Courtyard House: Inheriting the Restaurant, the Jia Family Wants to Get It for Free

Looking at Cheng Shuhai's nonchalant demeanor, Yi Zhonghai couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

This kid is too weird! He usually seems quiet and unassuming, but when he strikes, he's so ruthless. He sent Jia Zhangshi to labor reform, and now he's throwing his apprentice to the ground like a dead dog in front of the whole ward.

This isn't a young man, this is clearly a living devil!

He was seething with hatred, but dared not utter any more harsh words.

Cheng Shuhai's icy gaze and the words "Why don't you give it a try?" sent a chill down his spine.

This kid is really daring, and he doesn't care about the consequences.

Everyone else in the courtyard could see that Cheng Shuhai was different from anyone else in the courtyard.

He wasn't like Sha Zhu, who relied on brute force; nor like Xu Damao, who resorted to underhanded tactics; nor like Third Uncle, who was calculating. He had his own rules, and if anyone crossed the line, he would make them pay the price in the most direct and effective way.

The way everyone looked at Cheng Shuhai changed. From curiosity and amusement, they became awe and even a hint of fear.

When Yi Zhonghai saw that Cheng Shuhai ignored him, he felt his face burning with embarrassment. In front of the entire hospital, his prestige as an old man had been completely shattered.

His gaze swept venomously over Cheng Shuhai, and he was already plotting how to get revenge.

Cheng Shuhai sensed the undisguised hatred in him and sneered inwardly.

Old man, still trying to cause trouble? Then don't blame me for making things even more difficult for you.

His gaze shifted to Sha Zhu, who was still in shock and anger.

He Daqing's escape was actually a good thing for Yi Zhonghai.

He had always wanted to find someone to take care of him in his old age and see him off in his final days. Jia Dongxu was one such person, but Jia Dongxu had a biological mother, and his heart might not be entirely with his master.

Sha Zhu is different. His father ran away, and he has no one to rely on. As long as I do him a little favor, he will be grateful to me and obey my every word.

Cheng Shuhai knew exactly what Yi Zhonghai was planning. He wanted to shatter Yi Zhonghai's dream in front of everyone.

"Silly Pillar."

Cheng Shuhai spoke, his voice not loud, but loud enough for everyone around him to hear clearly.

Sha Zhu raised his head, looking at him with red eyes. The way Cheng Shuhai had beaten Jia Dongxu had made him feel quite relieved.

"Your father is gone, leaving you two siblings behind, it must have been tough for you," Cheng Shuhai said slowly. "Logically speaking, even if he ran away with someone else, he should still send you money and living expenses. After all, you are still minors, and he has this obligation to support you."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu was stunned. He was so preoccupied with his sadness and anger that he hadn't even considered this.

Cheng Shuhai continued, "Don't just wait around like an idiot. Go to the post office every few days and see if there's any letter from your dad or a money order. If he's a responsible father, he'll definitely send you money."

At this point, Cheng Shuhai changed the subject, glancing almost imperceptibly at Yi Zhonghai, whose expression was beginning to change.

"Of course, if he's determined to abandon you, he won't send you a single word for a month or two, nor will he send you a single penny."

"Then don't be foolish, just take your sister to the military control commission and report the situation."

"This is called abandonment, it's illegal! The government will absolutely not let someone like him get away with it! Once the police get involved, they'll bring him back no matter where he runs!"

Cheng Shuhai's words were reasonable, well-founded, and clear.

Sha Zhu's eyes lit up. "That's right! How come I didn't think of that! My dad can't just leave like this!"

Yi Zhonghai, who was standing to the side, immediately changed his expression and became extremely ugly.

Before He Daqing left, he did secretly contact him, saying that he would find a way to send money and letters to him every month.

At the same time, he also asked Yi Zhonghai to help take care of Sha Zhu and He Yushui.

He Daqing didn't trust anyone else in the courtyard, only him.

Yi Zhonghai readily agreed at the time, but in his heart he was making his own plans.

He never intended to give the money and letter directly to Sha Zhu.

His plan was to intercept the money first, and then, when Sha Zhu and his sister were destitute and couldn't make ends meet, he would "help" them little by little in his own name.

In this way, wouldn't Sha Zhu be grateful to him and treat him like a second parent?

Taking care of him in his old age and seeing him off in his final days—that's a sure thing, isn't it? He's much more reliable than his apprentice, Jia Dongxu!

This was originally a flawless plan, a perfect scheme that would allow him to completely control Sha Zhu.

But now, Cheng Shuhai exposed everything in just a few words in front of the entire hospital!

Cut off the fuel supply at the root!

This is absolutely devastating!

After Cheng Shuhai said that, Sha Zhu would definitely be thinking about the letters and money from the post office every day from now on.

If he dared to intercept the money, and if one day Sha Zhu really went to the Military Control Commission and caused a scene, and the police came knocking on his door and found out that He Daqing had indeed sent the money, but the money ended up in his hands... Yi Zhonghai didn't even dare to think about the consequences!

Embezzling child support payments for abandoned children is a crime no less serious than engaging in feudal superstition!

In an instant, the look in Yi Zhonghai's eyes as he looked at Cheng Shuhai was no longer resentment, but a deep-seated hatred.

This kid has cut off his second pension plan!

"Thank you, Brother Shuhai!"

Sha Zhu snapped out of his daze and spoke sincerely to Cheng Shuhai. He thought Cheng Shuhai was a really good person, quick-witted, unlike himself, who only knew how to use his fists.

"It's alright, we're all neighbors."

Cheng Shuhai waved his hand, then took his sister's hand, and without even glancing at Yi Zhonghai again, turned and went back to his own home.

With a "bang," the door slammed shut.

In the courtyard, Qin Huairu helped Jia Dongxu, who was still groaning on the ground, to his feet, but glanced at the closed door of Cheng Shuhai's house with a complicated look in her eyes.

She suddenly realized that Cheng Shuhai was more than a hundred times better than her man.

Jia Dongxu was helped up, completely unaware of the change in his wife's eyes. Supporting his almost broken body, he limped over to Yi Zhonghai, his voice filled with sobs and endless hatred.

"Master...Master, you have to help me...I can't swallow this!"

Yi Zhonghai forcibly suppressed the turmoil in his heart, patted his shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Let's go inside first, we'll talk inside!"

He helped Jia Dongxu, and together with Qin Huairu, they took him back to his home in the Intermediate People's Court.

As soon as he entered the room, Jia Dongxu could no longer hold back. He gritted his teeth and looked at Yi Zhonghai with red eyes: "Master, could you... could you lend me some money?"

"What do you need the money for?"

Yi Zhonghai's heart skipped a beat, and he asked.

Jia Dongxu glared venomously at the front yard and said, word by word, "I'm going to find someone! Find someone to smash up his restaurant! Make sure he can't do business! I want him to know the consequences of offending the Jia family!"