite her large pregnant belly, she rushed over, tightly gripping Yi Zhonghai's arm with both hands, her eyes brimming with tears as she pleaded.

"Master! Master! Dongxu knows he was wrong. He just woke up and his mind isn't clear yet! You can't abandon us! Dongxu is your disciple, he's kowtowed to you and served you tea, you're practically his father! Now that our Jia family is in trouble, if you don't help us, we really won't survive! Waaah, please, Master, think of something!"

Qin Huai held him tightly, his body trembling with fear. Yi Zhonghai's arm was pressed against that excessively magnificent manhood, and the embrace stirred strange feelings within him, making his whole body itch. This feeling was something you would never find in a hen that doesn't lay eggs.

He instinctively wanted to pull his hand away, but then hesitated. His Adam's apple bobbed, and his tone softened. "Well, it's too late to scold now. The most important thing is to try to salvage the situation. I'll go back and talk to the old lady and see if I can get her to put in a good word with Director Yang."

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai had no idea that his backer, his godmother, the deaf old lady, was about to be in dire straits herself, and would soon be just like the Jia family, relentlessly harassing him every day.

Just then, the ward door was pushed open again. The hospital's security chief walked in, his gaze sweeping over the three people in the ward, and got straight to the point.

"You're a relative of that old woman, right? I'm here to inform you. Last night, your elderly lady assaulted Dr. Huang at our hospital without provocation, causing severe scratches to his face, nearly injuring his eyes, and causing him great physical and psychological trauma! Our preliminary calculations indicate that Dr. Huang's medical expenses, follow-up treatment costs, nutritional supplements, lost wages, etc., will total one hundred yuan!"

"You have three days to hand over this money to our security department! If we don't see the money by then, we'll transfer the old woman directly to the police station! She'll be sentenced to three years of hard labor! You'd better think it over!"

After giving the notification, the head of security didn't give them a chance to bargain and turned to leave.

"One hundred yuan?!" Qin Huairu exclaimed in shock. Yi Zhonghai's face also turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

When Jia Dongxu heard that his mother was going to a labor camp, he panicked. Now that he was disabled, he would rely even more on his mother to keep Qin Huairu in check and take care of the family. If his mother went to the labor camp, the family would truly fall apart! Who knew what would become of Qin Huairu then? His mother had told him countless times that this woman was a slut and would definitely cheat on him if no one kept her in check.

He struggled to sit up, pleading with Yi Zhonghai, "Master! Master, you can't abandon her! That's my mother! She's so old, how can she endure that suffering? She'll die there! Master, please, please help me pay this money first, we'll definitely pay you back later!"

Upon hearing that he would have to pay for it himself, Yi Zhonghai immediately dropped the pretense, "Dongxu! It's not that your master doesn't want to help, but I already did my best by paying the fifty yuan for your medical expenses earlier. My family's expenses are also considerable. Your master's wife needs to take medicine regularly, and there's an old lady in the backyard to support! Where would I come up with another hundred yuan?"

He cursed inwardly, "This Jia family is a bottomless pit! Now they want me to fill this huge hole? Absolutely not!" Then he added.

"Huai Ru, you should go ask your sister-in-law for money. Old Jia received a compensation for his work injury back then, and Dongxu has also given him living expenses over the years. She's saved up all of that. There's no way she wouldn't have money on her."

At this point, Yi Zhonghai no longer cared about breaking off relations and was willing to say whatever came to mind.

Lying in his hospital bed, Jia Dongxu listened to Yi Zhonghai's words, a surge of hatred rising within him. He'd only just become disabled, and this old bastard was already trying to sever ties? With your high monthly salary, you couldn't possibly not come up with a mere hundred yuan? What a joke! He was clearly just trying to abandon the Jia family now that he was crippled. Dream on! If the Jia family is finished, you won't have it easy either! He gritted his teeth, remaining silent, but his eyes were filled with venomous resentment.

Left with no other choice, Qin Huairu went to the detention room of the hospital's security department alone.

The so-called detention cell was actually a dark and damp storage room filled with miscellaneous items. Jia Zhangshi huddled in the corner, her whole body aching, her face bruised and swollen, and she was so hungry that her stomach was practically sticking to her back. She wanted to scream, but as soon as she woke up in the morning and let out a scream, the guard came in and kicked her twice, threatening to beat her to death if she made any more noise, and she immediately quieted down.

Upon seeing Qin Huairu enter, Madam Jia immediately began to berate him: "You jinx, where have you been? You only come to see me now, are you hoping I'll die here so you can go around seducing other men..."

Qin Huairu was seething with hatred. She most wanted the old woman to be arrested and sent to a labor camp, so she could have the final say in everything at home. She didn't show it on her face, but cried as she explained that she needed to pay a hundred yuan in compensation or she would be sent to a labor camp.

"One hundred yuan?! This is robbery! I have no money! Not a single penny! Let them arrest me and send me to a labor camp! Old Jia, come on up here, look at these shabby-clothed thugs, they're trying to drive my mother and me to our deaths..."

"Mom! Please stop arguing! If you really go to a labor camp, is that a place fit for human beings? You're so old, will you even come out alive?... It's already like this, if anything happens to you, our family will really fall apart! What about Banggeng? What about the baby in my belly? Mom, I beg you, please take out the money, let's save ourselves first!"

Hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Zhangshi quieted down. Accustomed to laziness and gluttony, the thought of a labor camp—starving and backbreaking labor—sent chills her to the bone. After struggling for a while, the fear of labor camp ultimately prevailed. Reluctantly, she revealed one of her hidden money locations. She then sternly warned Qin Huairu that she knew the exact amount of money there, and if she dared to take even a penny more, she would skin Qin Huairu alive when she got out.